Chapter Eighteen: Traveling to Country M

  Hu Zhiyong saw off his big brother, and Tortoise Tada called him to hurry back to the county town. He had no choice but to prepare a horse and rush overnight, unexpectedly Beili couldn't ride a horse and wanted to share one with him.

  Hu Zhiyong had no choice but to hold her and mount his horse, with Huo Feng in front and behind him, they quickly rode back to the city.

  "Hu Shizhang, are you interested in going to Country M for a trip?" Kameyama told Hu Zhiyong the reason he was called back as soon as he saw him return on horseback overnight.

  "Go to M country? Haha, I just have something important to discuss with you! Lieutenant, that place is in the midst of a great economic downturn, no one wants anything to do with goods and machinery. If you can prepare five cargo ships for me, I'll buy back a lot of equipment and vehicles! Of course, as a token of gratitude, I'll consider giving you a 10% share!"

  Hu Zhiyong had barely finished speaking when Kameda burst out laughing.

  "You're very clever, and I want to discuss this matter with you too! Are five ships too many? How much money are you planning to invest?"

  "Captain, three tons of gold and seven million silver taels, will you still say five cargo ships are too many?" Hu Zhiyong was overjoyed, his face beaming with delight, as he patted Tortani's shoulder: "If we're going to do it, let's do it big, the grain there is very cheap!"

  "Alright, I'll give you three cargo ships. If that's not enough, you can rent some back from Country M. How long do you plan to go for? Are you confident about the Zhuanghe situation?"

  Hu Zhiyong's appetite is too big, and Kameyama can't help but shake his head.

  "Don't worry, I have my second and third uncles here, and the troops have Deputy Commander Liang in charge." Hu Zhiyong actually didn't have much confidence either, these soldiers were all newly recruited, and it was possible that a mutiny could occur.

  However, he had to take a risk and give it a try. The big waves washed away the sand, leaving behind what was truly worthy of his trust. Moreover, as long as he brought a radio with him, he could contact his subordinates at any time.

  "Yo, I've been up all night getting your visa ready, you have to leave tomorrow morning!" Kameyama's list of people going to the US, Hu Zhiyong thought for a moment and then wrote down the first company of the guard battalion.

  "Third Young Master, we also thought of going to M Country to take a look." Shi Yinping walked over, followed by Shi Yinhua and Bell, who surrounded them. Hu Zhiyong looked at Kameyama with embarrassment: "Write the names of these five people in too, let's just consider this a happy trip!"

  "Alright, I know." Kameida would rather have Hu Zhiyong take the 'girl' with him, so he wouldn't worry about the young man in front of him going out and not coming back.

  After Gu Tian left, Hu Zhiyong hastily called all the soldiers of Li Hansheng's and Liu Shou's guard battalion. Four cars drove out of the city overnight, and he ordered Gao Zhanqi to prepare five million taels of silver for him.

  "Young master, the largest silver note I have is one million, why don't you take it with you."

  "Uncle Gao, write down the address of my parents in Country M, I want to go visit them!" Hu Zhiyong was clearly very excited and didn't notice a flash of fear on Gao Zhan Kui's face.

  "I'm also unclear about Master's detailed address, he has never told me." Gao Zhan Kui spread out his hands and said helplessly.

  "Alright, you first bring over the silver ticket, I still have other things to attend to." After Gao Zhan Kui left, Hu Zhi Yong fell into deep thought. Afterwards he called over Hu Yao Wei and pulled him aside to quietly 'entrust' something to him.

  "Don't worry, young master, I'll definitely handle this matter well!" Hu Yaowei's face looked very bad, and he felt extremely unhappy with Hu Zhiyong's words.

  "Go back to Hu Village!" Hu Zhiyong finally felt at ease and personally drove a car towards his hometown.

  Five tons of gold and a box of jewels, Hu Zhiyong wanted to take some things to exchange for what he needed. It wasn't until the second half of the night that the car safely returned to the bank's courtyard.

