Chapter seven hundred and ninety-six foreign intelligence warfare three
"I've heard about the female agent Nariko Kojima. Her investigation into Chen Jun should be nothing without smoke. This also shows that Chen Jun's activities are suspicious. What is the conclusion of the Mantetsu Investigation Department?" Yukio Kasahara asked.
Although he did not believe that Chen Mingxiang was an agent of the Military Command Bureau, as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he must trust the investigation of the intelligence department. This was a matter of principle.
However, he did not make a fuss out of a molehill. His instructions to the Manchuria Railway Investigation Department were to seek truth from facts and not to make baseless speculations.
Chen Mingxiang was not from the Kwantung Army, but was backed by the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army. If Shunroku Hata became popular, Yoshijiro Umezu would have to go around because his background and strength were much stronger.
"The Manchurian Railway Investigation Department has made a careful analysis of the large amount of information collected and believes that Chen Jun is indeed in close contact with the Military Command Bureau. This is an undeniable fact. Otherwise, the Imperial Army in Central China has obtained more than one billion worth of goods in recent years.
How did he smuggle strategic materials?"
"To say that Chen Mingxiang is an agent of the Military Command Bureau, at least so far, there is no solid evidence. Chen Jun's approach may be to bet on both sides. His scope of activities is limited to smuggling. More appropriately, he is a typical speculator. He has always been a speculator.
Just follow the direction of the wind."
"The Shanghai Municipal Investigation Office of the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department believes that it is difficult to explain his work style. He dodges when encountering information and hides when encountering action. His posts are all false. He does not want to be promoted but only wants to make a fortune. In
Many large enterprises have been opened in Central China, and their own industries are growing more and more. If all the agents of the Military Command Bureau are like this, then the empire will be relieved."
"The intelligence department stationed in Shanghai has investigated him once or twice. He is living in such an environment. How many pairs of eyes are staring at him. There has not been a single mistake in these years. The Manchurian Railway Investigation Department does not believe that there is any mistake.
Such a powerful agent." Isao Takeda said.
Kasahara Yukio was immediately relieved. The conclusion of the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department still had enough weight. He also knew that the Military Command Bureau relied on smuggling to obtain funds. From this aspect, Chen Mingxiang might be the agent chosen by the Military Command Bureau, but at the same time, he was also
A smuggling agent for the Imperial Army in Central China.
It is normal for a military unification agent to lurk in an intelligence agency to collect information, but if Chen Mingxiang is a military unification agent, that would be outrageous!
He owns Huatong Trading Company, Haiyuan Salt Company and Yuchang Coal Company, as well as more than a dozen enterprises such as textile mills, silk reeling mills, silk weaving mills, tea factories, cigarette factories, briquettes factories and shipping companies, as well as a large number of
The assets of tea shops and silk and satin shops are estimated to be in the hundreds of millions. Could such a person be a military agent?
"The behavior of hedging bets is understandable to Chen Jun. It stems from the instinct of a businessman. In addition, he is originally from China and will not be 100% loyal to the empire."
"Even among the personnel of our empire, there are many who are unreliable, such as those greedy chaebols and those Japanese underground parties who betrayed the country. This is not surprising."
"Since he is good at speculation, as long as the headquarters gives him enough generous benefits, he can also be used by us. I like this kind of person." Yukio Kasahara said with a smile.
It is a normal thing to make money during the war, and there are not a few people who do this. People with shortcomings are the easiest to control and the most reassuring.
Chen Mingxiang took Akiko Takada by car from the club back to his residence in the Japanese residential area of Xinjing. The girl did not look panicked, but rather uneasy.
Along the way, he carefully considered the matter several times. Based on what Furuno Yoshitake said just now, he roughly understood something and his mood was not so depressed. Even if she was an intelligence officer, so what?
"Miss Takada, please sit down. Please don't be restrained when you come to my house. Since the generals have arrangements, you can come over and take care of the housework according to the working hours at Yamato Hotel!"
"My main business is in central China, which is Jiangnan in the eyes of ordinary people. The number of times I come to Xinjing is very limited. Sometimes I can't come even once a month. I leave this apartment to you." Chen Mingxiang said.
Since he left last time, the people from the Xinjing branch have made adjustments to the furnishings in the residence according to his wishes. The living room has been replaced with sofas, coffee tables, wine cabinets and other Western-style furniture, and has also been laid with exquisite carpets to save entry.
I also had to change my clogs, and the bedroom was replaced with a wooden bed. I was not used to sleeping on the tatami.
Although it has just entered November, there is already a heater in the house, and the temperature must be at least around 20 degrees, which makes Chen Mingxiang feel uncomfortable.
"Mr. Chen may have misunderstood. I am not an agent sent by the Kwantung Army Headquarters to supervise you. I am just an ordinary Yamato Hotel waiter. Major General Yoshitake Furuno thinks that you have made great achievements in exchanging supplies for the Kwantung Army, so he asked me to take care of your life.
, and did not accept any other mission.”
"My family used to live in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is a very beautiful city. My father was a businessman, but he went bankrupt due to poor management. The family moved to Xinjing following the imperial immigration policy. In addition to my parents, there are two younger sisters and
A younger brother opened a small grocery store in Xinjing to make ends meet."
"I went to school in Xinjing. After graduating from high school, I stayed at home for two years. Then I worked as a waiter at Yamato Hotel. I ranked first in every internal assessment. I was fortunate to make tea and pour wine for the generals of the empire for several times.
This time, I was promoted to a senior waiter by a hotel. Major General Yoshitake Furuno had a little impression of me, so he appointed me for this selection." Akiko Takada said with a gentle smile.
Yamato Hotel is a property of the South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. It is a chain of high-end hotels. Senior military officers and high-level government officials are accustomed to gathering here or organizing activities. The hotel's waiters are naturally selected from a thousand.
Since Takada Akiko works in such an environment, her reaction is definitely much sharper than that of ordinary people. She has already felt that Chen Mingxiang is worried about her identity.
Since the September 18th Incident, Japan has carried out a large number of immigrants into the Puppet Manchukuo, similar to the Takada family's experience. There are countless, but Chen Mingxiang will not believe her easily. The mission he shoulders is higher than life, how can he be trusted casually?
Akiko Takada went to the kitchen and found an iron kettle, opened the faucet and filled it with water, lit the gas and boiled the kettle of water, then cleaned the tea set and made a pot of tea skillfully. Her posture was very elegant, and it was obvious that she had received professional training.
During the chat between the two, Chen Mingxiang also learned something about the situation. The living conditions of the Takada family are not very good at present. Although they are much better than the Chinese people in the enemy-occupied areas, they are not living a prosperous life.
Her father was a long-term alcoholic due to business failure, his liver was not in good condition, and he had no job. Her mother was overworked and is now in poor health and needs to take medicine all year round.
After graduating from middle school, one sister worked as a typist at the Manchuria Railway Headquarters, the other sister stayed at home and ran a grocery store, and the younger brother was still in school.
Normally, the two of them have jobs and a small business at home, so their income should be reasonable, but their parents' medical expenses consume more than half of their monthly income, and together with daily expenses, their life is also very tight.
