Sakai Jiro said dejectedly: "I'm sorry, Major, it was my negligence and I fell into the enemy's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain..."
Hattori Hikoo said coldly: "You are being led around by others and you still have the nerve to call yourself a tiger? I think you are worse than a cat!"
"yes!"
"Has the coachman's identity been verified?"
"After verification, his name is indeed Huang Ergui, and his appearance is very different from Mao Lin's description."
"Have you found the little beggar?"
"Not yet. It's probably bribed by people from the Central Government. I'll send someone to check..."
Hattori Hikoo waved his hand and said: "Forget it, since we have guessed that he was bribed, what's the value of finding out? Finding the real Deng Yong is the most important thing!"
"yes!"
Suddenly, exclamations kept coming from the yard. Hattori Hikoo walked to the window and saw a bright red sky in the southeast direction, as if there was a fire somewhere.
He thought for a moment, picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers: "Hongqiao Police Station?"
"Yes, who are you looking for?" said a lazy voice on the phone.
"I am Hattori Hikoo, Military Police Corps."
"Hattori...Major Hattori, what are your orders?" There was a buzz on the phone, and the person who answered the phone seemed to have fallen off his chair.
"Is there a fire somewhere in the southeast?"
"It's the Water Supply and Epidemic Prevention Department. The water dragon team has already gone there. I believe the fire will be extinguished soon."
"Have you sent anyone?"
"No, no, it has nothing to do with the police station, so..."
"What if someone started the fire? What's your name?"
"My surname is Huang..."
"You should take people over there immediately and set up checkpoints on nearby roads. Regardless of whether it is arson or not, if you find anyone acting suspiciously, you will be arrested!"
"yes!"
Hattori Hikoo put down the phone and said to Sakai Jiro: "Immediately take a team of people to Songdao Street to conduct mobile checks on suspicious persons! ... We can't expect the Chinese to do everything for us!"
"Yes!" Jiro Sakai paused and said, "Major, do you think someone set the fire on fire?"
Hattori Hikoo pointed to the motionless tree branches outside the window and said: "In this kind of weather, there is not even a hint of wind. Even if a fire accidentally breaks out, it should be easy to control... Don't talk about it now, go quickly!"
"Yes!" Jiro Sakai hurried out.
Hattori Hikoo had a feeling that although the events that had happened in the past few days seemed to be independent incidents on the surface, they seemed to be more or less closely related.
Like tangled hemp, seemingly chaotic and clueless, as long as you can find that "clue", the result will slowly be sorted out...
"Report!" the guard outside the door shouted.
Being interrupted from his thoughts, Hattori Hikoo said impatiently: "What's the matter?"
"Mrs. Hattori wants to see you."
"...let her come in."
"Yes!" The guard opened the door, bowed and said to Chang Hongling who was waiting outside: "Mrs. Hattori, please come in."
Chang Hongling walked in with a food box in her hand. Hattori Hikoo sat on the chair without moving at all and said calmly: "Why are you here?"
Chang Hongling smiled and said: "Does a wife need to be notified by the guards when she visits her husband?"
Hattori Hikoo: "The Military Police is a military department, and women always appear... It has a very bad influence on me. If there is nothing special in the future, neither you nor Mina will come."
"I know." Chang Hongling put the food box on the coffee table and said, "I specially made sushi today, as well as your favorite sashimi..."
Hattori Hikoo interrupted her and said in a choked voice: "The food provided by the military police is also very good. Please don't give away meals in the future."
Chang Hongling was silent for a long time, two drops of tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and she choked and said: "Hattori-kun, I don't know what's happened to you recently. You live in the military police station for half a month. What if I did something wrong?"
What, I hope you can tell me, and I will definitely work hard to correct it."
For a moment, Hattori Hikoo was ready to express the doubts in his heart, but after much hesitation, he finally held back.
He stood up and walked to Chang Hongling's side, comforting him and said: "Lingzi, you are thinking too much. The military police have been busy with military affairs recently and they really can't get away from it. I will definitely go home on time after this period of busy work is over."
Chang Hongling wiped her tears, pretended to smile, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a little...lost my temper."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..." Hattori Hikoo reached out and opened the food box, looked at it, and said, "Ayako, have you had dinner?"
Chang Hongling stood up and said, "Not yet, I'll go back soon."
Hattori Hikoo: "Stay and eat with me. I can't eat so much myself."
"Mina is still waiting for me at home..."
"Don't worry about her, just call her and tell her later."
"yes."
There was only a pair of bowls and chopsticks in the food box, so Hattori Hikoo said: "Wait a moment, I'll have someone bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
As he spoke, Hattori Hikoo walked out of the door, gave a few instructions to the guards outside, and then turned back to the house.
After a while, the guard brought a pair of bowls and chopsticks with a tray, placed them on the coffee table, bowed and left the room.
Hattori Hikoo seemed to be in a better mood. He served rice to Chang Hongling with his own hands, took a piece of sushi and put it into his mouth. He kept praising her and said: "Ayako, your cooking skills are getting better and better, even better than Mina's cooking."
tasty!"
"Then you should eat more." Chang Hongling, like a virtuous wife, diligently picked up some sushi and placed it on the plate in front of Hattori Hikoo.
"the weather is too hot."
"Yes, today the temperature is almost 30 degrees Celsius. Mina said that a swimming pool should be built in the yard."
"When she gets married in the future, let Jiang Xinyu fix it for her..."
"Report!" the guard's voice came from outside the door.
Hattori Hikoo put down his chopsticks and said, "Come in."
"Major, a secret telegram from Peiping!" the guard handed over a telegram.
Hattori Hikoo took it, opened the message and read it again, and said to Chang Hongling: "I'll go out for a while and I'll be back soon."
He returned the message and put it under a document bag, put on his military cap and walked out.
Chang Hongling got up and came to the window, watching Hattori Hikoo hurriedly walked to the backyard. Even if he walked back now, it would take at least two or three minutes.
The telegram was under the document bag, within easy reach, and anyone coming to the team headquarters must knock on the door first. It only took Chang Hongling half a minute to read the contents of the telegram.
There was almost no chance of this kind of risk. Chang Hongling rarely encountered it in her spy career. After weighing the pros and cons, she reached out and pulled out the message.
——At noon on the 15th of this month, Miss Yoshiko accompanied Manchurian Railway Secretary-General Kurihara Takeichiro on a military train to Yanjin. She will secretly meet with Chairman Wang’s special envoy at the military police station. Please be sure to do a good job of reception and confidentiality...