Futsuo Asada replied, "It's already confirmed!" Do you want to send someone to ......?"

"No!" Takeo Saito interrupted, "Don't alarm them yet. Send someone to keep an eye on them. I'm going to catch big fish with them. ”

"Hey!" Futako Asada immediately understood what Takeo Saito meant, turned around and walked out of the office. When Futako Asada opened the office door, Shimizu Twenty-Four appeared at the door. Asada was slightly stunned for a moment, then opened the way, let Shimizu Twenty-Four enter the office, and then walked out.

Takeo Saito saw Shimizu Twenty-Four standing in front of him and asked, "Shimizu-kun, why are you here?!" ”

Qing Shui Twenty-Four replied, "Your Excellency, I have noticed that something is wrong with the Imperial Army. ”

"Oh?!" Takeo Saito asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?!" ”

Qing Shui Twenty-four said: "Recently, the people in the Imperial Association Army have been in tandem very frequently. It seems to be premeditating a big conspiracy. ”

"Tandem?!" Takeo Saito asked, "Do you figure out who is in tandem?!" ”

Qing Shui Twenty-four replied: "In order to make up for the lack of troops, the Imperial Association Army has captured a lot of strong men from the local area. The tandem people are these strong men. ”

When Takeo Saito heard that it was the strong man in tandem, his tense face immediately loosened, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Shimizu-kun, you don't know that person. Saying that, Saito Takeo saw that Qing Mizu's face showed a puzzled expression, and then said: "That person pays attention to the same clan, the same village, and the same township, and the reason why these strong men are connected now is so that if something happens in the future, someone can help." ”

Qing Shui Twenty-Four pondered for a while and asked, "Your Excellency Nakasa, don't we have to worry about them?!" ”

Takeo Saito said, "As long as you pay the right attention, don't care. ”

"Hey!" Qing Shui Twenty-four replied and said, "I understand!" ”

Seeing Shimizu Twenty-four's reaction, Takeo Saito nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good to understand!" You go down first! ”

"Hey!" Qing Shui Twenty-Four saluted respectfully, and when he turned around and was about to walk out of the office, "Wait! Takeo Saito stopped Shimizu Twenty-four and asked, "Has the person who opened the porcelain shop found it?!" ”

Qing Shui Twenty-Four replied, "Not yet!" Since the last incident, the people in the porcelain shop have seemed to have evaporated from the world. I searched the entire county town of Wuning but couldn't find them. ”

Takeo Saito groaned for a moment and said, "The existence of these people is a hidden danger. You don't have to worry about the affairs of the Imperial Association Army for now, you must find these people as soon as possible. ”

"Hey!" Shimizu Twenty-Four straightened up, nodded at Takeo Saito, and turned to walk out of the office.

When the office door closed, Takeo Saito walked to the window. Looking at the scenery outside, Takeo Saito gradually relaxed, and suddenly a sense of foreboding came to Takeo Saito's heart. Just then, the phone on the desk rang. Takeo Saito walked over to the desk, picked up the phone, and asked, "Moses and Moses?!" I'm just Takeo Saito, which one is it?! ”

"Saito-kun!"

"Your Excellency, General!" As soon as Takeo Saito heard the voice of Sadae Inoue, his tone immediately became respectful, and he asked, "I don't know what His Excellency the General commanded?!" ”

Inoue said, "You come to my office immediately. ”

"Hey!" Takeo Saito answered, hung up the phone, walked to the coat rack, picked up the hat hanging on it, put it on his head, then tidied up his clothes, opened the door and walked out of the office.

Soon, Takeo Saito came to the front of Yamae Inoue's office, and the secretary, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, saw Takeo Saito and said, "Your Excellency the General is waiting for you in the office." Please go in as soon as you arrive without informing. ”

"I see!" Takeo Saito nodded at the secretary, walked quickly to the door of the office, pushed the door and walked out of the office, saw Sadae Inoue sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, closed the door, and asked, "Your Excellency General, I don't know what you are doing with me?!" ”

Inoue Sadae opened his eyes, looked at Takeo Saito and said, "Saito-kun, please take a seat!" ”

Takeo Saito walked across from Inoue Sadae and sat down. Inoue picked up the teapot in front of him, poured some water into the empty cup, and then handed the cup to Takeo Saito.

Takeo Saito took the teacup and looked thoughtfully at Sadae Inoue. Inoue Sadae said: "Saito-kun, you must already know about Saburo Arai, right?!" What do you think about this?! ”

Takeo Saito nodded slightly and said, "Your Excellency, I think that Arai-kun's ambush by that person is very suspicious. ”

"What's suspicious?!" Sadae Inoue asked.

