Kodama Yoshio and Shigemitsu Aoki stared in amazement at Colonel John Clark, who was instantly irritated by Fang Lang's words. For a moment, they were unable to react to what had happened.
But one thing is certain, the two of them have completely offended this American Navy colonel.
Fang Lang and John had been communicating in English, which the two could understand. Now they could probably tell that the relationship between the two was indeed very close, even closer than they had imagined.
Yoshio Kodama had been in contact with John for a long time and had some understanding of John's situation. He knew that John's father was a rear admiral of the United States Navy and had led an aircraft carrier battle group to participate in the Pacific War.
He just chose to retire after the war, but from the conversation between the two just now, he found that John's father seemed to be working for the inconspicuous young Brazilian rear admiral in front of him.
Shigemitsu Aoi on the side was paying attention to Fang Lang's first sentence. What did he mean by "I don't need you to send it to me. I can just get the things I like myself"? This statement gave Shigemitsu Aoi a very bad feeling.
At this time, he regretted very much that he did not investigate Fang Lang's specific identity and directly regarded him as an American ally general who followed John out to see the world.
Now it seems that the identity of this Brazilian rear admiral who looks too young may be far from what he expected. At least, John, the American Navy captain, will change his attitude towards the two of them because of his words.
Kodama Yoshio didn't know whether he felt that he had seen through the relationship between Fang Lang and John, or he felt that given the long-term friendship between him and John, or he felt that he didn't need to care about John's attitude because of his backing from the CIA, so he didn't act submissive just because John yelled at them.
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Instead, he looked at Shigemitsu Aoi opposite him very calmly, gave him a reassuring look, and then looked at Fang Lang and said:
"General Fang, I think since you and Colonel Clark are friends, you shouldn't embarrass your friend. You can't use the fact that old Mr. Clark is working for you to force Colonel Clark to work for you. This is not the way friends should get along."
Fang Lang was also stunned when he heard this. Is this guy serious? You were the former director of the Kodama Agency. Is this how you do intelligence work? Is this all you heard from the conversation between him and John just now?
He glanced at John, who was also looking at Kodama Yoshio with an incredible expression, smiled and shrugged at him and said:
"I think Mr. Kodama is right, I really shouldn't use old Clark to threaten you.
Let's put it this way! I will make it clear to them that Old Clark will not be involved in the affairs of the Japanese branch. But John, as a naval colonel of the American occupation forces, it should not be a problem for you to help the branch find a base in Japan!"
After hearing Fang Lang's words, John couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, looked at Fang Lang with a look of despair and said:
“Do you think if you specifically emphasize not to let him come, he won’t come?
Also, with the strength of the Whip of God, do I still need to find a base for them? Those old guys can just call MacArthur and we can make a base for you.
But are you sure you have thought it through? I remember you told me that you were not planning to send the Whip of God to Japan for the time being!"
Fang Lang did tell John that he was not going to let God's Whip Military Contracting Company enter the Japanese market so early because he did not want the company to get involved in the war on the peninsula and did not want his company to go to war with his compatriots.
But through the communication with Kodama Yoshio and Shigemitsu Mamoru just now, he found that if he did not let the Whip of God military contracting company make its presence felt in Japan, these Japanese might not take his company seriously at all.
Maybe they dare not do anything to the Global Group, but Fangyuan Group, as a Brazilian capital, might be targeted by them. He had made plans early, waiting for the Peninsula War, taking advantage of Japan's rapid development, and reaping the dividends that should have belonged to the Japanese.
If these arrogant Japanese failed to see the situation clearly and attacked his Fangyuan Group's industries, although he would definitely be able to subdue these bastards in the end, even the slightest move by the other party might cause unnecessary losses to his industries.
Therefore, it would be better to display your strength clearly as early as possible and flex your muscles so that these Japanese who bully the weak and fear the strong can recognize the situation clearly as soon as possible.
