Chapter 297 Night Meeting (Please give me a monthly ticket)
"What's going on?" Sanbonjiro asked calmly.
"Yesterday at Mr. Imamura's home, my subordinates learned a piece of news from Mr. Imamura." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Oh? What's the news?" Sanbonjiro asked, squinting his eyes.
"His Excellency Eiichi Iwai intends to form a new secret service agency." Cheng Qianfan said. He looked at Sanbonjiro and lowered his voice, "Mr. Imamura's words seemed to be intended to recruit subordinates to join this agency."
He was secretly observing Sanbonjiro's facial expressions.
"Then how did you answer Imamura-kun?" Sanbonjiro asked with a grin on his face.
Cheng Qianfan immediately concluded from Sanbonjiro's reaction:
First, Sanbonjiro and the Shanghai Special High School School were already aware of Eiichi Iwai's plan to establish a new secret service agency.
Secondly, among the guests at Hyōtaro Imamura's house yesterday, it was very likely that there was someone from Mimotojiro. In other words, Mimotojiro was aware of Hyōtaro Imamura's private conversation with him.
This is in line with Cheng Qianfan's prediction, and this prediction is the reason why Cheng Qianfan decisively decided to 'frankly' tell the matter to Sanbonjiro just now.
…
"I didn't agree or refuse, so I was vague." Cheng Qianfan showed a panicked and ashamed expression, and quickly explained, "Miyazaki is a person in a special high-level course, so naturally he won't agree. However, Miyazaki is ashamed, and I don't either.
Dare to refuse directly."
After hearing what Cheng Qianfan said, Sanbonjiro's cold face finally showed a smile.
This is basically consistent with what he has learned.
Eiichi Iwai wants to form a secret service agency that belongs only to him, which has already aroused the vigilance of Eiichi Kagezu and Mimotojiro.
Among the guests who attended Hyōtaro Imamura's birthday party yesterday, one was a covert agent of the Special High School Division. This was a high-level agent that neither Eiichi Iwai nor Hyōtaro Imamura had control over. His purpose was to monitor the imperial dissidents in the Consulate General.
This person reported yesterday's events to Sanbonjiro in detail, and mentioned one thing:
An imperial citizen named Kentaro Miyazaki, led by the young master of the Sakamoto family, also attended the banquet. Hyoutaro Imamura seemed to appreciate and value him very much, and the two had a private conversation.
Sanbonjiro was furious.
If Kentaro Miyazaki did not come to him to report the situation today, he would not mind arranging an opportunity for Miyazaki to be loyal to the emperor.
"His Excellency Eiichi Iwai has devoted his whole life to the empire and intends to take on more work. This is a good thing." Mimotojiro said, "So, you did something wrong. Why did you refuse Imamura-kun's invitation?"
Cheng Qianfan looked at Sanbonjiro. His expression was doubtful, and there was thinking in his doubts. After thinking, his eyes seemed to light up and he had some understanding.
"Idiot!" Sanbonjiro scolded directly, "You and Imamura-kun have a good relationship. In the future, you should take the initiative to get Imamura-kun to get closer and join in."
"The section chief means..." Cheng Qianfan said softly, "that you want me to break into it?"
"No, no, no, they are all serving the empire, how can you say that." Sanbonjiro shook his head, "We need to deepen our understanding of our friendly neighbors."
"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan showed an expression of surprise and admiration, "Miyazaki understands."
…
After leaving the secret stronghold of Shanghai Special High School, Cheng Qianfan walked all the way and took a detour before arriving at the place where he parked his car.
Got in the car.
He started the car directly and drove all the way to a teahouse on Mainini Road.
I went up to the second floor, asked for a private room, and told no one to disturb me.
A pot of tea, a plate of melon seeds, and a plate of mung bean cake.
With mung bean cake in hand, I sat in front of the window sill and watched the people coming and going downstairs.
He was lost in thought.
Originally, he wanted to go to Sanbonjiro to inquire about the Japanese Ronin. However, the first time he saw Sanbonjiro, he smelled something wrong and decisively rejected this idea.
At this moment, he was thinking about whether his response in front of Sanbonjiro was wrong.
After repeated consideration, Cheng Qianfan thought that there should be no loopholes and it was appropriate.
