20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 426 An unexpected turn of events
Affiliated with Southern Railway, Fengtian Office.

A low and stern reprimand suddenly sounded in the office of the Director of the Investigation Department.

Miyata Ryuji was still standing behind the mahogany table, but the expression on his face had long lost its previous majesty, and instead became submissive and trembling.

His body was stiff, his heels were pressed together, and his hands were pressed tightly against the seam of his trousers. There was sweat on his forehead. He lowered his head and bowed from time to time to express his apology.

The man standing in front of him was an old man with gray beard and hair. Although he was wearing a suit, his movements showed that he had spent many years in the military.

This is the head of Fengtian Office and Miyata Ryuji’s immediate boss, named Toyonosuke Nakajima.

The news that Miyata Ryuji participated in planning the assassination of Fengtian provincial officials has spread within the office.

Chief Nakajima was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He yelled on the spot: "Idiot! Your duty is to discover intelligence! What authority do you have to act without permission?"

Miyata Ryuji responded in a low voice: "The assassination operation was the plan of Mr. Kawashima and the Kanto Governor's Office, so..."

"Asshole! Can they represent the cabinet?"

Upon hearing the inquiry, Chief Nakajima stopped at the door, turned to look at his old subordinates, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Go back to China! I can write you a letter of introduction. You work well here. If you have a chance, you can try your luck at the China Section of the General Staff."

Miyata Ryuji was a little disappointed, but not surprised by this ending.

Director Nakajima took a breath and then said: "Didn't you see the news? President Fang is dead. The cabinet's current strategy is to try its best to win over Prime Minister Duan, not some coward prince!"

"Go and read those foreign-language newspapers. There are already signs of public opinion. It is related to the empire's plan and the reputation of Southern Railway. We have no obligation to protect the property of the Socialist Party!"

"Nakajima-senpai, where should I go?"

"Yes!"

"Miyata-kun, let me tell you clearly once again that the Zongshe Party is not the priority of the imperial cabinet. Wan Duan, Feng Zhang, and even the Braided Army are more important than that prince!"

Miyata Ryuji had already received the news, but still refused to give up, so he said: "However, I heard that Mr. Kawashima and the Governor of Kanto are still trying their best to gain support from the cabinet..."

The order came from the headquarters and could not be changed. This was all he could do.

That afternoon, northwest of Fengtian, Fengshan Road warehouse.

"cannot!"

"You have been dismissed!" Manager Nakajima interrupted sharply, obviously not wanting to give him any more room to defend himself.

Miyata Ryuuji was speechless and could only watch Mr. Nakajima leave.

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The price of standing in the wrong team. After hesitating for a moment, in order to calm down the foreigners' trouble, he reluctantly picked up the phone and dialed the person in charge of the Department of Transportation...

"What?" Miyata Ryuji was stunned, "Nakajima-senpai, I, I was dismissed?"

"Senior, those are actually a batch of arms belonging to the Communist Party of China. They have nothing to do with Western businessmen. They are completely -"

After Wang Zhengnan received the news from the warehouse porter Niu Baotou, he quickly hired seven or eight carriages to come here. Sure enough, he found that the Japanese administrator who had made things difficult for him before was missing.

The door of the office was closed. He slumped down, stretched out his hand to loosen his tie, and breathed a long sigh of relief. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful. If he had chosen to stand on the side of supporting Zhang Laogao, his current situation might have been much better.

"Someone will take your place soon. Before the end of the month, all work handovers will be completed, that's it!"

"And -" Chief Nakajima continued, "The Ministry of Transportation has recently received many protests from Western businessmen. I heard that it is related to you. What is going on?"

There are only a group of Chinese porters and a few young Oriental employees left in the warehousing and transshipment center.

Wang Zhengnan was pleasantly surprised and finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, he has been running between foreign journalists, missionaries and foreign companies, forging contracts to purchase "farm tools and supplies" to put pressure on the Southern Railway and Transportation Department.

However, this approach seems to be barely a stalemate.

During this period, he only reluctantly picked up a few boxes of "farm tools and supplies" "ordered" by the British.

In addition, the remaining goods have been forcibly detained by the Southern Railway Transport Department.

I don’t know what happened today, but the negotiation process was extremely easy. After the warehouse manager checked the bill of lading, he released all the goods.

Wang Zhengnan was afraid that Xiao Dongyang would change his mind at a moment's notice, so he quickly urged the porters to load all the boxes onto the carriage and transport them to the backyard of Zongheng Freight Insurance Company in a hurry.

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Back at the Jiang family mansion, Wang Zhengnan ran to the study on the second floor and eagerly reported the news to Jiang Lianheng and Hu Xiaoyan.

Jiang Lianheng was naturally overjoyed after hearing this.

It was not because Nanfeng successfully obtained this batch of arms, but because he knew that once Li Zheng had this batch of arms, with his prestige on the mountain and the ransom obtained from kidnapping Cai Yunsheng, Li Zheng would be fully qualified to become the leader of the army. The new leader of the Slingshot Ridge bandits. According to the previous agreement between the two, Jiang Lianheng helped Li Zhengzheng become the head of the cabinet, so Wang Guihe could avoid death and be moved to Fengtian by Jiang Lianheng to retire safely.

