After a slight pause, Chu Mufeng continued: "The second is that Xinjing has rich resources and cheap land prices, can you say that these can not attract the attention of the Kwantung Army?" They can recklessly carry out migration activities here, plunder resources, and profit from them. ”

"As for the third, it is a plan from the perspective of political factors and the policy of northward expansion."

When he said this, Chu Mufeng's expression became serious.

"You know what? Since 1907, Xinjing has become one of the strongest strongholds of the island colonists in the three eastern provinces, with the consulate, commercial port, and garrison of the island country. ”

"As a city that has been least affected by the power of the Feng warlords, Xinjing is undoubtedly very convenient to manage. In addition, from a military point of view, it is very suitable for launching military aggression against our Kannai region and the Soviet Far East. ”

"With these reasons, it is difficult for Xinjing not to become the imperial capital!"

Blood Phoenix suddenly realized.

Following Chu Mufeng, it is a long insight.

……

New Jingcheng Te, in the interrogation room of the high school.

Jiang Guochu is being held here right now, and standing in front of him is Miyazaki Sijun, the special senior division in charge of his case.

He will be arrested, all of which Miyazaki Sijun has investigated single-handedly.

If it weren't for this guy, Jiang Guochu would never have been exposed.

He never expected that in order to catch him, Miyazaki Sijun would use the elite of the special high class to lay out.

"Why, it's all here, and you still don't want to talk about it?" Miyazaki asked with a smile on his face.

"Say what?"

Jiang Guochu looked directly at Miyazaki Sijun and said indignantly: "Miyazaki Nakasa, I don't know what you're talking about, and what you asked me to say, I have nothing to say." ”

"Why do you have to say I'm a spy, is it possible? I'm the first secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs Yu Wujiang, is it necessary to be a spy? ”

"Yes, this is also what I find strange, on the side of the puppet Manchurians, you can be said to be high, you want power, you want power, you want to be powerful, why do you destroy your future?"

"But yours is indeed a spy, sent by the Huaxia Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau, how about it, I'm right, Mr. Sunflower!" Miyazaki sneered.

Sunflower!

Damn, you even know your own code name?

How the hell did he do it?

"Sunflowers? Isn't that a flower name? What do you mean by that? Jiang Guochu looked dazed.

He gritted his teeth and was ready to die and refuse to admit it.

"Hmph, in your Huaxia words, you are toasting and not eating and drinking!"

Miyazaki Sijun turned around and said coldly: "Torture! ”

"Yes!"

Miserable shouts rang out from the interrogation room.

……

The new capital is in a small Western-style two-story building.

A middle-aged man in his thirties was sitting in front of the window writing, the window was splashed black, with a pot of green plants in the corner of the table, and next to it was a cup of tea that had long since cooled.

His name is Hua Dong.

Speaking of identity, he is a very ordinary reporter in Xinjing.

He is just like a casual person he meets on the road, nothing more than a reporter's identity card.

Whew!

Under the reflection of the light, lines of numbers can be presented on paper like this.

Each line of numbers is stacked so hazardly that it can be confusing to look at it individually or as a whole.

I can't guess what this is going on or what it says.

Unless there is a matching codebook.

That's right, Hua Dong is an excellent spy, and he is the leader of the second group placed in the new capital by the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau.

Since he came to Xinjing and lurked, he has hardly passed on any information.

It's not that he can't collect it, but he understands that his duty is to use it as a dead room.

Unless activated, he can't contact his superiors.

Even if something big happens, you can only watch from the sidelines and act as a passerby.

Over the years, Hua Dong has almost forgotten his true identity.

Until two days ago, he was activated.

"Do everything possible to collect the news of Yu Wujiang, Minister of Military Affairs! Collect the news of Miyazaki Shijun in the special high school class! Search for the news of Yu Wujiang's secretary Jiang Guochu! ”

"Wait for the envoy's notice at any time, and do what you are told!"

That's what he's going to do right now.

After knowing what to do, Hua Dong began to be active.

He began to sort through the information he had gathered.

He is cautious, even in his own home, he will not explain what valuable information is written on the table, it is all recorded in this garbled way.

In this way, no matter who finds it, it can only be helpless in the end.

"Jiang Guochu!"

Why gather information about him?

