"What...what happened?" Qingqi Qingyin asked with a puzzled look on her face.
However, Shibayama did not seem to mean to explain, but turned directly to Fujita Tsuyoshi and said: "Fujita-kun! Go to the Military Police Headquarters now, pull out all the dead bodies, and hang them on the Waibaidu Bridge!
"
"Hai!" Fujita immediately became energetic after hearing this. He stood at attention and turned around to leave.
As soon as Fujita left, Shibayama immediately wrote a letter with great speed and handed it into the hands of Saiharu Qingyin.
"This...this is..." Qingqi Qingyin was lucky not to look at it. She was immediately surprised when she saw the content above.
Chaishan smiled and said, "Qingqijun, this is your territory, so I can only leave this matter to you. Please help find a familiar newspaper to publish the contents of this letter!"
"But……"
"It's just a bunch of trash fish. Keeping it is a waste of food. Why not use it to exchange for a mastermind? Isn't it clear to Mr. Qingqi that such a good deal?"
Qingqi Qingyin was not stupid, and nodded in agreement, "I'll do my humble job now!"
However, before he could reach the door, Shibayama's voice rang again, "By the way, Qingqi-kun, I don't think you need to report such a trivial matter to Yingzuo-kun. Although I am not your direct commander,
But it can be regarded as a colleague. I hope you can understand that now is a special period, so you must be careful in everything, so as not to make others dislike you and get yourself into trouble!"
Of course Qingqi Qingyin knew in his heart that the special period in Shibayama Pass did not refer to the city-wide search for the real murderer who assassinated Akagi Okagi, but the increasingly fierce power struggle in the Japanese homeland.
As time goes by, the military headed by Tojo Hideki has gained an overwhelming advantage, and has even put the formation of a cabinet on the agenda. And the Kage Sasaki is a die-hard Konoe. Once Tojo Hideki
If he successfully came to power, he would never be allowed to continue to hold such a high and powerful position as the top military adviser to Wang Jingwei's government.
So the real meaning of Shibayama's words was to remind Qingqi Qingyin to complete the cut with Yingzuo Zhenzhao, the direct commander, as soon as possible to avoid being implicated by him.
And this invisibly coincides with what Kenji Doihara said before. If Qingyin Qingyin was a little disapproving at first, now he has to seriously start thinking more about his future.
Thinking of this, Qingqi Qingyin hurriedly bowed deeply to Chaishan and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you Lieutenant General Chaishan for your advice. I know what to do."
After hearing this, Chaishan nodded with satisfaction, "Well, as long as you understand, go ahead!"
…
It was night, and Li Qiang, who was still worrying about how to break the situation, suddenly received a call from Guan Lu, and arranged to meet at Paramount in half an hour to tell him something important.
So half an hour later, Li Qiang arrived at the Paramount Ballroom as scheduled.
"No more, no less, exactly half an hour. It seems that the last time was indeed an accident. Director Ming, you are really a person with a strong sense of time!" Guan Lu couldn't help but joked as soon as they met.
However, Li Qiang didn't seem to be in that mood at all, so he said straight to the point: "Why can't you talk about it on the phone, and why are you so anxious to call me?"
Guan Lu didn't show any concern, she simply took out a note and handed it over.
Li Qiang's reaction was exactly the same as that of Qingqi Qingyin earlier, but the difference was that Li Qiang saw through the true intention of the letter at a glance.
Guan Lu on the side saw this and said with a half-smile: "Director Ming, judging from your reaction, I should already know this kind of thing. You can't talk about it on the phone, right?"
"So, someone took this letter to your newspaper office?"
"Yes, and no." As soon as he said this, Li Qiang immediately frowned, and Guan Lu immediately explained, "Just this afternoon, someone did send this letter to the newspaper office, but there are two points.
It is worth noting that the identity of the person who sent the letter is very special. He is actually the deputy director of the Shanghai Secret Service, Qingqi Qingyin. Another point is that the newspaper that sent the letter is not the China Daily where I work, but the newspaper that just sent the letter.
"Qingxiang Daily" was founded not long ago."
