"It's hard for Dean Chen to get interviews." Cheng Qianfan said in surprise, "Your "Literary Research" magazine is amazing."
The Director Chen mentioned by Xiu Yuman is Wang Chunhai’s ‘housekeeper’ Chen Chunpu.
President Chen is Chen Nanhai, President of the Legislative Yuan. He is also a member of the Wang Puppet Central Committee and the director of the Political Training Department of the Puppet Military Committee.
At the end of last month, when Wang's puppet government "returned the capital" to Nanjing, Chen Nanhai, as the president of the puppet Legislative Council, gave a radio speech saying:
"The new regime led by Mr. Wang and me is to save the divided country and the people who are in dire straits."
"Not only can we build a new prosperous nation of China, but we can also achieve permanent peace between China and Japan."
It can be said that the entire broadcast was extremely whitewashed and distorted to beautify the traitor Wang regime.
Subsequently, Wang Chuanhai and Chen Nanhai, Wang's traitors, encountered overwhelming criticism from the anti-Japanese military and civilians across the country.
Some newspapers angrily denounced Chen Nanhai as the second traitor in the history of the Chinese nation, after the Wang family.
Precisely because Chen Nanhai has been scolded so badly, he has recently been very reluctant to be interviewed by newspapers. He once said, "Reporters are all evil-minded."
…
"President Zhang made an appointment to interview Dean Chen through Mr. Iwai's relationship," Xiu Yuman said.
"That's it." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
The president of "Literary Research", the traitor scholar Zhang Xuefeng, had a close relationship with Japan. He actively participated in the "Headquarters of the Movement to Promote Asia and Founding the Nation" in Iwai Mansion. Zhang Xuefeng was even one of the earliest backbones of it, and served as the head of the Japanese Movement to Promote Asia.
Chairman of the Cultural Committee.
He began to wonder in his mind that Iwai Eiichi helped run the "Literary Research" magazine to interview Chen Nanhai. Does this mean that the Iwai Mansion had secret contacts and connections with Chen Nanhai, or was it a connection between Chen Nanhai and the Japanese?
Is the Xingya Nation-building Movement involved?
…
"Brother Fan, there are military police blocking the way ahead. Let us wait where we are." Haozi tilted his head slightly and said to Cheng Qianfan.
"Then just wait." Cheng Qianfan said.
The location where the car was stopped was about a hundred meters away from the Asia Hotel. From a distance, you could see the military police guarding the entrance of the Asia Hotel.
Cheng Qianfan's heart moved.
From a distance, he saw Sakamoto Yoshino bending down and bowing to send the group off, then turned around and returned to the hotel.
The group of people got into several cars and left under the escort of Japanese military police who opened the road.
The vehicle was immediately released.
Hao Zai stopped the car smoothly in front of the Asia Hotel.
"Brother Fan, we're here."
"Qianfan, thank you very much for this matter." Xiu Yuman thanked you and said, "I'll treat you when I get back to Shanghai."
"There's no need to treat guests. I'll just ask my wife to make some wontons for me." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, then he took out his wallet, took out a wad of money and handed it to Xiu Yuman.
"I'll borrow it from you." Xiu Yuman didn't hesitate and took it.
Then she opened the door and got out of the car, but saw Cheng Qianfan also getting out of the car.
"The small cakes at Asia Hotel are good, I'll treat you to them." Xiu Yuman raised the banknotes in his hand and said with a smile.
"No need, save some money, I'm a poor man." Cheng Qianfan joked, pointing to the front door of the hotel, "My friend also lives here. Now that he is here, it's hard to avoid him."
'friend?'
The identity of a person who can be called a friend of Cheng Qianfan can be imagined.
Hearing what Cheng Qianfan said, Xiu Yuman kept this in mind.
…
Watching Xiu Yuman enter the room, Cheng Qianfan returned to the north stairwell and went up to the third floor.
