The Bravest

The changes within the Huangpu Branch Inspection Team seemed to be normal personnel adjustments to most people, but they seemed abnormal to those who paid close attention.

So reports about Liu Ruyan becoming arrogant due to her favor and Yu Linjie's cronies fighting for power soon appeared on Gangcun's desk.

"What do you think about this, Miura?" Gangcun asked Secretary Miura, who had already read the information about Lin Jie, while leisurely making tea.

"Gangcun-kun, this is a question of profit distribution. Since the investigation began and you took back Lin Jie's smuggling business, his income has decreased, so he will naturally cut some of his expenses. If the distribution is not even, there will naturally be internal disputes."

"Well, keep talking." Seeing that Miura had stopped, Gangcun pushed a cup of hot tea to Miura and asked him to continue.

"Lin Jie has three close associates. Li Jing is the housekeeper. Liu Yidao is mainly responsible for the police department. The most capable Liu Sheng does everything. After the smuggling business stopped, he has been hiding in the welfare home to train new recruits. As a result, twenty people were assigned to Lin Jie's women. Liu Sheng must be resentful, just like Lin Jie..."

When Miura said this, he suddenly realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. He quickly stopped and picked up the teacup, pretending to drink tea, while secretly glancing at Gangcun's expression.

"It's certain that Lin Jie is resentful of me. It's okay, just continue talking." Gangcun didn't care about this.

Lin Jie was resentful about being suppressed, and there was quite a stir among several jurisdictions. This is normal. If there was no movement at all, then we would have to pay attention.

"Gangcun-kun, Lin Jie's decision this time was to give both of them fifty lashes. Liu Sheng lost his position in the police station, and Liu Yidao's power was reduced. Although Lin Jie increased Liu Ruyan's power, he also created a new opponent for her, the one named Xiao Fei. This routine is the same as Gangcun-kun's method. He should be trying to reshuffle the cards."

All that Sanpu said could be analyzed from the intelligence of monitoring Lin Jie. Gangcun himself could also see it. He wanted to ask Sanpu to see if there were any omissions, so he further raised the question:

"What's the reason? Why did Lin Jie do this? I restricted Lin Jie's development, shouldn't he stick to his basic base? Isn't he messing up his own situation and asking for trouble by doing this?"

"Mr. Gangcun, there is a saying among the ancient Chinese monarchs: if there is nothing left to be granted, and nothing left to be rewarded, then the only option is to kill him. Although it is too extreme, it is not without reason. Lin Jie is now in such a dilemma. He has no choice but to abolish the old man and appoint a new one."

Gangcun nodded after hearing Miura's analysis:

"Well, that makes sense. After all, the newcomers are fighting for power, which Lin Jie can give, while the old people want benefits, and Lin Jie is a little overwhelmed in his current situation. Miura-kun, do you think Lin Jie has any conspiracy?"

"This... Gangcun-kun, if Lin Jie really has a conspiracy, there are only two possibilities. One is that he is planning to defect to Chongqing, and the other is that he wants to break away from Gangcun-kun's control and become independent. Gangcun-kun, this is just an assumption. Lin Jie has always been loyal, and there is no sign that he is abnormal."

Miura looked at Gangcun again. He had to make this clear. If he didn't, someone might die and there would be trouble.

Gangcun never thought of killing Lin Jie with one blow. What he wanted was control. As long as Lin Jie's power was within the controllable range, he would still be Gangcun's most loyal thug.

Gangcun originally planned to form a three-way competition among Lin Jie, Huang Tianfu and Liu Ziming, but Huang Tianfu's performance this time disappointed him.

He was not very confident about a lonely man like Liu Ziming. Putting aside the question of whether his political stance was reliable, even if the amount of money he handled reached a certain amount, there was a risk of him running away with the money.

Therefore, the accustomed Lin Jie is still the general that Gangcun relies on the most. Unless Lin Jie betrays him, he will never give up Lin Jie. And now is the best time to test Lin Jie.

"I know you are not targeting Lin Jie. We are just discussing the facts and analyzing Lin Jie's mentality. This is related to how I will use him in the future. Sanpu, please feel free to tell me what you have to say." Gangcun smiled and dispelled Sanpu's concerns, allowing him to continue his analysis.

"Ahem, Gangcun-kun, I think the first point can be basically ruled out. Lin Jie's current family, as well as his long-standing propaganda as a typical example of cooperation with the Imperial Army, plus the fact that the Military Control Commission has already carried out many assassination attempts on him. He would not have the intention to defect to Chongqing, nor would he dare to do so."

Sanpu knew that Gangcun had been monitoring Lin Jie all along, and there were certain monitoring personnel in the welfare house and under Lin Jie's command. Nothing had been discovered in all these years. Of course, some money and property had been withheld, but this was normal. No one would not take advantage of it. So Sanpu first ruled out the first point.

"Well, I don't doubt that. What about the second point? Is there a high chance that he can escape my control?"

"Gangcun-kun, to be honest, Lin Jie must have had this idea, but he should only be able to think about it. If Lin Jie completely gets rid of Gangcun-kun, can he survive as a deputy director without a backer?"

"Miura-kun, don't underestimate Lin Jie. He hasn't been around for nothing these past few years. Even without my support, it's not that easy for ordinary people to bring him down. Besides, he can always turn to someone else. It's said that he has a connection with Zhou Fohai."

"Mr. Gangcun, even if Lin Jie keeps his position, and you give Miss Kyoko face by not causing trouble for him, how much will he have left in his business? Without a sufficient source of income, it would be strange if his men didn't disband."

“Hahaha, Sanpu-kun is indeed an old acquaintance of Lin Jie. You have seen through him very clearly. However, you missed Lin Jie’s most important weakness, which is that he also has an orphanage. I only need to say hello to Ono-kun and stop his military supply orders, and those kids he cares about won’t even have food to eat!”

"Yes, Gangcun is right. The welfare home is Lin Jie's biggest weakness! How could I forget this? No wonder Gangcun could act without any scruples. I originally thought that Gangcun's plan was a bit crude, but it seems that I took it for granted."

It's not that Miura didn't think about it, he just left the most important thing for Gangcun to perform. As a subordinate, you can't be too perfect. You must leave room for the leader to guide the subordinates out of the maze.

"Miura's analysis is very detailed. I can think of this about the welfare home because I am one of the initiators of this model. It was only handed over to Lin Jie for publicity purposes. So don't underestimate yourself."

Although Gangcun's words were humble, one could tell from his tone that he was proud.

"Gangcun-kun is too modest. I think Gangcun-kun not only seized Lin Jie's weakness to suppress him, but also had a plan to use Lin Jie later! I wonder if Gangcun-kun can reveal a little bit so that I can see it for myself."

Miura took advantage of Gangcun's happiness and immediately added another flattery.

"Hahaha, there's nothing to be responsible for after you succeed me. It's just a matter of giving me a stick and a date."

Okamura said it was simple, but he was just pretending to be mysterious in front of Miura. Miura was also very cooperative and immediately pretended to be eager to learn.

"Mr. Gangcun, I understand the meaning of giving a blow, but I don't quite understand the meaning of giving a date. The smuggling business has been taken back. Should we give it back to him?"

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