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

Chapter 16 What exactly is he trying to do?

“Chen Sang, since we dare to target supplies, we’re risking our lives.”

Yusuke Ino took a sip of sake and said slowly, "But we don't want to earn money but not live to spend it."

"You should know that the Imperial Inspectorate never hesitates to investigate and punish corruption within the military."

“We are like a flock of crows mixed in with pigeons. If we don’t keep a low profile, we will be easily identified.”

Chen Yang said gently, "Ino-kun, I understand your concerns."

"However, I feel that your thinking seems to have become rigid."

"You're thinking of hiding yourself well so that no one will notice the problem, but from my perspective, I don't think this approach is absolutely safe."

"When a crow lands among pigeons, no matter how well you hide, your color has already determined your fate."

"Therefore, I think the best solution is to turn all the pigeons into crows."

"In that case, no one will be able to tell which one is a pigeon and which one is a crow."

Don't you understand the principle that all crows are black?

Yusuke Ino was startled and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible."

Chen Yang shook his head: "Nothing is impossible. Everyone has a price, and as long as there is a price, we can negotiate."

Yusuke Ino took a big gulp of sake and looked at Chen Yang, saying, "Even if what you say makes sense, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's supply warehouse is now empty."

"Without supplies, how can you carry out the plan?"

"I don't understand how you can conjure up supplies from an empty warehouse."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "The Osaka Chamber of Commerce doesn't exist, but you do."

"What do you mean?" Yusuke Ino realized his mistake the moment he said it, and asked in surprise, "You mean the supplies that the logistics department of the military police headquarters seized from the French?"

"What do you mean by 'scheming'? Ino-kun, I want to borrow some supplies from the Military Police Headquarters in advance to maintain the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's daily sales."

"We'll have to pay it back eventually."

"What we borrowed were supplies, and what we returned were also supplies."

Chen Yang changed the subject and said calmly, "If you transfer a piece of fat from your left hand to your right hand, the meat is still the same piece, but what do you think you'll have in your hand now?"

Yusuke Ino was momentarily confused about the meaning behind Chen Yang's words and stared at him blankly.

Chen Yang took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and said, word by word, "Profitable."

"As long as it passes through one hand, there will be some profit left, and that's our profit."

"Now the Osaka Chamber of Commerce is run by me and Tanaka Taro. If I'm not mistaken, Tanaka-kun is one of your people too."

“This makes things much easier for us. Tanaka submits the application, I sign it, and you approve it.”

"After the supplies enter the warehouse, the invoice is issued in US dollars, and the settlement is made in Japanese yen later."

"If you do it well, you can make three times the profit in one go."

Yusuke Ino, in a moment of panic, exclaimed, "Chen-san, do you mean to exchange one million US dollars worth of supplies for one million Japanese yen?"

"Is this okay?"

Chen Yang said nonchalantly, "Why don't you just ask Minister Suzuhara whether it will work or not?"

Ino Yusuke's eyes instantly revealed a hint of wariness.

Chen Yang raised his glass and said, "Ino-kun, you don't think I just slept at home after leaving the Joint Special Higher Police, do you? I've reviewed all the sales receipts and account details from the past six months."

"Most of the sales lists from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce over the past six months, and the receipts related to those 170-plus tons of supplies, were stamped by the logistics department of the Military Police Headquarters. If it weren't for Minister Suzuhara's instructions, would you have dared to do this?"

There are no secrets in this world. No matter how well you hide them, it doesn't mean others won't find out.

Yusuke Ino sighed and said, "Chen-san, you are indeed very smart. I'm becoming more and more interested in you."

"However, I cannot give you an answer to your suggestion at the moment. Please give me some time."

True, reversed Heavenly Gang.

Previously, Yusuke Ino acted superior and tried to control Chen Yang, but the situation has unknowingly reversed.

Yusuke Ino followed the opponent's rhythm throughout the entire process, and unknowingly gave up his home turf to Chen Yang.

“I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible.” Chen Yang brought his cup to Yusuke Ino’s face: “This kind of opportunity is not available to everyone, and not everyone is qualified to make me wait.”

"Ino-kun, your time is running out."

Hmm, I feel like I've heard that phrase somewhere before? Ino Yusuke didn't say anything, but simply picked up the wine glass on the table, clinked it with Chen Yang's, and then drank it all in one gulp.

The military police headquarters dormitory building in Shanghai.

"Uncle, what do you think he's trying to do?" After returning to the Military Police Headquarters, Yusuke Ino rushed into Shingo Suzuhara's room and recounted to Shingo Suzuhara every detail of his conversation with Chen Yang.

“This guy is amazing.” After listening to Yusuke Ino’s words, Shingo Suzuhara quickly came to a conclusion. “He wants to weave a net to trap everyone on it.”

"The ancients said that heroes emerge from among the young. I thought that young people were inexperienced and prone to wild ideas. I never expected that there would actually be such a talented person."

"All I could think of was designing a perfect chain, making sure that every node would be problem-free."

"What he was thinking of was combining countless chains of interests to form a large network."

"Great, great."

"By the way, have you checked his information? Did you find any problems?"

Yusuke Ino said, "I can't see any problems. His uncle is a traitor, his eldest brother is a lackey of the French, and his second brother is a hoodlum."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to establish the Jinling Restoration Government in cooperation with the Jinling Special Service Section through the consulate's Iwai agency."

"This Chen Yang has already been internally designated as the Director of the Economic Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Reformed Government. If the appointment letter arrives, he will be considered a traitor by the Chinese people."

"Traitor, lackey, national sellout, plus a third-rate thug—from a Chinese perspective, it would be hard to find a single good person in this family."

Suzuhara Shingo tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long pause, he seemed to have made a decision.

"Yusuke, you can try his method, but you can't put all your bets on it at once."

"We've been operating for so long without any problems, which proves that our network is also feasible."

"Therefore, Chen Yang's proposal is currently a backup option for us, not a must-have. It allows us to extricate ourselves quickly should problems arise during the cooperation."

"How about this, let's send out a batch of goods first to test the waters and see how capable he really is."

"Tell him that the military police have just seized a batch of supplies, including twenty boxes of medicine."

“If he’s really capable, this shipment is worth two hundred thousand US dollars. I’ll give him three days to get it sorted out for me.”

(End of this chapter)