It would be foolish not to take a ride when there's a carpool available. If they were to take the bus, they would have to transfer several times!
Xu Laosan happily pulled Chen Jianguo along and, without waiting for his response, got him into the car.
Shao Baixuan looked at Chen Jianguo, who was very unwilling, through the rearview mirror and smiled helplessly.
After the two were seated, Shao Baixuan started the car.
He came alone today, his purpose being to "bump into" Xu Laosan and Chen Jianguo.
On the way, Xu Laosan kept telling Chen Jianguo about the fun things to do and the good food to eat in Kyoto. He also said that if Chen Jianguo got into university in Kyoto, they could go ice skating at Shichahai in the winter.
Xu Laosan also fell in love with ice skating after coming to Kyoto, since the ice in the Jiangnan region couldn't freeze that thick in winter, until later when roller skating became popular.
Chen Jianguo was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he really longed for what Xu Laosan was talking about, but unfortunately, he seemed to be no longer worthy of it.
Shao Baixuan watched the changes in Chen Jianguo's expression, and saw in his eyes a shift from longing to disappointment.
Actually, Shao Baixuan also felt quite uncomfortable.
If there hadn't been so many problems, perhaps the three of them would be living a happy life in their own country!
In that case, his Yingzi should still be alive, and his son would be happier and more fortunate than Xu Laosan.
Perhaps it's because he's getting older, but Shao Baixuan feels that his mindset has changed.
Shao Baixuan's double's real name is Sato Takeru. He is the young master of the Sato family and the next head of the family, who was chosen long ago.
Wang Ying's surname is actually Suzuki, and her family is very prominent in her country.
However, the Sato family is involved in politics, while the Suzuki family is a well-known conglomerate.
However, Wang Ying's parents were not important figures in the family; at most, they could only be considered as members of a collateral branch.
Later, after approaching Wang Ying, he made some empty promises.
Young Wang Ying was easily swayed by her youthful enthusiasm, but as time went by, she came to understand many things, which is why she was able to switch sides so completely in the end.
Sato Takeru has been working undercover in China for many years. He may seem successful on the surface, but he is actually empty inside. Especially after successfully replacing Shao Baixuan, he is under constant tension every day.
Those veteran revolutionaries were no pushovers; their ability to emerge successfully from the flames of war demonstrated a level of keen insight, sharp eyesight, and wisdom that was unmatched by ordinary people.
Sato Takeru replaced Shao Baixuan only to sabotage the research results in Northwest China. At that time, Shao Baixuan often led teams to protect and escort data and important parts.
However, Shao Baiyan rose too quickly; he took over the Security Bureau as soon as they started targeting him.
Sato Takeru's superior has been lying low for many years and holds a high position. He is very familiar with Shao Baixuan and the Shao family's background.
After careful consideration, the online leader felt that if he successfully replaced Shao Baixuan, the two of them could gradually form a force in the central government, which would make it easier to infiltrate the heart of China.
Shao Baixuan took over the National Security Bureau of China. Once Sato Takeru replaces Shao Baixuan, it can be said that the security of China will be entirely in Sato Takeru's hands.
Once the National Security Bureau of China is in Sato Takeru's hands, their intelligence work will be much easier. After all, what security issue doesn't have to go through Sato Takeru's hands?
Therefore, Takeru Satoh's superiors take this matter very seriously.
Unfortunately, what they didn't expect was that Chiang Kai-shek's special department actually complemented the National Security Bureau, and in a more precise sense, even had a leading role over the National Security Bureau.
Mr. Jiang's department is very flexible. Many people don't understand the scope of his department's work at all; they just know that his department is not simple.
After Sato Takeru replaced Shao Baixuan, he did play a significant role in the first year, but they later discovered that the Security Bureau was still constrained by many departments.
For example, Mr. Mu would often interfere in Mr. Jiang's department, and other high-ranking officials would also frequently intervene.
Therefore, it became increasingly difficult for Takeru Satoh to succeed later on.
Seeing Chen Jianguo's gloomy appearance, Sato Takeru asked with a smile, "Did you bring a camera when you went to climb the Great Wall?"
Xu Laosan: "A camera? Brother Shao, you think too highly of us. We are two poor students, so we can only travel on a shoestring budget. Look, we even carried our lunch with us!"
Sato Takeru laughed: "Xu Laosan, you slippery fellow, still trying to play the poor card in front of me. Everyone knows your sister is a little rich woman. I bet no one in our compound is richer than her."
Xu Laosan knew his sister was rich, but he didn't believe she was the richest in the compound.
What kind of place is that compound? Many leaders live there. Aren't those leaders richer than his sister?
Xu Laosan chuckled, "Brother Shao, you really know how to joke."
Takeru Satoh: "Don't believe me? Do you know that your sister owns shares in the Pharmaceutical Research Institute? Your sister is the only person in the entire country who owns shares in a national research institute. Do you know how much money the pharmaceutical factories under the Pharmaceutical Research Institute have made in recent years? Every penny the factories earn goes to your sister. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Although Xu Laosan was surprised, he still said modestly, "Brother Shao, you're exaggerating. My sister is just a researcher. How could she possibly get a share of all the money in the factory?"
Takeru Satoh laughed heartily: "That's a bit of an exaggeration, but your sister gets a share of the profits from the drugs she researches. That's what she signed with the higher-ups from the beginning."
Sato Takeru only recently figured this out.
They had always wanted to kidnap Xu Xinning and bring her back to China, hoping to profit from the prescriptions she possessed.
At that time, they just thought she had good prescriptions and her medical skills were also quite good.
However, Wang Ying's defection disrupted their plans, and most of their subordinates and strongholds were wiped out, so the plan to kidnap Xu Xinning was put on hold.
After learning about Xu Xinning's contract with the medical research institute not long ago, Sato Takeru felt that they had underestimated Xu Xinning.
They started plotting to kidnap Xu Xinning again.
However, there was a severe shortage of available manpower, and only then did they remember Chen Jianguo.
Chen Jianguo and Xu Xinning are like siblings; if he were to handle this matter, things would be much easier.
Who would be wary of a younger brother?
Sato Takeru didn't want to involve his son in this, since he was his only son. However, he was told by his superiors that he was suspected by the higher-ups in China. If Chen Jianguo succeeded in this, he would apply to allow the father and son to bring Xu Xinning back to China.
The temptation to return to his home country was too great for Takeru Satoh, so he tried every means to trick Chen Jianguo into coming to Kyoto.
He was already fantasizing about his life after he and his son returned to China.
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