Chapter 186: Digging a Pit, Waiting for You to Jump

No matter who comes, they will develop their own power and get close to their own people; Fujiwara Chikata previously worked beside Tsuchiya Ni, so naturally he is one of our own.

But the people of the Kikawa line shouldn't even hope to be entrusted again.

They have always been on the fringes.

Especially Amemiya Kazuto; Tsuchiya Ni was originally Fujiwara Chikata's old superior, knowing his subordinate was almost sidelined, he naturally had no good expression toward him.

Soon, Chen Yongren arrived at the Maeda Sake House.

This was originally Amemiya Kazuto's contact point, but due to his loss of influence, it has now somewhat declined.

Seeing no one around, Chen Yongren lightly tapped his knuckles on the door, and a rather rhythmic knocking sound rang out.

Dang—dang~ding~dang—ding~ding~dang—dang~

Not long after, the door opened and Mizutani Tetsuya said, 'Chen Sang, hurry, hurry inside; Lord Amemiya has been waiting for you for a long time.'

Chen Yongren quickly walked into the restaurant, and under Mizutani Tetsuya's guidance, arrived at a private room.

Their sentiments remain the old plan to remake and restore the former glory of the Amemiya Action Team.

Opening the door, Amemiya Kazuto was crouched by the table drinking to drown his sorrows.

"Chen Sang, you've come." Amemiya Kazuto was somewhat excited, then his tone carried a hint of desolation: "Nowadays, only you would come to see me."

Since the Amemiya Action Team was disbanded, aside from a few true confidants, others also began to intentionally distance themselves from him.

Only Chen Yongren, whenever he had time, would come to visit me; such a loyal person made Amemiya Kazuto feel all the more surprised.

"Lord Amemiya, please rest assured; I will never forget your kindness in recognizing me." Chen Yongren said, bowing his head.

"Recently Fujiwara Chikata seems to be paying a lot of attention to the gang's supplies; occasionally he sends people in disguise to run to the warehouses in Songhu."

"I have investigated; the owners of those warehouses are all false identities, and their real identities cannot be found."

"After a pause, Chen Yongren added: 'By the way, I also discovered while secretly investigating that those in contact with him seem to be quartermaster officers of some units.'"

"Oh?" Amemiya Kazuto immediately perked up.

"But if you want more details, I don't know them; Director Amemiya, please rest assured, I will certainly find out the truth as soon as possible." Chen Yongren deliberately put on a loyal appearance.

"Yo, Chen Sang, this discovery is very important!" Amemiya Kazuto exclaimed excitedly: "He is just an Agency Director; why would he go to the warehouses for no reason?"

Amemiya Kazuto felt excited because of Chen Yongren's discovery.

"Early on I heard that troops stationed in Songhu would secretly sell supplies for profit."

"It must be because the Songhu gang has recently suffered heavy losses; this Fujiwara guy seized the opportunity to loot a batch of supplies for his own gain."

"Military regulations explicitly forbid such acts; yet having supplies and selling them instead of donating them!"

"If we can uncover this, perhaps I could thus turn things around for myself."

Turn around?

If you really investigate this, you don't know how many people you'll offend; by then just wait to pack up your bedroll and scram, Chen Yongren muttered a few words to himself and chose silence.

After pondering for a moment, Amemiya Kazuto said again: 'Chen Sang, you must get to the bottom of this; it would be best if you could obtain solid evidence.'

"Yes, I understand!" Chen Yongren said solemnly.

Amemiya Kazuto put on a pretended concerned tone: 'Thank you for your hard work, Chen Sang; it actually requires you to risk investigating these matters; if Fujiwara Chikata finds out, he…'

Chen Yongren said solemnly: 'Director Amemiya, you overpraise me; I believe in you, this is only a temporary setback, you will surely make a comeback sooner or later.'

"Director Fujiwara only seeks personal gain; such vermin, we should eliminate them from the ranks."

"Only if there were more people like Director Amemiya could Songhu enjoy lasting peace and stability."

"That's right, you're absolutely correct!" Amemiya Kazuto said: "How can we conduct intelligence work well when we're together with such vermin?"

"Chen Sang, rest assured; once we eradicate this worm, I will surely promote you greatly!"

"I will apply to my superiors to give you Japanese nationality; from then on I will reuse and promote you well!"

"Thank you for your favor, Lord Amemiya; I will certainly find a way to obtain the relevant evidence and present it to you." Chen Yongren said solemnly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chen Sang; hurry up and get busy!" Amemiya Kazuto urged.

"Hai!" Chen Yongren gave a casual reply, quickly left the Maeda Restaurant, and headed again toward Fujiwara Chikata's office.

Because he had the Wind-Following Ear skill.

When he was still about 20 meters from the office, Chen Yongren faintly heard someone inside talking.

At the same time.

A soldier at the hallway entrance stopped Chen Yongren: 'Chen Sang, you cannot go in now.'

This soldier at the entrance had also seen Chen Yongren before, knowing he was a confidant of Director Fujiwara, his attitude was also very good.

Chen Yongren nodded.

Anyway, with the Wind-Following Ear skill, this young master can hear just as well from outside.

"Chikata, what are you saying? Amemiya Kazuto is trying to find a way to investigate you?"

"Yes, General; it's all thanks to Chen Sang constantly being in contact with him that I learned this news in advance; he actually even suspects that Prince Kikawa was killed by me."

General?

What general?

Chen Yongren immediately became interested; could it be that old devil Tsuchiya Ni?

The voices inside continued.

"Amemiya this idiot, can such nonsense be spoken so casually?"

"General, I've said it; this Amemiya guy has always been at odds with me before; keeping him in Songhu is definitely not a good thing."

"Moreover, if he really finds out that we are gathering supplies and selling them to the army, the people of the Army Ministry will certainly not let us go, both emotionally and logically."

"Bah, you're absolutely right; we can't let him stay in Songhu any longer—what do you plan to do?"

"General, my plan is actually simple; I intend to have Chen Sang provide a piece of false information to him, so that Amemiya Kazuto will investigate this matter."

"Then we can set a trap for him, leaving Amemiya Kazuto unable to defend himself no matter how many mouths he has."

You carry out the specific plan; I have only one demand: if anything goes wrong, don't drag yourself into it, and certainly don't drag me in.

Damn it, these old devils sure do like non-stick pans.

I, your humble servant, understand. Please, General, rest assured: in this affair, the only one who will suffer is Yugong Heren himself.

That would be best.

By the way, what kind of person is this Chen Sang you mentioned?

He is my confidant, a Chinese person; it was he who saved me in the shooting incident, a very trustworthy guy.

We can make this money thanks entirely to Chen Sang's work.

Is that the Chinese person you've been referring to in the telegram?

Yes.

Now that you mention him, I'm actually keen to meet him.

Chen Sang has already gone to report this to Yugong Heren; he may already be back, waiting at the door.

No sooner had he heard this than Chen Yongren saw the room's main door swing open.

Chen Sang, you really are back! Tengyuan Jintai grinned and waved.

Hurry inside, Chen Sang!