Chapter 928 Confrontation
Facing Li Cuiqun’s questioning tone, Araki Harima’s expression was gloomy, his eyes revealed a fierce light, and he stared at Li Cuiqun.
Li Cuiqun also looked at him without flinching.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly tense.
Behind Araki Harima, Zhang Lu and Dong Zhengguo looked at each other, and their right hands secretly touched the holsters at their waists.
Cheng Qianfan saw all this in his eyes, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.
Immediately, 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' laughed and said, "Araki-kun, it seems that I am hindering your conversation here."
As he spoke, he strode forward with a bright smile on his face. He first said to Li Cuiqun, "Senior, I'll go first. I'll leave the matter to you, senior."
Speaking, he cupped his fists and saluted.
Then he extended his right hand to Araki Harima, shook hands with him and said goodbye, "Araki-kun, I will host you someday, and you must appreciate it."
“Vice President Cheng invites you, why would Araki not come?” Araki Harima smiled slightly.
"Seniors are here too." Cheng Qianfan looked at Li Cuiqun again and said, "We are all friends. When we have more friends, we become good friends."
Li Cuiqun took a deep look at Cheng Qianfan and nodded slowly, "Junior invites me, but foolish brother will go on his own."
Cheng Qianfan was very happy and walked towards the door. When he passed by Dong Zhengguo and Zhang Lu, he put his hands on the shoulders of Dong Zhengguo and Zhang Lu respectively.
Zhang Lu's expression changed, and Dong Zhengguo also subconsciously wanted to avoid him.
"For the sake of your director, don't move and follow me out." Cheng Qianfan lowered his voice and scolded.
In this way, Cheng Qianfan put his arms around Zhang Lu and Dong Zhengguo's shoulders and left the office, and closed the door with his trailing feet.
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The door is closed.
The footsteps outside the door faded away.
Araki Harima's eyes became more and more fierce, and he stared at Li Cuiqun so fiercely.
“Deputy Director Li, your attitude towards me is very bad.” Araki Harima said coldly, “Can I understand that you are disloyal to the Empire of Japan?”
"Mr. Araki, is this the courtesy of soldiers of the Japanese Empire to break in without the owner's permission?" Li Cuiqun looked gloomy and said something.
“Master?” Araki Harima laughed.
boom!
Araki Harima slapped his hands heavily on the desk, rested his hands on the table, stared at Li Cuiqun with sinister eyes, "Li Sang, you have to remember, Shanghai belongs to the Empire of Japan, everything you have now It’s all given by the Empire of Japan.”
His eyes swept around the room, his expression arrogant, "Everything here belongs to the Japanese Empire."
Li Cuiqun's eyes tightened, his fists clenched, and his facial muscles twitched due to emotion.
“Huh?” Araki Harima snorted and leaned forward.
“It’s Li who lost his composure.” Li Cuiqun said through gritted teeth, almost word for word.
Araki Harima stared at Li Cuiqun with fierce eyes.
Under this intense gaze, Li Cuiqun finally bent down and bowed slightly, "Li is loyal to the Empire of Japan, and we can learn from it every day."
Araki Harima's lips raised a proud and proud smile, "Li Sang, the Japanese Empire never treats its friends badly."
Li Cuiqun raised his head, his expression no longer showing any anger. He smiled and nodded slightly, "Li is convinced of this."
The two of them looked at each other, and they both saw "sincerity" in each other's eyes. They laughed, as if they had met each other and let go of their grudges.
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Araki Harima handed Li Cuiqun the telegram he had 'snatched' from Zhang Lu, "Deputy Director Li, please look at this. This is the message your subordinates just received from Chongqing and sent to the Central Unification Su-Shanghai District." telegram."
Li Cuiqun took the telegraph newspaper and read it carefully, and then his expression changed.
"The news has been leaked." Li Cuiqun slowly folded the telegraph newspaper in his hand and said in a serious tone.
He looked at Araki Harima with a serious expression, "Although I don't want to admit it, judging from the telegram, Chongqing not only knows that Su Chende was arrested, but also knows that Su Chende was arrested anyway."
He pressed his temples, seeming to mutter to himself, or explaining to Araki Harima, "In less than twenty-four hours since Su Chende was arrested, Chongqing has actually received intelligence, and it's so Accurate intelligence, it’s scary.”
