GBP Chapter 304: If You Don’t Steal, Then Rob
Chapter 304: If You Don’t Steal, Then Rob
Yang Hong's lips curled slightly, and with a gentle wave of his arm, he gracefully yet firmly asked Kuang Zhengqi to leave. However, Kuang Zhengqi wasn't one to be dismissed so easily. A sly glint flashed in his eyes, and he quickly strode into Yang Hong's office before him, settling firmly into the office chair that symbolized power.
"Hey, kid, you really know how to enjoy life! This armchair is really comfortable to sit on. I guess it was extorted from that old guy Wei Made? It just so happens that my life in Syria is too hard, so I accepted this chair with reluctance." Kuang Zhengqi said while pointing to many items around him, as if hinting that he wanted to empty Yang Hong's office.
Yang Hong shook his head helplessly, too lazy to argue with him. However, when Kuang Zhengqi's eyes fell on the box of coffee in the corner of the cabinet, Yang Hong's expression suddenly became nervous. He hurried forward, grabbed the coffee box in his hands first, and shouted, "Anything is fine, but this is absolutely not allowed! If you want it, go ask General Wei Maide for it yourself!"
Kuang Zhengqi, however, scolded with a smile, "Look at your character. How could I care about such a small box of coffee? It's just that your second sister-in-law likes to drink coffee. I mentioned to her before that Lao Wu has good stuff."
Hearing this, Yang Hong looked helpless. He slowly opened the coffee box and looked at the less than half empty coffee inside. He said dejectedly: "Okay, okay, if you want something, just tell me directly. Don't use my sister-in-law as an excuse. But, this is only half a box. How can I have the nerve to give it to you!"
At the moment when Yang Hong was distracted, Kuang Zhengqi was quick to snatch the coffee box and said proudly, "You still have some conscience. How about this, this half box belongs to me, your brother. Also, before I leave, no matter what method you use, even if it means stealing, cheating, or deceiving, you must get me a whole box of this coffee. I promised your sister-in-law, I can't let her down, and I can't let us brothers lose face in front of your second sister-in-law!"
Yang Hong secretly groaned inwardly, knowing that Kuang Zhengqi was taking advantage of him. He muttered to himself, "Having a brother like this is really speechless." Unexpectedly, Kuang Zhengqi didn't seem to give up and added, "In a few days, your second sister-in-law will go to meet your third sister-in-law and your other brothers and sisters-in-law. What do you think their attitude will be if they know that you only gave your second sister-in-law a box of coffee and they didn't get any?!" Yang Hong was immediately panicked when he heard this. This kid was clearly trying to put him on the fire!
"Hey, second brother, you can't be so mean, okay? Do you think that old guy Weidemeier is so easy to fool? Last time, he almost had a falling out with me over this box of coffee. Where did I get so much coffee?"
"I don't care about that. I just want coffee. If you can't see me, go explain it to your second sister-in-law yourself. Also, you'd better go with your second sister-in-law, otherwise, your third sister-in-law will come over and make you suffer!"
Seeing Yang Hong's bitter face, Kuang Zhengqi was secretly proud: "Little guy, I can't deal with you!"
Yang Hong was currently contemplating how to get so much coffee. Actually, both Kuang Zhengqi and Yang Hong knew about the new coffee coming out from Weimade Manor, and they heard that this year's harvest was excellent. According to past practice, Yang Hong and Kuang Zhengqi would have no problem getting one or two boxes, but with so many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, especially the four from Luo Bing's family, they would need at least a case of ten boxes. This was clearly impossible, and it would be like asking for Old Wei's life!
It didn't matter if he couldn't get the goods. It was his disloyal sister-in-law and his brothers and sisters-in-law that Yang Hong cared about most. He secretly made up his mind: if soft tactics didn't work, he would have to force them. When Yang Hong came back from his thoughts, he met Kuang Zhengqi's eyes, and they both saw the same purpose in each other's eyes.
Three days later, General Weimade received a call from the port announcing the arrival of his private cargo ship. For Weimade, the most important personal cargo was this year's coffee. For Weimade, this coffee was the greatest achievement of his private estate, serving as both a social capital and a means of communication. The coffee shipments to important politicians and allies in the United States had already been dispatched directly from the estate. He had many plans for the shipment to the war zone, including arrangements with superiors, trusted subordinates, and even some indigenous forces. He even prepared a shipment for the British royal family.
Wei Made was about to go and inspect the goods himself when, unexpectedly, he ran into Kuang Zhengqi just as he reached the door. Kuang Zhengqi had just emerged from Eisenhower's office, and such a chance encounter was unavoidable. Wei Made had no choice but to invite Kuang Zhengqi into his office and signal his adjutant to arrange for his reception.
Weimad's promotion to five-star general and his continued tenure as Allied Chief of Staff for the Supreme Theater of Operations were largely due to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, particularly key figures like Kuang Zhengqi and Yang Hong. Kuang Zhengqi, in particular, accompanied Weimad on numerous campaigns in North Africa and the Middle East, where he demonstrated his leadership and foresight, repeatedly saving the Allies in times of crisis. Weimad clearly treated them like his own children and trusted subordinates.
Just as General Weimad warmly received Kuang Zhengqi, a line of military police suddenly appeared outside a private warehouse in the Tunisian port. Captain James, who was in charge, was surprised to find that these military police were not from the Supreme Theater Command, but were obviously from the Chinese Expeditionary Force, which had the largest garrison at that time.
"What are they doing here?" Although full of questions, Captain James took the initiative to step forward and asked the lieutenant colonel who was commanding the people to get out of the car, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, this is a private place. What business do you have here?"
The lieutenant colonel ignored him and continued to arrange for the disembarked military police to follow their previous arrangements and begin to take control of the captain and a dozen other men, effectively taking over the private warehouse. Captain James was shocked and was about to reprimand the lieutenant colonel. As one of the adjutants of the theater chief of staff, he had every reason to do so. He felt completely justified in reprimanding even a major general or brigadier general, let alone a lieutenant colonel, especially for such an unjustifiable encroachment on General Weimade's private warehouse!
However, when the lieutenant colonel turned around and James saw who it was, he opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "General Yang, what are you doing..."
Of course, Yang Hong and Captain James knew each other, and they were very familiar with each other. Captain James was also very clear about the relationship between General Yang and General Wei Made. He couldn't understand what General Yang was doing and had countless doubts in his mind.