The matter of Fujimoto Shizuka's investment in Meng'an was generally finalized, and the details of the matter naturally still need to be negotiated. Of course, Lu Xiyan could not sit at the negotiating table with Fujimoto Shizuka one by one.

He handed Yan Lei over the specific negotiation matters to full responsibility.

Yan Lei would come to him every night to report to him that only if Yan Lei could not make decisions will he make the decision.

Basically, the conditions proposed by Fujimoto Shizuka are still within a reasonable range, and they are not too harsh and infringe on Lu Xiyan's interests in Meng'an Company.

This confused him.

It seems that this is a win-win cooperation agreement, and there is no unequal treaty that one party overrides the other. Could it be that Shizuka Fujimoto really wants to move Sato Pharmaceutical's factory to Shanghai?

Even if she wants to move, she may not need to cooperate with him. Isn’t it easy for him to move here? Isn’t it still the Japanese in Shanghai now?

"Xiyan, do you think it would be to transfer assets and prepare for Japan's defeat?" Meng Fanxing thought of a possibility and speculated.

"She said the same to me, but I always feel something is wrong." Lu Xiyan shook his head.

"Sir, Japan's defeat is irreversible. Sato Pharmaceutical has a close relationship with the Japanese military. Once it is defeated, it will inevitably be affected. Although I don't know what Japan will be after the defeat, life will definitely not be easy. It depends on whether they transfer the pharmaceutical factory to Shanghai and nominally controlled by Mr., then this part of the assets can actually be hidden." Yan Lei used Meng Fanxing's instructions to express his divergent thinking.

"Yes, doing this will not only avoid damage in the war, but also protect some of the assets after the war. This Fujimoto Shizuka is far-sighted." Meng Fanxing also agreed with Yan Lei's judgment.

"I still don't think it's like it." Lu Xiyan shook his head.

"If this is not the case, why is Fujimoto Shizuka so low-key about our cooperation this time? No news from the outside world has been revealed?" Yan Lei asked back.

"Yes, this is indeed a bit abnormal."

"She is also afraid that her behavior of transferring assets will be discovered and sanctioned by the Japanese government."

"At present, there are no conditions that are not conducive to us. Should we sign or not sign this cooperation agreement?"

"Sign, Yan Lei, you sign the agreement on my behalf." Lu Xiyan thought for a moment, and from a business perspective, this is a win-win cooperation agreement, and there is no situation of oppressing anyone.

However, under the hostile relationship between China and Japan, signing such a cooperation agreement will inevitably be misunderstood.

Fujimoto Shizuka must have a plan. No matter what she wants, if you turn her out, how can you see it?

There is an old saying that you can’t bear to leave your children and can’t trap the wolf!

Lu Xiyan is just a gamble now, what exactly does Fujimoto Shizuka want to do?

...

Little Lu Fan was full of the moon, and Lu Xiyan just made a table of dishes at home, invited Yan Lei and his wife, Tang Jin and other close people to make do.

Since he had been involved with Wang Puppet, Lu Xiyan has almost never had any private banquets, and he had not even held his 30th birthday.

Instead, I went to Hongfang with Meng Fanxing and had a candlelight dinner.

Fortunately, he has always been low-key, so no one suspects that this is what he did deliberately.

Children grow up very quickly. They just made clothes and they feel that they are too young after wearing them for a few days. They have to buy them again and do them again. This is a big project.

Fortunately, there is a He Xiaofen at home. This woman not only cooks good dishes, but also makes good female workers. Xiao Lufan's shoes, socks and hats are all from her.

"Sir, guess what is the location of this new factory in Fujimoto Shizuka who chose our pharmaceutical factory?" One night, Lu Xiyan came home from get off work. Not long after dinner, Yan Lei excitedly went upstairs to report.

"I don't guess what I keep from selling it." Lu Xiyan looked up at him, and continued to look at his medical journal.

"East Asian Botanical Research Institute."

"What, East Asian Botanical Research Institute?" Lu Xiyan was really shocked when he heard this. Ordinary people may not know what was done in front of the East Asian Botanical Research Institute, but the underground intelligence community in Shanghai knew about it.

After the incident, in order to cover up the crime, Japan pretended to open the Botanical Research Institute to visit the outside world while sealing up the underground facilities.

Of course, there are really not many secrets in this place except for the underground facilities. It was a secret base for researching and producing bacterial weapons back then.

This base was evacuated more than a year ago. The personnel and equipment inside were transported away at night. I boarded a barge at Wusongkou. No one knew where he went in the end.

It is said that I went to a country in South Asia.

After the secret base was relocated, the institute became deserted. Who has the money and the heart to invest in research plants? There are probably few people now.

Fujimoto Shizuka didn't choose so many places, but she chose such a dirty and terrible place. Did she not know what that place used to do?

"Do you think there is a suitable location for our new drug factory?"

