Chapter 134: The Storm Rises Again
Kagesashi ordered someone to escort Katsuei Tanaka out of No. 76. Heiichiro Ono picked up the list and said, "Has Director Li already seen it?" โ
Li Shiqun didn't know if Ni Xin had discussed this list with Zhao Jingdong, so he thought for a while and asked Ni Xin: "Is this the first draft you drafted, or the revised final draft?" โ
Ni Xin replied: "It is the final version of the revision, and the opinions of the people you instructed before the revision were sought. โ
Li Shiqun understood that Zhao Jingdong, who had just rushed back to Shanghai at 7 o'clock this morning, had already added to the list of private individuals he would use in the future in accordance with his instructions. He smiled: "I have seen the first draft. This is the list of people who have been revised according to my intentions. General, you are not familiar with the people of No. 76, and you don't know if these people are suitable just by looking at the list, do you need to assemble them, please give the general a lecture? โ
Heiichiro Ono waved his hand: "There's no need for this, Li Sang just thinks it's appropriate." I'm also leaving, and I need to ask Li San's permission before leaving: General Kagesa Zhenzhao interrogated Tanaka Katsuei, and because he didn't understand the situation, he had to start from scratch, which was too much of a waste of time. Can you please ask Secretary Ni and Yamamu-kun to go back to the headquarters with me to participate in the interrogation? In order to conclude the case as soon as possible. โ
"Of course, this is the general's trust in them." Li Shiqun immediately ordered: "Did you hear the general's order?" Go with the general. โ
On May 1, Liu Wu came to the lower courtyard of Puji Temple, found Zhou Chengbin, and first ordered a table of high-quality vegetarian food at noon on the eighth day of the fourth month. Then discuss the recipe with Zhou Chengbin. Zhou Chengbin asked, "Why are you here?" Where is Zezhi? Is he okay? โ
Liu Wu said in a low voice: "My brother is in the hospital, and he asked me to report to you in the name of Ding Suzhai for Li Shiqun's wife: Kong Wenqing has died." Before his death, he designed to pull Tanaka Katsuei into the water, and Tanaka Katsuei was recognized by Li Shiqun as having surrendered to the military command, and is now imprisoned in the Japanese army headquarters. Kong Wenqing gave my brother a shot, but don't worry, he is measured and not in danger of his life. โ
Zhou Chengbin's heart was cold, Kong Wenqing sacrificed, and Shanghai Station was hit hard again! He carefully asked about what happened at that time, and Liu Wuhen made a report that he knew, and then said: "My fourth brother also talked about Li Zhiyong, he was a little eyebrows, as if No. 76 used something called 'hallucinogen' on him, this medicine can make people say a qiฤ unconsciously, and it will lead to the death of the prisoner soon after use." โ
Zhou Chengbin felt relieved that he had not mistaken Li Zhiyong's brother. He asked, "I see, you can go back first." โ
In the hospital, Zhao Jingdong was clumsily peeling an apple, Liu Zezhi glanced at him and said, "Let the nurse come, when you cut it, there will be only the apple core left." โ
Zhao Jingdong laughed: "Look at you, you have such a big temper, don't I feel sorry for you too?" Tell me, Ni Xin was shot, and before he could be neat, you were shot again and went to the hospital. Alas. โ
"What are you sighing for? You weren't the one who was shot and lay on the bed dying. Your old man is living that nourishing life now. Hey, I said how about your trip to Beiping? โ
Zhao Jingdong was very excited: "The harvest is good. The goods in hand basically have buyers. There are also people who order. Zezhi, do you know if there is a second shipment? โ
"I don't know. These goods are all European and American antiques, which are rare in the Chinese market, and naturally the price will not be too low. Originally, China is a country with an ancient civilization and a place for antiques. If you want me to say, you should first sell this batch of goods in a down-to-earth manner, collect all the money, and then it's not too late to talk about the next one. โ
Zhao Jingdong happily agreed: "I listen to you." You don't know yet, the director asked me to find five people and handed them over to Ni Xin, saying that they were seconded to Heiichiro Ono along with more than forty other people. I don't know what to do. โ
Liu Zezhi replied: "Do you know what to do so early? When the director feels it is necessary, he will naturally let you know. Alright, my wound is starting to hurt again, so I won't talk to you anymore. You asked the nurse to give me a sleeping pill, and I took it and slept for a while. โ
In the evening of that day, three days into the interrogation of Katsuei Tanaka, who resolutely refused to admit that he had betrayed the Empire of Japan by succumbing to the torture of the military commanders. In desperation, Kage Zuo Zhenzhao ordered the punishment. A few hours later, Heiichiro Ono heard the news and saw Katsuei Tanaka covered in blood in the torture room, and was stunned for a while, and went straight to find Kageza Zhenzhao. "Kagesa-kun, how can you do this? Tanaka-kun's suspicion has not been implemented! โ
