usatvline Chapter 2038 Performing Duties: Ji Sifeierlu
Chapter 2038 Performing Duties: Ji Sifeierlu
Chapter 2038 Performing Duties: Ji Sifeierlu
"You mean Dajun?" Wan Haiyang's expression changed, and he frowned as he spoke.
He immediately understood what Qu Yan meant.
“Very likely,” Qu Yan nodded and said.
Wan Haiyang remained silent, his face grim.
After a long pause, he finally said, "Is it really that serious?"
“I think it is.” Qu Yan’s tone was calm. “I heard what Meng Dajun said to Cheng Qianfan. I don’t know where this guy got the guts. Back when Director Li was in charge, Director Li was kind to Cheng Qianfan. You could say that apart from the Japanese, no one in Shanghai dared to treat Cheng Qianfan like that.”
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"Dajun can't be allowed to get into trouble," Wan Haiyang said, shaking his head.
Qu Yan frowned. "Chief, it would be unwise to have a fierce conflict with Cheng Qianfan at this time."
Their ceasefire with Xiong Changhua was only temporary; in reality, the conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable, and they would inevitably fight to the death sooner or later.
In this situation, having a fierce conflict with Cheng Qianfan would obviously be an extremely bad outcome.
Cheng Qianfan is not someone to be trifled with.
“In any other time, I could have turned a blind eye,” Wan Haiyang said. “But not now—”
He glanced at Qu Yan and said, "Everyone knows that Da Jun is my man. If I can't even protect Meng Da Jun, who would dare to follow me wholeheartedly?"
Qu Yan frowned, unsure of what to say.
Wan Haiyang's words make sense; this seems to be an unsolvable problem.
……
“I will arrange for Qu Kairui to meet Cheng Qianfan,” Wan Haiyang said thoughtfully. “You will come along and meet him privately.”
His face was grim as he said, "Ask Cheng Qianfan and ask him to give me some face."
"Chief," Qu Yan said with a wry smile, "There's something I have to say, even if it's not pleasant to hear."
"explain."
“Simply talking is not enough to save face for you,” Qu Yan said.
Wan Haiyang glared at Qu Yan with some anger, but he wasn't really angry.
He was actually very satisfied with the attitude of his former subordinate towards him.
This is the person he can truly trust.
“Just say that I, Wan Haiyang, owe him a favor,” Wan Haiyang said in a deep voice. “I still have some influence with the Japanese. If Director Cheng encounters any trouble in the future, I can lend him a hand.”
"Okay." Qu Yan nodded, satisfied with the offer Wan Haiyang had made.
Compared to gold and silver treasures, a promise from Wan Haiyang, one of the most powerful figures in the Special Agent Headquarters, is obviously more significant, especially since it involves the Japanese.
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"Meng Dajun must die," Cheng Qianfan said in a low voice to Lao Huang, leading the large wolfhound.
“I knew long ago that Meng Dajun coveted Feng Man,” Cheng Qianfan said. “I received secret intelligence as soon as Dong Zhengguo died, and learned that Meng Dajun was the one who made the move. I knew then that this person would have designs on Feng Man.”
"There's another reason. It's no secret that you, Cheng Qianfan, are a womanizer and have designs on Feng Man," Old Huang said with a smile. "It's not surprising at all that you're doing this; on the contrary, it makes sense."
Cheng Qianfan smiled wryly and nodded.
"So, you went to the Dong family's place on purpose," Old Huang said. "You knew you would run into Meng Dajun there, and you deliberately caused a conflict with him."
“This is a petty, smug fool who has gained power. He’s both stupid and wicked,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Meng Dajun is Wan Haiyang’s confidant and one of the easiest people to scheme against. Killing Meng Dajun will have a direct impact on my work at the Special Agent Headquarters.”
“Xiong Changhua’s operations department, Wan Haiyang’s interrogation department, and the intelligence department that I’m about to rebuild and take control of,” Cheng Qianfan continued. “I need to make the three parties hate each other and fight amongst themselves. Only in this way can we limit their destructive influence to the greatest extent possible.”
“That makes sense.” Old Huang nodded and said, “Letting the Special Agent Headquarters, the sharpest knife in the hands of the Wang Jingwei regime, fight amongst themselves is even more effective than eliminating a group of them.”
He pondered for a moment and said, "Xiong Changhua and Wan Haiyang are only temporarily allied; their conflict is irreconcilable. Under these circumstances, and if you were to have a violent confrontation with Wan Haiyang..."
……
Old Huang looked at Cheng Qianfan, "What stance do you plan to take regarding Xiong Changhua?"
“My attitude toward Xiong Changhua is even tougher than my attitude toward Wan Haiyang,” Cheng Qianfan said. “This is Zheng Zhi’s statement.”
