Chapter 209 Kneel down
Seeing Minglou looking at him in confusion, Lin Hao said:
"Don't underestimate Mingtai. Under my training, he has already completed a mission and avenged his mother's murder!"

"Wang Fuqiu!" Ming Lou was a little caught off guard. He didn't expect that Wang Fuqiu was killed by Ming Tai. At the same time, he also wanted to understand Lin Hao's intention.

Minglou nodded and stopped discussing Wang Fuqiu's matter. The two discussed some other things and then left.

Afterwards, Lin Hao returned to the HK district. Since Takahashi became the commander of the Military Police Headquarters, he has also given Lin Hao generous rewards.

He also tried to win over Lin Hao several times, wanting him to set up a secret agency.

But Lin Hao declined on the grounds that he just wanted to be a pure businessman. Then Takahashi turned his attention again to Guan Gu Xingzuo, played by Zuo Qiuming.

Afterwards, Gaoqiao often invited Zuo Qiuming to win him over and began to poach Lin Hao's people. Lin Hao also felt that it was time to let Zuo Qiuming go out on his own.

So, Lin Hao prepared to help Takahashi Senbei.

"Qiu Ming, remember, you must be careful and cautious when you are inside the enemy's territory. You'd rather miss the opportunity than save yourself!"

"Director, don't worry! I know the severity of the situation!"

Lin Hao patted Zuo Qiuming on the shoulder and said:

"Finally, I will give you one more sentence: if you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people; if you save the people but lose the land, both the land and the people will be saved!"

Zuo Qiuming looked at Lin Hao in surprise, feeling that this sentence was very much in the style of the Red Party! However, he just thought that Lin Hao was concerned about his safety.

Zuo Qiu Ming then came to Gao Qiao's house with gifts, and took the opportunity of cooperating with Ming Lou to obtain Ming family's share of smuggled sulfa drugs.

In exchange for this training, Minglou became the deputy director of the puppet government's Special Affairs Committee and the inspector general of the puppet government's General Administration of Customs.

Successfully completed the task assigned by Lin Hao!
After talking about the Ming family, Gao Qiao invited Zuo Qiuming again:
"Guangu-kun, I wonder what you think of my suggestion!"

Zuo Qiuming said very straightforwardly: "Thank you for the promotion, Mr. Gaoqiao. I will do my best to serve you!"

"Hahaha! Sekiya-kun is so polite!"

Then Takahashi said with a serious face:

"After you return this time, set up a secret service agency under the Military Police Headquarters to win over merchants from all sides. For example, your attempt to win over the Ming family is a very good opportunity!"

"ocean!"

When Gaoqiao saw Zuo Qiuming agreed, he happily celebrated with Zuo Qiuming.

Afterwards, Zuo Qiu Ming began to recruit Japanese people and established his own Guan Gu Trading Company.

Of course, among these islanders, some of them are the field team members he brought back from the island country a few days ago. They joined Guan Gu Trading Company in their own ways.

three days later

Minglou received the call and immediately went to Zhou Mansion to hold a meeting on preparing a new government and convening a peace conference.

Minglou did not expect that before the preparatory meeting began, he would take over as deputy director of Special Committee No. 76 and Inspector General of the General Administration of Customs.

Subsequently, the meeting chaired by the islanders to prepare for the establishment of the new government was held smoothly.

After the meeting, Yoko Minami stayed with Minglou to talk alone and discussed the future vision of the new government.

Then, Minami Yoko said, "Mr. Ming, there is one more small matter. I want to discuss your personal assistant Ming Cheng with you."

"Is there something wrong with him?" Minglou asked puzzledly.

Minamida Yoko said with a look of concern for your family:

"Mr. Mingcheng is very good. I have read his resume. To be honest, I admire him very much. If you need to find a better position for Ah Cheng that is more suitable for him, I can help!"

When Minglou heard Nantian say this, he immediately realized that Nantian was testing the relationship between the two brothers on the grounds of admiring Mingcheng's abilities.

So Minglou followed the trend and said forcefully: "No need!"

Nan Tian was happy in his heart, but his face was unusually calm. He said with a puzzled look:

"It's just a sentence~!"

"I said no!" Ming Lou pretended to treat Ming Cheng as his own servant and said with an unhappy look:
"Ah Cheng came to our Ming family when he was ten years old. Our Ming family provided him with food and clothing. It was the Ming family that raised him from childhood. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father. In the Ming family, I still have the final say!"

Then he expressed his attitude strongly:

"Miss Nantian wants to use someone from our Ming family, so at least she needs my consent!"

Nan Tian said: "I am so presumptuous!"

