Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

I'm not reading Chapter 1178 anymore, I'm going back to Tianjin.

Shinichi Ito felt dizzy and disoriented.

He struggled to his feet. "This can't be real!"

Upon hearing this, Hirano Masakazu, who had been meek and submissive, immediately became serious and said, "How is that possible? The transaction documents are all backed up, and they are also on file with Consul Gross. You can verify this through diplomatic channels."

Originally, the equity of Jingxing Mining Bureau was a mess. Since the Self-Strengthening Movement, various factions have come and gone, and whoever controlled this area owned the mine.

Germans did indeed develop some coal mining areas in the Jingxing region, but later, due to instability and production disruptions, they gradually withdrew, and the mining area was divided into several parts, with local powerful families also getting involved.

Later, the Industrial Development Bureau of the governing committee took over several large mines, but some small coal mines still exist.

After the Northern Federal Reserve and Miyamoto Trading Company intervened, Lin Ze planned to clear out the mining rights. Coincidentally, he had taken down Ren Hong, the unscrupulous coal boss, in Shimen last time. The remaining ones were all sensible and handed over their small coal mines. After the Jingxing Mining Bureau was fully integrated, it was packaged and sold to the German trading company.

This German trading company was established in the port city and was not particularly prominent before. However, its trade volume has increased dramatically in the past year, surpassing established German trading companies such as Lihe and becoming the leading German trading company in the Far East. Gross has repeatedly endorsed it and can be said that he is always willing to help it.

Only Lin Ze knew why: all the penicillin he sold to the Germans went through this trading company.

The investor in this trading company was a non-existent German, and the actual operator was Wang Xiaoshou, who had become a well-known entrepreneur in the port city.

Lin Ze sneered, "Minister of Iraq, Consul Gross is in Tianjin. Why don't we go back and ask him? It's better to clarify this matter, otherwise I won't dare to accept such a big accusation from you!"

According to Shinichi Ito's plan, the problem with the Jingxing Mine would be used as a breakthrough to put pressure on Hayashi Ze.

Now that the Jingxing Mine has fallen into German hands, how can we exert pressure?

Shinichi Ito's face turned ashen. He put down the documents and remained silent.

After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "Colonel Lin, it seems you were prepared all along."

“As I said, I was just a middleman at the time. Wang Kemin asked me for help. I knew nothing about how the coal mine was operated or how the transactions were conducted. I’m very curious whether the Iraqi minister came to conduct an audit or was he here because of me?”

Shinichi Ito couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. If Lin Ze really arranged this deal, how could he have arranged it months ago? Could he have known the future?

Another point is why Gross got involved in this. He was the person in charge of Germany's interests in the Far East, with an extremely high status, the kind who could directly call the Tojo cabinet!

Lin Ze pulled up a chair and sat down. "Why isn't the Iraqi Minister saying anything? Are you still going to look at the documents?"

Shinichi Ito slammed the documents on the table and said curtly, "I'm not looking at them anymore, I'm going back to Tianjin!"

Lin Ze's expression infuriated him. He wanted to continue the investigation. If the Jingxing Coal Mine was no match, he would investigate the North China Transportation Corporation!

He simply didn't believe that Lin Ze could have done something so clean!

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Jinmen.

Yasuda Hideo was visiting one of Wang Zhulin's villas.

"Come, come, Mr. Yasuda, try this dish, stir-fried shrimp. Don't be fooled by how simple it looks; it really shows a chef's skill. Back in the day, there was a master chef at Tianyifang Restaurant who only made this one dish, stir-fried shrimp, and he earned a dollar a day!"

Hideo Yasuda thanked him repeatedly and picked up a shrimp to try.

These past two days, he has been trying to get close to Wang Zhulin, and Wang Zhulin also seems to be interested in befriending this young man from the Yasuda family.

"President Wang, I've noticed that the market in Tianjin is booming and supplies are plentiful these past few days. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, you deserve a lot of credit for this!"

Wang Zhulin laughed heartily, "Yasuda-kun, to be honest, I, as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, really didn't do much to make Tianjin what it is today."

"President Wang, please don't call me Yasuda-kun anymore. How about you just call me by my name and I'll call you Uncle?"

"Alright, alright, my dear nephew Yasuda, have some food, have some food, come on, have a drink."

The two clinked glasses, and Yasuda Hideo asked again, "Tianjin is indeed much more prosperous than other places. Why is that?"

Wang Zhulin said in a low voice, "Nephew, you may not know this, but in the past few years, a new port has been under construction south of Tianjin. How magnificent that port is! Just think about it, tens of thousands of people are working on it at the same time, and money is being poured in like water. How could Tianjin not benefit from it? I went to see it a couple of days ago. The port is already completed and will be put into use soon. When that happens, Tianjin's grandeur will be further enhanced!"

"Who invested so much money?"

"They say the Americans invested a lot back then, but they were unlucky. They paid the money, but they were driven away, and many were even sent to concentration camps. I heard that the port construction site also took a lot of American engineers over there, to work for free, haha!"

As Wang Zhulin spoke, he lit a cigarette. "Also, your military invested a portion. This port is very important to the military. I don't know about the rest. In short, the Northern Federal Reserve, Miyamoto Trading Company, and the North China Area Army are all involved."

Hideo Yasuda confirmed that Wang Zhulin was not lying, and that this matched the information he had previously obtained.

After a few rounds of drinks, Wang Zhulin said in a low voice, "I heard that they want to sell a portion of their shares!"

Hideo Yasuda was shocked; they hadn't known this news before!

"Uncle Wang, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Zhulin just chuckled and said nothing more.

Hideo Yasuda cursed the old fox inwardly, "Uncle Wang, you've been doing business in Tianjin for so long, you know everyone here. Our Yasuda family owns a trading company and wants to do business in Tianjin. How about we go into partnership? Don't worry, we'll take care of the supply channels. Even if it's contraband, we can get our hands on it and make a huge profit just by reselling it!"

Wang Zhulin seemed somewhat tempted, but still said, "Nephew, it's not easy for you to come as a guest. Come, come, eat your food. Let's not talk business today."

When Hideo Yasuda left, he was also a little drunk.

He returned to the Astor Hotel, washed his face, and knocked on Akihiro Nomura's door.

"Nomura-kun!"

"come on in."

Hideo Yasuda hesitated, looking around at the room's furnishings.

Nomura Akihiro said expressionlessly, "Don't worry, I had someone check it. There were no listening devices. Did you get any useful information?"

"Wang Zhulin revealed today that a portion of the port's equity may be sold!"

Nomura Akihiro remained silent for a while before calmly saying, "Understood. Continue contact, Yasuda..."

"Please speak, Mr. Nomura."

“Many of our investments in Southeast Asia have gone down the drain. Now, the Empire’s strategy has changed, and North China has become extremely important. This port and the industries around it can even affect the future development of several of our companies. Remember, no matter what, we must advance and retreat as a group. We cannot be selfish and have the idea of ​​taking everything for ourselves. Do you understand?”

Hideo Yasuda said solemnly, "Hello! Mr. Nomura, the elders of the family have specifically reminded us that we should act as one and follow your arrangements!"