You must know that according to Yang Dazhanzi, Yamamoto Kazuki studied in a German military academy, how could he not understand interrogation? The only explanation is that he is making a mystery, but what is his purpose of doing this? Li Qiangbai
I can't figure it out.
But even so, Li Qiang could only temporarily put aside his doubts, frowned and said to himself: "Why is it him?"
As soon as these words came out, Yamamoto Kazuki was very surprised and asked: "Do you recognize him?"
Li Qiang nodded, "If I remember correctly, he should be the guy who had an argument with Captain Yamamoto at the entrance of the hotel, right?"
"Yes, that's him! After interrogation, this guy's behavior is the most suspicious, but no matter how I asked, he only said that he was the personal translator of the British envoy, and said nothing else. I really had no choice.
I just asked you for help."
After briefly understanding the situation, Li Qiang slowly walked to the translator and sat down.
When the guy saw Li Qiang, he mistook him for Yamamoto Kazuki's boss, and immediately began to struggle desperately. While struggling, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Sir! Sir! I want to complain."
...I am complaining about the Japanese's abuse of force. I am the personal translator of the British Empire's special envoy. I enjoy the same extraterritorial rights as the special envoy and am protected by the British Empire's consulate! You are destroying diplomacy by doing this to me, and you will be sent to a military court.
!”
However, just after the guy spoke in a hurry, he found to his embarrassment that the tried-and-true trick had failed. He saw that the atmosphere in the room gradually fell into a strange silence.
A trace of cold sweat broke out unconsciously on his forehead.
After a long while, Li Qiang finally asked, "Are you done?"
When the man spoke again, his tone was already a bit weaker, "It's over... it's over."
"What's it called?" Li Qiang asked again.
"Peter."
"British?"
"No, Chinese."
“What kind of English name do Chinese people give?”
"King...King Peter."
"How long have you been in the industry?"
"It's been almost ten years since I graduated from college!" Wang Peter replied with a hint of arrogance.
Li Qiang quickly took notes and said to him half-jokingly: "I can't tell, you are still a veteran!"
This made Wang Peter a little confused, and he quickly asked: "What senior qualifications do you have?"
"Having been a spy for more than ten years, isn't that enough to make you a veteran?"
"What are you talking about...who is the spy?"
However, Li Qiang did not pay any attention to it, but continued to talk to himself: "Although I don't know how you got the information you wanted, I have to say that compared to your professionalism, your knowledge of
My understanding of modern and contemporary history is not bad at all!"
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Li Qiang smiled, "Let me ask you, where is this place?"
"Fengtian!"
"Wrong, it's Manchukuo! And as early as the 23rd year of the Republic of China, your British master publicly announced that he would never recognize Manchukuo. But now you dare to talk about extraterritoriality in front of me. It is really ridiculous.
!”
"I……"
"What are you? Just based on this, can you be charged with resisting the Manchus and resisting Japan, and beaten? That's all minor!" Having said this, Li Qiang threw the newspaper heavily in front of him, and said calmly
He asked, "Explain it!"
"Explain what?"
"How did an unknown newspaper know about Foreign Minister Matsuoka's specific itinerary?"
"How do I know this? You should ask the newspaper!"
"That's good. Let me ask you another question. Why do you have to go all the way to the Peace Hotel instead of just staying at the special envoy station?"
"This...I...I can't say..."
"You can't say that, right? Well, then I can only tie you to Sir Taylor and ask you clearly in person! Don't blame me for not reminding you. Even if your innocence is proven by then, you can't eat the translation bowl again.
It’s time to eat.”
"You!" Li Qiang's words immediately put Wang Peter in a dilemma. After struggling for a while, he finally said, "I want to see Foreign Minister Matsuoka."
However, before he finished speaking, Kazuki Yamamoto on the side couldn't help but yelled: "Asshole! How noble is the Foreign Minister's status? How could it be that you, a little spy, just meet him at the first sight? If you know the truth, please tell me honestly. I
There is a limit to your patience!”