Shadow Zuo Zhen Zhao smiled: "But he can't prove his innocence." General, this is the case handled by No. 76, and there must always be an explanation from top to bottom. You can't let the people laugh at us for bending the law for personal gain, right? General, have you ever thought about it: why after returning from Chongqing, Katsuei Tanaka was reluctant to stay at the headquarters, but insisted on going to No. 76 to take up a post? โ
Heiichiro Ono replied: "I also asked him this question, and he replied that I have been dealing with Chinese over the years, and I have experience, and it is easier to go to No. 76 to play a role." What, do you think he has other intentions? โ
"Yes. Li Minghua was exposed and killed, and there was no one in the military commander in No. 76, so Tanaka Katsuei and Kong Wenqing decided to go undercover separately. Don't you think this explanation is more reasonable? โ
Heiichiro Ono was skeptical: "Your suspicions can't be said to be unreasonable, but these are all speculations. โ
Kagesa said, "Then what do you say you should do?" I obey as I am told. โ
Heiichiro Ono let out a long sigh and replied, "It's not that I'm protecting him, and I didn't say that Katsuei Tanaka must be innocent." Ying Zuojun, I plead for him, even if he really can't bear the torture and succumb to the military command, everyone is flesh and blood...... Besides, in the months since he came back, he has not caused any specific losses. As for Nguyen Bo's death...... Ruan Bo's value has also been squeezed almost out. Just leave him alive, send him back to Japan, go to a military court, and be locked up for a few years, which can be regarded as an explanation, okay? After all, he had made many military exploits for the Japanese Empire. โ
Kagesa replied, "Since General Ono has made a decision, what objection can I have?" So be it. โ
The next day, Ni Xin and Yamaki Ryuzo brought back the official letter from the Japanese headquarters, Li Shiqun looked at it, snorted, thought about it and didn't say anything, just asked Ni Xin to hand it over to the confidential room for filing. Then he ordered: "Yamaki-kun, you go and get busy." Ni Xin, the director of the intelligence department, you should take care of it first. Later, when there is a suitable candidate, it will be arranged. โ
Ni Xin replied: "Director, now that Liu Zezhi is recuperating in the hospital, if his subordinates go to the intelligence department, won't there be no one around you?" โ
Li Shiqun sneered: "Liu Zezhi? He just won't be hospitalized, can I count on it? โ
Ni Xin spoke for Liu Zezhi with a smile: "Director, in fact, Zezhi is still a very good person. Every time you assign something, he can also complete it without falling down, and there has been no major leakage. It's just that sometimes it's a little informal. โ
Li Shiqun thought about it and felt that Ni Xin's words were good, and asked, "How is his injury?" โ
The bullet hit him in the right shoulder, which was not fatal but required some recuperation. A few days ago, he also said that he would take me to accompany his wife to Puji Temple to eat vegetarian incense, saying that he was too back these days, but he didn't expect that he was shot again before he could go. โ
Li Shiqun sighed and said: "Ni Xin, we are our own people, and I don't want to hide it from you, after the death of Renhe Miura, I hurriedly asked Liu Zezhi to be my secretary, just because I didn't want the Japanese to arrange another one for me." I'm afraid this time...... General Kagesa had already greeted me, saying that he was going to arrange a Japanese secretary for me. So this intelligence chief, you can do it. โ
Ni Xin replied: "Yes, I understand. Anyway, we don't plan to separate from the Japanese, General Kagesa Zhenzhao is willing to arrange it, let him arrange it, the people he arranges, sometimes it's a little more convenient to use. Wellโif there's anything inhumane, the director tells me to do it. โ
Li Shiqun nodded and said, "That's it." The 'Special Economic Office' that Heiichiro Ono is in charge of, you need to have more snacks. Personnel training will start in a few days, you can lead the team. By the way, you look at my memory, when it comes to the eighth day of April, you go to Puji Temple to eat fasting and burn incense. You don't have to ask why, you'll know then. โ
On May 5, the thirtieth year of the Republic of China, at the headquarters of the Chongqing Military Command Bureau, Mao Renfeng received a secret telegram from Zhou Chengbin: Kong Wenqing was exposed and sacrificed, and Zhang Shiwei rebelled. Katsuei Tanaka was escorted back to Japan to stand trial. According to the No. 86 report, the Japanese set up a special economic work office, headed by Heiichiro Ono, and was secretly conducting a comprehensive inventory of the reserves of gold, silver, and other precious metals and US dollars in the Shanghai Concession.
