My own war game

Chapter 271 Welcome to 1944
"Hey! Guy over there, are you coming or not? If you change your mind, I'll give the twenty pounds to someone else!" An English voice with a Japanese accent came from behind.

He Chi turned around and saw a sign in front of the dock that said "Recruiting Overseas Civilian Staff for the New Japanese National Construction Army" and a few people were muttering something below.

"Are you calling me?" He Chi looked back at those people and found that he knew the leader of the crowd. He seemed to be a prisoner of the Ikki Detachment and the second batch to join the New Japan National Army on Guadalcanal.

What is Shangshan called? Oh, yes, Shangshancuo.

But the other side is already a little impatient at this moment.

"Come here quickly, sign the document, do two drills, then take the money and leave." The guy named Uesugi shouted.

He Chi approached calmly and said, "Sir, I haven't thought about what you said before. Can you tell me more?"

"Hehe, you are not complaining about the little money, are you..." Shangshancuo smiled strangely, and then said the same words to He Chi again, which scared him.

These bastards in the New Japan National Construction Army are really ahead of their time when it comes to corruption.

It turned out that the Battle of Guadalcanal made Americans realize the value of the new Japanese National Army, and they began to increase their support. Thanks to prisoners from various fronts and the "transfusion of manpower" from Japanese-Americans, the number of this group of Japanese puppet troops has now approached 10,000.

At the same time, its independent intelligence agency "Straw" has also made great progress. Not only has it opened stores all over Southeast Asia within a year, it has even begun to expand its business into Europe.

However, taking big steps will inevitably lead to instability. "Straw" was in a state of serious staff shortage. For this reason, Kojiro took out part of the funds and subsidies from the Americans and used high salaries to attract field intelligence personnel.

Where there is large amounts of money, there is large amounts of corruption. No regime in the world has been able to completely solve this problem, let alone the founding team of Iikuni Kojiro, a businessman-based group.

The heads of these recruitment offices were playing the game of collecting empty salaries. The recruitment allowance for each person was 50 pounds, and they would find an Asian face to sign a document for 20 pounds, and then after the person had two drills, they could embezzle 30 pounds.

He Chi was not surprised to discover this situation. If a person does not care about his country and nation, then the only thing that can move him is probably money.

Of course He Chi has more important things to do now and doesn't want to play house with these guys.

Ten minutes later, He Chi, who had changed his clothes, appeared in front of Shangshancuo and asked, "Where is that guy from Fanguo now?"
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In a secret room full of Japanese style at the temporary base of the New Japanese National Army in London, Kenpei Aoki, wearing a brigadier general's uniform, pushed away the maid who was pouring wine for him and looked at Iikuni Kojiro across from him unhappily.

"Mr. Iikuni, haven't you thought it through? Commander Marshall is still waiting for your answer." Aoki Kenpei asked again. This young staff officer who was captured on Guadalcanal has now completely clung to the Americans and has become the third-ranked figure in the new Japanese National Army. As the commander of the army, he can now sit on equal footing with veterans like Iikuni Kojiro.

"Mr. Aoki, you are too impatient. This is not the demeanor of a general." Iikuni Kojiro slowly picked up a piece of precious Ise shrimp sashimi and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly. Then he clapped his hands and asked the maid beside him to temporarily leave.

There were only two people left in the room. Aoki Kenpei said again, "Mr. Iikoku, the current situation is very clear. The failure of the German-Japanese alliance is irreversible. The world will be ruled by Americans and Soviets in the future. But why do you repeatedly reject Mr. Marshall's kindness?"

"Is there?" Iikuni Kojiro calmly knelt down again, poured himself another glass of sake, and drank it all. "Isn't the Japanese National Army receiving guidance from the US military now? Even this important [Operation Overlord] allowed us to send a regiment to participate in the attack."

"Don't play dumb. You know I'm talking about your intelligence organization. Why are you still relying on the British?! They can't recover their past glory. If you insist on going your own way with Straw, nothing good will happen." Aoki Kenpei simply brought up the issue. Kojiro said calmly, "Mr. Aoki, isn't that too much? Straw was founded by that gentleman with private funds from the beginning to the end. Since he is still nominally a member of the British government, it is understandable for us to do this."

"That sir? He Chi? He has disappeared for a year. He probably doesn't care about you at all, right? Besides, the legend may not be true, and he himself may not be that great." Aoki Kenpei said disdainfully.

"Baga! How dare you address the Lord by his name!" Fanguo Xiaojiro, who had been sitting on the Diaoyutai before, suddenly flew into a rage. He pushed aside the food and drinks on the table and stood up. "Don't forget who tied you up like a dog on Guadalcanal and who gave you the chance to live and prosper!"

"That's all in the past. Besides, tricks like chicken-stealing and dog-stealing are nothing big." When Aoki Kenping mentioned his past of being captured, his face froze, and then he defended himself.

"You just don't understand how terrible that adult is. As long as he wants, you will be discovered no matter where you are. I advise you not to have any other intentions." Iikuni Kojiro warned in a deep voice.

"He can be found anywhere? Then isn't he a god? Then what is the use of intelligence agencies?" Aoki Kenpei laughed and stood up. "Iikuni-san, think about it again. As long as you nod, the position of chief adviser for Asia-Pacific affairs will be yours. This is Mr. Marshall's personal promise."

After saying this, Kenpei Aoki stood up and prepared to leave, but when he opened the door of the secret room, he was dumbfounded.

A figure who had disappeared for more than a year appeared in front of the two people.

He Chi was sitting at the door of the secret room and had just finished drinking the tea handed to him by the maid.

The memories of the past being ravaged reawakened, and the two people felt like frogs being stared at by a python, with cold sweat on their backs.

"Have you finished your chat?" Just this one sentence made the two of them stand at attention instantly.

"Yes! Your Excellency! We have finished our talk!" the two men answered in unison.

"If you're done chatting, leave now. I have something to discuss with Kojiro."

"Hai! Sir, I'm taking my leave!" Aoki Kenpei bowed respectfully and left in disgrace. His originally burning rebellious heart was poured with a bucket of cold water.

That person hasn't appeared for more than a year. I just tried to test Kojiro and wanted to get his people over there, but the location of the conspiracy was immediately known. Maybe I have been under his surveillance all along.

The funny thing is that I actually wanted to get rid of the other person's hand.

Aoki Kenpei left. He Chi looked at Iikuni Kojiro who still hadn't straightened up. He thought about what happened at the dock during the day and said casually, "Kojiro, it's time to restrain your men."

Kojiro's heart trembled, he looked at the direction where Aoki left, gritted his teeth and replied, "I know, I will take care of it."

(End of this chapter)