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Chapter 78 Need Some Notes
"Manager Li is truly thoughtful." Chen Yang played with the jade piece in his hand, a hint of appreciation showing in his eyes.

Indeed, the things in his hands were the real antiques; compared to them, the wine vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties was a joke.

Feng Jian quickly replied, "This is what we should do. Actually, for such small things, the superior can just give the order."

“Alright, then I won’t stand on ceremony.” Chen Yang smiled and said, “Tell Manager Li that we’re brothers, so let’s keep things clear. We’ll do things according to the rules of the trade. It’ll be three points for each item. If the other party is interested in the item, we can calculate the price separately.”

Feng Jian nodded repeatedly and said, "I will do everything as the superior says."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go and get back to work."

Chen Yang nodded, then suddenly said as if he had just remembered something, “By the way, Deputy Director Feng, the selection of the Tongji Office Director has been decided in Jinling, and he will arrive in Shanghai to take up his post soon.”

"You must not show any emotion. Also, the Jinling Special Higher Police have found Xie Rong's body. Go and inform Xie's family."

"Xie Rong was murdered in his capacity as a special commissioner of the Economic Department. I have applied to the Ministry of Finance in Nanjing for a pension for his family. Of course, the Economic Department should also make a statement in response."

"After you go downstairs, find Zhuo Mingquan and discuss how to assist the other family in handling Xie Rong's funeral arrangements. Remember, make sure it's done in a grand and respectable manner..."

Feng Jian nodded repeatedly. This boss is really good; he takes care of both your personal and professional needs.

I don't know what happened, but less than a month after the Tongji Office was put into operation, both the original director and deputy director passed away.

Will the next director take over...
Nighttime at a Japanese-style restaurant.

After dropping Chen Yang off at the entrance of the Japanese-style restaurant, Lao Qi, the driver of the Lin Mansion, tactfully left on his own.

This young master is now a high-ranking official, and there are some things that are not convenient for him to know.

With a brocade box in his right hand and a half-draped curtain in front of the Japanese-style restaurant in his left, Chen Yang greeted the beautiful proprietress, "Proprietress, has Ino-kun arrived yet?"

"Oh, Mr. Chen, it's been a long time."

The proprietress saw Chen Yang appear and quickly went up to greet him: "Ino-kun and Suzuhara-sama have been here for a while."

"Mr. Chen, Minister Suzuhara is a very capable person, you have to be careful."

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback. This proprietress seemed fierce and brainless, but she was actually very shrewd.

Therefore, the world has never lacked smart people; it only lacks opportunities.
Chen Yang glanced at the proprietress and said, "Thank you."

The proprietress blushed slightly for no apparent reason; she could tell that the "thank you" was sincere.
That's why she felt something different.

It's important to understand that in Japan, women have a very low status. Even if a woman is willing to become someone's plaything, she is still just a plaything.

"Mr. Chen, you're too kind. Let me take you upstairs."

After saying that, the proprietress took small steps and led Chen Yang up to the second floor, arriving at the door of a private room.

"Whoosh." The proprietress opened the door to the private room, where two men were already sitting.

Chen Yang bowed slightly to the two men and said with a smile, "Sorry, I don't think I'm late."

"No, no, we arrived early," Yusuke Ino said, standing up and giving the landlady a wink.

The proprietress bowed to the group and respectfully withdrew, closing the door to the private room behind her.

"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Shingo Suzuhara, the Logistics Director of the Military Police Headquarters."

"Mr. Suzuhara, this is my good friend, Chen Yang, Director of the Economic Affairs Department."

Chen Yang bowed slightly to Suzuhara Shingo: "Lord Suzuhara, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me."

Suzuhara Shingo waved his hand, gesturing for Chen Yang to sit down. Chen Yang placed the gift on the table, sat down opposite the two, and glanced at them briefly.

Shingo Suzuhara has the typical appearance of a soldier who has long been engaged in clerical and coordination work.

The skin is loose and has a grayish-yellow undertone due to lack of sun exposure.

Deep nasolabial folds extend from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth, like two carving knives, etched with years of worry and fatigue.

The heavy eye bags hung heavily under the eyes, the whites of the eyes were cloudy and yellowish, but the eyes were unusually sharp, like two old probes.

His graying hair was cut extremely short, almost a buzz cut, yet each strand stood stubbornly upright, faintly showing traces of the rigid discipline of a military academy student.

However, his hairline has receded irreversibly, revealing a broad forehead etched with the wrinkles of time.

He wore a pair of old-fashioned round-framed glasses on his nose, with thick lenses and worn-out edges.

Whether it's out of habit or not, he would occasionally unconsciously push the frame of his glasses with his knuckles, the action carrying a kind of rigidity.

Shingo Suzuhara said slowly, "Mr. Chen, this is the first time I've met you after working together for so long."

"Actually, I think this kind of meaningless meeting is unnecessary."

Yusuke Ino seemed surprised that Shingo Suzuhara would act so coldly right from the start. He quickly picked up the tea on the table and poured it for the two of them, saying as he poured, "Chen-san, don't misunderstand."

"What Minister Suzuhara means is that our cooperation can be simpler and purer, without needing to use eating and drinking to build relationships."

Chen Yang nodded: "Minister Suzuhara, I understand what you mean. The reason I asked you to come here is because I need your help with something."

"It's nothing really, I just wanted to ask you for some slips of paper for the allocation of supplies."

"Oh, by the way, this is a gift for you."

"Mr. Li from Wanxiangju personally selected this. Please take a look and see if you like it."

Ino Yusuke looked nervously at Suzuhara Shingo, who sighed and nodded slightly.
As if receiving some kind of instruction, Yusuke Ino quickly opened the brocade box, inside which lay a uniquely shaped wine vessel, with a note from Wanxiangju below.

The note stated that the item was sold by Wanxiangju, and that Wanxiangju would be responsible for compensation if anything was wrong, totaling 30,000 silver dollars.
Yusuke Ino picked up the sake bottle and examined it closely. Its design was quite unusual, but at 30,000 yen, it probably wasn't worth it…

Suzuhara Shingo merely glanced at it and shook his head, saying, "Chen-san, I dare not accept something so valuable."

Chen Yang quickly said, "Minister Suzuhara, please don't misunderstand. I found these items at the market."

"Actually, it didn't cost much money, and it's just getting some notes, so it's not a big problem."

Suzuhara Shingo looked Chen Yang up and down and said, "Mr. Chen, we're all partners, so it's only right that we lend a hand."

"Let's skip the antiques. Besides, I don't know much about antiques, but Mr. Otani does seem to like them."

"I have also prepared a gift for Lord Otani." Chen Yang stood up and said, "Please wait a moment, I will bring the gift over and ask Lord Suzuhara to give it to Lord Otani."

With that, Chen Yang turned and left the private room.

Seeing Chen Yang leave, Yusuke Ino seemed to complain a little, "Uncle, wasn't your attitude towards Chen a bit too much?"

"Chen Sang has been incredibly kind to us."

Shingo Suzuhara glanced at his nephew, said nothing, and simply sighed.

A short while later, Chen Yang returned with a blue vase in his hand. However, Ino Yusuke found the vase to be very familiar.

This vase looks just like the one used for flower arrangements outside the restroom in a Japanese-style restaurant.
(End of this chapter)