Cicada Moving

Chapter 69: Pressing forward step by step

 (Start changing the map tomorrow, return to Jinling, and start counter-espionage.)

Toyama Nakaji looked puzzled: "Isn't this your fault?"

Bailondu shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, dear friend, we are just small consuls. How can we have such a big influence? There are other people who have done some small promotion for humanitarian causes."

Seeing that Toyama Nakaji was still confused, the consuls from the three countries had no choice but to look at Bai Longdu again and ask him to explain the situation to his friend.

Bailongdu said patiently: "The business consortium needs this to compete for your overseas market, the industrial giants need you to stop trading with the red giant bear, and the media tycoons need more sales. Do you understand?"

Toyama Nakaji was speechless. He should have thought of it a long time ago. These beasts only see profit. When they encounter an opportunity, they are like flies that see fat meat and cannot drive it away.

 But these three conditions were of great importance. He had to report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and obtain permission from higher authorities before he could continue the negotiations. Toyama Nakaji left again.

"Will the Japanese government agree? Maybe we can just raise the issue of compensation and shares. That may be much easier. Those robberies" the American consul thought they could just accept it.

"Wait a minute." Bai Longdu glanced at the door of the conference room: "This is not a contradiction, is it? The country is now very concerned about the atrocities of the Japanese, and we need them to make a statement."

 The consuls of the three countries knew that someone might be listening, so they quickly kept their mouths shut to avoid being caught by the Japanese.

Nakaji Toyama put down his earphones in disappointment next door. The old guy Bai Longdu was really shrewd. If he could record the other party colluding with the robbers, the storm would be easily calmed down.

"Send their request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tell the consuls of the four countries that I have urgent matters to deal with and ask them to come back another day."

"Hi."

 The consuls of the four countries were not angry after receiving the news, and left happily again, which made Toyama Nakaji a little confused and a little uneasy.

After leaving the Japanese Consulate, the four Bailongdus went directly to the Six Nations Hotel. They had some things to communicate with their journalist friends and add some fuel to the fire.

When the reporters saw the consuls of the four countries appearing at the scene, they immediately surrounded the four people.

“Consul Bailongdu, is the Japanese espionage incident exposed today true or false?”

 “What do the consuls of the four countries think of the evil actions of the Japanese?”

 Bailondu showed an expression of concern for the country and the people: "As far as I know, the information disclosed by the media is credible. In fact, many people know about the Japanese actions in Southeast Asia."

These remarks made reporters overjoyed. This was the first official statement to publicly acknowledge Japanese espionage operations. Previously, European and American countries only asked Japan for an explanation without definite confirmation.

 “May I ask, Mr. Consul, whether you have received the order from London?”

“Why hasn’t the media reported this before? Is there a conspiracy?”

Bailongdu shed half a tear: "I used to be one of those who concealed the news. Because of the deal between the Japanese and the red bear, there were many big names involved, and I was scared."

 Journalists were in an uproar about the deal between the Japanese and the red giant bear? Aren't the two sides at war with each other because of the issue of puppet Manchukuo? Last year, the commander of the Red Bear Far East Force gave a speech to Khabarovsk and his subordinates.

“The flames of war are already burning near our borders, and we will prevent any intruders from trampling on the lands of our collective farms and defend the great red bear.”

After this explosive declaration, the Red Bear quickly increased the quantity and quality of its troops in the Far East. It also restored diplomatic relations with the Republic of China and looked like it was going to fight.

 Now the British consul said that there was a secret deal between the two parties, which shocked everyone. In addition, there were big figures involved in the matter. If this was true, it would be terrible.

Bailondu wiped away his tears: "But when I saw what the Japanese did in the Northeast, I realized that blind compromise is not what a gentleman should do. I want to expose them."

“Mr. Consul, what are the secret deals and big shots you mentioned? Please answer.”

“We assure you that everything you say will be truthfully announced to the people of the world.”

 Actor Bai Longte bowed affectionately: “Thank you to my friends from the press for your support. What I want to say is that the Japanese and the Red Bear are at odds on the surface, but in fact the economic exchanges between the two countries are very close.

 After the outbreak of the Great Depression, the free world suffered the most serious blow. I think everyone is deeply aware of this, but the special economic system of the Red Bear prevented them from suffering much impact. "

Journalists nodded. That was the truth. While Western economies were collapsing, the Red Bear's achievements captured the world's attention.

Red is no longer seen as a visionary’s dream, but as a developing enterprise.

Bailongdu continued to reveal: "But the Red Giant Bear needs technology, capital, and talents, some of which can be provided by the Japanese. They play the confrontation card in order to cover up their secret transactions. There are many big names who have also benefited from these transactions. , so everyone kept their mouths shut, but I am not afraid, justice will eventually defeat evil!"

