The matter involved the intelligence agency, which turned into a big and unclear problem. Before Ichiro Hirai came to Shanghai, he also had some understanding of the Japanese military, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the intelligence agencies in Shanghai.
He knew that the Kodama Agency was under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Naval Aviation Department. It was one of the few naval intelligence agencies in Shanghai and had won the attention of senior navy officials.
The Kodama Agency was responsible for collecting intelligence for the Japanese Navy, purchasing materials, plundering resources, killing and assassinating anti-Japanese people, smuggling and selling drugs, etc. It also used violent means to plunder valuables from the occupied areas and accumulated an astonishing amount of wealth.
Since Kodama and Shifu insisted that these two companies were partners of Minhua Company, a subsidiary of Kodama Agency, he had no choice at all.
It doesn't matter if the Japanese chaebol dare to target local Chinese companies in Shanghai, even those companies covered by the traitors of the Jinling government. However, it is better to hide away from the military-controlled companies affiliated to the Japanese army.
The reason is very simple. Once there is a conflict of interest between businessmen and the military, and the chaebol angers the military, who loses in the end is there any need to say?
"Counsellor Hirai, this is a call from Major Lin of the Special High School Course. Please answer the call!" Liu Nina shouted to Ichiro Hirai.
This Japanese consultant was in trouble. She could tell that Lin Shaozuo was in a very bad mood at the moment. She could hear it through the phone line and the microphone, and his tone was obviously furious.
Hirai Ichiro didn't know how to face the situation in front of him. Lin Shaozuo's call saved him. He didn't care about how miserable his image was at the moment and hurried to the secretary's office.
When it has developed to this point, it is necessary for the Special High School to come forward to support the inspection team. The Army cannot let the Navy be too presumptuous, right?
"Ichiro Hirai, you bastard is simply crazy. Where did you get the courage to attack smugglers affiliated with the military? Do you know how passive the Special High School is now? I am about to be killed by you!" Shaozuo Lin roared.
He said.
He was indeed very angry, and his lungs almost exploded. He had just been slapped by Major General Kinoshita Eiichi, and he still had a ghost image in front of his eyes!
The supply of materials to the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai cannot be handled by Huatong Trading Company alone. There are a large number of smugglers responsible for this task, but the law enforcement brigade of the inspection team just tampered with the goods of these people.
The Central China Liaison Department of the Koya Institute and the Army Ministry's secret service stationed in Shanghai both called the Military Police Headquarters. The Thirteenth Army Headquarters was also extremely dissatisfied with this. The inspection team was a subordinate agency of the Military Police Headquarters. Major General Kinoshita Sakaeichi naturally wanted to
Take responsibility.
Japanese companies in Shanghai instruct Ichiro Hirai, consultant of the inspection team, to plunder the market for raw materials and strategic supplies. There is a tacit understanding between the military and the chaebols about this matter.
However, a small number of large smugglers who have close ties with various intelligence agencies have temporarily stopped doing smuggling transactions with the Kuomintang-controlled areas, but their goods are confiscated while sitting at home. This is too much!
In a rage, Kinoshita Eiichi called him to the office and slapped him across the face. After learning the reason, he was almost fuming and was made angry by Hirai Ichiro.
"Section Chief, I suspect that this matter is caused by those in the execution department. There is something wrong with the list they provided. They dug a big hole for me to jump into. I even suspect that Chen Mingxiang was behind it!" Hirai Ichiro said.
The targets he selected this time were all based on the list provided by the Enforcement Section. It was obvious that he could only target a limited number of targets at a time. The smugglers would definitely move the supplies when they heard about it.
So he specially selected those smugglers with large volumes of goods and relatively strong strength at various checkpoints of the inspection team, investigated the location of their warehouses, and launched a surprise attack.
Looking back based on the current situation, there is definitely a conspiracy on the list, and each one is deeply involved with the Japanese military. If it was not intentional by the Enforcement Section, no one would believe it.
Moreover, Hirai Ichiro also thought that those section chiefs and staff in the execution department would never dare to do such a thing. If they cheated him as a consultant, wouldn't they be afraid of being fed to the wolves?
This must be Chen Mingxiang's method. This guy has a grudge against himself for usurping the power of the inspection team, and deliberately arranged this drama, just waiting to watch the joke!
"What a waste. You are still looking for excuses for your stupidity. Chen Mingxiang is not your biological father, so why should he cooperate with you? You don't know his background and strength? Why don't you just jump in when someone digs a hole?"
"Even if you have to forcefully collect supplies, you should check the other party's background carefully before taking action. Anyone who dares to do this kind of business has no background or backing. You are simply a dog-brainer!" Lin Shaozuo yelled.
"Section Chief, Chief Kodama and officers from the Marine Corps Command are waiting for news from the inspection team. How should I reply to them?" Hirai Ichiro asked hurriedly.
He knew very well that if he didn't give an explanation today, the people in the Navy would never let him go. The most troublesome thing was that it sounded like Major Lin was unwilling to come forward.
Please understand, okay? You and I are both elected representatives of the Japanese chaebol, we are like grasshoppers on a rope. Do you think you can stay out of it?
"I'm busy cleaning up your mess now, and I don't have time to go over and start a lawsuit with the Navy people. In this case, you can quickly invite Chen Mingxiang over. With him here, you can suffer less." Lin Shaozuo said.
Damn it, I got my face swollen by Major General Kinoshita Eiichi because of this bad thing like yours. If it goes like this, won't it ruin your image and make the navy people laugh at you?
"If you are not present, the inspection team will not have enough people to control the situation. What if they want to arrest me?" Hirai Ichiro became anxious.
"The law enforcement brigade of the inspection team, as well as the hired gang members, are currently being attacked by the Military Police Headquarters and the Marine Corps Headquarters. Just now, Chen Gongbo from the city government directly called the general to express strong protest against this, believing that the inspection team
Team disrupts social order."
"The impact of this matter is too bad and cannot be handled at our level. The Central China Revitalization Association has communicated with the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute and contacted the dispatched army headquarters as soon as possible. We just need to wait for the news. They will not arrest us.
Yours." Lin Shaozuo said.
The inspection team's operation to seize prohibited materials in the Shanghai market was so huge that the law enforcement brigade hired a large number of Japanese gang members to participate in the operation. Anyway, there were many such people in the Japanese-occupied Hongkou area.
However, today, the people of Shanghai City saw a good show. It was a very exciting show. They never dreamed that such a thing would happen.
"Wow, what's going on? The Japanese are actually arresting Japanese people. It's incredible!"
"Look, there's a lot of punching and kicking. It's definitely not a show, it's a real beating!"
"I don't know. This is the Japanese Marine Corps. The uniforms are different. I can recognize them!"
"You haven't seen it yet in Nanshi. The Japanese military police are also arresting the Japanese, and they are beating them even more severely than here!"
