Chapter Seventy-Five: Assignment Received
Time flies, a week has passed, Miyazawa Shinobu back to the Ming Kurokawa Shikibu, asking for an extra week, Kurokawa Shikibu asked Yano Sata and Oda Junro about many situations, both said that there was no mistake during the period, Kurokawa Shikibu agreed.
In the blink of an eye, it was Thursday again, and Kurokawa Shikibu sent a letter asking Sakurayuki and Miyazawa to return quickly, but the letter did not say anything urgent.
The two packed up, immediately set off to go back, arrived at the military academy in half a day, and each changed back to the military academy's outfit, and came to meet Kurokawa Shikibu.
Miyazawa Shinobu walked in front, Sakura Xue followed, and the two paused and slammed the door.
"Come in." Kurokawa Shikibu was looking down at the document at this time.
Before Sakurayuki and Miyazawa left, Kurokawa Shikibu still didn't look up, and after a while, he whispered, "Playing crazy, isn't it?" β
"Report to the teacher, it's not to play, it's to complete the task." Sakura Xue said.
"How's that going?" Kurokawa Shikibe looked up at the two of them.
Neither spoke anymore.
"Huh? Why don't you speak? β
"Teacher, the student is stupid, and he doesn't do it well." Sakura Xue said.
Kurokawa Shikibe was speechless, rolled his eyes, looked at Miyazawa again, and asked, "Why don't you speak?" β
"Teacher, this kind of thing, it's up to her, I did my best."
Kurokawa Shikibu saw that Sakurayuki's face was radiant and she could speak well, which was very different from the situation of being helpless and obscure a few days ago, and he was happy in his heart, so he said: "I think it's good, I think there should be growth, I originally promised you two whole weeks, but there is just a task above, I read it, and it is just right to assign you to it, one is to test what you have learned recently; The second is to give you a good trip. β
Sakura Xue was stunned when she heard it, and she was full of expectations for this mission, full of joy of learning and being useful, but when she heard it, she was disappointed, she didn't want to go to the so-called "high-secret secret service".
"Okay?" Shinobu Miyazawa asked.
"Yes, I jointly recommended it with Nagase Agency, how could it be unexpected, yesterday the Senior Secret Service has sent a document, Sakura Xue is among them, and she will officially go at the end of next month, so this mission can be regarded as a trip for you, and you have successfully completed this mission in accordance with the instructions above, and your achievements will be recorded, which will be of great benefit to your future development."
Miyazawa Shinobu only listened, didn't say a word, and thought secretly: There is still more than a month here, and Beiyan is about to leave, and time is running out.
Sakura only listened mournfully and stopped talking.
"What, do you have any grievances?" Kurokawa Shikibe asked with a frown.
Miyazawa Shinobu saw that Sakura Xue was silent for a long time, so he excused himself and said: "It's nothing, it's the first time she received the task she was given, and she has mixed feelings, teacher, what is the task?" Do you need my help? β
"I received a tip-off report, recently there is an organization called 'Huaxing Society', which convenes meetings of its members from time to time and at fixed points, and has been active in the Bancheng area for several months, this organization is deeply hidden, only known as Huaxing Society, the members are all composed of Chinese, and the others know very little, in addition, the organization is highly vigilant, before each meeting, draw up a retreat plan in advance, and cancel the meeting immediately once a slight abnormality is found. The intelligence department has investigated for nearly a month, but has not found anything valuable, and if you can't find out their bottom, it will be difficult to arrest people, not to mention that your whereabouts are uncertain, clever and smart, and it is difficult to catch them, so you can't arrest all the Chinese, so the military department is very angry, and the task is handed over to the secret agency, that is, to let you find out the bottom of this Huaxing Society, this matter is taken seriously, Sakura Xue is fledgling again, it is unreasonable to send her alone, although you are not physically strong, but the experience is rarely matched, so I am relieved that you go together. β
"Yes." Shinobu Miyazawa nodded.
"Kawashima Sakurayuki, what about you, understand?"
"Understood."
"Okay," Kurokawa Shikibu signed on a piece of paper on the table, then stood up and said solemnly, "Kawashima Sakurayuki, Miyazawa Shinobu Now, in my capacity as the head of the Senior Secret Secret Service Division and the head of the Sakaki Secret Service Division, I give you an order to establish the code name of this operation as a probe, and the leader of the operation team, Miyazawa Shinobu and Kawashima Sakurayuki, will obtain the basic information and core secrets of the Huaxing Association within a limited time. β
"Yes!" The two agreed in unison.