"From the perspective of wanting to start production as soon as possible, it is really suitable. First of all, the drainage and ventilation systems in the Botanical Research Institute are ready-made, and the buildings can meet our production requirements after a very small renovation, and the cost is also the smallest. Moreover, the place is large enough that even if we build a new factory, we don't have to worry about no place. Judging from the location selection, there are not many that are better than the East Asian Botanical Research Institute." Yan Lei said truthfully.

"How much money is needed to acquire the East Asian Research Institute?" Lu Xiyan asked.

"We asked a special agency to estimate the land plus construction assets, which should be converted into oceans of about 200,000." Yan Lei said.

"Can you lower the price?"

"It should be able to lower the price. After all, there are not many people who can give up so much money at once and are willing to buy such a large place." Yan Lei said.

"Can there be other industries near the East Asian Botanical Research Institute?" Lu Xiyan asked again.

“There are some.”

"Hurry up and buy it at a low price." Lu Xiyan ordered, "especially those near the East Asian Research Institute, let Hanjie do this and do it quietly, so don't let Fujimoto Shizuka notice it."

"I understand." Yan Lei nodded.

...

Not long after, the news of Wang's death in Nagoya, Japan came, and the Wang Puppet was naturally wailing. However, the vast number of anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians were excited when they heard the news, which showed that the doomsday of the Japanese invaders and traitors was about to come.

On the third day after Wang died of illness, Chen Zhibo officially replaced Wang with the support of his Japanese master and became the first seat of the pseudo-government in Nanjing.

He also claims to be the "acting" chairman.

In order to compensate Zhou Fuhai, the real power-oriented Zhou Fuhai gave him the position of mayor of Shanghai, which was vacated by Chen Zhibo, but Zhou did not take office immediately, and Secretary-General Wu Songgao acted as mayor.

Time passed quickly, and it was the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

Shizuka Fujimoto has a lot of energy and moves very quickly. She can actually use naval transport ships to come to Shanghai from Japan's local transportation equipment.

The rebuilt East Asian Botanical Research Institute was renamed "Meng'an Pharmaceutical Jiangwan Branch". Shizuka Fujimoto served as deputy general manager of Meng'an Pharmaceutical and director of Jiangwan Branch.

The construction of Jiangwan Branch is simply described as a matter of time. All the workers and technicians of Jiangwan Branch were directly brought from Japan.

This is an independent branch. Of course, the sales department of Meng'an Company will be responsible for external sales of the drugs, but the factory management is completely separate from Anping Pharmaceutical. Of course, there are also differences in the types of drugs it produces.

The equipment has entered the factory, started installation and commissioning, and trial production has begun. It will take a long time to officially resume production to wait for the new year. Raw materials purchase and transportation will also take time.

What's more, it is very difficult to purchase pharmaceutical raw materials now. The international community has blocked all kinds of Japanese material resources. If you want to obtain chemical raw materials, in addition to producing them themselves, you will also smuggle them.

Of course, Lu Xiyan has a channel for smuggling chemical raw materials, otherwise, Anping Pharmaceutical Factory would have stopped working long ago. The Japanese also knew that they also needed medicines. If their smuggling channels were cut off, they would not be able to get the medicines they wanted.

Therefore, the Japanese not only dared not cut off Lu Xiyan's smuggling channels, but also had to protect them. As long as they did not do too much, they could only turn a blind eye.

In January 1945, exciting news came from the European battlefield that the Soviet Red Army occupied Warsaw, and on the Pacific battlefield, the US fleet had an absolute advantage, and the suspense of the war had not changed much.

"Sir, Onitsuka is missing." One day when he went home, Yan Lei suddenly reported a situation to Lu Xiyan. Every move of the Japanese Special High School has always been closely watched by Lu Xiyan.

Especially for Hattori Chiyoko and Onitsuka, Lu Xiyan needs to know the news as soon as possible.

“How long have you been missing?”

"I haven't seen him appear at the Broadway Building for at least one week." Yan Lei said.

"Where is Chiyoko Hattori?"

"She works normally, nothing unusual." Yan Lei said.

"There is no abnormality between the Japanese army and the Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou, right?" Lu Xiyan asked cautiously.

"No." Yan Lei shook his head.

"Let the ants pay close attention and don't take it lightly."

"By the way, sir, I think there is something wrong with the woman named Yuanzi beside Shizuka Fujimoto. I always feel that she looks familiar and seems to have seen her in the past." Yan Lei turned around and left, then turned around and said.

"Yuanzi, what do you doubt her?" Lu Xiyan had an impression of this woman named Yuanzi, but she was not very profound. After Yan Lei reminded her, he felt a little familiar in his mind.

"Some of her behaviors are not like an ordinary assistant, but she really wants a professionally trained agent." Yan Lei said.

After having more contact with Shizuka Fujimoto and the people around her, Yan Lei will naturally pay more attention and observe more. If he finds any doubts, he will also analyze and judge in his mind.

"Are there any photos of Yuanzi?"

"Yes, do you want it now?" Yan Lei asked.
Chapter completed!