novelAbuy Chapter 1836 'Northward Advance' 'Southward Advance'
Chapter 1836 'Northward Advance' 'Southward Advance'
Chapter 1836 'Northward Advance' 'Southward Advance'
When Cheng Qianfan and Araki Harima met Umezu Sae in the gendarmerie's office, there were five or six people in the room, and they seemed to be discussing something heatedly.
Seeing Araki Harima and Miyazaki Kentaro coming, Umezumi Sakami waved his hand and everyone dispersed.
"How come Araki-kun and Cheng-san have time to come here?" said Umezumi Saeki with a smile.
A military policeman came up and poured tea, then left.
"Mr. Miyazaki has found some clues, and I think it is necessary to tell you, Mr. Sakami." Araki Harima said.
"Oh?" Umezumi Sae looked at Kentaro Miyazaki, "Miyazaki-kun, please speak."
Cheng Qianfan then told Zuo Shang Meizuzhu about his own findings.
"It seems that this strange man is indeed very suspicious." Saejo Umezumi nodded slightly and said, "I support Miyazaki's suspicion. This man is very likely a member of Chongqing."
"Have you found any other information about this person?" he asked Kentaro Miyazaki.
"I'm sorry." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, showing a look of shame, and said, "This person is a stranger. I thought it should not be difficult to find more clues. However, the strange thing is that after Liu Erfeng disappeared, there was no news of this person. The most important thing is that such a stranger did not provide more clues about his whereabouts."
He said to Sakami Umezumi, "I don't have any other more valuable information. I am really unworthy of Lieutenant Colonel Sakami's trust."
"That's not true." Saejo Umezumi shook his head and said, "The clues that Miyazaki-kun has found are already very good."
As he spoke, he pondered and said, "Obviously, this strange man who once appeared in Liu Erfeng's house should be from Chongqing."
"Moreover," said Saegi Umezumi, "Such a stranger was not able to obtain more clues. This is enough to show that this person is very capable and good at hiding."
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"I agree with Mr. Sakami's point of view. I even suspect that this person is most likely the ace agent that Dai Chunfeng transferred from Chongqing to Shanghai." Araki Harima nodded and said, "Considering the hatred that Dai Chunfeng of the Military Control Commission had for Chi Bochao, it is very likely that the Military Control Commission sent elite soldiers to assassinate Chi Bochao."
"It's quite possible." Cheng Qianfan looked thoughtful, then nodded and said.
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"Regarding that 'wave in the water'." Cheng Qianfan and Saeki Umezumi mentioned the French Concession authorities' concern about the Maoming Road incident, and suddenly asked, "How does the military police plan to deal with it?"
"For those stubborn anti-Japanese elements, we always kill one to warn the rest," said Umezumi Saeki.
Cheng Qianfan heard this and from what Sasaki Umezu said, he could draw the latest conclusion:
'Shui Lilang' turned out to be a tough guy and did not defect and surrender to become a traitor.
"Miyazaki-kun's attitude towards anti-Japanese elements has always been to kill them with a single word." Saejo Umezumi looked at Miyazaki Kentaro and asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"The Empire has arrested so many people on Maoming Road this time, and the French Concession is under a lot of pressure." Cheng Qianfan said, "I was thinking, since the military police have arrested 'Shui Lilang', can we hand him over to the police station? This will also ease the hostility of the French Concession authorities towards the Empire."
"If someone else said that, I would have angrily kicked him out of my office." Saejo Umezu looked at Miyazaki Kentaro, "However, I know Miyazaki-kun quite well. Miyazaki-kun is not the kind of person who supports giving up the interests of the empire and making peace with the enemy."
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"Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Sasaki, for knowing me." Cheng Qianfan said happily, "That's what I thought."
He said to Sae Umezumi and Araki Harima, "This 'Shui Lilang' is now an officer of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army in Chongqing, but he was a pirate before, and he was a well-known pirate in Yangcheng Lake."
"Yes." Saegi Umezumi nodded and said, "This can be confirmed, and Shui Lilang himself admitted it."
"When this 'Shui Li Lang' was a pirate, he killed many people and even robbed European cruise ships." Cheng Qianfan said, "There are several thick piles of files about the 'Shui Li Lang' gang in the police station."
