Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 215 Seed
"Take the initiative to let the Shanghai region spy on us?" Gu Yansheng thought about it and thought to himself, "This idea is quite interesting."

Therefore, when taking action in the Shanghai area, it's really necessary to avoid using him as a source of information.

For the Shanghai area, this is the difference between having one full meal and having a full meal every day.

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Shen Shuyun deserves praise. With a smile, she exclaimed, "Great idea! We'll do it your way. As for how this person gets in, that's up to you."

“No problem.” Shen Shuyun readily agreed, knowing that this was a reason for her to hire more servants since she felt she didn’t have enough at home.

This person's identity must be a maid in the house, and since the Military Intelligence Bureau has received orders that it is difficult to approach Gu Yansheng, after studying the matter, they will most likely target her.

And she was indeed looking for a maid.

The path has been paved for the Military Intelligence Bureau; the rest depends on their own capabilities.

Shen Shuyun frowned and pondered, "It seems I need to come up with a stranger requirement when hiring someone."

"why?"

"If it's not surprising that there are too many applicants, what will happen if the Military Intelligence Bureau can't get hired?"

It's really frustrating that they can't even get a maid.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Shanghai region has lost all face.

"Want to know the inside story of the Wang faction?" Gu Yansheng was about to start telling his story.

"Yes, tell me about it." There are plenty of people who want to hear this kind of gossip from the upper class, and Shen Shuyun is no exception.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about it."

Gu Yansheng, take it slow. Let's start with Wang Ni. Today, we'll go down to the basics, revealing some of the interests of Wang's faction and a little bit of the inside story of Chongqing's upper echelons. This will plant a seed in Shen Shuyun's heart. There's no rush for it to sprout, but the seed must be kept.

Shen Shuyun is beautiful and capable, but her abilities are limited to her own professional field. She's fine as a secret agent, but when it comes to the big picture or the inner workings of the upper echelons, she knows far too little.

Two years ago, he was still a student; a year ago, he was still playing the role of an ordinary citizen waiting to be put to work. He had no idea about the darkness of Chongqing's upper class.

From today onwards, let her know what Chongqing, the city she is loyal to, is really like; there's plenty of time for the rest.

It's easy to talk about Wang Jingwei now, since he's betrayed us. But if we talk about the Military Intelligence Bureau, Chiang Kai-shek, or the Four Families in the future, it might not be so easy to listen anymore; we'll have to curse him mercilessly.

Take it one step at a time. Since Boss Dai sent people over, he has no reason not to turn them into his own people.

When the story of the Wang faction was told, Shen Shuyun interrupted to ask questions.

This could go on for a long time, with lots of things to talk about, from all sorts of things.

I couldn't finish talking, and then I got hungry, so I went downstairs to eat.

"Aunt Liu," Gu Yansheng called out as he was still going down the stairs.

"Oh, sir." Aunt Liu, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen.

"Is the food ready? I'm hungry."

"It's ready to eat. Please start eating. I'll stir-fry two more dishes and they'll be ready soon. There's also soup simmering in the pot. You've been working so hard, this is to help you recover."

"Is it too early for me to start taking supplements now?"

"It's getting late. Ladies need to take care of their beauty and complexion, and gentlemen need to replenish their energy and vitality. Even though you're young, you need to strengthen your foundation and cultivate your vitality so that you can stay healthy in the future," Aunt Liu said with an air of profound wisdom, as if she were an experienced person.

He bowed and smiled at Shen Shuyun, who was standing to the side, and said, "Hello, Miss Shen."

Shen Shuyun chuckled to herself.

Gu Yan glanced at her sideways. Fine, anyway, he still had a bunch of Chinese medicinal herbs that had been presented as tribute, such as ginseng and deer antler, all of which were of good quality. If he didn't eat them, they would just gather dust.

Two days later, in the afternoon, Gu Yansheng waited for news in the teahouse.

The negotiating team set off early in the morning. The Japanese had clearly made thorough preparations by choosing the sea as the location for the talks.

