The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 495 Negotiation (IV)

"Director Lin, can I take it that you are threatening us?" Cheng Mo laughed and asked directly.

"Lin has always admired Mr. Cheng and wants to be friends with him." Lin Shiqun said, "This is just a kind advice, not a threat."

"Director Lin is really eloquent. I admire him." Cheng Mo nodded. "Although No. 76 is strong and has many talented people, my patrol station is not bad either. Director Lin, have you ever thought about who will benefit from the confrontation between our two families?"

Lin Shiqun remained calm on the surface, but he sighed in his heart. Cheng Mo's reaction was really quick. He had just threatened that if the rules were not changed, there would be another conflict, but then he changed his tone and pointed out that if No. 76 confronted the police station, wouldn't the Military Control Commission's Blue Shirts Society be delighted?

They dream of seeing such a situation.

Could he accuse the Municipal Council of being so tactful and actually shielding members of the Blue Shirts Society who were active in the Concession?

Obviously not. You need evidence to prove what I said?

If someone accuses you of defamation without any evidence, how would you respond?

This is also why only someone like Cheng Mo, who has guns and people and holds real power, can sit down and talk calmly. If it were someone else, Lin Shiqun would simply ignore him.

Reasonable?
To make sense requires strength. Without strength, who will make sense with you?

"How can I ensure the safety of my people entering the concession?"

"Why did Director Lin's people want to enter the concession?" Cheng Mo asked back.

"Many of my subordinates have homes in the concession. Isn't it normal for them to go in and out of the concession? I myself have also settled down on Yuyuan Road in the concession, haven't I?"

"Well, Director Lin, we can make some concessions." Cheng Mo said, "You can submit a list, which we can call a white list. People on this list can enter the concession with weapons and are exempt from inspection. How about that?"

Lin Shiqun frowned. Although it was much better than carrying weapons freely into the concession, wouldn't this allow the police station to control the number of gunmen entering the concession at No. 76?

From then on, it became No. 76 who needed help from the police station.

"It is impossible for us to only have these people every time we enter the concession to do business. It is impossible to provide a list, but Mr. Cheng, can we make a workaround and issue us some blank gun licenses? Our personnel holding such gun licenses can enter the concession without inspection?"

"Special gun license?"

"Yes."

"Okay, but if we issue special gun licenses, then you must register when you pass the checkpoint. Can Director Lin accept this?" Cheng Mo asked in return.

"Since we are already exempt from inspection, why do we still need to register?"

"Even ID cards issued by the city hall can be forged, so why can't gun licenses be forged?" Cheng Mo said, "This is also a necessary measure. If someone takes advantage of the situation and gets away with it, it will be easier to investigate, right?"

"You can register." Lin Shiqun nodded. This reason could not be refuted. What if someone pretended to be from No. 76? Although the possibility of this happening was extremely small, No. 76 was an organization and anything could happen.

"Mr. Cheng, how many blank special gun licenses can you issue?" Lin Shiqun asked.

"Ten."

"Ten is too few, at least fifty!"

"Director Lin, what mission requires you to send fifty armed men into the concession at once? What do you want to do?" Cheng Mo asked back.

"Then Mr. Cheng's ten tickets are too few. If I come here, there will be more than ten people."

"Excluding the driver, you only brought eight bodyguards. Together with Captain Wu and Commissioner Wang, there are eleven people with guns." Cheng Mo said, "I'll double it for you, twenty blank special gun licenses. If you have a pass from the Japanese gendarmerie, it won't be counted." Lin Shiqun nodded slightly. The gendarmerie will only issue a pass when there is an action, and the police station must be notified in advance. The police station is responsible for the action and the arrests. Whether it is the Japanese gendarmerie or the people from No. 76, they are just assisting.

But this was also a loophole. As long as you had a pass from the Japanese gendarmerie, you could carry weapons into the concession.

This is a workaround.

The military police passes are not issued casually, but given Lin Shiqun's relationship with Shibuya, it is easy for him to get a few passes.

Cheng Mo’s bottom line was that Agent No. 76 and staff of the Wang Puppet Government who entered the concession must be inspected, and this power could not be given up.

On this basis, it would be fine to give the other party some "exemption from inspection" privileges. She Aizhen just met a serious Inspector Jackson. If it were anyone else, they would have simply turned a blind eye and let it go long ago.

This kind of people bring guns into the concession for self-protection. They are unlikely to actively cause trouble as they value their lives very much.

"Mr. Cheng, five more, twenty-five?" Lin Shiqun also knew that if he couldn't save face at this moment, he would be the one who suffered.

In fact, he had already prepared himself mentally for not being able to gain any benefit from Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo thought about it and nodded in agreement. He wanted to control the number of people. In fact, five more or five less tickets didn't matter to him.

He understood that Lin Shiqun would have to give an explanation to his subordinates when he returned. If there were no tangible benefits, he would lose his prestige at No. 76.

Prestige is very difficult to build, but very easy to lose.

"Then let's sign an agreement." Cheng Mo said, "It's written in black and white, so everyone can rest assured, right?"

"Okay." Lin Shiqun nodded. He was also afraid that the British would not recognize the agreement. Signing it in black and white would be a guarantee for both parties.

The sample agreement was quickly drafted, given to two people to review, revised, and finalized, and then asked to make two copies.

The agreement is written in Chinese, English and Japanese.

In the middle, we also had a light meal.

Lin Shiqun seldom eats out, especially in unfamiliar places. He is very careful about food safety, but he made an exception.

However, the meal was a bit dull because there were Wu Sibao and Gao Xinbao who were accompanying the guests at the table. Even with Wang Miao trying to mediate, the atmosphere was not liven up.

But overall, the meal was quite harmonious.

In the afternoon, Cheng Mo and Lin Shiqun both used their personal seals for the formal signing. After the agreement was returned, they had to use the official seals again, and then there was an exchange ceremony before the agreement was officially effective.

After all the procedures were completed, it was already past two in the afternoon.

Lin Shiqun drove back to No. 76, and Cheng Mo also returned to the Municipal Council building with the freshly-made agreement. He had to report to General Manager Philip and President Fei Xindun.

After listening to Cheng Mo's report and reading the signed agreement, President Fei Xindun immediately smiled with joy: "Cheng, you did a great job. No wonder Vice President Tony praised and recommended you to the Discipline Inspection Commission!"

"Thank you, President Fei. This is what I should do." Cheng Mo said modestly.

"Since this agreement was signed personally by No. 76 Lin Shiqun, he naturally approved it. No problem. The solution you gave not only maintains the dignity of our Municipal Council, but also leaves room for the other party. It can be said to be a perfect solution to this problem." Fei Xindun said, "I will write a letter of recommendation to the Police Department, recommending your promotion to the Chief Inspector of the Political Section of the Police Department."

(End of this chapter)