pappabearbooks Chapter 2078 The trouble gets bigger and bigger
Chapter 2078 The trouble gets bigger and bigger
Chapter 2078 The trouble gets bigger and bigger
"This is interesting," Wan Haiyang sneered.
The fact that he was able to obtain a special pass for Nanjing and stay at the Astor House Hotel, which was owned by the Japanese, was enough to show that he was not an ordinary person.
"Go, make sure you find out the identities of those three people," Wan Haiyang ordered.
"Yes!" Qu Kairui saluted and quickly left.
"The more powerful your background, the better!" Wan Haiyang sneered. "Then I'll see how you, Cheng Qianfan, will end up."
……
Two days later.
Cheng Qianfan hung up the phone and let out a cold laugh.
"Brother Fan, is this another call from Nanjing?" Li Hao asked.
"Hmm." Cheng Qianfan leaned back in his chair and said casually, "If you didn't know better, you'd think you'd stirred up a hornet's nest."
"Brother Fan, is everything really alright in Nanjing?" Li Hao asked.
"What could possibly happen?" Cheng Qianfan said.
He stood up, stretched, and said, "The Nanjing government doesn't have the final say in the gold case. The power to control this matter now rests with me, and with the Japanese."
"Didn't Jing Muyun call?" Haozai asked from the side.
"The phone hasn't come through yet." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said with a smile, "However, I reckon the person will be here soon."
Just then, Hou Pingliang knocked on the door and came in. "Brother Fan, Lieutenant Colonel Umezu Sumire of the Military Police is here."
……
"Sagami-kun." Cheng Qianfan stood up and poured a cup of tea for Sagami Umezumi. "You never come here unless you have something important to say. It seems you have something important to discuss with me this time."
“Miyazaki-kun.” Saeue Umezumi took a sip of tea and looked at Miyazaki Kentaro, saying, “You must know the purpose of my visit.”
"Gold?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at Sagami Umezumi and said.
Sagami Umezumi nodded.
He saw Kentaro Miyazaki frown and remain silent, his expression darkening.
“Lord Zuo, I am well aware that the Empire needs gold,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Personally, I would gladly offer up this seized gold, but…”
Sagami Umezumi frowned deeply.
……
“However, this matter has already become public, and there are too many people eyeing this batch of gold,” Cheng Qianfan said. “As long as the Empire sends a letter to Nanjing, I will arrange the handover.”
Sagami Umezumi stared intently at Miyazaki Kentaro. Procedurally speaking, there was nothing wrong with what Miyazaki Kentaro said.
However, he had a vague feeling that Kentaro Miyazaki, that greedy fellow, was clearly unwilling to give up the meat that was already in his mouth.
Of course, he also believed that Kentaro Miyazaki didn't have the guts or the ability to swallow the gold, but he was certainly willing to take advantage of any opportunity to profit.
“Okay.” Sagami Umezu nodded. “The Military Police Headquarters will contact Nanjing.”
He wasn't actually in a hurry for gold. The empire desperately needed gold, and even Nanjing couldn't and wouldn't dare to obstruct the delivery.
He had another purpose for this trip.
……
"Please, Miyazaki-kun, hand over Jing Qingxi, Bi Qixuan, and Xiao Aocheng to my military police," said Sagami Umezumi.
“Okay.” Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment and said, “As long as the military police issue a formal handover letter and Nanjing agrees, I will hand it over immediately.”
He said to Umezumi Sagami, "To be honest, these three Chinese are a hot potato for me right now. I can't wait to hand them over to the military police."
“The handover will take place today,” said Sagami Umezumi.
“Okay.” Cheng Qianfan extended his hand.
Sagami Umezu frowned.
……
“The handover document,” Cheng Qianfan said, frowning. “Sagami-kun, you don’t have a handover document, do you?”
“The official letter will be delivered shortly,” said Sagami Umezumi.
“Sagami-kun.” Cheng Qianfan’s face darkened. “Without a formal handover document, it’s impossible to hand over the person.”
He looked at Sagami Umezumi's gloomy face and said seriously, "Sagami-kun, I am naturally willing to hand it over immediately, but Miyazaki Kentaro can do it, but Cheng Qianfan cannot."
This is what Miyazaki Kentaro meant by the words of Sagami Umezu.
As the director of the Third Bureau of Political Security, Cheng Qianfan had many things to consider.
but--
“Miyazaki-kun, don’t forget, you are an Imperial agent, and the interests of the Empire must be your top priority,” said Sagami Umezumi.
……
"Lord Zuo, I have fully considered the interests of the Empire and am willing to cooperate," Cheng Qianfan said. "I am no longer asking Nanjing for its approval. I only ask for the official document to be handed over so that I can at least give Nanjing a basic explanation. Is that too much to ask?"
