20 years of the Republic of China
Chapter 278 Poverty
Chapter 278 Poverty
Jiang Lianheng looked at the photo of Miura Kumasuke and stared at it for a while. His eyes gradually brightened and the corners of his mouth gradually turned upward.
"I've seen it, I've seen it! Isn't this, this is my great benefactor!"
"Benefactor?" Miyata Ryuuji narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Isn't he just a benefactor!" Jiang Lian slapped his thigh, "Don't you know, Mr. Miyata? Last year, Taijun was instigated by the Bai family and arrested my aunt because of a misunderstanding. Fortunately, there is this...this..."
"Kumasuke Miura."
"Yes, yes! Fortunately, with the help of Mr. Miura, my aunt was released."
"Did you guys meet again after that?"
"Oops! We made an appointment and said we would meet again in the future and thank you properly——"
Speaking of this, Jiang Lianheng couldn't help but sigh: "Who would have thought that since then, I have never seen my benefactor again. Really, I even sent someone to ask! Maybe it's because of my status. Damn, you don’t deserve to bother your benefactor!”
This is true. Since the murder of Miura Xiongsuke, the Jiang family has come to Nantetsu Co., Ltd. to look for people with generous gifts every now and then. This lasted for half a year before giving up.
However, the drunkard's intention is not to drink.
The so-called reward is just a cover, the original intention is to use it to test the rumors.
The Investigation Department of Nantetsu Co., Ltd. is essentially an intelligence organization. As a director, Ryuji Miyata is very familiar with Fengtian's military and political news, public opinion, and business trends.
He knew very well who Jiang Lianheng was and who was behind him.
Therefore, in the face of his inquiries, we can only adopt a half-truth and half-false attitude, pretending to be stupid.
Although he had been suspected, Jiang Lianheng was convinced that the other party did not have any substantive evidence, otherwise he would not be sitting here unharmed.
"Mr. Miyata, since you are here today, I just want to ask you, has Mr. Miura gone back to Japan?"
Hearing this, Miyata Ryuji smiled inexplicably, put away the photo, and said, "He is missing."
"What? Missing?" Jiang Lianheng asked pretending to be surprised, "What happened?"
"I don't know the specific reason, but I heard that Miura-kun seemed to have provoked a few Russians before he disappeared."
"Maozi? Why do they still dare to provoke you? It seems that they are tired of living, and they will be honest if they go to death."
With the victory of the Russo-Japanese War, Toyo gained a lot on the battlefield and in diplomacy, which is enough to make every Japanese soldier proud, and Miyata Ryuji is certainly no exception.
His waist straightened a lot without realizing it.
"Of course, every one of you Akina should thank His Majesty the Emperor for helping you drive away the Russians." Miyata Ryuji said quietly, "However, after a period of investigation, we feel that this case The matter may not be directly related to the Russians."
Jiang Lianheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh, I understand. You want me to help find out the whereabouts of Mr. Miura. Is that what you mean?"
"It would be best if Mr. Jiang could work for us."
"Thanks to Mr. Miyata for looking up to Mr. Jiang, I accepted this job! However, if Mr. Miura is missing, who else could it be than Maozi? You have to give me some clues, right?"
Miyata Ryuji stood up slightly and said with a half-smile, "To be honest, I suspect that Mr. Jiang is responsible for Miura-kun's disappearance."
The smile on Jiang Lianheng's face suddenly froze.
The harmonious and respectful atmosphere just now was gone in an instant.
The whole office was so silent that even the ticking of the grandfather clock seemed particularly harsh.
The two people looked at each other, holding their breath and concentrating, each thinking quickly in their hearts.
Although there was no verbal communication between them, it seemed as if they had been negotiating and pulling back and forth countless times under the table.
After a while, Jiang Lianheng lowered his eyelids slightly and listened carefully to the sound of rustling footsteps coming from the corridor behind him - there were many people, and it seemed that they were about to break in at any time.
Miyata Ryuji remained calm and continued to observe the changes in the expression of the person in front of him with amusement.
"Hahahahaha!"
Jiang Lianheng suddenly laughed loudly, then put his two wrists together in front of him.
"Who outside the customs doesn't know that the largest number of Japanese people are in Feng Province? If Mr. Miyata suspects Jiang, why are you so polite? Just ask people to arrest me and torture me severely. Jiang deserves this!"
"Oh? So you're not bringing it upon yourself?"
Jiang Lian raised his neck and said, "There is nothing to fight against. Mr. Miura's disappearance has nothing to do with me, but I do deserve to be hit!"
Miyata Ryuuji frowned: "What does this mean?"
"As I said just now, Mr. Miura is Jiang's benefactor. His benefactor is in trouble and his whereabouts are still unknown. I am really ashamed!"
"Haha, Mr. Jiang is serious. I just have reasonable doubts. If you can prove your innocence, of course I will not make things difficult for you."
