r18novel Chapter 212 Being too greedy is not good
Chapter 212 Being too greedy is not good
Seeing his solemn expression, Yan Shuo suddenly laughed, his tone teasing, "Good boy, bro, don't forget about me. Look, I've already filled out this application to join the Party and put my fingerprint on it. If something goes wrong because of your line of work and it implicates me, wouldn't that be setting me up? How about you give me the application first, and we'll talk about it after things calm down?"
"You little rascal, you're always teasing me!" Wang Li said, both amused and annoyed, pointing at Yan Shuo and shaking his head helplessly. "Alright, alright, I'm not joking anymore. Didn't you need airport permission? I'm not going through any middlemen. Once everything's arranged, I'll take your plane directly back to Yan'an!"
"That's more like it." Yan Shuo dropped his teasing expression, stood up, and dusted himself off. "Alright, I'm leaving. I have a lot of things to take care of, so I won't waste any more time with you."
"Okay! I'll see you to the door!" Wang Li quickly stood up as well. "Once the airport permit is approved, I'll have Meng Jia notify you immediately. It won't delay your business."
"Hmm." Yan Shuo responded and walked towards the door. Xiaomi immediately followed. The two of them walked out of Wang's Tea House one after the other and drove towards the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Military Police Headquarters, Yan Shuo, as usual, assumed the posture of someone applying for a pass, calmly walked through the gate, and headed straight for the Logistics and General Affairs Department.
This is a place he frequents. He is already familiar with Suzuki Taro, the head of the General Affairs Section. Every time he comes, he uses the identity of "Liu Jie" to exchange gold bars for a pass, which makes it easier for him to transport supplies and carry out intelligence work.
Suzuki Taro was sitting behind his desk, leisurely sipping tea. Seeing Yan Shuo walk in, his face immediately broke into a fawning smile, and he quickly stood up to greet him: "Mr. Liu, you've finally arrived! Please, have a seat!"
Yan Shuo didn't stand on ceremony. He took out a few gold bars from his pocket, placed them on the desk, and pushed them in front of Suzuki Taro, saying casually, "Suzuki-kun, the usual rule: approve 30 pass warrants."
Suzuki Taro picked up the gold bar, weighed it in his hand, and his smile widened. He quickly took out a stack of pre-prepared warrants from the drawer and handed them to Yan Shuo with a grin: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I've already prepared them for you. Mr. Liu, your business is really getting bigger and bigger. These warrants are practically overflowing. If you keep using them like this, I'll have to notify the printing factory to rush-produce a batch just for you."
"Suzuki-kun is joking. Doesn't this just mean that Imperial goods are becoming increasingly popular?" Yan Shuo took the warrant, flipped through it casually, and asked in a flat tone, "By the way, do you have any goods in your warehouse right now? If so, please prepare them for me, and I'll have someone come and pick them up later."
"Yes! Of course!" Suzuki Taro nodded repeatedly, his tone tinged with a mix of emotion and dissatisfaction. "We can probably gather about 50 truckloads. Recently, we raided several merchants who were enemies of the Empire. Tsk tsk, those people are really rich! Not counting the confiscated goods, just the cash, jewelry, and real estate alone amount to several million US dollars. Goodness, you might not believe it, but I only got less than $1. That damned Ryusuke Otani, he's so greedy, he's not afraid of choking himself to death!"
"Ryusuke Otani?" Yan Shuo raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with doubt. "How could a mere head of the intelligence section of the Military Police Headquarters have the audacity to embezzle so much money? Isn't he afraid of being caught by his superiors?"
Upon hearing this, Suzuki Taro's face broke into a sinister smile, and he lowered his voice, saying, "I have a feeling that Otani Ryusuke is coming soon! Hehe!"
"Soon?" Yan Shuo looked bewildered and subconsciously asked, "Soon to be promoted? To colonel?"
"What promotion? He's about to die!" Suzuki Taro waved his hand, his tone tinged with schadenfreude. "Judging by his greedy nature, he's bound to fall sooner or later. He might be beheaded before long."
"Ugh! (meaning lying and bragging!)" Yan Shuo's face was full of disbelief, his tone tinged with mockery. "Suzuki-kun, don't joke around. You can't just say things like that. Otani Ryusuke is highly regarded by his superiors, how could he just die like that? You're not just jealous that he got a bigger share, are you deliberately making things up for him?"
"Who's joking with you? It's true!" Suzuki Taro exclaimed anxiously. "Sato Yuichi has been seeing Lieutenant General Sakai Kusanai Toji very frequently lately, and he's also been having close private dealings with Lieutenant General Terauchi Hisaichi's adjutant, Colonel Akiyama. I've seen it with my own eyes several times!"
"You're just bragging." Yan Shuo scoffed, his tone dismissive. "Akiyama Kazu is Lieutenant General Terauchi Hisaichi's personal adjutant. He's so busy every day, how could he have time to go around having private dealings with Sato Yuichi? Who would believe you if you said that?"
"I'm not bragging!" Suzuki Taro said hastily, his face flushed. "There are several Japanese restaurants near the headquarters, right? The food is pretty good, just a bit pricey. But for officers like us, lieutenant colonel and above, it's nothing. We eat there all the time, you know?"
"I know," Yan Shuo nodded, his tone slightly teasing, "including you, right? You're a lieutenant colonel too, so you naturally often go there for meals."
"Hehe, of course!" Suzuki Taro chuckled sheepishly, then became serious again. "I saw it at the restaurant. Sato Yuichi and Akiyama were eating together and talking for a long time, and not just once, but at least three times!"
Yan Shuo looked at his confident expression and his heart stirred. He then smiled and said, "Alright, I'll bet you one small gold coin. If what you're saying is true, I'll give you one small gold coin; if you can't produce any evidence, or if the evidence is nonsense or doesn't hold water, you give me one small gold coin, or you give me another 30 passes, how about that?"
"Liu-san, you're really good at scheming!" Suzuki Taro pouted, looking unwilling. "One small yellow croaker can only be exchanged for one warrant at most. Thirty warrants are too many. No way!"
"Come on, Suzuki-kun," Yan Shuo waved his hand, his tone tinged with disdain. "Don't pretend with me. Do you think I don't know you have those blank warrants without a heading? Give me a stack of them. It's not a big deal. You make it sound like it's so difficult for you."
"Liu-san, being too greedy isn't good!" Suzuki Taro's expression changed slightly, and his tone became more serious. "These blank warrants can't be given away casually. If something goes wrong, we're both finished!"
"Yes, that's true. Being too greedy isn't good." Yan Shuo nodded lightly, but his tone carried a hint of forceful pressure. "But Suzuki-kun, you issue hundreds of warrants every day. How many of them are registered and filed? Who do you think you can fool? If things really come to this, do you think you can escape responsibility?"