NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 214
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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 214
Secondhand transaction (2)
The Republic of China is one.
But it’s not just one.
Even if you just hear it, you might wonder what kind of nonsense it is, but it is absolutely true.
First of all, officially, the Republic of China abstains from a one-man government.
However, internally, several warlord groups are running wild and operating their own governments.
If we go into more depth and look into the complexities, it would be a completely different story, but here’s what I understand.
Maybe other people think the same way when they look at China?
Or else forget it.
The reason I told this story is…
In China these days, there is nothing that money cannot buy.
Need to transport some suspicious looking cargo but don’t have an official permit?
You just have to buy the engine.
Caught by picky inspectors during transit?
If you stuff a pack of cigarettes with dollars and give it to him, he will go out to smoke a cigarette.
If you give a little bit of money to the porters, they will do you a favor by loading or unloading your luggage first… It was a town where there was nothing that money couldn’t buy.
Isn’t this really capitalism?
Or else forget it.
“The money we promised is already loaded up in the coastal warehouse we met at, so go check it out.”
“… … Let’s send someone to check first.”
Beria looked at people as if they were ghosts.
“But how did you get in here?”
“It’s a trade secret.”
“… … .”
Beria, who had just arrived at work, looked at me sitting at my desk and smiled in vain.
“The aide outside didn’t say anything… … . Is it possible that my aide is also a ghost comrade… … ?”
“You crazy bastard, do you really think I’m a ghost just because you call me a ghost? That’s not me.”
“Oh, I see.”
Beria looked relieved, as if he was truly relieved.
“And I don’t really like being called the Ghost of Gyeongseong.”
“Yes? Why is that? Honestly, wasn’t it kind of cool?”
“Not at all. The guy who gave me that name died by my hand, so behave yourself.”
“Oh, I see.”
Beria sat on the sofa in one corner of the branch manager’s office with a tired expression on his face.
“after…….”
“What are you doing?”
“… … ? You sat down for a moment.”
“Should I check the money first?”
“Oh, yes.”
Beria glanced at me as if to ask if I should order someone who had just arrived at work to do some work, and then went straight out.
Then, after a while, he came back with a heavy expression.
“Have you confirmed the deposit?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“What did I tell you? I said I’d bring you money?”
Beria hesitated for a moment and looked at me.
“Honestly… … . I didn’t think you would bring it on time, comrade, but now that you brought it like this… … . To be honest, I’m a little embarrassed.”
“Why? Are you afraid I might rob a bank?”
“… … .”
Beria had no answer.
It seemed like he really thought so.
“I’m a government agent, not a bank robber.”
“Then why is Shanghai Bank… … .”
“… … That wasn’t me who did it?”
“But in the Japanese Empire or the West… … .”
-bang!
Beria lightly slammed his desk.
The bastard’s desk was as solid and sturdy as his shiny head, and had a solid, solid feel to it.
“I have never done that.”
“… … .”
“Why? Should I prove it here?”
“Oh, no.”
Beria was terrified.
“Hoo… … . Enough with the useless talk, let’s move on to our business.”
As if he had been waiting for those words, Beria sighed lightly and rummaged through his bag before taking out a list he had prepared in advance and handing it to me.
“First, I organized the items as much as I could to the extent that I could move them.”
“You even organized the items? That’s very thorough.”
“thank you.”
The list compiled by Beria clearly listed all the Japanese weapons captured by the Soviet Army from the Japanese and White armies during the previous Russian Civil War, as well as weapons that had flowed in from the West.
There was nothing here that was not there, including rifles, machine guns, mortars, flamethrowers, heavy weapons, cannons, armored vehicles, and even tanks.
“You’re giving me all of this?”
“Oh, no! I just showed you the limits of what I can give you. I’m not saying I’ll give you everything.”
“Oh, really?”
It was a bit disappointing, but I had no shame in thinking I would eat all of this with that money.
Even if he had thrown a tantrum and wanted to eat it, Beria would not have given it to him.
“Hmm… … . A tank… … . A tank… … .”
The most notable items on this list were armored vehicles and tanks.
“What kind of armored vehicles or tanks are here specifically? I don’t think it’s written here.”
“The armored car is a modified version of a truck made by Garford… … . The photo… … . Ah, here it is.”