After carefully reading this secret telegram, Mao Renfeng sighed deeply, it took so much effort to insert Kong Wenqing into the undercover of the Japanese occupation army headquarters in Songhu. Even if Kong Wenqing used his life as a bargaining chip and pulled Tanaka Shengrong into the water, the gains outweighed the losses.
It's Li Shiqun again, this person, in the confrontation with him for several years, the military commander can hardly take any advantage. For most of the time, Zhou Chengbin only passively coped with the situation. However, if the horse is changed, there is no more suitable candidate. Zhou Chengbin can still support the crisis, and if he changes people, I'm afraid he won't even be able to do this.
The Sino-Japanese war has entered a stalemate, and it is no longer a matter of a day or two for Japan, which has a small land area and poor resources, to covet rubber, oil, and colonies in Southeast Asia. It is inevitable that Europe and the United States will completely turn their faces and meet each other in arms. The concessions of Shanghai and Tianjin, and Hong Kong have become meat on Japan's chopping block, and sooner or later they will not be able to escape the catastrophe. The Japanese, who occupy the greater part of Shanghai, have already begun to move. The Chinese Nationalist Government was underground in Shanghai, the inferior side, and it was too late to start immediately. There can be no further delay.
What worries Mao Renfeng is that there is a more urgent problem: Yesterday, the military commander accepted a very difficult task: the war lasted longer and longer, and the drug supply system in the national control area collapsed completely, especially penicillin and other anti-inflammatory Western drugs were even more priceless, and it was difficult to find a trace of one or two golds. Needless to say, the civilian ones have long been unable to be guaranteed, and the strict zhรฒng has affected the morale of the officers and soldiers. A few days ago, I had pneumonia and urgently needed two anti-inflammatory drugs, but it took a lot of trouble to get it, which made people cry and laugh. This is why a cautious person like Zhou Chengbin will also be tempted by a batch of non-existent Western medicines, knowing that keeping in touch with the golden dragon is a violation of latent discipline, and he can't help but take risks.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had no choice but to spend a valuable amount of foreign exchange to purchase raw materials in the United States in a private capacity. He also lobbied a Jewish businessman who was eager to transfer his assets in Shanghai, and the Jew agreed to sell a second-hand penicillin production facility originally based in Shanghai. But the conditions were very harsh: the full amount had to be paid in advance, and the transshipment problem was solved on its own. According to the agreement reached privately between the two parties, the production line must be shipped out by June 10.
It seems that the first step is to send manpower to strengthen the Shanghai station. Recruiting troops must first select generals, who is the right candidate for the deputy stationmaster of Shanghai Station? Guo Xuan, who is familiar with the situation in Shanghai, has served as the acting stationmaster of Shanghai Station, and has a close personal relationship with Zhou Chengbin, is undoubtedly competent. But can he be separated? Remembering that he received a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs two days ago, he finally decided to send Guo Xuan to Shanghai.
Mao Renfeng ordered the secretary: "Tell Guo Xuan to come immediately." Also, bring Meng Xiaojie to see me. โ
This novel comes from reading books