"Comrade Wasp, thanks to your intelligence this time, Liu Mingyou wouldn't have been able to escape so easily this time. The Japanese intelligence network is so terrifying. They hid it quietly right under our noses."
Bian Rinan said with a sad face, Taihang Mountain is thousands of miles away. If Liu Mingyou hadn't insisted on sending a message of thanks this time, he wouldn't have known the inside story. He and Liu Mingyou had met once before, and that was when he was in Peking.
thing.
The Japanese intelligence organization structure is very strict, and major errors and omissions rarely occur. The exposure of Mutori Shio Muto did not suspect that there was a problem with Muto's organization, because "Mutori" has always been under his personal control. Even Kanan Asakawa
I didn't know about this, but all the intelligence messages about Wood Bird were double-encrypted.
It's not surprising that Liu Mingyou escaped from the encirclement. If he didn't have a few brushes, he wouldn't be able to get away so far. But what's surprising is that the "Wooden Bird" did not leave a secret mark in the follow-up. Considering the complexity of the lurking environment, maybe Wooden Bird
It is not convenient for him to leave a secret message now. Muto Shio has been staying in Taihang Mountain for almost two weeks. Shanghai City has repeatedly urged Muto Shio to return.
The head of the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga Seiki, is about to arrive in Shanghai. This time Ashikaga Seiki is coming to Shanghai to express condolences on behalf of the Emperor. It can be said that the standards are very high. Even if there is no message urging Shio Muto, he will return to Shanghai immediately. It is for this reason that he let
Li Jie is temporarily in charge of the Muto Agency, and it would be better to delay it for a while now.
According to the general procedure, the reception will be handled by the consulate. Tomorrow, Ashikaga Seiki's ship will arrive at the port. Muto Shio will not be able to go back in time no matter how fast he is. It will be reasonable for Li Jie to take his place to greet Ashikaga Seiki.
No one has a closer relationship than Li Jie. Even if Muto Shio is in Shanghai, Li Jie will be among the welcoming team.
Li Jie smiled and said to Bian Rinan: "Mr. Bian, fortunately we caught up. The information I provided is just the icing on the cake. Liu Mingyou really deserves his reputation. He can still deal with the Japanese for so long even if there are moles.
Time, if it were anyone else, the information I provided might be out of date."
"By the way, Mr. Bian, Ashikaga is coming to China and will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow. I just learned about this news. The main reason for coming here today is for this matter."
Ben Nichinan frowned when he heard the news. Ashikaga Seiki is one of the banner figures of the House of Nobles in Japan. It is not his turn to intervene in ordinary small matters, and he is not young anymore. On the way from Japan to Shanghai
But it's not close, and the bumpy journey is not an easy task for an elderly person like him.
"Under what pretext did he come?"
Li Jie said: "He came in the name of expressing condolences to the garrison on behalf of the emperor, but this is probably just a cover. The deeper purpose is unknown for the time being, but sending him out is definitely not a trivial matter. I suspect it has something to do with Wang Mingzhao.
The Wang Puppet Government has been taking frequent actions recently. Apart from this, I really can’t think of anything else, but it may be because of other things. I will continue to pay attention to this matter, and I will inform you as soon as there are any latest developments."
Li Jie was a little surprised by Ashikaga Seiki's sudden visit. Before, he had wondered why Muto Shio would entrust him with the affairs of the mansion. Now everything is clear. Muto Shio should have known that Ashikaga Seiki would come to China.
Muto Shio may want to take this opportunity to tell Ashikaga Seiki that he attaches great importance to Li Jie. You see, I feel relieved to hand over the power to Li Jie. There is a reason why Muto Shio does this. Ashikaga
Chengwang expressed his admiration for Li Jie in many private gatherings in Japan. This is undoubtedly a very clear signal. It is very likely that Muto Shio has received wind, so he arranged for Li Jie to be temporarily substituted.
Wang Mingzhao was very restless during this period and made frequent small moves. The newly established Wang Puppet Government was completely different from what he had expected. This was inconsistent with his original intention. On the surface, the Japanese did not seem to have much interference in the work of Wang Mingzhao's government, but
In fact, in many aspects, we need to rely on the Japanese, which is not tolerated by Wang Mingzhao.
Li Jie guessed that Ashikaga Seiwang came to China this time. In addition to the official mission, he was probably here to beat Wang Mingzhao. During this time, Wang Mingzhao was jumping up and down, disrupting the Japanese plan.
Many Japanese people expressed their opinions on this matter. Of course, they were gathering in private. On the surface, they still used the slogan of supporting China to establish a new regime. However, in the hearts of these middle-level Japanese officials, they simply looked down on the Wang Puppet Government.
, currently in Shanghai, except for places where Japanese expatriates gather more, the Japanese have gradually handed over the jurisdiction of other areas to the Wang Puppet Government.
In order to face this situation, Wang Puppet Government's Secret Service Section and No. 76 are aggressively expanding their manpower. Many disciples of the Xingrong Gang have joined them. Large-scale recruitment expansion will inevitably lead to uneven quality of personnel. Li Feng and Liang Zhongchun are worried about this.
I know it, but there is no other way. There are so many places and the original manpower is simply a drop in the bucket.
Of course, with so much territory suddenly vacated, the Secret Service Section had more and more friction with No. 76 during this period. The bigger the territory, the more money and money it would have. The two sides even fought over each other to compete for certain blocks, but fortunately
The two sides have not lost their minds and there has been no large-scale bloody conflict, but there are countless small-scale frictions.
The backstage of the Secret Service is the Muto Agency, and Li Jie has to take care of some things. As for Liang Zhongchun, relying on his previous partnership with Li Jie in the smuggling business, he has been visiting frequently in the past two days, hoping that Li Jie can help in this fight.
In order to remain neutral, Liang Zhongchun gave Li Jie 50,000 U.S. dollars. Now that the legal currency is constantly depreciating, 50,000 U.S. dollars is considered a huge sum of money.
Li Jie was originally not interested in the struggle for power between the two parties. Whether it was Li Feng or Liang Zhongchun, he had no favorable impression of either of them. For the sake of money, Li Jie agreed to Liang Zhongchun's request, and then the next day I don't know where Li Feng came from.
After hearing the news, I thought Li Jie and Liang Zhongchun had reached some private agreement and also sent a sum of money, but it was only 40,000 yuan less than Liang Zhongchun's.
Li Jie collected the money from these two people without mercy. It would be a waste to keep it in their hands. When it comes to him, he can still make a contribution to the Anti-Japanese War. The price of medicines has increased recently, and the Red Party's funds are already difficult.
, the money came just in time.
Bian Rinan looked very surprised when he opened the suitcase. The suitcase was filled with green U.S. dollars. This large amount of money was like nectar from heaven. The medicines in southern Jiangsu were about to run out. The municipal party committee was worried about where to deduct the money to buy medicines.
, now it’s fine, with this money, the urgent need can be temporarily solved.