Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 181, Second Generation Gilding

On the evening of May 16, 1959, Zhao Mancang appeared in his true identity in the bedroom of No. 7 Denglai Hutong.

Zhang Dongyue took Lin Huijun to sleep early, and Lin Wan took care of the little guy Zhao Juntao by herself.

A newborn baby is very delicate, so you need to be extra careful when holding her because she is so fragile.

Even though Zhao Mancang was a doctor, Lin Wan knew that he was her man and her daughter's biological father. But when he reached out to hold the child, Lin Wan still looked at him nervously, her eyes never moving away, fearing that the little one would be hurt by her father.

Fortunately, the little girl did not dislike her father, nor was she hurt by her father. Lin Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"After you've finished your confinement, you must rest well and avoid any hard labor. I'll talk to my boss at your workplace and ask them to grant you a month's leave."

While holding the little guy, Zhao Mancang gently instructed.

"Don't think you don't need to eat more now that you've given birth. No, you still need to eat more."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan pouted in dissatisfaction and rolled her eyes.
"How dare you say that? I'm already over ten pounds heavier than before, and now I've given birth to a child. If I keep eating like this, I'm going to die of obesity."

"No, that won't work. You have to have enough nutrients. Otherwise, if Little Peach doesn't grow tall, it will all be your fault."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"If you're worried about being too fat and unable to lose weight in the future, I'll help you then. You don't have to worry about that now."

In fact, Lin Wan knew these principles and would definitely eat and drink well, but the reason she refuted Zhao Mancang was just because she enjoyed the process of arguing with him.

She couldn't see him during the day, and they could only get together briefly at night.

Besides, we will have to go to bed soon, so we can’t chat for long, let alone argue.

But tonight, Lin Wan was obviously overthinking it, because the little guy Xiao Taozi started crying loudly after a while, either because he was hungry or because he had diarrhea.

Even Zhang Dongyue was woken up and went straight into the bedroom to help, causing Zhao Mancang to almost be exposed.

In short, they tossed and turned three times that night, and it was not until between 1:00 and 4:30 in the morning that the little guy fell asleep peacefully, and Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan had a chance to rest for a while.

"It's almost dawn, and you'll have to work hard from now on."

Zhao Mancang's biological clock is very punctual. Most people only sleep for six or seven hours, but Zhao Mancang usually goes to bed around nine o'clock in the evening. Even though Xiao Taozi was noisy last night, his biological clock is still very punctual.

After waking up, Zhao Mancang said goodbye to Lin Wan.

When the day breaks, he must leave, otherwise it will be difficult to avoid his mother-in-law and the greedy little cat Lin Huijun.

"Well, please be safe."

Although Lin Wan was reluctant, she had no choice.

After kissing her on the forehead, Zhao Mancang got up and left. However, before he even left the room, Xiao Taozi burst into tears, which made him both amused and helpless.

Instead of leaving immediately, he went back to coax the little guy.

This little brat Zhao Juntao might have been named right, because she is a little naughty.

After confirming that she did not poop but was really hungry, Zhao Mancang gave the child to Lin Wan.

At this moment, Zhang Dongyue's voice came from outside the door, and Lin Wan hurriedly urged Zhao Mancang to leave from the other side.

After climbing over the wall and walking out of Yard No. 7, Zhao Mancang listened to the slight noise coming from the yard and couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head.

If it weren't for those people from the KGB, why would Zhao Mancang be hiding like this now?

In the grove outside Xizhimen, Zhao Mancang brought five million kilograms of grain and spent an hour and a half to complete the transaction with Yuan Yushan and others.

He was responsible for transporting it here, and as for how to transport it away, that was Yuan Yushan and the others' business.

Like Wu Zhigui, Zhao Mancang still follows the price of 1.4 cents per pound of grain, with the same specification of half coarse grains and half fine grains. In short, he will definitely not lose money, and Yuan Yushan and others will definitely make a profit.

Nonsense, Zhao Mancang bought it from Sam's Club at the price of RMB 3.7 per catty, and the profit was RMB 1.3 per catty.

The total amount is 25 million jin, and the profit alone is as much as 2.575 million yuan.

This does not even include the gains from gold.

All in all, Zhao Mancang’s profits from this wave are definitely not low.

But even so, Zhao Mancang was not particularly satisfied.

After all, grain trade cannot last forever, nor can it increase. Twenty to thirty million kilograms of grain is almost the limit.

