Ning Zhiheng, who was far away in Shanghai, immediately got the news of Shirakawa Yingwei's assassination.

Miura Yi'an sent an urgent telegram to the Shanghai headquarters overnight, and after Yi Huaan received the telegram, he immediately rushed to Ning Zhiheng's home and reported the incident.

Ning Zhiheng immediately summoned Hirao Dazhi to his home and urgently inquired about the situation.

Looking at the Hirao Dazhi in front of him, Ning Zhiheng threw the message in front of him and said in a cold voice: "This is the talent you selected, who is bold and reckless, and dares to directly assassinate the commander of the garrison, and it is a trivial matter." ”

Hirao Daichi picked up the message and looked at it, naturally he was surprised, there was such a big thing, Miura Yian no longer dared to hide anything, he recounted the ins and outs of the whole thing in the long message.

He also informed the gendarmerie that it was investigating the murderer of Hidee Shirakawa, and that it was only known that the weapon used by the murderer was a Japanese-style 38-style spear, which at present appeared to have been committed by the Japanese garrison, and that the gendarmerie was using this as a basis to quickly investigate the personnel of the garrison.

Yi Huaan said with some worry: "If it is really what the garrison did, it will be troublesome, which shows that what Bai Chuan Yingwei did has caused the garrison to be emotionally unstable, and Bai Chuan Yingwei's methods are too reckless." ”

Ning Zhiheng is also worried about this, in fact, this matter can be done to be more hidden, he just needs to say hello and let the top brass of the Shanghai garrison find an excuse to transfer Hirayama Tokumoto's position, but Shirakawa Yingwei is eager to solve the problem by violent means, and now he is assassinated, which is really worth the loss.

Hirao Daichi explained in a low voice: "President, although Shirakawa Hideei's approach is reckless, but if it is operated properly, it can still solve the problem, the telegram said that Miyata Yasutobu, the president of the Miyata Chamber of Commerce, escaped, I judge that it must be related to him, I will rush to Suzhou tomorrow to deal with this matter, and I will definitely arrest the murderer and settle this matter." ”

Ning Zhiheng nodded, his president was killed, no matter who was right or wrong in this matter, he had to find out the murderer and avenge Shirakawa Eiwei, otherwise how to calm people's hearts, this is also the first time in such a long time that someone has used violent means to confront the Fujiwara Club, Ning Zhiheng must not let it go, and the murderer must be strictly investigated.

The next morning, Hirao Dazhi took the train to Suzhou, which is the largest station on the Beijing-Shanghai railway, and it took just over two hours to arrive at Suzhou City.

Soon came back the news that the murderer was Hirayama Tokumoto's younger brother Hirayama Jiro.

The gendarmerie soon found out that on the day of Hirayama Tokumoto's death, Hirayama Jiro, who was stationed in a nearby county, did not know where to go, and the short gun and 38-style spear he usually used were also lost together, and someone must have informed him of the news, so he entered Suzhou City overnight, assassinated Shirakawa Yingwei, and avenged his brother, as for the messenger, it was naturally Miyata Yasushi.

For this reason, Ning Zhiheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not done by the local garrison, it could now be classified as a personal grudge, and it would have little impact on the Fujiwara Society.

So he ordered Miura Yi'an to be the president of the Suzhou branch and continue to preside over the work of the club, and at the same time asked the gendarmerie to track down the traces of Jiro Hirayama and arrest him as soon as possible.

It was on this day that Keiji Tsuchihara quietly left Shanghai and went to North China to carry out a rebellion mission.

The next day, Ning Zhiheng received an invitation from the Tohara organ, it turned out that Major General Kasa Yuki, who had just come to Shanghai, invited him to participate in a small-scale banquet, and the participants were all top figures in Shanghai, and Fujiwara Tomohito, as the highest social elite in Shanghai, was also specially invited.

That night, Ning Zhiheng happily went to the banquet, Hiroki Kagesa's new official residence.

The security work for this banquet was in charge of the Dohara Agency and the Special High Division, and as a subordinate unit of the Tohara Agency, the Secret Service Department was also dispatched to control the nearby neighborhoods.

Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun personally led the team, waiting at the intersection of the nearby street, and saw Ning Zhiheng's convoy enter from a distance, and Li Zhiqun hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

The car stopped, the window rolled down, Ning Zhiheng looked at Li Zhiqun and nodded slightly: "It turned out to be Director Li, hard work!" ”

Li Zhiqun immediately bowed and said: "Mr. Fujiwara, I am ordered to be vigilant here, let alone hard work, it is an honor to serve Mr. Fujiwara!" ”

Ning Zhiheng laughed and waved his hand, and the convoy moved forward and soon came to the door of the mansion.

At this time, the commander of the garrison, Lieutenant General Naoya Tada, also arrived at the same time, and Hiroki Kagesa heard about it and went out of the door.

Kagesa Yuki is not tall, has a pair of big ears, and has a thin and ordinary appearance, but his slightly squinted eyes are bright.

"Tada-kun, Fujiwara-kun, you're here, you're going to miss it!" Yuki Kagesa stepped forward and greeted warmly.

Tada Naoya and Ning Zhiheng also hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with Hiroki Kagesa.

Although Hiroki Kagesa only has the rank of major general, he holds an important position in the General Staff Headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army, and he is not under Tada Naoya in his position, especially now that he is still presiding over the work of the Tohara organ, which is highly valued by the base camp, and Tada Naoya does not dare to slack off.

