Suhebei is a famous shantytown in Shanghai, the alleys are narrow, there is no light, the damp walls are slippery and greasy, and if you look closely, there are some green moss on it. These dark and damp alleys are what Shanghainese often call alleys.

"Alley" is the common name of Shanghainese for the alley, and "alley house" is the alley building. Alleys and alleys were actually a product of the opening of Shanghai, and at first foreigners were only allowed Chinese to work in the concession area, but were not allowed to live in the concession. Later, it turned out that in order to realize the potential of the metropolis of Shanghai, it was obviously not enough to rely on only those few foreigners. Half a century ago, when a bandit rebellion swept through the Yangtze River and a large number of wealthy Chinese refugees asked to move in, the concession authorities opened the concession to Chinese residents.

In order to facilitate management, a large number of collective housing units were built on designated plots. Most of these houses are vertical post structures, like barracks, and the internal traffic is free, and only the alley reaches the road outside, and the alley is equipped with an iron gate, which can be closed at any time. In the old Shanghai, those who could live in the alleys were at least those with a fixed income, otherwise they would not be able to pay the rent and housing donations that must be paid every month.

Since society is hierarchical, alleys naturally have a difference between high and low. The quality of the different levels of lane houses varies greatly, and the more important difference is the location. Generally speaking, the areas located in Zhabei and Nanshi are poorer, Hongkou is slightly better, and Jing'an Temple Road and Xiafei Road are the best. Shanghai has the title of "upper corner" and "lower corner", "upper corner" refers to the high-end residential area in the western district of the city, and "lower corner" naturally refers to those low-level residential areas, and the rent difference between the two "corners" can be three or four times or even more than ten times. Of course, Suhe North Road is just a relatively low-level alley.

Finally at the corner of the alley, Tian Yi, who has been in Shanghai for five days, found a small house, the house is on the second floor by the staircase, the floors are really pitiful, in and out of the head to move forward with a low head, there is only room for a bed, there is no table and chairs, fortunately there is a small window at the end of the bed, you can see the scenery in the alley outside, but for Tian Yi, what he needs is not the scenery outside the alley, but from this small window you can easily observe the street and the alley, It doesn't get much more fitting than this, private and with a great view.

When paying, Tian Yi found out that the landlord was actually a widowed woman, with black hair and a good-looking goose egg face.

"I guess I must have been a great beauty when I was young!"

Tian Yi muttered in his heart. But at this time, thinking of what he was going to do, he was less in the mood to hunt for beauty.

Hiding in bed, as soon as Tian Yoshii closed his eyes, a long-known person came to mind, Akashi Genjiro, the great Osa who turned half of Europe upside down and turned the Russian hinterland upside down.

"What a true genius!"

Tian Yi admired in his heart, although when he was in Manchuria, he also used those horse bandits, Manchu officers and soldiers, and even the past volunteers to achieve some results, but compared to Akashi, it was still far behind.

"Liaise with the opposition parties in the enemy country more often ......"

Tian Yi thought about the "Guide to the Riot" that Akashi Genjiro had photographed by telegram, which was the experience of Akashi Genjiro in Russia.

"It is necessary to supply the revolutionary party with weapons, and once the revolutionary party has mastered the weapons, it will become a "rebel force with high morale." And the chaos caused by the rebel forces will not only undermine the confidence of the enemy's internal camp in the victory of the war, but also create the false appearance that the whole people are against the war......"

Tian Yi, who hadn't closed his eyes all day, was already sleepy and tired, lying on the bed, thinking about it, and falling asleep after a while. The frowning brow, the closed eyes seemed to be suddenly thinking, thinking about unfolding his strategy in China.

More than a dozen families in this building are people who have come to Shanghai to make a living or flee, adults are busy working outside all day long, and the poor families have no money to study with their children, so the children in the family are naturally too lazy to take care of it, when Tian Yi fell asleep, a teenager quietly left the alley, stuffed a note to the craftsman who repaired shoes in the corner of the alley, and then jumped and jumped out of the alley.