The most crucial point is that Zhao Mancang is worried that Yuan Yushan and Ma Jiugong cannot provide more gold.

Even if Zhao Mancang brings back other things in the future and trades in US dollars, they may not be able to come up with so much money.

In the next few days, in addition to returning to No. 7 Courtyard of Denglai Hutong every night, Zhao Mancang traded the remaining 15 million kilograms of grain with Yuan Yushan and Ma Jiugong.

During the day, he would occasionally go to Caoyuan Hutong to visit Mei Chunyan and her siblings, and train in the courtyard of No. 8 Guozi Lane.

He hadn't seen Lian Qiufang for several days because he deliberately avoided her rest time.

After little Taozi was born, she changed almost every day and grew very fast.

Lin Wan also gained weight visibly, her figure became much fuller, especially her bowl became bigger.

She was very distressed, but Zhao Mancang was quite happy.

There is no other way now. I have to consider Xiao Taozi. After all, nutrition is very important for children at every stage of their growth. It is better to have an excess than a lack.

Especially before the age of three, if a child is breastfed, if the mother only eats vegetarian food and not meat while the child is breastfeeding, the child will definitely not grow tall.

Of course, in Zhao Mancang's opinion, Lin Wan's so-called fatness was just a little plump.

After all, when the two of them went on a blind date last year, Lin Wan was very thin.

In the early morning of that day, outside the Xizhimen Pigeon Market, Zhao Mancang finally completed the last transaction of 5 million kilograms of grain with Yuan Yushan and others.

After it was over, Zhao Mancang checked the 350 kilograms of gold, picked it up and prepared to leave, but Ma Jiugong suddenly spoke:

"Comrade Li, I wonder when I can see you next time?"

Ma Jiugong's question made Zhao Mancang burst out laughing. "Comrade Ma, you just got 20 million kilograms of grain. I'm afraid it will take a long time to digest it. Besides, how much gold do you have?"

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Since you ask me that, I'd like to ask you, besides food, do you collect anything else?"

These words left both Ma Jiugong and Yuan Yushan stunned, because they didn't understand what Zhao Mancang meant.

Seeing their bewildered expressions, Zhao Mancang could only smile and ask:

"For example, cars, machine tools, and the like, would you like them? However, if they're large items, we can't trade them in Beijing. We'll have to choose other places to trade them."

Ma Jiugong and Yuan Yushan were surprised when they heard this.

Looking at the 199 experience points transmitted from the system, Zhao Mancang's mouth almost cracked. This is really good news.

It’s so cool to be able to get some free deals before leaving!
So, even if it’s a little risky, it doesn’t matter, as long as I can continue to trade with these two people, it doesn’t matter.

After several transactions, Zhao Mancang was almost certain that Ma Jiugong and Yuan Yushan were definitely not real middlemen, but were most likely black gloves.

The so-called black gloves are probably because of the existence of black markets like the Pigeon Market, and the need to stabilize prices rather than allowing the numerous middlemen to raise prices at will.

The role of Ma Jiugong and others is to regulate and stabilize black market prices and control the general situation of the black market so that it does not become uncontrollable.

Although Zhao Mancang didn't know whether his guess was correct, it didn't affect other things.

In short, as long as Yuan Yushan and Ma Jiugong are there and are willing to continue the transaction in this way without resorting to any black-eating-black tactics, Zhao Mancang is willing to be the middleman.

After all, there are not many real experience value tools, not to mention that Yuan Yushan and Ma Jiugong have contributed more than a thousand experience points to him in the past few days, which is more than Xu Wenluo and Zhuang Xiaoting.

If that were the case, Zhao Mancang would definitely be happy to trade with the two of them first. As for the lone wolf mission of the 108th Department, he planned to take it slowly.

"Comrade Li, can you really get a car? How about a large truck? And what machine tools are they?"

After Ma Jiugong realized what was happening, he was overjoyed and asked excitedly.

The large trucks used for loading are very durable and have strong transportation capabilities. Ma Jiugong is originally engaged in grain trading and has a great demand for this.

If Zhao Mancang could bring such a large truck, it would undoubtedly be a great help to him.

Given the current drought situation, it is inevitable to allocate grain from outside to the capital. Even the grain-rich areas in the south need to supply the areas in the north where grain production has decreased.

The resulting problem of lack of transport vehicles must be resolved as soon as possible.

