The Justice Episode 22 Recap
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Bell and Shimazaki Tadashi agreed to come today to try on clothes. Shimazaki Tadashi came very late due to work, and Bell had been waiting for him. Shimazaki Tadashi gave Bell a high-end woolen fabric, which Bell liked very much. When she learned that Shimazaki Tadashi worked at the Zhaozheng Bank, run by Japanese people, her expression changed dramatically. She deeply hated the Japanese and advised Shimazaki Tadashi to leave there.
Wu Lizi suggested to Cheng Yizhi that they open safe deposit boxes, which was exactly what Cheng Yizhi had in mind. Foreign banks charged exorbitant fees for safe deposit boxes, making them unaffordable for ordinary people. Cheng Yizhi wanted to provide rock-solid safe deposit services for depositors. Wu Lizi went to reporter Wang to help promote the matter.
Cheng Yizhi haggled with a comprador from a trading company, and they finally agreed to purchase two hundred safe deposit boxes in four batches. Due to Leizi's mischief, the trading company's comprador refused to sell safe deposit boxes to Cheng Yizhi. Wu Lizi was unwilling to give up. She went to Cheng Yizhi to discuss countermeasures. Cheng Yizhi found out that Carney, the manager of the Municipal Council, strongly disliked Huang Ruhong, and wanted Carney to help resolve the matter.
Wu Lizi first went to the club to return the gun to the manager, and then went to Carney. Finally, they agreed to host a dinner party for Mr. and Mrs. Carney. Wu Lizi also catered to his preference by finding Tchaikovsky's records, and asked Cheng Yizhi to pretend to be her husband, promising to teach him the western table manners. Bell helped Shimazaki Tadashi alter his suit and gave him a handkerchief as a thank-you gift.
Shimazaki Tadashi casually mentioned that for Japanese people, giving a handkerchief meant breaking up. Bell found it incredible. Shimazaki Tadashi took the opportunity to kiss Bell, and she blushed deeply. Wu Lizi personally taught Cheng Yizhi the western table manners, but unexpectedly, Cheng Yizhi already knew everything clearly. Wu Lizi thought Cheng Yizhi was teasing her, and pretended to leave the table. Cheng Yizhi hurriedly persuaded her to stay. Wu Lizi, Gui, and Aunt Wang cleaned the house thoroughly.
Wu Lizi specially prepared French cuisine and red wine. Mr. and Mrs. Carney arrived on time for the appointment. Cheng Yizhi played Tchaikovsky's record and shared his thoughts. Carney disagreed with him. Gui accidentally spilled red wine on Carney's clothes. Wu Lizi quickly went to get Cheng Yizhi's commemorative shirt for him to change into, but Carney was completely unappreciative and angrily threatened to leave with his wife. Cheng Yizhi hurriedly changed to a Peking Opera record.
Carney was very interested, and Cheng Yizhi promised to accompany him to the theater to watch Peking Opera next week. Wu Lizi casually mentioned that the bank needed two hundred safe deposit boxes, and Carney agreed to help resolve it. Thanks to Carney's help, the Rebang Bank's safe deposit box service was officially launched, and the number of new account holders quadrupled. Huang Ruhong learned that Leizi was stirring up trouble behind the scenes and severely reprimanded him.
Huang Ruhong didn't want such petty revenge against Cheng Yizhi; he wanted to find an opportunity to completely bring him down. Xu Shu came to invite Wu Lizi to a play. Wu Lizi suddenly received a message that Director Yin had sold the shares of Lin Fu Rice Store to Wuzhou Firm. Wu Lizi had to apologize to Xu Shu, saying she needed to handle this urgent matter, so Xu Shu had no choice but to drop it.
Cheng Yizhi went to Director Zhao, explaining in detail the previous unpleasantness. The two resolved their past grievances, and Director Zhao apologized to him. Luzhu found a girl named Yingzi who closely resembled Feng Youru's first love. Huang Ruhong desperately tried to please Feng Youru, having Yingzi play music for him. Feng Youru happily left with Yingzi. Before leaving, he provided Huang Ruhong with inside information about the New Three-Four National Bonds.
Huang Ruhong invested heavily in national bonds, planning to make a fortune with Feng Youru. Wu Lizi quickly found out that someone was maliciously acquiring shares of Lin Fu Rice Store, and their shareholding was about to be equal. Cheng Yizhi and Wu Lizi both guessed that Huang Ruhong was behind it. They sent all their staff out to acquire shares of Lin Fu Rice Store at all costs.
As Cheng Yizhi expected, Huang Ruhong was desperately acquiring shares of Lin Fu Rice Store, intending to completely ruin Rebang Bank and Lin Fu Rice Store. Leizi sent people to raise the acquisition price for shares, and the acquisition price for Lin Fu Rice Store shares quickly rose to 50 yuan. Cheng Yizhi wanted to continue acquiring, but Wu Lizi advised him not to be impulsive, otherwise, he would fall into Huang Ruhong's trap.
Wu Lizi went to Charlie to ask for help buying shares. Charlie did not want to get involved. Wu Lizi earnestly persuaded him to join Rebang Bank, thereby gaining the favor of the famous actress Guan Xiuyue. Charlie couldn't resist Wu Lizi's persistence and agreed to personally discuss the matter with Cheng Yizhi. Charlie straightforwardly proposed to Cheng Yizhi that he would take a commission from every deal and also participate in the operation of Rebang Bank.
Wu Lizi helped mediate, and finally, Cheng Yizhi and Charlie reached a cooperation agreement. Charlie advised Cheng Yizhi to focus on Huang Ruhong's weakness, the New Three-Four National Bonds. He also had Cheng Yizhi spread rumors that Rebang Bank would acquire Lin Fu Rice Store's shares at a price five yuan higher than Longying Private Bank. The 25th Treasury Bonds were national bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance.
Due to Huang Ruhong's vigorous promotion of the New Three-Four National Bonds, the 25th Treasury Bonds continuously fell. Charlie incited officials at the Ministry of Finance and also made the 17th Army, the financial backer behind Huang Ruhong along the Qingdao-Jinan Railway, retreat thirty li. Upon hearing this news, customers rushed to sell New Three-Four National Bonds and bought large quantities of 25th Treasury Bonds.
Watching the New Three-Four National Bonds continuously decline, Huang Ruhong had Feng Youru spread false news, claiming that high-ranking officials of the Nationalist Government were coming to inspect the Qingdao-Jinan Railway, and also making the New Three-Four National Bonds rise by four fen. Charlie personally staked out the stock exchange and sent people to spread news of the Japanese army committing atrocities of burning, killing, and looting in Jinan, destroying Huang Ruhong and Feng Youru's lies.
The New Three-Four National Bonds quickly plummeted to rock bottom and were eventually forced to suspend trading. Charlie bought a large mansion and excitedly went to the grand theater to find Guan Xiuyue, desperately trying to win her favor. Guan Xiuyue was completely unappreciative; not only did she refuse the mansion, but she also ridiculed Charlie for being a generalist. Charlie was deeply ashamed.
The newspaper reported that Shopkeeper Lin was an illegitimate son of the Lin family, and that poor management led to financial losses. It also maliciously slandered Shopkeeper Lin. The shares of Lin Fu Rice Store plummeted, and Cheng Yizhi was burning with anxiety.
