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Chapter 1904 Haozi's Progress
Chapter 1904 Haozi's Progress
"Where are Yu Ping'an and the others?" Dai Chunfeng asked, remembering the matter, after Qi Wu returned.
"The telegram from the day before yesterday says he's in Kunshan now," Qi Wu said. "However, the telegram also said that the radio's batteries are about to run out of power."
"Try to get in touch with Yu Ping'an," Dai Chunfeng said in a deep voice. "Given the current situation, the Shanghai region needs him to stay temporarily."
"Understood." Qi Wu nodded.
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"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
Cheng Qianfan, along with Araki Harima, Onodera Shogo, and Sagami Umezumi, raised their hands and cheered.
Several people were clearly drunk.
Cheng Qianfan sat down, put his arm around the geisha next to him, kissed her on the neck, and his hands, which were in the geisha's arms, were not idle either.
A geisha is holding a newspaper and reading it with great interest.
Newspapers published extensive reports on the brilliant achievements of the Japanese army after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese troops landed on the Malay Peninsula and launched an attack on Malaysia. At the same time, they bombed the Philippines, destroying more than half of the aircraft at the US military's Clark Air Base.
Subsequently, the Japanese land-based air force sank the British Far East Fleet's main battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battleship HMS Repulse, achieving a major victory in the Battle of Malaya.
On that day, the Japanese army occupied Guam.
Just a week earlier, the Japanese army occupied Wake Island.
Three days ago, the British troops stationed in Hong Kong surrendered, and the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, taking control of the most important port in South China.
Currently, the Japanese army is launching a full-scale attack on the US forces in the Philippines.
In the words of Japanese newspapers, the Japanese imperial army was invincible, sweeping across Southeast Asia. Wherever it went, enemy imperialists fled in terror, and local citizens lined the streets to welcome the royal army that had rescued them.
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Sagami Umezumi clapped his hands.
The geishas wisely withdrew.
“Wan Haiyang has confessed,” said Zuo Shangmeijin. “He confessed that he was a Chongqing element, a spy planted by Dai Chunfeng within No. 76, and that he tipped off the Shanghai district, causing the various units in the Shanghai district to flee in panic.”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qianfan smiled with excitement and nodded in satisfaction. "Wan Haiyang deserves to die."
"Is it true?" Araki Harima asked.
“It looks like he couldn’t withstand the torture and confessed,” said Shogo Onodera.
He explained, "Wan Haiyang only confessed that he was a spy planted by Dai Chunfeng in No. 76. His answers to how Dai Chunfeng planted him and how he contacted Chongqing were all nonsense and could not withstand investigation."
"Furthermore, Wan Haiyang said that he was the one who alerted various units in the Shanghai area, but he could not answer how he contacted the Shanghai area or with whom he contacted them," said Shogo Onodera. "Therefore, I tend to infer that Wan Haiyang is not the person we are looking for. There should indeed be a spy in Chongqing within No. 76, but it is not Wan Haiyang."
“I also support this judgment,” said Sasami Umezumi. “Wang Tiemu’s Shanghai district was destroyed, and Wan Haiyang deserves the most credit. I don’t think Dai Chunfeng has the courage to sacrifice such a large Shanghai district just to place Wan Haiyang infiltrated on Jesfield Road. If it were me, I wouldn’t be willing to do that either.”
He took a sip of sake and said, "Putting everything else aside, Wang Tiemu's arrest not only revealed the Shanghai district, but also directly or indirectly led to the destruction of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Pingjin and Qingdao stations. This is an unbearable burden for the Military Intelligence Bureau."
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"My understanding of Dai Chunfeng is only superficial, and I'm not very familiar with his temperament," Cheng Qianfan pondered, then said, "What I mean is, based on your understanding of Dai Chunfeng..."
He looked at the group and said, "Is it possible for Dai Chunfeng to forgive Wan Haiyang for the mistakes he made in the Wang Tiemu incident, and to secretly contact Wan Haiyang again and try to win him over?"
“It’s unlikely.” Onodera Shogo shook his head and said, “When I was in Qingdao, I arrested some mid- to high-ranking officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the north. From their descriptions of Dai Chunfeng, he was extremely ruthless and hated traitors to the bone. I don’t think Dai Chunfeng would show Wan Haiyang any leniency.”
“I think so too,” Araki Harima said. “Based on my understanding of Dai Chunfeng, there is only one attitude he has towards Wan Haiyang: he wants to get rid of him as soon as possible.”
Cheng Qianfan looked at Sagami Umezumi.
