Seeing that everyone had left the office, Adjutant Hyōtaro Imamura approached Eiichi Iwai and asked softly, "I would like to ask your Excellency, what is going on?"
Eiichi Iwai suddenly sent a letter inviting many of the empire's intelligence agencies in Shanghai to hold a meeting. Hyōtaro Imamura, as Eiichi Iwai's adjutant and close assistant, knew nothing about this, which made him a little disappointed and uneasy.
Hide Iwai looked as deep as water, "Imamura-kun, do you know that Zhou Huaigu received four visits in one day? He was frightened and called me to ask how many intelligence agencies there were in the empire and what he should do.
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"Is this happening?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked in shock.
Eiichi Iwai shook his head, feeling ashamed to speak.
This Japan-China Friendship Seminar was initiated by the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai. To be precise, it was promoted by Deputy Consul General Hide Iwai.
Iwai Eiichi was eager to perform more in promoting Japan's invasion of China and strive for greater merit and promotion for himself.
He is the master, and Zhou Huaigu is a good dog.
Now, within one day, this good dog was being questioned, threatened, and demanded by people including the Intelligence Agency of the Imperial Army General Staff Headquarters in Shanghai, the Intelligence Office of the Imperial Navy Attaché Shanghai, the Intelligence Office of the Imperial Marine Corps, and even the Manchuria Railway Investigation Section.
Listen to them and cooperate with them.
Zhou Huaigu was extremely frightened. He did not dare to offend anyone, so he had to send a telegram asking: How many masters do I have? Which master should I listen to?
This made Eiichi Iwai feel embarrassed and at the same time had a headache.
Hyōtaro Imamura understood that this meeting was actually Iwai Eiichi inviting representatives from several intelligence agencies to come and inform everyone:
This matter is being handled by the Special Higher Education Section of the Police Department of the Consulate General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai. Please give me some face and don't mess with it.
This is a formal ‘notification’ to the other party.
Why do you need to go to such trouble?
"Sir, is this too formal?"
Iwai Eiichi shook his head. He knew these guys too well. He didn't bother so much. He just made a phone call to warn them, but these guys wouldn't pay attention at all.
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There are too many intelligence agencies in the empire, and they are not subordinate to each other. They compete with each other for resources and credit, and they even stumble among themselves in private.
An incident once happened in the 'Kandong Prefecture'. The Special High School Section was arresting anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements. Seeing that this person had already fled, the Manchurian Railway Investigation Section suddenly intervened. A burst of gunshots rang out, and the Special High School Section was arrested.
One person was killed and three others were injured. The red party member actually took the opportunity to escape.
Afterwards, the Manchurian Railway Investigation Section stated that accidental injuries occurred due to poor visibility late at night.
However, the situation Iwai Eiichi knew seemed to be closer to the truth: the Red Party member had been tracked by the Manchuria Railway Investigation Section for a long time, and the Special High School Section suddenly intervened. This was regarded by Manchuria Railway as an unacceptable act of attacking labor, and they would rather this man
The Red Party members escaped and did not want to see him being arrested and robbed for labor by the Special High School Division.
"Imamura-kun, we need to speed up the pace and establish our own intelligence agency." Eiichi Iwai said to Hyoutarou Imamura with a solemn expression.
"Kagesa-kun..." Hyōtaro Imamura asked softly.
"Kagesa is a self-righteous guy. He is not from the same group as us." Eiichi Iwai shook his head.
Although Kage Sasaki's Police Department Special High School Section also belongs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eiichi Iwai's control over the Special High School Section is not strong.
The most important thing is that Eiichi Kagesa is actually from the Army General Staff Headquarters system, not from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The two parties are seemingly inseparable.
"Imamura-kun, I mean, the intelligence agency that belongs to me, Eiichi Iwai." Iwai Eiichi stared into Imamura Hyoutarou's eyes, "Imamura-kun, can I trust you?"
"Hyoutaro Imamura is willing to die for Your Excellency." Hyoutaro Imamura bowed and said.
Looking at the respectful attitude of Hyōtaro Imamura, Iwai Eiichi nodded with satisfaction. Hyōtaro Imamura was his junior alumnus at Toa Doubun Academy, and he was a confidant he always valued and cultivated.
In addition, Hyōtaro Imamura was the nephew of General Jun Imamura, the deputy chief of staff of the Imperial Kwantung Army and the imperial military attaché in Manchuria. This relationship was also valued by Eiichi Iwai.
