At an inconspicuous little outpost outside Harbin, there was a car with a Japanese flag on it. When the sentry saw the license plate number, he didn't recognize it and hurriedly stopped it.
"Please show me your ID!" The captain saluted and stretched his head to the window.
Inside the car window, someone handed over a small yellow notebook. The captain opened it, and the photo inside was of a rather mighty man, with a faint murderous look between his eyebrows. "Name: Shota Suzuki; Military rank: Colonel; Troop: Colonel
Imperial Japanese Army Staff Headquarters;…”
The captain hurriedly handed the ID back in and saluted again: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Dazuo, please!"
The car roared into the city of Harbin, heading north, straight to the city hall. Ma Xingkong didn't know if there were any acquaintances here, so he couldn't take risks and couldn't go to the Japanese headquarters. The guard at the gate of the city hall saw a car
A car with a Japanese flag came over and the gate was opened quickly, saluting and letting go.
The car stopped. Ma Xingkong was dressed in military uniform, holding a Japanese military sword in his hand and wearing a shining medal on his chest. This thing was something Hirohito had brought to him personally. The office building of the city government is quite impressive.
It has five floors, a typical Russian-style building. The Russians have long occupied the Northeast region, and there are the most Russian-style buildings here.
"Your Majesty has come to visit you. It would be disrespectful to welcome you from afar, and disrespectful!" Harbin Mayor Li Shiji led a group of old men out of the gate in a hurry.
Although Li Shiji was a Manchurian, he had a Han name, but deep down he still hoped that the Qing Dynasty would regain its glory. When Puyi came to Changchun from Tianjin, Li Shiji was really happy. There was a reason why the Japanese made him the mayor of Harbin.
Yes, Li Shiji was in Huangqi. In terms of seniority, he was Puyi's uncle and had a high status among the Manchus in Northeast China.
Li Shiji is in his sixties, with a few sparse hair tied into a small braid on the back of his head. His forehead is shiny, his face is red, and he wears a purple robe under his silk mandarin. He is still dressed like a Manchu noble. He is leaning on his right hand.
He walked over with a cane and a snuff bottle on his left back. The choking smell of snuff made Ma Xingkong frown.
"Please, please! Please come in!" Li Shiji smiled with a smile on his face, trying his best to act neither humble nor arrogant, but it backfired. In Ma Xingkong's eyes, he was the representative of a villain.
The city hall is indeed very luxuriously decorated, with a dazzling array of the latest furniture on the market, as well as the latest mechanical gadgets. At a glance, it looks like the site of an international exhibition.
"Come here! Serve tea to His Majesty the Colonel!" Li Shiji asked Ma Xingkong to take the first place, and he was a guest to accompany him.
The servant had finished serving the tea. Ma Xingkong picked it up and vomited after taking a sip. This was not tea, it smelled like horse manure. He looked at the bowl to see if it was white, red, purple, or black.
He turned to look at Li Shiji. Li Shiji chuckled: "Your Excellency Colonel, you may not be used to our tea, but this is the best and most nutritious thing!"
The servants finished cleaning the floor and brought tea to Ma Xingkong. Everyone took a few sips. Li Shiji asked tentatively: "Sir Suzuki, when you come to our place this time, do you have..."
Ma Xingkong put down his tea bowl: "I have been ordered to carry out a secret mission. I hope you will give me your full help! This is the first step in the cooperation between our Empire of Japan and Manchukuo. His Majesty the Emperor sent me here to establish Manchukuo as soon as possible!"
When Li Shiji heard this, he immediately became energetic: "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your concern. This is very, very good! Hahaha..."
"Mayor Li!" Ma Xingkong interrupted Li Shiji's laughter: "This time, I am serving as His Majesty the Emperor's special envoy. I have a special status. I don't want anyone to know except for those of you who are doing this. Do you understand?"
Li Shiji was stunned: "This...? Even Mr. Okamoto of the headquarters wants to..."
"Yes!" Ma Xingkong nodded: "In your country, many people are not willing to let you establish Manchukuo, and it is similar internationally. His Majesty the Emperor made such a decision at great risk, so
, for safety reasons, no one can know that I am coming! Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Li Shiji nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, sir, I guarantee that no one will know about this!"
"This is the best!" Ma Xingkong smiled slightly: "Everyone, please go back! Mayor Li is staying, I still want to chat with you!"
Others left one after another. Ma Xingkong and Li Shiji were the only two people left in Nuo Da's living room. Long Jie and Zou Kai were guarding the door. Ma Xingkong moved his chair to Li Shiji: "Mayor Li
, I ask you, you must tell me the truth!"
Li Shiji nodded hurriedly: "That's right, that's right!"
"How is your Harbin Security Headquarters lately? Is there anything unusual?" Ma Xingkong leaned into Li Shiji's ear and asked in a low voice.
Li Shiji was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what Ma Xingkong meant when he asked this question. He couldn't answer for a while. Ma Xingkong glanced at him and continued: "There is a force within the empire that thinks it is helping Manchukuo in your city.
Raising tigers will eventually harm the interests of the Japanese Empire, so we strongly oppose it! They have already begun to unite with some officers from the Kwantung Army Headquarters to resist, and His Majesty the Emperor had no choice but to send me personally, do you understand?"
Li Shiji is also a veteran who has been in the officialdom for many years. How could he not understand what Ma Xingkong said, but he did not fully believe Ma Xingkong's words. He laughed twice: "It's nothing unusual to say? Mr. Okamoto and
Everyone else supports us in establishing Manchukuo!"
"Okamoto? Which Okamoto?" Ma Xingkong asked.
"The garrison commander of the Kwantung Army in Harbin, Colonel Yoshio Okamoto!" Li Shiji said hurriedly.
Ma Xingkong didn't expect that he would meet his old rival Yoshio Okamoto again in this place. It seemed that he would have to be more careful in the future. Ma Xingkong smiled faintly at Li Shiji: "Okamoto-kun? Haha, let's talk about it.
We are still classmates!" After saying this, Ma Xingkong lowered his voice again: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Okamoto is actually one of the people who is least willing to let Manchukuo in your city! He served as a military attaché in China for two years.
We know the Chinese best. If we let down our guard against you, you will take advantage of the situation. Mayor Li, I advise you to keep your distance from this guy Okamoto as much as possible!"
Li Shiji nodded hurriedly: "I understand! I understand! Thank you, Mr. Suzuki, for reminding me!"
Ma Xingkong suddenly changed the topic and got to the point: "Mayor Li, I heard that there is a secret base in Sanlitun. Do you know about this?"
"Secret base?" Li Shiji thought for a while. Of course he knew. He was the mayor. Although he didn't know what this secret base was for, he still knew that there was such a place. Li Shiji shook his head: "This should be a matter of the imperial army. I just
A mayor, how could anyone else know!"
Ma Xingkong glanced at Li Shiji and guessed from the look in his eyes: "This secret base belongs to the Army General Staff Headquarters, but it has been used by some people to do things that are disgraceful to the empire. I hope Mayor Li knows what is going on as soon as possible."
Tell me, only by removing the obstacles can Manchukuo be quickly established!"