Chapter 476: 179, Lin Mo did it? Absolutely impossible!_1

After hearing his son’s report, Chen Shanhe’s face took on an unprecedented level of seriousness.

What does this mean?

First they announce a retreat, and then they follow it up with all kinds of bans?

What on earth is going on?

Just how deep is the hatred that this newly appointed Duke of America has for Japan?

No,

these issues must be resolved quickly, otherwise it’s very easy for things to go south, or even to provoke a rebellious sentiment among the American public.

“First go and stabilize them, if there’s anything else, we’ll talk after I get back from the office!”

After issuing the orders, Chen Shanhe didn’t dare delay any further and rushed to the door, getting into the business car prepared by Ichiro Toyota.

Ichiro Toyota followed closely and got into the car as well.

The driver floored the accelerator, and the only ones left in the courtyard were Chen Shanhe’s son Chen Ze, as well as Qian Sheng, who was still in a state of confusion.

Watching the motorcade speed around the corner and out of sight, Qian Sheng couldn’t help but lower his voice and say, “Young master, what exactly is going on? Why would America suddenly target us?”

“Do you think there’s a possibility that Lin Mo has made a move against us?”

Lin Mo?

When this name was mentioned, an expression that visibly turned cold and gloomy crossed Chen Ze’s face.

If there’s anyone in the world who would want the Chen Family to disappear, Lin Mo would definitely be at the top of the list.

However, two and a half years ago when they last saw Lin Mo, he was like a dog of a bereaved family, fleeing from Northern Sea City. Although they hadn’t located him since, the Abyss Organization had never appeared again either.

He indeed had some skills and was a tough opponent.

But Chen Ze absolutely didn’t believe that he could have secured a grip over the king of the world’s strongest nation in just two and a half years.

That was an almost impossible task.

America was not a small country like Japan; there were all sorts of mysterious families and powers within America. If it were so easy to settle things, it wouldn’t be the world’s strongest nation.

“Impossible.”

Chen Ze firmly shook his head and said, “Even if he’s powerful, he couldn’t have done this. According to the information passed back by my friend, this Duke of America has no governing experience and his actions often do not follow conventional patterns.”

“It’s probably just him making some policy adjustments, inadvertently hurting Japan only.”

“Stop dawdling, follow me. Let’s go calm those restless families; if they start causing trouble now, that’d be our biggest problem!”

Japan is actually like a time bomb; if the profit is sufficient, the bomb won’t be detonated.

But if external pressure gets too high, causing the various families to not get enough profit, then whether it’s Chen Shanhe or himself, Chen Ze, backlash would come quickly.

…

Business car.

Ichiro Toyota, looking at the quickly passing streetscape outside, now found it hard to maintain a calm expression.

He frowned and said, “Chen Sang, who do you think is behind all of this?”

“I have no enemies in America, and I’ve had no dealings with this so-called Johnson family.”

“Moreover, because of his connection to the current Duke, I had people specifically investigate this family, and it seems certain they shouldn’t have such a negative impression of Japan.”

“What’s more important is that if they really stop our oil exports, it would be completely harmful to them without any benefit!”

Fisheries… oil… natural gas…

With the simultaneous ban on exporting these three commodities within a single day, this is far more severe than any sanctions America has imposed on other countries before.

And if these are indicative that America has truly broken with Japan, then the withdrawal of the American troops stationed in Japan would be akin to a massive slap in his own face.

Chen Shanhe himself did not know why all this was happening.

No matter how he thought about it, such actions didn’t seem to align with America’s interests.

So now there were at least three possibilities.

The first possibility was a show of force, a warning to others!

Since the Duke of America had just taken office, it was natural that he would want to accomplish some achievements to make the citizens happy.

For America, all industries have basically reached a bottleneck; a significant rise or fall in a short period of time is quite unrealistic.

Under such circumstances, the simplest way to produce impressive statistics is to plunder resources from other countries.

This is also the very foundation of America’s establishment.

They were originally a ship of banished convicts, who after suppressing the indigenous people, established their own country.

As they grew stronger, they kept repeating the act of plundering resources from other countries.

“Let’s hope Johnson Hester only wants to acquire some resources; in that case, there’s still room for negotiation.”

Chen Shanhe muttered to himself, mentally prepared to give America whatever they wanted.

After all, this wasn’t his own country; Chen Shanhe only regarded Japan as a stepping-stone.

As long as he could eliminate the major trouble that is Lin Mo, Chen Shanhe still preferred to return to Grand Xia.

Even if he didn’t have as much power in Grand Xia Country as he did here, Chen Shanhe was willing to return to his roots.

Sitting next to him, Ichiro Toyota furrowed his brow and said, “Chen Sang, if it really is about resources, that would be manageable, but I’m worried that he might be targeting you personally.”

“Do you think that the manipulator behind this situation could be Lin Mo?”

Lin Mo?

Hearing this name, an image of Lin Mo involuntarily came to mind.