The Emperor of Japan was really angry, not because some righteous man entered the palace at night, but because the announcement of the "Tanaka Memorial" made Japan lose face internationally. Even its ally Britain publicly condemned Japan, and international public opinion
The situation became extremely bad.
The original "Tanaka Memorial" was submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Emperor also read it and expressed neither objection nor support.
There are three copies of this document. One was read by the emperor and placed in the imperial library, the original is kept by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the draft is kept at the home of Major Suzuki at the General Staff Headquarters.
Judging from the content of the memorial published in Ta Kung Pao, what the Chinese "stolen" was not a draft. It could only have been leaked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the royal library. However, the storage locations of these two places are extremely confidential, which can only mean that the royal palace or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
There are spies in the province, and they are very high-level traitors.
The Japanese secret service was extremely busy, and all Japanese officials who had access to this document were investigated. Of course, those high-ranking officials were only questioned, and the main targets of the investigation were targeted at middle- and low-level officials. There was even a small bureaucrat who was the most suspected.
He was beaten to death during interrogation and became a mental patient when he regained his freedom.
Peiping, Banxi Mansion.
Banishi Rihachiro sipped sake and said to his assistant Doihara Kenji: "The secret service in Fengtian wanted to violently arrest Zhou Hexuan, but I stopped it."
Kenji Doihara sarcastically said: "The people in the Kwantung Army are all idiots. They are used to being domineering in the Northeast. How do they know the complexity of Tianjin?"
There are now two major secret service agencies in Northeast China, both affiliated with the Kwantung Army. One is headquartered in Harbin, mainly targeting the Soviet Union, and the other is located in Fengtian, mainly targeting Northeast issues.
As for the secret service headquarters in North China, it is located at Rihachiro Banishi's home.
Rihachiro Banxi is not a simple man. He is not only the spy chief of North China, but also a super adviser to the Beiyang government. From Yuan Shikai to Li Yuanhong, Feng Guozhang, Xu Shichang, and then to Cao Kun and Duan Qirui, the Beiyang government has had seven presidents. Banxi
Rihachiro either openly serves as a consultant or hides behind the scenes to plan, and is always trusted and appreciated by those in power.
As for the notorious Kenji Doihara in the future, he is now just an assistant to Rihachiro Banishi.
Rihachiro Banxi put down his wine glass and said: "I asked the country to send a new man with an innocent background, and you will make the arrangements. Remember, you must not alert the snake, there must be a big fish behind the scenes this time. You must get close to Zhou Hexuan and get him
trust, and then slowly find out the truth.”
Kenji Doihara worriedly said: "It may be difficult for new people sent from China to be competent, and their flaws may easily be revealed."
Rihachiro Banishi smiled and said: "You don't have to doubt this. This newcomer is an outstanding graduate of the Kobe Spy School. She has lived in China since she was a child. She can speak Nanjing dialect, Shanghainese dialect and China's popular Mandarin well, and she can also speak English.
He is a rare talent.”
"Then I can rest assured, the students will arrange a fake identity for her." Doihara Kenji said confidently.
"Don't take it lightly," Banishi Rihachiro warned, "Zhou Hexuan has a mysterious origin. He said that he had traveled around the world and lived in Japan. However, after careful investigation by the domestic secret service, no trace could be found.
From the book "The Rise of the Great Powers", we know that he knows Japan very well and has read many confidential materials of the empire."
Kenji Doihara guessed: "Teacher, do you think there is an intelligence organization within the Empire of Japan that we don't know about?"
"It is extremely possible, and the status of its members is not low," Rihachiro Banishi nodded. "The ultimate goal of this operation is not to eradicate Zhou Hexuan, but to dig out that mysterious organization! Your task is very difficult."
Kenji Doihara immediately stood up and bowed with a solemn and sacred expression: "The student union will do its best. If it cannot find the mysterious organization, it will be willing to commit suicide to repay the emperor!"
"Well, go ahead." Banishi Rihachiro nodded.
Three days later, Kenji Doihara disguised himself and met a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old in a hotel.
There was no nonsense between them. Doihara Kenji directly took out his briefcase and said: "There is your information in it. You are now Liao Yaquan, an out-of-school young girl from a poor family. She is 18 years old. You are originally from Shanghai. Because your father died of illness, you and
My mother went to Shandong to join her uncle and successfully enrolled in Shandong University. Due to the great disaster in Shandong, my uncle's family was robbed by bandits and they had to flee to Tianjin. You were separated from your relatives during the escape, so you wanted to publish a search notice in Ta Kung Pao.
do you understand?"
The girl quickly finished reading "her" resume file, nodded and said: "I understand."
Kenji Doihara warned: "I know you know many skills, shooting, blasting, makeup, poisoning and other subjects with perfect scores, but now please forget these, forget everything you know. You are just a poor female student in China now
, do not carry any weapons with you, including poison and gunpowder.”
"Yes." The girl pulled out a steel needle from her hair, took out a vial from her arms, spit out a pill from her mouth, and finally took out a small exquisite pistol from her pants.
Doihara Kenji ordered: "Spread your hands!"
The girl immediately spread her hands, and the skin on her palms was white, tender and delicate.
"Well, yes, your hands are well taken care of, and you can't see the calluses from frequent use of guns," Kenji Doihara said with a change of tone, "But you take good care of your hands too well. Your current identity is a female student from a poor family.
, the hands should have traces of frequent housework and writing with a pen."
The girl was very impressed after hearing this and said sincerely: "I will work hard to do housework and write!"
Doihara Kenji added: "Your mission is to find the mysterious intelligence organization hidden within the empire. You must pay attention to anyone who comes into contact with Zhou Hexuan. It is best to read Zhou Hexuan's daily communications. As long as he still has contact with the empire.
, you can always find clues. Remember, don’t expose your identity because of your eagerness for meritorious deeds, you need to lurk around Zhou Hexuan for a long time.”
"I remember." The girl looked at Doi Madoka Kenji with admiration.
Kenji Doihara smiled and said: "If you can successfully complete the mission, then I will accept you as a student and teach you a lot of knowledge that cannot be learned in spy school."
The girl said happily: "My subordinate will definitely complete the task!"
"You live here, your name is Liao Yaquan now!" Kenji Doihara emphasized again.
"Yes, Yaquan has remembered it. Yaquan will definitely follow the instructions." The girl said quickly.
Kenji Doihara admonished with satisfaction: "Being a spy is not something that happens overnight. It is a great career worthy of lifelong struggle. Secret agents cannot be brave and strong. Saving their own lives is the first priority. Only by living can we continue to serve the great cause."
Only by being loyal to the Japanese Empire can we fulfill our duties to the wise Emperor."