Chapter 49 Negotiation (2) Confession
Hiroshi Oshima now has a first-hand experience of the skills of this European ducái. He already had a premonition that this young German, with a comfortable demeanor, would be one of the most difficult opponents he had ever faced in his diplomatic career.
"Your Excellency, Honorable Führer, this is a credential from the Imperial Government of Japan appointing me as Ambassador of the Imperial Japanese to Germany. Since you have not been back to Berlin since you took over, I did not have the opportunity to complete this procedure until today. ”
Hiroshi Oshima took out a document from his briefcase and respectfully handed it to Xu Jun with both hands.
"Some time ago, the French campaign was at a critical stage, and I really couldn't leave the front line and return home, I hope you can understand, Mr. Osmag."
Xu Jun took the document, read it roughly, and then handed it to Weierle beside him.
"Of course, I understand very well, Your Excellency, that I too was once a soldier. I have great admiration for the brilliant results you have achieved with your German team. Hiroshi Oshima bowed respectfully.
"I am glad to have your understanding, Mr. Special Envoy. So, let's start talking about your mission. ”
Xu Jun nodded slightly and returned the salute, talking to the Japanese is a little tired, too much false courtesy.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Führer."
Hiroshi Oshima pulled out another dozen papers from his purse, and then opened the top one.
"Your Excellency, first of all, the Imperial Government of Japan wishes to know the truth and details of this incident. Since Japanese soldiers were involved in this unpleasant incident, the Imperial Government of Japan hoped that Japanese personnel would be involved in the investigation, and that His Excellency the Führer would allow it. Hiroshi Oshima said with a serious expression.
"Well, we've looked into it. To be honest, I deeply regret the role played by the Japanese soldiers in this matter. ”
Xu Jun gestured to Werler, who pushed a document in front of Hiroshi Oshima.
"First of all, I hope you can understand something, Envoy Oshma. This is a very bad diplomatic incident, not an ordinary law and order case. By the nature of the event, the assassination could hardly be compared to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. As a client, I never want any outside force to try to interfere with my handling of this matter. ”
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Xu Jun continued calmly: "In addition, I think your government must have made a mistake. The Japanese soldiers we arrested were not accidentally involved in the assassination. On the contrary, they were the planners and perpetrators of the assassination, and they were the main culprits in the assassination. You can take a look at this investigation report, which has the confessions of these Japanese soldiers at the back. ”
"Cyst?!"
"Doon?!"
"Nani?!"
"Huh?!"
As soon as Xu Jun's words came out, the Japanese envoy exclaimed in surprise from top to bottom.
Although Xu Jun was disappointed not to hear the famous "girl selling father" or "pressing big", it was also a visual pleasure to watch a group of Japanese people instantly turn into Caucasians.
For this mission, the special envoy can be regarded as having made sufficient preparations up and down, and no less than 20 analysis meetings have been held. Until the mission arrived in Paris, the Japanese did not stop analyzing and speculating on the matter in the hotel where they were staying.
They analyzed the reaction of the Germans before and after the incident and made several possible speculations. And the situation at hand is the worst of all speculations, and the most difficult to deal with. In fact, this speculation was automatically rejected by all the members of the group when it was first raised, because in the eyes of these Japanese diplomats, it was too absurd. Although the Japanese Army was notoriously arrogant and whimsical, they absolutely did not believe that this group of simple-minded guys would have the ability and ambition to assassinate a foreign head of state in a planned way.
The group of guys in the army have a few pounds and taels, and Hiroshi Oshima knows it very well. His group of colleagues are also obscene in the military department, and if they really let them do it, they may not even be able to formulate a feasible plan. Moreover, the target is still an independent country that is full of favorability from all levels of the army, and it is a place where most of the chief officers of the army ministry and the general staff headquarters have inspected and studied, and they really can't find any reason for them to do this.
Hiroshi Oshima: They thought about the Japanese expatriates stranded in France. These non-nationals who disobey the royal way, when the whole empire is contributing their best to win the war in China, these guys are comfortably lying in the distant Buddhist country, it is really unforgivable, and the maggots who are so morally corrupt must be able to do anything. They also thought of Japan**, which had been exiled to France. The rebels of this empire must have been full of hatred for the heads of state who had signed the Japan-Japan Independence Pact, and it is quite possible that they planned and carried out this assassination. They even speculated that the Chinese government's secret services might want to undermine Duyizhi's relationship with the Japanese Empire in this way, because they were all Oriental faces, and it would be difficult for Westerners to distinguish between them if they were Japanese citizens.