After hearing this, Li Qiang immediately caught the suspicion in Guan Lu's words just now, so he quickly asked: "In that case, how did you know the content of the letter?"
"It's a coincidence that not long ago, Chairman Wang's office issued a personnel transfer order, specifically assigning me to join the "Qingxiang Daily" as deputy editor. So naturally I know the content of the letter."
"So, Miss Guan has been promoted!" After hearing this, Li Qiang immediately showed a standard fake smile on his face and complimented, but then he suddenly changed the subject, "But this is not the same as me.
What’s the relationship?”
"It has nothing to do with you, but it has a lot to do with your Ming family!"
"how do I say this?"
"Because when Deputy Director Qingqi sent this letter, he also brought shocking news. The eldest mistress of your Ming family, the former director of the No. 76 Intelligence Division, Wang Manchun, has been completely trapped because of the disappearance of her child.
He went crazy and tortured more than a dozen arrested Chongqing agents to death in the prison of the Military Police Headquarters. He also ordered that the bodies of all those people be hung up on the Waibaidu Bridge to be exposed to the public early tomorrow morning. The director of Qingqi Agency requested
We must vigorously report this matter, and then publish the contents of the note, saying that this is the only way to force the real murderer of Baron Akagi to reveal himself."
"Yes, I have to say that this is indeed an unsolvable conspiracy, but in this case, my poor sister-in-law may become the second Chimu kiss in a short time." Li Qiang had a headache after hearing this.
He said quietly, but even so, he still expressed his sincere gratitude to Guan Lu.
Guan Lu quickly waved her hand and said, "Thank you, no need. But it's better to hurry up on the matter that Director Li asked you to do before."
After hearing this, Li Qiang finally understood the real intention of Guan Lu's move, so he nodded quickly and said: "Then please help Miss Guan give a message to Director Li. If everything goes well, the matter will be resolved soon."
The results are available, but until then, please wait patiently, Director Li."
"Okay, director Ming, don't worry, I will definitely bring these words to you."
…
"Exchanging prisoners? It's a shame that guy figured it out. It seems that we really ran into trouble this time." In the study, Minglou read the letter Li Qiang brought back with a worried look.
"Brother, when you talk about hard fights, do you mean Qingqi Qingyin, or..."
Minglou said angrily: "Of course it's that Shibayama Kenshiro! To put it bluntly, Qingqi Qingyin's brain would never have been able to come up with such a sinister and almost unsolvable conspiracy!
Once he succeeds, I think not only the entire Third Action Group, but also the entire Shanghai Station, and even you and me will be completely exposed, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
Of course Li Qiang knew that Minglou's words were by no means alarmist, because once the contents of this letter were published in the newspapers, everyone's attention would be diverted to the military commander and even Chongqing.
A strong response would greatly undermine the people's confidence in resolutely resisting Japan. Once the people's support is lost, one can imagine what disastrous consequences it will bring.
Therefore, no matter what aspect they consider, Lao Jiang and Dai Li are very likely to accept Shibayama Kenshiro's proposal. Even without Shangfeng's instructions, Jiang Xianhua, as the captain, will sacrifice himself without hesitation to preserve more people.
human life.
However, if this matter really develops to this point, then what follows is the most deadly move in the entire conspiracy!
Because once the exchange is completed, it means that a large number of previously arrested agents will be released. At that time, the Shanghai Station will be forced into a dilemma, because there is no way to identify which of these released personnel are truly loyal.
The warriors who are unyielding and would rather die than obey, and those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, betray their country and seek glory, and become the traitors of the converts in order to survive.
It can be said that if there is a slight mistake, the traitors who have become converts will destroy Shanghai Station.
And if for insurance reasons, all the released personnel are sent to the rear for isolation and review, it will not only be time-consuming and laborious, but also give Wang Jingwei a voice to create public opinion.
The most despairing thing is that such a result is obviously foreseeable, but there is no way to break the situation, and we can only watch the situation develop step by step towards the worst-case scenario.
This is the most vicious part of the whole conspiracy!
