Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 13 Background Check Data
“Chen-san, you’ll definitely be interested,” Yusuke Ino said softly. “No one in this world is uninterested in money.”

"If there is any, it's that there isn't enough money."

“Chen Sang, since we have chosen you, you have no choice.”

"It's like you want to get on a bus, but you don't want to get on. The people below will hold guns to your head and force you to get on."

"Are you threatening me?" Chen Yang's face darkened instantly.

Yusuke Ino smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, don't be nervous. This is not a threat, but just a friendly invitation."

"Frankly, not everyone is qualified to be our partner."

"You should feel honored."

Chen Yang frowned and said, "What if I refuse Ino-kun's kindness?"

Yusuke Ino shrugged and said, "Then you can leave now, but I can't guarantee what will happen next."

"Because if you're unwilling, we don't know what we'll do next."

Chen Yang suddenly laughed: "Maybe I'll soon end up like Arimura Sejiro, turning into a corpse at any time."

"Ino-kun, I'm really curious, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble by doing this?"

Yusuke Ino smiled faintly: "Chen-san, you don't need to know so much right now."

"You'll understand once you join us."

After a moment's thought, Chen Yang slowly said, "Give me some time to consider."

Ino Yusuke stood up and said, "Chen-san, you're very cautious. Indeed, these kinds of things need to be thought through carefully, but you don't have much time."

"I hope you can come to the Japanese-style restaurant on Chuanbei Road tomorrow night and give me a satisfactory answer."

"As for now, you can go home."

Chen Yang was taken aback for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Ino-kun, are you just letting me leave so easily? Aren't you afraid I'll leak your secrets?"

“Maybe, but I believe Chen-san isn’t the kind of person who can’t tell the situation apart,” Ino Yusuke grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said with a smile, “We Japanese love to gamble.”

"Now I want to make a bet with you, Chen Sang, to see if you will make a different choice."

“If I lose this bet, I will naturally explain to others, but I can also guarantee that if anything happens to me, Mr. Chen, you will not have a good end either.”

"Alright, that's all I have to say. Ando-kun, see Mr. Chen out."

Ando Shinichi nodded and bowed slightly to Chen Yang, saying, "Chen-san, let's go."

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Shanghai, Consulate.

"Report." A loud voice rang out, and Hirokazu Iwai, who was in the office reviewing documents, looked up, put down his pen, and said, "Come in."

A man who was about 1.6 meters tall walked in through the office door, carrying a sealed file folder.

The visitor bowed to Hiroichi Iwai and said, "Consul Iwai, the background check on Chen Yang has been completed."

"Nian," Hiroichi Iwai simply uttered a single word.

"Hi." The person quickly untied the string on the file bag, took out a document and read aloud: "Chen Yang, male, Han nationality, born in 1915, currently 23 years old."

"Place of origin: Wuzhou, Zhejiang Province; ancestral home: Taoyuan Village, Taoyuan Town, Xuanping County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province; current residence: Lin Mansion, Ferguson Road, Shanghai."

"Family background: Father Chen Qinian, mother Lin Meilan. According to records, Chen Yang's parents died one after another in 1918 due to an epidemic." "Afterwards, Chen Yang was adopted by his uncle Lin Zonghan, who lived in Shanghai."

"In 1933, Chen Yang passed the entrance examination of Dongya Tongwen Academy and was recommended by the main campus to study at Kyushu University with excellent results."

"During his four years at Kyushu University, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Faculty of Medicine."

"At Kyushu University's anniversary celebration on January 19th this year, he received a Silver Eagle Medal as an honorary graduate."

"Consul Iwai, here is all the detailed information about Chen Yang. Please take a look."

Hiroichi Iwai took the documents and asked as he looked at them, "Inukai-kun, what do you think of this Chen Yang?"

Kenjiro Inukai pondered for a moment and said, "His resume is clean, he is extremely intelligent, and he is a rare talent. However, his methods are still somewhat immature."

"I heard he was taken away by the Joint Special Higher Police this morning."

"I guess it's still because of the matter of dealing with the supplies from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce."

“Young people, they think they have some talent, so naturally they act impulsively and recklessly,” Hirokazu Iwai said, flipping through documents. “The Osaka Chamber of Commerce has serious problems.”

"According to an internal investigation, at least 100 tons of supplies have gone missing in the six months from last September to now."

"Chen Yang's drastic inventory of supplies and examination of accounts right from the start will definitely alert the enemy."

“You’re right,” Ken Inukai replied. “This morning, the police department of the International Settlement discovered the body of Jiro Arimura.”

"It's likely that someone couldn't sit still and wanted to kill him to silence him."

"Consul Iwai, should we get involved in this matter?"

"Intervene? On what grounds?" Hiroichi Iwai put the documents into the drawer and said, "The Osaka Chamber of Commerce is backed by the military."

“Our Iwai Agency is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to extend its reach into the military’s territory, aren’t you afraid that those people will rebel?”

“If we could get involved, my teacher wouldn’t have let Chen Yang take over the supplies from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce.”

"Inukai-kun, don't you understand yet? There are no secrets in this world, only considerations of various interests."

"If the Osaka Chamber of Commerce runs into trouble, then military spending will run into trouble."

"Sometimes, for the sake of the bigger picture, we have no choice but to pretend we know nothing."

Kenjiro Inukai frowned and said, "But I'm worried that Chen Yang is too young and doesn't know the importance of his actions. What if he accidentally exposes this secret?"

Hiroichi Iwai smiled and said, "If he can break through this barrier, then things will be much easier. At most, we'll have to sacrifice him, but we can solve many problems at once."

"I'm afraid he'll weigh the pros and cons and then be too afraid to act."

"Inukai-kun, do you think the position of Director of the Economic Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Jinling Reformed Government is so easy to hold? If he doesn't have some ability and the ability to control the overall situation, how could he pass the teacher's test?"

"Compared to the future Meiji government, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce is just a small dish."

“If Chen Yang can’t even handle this little thing properly, even if we lift him up, he won’t sit there for long.”

"The Nanjing Reformed Government, ah, it was a huge melting pot, a million times more complicated than the Osaka Chamber of Commerce."

Ken Inukai nodded, seemingly understanding, "Consul Iwai, what are we going to do next?"

Hiroichi Iwai slowly said, "Do nothing. In short, wait..."

(End of this chapter)