Chapter 672: Renewed Turbulence

At this moment, Chen Yongren was happily feasting with Cun Xigong, eating with great enjoyment.

"Chief Director Sir, what you said is indeed correct, this is indeed a rare delicacy in the world." Cun Xigong savored the mutton flavor in his mouth.

After a few taels of yellow soup went down, their relationship grew a bit closer.

"If Cun Xigong likes it, we can come every day until we've had our fill!" Chen Yongren laughed: "If that really won't work, we can also have the chef come to the military headquarters to be our private chef, eating however we want!"

"How could that be acceptable." Cun Xigong shook his head: "Eating in the military headquarters lacks the feeling of eating at their shop; besides, letting colleagues see it would also be bad influence."

"Then let's just have a private room at East Comes Smooth; whenever we want to come, we can come!" Chen Yongren raised his wine cup, saying: "Cun Xigong, for our friendship, cheers!"

"Cheers!" Cun Xigong also gave face by raising his wine cup.

If we could occasionally come out, that wouldn't be bad; at least having a 'lawless' rich young master by our side could also dispel their suspicions.

We could even stage a 'drive the tiger to swallow the wolf' maneuver, letting Yuan Chief clean up the sneaky followers behind us.

Chen Yongren, seeing through Cun Xigong's thoughts, smiled without speaking.

Just as the two were eating to their fill, they heard a knocking sound from outside the door, accompanied by a voice speaking.

"Mr. Yuan, excuse me for a moment; there's a phone call for you outside, saying you need to answer it immediately."

"Phone call, whose phone call?"

Chen Yongren feigned ignorance, and through perceiving the restaurant boss's scolding thoughts, learned that Anda ershisan wanted to call him.

Why is this old devil suddenly in a hurry to find me?

"Mr. Yuan, I can't say; you'll know when you answer." The restaurant boss said tremblingly.

"Chief Director Sir, you should still answer; if they could get through here, it must be something important looking for you." Cun Xigong said with a smile.

He also felt a bit curious, wondering who was looking for Yuan Chief so late.

Could it be that the previous person had a problem?

No…

Or rather that saying: if there were a problem, I should have been caught long ago; how could I still be at ease eating meat and drinking wine…

After Yuan Chief returns, we'll indirectly find out what happened.

"Alright, Cun Xigong, you wait here; I'll go and come back quickly." Chen Yongren feigned helplessness, nodded, stood up, and pushed open the door.

"Mr. Yuan, sorry to disturb your meal; later I'll treat this table, no charge!" The shop boss bowed and nodded to Chen Yongren, leading him downstairs.

In these chaotic times, bosses who survive in the cracks are the most pitiable.

"Hmph, could I still owe you a drink?" Chen Yongren feigned anger, pulling out several silver dollars from his pocket and tossing them to the shop boss: "The extra can be considered a tip; if you mention money again, I'll smash your shop!"

Even though Chen Yongren lived under a Japanese identity, he had no habit of freeloading, reducing the people's losses as much as possible.

Looking at the few silver dollars in his hand, the shop boss also felt a bit dazed.

They had already eaten several meals like this.

"Your Excellency, this…" Watching Chen Yongren's back, the shop boss hurriedly chased after him.

Chen Yongren came to the first-floor counter and picked up the phone: "Hello, hello, this is Yuan Chief."

"Chief Director Sir, I am your Uncle Anda; return immediately to the North China Command Office, I and Commander Okamura have important matters to discuss with you." Anda ershisan said directly.

Chen Yongren feigned displeasure: "Uncle Anda, what important matter can't wait until my leave ends? I'm currently drinking with Cun Xigong."

"Something big has happened; immediately end your banquet, come to the office to report; if I don't see you within half an hour, I will directly send troops to arrest you!" After saying this, Anda ershisan hung up.

Did the old devil know that I slept with the woman he likes?

Chen Yongren muttered to himself.

Hearing Anda ershisan's anxious tone, it was definitely a major incident; otherwise they wouldn't have come looking for me.

Chen Yongren, thinking as he went, returned to the second floor and found Cun Xigong.

"Chief Director Sir, you're back already?" Cun Xigong exclaimed in surprise.

"Something happened at the military headquarters; I need to go back right away." Chen Yongren feigned apology: "Cun Xigong, it seems our banquet must be temporarily postponed."

"No problem, military affairs are important!" Cun Xigong said with a smile.

He also wondered what had happened that could summon Yuan Chief to the military headquarters in the middle of the night.

The banquet ended; the two hailed a rickshaw at the roadside and returned to the North China Military Headquarters.

Since there was no mention of summoning Cun Xigong, he directly went back to rest.

Chen Yongren then went directly to Okamura Ningci's office.

"Chief Director Sir, you've come." Anda ershisan said with a smile.

"General, what's happened?" Chen Yongren pursed his lips: "I haven't finished eating to my heart's content with Cun Xigong yet."

While speaking, Chen Yongren directly scanned them with his scanning eye.

The current situation showed that the two old devils were worried about the Eighth Route Army in North China, having obtained weapons and supplies through some channel.

Weapons and supplies?

Chen Yongren thought a moment and immediately understood that it was the batch he had initially sold to his older brother.

Obviously.

These two old devils had misunderstood something.

"What time is it and you're still eating!" Before Okamura Ningci could speak, Anda ershisan interrupted with a reprimand, then added: "Something has happened internally!"

"Something happened?" Chen Yongren frowned: "Have important documents leaked from inside again?"

"This time, it could be more serious than document leaks." Anda ershisan took a deep breath and said: "There may be someone inside selling weapons and supplies illicitly."

"We just received news that the Eighth Route suddenly acquired thousands of brand-new Type 38 rifles."

"What?" Chen Yongren silently thought 'as expected,' then feigned surprise: "New rifles? Appearing in the Eighth Route's hands?"

Type 38 rifle?

It really is the equipment I sold.

Want to investigate this?

Normally speaking, the weapons rewarded by this damn system, the Japanese could never find any loophole.

But looking at it now, the Japanese want me to investigate this.

This just gives me a chance to find a scapegoat.

No problem, then we'll create a problem, and incidentally we can also lay out the poisoning plan in advance.

"Correct." Anda Ershisan nodded heavily.

"How is this possible, who has the guts to do this? He doesn't even know this is aiding the enemy?" Chen Yongren said dumbfounded: "Besides... where could he get this batch of equipment?"

"You'll have to investigate this!" Gangcun Ningci stared at Chen Yongren without blinking and said, "Chief Director Sir, the time has come for the Special Investigation Unit to prove its worth—you must ferret out this mole!"

"Hai!" Chen Yongren stood at attention and accepted the order: "Chief Director understands; please rest assured, both commanders, I will surely not disgrace my mission and will uncover the mastermind behind this."

Thinking of this, Chen Yongren suddenly thought of another person.

Cunxi Gong.

This is a rare good opportunity.

"Uncle Okamura, Uncle Anda, investigating this matter is no problem, but I also need Cunxi's assistance to investigate together!" Chen Yongren said.

Hearing this, Anda Ershisan originally wanted to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Gangcun Ningci nodded directly: "No problem, Chief Director Sir; I hope you two work closely together to solve this case!"