“I thought Li Sang would abdicate his responsibility first.” Araki Harima looked at Li Cuiqun with a rare hint of admiration in his eyes.
Based on his understanding of the Chinese people who defected to the empire, when something went wrong, these people first thought about how to avoid their own responsibilities, rather than reflecting on it first.
“The secret service headquarters is a primitive one, even though Li also hopes that all his subordinates can follow orders and keep secrets.” Li Cuiqun shook his head, “But obviously this is impossible.”
He paused and said to Araki Harima, "I don't doubt the loyalty of my men to me, but their abilities are obviously not satisfactory to me."
Araki Harima took a deep look at Li Cuiqun.
He had to admit that he was a very smart and scheming person.
Li Cuiqun was not in a hurry to exclude the responsibility of the Secret Service Headquarters for leaking secrets. However, he tried to reduce the possible responsibility for leaking secrets from another angle:
His men are not loyal enough, they are just not professional enough.
Insufficient abilities can be supplemented and improved later. At the same time, this may also be the reason for Li Cuiqun to ask the agent headquarters to further recruit troops.
Loyalty cannot tolerate any impurity.
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“I will personally arrange the leak of intelligence, and first conduct a self-examination within the secret service headquarters.” Li Cuiqun said with a serious expression.
He glanced at Araki Harima and said meaningfully, "Captain Araki, I want to know when did the Special High School learn about Su Chende's surrender?"
“Deputy Director Li, are you doubting the Special Higher Education Course?” Araki Harima’s expression instantly darkened, he stared at Li Cuiqun coldly and asked, “Do you know what you are talking about?”
“Captain Araki misunderstood.” Li Cuiqun said quickly, “I just want to confirm the time.”
He 'consoled' Araki Harima to calm down, "The Secret Service Headquarters is loyal to the Empire of Japan. Everything in the Secret Service Headquarters is transparent to the Empire of Japan. Accordingly, the Locust Army should learn the information in the most timely manner. I don’t think other forces will attack earlier or faster than the Locust Army.”
Araki Harima glared at Li Cuiqun. He accepted and approved Li Cuiqun's explanation.
What Li Cuiqun said makes sense.
However, Li Cuiqun's words were somewhat uncomfortable in Araki Harima's ears. Although Li Cuiqun's tone was sincere when he said these words, he had a vague feeling that Li Cuiqun was sarcastic. .
“Late last night.” Araki Harima said.
Li Cuiqun thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right. The news should have been leaked during the day today."
He told Araki Harima, "When Chongqing learns of such a big thing, they will not delay and will call the Suzhou and Shanghai districts to inquire as soon as possible."
Raising the telegram in his hand, Li Cuiqun continued, "The telegram has just been received, which means that Chongqing received the information not long ago."
After a pause, he thought for a moment, and then compressed the time, "It will not exceed three hours at most."
“What Deputy Director Li means is that Chongqing learned about the incident in Suhu District within three hours, so...” Araki Harima fell into deep thought.
He made a mental calculation and said, "The time for the news to be leaked in Shanghai should be extended by another hour."
“One hour is not enough.” Li Cuiqun shook his head. “Our department and the Military Police Headquarters of the Empire of Japan in Nanjing took action at the same time. Except for the district chief Xu Zhaolin and Wu Leisheng of the action team, almost everyone in the Suhu District of the Central Command was captured.”
He looked at Araki Harima, "Especially the radio stations, the radio stations in the Su-Shanghai area, whether it is the radio station in Nanjing or the radio station in Shanghai, not only the radio stations, but also their station directors and related telecommunications personnel have fallen into our hands."
"I understand what you mean." Araki Harima nodded slightly, "We have already controlled the radio stations in Suhu District. Even if they slip through the net and learn that Su Chende has defected to the empire, they have no radio station to use."
"There should be radio stations, but they should be emergency backup stations. Therefore, even if they get the information, they still need time to contact and activate the backup radio stations to send reports to Chongqing." Li Cuiqun said, "So, my estimate is the timeline Expand for another two to four hours.”
As he spoke, Li Cuiqun narrowed his eyes and said, "The time for Shanghai to report to Chongqing should be between seven and ten o'clock this morning."
“Deputy Director Li is thoughtful and Araki admires him.” A smile appeared on Araki Harima’s face, and he asked, “Why don’t these people who reported to Chongqing contact Xu Zhaolin directly?”
