In the office in the administrative building, Lu Ming looked at the middle-aged Japanese man standing respectfully in front of the desk. His name was Yamaguchi Yan, but not long ago he gave himself a Zhongzhou name, Wang Zhong.
He is a judge candidate recommended by Mayor Yoichi Takeuchi, and he is also the cousin of the mayor's wife, Mie Takeuchi.
He was originally a down-and-out lawyer who was nervous when going to court, and now he is still trembling with fear, as if he had entered the Hall of Hell.
Many Japanese civilians generally believe that the Central Asians are kind and polite, and do not discriminate against the lower class people. However, the perception of the Japanese elite is not the same. They know what the stubborn resistance elements who were handed over to the Central Asians are like. end.
Although this Wang Zhong has a Zhongzhou name, he actually doesn't speak Zhongzhou dialect very well. Takeuchi Mie acts as a translator for her cousin.
Lu Ming asked a few questions, and Wang Zhong couldn't possibly answer them very well considering his trembling appearance. I think Mie Takeuchi embellished his answers.
"Okay, I will ask the committee to review your information again." Lu Ming waved his hand.
Regardless of whether it was successful or not, Wang Zhong was greatly relieved that he no longer had to suffer. He bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you, thank you, my lord, I, humbly, take my leave!" All said in the Central Asian dialect.
Seeing her cousin leave like a man granted amnesty, Takeuchi Mie felt a little helpless, and quite resented the fact that iron cannot become steel.
Lu Ming glanced at Takeuchi Mie, "You can tell him when you go back that I am not satisfied with him, but because of your relationship with Mayor Takeuchi, the Court of Appeal can temporarily appoint him as one of the judges, but there are three month inspection period.”
Takeuchi Mie immediately smiled like a flower, "Yes, thank you Mr. Jun." Her pretty face was full of admiration and gratitude.
Takeuchi Mie is now Lu Ming's translator and secretary.
Takeuchi Yoichi was responsible for helping Lu Ming select a secretary. After many selections, the one he finally recommended was his wife.
Mie Takeuchi is indeed very fluent in Nakasu and is well-educated.
Lu Ming did everything he could, and he didn't need a Japanese translator for his truly confidential affairs. Takeuchi Yoichi wanted to give his wife to him just to keep an eye on him. However, in Naishan, he still couldn't do without people like Takeuchi Yoichi to do things for him. He agreed, which made him burst into tears. China and Japan were friendly and close.
Lu Ming stood up and gestured to Jinguji Hyoge who had been sitting on the sofa waiting next to him, "Let's go for a walk on Naishan Street."
Jinguji Hyoji has been here since the morning, but she has been sitting nearby waiting for Lu Ming to deal with various matters.
She was wearing a snow-white high-ranking police officer's uniform, revealing her slender calves and black military boots. She had a particularly heroic and cool look. On her shoulder straps was the title of Police Supervisor with five silver flowers.
She is currently the deputy chief of the Japanese National Police Agency and the head of the Special Investigation Headquarters.
The special search headquarters is located in Yoshida Castle.
Of course, the Japanese National Police Agency where she works is the police agency of the Ashikaga regime. In terms of police rank, Jinguji Hyohime is the second-class police officer, and the first-class police chief is the police chief. Only one person, the director of the police agency, will Was awarded the rank of Warning Superintendent.
In the whole of Japan, there are less than twenty senior police officers awarded the title of Police Supervisor.
In the police system of the Ashikaga regime, there are only five senior police officers who have been awarded the title of Police Supervisor, and Jinguji Hyohime is one of them.
There was no way, she was personally recommended by Prince Montenegro to Prime Minister Ashikaga.
The Special Investigation Headquarters under his control is mainly responsible for combating crimes against Nakasu people, and is responsible to Prime Minister Ashikaga alone.
However, the Special Search Headquarters is located in Yoshida Castle, so Prime Minister Ashikaga entrusted Consul Riku of the Yoshida Consulate to act as his special agent to oversee the affairs of the Special Search Headquarters.
In fact, Jinguji Hyohime is also the president of the Kawamoto-gumi Yoshida branch.
She was unwilling to leave the Kawamoto Group, probably because she found shelter in the Kawamoto Group during the most difficult time.
Nowadays, she is dressed in a snow-white police officer uniform and has a dashing and iceberg beauty temperament. It is hard to imagine that her other identity is the boss of a violent gang with colorful tattoos all over her body.
In fact, most of the time, she likes to wear casual clothes and appear as the leader of the Kawamoto Group to contact and arrest those resistance elements.
This also often works wonders.
Before coming to see Lu Ming today, Lu Ming said he wanted to see her in police uniform, but she had no choice but to change into formal clothes.
Now that she heard that Lu Ming was going to take her to Naishan City, Jinguji Soldier Girl stood at attention and said, "Yes, Your Highness!"
