After five days of investigation by the Special Higher Police, the director of the agency, Yuta Matsui, finally felt relieved. However, he had a feeling that Wang Xing was still hiding something. After dealing with him for three years, he knew this opponent better than anyone else. It was also their instinct to hold back when doing intelligence work.
Wang Xing was isolated and placed under house arrest in a high-end guest room.
In Shanghai, Japan had the upper hand in the battle of intelligence against China, but they could not be too hasty.
Now, he began to consider Wang Xing's future arrangements.
Wang Xing's situation had been reported to the Japanese military police and the Japanese Army Command. Due to the brilliant achievements of the Shanghai Special Higher Police, Matsui Yuta's rank should be promoted.
After that, Shanghai was in a short period of peace. The fall of the Juntong in Shanghai station put the Zhongtong and the Chinese Party in a tense dormant period. Even the Green Gang and the Hong Sect, who usually mingled in Shanghai, began to restrain themselves.
What a joke. Juntong had once dominated the Shanghai Bund, but now, he had been wiped out by the Japanese. Who else could compete with Juntong?
However, in the past ten days, there had been two more assassinations of Japanese soldiers. The methods used were the same as the Juntong's usual methods. Even the bullets were the standard weapons of the Juntong Shanghai Station, Colt M1911. The diameter of the bullets was exaggerated to 11.43mm, and the power was huge.
Could it be that Wang Xing did not give a complete explanation?
Therefore, the commander of the military police ordered the Special Higher Police to send Wang Xing, who had been under house arrest for more than ten days, to the military police. Major General Yutian of the military police headquarters wanted to personally question him.
The Shanghai Special Higher Police was directly under the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although it was not directly under the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters, special promotions still required special recommendations from the military. Therefore, the recommendation letter from Major General Tamata of the Military Police Headquarters under the military headquarters became a crucial part of Matsui Yuta's general star.
"Ha Yi, please allow me to interrogate him for another day. There will be a major breakthrough soon. I will definitely send Wang Xing to the military police the day after tomorrow!”
In the face of Major General Tamada's questioning, Matsui Yuta showed great respect. The concept of military rank was an insurmountable gap for Japanese noble soldiers.
Yuta Matsui's upbringing from a young age had already made him have an inexplicable yearning for the Shogun group. Only by entering the ranks of the Shogun would he have enough self-esteem!
"Alright, I want to see Wang Xing before noon the day after tomorrow! Don't forget, the military police also had special agents.”
"Ha Yi!"
After hanging up, Matsui Yuta put down the phone.
The eyes behind the lenses were bright. This Major General Tamada, who was a fisherman from Hokkaido, had always been fierce and lacked self-cultivation!
"Men!"
"Ha Yi!" A first lieutenant pushed open the door and entered. He knocked his leather boots on the ground and said,""Your Excellency, what orders do you have?”
"Summon Kumamoto and Wang Xing to the conference room! I'll be there soon!"
"Ha Yi!"
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In the Special Higher Police conference room, Wang Xing and Kumamoto Shunji were already waiting.
Kumamoto Shunji was the leader of the Special Higher Police's intelligence team. He was originally a senior agent in the Tokyo Garrison Guard Department. He had solved a large number of difficult cases and was a golden signboard of the Garrison Guard Department. With the activation of the Japanese war machine, he was assigned to the Special Higher Police. His specialty was not to enter the enemy's territory to gather intelligence, but to dig up resistance organizations in the occupied areas.
Therefore, China was the enemy where he could display his strength. In Manchuria, the Empire's soldiers were full of talents, especially in front of a senior spy like Kenji Dohihara. Kumamoto Shunji did not have many opportunities to display his strength, so he came to Shanghai and was like a fish in water. In the past three or four years, he had captured many underground parties, military and central organizations in the areas controlled by Japan.
He did not look like a soldier, but more like a scholar, a bigot. He had a unique observation point of view and keen insight. He often started from details and human nature that others did not pay attention to, and he could always achieve miraculous results.