At the beginning, Hua Dong was also a little puzzled, but later when he was collecting, after knowing that Jiang Guochu had been secretly arrested by the special high school, he sensitively guessed that maybe Jiang Guochu was also his own person.

Even then, the details he knew were limited.

So before the envoy arrives, try to do what you have to do!

……

New capital, Yu Mansion.

This is Yu Wujiang's mansion, as the chief of the military and political department of the puppet Manchukuo, it is naturally heavily guarded.

Each key position is guarded by sentries, and guards patrol it every once in a while.

At this moment, walking around the study with a sad face is Yu Wujiang.

Don't look at him as a high-powered military and political chief, but in front of the islanders, he is a lackey without any dignity.

People can do whatever they want, and they want to maintain the so-called dignity and face.

Excuse me, but your dignity is cheap and worthless.

If he is really powerful and powerful enough, will the secretary of his cronies be taken away casually?

As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

You mad dogs of the special high class are so unscrupulous, and you arrested my secretary Jiang Guochu without any evidence, have you ever thought about my feelings?

"They say that the state prince is an agent of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau, is it true or false?"

His wife Zeng Huan was a little incredulous, in all fairness, she had a very good impression of Jiang Guochu.

The latter also has a lot of respect for her as a lady!

Many things in their family are handled by Jiang Guochu.

But why was it just like this, Jiang Guochu was suddenly arrested by the people of the special high class? And in the name of being a spy.

"I don't know!"

Yu Wujiang shook his head, he really didn't know this.

He only knew that the special high class was very quick to arrest people, and he didn't inform himself, and when he was in a meeting, he suddenly came over and took Jiang Guochu away.

At that time, all the participants looked at themselves with mockery and disdain.

That look seemed to be saying: It seems that your position is probably about to come to an end, otherwise why would the special high school take away your people without giving face?

"The national prince has been with you for almost ten years, such a long time, they say he is a spy, that is?"

"How can they do such wrongs? Lao Yu, isn't the news from outside groundless? Zeng Huan couldn't help frowning and whispered.

"What's the news?" Yu Wujiang asked as he stroked the teacup.

"It is said that the advisers of the island country will be ready to replace you, saying that you are a little disobedient, so I will take your secretary first, and then it will be your turn, and finally you!"

Zeng Huan said hesitantly.

"Impossible! Nonsense! ”

Yu Wujiang sneered disdainfully, "Do you think such gossip can be believed?" Do you think the advisers of the island nation would really want to replace me, and they would need to come up with so many tricks? ”

"Well, that's right, too!" Zeng Huan was quickly relieved.

With the mastery of Xinjing by the advisers of other island countries, do they still need to be so complicated? Who you want to replace is just a matter of words.

"Is the national prince a spy of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau? If that's the case, what do you say about it? ”

Zeng Huan asked worriedly.

"I don't know, let's take one step at a time." Yu Wujiang said with a sigh.

"Alas, I really hope it's a misunderstanding, and the national reserve will be okay to release it." Zeng Huan muttered.

……

Xinjing Railway Station.

When Chu Mufeng and Xuefeng walked out of the train, their faces changed again.

Now his eyes are slightly sunken, his face is a little pale and yellow, he has a mustache at the corner of his mouth, he wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, he wears a gentleman's suit, and he also holds a staff of civilization in his hand.

Blood Phoenix was wearing a loose dress, and she was originally bewitching, but at this moment, she seemed to have turned into an unopened piece of jade.

That's who they are now.

Chu Mufeng is called Sakuragi Kendo.

The blood phoenix is called Ohara Reihua.

Chu Mufeng is in the business of cultural relics and antiques, and Xiaoyuan Lihua is his wife.

This kind of identity has been done a long time ago in the Sakuraku area, and in the case of Fukuhara Ko-san being killed, no one can verify the authenticity.

"This Xinjing really deserves to be the imperial capital of the puppet Manchurians, there are prosperous scenes everywhere, even this railway station is a little more lively than Fengtian."

Blood Phoenix said after glancing over the past.

"yes, it's inevitable."

Chu Mufeng replied with a slight smile.

Not to mention the imperial capital of the puppet Manchurians, even if a few more government agencies are built here, it is impossible not to be lively.

