Espionage, codenamed Ant, moving expert

"Chief Inspector, you haven't offended anyone lately, have you?"

Jiang Renjie asked a question, and Budasin first shook his head, then quickly nodded.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had something wrong with his head.

Jiang Renjie didn't think so. He knew about what had happened in the past few days and understood what Budasin meant.

His wife and daughters were insulted, yet the chief constable couldn't even find the perpetrator. It was an utter disgrace!

They must have offended someone and were being retaliated against.

"Chief Constable, let me explain the meaning of each note."

For example, the first line is either telling you not to covet your money, or it's telling you that you might make a lot of money recently, but you must be careful not to put other people's money into your own pocket.

Now look at the second sentence: Be careful of grenade explosions.

The grenade explosion signifies that what the chief constable does next will undoubtedly be as spectacular and lucrative as the grenade itself.

The last four words: Fire-level wife and daughter.

That's great! It means your wife and daughters will also benefit from your good fortune and become incredibly successful, living a life a thousand times better than they do now!

Budasin looked at Jiang Renjie and believed him halfway.

The reason why half of them still don't believe it is because of this grenade whose safety pin was not removed.

After Jiang Renjie left, Budasin found another Chinese man and asked him what was written on it.

This Chinese man only read the words once and didn't explain their meaning at all.

Budasin was relieved; it turned out Jiang Renjie hadn't lied to him.

He immediately ordered the sealing off of all entrances to the eastern side of the shantytown and began his money-making plan.

At the same time, Japanese police officers under Kishimoto's command blocked the western side of the shantytown, requiring a toll of one silver dollar to pass through.

Those who clean up the garbage are all poor people, earning only a few cents per trip. But they have to pay a dollar as a toll, so who would be willing to do that?

The project immediately came to a standstill.

Upon learning this, Chen Zheng immediately went to the temple.

"General, you'd better take action against the police in the occupied areas! They've sealed off the outskirts of the shantytowns again, and the workers can't get to work!"

"What?! It's locked down again? Nantian, what are you doing? Didn't you explain clearly?"

Nantian, acting as the translator, felt like a million animals were running through her mind:

"General, I have clearly instructed Kishimoto not to obstruct the Shanghai renovation project. He's clearly disregarding me!"

"Didn't you tell him it was my idea?"

"I told you, I've always said it was your order, General. Kishimoto readily agreed, how dare he go against your wishes!"

Chen Zheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Nan Tian's confident promise.

When he first brought Kishimoto Miki Trading Company to the company, he only said he wanted to introduce them and that he would support the company's business in the future.

They didn't mention anything else.

Chen Zheng gave 5,000 Japanese yen on the spot, which led to the later incident where Japanese police officers helped the merchant company transport goods and beat up the Indian police officers.

Like all Japanese pirates, Kishimoto probably didn't take the Chinese people seriously, thinking they were easy to manipulate.

Nantian was trying to distance himself from the situation, but Chen Zheng wouldn't let him have his way, speaking first inside the temple:

"Director Nan, Kishimoto isn't just looking down on you, he doesn't even respect the general."

He's a police officer, always doing things outside his duties, causing trouble for the renovation project and delaying the schedule. I can't afford to take that responsibility!

The temple staff member was furious and slammed his fist on the table:

"Nantian, notify the military police to arrest Kishimoto."

Nantian whispered a few words in the temple's ear. The temple's expression changed several times before finally sighing:

"Mr. Chen, Kishimoto has a very deep background. This time, the blockade of the shantytowns may well be the work of someone behind him."

I could use my position as commander to get Kishimoto to withdraw the troops, but this is the second time already, and there's no guarantee there won't be a third.

"How about we let Nantian talk to Kishimoto and see what his ultimate goal is, then we can decide how to deal with him?"

Having said that, what could Chen Zheng say but agree?

After leaving the headquarters, Chen Zheng didn't get into Zhao Kui's car, but went straight to Nan Tian's car.

"Director Nan, you're not being fair; you're hiding something from me."

Nan Tian looked slightly embarrassed.

"Mr. Chen, it's not that I want to hide it from you, it's just that Kishimoto's background is too complicated to explain in a few words."

Chen Zheng flipped his wrist, and two small yellow croakers appeared:

"Then take your time, I'm not in a hurry."

Nantian took the gold bar and began to tell his story.

It turns out that Kishimoto is not just a chief constable.

He is the son of the cousin of the second aunt of the wife of the Cabinet Finance Minister.

Using this connection, he managed to get the position of chief constable in Shanghai.

He may not be a high-ranking official, but he makes a lot of money off the system.

In the past, as long as Kishimoto delivered his tribute on time, he could remain the chief inspector without any problems.

Some time ago, the Finance Minister personally called Kishimoto, and things gradually went off track.

Kishimoto made it clear that he needed two million yen annually to ensure the renovation project would not be hindered.

General Terauchi neither agreed nor dared to explicitly refuse.

Because the finance minister was responsible for allocating funds to Shanghai, he couldn't show his dissatisfaction, no matter how much he felt.

Only a few days have passed, and Kishimoto has struck again.

On the surface, the temple staff seemed very angry and put Nantian in charge of handling the matter, but in reality, they were just passing this hot potato to Chen Zheng.

By getting into Nantian's car, Chen Zheng was essentially walking into a trap.

After all that, it turns out I'm just being used as a pawn.

Just as Nantian's car was about to reach the police station, Chen Zheng excused himself by saying he had a stomachache and got out of the car.

Before leaving, Nantian said earnestly:

"Chen Sang, I'll go sound out Kishimoto's opinion and see if we can reduce the price a little from two million."

Go back and prepare, negotiate the terms, send the money over, and the shantytown renovation project can be expedited.

As the person in charge of the renovation project, if the construction period is delayed, you will be held responsible domestically, and it will be difficult for General Terauchi to cover for you.

As you know, this is wartime, and military law is very strict.

They're not pretending anymore, they're starting to threaten!

As expected, not a single Japanese pirate was any good!

Isn't it just about getting money?

Here you go, but I can't guarantee you can hold onto it.

We can't kill these beasts right now; we'll find another opportunity later!

Nan Tian's car left, and Chen Zheng got into Zhao Kui's car, which he followed behind.

Nantian is very efficient. As for Kishimoto... no, I should say the Minister of Finance, he needs 1.5 million yen a year to ensure that no one will obstruct the renovation project anymore.

And it was guaranteed that the domestic funding would be delivered to Shanghai on time.

Chen Zheng agreed without even stammering.

When he deliberately went to the Miki Trading Company to get money, he was stopped by Nantian as soon as he entered the commercial street, who said that General Terauchi had invited him.

Upon arriving at the headquarters again, the temple adopted a very humble attitude towards Chen Zhengdao:

"Mr. Chen, I heard the result from Nantian. I'm really sorry I couldn't help you. Please forgive me."

He then bowed slightly to Chen Zheng to express his apology.

"General, there's no need for that. It's just a mere 1.5 million, which Sanmu Trading Company can afford. As long as the renovation project isn't delayed, it's fine."

Bowing again inside the temple:

"Mr. Chen, if I may be so blunt, it seems a bit inappropriate for you to give Kishimoto money from the Miki Trading Company."

Miki Trading Company is owned by two companies, Mitsui and Ii, plus me and you, making four shareholders.

"This is company property; how can you use it for gifts or personal matters?"