"Understood." Old Huang nodded.
Behind Xiong Changhua was Zhou Liang, and behind Cheng Qianfan was Chu Mingyu and Wang Tianhai. This was the most irreconcilable contradiction within the Wang puppet regime.
"So, by that logic, Mrs. Wang is Wan Haiyang's backer. Your actions towards Wan Haiyang..." Old Huang said.
“Wan Haiyang’s true allegiance is to the military police. The woman in Nanjing can’t actually command Wan Haiyang,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Besides, my connection in Nanjing is Chu Mingyu. Strictly speaking, I don’t need to worry about anyone else.”
Old Huang nodded thoughtfully.
Li Hao rushed over, "Brother Fan, Wan Haiyang has sent people."
"Who is it?" Cheng Qianfan raised an eyebrow and asked.
“The Qu Kairui who came last time, and the one-eyed man, should be Qu Yan,” Li Hao said.
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76 Jesfield Road.
"He refused?" Wan Haiyang asked Qu Yan with an extremely gloomy expression.
"Yes, Cheng Qianfan refused outright," Qu Yan said. "He said he thanked you for your kindness, Chief, and that he had no ill intentions towards Meng Dajun. He asked you not to make wild guesses, so as not to affect the good relationship and friendship between the two sides."
"Damn it!" Wan Haiyang cursed.
Cheng Qianfan is not only sarcastic and unpleasant, but also slippery and unpredictable.
"Didn't you clearly state the price I offered?" Wan Haiyang asked again.
Then he noticed that Qu Yan's expression was a bit strange.
"What?" he asked Qu Yan.
“Originally, I told Cheng Qianfan that we were sincere, and he seemed somewhat interested in listening,” Qu Yan said. “However, after I mentioned our offers, Cheng Qianfan immediately turned hostile, and even…”
"Even what?" Wan Haiyang frowned and asked.
"I even saw disdain and contempt in Cheng Qianfan's expression," Qu Yan said with some uncertainty.
"Damn it! You little punk!" Wan Haiyang cursed angrily, then he realized what was going on. "This punk thinks he has more influence with the Japanese than I do?!"
"No way!" Qu Yan said, frowning.
“You haven’t been in Shanghai for very long, so there are some things you don’t know.” After his initial anger subsided, Wan Haiyang finally calmed down. He snorted and said, “Although I’m reluctant to admit it, strictly speaking, Cheng Qianfan does have some connections with the Japanese. While they’re not as good as my connections in the military police, they’re not that much worse.”
"Chief, what do you think about this matter..." Qu Yan nodded thoughtfully, thought for a moment, and then said.
"Let's wait and see," Wan Haiyang said. "I want to see what Cheng Qianfan will do and how much guts he has."
He said to Qu Yan, "Tell Meng Dajun to stay home and be on high alert during this time."
……
"Director, you should have someone else say it. If I say this, Meng Dajun might think I'm cursing him to die soon," Qu Yan said, shaking his head.
"Never mind," Wan Haiyang said, rubbing his temples with a headache.
After the Kuomintang's Jinhua station was destroyed and Qu Yan was captured in Jinhua, he sent Meng Dajun to Jinhua to escort Qu Yan back to Shanghai. On the way, Meng Dajun subjected Qu Yan to extreme humiliation and torture, which made Qu Yan hate Meng Dajun to the extreme. Even after he surrendered, his relationship with Meng Dajun remained extremely tense.
……
Two days later.
"How is Mr. Wang now?" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed in surprise, asking Liu Xia.
"I was bedridden for many days after waking up, but I'm feeling better now," Liu Xia said.
Just a few days ago, with the support of the Japanese, Zhou Liang seized Wang Tianhai's military power and took sole control of the Rural Pacification Committee.
Wang Tianhai objected, but the Japanese ignored him, which infuriated him so much that he vomited blood and fell into a coma for half a day.
According to rumors circulating in Nanjing, while Wang Tianhai was coughing up blood and falling into a coma, Zhou Liang's mansion was packed with people, all waiting for the 'new emperor's ascension to the throne'.
Later, upon learning that Wang Tianhai had awakened, the sound of Zhou Enlai's family jumping up and down in regret could be heard throughout half of Nanjing.
"That's good, that's good." Cheng Qianfan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Wang carries the hopes of the country and the nation, he absolutely cannot be harmed."
"That guy who monopolized power in the Rural Pacification Committee is causing chaos now, all in his efforts to repay the Japanese," Liu Xia sneered. "Everyone in Nanjing is cursing him, Zhou."
Zhou Liang launched the third phase of the cleanup operation, which was even more brutal and severe.
The Japanese demanded that Nanjing provide an additional two million tons of rice as military rations on top of the existing amount. In order to curry favor with the Japanese, Zhou Liang took the initiative to request the Rural Pacification Committee to forcibly requisition three million tons of rice to supply the Japanese.