  Arrange for guards, Hu Zhiyong urgently needs to sleep. Bailey sat in the living room, tearfully saying: "Third Master, I want to stay here."

  "Girl!" Hu Zhiyong persuaded: "Take this opportunity to hurry back to the country, it's not safe here."

  "No!" Bailey burst into tears: "In Country M, I only have my uncle's family, no one will see me. I'll sell the bank shares and invest with you here!"

  "Alright, alright!" Hu Zhiyong had no choice but to take it one step at a time: "You go back first and we'll talk about it later. If you're not happy, you can come back with me."

  "Talk is cheap!" Bailey laughed and gave Hu Zhiyong a high-five: "Lying is for puppies!"

  "Sleep, sleep, I have to go out to sea tomorrow, I'm so sleepy!" Hu Zhiyong said, walking into the room and falling onto the bed fast asleep. Huo Feng hurriedly fetched hot water and washed Hu Zhiyong's feet.

  "Feng Jie, how can he be so unsanitary?" Berries looked at him in surprise, helping Huo Feng lift Hu Zhiyong's feet from the 'bed' to the edge of the 'bed'.

  "He carried you on his back for tens of miles today, he's exhausted." Huo Feng chuckled and scratched Beili's nose.

  "Feng Jie, you just touched his foot!" Berries hastily hid and wiped her nose with a handkerchief.

  "Little girl, all stinky men are like this."

  "Hehe, where does this stinky man smell?" Berri sat on the edge of the 'bed', stretching her neck to listen to Huo Feng's explanation.

  "Halitosis, foot odor, armpit odor, and body odor; if you have a crush on a certain man, you'll be interested in his stench instead."

  "Really?" Bailey sniffed and snuffed on Hu Zhiyong's body, half a day later she raised her powdered face and smiled: "You lied to me, his body doesn't stink, but his feet really do!"

  Huǒ Fèng endured her smile and said to Bèi Lì: "It's over, it means you and he are not destined."

  "Go!" Bailey leaned on Hu Zhiyong's body, touching his sleeping face: "I'm not holding onto his feet to sleep, if I were to hold him, it would be around the waist. Hehe, are you afraid I'll eat him up?"

  "Little girl, you're quite bold!" Huo Feng shouted to Beili after washing her feet, "Come, help me take off his outer garment."

  "I..." Belinda said with her face covered in embarrassment: "Oh dear, being a 'woman' is so hard!"

  "It's not difficult, it's not difficult." Hu Zhiyong flipped over, with saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth, muttering: "Feng Jie, I don't want you to become a 'woman' just yet. When my career has developed, I will make you my real 'woman'."

  "Feng Jie, hasn't he taken you yet? Is his thing useless?" Baili listened to Hu Zhiyong's mumblings and started teasing Feng Huang.

  "Damn it!" Huo Feng pulled down Hu Zhiyong's pants, and the long gun that was held high was exposed outside. Berri was frightened and shouted, covering her face and escaping from the smelly man's bedroom.

  "Look at you daring to talk nonsense again!" Huo Feng laughed loudly and looked at the door of the room.

  This night is doomed to be sleepless. Huo Feng had just gone to bed when Yin Long returned and opened the door. The two of them chattered on, beginning to suspect that their old master was not in M country for business after all.

  "Why didn't you remind Young Master?" Yin Long looked at Huo Feng with dissatisfaction, thinking that she had not fulfilled her responsibility.

  "Do you think he's an idiot? He didn't say it out loud, but I know what he's thinking. Some things are better left for him to deal with himself."

  "Well said!" Hu Zhiyong opened his eyes, sat up with a bare back: "Come on, listen to me!" The three of them talked until dawn, when Kameyama's phone call came over.

  "Guo Dawei, drive us to the harbor!" Thirteen people carefully selected, along with four women, sat in a car leaving the city. On the second floor of Changsheng Street, a pair of eyes stared coldly at the car crossing the river and sneered: "Too clever, die quickly!"

