Chapter 573: All swords are drawn and bows are taut—what more dignity do they need?

Pa!

As Hejing Qing'erlang waited to be forgiven,

Chen Yongren, however, mercilessly slapped him.

Caught off guard, Hejing Qing'erlang was sent flying by the slap, rolling several times on the ground, and a clear slap mark instantly appeared on his face.

Pfft!

Hejing Qing'erlang only felt dizzy and nauseous, coughed violently a few times, and spat out several broken teeth.

Seeing this, Shenqi Chuangjian couldn't help but clench his fists.

Just arrived, he not only failed to intimidate the Yuan Chief, but instead gave him one first.

"Chief Director Sir, has your anger subsided a bit?" Shenqi Chuangjian asked.

"Much better." Chen Yongren gave a cold snort.

"Trash, hurry up and get over here." Shenqi Chuangjian barked.

He was genuinely worried that the Yuan Chief might do something else to Hejing Qing'erlang, so he quickly moved to shield him behind himself first.

Hai! Hejing Qing'erlang hastily got up from the ground and quickly walked to stand behind Shenqi Chuangjian.

"Since nothing happened, we can start the meeting." Shenqi Chuangjian glanced at the officers on both sides, as if what had just occurred never existed.

"Wait a moment." Chen Yongren suddenly said.

Upon hearing that, Hejing Qing'erlang's body trembled; he had already apologized, so what more did he want?

"Hejing, I've already forgiven you; don't you know to say thank you?" Chen Yongren said coldly, looking at it.

Upon hearing that, Shenqi Chuangjian's breathing noticeably grew heavier.

Although furious inside, it also clearly understood that for now it could only temporarily endure.

There is an ancient Chinese saying: To destroy someone, first drive them mad.

Let him rage wildly; when the time is ripe, we'll crush him thoroughly, returning principal and interest!

Huh?

Hejing Qing'erlang's expression stalled; after being slapped, he still had to say thanks for your forgiveness?

It instinctively glanced at Shenqi Chuangjian; seeing that it said nothing, it immediately understood, bowed toward Chen Yongren, and loudly said, "Thank you, Chief Commander Young Master, for forgiving your humble subordinate."

Only then did Chen Yongren let out a light hum and say, "We can start the meeting."

"The meeting is now starting." Shenqi Chuangjian opened the folder.

As soon as the words were spoken, he felt something was off.

Wrong.

"Bah, who exactly is the Agency Director, and why do I have to announce the meeting start after he speaks?"

But since it had already been said, Shenqi Chuangjian didn't have time to regret.

"A few days ago, Fengtian experienced an extremely vicious attack." Shenqi Chuangjian glanced around the long table and said in a low voice.

Upon hearing that, the officers' expressions turned strange, and they felt puzzled.

Fengtian?

What does the Fengtian attack have to do with Jinmen?

Isn't there a Special Agency there?

Upon hearing that, Chen Yongren vaguely guessed something, though a hint of impatience still showed on his face.

"It seems you're all curious why I'm bringing up the Fengtian matter separately." Shenqi Chuangjian tapped the folder before him and said coldly.

"According to your battle reports, the Jinmen Special Agency recently lost a batch of equipment sent from Fengtian."

"No, to be precise, it wasn't a loss but a robbery."

"Military Statistics Bureau agents intercepted our special train within our jurisdiction and stole the equipment aboard it!"

"This is nothing short of a disgrace, an utter humiliation!"

"In all my years of service, I've never seen such a foolish mistake!"

The officers in the meeting room all lowered their heads in silence.

Chen Yongren understood clearly.

Shenqi Chuangjian fiercely criticized this incident, merely wanting to say that Chi Mu Chengping was useless.

Shenqi Chuangjian cleared his throat and continued: "However, not long after those weapons were lost, the secret factory in Fengtian came under attack…"

"That factory is extremely important to the locust army; because the Military Statistics Bureau's attack caused many samples and data to vanish, I absolutely refuse to believe these two incidents are unrelated."

"The order from the Northern China Military Command is simple: spare no expense to wipe out all Military Statistics Bureau personnel in Jinmen, leaving none alive!"

Upon hearing that, the Japanese officers in the meeting room tensed.

Afterward, Shenqi Chuangjian briefly deployed a capture plan, which was basically no different from the one devised by Chi Mu Chengping.

It merely aimed to search for the Military Statistics Bureau's radio, find their contact frequency, and crack their codes.

To conduct a thorough purge of the Jinmen government internals, eliminating all suspects.

Next, to set up surveillance at key military sites in Jinmen, monitoring for any suspicious personnel.

But all of this requires a major premise.

The Military Statistics Bureau station began its actions, following some clues to trace their movements and thus make a response.

Or perhaps there would be a breakthrough in deciphering the Military Statistics Bureau's radio in Jinmen.

But aside from the previous incident, the Military Statistics Bureau attack fabricated by Chi Mu Chengping.

The Military Statistics Bureau's actual operations in Jinmen were only the envoy assassination, banquet assassination, and Chi Mu Chengping assassination.

But for those incidents, Chen Yongren either already found the scapegoat or left no loopholes, turning them completely into headless cases.

Moreover, Chen Yongren rarely acts in groups; he usually works alone, so where would there be so much evidence for Shenqi Chuangjian to find?

After endless nagging and complaining, Shenqi Chuangjian finally stood up and said: "Comrades, we must work together and definitely root out the Military Statistics Bureau agents hiding in Jinmen!"

Meeting adjourned!

The officer on the right stood up, giving face, and applauded enthusiastically.

Seeing this, Shenqi Chuangjian nodded in satisfaction.

But...

The officers, including Chen Yongren, all sat in their chairs, showing no reaction.

Shenqi Chuangjian furrowed his brows, staring fixedly at Chen Yongren.

Suddenly.

Chen Yongren stood up.

The officers behind him also stood up.

Subverting superiors is a tradition of the little Japanese.

Since we are the little Japanese, we must certainly carry this 'fine tradition' through to the end.

Afterwards, Chen Yongren left the meeting room without a word, and the officers on the left followed him out.

The officers on the right exchanged glances, not knowing what to do.

Only after seeing Shenqi Chuangjian's impatient wave did they hurriedly leave the meeting room.

Hejing Qing'erlang quickly closed the meeting room door, about to speak.

"I understand, no need to say more." Shenqi Chuangjian darkened his face and waved his hand.

Hejing Qing'erlang, sensing the situation, chose to keep silent.

Shenqi Chuangjian remained silent for a moment, then said: "Arrange a meeting with Yuan Gangxian tonight; I want to see him."

"Hai!" Hejing Qing'erlang bowed deeply.

Shenqi Chuangjian also said: "Also, send someone to inquire about that factory under Yuan Chief's name; I've heard there are many bad rumors about that factory."

"Yes!" Hejing Qing'erlang bowed deeply.

He also heard that the factory's internal staff were all people in debt.

They work day and night each month, and their wages can barely repay the loans, which is even more excessive than the foreign capitalists during the Industrial Revolution.

As long as we have evidence on this, dealing with Chen Yongren will be simple.

Shenqi Chuangjian's face showed a ruthless expression.

Such an arrogant fellow must be given a harsh lesson.