In any case, Jiang Lianheng is also a new socialite. He has close contacts with the military and police in Fengtian. He plays an important role in the local chamber of commerce and has many young men who can fight under him. Arresting him hastily without conclusive evidence is bound to set off a public uproar.
At present, the mainstream policy of Nantetsu Co., Ltd. is still to penetrate slowly and encroach step by step, and will not act rashly.
Japanese people try their best to create a camouflage of civilization and kindness to eliminate hostility and hatred from all walks of life.
Of course, Miyata Ryuji was unwilling to tamper with Jiang Lianheng simply because of his influence on Fengtian and because he did not have enough evidence.
If it were other ordinary people, I am afraid that they would have been reduced to a situation where they could neither survive nor die.
This is the privilege of the rich and famous.
Jiang Lianheng lowered his hands dejectedly, pretending to be helpless and said: "Mr. Miyata, the problem is that I can't prove my innocence. I have said everything that needs to be said. Believe it or not, how can you leave me alone?"
Miyata Ryuji smiled and shook his head, but said: "There are many ways to prove your innocence. If you can serve our investigation department, provide me with some information and do something when necessary, not only can you prove your innocence , you can be considered as repaying Miura-kun’s kindness.”
"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid that my ability is limited and I will miss Mr. Miyata's important event."
"Mr. Jiang, you are too modest!"
Miyata Ryuji slowly stood up.
At the same time, in the corridor outside the door, footsteps sounded again and gradually faded away.
"It's not like your abilities are limited. How many times have you stolen 'munitions' on our railways in the past month? I think Mr. Jiang knows better than me, right?"
Jiang Lianheng's heart suddenly thumped.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to quibble, Miyata Ryuji raised his hand to stop him.
"Don't worry, I won't trouble you for such a trivial matter, and I won't allow our friendship to be hindered by a few pharmacies."
"Then what do you mean?"
Miyata Ryuuji walked around behind Jiang Lianheng, then leaned down and whispered softly into the other person's ear.
"I just want you to know, don't think you are very smart. If you are willing to cooperate with me, the Jiang family's power will definitely grow to a higher level; but if you want to go against me, Zhang Laoga can't save you. "
Jiang Lianheng's eyelids jumped in response.
Miyata Ryuji returned to his seat and continued: "I know that Mr. Jiang opened a freight insurance company, but I need to remind you that the South Manchuria Railway is the property of my Great Eastern Empire, you know what I mean ?”
If they want to establish the credibility of the insurance company and ensure the safety of freight, the Jiang family will inevitably have to visit docks in various places.
But in the final analysis, the operating rights of the railway are in the hands of the Japanese. If they deliberately disrupt the situation, no matter how many followers are deployed to follow them, the insurance company will definitely lose everything.
Railroads are everything, freight is commerce.
The Japanese not only strangled Jiang Lianheng's financial path, but also controlled the economic lifeline of Feng Province and even the entire outside the customs.
This is not the first time they have used railways as a threat.
Last year, when the rebellion in the South was raging and Fengtian was empty, the Japanese refused to use the South Manchuria Railway to help Governor Zhao mobilize troops, and tried to influence the situation in Fengtian.
At that time, Governor Zhao had great power and was helpless. What could a mere gangster do about it?
The Jiang family has invested a lot of effort into the freight insurance company. Now that it has just started, it is difficult to let go.
What's more, not only the insurance company's business, but also the bristle trade of De Mao Yang Company also required transportation by the South Manchuria Railway.
In other words, as long as Miyata Ryuji says a word, the Jiang family can only live on this one-third of an acre of Fengtian and never want to expand their business.
With such coercion and inducement, if it were a "smart person", he would probably retreat on the spot and obey orders.
But Jiang Lianheng had always been "poor", and he had made up his mind to find a way to get to the dark side, and he was "ignorant of good and bad".
I remember back then, my father Jiang Chenghai trained him and made him learn to smile and act in every situation, but he was extremely careful to protect his innate "poor energy".
If there is no such dull and horizontal energy, then the man will no longer be a man.
The so-called wisdom has become stupidity.
This was originally a flaw in his character, but at this moment, it seemed to be a mistake, and it actually showed some righteousness.
Jiang Lianheng thought for a moment, lowered his head, and when he raised it again, he had already put on a flattering smile.
"Mr. Miyata, being able to serve the Japanese people is really a blessing that Jiang has cultivated for three lifetimes. If you don't give up, Jiang is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses and tie rings with grass in return for Mr. Miura's life-saving grace!" "
Miyata Ryuji smiled faintly and immediately extended his hand: "Mr. Jiang, I hope our cooperation can last for a long time."
A few simple words of gossip, and this is how the host and guest say goodbye.
But the moment Jiang Lianheng turned around, the expressions of the two of them dropped almost at the same time. Their eyes were sinister and murderous...
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