"Tayi, also known as Yoshiichi Tanaka,"

No. 32 Minzu Road, Pudong, is the location of the Shanghai Imperial Bureau of Investigation, at this time in the compound of the Investigation Bureau, armed with submachine guns, waist automatic pistols of the Investigation Bureau strike team, has boarded the truck, ready to set off, at this moment a car into the courtyard, as soon as the car stopped, Zha Zhiqing, who walked down from the car, saw the strike team ready to leave, frowned, but his feet were walking quickly towards the office building.

In the conference room on the third floor, an agent points to a photograph nailed to the wall.

"I used to work in the Intelligence Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Army, because I studied Russian and was very fluent. After reporting to the second department, he was sent to study in Russia. He worked very hard in Russia, taking the Russians he knew to church every week, and also participated in the Tsarist Russian army, so as to get first-hand information. On the eve of the Russo-Japanese War, he became the leading Russian commander in the army. After the outbreak of the Russo-Russian War, it began to carry out operations behind enemy lines in the northeast region, and recruited a large number of bandits for its use,...... Now, under the pseudonym of Tian Yi, Tanaka Yoshiichi entered Shanghai five days ago, and with the help of the Shanghai spies, he initially established contact with the Republicans, and we have reason to believe that the goal of this and Tian Yi's actions should be to plot a rebellion in Shanghai......"

During the report, which lasted for more than ten minutes, the detectives carefully looked at the information in their hands, which were all obtained through various channels in the past five days, the information about Tanaka Yoshiichi, and even the intelligence collected by the old Beiyang Army.

Just as the agent was about to begin his briefing, the door to the conference room was pushed open.

"The operation is canceled, and all the operation materials will be sealed!"

When most of the detectives showed puzzled expressions, in the office of the director of the sub-bureau, Yan Jiarong, the director of the Shanghai sub-bureau, stood there silently, and the carefully arranged action was interrupted by the director when the operation was about to begin, which made Yan Jiarong's whole person become nervous, and he didn't know why the director came to Shanghai in person.

If it was just to cancel an operation, only a telegram would have to be sent, and now looking at the people brought by the director, he knows that the director's visit to Shanghai this time will never be so simple.

"I need a reason!"

Putting down the report in his hand, Zha Zhiqing glanced at Yan Jiarong, His Majesty may have made up his mind, but he needs a suitable reason.

"If there is no suitable reason, then it is difficult to guarantee whether someone will regard this as a political axe to frame him, so don't touch this Tian Yi for the time being, and even give him some help......

"Bureau, you mean to lure the snake out of the hole!"

Yan Jiarong immediately understood what the director meant.

"If the snake does not come out of the hole, the eagle can only look from the sky,"

"Director Takami!"

Gently patted the director on the back, Yan Jiarong knew that those who were targeted by the director were afraid that they would be miserable this time, and plotting to commit a crime and committing a crime were absolutely two completely different concepts.

"Yes...... After all, in Shanghai, the only thing worth moving is the dozens of contractors in Shanghai, if it ......"

Yan Jiarong knew that if those contractors in Shanghai, no matter which one was destroyed, the military's dissatisfaction might not even be able to save the seat in front of him, and the intelligence bureau over there was waiting to see the jokes of the investigation bureau.

"If it is not earth-shattering, how can the people realize the sabotage of the enemy spies?"

Zha Zhiqing put on a serious look, and then sighed lightly.

"Although it is earth-shattering, we must control the losses to a minimum, everything must be just right, if the damage is big, it may affect the supply of military supplies, but if the impact is small, the people cannot be vigilant, so we need to send people in!"

"Bureau, there are a few suitable candidates for Shanghai Station!"

Although Shanghai is a sub-bureau, in front of the bureau, Yan Jiarong will quietly change the "name" of the unit, and the investigation bureau has only one director, just like the investigation bureau has only one boss.

"Send me their information, I will personally select people, can it be done once and for all, it depends on this time, understand?"

"Yes, Bureau!"

