Traveling through the Republic of China to become a special agent, the system is very easy for me

By the time Yuan Ye finished filling out a pile of forms, completing routine procedures and returned to the secretarial department, Chai Ruhai had already returned to the department's office.

When he saw Yuan Ye, he said enthusiastically:

"Shi Kai, have you finished the formalities?"

"It's done, Chief."

Yuan Ye knew that he could call him by his name in private, but in the workplace, he still had to follow the rules and could only call him Section Chief.

"Let me introduce this new colleague to you. His name is Yuan Shikai, and he is also my classmate. He speaks Japanese very well. In addition to his daily work, he will also be responsible for the connection with Japan.

I was originally in charge of this area, and I will guide Shi Kai for a while. Everyone welcomes the new colleague!"

Everyone finally understood why Yuan Ye came to the Secretary Section. No wonder he was the section chief's classmate. Although they looked down on him, they had to be polite to him in the future for the sake of the section chief, otherwise he would tell tales in front of the section chief.

The four of them burst into warm applause.

Chai Ruhai introduced four more colleagues to Yuan Ye.

"An Youmin, a graduate of the University of London, is responsible for the liaison with the British side of the International Settlement in addition to his daily work.

Guo Quan, a graduate of Princeton University in the United States, is responsible for the liaison with the American side of the International Settlement in addition to his daily work.

Cui Jian, a graduate of the University of Paris, France, is responsible for the liaison with the French side of the French Concession in addition to his daily work.

He Li, a graduate of the University of Tokyo, Japan, is responsible for coordinating with Japanese consultant Mr. Sasaki in addition to her daily work.

You should help Shi Kai in your work and work together to do a good job in Ke Li's work."

When Yuan Ye heard this, he realized that they were indeed all top students who studied abroad. But when he thought about it, the Shanghai Municipal Government's Secretary Department was directly responsible to the mayor, so how could anyone come in?

Maybe I am an exception and have connections through the backdoor.

Yuan Ye humbly bowed and said:

"I am a newcomer and have little knowledge. You are all top students who studied abroad. I will learn from you in the future. If there are any things I don't understand in my work, I hope you will give me some advice!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

For the sake of the section chief, everyone agreed.

"Okay, everyone, work hard. Shi Kai, come with me. I'll take you to meet Mayor Fu and Secretary General Su."

Yuan Ye followed Chai Ruhai into the mayor's office. Fu Quan'an was sitting behind a large desk reviewing documents. He looked up at them.

Fu Quan'an looks very energetic and you can't tell at all that he is almost seventy years old.

Chai Ruhai walked quickly forward with Yuan Ye, pointed at Yuan Ye and introduced him:

"Mayor, this is my classmate Yuan Shikai whom I told you about."

Fu Quan'an raised his head and said expressionlessly:

"Okay, young man, you must work hard under the leadership of Section Chief Chai."

"Yes, I will definitely work hard and help the leaders solve their problems."

Yuan Ye bowed.

Fu Quan'an nodded and continued to read his documents. Chai Ruhai and Yuan Ye quickly retreated quietly.

When they arrived at the Secretary-General's office, after Chai Ruhai introduced Yuan Ye, Su Xiwu seemed more enthusiastic, after all, Yuan Ye had been his student.

Although the Secretary Section is directly responsible to the Mayor, it is nominally under the leadership of the Secretary General.

Su Xiwu is nearly fifty years old. He graduated from Waseda University and has experienced many ups and downs in the political world. He has worked as a professor and a university president. Therefore, he has both the elegance of an intellectual and the sophistication of a bureaucrat.

He asked Yuan Ye and Chai Ruhai to sit down and said in a friendly manner:

"Xiao Yuan, in which year did you enter Chizhi University?"

"Secretary General, I entered the school in 1935. You were the principal at that time and you also taught us."

Yuan Ye said respectfully.

Su Xiwu nodded and smiled:

"Do you remember our school motto?"

"Of course students remember that the school motto is "Devotion to work and enjoy being a team player!"

"Well, that's right. You still remember that the phrase 'dedication to one's career and enjoyment of others' comes from Dai Sheng's book 'Book of Rites - Records of Learning'. It means to be very dedicated to one's career and get along well with friends.

I extend this to mean that you need to have both professionalism and team spirit. So when you come to the Secretary Section, you must remember the school motto, "Dedicated to your work and team spirit", this is my expectation for you. "

Yuan Ye thought to himself, since he is an intellectual, he speaks differently and quotes from classics. He is much better than the traitor Fu Quan'an.

But no matter how well he spoke, when the country was in crisis, he became a traitor, betrayed his own country, failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a Chinese, and sold out the interests of the country, the largest group. How can it be said that he was dedicated to his work and enjoyed working with others?

Although Yuan Ye sneered in his heart, he still said humbly:

"The Secretary General is absolutely right. We students will definitely live up to your expectations, remember the school motto, be dedicated to our work, and do our job well."

After chatting for a while, Chai Ruhai stood up and said:

"Let's not disturb the Secretary-General's work. Let's go back."

"Okay, Shi Kai, if you have any problems in the future, just come to me."

Su Xiwu laughed heartily.

Yuan Ye thought, is this just a polite remark, or does he have a good impression of him?

The two returned to the office of the Secretary Section 1. Chai Ruhai asked Yuan Ye to follow him into the Section Chief's office and motioned Yuan Ye to close the door. After Yuan Ye sat down, Chai Ruhai said:

"Shi Kai, there is something I want to remind you. Although the secretary general has been our principal, you should not go to him for no reason."

"why?"

Yuan Ye asked curiously.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Su Xiwu and Fu Quan'an must be at odds with each other. The First Secretary Section is directly responsible to Fu Quan'an, Chai Ruhai is Fu Quan'an's man, and he is Chai Ruhai's man. Chai Ruhai is worried that if he gets too close to Su Xiwu, Fu Quan'an will become suspicious and suspect that Chai Ruhai is two-timing. Chai Ruhai is just trying to climb up the tree of Fu Quan'an, so how can he lose Fu Quan'an's trust?

Su Xiwu was so enthusiastic towards me and told me to come to him if I had any problems. I'm afraid it's not just a simple teacher-student friendship, but there may be some deeper meaning behind it.

Chai Ruhai lowered his voice and said:

"There are no outsiders here. Let me be honest with you. The Nanjing Reform Government was supported by General Matsumoto Iwane, the commander of the Japanese Central China Front Army. The Shanghai Municipal Government obeys the Reform Government. Mayor Fu followed General Matsumoto's path and took the position of mayor from Secretary-General Su.

The secretary general also has Japanese connections. Although he is not as powerful as Mayor Fu, at least he has a position as secretary general. He is considered the second-in-command of the city government, although he does not have any real power.

Secretary-General Su appears to obey Mayor Fu, but he would never be willing to let the position of mayor be taken away from him, so Mayor Fu has always been worried about him and on guard against him.

If you get too close to Secretary-General Su, and you are my man, Mayor Fu is a suspicious person. What do you think he will think of me?

I'm sure you will doubt my loyalty. I'm afraid this is what our Principal Su wants to see."