Chapter 828 Strategic Level Agent
“Come in.” Junzaburo Ikeuchi said in a deep voice.
“Your Excellency, Commander.” After Umezu Sanagami came in, he bowed respectfully, and then stood aside respectfully without saying anything else.
Atsushi Kawada glanced at the major, then bowed to Junzaburo Ikeuchi, "Your Excellency, Commander, I'm going out first."
“Hmm.” Junzaburo Ikeuchi nodded.
Atsuto Kawada ignored Umezu Sagami’s kind smile and turned around to leave.
This made Umetsuzumi Sagami smile secretly in his heart.
The young masters of noble families are the most troublesome creatures. You never know when or because of something you will accidentally offend them.
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"How is the situation?" Ikeuchi Junzaburo picked up the calligraphy work he had just written and admired it. He seemed to be quite satisfied with today's work and nodded frequently.
As he spoke, he glanced at Sanami Umezu, his eyes full of expectation.
“‘Qiuzi’ must have spoken, and he named the ‘first officer’, and the police raided the Xinxin Hotel on Nanjing Road.” Umezuzumi Sagami said, “There was a gun battle between the two sides inside the Xinxin Hotel.”
“Is there a problem with time?” Junzaburo Ikechi put down his ‘calligraphy work’ and asked.
“Judging from the time, the patrol room should have launched the arrest operation not long after the confession.” Sanami Umezuzumi said, “However, the more accurate time of confession needs to wait for more specific information from insiders.”
“Where is Kentaro Miyazaki?”
“Kentaro Miyazaki did not choose to personally direct the operation. He stayed in the patrol room and waited for news.” Umezuzumi Sagami said.
As he spoke, he looked thoughtful, "Your Majesty Commander, judging from the current feedback, Kentaro Miyazaki's loyalty to the empire should be no problem. He may not be the person we are looking for."
Ikeuchi Junzaburo then took out a flower from the blue and white porcelain vase, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, then threw the flower aside, "Do you know, Sagami-kun, how a hound identifies and locks its prey? "
“Sagami lives by the sea, there are no mountains and forests nearby, and he lacks hunting experience.” Umezu Sakami said respectfully.
"Eyes, ears, nose!" Junzaburo Ikeuchi looked seriously at the young officer whom he valued highly, "The eyes see, the ears hear, and the nose smells. The three sensory nerves work together to tell the brain that It’s prey.”
“Sasami understands.”
“What do you understand?” Junzaburo Ikeuchi asked.
"Never draw conclusions prematurely about anyone or anything. My judgment about Miyazaki Kentaro today is only based on my 'eyes'." Umezu Sagami thought for a while and said, "Eyes can be are blinded, but not the ears and nose.”
"Sagami, our target this time is very cunning. This is a cancer that has been hidden within our party for a long time." Junzaburo Ikeuchi said in a deep voice, "To find this cancer, we need superb medical skills and even more persistence. His patience and meticulous work style.”
“Hai.” Sagami Umezu put his feet together, lowered his head, and bowed.
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Junzaburo Ikeuchi looked at Umezu Sagami and asked, "How does Tsubasa Naito react to this matter?"
"Naito-kun should be a little disappointed in his heart, but he insists that he is not targeting Kentaro Miyazaki because of personal grudges." Umezu Sagami said, "Furthermore, according to the observations of his subordinates, Naito is suspicious of Miyazaki." As for the reason, apart from the fact that Kentaro Miyazaki was angered by the assassination of His Excellency Nagatomo Akio to a certain extent, there should be other things to hide."
"Once the seeds of doubt and anger appear, they seem to sprout in the heart. Many times, our judgment will be affected by the subconscious." Junzaburo Ikechi shook his head slowly. Suddenly, he asked Umezu Sagami, "What about Naito's comments?" Analysis, what do you think?”
“There is no substantial evidence pointing to Kentaro Miyazaki, but if the involvement is spread out, it seems that they can all be inextricably linked to Kentaro Miyazaki.” Umezu Sagami frowned and said thoughtfully.
He looked at Junzaburo Ikeuchi, "As the Commander said, when we have doubts about someone, our thoughts and judgments will be subconsciously affected at certain moments and continue to extend in a certain direction. "
As he spoke, he smiled bitterly, "Just as I have been with Mr. Naito for a long time and listened to his analysis of Kentaro Miyazaki many times, in fact, I have begun to subconsciously pay special attention to Kentaro Miyazaki. The eyes are clear, maybe it is still a little short of suspicion, but this itself is an unnatural judgment."