"This man is a wanted criminal of the police station and has been wanted for a long time." Cheng Qianfan said to Saeki Umezumi, "The military police extradited the wanted criminal of the police station who committed murder and robbery. On the surface, this is the Empire's initiative to ease the relationship with the French Concession authorities. It is also a softening of the attitude towards the military police's Maoming Road incident."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan smiled, "The most important thing is that this matter was facilitated by my mediation and hard work, so it can be regarded as my credit."
Saejo Umezuzu looked thoughtful and said nothing.
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Araki Harima smiled and said, "Miyazaki-kun, if it's just this factor, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Sakami-kun to agree."
"Of course there are more than that." Cheng Qianfan said with a slight smile, and asked Araki Harima, "Araki-kun, what is the current identity of 'Shui Lilang'?"
"The captain of the Yangcheng Lake squad of the Kunshan detachment of the Loyal and Patriotic Army from Chongqing." said Araki Harima.
"What about 'Shui Lilang''s previous identity?" Cheng Qianfan asked again.
"The pirates on Yangcheng Lake have committed countless crimes, including murder and robbery. They are wanted criminals by the police station." said Araki Harima.
"I understand." He was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and nodded.
"I also understand what Miyazaki-kun means." Saejo Umezumi nodded slightly and said, "Miyazaki-kun's considerations are indeed quite ingenious. I will consider them carefully and report them for your approval."
"That's great." Cheng Qianfan said happily, "If Shui Lilang can be extradited to the police station, Lieutenant Colonel Zuo Shang can rest assured. I will personally interrogate this person. If Shui Lilang confesses important information, I will inform Lieutenant Colonel Zuo Shang immediately."
"This Shui Li Lang is a tough nut to crack. Miyazaki-kun should have heard of our punishments." Saijo Umezumi said, "But this man was able to stand it and said nothing."
As he spoke, he smiled and shook his head. "It is precisely because this person is a stone in the toilet and won't confess anything, and we are ready to execute him, that I can consider Miyazaki-kun's proposal. Otherwise..."
"I understand, I understand." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said.
"However, even if the Military Police agree to your proposal," said Saejo Umezumi, "we can't hand him over to the police station so quickly. He is very important and we still need him here."
"No problem." Cheng Qianfan said cheerfully, "What the French Concession authorities want is an attitude."
As he said this, he smiled contemptuously, "The French are now more sensitive than a frightened bird. People who have no face care more about face."
Umezumi Saeue and Harima Araki were both laughing, and they told a few jokes that mocked France. For a moment, the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
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As a few people were chatting, the topic naturally shifted to the latest news about the German attack on Soviet Russia.
"The Germans suddenly launched an attack on Soviet Russia, which really surprised us." Saijo Umezumi said, "We were still discussing it when you two came."
"What are you discussing?" asked Araki Harima.
"The topic of discussion is 'advance north' or 'advance south'." Saigami Umezumi said with a smile.
"Oh." Araki Harima became interested and said, "That's what everyone said."
Cheng Qianfan also looked interested.
For a long time, there has been a long-standing dispute within Japan over the "advance north" and attack on the Soviet Far East and the "advance south" and seize resources in Southeast Asia.
Among them, the Army was the leader and important supporter of the "Northward Advance Theory". The Army General Staff advocated joining forces with Germany to attack the Soviet Union from the east and west, occupy Siberia and Sakhalin Island, and eliminate the Soviet threat in the Far East.
Among them, the Kwantung Army was the most active in clamoring for support for the northward advance policy. After the defeat in the Battle of Nomonhan two years ago, the army had always hoped to avenge its defeat.
The Southward Expansion Theory was led by the Navy, which believed that Japan should move south to seize Southeast Asian oil, rubber and other resources, break the US economic blockade, and establish the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."
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"Of course we're heading north." Cheng Qianfan said impatiently before Sajo Umezu said anything, "If the Empire controls the Soviet Far East, it can cut off Soviet aid to the Chinese."
He said excitedly, "The most important thing is that two years ago at Nomonhan, the Empire let the Soviets escape by luck. This time we must settle both the old and new accounts."
"Miyazaki-kun is right." Araki Harima nodded and said, "Advancing north is the only correct way out for the empire. The vast territory in the Far East is a gift from the great god Amanuma to the Empire of Japan."
Araki Harima looked excited, "If the Germans attack the Soviet Union, the Empire can send troops from the Far East to attack the Soviet Union from both sides together with the Germans."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, "The Empire can join forces with the Germans in Europe and divide the European continent with the Germans 50-50."
