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Chapter 89 What you're doing won't do.

May 20th, 1938.

Office of the Director of the Economic Department, Shanghai.

Chen Yang stood by the window, holding a coffee in his hand, his expression somewhat solemn.

On the desk of the Director of the Economic Affairs Department was the latest internal notice issued by the Japanese.

In January of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army assembled the 5th and 10th Divisions and launched an attack on Xuzhou along the Jinpu Railway and the Longhai Railway.

The goal is to connect the transportation lines.

These two railways may not sound familiar at first, but they were of great significance at this time.

The Jinpu Railway is the railway line from Tianjin to Pukou Town in Jinling.

It passed through Jinan Prefecture, Linyi and Zaozhuang in Shandong Province, Xuzhou and Bengbu in Anhui Province, and finally Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.

It can be said to be the most important transportation line running through the north and south.

The Longhai Railway was the longest railway line during the Republic of China era. It started in Lanzhou, the largest city in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and ran from west to east through Xi'an, Zhengzhou, and Xuzhou before reaching the sea at Lianyungang.
Because Gansu has been known as Longyou since ancient times, and the destination of this line is the sea outlet of Lianyungang, it is called the Longhai Line.

These two railway lines are of great significance.

On May 5th, after the victory at Taierzhuang, Li Delin, the commander of the Fifth War Zone, decisively expressed his willingness to retreat to his superiors in the face of the Japanese army's encirclement from the north and south.

All troops completed their transfer on May 16th, and on May 19th, the last unit covering the retreat withdrew from the Xuzhou battlefield, officially marking the fall of Xuzhou.

On the morning of May 20, the Central China Expeditionary Army issued an internal notice to all its agencies, announcing the completion of its military plan to connect the north and south.

Chen Yang wasn't worried about that; what he was most worried about was that China was about to face a catastrophic moment for the entire country.

During their retreat, the Blue Army blew up the Huayuankou Pass to prevent the Japanese army from pursuing them, thus artificially causing the Yellow River to change its course.

This move has left millions of people homeless.
This operation can be described as the most humiliating moment of the entire War of Resistance against Japan.

As a time traveler, Chen Yang wanted to change something, but he also knew clearly that he was powerless to do so at the moment.

A knock on the door interrupted Chen Yang's thoughts. Chen Yang sat back in his chair and said, "Come in."

Li Ningyu walked into the office with the report and said, "Director, the expansion work at the materials warehouse is basically complete."

"Some parts of the main warehouse have not yet been repaired after the last bombing."

"Director Zhuo came to ask for your opinion on when would be a suitable time to hold this ribbon-cutting ceremony."

"Director Zhuo suggested May 28th, which is an auspicious date."

Chen Yang took the report handed to him by Li Ningyu and glanced at it. He had to admit that although there was no mechanical assistance in this era, the efficiency was still quite good.

The supplies warehouse was originally the cargo transfer center of Maigen Road Railway Station, which was originally just a large warehouse plus two or three small warehouses.

In just over two months, after extensive repairs and renovations, the material warehouse now consists of four large warehouses and six small warehouses, making it arguably the largest warehousing center in the Jiangnan region.

Of course, the fact that it was able to reach such a large scale was not due to Chen Yang's efforts, but rather a special request made by the Nanjing Reformed Government to the Japanese.

"Why would a supplies warehouse need a ribbon-cutting ceremony? They must have nothing better to do." After reviewing all the reports, Chen Yang's conclusion was summed up in two words: extravagant.

After a moment's thought, Chen Yang picked up a pen, signed his name on the report, and handed it back to Li Ningyu, saying, "Since the matter has been handed over to Director Zhuo, it's his business how he wants to handle it. Just don't cause any trouble."

Li Ningyu picked up the report and nodded, then suddenly said, "Sir, aren't you concerned about Director Guo, the new director of the Tongji Office?"

"Now everyone in the Tongji office is saying that this director is a bit, a bit, um, obsessed."

"Obsessed?" Chen Yang was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Li Ningyu said seriously, "Since Director Guo started working, he has been studying the data every day and keeps saying things like 'impossible.' He has gone through all the transportation dispatch orders from the past two months, but he can't arrange any vehicle dispatching matters at all."

"Faced with a mountain of data yet at a loss, Deputy Director Feng fears that if this goes on for too long, Director Guo will eventually go insane."

"Hehehe," Chen Yang thought to himself with secret pride. "What do you mean, geniuses are only a step away from my doorstep?"

They really thought they could just transfer anyone over to take over; now they're in for a surprise.

Chen Yang arranged the train running times based on extensive data simulation experiments, ultimately arriving at the optimal solution.

How could Guo Zhaohui, with his pig brain, possibly understand something that even a human brain can't figure out?

This is just asking for trouble; no wonder he's driven to the brink of insanity.

You can't expect to do a job you're not qualified for.

Ha, he deserves to be crazy.

"Don't worry about him. Let Director Feng arrange things with me regarding the Tongji office matters. Director Guo isn't used to it yet, so let him adjust gradually."

Li Ningyu nodded knowingly, a hesitant look appearing on her face.

Chen Yang looked up and asked, "Secretary Li, is there anything else?"

Li Ningyu pondered for a while and then said, "There's something else I'd like to report to you about, it's about that Director Zuo who came last time."

Chen Yang put down his pen and asked, "Zuo Mingquan? What happened to him?"

Li Ningyu mustered her courage and said, "It seems that things are not very peaceful in Shanghai recently. Many of these things are caused by this Zuo Mingquan."

"As the deputy director of the Jinling Special Service Committee, shouldn't you look into this?"

Chen Yang's expression hardened. "Secretary Li, you are the secretary of the Economic Department, not a member of the Jinling Special Service Committee. It seems you, as their secretary, have no right to interfere in what they do."

"Alright, that's all for now. Just focus on your own work."

Li Ningyu sighed, bowed slightly to Chen Yang, and turned to leave the office.

Chen Yang looked in the direction Li Ningyu had left, a slight smile playing on his lips.

From the very beginning, he felt that Li Ningyu was no ordinary person. Based on his performance today, this woman should be more than just a secretary.

So, who arranged for her to be here? The Special Higher Police? Or Hirokazu Iwai?
Shanghai, 625 Daxi Road, Jinling Special Service Committee Shanghai Office.

"Fourth, Fourth, Fourth Uncle, something terrible has happened!" Zhang Zixian rushed into Zuo Mingquan's office, panting, "Something has happened."

"Calm down, calm down." Zuo Mingquan squinted his triangular eyes and said unhappily, "Xiao Bao, I've told you several times that you should address people by their titles at work. Call him Director Zuo."

"How is your brain structured? I've told you so many times and you still can't remember."

"Tell me, what happened this time?"

"Yes, Director Zuo." Zhang Zixian swallowed hard and said, "Reporting to Director Zuo, our brothers were attacked in the Fourth Navigation Route."

"Two people had their heads broken, and another had his ear cut off. They are currently being bandaged in the hospital."

"What?!" Zuo Mingquan roared in fury. "Who did this?"

Zhang Zixian muttered, "Who else could it be? It's Tian Darong, one of Zhang Xiaolin's men. Director Zuo, what do you think we should do?"

"What should we do?" A ruthless glint flashed in Zuo Mingquan's eyes: "Of course, we should fight fire with fire, and give each other blood."

(End of this chapter)