The Japanese consulate in Shanghai was heavily guarded, Hiraoka Ryuichi frowned, and walked back and forth in the office, Feng Chen stood quietly next to him, not disturbing Hiraoka Ryuichi's thoughts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Are you sure that the Shanghai Special Municipal Government has agreed to fully accept the four demands put forward by our Great Japan?" Hiraoka Ryuichi suddenly stopped, looked up at Feng Chen and asked.

"Sure! The meeting was debated all morning, and when I arrived, it had just ended, and it is estimated that your consulate will be officially notified soon. Feng Chen replied without concealment.

"Feng San, you go to Wusongkou now, go to the cruiser Oi to meet Takeda Nobuyoshi Daisa, forward the letter I wrote to him, and I will ask Matsuo Taro to drive with you."

Matsuo drove the car of the Japanese consulate and arrived at Wusongkou unimpeded.

The car stopped at the dock where the cruiser Oi docked, and Feng Chen and Matsuo got out of the car, and when they were about to board the ship, they were stopped by two Japanese marines standing guard.

Feng Chen hurriedly took out Ishikawa Ichiro's ID card from his body and handed it over, and the soldiers standing guard looked at the ID carefully, and then said in Japanese: "General Shiozawa strictly ordered that from 12 o'clock today, all Japanese armed forces stationed in Shanghai will fully enter a state of first-class combat readiness, and unrelated personnel from all parties are strictly prohibited from boarding the ship. ”

Feng Chen explained in fluent Japanese: "Chief Hiraoka, the Consul General of the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, has an important letter that needs to be presented to Takeda Daisa. ”

Hearing Feng Chen say this, the two soldiers standing guard muttered a few words in a low voice together, and one of the soldiers turned around and went to the warship to ask for instructions.

After a while, the soldier returned from the warship and said, "Chief Takeda let you two go up." ”

On the deck of the Oi, seeing Takeda Nobuyoshi in military uniform, Feng Chen took out the letter and respectfully handed it over and said, "General Takeda, this is our personal letter from Chief Hiraoka to you, and Chief Hiraoka asked us to present it to you in person." ”

"Roar! I have just arrived in Shanghai, and I have not yet visited Hiraoka-kun, so I ask you to tell Hiraoka-kun when you go back and tell him that when the war is over, I will have a party with him for three days and three nights. Takeda Nobuyoshi took the letter and said conceitedly.

Standing on the deck, the biting cold wind blew from the Huangpu River, and Feng Chen shivered slightly.

Takeda Nobuyoshi patiently read the letter, his face changed slightly, he glanced at Feng Chen and said, "Ishikawa-kun, please come with me." ”

Feng Chen followed Takeda Nobuyoshi to the room, and Takeda Nobuyoshi spoke: "Ishikawa-kun, please go back and tell Hiraoka-kun that no matter whether the Chinese agree to the four demands put forward by our Great Japan, we must withdraw our troops from the Zhabei area by 11 o'clock tonight, otherwise the Great Japanese Marines will use force to expel them!" ”

"General Takeda, there is no mention of the withdrawal of Chinese troops from the Zhabei defense area in the four demands, and if we make such a request now, will we lose the morality of the Japanese Empire in the international community?"

"Ha, ha, ha! Moral? What is morality?! Airplanes, artillery, warships, that's morality! Go back and tell Ryuichi Hiraoka to put away his set of literati kindness, the four demands are just smokescreens, we will definitely occupy Zhabei tonight! ”

Nobuyoshi Takeda arrogantly reinterprets the word "morality".

This real bandit logic! Feng Chen secretly cursed in his heart.

When he returned to the Japanese Consulate, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and in Hiraoka Ryuichi's office, Feng Chen relayed Takeda Nobuyoshi's words to Hiraoka Ryuichi in their original form, and Hiraoka Ryuichi was silent after hearing this, and did not speak for a long time.

"Report! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied and expressed satisfaction that Shanghai was able to fully accept the four demands put forward by Japan. Takayoshi Tanaka strode in with a telegram in his hand and reported.

"What about the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters?"

"Report sir! There were no calls from the General Staff Headquarters. ”

"Okay, I see, you stand down!"

After Takayoshi Tanaka left, Hiraoka Ryuichi frowned and said, "Feng Sang, I will inform the Shanghai Special City Government at around 11 o'clock tonight in the name of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing satisfaction that the Shanghai Special City Government authorities can accept the four requirements. ”

"Teacher, why did you only inform the Shanghai Special Municipal Government at 11 p.m., is there anything wrong with this?" Looking at Ryuichi Hiraoka's melancholy face, Feng Chen asked with concern.