"Of course we can get a big truck. You want to use it to transport food, right? No problem. I guarantee we can complete the task."

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he roughly guessed what the other party was thinking, and it also confirmed his own guess.

"There are many types of industrial machine tools. It depends on your needs. I have no problem with any of them."

Common machine tools include lathes, drilling machines, boring machines, milling machines, planers, etc. There are also some relatively special on-site processing lathes and other machine tools suitable for specific processing needs.

No matter what kind of machine tool it is, it is a modern industrial equipment that is urgently needed in our country. Ma Jiugong and Yuan Yushan are both very excited at this moment.

All types of machine tools can be brought back. Wow, this has been completely confirmed. Zhao Mancang is not an ordinary person. He can bring back a large number of machine tools, automobiles and other modern industrial equipment from abroad.

So the food he brought back this time must have been brought back from abroad, right?

After finishing his conversation with Ma Jiugong, Zhao Mancang left with 350 kilograms of gold.

After watching Zhao Mancang leave, Ma Jiugong immediately ran back to report to his leader.

"What did you say? Is there really someone who can transport 20 million kilograms of grain to the capital? And you have already completed the transaction?"

In the office, Bai Yongwang, the leader of the grain company, was completely stunned. He felt like he was hallucinating as he heard such a ridiculous thing.

Ma Jiugong nodded excitedly:

"Yes, sir, these 20 million kilograms of grain have all arrived and are currently being stored in our warehouse. We have wheat flour, rice, corn flour, and sweet potatoes. They are all very fresh and appear to have been processed and ground not long ago."

He and Yuan Yushan had conducted random inspections and found that all the flour, rice, sweet potatoes, etc. were of very good quality. Take the sweet potatoes for example, although they were not processed into dried sweet potatoes, they obviously looked like they had just been dug out of the ground not long ago.

Due to the characteristics of sweet potatoes themselves, if they are stored for a certain period of time, they may sprout on their own.

As a farmer, Ma Jiugong has a special impression and obsession with sweet potatoes and other grains, simply because when he was young, he would go hungry several times almost every year.

Whenever he was hungry, he would look for the sweet potatoes hidden under the bed at home to eat.

"We don't have such high-quality grain in our country right now, and grain processing requires machinery. Our current processing machinery isn't yet capable of such high efficiency."

"The most important thing is that these grains clearly look like they were just processed not long ago. They look like they were processed in a processing plant near the capital. But there is no such processing plant near the capital, and the quality of these bags does not seem to be the same as the bags in our country."

"We have confirmed that the 20 million kilograms of grain we brought back this time are completely different from the 4 million kilograms of grain we brought back a few months ago."

After hearing Ma Jiugong's report, Bai Yongwang frowned but did not speak.

A few months ago, on February 15th, during the Spring Festival, Zhao Mancang sold all 4 million kilograms of the 5 million kilograms of grain to Ma Jiugong and Yuan Yushan for the first time.

This part of grain was brought back from Moscow. It was the first time for Zhao Mancang to sell such grain, so he was quite cautious and changed all the bags.

In fact, the grain bags of the Moscow Grodpatryash Grain Company have no labels, they are just ordinary bags.

But as an industrial powerhouse, the bags they produce are of better quality, making it easier for people to guess their origin.

In addition to these five million kilograms of grain, there were another five million kilograms of grain stored in the warehouse at the Kowloon Wharf Terminal in Hong Kong Island. On March 24, Zhao Mancang took it out and transported it back to Baiyun City together with the ten tons of gold.

Similarly, these five million kilograms of grain were also disguised by Zhao Mancang to prevent them from being recognized.

The 25 million kilograms of grain brought back from North America are different. They are processed grains. Even for unprocessed grains such as sweet potatoes, their origin cannot be confirmed.

What's more, who would have thought that Zhao Mancang transported the food back from North America?
"In addition to food, we just spoke with this mysterious Comrade Li. He said he can bring back large trucks, industrial machine tools, and other localized equipment from abroad. He can even bring back technology."

After a pause, Ma Jiugong suppressed his excitement and continued:
"I've already agreed with them that if possible, we'll bring everything back, as many as we can get. But they said they only accept gold transactions, so if they really bring back a lot of industrial products next time, we'll have to prepare more gold."

Hearing this, Bai Yongwang frowned even deeper. He could easily kill a family of four with a single pinch.