The location was chosen to both appease the fear of Wang Jingwei's faction, who had just been assassinated, and to absolutely prevent the contents of the secret meeting from being leaked. The phone finally rang in the evening.

Ding-ling-ling. Ding-ling-ling.

"Hello," Gu Yansheng answered the phone.

Minister Zhou's cheerful voice came through the phone, "Yansheng, the negotiations went smoothly. Mr. Wang wants to have dinner together tonight, both to celebrate the success and to discuss the next steps. We will likely be going to Japan soon, so time is of the essence and we need to hurry up with everything."

"Really? Congratulations, Minister Zhou."

"Haha, can you help me book a place? We're coming from Hongkou now, so we won't eat there, to avoid having any Japanese people participating."

“Sure, how about the Cathay Hotel? It’s a famous brand in the International Settlement, owned by the Englishman Sassoon. It should be quite upscale. Mr. Wang shouldn’t mind.”

"The Cathay Hotel, I know that place. Okay, I'll set off now."

Gu Yansheng called his secretary and told him to go ahead and book a large private room at the Huamao Hotel.

"The gathering tonight is an internal gathering of our own people, so let's not do the kind of banquets that foreigners host, where they only care about the drinks and not the food. When you order the dishes, please include more Chinese dishes, especially Cantonese and Hunan dishes. These are a must."

With unlimited funds, this is quite easy to handle.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

An hour and a half later, at the Cathay Hotel, everyone was ready.

Women are always a little slower when they go out. Ordinary people are not allowed to bring their family members, but Wang and Zhou's wives still attended the meeting.

All attendees were seated, and Wang Ni delivered a speech.

Raising his glass, he said, "Today is an important day. It has been half a year since we left Chongqing. For the sake of peaceful nation-building and for the sake of 400 million people, we have endured infamy and been branded as traitors. We have been negotiating with Japan, and only we know the hardships we have endured."

Today, the negotiations have finally completed the framework of an agreement, and we have reached an agreement with the Japanese side on most of the terms.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have taken a giant leap forward on the road to peaceful nation-building.

This first toast is for everyone!

"Respectfully, Mr. Wang."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank, with smiles on their faces.

Wang Ni poured himself another glass of wine, raised it, and said, "Now, I will give you a briefing on the contents of the agreement framework."

First, the Japanese side will provide us with monthly funding and recognize us as the only legitimate government in the Japanese-occupied zone.

As a condition, we needed to recognize the legitimacy of Manchukuo, a point I must acknowledge, as it effectively ceded Northeast China to Japan.

I know we shouldn't have ceded it, but the Northeast region is in fact under Japanese control. We can't take it back even if we don't agree. Rather than getting bogged down in one city or one territory, we should look to the future.

When our country becomes strong, we will be able to take it back!

This second toast, I hope everyone will raise a glass together to our fellow countrymen in Northeast China. We have no other choice but to do this, and we hope our fellow countrymen in Northeast China will forgive us.

After everyone raised their glasses and drank, their smiles vanished, replaced by solemnity and sighs.

"The third cup of wine!" Wang Ni raised his cup, his voice booming, "Everyone must swear an oath with me that when the time is right, we will spare no expense to take back the Northeast!"

"Yes!" He drank the wine with great pride and arrogance.

"After we finish these three cups of wine, we can talk over a meal." Wang Ni gestured with his hand and smiled. "It's a good start indeed. Under Chiang Kai-shek's leadership, China was destined for national subjugation and extinction. Now, we have opened up a new path for China."

This road is difficult, but we have taken the first step.

The next step is to move forward with the overall plan and prepare for the formal operation of the new government.

These tasks will be left to you; Fo Hai will arrange the specific division of labor.

Takeo Imai will fly directly to Japan tomorrow morning to convey the contents of our talks.

Once he has shown the framework of the agreement to the Japanese cabinet, we will have to go to Japan to prepare for negotiations and signing.

(End of this chapter)