Kurokawa Shikibu handed the order to Shinobu Miyazawa and said, "Sign your two names, take it with you, and set off tomorrow, first go to the intelligence department at Wudaokou to find Director Nagagawa Taka, he will assist you." β
"Yes." After receiving the order, Sakurayuki and Miyazawa Shinobu left, and Kurokawa Shikibu immediately summoned Junro Oda and Yano Sasa to meet and asked, "In the past ten days, has anything happened worth talking about?" β
"There is only one thing, the subordinates feel abnormal, only on the first day, someone followed us, the goal is very clear, pointing to Kawashima Sakurayuki. His subordinates had taught him a lesson, and he didn't show up for ten days, and the matter should be over. β
"Hmm......" Kurokawa Shikibe pondered for a moment, knowing that it might be Kawashima Sakurayuki's family, so he said, "Not showing up doesn't mean that you don't want to appear, it may be that you haven't found a suitable opportunity, more than two months have passed, and it seems that there are still people who miss her." β
Kurokawa Shikibe was hesitant for a moment, and then asked: "What about Sakurayuki, she has a rebellious personality, a big temper and paranoia, and she doesn't look like a wild horse after going out for more than ten days?" Can you restrain her? β
"There is one thing, strange to say, the little junior sister was as unrestrained as you said, and she used to do something with the two of us, but after that time, she seemed to be a different person, although she still treats us coldly, but she no longer embarrass us."
"Hmm...... This is what makes her unique, her personality is as transparent as water, her mind is simple, but sometimes she will do some elusive things, maybe the secrets in her heart are hidden too much, so we don't know what she will do next, which is very dangerous, but no one can pry her mouth open and let her confide in her. β
Yano Saku and Kojunda Lang stood in front of the table with their waists straight, silent, Kurokawa Shikibe pondered, and suddenly said: "At this critical moment, there is no room for mistakes, so I will give each of you a task." β
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After Kurokawa Shikibu finished speaking, he asked the two of them to set off immediately and prepare in advance, and the two of them also took the order.
Early the next morning, Sakura got up early to tidy up, and Miyazawa Shinobu came over and leaned against the door frame to watch.
"What are you looking at?" Sakurayuki looks in the mirror and sees him in the mirror.
"You're all dressed and your things are packed?"
"Alright."
"Where's the gun? Is there enough bullet belt? β
"With it, with ten bullets." Sakura Xue said.
"Not enough, bring more." Miyazawa said, "Do you want to play here?" You can be hurt, you can kill someone. β
"I don't carry a dagger or a gun to kill." Sakura Xue looked at him lightly and said.
Miyazawa Shinobu sneered: "You are too naΓ―ve, after a few comfortable days, you think that everything is fine, you think that all the nightmares are over, but in any case, this is just the beginning, this mission may not kill people, but next time it may be to ask you to kill, if you blink, they will think that you are hesitating, not simple enough, and you don't know any of those who were killed, in the long run, you will eventually become a weapon to kill; And as far as I know, in the past two years, the best agents have been sent to China on missions, you know, now, your country is full of devastation, it has become the object of slaughter, every country wants to get a piece of the pie, Japan is no exception, maybe one day, your brother will return to China to fight against the Japanese forces, then he may be assassinated by the spies, if you are sent, will you? β
"Don't talk about it!" Sakurayuki turned her head and said in a sonorous voice, "I never will." β
"I've been through this kind of pain too, and I don't want to mention it, but what I'm saying is not ridiculous, but it's just to tell you - turn around quickly."
"Am I doing something wrong?" Sakurayuki turned around and asked.
"I can see you're hesitating, you don't seem to want to leave, you think being a spy on a mission is an exciting game, you're a little obsessed, aren't you?" Shinobu Miyazawa asked:
Sakura Xue stared and was stunned for a long time.
"I don't really kill people, I just feel ...... It's just ......" She suddenly bowed her head slightly.
