After half a month of tracing, there is still no progress. Sasaki's life is very regular. He goes to work, eats, and gets off work. During these times, people have proved that Sasaki will not interact with people he does not know. Sasaki's home is in Kyoto, because of his personality.
, not even a few friends. Matsumoto was at a loss. He had closely monitored Sasaki's home, hoping to find clues, but the hope was not too great.
At noon that day, Hashimoto called Ma Xingkong and Matsumoto to his office. He changed his stern tone from the past and said to them: "From tomorrow on, Mr. Suzuki will be responsible for tracking down domestic spies. Mr. Matsumoto, I will be responsible for this."
There are arrangements! Okay, let’s go down, Matsumoto-kun stays.”
Ma Xingkong exited Hashimoto's office. Out of curiosity, he deliberately left a gap in the door and stood behind the door, listening quietly.
"Matsumoto! You have been in the army for more than ten years, right?"
"Eighteen years!" Matsumoto replied: "It's exactly eighteen years from Meiji 44 to now!"
Hashimoto nodded: "I watched you grow up step by step. Now there is an important thing for you to do. I hope you can do your best!"
"Hai! Please rest assured, I will do my best!"
Hashimoto grabbed a document bag on the table and handed it to Matsumoto: "This is the information, you can take a look at it first! Give me an answer tomorrow!"
Ma Xingkong hurriedly stepped away, rushed out of the building in two or two steps, and stood beside Matsumoto's car waiting for him. When he saw Matsumoto coming out, he waved to him from a distance. The two got in the car, and the car was going to Matsumoto's family. By the way,
Passing by the resting place for base personnel, Matsumoto gave Ma Xingkong a ride.
Ma Xingkong looked at the document bag in Matsumoto's hand and sealed it with fire paint. He asked curiously: "Matsumoto-kun, I don't know what the mission is?" Ma Xingkong pointed to the document bag in Matsumoto's hand with his chin.
Matsumoto looked down and shook his head: "I'm not sure yet!"
"It should be a good job! As soon as Matsumoto-kun leaves, this unsolved case will all fall on my head. If there is no result, I will be in trouble!" Ma Xingkong lay down on the seat,
Sighing.
Matsumoto said: "This case is very difficult, and it is not easy to investigate! However, if we can really investigate and deal with the results, it should be the biggest credit!"
"Squeak..." An emergency brake was applied, but Ma Xingkong didn't grasp it properly. He suddenly crawled forward and almost hit the dashboard. Matsumoto didn't even look at it, pushed the door open and walked out of the car. He looked at the car seat.
Ma Xingkong really wanted to open the document bag that was left sealed with fire paint. He had already stretched out his hand, but he still held back. Firstly, he didn't have much time, and Matsumoto peed outside the car. Secondly, the document bag was sealed.
dead.
Getting in the car again. Matsumoto started the car: "I'm really sorry, I was in too much of a hurry. Is Suzuki-kun okay?"
Ma Xingkong shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay!"
Matsumoto said: "Don't worry, Mr. Suzuki, I will never give up on this case. When I come back from China, I will definitely catch the spy who is hiding among us!"
"China?" Ma Xingkong's heart skipped a beat: "Matsumoto-kun is going to China?"
Matsumoto was also stunned, realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have said. Before going out, Hashimoto repeatedly warned that this matter was of great importance and should not be mentioned to anyone, not even his own family. Matsumoto hurriedly covered it up.
: "Yes! If you go to China for a visit, you should know Yoshio Okamoto, the military attaché at the Chinese Embassy, Suzuki-kun, right?"
"Okamoto? He and I are classmates!" Having already obtained important information, Ma Xingkong didn't want Matsumoto to think that he was prying into something: "Okamoto and I studied at the sergeant academy together, and we even had a fight, but
I won! Hahaha..."
"Really?" Matsumoto said with a smile: "I didn't realize that Suzuki-kun is still a master. As far as I know, Okamoto is a very powerful guy!"
"No, no! Okamoto-kun is indeed very powerful, and I was lucky too!" Ma Xingkong continued to echo Matsumoto: "Just after graduation, I stayed in the Army Ministry, and Okamoto went to China. I haven't seen him for a long time. It's almost two years.
Years have passed! Time flies so fast! Mr. Matsumoto went to China this time to see Okamoto and say hello to me!"
"Definitely! Definitely!" He sent Ma Xingkong to the place. Watching Matsumoto's car drive away, the document always hung in Ma Xingkong's heart. As soon as it got dark, Ma Xingkong returned to Kyoto and stepped into Chunxiang.
Miezi immediately came to the okiya. In the backyard room, Ma Xingkong met Mu Yunchen.
"Brother Mu! I have news!" Ma Xingkong couldn't wait.
"Oh?" Mu Yunchen also said: "I just have some news, please tell me yours first!"
"It's Hashimoto from the secret department who wants to send Matsumoto to China. Although he doesn't know why, he should be beaten hard!" After Ma Xingkong finished speaking, he also expressed his guess.
Mu Yunchen nodded: "I have just received news that the commander-in-chief has rejected some unreasonable conditions from the Japanese. The Japanese want to harm the commander-in-chief."
"Is this Matsumoto's mission?" Ma Xingkong said immediately.
Mu Yunchen shook his head: "It's hard to say now. Trying to get Matsumoto's document, even if it's not, it should be very important."
Ma Xingkong nodded: "I understand!"
When I walked out of Chunxiang Art Museum, I looked up and saw a very familiar car. After a closer look, it was Matsumoto's car. Ma Xingkong called Miezi: "Is the owner of this car also a guest here?"
Mieko shook her head and said with a smile: "He is not a guest!"
"What's the meaning?"
Mieko said: "You have been here so many times, have you ever heard of a geisha named Daiko?"
"Daizi?" Ma Xingkong thought carefully: "You are talking about the extremely tall Daizi who speaks with a strong nasal voice?"
Miezi nodded: "She is the owner of this car!"
"Ah!" Ma Xingkong was shocked. He pulled Miezi aside and asked in a low voice: "Is that Daiko a man?"
Mieko smiled: "What's all the fuss about? In the earliest days, all geishas were men!"
Ma Xingkong rolled his eyes: "Keep an eye on this guy, he is Matsumoto! Keep an eye on him, I'm going to his house now, hoping to find that document!"
Miezi didn't expect that Daizi was the Matsumoto Ma Xingkong said, and nodded quickly. As soon as Ma Xingkong left, he immediately reported to Mu Yunchen, and Mu Yunchen nodded: "Come quickly and find some people.
If you go to cheer for me, you must tie that son here until Brother Ma comes back!"
Matsumoto's home is located in Shimokeido, the most prosperous area in Kyoto. The Matsumoto family is also considered a famous family. Although Matsumoto is just a branch of the family, at least he is still included in the family tree. Matsumoto's parents died early, and only three people lived in the small courtyard.
Ichiro Matsumoto and his younger brother Jiro Matsumoto.
Ma Xingkong, dressed in military uniform, knocked on the door of Matsumoto's house. There was no response in the room. Ma Xingkong looked around and saw no one, took two steps, climbed up the wall with one hand, and jumped over.