Chapter 209: Fear of Power but Not Virtue
"Such an obvious mistake was discovered by an outsider. Our Renjiao Society has lost all face."
The leader of Renjiao Society slammed the table and shouted angrily.
He had neglected this before. This International Education Information Center was introduced by the Japanese diplomats, and he thought it was a regular department of the Japanese.
But what Liu Hongmin said is also right. Is there any formal department called Intelligence Center?
"Investigate! We must investigate and clear them out!"
Renjiao Society launched a comprehensive investigation. It is possible that one person was deceived, but it is simply outrageous that an entire department was deceived.
Such a large-scale investigation could not be concealed from outsiders. Soon the news spread throughout the capital, making Renjiao Society a laughing stock in the entire capital.
Everyone in Renjiao Society hated Liu Hongmin, but Liu Hongmin didn't care. He asked Ma Weidu to send people to keep an eye on Renjiao Society and keep an eye on the mutual review of textbooks.
All departments in the capital were discussing this matter, and many leaders were warning their subordinates, "Come on, be alert in the future. If our department makes the same mistake as Ren Jiaoshe, we will become the laughing stock of the whole country."
Even some departments that showed signs of trouble have begun to conduct reviews.
The review lasted for a month and indeed found some problems. All the people found were punished.
For a time, the capital was in a state of panic, and many guilty people were terrified. They immediately restrained themselves and dared not make any move.
Ms. Deng called Xiyuan and asked, "Recently, there has been a lot of activity in various departments. Will it affect your plans?"
"It's okay. It's good to have some twists and turns. Otherwise, the other party won't believe it easily. Liu Hongmin is a little sensible and didn't make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, the New Light Newspaper under his command would have reported it long ago."
Ms. Deng: "That's right. After Hongmin got married, he became more stable. Do we still need to carry out the mutual review of textbooks?"
"Of course! We have been preparing for this for so long, so we have to continue."
Ms. Deng: "Then I will say hello to Hongmin and ask him to cooperate."
"That's fine. Let him keep an eye on the mutual review of textbooks. We are going to set a trap for them, and it would be best if we can minimize the losses."
Ms. Deng: “Leave this matter to me.”
After hanging up the phone, Ms. Deng called Liu Hongmin and asked, "Hongmin, what are you busy with recently?"
"Ms. Deng!" Liu Hongmin stood up respectfully, "How come you have time to call me?"
"It's all your fault. I called Xiyuan."
Liu Hongmin immediately understood, "What do you need me to do?"
"I have already informed Renjiao Society. They will send you a letter of appointment in the next few days and ask you to participate in the mutual review of textbooks. This must be done, but we must try to minimize our losses."
Liu Hongmin took the lead, "Okay, Ms. Deng, I know what to do."
A few days later, the employment letter from Renjiaoshe was delivered.
"Comrade Hongmin, welcome to the Renjiao Society to guide our work."
The comrades from Renjiao Society shook Liu Hongmin's hand. Although they were disgusted in their hearts, they had to greet him with a smile.
Liu Hongmin also had a smile on his face and said, "We are all serving the country, so let's work together sincerely." After seeing off the comrades from Renjiao Society, Liu Hongmin called Richard.
Richard laughed: "Mr. Liu, how was your honeymoon? Are you going to start working?"
Liu Hongmin: "We didn't have a honeymoon, but we already started working. Richard, help me find some people and investigate some things."
"Does it need to be kept secret?" Richard asked in a low voice.
"Yes, it needs to be kept secret." Liu Hongmin said, "This matter is somewhat dangerous. After you find good people, let them go to Xiangjiang. My people will connect with them."
Richard: “Okay, how many people are needed?”
"Let's recruit twenty first! Remember, they must all be white."
"No problem, I'll get some private detectives over there."
Soon, Richard sent a private detective to Hong Kong, and Liu Hongmin directly asked Chen Yu to contact him. After taking Liu Hongmin's money, the gang immediately went to the Japanese to investigate.
Liu Hongmin also ended his vacation and reported to Renjiao Society.
"Comrade Redmin!"
The people of Renjiao Society greeted them one after another. They were now afraid of Liu Hongmin. Liu Hongmin had the Renjiao Society conduct a major investigation with just a few words. He was simply a living devil.
Liu Hongmin smiled and waved his hands, looking completely harmless. He came to the office of the leader of Renjiao Club and said, "Leader, I am here to report to you."
The leader stood up with a smile on his face and grabbed Liu Hongmin's hands. "Comrade Hongmin, it's great that you can come to help. I'm sorry that you laughed at what happened before. I hope we can work together sincerely to complete this task together."
"Of course." Liu Hongmin exchanged a few pleasantries and then went straight to the point, "I wonder how far the work has progressed?"
The leader took a document and handed it to Liu Hongmin. "Comrade Hongmin, please forgive me. It was our mistake before. We have been conducting an investigation recently, so the progress of our work is very slow."
Liu Hongmin took the materials and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as we don't break our minds, there are always more solutions than difficulties."
He flipped the materials open, glanced at them briefly, and put them on the table. Because of the International Education Information Center, everything had to be started over again. Because of the review, Renjiao Society had not yet contacted the Japanese again. So, this work was equivalent to starting from scratch.
The leader smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you for troubling Comrade Hongmin."
In his heart, he wanted to laugh at Liu Hongmin. "Aren't you capable? I want to see what you're going to do now."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Leader, the most important thing now is to resume contact with the Japanese and ask them to explain to the National Education Information Center. If they don't have a reasonable explanation, we can cancel this cooperation directly."
When the leader heard this, he was stunned.
"Comrade Hongmin, this is a mission assigned by Xiyuan. It would be bad to cancel it, right?"
Liu Hongmin said calmly: "The Japanese are afraid of power but not virtue, and know small courtesy but not great righteousness. There is no need to be polite to them. Now they are in the wrong first. If we don't take control of them now, how can our Renjiao Society save face?"
When the leader heard this, he was immediately moved. During this period of time, Renjiao Club had lost face. If they could regain face from the Japanese, it would be great.
Concerned about his own interests, the leader instantly showed the instinct of a politician. When the general meeting of Renjiao Society was held, the leader came straight to the point, "We cooperated in the mutual review of textbooks in the spirit of friendship between the two countries. I didn't expect the Japanese to have evil intentions and fool us. Immediately send a note to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If they don't give a reasonable explanation, then there will be no cooperation in the future."
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was immediately panicked when they received the note. The mutual review of textbooks is related to whether they can extend their hands into our education sector. If we do not cooperate, their plan will fail.
(End of this chapter)