“Captain Araki, you don’t understand the behavior of those in the government.” Li Cuiqun said with a sneer.
Araki Harima was not angry. He could tell that Li Cuiqun's sneer was not directed at him, but rather at the Chongqing government.
"The person who sent the report to Chongqing should be the secret personnel secretly arranged by Xue Yingzhen in Chongqing to monitor the Suhu District." Li Cuiqun laughed, "Of course, Xu Zhaolin should probably know the existence of this group of people, but , it is impossible for them to contact each other, it is impossible, and such a situation is not allowed to happen."
“Are you worried that a horizontal connection will lead to the destruction of the entire army?” Araki Harima asked.
"No." Li Cuiqun shook his head and sneered, "It's because Chongqing has strictly prohibited it because they are worried that they will collude with each other and deceive the public."
“That’s it.” Araki Harima was stunned and nodded.
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“There’s something strange.” Li Cuiqun suddenly frowned and said in confusion.
"Li Sang is referring to the fact that Chongqing actually called Suhu District directly to warn Su Chende of defecting to the empire, and asked about Xu Zhaolin's situation?" Araki Harima asked.
“Yes.” Li Cuiqun glanced at Araki Harima. This Japanese man was indeed quick-thinking.
"It stands to reason that with the shrewdness of an old fox like Xue Yingzhen, it is impossible for him not to think that the Suhu District Radio Station has fallen into my hands, but still insists on asking the Suhu District Radio Station for inquiries. He is not worried about alerting the enemy and causing the Central Command to lurk in Shanghai. Is the other team exposed?" Li Cuiqun said with a puzzled expression.
"Perhaps, in Xue Yingzhen's heart, Xu Zhaolin's safety and importance are greater than this team?" He murmured and speculated.
"No." Araki Harima shook his head, "I am more inclined to think that Chongqing firmly believes that this team is there. Even for safety reasons, I tend to think that it is a person. This person is extremely hidden and extremely difficult to find. .”
Li Cuiqun glanced at Araki Harima and said, "Captain Araki Mingjian, this possibility is extremely high."
A smile appeared on his face, "Regardless of where this team or this person is hiding, this message can tell us a very clear message."
“Xu Zhaolin still doesn’t know that something happened in his Suhu District.” Araki Harima said.
"Exactly." Li Cuiqun looked excited, "We have to arrest Xu Zhaolin before he is frightened away."
“It seems that Deputy Director Li is already confident?” Araki Harima glanced at Li Cuiqun with a meaningful look and asked.
"As I expected, I should have caught Xu Zhaolin's tail by now." Li Cuiqun said with a reserved smile.
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“Brother Fan, there is no tail.” Hao Zai glanced at the rearview mirror and said.
“Li Cuiqun is a smart man. He will not send anyone to follow me.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head and lightly tapped his thigh with his right index finger.
As he spoke, the corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, "How was it? How did it feel to visit the secret service headquarters?"
The task he gave Hao Zai was to walk around No. 76 Jisi Feier Road without arousing suspicion.
So, Cheng Qianfan deliberately ordered Haozi and the little monkey to follow him to the door of Li Cuiqun's office. In this way, Zhang Lu would definitely find a way to invite the two people to leave, and Haozi would have the opportunity to 'visit' along the way.
"Not good." Hao Zai said with a serious expression, "The first floor of the west building should be the torture room. You can hear the screams from a distance."
His tone was low and sad, "It makes me feel bad to think that some brothers are being tortured."
"Yes, in order to resist the Japanese invasion and for the party and the country, so many of our brothers braved the dangers and rushed to the front line." Cheng Qianfan sighed and patted the hero on the back. "Those screams show that they are not They are worthy of our admiration for not succumbing to the despotic power of the Japanese invaders. They are all good men and revolutionary soldiers loyal to the party and the country."
Hao Zai nodded vigorously, "Brother Fan, I understand, I just feel uncomfortable."
Cheng Qianfan patted Hao Zai on the shoulder again, "Did you find anything special?"
“Special discovery?” Hao Zai was slightly surprised.
“For example, you may find a building that is mysterious when you look at it, a person or even an object that you may subconsciously become interested in when you look at it, or you may hear a sentence along the way that you feel is worth pondering,” Cheng Qianfan said.
Hao Zai was lost in thought, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
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