“hmm.”
All they had to do was add some armor to the truck and mount a machine gun and a cannon on the back.
“Is this usable?”
When I showed interest in the armored car, Beria shook his head and replied:
“Even within the Red Army, they are being retired one by one, starting with those that broke down because they were used enough and could not obtain the spare parts necessary for repairs.”
“I see. So everything that’s left now is scrapped?”
“I don’t know about that. But all the armored vehicles here are broken down and are left unattended without being repaired.”
“Really? Then just give it to us for the price of scrap metal.”
“… … Are you buying this?”
“huh.”
The Soviet Union had difficulty importing parts from abroad, but I was able to obtain parts as many times as I wanted.
The Japanese soldiers who have now set foot on Joseon soil are ordinary infantry without any armored equipment.
It’s not that the Japanese military doesn’t have any tanks or armored vehicles, but they’re all being used on the mainland for technology testing purposes.
Originally, the Japanese Army, which had been saving on military spending by carrying out large-scale disarmament this year, was supposed to establish a technology development department for domestic production of tanks next year or so, but given the current situation, it is questionable whether it will have the capacity to do so.
As far as I know, the only tanks the Japanese military currently have are a small number of French-made Renault FT tanks.
So we are reaching the very hopeful conclusion that if we start operating tanks and armored vehicles now, we can completely catch up with the Japanese army.
Tank development?
All you have to do is outsource it to the Soviet Union.
I have a few weapon drawings and documents sleeping on my laptop right now, and I can just push them to the Soviet Union and outsource them whenever needed.
I’m a little worried about the Reds sucking up the technology, but since the Soviet Union and the Weimar Republic are currently maintaining an invisible honeymoon relationship and walking a common path, the technology sucked up by the Soviet Union will naturally flow to the Weimar Republic.
If we accumulate technology like that and then Hitler comes to power and war breaks out… … our Führer will take care of undermining the Soviet Union’s national power, so I guess I can just watch the show and eat rice cakes.
No, not that.
‘If the communists run around installing a few technologies, they can just spread them to other people.’
This is the so-called Lee Jae-yong method.
Barbarians must be treated as barbarians.
anyway.
“Here, hand over all the heavy weapons like machine guns, broken armored vehicles, and even tanks.”
“Aren’t you going to ask what kind of tank it is?”
“It must be British or French, am I wrong?”
“That’s right… … .”
In this era, the only tanks available were British-made Mark tanks or French-made FT tanks.
Of course, there may be tanks being developed hard elsewhere, but those are probably all that are currently in service.
“We only charge for scrap metal for the armored vehicles, and since it’s obvious that the heavy weapons weren’t properly maintained, we only charge for ammunition.”
“Oh, that won’t work… … .”
“Oh, then should I go and check it with my own eyes and give you a strict price? Okay? Are you sure you want to do that?”
When I said I was going to seriously start staring at people, Beria nodded with an expression on his face like a part-time worker dealing with a convenience store thief.
“Yes, just take it.”
“Yeah, if we share the practical data we’ve accumulated while using it well, and then outsource it to someone with our own technology, what do you think? Isn’t it like digging a ditch, catching crayfish, sweeping the yard, and collecting money while benefiting both the sister and brother-in-law?”
“Yes, yes, that’s right.”
Beria dismissed my talk about reader technology as nothing special.
Well, I think I would react like that too.
“Then, collect the items and move them to the promised location by the end of this month.”
“… … By the end of the month? Are you telling me to move all that stuff in just a week?”
“huh.”
“This is too… … .”
“You say that’s an unreasonable order? So what?”
“… … .”
“If I report to your captain that I will actively cooperate, he will help me.”
Beria was in tears.
“Comrade… … . A week is too short. If you could extend the deadline just a little bit more… … .”
“Then let’s make it ten days.”
“Yeah, ten days… … .”
Ten days seemed like a tight time to meet the deadline.
Beria also paused for a moment at that thought.
“Ten days.”
“Ah, comrade.”
“Then let’s meet again later.”
* * *
After a series of events, the headquarters of the Korean Independence Army, which had safely completed the mainland invasion operation and returned to headquarters, held a grand banquet to celebrate the successful conclusion of this operation.
