"It's a good argument, but it doesn't count whether it's relevant or not. But then again, since it has nothing to do with it, what were you so flustered about just now?"
"I...I did it because...that book is a relic of my best friend, so..." After saying that, Zhou Youhai mustered up the courage to reach out to Li Qiang.
"What?"
"Give me the book back!"
However, before Li Qiang could open his mouth, Mr. Hu scolded him sternly: "Youhai, don't be rude! You lost the thing first. If you make a mistake, you will suffer the corresponding consequences. It's just a book.
You treat him as a treasure, and I think I will return it to you when the time is right. Am I right, Mr. Ming?"
"Of course!" Li Qiang blurted out without thinking, "So Master Zhou, please be patient. After I investigate this matter clearly, I will return the book to its original owner!"
"Now, this is what you said, you can't go back on it then!"
"Of course!"
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Hu spoke tactfully again: "Mr. Ming, you see it's almost time. Should we stop talking about this today? Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be too late. You also know that Lieutenant General Chai Shan is the most annoying.
You are no longer punctual."
Li Qiang did not continue to pester, but replied very reasonably: "Okay then!"
After saying that, he walked straight out of the room.
As soon as he walked out of the building, he saw Haitang walking out of an inconspicuous street corner and walking quickly towards him.
"Why is Zhou Youhai here?" Li Qiang couldn't help but ask before Haitang came closer.
"I don't know either. After he left Zhou's mansion, he came straight here. I followed him all the way to find this place."
"Did the photo get taken?"
"made a bid."
"Yes." Li Qiang just nodded after hearing this, but did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he found a hidden place to hide.
After about ten minutes, Zhou Youhai and Mr. Hu walked out of the building.
"Quick! Take a clear picture."
"Okay!" Before he finished speaking, the sound of the shutter clicked quickly, and it continued until the two of them got into a car and left.
"We're gone, what's next?"
"Next? Next...I'm afraid we have to act separately." Li Qiang mused, "I also just learned from Mr. Hu that today is the big day for Shibayama Kenshiro to take over the Mei Agency, so I have carefully prepared for this."
He prepared an inauguration ceremony and invited many military and political officials as well as industrial and commercial representatives. It can be said that almost all the reputable people in Shanghai were included in his invitation, and Zhou Fohai and his wife were no exception, so I have to go there and have a look. As for you
My task is to develop the photos as soon as possible and send them to me. Only with these photos can I report to Mrs. Zhou."
"Okay, I'll go right away!" After saying that, Haitang left without looking back.
Li Qiang stopped a rickshaw and headed straight for Meiji in the Japanese residential area of Hongkou.
Speaking of the name of Mei Agency, almost everyone knows it. It is a Japanese spy agency specially set up in Shanghai. It was established in August of the 28th year of the Republic of China because the agency was located in a Japanese residential area in Hongkou, Shanghai.
It is in a three-story building called "Plum Blossom Hall", so it is called "Plum Blossom Hall".
Yingzuo Zhenzhao is the head of the agency, which is responsible for handling all matters related to Wang Jingwei. After the establishment of the Wang puppet regime, the Mei agency was renamed the "Supreme Military Advisory Group" to the Wang puppet regime, and Yingzuo Zhenzhao served as the top military adviser.
He became the immediate boss of Wang Puppet regime, and his subordinates such as Qingqi Qingyin and others also naturally served as military advisers to Wang Puppet regime. But even so, people still used the previous name and habitually called him
"Plum mechanism".
If it is true, as Mr. Nahu said, Shibayama Kenshiro has taken over the Ume Agency, then the impact will undoubtedly be like a personnel earthquake. It is really unusual that there was no news at all about such a big event in advance.
Half an hour later, Li Qiang and his car were stopped by a temporary checkpoint two intersections away from Meihuatang.
In desperation, Li Qiang had to reveal his identity, but the other party still insisted on checking Li Qiang's ID.
Li Qiang was too lazy to argue with the other party, so he cooperated and showed his ID.
