Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 16: Buying a House and Opening a Pharmacy
The Japanese expatriates looked delighted, big business is coming!
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, I happen to have two nice residences and shops here. One of them is connected! It's just a little big, so it's a bit expensive, and no one has taken it over yet! The shop is right on Yamagata Street, between the headquarters and the military police headquarters. It's very prosperous here, and our expatriates and the people in your headquarters all like to stroll this street!"

"Hey! I want to see this house and shop first!"

Chen Jiehua was indeed lucky. The location of this house was exactly as the overseas Chinese had described, south of the Kwantung Army Headquarters and north of the Kwantung Army Military Police Headquarters. It was very large. When he opened the door, there was still a lingering smell of medicine inside!

"This used to be a pharmacy, but the owner sold it and moved south."

"Oh, that's great! I don't care how you got this shop, I want it and the house behind it!"

Chen Jiehua really likes this store! The location is great, and it used to be a pharmacy, so he plans to open one himself!

After all, Chen Jiehua has the American Heartland Pharmaceutical Factory behind him. Opening a pharmacy here is straightforward, without having to hide from the Japanese Kwantung Army! Even the Emperor and the Imperial Headquarters know I can get American medicine! Isn't opening a pharmacy a no-brainer?
Chen Jiehua didn't care about the market conditions and unspoken rules, nor was he afraid of being ripped off by this Japanese expatriate!

I'm wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel. If he still dares to ask for such a high price, it means he has a strong backing. There's no point in talking to him. It's better to be direct!

The overseas Chinese broker didn't expect that the lieutenant colonel in front of him was so generous and magnanimous that he made the order without even asking the price!

So he agreed to Chen Jiehua's subsequent request without hesitation!
"After you help me with the paperwork, buy me a new set of equipment and counters in the store, and also buy me some beds and furniture for the residence in the back! You won't be short of yen!"

This bright house is decided! This is exactly what Chen Jiehua wants, right under the commanding officer's nose!

As for the other two safe houses and the secret house, I still need to think about it and look for them when I have time. I can’t ask the Japanese to find them!
Chen Jiehua and his agent were very happy to have acquired such a house and shop. One of them took the documents and the other pretended to take money out of a backpack, and they went directly to handle the transfer procedures (the author did not find out whether it was necessary to transfer ownership when buying a house in the Japanese-controlled city of Lushun in 1928, so can I pretend that it is necessary? I will correct it later if I find out, or if anyone knows, please leave a message to remind me, thank you very much).

It was already dark after completing the transfer procedures, so Chen Jiehua found a hotel run by Japanese expatriates to stay in first.

Because it was too cold in winter, there were few people on the streets of Lushun City after dark. Chen Jiehua went straight back to his room to rest after dinner at the hotel.

The next morning, Qingmu Qiao woke up before dawn.

After lying down last night, I recalled my experience after traveling through time. It was a bit hard to recall, and I fell asleep soon!
It’s too early to get up now, and I won’t be able to fall asleep once I wake up.

Aoki Qiao thought, now that the first Ming house has been built, the Japanese Kwantung Army will feel that I have bought a house as soon as I arrived, and it is right under your nose, openly and aboveboard, and at least I will not leave for a short time. The Japanese care more about this.

The shop will definitely have to open a pharmacy later. When colleagues come to pick up medicine, is it better to charge or not charge? Which one is more in line with the introverted character?

Charging a fee can avoid unnecessary interactions and reduce the possibility of colleagues frequently coming to get medicine. With more colleagues coming, many private behaviors here are more easily exposed. Moreover, charging a fee appears more rational and independent, which is more in line with the characteristics of an introverted person!
Without charging any fees, it violates the sense of boundaries and increases interaction, but this interaction is exactly not what I want!
So we have to charge a fee! Unless a colleague is really in financial difficulty, we can give it away occasionally.

Or, should we bring the takeout model here in advance? No, no, we have to be cautious about this!

Next up is the question of renovating the shop and the house! Is it necessary? What are the difficulties, pros, and cons of renovation? It's another headache!

I'm really not used to not having a system! I used to consult the system, but now I have to make decisions on my own, which is a bit difficult!

Based on his memory of visiting the shop during the day, Chen Jiehua was thinking about the renovation plan. The shop was so big that it could normally be converted into a secret room. The secret room would be connected to the back house, and the secret room in the shop would be connected to the secret room in the back house.

But this can only be done by yourself. No matter whether you are a Japanese expatriate or a Chinese citizen, you really cannot use it!
It’s too unsafe. Don’t expose yourself right after returning to the country. Death is a small matter. The key is that it will bring shame to the Hongluan system!
Without a system to advise him, Chen Jiehua lay in bed and thought about it randomly. He had to consider this and that by himself. He was trying to do everything at random, but he didn't know where to start!

Do we need to use the four quadrants method of time management?
How did people live during the Republic of China period?
公元1927年（民国16年、日本昭和2年）12月18日，旅顺城。

After a period of random thoughts, Chen Jiehua got up, had breakfast, and reported to the First Section of the Senior Staff of the Headquarters.