The self-righteous prince wants to remind himself that he is going to launch some bloody operation in Naishan City.
Seeing how businesslike she was, Lu Ming felt helpless.
In fact, I just wanted to take her shopping.
She now knows her true identity very clearly, and during the bone cleaning period, although it is the same as a massage, every bone in her body has been cleansed by her secret method. All four of her bodies have been treated by her. He was naked in front of her and could be seen clearly by her.
Therefore, more or less, I regard her as my woman psychologically.
But this guy obviously doesn't think so.
Moreover, during the bone cleaning period, his cultivation level was not only not lost, but also benefited greatly. It seemed that he had made rapid progress, breaking through the original bottleneck, and was several levels higher than before.
Now her temperament and mentality are different, and she has the instinct to inherit and protect the secrets of Jingu Temple.
She is grateful to herself, respectful and afraid, obeys her orders, and does her best to help her, but she certainly has never thought about being a woman around her. Instead, she will be very resistant to such an outcome, because it will make the secret method of Jinguji Temple , and has since been swallowed up by the Central Continent inheritance.
Of course, she would not have thought that she would still have the desires of ordinary men and women and would regard her as a woman.
In her eyes, she and the gods should be almost the same.
Lu Ming thought about it wildly and went downstairs first, followed by Jinguji Hyoki and Takeuchi Mie.
Takeuchi Mie was full of envy for this super young and beautiful female senior official of the police force. She had reached a peak in life at such a young age that others could not reach in several lifetimes.
However, this female senior official called Representative Lu "Your Highness". It seems that it is true that Representative Lu is the younger brother of His Highness the Prince. This honorific is only used in private. Maybe the two brothers have a very good relationship, and His Highness the Prince knows it. , it won’t get angry, but it can’t be placed on the countertop.
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Naishan was originally a very quiet and beautiful town, because it had a small population and no floating people, and homeless people would be expelled. But now, it seems a bit messy, and even beggars have become a sight.
But from another perspective, the whole town seems to be coming to life. There are more and more shops, and stall operators are using every opportunity to find ways to make money. Many locals with active minds are beginning to look for ways to make money.
Lu Ming and others entered a small Central Asian restaurant.
There are people from Central China stationed in the forest farm, but basically, the Naishan people can't see them because they won't go out of the forest farm. Even their physiological needs are heard to be customized by the Principality of Montenegro, which can be well solved.
But despite this, the small town of Naishan still has many elements of Middle Continent, and the products of the Principality of Montenegro flood the entire market.
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Takeuchi Yoichi has a knack for making money, and he also has a knack for economic development. He made this place look like Nakasu City, and deliberately created a city card. Even middle-class and wealthy businessmen from nearby cities who want to buy products from the Principality and the Eastern Alliance will come to Naishan, thinking that this place is More authentic, no knockoffs.
Lu Ming and his friends were in the private room on the second floor and ordered several Chinese dishes, all ordered by Lu Ming.
Takeuchi Mie even picked up a bunch of side dishes before putting them into her mouth. She kept praising how delicious the Nakasu cuisine was. She had never tasted such delicious food in her life. Who told Representative Lu that the dish ordered by him was the representative dish of Nakasu? Woolen cloth.
Lu Ming immediately frowned after tasting the kuaizi: "The food made by this master is really unpalatable."
Mie Takeuchi laughed beside her and said, "It's quite delicious. It's probably authentic. I want to swallow it all!"
Lu Ming smiled and picked up a piece of shrimp for Jinguji Soldier Princess, "Eat this and dip it in some mustard."
Jinguji Hyoge was a little overwhelmed by His Highness the Prince's concern, and whispered: "Yes..."
Takeuchi Mie looked at this scene with envy and sighed in her heart, it is good to be young and beautiful.
The shop owner served the food himself. The clothes he wore were a modern and improved version of the Zhongzhou style, but he could say "hello" and "thank you" in Zhongzhou, which was far inferior to the current Jinguji Hyoki.
After the last dish was delivered, he bowed respectfully and said something to Lu Ming.
Takeuchi Mie immediately frowned and scolded him, which made the shop owner turn pale in fright.
"You have to tell me what he said!" Lu Ming frowned, "When doing this job, you first think about your position. Are you my translator or the mayor's wife? As Naishan As a consul, it is also one of my jobs to contact the people and promote friendship!"
The shop owner was about to leave out of fear, but then he saw the two ghost translators being scolded and immediately stopped, feeling a little gloating about his misfortune.
I have heard that the people of Zhongzhou are actually quite kind, but many of the Japanese devils who work for them are the worst things.
The smile on Takeuchi Mie's face had long since disappeared, and her pretty face turned slightly pale with fright. She whispered: "President Tanaka asked, Sir, are you from a forest farm? There are several forest farm guards who often come to his place to eat. It has been a long time." I’m not here anymore, but I have a lot of unpaid bills.”
