In a Japanese restaurant, two men are toasting to each other in a private room. The man sitting cross-legged on the right is in his 50s. Opposite him is a short man in his 40s. Next to the short man’s wine glass is a stack of Japanese Yuan.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your help over the past six months. Please accept my respect." The short man stood up and bowed to express his gratitude.
"You don't have to be like this, Okada-kun. We are old friends. If you have any difficulties at home in the future, just tell me directly." The man surnamed Zhou waved his hand very freely.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou. I wonder how Mr. Zhou's cloth business is doing lately?" Hiroshi Okada asked as he poured a glass of wine for the man named Zhou.
"Forget it, the cloth business is not profitable. I have been doing other business recently, and I can earn thousands of dollars from one business." The man surnamed Zhou replied very proudly.
"Oh, I wonder what business Mr. Zhou does that makes him so profitable." Hiroshi Okada asked with a hint of envy.
His salary is limited, and he also wants to do some business in Shanghai. However, the army has its own rules. If he wants to do business outside, the commander at Shangfeng will not agree. Even if he agrees, he has neither the ability nor the capital.
The man surnamed Zhou put down his wine glass and said quietly: "I specialize in intelligence trading now. Hehe, to be honest with Mr. Okada, I have made no less than 5,000 oceans recently."
Information dealer? Okada Hiroshi was so shocked that he dropped his wine glass to the ground.
"Okada-kun, are you okay?" The man surnamed Zhou stepped forward and picked up the wine glass and asked "concernedly".
"Mr. Zhou, I'm fine." Hiroshi Okada's hands were shaking a little. He took the wine glass and took a deep look at the man named Zhou.
He finally understood why Zhou Sheng had funded him in the past six months. Haha, he was really an idiot. They were interested in his status as a staff officer of the headquarters in Shanghai. Zhou Sheng was an intelligence dealer, but he was more likely to be a mountain city agent. Hehe , maybe Zhou Sheng’s name is fake!
what to do? Report to the boss, but after taking so much money, maybe Zhou Sheng will give him money in the future, well, maybe more. Hiroshi Okada was struggling internally and had a desire for money. Of course, he was not willing to betray the empire for money.
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Inside a residence on Pétain Road in the French Concession.
"Team leader, how are you?" Jin Xun asked nervously when he saw "Quicksand" coming back.
Liusha took off his coat and threw it on the chair and replied with a smile: "I had a showdown with him. Okada Hiroshi was so scared."
"Will he turn you in?" Jin Xun asked slightly worriedly.
"Brother Jin, we are agents and spies. If we lurk in enemy-occupied areas, our lives are no longer ours. If Hiroshi Okada reports to his superiors, we can only resign ourselves to fate. Do you think we two have a choice?" Liusha sneered. replied.
He felt that what Jin Xun said was silly and naive. If Okada Hiroshi reported to the summit, the best outcome for the two of them would be to commit suicide and die for their country before they were caught. There was no other way out.
Jin Xun opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He paused for a few seconds and then said with a slight pleading: "Team leader, I may not be able to do it. Can you shoot me twice then?"
"Hey, Brother Jin, if I have time I will help you. If I don't have enough time, you can only ask for help. Oh, by the way... I have to warn you, the Japanese are not very friendly towards spies like us. Sometimes Death is much more comfortable than living.
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Liu Changchuan could not understand why Yoshimoto Shogo asked him to investigate Takeda Co., Ltd., a trading company that relies on the dispatched troops to China and is engaged in import and export trade.
It also provides logistical supplies to the Central China Expeditionary Force and has a great reputation in Shanghai. President Takeda Takeda has a close relationship with the military. Every year, Takeda gives a lot of profits to the bosses of the Central China Expeditionary Force, in order to ask them to give it to Takeda Co., Ltd. The club opens the door to convenience.
"Liu Sang, how do you think Takeda Co., Ltd. should be investigated?" Hatami Keiko asked from the side.
Liu Changchuan glanced at the document and replied: "Takeda has just provided logistics services to the army. We cannot check this aspect. Takeda Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in import and export trade. In addition, there are more than 5 yarn mills in Shanghai. We only check Takeda Co., Ltd. Just import and export trade.”
"Import and export trade?" Hashimoto Shi, the licking dog who was pouring tea for Miezi across the table, quickly picked up a document and read it.
"Liu Sang, Takeda Co., Ltd.'s import and export trade is so big." Hashimoto was surprised and handed a document to Liu Changchuan.
Liu Changchuan took it over and looked at it for a few times and curled his lips. Takeda Co., Ltd. relies on the support of the military for all its business. It earns a lot of profits by providing free labor for mining. Most of the goods exported are minerals. Among them, The most is coal and iron shipped back to the mainland.
Liu Changchuan didn't know the significance of Yoshimoto Shogo asking him to investigate Takeda Co., Ltd. Takeda obviously had huge power in the military department. It was impossible to bring down Takeda with trivial matters. He still had to ask Yoshimoto Shogo himself about this matter. There was no charter. But no.
Dong dong dong...
"Come in." Masago Yoshimoto shouted in a low voice.
"Section Chief." Liu Changchuan bowed before entering.
"Liu Sang came to ask me about Takeda Corporation, right?" Masago Yoshimoto asked with a smile.
"Yes, Section Chief, I don't know what the purpose of investigating Takeda Co., Ltd. is?" Liu Changchuan told the truth. He really didn't know what Masago Yoshimoto was thinking.
"Takeda Co., Ltd. is the trading company that executes the Sugi Plan in Shanghai. They secretly use counterfeit banknotes to purchase supplies from Yamashiro. However, I have found out that in order to steal a large amount of profits, Takeda Co., Ltd. spent most of the counterfeit money in the imperial-occupied areas. That bitch is too greedy." Masago Yoshimoto sneered.
Tsuyoshi Takeda is really a good person. Liu Changchuan thought to himself.
But he continued to ask: "Section Chief, Takeda wouldn't dare to do this without the approval of several dispatched army officers. If we really find out that he used counterfeit money to purchase supplies in the imperial-occupied areas, we will definitely offend the army." Belonging to those warriors."
"I know this. It's useless to investigate the counterfeit currency. You just need to find the final destination of his exported goods. I have always suspected that Takeda betrayed the country. He sold the minerals to the West at high prices, and Takeda hid them secretly. A lot of wealth that does not belong to him." Masago Yoshimoto said "wealth" very seriously.
"I understand, what a bullshit traitor. Yoshimoto Shogo suspected that Takeda had stolen a large amount of wealth by relying on counterfeit currency. It is very likely that Takeda secretly hid this wealth in bank accounts in Western countries, or exchanged it for gold and hid it somewhere. place.
This is indeed a taboo of the Japanese. If you rely on the military to make a fortune, it stands to reason that the money you earn must either continue to be invested in production or remitted back to the mainland to revitalize the economy. If you keep it privately, you are courting death. Although you earned the money, but It’s not really up to you to decide how to spend it.
Liu Changchuan already has a clear understanding of Takeda Co., Ltd. This is a white glove company.
