Espionage: Mastering the Ten Cruelest Tortures of the Military Intelligence Bureau from the Start

After they finished talking, Su Mingzhe got up and went downstairs with Watanabe Kazuya.

Xu Feng had already finished checking the car's safety; he had been waiting for Su Mingzhe for ages.

"Watanabe-kun, I'm on my way to Naval Headquarters. How about I give you a ride?"

Su Mingzhe walked out of the chess club and chatted with Watanabe Kazuya.

"No need, I just finished breakfast and need to exercise to avoid indigestion."

"Since you're so kind, Watanabe-kun, I'll take my leave now."

Just as Watanabe Kazuya was about to say a few polite words, Su Mingzhe cut him off.

By the time he realized what was happening, he could only see the car's taillights.

Sure enough, this was the familiar section chief.

As the car drove along, the Japanese soldiers saluted Su Mingzhe the entire way.

Su Mingzhe was now a human card reader, and without needing to show any identification, he arrived at Hasegawa Naoki's office without any hindrance.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Come in."

When he saw that it was Su Mingzhe, Naoki Hase's eyes lit up.

"It's a money tree, no, it's Tian Pingjun who's here. Please sit down."

Although Su Mingzhe had received a telegram from Yamashiro last night confirming the purchase of the destroyer, Su Mingzhe did not intend to tell Hasegawa Naoki the result now.

Otherwise, it would be obvious that he has a close relationship with Shancheng.

His identity in the Nationalist-controlled areas was merely that of a de facto leader of the Green Gang, or a Japanese businessman; he didn't yet possess that much power.

"Taihei-kun, how's the inquiry about the warships going?"

Before Su Mingzhe could speak, Hasegawa Naoki couldn't sit still any longer.

After all, the transaction amount was enough to buy several new Studebaker cars.

"There's no way we'll get results so quickly. My people won't be arriving in Guangdong for at least two more days."

Moreover, if you want the Kuomintang to buy warships, you first need to smooth things over with your subordinates before the matter can be reported to higher authorities, and smoothing things over takes time.

Conservatively speaking, it will take another half a month to get results.

However, based on my speculation about the KMT, the likelihood of this deal going through is extremely high.

Su Mingzhe reassured Naoki Hase by using the phrase "highly likely" to calm him down.

Because of Su Mingzhe's smuggling business, his fleet traveled to and from Guangdong.

Therefore, he changed his wording.

Instead of sending the telegram to the mountain city, they sent it to the fleet closest to Guangdong, asking them to come and negotiate the matter.

This makes logical sense.

Hearing that there were still two weeks left, Naoki Hase felt a little annoyed.

Although he knew that half a month was already the absolute minimum timeframe, he was still eager to complete the transaction as soon as possible.

Too late and things will change.

However, Su Mingzhe's words dispelled the gloom and transformed him into a caring and considerate person.

"General, I think it would be better to send nine destroyers of different types to patrol south along the coastline."

Even if someone asks, you can say you were carrying out a mission.

Moreover, since strategic warships like battleships and aircraft carriers weren't deployed, and only a destroyer squadron was sent to perform basic patrol missions, no one would pay much attention.

After a pause, Su Mingzhe continued:

"When we are almost in Guangdong, all the ships will fly their flags at half-mast as a signal, and they can then choose whichever ship they want to sail away."

The remaining ships returned, thus completing the patrol mission. Unfortunately, one of the cruisers was sunk by the Nationalist army.

This way, we can save time on negotiations. After all, it takes some time to drive from here to Guangdong, and their willingness to buy will definitely be strong. I believe this time it won't be a wasted effort.

"Anyway, we don't have to pay for the oil consumed during the journey."

Su Mingzhe provided Naoki Hasegawa with a complete solution.

Actually, none of the other words touched Naoki Hase; only the last sentence moved him the most.

"Alright, alright, Mr. Tianping, we'll do as you say."

Naoki Hase was initially quite annoyed, but as expected of his cash cow, he had made the right choice in using him!

But soon, he realized something and asked:

"Taihei-kun, what about the money for purchasing the warships?"

Ha, as expected, he truly possesses the innate attributes of the larger version.

"That's easy to handle. Just mark the prices of all the warships before setting sail, and make sure the prices are reasonable."

However, the other party will definitely try to negotiate the price, so give each captain a bottom line price and some discretionary power. They can take a cut of the extra sales, so that they will work harder.

At the same time, this money also served as hush money for them, preventing them from spreading rumors.

However, with such large-scale commodity transactions, it's inevitable that some people will have ulterior motives and embezzle a portion.

Therefore, General, you need to place several trusted men on each destroyer to monitor whether the captain's transactions with the other party are transparent.

Don't ask whether your confidants will embezzle the transaction fees along with the captain. Naoki Hase, who was able to become a rear admiral, must at least have the ability to recognize and use people.

He's a naval rear admiral for nothing if he doesn't have a group of subordinates he can unconditionally trust.

At the same time, each ship was assigned a few trusted men in case the captain had malicious intentions and started double-crossing the ship.

It's normal for one person to die; you can't expect all your subordinates to die unexpectedly, can you?

"Tian Pingjun is truly a talented man!"

Naoki Hase was overjoyed.

How come he never noticed Su Mingzhe's abilities before?

He's wasted his talent.

He could almost see millions of dollars going into his pocket.

Isn't this much more lucrative than reselling medicines and firearms?

Seeing that the important business was over, Su Mingzhe seized the opportunity and said:

"By the way, General, just before I came to headquarters, Watanabe Kazuya from the Special Higher Police came to see me and said that I should take on a part-time job in the Special Higher Police."

Without your order, I dared not make a decision on my own, and therefore I hereby request your instructions.

The fact that the question was asked in this way means that Su Mingzhe wants to go.

After all, if he really didn't want to go, he could have just kept quiet.

"Would you be willing to join the Special Higher Police?"

Naoki Hasegawa stared at Su Mingzhe and asked, his eyes becoming somewhat sharp.

We can't let the Special Higher Police eradicate this hard-won cash cow.

Moreover, no leader likes a subordinate who has changed his mind, and he had treated Su Mingzhe well.

"Your subordinate will completely obey your orders."

The more Su Mingzhe tries to show his desire to go, the more likely Hasegawa Naoki will try to sabotage the trip and cause it to fall through.

So he pretended to be indifferent, using a retreat as a tactic to advance.

This rhetoric was mainly to express loyalty and let Hasegawa Naoki see Su Mingzhe's attitude.

"Then you can work part-time in the Special Higher Police."

"Yes, General, I will definitely open up a channel through the Special Higher Police and strive to create another smuggling route."

While we're at it, let's see if we can sell them some military supplies too; that would save us a lot of trouble.

Naoki Hase was initially unhappy about Su Mingzhe taking on the role concurrently, but after hearing Su Mingzhe's explanation, he suddenly understood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Tianping, I misunderstood you.