In order to solve the assassination, the Japanese envoys almost drained what little imagination they had, and they also devised numerous plans to deal with it. But when the Germans put the facts in front of them, the truth turned out to be the one that was most unacceptable to them. By this time, the members of the Japanese envoy had discovered that they would face a bitter battle with no hope in sight.
Hiroshi Oshima finally finished reading the heavy document, and Toshio Shiratori, who was sitting next to him, immediately snatched it from the somewhat trembling hands of the head of the envoy.
"Honorable ...... Your Excellency the Honorable Führer, Hiroshi Oshima suddenly felt a little thirsty, and he picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a big sip, settling his panic by the way.
"Your Excellency, Honorable Führer, I will not question the results of the official German investigation. It's just that this thing is so unbelievable, I can't believe that the truth is like this, it's really ......"
"Confusing? Indeed, when I saw the report, I was very surprised. ”
Xu Jun interrupted Hiroshi Oshima's words.
"But I'm not surprised that these assassins are all Japanese soldiers, because I already know why they assassinated me, which sounds stupid but understandable. I was surprised that the Japanese military had set up a secret intelligence network in Europe, which we in Germany knew nothing about before this incident. I hope that the Japanese side will be able to explain this to me. Why did the Japanese Empire set up an intelligence station in Paris, France, and did not inform the German side. ”
"This ...... Before I saw this report, even I did not know that such an intelligence station existed, honorable Führer. Maybe this is something that was built up before the outbreak of the war......"
"No, this intelligence network was set up after the German occupation of Paris, otherwise I wouldn't have felt that angry."
Xu Jun interrupted Oshima Hiroshi again, and he stared coldly into the eyes of the Japanese envoy and said loudly.
"I have always been naïve to think that the relationship between Imperial Japan and Germany was intimate, honest, and able to trust each other. But the facts tell me how far apart there is between good expectations and reality. The fact that your military has set up an intelligence-gathering network in Germany's sphere of influence is a betrayal of Germany's trust and friendship. ”
"Ah, Your Excellency, this is all a misunderstanding."
Toshio Shiratori, who was reading the documents on the sidelines and looking at them like earth, quickly jumped up when he heard this.
"The attitude of the Imperial Government of Japan towards Germany is full of goodwill and extremely friendly, and I can vouch for this with my life. This incident was entirely the work of a group of scum among the Japanese military, and they could not represent the attitude of the Imperial Japanese Government. The fact that our Government dispatched this special mission as soon as it learned of this is proof that the Imperial Government of Japan is very frank in its attitude towards your country and attaches great importance to the relations between you and us......"
Compared with Hiroshi Oshima, Shiratori's German pronunciation is really a bit unbearable, and poor Xu Jun only understands sixty percent of his guesses, but he finally understands the general meaning of the other party.
"After reading this report, will you give me such an explanation? I would like to ask Special Envoy Schlatózh to make it clear that I should not prevaricate on the low grounds that this incident was the personal act of those soldiers. As I said earlier, this is not an ordinary policing case. No matter what you say, the Japanese Empire cannot shirk her responsibility in it, and you can understand what I mean. ”
Xu Jun coldly put down the teacup, and the orderly on the side stepped forward to refill him with water.
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"Those damn idiots." Hiroshi Oshima gritted his teeth and cursed in his stomach the group of guys who had caused him such a big problem.
Thinking of what was stated in the document, Hiroshi Oshima's blood pressure soared. The Army Staff Headquarters had killed him this time, and the bastards had never told themselves that they had set up such an intelligence station in Paris. Look at who they send, these are all outlaws in Japan. Looking at the meticulous resume, Hiroshi Oshima once again admired the efficiency of the Germans.
