Chapter 1133: Abundant Talents
The door to the break room in Araki Harima's office will still have a very small gap after it is closed tightly.
This is a gap that is rarely noticed.
Cheng Qianfan has long noticed this gap. He is used to discovering and remembering some details of the surrounding environment. These details may be useful or not at all, but as a lurker, it is important to pay attention to these very hidden details. The habit has been engraved in his bones.
Just after sitting down, Cheng Qianfan exchanged greetings with Araki Harima, clinked glasses with him, and looked at the door of the inner lounge secretly:
The lounge should have lights on.
A trace of light peeked out from that tiny gap.
Then, that ray of light turned into darkness.
What does this mean?
It means that someone is standing behind the door, just covering the small gap and blocking the light from leaking out.
Cheng Qianfan judged from this that there was someone in the lounge inside.
He initially judged that the person in the lounge was the guest that Araki Harima had just entertained.
This person had no time to leave, and it was inconvenient to show others, so he temporarily hid in the room.
When did he discover, or tend to suspect, that Sanbonjiro was also in the lounge?
It was the call Araki Harima received from the section chief’s office, asking Koike to go to the section chief’s office.
At Araki Harima, he picked up the phone and told Koike that the section chief asked him to come over.
Hearing this, Xiaochi quickly stood up and left.
However, Cheng Qianfan noticed the surprise on Xiaochi's facial expression at that time.
This surprised expression only flashed by, but Cheng Qianfan successfully captured it.
Mimotojiro asked Koike to come over. This was a normal thing. Why was Koike surprised?
The most likely answer is that Xiaochi knew that the section chief would not be able to call him over at this time.
Why is it impossible?
There are many possible situations:
The section chief is not in the extra-high school class; or for some reason, Xiaochi knows that the section chief will not come to him at this time.
Cheng Qianfan couldn't determine which one it was.
However, one thing is certain, that is, this call is to clear the pond.
Why do we need to open a small pond?
Of course it was to create a private conversation environment between him and Araki Harima, a pair of good friends.
Who would do this?
In other words, who has the right to issue this order to Xiaochi.
In the Special Higher Education Course, only Sanbonjiro has this right.
Cheng Qianfan has three guesses:
First, the call was made by Sanbonjiro himself, so Sanbonjiro may be in the office, or maybe he has just returned to the special high school class. This is what surprised Koike, because Xiaoike thought that Sanbonjiro would not call tonight. I will go back to the special high school class.
Second, the call was from Sanbonjiro, but Sanbonjiro was not in the office of the director of the Special Higher Education Course.
Thirdly, the call was not from Sanbonjiro, but from someone else in the name of Sanbonjiro.
Cheng Qianfan paid special attention to the third situation. Why did someone else call in the name of Sanbonjiro?
The reason may be very simple and clear - it is not convenient for Sanbonjiro himself to make a call at this time. This call was arranged in advance by Sanbonjiro's instructions.
Why is it inconvenient to make a phone call?
Cheng Qianfan then came up with a guess: Sanbonjiro himself was also in the lounge in the back room, which meant that there were probably two people in the lounge in the back room.
Of course, all this is just his analysis and judgment.
No matter what, since it was certain that someone was hiding and eavesdropping in the inner lounge, Cheng Qianfan cheered up and immediately formulated a response plan. He decided to use the trick:
He wants to show his anger towards Kikube Hiroo in front of Araki Harima, and he can even construct the situation and cleverly show his hatred for Kikube, and under this hatred, he doesn't mind using ' Dark tricks.
This kind of approach of confessing one's private psychology to friends in a private environment is the most trustworthy of eavesdroppers.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan's consideration is that since he has decided to take action against Kikube, expressing his hatred for Kikube will not only not cause him to get burned, but will actually have a wonderful effect.
As for when did Cheng Qianfan confirm that Sanbonjiro was in the lounge?
When he said goodbye and left, he deliberately mentioned that he was supposed to visit Sanbonjiro in his office. At this time, he noticed a trace of anxiety in Araki Harima's eyes.
Then he took advantage of the situation and said that if the section chief summoned Xiaochi, maybe he had some tasks, so he would not take the initiative to send him to his door.
Araki Harima laughed, seeming to be secretly relieved.
In this way, Cheng Qianfan was sure that Sanbonjiro was in the lounge inside.
So, now comes the problem.
To be precise, there are three questions.
One: Who is this mysterious person that Araki Harima hosted a private banquet in his office?
Secondly, is it because you really don’t have time to leave and you are worried about being bumped into, so you just stay in the lounge inside to avoid it for the time being?
In other words, it was indeed because of this reason that he temporarily entered the inner lounge to take shelter. However, Koike was later removed and eavesdropped behind the door. Was this because of the agent's habit of eavesdropping, or was it because of Mimotojiro? You were suspicious of him, so you took advantage of this opportunity to eavesdrop?
Thirdly, Sanbonjiro and his guests had all the time to leave early, but they chose to enter the inner lounge for the clear purpose of eavesdropping?
