"It's easy to talk about your own private matters. I'll call the Fourth Patrol Team right away to let him go without any compensation. You just send someone to go through the formalities." Lieutenant Commander Ono said.
What kind of virtue is a Japanese ronin? He knows better than anyone else that provoking troubles and provocations is commonplace. Even the Japanese hate these guys. But we are all the same country. The Marine Corps has no reason to favor foreigners and always finds ways to create bias.
The nature of this matter is very clear, that is, the ronin wants to blackmail this reporter for medical expenses, maybe even a piece of his skin is not broken.
"Then thank you, Lieutenant Colonel. I am going to the Japanese Concession tonight to treat you to a meal. I also invite Miss Zheng by the way. You can bring your friends with you." Chen Mingxiang said.
Listening to Lieutenant Colonel Ono's tone, if this matter was a business matter, it would be difficult to handle. If it fell into the hands of the Marine Corps, the people in the Army Intelligence System would have to suffer anyway.
"Don't be too public. It's okay to get together. I don't have any plans tonight, so it's settled. We will meet at the Chiba Restaurant in the Japanese Concession at seven o'clock." Ono Zhongzuo said.
Intelligence personnel all know the importance of expanding their social network. As the Navy's top intelligence officer in Shanghai, Ono hopes to learn more about the trends of the Army's intelligence agencies through Chen Mingxiang's line.
At the same time, he is also responsible for obtaining daily supplies for the Navy's Third Fleet, which is permanently based at the Shanghai port.
Due to the disagreement between the Navy and the Army, the Army blocked the Navy's procurement channels and stymied the Navy's procurement department everywhere. Chen Mingxiang's Huatong Trading Company was a good partner.
"You tell the editor-in-chief of the newspaper that you can go to the Fourth Patrol Team to go through the formalities now and get the person out. There is no need for compensation. If they dare to make things difficult, you can call me again."
Chen Mingxiang fully felt the importance of the relationship network. He could solve the problems that the newspaper office was helpless with just one phone call. Therefore, he was very grateful to Zheng Pingru in his heart because it was her who led him through this line.
"To solve such a big problem for our newspaper, how about I treat you to dinner tonight? You pay for my treat!" Lu Kunyu said it very naturally, or as a matter of course.
"Let's make another appointment tomorrow. I'm going to the Japanese Concession tonight to treat the Marine Corps officers to dinner. They've done something for me, and I want to repay him."
"Remember from now on, it is not your own trouble. Try not to ask me to come forward. I am not omnipotent. If you continue like this, I will become a real traitor." Chen Mingxiang said.
This is a reminder to the junior sister not to take matters into her own hands in the future. The final person responsible for solving the problems she takes over is herself.
Chen Mingxiang doesn't mind stretching his hand on small things, but everything must be done within a certain limit. Once or twice is enough, but if it happens more times, he will be in trouble.
As far as this matter is concerned, I am not familiar with Lieutenant Colonel Ono. I have only met twice, and it was beyond my expectation that the other party would agree so readily.
Of course, Chen Mingxiang also knows that this request is nothing to Ono. The question is, why should they give you this face?
No matter how fucked up the Japanese ronin are, they are still Japanese. It is unreliable for Japanese officers to offend the Japanese for the sake of the Chinese.
There is no such thing as a pie in the sky. If you pay, you will be rewarded. When did the Japanese devils have sincere relationships with the Chinese people?
Naturally, we will do whatever it takes for the sake of information, but it is better not to get involved in such a small trouble, and not give Lu Kunyu the impression of being omnipotent.
Half an hour later, the newspaper office got the news. The reporter who went to go through the formalities did not face any difficulties in the fourth patrol team, and there was no compensation for medical expenses. Zhao Shuhan was brought out smoothly. Fortunately, he only suffered a blow.
He was beaten but not severely punished.
"Senior brother of yours has such a strong social relationship and is so powerful towards the Marine Corps. It's really thanks to him this time. If you have time to introduce it to me, I want to thank him in person." Zheng Tonghui was amazed.
The value of this Chen Mingxiang far exceeds his own estimation. His social circle is almost full of Japanese and puppet military and police officers. If you can use his ability to purchase and transport materials for the base area in the future, you will get great conveniences.
The key point is that Chen Mingxiang is definitely not a real traitor. He does not spy on intelligence, does not participate in operations, and does not bully the people. He only works for the Japanese and puppets. He is the kind who can be won over.
"This is a good thing. With your senior brother as our backer, our newspaper will not be as helpless as before when the police and military police make things difficult for us." A reporter said with a smile beside him.
"My senior brother said that you can't go to him unless it's a last resort. Every time you entrust a relationship, you will owe someone a favor. For Zhao Shuhan's trouble, he has to have dinner with an officer of the Japanese Marine Corps tonight. He doesn't have that much face.
That's good." Lu Kunyu shook his head and said.
Zheng Tonghui understood Chen Mingxiang very well. It was just that Lu Kunyu was at the newspaper office, so he had to help. But if Lu Kunyu was not involved, he had no reason to use his connections to solve the problem for the newspaper office. After all, they were not familiar with each other and had no contact with him.
Zheng Pingru received Chen Mingxiang's invitation and happily agreed. This means that the relationship between the two has taken a further step. This guy's network is getting stronger and stronger, and he will definitely have a higher position and greater power in the future. The Central Government will not take advantage of it.
Such resources are a huge waste.
As for Chen Mingxiang having no plan to do anything for the Japanese, Zheng Pingru has her own understanding. Now no one knows how far this war will progress and how it will end. Even the chairman of the Southwest Committee dare not say.
Translation: It is normal to have pessimism in your heart.
Everyone needs guidance. There are many people with this way of thinking, and Chen Mingxiang is just one of them. As long as he works for Zhongtong, whether he joins or not is secondary.
"Let me introduce to you. This is Colonel Nakajima, the supply officer of the Imperial Japanese Marine Corps' headquarters in Shanghai. He is responsible for the procurement of military supplies. This is Lieutenant Commander Shimada, the guard captain. He is responsible for the security patrol of the entire Japanese concession.
If you have such small matters in the future, you can contact Lieutenant Commander Shimada directly." Ono said with a smile.
Lieutenant Colonel Shimada did not understand Chinese, but Chen Mingxiang could speak fluent Japanese, which naturally won his favor. Zheng Pingru had no problem even more. Not to mention she was born in Japan, she had stayed in Japan for eleven years.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, today's affairs have caused you trouble, I would like to propose a toast to you." Chen Mingxiang raised his glass and said.
"It's nothing, it's just a trivial matter." Lieutenant Colonel Shimada was easy to talk to.
"Chen Sang, I heard that your trading company is doing very well and handles a lot of scarce supplies. Those bastards in the army have been competing with our navy and are in trouble with procurement. I hope to get your help." Colonel Nakajima said.