“Perhaps this subconscious feeling is just an existing prejudice.” He thought for a while and continued.
"This is what I admire about you." Ikeuchi Junzaburo nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Sagami Umesumi was influenced by Naito Kotsubo, and he himself had certain preconceptions about Miyazaki Kentaro. In addition, there are more important reasons that make Sagami Umesumi have a "prejudice" against Miyazaki Kentaro.
However, he was not affected by this ‘prejudice’, but was able to look at things from a more objective perspective and perspective:
Based on the current information available, Kentaro Miyazaki is loyal to the empire. Although this judgment is a bit arbitrary and hasty, it is enough to illustrate the objective attitude of Umezu Sagami!
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“Your Excellency, Commander, now that the patrol room has arrested the ‘first officer’, what’s our next step?” Umezu Sagami asked.
“Based on your judgment, how much important information does the ‘first officer’ have in his mouth?” Junzaburo Ikeuchi asked.
“Qiuzui” was secretly arrested by the Gendarmerie Headquarters. He was tortured but could only confess to the “First Mate”. However, the Gendarmerie Headquarters never took action against the “Chief Mate”. This was because they were preparing to take a long-term approach to fishing for big fish.
Throwing the ‘first officer’ out to test Kentaro Miyazaki this time was originally an emergency measure.
The Military Police Headquarters is still very much looking forward to the information from the ‘chief officer’.
"'Qiuzui' itself is an important lurk personnel deployed by Zhongtong in Shanghai, and 'First Officer' is the online presence of 'Qiuzui', which in itself shows that 'First Officer' should have a relatively important position within Zhongtong's Shanghai District. Or a job." Sagami Umetsuzumi said thoughtfully.
“Go to see Su Wenxi.” Junzaburo Ikeuchi said, “Through the Shanghai Municipal Government, ask the French Concession Patrol Room for the Chongqing Japanese haters.”
“Hai.” Sagami Umezuzumi bowed and saluted before saying goodbye and leaving.
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Junzaburo Ikeuchi was alone and lost in thought.
Testing and tracking an Imperial Special High School agent who broke into the patrol room was such a trivial matter that a high-ranking Imperial general of his level should not be concerned about.
It’s just that the matter was so big that he had to condescend.
The Gendarmerie Headquarters intervened in the investigation of the small-scale conflict between the Araki Harima Department of Geint High School and the Nishimura Banjuike Masataka Department on the order of the Military Ministry.
The real purpose of Junzaburo Ikeuchi is not just to take the opportunity to knock on the Nishimura Class and the Super High School Class, his goal is He Xianjian.
In this way, He Xingjian will become the Chinese general with the largest military strength in the entire Jiangnan region who has defected to the empire.
As the commander of the military police, Junzaburo Ikeuchi knows the situation in Shanghai and Jiangnan best. He knows that in order to maintain public security around Shanghai, He Xingjian, a local snake in Shanghai, will have an unexpected effect, not to mention that this local snake also brings 50,000 people with him. Centaur.
Even for Junzaburo Ikeuchi, the commander of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters, He Xingjian was worthy of the treatment he condescended to make friends with.
Junzaburo Ikeuchi sent Umetsuzumi Sagami to secretly contact He Xingjian and expressed to him the friendship from Commander Ikeuchi.
Facing the olive branch extended by General Junzaburo Ikeuchi, commander of the Shanghai Military Police, He Xingjian was overjoyed.
Between the Nishimura Class, the Extra High School Class and the Military Police Headquarters, He Xingjian naturally knew which one to choose as the most solid backer.
In order to "repay His Excellency General Ikeuchi's friendship," He Xingjian revealed to Umezu Sagami a piece of top-secret information that he had been hiding in his heart and planned to reveal to Nishimura Ozo at the right time:
Juntong has a strategic-level agent lurking inside the Japanese side in Shanghai.
This news shocked Sanami Umezu, but he was not shocked. After all, the empire and China had been fighting **** battles on the intelligence front for many years.
The empire has many high-level spies planted in China, and the Chinese will naturally find ways to plant lurkers on the empire's side.
