On the same day, in Shanghai, the Military Police of the Japanese Army Headquarters.
Takahashi called back to Mr. Sato: "Mr. Sato, the failure of the second step of the 'Barrel Plan' makes me sad! I plan to go to Hanoi in person in the near future to try to find out the reasons for the failure of the military command's 'Assassination of Wang'! Maybe behind this matter,
There are other circumstances!”
Mr. Sato called back: "We are looking forward to the results of your investigation! You must be cautious."
Captain Takahashi only replied with two words: "Thank you."
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In early April, Dai Li hurried back to Chongqing and immediately went to the president's official residence to meet with the chairman of the committee.
He stood opposite the desk of the chairman of the committee, leaned forward, and said quite apologetically: "Principal, you have been incompetent for a lifetime. Hanoi's warning seems to have had no effect."
The first committee member stared at him indifferently, "Yunong, what's going on? It's important!"
Dai Li thought about it for a moment. "thorn Wang" was originally a fake "thorn", there is nothing to say! I can only talk about Japan!
He said softly: "Principal, I have just received information from Tokyo. On March 23, senior Japanese officials learned about the assassination of Mr. Wang in Hanoi. It seems that people who did not pay much attention to Mr. Wang in the past have recently
Suddenly I started paying more attention to it."
The committee leader stared at him calmly, "Really?" He seemed to be paying attention to this sentence.
Dai Li nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the information is accurate. I learned that Japanese high-level officials held a five-phase meeting on the 24th to discuss Mr. Wang's issue. At the end of March, they made a decision to send Seiki Yano, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
, Chief of the Military Affairs Section of the Army Ministry, Ezaki Kagesa, Rear Admiral of the Navy Ministry, Hikojiro Suga, House of Representatives member Ken Inukai and others went to Hanoi to rescue Mr. Wang and others and transferred to Shanghai. Principal, I just got the news that on April 6, these
The person has left Japan on the cargo ship 'Hokuko Maru' and is on his way to Hanoi at this time! Principal, I am very ashamed that I failed to prompt Mr. Wang to come back."
The first committee member looked back at the window for a long time before turning back and saying: "You have tried your best. You should continue. If anything happens to Mr. Wang in the future, please tell me as soon as possible. Okay, you can go."
Dai Li bowed again and quietly left the president's office.
He understood that the actions he took in Hanoi were completely in line with the wishes of the Chairman of the Committee! This is the most important thing!
Among them, Wang had better become a real traitor as soon as possible! This is the best way to meet the wishes of the Chairman of the Committee!
Therefore, what he did after that was completely different!
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On April 16, the Japanese freighter "Hokuang Maru" successfully arrived in Haiphong City, Annam (Vietnam).
Several senior officials sent by the Japanese government to rescue Mr. Wang quietly got off the boat, quickly got into a black car waiting on the pier, and drove towards Hanoi.
The last person to get off the boat and get into the last car was Masahiro Takahashi, captain of the Shanghai Military Police.
When the convoy finally entered Hanoi, Takahashi's car drove westward alone. He didn't want to waste a minute, he just wanted to find out as soon as possible why the military command failed after sending so many experts to assassinate Wang!
reason!
The "Barrel Plan" was his carefully crafted masterpiece! The Japanese army and navy had never agreed on anything! But for this plan, it was the first time in history that they had jointly approved it and implemented it cooperatively!
This thing is so rare! If this plan succeeds, he will go down in history!
However, the military commander sent the top killer, and after more than a month of preparation, he failed! The second step of his "barrel plan" also failed!
The second step is the core step! Although there is a third step later, it is not as important as the second step!
If the second step is successful and the third step is performed, the "hoop" on the barrel of the National Government will be broken! The "barrel" of the National Government will be scattered! The entire country of China will be controlled by Japan.
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However, the top killer sent by the military commander failed! Takahashi couldn't bear it! He was furious!
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The person who came to the pier to greet Takahashi was the intelligence team of the Army Intelligence Department stationed in Hanoi. The team leader was Nagano Shicheng. The team member driving in front was Eguchi Shun, a taciturn young man.
According to the information previously provided by Nagano, when Wang Jingwei and others first arrived in Hanoi, they lived in Mrs. Zhu Peide's apartment, while the others stayed in the Capital Hotel.
Zhu Peide served as Chief of Staff and Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Military Commission, but unfortunately passed away in 1937.
No one knows why his wife bought an apartment in Hanoi.
Takahashi's car drove past Mrs. Zhu Peide's apartment.
Takahashi did not specifically want to see this apartment. Nagano pointed it out to him just because he was on the way. The apartment Takahashi showed was too small to accommodate a few people. Mr. Wang could only use it as a temporary residence.
He understood this truth as soon as he thought about it.