Next, there is a full twenty minutes of inspection and verification, which is as strict as customs clearance.
I finally waited until the other party completed the verification before releasing the package.
But for the next street, you have to walk on your own two legs.
In Li Qiang's impression, this section should have been a bustling road with cars and people coming and going. However, it was surprisingly quiet at the moment. Not to mention pedestrians and vehicles, not even ants could be seen on the road. The only conspicuous thing was
, they are the Japanese military police who stand three steps to one post and five steps to one sentry.
It seems that Chaishan has really put a lot of effort into security!
In a short time, the iconic three-story building of Meihua Hall appeared in Li Qiang's field of vision, and what was even more eye-catching were the rows of cars parked in front of the building.
Ford, Chevrolet, Styrofoam, Citroen, Buick, Dodge and other brands gathered together. From a distance, it looked like a small auto expo.
But even though the brands and models of those cars are different, they have one thing in common, that is, they are all official cars.
Only then did Li Qiang finally understand why others could drive, but he could only walk here on two legs.
However, just when Li Qiang was still sighing, a rough voice suddenly sounded, "Hey! What about you! What are you doing sneakily?"
Looking around, the person speaking was a Japanese lieutenant colonel who was wearing a military uniform, had a burly figure that was rare among Japanese people, and had a chilling air about him.
What he didn't expect was that instead of being frightened by his momentum, Li Qiang replied confidently: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, this is your fault. I'm just admiring the gathering of cars from all over the world."
It’s just a spectacular sight, and it’s enjoyed openly and openly, so why is it so sneaky?”
"Boy, do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like this?" The man obviously didn't expect that instead of being afraid, Li Qiang actually dared to contradict him. This made him feel very humiliated, so he simply acted like a tiger.
A face that spoke with a ferocious expression.
However, Li Qiang shrugged, "I'm just stating the facts. If you insist on taking it as an offense to you, then I can't help it."
After hearing this, the man couldn't help but snorted angrily, but in the end he suppressed his anger and said in a calm tone: "Then have you finished admiring it? When you have finished admiring it, go in quickly and don't stay outside.
You were wandering around, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude."
Before he finished speaking, an official car from Iwai Mansion drove over and stopped steadily at the entrance of Plum Blossom Hall.
The Japanese lieutenant colonel who was still fighting with Li Qiang just now saw the car and didn't care about anything else. He left Li Qiang and walked over quickly, and diligently opened the door for the people in the car.
The first person to get out of the car was a Chinese man of medium build, unremarkable appearance, but very honest. The next person who got off was a slightly fat man. Although he was dressed in casual clothes, Li Qiang had an eye-catching look.
He recognized him, and it was none other than Eiichi Iwai, the owner of the Iwai Mansion!
It turned out that Eiichi Iwai was here in person. No wonder the big man was so attentive.
Just as he was thinking about this, Li Qiang was surprised to find that in addition to those two people, another person also got out of the car. Not only did Li Qiang know this person, but he had also met him not long ago. He was actually attracted by Zhou Youhai.
Respectfully call Mr. Hu the teacher!
"Mr. Iwai, Commander Yuan, Mr. Hu, and Mr. Shibayama have been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in quickly!" In front of these people, the Japanese lieutenant colonel seemed to have suddenly changed his nature. He even spoke softly.
Whispering and polite, he is completely different from before.
The leader, Eiichi Iwai, smiled and replied: "Then I have to do something for you, Mr. Fujita."
"Mr. Iwai, you are too kind. Please come with me, three of you."
After saying that, he personally led the three of them in.
After about five minutes, the man walked out. Seeing that Li Qiang was still standing there, he immediately became furious. He walked up to him in three steps and asked angrily:
"Why are you still here? Didn't I just warn you? Do you think I'm joking with you?"
"Don't speak so hastily! Fujita-kun."
As soon as these words came out, Fujita Tsuyoshi couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked with a serious face: "What did you call me?"
Li Qiang: "Fujita-kun, wasn't that what Mr. Iwai called you just now?"
