Chapter 492: Go back and say I was wrong?

Mao Chuan Xiu remained silent.

He felt that meeting Zhang Yong was really like the scholar meeting the soldier, and there was no way to explain things.

He had never seen Zhang Yong be such a scoundrel.

Really, never.

I told you, we're agents, spies. We're professionals. Don't talk about money all the time. As it turned out, this guy just wanted money.

How vulgar.

How can you do that? You really do discredit our profession...

'You can bargain.'

'What?'

'Ask for a lot, pay a little. You have the right to bargain.'

'A thousand!'

Hidetsugu cried out.

Zhang Yong: ...

looked at each other with caring, mentally handicapped eyes.

I let you bargain. I didn't let you fantasise.

One thousand?

Okay. One thigh comes out. Don't even think about the rest.

'Two thousand!'

Hideto Mogawa hastily changed his words.

The bargaining just now was indeed too much. Two thousand is still okay.

Then he realised that it was not right.

Two thousand?

That's too much too. No. No.

There are more than fifty people. Two thousand for each person. That's one hundred thousand! A hundred thousand taels of silver! How can that be?

"Deal!'

Zhang Yong readily agreed.

Two thousand is fine. It's only real money when you get it in your hands.

If Mao Chuanxu asks for too much, he won't be able to pay. Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?

"No...'

Mao Chuanxu subconsciously responded.

Two thousand is expensive. I don't agree. I made a mistake just now. I want to change my mind...

'Are you offering three thousand?'

'No!'

Mao Chuanxu felt a chill run down his spine.

He had forgotten. The guy sitting in front of him was nicknamed Moneybags.

He would squeeze every last penny out of him.

Even if a mosquito flew over, he would make him pay.

Fortunately, he had agreed. The final price was 2,000 per person. If he changed his mind, it would be 3,000. How could he afford that?

Fifty people, the total price was just over 100,000. He gritted his teeth and thought it was not impossible.

After all, there were so many traitors.

And there was the Manchukuo treasury...

As usual, he would let Kawashima Yoshiko be in charge of the money.

In the end, we'll praise her a little more in the future. Let her feel that she is a real Japanese. Then she will be willing to be exploited. Until the last penny is squeezed out of her, then we'll kick her away and sell her to a madam to be a secret prostitute...

'So that's a yes?'

'Yes! Yes! 2,000 for each person. You can't increase it!'

'None of us can change it.'

Shu Maochuan hurriedly insisted on this matter. He didn't give Zhang Yong the chance to change his mind.

Judging from Zhang Yong's expression, he obviously felt that he had lost out. The other party had offered 5,000, and he had cut the price by 2,000, a full 60% off!

For a moment, Mao Chuanzhu felt a sense of accomplishment.

In any case, he saw the light at the end of the tunnel for the task that Tojihara Kenji had given him.

'You can't go back on your word!' Mao Chuanzhu repeated emphatically.

'Okay!' Zhang Yong nodded.

Go back on my word?

Haha! What would I go back on?

I'm just being untrustworthy. I haven't gone back on my word...

I'll wait for the 29th Army to take over. I'll take the money and leave. I'm not involved in anything else. Haha. Haha.

The beautiful tea girls then saw again that Zhang Yong had gone 'mad'.

He always seemed to be laughing to himself...

but they didn't know what he was laughing about.

'Oh, yes. Have you seen Kipling?'

'Who?'

'Kipling is in there too. Haven't you seen him?'

'I don't know any Kipling. Didn't you say he was a notorious thief?'

'Ah, that's right.'

Zhang Yong readily accepted the criticism. He said he had made a mistake.

Where is there a Chibrov? There isn't. There isn't. Chibrov is dead. His death was announced a long time ago.

So

the one in there isn't Chibrov!

Even if you skin him, he's not

'Who do you ask for money from? Who pays Chibrov?' Mao Chuanxu suddenly became curious.

'I don't know either. Why don't you give me some suggestions?' Zhang Yong asked with an open mind.

Really.

He was asking in earnest.

Because he really didn't know who to blackmail Chebotaryov.

The guy's brother was in Shanghai. It was a long way away. There was no way to contact him. And even if there was, it would be useless.

Maybe Chebotaryov's brother, what's-his-name? Whatever-fu? Maybe he really hoped Chebotaryov was dead. And then inherited everything from his brother. Then it would backfire and he would be finished.

'How would I know?' Mao Chuan Xiu immediately refused. He thought to himself, even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you.

'Okay,' Zhang Yong had to nod with regret.

It seems that Chepelov has no chance of getting out. We can only get rid of him.

If we can't get the money, we have to get rid of the person.

'Take a look at this number,' Zhang Yong pushed a piece of paper towards Mao Chuan Xiu.

Mao Chuan Xiu took it with confusion. He frowned.

He couldn't read it.

It was written in Arabic numerals. 733.

'What is this?'

'It's everyone in the bamboo garden.'

'What?'

'That's right. I counted carefully. There are 733 people in total.'

'You...'

'2,000 per person. 733 people in total. Is that okay?'

'You...'

Shu Hirokawa wanted to spit blood.

He wanted to turn around and leave. Never come back.

People like Zhang Yong had no credibility at all. Negotiating with him was a complete waste of time.

Hagah!

More than 700 people!