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After Takahashi's car left the city, it drove northwest.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the car drove to a place called "Three Islands". This is a summer resort for the rich in Hanoi. It is also called "Tan Dao Li", depending on whether you pronounce it in French or Vietnamese.
The trees in this area are dense and the scenery is beautiful. Several hills are rolling up and down, like the figure of a woman.
On one of the hills, there is a four-story hotel named "Tang Taiwu".
Mr. Wang and others later left Mrs. Zhu Peide's apartment and stayed in this hotel.
Takahashi stood in front of the hotel called "Tang Taiwu" and looked around.
He quickly saw that this was the perfect place to carry out an assassination operation! It was winter, and there were no guests in the hotel, only Mr. Wang and his group! The surrounding plants were dense and the caves were hidden, making it a good place for sniping!
Nagano seemed to understand Takahashi's intention and whispered: "Here, sniping with a rifle or pistol is the easiest! Even if you don't have a gun, you can use a dagger to assassinate Mr. Wang when he goes out for a walk!"
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Takahashi turned around and said, "Have you found someone from the military command here?"
Nagano sneered, "According to your instructions, we have people here for hidden observation every day. On January 28, we suddenly found seven or eight unidentified people climbing up the mountain along the path. They were killed by Mr. Wang's
The guards discovered that on January 30, Mr. Wang and others hurriedly moved into No. 27 Gao Lang Street. At that time, No. 27 Gao Lang Street had not been painted, so they hurriedly moved in." Nagano shook his head.
, "Actually, they were scared away by the military commanders!"
What Nagano said surprised Takahashi! Is there such a stupid killer in the world? He was close to the assassination target in broad daylight! He was also discovered! The killers of the military commanders are all masters, they shouldn't be so stupid!
Takahashi asked again: "What is the situation at No. 27 Gaolang Street? Please tell me briefly."
Nagano said: "In December last year, we discovered that Mr. Wang's nephew Chen Changzu had been looking for a house, which meant that they had been preparing to come to Hanoi for a long time! Their stay in this hotel was temporary. Chen Changzu found 27 Gao Lang Street
At the time of the call, the interior was still being painted. When Mr. Wang and others hurriedly moved in, the painting had not yet been completed. The owner of the house was a Frenchman named Monser William, who was the editor-in-chief of a magazine in Hanoi. I got
According to the information, he knows Mr. Wang’s secretary, Zeng Zhongming.”
After all, Takahashi is an experienced veteran agent with a very careful mind. After listening to Nagano's introduction, he vaguely noticed something strange, which made his nerves jump.
He had a strange feeling in his heart, as if something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong!
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On April 17, senior Japanese officials, headed by the Director of the Military Affairs Section of the Ministry of War, Kage Sasakiaki, went to No. 27 Gao Lang Street to visit Mr. Wang to discuss the next step of cooperation.
Takahashi didn't care about this. Accompanied by Nagano, he also went to Gao Lang Street, but they went alone.
Takahashi and Nagano got off the car at the west end of Gaolang Street and asked Eguchi Jun to drive to the east end to wait for them. After that, they walked slowly from west to east along the neat and wide Gaolang Street, observing carefully along the way.
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This area is a newly developed high-end residential area. The streets are not generally wide, but extremely wide!
There are townhouses or single-family villas on both sides of the street. Each villa has a wall outside. Outside the wall is a sidewalk. Between the sidewalk and the street, there is a wide lawn. This lawn is wide enough for children to play games.
.This shows how wide this street is!
The municipal department has also done sufficient greening on both sides of Gaolang Street. In addition to planting dense palm trees, they also planted a taller king coconut tree.
Takahashi discovered that even though he was standing on the street, it was difficult to observe the villa across the street!
Outside each villa, there is a wall at the bottom, palm trees in the middle, and king coconuts at the top. The villas are completely blocked! Even the corners of the villas are difficult to see clearly!
For assassins, this is the biggest disadvantage! How to take assassination action if you can't see the target clearly!
At this time, Nagano gestured to the front and whispered: "Sir, that is No. 27 Gao Lang Street."
Gao Qiao stopped and looked ahead. Ahead, on the north side of Gaolang Street, there was a narrow street, which led to nowhere. On the east side of the street was a three-story building. He realized,
This is No. 27, where Mr. Wang lives!
In fact, only from his current position can he roughly see the whole picture of No. 27 Gao Lang Street.
He could see the wall in front of the small building, and he could also clearly see the windows on the second and third floors of the small building. No other position could be seen, because they would be blocked by palm trees and king coconuts!
He looked behind him and saw a three-story building, and asked, "Have you built a surveillance point here?"
Nagano smiled and said: "Yes, on the third floor, you can see the entire situation of No. 27 opposite."
This is strange! This is the most conducive position for surveillance, but it is occupied by people from Nagano. What should the military commanders do?
Takahashi stared at Nagano in confusion and asked: "Where are the people from the military command building surveillance points?"?