"Ms. Nantian is a smart person. I'll leave first!" Minglou said as he took his things and left.

After Minglou left, Nantian could no longer suppress his smile and opened the side door of the room. Mingcheng, who was eavesdropping, was outside the door.

After welcoming Ah Cheng into the house, Nan Tian said without disguising:
"Mr. Cheng, you also heard what Mr. Ming just said. What do you think?"

Mingcheng also noticed Nantian's attempt to win him over, but he knew that if he directly agreed to cooperate with Nantian, he would not gain her trust, so he did the opposite and pointed out Nantian's intention directly.

"you do this delibrately!"

Nan Tian did not hide it and said directly: "If you are willing to work for me~!"

Before Nan Tian finished speaking, Ming Cheng interrupted her and said:

“My work schedule is already full!”

Nantian was not anxious, but advised carefully:
"You work under Mr. Mingtai, and you don't even have a proper position. I really want to help you!"

"Okay!" Mingcheng said, "Then can I get a position to share the benefits here with Section Chief Nantian?"

"That's simply impossible, because Section Chief Nantian represents the interests of the island nation, and the interests of the island nation will not be shared with us. I hope Section Chief Nantian won't be angry when I say this!"

Nantian thought he could see that Mingcheng was dissatisfied with Minglou, so he continued to sow discord between them.

"Haha! Of course not. With your ability, you are fully qualified for a higher position!" Then Nan Tian changed the subject and said, "Instead of being ordered around like a servant!"

"How about cooperating with me?"

Nan Tian Yoko had already revealed her true intentions, and Ming Cheng looked unhappy at this time, and then he said in a half-hearted way:
"Maybe you're right, but not now!"

Seeing Mingcheng's worried expression, Nantian said with a smile:

"It's okay, I have enough patience. I just hope that the organizations can understand each other better! Ah Cheng, you and I are both getting what we need. You don't need to feel any psychological burden!"

Finally, Mingcheng seemed to be "uneasy" and hesitated for a while, and then he said as if he had made up his mind:
"I hope that the content of our conversation will be kept confidential and known only to you and me!"

"Of course!"

Then Mingcheng went downstairs and saw Minglou waiting by the car, so he said:

"Excuse me sir, I kept you waiting!"

Minglou looked at the time impatiently and didn't say anything. The meaning was self-evident.

After Minglou got in the car and left Zhou Mansion, Minglou and Mingcheng smiled at each other.

Ming Lou smiled and said, "This Nan Tian is starting to win you over!"

"Just as you expected, it was just a simple double act. She really thought that there was a rift between us brothers!" Mingcheng said.

Minglou and Mingcheng returned to the pseudo-city government office building. "As a peacemaker, you have a good public image!" Minglou held the newspaper and looked at the content about himself.

"The image of a traitor is good!" Mingcheng muttered aside.

"What did you say?" Minglou looked at Mingcheng.

"Ah! Congratulations, brother. It's a triple blessing!" Mingcheng said seriously.

"Is that what you said?" Minglou asked with a smile.

Mingcheng said with an honest look:
"Of course, you not only served as deputy director of Special Agent No. 76, but also took over the position of Inspector General of the General Administration of Customs, plus this heavyweight article in the newspaper!"

"Hmm?" Minglou asked in confusion when he found Mingcheng was silent: "What else? Keep talking!"

"My elder sister will definitely praise you when you get home!" Minglou said honestly, but his words pierced Minglou's heart.

"Hiss!" Ming Lou took a breath of cold air. Thinking that his elder sister hated traitors the most, Ming Lou said calmly:
"I still like the Ming family!"

At the same time, Mingjing Street received a notice from customs that her two boxes of medical supplies were seized!

I spent a lot of time talking to the customs people, but they just wouldn't give in.

I originally thought that it would be confiscated, but unexpectedly the customs officer said that the approval note from the General Manager of Customs alone was useless and that the official seal of the Special Committee was needed.

After being pointed out by the customs personnel, he learned that his younger brother Minglou had become the vice chairman of the government's special committee!

"How is this possible? How could my brother be a traitor?"

So she found the newspaper printed today and looked for it carefully. As a result, she actually found Minglou's photo and even an article about him, calling him the peacemaker.

Mingjing was furious that his own brother Minglou would become an official working for a traitor and a traitor to the country.

He slapped the newspaper on the table and went straight to the small ancestral hall.

in the afternoon
"Master, you're back!"

When Minglou got home from work, as soon as he opened the door, Ah Xiang came up to greet him and helped him carry his briefcase as usual.

