Chen Mingxiang was never from the Secret Service Headquarters, but from the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai and the Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai. Li Shiqun knew this very well. To be honest, even Chen Gongbo had a closer relationship with him.
Now it's just a cooperative nature, purely out of profit.
Li Shiqun did not contribute to Chen Mingxiang's promotion process, and he was not qualified to intervene. Of course, Chen Mingxiang worked part-time at the Secret Service Headquarters, the Investigation and Statistics Department and the Qingxiang Committee. This was also a tactic for him to show his good will.
The Qingxiang Committee was about to be abolished, and Li Shiqun anxiously called Chen Mingxiang to come in in order to deal with the mountains of grain, cotton and other materials. This was where Chen Mingxiang's value lay.
After the Supreme Meeting in Jinling, Lieutenant General Kenshiro Shibayama, the head of the agency, summoned him specifically and severely reprimanded him for disobeying the ban on smuggling cotton into the Kuomintang-controlled area, and warned him that he would never do it again.
It must first be provided to the Japanese Empire as support for the war.
At this point, Li Shiqun had no other choice. He did not dare to disobey the Mei agency's orders and could only rely on Chen Mingxiang's special powers and channels to handle these materials.
The Mei Agency could prohibit him from selling supplies to the Kuomintang-controlled areas, but it could not prevent him from selling the materials to Huatong Trading Company. What's more, the Mei Agency could not impose a ban on Huatong Trading Company. Chen Mingxiang did not need to follow the instructions of the Mei Agency.
Li Shiqun didn't know that if he sold this batch of supplies to the Japanese, he might be able to live longer. As long as he showed practical actions to move closer to the Japanese, Shibayama Kenshiro would not be willing to kill him. The impact of that would be
It's too bad.
But the problem is that if he sells these materials to the Japanese, not only will he not make a penny of profit, but he may lose all his money, because the purchase price of the Japanese has always been half or even one-third or four cents of the market price.
First, for someone who loves money as much as his life, how could he accept such a loss?
"Brother Wan, why do you have time to come to my place? Please sit down!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
He absolutely had no reason to refuse Li Shiqun's request. However, he did not intend to give this batch of grain to the Kuomintang-controlled areas, but to go to Shanghai to provide relief to people's livelihood. The situation in the Kuomintang-controlled areas was far less critical than that in the Shanghai market. The lack of food in the market even affected the Japanese.
Everyone started to get anxious.
It's not that the invaders suddenly became compassionate, but it was determined by the status of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. As Japan's most important industrial production base in the Far East, it shouldered irreplaceable tasks. In the event of social unrest due to lack of food, the Shanghai Stock Exchange would
None of the major institutions can afford to take responsibility.
Li Shiqun obviously still wanted to discuss a way out with his direct relatives, but Chen Mingxiang did not participate, and Li Shiqun did not persuade him to stay. At this time, there were no arrangements to even have dinner together.
Chen Mingxiang asked his bodyguard to drive to the restaurant to order some food, and he also drank two glasses of rice wine. Not even ten minutes after finishing the meal, the bodyguard came to report that Wanli Lang had come to visit.
"Director, the current situation is very obvious. Minister Li has violated Japanese taboos. It is estimated that the removal of the Qingxiang Committee is not enough. Perhaps the next step is to remove him from the position of Chairman of Jiangsu Province. He cannot see the situation clearly.
, If you are unwilling to succumb to the pressure of the Mei government, there will definitely be disaster in the future." Wan Lilang said.
"I have repeatedly advised Minister Li to step back and use these two positions as a bargaining chip for peace. However, he insisted on going his own way and refused to listen to my suggestions. Earlier, I also hoped that he would live in Japan to avoid the current whirlpool.
, and was still rejected.”
"Everyone has his or her own choice and destiny. Everything has its own cause and effect. As subordinates, we just have to do our best. Excessive persuasion will cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Our good intentions will bring hatred to ourselves. Then
It’s boring.” Chen Mingxiang said.
"The director is right, I think so too. This afternoon, Minister Li proposed that we will continue to expand the scale of training classes in the future. The border camps in the four provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Anhui will increase the recruitment of stragglers, and it is expected that in August, we will conduct training in Siming Mountain
In addition to opening up military bases, we must also strengthen the construction of security forces."
"It seems that Minister Li is determined to go all the way to the dark side. He is somewhat self-aware. The so-called military power cannot be cultivated easily. No matter how hard he works, even a Japanese brigade can easily defeat it.
Completely destroy all his hard work."
"The purpose of this is to prevent the Japanese from touching him easily. After all, Jiangsu Province is an important tax base for the Jinling government and a granary for the Japanese army. It has an irreplaceable position. Everyone expressed support for his idea, and I didn't either.
Objection." Wan Lilang said.
This big traitor finally walked on the path he wanted. The more he did this, the closer he was to hell. Chen Mingxiang felt a lot more relaxed. It was obvious that he was seeking death. If the Japanese want to kill you, why don't they go out?
Japanese army?
"This is indeed a very dangerous move. In my opinion, it is a bad idea and a very unwise idea. It is equivalent to completely blocking one's escape route. What do you think?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
"Minister Li is a rare figure in the secret service profession, but now he has been blinded by status and power, and his judgment is not so clear and sharp. If the Japanese want to deal with him, the process may not be so complicated. It is a pity that he will spend his life doing this
Agent, you should see through this." Wan Lilang said.
The fact is that simple, not complicated at all. If the Japanese want to kill Li Shiqun, there are too many ways to do it. Using field troops in a big way is the last resort. Besides, everyone knows that the Japanese will not use such low-level weapons.
After all, Li Shiqun was the flag raised by Mei's agency. Even if he was trying to hide his lies, he still had to find an excuse.
"You are a smart man, right? You came to me this time. Do you want me to do something to connect you with Minister Zhou and wait to receive the resources from the Secret Service Headquarters?" Chen Mingxiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Wan Lilang was a very ambitious guy, second only to Li Shiqun in terms of ability. However, it was a little late when he joined the Wang Puppet Government, and he had been suppressed by Li Shiqun all these years.
If Li Shiqun were alive, he could only think but not do anything. If he acted slightly abnormally, the outcome would be death. Just think about Su Chengde's fate.
But as long as Li Shiqun dies, he will definitely fight for himself and become the second spy chief of the Wang puppet government, becoming the number one person with the power of life and death.
He calculated the current situation very clearly. Li Shiqun was seeking death. The bigger his moves, the faster he would die. He saw this golden opportunity and came to see Chen Mingxiang in private because he wanted to prepare for his future success.
After laying the groundwork, he has no other way to go.