The headquarters generously provided the alcohol and meat they had been saving, and even invited a circus troupe, a puppet show, and a fireworks troupe from Bongcheon to liven up the festive atmosphere.
“Is it okay to bring in outsiders like this?”
However, Kim Jo-jin did not fit in with this atmosphere and looked at the circus performers who were showing off their skills in front of people with displeasure.
“These are people who were sent by the Shanghai government police and the people sent by the Uiyoldan, and who were inspected several times and deemed safe.”
“But there is one chance.”
“Hehehe, Comrade Baekya. Why are you acting like such a sharp knife? A day like today is a day for everyone to drink and have fun together.”
“… … I’m sorry, Comrade Commander, I think I was a little oversensitive.”
“No. Isn’t that your charm? A sword is not only used in battle, but can also be used for work or cooking.”
“……after.”
Kim Joa-jin let out a long sigh and took a sip of his drink.
As soon as his glass was empty, Kim Dong-sam picked up the bottle himself, filled his glass, and spoke to him slyly.
“I guess the adjutant who went to Gyeongseong hasn’t done anything yet.”
“Yes, it’s been a long time since I was supposed to return, but there’s still no news.”
“Tsk tsk… … . You guy, why do you send people to such a dangerous place?”
“… … I needed to check something briefly.”
Kim Dong-sam looked at Kim Jo-jin, who was avoiding his gaze, and snickered.
“You wanted to investigate Mr. Lee of Gyeongseong?”
“… … .”
“Do you think this teacher didn’t know that? No, do you think I didn’t know?”
“Did you know?”
“I knew you were a very meticulous and suspicious person.”
Kim Dong-sam laughed and took a sip of his drink.
Kim Joa-jin asked him,
“Then… … why didn’t you stop me?”
“Are you the kind of person who wouldn’t do something if I told you not to? The Baekya I know is the kind of person who would feel better only if he saw something with his own eyes.”
“Still, if Comrade Commander had stopped me, I wouldn’t have done it.”
“If I had stopped you, the seed of doubt that had taken root in a corner of your mind would have completely taken root and grown. Wouldn’t it?”
“… … .”
Kim Dong-sam knew him very well.
Kim Joa-jin sighed and lifted his glass again.
Kim Dong-sam, who was watching the Chief of Staff with a smile, turned his head and looked at the children running and playing in the street far away, and the people dancing and clapping while watching all kinds of performances.
“Comrade Kim.”
“Yes, Comrade Commander.”
“This is just the beginning. We’re just getting started.”
“… … .”
“Discipline was established, order was established, and we were just beginning to settle down from our wandering life in the mountains.”
“… … .”
“What do you think will be next?”
Kim Joa-jin was worried.
And then he opened his mouth.
“Are you going one step further?”
“Yes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So we too must take the next step to complete the journey of a thousand miles.”
Kim Dong-sam looked back at Kim Jo-jin again.
“It’s a long journey of a thousand li. You might get lost along the way or collapse from exhaustion, but we didn’t.”
“… … Is it thanks to this teacher from Gyeongseong?”
“Well, that’s true too. That person pointed out the path we should take in advance, so we just follow that path.”
Kim Dong-sam looked up at the sky this time.
The pitch-black sky was densely packed with stars.
Kim Dong-sam took in the stars in the night sky with his eyes.
Soon, a beautiful spark jumped into his eyes.
“It’s not a bad thing to knock on a stone bridge. However, if you knock on it too much, you’re just wasting time.”
“… … .”
“I’ll keep this between you and me.”
“Yes, thank you, comrade.”
Kim Dong-sam was about to leave when he looked back at Kim Jo-jin as if he remembered something.
“Oh, by the way, I heard that a woman from Gyeongseong came to see you yesterday holding a child’s hand?”
“Pfft!”
Kim Jo-jin, who was drinking heavily, spit out the alcohol in his mouth.
“Oh, a child?”
“Yeah, he looks exactly like you. He was a very solid general. Hehehe~”
“… … .”
Kim Dong-sam left the room laughing heartily.
And behind him stood a woman holding the hand of a baby who was waddling while holding a chicken leg in her hand and looking at Kim Jo-jin with a venomous gaze.
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