Where did all these 700 people come from!

Are you blaming me for everyone in Zhuyuan?

Don't even think about it!

'Impossible!' Hideaki Mogawa blurted out.

'Why?' Zhang Yong asked calmly.

'We only have 50 people. The rest have nothing to do with us.'

'How can you prove it?'

'I...'

'Unless you hand over all their identification information to me. I will check each one. Otherwise, how do I know if you have let the bandits go?'

'Zhang Yong, if you want to renege, just say so!'

'I am now seriously discussing the issue with you. It's useless for you to get angry.'

'I...'

Maochuan Xiu finally turned around and walked away.

He no longer wanted to say another word to Zhang Yong. Otherwise, it would be an insult to himself.

He came out in a rage.

He walked all the way to the outside of the cordoned-off area.

He had to go back and mobilise the military police. Convince the garrison headquarters.

He had to resort to the most violent means.

However...

he glances over and sees a lot of foreign reporters.

There are reporters from all over the world: Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain...

He suddenly feels that something is not right.

There is no doubt that Zhang Yong called these foreign reporters.

His purpose is to use foreign reporters to keep a close eye on Zhuyuan. If the Japanese army takes militarised action, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

International public opinion is actually unfavourable towards Japan because of the Manchukuo relationship.

For this reason, Japan has angrily withdrawn from the League of Nations.

If the negative impact continues, Shigeru Mogawa cannot judge the possible consequences.

The current Prime Minister Keisuke Okada is very dissatisfied with the North China Garrison. He feels that the military is opening new bases again. However, there are not enough resources. It is not pleasing to either side. There is only expenditure and no income. This has led to a sharp increase in the fiscal deficit.

As a sign of his serious dissatisfaction, General Keisuke Okada asked the military to increase the food budget for soldiers, but the request was rejected. No reason was given. It was flatly refused. He even vowed that as long as he was in office, the military would never be able to increase the military budget by even one cent.

The food budget was set in stone.

It was 22 cents a day. Not one cent more.

He threatened that unless he died or resigned,

For this reason, the Army Minister Hayashi Shujiro almost fought Okada Keisuke on the spot.

Of course, this is just hearsay.

But it also shows from a side angle that the conflict between the military and the cabinet has reached an irreconcilable point.

If at this time, foreign newspapers again wildly reported that the military had a big fight in Tianjinwei. I'm afraid Okada Keisuke will just go berserk. It's possible that he will go directly to the Imperial Conference. And let the military bigwigs explain. Hayashi Shujiro will also be in a difficult position.

Damn it...

He had no choice but to calm down.

It was unlikely that he could take any overt militarised action.

Otherwise, Toihara Kenji would not have called him to ask him to find a way to get the people inside out.

Trouble...

What trouble...

Should he go back in himself?

Ahhh, is he shameless?

He had just fallen out with Zhang Yong, and now he was going back in to say that I was wrong?

Hagah...

That's humiliating...

He couldn't accept it.

'Your Excellency, the Director General!'

'Your Excellency, the Director General!'

At this moment, someone hurriedly came.

He conveyed Toihara Kenji's greetings to Shigekawa Hide. And gave Shigekawa Hide a phone number.

'Your Excellency, the General requests that you call him before midnight tonight,' the man reminded.

'Understood,' Shigekawa Hide couldn't help but feel a bitter feeling in his heart.

Is this a phone call?

This is an ultimatum.

The matter must be resolved before midnight tonight. Otherwise, he, Shigekawa Hide, will have to commit hara-kiri.

Look at the time. It's 3pm.

There are still nine hours until dawn. It seems like there's still plenty of time.

However, Hide knows that time is useless.

Things won't get any easier just because time is running out. It will only get worse.

Because that son of a bitch Zhang Yong...

That son of a bitch is really disgusting.

Seven hundred people!

Two thousand per person!

That's over a million dollars!

How could Hide agree to that? He wouldn't even sell it for that!

No way!

Absolutely not!

Suddenly, he felt something was wrong...

But then he caught sight of a corner of his eye and saw many Chinese troops driving in.

Familiar military uniforms...

Familiar weapons...

It seemed to be a unit belonging to the 29th Army of the Chinese army?

Why had they come?

'What's going on?' Mao Chuanxiu asked anxiously.

'Sir, the Chinese army has sent a regiment to surround Zhuyuan. They say they are here to catch the bandits,' someone replied.

'Oh...' Mao Chuanxiu let out a sigh of relief.

The 29th Army taking over is good. Very good. A million times better than Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong was not open to discussion. But the 29th Army was. It was much easier to negotiate with the 29th Army.

Every time they negotiated, the 29th Army hierarchy would give in.

But something didn't feel right. Did he see something?

Damn it. He saw the mountain guns.

The 75mm field guns. The Chinese army had brought them up here too.

Not just one.

It looked like there were two.

An involuntary sinking feeling came over him.

What were the mountain guns being pushed up for?

Were they going to shell Zhuyuan?

Were they going to blow up everyone inside?

Baka!

Damn it!

Shu Maochuan felt a shiver run through his body.

He hurriedly turned around and ran. He didn't care that he had been humiliated again.

'I want to see Zhang Yong!'

'I want to see Zhang Yong!'

'I beg you, I have something very important to tell Zhang Yong...'