Chapter 207

A long while.

Tengyuan Youzi held her head up, after a while, she looked expectantly at Chen Yongren.

"Really obedient." Chen Yongren praised.

"As long as Chen Sang likes it, Youko is willing to do anything." Fujiwara Youko rubbed her cheeks, easing the soreness.

Under special circumstances, this is the only way.

Fujiwara Youko was like a cat playing with a cat teaser.

Because it was her first time playing with such a thing, she couldn't get enough; instead, she wore herself out to the point of exhaustion and finally fell into a deep sleep.

Having tasted it, Fujiwara Youko frequently sought out Chen Yongren during this period.

Since the current situation cannot be resolved through normal means, we must find another way.

Chen Yongren would also find time to teach Dai An Chinese.

The German and Japanese sides continued to discuss the details.

During this period, those three translators also suffered diarrhea, and one after another literally dragged themselves to death.

According to rumors spreading inside the hospital.

At the end, they vomited only bloody segments of intestine, each second before death spent in agony, and they passed away uneasily.

Chen Yongren also participated throughout their subsequent meetings.

Finally, the day to finalize the contract arrived.

Just as they were signing the contract, the German side suddenly recalled its advisors inside the National Government and unilaterally announced the termination of all weapons contracts with China.

When this news came out, even Boss Dai could hardly believe his own eyes.

Heaven knows how much pressure he has been under lately.

The intelligence Chen Yongren sent was not baseless.

The German side actually went ahead and severed cooperation regardless of everything.

Even officers who had not believed Germany would abandon China couldn't help but shiver at the sight of the facts before them.

Damn it.

Fortunately, we had prepared in advance; otherwise the National Government would surely suffer a major loss!

Japan also thought that Germany's sudden cutoff would inflict serious harm on the National Government.

The reason is simple.

According to intelligence gathered by Japan, the National Government relies heavily on Germany.

Even if Japan deliberately released the news, Germany and Japan were preparing to seek cooperation, wanting to probe the National Government's attitude.

The National Government simply pretended not to have seen the news and continued cooperating with Germany as before.

Germany's support for China was merely intended to delay the Japanese advance in Asia.

They still need us; how could the Germans possibly halt cooperation?

This was the consensus within the National Government.

But thanks to Chen Yongren's intelligence, their plot failed.

Before Germany cut off cooperation, the National Government had already contacted Boss Lin and the United States, signing many contracts.

While finding a fallback, it also saved the National Government a large sum of money.

The Soviet Union originally needed the National Government, which actively sought cooperation.

They even increased their aid.

Aircraft, pilots, artillery, machine guns, light and heavy weapon ammunition—almost anything you wanted, they gave.

There were even military experts, military advisors, technical specialists—short of hands‑on teaching the National Government how to fight.

Moreover, the National Government also obtained a large loan from the Soviet Union.

The purchase prices were also very low.

They had equipment, supplies, and money.

The support the National Government received from the Soviet Union can be described as truly substantial.

It is precisely for this reason that the United States was willing to aid China, hoping to offset the impact.

Because of the Neutrality Act.

The United States worried that loans would provoke Japanese dissatisfaction, so the National Government could only register a company within U. S. territory, turning the state loan into a commercial loan.

And the commodity in question is the tung oil that the United States has long coveted.

This stuff, the quality of China's product is the best, and it is also one of the strategic raw materials the United States most needs but lacks.

If this had happened after Germany's cutoff, the United States would surely have taken the opportunity to lion‑mouth, first extorting some interest before anything else.

In short.

Because of Chen Yongren's intelligence, the German suspension of cooperation, aside from causing an international uproar, had little impact on the National Government.

Besides that, another major event occurred within the National Government.

The Second Section of the Military Commission's Investigation and Statistics Bureau was formally expanded into the Military Commission's Investigation and Statistics Bureau.

The director of the Military Commission's General Office, a general, concurrently served as bureau chief.

Boss Dai was appointed deputy bureau chief; although titled deputy, he actually handled all the bureau's work.

The Songhu Station in the East China region was formally expanded into the Songhu District.

Chen Yongren's rank of major general would also officially match the position of Songhu District chief.

Tsuchiya Yuan Agency.

"You bastard, you damn fool!" Tsuchiya Ji shouted in anger: "I've said before, don't let out that we're going to cooperate with Germany; those idiots just won't listen."

"The international media keeps hyping it up; those people in the National Government A Ren't fools, how could they not take corresponding measures?"

You idiots, could you have forgotten that there's still a Su State advisor in the National Government?

Now things have come to this, who's going to take responsibility for this?

A mistaken assessment of the situation could easily lead to an irrecoverable failure!

Su State support is still fine.

What really angers him is that the Ugly State, in order to aid China, actually set up a commercial company to provide financial support to China.

Upon learning this, the Foreign Ministry immediately sought out the Ugly State ambassador to negotiate.

But their ambassador stubbornly insisted.

This is just a normal commercial loan, with no political factors whatsoever.

If you insist on thinking that way, there's nothing I can do.

You've been secretly cooperating with Germany behind our backs, and we've pretended not to notice.

If you keep insisting, and we violate Chinese law, then we'll have no choice but to cut off oil, steel, and rubber trade with Japan.

These three are vital to Japan.

If any one of them is missing, they can't even think of continuing this war.

The Japanese ambassador also knows this well, and can only grit his teeth and accept it.

After working hard all day, it had no effect on the National Government.

It was utterly pointless.

Because the cooperation between the two sides had already been leaked.

Tufeiyuan Er had expressed his dissatisfaction to the Foreign Ministry more than once, so he also didn't suspect Chen Yongren.

Beside him, Tengyuan Jintai offered consolation: 'General, don't get angry, the people at the Foreign Ministry are always this confident—it's not the first or second time.'

Look on the bright side: at least the Germans are no longer cooperating with the National Government, and we've also gained an ally, even if Su State and Ugly State are providing support.

They couldn't possibly win this war!

Upon hearing that, Tufeiyuan Er said coldly: 'An ally?'

This ally is no simple matter—what do you think they want to cooperate with us for?

We have a common enemy!

Su State!

Find a way to gather and decipher intelligence on the German army, to figure out their movements.

Remember, in the face of war, there's no such thing as an ally!

'Haie!' Tengyuan Jintai hastily straightened up.

After disguising himself to look like Zhang Dingqi as he had seen before, Chen Yongren went to the International Settlement.

The Chinese Gang had seized a lot of territory, gaining control of a medium-sized port and three streets.

Chen Yongren also decided to increase his investment in Zhang Dingqi!

Arriving at Lihua Dock.

The original grass sheds had all turned into wooden huts.

The dock gang members were loading and unloading cargo.

A figure quickly stepped out of the wooden hut; upon seeing Chen Yongren, he first froze, then hurried over to his side and said respectfully:

A figure swiftly emerged from the wooden hut; upon seeing Chen Yongren, they froze momentarily, then hurried over to his side and spoke respectfully.

"You've come?"