Chapter 200: I Must Avoid His Edge
Nantian Yangzi’s chest heaved violently. She was extremely unwilling to have the prey she had caught interfered with, but the layers of pressure Chen Yang brought out and her slight apprehension toward the Army high command made her temporarily dare not act recklessly. Especially the name General Doihara made her have to restrain herself a bit.
She glared fiercely at Chen Yang, and finally, extremely reluctantly, waved her hand at the executioner: “Take them down first! Guard them strictly!”
“Not guard them strictly, I mean release these people.” Chen Yang said impatiently: “Nanta Major, do you need Lord Otani the Commander to come personally to convey the order to you before you will obediently release them?”
“Section Chief Chen, don’t push people too far. I have already made a concession.” Nanta’s gaze seemed about to spew fire.
“Even if you are the Section Chief of Land Transportation, you have no right to intervene in our Special Higher Police Affairs matters. I have already given you face.”
“Nanta Major, your face may not be as valuable as you imagine.” Chen Yang’s gaze sharpened, his tone extremely mocking!
At that moment, a figure suddenly burst in.
“Section Chief Chen, such great interest to visit our Special Higher Police Affairs.” Fujita Go’s tone seemed somewhat flattering.
After all, Oshima had given him a good lesson; the Special Higher Police Affairs supplies were stopped just like that.
If not for Lord Otani mediating, they really would have had to go hungry that month.
Now, he was also somewhat apprehensive of the power of Chen Yang, this Section Chief of Land Transportation.
“Colonel Fujita, I wouldn’t dare. What kind of place is your Special Higher Police Affairs that a Section Chief of Land Transportation like me can enter and exit freely.”
“If not for Nanta Major causing me trouble, I really wouldn’t want to come here.”
“Understood, understood,” Fujita Go said: “Nanta Major, immediately stop all interrogations!”
“Re-screen the identities and review the cases of all detained personnel! Prioritize ensuring the restoration of order at the wharf and transportation line!”
“I will report the situation here to Sato General and suggest that the Gendarmerie Headquarters intervene to assist in more ‘normal’ interrogations, to avoid further oversights that affect the overall situation!”
“You first give a simple report on the situation here to General Doihara.”
Immediately after, Fujita Go smiled slightly at Chen Yang: “Section Chief Chen, if there’s no problem, they will be able to go home soon.”
Chen Yang nodded: “Then I’ll trouble Colonel Fujita. By the way, can I take one person away first.”
Chen Yang pointed at Lin Xueli in the crowd.
Fujita Go immediately said: “Kinoshita-kun, help this gentleman with information registration. If there’s no problem, let him go back first.”
“Hai.” The Special Higher Police Affairs secret agent Kinoshita Isamu nearby responded, stepped forward and said: “This gentleman, please come with me.”
Special Higher Police Affairs Commander’s Office.
A series of rapid knocks sounded, and General Doihara said faintly: “Come in.”
“Teacher, I want to know if releasing those people was your idea?” Nantian Yangzi came in and impatiently questioned General Doihara.
General Doihara frowned, “Yangzi, you seem rather impolite.”
“Teacher, at a time like this, you’re still fussing over politeness?” Nantian Yangzi said angrily: “Although I don’t have 100% certainty, I have at least 60% certainty that the Communist Party member who connected with Xue Lian is definitely among that group.”
“Give me a little more time, and I will definitely find them.”
“Definitely? Do you have evidence?” General Doihara sneered: “Or are you planning to kill them all one by one.”
Nantian Yangzi said unconvinced: “So what? Teacher, since when did you start sympathizing with the Chinese people?”
General Doihara sighed, “Yangzi, I must tell you that everything you do now could affect the superiors’ evaluation of you.”
“I don’t object to you killing them all, provided that these people do not affect the normal operations of the Special Higher Police Affairs.”
“Do you know that the last time Fujita Go brought Section Chief Chen back to the Special Higher Police Affairs for interrogation, that very afternoon, the Land Transport Section issued a notice to stop transporting supplies to the Special Higher Police Affairs.”
“What? We are fighting bravely at the front lines, and the Land Transport Section dares to stop our supply transportation?” Nantian Yangzi said angrily: “Are they planning to make us catch people on two legs?”
“Teacher, you should report this kind of thing to Lord Otani and let the Army Department properly punish this Land Transport Section.”
“Punish?” General Doihara chuckled lightly, a helpless expression appearing on his face.
“Rip.” With a sound, he pulled open the drawer and took out a telegram from inside, pushing it in front of Nantian Yangzi.
“Take a look at this.”
Nantian Yangzi frowned: “Teacher, what is this?”
General Doihara leaned back in his chair: “This is intelligence from the homeland. For this year’s Army Department assessment, do you know which department performed the best?”
“I’ll tell you, it’s the Land Transport Section. Seventy-two recommendation letters have already been sent to the homeland, from the division commanders of the fifteen divisions under the 11th Army, the brigade commanders of the nine mixed brigades, to the garrison forces in Central China, South China, East China, and even the directly attached air squadrons.”
“Not only them, the General Staff Office in the homeland has also received evaluations from the Navy regarding the Southern Transportation Department, all positive.”
“A transportation department established less than half a year ago can gain recognition from both Army and Navy troops at the same time. Now you want me to complain to the homeland?”
