Chapter 429: Mantetsu is the mastermind behind the scenes
Chapter 429: Mantetsu is the mastermind behind the scenes
"Yes," Chen Yang touched his nose and said, "I forgot that these villas were built by Sumitomo Group."
"So, Mr. Ogasawara, do you think this welcome gift is substantial enough?"
"It's more than enough," Ogasawara Goro muttered to himself...
Looking at the key and the piece of paper with the bank account number on it, Goro Ogasawara frowned.
They are not children, they know very well what it means to take these things.
Of course, they knew better what would happen to them if they didn't take it.
Chen Yang was not in a hurry either. He just looked at the two of them quietly. Akutagawa on the side didn't say a word and just drank his tea.
After a full ten minutes, Goro Ogasawara swallowed his saliva and reached out with trembling hands to take the papers and keys on the tray.
Seeing Ogasawara Goro's actions, Miyamoto O's last psychological defense line was broken. He silently reached out and took another one.
"Mr. Ogasawara, Mr. Miyamoto, you made a very correct choice."
Chen Yang stood up and said, "You two seem a little nervous. I have prepared some food for you next door. You can have something to eat after you relax."
"Ms. Sakurako." Chen Yang said to Kawada Sakurako, "Take the two of you to have some rest."
Miyamoto O and Ogasawara Goro stood up, bowed slightly to Chen Yang, and followed Kawada Sakurako out of the box.
After watching the two leave, Akutagawa said with some disappointment: "I thought these two would stick to their bottom line and refuse to cooperate with us."
"In this case, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce can buy out their shares."
"Mr. Chen, you brought them in because you're afraid there might be problems with our cooperation?"
"Ten percent rebate is not something that most people can resist." Chen Yang said with a smile: "However, Akutagawa-kun, you think too much. It's not that I have concerns. These two were invited by Mr. Fujiwara."
"Mr. Fujiwara is Shizuka's father, so I have to give him some respect."
Tetsujiro Akutagawa frowned and didn't intend to delve into this issue any further.
Regardless of whether Chen Yang was guarding against him or trying to please Fujiwara Nao, the joining of Mitsubishi Group and Sumitomo Group was a foregone conclusion.
No matter how much he said at this time, it would have no other consequences except causing a rift in the cooperation between the two sides.
Akutagawa is a smart man. He doesn't care about such things. He only cares about what proportion of the drug sales he gets.
At least the share in my hands can supply the needs of the Ministry of Army.
Chen Yang obviously also knew what Akutagawa Tetsujiro was planning. He raised his teacup, took a sip and said, "Akutagawa-kun, don't worry. I have already arranged the drug share."
"I promise you'll be able to complete your mission."
"By the way, what about the supplies I told you about yesterday?"
Akutagawa Tetsujiro nodded and said, "It has been sent to the warehouse, Mr. Chen, I know you have been kicked out now. If you need it, we can discuss with the senior management of Mantetsu and let you sit in that position again."
"Don't worry about this, Akutagawa-kun."
Chen Yang put down the teacup in his hand and said calmly: "You just need to go back and tell those people that penicillin will be supplied to the navy first."
"You don't need to interfere in other matters."
"Mr. Chen, aren't you taking things too far by doing this?" Akutagawa hesitated.
"You are telling the people in the Army Department that you will side with the Navy from now on."
"Not only will the top brass of the army be unhappy with you, but even your network will have problems."
"I never take sides."
"They need me because I can coordinate the two sides and achieve a balance." Chen Yang shook his head and said softly, "Besides, maintaining that network is not something that can be achieved by pleasing someone or getting close to someone. If I act servile at this time, those people will also think that I am not qualified to control this network."
"I have to make them have confidence in me, and more importantly, I have to make them see my value."
"I have already taken a step back. You can't ask me to retreat further."
Akutagawa Tetsujiro frowned, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll pass on this message."
"Let's go ahead and wait for Mr. Miyamoto and his team to decide on the factory site before we discuss the next step."
"Mr. Akutagawa, take care." Chen Yang stood up and bowed slightly to him.
Shanghai, the office of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
General Nishio looked at the information sent by Gong Nakanishi with a face longer than that of a donkey.
"What's going on? The material distribution center can't function without Chen Yang?"
"Three days. Yoshikawa has only been in charge for three days and four accidents have already happened."
"The supplies from Henan Province cannot be moved here. Did you know that Commander Gangcun has already launched an attack on Changsha?"
"The supply of materials cannot keep up, which may lead to the failure of the operation. How can I explain this to the military?"
Nakanishi Gong said helplessly: "Commander, I guess Colonel Yoshikawa just came from the Northeast and is not very clear about the transportation network in the south."
“So there were some mistakes.”
"A little mistake, Nakanishi-kun, are you sure it was just a little mistake?" Admiral Nishio sneered, "There were more than 30 train delays in just three days."
"Four accidents almost paralyzed the material transportation routes."
"You tell me this is just a little mistake, do you know that these mistakes can cost lives?"
Nakanishi Gong was silent for a while, then he took out a telegram from his pocket and handed it to General Nishio, saying, "Commander, this is a telegram from President Omura of the Manchuria Railway."
"They promised that as long as Yoshikawa Yujiro could find out the situation of railway transportation in the south, all losses incurred during the period would be paid by the Manchuria Railway Company."
"Manchuria Railway started out as a railway transportation company. You should have heard of Mr. Matsuoka's theory of the lifeline of Manchuria and Mongolia."
"He is a person who attaches great importance to railway transportation. If Chen Yang was not Chinese, Mr. Matsuoka would have wanted him to take over the Manchurian Railway business and improve its efficiency."
"After all, the transportation route controlled by Chen Yang is far more efficient than all the existing routes of the Manchurian Railway."
"They have been trying to figure out what secrets are hidden here."
"Not long ago, a telegram came from the mainland saying that Prime Minister Konoe has invited Mr. Matsuoka to take over the position of Foreign Minister."
"So, they would not feel comfortable handing over such an absolutely efficient transportation network to Chen Yang."
"So, the real person behind the scenes who wants Chen Yang to hand over this transportation network is the senior Manchurian Railway officials?" General Nishio's face became very serious for no reason.
"Mr. Nakanishi, they are using us as knives..."
Three more chapters, gifts, urging for more chapters, comments...
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