  After unloading the gold and silver, Guo Dawei led the car team back to the city. When the ship was about to set sail, Silver Dragon and Huo Feng looked at each other and jumped off the boat, disappearing from everyone's sight.

  "They——" Bailey's mouth was covered by Shi Yinping, and Shi Yinhua said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense!"

  Bailey gazed blankly at everyone, only to see that all the people on deck were looking out into the distance. Hu Zhiyong snorted: "I hope you can hold your breath, a good show shouldn't end so soon!"

  Entering the tenth month of the solar calendar, there was already a hint of coldness on the sea. Shi Yiping anxiously supported Hu Zhiyong: "Let's go, there is a large batch of gold in the cabin, and I really have some misgivings."

  This was a cargo ship of about 700 tons, with more than a dozen Japanese sailors on board who were very respectful to Hu Zhiyong. Through conversation in Japanese, he learned that it would take over ten days to reach Los Angeles.

  Three cabins for living, Hu Zhiyong occupies a slightly better cabin, with sandalwood boxes filled inside. Three 'girls' rushed to occupy the wide 'bed', and Hu Zhiyong had to set up a bed on the floor in the cabin.

  Feeling bored. Hu Zhiyong lay in bed with his head covered, sleeping soundly to make up for the lack of rest last night. Berri couldn't help but sneak a peek at him and burst out laughing after a while.

  "Miss Bailey, what are you laughing at?" Shi Yin Hua looked curiously at the blonde girl, feeling that there must be a reason behind it.

  "His is so big!"

  "What's that? What is it?" Shi Yin Hua asked in a daze.

  "Pffft!" Berries was so embarrassed that she buried herself under the covers, refusing to say another word. Hu Zhiyong lifted up the quilt and glared at her, scolding: "You little scamp, did you do something to me last night?"

  "Go dream on!" Berrie straightened her back and said with a clear conscience: "You still have the face to say, stinky feet not even washed before sleeping."

  "Haha, I'm too tired, forgot!" Hu Zhiyong ignored him again and lay down to continue his sweet dream.

  Three women sat bored and all went to bed fast asleep.

  The ship sailed on the sea for ten days and finally saw Los Angeles in sight. Hu Zhiyong said to Beryl on the deck, "Where is your home?"

  "Riverside."

  "How far is it from Los Angeles? Is it rural or urban?" Shi Yiping asked curiously.

  "Of course it's the city! My uncle has a bank in Los Angeles, and my hometown is not far from Riverside County. In our hometown, the whole city is made up of thousands and millions of single-family homes, nestled among green trees, with neatly arranged courtyards, elegant colors, exquisite shapes, and diverse styles, scattered all over the plains and hills. The highways and urban streets are crisscrossed like a spider web, connecting everything in all directions."

  The boat has arrived at the port, Hu Zhiyong looked at this place he had been to in his previous life, and found that it was very different from what he saw. At this moment, he suddenly had an idea, rather than investing in his hometown and being confiscated after more than a decade, why not invest here and enjoy his later years.

  But when they arrived at the port and went ashore, trouble arose. A large amount of gold attracted the Los Angeles police, and it was not until the Japanese explained that they were allowed to pass.

  "Mr. Hu, I suggest you put it in the bank, be careful not to cause more trouble!" The police officer said kindly as he shook hands with Hu Zhiyong and bid farewell.

  "My uncle is a banker, his name is Rui Lang."

  "Miss, Rui Lang's bank has gone bankrupt and he committed suicide last month. I heard his family was robbed by thugs and only an uncle and a niece are left in Huaxia." The police officer carefully reminded the girl with golden hair and blue eyes.

  Bailey was so frightened that her face turned white and she fainted to the ground. Hu Zhiyong picked her up and whispered in her ear, "Be strong, it's wartime and we're also facing a great economic downturn."

  "I don't believe it!" Bailey covered her ears and let out a piercing scream before fainting.

  "Sisters, you first put the gold and jewelry in the bank, I'll take her to the hospital!" Hu Zhiyong didn't care about anything else, picked up Beryl and ran towards the inner harbor.