As for whether the company would be dragged into the quagmire when the United States prepares to intervene in the war on the peninsula, Fang Lang has already thought of a new solution. However, this solution has not been confirmed yet, and the company's consultants will need to come forward and have a good talk with MacArthur at that time.
Just as Fang Lang was thinking about the future layout of the Whip of God in Japan, Kodama Yoshio, who seemed to have kindly reminded John just now, already felt his scalp tingling.
Just now, he didn't care about what Fang Lang said about not liking others to give things to him and wanting to take them himself, because the other party was just a Brazilian Navy Rear Admiral and had no power to do anything to him in Japan. But now when he heard John mention the name of the company, Whip of God, he felt unwell.
Kodama Yoshio, who has been out of Sugamo Prison for more than a year, is not Shigemitsu Mamoru, who was just released from prison by him. As the head of an intelligence agency with a military background, he is still very concerned about the situation of the United States, the actual controller of Japan.
For example, the huge amount of investment made by the United States in Europe now makes him drool with envy. At the same time, the military force invested by the United States in Greece and Europe is also the focus of his attention. Among them, the name of a military contracting company called God's Whip, which has been mentioned many times, inevitably came into his sight.
The reason why he paid attention to this company was not because of how well it performed in Europe. After all, as a military contracting company, all the achievements made on the battlefield belonged to the client. They earned money, not credit.
Therefore, the news media did not report much about the company's specific achievements. Despite this, the company's name often appeared in the most intense areas of the war, and anyone who was not a fool could understand that this company might be responsible for the most difficult tasks on the battlefield.
But these were not the reasons why Yoshio Kodama paid close attention to this company. The real reason for paying attention to this company was that this company could receive such a mission from the US Department of Defense. For this reason, he specifically asked some familiar Americans about the company.
It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but once he did, he was shocked. Most of the people he asked were very secretive about the company's situation, and only told him vaguely that the company's situation was not something he should be concerned about, nor was it something he could inquire about.
However, an American general, after getting drunk, inadvertently revealed that many of the company's managers and senior executives were former high-ranking officials in the US military, who had huge connections and influence in the US military. Moreover, this company was a paramilitary company with a large number of highly qualified professional soldiers, and it was an existence that should not be provoked.
Now he heard the name of this company again from John's words, combined with the content of their previous conversation, if Kodama Yoshio still didn't understand, he would not be qualified to reach this point today.
So, when he heard that Fang Lang had the power to appoint the Whip of God military contracting company to open a branch in Japan, he knew that he had hit a wall this time.
In just a moment, Kodama Yoshio, who had just been confident and bossing Fang Lang around, felt difficulty breathing, his whole body was cold, his hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably, and he asked uncertainly:
"Colonel Clark, did you just say God's Whip Military Contracting Company?"
John was glaring at Fang Lang unhappily, waiting for an answer from him. When he heard the tactless voice of a Japanese man next to him, he suddenly felt angry for no reason and couldn't help but glare at Kodama Yoshio fiercely.
"Why? Do you have any opinion?"
Kodama Yoshio didn't dare to have any opinions at this time, but he couldn't help but confirm again:
"No...no...I just want to know if it's the Whip of God military contracting company I've heard of!"
"What? Have you heard that there are two Whip of God military contracting companies in this world?"
John said something unhappily to Kodama Yoshio.
At this time, cold sweat began to appear on Kodama Yoshio's forehead. He glanced at Fang Lang who was looking at him with interest. He suppressed his worries and confirmed with John again:
"Is General Fang from this company...?"
Before he could finish his question, John already knew what he meant. He pushed aside a Japanese girl who was serving him, picked up a small plate on the low table in front of him, and smashed it hard at Kodama Yoshio.
"Kodama Yoshio, are you fucking tired of living? Is this something you should be asking about?"
