Kato Hajime instantly understood that he had inadvertently told Xie Xuan a piece of top-secret information: he had admitted Liu Jing's identity.
Seeing the look on Hajime Kato's face, Xie Xuan was even more sure that his judgment was correct.
Kato Hajime's face turned pale. He stared at Xie Xuan, like a wild beast, and growled in a low voice: "Xie Xuan, you are really a devil!"
He felt that he had been teased by Xie Xuan, or at least, misled by Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan ignored Kato Hajime's gaze and said to himself: "If Okamura or Liu Jing knew that it was you who leaked the information, what do you think the result would be?"
Kato Hajime didn't speak, but the sweat on his forehead kept falling like raindrops. His lips were white and his whole body was trembling with rage.
Xie Xuan's words hit his weak point. His life and death now almost depended on Xie Xuan's hands.
Xie Xuan suddenly said: "Actually, we can make an agreement..."
Kato Hajime asked: "What agreement?"
Xie Xuan said slowly: "I can pretend that I don't know what you said, and I won't tell others what you said. I can even pretend that I don't know Liu Jing's identity... Everything comes back to our meeting today. Before."
Kato Hajime asked: "What do you want?"
Of course he hopes to go back to before he met Xie Xuan.
"cooperate."
"cooperate?"
Xie Xuan said meaningfully: "Yes, I hope to become friends with Hajime Kato, a 'confidential' friend."
What he calls "meaningful" is one-way, that is to say, Kato Hajime will have no reservations about him in the future.
As for Xie Xuan, there is naturally no need to confide in Hajime Kato.
Hajime Kato gritted his teeth and said, "I would rather die!"
"Isn't it wonderful to live well? How wonderful life is? Your family and your friends are still waiting for you to go back. How sad would it be if they saw your ashes? And you, besides losing your life, have nothing to do with it. It’s not worth it either.”
Hajime Kato lowered his head and sat there dejectedly, saying nothing and not knowing what he was thinking.
Xie Xuan didn't speak either. At this time, Kato Hajime was struggling fiercely in his heart. Only by not disturbing him could he make a wise choice.
Xie Xuan took out his cigarettes and lit one for himself. After taking a puff, he handed another one to Hajime Kato.
Kato Hajime did not commit suicide on the spot, which actually showed that he had already chosen.
When Xie Xuan left, he placed a bag of yen on the table and an application form to join the Secret Service. In order to take care of Hajime Kato, the application form was specially written in Japanese.
After Kato Hajime left, Xie Xuan saw the application form in the room, and Kato Hajime wrote it in great detail.
At the same time, the bag of yen beside the table disappeared.
Between money and life, Hajime Kato chose life, which was also the right choice.
For Japan now, life is very difficult for both the military and civilians. The elderly, women and even children in the country have begun to join this war.
The quality of the soldiers recruited from the country is getting worse and worse. The soldiers are either overage or underage.
The elderly and women in the country have also begun to appear in air defense, fire prevention and other work.
Hajime Kato has long lost his previous enthusiasm. At that time, he, like those fanatical militarists, thought that Japan would soon completely occupy China.
Unexpectedly, after so many years of war between China and Japan, not only did they fail to completely occupy China, but on the contrary, the Japanese army seemed to be getting worse and worse.
When Hajime Kato left, Xie Xuan personally escorted him out of the city.
"Kato-kun, I've offended you, please forgive me."
Xie Xuan bowed to Hajime Kato and spoke in standard Japanese.
"You don't seem particularly depressed?"
Naomi Ueno said suddenly after waiting for Hajime Kato's car to go away.
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "What's so frustrating? It's proud enough to have Okamura make the phone call in person."
He was secretly shocked. Ueno Naomi's observation was really careful, and she noticed it even if he wasn't paying attention.
"I'm curious, what did you say to Hajime Kato yesterday?"
"I want to know his real mission. Also, is Liu Jing one of his? Are there any spy agents around me, such as you, Miss Gu, or someone else?"
Most of Xie Xuan's words were true, with only some lies mixed in. They sounded very true, and they were really true.
Ueno Naomi pretended to be angry and said: "How dare you suspect that I am spying on you?"
She did have such a plan before, but now she has no such idea.
Xie Xuan suspected Gu Jiahan, which shocked her. Although Gu Jiahan was not spying on Xie Xuan, Gu Jiahan was a member of the military commander.
If Xie Xuan knew Gu Jiahan's identity, wouldn't Hajime Kato be implicated?
"The Japanese would rather monitor Ma Tian than me. They don't give me face."
"Maybe you are too alert and afraid of being noticed."
"I hope so."
Naomi Ueno suddenly said: "I'm going back to Nanjing this afternoon, do you have anything to give me?"
"I'll send you away."
Naomi Ueno patted Xie Xuan's arm and said dissatisfiedly: "Who asked you to give this to me?"
Xie Xuan asked: "I am going to let Liu Jing work in the Qingxiang Office of the Northern Jiangsu Province. What job do you think is better for her?"
"Have you ever suspected Liu Jing?"
"Liu Jing is simple and kind, and she is married to Ma Tian. She is my sister-in-law. Why do I doubt her?"
"Then let her be a confidential officer, or be in charge of files. You wouldn't trust this kind of thing to anyone else."
"You're right. I asked her to be the deputy director of the Confidential Affairs Division. Ma Tian is the director, so she should at least be the deputy director, right?"
Liu Jing was appointed deputy director of the Confidentiality Division for the reasons Xie Xuan just mentioned. The deeper reason was to make Liu Jing completely relieved.
Xie Xuan was actually very surprised when he learned that Liu Jing was Kato Hajime's superior.
Liu Jing looked really innocent, kind-hearted, enthusiastic and generous. For such a person to be able to marry Ma Tian, he was truly blessed in his previous life.
Xie Xuan has determined that Liu Jing is not the original Liu Jing.
As for who Liu Jing is now, it is impossible to find out. After all, she is Japanese, and it is almost impossible to check her files.
In the afternoon, just after Xie Xuan sent Naomi Ueno away and arranged for Liu Jing to enter the office of Qingxiang Director in Northern Jiangsu, he suddenly received a call from Li Junshi from Suzhou:
"Did you know? The Qingxiang Committee is going to be cancelled."
Xie Xuan said in surprise: "Revocation?"
He suddenly noticed something keenly. The Japanese had previously trusted Li Junshi so much that they allowed him to take charge of the Qingxiang work. Then they suddenly abolished the Qingxiang Committee. Wasn't this an attempt to take action on Li Junshi?
Li Junshi said calmly: "Dean Zhou proposed to abolish the Qingxiang Committee and change it to the Qingxiang Affairs Bureau."
"Who is the director?"