Most of the people here are islanders dressed in a variety of kimonos, and they walk leisurely around the streets to greet each other, and many of the shops on the streets are written in Japanese.

If you don't really know that this is Xinjing, you will misunderstand whether this is an island country.

"Shall we find a hotel to stay in first?" Blood Phoenix asked.

"Well, let's go!"

After the two men left the train station, they were ready to look for a car.

Who would have thought that at this moment, suddenly I saw a bunch of people laughing in front of me, and a man in a suit was pushed and collided back and forth.

There were people around watching the excitement, but no one helped, and they all had indifferent smiles on their faces.

"That's supposed to be an archipelago nation ronin!" Blood Phoenix said after seeing their costumes.

"Well, it's the Island Ronin!" A cold light flashed in Chu Mufeng's eyes, but he didn't want to intervene.

After all, those island ronins all wore katanas, and they didn't look good.

If you say that you are righteous, you will undoubtedly cause trouble in vain.

The most important thing is that the man in the suit who was bullied by them actually spoke the island dialect, not the Chinese dialect, which shows that they were fighting among themselves.

Why should Chu Mufeng bother with such a thing.

But sometimes I don't want to take care of things, but things come to my door.

The unlucky guy who was bullied, after being pushed and fell to the ground, just got up, was kicked and rushed out, and then fell at Chu Mufeng's feet.

"Yaga, are you all in a group?"

A ronin grabs his katana and glances at him with arrogance.

When he saw the blood phoenix, even though the blood phoenix looked average at the moment, his tall figure still made his eyes shine.

"Please, save me!"

The man in the suit who fell to the ground looked up at Chu Mufeng pitifully, and almost hugged his thigh directly for help.

Chu Mufeng couldn't help frowning.

Ronin is a scenery of Xinjing and even the puppet Manchukuo.

The ronin of the island country is not the kind of chivalrous warrior, but a wandering scoundrel.

They are the deformed products of the Meiji Restoration period in the island country, and the declining samurai no longer have glory, so they do things that bully the weak and steal chickens and dogs, even in the island country, they are despised.

But in Xinjing, these ronins have become a weapon of aggression on the island.

And on this basis, ronins also appeared in other cities in China.

They are like a pack of wild dogs hidden in the dark, unscrupulously selling red pills and coffee, trading guns and ammunition, forming gangs, and killing and fighting.

Disrupt society, do all evil.

It's like now.

In the face of such a weak and polite man, they did it without scruples, without saving any face, and humiliated them fiercely.

Even after seeing Chu Mufeng, he didn't think about his identity at all, so he splashed a basin of dirty water.

This is the ronin who is evil by nature.

"Help?"

On a different occasion or a different person, Chu Mufeng might not hesitate to make a move.

At this moment, he took the initiative to take a step back, shrugged his shoulders, and said in the island dialect in a cold and arrogant tone.

"I don't know him, you go on! Let's go! ”

After speaking, Chu Mufeng pulled up the blood phoenix and was about to leave.

"Stop!"

Seeing that Chu Mufeng and the two were about to leave, the one who took the lead among the ronins took a step forward, directly blocked the road, and said with an arrogant expression.

"You say you don't know if you don't know? If you don't know, how can he ask you for help? ”

"Okay, don't say anything, pay back! If you don't pay it back, you don't want to leave here! ”

"Pay it back?"

The corners of Chu Mufeng's mouth were slanted, and under the gaze of everyone, he took a step forward and slapped him like that.

On the spot, he slapped the ronin leader to the ground, and so on, followed by a foot on it, stomped on the other party's head, and rubbed it fiercely.

Clean and domineering!

"Yaga, what are you doing!"

"Bastard, are you looking for death!"

"Damn it, you're so arrogant!"

Seeing this, the rest of the ronin drew their katana and shouted viciously.

"Stop, whoever dares to come up, don't blame me for kicking his eyeballs!"

Chu Mufeng glanced at the past casually, and his tone was cold.

"You ......"

A few ronins on the opposite side really didn't dare to make a rash move.

"Thank you, thank you."

Seeing the reversal of the situation, the man in the suit hurriedly stood up and thanked Chu Mufeng, and then turned his head to flee.

But the blood phoenix naturally wouldn't give him a chance, and it was a beautiful over-the-shoulder fall when he stepped forward and stretched out his hand!