Ning Zhiheng is even more enthusiastic, one of his backgrounds, Lieutenant General Junpei Uehara, is an important figure in the Central China Dispatch Army, and he belongs to the same camp as Kagesa Yuki, and they are much closer to each other.

He stepped forward and grabbed Kinasa Yuki's hand, and said softly: "General Shadowzo came to Shanghai, and he didn't notify him before, I was supposed to be here to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, but instead I asked you to invite me, it's really rude, I'll be the east another day, please be sure to appreciate the light!" ”

Hiroki Kagesa took over the Tohara organ, this matter is very low-key, not well-informed people don't know about it, so many people only know about it when they receive the invitation, and Ning Zhiheng only learned about it from He Siming's report before.

Hiroki Kagesa smiled, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and the three of them walked into the mansion talking to each other.

Hiroki Kagesa said with a smile: "I'm just serving as General Tsuchihara's deputy, temporarily presiding over the formation of a new government, and I'm just here, so this time I invite everyone to come, just to say hello, and ask for your support." ”

Hiroki Kagesa said politely, but his tone was full of confidence, obviously this time he came prepared.

When everyone entered the hall, many acquaintances came up to say hello, such as Consul General Iwai Keni, Major General Yoshioka Masakazu, Military Police Commander Ryuji Katsuta, and Taro Sagawa, Chief of the Special High School Division, and so on.

At this time, an old man in his fifties also walked up, and Hiroki Kagesa introduced to everyone: "This is an important member of the new government, Fu Sheng'an, the mayor of Shanghai who has just taken office, and is also a close aide and loyal follower of Mr. Wang. ”

Fu Sheng'an saw that the hall was full of Japanese dignitaries, and hurriedly bowed his hand again and again to greet everyone.

Ning Zhiheng just nodded politely slightly, and then everyone talked to each other according to the intimacy of the relationship.

Kagesa Yuki greeted the guests separately, and at this time he peeked at the time, only to find that the people around Fujiwara Tomohito, the head of the Fujiwara Society, were the most numerous, and his status was relatively highest.

Not only several generals of the military gathered around him, but also the commander of the military police and the head of the special high section of the intelligence department, who also participated in it, and couldn't help nodding secretly, the purpose of which he came to Shanghai this time to take over the work of the Tohara organ was, of course, to take back the power of the Tohara organ to form a new national government and squeeze Keiji Tohara out of this feast of power.

For this reason, in addition to the support of the base camp, in Shanghai, but also to get the support of these local magnates, so that his work can be carried out better, and now it seems that this son of the Fujiwara family has great influence among the Shanghai magnates, and must be befriended with him and strive for his support, so that the work of other magnates can be carried out.

At this time, the time for the banquet came, and everyone sat down one after another to raise a glass to celebrate the arrival of Hiroki Kagesa.

Hiroki Kagesa is also smiling, frequently raising his glass, for a while the atmosphere of the banquet is very good, everyone communicates with each other, closes each other, in the upper class, such exchanges are necessary, many times things that are difficult to solve, in such a harmonious atmosphere, can be easily solved.

At this time, the Consul General of the Consulate Iwai Jianyi, who was sitting diagonally opposite Ning Zhiheng, raised his glass to Ning Zhiheng and said with a smile: "Fujiwara-kun, last time I didn't take good care of you and let you be in distress in the consulate, I have always felt very guilty for this, and I wanted to apologize many times, but I never had the opportunity, I was able to meet today, please forgive me!" ”

Iwai Jianyi has always wanted to communicate with Ning Zhiheng and get closer, and today is an opportunity.

Ning Zhiheng hurriedly raised his glass and said with a smile: "Iwai-kun, it's too polite, in fact, I've always wanted to visit Iwai-kun, but Iwai-kun is entangled in mundane affairs, if Iwai-kun is free in the future, why don't you go to the Mulan Society to get together, there are many talented friends there, and we can communicate together." ”

"Definitely, definitely!"

The two of them raised their glasses and drank together, put down the wine glass, Ning Zhiheng opened his mouth and asked: "Last time in the consulate, I had a very good conversation with Matsudaira-kun, and I once invited him to go to the Muran Society to talk about it, but I haven't seen Matsudaira-kun, please Iwai-kun go back and tell me, it is also an elegant thing for everyone to learn from each other." ”

Iwai Kenyi was stunned when he heard this, and in his mind, he immediately went through his consulate staff, and soon thought of his subordinate Matsudaira Hidemi, and quickly asked, "Is it the translator Matsudaira Hidemi?" ”

"Yes, Matsudaira-kun is quite accomplished in literature, especially Chinese poetry, and is a rare literary friend, and we talk very speculatively!" Ning Zhiheng nodded and said.

He said this out of kindness, the last time he had a good conversation with Matsudaira Hidemi, he knew that this was a good talent, so he simply took this opportunity to say a few good words for Matsudaira Hidemi, which can be regarded as a support.

Iwai Keni couldn't help but be secretly happy, he didn't expect that his subordinate Matsudaira Hidemi actually had some friendship with Fujiwara Tomohito, why didn't he hear any news before.

This is a rare opportunity, and it must be focused on, if Matsudaira Hidemi can get Fujiwara Tomohito's favor, the relationship between Iwai Mansion and Fujiwara Kaisha will be greatly shortened in the future.

Who doesn't know that in Shanghai, this Fujiwara Club is a god of wealth, as long as you have a relationship with him, the benefits are not too much.

"That's great, Matsudaira-kun is also my most powerful assistant, I will ask him to ask Fujiwara-kun more often, and we can communicate more!"