Saying that, Yamamoto Kazuki winked at his subordinates, and soon someone brought a brazier filled with red-hot briquettes.
Now Peter Wang was really panicked, "You...what are you going to do?"
"What are you doing? Can't you see? I don't have that much patience to accompany you. I count to three, and you either tell me the truth or you swallow this. Am I clear enough? One
…”
"you!"
"two……"
"I say! I say!" Before Yamamoto Kazuki could count to three, the huge fear caused Wang Peter's psychological defense to completely collapse. "It's Sir Taylor. He was the one who learned that Foreign Minister Matsuoka secretly moved into Heping
He sent me here only after hearing the news about the hotel."
"You're lying! The newspaper exposing the foreign minister's itinerary was published early this morning, but according to the check-in record at the hotel front desk, you checked into the hotel yesterday. How do you explain this? Does your Sir Taylor still predict things?"
"Is this surprising? There are not many secrets between countries. As a special envoy of the British Empire, Sir Taylor even knows the itinerary of the President of the United States, let alone Foreign Minister Matsuoka.
"
Hearing this, Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help but snorted, and then lowered his voice and whispered a few words to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang didn't say anything after hearing this, and simply got up and left the basement.
…
"Isn't that right? He kicked you out just like that? Everyone said that the river would demolish the bridge, but this guy just demolished the bridge without even crossing the river?" After listening to Li Qiang recount the interrogation process in detail.
, Gu Xiaomeng couldn't help but said.
"Since someone dares to demolish the bridge, it means they have crossed the river! I think he should have guessed why Sir Taylor sent that Wang Peter over."
"Why?"
"Isn't this obvious? We are secretly monitoring Matsuoka Yosuke's every move! After all, there is no small matter in diplomacy!" At this point, Li Qiang changed the subject, "But having said that, I always feel that that guy is doing this on purpose.
If he exposed his identity in front of Yamamoto, if this is really the case, then there must be a reason for doing this, but what could this reason be?"
Before he finished speaking, Haitang on the side touched his chin and analyzed: "Could it be related to the Soviet woman and the American?"
"It's possible, after all, it was the Soviet woman who made the most noise after the accident, and it was the American who called the security team immediately and called Yamamoto Kazuki over, which in turn put the entire hotel on lockdown.
state."
"But what is their purpose in doing this?"
After a brief silence, the three of them said almost in unison: "German secret message!"
…
At the same time, in a Western restaurant on Jiujiang Road in the Shanghai Public Concession.
"Gu, my friend, it's been a long time!" In the private room, an old foreigner in a suit and leather shoes with a pair of glasses on his nose took off his hat as soon as he entered the room and gave Gu Minzhang a big smile.
of hugs.
Although Fei Xindun was nearly 70 years old at this time, he was still energetic and had a loud voice.
"Old friend, I feel relieved when I see you looking so energetic." Gu Minzhang took out a navy blue porcelain bottle from his bag and handed it over, "Not long ago, I accidentally found an ancient recipe.
, I thought it might help your eye disease, so I brought it to you by the way."
"How embarrassing is this!" Even though Fei Xindun said this, he still reached out and took the porcelain bottle, "To tell you the truth, this damn eye disease has caused me so much trouble that I can't even eat.
You can’t taste it, it’s like chewing cotton.”
"Why is it so serious all of a sudden? Have you gone to see a doctor?"
"seen it already."
"What did the doctor say?" Gu Minzhang asked again.
"It said that the nerve may be compressed, and the only way to cure it is to remove it surgically."
"Are there no other treatment options?"
"Don't mention it! I've finally seen through it. Those guys can't do anything except let you cut this and that. I don't have any hope anymore."
"Don't say that! Since Western medicine can't come up with a good treatment plan, why not try Chinese medicine? I happen to know a few people with good medical skills. Let me bring them over in a few days to give you a good look."
"That's great!" After saying this, Fei Xindun suddenly slapped his forehead and said suddenly, "Look, this man becomes very forgetful as he gets older. He only talks about my eye disease.