"You just feel that you have suffered so much, and what you have learned can make a difference, and you have a sense of accomplishment," Miyazawa Shinobu said solemnly, "I used to be the same as you, but when you have to choose between killing and being killed, and you finally have to choose to kill, then you don't think that killing someone is also a sense of accomplishment, and you said to me that day, you have killed people, and you know how painful it is." β
"I know, I know......" Sakura sat down suddenly, Mumu. Miyazawa came over and whispered: "This time the teacher let the two of us go out, if you leave, no one will be punished for you, you don't have to feel guilty, this is the last chance, if you come back here in a month, then you won't be able to leave again." β
"Isn't it still you? What do you do? Sakura asked, "Your mission is also to spy on me, and if I leave, it will hurt you?" β
"The teacher will not kill me, at most remove me from all my duties, I am basically equivalent to a waste here, I would rather go back to my hometown to farm."
Sakura Xue didn't say a word, pondered for a long time, suddenly looked up at Miyazawa Shinobu and said, "I thought about it, I want to go back, but ...... This is the first time I have received a task, and it is also the last time, and I want to complete it, for the sake of the sense of accomplishment you said, it can be regarded as a little reward for the teacher, okay? β
Miyazawa Shinobu bit his lip and frowned, thinking that the more this thing dragged on, the more difficult it would be, but saying goodbye to Sakurayuki, or being immortal, should have met her last request...... He suddenly looked up at her, her watery eyes were shining, Miyazawa Shinobu was touched, and said, "Okay, I have one more request, the teacher gives us a month, I will only give you twenty days, and then no matter what the result is, you must leave." β
Ying Xue pursed her lips and smiled, relieved and moved: "Okay, I promise you." β
Then the two brothers and sisters set off and went straight to the Wudaokou Intelligence Office.
Wudaokou Intelligence Office
Shinobu Miyazawa showed the letter of appointment and said, "I'm looking for the head of the intelligence department, Takashi Nagagawa." β
The two guards in front of the door immediately went to one and the other said, "Please wait." β
Two or three minutes later, Nagagawa Takashi came out, took the letter of appointment, saw the signature of Kurokawa Shikibu on it, knew its meaning, and saw two names written underneath, so he asked: "Are you Kawashima Sakurayuki, Miyazawa Shinobu Sei?" β
"Exactly, I'm Shinobu Miyazawa, and she's Sakurayuki Kawashima." Miyazawa introduced.
Nagagawa Ying nodded, "Come in with me." He said.
The two followed him to an office, and then the guard at the door closed the door, and Nagagawa invited them to sit down, and took out two cups from the cabinet and poured water.
The two sat down and looked at each other, and Shinobu Miyazawa said, "Director Nagakawa, we only have twenty days, I hope you will tell us the details, and we can start the operation as soon as possible." β
"Hmm~ I know that you are acting resolutely, but this matter is not urgent, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, so I'll tell you about the information you have obtained about Huaxinghui." Changchuan Ying said, "This Huaxing Association was only a small organization a few months ago, so no one knew about it, in the past two months due to the great increase in the number of members before this organization began to surface, we noticed that it was more than a month ago, and now the time to formally investigate it has been a month, but there is not much gain, it is certain that the members of this Huaxing Association are basically all Chinese, they will hold meetings from time to time, but the channels for transmitting information are unknown, at least four meetings have been held in this month, They were mainly active in the area around the edge of Bancheng, because there were few people in the marginal area, the place was large and relatively hidden, once found them having a meeting in a small house in an alley, our people went to rummage through all the houses in the alley, but did not find a single person, caught a Chinese along the way, interrogated for two days, fought but did not ask anything. β
"What happened to him in the end?" Sakura asked anxiously, "Did you release him?" β
"Executed." Nagagawa said with a smile, "Even if the person who entered the intelligence department didn't say anything, it was impossible for him to walk out intact." β
Sakura Xue's scalp was numb, and she wanted to ask him, but Miyazawa Shinobu hurriedly grabbed her hand, feeling cold and cold, and made another look, and Sakura Xue stopped.
"This Chinese is really bloody, and he would rather die than speak," Changchuan Yingya took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice, "At this point, I still admire." β
"Maybe he really doesn't know anything." Sakurayuki had to think like this in her heart, and at the moment she was full of hatred for this intelligence agency that claimed to never make mistakes.
"Now they should be more vigilant, but they will never stop their activities just because there is one less person, I understand the Chinese here." Changchuan Ying said, "After this time, I think the hard method should not work, these Chinese bones are harder, I just give you advice, because the military department means that you take the lead in this mission, and our intelligence department is only assisting." β
"Director Changchuan, is this the only information?" Shinobu Miyazawa asked.
