The New Year reception held by the Mei Agency was not held in the Meihua Building of the resident office. This three-story office building was a bit insufficient for a large reception, so Ying Zuo decided to hold it at a Japanese restaurant in the Japanese Concession of Hongkou.
Chen Mingxiang parked the car on the side of the road and put the miniature camera and gloves under the car seat. After getting out of the car, he looked around and saw that there were vehicles everywhere and Japanese military police everywhere.
In addition to the senior officials of the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai, those who came to the reception were also senior officials of the reform government and the future Wang puppet government. The Military Police Headquarters attaches great importance to security issues. Therefore, just entering this restaurant has to go through three inspections. If you want to bring a gun It's impossible to get in.
"Section Chief Gangcun, I have brought a dance partner here. Please tell the military police that she does not have an invitation." Chen Mingxiang saw Major Gangcun standing outside at a glance.
"It turns out to be Secretary Shen. She is really charming tonight. Please wait a moment while I explain to the captain of the gendarmerie." Gangcun looked at Shen Gengmei and couldn't believe his eyes.
He is very familiar with Shen Gengmei, a female spy. She is the confidential secretary and translator at the secret service headquarters, and is also Wu Sibao's niece. He often sees her translating and taking notes during meetings. Normally he doesn't think much of it, but tonight, he saw her Noble, beautiful and radiant!
"I don't seem to have seen anyone from the navy?" Chen Mingxiang asked deliberately.
"The navy is full of arrogant people. The Third Fleet Headquarters is holding a banquet tomorrow night. If we don't go, they won't come. Out of sight, out of mind!" Major Okamura snorted.
The contradiction between the Japanese Navy and the Army is reflected in all aspects. Even such a cocktail party showed that the Mei Agency belongs to the Army and has nothing to do with the Japanese Navy.
Many dignitaries, or invaders and traitors, had already come to the hall. The first thing Chen Mingxiang saw was Wang Jingwei and his wife Chen Bijun. To be honest, these two people were not a good match at all. Wang was also a famous traitor. A handsome man, but his wife is ugly and fat.
Chen Mingxiang also met Zhou Fahai and his wife, Mei Si Pinghe and his wife, Chen Gongbo and his wife, Liang Hongzhi and his wife, etc., a bunch of big traitors.
"Chen Sang, come and sit here!" someone called him.
Chen Mingxiang turned around and saw that it was Lieutenant Colonel Matsuda, the intelligence chief of the Thirteenth Army of the Japanese Army. Standing next to him was Lieutenant Colonel Haruki. In addition, there was another person he had been thinking about, Yunko Minamizo, that damn Japanese woman. The spies are actually here too.
"Chen Sang, you haven't met Ms. Minami Yunko, the section chief of the Special 1st Class of the Special High School, right? She is the flower of our Empire of Japan and has made huge contributions to the empire's intelligence work."
"Miss Yunzi, let me introduce to you. This is Chen Mingxiang, the translation section chief of the Secret Service Headquarters. His professional abilities have been appreciated by His Excellency Akagi Okagi." Lieutenant Colonel Haruki introduced him proactively.
Nan Zao Yunzi was also a little surprised. Today's reception was held by the Mei Organization. The guests were all heavyweights from the government and the military. Chen Mingxiang was just a small translation section chief. Could it be that he was here to do translation work? of?
"Chief Nanzo, I am very honored to meet you. I have admired your name for a long time. When I see you today, it is indeed better to meet you than to be famous. You are truly the flower of the Empire of Japan!" Chen Mingxiang bowed slightly.
In the eyes of others, he was excited because he was excited to see such a beautiful Japanese female agent. In fact, the reason why Chen Mingxiang was excited was that he finally had a head-on confrontation with Nanzo Yunzi.
"Chief Chen speaks Japanese very well. No wonder he became the head of the translation section and was praised by His Excellency Akagi Okagi. Are you here with Director Li this time?" Nanzo Yunzi asked.
She didn't pay much attention to the work of the agent headquarters. This proud woman always believed that only the empire's agents could truly exert their power.
Those traitors and local ruffians are all a mob. They can at most make the military commander in a hurry. The collection of strategic intelligence requires special high-level courses.
However, Chiyuki Akagi's appreciation made her dare not underestimate Chen Mingxiang. Although the Japanese aristocrat was just the deputy director of the Concession Industry Bureau Police Department, he was actually a famous anti-agent expert. He was born in a samurai family and had always been arrogant.
To the extreme, even General Yingzuo didn't want to provoke him.
Lieutenant Colonel Qingqi unintentionally added a layer of barrier to Chen Mingxiang. How could there be a problem with someone whom Akagi is optimistic about? In fact, Akagi admires Chen Mingxiang's translation skills, and the word "favourite" has nothing to do with it.
Take the edge.
"Yunzi, Section Chief Chen also has another identity. He is the manager of Huatong Trading Company. He is responsible for earning funds for the special agent headquarters. At the same time, he monitors the trends of the Shanghai business community. In March next year, he will serve as the economic inspection team.
It has been translated, and it is under the direct jurisdiction of the Special Higher Education Division." Lieutenant Commander Qingqi said.
When Nan Zao Yunzi heard the name of this company, she immediately understood what was going on. She was the head of the special first class of the special high school, so she naturally knew the inside story of Huatong Trading Company. No wonder Chen Mingxiang, the small section chief, could attend today
Evening reception.
The Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division are both direct beneficiaries of this company. The task of monitoring the trends of the Shanghai business community is probably real, but it is just an additional addition. They are mainly responsible for smuggling goods to the Chiang Kai-shek District to earn money.
funds.
The Special Higher Education Course of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters is under the leadership of the Mei Agency. Under the current environment, there is no shortage of funds. After Japan invaded China, it was constantly plundering the wealth of the occupied areas, which was called fighting to support war.
The simple Mei agencies withheld as much as tens of millions of legal currency from the Jiangsu Customs tax revenue in just half a year to fund the activities of the intelligence agency.
However, most of the funds of the Mei agency were used to support the Wang puppet government. Because Japan controlled the tax revenue in the occupied areas, the Wang puppet government had no financial resources.
Under such circumstances, the funds for the special higher education courses are only enough to maintain normal expenses. If you want to expand the intelligence network, absorb more intelligence agents, and buy more insiders, these funds are far from enough.
Of course, this is a superficial statement. Agents of the Special High School also need money. In addition to their own daily expenses, they also have to send money to their families to improve their living conditions. You can't embezzle funds, right?
Under such circumstances, it is very necessary to use the privileges in hand to support a trading company to do special business.
Lieutenant Colonel Qingqi is responsible for assisting General Yingzuo and presiding over the work of the intelligence agency. If the Special High School wants to do such a business, Lieutenant Colonel Qingqi must nod. Then part of the company's dividends will also fall into his pocket. No wonder Chen Mingxiang
able to enter his line of sight.
"Chief Chen, this is our first meeting. Since we met at the reception, why don't you ask me to dance a song?" Nanzo Yunzi said with a smile.
"Of course, since Section Chief Nan Zao is so flattering, I can't ask for more, Section Chief please!" Chen Mingxiang made an invitation gesture.
