PNB Chapter 195 John Bull Goes into Business Together
Chapter 195 John Bull Goes into Business Together
"This……"
Johnson was speechless again. He thought about it and still felt aggrieved, so he answered again:
"But you can't blame me entirely for this! At the time, I discussed with Detective Taylor Quincy whether to move the guns and ammunition. His opinion was that moving would easily expose us, and it was better to stay still than to move. As long as I didn't let anything slip, they couldn't force a search, so I didn't move the guns and ammunition, right?"
Upon hearing this, Adams, the room manager, asked, "But what happened later? How did they know that there were guns and ammunition hidden on top of the opium box?"
"I've always wondered about this. That afternoon, Inspector Taylor drank too much and rested on the sofa in the lobby. I took them to the warehouse again to check. I thought they would give up after just one look, but I didn't expect them to climb up the big opium stack and search while I wasn't paying attention. I immediately opened fire to stop them, but they still found me?"
Johnson told Adams what had happened with great regret.
"You didn't seize any chances. Who can you blame? Especially Tyler Quincy, he also has to take responsibility. If he was there at the time and called the police to kill Captain Daoqiao and his men to silence them, things wouldn't have gotten to this point."
Head Adams whispered again.
Murder?
When Johnson heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he asked again:
"At that time, they were also planning to kill people to silence them, but Captain Daoqiao and his men were outnumbered, and the two guys who were called over were also beaten to death. Taylor Quincy didn't dare to fight back. When you went there, you didn't mention killing people to silence them again, right?"
Headmaster Adams immediately spread his hands and said innocently:
"After I learned the situation, I was ready to take the people away, right? But who could have thought that the Japanese would be so arrogant and break into the International Settlement without permission? This can only mean that the Japanese were well prepared and premeditated, but we did not take the Japanese seriously at all. This is the fundamental reason why our operation failed this time."
"But! Chief Adams, are we really going to just swallow our anger and watch the Japanese cheat me so badly?" Johnson still looked at Adams, unable to accept the current situation.
"Evidence! There is no evidence! We can only swallow our anger and there is nothing we can do to the Japanese!"
Finally, Room Manager Adams answered helplessly.
"Captain Adams, as a British citizen, I have been treated so unfairly in the International Settlement. I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"
Johnson left the police station, shouting with complaints and filled with resentment.
Along the way, he kept telling the British businessmen about his distress and grievances, and won the sympathy and support of all British businessmen!
"No! We will hold a more massive demonstration. We will secretly link up all the British merchants in Shanghai, including all foreign merchants, and hold a Shanghai Grand Parade in Shanghai. I don't believe that the Japanese dare not return your goods in their original state."
Charles, the cloth merchant, suggested.
"Okay! As long as we can recover the goods, I will reward you with 70% of the payment!" Johnson was grateful after hearing this, and promised everyone with his big belly sticking out.
"Okay! Then we will split up and go to the French Concession and the Chinese Concession to form a connection." Charles answered readily.
After receiving sympathy and support from British businessmen, Johnson felt better and returned to the opium den.
"Excuse me, are you the owner of this tobacco shop?"
Just as Johnson opened the door and entered the house, a voice behind him asked.
"Yes! What's up?"
Johnson asked, looking at the stranger in front of him with confusion.
"I walked around this street and saw that this was the only place that was closed, so I wanted to ask, why is your opium den closed?"
The stranger in front of him looked at Johnson and asked.
"What do you do?" Johnson immediately became alert and asked.
"That's right! I want to open a nightclub in the International Settlement, but I don't have a venue for the time being. I just want to ask if your house is for rent?"
the stranger asked again.
When Johnson heard that he needed to rent a house, he couldn't help feeling sad. If it weren't for the Japanese making trouble, his business would be booming. But look at it now.
Alas! Johnson couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
But he suddenly remembered that William and that Japanese woman also wanted to open a dance hall. His hope of getting his guns, ammunition and opium back was too slim. He might as well ask about the situation and see if he could get involved and get a share of the dividends. He still had to make money!
Besides, we must not let that Japanese woman expand her business. We must make sure she can’t continue working there and has to pack up and leave!
Thinking of this, Johnson pushed open the door and said, "Let's talk inside! Tell me everything. I'll think about it."
So Johnson let the stranger into the lobby, sat him down on the sofa, and looked at the stranger's ID again.
Xu Jianmin, male, 46 years old, Chinese, lives in Shanghai.
"Local!" Johnson said as he returned the ID to Xu Jianmin.
Xu Jianmin quickly and politely took the certificate, put it in his pocket, and then answered respectfully.
Johnson made the decision after understanding the situation:
"The house is not for rent, but I can buy shares. How about we do business together?"
"Oh? I didn't expect Johnson to be interested in the nightclub business! Great! This is the International Settlement. It's great that you're willing to join. You'll be in charge of all the coordination work. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Xu Jianmin looked at Johnson and asked.
"No problem! But I want 50% profit." Johnson's piercing eyes began to pierce Xu Jianmin's body, making Xu Jianmin feel very uncomfortable.
Finally, Xu Jianmin said:
"Actually, besides me, there is another boss, and you make three of us in total. So, for the sake of fairness, why don't we split it 433. You are the landlord, so you take %, and the two of us each take %. What do you think?"
Johnson had left room for bargaining. When he heard whether to distribute it according to 4:3:3 or take the lion's share, he answered readily:
"make a deal!"
"Okay! I'll arrange for some staff to do the renovation and renovation right away, and we can discuss other details later. Is that ok?"
Xu Jianmin looked at Johnson and asked.
"no problem."
Johnson readily agreed, and the two chatted for a while before Xu Jianmin left the International Settlement.
After Xu Jianmin left, Johnson felt at ease.
Because in just this short period of time, he transformed himself into the owner of a nightclub.
Being used to doing business, he felt fulfilled because he could make money soon.
But in his heart, he was filled with hatred towards the Japanese, and he was ready to vent all his hatred on the dance hall run by the Japanese woman.
The Japanese business must be ruined and forced to get out of the International Settlement.