"Teacher, Cheng Qianfan, whom the student pretended to have studied at the East Asian Arts Academy, and has always been close to the empire. This is Cheng Qianfan in the eyes of outsiders." Cheng Qianfan thought and said.
He paused and continued, "As for the fact that I have been using the identity of deputy general manager of the Central Police Station of the French Concession to secretly provide help to the empire."
He frowned slightly and said to Hitotaro Imamura, "So, from my point of view, I really can't find a reason why I will be targeted by Inoue Mansion."
Imamura Hitaro touched his chin, "So, you mean, Yamazaki Sakichi arranged for someone to follow you, which is strange."
"Very strange." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "because there is no need."
His expression was serious and he continued to think, "It is unlikely that Yamazaki Shuichi knows the true identity of Kentaro Miyazaki. He has no need to anger a real-powerful person in the French Concession Police Office who is upholding a kind attitude towards the Empire."
"Of course, even if Shuichi Yamazaki knew that I was Kentaro Miyazaki, there was no reason to follow me." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said.
"You think Yamazaki Shou's group of people following you is incomprehensible," said Hitotaro Imamura. "So, do you think they are coming for me?"
"I'm not sure, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that there is such a possibility." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Absurd." Imamura Hitaro shook his head, "You mean Yamazaki Shuichi secretly monitored a counselor of the Consulate General of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai?"
"I don't know." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "Teacher, the student subconsciously felt that it is very unlikely that Yamazaki Shuichi sent someone to follow Cheng Qianfan, and the possibility that he sent someone to monitor Imamura Mansion was also very small."
He looked a little puzzled when he looked thoughtful, and seemed to have thought of something. In short, he was very confused. "It is also unlikely. Compared with the teacher, I am far inferior to the value."
Imamura Hitaro's expression darkened and he understood what Kentaro Miyazaki meant.
Let’s not talk about why Shuichi Yamazaki sent people to follow or monitor. Just in terms of the value of the target, the value of his empire’s consulate general in Shanghai is naturally far greater than that of Cheng Qianfan, the “Xiao Cheng General in the French Concession.
Kentaro Miyazaki's words seem to give people a mess, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that it is not completely unreasonable.
"It's very strange." Kogoro Imamura, who had been listening, said, "The whole thing is very strange."
He added water to the tea cups of Imamura Hitaro and Kentaro Miyazaki, who quickly thanked him.
"Why did Shuichi Yamazaki do this?" said Kogoro Imamura.
Cheng Qianfan and Imamura Hitaro both nodded:
Yes, it's very strange.
Whether it is following Cheng Qianfan, a pro-Japanese faction.
Or maybe the other party, as Kentaro Miyazaki was worried, came to Imamura Mansion.
This is all very strange.
"Unless..." Imamura Hitaro's frown suddenly dissipated, "Unless this person is lying!"
Cheng Qianfan was stunned at first, showing a thoughtful expression, and then under the gaze of Imamura Hitotaro's expectation, his eyes suddenly lit up, "The teacher means that this person says he is from Inoue Mansion and is doing things at the order of Shuichi Yamazaki, which is all lies." Imamura Hitotaro nodded slightly and signaled his students to continue speaking.
"This person's Japanese language is very fluent, and he doesn't look like he is pretending to be a Chinese." Cheng Qianfan suddenly frowned and said, "The student has a sense that if Shinji Kojima's name is real, this person may be a real imperial citizen."
Imamura Hitaro's face suddenly became very serious, and his eyes were a little fierce. "Did I say something wrong? Teacher." Cheng Qianfan asked respectfully and cautiously.
"No." Hitotaro Imamura shook his head and said, "You don't have to pay attention to this matter. I will personally see the arrangement of the investigation."
"Yes." Kentaro Miyazaki was a little surprised and reluctant. He didn't understand why the teacher ordered this, but out of trust and obedience to the teacher, he finally nodded and agreed.
"Kentaro seems a little reluctant." After Imamura Kogoro sent Kentaro Miyazaki away, he returned to the study and said.
"Kentaro respects and cares about me very much, and he attaches great importance to his own safety." Imamura Hitotaro said, "Kentaro will not let him go whether this person is monitoring the mansion or going for Kentaro."
He chuckled, "So, it is understandable that I ordered him not to get involved in this matter again."
"The counselor has some clues about this matter?" asked Kogoro Imamura.
"I suspect that the behind-the-scenes instructors of this matter are related to the red traitors in the empire." Hitotaro Imamura snorted coldly and said.
"Red International?" Kogoro Imamura thought for a while and said.
Imamura Hitaro nodded with a serious expression.
Kentaro Miyazaki said something right. If we are careful to use the target value, the value of his counselor of the empire's Consulate General in Shanghai is much greater than that of Cheng Qianfan, the deputy general manager of the Central Police Office in the French Concession.