"Feng Sang, Prime Minister Inuyang Yi is my mentor, and I, like my mentor, am committed to the integration of Greater East Asian cultures and oppose barbaric armed occupation, so the officers of the Young Zhuang faction of the Great Japanese Navy are deeply ruthless to raise the Prime Minister." Ryuichi Hiraoka changed the subject and replied in a somewhat low voice.

"Teacher, I know this, Prime Minister Inuyang is also our pioneer of the Republic of China, a close friend of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, during the Xinhai Revolution, Prime Minister Inuyang once went to Shanghai, visited Wuchang, and expressed strong support for Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country."

"Yes, when Mr. Zhongshan was alive, I also accompanied my mentor to visit Mr. Zhongshan from time to time." Hiraoka Ryuichi said slowly, as if he wanted to pour out all the stuffiness in his chest.

"The chief dog is deeply worried about the practices of some young officers, especially naval officers, and not long ago telegraphed me that we must secretly monitor the movements of the marines stationed in Shanghai."

"Teacher, in this way, the Marines will definitely provoke a war in Shanghai?"

"I'm afraid the war is tonight! Alas, the military department is doing this for the canine cabinet to see. The proactive fiscal policy adopted by the Inukai Cabinet has already yielded initial results, and the Japanese economy has begun to slowly embark on the road to recovery. Hiraoka Ryuichi said worriedly.

"Teacher, what should I do then?"

"The victory of the Imperial Japanese Marines will be the end of the Inukai Cabinet, and if it is defeated, the Inukai Cabinet will remain in power."

Feng Chen thoroughly understood Hiraoka Ryuichi's ambivalence, as a politician who faithfully followed Inuyangyi, he had to weigh the pros and cons of this, no wonder the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese military often made different voices.

"Feng Sang, since I became the consul general of Japan in Shanghai last year, many things that have happened in Shanghai have reminded me that we must have our own independent intelligence network, otherwise, when doing anything, in your Chinese words, it is a blind man riding a blind horse, and he is in the middle of the night in the deep pool!"

Feng Chen said in his heart: "It seems that this is the purpose of Hiraoka Ryu's heart-to-heart talk, Hiraoka Ryuichi wants to have his own intelligence system. ”

"Let's talk about this big Japanese consulate, Takayoshi Tanaka is a little young man, he dares to pretend to be a ghost in front of me, and hide everything from me, what is he relying on?"

"Isn't it because he's from the branch of the General Staff Headquarters?! Don't think that with Kenji Dohihara, Okamura Ninji, Nemo Hiroshi, Nagayong, Sasaki and others as backers, I can't do anything about him! ”

The more Hiraoka Ryuichi spoke, the more excited he became, as if he was going to tear Takayoshi Tanaka apart.

Feng Chen hurriedly got up and replaced Hiraoka Ryuichi's cup with hot tea, then sat down respectfully and said, "Teacher, things have developed to this point, you can't help it if you are angry, you must pay attention to your body." ”

"Feng Sang, you and Ishikawa Masao are my most trusted students, but Ishikawa-kun is on business in Manchuria, and now you are the only person I can trust in Shanghai."

"Sharing the worries of teachers is what students should do!"

"Feng Sang, I have already planned to establish a set of my own intelligence system, about this matter, I have already reported to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Inukai is very much in agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already called for funds."

"The teacher can transfer Ishikawa-kun over and plan this matter."

"No, no, no, although I trust Ishikawa-kun, he is a reckless man! It is very unsuitable for intelligence work. Feng Sang, you must help the teacher, I trust you! ”

"Teacher, but I'm Chinese after all."

"Hahaha, Feng Sang, faith knows no nationality, ideology does not distinguish between nationalities, teacher, I am a person who firmly opposes narrow nationalism!"

"Report sir! The Marines are distributing guns and ammunition to members of the Resident Corps, and the area along North Sichuan Road has been placed under martial law by the Marines. Matsuo Taro hurried in and reported.

"I see! You go down first. Ryuichi Hiraoka waved his hand.

After Matsuo Taro left, Hiraoka Ryuichi looked at Feng Chen and said, "It seems that tonight is not peaceful!" Feng Sang, you better go back as soon as possible, what I told you today, you have to think about it, and if you have any good suggestions, come and tell me at any time. ”