I almost missed my business, Gu, are you so anxious to ask me out to meet, has something happened?"
Gu Minzhang's expression also became serious and he whispered: "I just received the news that Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka showed up in Fengtian without warning and secretly met with Mitsui Masao, the president of Mitsui & Co."
"Fengtian? Don't tell me, this Matsuoka Yosuke is really good at picking places!"
"Why did my old friend say this?"
"Gu, based on the friendship between us, I shouldn't hide anything from you, but there are some things..."
"Okay, stop talking." Before Fei Xindun could finish speaking, Gu Minzhang raised his hand to interrupt him and said very understandingly, "Old friend, I understand your difficulties. After all, you are an American.
And I am Chinese."
"No, that's not the case." Fei Xindun quickly explained after hearing this, "Although you and I are from different countries, I have always treated you as a true friend, but... forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you, just
Not long ago, we received news that the Soviet Union wanted to send people to lobby Japan, so they closely tracked and monitored the matter. Now it seems that they have set the meeting place in Fengtian."
"You mean to say that Matsuoka Yosuke's secret meeting with Mitsui Masao in Fengtian was just a cover, and the real meeting was with the Soviet lobbying representative?"
"That's right!" Having said this, Fei Xindun suddenly changed the subject and said with a very ambiguous attitude, "I'm afraid it will take three days for the final result to be announced, but I'm sure that no matter what, it will be good for you.
It will be great news."
…
It's night, Nanjing, Wang Mansion.
"What great news? What good news could it be? Zhonghuai, what do you think?" Wang Jingwei asked with a solemn expression after listening to Gu Minzhang's report.
"I think it is most likely related to the war in Europe. After all, if the contents of the German secret message that my little girl participated in deciphering on the code ship last time are true, then in a few days, the German army will launch an attack on the Soviet Union. By then,
If Germany requires Japan to fulfill its commitments in the Tripartite Alliance Agreement, then Japan must respond to Germany's actions."
"You mean, Japan will also send troops?"
"According to my judgment, there is no doubt that Japan will send troops. After all, the Three Kingdoms Alliance Agreement is there. However, there is still an extremely critical issue in front of them that needs to be solved urgently, which is between 'going north' and 'going south'.
time to make the final decision.”
Hearing this, Wang Jingwei nodded suddenly, "Well, then it seems reasonable for the Soviet Union to secretly send people to meet with Matsuoka Yosuke."
"Yes, once the Soviet Union succeeds in lobbying and Japan finally makes the decision to go south, it will inevitably harm the interests of Britain, the United States and other countries in Southeast Asia, so they will definitely try their best to obstruct or even sabotage this meeting.
However, no matter what the outcome of this meeting is, Japan will allocate troops from the Chinese battlefield for the next plan. This is an excellent opportunity for us to cultivate our power and increase our bargaining chips, but it will also be inevitable
This has given Chongqing a chance to breathe. Maybe soon, we will have to face the situation of dealing with Chongqing alone."
However, after listening to Gu Minzhang's concerns, Wang Jingwei not only did not show any anxiety, but instead said confidently: "Ji Xin, I won't hide it from you now. I have made an agreement with Director Li from No. 76
A plan is just to wait for such an opportunity. As long as it can be implemented smoothly, I believe that not only can it quickly fill the combat power vacuum created by the Japanese army's deployment of troops, but it may even fully occupy the strategic initiative!"
"Really?" Although Gu Minzhang was shocked when he heard this, he said with a look of surprise and joy on the surface, "It seems that I am worrying too much."
"Zhong Huai, aren't you curious at all about the content of my plan?"
"I'm a little curious, but rationality tells me that the less we know about such a confidential plan, the better."
Not to mention, Gu Minzhang's trick of playing hard to get was really effective when used on Wang Jingwei, which immediately made him laugh, "You are good at everything, but you are too timid. In fact, it doesn't hurt to tell you, my
