Chapter 128 Reporting Work (please vote for monthly collection and recommendation votes)
Peter is a native of Marseille, France. Peter's father is a good friend of Xi Neng, the leader of the investigation team of the French Concession Political Office.
Pete, who retired from the French Overseas Corps, is a libertine. The adventurous Peter came to Shanghai two years ago and joined the French Concession Political Office through Xi Neng's introduction.
This French retired second lieutenant is tall and tall, but not rude. On the contrary, he talks well and is very popular among the French ladies and ladies in the French Concession.
In just over a year, Peter was successfully promoted to deputy squad leader of the investigation team of the French Concession Political Division.
Cheng Qianfan met Pete through Xiu Gongshen before joining the patrol room.
Even though the two are five years apart, due to Cheng Qianfan's deliberate friendship, the two quickly became good friends.
Financial interests played a key role in the rapid development of the friendship between the two.
Pete, who has a profound background and vast magical powers, has the means to obtain items that are in short supply on the market, and Cheng Qianfan has the means to sell these in-demand goods on the black market.
The reason why Cheng Qianfan had the financial resources to prepare several safe houses for the Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the Shanghai Red Party, and himself was that most of his financial resources came from the black market industry that he and Peter jointly operated.
Last autumn, when Peter returned to France to get married, Cheng Qianfan was quite regretful.
He thought that Peter would stay in France to get married and have children, and would not return to Shanghai. Unexpectedly, this guy had just gotten married and returned to Shanghai with his new wife.
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"The goods are stored in the dock warehouse." Pete whispered, and then cursed, complaining that he had only left Shanghai for half a year, but the storage fees at the dock warehouse had doubled.
"What is it this time? Wine? Perfume? Radio?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
French red wine and second-hand radios are their regular purchases.
Red wine is a luxury product. Under the name of fine red wine imported from France, the supply exceeds the demand on the market.
Not to mention perfume, it is the favorite of many ladies.
Radios are also a commodity in short supply. Although they are second-hand radios, they are of good quality and are loved by many Shanghai residents who cannot afford new radios.
“Secret.” Peter gave it a try, with a proud look on his face, “You will definitely be surprised by the goods this time.”
Cheng Qianfan punched the guy angrily, but Pete just laughed proudly without saying anything.
This also made Cheng Qianfan more curious about this batch of goods.
Cheng Qianfan picked up the cigarette on Peter's desk and put it skillfully into his pocket.
“You robber,” cried Peter.
“There are many Chinese cultural relics in the Louvre.” Cheng Qianfan retorted.
"Sorry, that wasn't me." Pete shrugged. "If I had the authority to handle that stuff, I could give you a discount."
“Asshole.” Cheng Qianfan cursed, opened Peter’s desk, and selected a perfume bottle from the jars.
Peter wasn’t angry either, he just yelled, “Deduct it from your dividends.”
Cheng Qianfan raised his middle finger.
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Coming out of Peter's office, Cheng Qianfan did not go downstairs, but went to the office of Chief Inspector Qin Detai, which was also on the third floor.
"Peng Shuban, is Mr. Qin in there?" Cheng Qianfan walked into the open door of the Secretary's office opposite the General Inspector's office and asked Secretary Peng. As he spoke, he took out a perfume bottle from his pocket, "Authentic French products, from Got it from Lieutenant Pitt."
Cheng Qianfan felt that he could never understand a woman's love for perfume. Before he finished speaking, he saw Secretary Peng grabbing the perfume bottle in his hand, his peach blossom eyes shining.
"Xiao Cheng, you are the best." Peng Shuban winked at Cheng Qianfan and chuckled when he saw that the young man was a little shy.
She put the perfume bottle in the drawer and didn't even forget to lock it.
Just then Shi Shiran walked out of the office, walked to the door of the chief inspector's office with his hips, and knocked gently.
"who?"
“Mr. Qin, Officer Cheng Qianfan wants to see you.”
“Let him in.”
Peng Shuban whispered to Cheng Qianfan, "Mr. Qin is not in a good mood."
Cheng Qianfan nodded knowingly.