“My opinion is similar to yours. It’s unlikely that Dai Chunfeng would let Wan Haiyang go and then try to win him over,” said Sagami Umezumi thoughtfully. “However, it is indeed a line of thought that I hadn’t noticed before.”
He glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki, nodded, and said, "I will order Wan Haiyang to continue to be tortured, and to focus on investigating his words and actions after he defected to the Empire."
Cheng Qianfan nodded. "The main reason is that I spent a relatively long time in China and have a good understanding of the Chinese people. For them, even the most unbelievable things are possible."
After a pause, Cheng Qianfan said, "For example, Chongqing and the Red Party, such mortal enemies, were able to cooperate again. Before this happened, I simply could not have imagined it."
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“Miyazaki-kun is right.” Sagami Umezumi nodded slightly.
"As for Wan Haiyang," he said, glancing at the group, "the military police will confirm that he is the spy planted by Dai Chunfeng in Chongqing on Jesfield Road, in order to mislead any potential traitors within the Seventy-Sixth Army."
They all nodded slightly; this was something they had discussed before.
"What if Li Cuiqun asks us for people?" Onodera Shogo frowned and said, "General Kagesa of the Mei Agency has already contacted the Commander of the Battery. Although, according to Master Atsuto, the Mei Agency did not explicitly mention this matter, I think you all understand the underlying meaning of this call."
“Unless General Yingzuo personally calls us to release them, we can pretend we don’t know anything,” Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment and said. “The Chinese are just dogs of the Empire. What kind of dog barks and barks at its master?”
He looked at Umezumi Sagami and said, "I suppose you gentlemen haven't received the order from Commander Ikeuchi to hand over Manami Kaiyo."
Sagami Umezumi nodded slightly.
“That’s right.” Araki Harima said with a smile, “Unless Commander Ikeuchi gives the order, we don’t need to worry about it.”
Saeyama Umezumi looked at Miyazaki Kentaro and suddenly said, "Miyazaki-kun, I know Cheng Qianfan is Li Cuiqun's junior. How are you two getting along now?"
“It’s alright.” Cheng Qianfan pondered for a moment and said, “Although my relationship with Li Cuiqun was strained for a while because of Hu Sishui’s previous attack, we both made a point of trying to ease the tension later.”
“Miyazaki-kun can come to the military police headquarters more often during this time,” said Sagami Umezumi. “I believe Li Cuiqun will notice.”
"I understand." Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment, smiled, and nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miyazaki-kun." Sagami Umezumi raised his glass in acknowledgment and took a sip.
"It's all for the Great Japanese Empire, for His Majesty the Emperor." Cheng Qianfan said earnestly, raising his glass. "Gentlemen, may the Empire's military fortunes endure!"
May the Empire's military fortune endure!
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Lafayette Road, Cheng Mansion.
Cheng Qianfan returned home drunk and saw Zhou Ru holding Li Ben, with Xiao Bao and Xiao Zhima surrounding them. Xiao Zhima, in particular, was looking at the baby in Zhou Ru's arms with great curiosity.
"It snowed today, and seeing that the weather was bad, I let Xiaoru and the others stay," Bai Ruolan said as she helped her husband take off his woolen coat.
She sniffed, catching the scent of perfume and rouge, and said irritably, "So you know how to come back? Why didn't you stay overnight at that vixen's place!"
"Socializing, socializing!" Cheng Qianfan took the hot towel that Xiaobao ran over and handed him, and said happily, "Xiaobao really cares about his brother."
Just then, Li Hao pushed a bamboo toy car over, and Xiaozhizhi immediately took it happily.
“Brother Fan,” Li Hao said.
"Come up with me, I have something to ask you," Cheng Qianfan nodded and said.
He naturally knew that Ruolan had invited Zhou Ru and Li Hao's family of three to stay overnight because Zhou Ru had something to report.
"Yes."
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study.
Li Hao brought up a pot of hot tea, as well as pastries and fruit.
"You're definitely more astute than before," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile. "Married men really are different."
"What Brother Fan is saying is that Haozi wasn't mature enough before," Li Hao said with a smile.
“They lack discernment,” Cheng Qianfan said.
The study door was closed, blocking out their voices.
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"Brother Fan, this is a secret telegram from Boss Dai." Li Hao took out a telegram from his pocket and handed it to Brother Fan.
Cheng Qianfan took the telegram, lit a cigarette, and examined it carefully.
"I remember Lu Liu was in charge of taking care of Cen Yufeng?" Cheng Qianfan asked. "Has it always been Lu Liu?"