As he spoke, he looked at Sagami Umezumi with a puzzled expression, "Sagami-kun, shouldn't handing over official documents be an easy thing?"
“The person must be handed over to me today,” said Sagami Umezumi. “The official handover document is not available yet.”
Cheng Qianfan frowned, looking puzzled.
“Jing Xi and the others have special identities,” said Zuo Shang Meijin. “The Mei Agency hopes to handle this matter secretly and avoid escalating the conflict with Nanjing as much as possible.”
……
Cheng Qianfan understood.
The military police wanted to arrest him but didn't want to escalate the conflict. However, their request essentially shifted the blame entirely onto him.
At the same time, Cheng Qianfan sneered inwardly. It seemed that the situation in the Pacific theater was unfavorable. Under such circumstances, the Japanese needed stability on the Chinese battlefield even more, and their attitude towards Nanjing had softened accordingly.
Or rather, the word "soften" isn't quite right. The Japanese wouldn't really change the essence of their tough stance; they would simply take a roundabout approach to avoid creating greater conflict with Nanjing.
Or rather, both sides need a buffer period:
The people were voluntarily transferred to the military police by the Third Political Security Bureau; they are the receiving party!
"Sagami-kun," Cheng Qianfan said angrily, "is he planning to put me on the hot seat?"
“Miyazaki-kun, please recognize your position,” said Sae-gami Umezumi in a deep voice. “The interests of the Empire should be the top priority.”
“I can give you the person.” Cheng Qianfan pondered for a moment, “However, it wasn’t handed over voluntarily by the Third Bureau of Political Security; it was you, Zuo Shangjun, who forcibly took it.”
Sagami Umezu frowned.
……
"As long as there's no official handover document, what do other things matter?" Cheng Qianfan said with a slight smile. "That way, I can at least give them an explanation."
The cunning Kentaro Miyazaki!
Sagami Umezumi snorted coldly, walked around to the back, and finally nodded.
"Sagami-kun," Cheng Qianfan said, looking at Saigami Umezumi, "is the military police investigating the source of the gold?"
“Exactly,” said Sagami Umezumi. “These three people have been in your hands for three days. Have you gotten anything out of them?”
“No.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said to Sasami Umezumi, “The phone calls from Nanjing have been coming in one after another, so we haven’t tortured these three people yet.”
As he spoke, a cold glint appeared in his eyes. "It's fine to hand it over to Lord Zuo. Please make sure you find out the truth. Those foolish Chinese dare to hoard gold. No matter who they are, they must be severely punished!"
Sagami Umezumi nodded; he was quite satisfied with Miyazaki Kentaro's attitude.
……
"This is outrageous!" Cheng Qianfan smashed a water glass.
Lieutenant Colonel Umezumi Sagami of the Military Police arrived at the Third Bureau of Political Security and forcibly took away Jing Qingxi and two others.
Cheng Qianfan tried his best to stop it to no avail. Now, Director Cheng was so angry that he was furious and had nowhere to vent his frustration.
Just then, Li Hao rushed in, "Brother Fan, Jing Muyun is here."
"Please come in!" Cheng Qianfan's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice.
……
"What?" Jing Muyun stood up abruptly. "The person was taken away by the military police?"
“Yes.” Cheng Qianfan said indignantly, “The military police’s lieutenant, Umezumi, personally led people to take him away.”
"Is there a handover document?" Jing Muyun asked with a grim expression.
“No!” Cheng Qianfan said.
"Could it be that the handover was ordered from Nanjing?" Jing Muyun asked again.
"No!" Cheng Qianfan shook his head.
"Director Cheng, Cheng Qianfan!" Jing Muyun's face was terribly grim. "Without an official handover document or any instructions from Nanjing, you just handed him over to the military police like that?"
"They came to our door and tried to rob us, what could I do?" Cheng Qianfan's expression was also not good. "Committee Member Jing, tell me, what can I do?"
Jing Muyun gave Cheng Qianfan a deep look. He didn't know if Cheng Qianfan had handed the person over to the Japanese voluntarily, or if, as Cheng Qianfan said, the Japanese had forcibly taken the person away.
However, the current situation is that his nephew has been taken away by the Japanese!
……
"Cheng Qianfan!" Jing Muyun said through gritted teeth, "If anything happens to my nephew, this matter is not over!"
"Committee member!" Cheng Qianfan also got angry. "I said it has nothing to do with me. It was the Japanese who forcibly abducted us."
"If you didn't cause this, why would the Japanese interfere?" Jing Muyun questioned.
"What? Is it wrong for my Political Security Bureau No. 3 to investigate illegal activities?" Cheng Qianfan retorted, snorting coldly. "Commissioner Jing, given my temperament, if your nephew were involved in this major gold case, I would have ordered him to be interrogated with torture long ago, but I didn't. I have always respected you, Commissioner Jing, but don't mistake that respect for my weakness!"