After a long silence, Bai Yongwang said:
"You've done a great job. Keep the other party steady for now. Don't act rashly. I'll consult with the leader to see how to proceed."

Zhao Mancang had no idea what was happening at the grain company.

At this time, he had returned to No. 8 Guozi Lane, ready to complete today's training task.

The Lone Wolf mission has not been completed, so Zhao Mancang will definitely continue to complete this mission next, and his specific rest time is generally about half a month.

If Wei Huayong hadn't said it, Zhao Mancang would definitely not have taken the initiative to leave the capital to carry out the mission.

Unlike usual, after returning to Guozi Lane today, he found something wrong, because Zuo Changsheng and the others all looked unhappy.

"What's going on? Who provoked you?"

Zhao Mancang asked curiously. Zuo Changsheng said nothing, but Pan Chengdong nodded towards the office and said:
"A second-generation entrepreneur has come to our department. Old Wei is trying to negotiate with him, but it seems like it's easier said than done. The second-generation entrepreneur's father came from a good background, and Old Wei owed him several favors. It's highly likely Old Wei won't be able to refuse."

Mo Changzhi also added:
"Mancang, you don't know these things. Back then, Lao Wei..."

"With such a life-saving favor, even if Old Wei is ruthless, he wouldn't dare to offend the other party easily. What's more, the level of this second-generation, well, although not the best, can actually barely meet the standards of our 108th Department."

After they finished speaking, Zhao Mancang became even more confused.

He's just a second-generation, why are you so dejected?

Besides, since the other party is quite strong, there is no big deal if they join in.

Seeing his indifferent look, Mo Changzhi could only sigh frankly:
"But the key is that this second-generation person came to our department just to get gilded, and might even become your teammate..."

At this moment, Mo Changzhi's expression was still very resentful, and Pan Chengdong and the others were almost the same.

why?
Because they all wanted to team up with Zhao Mancang, but the reality was that Pan Chengdong, Zuo Changsheng, and Liu Sanshui all needed to recover from their injuries, and they could only re-team to carry out the mission after completing their recovery training.

Previously, Zuo Changsheng and his team were injured while carrying out the mission to rescue Shen Anrong and others. Because they were treated by Zhao Mancang on the spot, their wounds have almost healed.

So they are now conducting recovery training, but even so, they missed the opportunity to team up with Zhao Mancang.

On the contrary, Mo Changzhi is the most likely one. After all, he was not injured at that time, and it is unlikely that he will continue to team up with Liu Sanshui to carry out the mission now.

It is precisely because of this that Mo Changzhi's eyes are the most resentful at this moment. After all, in the past few days, he has been pestering Zhao Mancang to train with him every day in order to develop tacit understanding.

Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway through.

Can Lao Wei reject that second generation?
Obviously, I can't refuse!

Since he couldn't refuse, the most likely scenario was that Mo Changzhi was excluded, and that the second generation would be able to team up with Zhao Mancang. "Hey, that's not right. I didn't say I wanted to team up with you. Don't I always carry out missions alone?"

Zhao Mancang looked at them suspiciously and was about to ask more questions when he saw Wei Huayong appear with a heroic female comrade and a male comrade of ordinary build and appearance.

Lao Wei waved his hand to call Zuo Changsheng and others over, and then introduced the two new warriors to everyone.

These two new comrades will fill the positions of Shen Anrong and Li Zhenzu.

Just when Zhao Mancang was wondering whether the ordinary-looking gay man Zhou Zhengli was a second-generation, Lao Wei had already announced a new team.

Zhou Zhengli will team up with Mo Changzhi, who will be the new captain.

Then the heroic Mu Liuqing teamed up with Zhao Mancang.

Hearing this, Zhao Mancang frowned and said:
"Leader, I'm used to carrying out missions alone, and as you know, I'm married. I'm not used to going out on missions with other comrades."

What he meant by this sentence was just short of bringing a burden.

Upon hearing this, Wei Huayong waved Zhao Mancang aside and whispered:
"Mancang, I know your situation, but you have to understand me."

Mu Liuqing came to the 108th Department to gild himself, and among the 108th Department, only Zhao Mancang's team is the most suitable for gilding.

Looking back at Zhao Mancang’s previous battle records, not only did he return to the mainland intact, he also brought back a lot of gold and foreign exchange.

