Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 46 Do it yourself
A Japanese-style restaurant on Chuanbei Road in Shanghai.

Chen Yang received an invitation call from Yusuke Ino and went to the Japanese-style restaurant to meet him as soon as he got off work.

Yusuke Ino was very cautious; he knew that the Special Higher Police could theoretically monitor the phone calls of all institutions in Shanghai.

So, on the phone, I only said that I had something to discuss with him, but he didn't say a word about what it was.

This left Chen Yang somewhat confused. Could it be that he had asked for too high a price, and Suzuhara Shingo wanted to negotiate with him?
As Chen Yang was seen, the proprietress inside smiled and greeted him from behind the half-curtain hanging in front of the Japanese-style restaurant.

"Mr. Chen, I saw in the newspaper that you have been appointed as an official. Congratulations!"

The proprietress, Mieko, enthusiastically linked arms with Chen Yang, practically pressing her entire body against him.

Chen Yang smiled and pulled his hand away, asking, "Boss lady, has Ino-kun arrived yet?"

Chen Yang's actions immediately aroused the other party's dissatisfaction. Mei Huizi even looked at Chen Yang with a hint of resentment, it was unclear whether she was blaming Chen Yang for being unromantic or sighing that the other party did not know what was good for her.

In her opinion, how could Yusuke Ino compare to Chen Yang?

When the invading Japanese army first recruited soldiers, the requirements were that they be over 1.6 meters tall and weigh over 100 kilograms.

Yusuke Ino's height is only average in the military, just over 1.6 meters.

Unlike Chen Yang, who is nearly 1.8 meters tall, young, and handsome.

His solid muscles and tall stature had long made the proprietress drool over him.

Unfortunately, the other party seemed to look down on him. He sighed softly, and the proprietress said with a smile, "Ino-kun is waiting for you upstairs. He has already arranged the dishes, and I will bring them up to you in a moment."

Chen Yang thanked him and went upstairs on his own.

Pushing open the door to the private room, Yusuke Ino stood up, bowed slightly to Chen Yang, and gestured for him to sit down.

Chen Yang didn't stand on ceremony and sat down opposite Yusuke Ino, getting straight to the point: "Ino-kun, did you come to see me today because you have some complaints about my sales plan?"

“We’re all friends, so we can have an open and honest talk.”

Ino Yusuke poured Chen Yang a cup of tea, shook his head and said, "Chen-san, you've misunderstood. That's not the point."

"In fact, the minister also thinks that the charging method you proposed is very reasonable."

Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "So, Ino-kun asked me to come here today because?"

Yusuke Ino took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Chen, it's about the four docks in the Chinese-controlled area."

Chen Yang chuckled and said, "Ino-kun, would four docks really cause Minister Suzuhara any trouble?"

“The minister doesn’t feel troubled, but rather that he has lost an excuse to take action against them.” Yusuke Ino patiently explained, “Mr. Chen, you don’t think that the four docks in the Chinese-controlled area are controlled by some insignificant forces, do you?”

"The things here are not as simple as they seem. Without the imperial forces behind them, the four major ports in the Chinese territory would have been in chaos long ago."

"But now that everything is stable, almost no one would agree to suddenly take action against the Chinese-controlled wharf at this time."

"So, we need an excuse to take action, Mr. Chen, do you understand?"

Chen Yang understood perfectly well how the Japanese did things.

They wanted to occupy Northeast China, so they fabricated the Liutiaohu bombing incident, using the pretext that the Blue Army had destroyed the South Manchurian Railway, and then bombarded Shenyang.

They wanted to wage war against China, so they created the Hongqiao Incident, instigating a conflict between the two countries by having Marine Corps Command Commander Saito Isamu drive his car through Hongqiao Airport.

Such methods are commonplace for them.

But what target did they choose when they wanted to target the Chinese-controlled docks?
Chen Yang put down his teacup and said, "Ino-kun, you might as well be more explicit and tell me exactly what you need me to do."

Yusuke Ino nodded slightly, smiled, took out a file folder from beside him, placed it on the table, and then pushed it in front of Chen Yang.

Chen Yang picked up the file folder, inside which, besides a German-made P08 Luger pistol, was a yellowed photograph. "The person in the photo is Hirata Jisaburo, an information collection officer in the South Manchuria Railway Affairs Investigation Section."

"This person has been collecting information on available supplies on the market."

"The minister means that he hopes Chen Sang can personally take action to resolve this problem."

“Mr. Chen, as you know, the relationship between the South Manchuria Railway and the Military Police Headquarters is still harmonious on the surface.”

"The minister does not want this person to hinder our cooperation."

"At noon the day after tomorrow, at the Jiangnan Wharf, he will be conducting an intelligence transaction with the Special Higher Police."

"You have ten minutes. After you make your move, a boat will be waiting for you at the dock to pick you up and take you away."

"Mr. Chen, do you have any more questions?"

Wow, this looks like he's about to offer his own pledge of allegiance.

Chen Yang's eyes flickered, and he looked at the Japanese man in the photo with a small tuft of mustache with a somewhat hesitant expression.

Yusuke Ino said slowly, "Mr. Chen, this is Minister Suzuhara's idea. If you don't do it, it will be difficult for us to help you take over the four docks in the Chinese-controlled area."

"Without these docks, Mr. Chen, your plan to control the docks in Shanghai will probably fall through."

"We don't really care. We'll just sell the supplies in the same way we used to, like ants carrying grains of sand. But Mr. Chen, without these docks, with the Tongji Office's transportation capacity, it seems you don't have much leverage to negotiate with us, do you?"

Chen Yang's brows furrowed suddenly, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Please tell Minister Suzuhara that I will take care of this matter."

After saying that, Chen Yang picked up the pistol on the table and put it behind his back, then casually put the photo into his pocket.

"That's right, Mr. Chen. Let's drink tea instead of wine and wish you all the best."

"cheers."

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The military police headquarters dormitory building in Shanghai.

A crisp knock sounded on the door, and Suzuhara Shingo said in a deep voice, "Come in."

Yusuke Ino pushed open the door and bowed slightly to Shingo Suzuhara: "Uncle, Chen has agreed."

Shingo Suzuhara nodded: "That's good. It's getting late, Yusuke, get some rest."

Ino Yusuke, upon hearing this, showed no intention of leaving, looking at Suzuhara Shingo with a hesitant expression on his face.

"Yusuke, is there a problem?" Suzuhara Shingo quickly noticed the change in Ino Yusuke's expression.

“Uncle, I don’t think Chen Sang can handle this matter well.” Yusuke Ino said softly, “His resume only shows his shooting experience during military training at Kyushu University. To kill someone at close range is not an easy task.”

Suzuhara Shingo looked at Ino Yusuke and suddenly smiled.

"Yusuke, do you think your uncle doesn't know?"

"Actually, whether Chen Yang makes a move or not, Hirata Jisaburo will die."

"What we need is not for him to kill, but for him to dare to do it."

“As long as he fires a shot, even if he misses completely, someone else will do it for him.”

Yusuke Ino frowned and said, "Uncle, I don't quite understand what you mean by that?"

Suzuhara Shingo slowly said, "I told you before, there are conditions for us to hand over the big stage of Shanghai to him. As long as he performs well, people will naturally help him."

　Today's follow-up reading is very important, I hope everyone can help me out.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)