Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 132 Ultimately, Cultural Differences Exist

Hearing what Fujiwara Mio said, Chen Jiehua's mind went blank! It was unbelievable! The key was that Fujiwara Mio's tone seemed very natural, as if it were not difficult to understand!
"Meixu, how long have you been aware of Gu Shunzhang's problems? Have you reported them to the organization? And why didn't you tell me in time?"

"This is a very small matter. Why do you need to report it to the organization? Factional struggles and using allied forces are normal! Isn't this how it's always been in Japanese history?"

"Okay, it all comes down to differences in historical and cultural understanding. This is normal in Japan, but it's very abnormal in China, understand? Never mind, I don't expect you to fully understand anyway."

The conversation with Mio has stalled for now. But thankfully, I've grasped the key point about Gu Shunzhang: the first point is the Gu mansion in the British Concession. I'll go check it out myself tomorrow.

Secondly, let Tang Chuan Yasuo and Miyazaki Shuichi meet with Gu Xingxuan and Gu Zhuxuan, members of the Qing Gang's Tong generation. These two have been enjoying themselves for too long!
The third point is to send Obata Kazuki to check the accounts of those branch stores and scout things out.

"Mio, put these away for now. Is there any other information in here? Why don't you spend some time tomorrow organizing them for me, listing them by category, regardless of importance?"

"Alright, I'll tidy it up with Teng Qi tomorrow. Aoki, are you trying to find something to use against Gu Shunzhang here?"

"Don't talk nonsense! I never said I wanted to frame him! I just wanted to find some clues from him."

The next day, Chen Jiehua went to the Marine Corps headquarters and found the team that was preparing to go to the beach to continue digging for shellfish. "I'm giving your team a new mission to redeem yourselves: go and find out about the two brothers from the Green Gang, Gu Zhuxuan and Gu Xingxuan. Find out who they contact, their daily activity locations, their activity times, who they bring with them, their residences, their defense forces, and so on. All the intelligence you find must be reported directly to me. Don't alert them!"

"Finally, I don't have to be laughed at by the other teams anymore!"

"Get ready and get moving. If anything goes wrong again, I'll have the other teams take turns watching you dig for seashells on the beach!"

I drove from headquarters to the main store next to Hardoon Garden, and Obata Kazuki and Aotoji still hadn't arrived! Looking at the time, it was already nine o'clock. Even in modern times with a nine-to-five job, you'd have to be there ten minutes early, right? Just wait and see how I deal with you!

Chen Jiehua, dressed in the uniform of a Japanese naval officer, sat on a chair at the entrance of the main store, gripping the hilt of a knife with the tip pointing downwards and touching the ground. His angry expression scared away many people who were about to enter to buy medicine.

The shopkeeper secretly made phone calls everywhere looking for Obata Kazuki. After making three calls, he finally found him. The guy and Aotoji were still in bed!

"Manager, the General Manager is sitting at the door with a sword in his hand. He looks very angry and seems to be waiting for you! Please come quickly!"

Obata Kazuki was sobered up by the fright!

Holy crap, what's wrong with Aoki-kun? Going crazy so early in the morning? The accounts don't match? It can only mean he discovered the discrepancy! Those guys! They've ruined my life!
Instead of going to the main store immediately, Obata Kazuki called the consulate general to find Watanabe Wataru! "Watanabe-kun, it seems Aoki-kun has discovered the discrepancies in our accounts! He's waiting for me at the main store entrance with a knife!"

"What?!" Watanabe was also shocked and quickly ran to find Miyazaki Shuichi and Karakawa Yasuo. It was those two bad guys who suggested it! If we're going to die, we'll die together, dragging you down with us.

After the phone call went through several hands, Chen Jiehua waited for an hour at the entrance of the main store, while five people cautiously peeked into the store from the park in the distance.

Chen Jiehua had already spotted them. He just found it strange that these people were inexplicably gathered together, sneaking around and spying, without coming to see him. What did they mean?
Then I realized! The trap I set for myself really worked. All four of them were involved. When I stood there so aggressively, they thought I had discovered their embezzlement of the business funds!
Looks like these four guys are all in on it. Haha, what a pleasant surprise! We can give them a warning, but it's too early to close the net. Keep going! Embezzlement? It's nothing special. Just manipulate the income, expenditure, and losses. What else can you do? Any one of them from Tilanqiao could easily wipe out the whole group!
Chen Jiehua waved in their direction. "Oh no! He saw us! He's waving! He's waving!"

"Let's go together! We're already here! Aoki-kun is reasonable enough; at most, he'll give us a scolding."

"You've ruined my life! I still have Qing Teng Er here, what am I going to do?"

“You’ve already gotten him into bed, what else can we do? Go and admit your mistake first. Maybe if he cuts you to vent his anger, he won’t cut us.”

"You guys are so disloyal!"

After some pushing and shoving, the group finally dragged themselves to Aoki Qiao. Aoki Qiao was now a major general, and when he put on a stern face, he certainly exuded a fierce aura.

The group of people kept their heads down and didn't dare to speak.

"You guys seem pretty comfortable, huh? Is your work this casual? Should we send you back to headquarters?"

"And you! Qing Teng Er, I asked you to learn accounting management from him, how did you learn it? You were learning it all the time, weren't you? Did you even learn it in bed?"

"Come with me, everyone!" Aoki Qiao called everyone to the warehouse.

"I have now discovered that the accounts of branches numbered 6, 14, 18, 24, and 25 are problematic, and the affiliated branches that have been operating illegally also have serious issues. I request that you investigate this matter as quickly and decisively as possible, and I need to see an analysis and response report within three days!"

The group quickly checked the records in their minds. Wait, these don't seem to be branches under our control! Aoki-kun asked us to investigate, which means he still trusts us! Alright, what are we waiting for! Let's investigate those five stores thoroughly and give them a good performance!

After assigning tasks, Chen Jiehua left the main store and drove around Weihaiwei Road in the British Concession to check the exterior of No. 802 "Gu Mansion" and whether there were any hidden sentries outside.

Four out of the five people in the main store are elites. They work together with a division of labor. Qing Teng Er is responsible for comparing the accounts of these stores from the first month of opening to the last time, finding any suspicious points. Then, each of them leads a team to conduct a surprise inspection of the stores, seal up the money and small warehouses, detain the manager and deputy manager, and bring them back to Nishi Honganji Temple. They first try to be polite but then resort to force, questioning them first, and if they are not honest, they will be tortured.

The investigation eventually revealed that these shops were indeed places where Gu Shunzhang had secretly planted Green Gang members in the name of the organization, without informing either the organization or Fujiwara Mio!
Major General Aoki was "furious" that the gang forces in Shanghai had begun to infiltrate the Empire's business and leech off its assets!

"This is absolutely not allowed!"

Taking this opportunity, Aoki Taka remotely directed Obata Kazuki, Miyazaki Shuichi, and others to take action, leading troops to intimidate the Green Gang and subdue several Green Gang forces under Gu Xingxuan.

(End of this chapter)