Break out of the courtyard

After two weeks, Japanese stocks rebounded in retaliation. The Nikkei index rose to 12 points at the close of trading on the afternoon of December 19, only 17150 points away from its previous highest point.

Over the weekend, Tingmei Trading Company’s advertising and public relations expenses hit new highs. News from various countries reported that Japanese stocks had a technical correction, and the bull market became even stronger!

Huang Wenli rushed back to Hong Kong Island on Saturday morning and reported to Zhang Heping on the progress of the Wucheng Tianhe Airport project.

Director Wang Sumei, along with two old men and four young people, flew to Kai Tak Airport on Hong Kong Island at 6: in the evening.

"Heping, these two are Professor Yu and Professor Deng from the Department of Economics at Capital University. Zhang Nan and Zhang Nian have both taken their classes." Director Wang stepped aside to let the two old men holding cotton coats stand aside, and with a smile he introduced them to Zhang Heping who had come to pick him up in person.

After Zhang Heping shook hands with the two old professors and got to know them, Director Wang continued to introduce the two men and two women who came after him, two undergraduates and two graduate students, all students from the Department of Economics.

"Let's go to the hotel to put our luggage first, and then we can eat and talk!" Zhang Heping said, and waved his hand to the two old professors, leading them to a black convoy led by a Hongqi bulletproof sedan.

Wang Sumei followed Zhang Heping into the second car. As soon as the convoy started, Wang Sumei couldn't help asking, "Heping, do you have to go to Ri Island this time? Will it be dangerous?"

"There are risks, but it's not dangerous." Zhang Heping smiled and said, "The Japanese can't afford my revenge!"

"We are worried about the two countries of Magnesium and the Soviet Union..." Wang Sumei said halfway and looked at the unfamiliar driver in the front seat.

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant will be online for trial operation tomorrow. I will take people on a plane to Ri Island after the trial operation is successful."

"Taishan Nuclear Power Plant?" Wang Sumei was a little confused and didn't know what the nuclear power plant had to do with Zhang Heping's trip.

Zhang Heping explained with a smile: "Auntie Wang, with the thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant, our country will no longer be short of electricity, and it also means that our production capacity will be taken to a higher level! When we were tightening our belts to build the country, we were not afraid of any country, and now we don't have to be afraid of them!"

Wang Sumei still didn't quite understand Zhang Heping's thinking, but she knew the situation at the Taishan Nuclear Power Station and knew that the preparatory work there had been completed and that they were just waiting for the network to be put into trial operation.

Based on her previous communication with Mr. Hua, she knew that once the Taishan thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant was successful, it would be promoted and constructed in the central and western provinces.

Because the renewable energy company has borne the most expensive initial research and development costs, the cost of mass production of thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power equipment in the later stage will be greatly reduced. The cost of building a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant with the same power generation capacity as the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant will be much lower than the 13.7 billion magnesium construction cost of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant.

The convoy drove to the Peace Hotel in Central, where a group of waiters, tailors, bodyguards, etc. were already inside.

By the time the two professors and four students came downstairs and changed their clothes, Zhang Heping, Wang Sumei and Huang Wenli had already been talking for a while at the dining table.

Seeing that the six professors and students had changed into new clothes and passed the obedience test, Zhang Heping greeted them with a smile and asked them to take a seat.

"Mr. Zhang, I have a question that I don't understand. Could you please help me solve it?" Professor Yu asked in a literary tone.

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "Professor Yu is my daughter's teacher, but you can say whatever you want."

Professor Yu glanced at the other old professor, put his hands on the round table, and asked solemnly: "The rise in the Japanese stock market can be said to be driven by your Peace Investment Company. Why did you sell off Japanese stocks in large quantities at the beginning of this month?"

"Also, I heard that you have been buying a lot of Japanese stocks recently. Aren't you afraid that the Japanese will accuse you of stock manipulation?"

Zhang Heping glanced at everyone present, and everyone seemed to be very interested in this question, but he couldn't explain the reason.

So, he said with a serious face: "First of all, if Peace Investment Company had not invested in Japanese stocks last year, Japanese stocks would still have this round of rising market. Do you agree with this?"

The two professors thought for a while, and it was still Professor Yu who spoke up, "Mr. Zhang wants to say that the depreciation of the dollar and the appreciation of the yen caused by the Plaza Accord have led to foreign capital entering Japan to avoid the depreciation of wealth."

"To be precise, it's speculation!" Zhang Heping said patiently, "Everyone in the world is here for profit! Foreign capital sees an opportunity and will naturally rush into Japan!"

The word "kill" reminded the two old professors of the "economic war" mentioned by Mr. Zhang, and they wanted to know more about the logic behind Zhang Heping's investment in Japan.

Unfortunately, this was part of a previous top-secret meeting and they couldn't discuss it in this situation.

