Chapter 666: Claude is Reluctant
Chapter 666: Claude is Reluctant
The directors left one after another to do their own things.
Dana looked at Claude and poured him a little whiskey.
Claude swallowed it down, threw the telegram onto the table, and then punched it angrily!
Dana comforted him: "Mr. Consul, you have done a good job. Some things are not for us to decide."
"Why, why doesn't the Consul General make any efforts! The Japanese are in an advantageous position now, but they are not so strong that they cannot be faced! The Empire controls the resources of Southeast Asia and has the ability to provide a large amount of aid to the South. These can all be used as bargaining chips. Compared with these, the 40 million silver dollars are nothing!"
There was a reason why Claude was so angry.
Dana was born into an aristocratic family and served as the chairman of the Municipal Council in the Tianjin Concession for many years. He had many properties under his name, including several foreign companies, and had made a fortune long ago.
Although it cannot be compared with the big families in Shanghai, it is still one of the richest among the English community in Tianjin.
Even if the Japanese occupied the concession, he could either return to his country or go to America with this wealth, which would be enough for him to live a rich and comfortable life in his later years.
But Claude is different.
Claude was born into a family of test-takers. He was still young, and for the sake of his future, he risked his life to come to the Far East and climbed up step by step to the position of consul in Tianjin.
According to the tacit plan, the oceans and gold would be swallowed up by them within two years, and as the consul of Tianjin, he would get a big share!
Only then can he achieve class transition, use money to marry those down-and-out noble ladies, enter the real upper-class circle, and become a true noble master!
What now!
Damn the Japs, they ruined everything!
Claude's eyes were red.
Dana couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Mr. Consul, there is a saying that goes, the die is cast. We can't do anything now. We can only faithfully follow orders, right?"
But Claude, who was always calm and elegant, could no longer listen. He gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, I have to teach them a little lesson. They can take the money, but I'll let them save a few lives. Isn't that too much?"
Dana was surprised and said, "Claude! Don't do anything stupid! This kind of revenge is completely meaningless and will only bring us trouble!"
Claude shook his head. "Once they get the money, they have achieved their goal. They will not turn against us because of an accident. I let those Irish guys do it. They are in debt. As long as there is money, they are willing to do anything. Besides, they are very tight-lipped and will not say anything nonsense. I want to teach that Matsuzaki a lesson. Why does a lowly dwarf like him act so arrogant in front of me? I will make him pay the price!"
After saying that, Claude turned and rushed out.
Dana opened his mouth but said nothing.
He thought to himself that the situation was getting out of control. He was old and had more wealth than he could enjoy in his lifetime, so he should not get entangled with these lunatics. Once this was over, he would sell off his assets. The Germans were too restless, so he should not return to England. He should go to America, buy a large piece of land and build an estate.
With my noble status, those American nouveau riche will surely scramble to make friends with me!
At around eleven o'clock, Claude called Naoto Matsuzaki and said that he agreed to his conditions and would transfer the relevant assets tonight. However, after the transfer, the Japanese side must immediately lift restrictions on traffic in the concession and ensure that such restrictions on the freedom of movement of concession residents will not occur again in the future.
Matsuzaki laughed.
He still got it done!
This probably gained a lot of favorability both with Madoka Yuan and Okamura.
Since Okamura got the benefit, how could he not continue to use me?
He immediately agreed to Claude's request. Just agree to it first, and who knows what will happen in the future?
Then he called Lin Ze over, and the two of them took out the map and began to study the transportation route.
"Mr. Lin, look, we have to take a box from the Bank of Communications first, and then take three boxes from the Bank of China. The box from the Bank of Communications is smaller and contains gold. The three boxes from the Bank of China are each about one cubic meter in size. They contain cash, and some are converted into British pound bills. My previous information was wrong. Now it seems that there is not that much cash, but it's okay this way, as bills are easier to transfer!"
Lin Ze sighed. Damn it! These British guys must have done something beforehand!
Why do they convert notes?
You must be up to no good!
Now, it’s easy to sell cash, but it’s hard to sell bills!
If I get those bills myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to spend them for a few years.
"Lin Ze, what I'm thinking is that we should use a truck to transport these things, first to the Bank of China and then to the Bank of China. All four squads of our Military Police Headquarters should be dispatched, and all personnel of your Auxiliary Management Bureau should also be dispatched to ensure the safety of the truck. In addition, the truck should also be modified as soon as possible, and the steel plate should be covered on the carriage. I will be responsible for this. Now we need to determine the route. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Lin Ze said in embarrassment: "Mr. Songzaki, to be honest, although I have been in Tianjin for a while, I have not been to any other place in the English Concession except the Astor Hotel. I am really not familiar with it!"
Matsuzaki smiled and said, "There's no need to be familiar with it. Come, here's a map. Let's take a look. We just need to choose a route that can help us leave quickly. With so many of us here, they can't do anything special!"
Matsuzaki then drew a picture and studied it. "How about this? We can just pass by two banks along Oxford Road. Then we can go north and west, exit the Anrenli Concession, and go through No. 31 Road. In this way, we can go directly to the Specie Bank when we return to the Japanese Concession. They are already prepared."
Lin Ze nodded, "Okay, Matsuzaki-kun, then I will make preparations according to this plan and wait for your instructions at any time."
"Very good! Lin Sang, if you hadn't been in Tianjin, I wouldn't have been able to arrange this matter so calmly!"
"Mr. Matsuzaki is a master of strategy, and he has a plan in mind. No matter who is in Tianjin, he will surely be able to handle things smoothly. Otherwise, how can I say that it is my luck to have a boss like you?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Lin, what's the point of being a boss or not? We are friends. That's it for now. I'll go get the truck and meet up with you later."
Near one o'clock in the morning, Claude and Matsuzaki met again in Lisbon. They signed a large number of documents, and then a truck equipped with steel plates slowly drove towards Oxford Road under the escort of hundreds of gendarmes and auxiliary officers.
To show his importance, Matsuzaki sat in the passenger seat himself.
When Claude saw this scene, suppressed joy flashed in his eyes.
Matsuzaki, you are asking for death yourself, so you can't blame anyone else!
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