From a long-term perspective, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete disaster for Japan. Isolationism was prevalent in the United States at this time. Isolationism is a foreign policy that adopts the principle of non-interference and does not actively involve itself in any war except for self-defense. External military conflicts.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was tantamount to completely igniting the powder keg of the United States. If the Japanese high-level officials learned of the tragic consequences in the future, they would not provoke the United States.
Muto Shio was in a very good mood today. Everyone looked kind. His abnormal behavior did not attract anyone's attention. Li Jie also had a very excited expression. He was happy that the Japanese had finally taken this step. .
Shio Muto laughed when he saw Li Jie: "Xiao Jun, what do you think of this glorious victory?"
Li Jie thought to himself, how can I see this, this is the prelude to your demise, he said with a hearty smile on the surface.
"The Imperial Army is unstoppable. This is the last piece of the puzzle of the *** plan proposed by His Majesty the Emperor. The heavy losses suffered by the United States are no longer a problem, and the road is smooth until now!"
Muto Shixiong laughed loudly and said: "Haha, heroes have the same idea, Xiao Jun's idea coincides with mine, and the ***** plan is finally about to be completed!
By the way, Xiao Jun, is there anything unusual in Minglou during this period? "
Muto Shizuo never let go of his death plan. Minglou played too many roles in it and left many traces. Although Li Jie helped him cover up a lot afterwards, he would leave traces wherever he walked. Some traces cannot be eliminated. For example, the death of Yoko Minami cannot be covered up at this point.
Li Jie mentioned Muto Shio's suspicion to Minglou in the name of investigation. Minglou has been completely silent since the success of the Death Plan, and has almost cut off all contact with the outside world. Li Jie is their only channel for understanding outside information. , Uemura Ippei and Fujita Yoshimasa have completely different styles. After taking office, Kawano Yasu directly took over No. 76. Minglou was almost ignored as the deputy director of the Special Task Committee. Although No. 76 had more manpower, it only did some Basic peripheral work, dirty work, and tiring work were all assigned to No. 76.
Muto Shixiong asked Li Jie to investigate Minglou because it was "a thief shouting to catch a thief". Of course, Li Jie would not report truthfully. In fact, Minglou was not afraid of investigating after being silent, not to mention Li Jie's internal response.
"Consul, Minglou is the same as before, there is nothing unusual."
Shio Muto touched the beard on his chin and whispered: "Am I wrong in my suspicion? Mr. Xiao, what do you think of this man?"
Li Jie smiled slightly: "According to my observations during this period, Minglou is extremely powerful, and his economic talents are indeed very outstanding. He has contributed to the orderliness of Shanghai's financial market. A lot of credit.
In private life, Shangminglou is also extremely clean, but this is normal. How can a person without self-discipline achieve this position.
We can indeed see his figure in the Death Plan, but after careful analysis, I think it is unlikely. Instead, it seems like a counter-intentional plan used by the enemy, because there is basically no evidence for these things. The mountain city government is now crumbling, like Minglou. A smart person will never fail to see the current situation. He will not get what he wants in the mountain city. Only the empire and the new government can give it to him. "
Muto Shixiong pondered slightly. There is really nothing questionable about Minglou's performance in the past year. On the contrary, there are some things that are remarkable, especially the economic aspect that Li Jie just mentioned. Minglou is indeed a talent. Without the financial support of his new government, It may be difficult for the market to stop the downward trend.
"Well, just withdraw two groups from the previous three groups and leave only one group. If he has any abnormal behavior in the future, remember to report it."
After hearing this, a big stone in Li Jie's heart finally fell. He had had conversations like today's several times in the past year. Fortunately, he was the one responsible for the investigation. Otherwise, with Shio Muto's suspicious temperament, he might not have given up so easily. investigating.
Three years were enough for Li Jie to figure out Shio Muto's temperament. Muto Shio asked him to withdraw two groups of people, leaving only one group responsible for regular surveillance. This basically meant that Muto Shio had dispelled his doubts.
"Okay, Consul!"
On the way back to Ming Mansion, Mingcheng couldn't help but ask: "Brother, Xiao Tu came to see you just now. Is there anything we need to cooperate with?"
Minglou sat in the back row and smiled: "He brought us good news. From now on, there will only be one tail left behind him. Muto Shio has basically put down his doubts. Also, he asked you and Liang Zhongchun to reduce smuggling in the near future." frequency, it is best to temporarily stop.
Because the Japanese will conduct a large-scale investigation into smuggling in the near future. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor severely damaged the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Within half a year, the U.S. fleet was almost unable to launch a decent counterattack. In order to cut off the only remaining supply lines of the Nationalist Government, Japan continued to In the future, the Japanese army will definitely turn its focus to the Yunnan and Burma areas and strictly investigate smuggling. After all, it is not a secret that these goods eventually flow to the Kuomintang-controlled areas. "
Mingcheng frowned when he heard this, and said with a worried look: "Brother, there are many channels in the mountain city. Without our route, the impact will not be big, but the impact on the organization will be great. There are few channels in the first place. This The impact of stopping is not small. Now that Shio Muto has given up, can we move appropriately?"
Minglou said with a serious expression: "No, Shio Muto has always been suspicious. Even with Xiao Tu's cover, we can't act recklessly. If Shio Muto secretly orders a group of people to monitor secretly, it will harm Xiao Tu. As for smuggling, You don’t have to worry about channels.
Wasp has already secretly set up a brand new smuggling channel. I don’t know the specific details, but it is very secretive. It can completely replace Liang Zhongchun’s channel. Moreover, without the mountain city government’s share, the goods obtained will be more. I should really take care of it. Thank you, thank you 'Vespa'! "
After Minglou went silent, he almost cut off contact with the outside world. He only had contact with the Shencheng underground party once a month at the club of shipping tycoon Zhuang Yunqing. He basically maintained contact and would not participate in any actions of the underground party.
"Brother, why didn't you tell me this news earlier? It made me worried."
Minglou smiled: "Well, don't you know now? There's no difference if it's earlier or later."
Mingcheng shook his head helplessly. The two of them had been completely idle this year. Minglou had nothing to do. He didn't tease him once or twice. There was nothing he could do about it. Who let Minglou do it? It's his eldest brother, and he has to be on guard every time we have a meeting.
