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Chapter 2029 Agent Headquarters
Chapter 2029 Agent Headquarters
"Su Chende has sided with Zhou Liang." Chu Mingyu said with a cold snort.
“This Su Meiyi is simply blind.” Upon hearing this, Cheng Qianfan first frowned, then said coldly, “Mr. Wang is the chairman of the Kuomintang and the hope of the nation. Zhou is nothing but a clown.”
The fact that Chu Mingyu didn't reprimand him for speaking disrespectfully to a high-ranking official shows that Chu Mingyu's disgust and hatred for Zhou Liang has reached an intolerable level.
"Uncle Chu, Su Chen De's reputation can only be described as infamous." Cheng Qian Fan pondered for a moment, then asked, "Why would someone who always cherishes their reputation accept Su Chen De?"
Su Chende's reputation is tarnished, most notably for insulting his subordinate's wife:
The fact that Su Chende had insulted and taken advantage of Dong Zhengguo's wife had secretly spread, at Li Cuiqun's suggestion.
Some things can be done, but they cannot be made public. In particular, regarding the relationship between Su Chende and Dong Zhengguo, Dong Zhengguo was ordered by Su Chende, the special envoy of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in the Shanghai-Suzhou area, to assassinate Cheng Qianfan and was subsequently arrested.
In this situation, Su Chende forced Dong Zhengguo's beloved wife to commit adultery. Such behavior was despised even within the traitorous regime; at the very least, no one wanted to have such a friend.
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“Su Chende uncovered Li Cuiqun’s tablet compression channels and handed them over to Zhou Liang,” Liu Xia said from the side.
"Which tablet compression channel?" Cheng Qianfan's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked in a deep voice.
He explained to the two men, "As far as I know, Li Cuiqun has several secret film compression channels."
"It's said to be a flight route from Wuhu to Shanghai," Liu Xia said.
“Su Chen De is really willing to spend so much.” Cheng Qianfan’s expression changed as he said.
"Is this route very profitable?" Chu Mingyu asked immediately.
“This is the most profitable route in Li Cuiqun’s tablet transportation business,” Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.
As he spoke, he silently calculated with his fingers for about half a minute, and said, "According to my estimate, the monthly interest should be around two hundred."
"Two hundred yuan?" Liu Xia glanced at Cheng Qianfan and asked half-jokingly.
"Two million silver dollars, of course," Cheng Qianfan said loudly, then lowered his voice and sighed, "A whole lot of silver dollars."
"Su Chende, you deserve to die!" Chu Mingyu slammed his fist on the table and cursed furiously.
With the support of the Japanese, Zhou Liang was already arrogant. Now, with Su Chende's allegiance and the unexpected addition of two million silver dollars in monthly income, it's not just like adding wings to a tiger, but it can at least greatly enhance Zhou Liang's strength and capital.
Cheng Qianfan and Liu Xia exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.
Su Chende is their common enemy, and the two are very much in sync when it comes to dealing with him.
……
After Liu Xia left, Chu Mingyu got up and went to the window.
Cheng Qianfan offered to help Chu Mingyu open the curtains, but Chu Mingyu waved his hand.
"Uncle Chu," Cheng Qianfan said, "is the situation in Nanjing quite bad?"
Chu Mingyu suddenly looked at Cheng Qianfan.
Then he saw the somewhat uneasy face of the young man.
"Why do you ask that?" Chu Mingyu asked.
Cheng Qianfan frowned, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"A thousand sails".
"Hey."
"Just say whatever you want to say in front of your uncle," Chu Mingyu said.
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. He didn't speak immediately, but organized his thoughts before saying, "Uncle Chu is a man of high moral character. He doesn't think much of Li Cuiqun, so how could he possibly take Su Chende seriously?"
He paused for a moment, then continued, "However, judging from your mood, it seems that Su Chende's defection to Minister Zhou has had a significant impact."
"So, you guessed that the situation in Nanjing wasn't very optimistic?" Chu Mingyu glanced at Cheng Qianfan and asked.
“Yes,” Cheng Qianfan said softly.
"A thousand sails".
"Hey."
"Some things, once you leave this room, are best left unsaid," Chu Mingyu said with a complicated expression.
"Nephew understands."
……
"The Japanese are not human beings," Chu Mingyu said.
"Uncle Chu, please be careful what you say," Cheng Qianfan said, his expression changing slightly.
“These were said by Mr. Wang,” Chu Mingyu said.
Cheng Qianfan remained silent for a long while before sighing and saying, "The Japanese side has indeed gone too far."
……
Wang Tianhai, full of "spirit and ambition," defected to the Japanese and established the Nanjing traitorous regime.
However, Wang Tianhai soon suffered a heavy blow. He began to realize that he, the so-called "founding head of state," was actually just a puppet whose power was gradually stripped away by the Japanese.
