Chapter 20 Raise Your Brows
The efficiency of "joining the troops" is not very high.
As soon as Master Chen returned home, Harada Nakasa, accompanied by the Japanese devils Ishikawa, took a few Japanese troops who had not recovered from the battle and rushed to Columbia Road in three cars.
"The seniors come here to make the humble house full of glory, and the wine and food will be ready soon. No matter how busy the seniors are, they will have to use up lunch before leaving. In any case, they will have to let the juniors finish their friendship as the landlord."
The old Japanese came to the door in person, but Chen Jizu did not dare to neglect it. He pretended to be flattered and respectfully invited them to the living room for tea.
He spoke Japanese. Although it sounded stiff and had several grammatical errors, Harada Nakasa seemed very satisfied with this. While signaling his subordinates to present the meeting ceremony, he said kindly: "Although you and I are close, we have been together for more than two years since the 'Sun Branch Incident'. When we meet again today, our junior is still in style."
"It is rare that seniors can still remember their juniors, and Jizu is very grateful."
"Jizujun, since you and I have a friendship with each other, there is no need to say these polite words," As soon as I entered the living room, Harada looked straight, and continued very seriously: "There is a saying in China that is 'Don't go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble'. Today I came to the door to discuss important matters, and I hope my junior can cooperate with you with all my strength."
There must be nothing good if so many people come at once. Did they notice his attempt to run away? Master Chen was uneasy, so he calmed down and said confidently: "The junior brother's attitude of supporting the Imperial Army is consistent. Even if my father is assassinated today, what is the point of getting my junior? You are the only one who can speak up, and Jizu is willing to work hard for everyone."
"This is not difficult. Rather than asking you to serve for the headquarters, it is better to say that the headquarters fully supports you in revenge."
Without being suspected, Chen Jizu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "Is there such a good thing?"
"Does Jizujun think I am a joke-loving person?"
"Your Excellency Nakazo misunderstood, my junior just felt a little abrupt."
Harada knew exactly what the person in front of him was. If he hadn't really found a more suitable candidate, he would not have put his hope for Wang's strategy on him. From another perspective, it seems more reassuring to use it for those who are ignorant like him. After all, China's "knowledgeable people" who truly support the Japanese Empire are rare and too difficult to find.
Because of this, Harada was too lazy to waste his saliva with him and said straight to the point: "Shizu-jun, Ishikawa has told you many times, so there is no need to reiterate it. Given that your cousin and cousin-law seem to have no trust in you or have doubts about your abilities, the department believes it is necessary to strengthen this work."
Pretending to be crazy and stupid is Mr. Chen's strength. If he acts too smart, it will make people suspicious. So he followed the conversation and said angrily: "It's not just distrust? It's more than suspicion? It's only a major with a sesame size of 100,000 yuan. Before he could even have a soldier, I'm angry when I mention this matter. Isn't it obvious that I am an idiot!"
I didn't treat you as an idiot, but it wasn't too much.
Looking at his gritting teeth, Harada almost burst into laughter. Thinking of Wang Jingwei who had just arrived in Shanghai like a dog of a wreckage, without a single inch of land, without a soldier, and even his personal safety was not guaranteed. All he could give was probably these nameless official titles, and it felt not that funny.
"When you say something, do something, when you ask for something, say something, 'we are both relatives and comrades', 'we can't write two words in one stroke,', 'blood is thicker than water', but when you mention serious things, you will shirk your responsibilities, 'y brother-in-law takes the overall situation and cannot ask about everything in detail', 'there are specific people to do the specific things,', where are the specific people? So far, I can't even see a shadow, I understand completely. There is no future for them to work hard. Not to mention a major, even if I am a major general, I will not be fooled by that again..."
Master Chen was still chattering, spitting out, but it also revealed some useful information, which at least shows that he is very dissatisfied with Wang Jingwei at the moment. At the same time, this is what Harada hopes to see.
"Jizujun, I don't agree with these complaints you made. After all, Mr. Wang has just arrived and has not yet established a firm foothold, so many things cannot be fully covered; but I still agree with one thing, that is, there is no future for them to work hard, and only sincerely cooperate with the Imperial Army of Japan is the king."
Work with you and die faster!
Master Chen cursed inwardly, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness Nakasa, my junior has worked with Ishikawa Jun once, and it cost 100,000 yuan as soon as it cooperates. Say something disheartening, if you continue to cooperate like this, you can't afford to cooperate even if you have gold and silver!"
If he couldn't get it, he couldn't stick to the wall. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, he had some understanding of him before. Harada could not believe that there were such idiots in the world! The success of Wang's strategy by the "Teng Army" intelligence room actually depends entirely on whether he is willing to cooperate?
Wang Jingwei is not a fool. Can people like him be reused? Harada expressed serious doubts about this, but at this point, there seems to be no other better choice, and he can only be treated as a living person.