On the other hand, all the items purchased by the overseas Chinese brokers arrived at the shops and houses one after another. The money was in place and the efficiency was impeccable, which was the same in any era.

In the office of Section 1 of the General Staff on the third floor of the headquarters, Section Chief Daisaku Kawamoto arrived half an hour earlier than Aoki Takashi.

"Section Chief, a newcomer reported for duty yesterday. He's a fresh graduate from Lu University. But you weren't there yesterday. He didn't even wait for me and just ran away without even saying hello!" "What? So arrogant? Lu University students really don't understand any workplace rules!" Then we must give him a warning!

Daisaku Kawamoto walked towards his independent office, thinking as he walked.

When Chen Jiehua went up to the third floor and knocked on the door, Kawamoto Daisaku ignored him. Chen Jiehua saw through the crack in the door that there was clearly someone inside, "Can't you hear me knocking?"
Are you pretending not to hear? What's going on? I've just arrived and already offended my superiors? The key is that there's no system notification for this. I'm so uncomfortable!
There was no response after knocking on the door. Chen Jiehua thought for a few seconds before pushing the door open and walking in. He stood at the doorway facing Kawamoto Daisaku, who was pretending to be looking at documents at his desk. "Sir! Aoki Qiao, a graduate of the 37th class of the Army University, is reporting in!"

"What? Aoki?" Hearing the name Aoki, Kawamoto Daisaku stopped pretending and looked up at Aoki Qiao, wanting to confirm if he had heard correctly. But the first thing Kawamoto saw when he looked up was the rank of Lieutenant Colonel!
"What? A graduate from Army University is already a lieutenant colonel? Damn it, I'm only a colonel now, and you're a lieutenant colonel after just graduating! The military headquarters must be run by your family!" Kawamoto Daisaku felt even more unbalanced!

Following the question from his superior, Chen Jiehua once again replied, "Your subordinate is Qing Muqiao!"

It really is Aoki! "Aoki Qiao? Are you from the Aoki family in Kyushu? What is the relationship between you and Senior Aoki Nobuzumi?"

"That's my grandfather."

"Hey! It turns out to be the grandson of senior Aoki!" After confirming Aoki Qiao's identity, Kawamoto Daisaku quickly left his desk, walked in front of Aoki Qiao, pulled him to the coffee table, asked him to sit down, and made tea!

Chen Jiehua was a little confused. The difference between before and after was quite big. Could he be another disciple of Aoki Nobujun?
Kawamoto Daisaku didn't keep Chen Jiehua waiting for too long. "Aoki-senpai has always been my idol! What a pity I didn't have the chance to become his student! Aoki-senpai's passing is truly a loss to the empire!"

So that's it! He's an admirer of Aoki Nobujun! Be wary! This guy is most likely a spy!
"I went to Aoki-senpai's funeral that year, but I never saw Aoki-kun at home?"

Sure enough! Just when I was alert, it came!
"The commander must have been late, and we just missed him."

"Yohoo! Whoosh! Now that I think about it, I was a little late. It was after the 23rd!"

"I heard that Senior Qingmu named the third generation of the family according to the Chinese order of heaven, earth, black and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric. Qingmu Jun's name is Qingmu Qiao. Did he change his name?"

This devil is really cautious! He even knows the rules of the Aoki family! But why don't you know the story of the Emperor's name?
"Sir, my real name is Aoki Aoki. At the imperial banquet in early Showa 2, His Majesty the Emperor bestowed upon me the name Qiao."

"Hey! Stop it! My dear nephew Qingmu, don't be so reserved. Have some tea! Have some tea! I'm your uncle's good friend!"

"Sir, are you talking about Uncle Isotani?"

"Haha, you bad boy, do you have other uncles?"

"hey-hey..."

The name given by the Emperor really works!

In the office of the Chief of the 1st Section of the Senior Staff on the third floor, Chen Jiehua carefully chatted with Kawamoto Daisaku and it was already noon when he came out.

This Kawamoto Daisaku was clearly an exceptionally sinister and cunning fellow. Even though it had been confirmed that he was from the Aoki family, he still called Isogai Rensuke mid-conversation. On the surface, he was telling his cheap uncle, "Aoki Qiao is with me. I'll take good care of him, don't worry, brother!" In reality, he was still trying to confirm Aoki Qiao's identity once again.

Chen Jiehua was very well-behaved and didn't say much. He didn't say anything about Kawamoto's actions. After all, if they saw through it but didn't say anything, they could still be friends. If they did, it would be too embarrassing, and secondly, it would be difficult to work under him in the future! It's better not to embarrass the leader than to make things difficult for him!

"It's already noon, and you didn't even treat me to a meal! Shouldn't there be a welcome party for new employees?"

Walking in the courtyard, Chen Jiehua looked up at the sun, then looked back at the building, then turned back and thought about it, and gave up the idea of ​​looking for the canteen.

Forget it, let’s go out to eat and continue shopping.

(End of this chapter)