“On what grounds? Just because they won’t transport materials to us?”
“Does that mean our Special Higher Police Affairs materials are more important than those of the Eleventh Army or even the various southern garrisons?”
“If I really do that, the complaint letters from those division commanders, brigade commanders, and commanders would drown the Special Higher Police Affairs.”
Nantian Yangzi’s whole body shook, her face full of disbelief.
“Yangzi, I had you take over the Xue Lian matter not to cause me trouble.” General Doihara said sternly: “Don’t rush the matter of the contact person first. The blacksmith will eventually reveal everything.”
“The most important thing now is to find their radio. You need to distinguish what is important and what is not.”
“As for that Section Chief Chen, don’t bother with him.”
General Doihara spoke easily, but Nantian was full of disdain. A Chinese person, and I have to avoid his edge?
“Remember my words. Don’t touch that Chen Yang, otherwise, you will regret it.”
“I remember,” Nantian Yangzi said reluctantly, turned and left the office, but from her demeanor, General Doihara could tell that Nantian hadn’t taken this warning to heart at all.
Heh, some people won’t learn until taught by events. It was time to let her know the dangers of officialdom.
Shanghai, Fukaisen Road, Lin Mansion.
A black sedan stopped at the gate of Lin Mansion. Shen Xing Shan pushed open the car door and stood outside Lin Mansion, “Excuse me, I’m looking for Section Chief Chen Yang.”
The gatekeeper saw his face piled with an almost fawning smile, and his hands were carrying large and small bags full of expensive gift boxes…
At a glance, top-grade West Lake Longjing tea, Jinhua ham, Suzhou embroidery satin, and even a rosewood box that looked extremely valuable.
These things were quite valuable…
“May I ask who you are?”
“Oh, I’m Shen Xing Shan.”
The gatekeeper’s whole body shook. Mixing in the French Concession, how could he not have heard of the name of Bagudang leader Shen Xing Shan.
This was a big hooligan with even more seniority than the former Shanghai Bund emperor Boss Du.
“Boss Shen, my apologies for not recognizing you, please.” The gatekeeper hurriedly opened the iron door and invited him in.
Shen Xing Shan coughed lightly, and a striking young lady got out from behind the car.
Shen Qingyao kept her head lowered, wearing a plain student uniform, holding a delicate pastry box in her hands, her face showing some reluctance, shyness, and embarrassment.
“Pardon the intrusion, pardon the intrusion!” Shen Xing Shan smiled before speaking, nodding and bowing as he squeezed inside.
The gatekeeper led the two through the front hall garden and soon arrived at the foreign-style house door. Just then, Aunt Gui the housekeeper was at the door directing the servants to work. The gatekeeper hurriedly went up and whispered a few words.
Aunt Gui looked at the two in astonishment upon hearing this.
What kind of person was Shen Xing Shan to actually come here to visit.
“Boss Shen, please follow me.” As Aunt Gui spoke, she instructed Little Grass to go call Young Master Lin Zonghan and Chen Yang down.
She led the two into the living room, served fragrant tea, and Aunt Gui smiled: “The Young Master is busy with work in the study. Please wait a moment; he will come down soon.”
Thud thud thud, footsteps sounded, and Lin Mansion Master Lin Zonghan came down the stairs.
Seeing Shen Xing Shan, he hurriedly cupped his hands: “Boss Shen, pardon me for not welcoming you from afar.”
Shen Xing Shan hurriedly returned the courtesy with cupped hands: “Boss Lin, you’re too polite. My daughter was able to turn danger into safety this time all thanks to Section Chief Chen’s righteous help! No words for great kindness. These small gifts are really not enough to show my respect. You must accept them! Otherwise, I, old Shen, really won’t be able to eat or sleep in peace!”
Lin Zonghan waved his hand: “Boss Shen, you’re too polite. Chen Yang is naturally righteous by nature, and moreover, it was just a small effort. I cannot accept these things.”
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Qingyao beside Shen Xing Shan. Although the girl kept her head down, her demeanor was graceful, her features refined, with a scholarly air that made him feel favorably toward her.
Shen Xing Shan was no ordinary person and immediately caught the flash of appreciation in Lin Zonghan’s eyes.
His eyes turned, an idea instantly formed, and he struck while the iron was hot, beginning to vigorously praise his daughter: “Boss Lin, you’re too modest! Section Chief Chen is truly young and promising, exceedingly righteous! Unlike my girl at home, who only knows how to bury herself in books, doesn’t understand things, and just causes me trouble!”
“But to tell the truth, Qingyao is also studying at the best girls’ school in Shanghai. Her temperament is a bit stubborn, but her heart is extremely kind, and she is also well-read and reasonable…”
As he spoke, he secretly signaled his daughter with his eyes. Shen Qingyao was made red-faced by her father and couldn’t lift her head, only muttering softly: “Dad… please stop…”
Lin Zonghan looked at Shen Qingyao’s shy yet stubborn appearance and found it increasingly interesting. A sudden thought popped into his mind.
“Boss Shen, I see that your daughter is indeed beautiful and wise, gentle and virtuous. I wonder if she is engaged?”
Ah, an exclamation came from the stairs. Chen Yang stared dumbfounded at Lin Zonghan below, who was gesturing animatedly.
What the hell, what was this? Randomly matchmaking…