Poof!

The man in the suit fell to the ground again, groaning in pain.

He never dreamed that an inconspicuous woman would have such good skills that he didn't even have a chance to dodge.

"Yaga, what do you want?"

The ronin leader on the ground struggled and shouted.

"What do you think I want?"

Chu Mufeng squatted down slightly and looked at the other party calmly: "I was originally an outsider, you have to pull me into this matter!" ”

"Listen to me, I don't bother to care about the contradictions between you, if you dare to entangle indiscriminately, you will never be able to speak again next time!"

Bang!

After saying this, Chu Mufeng kicked the ronin leader away, and then left here with the blood phoenix.

"Kuroki-kun, are you alright?"

Several ronins hurriedly chased forward to ask questions urgently, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the man in the suit got up from the ground and hurriedly chased in the direction of Chu Mufeng.

"I'm fine!"

The leader of the ronin, who struggled to get up from the ground, stared at Chu Mufeng's back with fierce eyes.

"Keep an eye on them and see where they go, I don't believe they have anything to do with Hanatoshi Fukuyama!"

"Hello."

Chu Mufeng didn't expect the man in the suit to catch up from behind, and stood in place and looked over a little indifferently.

"Bastard, are you looking for death? Actually give me trouble! ”

"No, no."

Fukuyama Hanajun hurriedly waved his hands and said eagerly: "Sir, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, I just want to thank you for your help!" ”

"Alright, I see, you can go!"

"Well, sir, I don't know if I can treat you to dinner."

"Invite me to dinner?"

Chu Mufeng just wanted to refuse, but thinking of the purpose of coming over this time, he changed his tone and said, "Okay, I'm just a little hungry now, so I'll give you a chance!" ”

……

A tavern down the street.

The style of the tavern here is completely island style, and the owner is also an island country.

"Fukuyama-kun, tell me how you got into a feud with that group of people, right?"

After a brief exchange, Chu Mufeng already knew the other party's name, so he asked casually.

"Alas, it's my bad luck!"

Fukuyama Hanajun lowered his head and said with a sigh: "I originally opened an art gallery, and the business was not bad, who would have thought that I would go to a casino once, but I was targeted by Kuroki Saburo." ”

"This bastard set me up, let me lose a lot of money, not to mention, and owed him foreign debts, and then kept forcing me to ask for it, I originally wanted to call the police, but who would have thought that this guy had a background in the background, and he didn't care at all."

"It's not until now, my money hasn't been paid off, he beats me once he sees me, I can't wait to sell the gallery quickly, and then return to China, I don't want to stay here for a day."

It's an old routine, but it has always worked in casinos.

After setting a trap for people to jump in and cheat all the money, the rest is simpler, turning into a machine that makes money for him, and never ends paying for it.

"What do you mean?" Chu Mufeng asked directly.

"Sir, I want to transfer my gallery to you, I don't know if you are interested?"

After knowing that the other party was going to come here for business, Fukuyama Hanajun said directly.

As soon as these words came out, Chu Mufeng raised his eyebrows disdainfully, "Baga, are you a fool, do you think I will want your gallery?" ”

"Your gallery is a hot potato right now, and whoever takes it will be unlucky."

"Although I'm not afraid of that Kurokawa Saburo, I don't want to cause trouble for no reason. If that's your idea, you don't have to drink this drink, let's just leave it at that! ”

"Don't, please listen to me, listen to me carefully!"

Hanatoshi Fukuyama finally met a character with a head and a face, how could he just miss it.

Although he said that he didn't know who Chu Mufeng was, his eyes were very poisonous, how could a person who dared to come to Kurokawa Saburo be afraid?

Of course, the most important thing is that he concluded that Chu Mufeng should be a newcomer who had just come to Xinjing, otherwise how could he be working against these ronins?

Who doesn't know that the ronin is a wild dog raised by the military department, and hitting the ronin's face is an enemy of the military department.

The people of the entire Xinjing would not do this, but only Chu Mufeng did it, which is enough to show that he is a newcomer, a newcomer who does not know how to measure.

This kind of person is also the best to fool, as long as you have patience, you will definitely be able to fool him.

"Sir, the location of my gallery is very superior, and several important institutions of our island nation in Xinjing are near my gallery."