"Sakura Society", "Blood Alliance", "Black Dragon Society", "Xingdong Society", "Guanasean", the composition of this group of guys is really complicated, the "Imperial Road faction" and "ruling faction" have it, and the right-wing violent group members of Yishui. The guy who agreed to pull such a bunch of bastards into the army and throw them into the same department is such a thing that doesn't know how to live or die. If this group of "imperial samurai" had been placed in a room in Japan itself, they would have cut each other to the point of blood and corpses. Maybe it's the psychological fear of coming to an unknown country far from home that unites these bastards, Hiroshi Oshima thought to himself. But no matter what, this group of people is indeed a thug who is brave and ruthless, and if he doesn't cause a little trouble one day, it will be Amaterasu's eyes. And it is a great feat that with such a group of people it was able to establish an intelligence station in France, thousands of miles away from the mainland.
This leading ...... His name is Fujimoto Shigeru, a second lieutenant in the army, who has served in Manchuria and North China, and has served as the head of a lower-level secret service. Although the rank is a little lower, if what is described in the document is true, then this person is an unparalleled organizational genius. But...... Unfortunately, this valuable talent is destined to no longer live to serve the Empire. This guy was the initiator of this incident, and he brought such great trouble to the Reich that even if the Germans let him go, the giants in Japan would not let him go, and besides, this guy could not defend the honor of a Japanese samurai, and confessed a very detailed confession to the Germans.
This man's confession sent chills down Oshima's back, and at the same time, he had to reconsider the role of the Japanese Army in this matter, and there was really a shadow of the Army General Staff Headquarters.
In his confession, Fujimoto Shigeru explained the establishment and organizational structure of the entire Japanese spy network in Europe, and although the German report was a little vague, Hiroshi Oshima, who had done intelligence work, could feel that this guy should have done all the tricks. Not only that, Fujiwara also admitted the fact that he led the personnel of the Japanese intelligence station in Paris to launch an attack on the German Führer, intending to kill the German Führer. And what really makes Hiroshi Oshima feel breathless is the part where Fujimoto Shigeru explains the reason for the assassination. Because from a Japanese point of view, the reason for Fujimoto Shigeru's assassination of the German Führer seems quite sufficient.
Because Germany signed the "German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" with Russia, Japan's sworn enemy, it seriously hampered the Japanese Army's Siberian strategy. Fujimoto, who had served in the Kwantung Army and participated in the Battle of Nomenkan, hated the Russians who had killed countless of his comrades, and he was also full of resentment towards Germany, which was friendly and cooperative with Russia. Ever since he was sent to Paris to set up an intelligence station, he has been looking for an opportunity to kill the German Führer and collect a blood debt for the Japanese soldiers who died under Russian fire. Hiroshi Oshima couldn't help but fall for this, where the hell is this, if you hate the Russians, then go and assassinate Stalin, what is the matter with the German Führer who fought so badly at Nomenkan.
The signing of the "German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" between Germany and Russia in abandoning Japan is indeed somewhat infuriating. But even I, the victim who bore the brunt of the crime, didn't say anything, you little lieutenant is okay with indignation. Not to mention the fact that the head of state of Germany at the time of the signing of the treaty was Adolf. Hitler, and you assassinated Reinhardt. Feng. Stadd, it's just two people, are you bastard a mad dog, you can't even recognize people?
And even if Hitler died, you could kill Ribbentrop, this guy has a lot of enemies, and no one can guess who did it. (Thinking of this, Hiroshi Oshima glanced at Ribbentrop, who was sitting across from him, and the Imperial Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs had a cold war for no apparent reason.) )
Moreover, even if you assassinate the German Führer for a good reason and touching, but you did it beautifully, how could you get to the point of being put in the pot by the Germans, and the level of business is seriously insufficient, no wonder you are still only a second lieutenant. Hiroshi Oshima was thinking wildly there, but he didn't realize that he had recognized the authenticity of his confession.
Indeed, this confession can be called seamless, as long as a Japanese who has had a little contact with the Japanese army, it can be seen at a glance that the confessor is a standard Japanese army officer, especially the arrogant short-sightedness and inexplicable illogical way of thinking of the Japanese army's standard standards, which cannot be learned.
Thinking of this, Hiroshi Oshima suddenly remembered a question, and he quickly picked up the document and flipped through it again.
I was so confused by the bastards that I almost forgot about the important part of the mission, where were the two army generals and their attachés who were captured, and there was not a word in the German report about them.