At this time, Cheng Qianfan noticed a hint of melancholy between Sasami Umezumi's brows.
"Lieutenant Colonel Sajou, what's wrong?" he asked.
"There's nothing wrong with it." Saejo Umezuchi sighed, smiled bitterly, and said, "The military police's staff had discussed this privately before."
He lowered his voice and said, "Some people support the Southward Advancement Theory."
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"What?" Araki Harima was shocked and said angrily, "How could there be such a person?"
"His point of view is that the Soviet Union's Far East of Siberia is covered with permafrost. Such territory is of no substantial help to the empire. Only by moving south and obtaining oil and rubber can the empire continue to receive blood transfusions on its road to conquering the world," said Umezumi Saeki.
"This is the result of being poisoned by the fallacies and heresies of the navy idiots!" Araki Harima immediately said indignantly.
"The Southward Advance Theory is not entirely without merit." Saejo Umezumi shook his head and said, "What I am worried about is not this, but the lack of confidence in the Soviets that may exist within the Imperial Army."
Umezumi Sakami seemed to have a lot of emotions, but he paused, just sighed, and didn't say anything else.
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'Shui Lilang' is a tough guy and he doesn't give in.
This is one of them.
Umezumi Saeki did not seem to object to his proposal to extradite Shui Lilang to the French Concession.
This also proves that the enemy did not achieve any breakthrough against 'Shui Lilang' and was helpless against 'Shui Lilang's' toughness.
In addition, this can also indirectly prove that "Shui Lilang" itself is of little value in the eyes of Zuo Shang Meizuzhu, otherwise, Zuo Shang Meizuzhu would not consider extraditing "Shui Lilang" to the French Concession Police Station for interrogation.
This seems to prove that the arrest of "Shui Lilang" had nothing to do with the arrest of Cen Yufeng by the gendarmerie.
This second.
After Cheng Qianfan left the gendarmerie and said goodbye to Araki Harima, he fell into deep thought on his way back to the police station.
He suggested to the Japanese that Shui Lilang be extradited to the police station, and that they use Shui Lilang's identity as a pirate to attack Chongqing, thereby easing relations with the French Concession.
He made this suggestion just to test Umezu Saejo.
These two points were just figured out by Cheng Qianfan.
However, after careful thought, he figured out a third point.
Saegi Umezumi said that even if the gendarmerie approved his extradition proposal, it would be impossible for him to extradite the person to the French Concession as soon as possible because "Shui Lilang" was still useful.
This is something Cheng Qianfan couldn't understand.
Was it simply because the Japanese wanted to show their arrogance towards France, and only gave face to the French Concession verbally, but actually had no intention of extraditing?
Or does Umezumi Saeaki really think that "Water Wave" is still useful and wants to keep it under control for the time being?
However, this is inconsistent with the fact that Umezu Saegi does not rule out agreeing to the extradition of Mizuritani.
Cheng Qianfan understood the Japanese, especially the special agencies like the gendarmerie. He knew very well that if Saejo Umezumi really believed that Shui Lilang still had value, he would never agree to extradite Shui Lilang to the French Concession.
This is inconsistent.
Therefore, this also confused him.
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Gendarmerie.
After seeing off Araki Harima and Miyazaki Kentaro, Sakami Umezumi thought for a long time in his office before going to the commander's office to ask for a meeting.
"Do you support the extradition of Shui Lilang to the French Concession authorities?" Junichiro Ikeuchi looked at Umezumi Sae and asked.
"Commander-in-chief," said Umezumi Saejo, "I have carefully considered Kentaro Miyazaki's proposal. Extraditing Mizurinami to the French can ease the relationship between the Empire and the French Concession authorities."
"At the same time, we can publicize Shui Lilang's experience as a pirate and exaggerate his brutal murders. We can also let the newspapers report the news of the burning, killing and looting by the Loyal National Salvation Army," said Sae Umezumi. "In terms of public opinion, this is an action that can be used and implemented to make the Chinese feel disgusted and distrustful of the Chongqing regime."
"That makes some sense." Ikeuchi Junichiro nodded slightly, then he looked at Umezumi Sae and said with a smile, "But I remember you said that this 'Water Wave' might be very valuable. I know you, and it's not like you to let go of a valuable prisoner before you completely pry open his mouth."
"That's exactly the second point I wanted to make." Saejo Umezumi smiled, "We agreed to extradite Shui Lilang and spread the news. This will also confuse our enemies."
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