A few minutes later, several top-secret agent materials were sent to Zha Zhiqing's hands, and after motioning for Yan Jiarong to sit down, Zha Zhiqing looked at the information in his hand there, his brows wrinkled slightly from time to time, these people are not suitable candidates, if the reporter digs deeply, he will find that there are some suspicious things about the identities of these people, which are obviously inappropriate.

It was at this moment that a person's profile came into his sight.

"Liu Xin! Studied in Tokyo,......"

Looking at the information in his hand, Zha Zhiqing finally nodded with satisfaction, this detective is similar to the vast majority of young republicans from the resume, and the most important thing is that he was influenced by republican ideas when he was studying abroad, and there is no gap in the file, even if he is exposed, the reporter digs deeply, it is difficult to find out what connection there is between this doctor and the political axe.

Doctors, who earn a lot of money, are not as easily bribed by money as gangsters, have been influenced by republican ideas, actively participate in various activities of the republicans, and belong to the republican activists.

"Is this Liu Xin reliable?"

With his eyes fixed on Yan Jiarong, Zha Zhiqing asked one last question.

"The director, any expatriate agent, has absolutely no problem in terms of reliability, but he does not belong to the core members of the Shanghai Republican faction......"

"It doesn't matter if it's the core or not, it's who does it! The common people don't care about the big guys, and the big guys won't do that kind of thing, and the ones who show up are just the little guys! That's him! ”

When he got this answer, Yan Jiarong couldn't help but be surprised, from the director's seemingly uninspired answer, he could imagine that the director was preparing to set off a storm.

"Handar, do you remember what I said when I joined the Imperial Bureau of Investigation?"

Seeing that Yan Jiarong's eyebrows seemed to have a hint of surprise, Zha Zhiqing's tone slowed down slightly, and asked in an intimate tone.

The purpose of the establishment of the Imperial Investigation Bureau is to "sword and shield of the empire", to forge a sword to sweep away internal enemies, and to cast a shield to defend the golden pot of the empire! ”

Yan Jiarong raised his head and answered the director's question in a relatively resolute voice.

Nodding with satisfaction, Zha Zhiqing continued.

"I have warned each and every one of you that the role of the Imperial Bureau of Investigation is not only to deal with those criminal cases that cross provinces, although that is our authority, of course, I personally prefer to take that as a practice, criminal cases are only a part of the security of the Empire, not the whole thing, the real threat to the Empire is not the gangs, the gangs cannot be completely eliminated, our responsibility is to limit those gangs to a reasonable range, the real threat to the Empire lies in those free politicians, those who contradict the concept of the Empire, You have to remember that we have to stick to one truth on this matter: those who are not friends are against us; Those who oppose us are enemies; The enemy will be destroyed! Do you understand? ”

"Yes! I will remember the teachings of the Bureau! ”

Cha Zhiqing stood up with a smile, then walked to the window, standing upstairs, he looked at the empty courtyard, and suddenly turned around and asked Yan Jiarong.

"Handa, why do I think our yard seems to be empty, don't you think?"

“……”

"Well, there's one thing missing in the yard, maybe we should add a sculpture, no, that's too conspicuous, well, we should add a badge, go back and design a badge, inlaid on the floor of the yard,...... Right! Just add a sentence: we are everywhere! ”

When he said this, Cha Zhiqing showed a look of self-determination, he knew what kind of justifiable authorization the Investigation Bureau would get once those two bills were passed, except that the Supreme Court could not approve the establishment of a special court within the Investigation Bureau, the entry of the special prosecutor could issue search warrants and arrest warrants at will, although no one cared about these now, but he knew how much of a role these powers granted now would play in the future for the empire where the law was gradually improving, Even the Bureau of Investigation will have its own prison.

"It is necessary to make the investigation bureau "scientific" to the extreme in a meticulous and rigorous style. ”

Zha Zhiqing secretly thought in his heart that as a "scientist", he had always believed that scientific rigor and rigor would help the investigation bureau to carry out its work, and that without a rigorous style, the investigation bureau would never be able to fulfill its duties.

"Soon, the whole of China will know about the existence of the Investigation Bureau, and the Investigation Bureau will use its actions to prove to His Majesty and the people that the Investigation Bureau is worth it!"

(To be continued)