"Maeda-kun, you're not joking, right" Kawashima Naniwa, the head of the newly baked North Branch of the Koya Association, asked in surprise, he only learned the day before yesterday that Maeda had rushed to Jinan to investigate, Jinan Mansion was the most taboo place in Kawashima Naniwa's heart, but in this case it is impossible not to go to Jinan, if something happens to Maeda, his position will be unstable, if Maeda finds something, his head may be even more unstable. With the mentality of letting Maeda return in vain no matter what, Kawashima Naniwa hurriedly arranged a plan to rebuild the North Branch Branch, and took seven or eight internal security personnel with a little kung fu to Jinan Mansion, and as soon as he entered the liaison station, he encountered Maeda who came in from the outside, and Maeda's plan surprised him.

"Kawashima-kun, although I am not a professional intelligence officer, I feel that the kidnapped colleague is likely to be targeted by the other party when investigating some issues, so I want to start with the daily work of these colleagues to see if there are any clues." Maeda analyzed Kawashima very sincerely, "Actually, I think the other party's target is not the property of the North Branch, but our personnel, and the scope of work that entrusted Kondo and the person in charge of Murata is in the area of Naoli, Shandong, so the most suspicious is Jinan Prefecture." My visit in the past few days has found a problem that everyone has overlooked, Shandong is very different from other Qing provinces, you know, in Zhili and other provinces, Qing people are lazy and sluggish, but Shandong is not like this. In addition to the rapid pace of the workers and merchants, even the hawkers and peasants were very energetic, which is not even comparable to that in the country. Although I was not able to enter the factories of the Qing people in Shandong, judging from the import and export of some factories, their business environment and efficiency are probably very impressive. Shandong's territory has been able to catch up with our rich Honshu Island Plain, and the population is not much different, in this case, even if the Qing State only Shandong developed to the level of the empire, it would be a huge threat to the empire. Therefore, in addition to looking for clues, I would like to investigate again in Shandong, please be sure to explain this situation to China, and please send some intelligence officers who are familiar with Shandong to lend me, and I hope to work with you to provide a detailed investigation report on the situation in Shandong for the headquarters. ”

"Maeda-kun is right, I just found some signs here, but if I didn't go through your refinement and analysis, I would have neglected these details. Your proposal is very necessary, and the investigation of Shantung will provide me with valuable first-hand information about the Imperial Government, and I will be happy to help you. Well, I'll be back in Beijing tomorrow, and I'll be able to deploy people within my purview, but you know, I'm still in the council right now, and I probably won't be able to mobilize too much to support your investigation. "Kawashima Naniwa reminded Maeda very tactfully, your old man went to Shandong to conduct grassroots research without permission, and my appointment has not been issued yet? What kind of business is this? It doesn't matter if you want my support, you can't let me hang like this, and I have to feed a carrot to drive a donkey.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Kawashima-kun, I'm sorry for the trouble" Maeda is also a person who has mixed up to the deputy director level or above, how could he not hear Kawashima's complaints, he knew that he planned to put a satellite on the Shandong issue, and it was impossible without the support of Kawashima, the head snake, it was nothing more than to let him justifiably preside over the northern branch, mention his name in the Shandong report, and everyone carried the sedan chair "Kawashima-kun's appointment is here for me, but I am busy in the capital, and then rushed to Shandong overnight to investigate, it was I who neglected the announcement procedure, I beg your pardon. ”

"Wherever and where, Maeda-kun is loyal and dutiful, and he is dedicated to serving the empire, and Kawashima is ashamed of himself. When I take office, I will use your professionalism as an example to spur myself on, teach my subordinates, and do whatever it takes to serve the interests of the empire. ”

"Kawashima-kun deserves to be the elite cadre of the association, your praise Maeda is ashamed, Maeda is willing to work with Kawashima-kun to do his duty for the association and create new achievements. This is your official appointment document, from now on, you are the head of the northern branch of the association, and I hope that Kawashima-kun can restore the strength of the northern branch as soon as possible, strengthen the collection and analysis of all aspects of the Qing country's intelligence, and pay close attention to cultivating people in power who have a friendly attitude towards the empire, so as to fulfill the missions entrusted by the association even better. Kawashima-kun, I wish the North Branch excellent results under your leadership! Become the vanguard of our Xingya Association's overseas institutions. ”

"Hayi, I, Kawashima Naniwa, will definitely live up to the entrustment of the general association and Maeda-kun, and the North Branch will become the pride of the association." Kawashima hurriedly made a statement, although there were only two of them in the secret room.

"Roaring west, Kawashima-kun, let's forge ahead together."

"For the Empire! For His Majesty the Emperor! Endeavor! "Endeavour!" The two of them blushed with excitement and their necks were thick, and they didn't know who to shout in this small basement.

Kawashima, who couldn't calm down for a long time, simply continued to talk with Maeda in an izakaya opened by Osaka people in the commercial port area, both of them are radical young people in the association, and they are very dissatisfied with some of the conservative policies of the bigwigs in the association, in fact, they are worried that these rules and regulations will block the ladder they climb up, and there are some young middle-level people in that unit who are more radical, and it is natural for people to go to high places and water to flow to low places. If the bigwigs in high positions are too conservative and suppress the progress path of the middle-aged and young cadres under their command, then the consequences will be very serious.