In Shanghai, he had the most dealings with Wang Xing, the commander of the army. They were both old foxes. Although they fought, they still appreciated each other.
"Director Wang, I also hate Mole for making our fight unfair. I have to say that it's a pity that you're gone.”Kumamoto Shunji's Chinese was very authentic, and even had a Shanghai accent.
"Sigh, I'm no longer a match for Team Leader Kumamoto. I'm just a defeated opponent!”
"Wrong, this is the general trend. If the two of us were to switch positions, we would also be defeated by you! You still taught me a lot of things, the wisdom of the people of China.”
"It's nothing. It's just some insect control tricks.”
"Don't say that. I'm still a visiting professor at Tokyo Police University. I'm currently working on the third volume of the spy handbook, which is about tracking, surveillance, escape, prison break, anti-reconnaissance, and counter-intelligence techniques.”
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The two of them were chatting when the door of the conference room was pushed open. The person who walked in was the director, Matsui Yuta.
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The two of them stood up at the same time. Matsui Yuta smiled kindly at the two of them, indicating that Wang Xing should not be too restrained. In front of his subordinates, Matsui Yuta always reminded himself not to be uneducated like those civilian officers. He had to use his ability and charm to tame his subordinates, not his expression.
"Two assassinations targeting the soldiers of the Imperium happened yesterday and the day before yesterday, which infuriated the military police headquarters. The commander-in-chief asked us to go to the military police the day after tomorrow.”Matsui Yuta did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point. After he finished speaking, he stared at Wang Xing.
When Wang Xing heard this, he smiled bitterly.
"The military police has a special agent team that is responsible for cracking down on the assassinations of the Imperium's soldiers.”Kumamoto Shunji interjected.
Wang Xing knew what Kumamoto Shunji meant. He could not bear to let his old rival land in a place that even the Empire's soldiers feared.
"Actually, I have already told you all the substantial information I know!”
Yuta Matsui laughed, and so did Shunji Kumamoto.
"Wang Sang, our Special Higher Police is very grateful to you. Your intelligence work is still very good. The assassination and sabotage orders betrayed you. To be honest, it was your boss's wrong command that ruined you. Then, were there any non-substantial suggestions for the later assassinations?”Matsui Yuta took another step forward.
"Matsui-kun, actually, Juntong might have an independent organization in Shanghai.”
"Independent of Shanghai Station? Is it the Middle Chief?"
"It's not the Central Commander. Their main target is still the Underground Party. This group is also under the Military Commander. The code name of the group is Special Group 5. I heard this from an insider.”
Matsui Yuta nodded. Of course, he knew about this. He was very clear about the ins and outs of the enemy organization, Juntong. The core members of the Renaissance Society had also established the Li Xing Society, which was now the mainstay of the military. Matsui did not say anything. He did not want Wang Xing to change the topic.
"Feng Ti was the fourth secretary of the Vigor Enforcement Association. When he was in office, he trained a group of elite agents. Later on, this group of agents became Feng Ti's trump card. He refused to hand them over and only had a record with the military commander. He said that in order to protect these high-level spies, the military commander could use him in a special way, but he could not command the specific operations. Because the time for it to take effect is not ripe yet. According to my guess, this group has not fully grown yet.”
"Special Team 5 exists in the Shanghai area. It's also because I'm the station chief of the Shanghai station that I can get a glimpse of it. I don't know the details. In the past, I didn't investigate too much about this group because of my identity. However, Daisuke Matsui, give me time. I'll find them.”
" Feng Ti, currently the administrative inspector of the second district of Hunan Province and the commander of security in Changde and Taoyuan," Kumamoto Shunji said." In the 23rd year of the Republic of China, he was in charge of the Li Xing Society. This shows that the seeds of the Special Team 5 were sown at that time.”Kumamoto Shunji was very familiar with the generals of the Celestial Empire, especially those who had a slight relationship with the Commander-in-Chief. He had even studied Feng Ti before.
