Chapter 299 Night Meeting (please subscribe for full subscription and monthly ticket)
“What’s the matter?” Sanbonjiro asked calmly.
“Yesterday at Mr. Imamura’s home, my subordinates learned a piece of news from Mr. Imamura.” Cheng Qianfan said.
"Oh? What's the news?" Sanbonjiro asked, squinting his eyes.
"His Excellency Eiichi Iwai intends to form a new secret service agency." Cheng Qianfan said. He glanced at Sanbonjiro and lowered his voice, "Mr. Imamura's words seemed to be intended to recruit subordinates to join this agency."
He was secretly observing Sanbonjiro's facial expression.
"Then how did you answer Imamura-kun?" Sanbonjiro grinned and asked.
Cheng Qianfan immediately concluded from Sanbonjiro’s reaction:
First of all, Mimoto Jiro and the Shanghai Special Higher Education School were already aware of Iwai Eiichi’s intention to establish a new secret service agency.
Secondly, among the guests at Hyōtaro Imamura’s house yesterday, it was very likely that there was someone from Mimotojiro. In other words, Mimotojiro knew that Hyōtaro Imamura came to talk to him in private.
This is in line with Cheng Qianfan’s prediction, and this prediction is the reason why Cheng Qianfan decisively decided to ‘frankly’ tell the matter to Sanbonjiro just now.
…
"I didn't agree or refuse, so the ambiguity passed." Cheng Qianfan showed a panicked and ashamed expression, and quickly explained, "Miyazaki is a person in the extra-high-level course, so naturally he will not agree. However, Miyazaki is ashamed, and I don't either. Dare to refuse directly.”
Hearing what Cheng Qianfan said, Sanbonjiro's cold face finally showed a smile.
This is basically consistent with what he has learned.
Eiichi Iwai wants to form a secret service agency that belongs only to him. This incident has already aroused the vigilance of Kage Sasaki and Sanmotojiro.
Among the guests who attended Hyōtaro Imamura’s birthday party yesterday, one was a covert agent of the Special High School Division. This was a high-level agent that neither Eiichi Iwai nor Hyōtaro Imamura had control over. His purpose was to monitor imperial dissidents in the Consulate General.
This person reported yesterday’s events to Sanbonjiro in detail, and mentioned one thing:
An imperial citizen named Kentaro Miyazaki, led by the young master of the Sakamoto family, also attended the banquet. Hyoutarou Imamura seemed to appreciate and value him very much, and the two had a private conversation.
Sanbonjiro was furious.
If Kentaro Miyazaki did not come to him to report the situation today, he would not mind arranging an opportunity for Miyazaki to be loyal to the emperor.
“His Excellency Eiichi Iwai has devoted his whole life to the empire and intends to take on more work, which is a good thing.” Sanbonjiro said, “So, you did something wrong, why did you refuse Mr. Imamura’s invitation?”
Cheng Qianfan looked at Sanbonjiro. His expression was doubtful, and there was thinking in the doubt. After thinking, his eyes seemed to light up and he had some understanding.
"Idiot!" Sanbonjiro scolded him directly, "You have a good relationship with Imamura-kun. In the future, you must take the initiative to get closer to Imamura-kun and join him."
"What does the section chief mean..." Cheng Qianfan said softly, "that you want me to break into it?"
"No, no, no, they are all serving the empire, how can you say that." Sanbonjiro shook his head, "We need to deepen our understanding of our friendly neighbors."
“Yes!” Cheng Qianfan showed an expression of surprise and admiration, “Miyazaki understands.”
…
Leaving the secret stronghold of Shanghai Special Higher Education School, Cheng Qianfan walked all the way and took a detour before arriving at the place where he parked his car.
Get in the car.
He started the car directly and drove all the way to a teahouse on Mainini Road.
Going up to the second floor, I asked for a private room and asked no one to disturb me.
A pot of tea, a plate of melon seeds, and a plate of mung bean cake.
Hand holding mung bean cake, he sat in front of the window sill and watched the people coming and going downstairs.
He was lost in thought.
Originally, he wanted to inquire about Japanese Ronin from the side. However, the first time he saw Sanbonjiro, he smelled something wrong and decisively rejected the idea.
At this moment, he was thinking about whether his response in front of Sanbonjiro was wrong.
After repeated thought, Cheng Qianfan thought that there should be no loopholes and it was appropriate.
