bookrebus Chapter 719: Leave before you can come back
Chapter 719: Leave before you can come back
"Minister Chen, I think you are worrying too much."
Prince Xuanren said in a gentle voice: "Doesn't Chinese Confucian culture respect convincing people with reason and repaying grievances with virtue?"
"Minister Chen's current position can be regarded as a local lord. A big man should have the courage of a big man."
"Heh." Chen Yang chuckled and said, "Your Highness still doesn't understand Confucian culture very well."
"Confucius said to repay evil with good. How to repay good? Repay evil with justice, and repay good with virtue."
"I personally agree with Confucius' words, so I gave the order before coming here."
"From now until 10 a.m. tomorrow, the twenty-eight stores, sixteen warehouses, and seven offices of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce in the four regions of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Nanjing will be attacked by unknown persons."
"If there are still sales stores or offices in these four areas before ten o'clock tomorrow, then I will agree with your highness's suggestion and this matter will end here."
"What?" Kenichi Hiromoto and Prince Takamatsu Nobuhito were both stunned.
Kill first and report later...
Prince Xuanren looked a little embarrassed. It was obvious that Chen Yang already knew his plan and knew that the purpose of meeting him today was to make peace.
But Chen Yang did not intend to let the other party go so easily.
It seems that Shimazu Yoshio has really stepped on Chen Yang's bottom line this time.
Shanghai, Consulate.
"Ma'am, Mr. Medillon from the American Embassy is here again." Kuroda Yusuke said with a frown, "He wants us to hand over the murderer who murdered the head of the observation group Walker, the deputy head Hunter, and the member Davidson as soon as possible."
"Hand over the murderer? A staff member of the US Embassy went to the Japanese Consulate and asked us to hand over the murderer?" Li Xianshu lifted her glasses on the bridge of her nose and chuckled, "What right do they have?"
Kuroda Yusuke's expression became even gloomier.
"Ma'am, Mr. Medillon said that the U.S. Embassy received intelligence that it was Director Tanaka of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce who teamed up with a man named Yuji Kimura to plan the kidnapping and the killing of the Philippine delegation."
"They solemnly claimed that the US Embassy not only suffered reputational damage in this incident, but also lost a lot of personnel."
"Now, they need an explanation from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce."
Li Xianshu frowned and said, "If they want to explain, let them go to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. What's the point of going to the consulate?"
"Madam, nothing can happen to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. If anything happens to them, the supply of materials to the south will be in trouble." Kuroda Yusuke advised earnestly: "The war has entered a sluggish state now."
"If there are problems with the logistics supply chain again, it will not be good news for the empire."
Li Xianshu took off her glasses, stared at Kuroda Yusuke and said, "Kuroda-kun always thinks about the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. You seem to have forgotten that you are a member of the Black Dragon Society."
"We can bring you up to this position, and we can also bring you down."
"Don't think that just because you secretly helped Yamamoto Yoshisaburo deal with Chen Yang last time, now that he's dead, you can pretend nothing happened,"
"If I hadn't tried my best to stop you, do you think you would still be sitting in the consul's position safely now?"
"You know what you have done, I know it, and Chen Yang knows it too,"
"The reason why he doesn't bother to touch you is not because you are so important, but because in his opinion, you are not even qualified to die in his hands."
Kuroda Yusuke was shocked all over, and looked at Li Xianshu with some fear in his eyes.
"Kuroda-kun, you are a person who has studied hard and you have worked harder than others to get to where you are now, so you should learn to cherish your position."
“Don’t focus on areas you are not good at.”
"Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't even know how you died in the future."
Hearing this, Kuroda Yusuke's forehead was covered with sweat. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I know what to do."
Shanghai, Osaka Chamber of Commerce Office.
Shimazu Yoshio frowned, and standing in front of him were a group of Osaka Chamber of Commerce members who were covered in scars.
In just one night, the entire Osaka Chamber of Commerce's sales network in the south was attacked by unknown persons.
Stores and warehouses in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jinling, and even southern Jiangsu, northern Jiangsu and parts of Anhui Province were attacked simultaneously.
If you say this was an accident, no one would believe it.
Shimazu Yoshio thought that Chen Yang's counterattack would be very fierce, but he didn't expect his net to be so big.
It is actually possible to control people in so many areas at the same time and launch them simultaneously.
Four stores in Shanghai were smashed to pieces and several warehouses were looted.
The loss this time is even greater than the compensation for burning supplies before.
"Touyama-kun, have you figured out how much we've lost?"
Touyama Mitsuru stepped forward and said, "Vice President, according to the statistics reported by various places, our cargo losses this time alone amounted to more than 3,000 tons."
"Sales outlets, material warehouses and offices at all levels have suffered varying degrees of damage."
"Conservative estimates put the loss at around $15 million."
"Hahaha," Shimazu Yoshio laughed out of anger, saying repeatedly, "Great, great, in less than 24 hours you've made us lose 15 million."
"This Minister Chen is indeed cruel and ruthless."
Tou Shan Man said angrily: "Vice President, Chen Yang is aggressive, do we need to fight back?"
Shimazu Yoshio chuckled and said, "Fight back? Do you think now is the time?"
"Now the entire Shanghai market and even the surrounding areas are under his control. Even His Royal Highness the Prince is on his side. Why do we fight back at this time?"
"There will be no other outcome except being humiliated by him."
"Touyama-kun, I've told you many times that if you make a mistake you must admit it, and if you get beaten you must stand at attention."
"I was just one step behind this time. I accept my defeat sincerely."
"Notify everyone to consolidate and sell the assets of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Jiangsu, and Anhui."
"Vice President, if you do this you will lose half of your sales network. Do you mean that we should withdraw from the southern market?" Toyama Man was immediately shocked.
"Quitting doesn't count. I just want to avoid the enemy's attack." Shimazu Yoshio said, "I won't be as stupid as Yamamoto Yoshisaburo, who would cling to one place even though he knows he can't win."
"If we stay in Shanghai, we will only be targeted by him, and he will slowly eat away our last bite of flesh and blood."
"We have to leave. We have to get out of this circle. Only by leaving will we have a chance to come back."
Tou Shan Man asked doubtfully: "But where can we go after we quit here?"
Shimazu Yoshio said solemnly: "Southwest, we can open up a sales network in the southwest region."
"Toushan-kun, there is more to China than just Shanghai. The people in Shancheng have a lot of dollars and supplies in their hands. I believe many people there will be willing to cooperate with us."