Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun exchanged a glance and could only nod in agreement. Ning Zhiheng continued, "I heard that you also took a batch of Mayor Su's goods."
"We'll send it back right away!" Ding Mo quickly and respectfully replied.
Seeing that the two of them were sensible, Ning Zhiheng's expression softened, and he said with a smile, "Very good. There is a Chinese saying that goes, 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' Both of you are talented, so I don't need to say much more."
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's gentle attitude and relaxed demeanor, Ding and Li dared not be the slightest bit negligent. They were well aware of the Japanese people's ways; they appeared refined and polite, but in reality, they were ruthless and had no credibility whatsoever.
At that moment, Yi Hua'an knocked on the door and entered.
"Chairman, it's General Tsuchihara on the phone!"
Upon hearing that the person in question had arrived, Ning Zhiheng stood up and said to Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun with great politeness, "That's all for today. Thank you both for your hard work."
After saying that, he said to Yi Hua'an, "Use my car to take the two directors back."
"No, no!"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng leave, Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun both breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed they had passed this hurdle.
"Please follow me, both of you!"
Accompanied by Yi Hua'an, they finally walked out of the Fujiwara Company. The two of them turned around and looked at the Fujiwara Company's office building. They both breathed a sigh of relief. Their clothes were soaked with cold sweat from tension, and they felt particularly uncomfortable at this moment.
"Get out of here! Don't ever come back here again!"
Ning Zhiheng returned to his office, picked up the phone, and said gently, "This is Zhiren. I'm sorry to have kept the general waiting!"
"Fujiwara-kun, you acted too quickly, even sending military police to the Special Agent Headquarters to snatch prisoners. This is not in line with your status!"
Keiji Tsuchihara's displeased voice came from the other end of the phone.
Although he knew that Fujiwara Tomohito's status was different now, the fact that the military police were directly mobilized to seize the criminal he had ordered to be arrested still made him, a man who had long held power, very unhappy.
If he hadn't been quite wary of Lieutenant General Uehara Junpei, and even more cautious about the Fujiwara family, especially since the Fujiwara family's direct descendants would eventually seize real power, and he didn't want to antagonize them, he would never have been so polite.
Ning Zhiheng laughed and said, "Please calm down, General. I really didn't know that Qin Lechi was someone you ordered to be arrested before I took action. Otherwise, even if I were ignorant, I wouldn't have been so reckless. I just wanted to rescue my partners. To be honest, the Special Agent Department's arrests everywhere have caused difficulties for my Fujiwara Company's operations. I had no choice but to take action."
Later, after hearing Ding Mo's account, I realized that this was actually General's order—how utterly impolite!
When Tsuchihara Keiji heard Ning Zhiheng spouting nonsense, he couldn't help but curse the little fox in his heart. In the report he received, Li Zhiqun had clearly stated that he had given the order to arrest Qin Lechi, but the military police had completely ignored it. If Fujiwara Tomohito hadn't specifically instructed them, how could the military police have dared to forcibly seize someone?
However, Ning Zhiheng's words gave Tsuchihara Keiji a way out. Tsuchihara Keiji softened his tone and said amicably, "Fujiwara-kun, I think you know my true intentions. The Tsuchihara Agency is responsible for setting up the new government. I have already promised to hand over the position of Mayor of Shanghai to a key member of the new government, but he has been reluctant to leave, so I gave him a warning. Now that you have taken him away, please resolve this matter and make Su Yue more sensible so that everyone can see the consequences."
"Don't worry about that. Su Yue is a smart man. He has already agreed to resign from his position as mayor of Shanghai and will follow the general's arrangements. I hope the general will not pursue the matter."
When Tsuchihara Keiji heard this, he felt a little better. After all, he still had to give Fujiwara Tomohito face. He didn't dare to really break off relations, especially since he was still thinking of using the Fujiwara family's name.
"Alright, let's leave it at that. Fujiwara-kun, there are some things you could have just called me and we could have discussed them. There was no need to send someone to my door. After all, the Special Operations Department is still my subordinate agency, and it wouldn't look good for me. Actually, if Fujiwara-kun were willing to condescend to be the head of this agency, everything would be resolved!"
Tsuchihara Keiji was still unwilling to give up and was preparing to drag Ning Zhiheng into the mess, especially since Fujiwara Tomohito's status was now very different. As a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family, serving as the head of the agency was of a completely different significance.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng quickly laughed and said, "General, you are joking. Let's not talk about this anymore. I was rash today. I will apologize to you in person when I have the chance!"
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng was slippery and unreliable, Tsuchihara Keiji had no choice but to exchange a few perfunctory words before reluctantly hanging up the phone.
After dealing with Tsuchihara Keiji, Ning Zhiheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This old spy was like a venomous snake; he would seize any opportunity to entangle himself with the snake, making him difficult to get rid of. He was truly a troublesome fellow.
At this moment, Takeshi Ishikawa knocked on the door and entered. He came to Ning Zhiheng and asked softly, "Zhiren, you just let those two go so easily. With your current status and position, if you let them suffer a little, even Keiji Tsuchihara wouldn't have a chance to say anything!"
Ning Zhiheng was certainly aware of this, but doing so would be futile. He always aimed for a single, decisive strike. If he couldn't kill someone in one go, he wouldn't do anything pointless, as it would only alert the other party.
"Don't underestimate these two people. As far as I know, the General Headquarters intends to incorporate all the Chinese people under our control into the newly established Nationalist government. These two will hold very important positions. Just give them a little warning!"
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