The two of them sat opposite each other in the study all night. It was not until dawn that Li Qiang finally thought of a solution that was not a solution. "Brother, I have an idea. I don't know if it will work."
"What do you think? Tell me."
"Since it is an unsolvable conspiracy, it is naturally unwise to use hard steel, so can we get around it?"
"How to get around?"
"Let the entire Shanghai station evacuate Shanghai!"
It has to be said that Li Qiang's words were so shocking that even Minglou, who had always been calm and sophisticated, couldn't help being surprised when he heard it, "What did you say? Say it again."
"I said, since the outcome has been decided, why not just cut the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and cut off the wrists of a strong man?"
Before he finished speaking, Minglou immediately threw a basin of cold water on him, "With this idea of yours, let alone Chiang Kai-shek and Dai Li, you can't even pass Station Master Chen's test!"
However, Li Qiang curled his lips and said, "Brother, there is no guarantee in anything. How can you know if you don't try? Besides, we don't have to convince them. We just need to provide them with a backup option until things really get out of hand."
, it would be nice to have a way out, what do you think?"
"It's good to have a way out, but the question is how do you convince them?"
"Stationmaster Chen will not mention it for now, because as long as Dai Li gives an order, he must obey the order obediently even if he is unwilling to do so. As for Lao Chiang, his face is much more important to him than a Shanghai station.
, so we only need to convince Dai Li. As for the method... Brother, do you still remember the "Strategy for the Founding of the Nation" I found in Qiuzhuang? "
As soon as these words came out, Minglou immediately understood what Li Qiang was thinking, "Do you want to trade Shanghai Station for Zhou Fohai?"
"Yes, this is called treating others with their own medicine. Since that Chaishan wants to destroy Shanghai Station so much, then let's give him a large time bomb. Who can have the last laugh when we see it?
!”
…
The time came to nine o'clock in the morning, and the Waibaidu Bridge, which was usually crowded with people, was now crowded with people, because at this moment, on the top of the bridge, a row of lifeless corpses were hanging impressively, constantly looking towards them.
There was a stench and fear all around.
Although all those people had betrayed the envoys and joined the ranks of traitors and converts before they died, the people on the bridge who did not know the truth still regarded them as unyielding anti-Japanese heroes, and secretly felt sorry and sympathized with them.
Extreme anger could not be suppressed on the faces of many young people. However, they were soon forcibly taken away by the secret agents mixed in the crowd. From then on, they seemed to have disappeared from the world, and there was no news about them anymore.
Although the corpses hung on the top of the bridge were very successful in arousing the resentment and concealment of the people, what really made their suppressed anger completely explode was the extravagance written by Guan Lu herself.
.
Seeing the cruel methods Wang Manchun used during torture described in detail above, even just the words will make people shudder and send chills down the spine. After only half a day of fermentation, the name Wang Manchun has successfully replaced the previous "Ding".
"Butcher" and "Devil Li" suddenly became the "devil" alongside them. Even the foreign reporters in the concession angrily described her as a new generation of "babies who dare not cry even after seeing them".
of terrorists”.
That night, Minglou rejected all arrangements and rushed to the military police headquarters. He met Wang Manchun, who had not been home since his child's accident.
"Manchun..." Looking at Wang Manchun's haggard face, Minglou felt distressed for no reason.
However, Wang Manchun seemed not to hear it. After a long while, he mechanically turned around and asked expressionlessly: "Is there any news about the child...?"
"not yet."
As soon as these words came out, Minglou could clearly feel that Wang Manchun was secretly relieved. After all, at this time, no news might be the best news.
"Who did it? Chongqing? Yan'an? Or our enemy?"
"I don't know, but Aqiang is already doing his best to investigate. I believe there will be results soon."
However, such an obvious word of comfort obviously has no comfort effect on Wang Manchun now.
So Minglou had no choice but to change the topic, "By the way, I don't know which guy was so talkative that he revealed the process of your interrogation to the newspaper reporter. After it was published in the newspaper, there was a huge response..."
However, before Minglou could finish what he said, Wang Manchun interrupted him directly, "Brother, now I just want to find our child. I don't care about the rest!"
