Hearing the sound from inside the door, Kawaguchi straightened his collar, pushed open the wooden door, and hurriedly walked to the desk.
"Minister, Kobayashi-san has sent an urgent message."
At this time, the middle-aged man was concentrating on studying the information on the table. Although he heard that there was urgent information, he was not anxious at all, as if the information on the table was more important than the information, and he did not raise his head.
"Put it on the table first."
Kawaguchi Usuma nodded respectfully, carefully placed the information on the table, and then slowly exited the office.
After a long time, the middle-aged man raised his head from the sea of literature, took off his glasses, closed his eyes slightly, and gently rubbed the tip of his nose.
'Huh?'
'When did this document appear?'
'Oh, by the way, it seems that Youzhen just sent it in.'
After studying the information all morning, the middle-aged man almost forgot about the intelligence. When he opened the title page, he saw the title "Investigation on the Situation of the Security Groups in the Three Northeastern Provinces."
When he saw this title, the middle-aged man suddenly frowned. He was a scholar and was not particularly interested in information other than economic surveys.
In 1908, Mantetsu formally established its Tokyo branch and named it the East Asia Economic Survey Bureau. The Bureau is the only external investigation agency in Sakura. Although it is nominally affiliated with Mantetsu, it is actually an investigation conducted by the Sakura government.
organ.
The first director of the Bureau of Economic Investigation was Santaro Okamatsu, then director of the Manchuria Railway and director of the Investigation Department. This man was a professor at Kyoto Imperial University and a doctor of law.
Strictly speaking, this information should belong to military intelligence and should not be his responsibility.
'Forget it, everything has been delivered, let's take a look.'
rustle!
rustle!
In the quiet office, there was only the sound of rustling books.
The more Santaro Okamatsu looked, the more he frowned, and his face became more and more ugly.
Snapped!
Santaro Okamatsu slapped the table heavily, his eyes filled with horror.
If Kazuya Kobayashi's speculation is true, then the situation is really terrible.
It is simply appalling that there is a force of unknown origin, quietly developing under the eyes of the empire, to such an extent.
The investigation report mentioned that in recent years, the number of security groups in the three northeastern provinces has expanded dramatically.
Moreover, the training methods of many security groups are exactly the same. Kazuya Kobayashi, who is responsible for the investigation, boldly speculated that the same force is most likely behind these security groups.
This unknown force has secretly weaved a large network covering the three northeastern provinces through the security group. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than thirty reporting groups with similar backgrounds.
Each security group has an average of 300 people, and the total number of people is nearly 10,000. This is still a preliminary investigation. If there is a thorough investigation, this number is likely to double.
These troops are well-trained, well-equipped, and far more elite than ordinary troops.
Although Santaro Okamatsu is a law student, he is also very proficient in the economic field. After reading the investigation report, the first thought that came to his mind was.
impossible!
Because he knows very well how much it costs to maintain such a large force, and the money required is at least millions, or even more!
Apart from the Qing officials, Gangmatsu Sentaro couldn't think of any force that could afford such high expenses.
However, if this mysterious force is the Manchu Qing government, then why are they so secretive? They can train and prepare openly. After all, this land still nominally belongs to the Qing court.
have to!
have to!
Santaro Okamatsu tapped his fingers gently on the table, one after another, becoming the only sound in the huge office.
After deliberation for a long time, Santaro Okamatsu still had not come to a conclusion.
"well."
After a long time, Santaro Okamatsu rubbed his eyebrows, sighed softly, and then picked up the microphone on the table.
"Youzhen, come in."
After a while, Usuma Kawaguchi came to the office.
"Transfer this document to President Nakamura." Santaro Okamatsu nodded at the information on the table and ordered: "Also, notify Kazuya Kobayashi to come back. I want to hear his report in person."
Kawaguchi Youzhen stood up straight and said: "Yes!"
The "President Nakamura" mentioned by Santaro Okamatsu is the current president of Mantetsu Railway, Noriko Nakamura. In 1908, he took over the position of president from Mantetsu founder Goto Shinpei. Like Santaro Okamatsu, Noriko Nakamura also
Legal background.
In addition, the two had worked together in Wanwan before.
Therefore, the relationship between Santaro Okamatsu and Nomi Nakamura is far closer than ordinary people imagine.
The reason why Okamatsu wanted to transfer this information to Nakamura Nouriko was, on the one hand, because Nakamura was his superior, and he felt that it was necessary to inform the other party even if this information was not confirmed for the time being.
After all, if this information is true, then this mystery will definitely be a major obstacle to the empire's management of Manchuria.
On the other hand, Santaro Okamatsu also wanted to use Nakamura Norikong's relationship to use other intelligence networks to jointly verify the authenticity of the intelligence, because Nakamura Norikong also served as the civil affairs chief of the Kanto Governorate before becoming the president of Manchuria Railway.
(PS: The Kwantung Governor's Office was a military and political agency established after the Japanese-Russian War captured the Dalian area in Lushun, integrating military and political power. It was also the predecessor of the Kwantung Office in the future.)
Therefore, Mr. Nakamura has much more resources to mobilize than Mr. Okamatsu. For example, Mr. Nakamura can mobilize the strength of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in this investigation.
Although Mr. Nakamura often had conflicts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when he served as the civil affairs chief of the Kanto Governorate, those conflicts were internal conflicts. Once faced with foreign enemies, both sides would inevitably join forces.
That afternoon, Mr. Nakamura received the information from the Bureau of Economic Investigation. When he read the document, his reaction was almost the same as that of Santaro Okamatsu.
Be sure to check the authenticity of the information!
However, first he needed to personally interview the information provider, Kazuya Kobayashi, to ask for the details, and then he would identify the authenticity.
Soon, the telegram traveled thousands of miles and reached Kazuya Kobayashi.
One was the director of the Investigation Department, his immediate boss, and the other was the president of Manchuria Railway, the boss of his immediate boss. The two big shots asked him by name to report to the headquarters quickly.
At this moment, Kobayashi Kazuya was extremely excited.
In fact, regarding the security team's investigation report, he came to this conclusion completely accidentally. At first, he was still hesitant because this information was just his personal speculation.
Although there is a certain data basis, relying solely on these data inevitably seems a bit arbitrary.
However, in the end, he gritted his teeth and wrote this report, because he was born as a commoner, and without special luck, he would never be able to reach a high position in this life.
If his guess is correct, then this is his chance, a chance to jump to the top.
Find wealth in danger!
Therefore, Kobayashi Kazuya boldly exaggerated some of the facts and jumped over the hierarchy to submit this report.