Cheng Qianfan is now leaning towards the latter, and the reason is very straightforward—
Koike was dismissed by the phone. If Sanbonjiro himself was in the lounge outside, then the only explanation is that it was already arranged to dismiss Koike.
Then, here comes the most serious and critical question.
Still the same problem—
Why did Sanbonjiro eavesdrop?
…
At this moment, Sanbonjiro has returned to the section chief's office, and he personally made a cup of sobering tea for Toshihiko Okada.
“Okada-kun, please give it a try.” Sanbonjiro said with a smile, “The best quality Mingqian Biluochun.”
"Thank you." Toshihiko Okada gently rubbed the rim of the teacup with the cup lid. He frowned slightly and asked, "Sanbon-kun, are you suspicious of Kentaro Miyazaki?"
Just now, an agent came to report to Araki Harima that Kentaro Miyazaki was visiting. Mimotojiro had enough time to take him out of Araki's office.
However, Sanbonjiro asked casually and learned that it was Koike who was leading Miyazaki upstairs.
Sanbon then directly ordered a close agent to call Araki’s office a quarter of an hour later and ask Koike to come over in the name of the section chief.
Then Sanbonjiro led him to take shelter in the inner lounge for a while.
Okada Toshihiko immediately judged that Sanbonjiro was trying to eavesdrop.
Are you suspicious of Kentaro Miyazaki? Or Araki Harima?
Okada Toshihiko first ruled out the latter. After all, he had a secret mission in Shanghai this time. Since Sanbonjiro allowed Araki Harima to pick him up secretly at the train station, this shows that Sanbonjiro trusted Araki Harima.
“Personally, there is nothing suspicious about Miyazaki.” Sanbonjiro shook his head, “It’s just—”
He took a sip of tea, frowned and said, "Kikube insists that there is something wrong with Kentaro Miyazaki."
"Kikube is Sanbon-kun's trusted subordinate, and Miyazaki Kentaro is the same." Toshihiko Okada nodded slightly, "However, from what I heard and witnessed just now, there is a deep conflict between the two people, so Sanbon-kun, you also suddenly fell in love with each other." It’s hard to tell.”
Speaking, Toshihiko Okada showed admiration in his eyes, "I admire Sanben-kun for his cleverness and flexibility."
For the words of two enmity men, obviously the credibility should be questioned.
Obviously, because he didn’t know which of the two men was right or wrong, Sanbonjiro chose the simplest way:
Objective screening and verification!
What he admired was that Sanbonjiro came up with ideas quickly and was very good at seizing opportunities. No, when he learned that Miyazaki Kentaro came to visit Araki Harima, and Araki Harima was a close friend of Miyazaki Kentaro, Sanbonjiro took advantage of his plan. A temporary eavesdropping plan was set up to screen and investigate Kentaro Miyazaki.
As for the results of the inspection?
It was not that nothing was gained. Kentaro Miyazaki actually tried to frame Hiroyuki Kikube, which shows that the relationship between the two people is already on the same level.
It can be said that this was a scandal within the Shanghai Special Higher Education School, but it was heard by Toshihiko Okada. For Jiro Sanmoto, this was really a bit embarrassing.
However, it doesn’t matter that the two have been close friends for many years.
…
“Sanbon-kun, your men are full of talents.” Okada Toshihiko said.
Seeing Sanbonjiro's expression change slightly, he smiled and said, this was definitely a compliment, not a sarcasm.
“Araki Harima may seem vulgar, but in fact he is both rough and refined.” Okada Toshihiko said.
Sanbonjiro nodded, "Araki performed very well today. With Kentaro Miyazaki's shrewdness, Araki is very calm and has no flaws."
"No, no, no, I'm not just talking about Araki's acting performance." Okada Toshihiko shook his head, "Araki's mind is very open. He judged that there are doctors within the Shanghai special situation team, or there are private clinics. This is very important. Insightful.”
Xiao Mian's subordinates were not only a serious threat to the Shanghai Special Higher Education School, but even in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Xiao Mian was also a registered criminal in Chongqing's military reunification.
Sanbonjiro introduced to him that Xiao Mian personally led a team to rescue Sheng Shuyu. This was the first real face-to-face confrontation with Xiao Mian so far in the empire. Therefore, Okada Toshihiko was also very concerned. He learned about this in detail. case.
So, Okada Toshihiko quite approves of Araki Harima's analysis and judgment. He is a guy with a very active mind. The most rare thing is that Araki Harima looks vulgar and stupid.
“It’s also selfish.” Sanbonjiro snorted coldly.
He naturally knew why Araki Harima deliberately insisted that Xiao Mian himself was a doctor.
"It is impossible for people to be without selfish motives." Okada Toshihiko chuckled. How could people be without selfish motives? As a leader, the most important thing is to maximize the ability of his subordinates to do things. At the same time, while ensuring the loyalty of his subordinates, he can turn a blind eye to selfish motives. This is very good.
“Okada-kun, you seem to appreciate Kentaro Miyazaki more?” Sanbonjiro suddenly asked.
