Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 29 Bribing the New Chief of Staff

By August, the Japanese Imperial General Staff could no longer withstand the pressure of public opinion, and coupled with the turmoil in the domestic political situation, they recalled Major General Saito Tsuneshige to the Imperial Headquarters and placed him in the reserve.

The new chief of staff of the Kwantung Army is Major General Mitsuharu Miyake, who was transferred from the 5th Brigade. Mitsuharu Miyake had worked with Muraoka Chotaro before and served as Muraoka's chief of staff in the 4th Division (Osaka Division). His appointment as Muraoka's chief of staff again this time was the result of the efforts of the young faction of the headquarters, aimed at continuing to promote the war of aggression against China!

Saito Tsune returned home, and Chen Jiehua arranged a farewell banquet. While this Chief of Staff wasn't a good person, at least he hadn't done anything truly evil and had been kind to him, so he didn't plan to kill him. Of course, killing him would only earn him a few points, which wouldn't be very meaningful. Furthermore, it might alert the Kwantung Army Headquarters, making the cost more than the gain. So, he decided to be a good person and send him off with courtesy!
Chen Jiehua didn't know the new chief of staff, Mitsuharu Miyake, nor was he familiar with him, and he had no connections with him. Considering that he had been a little bit drifting recently and his introverted personality was almost lost, they just met for a routine meeting and didn't have much communication.

Chen Jiehua’s inner thought was, as long as you don’t provoke me, I won’t touch you for now.

Chen Jiehua now has more important things to do! That is to strengthen the expansion of the surveillance network in the four provinces and regions, use the headquarters' connections to advance on both the open and covert fronts in the four northeastern provinces, and control the military police system from underground!
Ever since Aoki Qiao's large pharmacy business was expanded to the four provinces in Northeast China, 20% of the profits were continuously supplied to the headquarters every month. From Commander-in-Chief Muraoka Chotaro to the heads of various departments, they all turned a blind eye to Aoki Qiao's whereabouts. All the checkpoints, city gates and military police in the entire region had the green light!
Although I really don't want to give them this 20% profit, for the sake of future planning, I have no choice but to give it to them, and I have to give it to them promptly! As for whether they put it into the public account or divide it among themselves, that's not my business.

Considering the military police's support, Aoki Qiao also contacted the main pharmacies in each city, providing a fixed monthly benefit to all serving military police officers! The military police headquarters provided a list of names, and the officers would collect the benefits at the pharmacies themselves! The military police headquarters also received a 10% share of the profits as a tribute!

For Chen Jiehua, the profits from selling this drug in Northeast China are not even a consideration. Even if they lose money, it's okay! The key is to control the military police system in the four provinces! What I want is for your list to be updated in real time every month!
According to Chen Jiehua's idea, pharmacies are nerve nodes, and the fast runners are tentacles. After the layout of the pharmacy network and tentacles is fully completed, the next step is to infiltrate the "South Manchuria Railway Company" (abbreviated as Manchuria Railway)!

However, if you take too big a step, you may easily break your balls!
Chen Jiehua's pharmacy network attracted the interest of bandits in Northeast China. Initially, a small number of strong and fast bandits recruited themselves into the "Running Fast" group. Gradually, the bandit gangs began to deliberately seize territory. This area is our territory, no one else is allowed to enter! If anyone comes, we will fight!
Later on, some people like bandit strategists began to target pharmacy chains.

After receiving reports from the heads of pharmacies in various city centers, Chen Jiehua also had a headache. He couldn't deal with this bandit force on his own, and relying on the Kwantung Army would be like driving a tiger to devour a wolf.

One day in mid-September, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, Mitsuharu Miyake, sent a message through the military police, asking Aoki Takashi to come to the office to report on his work!

"What kind of work is this to report? The headquarters didn't assign you any work, did they? They're targeting your pharmacy!" At home, after Zhou Yongsu told Qing Muqiao about the message from the military police, he expressed his own analysis first.

"Yongsu, you're probably right! I can't figure out why he recruited me back! It seems that apart from the pharmacy, there's nothing else I can do that he's interested in. After Saito left, the half percent of last month's profit wasn't given out, but how did Miyake Mitsuharu know this? Is Saito plotting against me?"

"You can't refuse the Chief of Staff's summons. Go tomorrow and listen to what he says first."

"Not tomorrow! We have to go today! What if this old guy doesn't know my background and accuses me of neglecting my superiors? It would be troublesome if he makes things difficult for me every day."

After communicating with Zhou Yongsu, Qing Mu Qiao tidied up his military uniform and walked out to the headquarters.

After arriving at the headquarters, Aoki Qiao first went back to the First Staff Section on the third floor. When the beautiful Japanese clerk saw Aoki Qiao come in, she pulled him aside and whispered, "Mr. Aoki, the Chief of Staff came here this morning and asked the acting section chief about your work arrangements. The acting section chief told him that you are running a pharmacy." "Thank you, Haruko!" Aoki Qiao quietly grabbed the beautiful girl's hand and stuffed her a bottle of bright beauty water!

The eyes of the beautiful little girl Haruko are full of stars. This cannot be bought in Northeast China and is a hot commodity in Japan!
After getting the information he wanted, Aoki Qiao went up to the Chief of Staff's office on the fourth floor.

"Oh, hey! The God of Wealth of our Kwantung Army Headquarters has arrived! Come, over here, please take a seat!"

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I have been out selecting shops. I have neglected you. This is extremely rude!"

"Here is a small gift from me, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, please accept it!"

Qingmu Qiao directly handed over a booklet with both hands! Qingmu Pharmacy Chain Equity Book! 5% equity was given away directly.

"Oh! Mr. Aoki is too polite!" Mitsuharu Miyake said he was too polite as he took the share certificate in his hand. He saw the share certificate in pure Japanese, which was 5% of the shares. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he decided to take it slow and see how the situation went. After all, he still had to give it to the military headquarters, and he heard that the emperor also had a share.

Seeing that Aoki Qiao was so determined, Mitsuharu Miyake didn't make things difficult for him. He poured tea on the coffee table and pretended to have a simple chat with him, asking him if he had any difficulties at the moment. If he needed anything, he could come to the headquarters to find him!
These were all polite words. After he finished speaking, Aoki Qiao took out another bundle of Japanese yen and placed it on the coffee table.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, this is the August dividend. I just calculated it at noon and brought it here! I will personally deliver the future dividends to your residence!"

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is very busy, so I won't bother you any further. Please go ahead and do your work!"

Qing Mu Qiao stood up as he spoke, walked to the door, turned around and bowed, then stepped back out and closed the door.

Miyake Mitsuharu watched Aoki Takashi leave, picked up the Japanese yen on the coffee table, glanced at it, and put it in his pocket! "Wow! 5% is yen! This drugstore business is really profitable!"

After leaving the Chief of Staff's office, Aoki Qiao did not leave in a hurry. It was a rare opportunity for him to come to the headquarters, and he went to the fourth floor. If he did not visit the commander, it would be a suicidal act!

After a brief greeting at the commander's office, I left a bundle of Japanese yen! The commander also had to eat, so a generous gift was always appreciated! Besides, do you think the commander wouldn't know if you gave him 20,000 yen in his office?

The commander might find out before you even step out of the door!
(End of this chapter)