He can admit that he had contact and conversations with Hyoutaro Imamura.
It can also be reported that Hyōtaro Imamura intends to recruit him.
However, I can never say that I agreed to Imamura Hyoutarou's recruitment.
You can’t say that you reject it directly.
‘Neither refused nor agreed’ is the most appropriate answer.
This answer is the easiest for Sanbonjiro to believe.
In addition, I took the initiative to report this matter to Sanbonjiro today, which can make Sanbonjiro satisfied with his attitude to the greatest extent.
Cheng Qianfan licked the mung bean dregs on his hand and raised the corners of his mouth.
He was happy to be able to fight against a master like Sanbenjiro and get through the situation again when he was "surprised" by the opponent.
This fact is sinister.
If he had not been cautious in doing things today and was used to reviewing his own actions and thinking about any flaws, he suddenly thought of going to Imamura Hyoutarou yesterday, knowing that this matter could not be hidden from Sanbonjiro, so he had to report it.
For this alone, he will be regarded as a betrayal by Sanbonjiro.
Being targeted by an executioner like Jiro Sanbon who kills without blinking an eye, even if he has Japanese identity, it is not an absolute protective talisman.
Yesterday, I broke into the enemy's nest, narrowly escaped death, and stole confidential information. Today I play chess with Sanbonjiro.
Be startled every step of the way.
He picked up the tea cup and raised it from a distance:
Comrade Cheng Qianfan, I have lived one more day for you.
cheers.
He said to himself.
…
Hongkou District.
Tiantong Road Food Market.
This is a two-story Japanese-style building.
Yamazaki Shuichi respectfully handed a note to Inoue Yan.
Inoue Hiko is of medium build, has a long, narrow and gloomy face, and is a man of few words.
At this time, he was wearing a kimono, with wooden clogs on his feet, and was practicing kendo.
“Go ahead.” Inoue Yan said expressionlessly.
“Juzi replied, saying that he suspected that he had discovered a Chinese agent monitoring the mansion.”
"kindness."
Inoue Yan glanced at Yamazaki Shuichi, handed the bamboo sword to one of his men, then reached out and picked up a warm towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead and hands.
“Tell me specifically.”
“Juzi’s leaders repeated their old tricks, pretending to be a Chinese girl who was being bullied, and tricked the Chinese into rescuing them.” Shuichi Yamazaki said, “They met two Chinese people, and one of them was very impulsive and came directly to save the girl.”
“Where’s the other one?”
“Another one also came up, and a fight broke out between the two sides. This person was stabbed and fled with the other person. Orange judged that these two people were the Chinese agents we were looking for.”
"What's the reason?" Inoue Yan took a sip of hot tea and sighed comfortably.
“Later, the Chinese came up not to rescue Juzi. According to Juzi, this person must have discovered something keenly. The purpose was to lead the other Chinese to quickly get rid of the fight and successfully evacuate.” Yamazaki Shuichi said.
A smile appeared on Inoue Yan's lips, "Find these two people! Catch them!"
A week ago, the Inoue Mansion accidentally discovered that it seemed to be under surveillance.
However, the other party is very cunning and has never been able to catch any clues about the other party.
Finally, the mansion found another way to investigate in this way.
If ordinary Chinese are attracted to take action, then kill them, which can be regarded as getting rid of potential anti-Japanese personnel for the empire.
The Chinese who are very vigilant, able to detect that this is a trap, and have a certain level of force are exactly the Chinese agents they are looking for who meet the characteristics of the investigation.
…
That night, when the lanterns are first lit.
Hongkou District.
Sakamoto Yoshino’s residence.
Cheng Qianfan came to visit with wine and food.
Everything looks normal.
The door closed, Cheng Qianfan entered the room, and bowed respectfully to a man sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, "Mr. Imamura."
The man put down the newspaper, it was Hyōtaro Imamura.
Hyoutaro Imamura and Cheng Qianfan both looked at Sakamoto Yoshino.
Sakamoto Yoshino touched his nose, picked up the food and wine brought by Cheng Qianfan, and pointed to the small bedroom, "I'm going to have a drink."
“Miyazaki-kun, you asked me to come here through Sakamoto-kun, what happened?” Hyōtaro Imamura asked.
“Three classes have ordered me to wait for an opportunity to join Iwai Mansion.” Cheng Qianfan said softly.
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(End of this chapter)