"Young brother, please rest assured that as long as you cooperate with our headquarters sincerely, you will not only not have to spend money anymore from now on, but you can also make back the capital and profits you spent before, and even more."
Even though he was like this, he was still staring at himself. Master Chen was anxious, but he couldn't pretend to be curious and asked anxiously: "Really?"
"It's true, so there's a great future for cooperation with our headquarters."
Harada smiled, then turned around and pointed to the three Japanese soldiers beside the door and said, "Captain Yamazaki is an outstanding retired officer. Nagatanikawa and Nagatamoto Satoshi are also veterans who have been through the battlefield. From now on, they have been consultants of Shizuko, responsible for assisting Shizuko's equipment and training subordinates. Your old classmate Ishikawa is an active-duty officer and cannot serve as an advisor. He is also responsible for contacting and serving as a liaison officer between you and me as before."
"Captain Yamazaki, Hatanagawa So Nagata and Sakamoto So Nagata are my consultants and are also responsible for assisting me... You know, my cousin and brother-in-law didn't give me a soldier, and they didn't even have any soldiers. What are you still equipped and trained?"
Harada glared at him fiercely and asked angrily: "Does Pan Da, the director of the Shanghai West Police Department, know?"
"I met once when I came to pay my respects to my father, but I didn't have close friends."
"Do you know how his director became?"
"I've heard of this," Mr. Chen pondered for a moment and said to himself: "He was originally named Pan Zhijie. His uncle Pan Chengbo was a comprador of the British Business Foreign Company. He had some marriages with his father. He was a million-dollar and reputable figure in the Shili Foreign Market. However, Pan Zhijie's father had no money, and Pan Zhijie often borrowed money from his uncle. It's ridiculous that outsiders regarded him as a son of a noble family. However, he was very active in socializing and participated in the "special police" in the concession (amateur police officers, only worthy children can participate). He often wore a gorgeous police officer uniform and swaggered across the market.
August 13... After the "Sun Branch Incident", I saw that the police cars in the concession entered the road construction area with a conflict. In addition, he had served as secretary to the priest and had dealt with the imperial army, which was related. On the one hand, he contributed opinions to the concession authorities, saying that if the concession authorities want to maintain the sovereignty of building road construction across the border, he should set up a Shanghai-Western Police Station. He also said that he would be the director, and his uniform was the same as the concession police officer, so that police cars could enter and exit without any obstacles in the future;
On the one hand, he contacted the Imperial Army and said that Shanghai and West had a wide area and needed a police station to maintain public order. He also invited the Imperial Army to send someone to be the deputy director. At the same time, he also contacted Mayor Fu, saying that Shanghai and West were a prosperous area. The proposed Shanghai and West Police Station would be appointed by the municipal government and handed over one-third of its profits in the future. Unexpectedly, all three aspects agreed. A little bastard who was originally not worthy of carrying shoes to this young master turned into the police station chief, and came to knock on my robbery from time to time. It was simply unreasonable!"
"It's indeed a little bastard who can be good at everything."
Harada nodded and said earnestly: "Even a person like him can become the police chief, which shows that Jizujun needs to work hard! Now I will give you a chance to see if you can catch it, weapons, bedding, barracks and even military pay headquarters can provide it. As long as Jizujun can recruit enough subordinates, pull up the team and train it well, why worry that Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang don't look at you differently? Not to mention going to the West Shanghai Police Station to get back the lost face."
After a long journey, I wanted me to be a puppet army!
But there are so many scattered soldiers and brave men in the Concession who were defeated after the Battle of Songhu, why did they come to me? Do you really want to "help without any trace" for Wang Jingwei to establish a new government?
What medicine is sold in the Japanese gourd? Master Chen was really unsure about it for a while. But one thing is certain. They have come to the door and even sent three "consultants". The consequences will be very serious if they don't do it according to his wishes.
But if you really do it, wouldn’t it be confirmed that the traitor is a traitor?
With a slash, he also slashed his head. Master Chen realized the seriousness of the problem. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally made up his mind and stood up and said, "This is not a chance to be proud. Since Lord Zhongzu attaches great importance to Jizu, Jizu naturally has to be polite."
"So my junior agreed?"
"Agree, why don't you agree to such a good thing?" Master Chen nodded heavily and randomly asked while the iron was hot: "How much is the military salary? Master Zhongzuo, I know that this question is a bit inconsistent, and it's easy for me to recruit people without a definite number."
"Ishikawa-kun..."
"arrive!"
With Harada's order, the Japanese Ishikawa put the heavy-looking large black suitcase on the table with a "bang". Master Chen opened it and saw it, and was completely stunned.
The box was full of red, and it was all worthless military tickets in the concession, and it was also a number A military ticket that had expired early.
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Chapter completed!