You were asked to keep a low profile and lie low, so you became the chief of a special high-tech dep

Chapter 256 Shooting yourself in the foot

But this is exactly what Jiang Yifan wanted.

If they don't admit it, will I still torture them to force them to admit it?

Only a fool would do that!

Although I know all this is fake, I didn't say it myself, so why should I care?

He drank a lot of tea and went to the toilet several times. As the case files around him grew higher and higher, he began to feel sleepy. He stood up quickly and walked around the office a few times to drive away the sleepiness.

Why didn't they torture Kuno Rika last night? Why am I so sleepy?

Jiang Yifan turned around and suddenly found the reason.

Damn it, it turns out I didn’t eat bull whip last night!

Could it be that this thing is not only nutritious but can also cure sleepiness?

In the office of Sato Ichiro at the Military Police Headquarters, Tokita Chaoyang said to Tanaka Keiko, Hihara Ryosuke, and Sato Ichiro:

"Why are you so suspicious? Shimahashi Shinichi has just taken control of Shanghai, and everything is said to be stable, so why did this happen again?"

Upon hearing this, Tanaka Keiko replied:

"Consul Shitian, this is wrong! If even our enemies are satisfied and no longer make trouble, it means that there is definitely something wrong with our work. Not to mention that there is a lot of intelligence showing that in just a few days, the amount of contraband materials in the mountain city and the Soviet area has increased sharply. Isn't this a problem with our policy? Are we still turning a blind eye to this situation and cherishing the peace and tranquility we have now?"

"Chief Tanaka! I understand that you don't want Yamashiro to get any goods. I also don't want the United States, Britain, and France to only sell goods to the Japanese and cut off all ties with the Chinese, but the key is, do they listen to us?"

Tokita Chaoyang looked at Tanaka Keiko and asked earnestly.

After a pause, Tokita Chaoyang spoke again:

"Could it be that the total amount of contraband materials secretly transported from Shanghai by Shancheng and the Soviet Area was less than it is now? Therefore, the current Commercial Control Bureau is very well established, and the control of contraband materials is effective. Look, even if the British, Americans, and French are protesting, don't they still have to listen to the Commercial Control Bureau? However, if we let them use this as an excuse to announce their withdrawal from the Commercial Control Bureau's control and restore the previous free trade, won't they still sell goods to the Shancheng Soviet Area?"

Hearing this, Hihara Ryosuke questioned:

"Are we just going to watch batches of contraband materials being transported unimpeded into the hands of the enemy?"

Tokita Chaoyang looked at Hihara Ryosuke, frowned, and asked:

"Excuse me, Colonel Hihara, do you have a better way to prevent contraband materials from entering the mountain city and the Soviet area?"

Ichiro Sato sat aside without saying a word.

But he despised Keiko Tanaka and Ryosuke Hihara from the bottom of his heart. They were two people who could only create problems but had no ability to solve them.

It turns out that Li Qun is better than them, but unexpectedly, he has become a veteran by following their example.

There is no comparison between him and Shinichi Shimahashi!

"There are so many contraband materials flowing into the mountain city and the Soviet area. We can't just let it go and turn a blind eye!" Keiko Tanaka replied.

"What evidence do you have to prove that the Shancheng and Soviet areas are getting more supplies now than in the past? Do you have relevant data from the past? Aren't they selling shiploads of goods to the Shancheng and Soviet areas, or throwing them into the sea? How come you don't understand such a simple truth?"

Tokita Chaoyang asked Tanaka Keiko again, expressing his disappointment.

"Consul Tokita! We gave Shimahashi Shinichi a deadline of ten days. We want to see what satisfactory answer he can give us."

Tanaka Keiko said while looking at Tokita Chaoyang.

"But Britain, France, and the United States asked me to give them an answer tomorrow! If they cause serious consequences, can you bear the responsibility?"

Tokita Chaoyang asked with great dissatisfaction.

At this point, Tokita Chaoyang no longer paid attention to Tanaka Keiko and Hihara Ryosuke, but turned to look at Sato Ichiro who was holding on to his gourd:

"Commander Sato, you can't remain silent. You must know that you are the one who will bear the final responsibility, not others! Make a statement!"

So, both Tanaka Keiko and Hihara Ryosuke turned their eyes to Sato Ichiro.

Sato Ichiro then cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I also want to see what Shimahashi Shinichi's satisfactory answer is. So, you'd better put it off until later, and talk about it later if it really doesn't work!"

"Humph! I have to admit that you are giving up! You are simply treating work as gambling and a joke! If that is the case, I will go back now and report the situation to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I don't want to sit around and do nothing with you. Goodbye!"

After Tokita Chaoyang finished speaking, he stood up and stormed out the door.

In fact, Tanaka Keiko and Hihara Ryosuke were waiting to see how Jiang Yifan's true colors would be revealed.

However, Ichiro Sato was just waiting to see how Keiko Tanaka and Ryosuke Hihara would embarrass themselves.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Jiang Yifan was in the office, daydreaming and trying to avoid sleepiness, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

Jiang Yifan knew that no one would give gifts today, so he said in a cold voice.

The door was pushed open, and Li Qun walked in with a sleepy look on his face. He looked at Jiang Yifan and said:

"Shimahashi-kun! All the merchants are saying they don't know who to sell the supplies to. If we continue like this, we'll get nothing."

When Jiang Yifan heard this, he immediately asked casually:

"Do you have any good suggestions? Do you really want to torture me to extract a confession?"

"This..." He never expected that Jiang Yifan would give him a direct solution in one go, which made him not know how to answer Jiang Yifan's question for a moment.

Seeing this, Jiang Yifan deliberately lowered his voice and said:

"I have been hesitating whether to resort to torture. But what I am most worried about now is that if I resort to torture, what if I find a few merchants from Tongshancheng and the Soviet area among the merchants of several high-ranking officials? If we shoot them, wouldn't that be like pulling out the cash cow of the high-ranking officials?"

When Li Qun heard the word "execution by shooting", he immediately thought of Nakamura Satoshi. This means that Shimahashi Shinichi was hesitating whether to execute the person or not? It does not mean that he did not consider executing the person at all!

Isn't this reminder of mine just giving him more weight?

Then, Jiang Yifan said again:

"If I were to torture them, I would start with the merchants of high-ranking officials, because only they have the courage to collude with the Soviet area and the mountain city, and act so brazenly and recklessly."

Hearing this, Li Qun was almost scared to death. He really wanted to slap himself a few times. He was shooting himself in the foot.