Looking at the plate thrown by John, Kodama Yoshio could obviously dodge it, but he did not dare to make any extra movements. He just knelt motionlessly in the direction of John, watching the plate hit his forehead directly and smashed into pieces with a "bang".
Following this crisp sound, several women in the room screamed shrilly in panic and stood up to avoid the men.
Most of these women could only understand some simple English, so the men dared to talk casually in the room. Although they had noticed that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little wrong, the guests did not signal them to leave, and they did not dare to make any moves.
Now that the guests had a direct conflict, their first reaction was of course to scatter and hide. Especially the girls around John and Kodama Yoshio, who immediately rolled and crawled away from the two men as soon as the conflict occurred.
The two girls beside Fang Lang were also scared and wanted to hide away, but Fang Lang came here to enjoy himself, so how could he let the two girls run away? He stretched out his hands and pressed the two girls to his side, not letting them leave.
On the other side, when Shigemitsu Aoki heard John and Fang Lang mention MacArthur during their conversation, he knew that he and Kodama Yoshio were in big trouble this time.
Although he had just been released from prison, no Japanese should be unaware of who MacArthur, the Japanese Supreme Emperor, was! When he heard John say that MacArthur had to serve this company obediently, Shigemitsu Mamoru knew that the power of this company might be unimaginable.
Kodama Yoshio's subsequent performance further confirmed his guess. Seeing that he was suppressing his fear and repeatedly confirming with Colonel Clark, as well as his sweaty and pale appearance, Shigemitsu Aoki knew that this trouble might be bigger than he had imagined.
At this moment, Kodama Yoshio didn't care at all that the plate hit his forehead, which was bleeding profusely. He moved two steps to the side, moved out from behind the low table in front of him, knelt down in the direction of Fang Lang, and hit the ground with his head with a muffled thud.
"General Fang, my son Yu Yu has been blind and has offended you before. I hope you will forgive me for my previous behavior."
It must be said that the Japanese were very good at admitting mistakes. At least at this moment, Kodama Yoshio kowtowed with blood all over his head, which really attracted Fang Lang's attention. However, whether their apology was sincere or just a show-off depended on their actual actions.
Anyway, Fang Lang was very familiar with their behavior, so when he saw Kodama Yoshio's miserable appearance, he acted very casually. He just glanced at the man kneeling on the ground, then turned to look at John beside him and said:
"What do you mean? Does he disagree with me opening a branch in Japan?"
John didn't need to speak now, as Kodama Yoshio, who was kneeling on the ground, spoke first:
"No... no... General Fang misunderstood. I am apologizing to you for my previous behavior! It is our honor that you like the Chinese antiques in our hands. I shouldn't sell them to others.
Please rest assured! After I go back today, I will find those collectors one by one, collect all the collections, and wait for your people to come and pick them up. "
Hearing that the other party was still saying that he had recovered the collections from other collectors, Fang Lang felt amused. This was a typical case of a dead duck refusing to admit that these things were in his hands. From this we can see that although the other party seemed to be apologizing very sincerely, he was actually still trying to make excuses.
Fang Lang was determined to be unyielding today and not give the other party a chance to back down. He glanced at Kodama Yoshio who was kneeling on the ground, and then glanced at Shigemitsu Aoi who seemed a little cautious and tried to reduce his presence on the other side, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Are you sure you want to get them back from the collectors? If so, I don't want to bother you. Mr. Kodama, please tell me the names of these people and what collections each of them has. Make a list for me and I will arrange for someone to go find these people and get them back!"
When Shigemitsu Aoi saw the evil smile on Fang Lang's lips, he knew that their lies had not fooled the other party at all. Now that Fang Lang had said this, he had directly lifted the two of them up in the air, and they didn't know how this would end.
Kodama Yoshio, who had been kneeling on the ground without looking up, understood something instantly after hearing Fang Lang's words. He was so scared that his whole body was shaking. For a moment, he didn't know whether to continue to hold on or admit his mistake and tell the truth.
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