One afternoon in mid-July, a black Mitsubishi car turned a twisting steep slope and parked next to a B&B near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo. Two people got out of the car, and the leading middle-aged man knocked on the wooden door of the B&B.
, after a while, a man in black uniform opened the courtyard door and welcomed the two people in.
The middle-aged man left the young man behind him in the yard, knocked on the wooden house in the middle of the yard, and came out after a while and said to the young man: "Hongye-kun, President Hashimoto wants you to come in."
"Hi." Geng Chaozhong bowed slightly and walked towards the wooden house.
It was last night that I came back from Hokkaido.
In addition to paying homage to the grave of Mrs. Date in Muroran Town, Geng Chaozhong also accompanied Xiangzi on a trip to the Izu Peninsula, where he met Xiangzi's aunt and cousin, a dancer in their forties and her second wife.
teenage son.
The enthusiasm of the dancers greatly released Geng Chaozhong's soul. After several nights of hangover and the strange singing that echoed in his ears, Geng Chaozhong's face was still a little pale, but when he opened the door
, his face returned to that cold and serious expression.
"Momiji-kun, did you have a pleasant trip to Hokkaido?"
An elderly man in kimono sat cross-legged in the room, pouring scalding hot tea into the bowl in front of him attentively. The thin silver lines were emitting white steam, and the mist was thick.
"Thank you, Director Hashimoto, for taking care of me. It's a pleasure." Geng Chaozhong bowed politely.
"I have wanted to see you before, but it would be too inhumane to delay the wanderer's return to his hometown." President Hashimoto raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him, "Well, Hongye-kun, I came here today to talk to you.
Has Yoshida told you about the 'Special Agent Training Institute'?"
"Yes, I already have some understanding," Geng Chaozhong was slightly surprised by Chief Hashimoto's straightforward style, "but I still need the consent of Mr. Doihara or Mr. Sato. You know, I am still in the process of executing my mission.
"
"This is not a problem," Hashimoto waved his hand and motioned for Geng Chaozhong to sit across from his large desk. "Mr. Doihara, you can follow your inner wishes. In other words, are you willing to help our police?
Shimachi is busy."
"Of course I do," Geng Chaozhong replied simply. "This does not require too much consideration. It is our obligation to cultivate more elites for the empire."
"Very good," President Hashimoto clasped his hands in satisfaction, "You really surprised me."
"From the first moment I saw my senior, I knew that he was a decisive person who acted decisively and was never sloppy," Geng Chaozhong said with just the right compliment on his face, "Then, please ask Hashimoto what to do specifically.
Commander-in-Chief’s instructions.”
"Well... what should I do..." Hashimoto's eyes were a little confused, as if he was caught in some strange emotion. It took him a long time before he suddenly came back to his senses.
, glanced at Geng Chaozhong apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I was distracted. Where did I just talk?"
"When it comes to going to the spy training center, what exactly will I do?" Geng Chaozhong reminded.
"Oh, this spy training center is to deal with domestic security problems. Specifically, it is mainly the international espionage problem in Tokyo." Director Hashimoto tried hard to clear his mind, "Since the sixth year of Showa, that is, when the empire occupied Manchuria,
, dozens of intelligence leaks occur in Tokyo every year, especially this year, before summer is over, there have been more than 80 such incidents. Most of the police force in the police town is aimed at local security, and they are not interested in this method.
The extremely sophisticated espionage methods and skills are simply unable to resist, so His Majesty the Emperor has tasked us to cultivate a group of capable candidates to deal with the increasingly serious intelligence leaks."
"So, I am mainly responsible for some teaching tasks?" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"Of course, but that's not always the case. If there is an intelligence leak, you need to take your students to investigate. In this way, we can not only reduce the pressure on our police town, but also cultivate talents." Director Hashimoto replied.
"The school's instructors mainly come from the military, and many of them are retired personnel from special higher education courses." Hashimoto glanced at Geng Chaozhong meaningfully. "Perhaps you will meet some of your former colleagues. After you go to the school, the school will use your
Arrange teaching tasks based on your expertise..."
Hashimoto briefly introduced some of the school's situation, and Geng Chaozhong listened with a serious face. However, Geng Chaozhong always felt that something was wrong with President Hashimoto's mood today.
"The school address is on Tsukishima. I'll let Yoshida take you there." After talking for a few minutes, Hashimoto took out two documents from the drawer of his desk and handed them to Geng Chaozhong: "This is the school's pass, one thing at a time."
It cannot be reused."
"Hey Yi, please give me your advice in the future." Geng Chaozhong bowed and took the pass.
"You're welcome, then," President Hashimoto pointed to the tea cup in front of him, "Now that we've finished talking about business, please have a cup of tea before we leave!"
The two began to drink tea. President Hashimoto seemed to be a taciturn person, and Geng Chaozhong also chose to be taciturn. After a while, Geng Chaozhong stood up and said goodbye to President Hashimoto:
"Senior, I'm ready. Say goodbye."
"Farewell." President Hashimoto did not raise his head.
Geng Chaozhong walked out of the house. Old Yoshida next to him quickly followed him and whispered: "Where are you going?"
"Go to Matsudo," Geng Chaozhong handed the pass in his hand to Lao Yoshida, "By the way, President Hashimoto seems to be quiet."
"His mother just passed away." Old Yoshida whispered.
"Oh," Geng Chaozhong glanced at old Yoshida in surprise, "I thought President Hashimoto was already very old."
"The Chief is actually less than sixty, but his mother is almost eighty. She had a serious illness last winter, but she has recovered since the spring. Chief Hashimoto is still very happy, and his interest was very high some time ago.
Come to think of it, the old man survived the winter but could not survive the summer." Old Yoshida shook his head and sighed.
"What a pity," Geng Chaozhong sighed sympathetically, "then Junjie should have gone to school, right?"
"Well, I went to report three days ago. Please give me some advice from Mr. Hongye in the future." Old Yoshida had a smile on his face.
The two of them got into the car while talking about Yoshida Shunsuke's situation. Soon, black smoke billowed from the rear of the car and drove towards "Tsukishima" where the special agent training camp was located.
Tsukishima is an artificial island that was completed in 1892 (Meiji 25) based on the "Tokyo Bay Mio Jun Plan" using earthwork from the Tokyo Bay to be reclaimed. It is a famous military industrial base in the empire.
It is just south of Tokyo, not far from the Imperial Palace and the city, but because it is blocked by the ocean, it can maintain good concealment and does not delay the execution of some tasks. It can be seen that the upper level spent a lot of money on this site selection.
Some thoughts.
The car drove for about an hour and finally arrived at the port. After checking the pass at the military-controlled port, the two took a speedboat and spent about ten minutes before arriving in front of a factory lined with blast furnaces.
Looking at the "Mitsui Iron Works" sign hanging in front of the factory, Geng Chaozhong couldn't help but look at old Yoshida. Yoshida smiled and said: