Cheng Qianfan was excited in his heart. He did not expect to learn the news about Masao Nishida from Hyoutarou Imamura.
According to Hyōtaro Imamura, Masao Nishida was appointed by the "Empire" headquarters and came to Shanghai to serve as the squad leader of the general affairs squad of the Shanghai Dispatch Army Secret Service Department, coordinating the management and leadership of the secret service work in Shanghai.
"Sir." Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise, "Iwai Mansion will also be under the leadership of the imperial military?"
As he spoke, he casually picked up the thermos bottle to refill Imamura Hyoutarou's teacup, and removed the other teacup and placed it on the table at the door.
"That's not the case." Imamura Hyōtaro shook his head. The Iwai Mansion under preparation belongs exclusively to the leadership of Consul General Iwai Eiichi and is not a military spy agency.
"However, the situation at this stage is special." Iwai Eiichi said after a moment of reflection, "The position currently held by General Nishida is only temporary, coordinating and leading various agencies in Shanghai, and we will inevitably be under his jurisdiction and influence."
As he spoke, Hyotarō Imamura looked at Cheng Qianfan, "It is inevitable that the empire will occupy Shanghai. At that time, the concession will become a hiding place for the anti-Japanese forces in Shanghai. General Masao Nishida's goal is to strengthen the control of the concession and suppress the anti-Japanese forces in Shanghai to the greatest extent. The sphere of activity of the force was finally completely cleared."
"Shanghai is the largest city in the Far East, and occupying Shanghai is only the first step." Imamura Hyoutaro looked at Miyazaki Kentaro who respectfully stopped his "lecture", and felt very relieved.
"Miyazaki-kun, tell me what you think of Shanghai." Hyoutarou Imamura suddenly asked.
"Shanghai is the economic center of China and the largest city in the Far East." Cheng Qianfan said and thought, "Shanghai is full of great powers. In addition to the Japanese Empire, there are the British, French, Americans, Soviet Russia, Germany, and even The Netherlands, Italy, etc. all have interests in Shanghai."
Cheng Qianfan paused and thought, "The empire has occupied major Chinese cities such as Peking and Tianjin, but the city of Shanghai is a more special existence. The empire not only wants to occupy Shanghai, but also stabilize the situation in Shanghai so that The largest city in the Far East shone brightly in the hands of the Empire.”
"What else?" Hyoutaro Imamura nodded approvingly and asked.
"The other thing is to show the majesty of the Japanese Empire to the European and American powers such as Britain, the United States, and France!" Cheng Qianfan said through gritted teeth, with a bit of fanaticism in his serious expression.
"That's right." Imamura Hyōtaro laughed while stroking his hands.
Kentaro Miyazaki is a smart young man. However, smartness comes from being smart. Previously, his vision and knowledge were limited, and his analysis and view of problems were relatively limited. Now, his fearful teachings to Kentaro Miyazaki are not in vain. This young man has made great progress. improvement.
This sense of accomplishment in cultivating the young people he is optimistic about and making progress makes Imamura Hyoutarou very gratified and happy.
Although Imamura Hyōtaro did not express it explicitly, Cheng Qianfan understood the underlying meaning revealed in his words.
Masao Nishida wanted to extend the tentacles of the Japanese secret service to every corner of the concession, control the concession, and strangle the anti-Japanese forces who used the concession as their hiding place and base of operations.
In this process, no matter which party it is, as long as it can help General Nishida achieve the initial goal of controlling the concession, it will be recognized and favored by General Nishida Masao, the entire Shanghai Expeditionary Force, and even the military headquarters and base camp.
Hyōtaro Imamura, no, to be precise, Eiichi Iwai, the man behind Hyōtaro Imamura, extended it to the "Iwai Mansion" he was preparing, hoping to take this opportunity to show off his strength and perform.
Or, to put it more bluntly, this is an opportunity to show up in front of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, the Military Headquarters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the headquarters and even the cabinet.
In view of the special status of 'Kentaro Miyazaki', his power and potential influence in the French Concession, Cheng Qianfan can play a rather clever and important role in Japan's plan to control the concession.
"Sanbon-kun may not be able to tell you directly due to some considerations." Imamura Hyoutarou's face showed the smile of a teacher appreciating his students, "This is your opportunity, Miyazaki-kun, take advantage of it."
Cheng Qianfan immediately realized the potential meaning of this sentence:
Sanbonjiro doesn't pay enough attention and honesty to you.
I value you and appreciate you very much, so there is nothing unspeakable.
This is your chance to show your face in front of the important generals of the empire, and even the higher-ups of the empire. This is my opportunity to give you guidance, so you have to understand your position!
Cheng Qianfan burst into tears with gratitude and bowed respectfully to Imamura Hyoutarou, "Miyazaki is deeply touched by Mr. Miyazaki's teachings and love. The scorching sun of the Empire never sets. In Miyazaki's heart, Mr. Miyazaki is as towering as Mount Fuji. Qi Qi has long made a vow to follow Mr. Xiang in this life and to serve him at his beck and call."
These words are a bit disgusting, Imamura Hyoutarou said to himself.
However, he really liked it and was very satisfied.
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After leaving Imamura's mansion, Cheng Qianfan held an umbrella and walked a short distance.
After confirming that no one was following him, he turned back more than a hundred steps, entered an alley, and walked out of a small path in the middle of the alley.
He looked around and walked towards a car parked on the side of the road.
Cheng Qianfan was about to knock on the car window.
The car window was rolled down.
"Brother Fan." Li Hao said.
"Not bad." Cheng Qianfan smiled, "Alert enough."
Cheng Qianfan got into the back seat and saw the fried steamed buns placed on the seat. He directly twisted one with his hands, stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded with satisfaction.
Turning around and seeing Brother Fan eating happily, Li Hao grinned, "Brother Fan, where are you going? Are you going back to Yandeli?"
"Go back to your home." Cheng Qianfan said, "Drive over and lend me your foreign car."
"Got it." When Li Hao heard this, he knew that Brother Fan still had important things to do, so he stopped talking and started the car directly.
Cheng Qianfan was thinking about something while eating fried steamed buns.
When he first arrived at Hyōtaro Imamura's house, who was the short, fat man in his fifties who came down from upstairs?
He had never seen this person at Imamura Hyoutarou's house before.
First of all, Imamura Hyoutarou met this person in the study, and Imamura Hyoutarou went downstairs and personally saw this person off, which is enough to show that Imamura Hyoutarou attaches great importance to this person:
Whether it is because this person is a close and trusted person of Imamura Hyōtaro, or because Imamura is close to him because of his identity and status, it shows that this person is not a simple person.
In addition, in Hyōtaro Imamura's study, Cheng Qianfan picked up a thermos bottle to refill Hyōtaro Imamura's tea cup and removed the other tea cup.
The other teacup was probably used by the short, fat man from before.
The kettle was only half full of water, which showed that the two people refilled the water many times, which further indicated that the meeting between the two lasted for a long time.
Besides, the water in both teacups was cold.
Cheng Qianfan calculated that from the time he entered Imamura Hyoutarou's room to the time he took the initiative to help Imamura refill the water, it was only a few minutes. Shanghai in early October was not too cool for the time being.
The water in the tea cup cannot cool down so quickly.
In addition, the tea cup used by the guest was only a quarter full of water.
This shows that Imamura and the visitor were so busy talking and discussing matters at the last moment that they forgot to refill the guest's water.
Hyōtaro Imamura has always attached great importance to etiquette.
What happened that made the host so busy that he forgot to refill the water for the guest?
Thinking back to the gloomy face of the short and fat man when he left, it shows that the two of them were obviously not reminiscing about old times or chatting about romantic matters, but they were definitely discussing important matters, and they might even have differences or quarrels over something.
It was like playing a movie in Cheng Qianfan's mind, 'constructing' the 'process' of the meeting between the pudgy man and Imamura Hyoutarou, and recalling some details about this man.
When a man walks, his right foot is heavier and the center of gravity is on the right foot. This indicates that the left foot is injured. It is not necessarily caused by an injury. It may also be due to the poor legs and feet of the elderly, which makes the legs and feet slightly unfavorable for walking.
When the man spoke to Hyōtaro Imamura, he used Japanese with a certain accent.
Cheng Qianfan frowned slightly at this accent. He couldn't tell where in Japan it was for the moment.
This short, fat man in his fifties aroused great emotions in him.