Even team members like Zuo Changsheng were scrambling to team up with Zhao Mancang in order to get some space, let alone others?
Wei Huayong's dilemma was also obvious. He could not refuse Mu Liuqing's elders, so he could only persuade Zhao Mancang in a humble manner.

After all, the latter is the "God of Wealth" of the 108 departments and cannot be offended.

"Leader, I can understand you, but who will understand me?"

Zhao Mancang remained unmoved.

Just when Wei Huayong wanted to continue persuading, Mu Liuqing had already spoken loudly.

"Director Wei, I'm not used to working with others. Just assign tasks to me. I can handle it on my own."

Mu Liuqing is no ordinary person. She was able to stand out from so many military competitions and defeated several military kings. Of course, her own strength is not bad.

As a strong person, she actually disdains to talk about her father's affairs. She even tries her best to avoid it all. She just wants to prove herself with her own strength. Even without relying on her father, she can still make a name for herself in the world.

Without waiting for Wei Huayong to speak, Zhao Mancang immediately said with a smile:

"Old Wei, did you hear that? Hey, they don't even bother to team up with me, and they don't bother to listen to you. That's great."

After saying that, Zhao Mancang slipped away.

Wei Huayong was very helpless. Mu Liuqing was really stubborn and difficult to deal with.

However, he also knew that there was no suitable task assigned to Mu Liuqing at the moment. After thinking about it, he decided to call Zhao Mancang over.

"Mancang, how about giving the mission to track down the lone wolf to this new female comrade? Or, how about you two carry out this mission together, but without forming a team?"

The mission to track down the lone wolf has been delayed for so long with no progress.

If it was limited to this task, perhaps Mu Liuqing could also grow rapidly through this task, so that Wei Huayong could quickly send this person away.

After all, doing this would actually allow Mu Liuqing to win without any effort.

But before Zhao Mancang could say anything, Mu Liuqing refused again.

This second generation guy is really tough. He rejected Wei Huayong's proposal twice in a row. I don't know whether the other party has real ability or is just a facade.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang learned something new from seeing this brave and reckless behavior.

Lao Wei didn't want to bother with the other party anymore, announced that he would train first and then left.

The training for the 108 departments is actually relatively simple. The subjects for daily training are the same and there is not much variation.

But if there is a significant decline, the players themselves will actually feel a sense of crisis.

As soon as the training began, Mu Liuqing was hit hard.

Even Zhou Zhengli, an ordinary man with an unremarkable appearance, could shoot accurately from a hundred paces away, even reaching the average level of a sniper. But what about her? She was far behind.

On the contrary, Zhao Mancang, Mo Changzhi, and the injured Zuo Changsheng and others, in terms of spear skills alone, are all better than Zhou Zhengli.

Regardless of whether it was a moving target or a dynamic target, they completed it very quickly and accurately.

The most important thing is that during the shooting process, you have to keep moving to avoid possible bullets and protect yourself.

But these are just training. On the real battlefield, it won’t be that easy.

In the afternoon, there was physical training. Mu Liuqing thought she had reached her strength, but when she was training outside Yanshan, she was stunned by the scene in front of her at the beginning.

Because Zhao Mancang and the others started running at an extremely fast speed without any regard for saving energy.

"Director Wei, do they usually train like this?"

Mu Liuqing looked at Wei Huayong next to him and asked in disbelief.

"Well, so you have to cheer up, because now it's not training, it's escaping, it's a mission."

After hearing Wei Huayong's words, she looked at Zhou Zhengli who was left behind by Zhao Mancang and others, swallowed her saliva, straightened her eyes, and chased after them.

Even with a load of 25 kilograms, he ran at the same speed as a 400-meter race, running very fast.

You know, this is a five-kilometer rapid interspersed training with weights, and the passing time is to complete it within thirty-five minutes.

This time is not fast, but it is very scary to complete it within 35 minutes while carrying a weight of 25 kilograms.

Soon, more than half an hour passed in a flash, and Mu Liuqing did complete the training task within thirty minutes, so he was certainly qualified.

However, Zhao Mancang and his group completed the task within 20 minutes, which was more than 10 minutes faster than her.

Comparing people to each other makes people angry!
After seeing these data, Mu Liuqing realized that he was the one who was holding back.

What's more, even after the training was over, Zhao Mancang and the others still carried the 25-kilogram weight and continued to run back without stopping.