Zhang Heping didn't wait for them to ask, and continued, "Secondly, Heping Investment Company sold stocks at the beginning of the month. It was a stop-loss operation based on the decline of Japanese stocks in November, which complies with the relevant securities laws of Japan."

"The library next door has a collection of securities laws from various countries. If you are interested, I can take you to the library after dinner to have a look."

"Mr. Zhang, we have also studied Japanese securities law before, so we don't need to go to your library tonight!" After Professor Yu refused, he asked again:

"Looking at Peace Investment's selling behavior alone, it really can't be considered stock manipulation, but you bought a large number of Japanese stocks not long after, doesn't this also constitute manipulation of Japanese stocks?"

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "On the surface, the fund manager of Peace Investment Company is indeed suspected of manipulating stocks. However, the chief official of Japan's Ministry of Finance, who was responsible for the decline of Japanese stocks in November, has resigned!"

"The Peace Group was entrusted by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan to temporarily give up the withdrawal of investment in order to stabilize the Japanese stock market and real estate market and cooperate with the Japanese people to buy Japanese stocks."

These two sentences contain a lot of information. The two professors and four students did not expect that the decline of Japanese stocks in November was manipulated by the chief official of Japan's Ministry of Finance!

Through the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Finance, and the news that the Peace Group temporarily gave up on withdrawing its investment, was the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Finance forced by the Peace Group?

How could the Peace Group have such a great influence?

The two old professors looked at each other, as if they understood each other's thoughts, but Professor Deng, who had not spoken, shook his head slightly.

"Mr. Zhang!" Professor Deng frowned and said, "From what you just said, Peace Investment Company's recent purchase of Japanese stocks is related to the factional struggle in Japan?"

Zhang Heping waved his hand and asked the waiter to pour wine for the guests, and explained casually: "A small part of it is due to this aspect, but more of it is determined by the market!"

Professor Deng said seriously: "I would like to hear more details!"

"Let's eat and talk at the same time!" Zhang Heping picked up the chopsticks and asked everyone to start eating.

After Zhang Heping drank a mouthful of the appetizer soup, he continued to explain: "I just said that even if Heping Investment Company did not invest in Japanese stocks, there would be other foreign capital rushing into the Japanese stock market because the visible speculative benefits were too tempting!"

"In addition, in recent years, the United States has severely restricted the export of Japanese products, and Europe and the United States have also raised their respective tariffs, forcing the Japanese economy to shift from exports to domestic demand. Subsequently, the Japanese took advantage of the preferential policies to promote domestic demand and rushed into the real estate and stock markets, driving this round of rising prices together with foreign capital."

"In addition, the Japanese Ministry of Finance, as the referee of the stock exchange, not only invested the national pension into the Japanese stock market, but also secretly manipulated the decline of Japanese stocks. Faced with such a stupid act of breaking the rules, if you were foreign capital, would you continue to invest in the Japanese stock market?"

"Teacher Zhang, I've heard you give a computer class at our school before!" The male graduate student named Shi Jun interrupted and asked, "Excuse me, why do you continue to invest in the Japanese stock market?"

"Because the acting minister of Japan's Ministry of Finance said that an additional 6 trillion yen will be added next year to promote Japan's economy. If nothing unexpected happens, a considerable portion of this money will flow into the Japanese stock market!" Zhang Heping said, and suddenly smiled evilly:

"With the help of these black-hearted capitalists and speculators, how high do you think the Japanese stock market will reach?"

Wang Sumei suddenly interrupted, "Professor Yu, Professor Deng, and four other students, you have signed a confidentiality agreement before coming here. Please remember not to spread today's conversation outside, so as not to cause external disputes."

The conversation was suddenly interrupted, and the two old professors immediately realized that if they continued talking, they would be involved in the so-called economic war.

The two old professors looked at each other, shook their heads slightly almost at the same time, and decided not to discuss this matter in front of the four students.

Because they know that the money invested by Peace Group in Japan is huge, dozens of times the country's foreign exchange reserves, and they cannot afford to make any mistakes.

The key is that nothing can go wrong on their side!

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little muted for a moment, and Zhang Heping changed the subject without paying any attention. "Tomorrow, we will go to Japan to see its prosperity. The day after tomorrow, we will go to the Dongdu Stock Exchange to see the speculation fever there, and by the way, witness Heping Automobile Company raising money by listing on Japan."

Hearing the new topic, the two old professors perked up again. Professor Yu, who looked a little thinner, asked, "Mr. Zhang, I heard before that Peace Automobile Company was going to be listed in Hong Kong Island. Why is it going to be listed in Japan now?"

"The company went public for two reasons: first, to make money, and second, to expand its scale." Zhang Heping explained with a smile: "The Japanese are very rich now, and the yen still has room for appreciation. I would feel uneasy if I didn't make money from them!"