“Did I make it obvious?” Okada Toshihiko asked with a smile.
"Your mission for this trip..." Sanbonjiro shook his head, "How could you not notice Miyazaki like this?"
He took the cigarette handed over by Toshihiko Okada and said seriously, "I don't agree."
Okada Toshihiko looked at Sanbonjiro, "Sanbon-kun, I need a reason to convince me."
"Miyazaki is very important in the French Concession." Sanbonjiro said with a serious expression, "Especially at this moment when Britain and France declared war on Germany, Miyazaki's connections within the French Concession, especially the relationship with the French, are very important to the empire. It’s important to gather information.”
Okada Toshihiko frowned slightly. He noticed that Sanbonjiro was naturally very familiar with the abilities of his subordinates, and he naturally knew Kentaro Miyazaki's temperament and characteristics. However, Sanbonjiro had not recommended Kentaro Miyazaki to him before. This shows that Sanbonjiro really does not want to 'transfer' Kentaro Miyazaki.
“Europa’s affairs are too far away from the Chinese battlefield.” Okada Toshihiko shook his head, “I think Sanbon-kun will understand the impact of my mission on the situation in China.”
His expression was serious, "I hope Mr. Sanben will give up my love."
Sanbonjiro looked solemn and silent.
At a glance, he could see the rows of red wine in the wine cabinet.
For some unexplainable reason, he really didn’t want to loan Kentaro Miyazaki to Toshihiko Okada. Okada was very good at winning over and bewitching his subordinates. It would be terrible if it was ‘Uncle Liu Huang who borrowed Jingzhou’.
"It's just a secondment." Okada Toshihiko said, "It won't be long. After this incident, Kentaro Miyazaki will return to the special high school."
“Kentaro Miyazaki’s current latent status was hard-earned, and he cannot leave it easily.” Sanbonjiro still shook his head and said.
This is not an excuse to pass the buck. The identity of deputy chief inspector of the patrol room in the Central District of the French Concession is very important. Sanmotojiro will never allow Kentaro Miyazaki to lose this cover.
Okada Toshihiko shook his head. In that situation, this young man was still able to successfully lead the topic. Although from an objective point of view, Kentaro Miyazaki was a tough talker, Okada Toshihiko still captured the young man's ability to lead the topic. His ability, and this cleverness made him happy.
In addition, when he first met Kentaro Miyazaki in Hangzhou, the young man's performance left a deep impression on him.
but-
"Okay." Okada Toshihiko shook his head regretfully, "Since there are so many inconveniences, it's okay."
It’s not that Kentaro Miyazaki is the one to do it, but Sanbonjiro is unwilling to give up his love, and he feels a little uncomfortable after all.
After a few words that didn't make sense, Okada Toshihiko excused himself that he was tired of talking and stood up to leave.
Jiro Sanmoto sent Okada Toshihiko downstairs. After watching his friend get into the car and leave, he snorted coldly.
This Okada has a sexual appetite for yellow and white things. How does he know if Okada is really considering the mission or if he has ulterior motives?
In addition, there are vague rumors that if Okada Toshihiko successfully completes this mission, he will complete the span from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel. Not only that, Okada Toshihiko will also be favored and valued by the military with his outstanding performance, and his future future is unlimited. , it can even be said that Toshihiko Okada may even be one step ahead of him on the road to stardom.
The two are indeed close friends. When Okada Toshihiko was in trouble, Mimotojiro specifically asked Kawada-sama to help smooth the relationship, but... after all, he couldn't be open-minded and just sit back and watch this good friend come from behind.
Back in the office, Sanbonjiro called Araki Harima.
“Check out the relationship between Kikube and Mizutani Yuji.” Sanbonjiro said coldly.
It needs to be checked after all, otherwise he won’t be at ease.
…
The night is already dark.
Vehicle lights penetrated the night. Toshihiko Okada looked at the lamppost extending forward, and he was slightly absent-minded.
“Turn right at the intersection ahead.” Toshihiko Okada suddenly said.
“Sir, are you not going back to the guest house?” the driver asked in surprise.
“Go to the Military Police Headquarters.” Okada Toshihiko said solemnly.
Sanbonjiro was resolute and was unwilling to second Miyazaki Kentaro. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.
He didn't think his friend had anything to hide, but he just couldn't figure it out.
Miyazaki Kentaro is a subordinate of Sanbonjiro. Based on his relationship with Sanbonjiro, Sanbonjiro should not refuse to help.
Okada Toshihiko thought about it for a while and found that he had overlooked one thing. He only paid attention to Miyazaki Kentaro's identity as an agent of the Special High School. Although he also knew the identity of Cheng Qianfan pretended by Miyazaki Kentaro, after all, Not too in-depth, especially Cheng Qianfan's current situation, which he didn't understand.
Is it because Cheng Qianfan's identity is really very important, and Mr. Sanben is very cautious and is unwilling to second him?
Instinct told him that things would not be that simple.
He decided to inquire with his acquaintances at the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters.
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