"There are also some speculations, I think they should be useful for your actions," Changchuan Ying said, "There are many members of the Huaxing Society, which are widely distributed in Bancheng, and the intelligence network is complex, but there are not many core members who participate in the meeting, and it is speculated that there are only about ten, so it is difficult to do, they have many ordinary members, and they don't show up, and even if they show up, we can't recognize them, causing them to be in the dark and we are in the light, which is the biggest disadvantage, and although the core members are running around for meetings, but there are few people, the goal is small, There are also members of the shadows who provide information at any time, and Bancheng is not small, and the manpower is not enough, so it is difficult to catch. β
Changchuan Ying continued: "But we have tried to narrow the scope of their activities, there is a port in the east of the city, there are many people coming and going, dragons and snakes are mixed, they will not go, the south of the city is few and sparse, it is not easy to hide, they will not go here, and because they are Chinese, they will definitely not go to prosperous places, so it is easy to attract attention, so we are using a carpet investigation and search method, secretly arranging people in the south and west of the city to various places that may become the dens of Huaxing members." β
"How's it going?"
"I only ordered them to report the situation every day, and don't arrest people for the time being, and yesterday I replied that I had found a suspicious person, and I was thinking about how I could get close to him, so that it would not cause alarm, and maybe I could get something out of his mouth."
Miyazawa Shinobu just nodded, Sakurayuki didn't say anything, and Nagagawa Takashi didn't want to tell too much, the task he didn't complete, the military department handed it over to the secret service halfway, and he didn't want to give the confidential information he had to the secret service, and then he was thankless.
The scene was silent, and Shinobu Miyazawa and Sakurayuki waited for him to continue, but he suddenly stopped talking, and the atmosphere became weird and awkward.
"This method is much more clever than catching and beating up," Miyazawa Shinobu smiled reluctantly, and said, "Well, since we've met and understood the basic situation, let's go outside and find a place to settle down, and then discuss it in detail when we come back later, how about it?" β
"Okay, please." Changchuan Eagle got up and didn't send them off.
He was furious and ashamed that one of his chiefs had been reduced to handing over information to two low-ranking people.
Walking out of the intelligence department, Ying Xue said angrily: "What kind of intelligence department, I didn't find any valuable information, but it was poisonous, it might as well be a ghost gate, and if you go in, you can't get out, and it doesn't matter if you are a human or a ghost?" β
"You don't understand this, those who do intelligence, once they make a mistake, they don't know what major consequences will be caused, so they can't afford to make mistakes, so even if they are wrong, they will forcibly erase the mistakes, just like the person he just said was arrested, nothing was tried, I don't know if he is innocent, but once he is executed, then he is a suspicious element, if he is released, wouldn't it be a declaration to the outside world that 'our intelligence department arrested the wrong person, so let him go'!"
"How can it be!" A cold light shot out of Ying Xue's eyes, and she said hatefully, "Then since this task is entrusted to us, don't let them interfere, and no one can fall into the intelligence department!" β
"You can save it, the task is handed over to us on the surface, but secretly it is not controlled by them, and the two of us were only sent to do chores, didn't you see his demeanor? Because he knew that the two of us couldn't do anything without their intelligence department," Miyazawa said, "and that's true, they have information, we don't; They have manpower, and we don't have either. β
"They haven't done anything in a month!" Sakura Xue said.
"Fool, that's why we were sent, we made it clear that they are two chess pieces, although ordinary but can work at critical moments - play an irreplaceable role for others, this is a spy, a special task, a task that ordinary people can't complete."
"Oh~ I learned, you really can do it, you know everything." Sakura Xue said.
"Don't flatter me, I know you."
Ying Xue smiled slyly and asked: "The style of the intelligence department to arrest one and kill one is wrong, can we stop Changchuan Ying's indiscriminate killing of innocents?" β
"I understand, you're here to save people, just your compassionate heart, never want to be a spy."
"We are here to find out the bottom of the Huaxing Society, not to kill the people of the Huaxing Society!" Sakura Xue asked, "Isn't it possible to take care of both, not to harm others, but also to complete the task?" β
Miyazawa sneered and said, "Never." β
He then quickened his pace, and Sakurayuki caught up with him, pleading, "Please promise me!" β
Miyazawa Shinobu walked briskly and ignored her, Sakura Xue thought about it wholeheartedly, and didn't ask, she just thought she had promised herself.
Miyazawa Shinobu smiled secretly, he felt that Sakurayuki seemed to be familiar with him, and his attitude towards himself had changed greatly, and her words of request just now were a bit coquettish.