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

Chapter 81: If you make a mistake, you must admit it; if you are beaten, you must stand upright

There's really nothing new under the sun.

The Ming Dynasty's blank seal case has now become nothing more than a means for officials to cover up for each other.

Qin Gang and Tang Yuelin exchanged a glance, both wearing knowing smiles.

Chen Yang continued, "I've already arranged everything for you two, including the fee."

Qin Gang quickly replied, "No problem, sir. Just give me a number."

Chen Yang didn't stand on ceremony and handed over a note issued by Li Lang.

"What? Eight, eighty thousand silver dollars." Upon seeing the price of the "Yuan Dynasty Celadon Dragon Vase," Qin Gang almost bit his tongue.

"What? Is 80,000 silver dollars too expensive?" Chen Yang's face instantly darkened. "These past two days, I've used every connection I could to help you resolve the supply shortage."

"I threw up more than a dozen times just from drinking. Who the hell am I doing this for?"

“If it weren’t for these notes, if you had submitted this report, you two, along with your master Chen Jintao, would have been taken in by the Japanese for questioning within a day.”

"You think we only dealt with the issue of supplies? Corruption and falsified accounts, if exposed, could cost lives..."

"But this is too much!" Qin Gang and Tang Yuelin's smiles instantly vanished.
Chen Yang's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Damn it, what do you two mean by this? Do you think I'm trying to extort you?"

"Are you two lobsters? Your brains are full of shit!"

"I saved your lives, and it only cost me 80,000 yuan? Is that a lot?"

"Did I ask for a single extra penny from beginning to end?"

"grass……"

"Speaks without thinking..."

"No, no, no," Tang Yuelin quickly said with a smile, "Sir, what are you saying? You're helping us settle the accounts, it's just a little expense, it's only right, how could we dare to have any objections?"

"Please rest assured, we will deliver the 80,000 silver dollars to Manager Li's residence tomorrow."

After saying that, Tang Yuelin didn't forget to wink at Qin Gang.

Qin Gang bowed his head and said, "Sir, please don't be angry. It's all our fault. Thank you for your advice."

"We will never forget your great kindness, sir. Please forgive us for not knowing how to speak properly."

Chen Yang's expression softened slightly, and he said calmly, "Director Tang seems to have misunderstood. It's not 80,000, it's 82,400 silver dollars."

"What's your relationship with Manager Li? Why would he help you for no reason if there's nothing in return?"

"If you're going to run shady deals, it's standard practice in Shanghai to have at least three points involved. Do I really need to remind you of that?"

"Remember, by tomorrow night, you must have 82,400 silver dollars, not a penny less."

Tang Yuelin nodded and bowed, saying, "Understood, understood, we'll go raise the money right away."

"Thank you for your hard work, sir..."

Shanghai, Military Police Headquarters, Joint Special Higher Police Commander's Office.

"What? More than 3,000 tons of supplies were lost?" Matsui Yokoji's face instantly turned red when he saw the figures for the loss reported by the Economic Department.

"Where did this tiny, newly established economic department get over three thousand tons of supplies? The entire supply warehouse is less than half the size of a football field."

"Lord Fujita, I now seriously suspect that there is something fishy about the figures they reported."

"I demand that the Director of the Economic Affairs Department and his several office directors be summoned immediately."

"They, they're treating us like suckers!"

Fujita rubbed his temples in distress, but had to advise him, "Matsui-kun, I advise you to calm down."

"Do you have any evidence to prove that their reports are falsified?" "All the details of incoming and outgoing materials are complete, and some of them are allocation orders from the logistics department of the Military Police Headquarters."

"If you say there's a problem with these supplies, doesn't that mean there's also a problem with the logistics department of the Military Police Headquarters?"

"What? Are you now planning to investigate the Military Police Headquarters as well?"

"What is your current official position? Do you have the right to question me?"

Matsui Yokoji, still unconvinced, said, "Lord Fujita, I can assure you that their supply depots could not possibly have that many supplies."

"If you don't believe me, I can arrest a few inspectors and warehouse managers at the supply warehouse and make them write statements to prove the quantity of the supplies."

Fujita Tsuyoshi sneered, "Confession? Ha, do you think it'll be of any use?"

"With only a statement and no supporting evidence, even if you take the case to Lord Otani, he won't be on your side."

"Moreover, Chen Yang, the director of the Economic Department, revealed his identity last time. He is a member of the Eighth Section of the Chinese Affairs Division of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters."

"That's a department that even the Military Police Headquarters has no jurisdiction over. You, a Special Higher Police investigation team leader, think you can summon him?"

"Aren't you afraid that Hirokazu Iwai from the consulate will file a complaint with the local authorities?"

"Heh, actually, you don't even need to be on the mainland. As long as he complains to Colonel Konan Yoshi of the Special Service Section of the Central China Expeditionary Army, you will be arrested and taken to the Special Service Section of the Expeditionary Army for internal investigation."

"Moreover, when this operation began, Director Chen made it clear to you that he refused to cooperate."

"You promised the other party that if the supply warehouse suffered any damage, the Special Higher Police would handle it accordingly."

"If this really escalates to the military, and they insist that you acted recklessly and caused incalculable losses, how will you respond?"

"Could it be that Major Ando was too careless and didn't choose to ambush at the supply warehouse, which led to this unexpected incident?"

"Are you trying to put Ando-kun on the fire?"

"To get rid of the head of the investigation team and the head of the action team over a matter of supplies, wouldn't the Shanghai Joint Special Higher Police become a joke?"

"If this really happens, what will General Doihara think of me? How am I supposed to explain this to the mainland?"

Upon hearing this, Matsui Yokoji immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, unable to utter a word.

"Mr. Matsui, there's a saying in China that's very true: if you're wrong, you should admit it; if you're going to be hit, you should stand up straight."

“I have read the report on this matter. It is indeed because you and Ando-kun did not make full preparations that the two operations failed.”

"As your superior, I also have an inescapable responsibility, so let's just let this matter drop as far as possible and minimize the impact."

"In the future, if there are any similar actions, you must carefully discern the other party's intentions and not be easily fooled again."

"Regarding the compensation from the Economic Department, the task force previously seized some medicines smuggled by the French."

"I have already applied to Colonel Suzuhara of the Logistics Department for a batch of supplies, which will be sent to the supply warehouse along with the medicines. That will resolve the matter."

“You have more important things to deal with now.”

As he spoke, Fujita flipped through the documents on his desk and took out a report: "This is a confidential document that was just sent from the Nanjing Special Higher Police."

"The Blue Army's Fourth Front Army, established last October, received orders to move from southern Jiangxi to the Jiangsu-Anhui region."

"In early May, the Imperial troops stationed in the Jiangjiahe area had a small-scale conflict with the other side, resulting in more than 20 Imperial casualties."

"The other side also suffered heavy casualties. A few days ago, the Imperial reconnaissance forces learned of the enemy's location and launched a siege."

"Although most of the enemy escaped the encirclement, it still caused considerable damage."

"Breaking news: their troops have sent people to Shanghai to purchase medicines to treat the wounded. Our current task is to identify who these people are as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)