Chapter 12: I’m Being Very Forward
Shanghai, HK District, Sichuan North Road, Shanghai Gendarmerie Headquarters Joint Special Higher Police Affairs.
Special Higher Police Affairs is a higher police department, and generally the personnel inside do not have military ranks, only police ranks, such as Inspector and Inspector General.
But Shanghai’s Special Higher Police Affairs is somewhat different; it is called Joint Special Higher Police Affairs, formed jointly by Gendarmerie Headquarters and Special Higher Police Affairs.
This department, in addition to being able to mobilize the Action Team under Special Higher Police Affairs, Major Ando Shinichi of the Action Team also has the authority to mobilize soldiers from the Gendarmerie.
Moreover, the senior section chief of this Joint Special Higher Police Affairs is concurrently held by Colonel Fujita, the linked team captain of Gendarmerie Headquarters.
It can be said that Shanghai’s Joint Special Higher Police Affairs is the organization with the most personnel in several areas including Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangcheng.
Of course, this is also related to Shanghai being known as the gathering place of Eastern intelligence.
Spies from various countries are active on the surface of Shanghai, whether from the East or the West.
After Chen Yang was brought to Gendarmerie Headquarters, he was not taken to the office but directly to the Interrogation Room.
“Few people who enter here act as relaxed as Mr. Chen.” In the Interrogation Room, Major Ando looked at Chen Yang and said abruptly.
Chen Yang said amiably: “Didn’t Major Ando say he wanted me to come in to assist with the investigation? I haven’t done anything, so what is there to be afraid of.”
“Mr. Chen is right; we invited you here to understand the cause of Arimura Seijiro’s death.”
Ando Shinichi said amiably: “According to our intelligence, the cause of Arimura’s death is related to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce’s accounts.”
“Currently, besides Director Tanaka Ichiro of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce, only you, Mr. Chen, can access the accounts.”
“I want to ask you now, do the Osaka Chamber of Commerce’s accounts have problems?”
Chen Yang crossed his arms over his chest and said indifferently: “Sorry, it concerns commercial secrets; I have nothing to say.”
Hiss, the several people accompanying the interrogation nearby immediately drew in a sharp breath; did he know what this place was, and who he was talking to now.
This was the Joint Special Higher Police Affairs Action Team leader.
“Mr. Chen, you don’t need to put on this attitude; I know your backing is very strong.”
Ando Shinichi stood up, casually picked up a bloodstained small whip, and slowly paced to Chen Yang, saying: “However, you are now in Shanghai; the homeland’s protection umbrella may not protect your head.”
“I just want to know now whether the Osaka Chamber of Commerce’s accounts really have problems, and whether Arimura’s death is related to the accounts.”
“I advise you to cooperate a bit; China has a saying: ‘Those who understand the times are heroes.’ I believe I definitely have a method to make you tell the truth.”
“Major Ando, the most important thing for people is not to overestimate their own strength too much.” Chen Yang paid no attention to Ando Shinichi’s threat.
He leaned back a bit, changed to a comfortable position, and said: “The Osaka Chamber of Commerce provides more than 60 million Japanese Yen in military expenses to the Military Department every year.”
“Not to mention you being just a small team leader of Joint Special Higher Police Affairs; even if Colonel Fujita wanted to torture me, he would have to consider the consequences.”
“As far as I know, all expenses of Gendarmerie Headquarters in Shanghai are provided by the Army Department.”
“If you don’t want military expenses to have problems, I advise you to think carefully.”
Hearing this, Ando Shinichi sneered: “Mr. Chen, I’ll use your words to remind you: sometimes you shouldn’t overestimate yourself too much.”
“The Osaka Chamber of Commerce’s office in Shanghai is under Director Tanaka’s control; even if you, as a special affairs assistant, have a little power, you can’t influence the overall situation.”
“I can guarantee that by the time the homeland side notices something wrong and comes to investigate, you may not even have a chance to speak.”
Chen Yang raised his eyebrows slightly: “Does Major Ando mean he wants me to take the blame and pin Arimura Seijiro’s death on me?”
“Don’t you think doing that is ridiculous? What reason would I have to act against someone who does the accounts?”
Ando Shinichi frowned, raised his hand in a gesture, and several subordinates seemed to understand tacitly, filing out of the Interrogation Room, leaving only Ando Shinichi and Chen Yang.
Ando Shinichi looked at Chen Yang and suddenly laughed: “Mr. Chen, it seems you still haven’t figured it out; here, I can come up with a hundred reasons why you killed him.”
“I can write in the confession that you discovered problems in the accounts, used it to threaten Arimura Seijiro, he disagreed, and in the struggle, you accidentally killed him.”
“Or even say that you and Arimura Seijiro killed each other due to infighting over unequal division of spoils.”
“Which one do you hope for?”
“I’ll ask you one last time: will you talk? If not, I’ll act now; in the Special Higher Police Affairs prison, one or two deaths are perfectly normal.”
“Mr. Chen, you have ten seconds to consider.” Ando Shinichi drew the Nambu Pistol from his waist and said: “My patience is limited; I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer.”
Chen Yang looked at the Nambu Pistol in the other’s hand and suddenly said: “Major Ando, how about we make a bet: whether you’ll shoot after ten seconds. I bet you won’t.”
Ando Shinichi was stunned for a moment, clicked to release the safety on the Nambu Pistol, slowly raised the pistol, and aimed at Chen Yang’s forehead.
“Ten, nine, three, two, one.”
“Mr. Chen, you win.”
Clap clap clap, as Ando Shinichi’s words fell, a round of not-too-light applause sounded from the doorway.
A man wearing khaki military uniform slowly stepped into the Interrogation Room: “Brilliant, very brilliant.”
“Mr. Chen, hello. Allow me to introduce myself; I am Ino Yusuke.”
“Mr. Chen, I really want to know how you were so sure that Arimura wouldn’t act against you?”
Chen Yang took a breath and said: “Simple: Major Ando himself said that only Director Tanaka, Arimura Seijiro, and I have seen the Osaka Chamber of Commerce’s accounts.”
“Yet he knew Arimura Seijiro’s cause of death was due to problems with the accounts, which means those materials were tampered with by you all, and it was you who had him balance the accounts.”
“If you wanted to eliminate the hidden danger, you wouldn’t choose to make a big show of bringing people to arrest me; to deal with someone like me, one bullet is enough.”
“The people at my home know I was invited here by Major Ando; if something really happened to me, I dare guarantee even Colonel Fujita might not escape involvement.”
Clap clap clap, Ino Yusuke applauded again: “Mr. Chen is indeed a smart man; figuring out the accounts have problems so quickly. It seems we didn’t choose the wrong person this time.”
“Didn’t choose the wrong person? What do you want to do?” A hint of vigilance appeared in Chen Yang’s eyes.
“Don’t be nervous, Mr. Chen; we’re looking for you to get rich together.” Ino Yusuke said: “In this world, money isn’t everything, but without money, you can do nothing.”
“Someone like Mr. Chen is born to be rich, not to live under someone else’s roof and act according to their mood.”
“As long as Mr. Chen is willing to join us, in less than a year, you can have ten times Lin Zonghan’s wealth.”
Chen Yang frowned and said: “But what if I’m not interested in these?”