…
“I’m reporting to Mr. Qin that my subordinate Cheng Qianfan has returned from a business trip in Hangzhou and I’m here to report.” Cheng Qianfan saluted respectfully and said.
Qin Detai stood up from his seat and looked at Cheng Qianfan, "Has Pete talked to you?"
“Reporting to Mr. Qin, Second Lieutenant Pitt asked me about Officer He Guan’s whereabouts yesterday.”
“What did you say?”
“This subordinate is telling the truth.” Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression, “Officer He Guan was with his subordinates from 2 to 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.”
“Is that true?”
“My subordinates dare not hide it.” Cheng Qianfan said, “When Officer He left, some neighbors saw it.”
Hearing this, Tan Detai took a deep look at Cheng Qianfan, and finally nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "Very good."
He looked at him again and said with a smile, "It's really a good time to go out and see a lot of things. Not bad, very energetic. How did you complete the mission?"
"Reporting to Mr. Qin, everything went well." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "Mr. Campbell has completed the inspection mission and has returned to France by boat. Before he left, he asked me to express his gratitude for your careful arrangements."
"Yes, Mr. Campbell is too polite." Qin Detai said with a smile. He knew that the useless Campbell would definitely not say such nice things, but when Cheng Qianfan said this, he felt comfortable after hearing it.
“Have you gone to see His Excellency Xi Neng?” Qin Detai asked.
"Not yet." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "My subordinates are General Qin's soldiers. When I return from business, I naturally have to report to General Manager Qin first."
"You, you." Tan Detai pointed at Cheng Qianfan and scolded with a smile, "Your Excellency Xi Neng personally ordered this matter. If you can't handle it clearly, why don't you hurry up!"
Cheng Qianfan did not leave immediately. He took out a box from his briefcase and placed it on the table. "My subordinate found such a gadget in Hangzhou, and I don't understand it. Mr. Qin, you are an expert. Help me hold my eyes."
Qin Detai took it and opened it to see that it was a snuff bottle. He raised his eyebrows.
He picked it up and looked at the painting on the snuff bottle, and let out a surprised sigh, "Where did you get it?"
“There are two French yuan in French currency at a street stall in Hangzhou.” Cheng Qianfan raised two fingers.
"You're lucky, kid." Qin Detai clicked his tongue, "Zhu Zhongyuan's snuff bottle, a good thing." After saying that, he put the snuff bottle back into the box and handed it back to Cheng Qianfan.
"Mr. Qin, thanks to your knowledge of the goods, this thing is like a pearl covered in dust if I put it here." Cheng Qianfan's expression was extremely sincere, "I heard that this kind of thing can only show its splendor if it is cultivated by great virtues. Can you help me?" Just a favor, nourish it."
"You kid." Tan Detai pointed at Cheng Qianfan, "You are doing something crooked."
Cheng Qianfan chuckled, "I don't think I want to take advantage of your blessing."
“Smiley face, get out of here.” Qin Detai cursed, “Xiu Translator should have mentioned it to you, so I’ll just say one thing, regarding the third patrol, your kid served snacks, and if anything goes wrong, you’re the only one to ask.”
"Yes, I will serve you wholeheartedly and live up to Mr. Tan's teachings." Cheng Qianfan looked solemn and stood at attention to salute.
“Go.” Qin Detai waved his hand.
“Yes, I am resigning.”
…
After Cheng Qianfan left, Qin Detai played with the snuff bottle and chuckled.
This kid is quite clever. This snuff bottle is not that valuable if it is to be said to be valuable. It only costs more than one hundred French coins. After all, Zhu Zhongyuan is not a famous person yet. Among Qin Detai's collections, this one can only be regarded as a middle-class item. Low quality.
However, Qin Detai has always liked Zhu Zhongyuan's products, and this guy is really interested.
Xiu Gongshen wanted to promote his student to the position of deputy inspector. Although Qin Detai reluctantly agreed, he was still a little dissatisfied.
Anyway, although this Xiao Cheng is young, he is knowledgeable and has always been respectful to him.
Qin Detai took out a magnifying glass from the drawer and carefully admired the inner painting of the snuff bottle. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
“Old fox, I’m taking advantage of you.” Qin Detai snorted.
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