Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

The meeting officially began the following morning, and everyone who was supposed to return returned.

Chen Jiehua greeted Okamura Neiji and entered the venue together. Seeing that his nameplate was deliberately placed in the far corner, Chen Jiehua suddenly had an idea. Instead of going to his own seat, he sat down next to Okamura Neiji.

"Uncle, why are you staring at me?"

"This is a formal meeting. What you're doing is inappropriate. The seating arrangements are based on nameplates."

"Are all the attendees vice admirals? All commanders or above? The naval fleet commander can only sit at the very end? Uncle, are you sure?"

“This…” Okamura looked around and realized that Aoki Seigen’s seat was at the very back? He was stuck.

"Perfect timing, the teacher is coming in. I'll go ask the teacher."

"Teacher, Qingxuan would like to ask, given Qingxuan's position and military rank, where should I sit at this Manchukuo conference?"

Seishiro Itagaki didn't pay attention to the arrangement of the nameplates. "According to rank and position, it's fine for you to sit next to Okamura-kun. According to seniority, you should sit in front of Okamura-kun."

“Uncle, that’s right. I was promoted to major general first, while you were promoted to major general not long ago. Look, now I am the fleet commander and you are only the deputy chief of staff. As a result, you put me in the last position in the middle of the front row. Your intentions are despicable.”

"Uncle, please don't be angry, please don't spit blood. Qingxuan is just stating the facts, I didn't mean to upset you."

"I'd like to ask, who arranged this table of cards?" Aoki Seigen shouted as everyone gradually entered the room.

No one answered.

Once everyone had arrived and was mostly seated, Chen Jiehua walked to the podium amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd. "I'll ask again, who arranged the nameplates for today's meeting?"

"Aoki-kun, is there a problem with the table cards?" Kenji Doihara asked.

"I would like to ask everyone here, are all the attendees at today's meeting generals and commanders-in-chief or above?"

"No one is answering?"

"I, Aoki Seigen, am the Commander-in-Chief of the Manchukuo Fleet, a Rear Admiral in both the Navy and the Army. My rank and position are not fake, are they?"

"Gentlemen in the audience, those of you in colonel uniforms around here, you should leave the meeting. You have no right to participate in this meeting."

"Aoki Seigen, this is a Kwantung Army meeting, not a cabinet meeting. Please do not cause trouble!" Kenji Doihara reprimanded again.

"Am I causing trouble? Isn't it someone who's just trying to stir up trouble? Look, everyone, where Aoki Seigen is located."

"Who the hell arranged this?"

"If it was intentional, it's an attempt to humiliate me; if it was accidental, it's just ignorance!"

"Who arranged this? Step forward."

The room fell silent instantly.

Over the years, Aoki Seigen has developed an air of self-importance. He dares to confront the Prime Minister in cabinet meetings and can easily lose his temper at Army General Staff meetings. Anyone who dares to humiliate him at a meeting of this caliber is truly ignorant.

"Aoki Seigen, don't worry too much about it. If it's set up wrong, just correct it. Let's get the meeting started quickly." Muto Nobuyoshi was a little embarrassed and was also wondering who was so stupid.

But nine times out of ten, they are Kenji Doihara's people. We should still protect them and not let Aoki Seigen keep influencing the direction on stage.

"Commander-in-Chief, Aoki Seigen believes this is no small matter. Given the current seating arrangement, there's no need for me to attend this meeting. The Kwantung Army's meeting notice is a joke. I will go to the Army General Staff to demand an explanation. Please excuse me."

After Chen Jiehua finished speaking, he bowed to the audience and then walked out while waving the invitation card in his right hand.

"Qingxuan! Stop right there!"

"Teacher, what can I do for you?"

Is the arrangement of a position really that important?

"Teacher, a soldier's honor is above all else! The soldiers and generals of the Empire cannot be humiliated! Aoki Seigen represents not only the Empire's army, but also the Empire's navy!"

"Teacher, if there are no other instructions, Qingxuan will leave." "Who arranged this table of cards? Step forward."

Nobuyoshi Muto was very unhappy. Although he was reluctant to back down, if Aoki Seigen returned to Tokyo and the argument escalated, the already hostile relationship between the Navy and the Army would be further strained. At that point, even the Muto family would be unable to control the situation.

This hothead really is a hothead; he hasn't changed at all over the years.

You guys are just handing them a chance, you bunch of brainless idiots.

No one answered Muto Nobuyoshi's question, and the atmosphere in the room was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating. Suddenly, Chen Jiehua smiled wickedly and held up three fingers.

Accept one.

The meaning is already very clear, I'll give you three seconds.

Take one more.

In the suffocating atmosphere, a major sitting in the back row could no longer bear it and stood up. "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, it was Shimizu who accidentally put it in the wrong place. Please punish me."

"Take him away and put him in solitary confinement."

"Execute him," Chen Jiehua added.

"Nani?"

"Shoot him." After saying that, Chen Jiehua held up three fingers again.

"Baka! Aoki Seigen! Don't push your luck!"

"This is the price to pay; you have to bear the consequences of your actions," Chen Jiehua said, retracting one of his fingers.

"Baka! You..."

Chen Jiehua responded with a second finger.

"Ah~, no, it's..."

"Clap~"

Kenji Doihara immediately pulled out his gun, and Major Shimizu was killed with a single shot.

"Oh my god, such an important meeting, and the security has such a big loophole! The attendees' guns weren't even all confiscated. Good grief. If Doihara-kun suddenly fired a shot at Qingxuan during this meeting, Qingxuan really wouldn't have anywhere to hide."

"Baka! What kind of security is this! Take the security personnel out and shoot them!"

Nobuyoshi Muto was utterly humiliated. Kenji Doihara had only intended to give Aoki Seigen a minor humiliation, but Aoki Seigen's unpredictable behavior left him in an awkward position, turning the whole thing into a farce.

Yes, if Doihara-kun hadn't been targeting that Major, but instead was targeting me, Muto, or Aoki Seigen, he would have stirred up a hornet's nest.

The main reason Muto was so unhappy was that someone in the guards had secretly sided with Kenji Doihara! This was an unforgivable betrayal.

"You should be satisfied now, right?"

"What do you mean I should be satisfied? You should ask yourself if this consequence was within your expectations. Doihara-kun, why do you never learn from your mistakes?"

After Chen Jiehua finished speaking, he walked back to the venue, went to his seat in the corner, and sat down naturally and gracefully.

Damn, he was just indignant, about to leave and pointing his finger, how come he suddenly went back to sit down?

"Aoki-kun, please return to your original position."

"How would I know where Qingxuan's original seat is? Oh well, it doesn't matter where I sit, I'll just sit here."

"You..." (End of Chapter)