Takeo Saito said, "Although there are no impermeable walls in the world, there are many villages around the county seat of Muning. Arai-kun led his troops to that village, and it was impossible for outsiders to know in advance except for Arai-kun himself. Therefore, he believes that the battalion commander of the Imperial Allied Army is very likely to be lying. ”

Inoue said, "According to our combat effectiveness." If it had not been ambushed, it would not have been possible to annihilate the entire army. ”

Takeo Saito said: "Although what Your Excellency said is not wrong, it cannot be ruled out that the Imperial Allied Army united with others to flank our troops. ”

Inoue Sadawei reacted at this time and asked, "Saito-kun, are you suspicious of those imperial alliances?!" ”

"Yes!" Takeo Saito said categorically: "That person can only be used, not trusted." ”

"Roar!" Inoue Sadae nodded in agreement and said, "Saito-kun, find out the ins and outs of this matter, and I'll leave it to you." But for the next sweep that is about to begin. I can only give you five days. Hope you can give me the result in five days. ”

"Hey!" Takeo Saito said, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency! I'll definitely get things figured out as soon as possible. ”

Inoue Sadae picked up the teacup in front of him and said, "Saito-kun, I am here to replace wine with tea, and I wish you success in advance!" ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Takeo Saito picked up the teacup in front of him, touched the cup with Inoue Sadawei, raised his head and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, put down the cup, and said, "Your Excellency General, if there is nothing else, I will retire first!" ”

"Go ahead!" After Inoue Sadae saw Takeo Saito leave, the whole person seemed to be relieved, leaned on the sofa weakly, and silently calculated the next step in his heart.

Near noon, curling smoke rose from every house in Xingjiazhuang. After completing the morning training, Hong Yu sat with Gao Tie and others, chatting and smoking. At this time, Tang Xingshang appeared in front of them. After Hong Yu hurriedly beckoned Tang Xingshang to sit down next to him, he handed Tang Xingshang a cigarette and asked, "Has the situation been clarified?!" ”

Tang Xingshang lit a cigarette, took two puffs, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Brother Yu, the matter has been clarified. This is a trap set by the devil. Saying that, Tang Xingshang took out two telegrams from the mezzanine of his clothes and handed them to Hong Yu, saying, "This is what the political commissar asked me to hand over to you." ”

Hong Yu took the telegram, quickly read the contents of the two telegrams at a glance, and his brows immediately furrowed. Tang Xingshang said: "Brother Yu, since the devil wants to sweep us. They will definitely be with the Imperial Army. Why don't we take advantage of this opportunity to join those Imperial Allied forces who have taken refuge in us, and give the devils a front and back attack and annihilate them in one fell swoop?! ”

Hong Yu shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate the little devil too much. They're not that easy to deal with. After hesitating for a while, Hong Yu continued: "Find a way to notify them to return to them." Tell them that it is no longer safe in the city, and let them leave the county seat of Wuning as soon as possible. ”

Tang Xingshang asked, "Brother Yu, they are not good in the city, why do you suddenly want them to leave?!" ”

Hong Yu said: "Although I helped them make up a very logical story to deal with the interrogation of the devil. But don't forget that often the more reasonable things are, the more unreasonable they are. The devils are about to be swept away, and it is impossible for them to know that there is a problem in the Imperial Allied Army and not solve this problem. ”

"I see!" Saying that, Tang Xingshang raised his wrist and looked at the time on his watch, and said, "Brother Yu, I have lunch, so I'll go and inform them." ”

"Good!" Hong Yu nodded and said, "Wait a while, let Gao Tie and Miao Changshun go with you." The three of you should have a good idea. ”

Meanwhile, Takeo Saito returned to his office. After taking a seat at his desk, Takeo Saito rang the bell on his desk. The secretary heard the bell and pushed the door into the office and asked, "Your Excellency Nakasa, what are your orders?!" ”

Takeo Saito said, "You go and bring me the report of the attack on Lieutenant Saburo Arai." ”

"Hey!" The secretary answered and exited the office. After about a quarter of an hour, the secretary pushed the door with the folder and walked into Takeo Saito's office, walked quickly to Takeo Saito, handed the folder in his hand to Takeo Saito, and said, "Your Excellency Nakasa, this is the report you want!" ”

Takeo Saito took the folder and said, "You go down first!" With that, Takeo Saito opened the folder and looked at the report carefully.

After about half an hour, Takeo Saito finished reading the report, closed the folder, and casually threw the folder on the desk, thoughtfully starting. At this moment, the door of the office opened, and the secretary walked into the office with a tray and said, "Your Excellency, it's time to eat!" ”

"You put it over there!" With that, Takeo Saito stood up, walked around the desk, walked to the sofa, stopped, and said to the secretary, "Call me Asada in a moment!" ”

"Hey!" The secretary put down the tray and exited Takeo Saito's office. ……

"Boom! Boom! Boom! After lunch, after the secretary removed Takeo Saito's utensils, Takeo Saito had just leaned back against the sofa and was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, when there was a knock on the office door. Takeo Saito opened his eyes and shouted, "Come in!" Then he sat up straight and looked at the office door.

Futsuo Asada pushed the door and walked into the office, saluted, and asked, "Your Excellency Nakasa, are you looking for me?!" ”

This book was first published in Reading Books