“Yes, Brother Fan.” Li Hao nodded. “I checked with Haozai. It’s always been Lu Liu. Apart from Lu Liu and a few of his men, Cen Yufeng hasn’t seen anyone else.”
"Are you sure you haven't seen Haozai?" Cheng Qianfan asked with a serious expression.
“No.” Li Hao nodded. “Hao Zai was very careful from the very beginning.”
Cheng Qianfan nodded, his right thumb stroking the telegram as he fell into deep thought.
“Only Lu Liu knows Hao Zai’s identity; Lu Liu’s men only know up to that level of connection,” Li Hao added.
"Boss Dai has ordered Cen Yufeng to take charge of the Shanghai region. What do you think of this order?" Cheng Qianfan peeled an orange, slowly tearing off the white pith, and handed the other half to Li Hao.
Li Hao smiled and took the orange, eating it while pondering. He said, "I haven't thought about such a big matter that much. Since Brother Fan asked, I'll think about it."
"Hmm." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
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"In Fan Ge's words, that word is called objectivity, to be objective," Li Hao said. "Cen Yufeng is the secretary of the Shanghai region. With Chen Gongshu defecting to the enemy and the Shanghai region already knowing that their intelligence chief has also been arrested, and not knowing if there are any other losses, Cen Yufeng, as the secretary of the Shanghai region, is indeed the best candidate to preside over the work of the Shanghai region."
He broke off a segment of orange and ate it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think Boss Dai's order is reasonable from the perspective of the Shanghai region."
"Sure," Cheng Qianfan nodded in satisfaction.
Haozi's words were well-organized and he even knew to use phrases like "objectively speaking" and "from the perspective of the Shanghai region," which shows great improvement.
"Xiaoru taught me all of this," Li Hao said embarrassedly. "Xiaoru told me that when analyzing things, you should consider many aspects and not just focus on what's in front of you."
"You little rascal, sometimes fools have all the luck," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
“Go on,” he said to Li Hao.
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“I just talked about the perspective from the Shanghai region,” Li Hao said. “Now let’s talk about the perspective from our Special Affairs Division.”
“Cen Yufeng has met with Lu Liu, which in itself is a potential problem,” Li Hao said. “The situation in the Shanghai district is chaotic. For one thing, both Wang Tiemu and Chen Gongshu, the two successive district heads, were arrested and subsequently became traitors…”
He thought for a moment and continued, "This Commander Cen was tortured by the military police for two months without saying a word. He's a real man. Even if it wasn't Cen Yufeng who got into trouble, the possibility of him betraying Lu Liu is very small. However, we still have to be on guard."
"Go on," Cheng Qianfan said.
“Brother Fan, the most direct impact of this incident on our Special Operations Unit is that it may pose a security risk to Lu Liu and his team,” Li Hao said.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a light puff, and said.
"Why don't we have Lu Liu's team protect Cen Yufeng to the Shanghai area?" Li Hao suddenly suggested. "The situation in the Shanghai area is terrible right now, with heavy losses. This is also our way of supporting our brother unit."
"You little rascal, you've gotten cunning now, you've got some tricks up your sleeve." Cheng Qianfan flicked his cigarette ash, pointed at Li Hao, and said with a laugh and a scolding tone, but his expression was not one of reproach, but rather one of gratified joy.
"What do you think of my arrangement, Brother Fan?" Li Hao asked expectantly.
“From your perspective, it’s quite reasonable to do this,” Cheng Qianfan first praised Li Hao’s idea, then shook his head and said, “However, from a safety point of view, it’s not advisable.”
“You forgot, the main point of our discussion right now is how to prevent Cen Yufeng’s return to the Shanghai area from implicating us,” Cheng Qianfan said. “There’s no reason to not avoid it and instead offer it up.”
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"I'm trying to avoid that mess in the Shanghai district, why would I want to get involved?" He gave a contemptuous look. "Those guys are more trouble than they're worth. If I get more involved with them, I'm worried I won't be able to keep up."
Li Hao touched the back of his neck sheepishly.
He understood what Brother Fan meant. Brother Fan looked down on the Shanghai region and didn't think it necessary to involve anyone there.
"Once Cen Yufeng has made contact with the Shanghai region, let Lu Liu take the brothers and leave Shanghai temporarily," Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully. "Go to Nanjing, to Taozi's place."
"Understood." Li Hao nodded and said with a smile, "Lu Liu is very clever. Taozi will definitely be happy when he takes people to Nanjing."
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