"In addition, the Japanese have been moving production abroad in recent years. Heping Automobile Company has taken money from Japan and expanded production in Shenzhen, which is in line with the investment logic of the Japanese."

"Finally, the sales of Peace Automobile are quite good, and there is also the patented automobile technology that the Japanese people want to obtain."

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That night, Zhang Heping talked a lot with the two professors from the mainland, explaining some glamorous investment logic.

Just because Heping Group’s next investment direction is in the mainland, Zhang Heping needs these economic experts to guide relevant policy decisions!

The next day, December 12, 21 a.m.

The online trial operation of Taishan Thorium Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Power Plant started. Until 13:10 in the afternoon, everything was normal at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which had been running for hours.

Zhang Heping, who received more than a dozen calls from Taishan Nuclear Power Plant today, finally decided to lead the team to Ri Island.

At the same time, people from the Japan Island branch of Umbrella Security Company also received the news and started the highest standard security project.

"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it!" Zhu Chengguang, the head of the Sun Island branch of the umbrella company, took the microphone and made a final mobilization to all the employees. "I have already told you what should and should not be said! Now, I will only say one thing!"

"If something happens to the boss in Japan, there will be no need for our branch to exist, and everyone will just pack up and leave!"

"Manager Zhu, don't worry!" An employee below said loudly, "The boss gave us such a high salary and benefits. Even if I risk my life, I will not let the boss get hurt at all!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

Seeing that the army was ready, Zhu Chengguang nodded and said, "Let's go!"

Soon, two hundred bodyguards in black armor and helmets with small pistols on their waists got into black sedans, SUVs, MPVs, and motorcycles...

When Professor Yu, Professor Deng and four students from Capital University followed Zhang Heping out of the Riyu Island Airport accompanied by eight bodyguards, and saw the large crowd of bodyguards and motorcade outside, they realized belatedly that this trip to Riyu Island seemed not very safe.

"Old Zhu, have you been drinking too much slimming tea recently? Why have you become so thin?" Zhang Heping reached out to Zhu Chengguang who was running over and grabbed his wrist.

"I have indeed drunk too much recently, hehe!" Zhu Chengguang, who is in his 50s, smiled very innocently at this time, without his usual cold attitude towards his subordinates.

"Let's go!" Zhang Heping let go of the other person's wrist and did not expose the other person's lack of exercise and use of slimming tea to lose weight.

Zhu Chengguang's nephew Zhu Yunsheng was sitting in the driver's seat. When he saw Zhang Heping getting in, he quickly smiled and asked, "Boss, where are we going first?"

Zhang Heping said casually: "Let's go to Ginza first and take a look at our Huayingxiong Pavilion!"

"Okay!" The driver Zhu Yunsheng responded, then picked up the intercom and said to the people in the convoy: "Attention, all teams! Attention, all teams! Go to destination No. 4! Go to destination No. 4!"

After he finished speaking, the black convoy that was blocking traffic outside the airport slowly drove towards the city center.

Using code names to indicate destinations is an experience that Umbrella Security Company has summed up over the years to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping on security operations.

The destination code was decided by Zhu Chengguang before he set off, but the specific destination was decided by the person being protected.

Umbrella security generally won't object unless the destination is particularly dangerous.

The Huayingxiong Exhibition Hall, which is the destination No. 4 today, is an eight-story book-shaped building that was built on the original site of the three small buildings of Huaying Co., Ltd. located south of the Ginza 3-chome intersection that were demolished last year.

It is named as an exhibition hall because it displays many photos and evidences of the Japanese invasion of neighboring countries!

The purpose of building the museum is to teach history lessons to the Japanese people!

Zhang Heping and his group arrived at the Ginza 4-chome intersection and looked for a while in front of the Huayingxiong Exhibition Hall, which was illuminated by lights as white as jade.

"Remember history and forge ahead. Peace is hard-won!" Professor Deng couldn't help but applaud as he looked at the three lines of big red Chinese characters on the snow-white building.

Zhang Heping felt the heaviness of the book building before walking inside.

Zhang Heping asked Ou Yanzi, the head of Huayingxiong Company, who was standing at the door to greet him, "Is there anyone else coming to cause trouble?"

"That's all!" Ou Yanzi replied with some complexity, and then told Zhang Heping and his group about the internal layout of the exhibition hall.

The office of Huayingxiong Company is located on the first floor, and the other areas are display areas. Because the museum has only been open for a short time, the collected photos and evidence are not very abundant.

Zhang Heping and his group walked up to the 4th floor and found someone changing photos in front of them, so they stopped to watch.

Zhang Heping looked at the photos of the brutal Japanese soldiers and the two half-naked female corpses and frowned and asked, "Did the Japanese veteran who did not want to reveal his name provide these photos?"

"Yes!" Ou Yanzi said seriously, "There is also his handwritten confession letter next to it."

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