At that time, Fengti listed 'preparing for the war against Japan' as the top priority of the Li Xing Society and established a military intelligence department to make some long-term preparations. Of course, he was the first to plant spies. Unfortunately, he was later involved in the assassination of Wang and was ignored by the head of state.
Yuta Matsui and Shunji Kumamoto looked at each other and saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.
"Wang Sang, you said that they are Special Team 5, so there should be more than one of them. There should be at least one, two, three, and four!”
"Actually, it's not necessarily true. You know, we also have times when we bluff.”
"How about this, Wang Sang? Are you confident that you can dig out Special Team 5?”
"Yes! However, I'd better hide for now. However, I'll immediately start preparing.”Wang Xing replied incoherently.
"Good! As for safety, at least I won't let you show your face in public. However, you still have to deal with the military police. I'll ask Major General Tamata to keep you here. Don't worry!”After Matsui Yuta finished speaking, he looked at Kumamoto Shunji and pondered for a moment."Kumamoto, you are an expert in this field. Wang Sang will be with you for now. You were opponents before, but now you are colleagues. The task of digging out the Special Task Force 5 will be handed over to your intelligence team.”
"Ha Yi, this subordinate obeys!"
"You guys go ahead!"
The two of them bowed again and walked out of the meeting room.
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Yuta Matsui's originally kind face turned gloomy as he watched the two of them leave.
Wang Xing was a coward and a cunning old fox. Special Team 5, who the hell knew what team it was? Perhaps it was a smokescreen that Wang Xing used to avoid going to the gendarmerie.
The gendarmerie was not a civilized place. It was too barbaric, too vulgar, without any beauty or skill.
The Holy War had yet to begin, and Japan had already vigorously developed its intelligence reserves. However, the job of spying was more important to the individual's qualifications and personality, not the average elite. With the expansion of the Holy War, the lack of intelligence personnel had become a headache for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Absorbing the people of China into the Special Higher Police, even if it was just to perform some field work, would alleviate the passive situation caused by the lack of manpower. Moreover, this language barrier could not be solved in a short period of time. Even if he had learned Chinese for three to four years, he would still be exposed after three to five sentences. This was really a headache.
It was also necessary for the Chinese to join in. He hoped that Wang Xing would lead the way. Therefore, knowing that he was dishonest, it would be a pleasure to slowly teach him a lesson! He also had to thank that vulgar Yu Tian for making this old fox feel nervous.
That's right, it seemed unrealistic to desire the loyalty of the people of China immediately. To use a saying in China, it was called a small stream that flowed for a long time and imperceptibly influenced. Let them slowly develop feelings for the Great Japan Empire. Yes, feelings need to be cultivated slowly.
Just like Cheng Xiaofeng, who had studied in Japan for five years and followed Kumamoto for three to four years. He was very capable and loyal. However, this person's image was still not his image. He always did things silently and dutifully. Yes, he lacked initiative! After all, he was from China! The wisdom of the people of China is to protect themselves. Haha, the culture of China is really broad and profound! However, he had to give him a chance.
This person's ability to move was too poor. He was not active in training. He could not even hold a gun steadily. He never went out in the field or participated in interrogations. After all, he was still a citizen of China and lacked the militaristic spirit of the soldiers of the Great Japan Empire. Kumamoto still held him in high regard. He had been his right-hand man all these years.
Special Team 5, Feng Ti!
Matsui Yuta's thoughts changed, and he returned to the Special Team 5.
At the beginning of the Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese army completely grasped the deployment and defense plan of the Japanese garrison in Shanghai, so the progress was smooth. If it were not for the large number of Japanese citizens and the tenacious spirit of the Imperium's soldiers, they would have been driven off the Huangpu River on the first day. The Special Higher Police was originally a key protection department. As a senior intelligence officer, it would be a pity if he died in a chaotic battle. In the end, he had no choice but to pick up his gun and join the battle.
It was certain that the Chinese had spies and agents operating in the Japanese concession. Later, parts of Yangshupu Zhabei became scorched earth, and the Chinese spies lost their communication channels. Their help in the later battles was not good enough.
