binnovel Chapter 372: Finding out the news about the Morning Star freighter
Chapter 372: Finding out the news about the Morning Star freighter
The streets and alleys of Hong Kong are full of traces of the previous dynasty. Many women and even young girls still wear authentic cheongsams and horseshoe-soled shoes, with a silk scarf wrapped around their little fingers and swinging back and forth.
Masters, young masters, and even servants still have a golden braid on the back of their heads, but this place has been most influenced by Western trends, and many people have also learned from the West in clothing, hairstyles, eating habits and living habits.
There are far more men and women wearing Western clothes than in inland coastal cities.
Victoria Harbour Terminal Management Office.
Zhang Yunhe came to the door of the dispatch office wearing a dark gray suit, and the voices of several foreigners could be heard from inside.
Zhang Yunhe knocked on the door. The voices inside stopped and a voice shouted, "Come in!"
"Hello, good afternoon, gentlemen!" Zhang Yunhe pushed the door open and walked in, greeting with a smile.
A slightly older, middle-aged foreigner wearing a black uniform and a wide-brimmed hat frowned and shouted, "Oriental monkey, this is not the place for you. Get out!"
Zhang Yunhe's expression remained unchanged. "I think I should come here. I'm an employee of Bost International Shipping Company. We have a cargo ship called Morning Star heading towards Victoria Harbour. Your terminal management should have received a telegram. I'm here to inquire about the approximate arrival time of this cargo ship!"
After saying that, he handed over a document and said, "This is my work ID!"
The middle-aged foreigner didn't take the documents Zhang Yunhe handed over. Instead, he asked in confusion, "Didn't you send someone to inquire about this matter this morning? Why are you sending someone again?"
Zhang Yunhe spread his hands and said, "That guy was unlucky. On his way back, he was hit on the head by an old plaque on the street. He is now lying in the hospital. It is not known whether he can survive!"
"Oh, that's so unfortunate!" The middle-aged foreigner said words of apology, but there was no trace of pity on his face. When he took the document from Zhang Yunhe's hand, opened it and saw a few banknotes inside, his arrogant and contemptuous expression immediately turned into a smile.
"Mr. Zhang, right? Let me help you check the content of the last telegram sent by that freighter!" The middle-aged foreigner took the money from the ID card swiftly and returned the ID card to Zhang Yunhe.
He took out his work log and quickly found that the Morning Star freighter had sent a telegram at 9 a.m., but the telegram had been taken away by the staff who had come to inquire before. However, the content of the telegram was recorded here.
"This is a record of the contents of that telegram. Based on their current location, the freighter's speed, and the influence of ocean currents and monsoons, the Morning Star freighter should arrive here in approximately 32 hours!"
Zhang Yunhe raised his hand to look at his watch. It was 15:15 pm. In another 32 hours, it would be 23 pm the next night.
However, the delivery time is definitely not the arrival time at the port. The company responsible for the transportation of the legal currency this time is Bost International Shipping Company, a shipping company from the Clown Country. Before this batch of legal currency is handed over to the officials sent by Jiangzhou, the Japanese action team will never dare to snatch the legal currency from the shipping company, otherwise they will offend the Clown Country.
Zhang Yunhe speculated that the Japanese action team would definitely wait until the delivery of this batch of legal tender was complete, but when would that delivery be? It was likely that the shipping company hadn't yet decided. The freighter hadn't arrived at the port, and the cargo hadn't been delivered. Anything could happen to a ship at sea, and before the cargo arrived, there was no way to determine the delivery time.
"Sir, if the Morning Star cargo ship arrives at the port, please call this number to inform me. I hope to receive the news as soon as possible!" Zhang Yunhe handed a business card with the hotel room phone number to the middle-aged foreigner.
The middle-aged foreigner accepted Zhang Yunhe's money and was naturally happy to help with this small favor. He took the business card and put it in the drawer and promised, "No problem, I'll call and let you know as soon as the freighter arrives!"
After coming out of the Victoria Harbour Cargo Terminal, Zhang Yunhe found the phone number of Bost International Shipping Company in the telephone directory of a public telephone booth and dialed the number.
The call was quickly connected, and the person who answered the phone spoke in English: "Hello?"
Zhang Yunhe said, "Hello, I'm the person in charge of receiving the goods sent by Jiangzhou. I heard that the cargo ship Morning Star will arrive at the port around 23:15 PM tomorrow night. When do you estimate that the goods can be delivered?"
The person on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Please wait a moment. I'll ask our supervisor to speak to you now!"
After a while, another person on the other end of the phone asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Song from Jiangzhou?"
Zhang Yunhe replied: "It's me!"
"Hello, Mr. Song. I'm Nars, the port affairs manager for Bost Shipping Company. We certainly hope that you can pick up the goods as soon as possible. We would most like you to come and pick up the goods as soon as the freighter arrives at the port. However, the exact arrival time of the freighter is uncertain, so we can only notify you after the freighter arrives. You can then bring someone to pick up the goods at the agreed time!"
After hearing this, Zhang Yunhe could only say, "Okay, I just arrived here and haven't decided on a place to live yet. I'll contact you once I've decided on a place to live. I'll leave you my contact information, and you can notify me when the goods arrive at the port!"
"No problem, you can contact us anytime if you have any questions!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yunhe called a rickshaw and drove around the streets and alleys of Hong Kong Island for most of the afternoon. He did not return to the Hong Kong Island Hotel until around 7 o'clock in the evening.
He was staying in room 706 of the hotel, while Ma Dazhi was staying in room 606. His room was right above Ma Dazhi's, and the two were separated by only one floor.
After returning to the guest room, Zhang Yunhe checked the secret marks he left before leaving with the instinct and intuition of a professional intelligence officer, and found that the secret marks were intact and there was no sign of anyone else entering the room.
He first poured himself a glass of red wine and scanned it with the Iron Blood computer. Seeing that Ma Dazhi had returned to room 606, he picked up the phone and dialed the number 606.
The call was connected, and Ma Dazhi's deep voice came from the inside: "Hello?"
Zhang Yunhe said, "It's me. How's today's progress?"
Ma Dazhi recognized Zhang Yunhe's characteristic metallic voice and said, "Yesterday I went to a local gang called Yishenglian and paid them to help find and keep an eye on a group of Japanese who had just arrived in Hong Kong. Yishenglian is indeed well-informed. They received relevant information. A group of Japanese did arrive in Hong Kong two days ago, but they disappeared after entering the port. They spread their disciples and searched for them for a whole day but couldn't find their whereabouts!"
"According to the leader of Yisheng Company, if there are people here they can't find, then they must have someone locally to support them! I've been thinking for a long time, and this little Japanese action team must really have someone here to support them. I wonder if you still remember Mei Yaoting, who Zhou Sihai sent to Hong Kong?"