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Chapter 11 Please accept the investigation
Yusuke Ino respectfully replied, "Minister, after receiving the telegram from the mainland, Director Tanaka specifically asked Director Tetsujiro Akutagawa on the mainland to investigate the background of this Assistant Chen."

"According to the information sent back by Director Akutagawa, this Assistant Chen's performance at Kyushu University is outstanding."

"His teacher was also Mr. Tomoo Fujiwara, the nominal chief advisor of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and a good friend of Prime Minister Konoe."

"Furthermore, Director Tanaka has also investigated his past. This person has a clean background and not much power behind him, making him relatively easy to control."

"I believe everyone has a price to offer, and if we can't reach an agreement, then it's because the price wasn't agreed upon."

"If we can get him involved, with a special affairs assistant from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce coordinating things, our supplies will be delivered much faster."

“I think he can take the place of both Tanaka and Arimura.”

Department Head Suzuhara tapped his fingers lightly on the table. After a long while, he suddenly spoke, "Yusuke, I'm giving you three days. You must find all his information."

"Before finalizing a collaborator, we must ensure that he will not cause any problems. Otherwise, many people will run into trouble because of him, and that won't be something that can be solved by killing one or two people."

Yusuke Ino stood up, bowed, and said, "Yes, I'll have Ando-kun take care of it right away."

Minister Suzuhara reminded him, "By the way, before that, you have one more thing to do: test him and see if he has any real skills."

Yusuke Ino hesitated before asking, "Uncle, do you mean... the accounts?"

Minister Suzuhara said slowly, "The person we're looking for, besides being easy to control, must at least be smart enough. I don't want to bring in an idiot to clean up his messes every day."

Ino Yusuke said, "What if he can't see the problem?"

Department Head Suzuhara sighed, "Even if he's unlucky, at least he'll have company if he goes with Arimura-kun."

"Hi"

Lin Mansion, Ferguson Road, Shanghai.

After washing up, Chen Yang took a newspaper and read it in the garden.

The atmosphere in this house is very strange now. The uncle and the eldest sister quarrel every day. Seeing that things were not going well, the two brothers, Lin Xueli and Lin Xueyi, bought a property outside and moved out. They even made excuses to not come back for the New Year's Eve reunion dinner.

Chen Yang also wanted to talk to his older sister, but Lin Jing didn't give him the chance at all.

Chen Yang was stopped at the door several times by the maid Xiao Lan, and he was at a loss for what to do. He respected this older sister very much.

You can't just kick the door open and go in.

As a result, a very strange scene began to appear in the house. Lin Jing, the eldest sister of the Lin family, stayed in her room all day and did not even come out to eat.

Uncle Lin Zonghan was like an old farmer, leaving home as soon as he got up in the morning and not returning until midnight. Even though the family lived under the same roof, they basically never saw each other.

"Young Master, here's your milk and sandwich." Lin Yongren handed the food to Chen Yang but didn't leave in a hurry.

Chen Yang put the newspaper on the table, picked up a sandwich, took a bite, and then drank some milk.

"Ah Ren, is something the matter?"

After hesitating for a while, Lin Yongren finally said, "Young Master, you are a man of great experience. I would like to do business with you."

Chen Yang sized up Lin Yongren for a moment: "Ren, you need capital to do business. How much money do you have?"

Lin Yongren pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, I may not have much money, but I have three shops that were a wedding gift from Miss Lin." "My father said that I am already over twenty years old and cannot stay in the Lin family as a servant for the rest of my life. I should do something for myself."

“I want to use it as capital to learn how to do business with you.”

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback and asked doubtfully, "Ah Ren, you have three shops, that's worth a lot of money. If you want to do business, why don't you ask your older brother?"

Lin Yongren looked around and said, "Young Master, do you think I can't see it? The eldest young master is not a good person. He has been secretly taking the master's money to expand his own business."

“My father said that people who do business must first learn how to be good people. The young master’s mind is too complicated. If we follow him, we’ll probably be eaten alive.”

“You are different. You studied in Japan and have broad knowledge. Moreover, I know your personality. You are not the kind of person who is a spoiled young master.”

"If you're willing to help me with business, I can offer all three of my shops. Don't worry, even if we lose everything, I won't blame you."

Shops in Shanghai weren't cheap, especially in the French Concession, which wasn't as chaotic as the International Settlement.

Moreover, there were two positions held by Chinese directors in the French Concession, who could also advocate for the rights and interests of the Chinese people within the concession.

Therefore, shops in the French Concession were the most expensive in Shanghai. At present, some well-located shops would cost at least five or six thousand silver dollars a room.

The three shops together were worth at least ten or twenty thousand silver dollars. Chen Yang didn't know where Lin Yongren got such confidence from, that he actually believed in him so much.

"Ah Ren, business is something you can't rush. Give me some time to think it over."

“Young Master, you have agreed.” Lin Yongren was quite clever; he knew that in business, a clear refusal was tantamount to an agreement.

Chen Yang took a sip of milk and said, "I didn't say that, but if there's an opportunity, that's fine too."

"Thank you, young master, thank you, young master." Lin Yongren bowed repeatedly to Chen Yang in gratitude.

Suddenly, a commotion arose from ahead.

Just as Chen Yang was about to ask Lin Yongren to check what was going on, a group of soldiers dressed in Japanese military police uniforms rushed in carrying rifles.

A man in military uniform with the rank of major on his shoulder insignia strode up to Chen Yang and said in broken Chinese, "You must be Chen Yang, the newly appointed special affairs assistant of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce?"

Chen Yang nodded and replied in fluent Japanese, "I am Chen Yang. I want to know what happened. How can you just enter here? This is the French Concession, not Japanese territory."

“You can speak Japanese, that’s great,” the man cleared his throat and said, “Hello, Assistant Chen. I am Shinichi Ando from the Joint Special Higher Police Operations Group. We are here with the permission of the French Concession Municipal Council.”

"This morning, we received a tip that Arimura Jiro of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce had been murdered. Based on our analysis, it is very likely related to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's accounts."

"Director Tanaka said that you are the only person besides Arimura Sejiro who has handled the account books, so we would like to ask you to come back and assist in the investigation."

"Arimura Sejiro is dead." Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, his feeling was right; he did know something he shouldn't have known.

"Don't worry, it's just a simple inquiry and won't cause you any trouble, Assistant Chen. Please proceed."

P.S.: Many thanks to Sky's Love and Sorrow, the first patron of this book. The author doesn't mean any disrespect; it's just that long-time fans are well aware of the author's health condition. The author will try to write more during this time and will update two more chapters separately for you later. Please rest assured, there will be no delays...

As a newcomer, please forgive any shortcomings in my writing, both new and old fans...

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