Suddenly, Matsui Yuta remembered that when the Imperial Army landed at the Jinshan Guards in Hangzhou Bay, the Chinese army seemed to have taken precautions. The landing troops were blocked by a battalion of the 62nd Division of the National Party.
He had personally gone to check out the pre-arranged position. The position there was definitely not a temporary fortification, nor was it a division's position. It had been prepared in advance, and at least three or four divisions could be arranged to set up defense.
As a result, the Chinese army's will to resist was not strong enough, and their command was chaotic. The original four divisions 'positions and fortifications were set up, but only one battalion was stationed.
Commander Yanagawa took a deep breath when he saw the fortifications. If the Chinese had not given up their position, the 30,000 soldiers of the Empire would have fallen into the mud, and the battle would not have begun.
The smooth advancement of the imperial army made both Liu Chuanping and himself believe that this was just the normal performance of the imperial army and that they had lost control of the battlefield.
At this moment, Matsui Yuta thought of the seriousness of the matter. At that time, the Chinese residents had already evacuated from the battlefield in Zhabei, Yangshupu. There were only the Imperial Army and the Japanese in the large area, and the news of the Jinshan Guard landing was only conveyed to some important departments. How did the Chinese army think of setting up defenses in advance?
If the possibility of the Chinese army scouting the battlefield could be ruled out, then there were only two reasons for setting up defenses in advance. One was the strategic decision of the Chinese Military Council. With strategic vision, they could see the loopholes behind them. The other was intelligence! Information!
Matsui Yuta felt that the situation was not as serious as it seemed.
Therefore, he immediately arranged for someone to go to the archives and bring over the detailed files of the senior generals who participated in the Battle of Songhu. He also asked someone to invite Kumamoto Shunji to his office.
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"Kumamoto, what do you think?" Yuta Matsui pointed at Feng Ti's file.
" In June 1926, Feng Ti was appointed as the leader of the second group of the Military Affairs Committee Chairman's Attendant Office. In October 1926, he was appointed as the director of the Sixth Hall of the Military Affairs Committee Chairman's Attendant Office.'
"Matsui-kun, you said that the information leak at the beginning of the Battle of Songhu and the information leak at the Hangzhou Bay in November were related to Fengti?”
"I'm not sure yet, but the Chinese's strategic vision is that they won't set up a position in the Jinshan Guards at Hangzhou Bay.”After saying that, he pointed at the Song Jiang area on the Shanghai military map.
"Because the Golden Mountain Guards aren't a good landing site unless they have accurate information.”
"Are you saying that the Special Team 5 that Wang Xing mentioned really exists and that Wang Xing did not make it up to protect himself?”
"This hateful mole, if the Chinese army could be effectively commanded, then with these two pieces of information, the outcome of the Battle of Songhu would be rewritten!”
"Matsui-kun, I understand. I'll catch this mole!”
"Kumamoto-kun, how did this mole send out the information when there was no transportation route?”
"Well, many foreign companies in the overseas Chinese will carry business radio stations. Military radio stations will also lose effective monitoring during wartime. At that time, this mole will have an opportunity!”
"Yes, the business radio station will lose its function once it loses its power, unless it has a battery. Forget it, it will be too chaotic then! Kumamoto, this mole must know how to send messages and the necessary code book to send information out.”
"Matsui-kun, the password book is not necessary. Someone will memorize the password book.”
"Kumamoto, do you think your current opponent is more interesting?”
"Ha Yi, it's challenging!"
"From today onwards, the investigation team of the Special Higher Police will be classified as a top-secret file. Only you and I have the right to access it.”
"Ha Yi, then I'll go and sort out the relevant information. Farewell!”
Matsui Yuta nodded. He was very confident in Kumamoto Shunji's ability.
Seeing Kumamoto Shunji walk out of the room, Matsui Yuta leaned against his back and let out a long sigh of relief.
Team 5, Wang Xing, you really prepared a big gift for me!
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