He can admit that he had contact and conversations with Hyoutarou Imamura.
It can also be reported that Hyōtaro Imamura is interested in recruiting him.
However, I can never say that I immediately agreed to Imamura Hyoutarou's recruitment.
You can't say that you refuse directly.
'Neither refused nor agreed' is the most appropriate answer.
This answer is the easiest for Sanbonjiro to believe.
In addition, taking the initiative to report this matter to Sanbonjiro today can make Sanbonjiro satisfied with his attitude to the greatest extent.
Cheng Qianfan licked the mung bean dregs on his hand and raised the corners of his mouth.
He was overjoyed to be able to fight against a master like San Honjiro and be "surprised" by the opponent.
But then, he shook his head.
This fact is sinister.
If he hadn't been cautious in doing things today and was used to reviewing his own behavior and thinking about any flaws, he suddenly thought of going to Imamura Hyoutarou yesterday, knowing that this matter could not be hidden from Sanbonjiro, so he had to report it.
For this alone, he would be considered a betrayal by Sanbonjiro.
Being targeted by a murderous executioner like Mimoto Jiro, even if he has Japanese identity, it is not an absolute protective talisman.
Yesterday, I broke into the enemy's nest, narrowly escaped death, and stole confidential information. Today I played chess with Sanbonjiro.
Startled every step of the way.
He picked up the tea cup and raised it from a distance:
Comrade Cheng Qianfan, I have lived one more day for you.
cheers.
he said to himself.
…
Hongkou District.
Tiantong Road Food Market.
This is a two-story Japanese-style building.
Yamazaki Shuichi respectfully handed a note to Inoue Yan.
Inoue Hiko is of medium height, has a long, narrow and gloomy face, and is a man of few words.
At this time, he was wearing a kimono, wearing wooden clogs, and was practicing kendo.
"Say it." Inoue Yan said expressionlessly.
"Juzi replied, saying that he suspected that he had discovered a Chinese agent monitoring the mansion."
"kindness."
Inoue Yan glanced at Yamazaki Shuichi, handed the bamboo sword to one of his men, then reached out and picked up a warm towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead and hands.
"Tell me more specifically."
"Juzi's leaders repeated the same trick, pretending to be a Chinese girl who was being bullied, and tricked the Chinese into rescuing her." Yamazaki Shuichi said, "They met two Chinese, and one of them was very impulsive and came directly to save her."
"Where's the other one?"
"Another person also came up, and a fight broke out between the two sides. This person was stabbed and fled with the other person. Juezi judged that these two people were the Chinese agents we were looking for."
"What's the reason?" Inoue Yan took a sip of hot tea, sighed comfortably, and said.
"Later, the Chinese didn't come up to rescue Juzi. According to Juzi, this person must have discovered something keenly, and his purpose was to lead the other Chinese to quickly escape from the fight and successfully evacuate." Yamazaki Shuichi said.
A smile appeared on Inoue Yan's lips, "Find these two people! Catch them!"
A week ago, the Inoue Mansion accidentally discovered that they seemed to be under surveillance.
However, the other party is very cunning and has never been able to catch any clues about the other party.
In the end, the mansion found another way to investigate in this way.
If ordinary Chinese are attracted to take action, then kill them, which can be regarded as eliminating potential anti-Japanese personnel for the empire.
And this kind of Chinese who is very vigilant, able to detect that this is a trap, and has a certain level of force, is exactly the Chinese agent they are looking for who meets the characteristics of the investigation.
…
That night, when the lanterns first came on.
Hongkou District.
Sakamoto Yoshino's residence.
Cheng Qianfan came to visit with wine and food.
Everything looks normal.
The door closed, Cheng Qianfan entered the room, and bowed respectfully to a man sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, "Mr. Imamura."
The man put down the newspaper, it was Hyoutaro Imamura.
Hyōtaro Imamura and Cheng Qianfan both looked at Sakamoto Yoshino.
Sakamoto Yoshino touched his nose, picked up the food and wine brought by Cheng Qianfan, and pointed to the small bedroom, "I'm going to have a drink."
"Miyazaki-kun, you asked me to come here through Sakamoto-kun, what happened?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked.
"I have been waiting for an opportunity to join the Iwai Mansion." Cheng Qianfan said softly.