What really shocked Umezu Sanagami was the detailed description given by He Xingjian, a major general of the national army, to this military strategic-level agent lurking within the empire:
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Japanese cabinet held an emergency meeting to discuss the strategic direction for further use of troops against China.
On the third day after the Japanese cabinet formed a secret resolution to increase troops, the content of the resolution appeared on Chang Kaishen's desk.
The horrified Umezu Sagami immediately reported this information to Junzaburo Ikeuchi.
The resolution of the imperial cabinet meeting appeared on Chang Kaishen's desk on only the third day. This is definitely a shocking intelligence leak.
Moreover, according to what He Xingjian told, the leak of this intelligence should have occurred in Shanghai.
The empire actually lurked a strategic-level agent from Chongqing inside Shanghai!
Junzaburo Ikeuchi attaches great importance to it.
The military police agency carefully studied the time clues provided by He Xingjian on the leakage of the contents of the imperial cabinet meeting resolutions, and discovered a detail.
Although this cabinet resolution is very confidential, it is only relative to China. In fact, it is not absolutely confidential within the empire. For example, the imperial embassy in China and consulates in various places, the middle and high-level imperial military The generals and senior officials of Shanghai's major secret service agencies also received documents related to this resolution early.
After careful analysis, Umezu Sagami believed that the most likely sources of leaks were the Imperial Secret Service in Shanghai and the Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai.
Sagami Umezuzumi explained the reason for his suspicion to Ikeuchi Junzaburo:
The military commander and the imperial secret service have been fighting for many years, and the two sides know each other very well. It is precisely because of this understanding that the seemingly impossible matter of the military commander placing spies within the imperial secret service becomes possible.
As for the Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai, the diplomatic agency has access to a lot of confidential information, and because it is not a professional secret service, the internal confidentiality protection of the diplomatic agency is not that perfect.
In fact, Umezu Sagami once discussed the possibility of leaking secrets within the military, but Junzaburo Ikeuchi directly rejected this possibility:
The Imperial Locust Army is absolutely loyal to Emperor Tian and cannot betray the Empire.
And the military has a distinct hierarchy. Those who have access to such confidential documents must be imperial officials and above, and it is impossible for loyal Locust Army officers to betray the Japanese Empire.
In this way, the target of suspicion was locked within the Japanese secret service in Shanghai and the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai.
With such a thorough analysis, both Junzaburo Ikeuchi and Umesumi Sagami had to face a possibility that shocked them:
Those who have access to such level of intelligence have a high probability of being members of the empire.
In other words, this strategic-level agent placed by the military commander within the empire is most likely a Japanese bribed by the military commander!
Once this analysis and judgment was made, Umezu Sagami was horrified to discover that the more he thought about it, the more likely he felt that this possibility was very high:
Yes, only the Japanese will not arouse suspicion because they are members of the empire.
Only a Japanese who betrays the empire and is hiding within one's own side is worthy of the status of a strategic-level agent.
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Junzaburo Ikeuchi has a selective attitude towards Umezu Sagami’s analysis:
It is indeed possible that some imperial personnel were bribed by Chongqing.
This person is lurking within an important department of the empire.
This treasonous person must never appear in the gendarmerie.
Ikeuchi Junzaburo and the young officer Umezu Sagami, whom he admired quite a lot, further analyzed where this lurker might be lurking, and then the two began to analyze the empire's secret service agencies in Shanghai one by one.
Among them, as one of the most important opponents of military unification in Shanghai, Shanghai Super High School has been the first to come into view.
Almost after the special high school course came into their consideration, a long-standing and familiar name entered their minds:
Setouchi River!
Yes, it was Seto Uchigawa, the number one traitor in the imperial secret service!
There is a precedent for traitors in the special higher education courses.
What happens once will happen a second time!
The Military Police Headquarters quickly and carefully investigated the process of Seto Uchigawa's betrayal of the empire and analyzed it in detail.
Then, the military police discovered a detail—
Seto Uchigawa and Liu Bo, this person has a certain intersection with Kentaro Miyazaki who broke into the patrol room and pretended to be Cheng Qianfan!
Before that, Naito Tsubasa had found Sanami Umesumi to investigate Miyazaki Kentaro. In this way, Miyazaki Kentaro truly came into the sight of the Military Police Headquarters.
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