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Kawada Atsuto left first.
Cheng Qianfan and Onodera Shogo chatted while drinking sober tea.
The two of them can now be said to be Kawada Atsuhito's right-hand men in Shanghai, and they are both willing to make good friends with each other, so the atmosphere of chatting is very harmonious.
"Whenever Colonel Onodera has time, I will pay him a visit." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
Onodera Enta was the head of the special agency of the Japanese military headquarters in Shanghai and the elder brother of Onodera Shogo.
Onodera Shogo was able to escape from the murder of Fushimi Miya Shunsuke, and was also able to be transferred from Qingdao to Shanghai to take up a post. In addition to reaching cooperation with the Kawada family, Onodera Enta was operating behind the scenes.
"Brother Yuantai has been busy recently welcoming a distinguished guest to Shanghai. I haven't seen him for several days." Onodera Shogo said.
"General Gangcun of the Eleventh Army?" Cheng Qianfan said in surprise.
"Miyazaki-kun also knows about this?" Onodera Shogo was also very surprised. He deliberately told this 'secret' to show off.
But he didn't expect Kentaro Miyazaki to already know about this.
You must know that this matter is extremely confidential. It seems that my understanding of Kentaro Miyazaki is still superficial. This guy is indeed quite capable.
Could it be that you learned about it from Master Atsushi?
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"Last time I went to the Consulate General to meet the teacher, I met Ping Chongyang at the teacher's place," Cheng Qianfan said.
"I see." Onodera Shogo nodded, "Hei Chongyang, that's an arrogant guy."
"Indeed." Cheng Qianfan smiled bitterly, but was unwilling to say anything more.
Onodera Shogo immediately understood that it must be Taira Chungyōichi who had an arrogant attitude towards Kentaro Miyazaki.
"That guy Hirashige must not know that Miyazaki-kun has a good relationship with Master Atsuhito." Onodera Shogo said, "otherwise, that guy would definitely greet Miyazaki-kun with a smile."
He smiled and said, "There will be a banquet tomorrow, at which time I will introduce Pingzhong to you in a grand way."
"Are Onodera-kun and Lieutenant Commander Heishige an old acquaintance?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"I'm not very familiar with him, but Ping Chongyang has a good relationship with Brother Entai," Onodera Shogo said.
"That's it." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "Thank you very much."
He said, "Is it convenient for me to bring a friend there?"
He handed a cigarette to Onodera Shogo, "Sakamoto Yoshino from the Consulate General, Sakamoto-kun is the youngest son of Professor Nagayuki Sakamoto. Speaking of which, Lieutenant Colonel Hirashige is still a classmate in middle school."
"Since he is Miyazaki-kun's best friend, it is natural." Onodera Shogo said happily, "Speaking of which, I don't really like that arrogant guy Heishige. Since I have an old classmate of Heishige, this is naturally the best thing.
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"Sakamoto-kun doesn't have a good impression of Lieutenant Commander Heishige." Cheng Qianfan said with a bad smile, "The teacher asked Sakamoto-kun to entertain Lieutenant Colonel Heishige. Sakamoto-kun said he didn't like that arrogant guy."
Onodera Shogo laughed loudly, and the fact that they both hated each other promoted their friendship.
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"I will discuss with Peter and persuade him to increase the amount of his claim against the empire." Cheng Qianfan flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said suddenly.
"Nani?" Shogo Onodera was shocked and couldn't help asking, "What does Miyazaki-kun mean?"
"As the saying goes, ask for a high price and pay back when you get there." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "The more greedy the French are in their demands, the more angry the empire will be."
He chuckled and said, "Only when the two sides quarrel endlessly and the relationship becomes more and more tense can the extraordinary success of Master Du Ren in mediating this matter be highlighted."
Onodera Shogo took a deep look at Kentaro Miyazaki and nodded.
He had to admit that Kentaro Miyazaki's skills were indeed very powerful.
"Then, Master Atsushi was able to significantly reduce the amount of the French claim. This is a great achievement." Onodera Shogo said with a slight nod.
"Why should the claim amount be significantly reduced?" Cheng Qianfan looked at Shogo Onodera in surprise and said.
"Miyazaki-kun, I don't understand." Onodera Shogo shook his head, "According to our plan, Master Atsuhito successfully reduced the amount of the French claim and successfully mediated the matter. Isn't it supposed to be like this?"
