Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1060 This place is absolutely rotten!

While Lin Ze was eating breakfast and listening to the briefing, Wang Mengqun had already led a group of entourage to the Six Nations Hotel.

Upon arrival, Toyotomi Kiyoto and the others went to a small conference room inside the hotel.

After they sat down on either side and closed the door, Toyotomi Kiyoto cleared his throat and said some polite words. His Chinese was so-so, but fortunately, Wang Mengqun had brought a translator.

"Gentlemen, our journey north this time is also entrusted by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Army. Sixty thousand shi of military rations is no small matter. I would like to ask you all to come up with a plan as soon as possible."

After saying that, he looked at Tian Bianjianzai.

Kenji Tanabe had been following Kenjiro Shibayama for a long time and looked down on traitors. His mentality was somewhat similar to how the Qing Dynasty viewed the surrendered Han officials after entering the pass.

He spoke rather bluntly, "Chairman Wang, we paid for 60,000 shi of grain, but we haven't received it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Mengqun's face darkened, and he interrupted, "Wait, Colonel Tanabe, I didn't expect you to want to discuss this matter. Please allow me to clarify, which batch of grain does this 60,000 shi refer to? You say you paid for it, but who paid for it, and to whom did they pay it...?"

Tanabe flew into a rage and was about to slam his fist on the table.

But then he thought, this isn't Nanjing, so banging on the table won't do much good. He could only try reasoning with them first.

So he looked at Li Shiqun and said, "Director Li, why don't you explain this?"

Li Shiqun had already cursed Tianbian a thousand times in his heart. "Now you remember me? Before the meeting, you and that old devil Toyotomi didn't give me any face at all. You didn't even formally introduce me!"

Li Shiqun wasn't very interested in the grain. It wasn't his fault that the grain was gone, and even if he got it back, it wouldn't end up in his hands. He might get credit for it, but he was now the head of the Jinling Reform Prefecture's secret service system. What did he need so much credit for?

Not only that, from the very beginning, Li Shiqun disagreed with Wang Jingwei involving the Expeditionary Army Headquarters and the Military Police Headquarters in this matter.

Negotiating with the North China Administrative Committee alone is troublesome. Bringing in the Expeditionary Army Headquarters and the Military Police Headquarters can indeed create a powerful force, but if they really get the grain back, can they return it to the Nanjing Reformed Prefecture?

The expeditionary force headquarters also lacked various supplies, and food must have been just as important to them!

He only hated Gu Baoheng, that idiot, for transferring the money without thinking, only to be tricked in the end.

Thinking of Gu Baoheng, oh yeah, where is Gu Baoheng?

Li Shiqun coughed and then spoke.

"Chairman Wang, this batch of grain was negotiated with you by our Director Gu Baoheng, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"

Chairman Wang slapped his forehead. "When you mentioned Director Gu, I remembered him. But what you said isn't entirely correct. It wasn't Director Gu who negotiated with me. It was Director Gu who bought the grain from Miyamoto Trading Company. I did introduce Mr. Miyamoto Ichiro to Director Gu, but our North China Governing Committee had nothing to do with it!"

Li Shiqun was surprised to see Wang Mengqun's shamelessness and quickly said, "When Director Gu went north to seek the establishment of the North China Materials Control Committee, he telegraphed back saying that purchasing grain was a prerequisite for establishing the committee, and that your share was also included in the grain payment..."

Wang Mengqun's expression changed again. Tanabe Ken hadn't even slammed his fist on the table before, but Wang Mengqun dared to.

With a loud "bang!", Wang Mengqun slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Director Li! You've come all this way as guests, calling me here so early in the morning. I haven't even had breakfast yet, and I rushed over here. Did you call me here just to humiliate me? What do you mean by saying that buying grain is a prerequisite for establishing a special committee? It's because you're short of grain that Gu Baoheng needed to buy it, and that's why I introduced him to Miyamoto. Now you're saying I benefited from this? Let me tell you, my bank accounts are all opened at the Northern Federal Reserve. I'm upright and have nothing to hide. Go check it out; every penny came from honest and legitimate sources. I, Wang, bear heavy responsibilities, and I don't need your bribes!"

These words left everyone speechless, and Tanabe Kenji was filled with rage.

This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Aren't traitors just dogs of the Japanese? What, even dogs dare to bare their teeth now!

If Wang Mengqun knew what Tanabe Kenji was thinking, he would definitely continue to bare his teeth. He is a dog, that's true, but not the Japanese dog, he is Master Lin's dog!

Tanabe Kenji shouted angrily, "Wang Mengqun, stop making trouble! Where is Gu Baoheng?!"

Wang Mengqun sat down casually. "Colonel Tanabe, I respect you and call you Colonel. If I didn't respect you, you wouldn't even be able to see me. You're a colonel in the Nanjing Military Police Headquarters. How can you possibly manage things in Beiping? Even if you can manage things in Beiping, how can you possibly manage things in our North China Governing Committee? Don't take yourself too seriously. As for where Gu Baoheng is, how would I know? I'm not his father!"

What the hell!

Even Toyotomi Kiyoto couldn't stand it anymore; this bastard was too arrogant.

So he slammed his hand on the table and cursed, "You idiot! How arrogant!"

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Doi Hazumi, dressed in military uniform, walked in with a smile and said, "Who is being arrogant, Toyotomi-kun? His Excellency the General told me to treat you well, so I invited you here for breakfast early this morning, but you ended up having a meeting here instead."

Toyotomi Kiyoto and Tanabe Kenji looked at each other, then stood up and bowed to Doi Hazumi.

Wang Mengqun revealed a smug smile.

Tanabe Kenzai's teeth were practically ground to dust!

He had realized that the people of North China, whether Japanese or traitors, were going to gang up on them and make fun of them!

These meaningless meetings and investigations lasted for three days. Wang Mengqun pretended to be stupid, and Gu Baoheng claimed to be sick and did not attend. Later, he went directly to the logistics hospital of the army headquarters, saying that he was too sick to get out of bed and unable to speak.

They then tried to find Miyamoto, only to learn that he was in Tokyo overseeing a shipment of important military supplies and wouldn't be able to return to Beiping for several days.

..............

The Rokukoku Hotel, Tanabe Kenji's room.

A Japanese soldier in civilian clothes knocked on the door and entered, whispering, "Mr. Tanabe, the Lieutenant General has sent a telegram..."

Tanabe Kenji looked up sharply, then waved his hand, picked up his coat from the chair, and said in a low voice, "Come for a walk with me."

The two took the elevator downstairs and exited the Six Nations Hotel.

The night wind was cold, and Kenji Tanabe turned up his collar and lit a cigarette.

"Speak, what are your orders, Lord Shibayama?"

“Tanabe-kun, the Lieutenant General said that this is a rare opportunity. If the food issue is not resolved soon, then we will carry out the second task.”

Kenjiro Tanabe frowned, taking a deep drag on his cigarette. "Are you sure you want to go to Beiping? I originally planned to be on the train back... but I didn't expect to be delayed in Beiping for so long. But, if we're carrying out the mission in Beiping, will it...?"

"Ha, the Lieutenant General said that precisely because it is in Beiping, it is difficult to investigate the people in Nanjing, and the North China side would consider it a hot potato and would not take the initiative to get involved."

Kenichi Tanabe thought about it and realized that made sense. In the past few days, all the officials he had met were people who were good at shirking responsibility and passing the buck.

This place is absolutely rotten!

"Reply to Lord Chai Shan that I understand and will do so as soon as possible."