"You alone are worthy of being compared with Mr. Iwai? You..."
Unexpectedly, before the words had finished, a female voice full of anger rang out, "What are you? Fujita-kun, I haven't seen you for several years, but you still like to show off your authority so much!"
It was Tsuyoshi Fujita. After hearing the female voice, he immediately recognized the owner of the voice. Then he couldn't help but froze, and said with surprise and joy to Yui Okamura who had just walked over: "Yui?!
I really didn’t expect to meet you here, but you...why are you wearing Chinese clothes?"
As soon as these words came out, Fujita suddenly felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped several degrees.
Matsuoka Yui first glanced at Li Qiang apologetically, and then said to Fujita Tsuyoshi with a cold face: "Fujita-kun, I think it is necessary for me to introduce myself. My surname is Du, and my name is Du Wangshu. You must not
Wrong name! Also, if I hear those two words from your mouth next time, I will directly expel you from the Matsuoka family, do you hear me?"
As soon as these words came out, Fujita, who was standing there like a robot, looking cold-blooded and ruthless, was so frightened that he lost his expression, and quickly apologized to Matsuoka Yui in a low voice, "Ms. Yui
Calm down, I just made a mistake, please forgive me, Miss."
"Huh, that's pretty much it."
"Um...Miss, why did you suddenly come to Shanghai? Does the head of the family know?"
"You, as before, never leave the house. Don't worry. My coming to Shanghai this time is just grandpa's arrangement."
Saying that, Matsuoka Yui winked at Fujita Gang, and then took him to a deserted corner and started talking in a low voice.
"What's going on?" Looking at the scene that happened in front of him, Li Qiang asked Haitang, who came with Matsuoka Yui, a little confused.
Haitang shrugged and replied truthfully: "How do I know? After developing the photos, I was about to go out, when she stopped me, as if she already knew that I was coming to find you, and insisted that I bring it with me.
She refused, and said that if I came alone, I would not even be able to get through the outermost checkpoint."
"So you brought her here?"
"What else can I do? Yes, I hate her, but I can still tell which is more important." He took out an envelope from his bag and said, "Here, here are the photos."
After Li Qiang took the envelope, Lao Huai nodded happily, but then he frowned and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Wait a minute, how did you pass the checkpoint?"
"With the invitation letter! I don't know where that woman got it from. As soon as the guard at the checkpoint saw the invitation letter, he let me go without saying a word."
"Not to mention the invitation letter, even the respectful attitude that Fujita showed towards her just now was something I never expected. It seems that there are more and more doubts surrounding this woman."
Just as he was talking, the two people came back.
As soon as he came closer, Fujita changed his previous attitude and bowed to Li Qiang sincerely, "Mr. Ming, please forgive me for my rudeness before. Please bear with me if I offended you."
Looking at Fujita Tsuyoshi's arrogant and respectful look, he knew without asking that it must be Matsuoka Yui.
"It doesn't matter. We have an old saying in China, 'He who doesn't know is not to blame.' Moreover, Mr. Fujita is also responsible, so there is no talk of forgiveness or tolerance. To be honest, the reason why I didn't go in was because I was waiting for Mr. Fujita.
Jun, come out of it."
"wait for me?"
"Yes, for no other reason than that I want to ask you about someone."
"who?"
"That's the guy wearing glasses among Mr. Iwai's group that you just brought in."
"Wearing glasses? You mean Mr. Hu?"
"Yes, that's Mr. Hu. Is Mr. Fujita familiar with him?" Li Qiang asked again.
"It's not that we're familiar with each other, I've only met him a few times, but it seems that every time I see him, he always appears next to a big shot." Gou Fujita recalled, "For example, the first time I saw him was in a movie.
At the welcome dinner that Lieutenant General Sa arranged to entertain our Lord Shibayama. Another time was at the Military Police Headquarters. During the internal meeting hosted by General Doihara, he was treated as a guest and given extremely high treatment and respect.
.As for why he became Mr. Iwai’s attaché this time, I don’t know.”