First, military power was undermined.
After the establishment of the Wang Jingwei regime, Wang Tianhai sought to build a national defense army for the Nanjing regime.
However, Japan rejected the Wang Jingwei regime's proposal to establish a national defense army.
Later, thanks to Wang Tianhai's tireless efforts, the Japanese side agreed that the maximum number of troops in the Nanjing Pacification Army would be 100,000, and that Wang Tianhai would not have direct command authority, with the command of the army in the hands of Japanese advisors.
In addition, the Japanese side requires that the appointment of generals at the division commander level and above must be reviewed by Tokyo.
Just two years ago, thirteen of the seventeen generals nominated by Wang Tianhai were rejected.
The loss of the power to appoint officers was extremely fatal.
In addition, the captain of Wang Tianhai's guard was suddenly assassinated.
Subsequently, citing the incompetence of Wang Tianhai's bodyguards, the Japanese ordered the Japanese military police to directly take over the guarding of Wang Tianhai's official residence. Now, Wang Tianhai and his wife have to report to the Japanese lieutenant guarding the residence whenever they want to go out.
On one occasion, when Wang Tianhai was about to go out, he was stopped by a drunken Japanese lieutenant who demanded that Wang Tianhai bow to him. Wang Tianhai was so angry that he trembled all over.
Although the Japanese later ordered the lieutenant to apologize, that was all; the lieutenant was not even transferred from his post.
Wang Tianhai regarded this matter as a great disgrace.
……
Also two years ago, when Wang Tianhai inspected Suzhou, the puppet army lined up to welcome him. Wang Tianhai was in high spirits and was preparing to inspect the troops when suddenly the puppet army lined up, turned around, and saluted the Japanese advisors, leaving Wang Tianhai, the commander-in-chief and chairman, standing aside. Wang Tianhai's face turned green, and the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun even took a picture of it.
When Wang Tianhai returned to Nanjing, he cursed the Japanese, saying they were all bad people, that Japanese journalists were bad people, that newspapers were bad people, and that Japanese cameras were bad people.
Stripped of military power, this is only the first step.
The economic lifeline was also cut off, which was Wang Tianhai's most direct predicament.
At the beginning of this year, Wang Tianhai issued a "grain loan order," but it was immediately frozen by Zhou Liang, who had the backing of the Japanese.
This year, rice prices in Nanjing have skyrocketed 150 times, and some citizens have starved to death on the streets while holding signs that read "Chairman Wang saves the people."
Furthermore, the Wang Jingwei regime's Central Bank was forcibly handed over to Zhou Liang by the Japanese, but the keys to the Central Bank's vault remained in the hands of the Japanese.
Then, their personnel rights were also stripped away. Under the pretext of supporting Zhou Liang, the Japanese dismissed Wang Jingwei's officials on a large scale. Even Chen Chunpu, Wang Tianhai's chief steward, was accused of corruption by Zhou Liang's faction. The evidence was even directly disclosed in the newspapers, which led to Chen Chunpu being dismissed from his post.
……
"Before I came to Shanghai this time, Mrs. Wang said something in anger," Chu Mingyu said.
"What instructions does Madam Wang have?" Cheng Qianfan asked respectfully, his face solemn.
“Madam Wang said, ‘The people cleaning toilets in Nanjing are all Zhou Liang’s men!’” Chu Mingyu said, glancing at Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan's face stiffened. He had thought that Madam Wang would issue some orders or instructions, but he did not expect her to say such complaints.
He felt utter contempt for it.
In fact, Mrs. Wang's actions and behavior are completely unworthy of the so-called 'First Lady' status.
They went to Zhou Liang's house, blocked the door, and cursed him, pointing at Zhou Liang's nose and calling him the second Wu Sangui.
This incident is the most foolish example, as it directly led to the complete breakdown of relations between Wang Tianhai and Zhou Liang, leaving no room for even the slightest reconciliation.
……
“The Zhou family has gone too far,” Cheng Qianfan said indignantly. “Without Mr. Wang, there would be no reconstruction of the party and the country, and the Zhou family would not have its current status.”
He said angrily, "They have the ambition of wolves, they are ungrateful and disgraceful! The Zhou family is shameful!"
"Put your work in Nanjing on hold for now," Chu Mingyu suddenly said.
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded without hesitation.
"Aren't you going to ask why?" Chu Mingyu asked.
“Uncle Chu, I will follow your orders.” Cheng Qianfan said earnestly, “Soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. As both a soldier and a junior, I should obey your orders.”
"The task I'm assigning you is rather difficult," Chu Mingyu said, looking at Cheng Qianfan.
“I understand,” Cheng Qianfan said. “If I don’t step up in this critical moment, who can I rely on?”