However, now that more than two months have passed since the day they agreed, no one can guarantee whether Wang Penzi can stabilize the situation.

"Nanfeng, no matter what, you have accomplished a great feat!" Jiang Lian patted his thigh and said with a smile, "It seems that the idea of ​​'using barbarians to control barbarians' is quite reliable!"

Wang Zhengnan smiled and declined quickly: "No, no, no, brother Dao, help the family with some work, what about meritorious service?"

Hu Xiaoyan asked suspiciously: "Nanfeng, are you sure this matter has something to do with foreigners coming forward?"

"probably!"

When Wang Zhengnan was asked this question by his sister-in-law, he suddenly felt a little guilty and said, "The key is that apart from foreigners, I didn't look for any other merchants at all, and the British merchants brought out several boxes of goods two days ago."

"Then why did you bring everything up all at once today?"

"I don't know about that... It should be that Miyata Ryuuji couldn't withstand the pressure and took the initiative to let it go!"

Sister-in-law's hesitation made Nanfeng a little frustrated.

Hu Xiaoyan quickly explained with a smile: "Nanfeng, don't think too much. The foreigners must have played a role in it. I was just wondering why the little devil suddenly let go."

"Otherwise, we have to let go slowly?" Jiang Lianheng deliberately interrupted and said with a smile, "Miyata Ryuuji is not an old man!"

Hu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him and thought to herself: "Logically speaking, this batch of arms has been stagnant in the warehouse for some time. If I were Miyata Ryuuji, before I could no longer withstand the pressure, I would definitely Think of a way, negotiate terms, blackmail, even if it's just a pretense, it's better than letting it go without saying a word. "

This speculation is reasonable, and one cannot help but suspect that the pressure on Miyata Ryuji may not only come from the outside.

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?" Wang Zhengnan asked.

"I think... he may not be able to control this matter at all, or someone doesn't want him to interfere anymore."

Wang Zhengnan nodded: "If that's the case, it's possible. Freight warehousing is originally under the jurisdiction of the Southern Railway Transportation Department. Miyata Ryuji is from the Investigation Department. Brother Dao knows!"

Jiang Lianheng immediately understood what his wife meant, and immediately asked: "Nanfeng, how many of the leaders of Nanfeng are from our family?"

Hu Xiaoyan continued: "Those leaders who are responsible for recruiting workers can talk to the Dongyang staff of Southern Railway and ask them to help pay attention to the news there."

"Tell Guo Yan and Wen Tingge to lead two people to keep an eye on Miyata Ryuji recently!" Jiang Lianheng immediately ordered.

"it is good!"

Wang Zhengnan responded, then turned around and quickly left the study.

A warm breeze blew from the window.

Now that the weapons promised to the Hu bandits were obtained, Jiang Lianheng began to feel anxious, and kept mumbling: "Li Zheng and the others should be back too, right?"

When Hu Xiaoyan saw this, she couldn't help but be a little curious.

She had heard of Wang Guihe's name several times. She knew that he was the head of Li Zheng and others' business. She also knew that Jiang Lianheng had lived on his hilltop for a while when he was young. She also knew that he had an affair with the Bai family. , thanks to Uncle Wang’s help.

However, she had never seen Wang Guihe himself.

Hu Xiaoyan rarely saw Jiang Lianheng being so concerned about one thing. She looked sideways for a while and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Lian Heng, are you really that worried about Wang Guihe?"

"As you say, he is my father's brother. Can I not worry?"

Hu Xiaoyan thought for a while and then asked: "If you are really so worried, couldn't you send a few people over to take a look first?"

"No, no, no!" Jiang Lian stood up and walked around, waving his hands desperately, "If it was okay before, it definitely won't be okay now. When I went to Slingshot Ridge three years ago, Wang Penzi was already a little bit unstoppable, and Li Zheng led After people go to Luda, the mountain top may not be in such chaos now! Maybe... the boss has changed a long time ago!"

The internal strife among the gangsters is no joke. Regardless of other things, it is still unclear whether the newly appointed head of the family recognizes the friendship between the Jiang family and the Jiang family.

If you send someone over at this time, the result is likely to be a meat bun beating a dog, and you will never come back.

If you want to go, you can only go with Li Zheng and others.

Hu Xiaoyan nodded silently. After thinking about it, she could only comfort herself and said, "It should be almost here. It's been ten and a half days, and we've already reached Fengtian."

"I can get to where I am today without the help of Wang Penzi." Jiang Lianheng said in a deep voice, "If I can't save him at all, then forget it, I'm afraid..."

"Don't think blindly!"

Seeing that he was always unhappy, Hu Xiaoyan quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, Xue Yingqing told me last time he came here that he would be willing to help look at the business of 'Huifangli' in two days."

"Just go!" Jiang Lian said nonchalantly, "The business of 'Huifangli' has been in decline for several years. Can she survive if she just goes and takes a look?"

(End of this chapter)