So fierce!
For most people, it is already very impressive if they can successfully run five kilometers within thirty minutes.

To finish the race within twenty minutes is already the level of a professional long-distance runner.

However, Zhao Mancang and his friends finished the run within 20 minutes, and that was while carrying a 25-kilogram load. This shows that they were really trying their best.

In fact, physical training like this is not very common in Zhao Mancang and his team's training.

After a day of training, Zhao Mancang drove home.

Zhou Zhengli watched this scene with eyes full of envy and admiration.

At the end of the day, he had already understood the general situation of Zhao Mancang and his companions, and knew that Zhao Mancang was the only person in the entire 108th department who had a car, except for the leader Wei Huayong.

Mu Liuqing realized later that Zhao Mancang was so strong. No wonder Mo Changzhi and others were so flattering to Zhao Mancang. It turned out that he could really win without doing anything.

That night, when Zhao Mancang came to No. 7 Courtyard of Denglai Hutong to visit his daughter and daughter-in-law, Wei Huayong appeared in an office in Lingjing Hutong.

In this office are Bai Yongwang, the leader of the grain company, and several other leaders.

"So you think these 25 million kilograms of grain were brought back from abroad by Comrade Zhao Mancang? But how is that possible? He clearly came back with us. He was just on a small boat. How could he possibly have held 25 million kilograms of grain?"

Hou Jianhua of China Resources Company found Bai Yongwang's speculation unbelievable after hearing it and flatly rejected the latter's speculation.

Together with Gui Nian'an, Li Chengwu and others, he escorted Zhao Mancang back to Baiyun City from Victoria Harbour, and then flew directly to Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

Throughout the whole process, Zhao Mancang never left their sight, and those 20 million kilograms of grain were not a small amount, how could they be hidden?
"If you say Comrade Zhao Mancang hid a few pieces of gold, I'd believe you. But 20 million kilograms of grain? Haha, Comrade Bai, don't your grain company know the exact volume of grain better than we do?"

After Hou Jianhua finished speaking, Bai Yongwang also fell silent, while Wei Huayong remained silent, as if he had been shocked by the content of this meeting.

At this moment, the leader also spoke:

"Okay, let's stop discussing these useless things and talk about the next food purchase."

Regarding the matter of purchasing grain from abroad, Bai Yongwang and Guo Bingyu had visited the 108th Department at the end of March. Originally, it was very likely that Zhao Mancang was sent to accompany them to go abroad to carry out this task.

But because the waiting time for the mission was too long, Zhao Mancang went to Monkey Peninsula first to carry out the mission of rescuing Shen Anrong and others.

At the beginning of May, the grain company had already sent people abroad to purchase grain, but the price was a bit high and transportation was also a big problem.

Nowadays, Bai Yongwang actually has a secret channel that allows him to purchase 20 million kilograms of grain every month, or even more.

But the price is based on the current black market price of 1.4 cents per pound.

Even at this price, it is very cheap for Bai Yongwang and others.

Because they don't have to pay for the transportation costs and don't have to bear the risks, they make a lot of money at this price.

The only trouble is that it requires a lot of gold.

Even so, Bai Yongwang and the others could accept it. As long as Ma Jiugong and the others could really bring back more high-quality food, there would be no problem.

Zhao Mancang didn't know about this meeting. He was taking care of his daughter Xiao Taozi at the time.

The little guy is very naughty and delicate. If you use a little more force, he will start crying immediately.

I rarely smile with my eyes open, and most of the time I sleep with my eyes closed.

Anyway, at this time, I just eat and then go to sleep, and then I eat and poop while sleeping. All kinds of situations happen, which is very tiring.

Lin Wan became more haggard at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even her weight, which had been soaring, had now stabilized.

Even Zhao Mancang thought that her weight might decrease.

In the blink of an eye, on May 20th, Zhao Mancang was notified by Wei Huayong to carry out the lone wolf mission first.

When they arrived at Nanyuan Airport, Zhao Mancang saw Mu Liuqing and immediately understood something.

Oh my goodness, is Mu Liuqing also going to carry out the task of investigating the lone wolf?

"Mancang, don't feel overwhelmed. Xiao Mu is just going there to see a little bit. Besides, she's not on a mission with you. She's with Xiao Zhou and Xiao Mo."

Wei Huayong's move almost drove Zhao Mancang crazy.

Although, Zhao Mancang is not a fool, how could he not know what Wei Huayong is planning?