"No, no, no." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "If you successfully mediate this matter, you don't have to make a fuss about the amount of the claim. As long as the situation becomes more and more serious, the attitude of the French is extremely tough, or that of the British and Americans.
, are all making trouble."
He showed a proud smile and said, "Under a certain tense situation, even if the claim amount is still very high, as long as Master Duren can successfully mediate the matter, it will be acceptable to the empire."
He looked at Shogo Onodera, who was still a little confused, and said with a smile, "As long as the empire realizes that without the mediation of young master Atsuhito, the French will make a big fuss. If this matter is not resolved for one day, the impact will only become worse. This
Under such circumstances, even if Master Duren only slightly reduces the claim amount of 200,000 silver dollars, the empire will surely be satisfied."
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"But, wouldn't it be better if the claim amount could be significantly reduced?" Onodera Shogo said with a frown.
"Well." Cheng Qianfan took a puff from his cigarette and said slowly, "For example, if we finally reach a consensus at around 200,000 silver dollars."
"This is impossible, this is blackmail against the empire." Onodera Shogo said emotionally, "Moreover, how can this show that Master Atsushi..."
"No, no, no, Onodera-kun, please don't get excited, please listen to me slowly." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "Two hundred thousand silver dollars, I can convince Peter to only ask for 160,000 silver dollars, and then..."
He winked at Shogo Onodera and said, "Master Atsushi will take half of the extra 40,000 silver dollars, and you and I will add the remaining 20,000 silver dollars to make five."
"Miyazaki-kun!" Onodera Shogo's expression changed repeatedly, and finally he shouted angrily, "This is all the empire's money, how could we..."
"Onodera-kun, calm down, calm down." Cheng Qianfan smiled slightly, "You also said that it is all the empire's money."
Onodera Shogo fell silent, staring at Kentaro Miyazaki with a gloomy expression.
"Miyazaki-kun, I pretend I didn't hear these words." He shook his head and said.
"Onodera-kun is wrong." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "This is a common practice. Do you think that if we don't take the money, others will really think that our hands are innocent?"
He said with a serious expression, "Onodera-kun, the French are satisfied, the empire is satisfied, Master Atsushi is satisfied, and so are we. That's great."
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"Miyazaki-kun." Onodera Shogo said in a deep voice.
Cheng Qianfan looked at him with a smile.
"How can this be like this?" Onodera Shogo said, "If Commander Ikeuchi knows about it..."
"Well." Cheng Qianfan nodded, frowning slightly, "It's my fault, Onodera-kun reminded me."
Onodera Shogo's expression softened and he was about to say something when Kentaro Miyazaki said again.
"Then we can only let Peter sacrifice some more." Cheng Qianfan said seriously, "150,000 silver dollars, we will lower the price of the French."
He said to Onodera Shogo, "Commander Ikeuchi took away 20,000 silver dollars, and Master Atsuhito also took away 20,000 silver dollars."
He sighed, "We can only make some sacrifices, five thousand silver dollars each."
"Miyazaki-kun!" Onodera Shogo said, "How could Commander Ikeuchi..."
"How do you know Commander Chiuchi can't do it?" Cheng Qianfan asked back, "Your Excellency, Commander, has worked day and night for the empire and is getting haggard. It's time to get some nutrition."
Onodera Shogo looked at Kentaro Miyazaki:
You call those real money nutritional supplements?
Then his heart skipped a beat. Money, money, seemed to be... nutrition?
Also, why is Kentaro Miyazaki so skillful and why does he say such words in such an understatement?
Could it be Commander Ikeuchi?
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"That's the empire's money." Onodera Shogo frowned and gritted his teeth.
"That's right." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "It's reasonable and reasonable for us to use the empire's money to handle empire affairs."
With that said, he stood up and poured a cup of tea for Onodera Shogo, "We have worked hard for the empire, and we are just getting some deserved hard work."
Seeing Onodera Shogo wanted to speak, Cheng Qianfan's expression was extremely serious, "Onodera-kun, if we don't take it, how can Master Atsuhito take it? If we don't take it, how can Commander Ikeuchi take it with confidence?"
With that said, he came to Onodera Shogo and patted the shoulder of the Chief of the Intelligence Room of the Military Police Headquarters, "Onodera-kun, living in Shanghai is not easy."
Onodera Shogo was about to speak, but he felt Kentaro Miyazaki's palm on his shoulder tap slightly harder.
Onodera Shogo was silent.
To be continued...