"For example, the headquarters of the special high school, the headquarters of the advisory committee of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the headquarters of the gendarmerie are all very close to the art gallery, and there are often big people over there who come to patronize them."

"You said that with such a geographical advantage, no matter what business you do, you will make sure you don't lose money!"

Fukuyama Huajun now completely wants to show his three-inch incorruptible tongue, so the words he said are very demagogic, and he will take the lead in putting out a geographical advantage.

It was such a favorable location, so that after Chu Mufeng heard it, his heart moved secretly, and after exchanging glances with Xuefeng, he pretended not to care and said, "Oh, what else? ”

"Yo Xi!"

Knowing that as long as the location is favorable, there will be people interested in Fukuyama Hanatoshi followed suit.

"In addition, my gallery not only has a good location, but also people!"

"Really, if you don't believe it, you can ask, my gallery's business has always been good, if it weren't for Kuroki Saburo's bastard, I didn't have the heart to run it, the gallery's business would definitely be booming."

"If you say that you will take down my gallery, you will definitely not worry about running out of business!"

Fukuyama Huajun pretended to be profound: "Let me tell you one more thing, if you say that you can get those literati inkblots in Huaxia, I guarantee that those powerful people in the new capital will come to patronize it enthusiastically!" ”

"Okay, is that funny what you say?"

Chu Mufeng curled the corners of his lips disapprenously, "These reasons you said, what kind of location and who are they, are they valuable?" ”

"There is no value at all! If I can get those antique calligraphy and paintings in China, where can't I sell them, do I have to rely on your art gallery to sell them? ”

"This ......"

Hanatoshi Fukuyama lowered his head in embarrassment.

"But ......"

Hearing Chu Mufeng's words, the front seemed to have turned around, and Fukuyama Huajun quickly raised his head and looked at the other party expectantly.

"Oh, you said, as long as you are willing to buy my gallery, the price is negotiable."

"But I did want to find a suitable shop to do business, but I didn't have much money on hand, and every penny had to be spent. So you can make a price, and if the price is right, I'll go with you to see the gallery. ”

"If the price isn't right, let's stop here!" Chu Mufeng said casually.

Oh, there's a real chance!

Hanajun Fukuyama took a deep breath and said quite sincerely: "Sir, when I bought that art gallery at that time, it really didn't cost much, but when I count the decoration and the like, I also invested a lot. ”

"In this way, two thousand yen, as long as two thousand yen, the gallery will belong to you, and I will leave you all the things in it without moving, what do you think?"

Hanatoshi Fukuyama said with two fingers raised.

"Oh, you can go!" When Chu Mufeng heard the price, he immediately said indifferently.

"Well, sir, if you don't think the price is right, let's discuss." Hanatoshi Fukuyama hurriedly begged.

"You're so greedy!"

Blood Phoenix couldn't help but say, "Do you want to slaughter us as fat sheep?" Two thousand yen? How dare you open your mouth? ”

"A thousand, how about a thousand? It really can't be less! "Fukuyama Hanajun's price reduction is fast enough.

"Take us to see your gallery!" Chu Mufeng said lightly.

"Okay, okay!"

Coming out of the tavern, it took about ten minutes to take a rickshaw, and then I came to the painting house that Hanatoshi Fukuyama said.

On the past road, Chu Mufeng did see the institutions that Fukuyama Huajun said.

The headquarters of the Extra-High School.

Headquarters of the gendarmerie.

Headquarters of the Advisory Council.

It's all on this street.

It's really a push.

"Well, this is my gallery, how about you take a look?"

After walking in with Chu Mufeng and Blood Phoenix, Fushan Huajun pointed to the album hanging on the wall around him with a little pride and said.

This so-called gallery is about 80 square meters, divided into two places, the front is the gallery, and the back is the residence.

This pattern is actually good, at least it can solve the accommodation problem.

As for the decoration of the front hall, it is actually very simple, it is ordinary whitewashing, and then electric lights are installed, and picture scrolls are hung on all four walls.

After Chu Mufeng turned around the front and back, he directly pulled over a chair and sat down, looked at the other party and said unhurriedly: "Fukuyama-kun, you are in such a hurry to sell the gallery because you were forced and threatened by Kuroki Saburo." ”

"So I wonder if he will come to me for trouble if he buys your gallery?"