The pacification army, secret agents from the special operations headquarters, puppet police, inspection teams, traitors and cults all mobilized, burning, killing, and looting everything, taking away the last life-saving food from the people.
Workers in Shanghai toil for at least sixteen hours a day, and their daily wages are barely enough to buy three ounces of rice!
Even within Nanjing city, as many as 300 impoverished people are starving to death every day, not to mention the rural areas where the enemy is wreaking havoc and persecuting them the most.
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“Minister Zhou has been completely blinded by the promises made by the Japanese.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head and sighed. “Only Mr. Wang understands that Japan is a friendly nation, that’s true. However, there are some things that should be insisted on, at the very least we should have the attitude of insistence and not make demands of the Japanese.”
"If word gets out that you're saying this, it'll be a big deal," Liu Xia said, giving Cheng Qianfan a half-smile.
"If word gets out, it'll be that Sister Xia is trying to harm me," Cheng Qianfan said irritably.
Liu Xia rolled her eyes at Cheng Qianfan and lightly punched him twice.
……
"How's the investigation going on the Jessfield Road Independent Investigation Section incident?" Liu Xia asked.
“I didn’t check that.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head decisively and said in a low voice, “I made some inquiries about the Special Higher Police, and even the Japanese are a bit confused, so I guess this matter is a bit complicated.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Xia and said, "Sister Xia seems to be quite interested in the Jessfield Road matter."
"You're blind." Liu Xia pointed a finger at Cheng Qianfan's forehead. "Is Jisifeier Road a place that any respectable family would want to get involved in? If it weren't for the fact that you're going there, would I have the time to care about that place?"
"It's my fault, I said the wrong thing, I'm sorry for Xia Jie's deep affection." Cheng Qianfan smiled and pretended to pat his mouth lightly.
"Get lost!" Liu Xia glared at Cheng Qianfan angrily. "I'm so devoted to you, I'm going to kill you!"
……
“I just met with the Secretary-General this morning,” Cheng Qianfan said. “I reckon the top companies have already reached an agreement.”
"So, have you decided on the time to go to Jessfield Road?" Liu Xia asked.
"The day after tomorrow," Cheng Qianfan said. "I hope everything goes smoothly this time, and there won't be any more mishaps."
He was supposed to take up his post on Jisifeier Road the day before yesterday, but he was suddenly notified by Chu Mingyu that it was postponed. Presumably, there was a new situation in Nanjing, and one party changed their mind and the negotiations failed.
"No, not again." Liu Xia shook her head. "Once is acceptable, but twice is not. If that happens, we'll just break off all ties."
"Yes, falling out could lead to trouble," Cheng Qianfan said with a faint smile.
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No. 9, Ma Si Nan Road.
"Xiao Man." Ye Xiaoqing glanced at Feng Man, smiled and teased, "It seems my brother Fan isn't quite devoted enough to you, Xiao Man."
“It’s been several days, and he hasn’t come to see you on Ma Si Nan Road, let alone dealt with that scoundrel Meng Dajun,” Ye Xiaoqing said.
"Sister Qing, you're joking with me again," Feng Man said.
"Stop joking." Ye Xiaoqing's smile faded, and she said seriously, "Cheng Qianfan didn't come to Ma Sinan Road, which is smart of him. I should also thank him for saving face for his sister-in-law."
"But, given Meng Dajun's attitude towards him, Cheng Qianfan actually tolerated it. That's not like him at all," Ye Xiaoqing said.
"No," Feng Man said after thinking for a moment.
"Can't do what?" Ye Xiaoqing asked.
“It won’t end so easily,” Feng Man said. “Back in the day, even someone like Zhang Xiaolin, the ‘Little Boss Cheng’ of the French Concession, wasn’t afraid of him at all. They were locked in a bloody battle, killing each other relentlessly. And now, this Meng Dajun…”
As he spoke, a look of utter disgust flashed in Feng Man's eyes, and he said coldly, "A nobody like him is nothing in front of Cheng Qianfan."
……
"Oh my!" Ye Xiaoqing immediately teased, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, indeed."
"Sister Qing." Feng Man's expression changed, and her eyes turned red. "Your sister-in-law is now a widow."
Ye Xiaoqing was stunned for a moment, then sighed, her eyes reddening, and said, "I misspoke, Sister Qing apologizes to you."
Just then, He Hanpeng hurried over.
"Sister Qing, something's happened," he said to Ye Xiaoqing.
"What is it now?" Ye Xiaoqing asked, frowning.
He Hanpeng came to Ye Xiaoqing's side, covered his mouth, and whispered.
"That damned bastard!" Ye Xiaoqing roared, slamming her hand on the table. "I want him dead!"
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