It was obvious that Mu Liuqing wanted to win without any effort, but Wei Huayong had to take care of Zhao Mancang's emotions, so he could only resort to this last resort.

In other words, the four people who went to Mindanao to carry out the mission of investigating the lone wolf were Zhao Mancang and others.

Although Wei Huayong said that Zhao Mancang was not in a team with Mo Changzhi and the other three, everyone was in Mindanao, so it was normal for them to share information, right?

Even if something happens, it is our responsibility to take care of each other, right?
At this point, Zhao Mancang didn't know what to say.

However, he would definitely not act with Lao Mo and the others. In fact, most of the time, he would even disappear on his own initiative.

During the time from the capital to Baiyun City and then to Hong Kong Island, Zhao Mancang and the other three did not separate.

However, after entering Hong Kong Island, Zhao Mancang separated from Mo Changzhi and the others.

The mission of tracking down the lone wolf has been going on for nearly half a year, and Zhao Mancang doesn't mind dragging it out a little longer.

So, he watched the flight that Mo Changzhi and his companions were on take off from Kai Tak Airport, while he stayed in Hong Kong Island.

Xu Wenluo and Zhuang Xiaoting continued to bring him experience points, so that his current experience point balance has exceeded 3,500, and it is not far from 4,000.

HSBC manager Joseph Grant brought good news to Zhao Mancang. Their boss Pu Weishi finally decided to meet Zhao Mancang.

"Joseph, are you saying that your boss has decided to meet me? Are you planning to lend me money?"

Zhao Mancang raised his eyebrows, looked at Joseph in front of him, and asked curiously.

He had previously submitted an application to the other party, requesting a loan of 200 million Hong Kong dollars, but the efficiency was really low, and they were only willing to see him at this time.

The reason is that Zhao Mancang's strength is too low. He doesn't have much foundation in the city of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and he is a young man who has just emerged. Pu Weishi is willing to meet him because of his loan application of 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

"Yes, our boss has time to see you now. As for whether he will lend you money, I don't know."

Joseph said that he was just a messenger and it was impossible to confirm whether the loan would be given.

Two hundred million Hong Kong dollars is not two million Hong Kong dollars. It is not that easy to get a loan.

At the Peninsula Hotel, Zhao Mancang met HSBC CEO Pu Weishi that evening.

He had been dealing with HSBC for some time, but he had never met Shen Bi, the legendary mentor of the famous Huanggua Li.

I don’t know where the other person is.

Because Shen Bi is very friendly to Chinese capital in Hong Kong, if Zhao Mancang could get to know him, he might be able to quickly complete a loan of 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Pu Weishi, the two sides officially started their meal. They did not talk about business, but only talked about the weather and other things.

Actually, there wasn't much to talk about, just some gossip and getting to know each other.

Because Pu Weishi also wanted to know what kind of person Zhao Mancang was.

As it turned out, Zhao Mancang was particularly good at chatting. He talked about everything from London to New York, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, and then to Moscow, and then talked about the European continent. Whether it was history, geography, or even the weather in different places, Zhao Mancang could talk for a few words.

For example, Zhao Mancang frankly said that he doesn't like the weather in London, because this foggy city is really not likable.

"The 1952 London smog is still reported in newspapers today. I still remember it was foggy everywhere."

"The mist lay upon the moors of Essex, and the mist upon the uplands of Kent."

"I happened to pass people walking on the bridge and peered over the railings at the foggy sky below. All around was a haze, as if they were riding a balloon, floating on a white cloud. In some places on the street, the gas lamps were barely visible in the thick fog."

Zhao Mancang complained:

"I've been to Moscow, I've been to Los Angeles, I've spent a few months in New York, but I've never experienced fog like this in London. It's everywhere, you know what I mean?"

In this way, Zhao Mancang talked a lot with Pu Weishi. If the latter had not changed the subject, he would have continued to complain.

When it comes to gossip, Zhao Mancang is not at all shy.

Pu Weishi now knew what kind of person Zhao Mancang was, but he was still hesitant when faced with a loan of 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

Although Zhao Mancang said that he would provide enough margin and that the 200 million Hong Kong dollars after the loan would all be used to purchase gold, and the gold would be handed over to HSBC Bank in Great Britain for safekeeping.

However, whether to take out a loan still requires careful consideration.

(End of this chapter)