Lu Ming nodded and asked the boss: "Do you know their names? Are they sure they are not fake names?" The ordinary guards at the forest farm are all Japanese natives recruited.
Takeuchi Mie translated, and the boss immediately nodded and mumbled a few words.
"He said that he knows several people, they are from Nayama. He used to be a member of the Yoshida group Nayama Wakazu..."
Lu Ming coughed. He used to be a local ruffian and became a person working for the principality. In short, these people will always be the ones in Fish and Meat Township.
"Tell him what to do." Lu Ming said to Takeuchi Mie.
Takeuchi Mie spoke to the store owner in a very gentle tone, and she was completely different.
The main thing is to talk about appeal channels. If it doesn't work, you can still go to court. The chief judge of Naishan Court is a Zhongzhou native and he is very fair.
The shop owner nodded repeatedly and finally bowed, "Thank you, thank you!"
Lu Ming looked at his watch, "Let's eat quickly, it's time for me to go back and take a nap!"
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Representative Lu’s lunch break.
Prince of Montenegro White House.
Lu Ming sat upright behind the large and luxurious desk, slowly sipping tea.
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man, Gao Sheng, deputy director of the Japanese Strategic Research Office of the Prince's Privy Council. There was a red telephone in front of him, and he was holding the microphone.
"Your Highness, the call is connected. The person answering the phone is Taro Ishii." Gao Sheng said respectfully.
In the office, there were still seven or eight senior officials standing.
Lu Ming nodded and stretched out his hand. Gao Sheng hurriedly handed the microphone to Lu Ming's hand.
A slightly familiar voice came from the microphone, "Your Highness, I am Taro Ishii. Prime Minister Yamamoto has entrusted me to speak to you as an interpreter. Prime Minister Yamamoto is by my side." Taro Ishii's tone was a bit embarrassing.
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay."
Over there, Taro Ishii immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, thank you, Your Highness!"
In fact, that was not what was originally said. Yamamoto Yu was proficient in the Central Continental language. The original plan was for the leaders of the two sides to have a direct dialogue, so naturally the Central Continental language would be used.
But there is nothing trivial in diplomacy. Obviously, the Japanese side later judged that this showed that the Japanese side's attitude was obviously lowered. Especially when reported by the media, Prime Minister Yamamoto was in disgrace.
However, they could have negotiated a mutually agreeable plan, but they used a little trick. Prince Montenegro picked up the phone, but instead of calling Yamamoto, the deputy foreign minister was asked to translate.
It is very likely that Prince Heishanbao threw the phone to the officials around him again, which was regarded as disgusting the Japanese enemy.
But unexpectedly, Lu Ming agreed to have this conversation.
Ishii Taro sighed inwardly and glanced at the expressionless Prime Minister Yamamoto beside him. He felt that in comparison, the Prince of Montenegro's situation seemed to be higher.
"Mr. Deputy Foreign Minister Ishii, since this is a private conversation between me and Prime Minister Yamamoto, let me be honest. Here is what I want to say to Prime Minister Yamamoto. I think your military autocratic rule is unacceptable in this era."
Taro Ishii was shocked. Is this Prince so direct? No need for any diplomacy?
On the other side of the microphone, the clear and charming voice with special magnetism continued, "To the people of Japan, what you are doing now is a crime. In the history books in the future, you will not be rated very high. Of course, Kansai The region has its own customs and traditions. Although I support the cabinet formed by Prime Minister Ashikaga as the legitimate government of Japan, I respect the historical traditions of Kansai. Therefore, I think the ideal model is that Japan can be divided into two. Northwest Japan and Southeast Japan, your regime is the northern government, and Prime Minister Ashikaga's regime is the southern government. You live in peace. I have reason to believe that if the Japanese people are free to choose, except for the fifteen in the Kansai region and the Kanbei region leaders, people in other regions will be more willing to join the southern government."
"Well, you translate it to him first."
Taro Ishii's head was buzzing, and as a pacifist, he simply fell into despair.
If you say this to Prime Minister Yamamoto, what consequences will it have?
"What did he say?" Yamamoto Yu looked at the pale-faced Taro Ishii and couldn't help but frown.
Taro Ishii sighed inwardly, but as a qualified diplomat, he must analyze the other party's true intentions to the officer.
"His Royal Highness Prince Heishanbao criticized us as a military regime and proposed that Japan should be divided into two...I, I will translate the original words..."
Taro Ishii used Lu Ming's original meaning for every word, and Yamamoto's face gradually became gloomy.
Suddenly, he stretched out his hand.
Taro Ishii understood and handed the microphone to Yamamoto Yu. He sighed deeply in his heart. It seemed that war was inevitable.