Of course, Imamura Hyoutarou is cautious and steady in doing things. He is not very ambitious and is considered a very good assistant. This also makes Iwai Eiichi feel reassured.
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"In the eyes of the Japanese, China is like a huge piece of fat. All parties are ready to take a bite, thinking that they can enter the world." Song Fuguo said in a deep voice, and he handed a message to Cheng Qianfan.
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Cheng Qianfan looked at:
The Japanese invaders increased their troops on a large scale in North China. By the time the power was generated, more than 20,000 troops had been added outside Tianjin alone. All parties should remain highly vigilant and guard against the possibility of sudden and violent incidents in North China.
"Chief, you suspect that Zhou Huaigu's trip to Shanghai is related to the actions of the Japanese army in Tianjin." Cheng Qianfan asked Song Fuguo.
"This is what I'm worried about." Song Fuguo nodded. Zhou Huaigu still has some influence in North China, especially in Tianjin. If this person waved the flag in Shanghai and campaigned for the Japanese army to occupy Tianjin, it would be quite embarrassing.
It's troublesome, has a bad influence, and most importantly, is extremely disgusting.
After becoming the chief of the Intelligence Section of the Shanghai District of the Secret Service, Song Fuguo carefully studied the opponents of the Secret Service in Shanghai, and Eiichi Iwai and Sadaaki Kage came into his sight.
Previously, the Secret Service was most concerned about the person in charge of the Special Higher Education Section of the Shanghai Consulate General's Police Department, Sadaaki Kage. However, Song Fuguo was keenly aware and judged that Iwai Eiichi, the deputy consul general of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, was by no means a lonely person.
According to information from the Intelligence Section of this ‘China-Japan Friendship Seminar’, Eiichi Iwai’s figure gleamed behind it.
However, what confused Song Fuguo was——
"One thing I have always been a little confused about." Song Fuguo said to Cheng Qianfan, "Zhou Huaigu seems to have shadows from various Japanese intelligence agencies, including the Japanese Army's intelligence agency, the Manchurian Railway Investigation Section, and even the Japanese Navy's intelligence agency
The shadow of the agency.”
Cheng Qianfan was also surprised when he heard this, "Is it possible that we have always underestimated Zhou Huaigu? This old guy actually has such ability to connect with many Japanese intelligence agencies?"
Song Fuguo frowned, "This old guy doesn't look like someone with such ability."
Immediately, he himself was not sure, "Could this old guy have been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?"
If that's the case, then——
This Zhou Huaigu will be more harmful than previously thought.
Song Fuguo and Cheng Qianfan looked at each other and both nodded:
Although this means that Zhou Huaigu is more difficult to deal with, this cunning old thing must be eliminated even more.
Get rid of this old dog at all costs!
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Before leaving, Cheng Qianfan offered three kilograms of bar cakes purchased from Shen Dacheng pastry shop.
"I never like sweets." Song Fuguo said with a smile, "Qianfan can bring a bottle of wine next time."
"Brother Tao is so heroic that the whole world is sad. Qianfan learned the sad news about Brother Tao in Hangzhou and was filled with grief, anger and admiration." Cheng Qianfan raised the pastry high above his head, "Brother Tao's daughter is Qianfan's niece. My niece loves to eat. Qianfan
Bought... The current situation is turbulent, but I hope my wife and niece are safe, and Cheng Qianfan will never say anything if he is forced to do so in the future."
Song Fuguo stood up suddenly, with tears in his eyes, and took the cake with both hands, "Okay, okay, Xiaotao should be very happy to have such a loving and righteous comrade like Qianfan."
After saying that, Song Fuguo said with emotion to the people behind him, "Wanyi, Shaoyun, it is inconvenient for you two to show up. We are about to leave Shanghai tonight. This time, on behalf of my husband and father, I would like to say thank you and say goodbye to your husband.
Father, I was willing to sacrifice my life for my country, and my death was a worthy one."
In the inner room, a young woman dressed in plain clothes with tears in her eyes and a girl wearing mourning clothes bowed in return.
Outside, Cheng Qianfan bowed solemnly and returned the gift.
"Uncle, is it the pastries that dad asked you to buy for Yun'er? Yun'er doesn't want any pastries, can she ask her father to come back early?" The little girl in the room couldn't help but ask.