"This ...... Probably not, after all, the owner has changed! ”

"Probably not?"

Chu Mufeng curled the corners of his lips slightly and said, "You and I both know that a scoundrel like Kuroki Saburo will definitely come over to find trouble!" ”

"He doesn't care who the owner of this gallery is, so if you want me to buy your gallery, you can settle Kuroki Saburo for me."

"You pay back the money you owe him, so I might consider buying your gallery. Otherwise, I think there are shops on this street for rent, and it's better for me to rent one for business than to buy yours, right? ”

"This ......"

Hanatoshi Fukuyama pondered for a moment, raised his head and said, "I owe Kuroki Saburo four hundred yen, so if you want to buy my shop, you will have to pay at least one thousand two, and I will be responsible for getting Kuroki Saburo, what do you think?" ”

"Eight hundred!"

Chu Mufeng directly gave a number without saying a word, "I only have eight hundred, if you think it's acceptable, let's go through the formalities, if you think the price I give is low, then I won't buy it!" ”

"Sir, can you add more?" Fukuyama Hanatoshi said with a sad face.

"I can't."

Chu Mufeng said coldly: "I can only come out so much, if I don't want to, forget it, don't force it!" ”

"Okay!"

Fukuyama Huajun hesitated for a moment and said decisively: "Deal, eight hundred is eight hundred!" ”

Some people may think that it is impossible to buy an art gallery for 800 yen, but in fact, before World War II, the yen was very strong and the purchasing power was very strong.

At that time, one yen and one silver dollar were equal, and ordinary people could earn ten yen a month, and they could hire people.

"It shouldn't be complicated to go through the formalities here, right?" Blood Phoenix looked at the scroll on the wall and asked casually.

"It's not complicated, it's simple." Hanatoshi Fukuyama hurriedly said.

"That's good." Blood Phoenix nodded.

"By the way, there should be a hotel on this street, right?" Chu Mufeng asked.

"Yes, there is a hotel not far from the front, called Half Moon Bay. The accommodation conditions there are very good, and they can be ranked among the top in our entire new capital. Hanatoshi Fukuyama raised his hand and introduced.

"Yo Xi!"

Chu Mufeng said and walked outside: "Let's go to that hotel to rest first, if you get Kuroki Saburo, just tell me, I will see you get the IOU with my own eyes, and I will hand it over to you." ”

"Okay!"

Hanajun Fukuyama turned around and walked outside, "I'm very familiar with that hotel, let's go, I'll help you book a room, and it can be cheaper." ”

"Okay!"

What Fushan Huajun thought in his heart, Chu Mufeng knew it, it was nothing more than that he was afraid that he would leave like this, and he would have nowhere to find it, so even if he had to pay a little hard, he would have to follow him.

Chu Mufeng quickly checked into the Half Moon Bay Hotel.

Hanatoshi Fukuyama left in a hurry.

in the room.

"Brother Mu Feng, why did you fall in love with that art gallery? Are we really going to buy it? ”

At this time, Blood Phoenix couldn't help but ask.

"Buy!"

Chu Mufeng sat on the chair and said slowly: "It is true that buying an art gallery is not in my plan, but since I have encountered it, I will buy it by the way." ”

"There's only one reason I'll buy that gallery, and that's when it's dark!"

"It's dark under the lights?" Blood Phoenix's eyes lit up.

"That's right, you've already thought of it, right? Since this is the closest to the headquarters of the Special High School, the most dangerous place is the safest, and the people of the Special High School would never have thought that I would live right under their noses. ”

"According to the information we have so far, Jiang Guochu is being detained in the headquarters of the special high school, and it is best for us to observe nearby."

Speaking of this, Chu Mufeng curled the corners of his lips.

"What's more, the new capital will always be like this in the future, and with a little money, it's not bad to have a shop here as a base."

In Chu Mufeng's opinion, the eight hundred yen is indeed nothing, and it can be reimbursed with public funds when he goes back.

As for whether this art gallery really belongs to Fukuyama Hanajun, I will find out tomorrow when I go to the relevant institutions to check.

"Okay, go all the way, let's wash and rest first!"

"Hmm!"

……