Kentaro Miyazaki said that the possibility of the arrested follower was a Japanese was extremely high, which made Hitotaro Imamura immediately think of the red traitor in the country.
Or, these people are the Red International Japanese Red Party.
After careful consideration, Hitaro Imamura vaguely guessed why Red International was targeting him.
The Imperial Kwantung Army is in full swing with the Soviet Russian army in Nomenkan, and the Soviet intelligence agencies have been very active recently, trying to get information about the Empire's attitude towards the Nomenkan front and the Empire's attitude towards Japan-Soviet relations.
He Imura Hitaro is not only a senior diplomat in the empire, but also because of Imura Tsubasa, he has always had close contacts with the Kanto Army.
Moreover, within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Imamura Hitaro is familiar with Manchuria, and as an expert in research on Soviet issues, he has spoken frequently recently.
All these things have attracted the attention of Red International's spies in Shanghai? Imamura Hitaro thought about it again and again, and he could not rule out this possibility.
"Strictly interrogate Shinji Kojima." Hitotaro Imamura said in a deep voice.
"yes!"
"Also, call Hikaru Inoue." He said coldly, "please take Shu Yamazaki to come here. I need him to give me a reasonable explanation for this."
Chengfu.
"Where is Xiaobao?" Cheng Qianfan asked after eating and drinking.
"Sister Yuman is here." Bai Ruolan ordered the little maid Lizi to bring the fruit after the meal and continued, "Xiaobao and Sister Yuman are out for fun, saying that they will be sent back tomorrow morning."
Cheng Qianfan nodded and felt helpless. He was really worried that Xiaobao would be influenced by Sister Yuman and would be subtly influenced by the anti-Japanese and even the red tendency.
However, deep down, there seems to be a sentimental voice, and if this is true, it is also worthy of gratitude.
"Teacher Shibasaki of the school was arrested." Bai Ruolan said.
"I know this." Cheng Qianfan ate a slice of ice pear and said, "Don't pay attention, the water is a bit deep."
Someone in Shibasaki is a Japanese who works as an art teacher in the elementary school where Xiaobao goes to school.
This person held a personal photography exhibition not long ago.
In the works taken by someone in Shibasaki, the audience was surprised to see photos of the Japanese army entering after the fall of Shanghai. You can see the Japanese army eyeing them with machine guns and shooting in the street to intimidate innocent citizens.
Especially in Hongkou, Japanese military vehicles were speeding on the road, and Japanese soldiers were standing guard. Japanese primary school students went to Japanese schools to go to Japanese schools, just like Japanese colonies, with plaster flags flying everywhere. In the background, Chinese people bowed to Japanese soldiers and laughed arrogantly.
On the second day of the exhibition, someone from Shibasaki was arrested by the Japanese military headquarters. The charge was for the ugliness of Emperor Hua, who destroyed the friendship between Japan and China, and had anti-war sentiment.
Hearing Cheng Qianfan say this, Bai Ruolan nodded.
She said this to help her husband silently.
Bai Ruolan was as careful as her hair. Once she saw Cheng Qianfan reading the "Jingbao", she smiled and asked her husband why she still read such gossip newspapers.
Cheng Qianfan smiled and said, don’t underestimate these topics of conversation after dinner, which are useful. From then on, she will tell her husband some of the "news" she learned, especially some topics and trivial matters involving Japanese people, and use an objective and non-personal attitude as topics of conversation after dinner.
She didn't know if these topics would be helpful to her husband, so she just did it silently.
Even if it is not helpful, it is great that two people can just talk about the gods.
Cheng Qianfan suddenly felt aroused his heart.
The thing Ruolan said casually was like a firefly in the dark, as if it had solved the confusion he had been thinking about just now.
"I'm going to the study and some official duties need to be handled." Cheng Qianfan picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, saying.
"Go." Bai Ruolan nodded.
When Cheng Qianfan got up, he suddenly bent down and kissed his wife on the cheek, "Thank you for your hard work, madam."
"It's a death." Bai Ruolan was angry.
In the study room.
Cheng Qianfan leaned on the back of the chair.
On the snow-white wall is a lonely back with a cigar in its mouth.
The stalker actually came from Inoue Mansion and was assigned by Shuichi Yamazaki, the deputy director of Inoue Mansion.
This surprised Cheng Qianfan very much.
Umezuzuzuzu of the upper left of the military police headquarters, Yamazaki Shuichi of the Inoue Mansion, and Naito Koi, who was highly suspected of being involved, was more likely to be the mastermind.
Cheng Qianfan was highly vigilant. No matter which of these three parties was difficult to deal with, it would be very troublesome if these three parties were connected to him.
Therefore, Cheng Qianfan immediately decided:
To be continued...