Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

Chapter 1091 Interrogation of Hoshino Masao

"So my idea is that we build them ourselves secretly, starting with small warships to accumulate experience and improve our construction techniques, and then try to build large warships!"

"You three shipyards are the foundation and leading enterprises of our port's shipbuilding industry, so you must play a significant role!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Tianshui, the owner of another shipyard, excitedly asked, "You mean you want to award us the order to build warships?"

Zhang Yunhe nodded: "That's right!"

However, Chen Xuewen remained calm and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Commander Zhang. However, none of our three shipyards have ever built warships before and we have no experience. We are worried that we will fail to live up to Commander Zhang's expectations. Moreover, with our current scale, equipment, and dry dock displacement, we are afraid that we will not be able to meet the requirements for building warships!"

Zhang Yunhe asked, "How big are the dry docks at your three shipyards now?"

Chen Xuewen replied, "My shipyard can build ships with a displacement of up to 1000 tons. Their dry docks are even smaller, only able to build ships of 500 tons and 600 tons."

Zhang Yunhe smoked and pondered for a while. Under the tense and uneasy gazes of the three men, he finally spoke after a full two minutes: "Now there are two options: First, I will invest in each of your shipyards, provide a large sum of money, and have them expand their dry docks, recruit more workers, and at the same time order larger, more advanced, and more sophisticated shipbuilding and production equipment from the machinery manufacturing company!"

"These production equipment can now be manufactured domestically by our port's machinery manufacturing companies. We don't need to order from abroad; besides, even if we did, they couldn't ship them all over the place!"

"The second option is to build my own shipyard. There are many islands in the harbor, so finding a piece of land to build a shipyard is not impossible. However, this method will take longer, since everything will have to start from scratch. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages."

"Now it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate with me and let me invest in your shipyard, so that we can work together to develop and expand the shipyard?"

The three shipyards are all relatively small in scale and have limited development potential. If Zhang Yunhe can invest, coupled with his official status, the shipyards will never have to worry about orders in the future, and making money will be a sure thing.

However, all three of them hesitated. After all, Zhang Yunhe was not an ordinary businessman. If he were to invest, it was hard to say whether the shipyard would still be under their control.

The three were in a dilemma and whispered among themselves.

Zhang Yunhe saw their concerns and said, "Are you three worried that after I invest, you won't be able to get involved in the shipyard's operations? Actually, there's no need to worry. I don't have that much energy to manage the shipyard's operations!"

"Here, I can promise the three of you that as long as you manage the shipyard well, make it grow and become profitable, I will not interfere with its operation and management, and the shipyard will continue to be run by you!"

"We can discuss the amount of capital invested, but if the investment is too small, it won't be able to achieve rapid development!"

"I wonder what the three of you will choose?"

Chen Xuewen hesitated for a moment and asked, "If we agree to Commander Zhang's investment, does Commander Zhang really not want to participate in the management and operation of the shipyard?"

Zhang Yunhe said, "As I just said, as long as you can help the shipyard grow and become profitable, and provide annual dividends, I can promise not to participate in management; but if it suffers losses for three consecutive years, I will have to intervene!"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuewen said, "Okay, I agree to Commander Zhang's investment, but I have one condition: no matter how the shipyard develops in the future, I must have 30% of the shares!"

After a brief moment's thought, Zhang Yunhe agreed to Chen Xuewen's terms.

Seeing that Chen Xuewen had agreed, the other two shipyard owners also agreed to let Zhang Yunhe invest in the shipyard, with Zhang Yunhe as the investor and them as the operators.

After securing financing, the shipyard immediately underwent renovations and upgrades, expanded its dry dock, recruited and trained workers, and purchased more advanced shipbuilding machinery and equipment!

"Gentlemen, regarding the investment amount, my intention is to invest three million in each of your families, representing 70% of the shares. What do you think?"

The shipyard owned by the three men was very small, and the machinery was all old equipment. Three million only represented 70% of the shares, so it could be said that they got a good deal. Chen Xuewen and the others immediately agreed.

The following morning, Tian Tao arrived at Zhang Yunhe's office.

"Boss, after a day of discussions among representatives from the military, various levels of administration, and all sectors, it has been unanimously agreed that Hoshino Masao and others should be given a public trial so that the public will know about the numerous crimes they have committed!"

Zhang Yunhe said, "Let the prosecution investigate and charge them with their crimes first, and then the prosecution can file a lawsuit in court, accusing them of war crimes against humanity."

"Understood, I will definitely arrange this matter properly!" Tian Tao replied.

The following morning, three prosecutors went to the prison where Masao Hoshino and the others were being held and requested to meet with each of the 13 people, including Masao Hoshino.

In the interrogation room, Huang Faxiang, the head of the prosecution, stared at Hoshino Masao sitting across the table and asked, "Hoshino Masao, tell me about the crimes you have committed against our people since you launched your war of aggression!"

Hoshino Masahiro was very stubborn. He raised his head and chin and said, "What? What crimes have you committed against your people? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Huang Faxiang slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You bastard! Your crime of ordering the massacre of our people cannot be covered up or erased. Let me tell you, even if you don't say it, your chief of staff, Nagase Kiichi, will!"

Hoshino Masafumi casually lied, "I really don't remember the so-called massacre of your people. I only know that all my actions were done under orders. I did what I was told to do. If this is a crime, you should go and hold my superiors accountable, not me!"

"Sir, I can tell you very clearly that I am just a gun, a soldier without a mind of my own, and everything I have done is to be loyal to my empire. I have only done my duty and responsibility as a soldier!"

"Outrageous! Duty and responsibility? Your so-called loyalty, duty and responsibility are built on the endless suffering of our people!" Huang Faxiang retorted angrily.

Hoshino Masafumi seemed completely unafraid, and said as if nothing had happened, "That's just how the world is. The law of the world is the survival of the fittest. We are stronger than you, so it's our right that you get bullied!"

Hearing this, Huang Faxiang felt both angry and relieved, and immediately followed up by asking, "So you admit that you committed the crime of massacre against our people?"

"I don't understand what 'anti-humanity' means. I only know that what I did was right and correct. The strength of a nation must be built on the suffering of other nations. There's nothing wrong with that!" said Masao Hoshino.

"Absurd! Utter nonsense!" Huang Faxiang roared. "Now confess everything you've done, explain it all clearly, one by one!"