"Kawashima-kun, how about you think I plan to use the thirty-six tactics of the Qing people to scare the snake?" Maeda, who was like a monkey's buttocks, hugged Kawashima and said, "We released the news that the Northern Branch Incident was committed by the Qing people, and it was because Murata made enemies in Shandong that we wanted to avenge the victims of the organization, and now we are mobilizing domestic manpower to come to Jinan Mansion and prepare to wash each other in blood." So according to my reasoning, the guy who did this must belong to an organization, and their organization will not be unconcerned about the retaliatory measures of our Xingya Society, in order to know our countermeasures in advance, they will send people to the docks and stations and other places to keep an eye on them, and we just need to secretly monitor these places, and find out the organization to which we belong if we find suspicious people. ”

"High, high, really high." Kawashima admired this old-fashioned-looking guy a little, but he didn't expect that he also had a deep knowledge of the fighting strategy of the intelligence front, and it seems that there will always be a lot of talent over there. It's a pity that he Kawashima can't turn back, and this Maeda can only be handed over to Lord Wu to deal with, but it's a pity that a loyal Xingya will be a general.

"Kawashima-kun, don't come unharmed." Saying goodbye to Maeda, Kawashima, who was wandering around the station and preparing to take a ride back to Beijing, had just found a private room by the window in a teahouse, and was thinking about how to contact Lord Wu, when a yin voice sounded behind him, and Kawashima, who was still a little hot with a fan, heard this sound like falling into an ice cave, and his whole body was like being frozen, and he couldn't turn his head stiffly. Fortunately, the visitor quickly turned to the front of him, and it turned out to be a woman dressed as a rich lady, followed by two big men.

"Liu, Liu." The nightmare that this voice brought to him was even more terrifying than the "refreshment pill" that controlled his spirit, and the encounter that night in Yulinbao was the deepest abyss of fear in Kawashima, and now when he heard this voice, his bird couldn't help but spasme.

"Sit down, Kawashima-kun. I'm not in charge of Liu, you're welcome. We chatted over tea. The woman lifted the veil, and Kawashima breathed a long sigh of relief, he never wanted to see the eunuch for the rest of his life, especially the salivating eyes of those yin people who were missing something at their birds, which made his fear much deeper. This is obviously not a eunuch pretending, Kawashima knows that her name is Miss Du, and she is also a subordinate of Lord Wu, although he doesn't want to face them and betray his compatriots, but Kawashima's sense of resistance has long since collapsed, and what he can't let go of now is just a matter of face.

"Miss Du, I have been appointed as the head of the North Branch, and this is my appointment document. I came to Jinan this time for a guy who came to the club, and he wanted to investigate the situation in Shandong, and I was very worried that it would make it difficult for Lord Wu. Kawashima, who was very entangled in his heart, still couldn't resist the magic of the "Refreshing Pill", and besides, the video materials of his confessions and confessions were stored in Lord Wu, as long as he was released, I believe that he would be fortunate enough to become the number one target of the Xingya Society.

"Good, this is your chance. I believe that as long as you are smart enough, you will not let yourself be put in a dilemma. Here's your ticket back to Beijing today and your operating expenses, HSBC account. As for Maeda, we will make him disappear, everything is an accident, and when you return to Beijing, you will pick some guys that you don't use well and send them, and we can guarantee that everything has nothing to do with you. The Shandong situation report is already in the drawer of your new office, and you can watch how to use these materials. After explaining, Miss Du put down the veil without joy or sorrow, turned around with the bodyguard and opened the secret door on the wall and entered a room similar to an account room next door, leaving Kawashima, who had been unable to close his mouth, and cold sweat flowed again.

His former opponent is now too terrifying. Kawashima has always been proud of the intelligence and espionage power of the Xingya Society, but today he finally understands what it means to have people outside the world and heaven outside the sky, in the land of Lord Wu, not to mention his own Infernal Affairs, even if the top spies of the Xingya Society are dispatched, they will be lost in this inconspicuous Jinan Mansion. Thinking about whether to tell the truth or say more or less, the other party didn't have to report it himself, so he had a clear understanding of Maeda's identity and purpose, knowing that he needed to give an explanation to the General Assembly on the Shandong issue, and he had prepared intelligence materials for himself in such a short period of time, and it had been sent to his desk in the capital, the meaning of this is actually obvious, if he dares to have two hearts, the next time he puts it in his desk, I'm afraid it will be his own head. Open the deposit receipt and look at the account "Takeshita Alcohol" is a common name, but the four zeros behind the amount made him very excited, and he was even very mentally retarded to put his fingers on the number of zeros one by one. What does 10,000 pounds mean, Kawashima naturally understands that there is no turning back for himself.

Maeda had already sent people to spread rumors, saying that the Xingya Society had gone down to the rivers and lakes, and that the young and old in Jinan, Shandong Province would know that the Xingya Society had gathered people to seek revenge in Shandong, and he was full of hope waiting for the enemy to mess up, but it was like throwing a stone at Daming Lake, and he didn't even hear a sound.