He smiled and said to Chu Mingyu, "Uncle Chu, I can rely on you when it matters."
Chu Mingyu looked at Cheng Qianfan and smiled with satisfaction. "You shouldn't be too proud."
“Mr. Wang and I didn’t misjudge you.” He nodded with satisfaction and said to Cheng Qianfan.
"Uncle Chu, please instruct me on what you wish to do," Cheng Qianfan said.
……
"Uncle Chu, what about my position as the head of the Special Police Division?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"You will retain your position as head of the Special Police Department," Chu Mingyu said. "You can rest assured about that."
"Then I'm relieved." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
He said to Chu Mingyu, "The French Concession is my territory, my fortress. With the French Concession as my base, I have confidence in Shanghai."
“Your greatest confidence comes from Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang, me, and Nanjing,” Chu Mingyu said, frowning as if he didn’t quite like Cheng Qianfan’s statement.
"Yes, nephew understands," Cheng Qianfan quickly replied.
"Alright," Chu Mingyu said, "What are your plans for the work at the Special Agent Headquarters?"
"Uncle Chu, to be honest, because it was all so rushed, I never imagined I would be working at the Special Agent Headquarters. Right now, it's all a mess," Cheng Qianfan said with a wry smile.
Chu Mingyu had just told him that the work in Nanjing would be put aside for now, and that he had other work arrangements, which turned out to be that he was to take up a post at the Special Agent Headquarters.
"Paste can be used to wallpaper, tell me about it," Chu Mingyu said.
“Uncle Chu, before answering your question, I need to learn as much as possible about the Special Agent Headquarters,” Cheng Qianfan said.
"can."
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“With Li Cuiqun dead, it’s impossible for anyone to hold absolute power in the Special Agent Headquarters anymore,” Liu Xia said. “On the one hand, no one has the qualifications and ability, and on the other hand, no one wants to see this situation.”
Cheng Qianfan frowned as he listened intently to Liu Xia's words.
Chu Mingyu instructed Liu Xia to discuss the specifics with him.
Chu Mingyu genuinely disliked getting too involved in espionage work.
"What about Dingmutun?" Cheng Qianfan asked. "This man was the first director of the Special Agent Headquarters. In terms of status and seniority, Dingmutun is qualified."
"You're really bringing up the very thing I don't want to talk about," Liu Xia said, rolling her eyes at Cheng Qianfan. "Dingmutun and Zhou Liang are too closely intertwined. Even if this person says now that he has fallen out with Zhou Liang and wants to pledge allegiance to Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang aside, Mrs. Wang certainly won't trust him. She might even call him a 'traitorous dog'."
"Sister Xia, please continue," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
……
"Although no final decision has been made yet, all parties have reached an understanding," Liu Xia said.
“Xiong Changhua is Zhou Liang’s man,” Liu Xia said. “Xiong Changhua will control the Special Agent Headquarters Operations Department, and the Jiangsu Provincial Station is also his.”
“The Operations Division,” Cheng Qianfan pondered, “is indeed the strongest and most important department in the Special Agents Headquarters.”
He said to Liu Xia, "Sister Xia, please continue."
“Wan Haiyang controls the interrogation department, and the Nanjing branch of the Special Agent Headquarters also belongs to Wan Haiyang,” Liu Xia said.
“Wan Haiyang is Madam Wang’s man.” Cheng Qianfan said with a somewhat gloomy expression, “If that’s the case, then Wan Haiyang is already at the Special Agent Headquarters, so why arrange for me to go there as well?”
“Madam Wang didn’t completely trust Wan Haiyang either,” Liu Xia said. “When Wan Haiyang was arrested by the military police, he was subjected to severe torture, and he confessed that he was Dai Chunfeng’s man… Although it was Mr. Wang who later intervened to rescue Wan Haiyang…”
“Mr. Wang saved Wan Haiyang’s life, so Mrs. Wang can trust Wan Haiyang completely,” Cheng Qianfan said.
"Don't play dumb." Liu Xia glared at Cheng Qianfan and said, "To put it nicely, Mr. Wang stepped in to save Wan Haiyang's life, but you can guess that Wan Haiyang must have completely surrendered to the Japanese before they would let him live."
She said to Cheng Qianfan, "Wan Haiyang is ostensibly Madam Wang's man, but in reality, the military police must also be behind him."
Cheng Qianfan nodded noncommittally.
"Then there's Okamoto Seitajin from the Shanghai Military Police," Liu Xia said. "We've received notification from the Japanese side that the Military Police will be stationed at No. 76 Jesfield Road, and Okamoto Seitajin will be working directly at the Special Agent Headquarters."
"Working directly at the Special Agent Headquarters?" Cheng Qianfan immediately grasped the key meaning of this sentence and asked, "Not just as an advisor?"
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