"Miyazaki-kun?" Sakamoto Yoshino opened the door and was surprised to see Kentaro Miyazaki, "Why are you here today?"
He and Miyazaki Kentaro had made an appointment to have a dinner the day after tomorrow.
"I have a friend living in Asia. I'll send her back." Cheng Qianfan said. He picked up the orange on the table, peeled it slowly, broke off a piece of the orange and put it in his mouth. He asked casually, "Just now, the military police were under martial law.
My car was blocked outside, and I saw you seeing off guests at the door from a distance, who are you?"
Sakamoto Yoshino bowed to see him off, and the Japanese military police blocked the road to escort them. The identity of that group of people aroused Cheng Qianfan's interest, which is why he suddenly decided to get out of the car to find Sakamoto Yoshino.
From the moment he got off the bus to the time he knocked on the door and walked in for a few minutes, Cheng Qianfan had planned to listen in and make some inquiries in order not to arouse suspicion because he guessed that the identity of that group of people was important or even sensitive.
However, when he knocked on the door and came in, Cheng Qianfan changed his mind and decided to 'get straight to the point' with a casual chat.
Without him, due to Sakamoto Yoshino's temperament, his kind of frank chat would be the safest, while others who are vain would be more likely to arouse suspicion later.
…
"I'm seeing off His Excellency Oizumi." Sakamoto Yoshino said. He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki and said, "Your Excellency Takaya Oizumi."
"Ah?" Cheng Qianfan looked stunned.
"Your Excellency Oizumi is a high school alumnus of Uncle Imamura, and now serves in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Imperial Cabinet." Sakamoto Yoshino said, "He is here to visit Uncle Imamura."
"I just saw the imperial military police sealing the road and imposing a martial law. I thought it was the military or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who came to Asia." Cheng Qianfan said in surprise, "I didn't expect it to be the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology..."
"You are looking down on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology," Sakamoto Yoshino said jokingly.
"Not really." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, "I just never thought he would be from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. I heard that some people in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are very noble and despise the imperial soldiers."
"How could it be?" Sakamoto Yoshino shook his head, "I have also come into contact with seniors from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology before. They often encourage me and they are all admirable seniors."
"Sakamoto-kun, your father is His Excellency Sakamoto Nagayuki." Cheng Qianfan said with a long face and angrily, "Even now, you can be regarded as a young diplomat."
"I think you can call me a young diplomat." Sakamoto Yoshino was dissatisfied with his friend's title and said, "Or, at least, a young diplomat."
Cheng Qianfan just smiled and said nothing.
Let me give you an expression and you can feel it yourself.
…
"Am I really bad?" Sakamoto Yoshino thought for a while and asked. He knew that he could only be said to be average at work, not very good, because he never gave up his dream of literature and came to foreign affairs.
I was forced by my father to work in provincial embassies and consulates abroad.
"I'm jealous." Cheng Qianfan stopped teasing Sakamoto Yoshino and said with a smile, "I'm jealous that you can be taught by your Excellency the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology."
"Miyazaki, you guy!" Sakamoto Yoshino screamed.
The two quarreled for a while.
…
"What do you think of this painting?" Sakamoto Yoshino proudly took out a painting and asked Kentaro Miyazaki to appreciate it.
"Huh?" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed, took the painting with both hands, carefully placed it on the table, and looked at it carefully, "Although I am not good at calligraphy and painting, this painting, this painting has exquisite brushwork and use of colors.
The appropriate benefits are that the layering and three-dimensionality of the picture are particularly strong, making people mesmerized at a glance.”
As he spoke, he looked at Sakamoto Yoshino, "Is this your painting, Sakamoto-kun?"
Cheng Qianfan said in surprise, "I've never heard that Mr. Sakamoto is good at calligraphy and painting?"
Then he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, this painting is a superb work. It must have been made by a master who has been working on it for decades. It cannot be a painting by a guy like you."
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