In addition to Bai Longdu, the consuls of France and Germany also stood up to guarantee the authenticity of the matter. At the same time, they expressed remorse for their previous cowardice, and they all shed tears at the end of the performance.

 The reporters moved their pens very quickly and recorded this shocking secret in their notebooks. Unfortunately, the Japanese were actually related to the giant red bear.

The consuls were relieved upon seeing this. The domestic capitalists should be satisfied now. The Japanese will no longer be able to compete with them for the red bear market.

In fact, European and American countries are the biggest trading partners of Red Bear. In the first five-year plan of the other party, two-thirds of the large enterprises were built with the help of the United States, and most of the rest were established in Germany and the United Kingdom. , France, Japan and other countries with technical assistance.

 Red Bear has also obtained loans from banks in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, Japan, France and other countries. So far, the total loans obtained by Red Bear have reached 1.4 billion rubles.

 Such a huge transaction involves technology, capital, industry and other aspects. It can be said that without the Red Bear, the Great Depression would have been several times more severe. Don’t expect it to end easily.

 More importantly, the Red Bear proposed a huge plan to develop foreign trade and strengthen international economic cooperation at the World Economic Conference held in London last month.

That is, Western countries provide long-term loans to Red Giant Bear to ensure the normal export of Red Giant Bear, and Red Giant Bear is prepared to provide foreign orders with a total value of approximately US$1 billion in the short term.

 Including the purchase of US$100 million of non-ferrous metals, US$200 million of ferrous metals, approximately US$100 million of textiles, leather raw materials and rubber, approximately US$400 million of equipment and US$50 million of consumer goods.

The top leaders of various countries were cheered when this news came, but the problem also arises, how to divide such a big plate, and no one is willing to share less.

 Bailondu is using his strength to kick the Japanese away from the dining table. This is good for everyone. Otherwise, how could European and American countries have caused such a big storm?

 The big guys get big benefits, and the little guys get small benefits. Maybe they get into the eyes of some big guys and gain unexpected political gains.

The consuls from the four countries left with satisfaction, and the fermentation continued. Today, the robbers executed the traitors and the insiders of the Japanese bear trade, which is enough to create a new eye of the storm tomorrow.

 The reporters also ran away in a hurry. Big news! Liuguo Hotel also saw the scene outside, and Zuo Zhong asked Gui Youguang to inquire about it.

"What's going on outside? What did those people say to reporters? Go find someone and ask."

"yes."

Gui Youguang walked out in a big way, patted a melon-eating crowd on the shoulder, and asked what happened just now. The melon-eating crowd was shocked when they saw that it was a robber, and told them everything.

After hearing this, Gui Youguang hurried back to the hotel and told Zuo Zhong what the consuls of the four countries had just said. Gui Youguang felt that this was getting more and more strange.

Zuo Zhong scratched his head after hearing this. These **** seemed to be taking advantage of the heat, but what was the reason for the four of them to go into battle shirtless? Zuo Zhong had no idea.

It seems that this matter needs to be cleared up. If any party messes up the matter, all the previous efforts will be wasted. Zuo Zhong feels that he needs to meet with the consul gentlemen.

 “You go and tell the outside world that I want to have dinner with Mr. Consul of Shikoku tonight.”

Gui Youguang sighed and ran out again, telling the military policeman Zuo Zhong's request. The military policeman did not dare to make the decision, so he asked Gui Youguang to wait while he found a phone number and called the consulate.

 In the British Consulate, the four consuls were discussing today's performance. Everyone agreed that Mr. Blanco's performance was the most natural, and he vividly displayed a gentleman tortured by his conscience.

"Tomorrow is the most critical time. We still need the robbers to do something to cooperate and continue to focus the public's attention on this matter. It is better to let people go in and spread the word." Bai Longdu was afraid that the robbers would not understand. Cooperate.

“Mr. Consul, the masked man invites you to have dinner with the three consuls.”

Hearing the invitation from the masked man, the four of them looked at each other, clasped their hands and laughed. They were also worried about how to perform the next play, so the masked man made a tacit agreement to meet. It seemed that everyone was on the same page.

Bai Longdu waved his hand: "Tell the masked man that we will go to the banquet on time at seven o'clock in the evening."

This news once again detonated the city of Beiping. The last dinner allowed everyone to see the arrogance and confidence of the masked man. They don’t know what the masked man will do at this dinner.

It’s a pity that the crowd was disappointed. The consuls came in a hurry, stayed for two hours, and then left in a hurry.

　　No matter how reporters asked, they did not tell them about the dinner situation. They just expressed solemnly that if the masked man's request was not responded to, they would detonate dangerous goods again.

The dangerous goods were not elsewhere, but in the embassy district. This news horrified everyone present. In a blink of an eye, only the military police and patrolmen were left outside the Six Nations Hotel.

 (End of this chapter)