However, Minglou did not go upstairs directly as he did in the past. Instead, he took a look upstairs and said:
"Oh! I'm a little tired today. I'll sit down and drink some tea and rest for a while!"

At this time, Ah Xiang whispered to Ming Lou:
"Master, please don't rest! You don't have time to drink tea. Miss said that if you come back, she will let you go to the small ancestral hall!"

Ming Lou knew that he couldn't escape today, so he said:
"I understand! You go down first!"

Mingcheng glanced in the direction of the ancestral hall and said cautiously:
"Brother! You better go quickly!"

"Otherwise~!"

"What else!" Ming Lou subconsciously looked towards the small ancestral hall again, and then said with a lack of confidence: "This house is still mine!"

"I think you are just stubborn!" Mingcheng said with disdain.
Qi Mingcheng was still a little worried, and he didn't want the family to break up like this, so he said:
"How about I go up with you?"

"Forget it. I knew this would happen, so I won't implicate you!" Minglou took off his gloves and went to the small ancestral hall.

After entering the door, the eldest sister was standing in front of the ancestral tablet.

So Minglou closed the door and said carefully:

"Sister, I'm back!"

Mingjing said expressionlessly to the tablet:

"Your Majesty!"

Minglou put down his coat without saying a word, and then knelt on the mat.

Mingjing turned around, sat on the stool beside him and said:
"Excuse me, Mr. Minglou, the new chief financial advisor to the Ministry of Finance."

"Can you explain your official title in front of your ancestors and your parents?"

Seeing that the elder sister only mentioned a title, Ming Lou knew that there would be waves of interrogation later, so he simply said:
"Let me correct you, there is much more to it than that!"

"There is also the new Current Affairs Promotion Committee, who is also the deputy director of the Special Affairs Committee, and the Inspector General of the General Administration of Customs."

Mingjing became even angrier when he heard his addition:

"Ha! You have quite a lot of titles. You are really good!"

After returning to Shanghai, you plunged straight into the ranks of traitors and running dogs. Are you joining the rebellion and committing treason? Are you seeking personal gain through bribery?
"Big sister, Ming Lou has been taught by you since he was a child. He only knows how to be loyal to his country. How dare he join the rebellion? If Ming Lou has the slightest intention of selling out his country for glory, I am willing to listen to my sister's punishment~!"

Mingjing couldn't help but believe Minglou's explanation a little. After all, he was the brother she raised. However, there was always a knot in her heart that she couldn't get over.

He still felt resentful about joining the traitor's lackeys and said:
"Don't tell me you're trying to save the country in a roundabout way!"

"Go on!" Mingjing said impatiently.

Minglou looked at his elder sister, feeling miserable but unable to express himself. Whether it was due to the principle of confidentiality or other reasons, he was not allowed to tell the truth to his elder sister.

I could only stand up and say, "What?"

Ming Jing, who had been a little softer at first, saw Ming Lou's attitude and immediately asked angrily:

"You're not going to explain?"

Ming Lou said helplessly: "What's there to explain? How else can I explain? You've already blocked all my words!"

"Apart from saving the country in a roundabout way, I really can't find another reason to convince you!"

Ming Jing, who was furious at this moment, stood up angrily, slowly picked up the whip prepared in front of the tablet, and said:

"Then you just don't have anything to say!"

Seeing that the elder sister was serious, Minglou immediately said:

"Sister, Minglou is in Cao's camp but his heart is with Han!"

Seeing Ming Lou was still trying to argue, Ming Jing was furious. He immediately turned on his full power, with an aura of 2.8 meters, and started to scold Ming Lou:

"He is in Cao's camp but his heart is with Han. He is clearly a chameleon, saying one thing to one person and another to another!"

"In front of me, you are in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han; in front of Zhou Yinghai, you are loyal to the new dynasty and work hard for state affairs; in front of Wang Manchun, you should say that you only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals!"

"If you fall into the hands of the Military Control Commission, you should say that you are from the Anti-Japanese United Front!"

I didn’t expect my elder sister to be so good at saying, “Really, no one knows my brother better than me!”

"Snap!" The horsewhip made a loud sound and hit Minglou's shoulder hard.

This is Ming Jing who continued to shout: "Mr. Ming, are you awake now?"

Ming Lou endured the severe pain and said with trembling lips: "Sister, we can talk!"

"It's good that you're sober now. Don't give me a high-sounding speech. I won't buy it. You can be arrogant outside, but when you get home, you should speak properly to me!"

"Yes!" Minglou said politely.

In fact, Mingjing felt extremely distressed when she saw Minglou covering his shoulder. After all, he was her own brother, and she really didn't want Minglou to go astray.

(End of this chapter)