"Fine! Fine! Fine!" Jing Muyun was furious. "Cheng Qianfan, you're very good."
He pointed at Cheng Qianfan and said angrily, "I'm going to ask Chu Mingyu if he produced such a worthless piece of trash!"
……
"Committee Member!" Cheng Qianfan's face was terribly gloomy. "You don't dare to go to the Japanese to demand our people back, yet you keep questioning me. Do you think I'm someone to be trifled with?"
With that, he abruptly stood up, "Show them out!"
"This matter is not over!" Jing Muyun stormed off in a huff.
"Go ahead and bite me!" Cheng Qianfan said angrily, looking at Jing Muyun's back. "You're like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart."
Jing Muyun staggered, nearly falling over. "Good, very good, very good!"
……
"Brother Fan, that felt so good!" Li Hao said to Cheng Qianfan with a smile as he entered the room.
Jing Muyun was one of the most notorious traitors in the Nanjing regime and a member of the Central Committee of the Nanjing puppet regime. It was truly satisfying to see Jing Muyun suffer such a great loss.
“However, Brother Fan, this has seriously offended Jing Muyun,” he said to Cheng Qianfan.
"It's alright." Cheng Qianfan waved his hand.
Jing Muyun has been getting very close to Zhou Liang lately, and Chu Mingyu will only applaud his behavior towards Jing Muyun.
Make a fuss.
The more intense the internal struggle in Nanjing, the better.
If this incident leads to an escalation of conflict between Mu Yun and the Japanese, that would be even more wonderful.
"Brother Fan, Jing Muyun will definitely go to the military police to demand his release," Haozai asked. "Do you think the Japanese will release him?"
“If Jing Qingxi and the others are just hoarding gold, perhaps it’s possible,” Cheng Qianfan said with a sneer. “However, if those three are really involved in stealing gold from the Japanese, let alone Jing Qingxi, even if Jing Muyun is indeed involved, he will probably be in trouble.”
He knew the nature of the Japanese all too well. Even if a traitor like Jing Muyun had an extraordinary status, the Japanese would not hesitate to act ruthlessly when it came to interests, especially when the interests of the Japanese were harmed.
……
"Director, Committee Member Jing left in a huff via Telasto Road," Qu Kairui reported to Wan Haiyang.
"Cheng Qianfan is unwilling to release them?" Wan Haiyang asked in surprise. "Does Cheng Qianfan really want to completely offend Jing Muyun?"
The gold was still seized, and Cheng Qianfan had no reason to hold a grudge against Jing Qingxi and the others, as this would be tantamount to completely offending Jing Muyun, Bi Xiandeng, and Xiao Dawei, three high-ranking officials in Nanjing.
“No,” Qu Kairui said. “The person has already been handed over to the military police by Cheng Qianfan.”
"Did the Japanese issue an official handover document? Or did Nanjing make the announcement?" Wan Haiyang asked.
“No, it’s said that it was the military police’s Sagami Umezumi who forcibly took him away on Telasto Road,” Qu Kairui said. “Cheng Qianfan couldn’t stop him and even had a big argument with Sagami Umezumi. Then Commissioner Jing arrived and had another big argument with Cheng Qianfan.”
"Great! Good, good arguing! Good commotion!" Wan Haiyang laughed heartily. "The bigger the commotion, the better!"
He sneered, "I'd like to see how that scoundrel Cheng Qianfan will get out of this mess!"
……
"The end?" Cheng Qianfan smiled and said to Lao Huang, "A playboy like Jing Qingxi definitely won't last long in the military police. He'll be handed over soon."
“As long as they confess that the gold was stolen from the Xingya Maru,” he sneered, “then this matter will truly be difficult to resolve.”
"Then we'll have to wait and see what happens," Old Huang laughed heartily.
Jing Qingxi was a member of the Central Committee, while Bi Xiandeng and Xiao Dawei were alternate members of the Central Committee of the Wang Jingwei regime. These three men were bound to have a fierce conflict with the Japanese in order to save their nephews and nieces. If they didn't help them, it would be quite a spectacle to see how these high-ranking officials in Nanjing were so afraid of the Japanese that they wouldn't even save their own nephews and nieces.
……
Shanghai Military Police.
Rintaro Shibuya rushed to Umezumi Sagami's office and presented him with the confessions of Jing Qingxi, Bi Qixuan, and Xiao Aocheng that he had just obtained.
"Chief," Shibuya Rintaro said, "I've been informed by Keisha and the others."
"Let me see." Sagami Umezumi took the statement, looked down at it, and then his face changed drastically. "Baka yarou! How dare you! How utterly lawless!"
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