strictlysupreme Chapter 123 Li Xianshu's Test
Chapter 123 Li Xianshu's Test
"Why?" Otani Genichirō looked around and whispered, "Only the people at the consulate knew that Kumano-kun and Inukai-kun arrived at the Shanghai dock today."
"The Military Control Commission was able to ambush the two so accurately on their way back. The person who leaked the secret must be someone from the consulate."
Koizumi Kenichi nodded slightly, as if remembering something, and asked respectfully, "Section Chief Otani, do you need us to arrange for someone to protect the two special envoys?"
"That's not necessary," said Otani Genichirō, "Kumano-kun has already gone to Xuzhou with the battle plan."
"As for Inukai Ken," Otani Genichirō was silent for a long time, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly and uttered four words.
"He comes with bad intentions..."
June 11, 1938.
The Battle of Wuhan officially began the day after Ryohei Kumano left Shanghai.
The Army Department of the Imperial Headquarters quickly issued an order to "prepare for the Hankou campaign" and determined that "Hankou would be captured by early autumn."
As the combat plan was formulated, the Japanese army mobilized a total force of about 30, 300 aircraft of various types, and 120 ships of various types, pointing their swords directly at Wuhan.
While the Japanese headquarters was making full preparations for the "Hankou Operation", the Chinese side was also actively preparing for the battle to defend Wuhan.
This is a battle for the destiny of China that concerns the life and death of China.
The national army assembled a million troops to defend the city, and the principal even went to Wuhan in person to command the battle.
The intelligence agencies in Shanghai also began to operate in full swing, trying to capture all the movements of the Japanese army.
Consulate in Shanghai.
It was not until now that Chen Yang realized that the Japanese intelligence agency in Shanghai was not just the Special High Section.
There is also an extremely covert intelligence agency in the consulate, which is affiliated with the Huaxia Information Department and its official name is Iwai Agency.
"Iwai-kun, Kuroda-kun, Inukai-kun, please take a seat."
Inside the consulate, Li Xianshu changed into a formal suit and sat at the head seat in the conference room, while Chen Yang sat next to her.
The three people sitting below are the head of the Iwai Agency, Sadatoshi Iwai, the consul in Shanghai, Yusuke Kuroda, and the special envoy sent to Shanghai by the headquarters, Ken Inukai.
"The longitudinal line plan has been approved by the headquarters. From this month, goods in the Pingjin area will be transported to the south via the Longhai Railway."
"Next, we need to ensure that the supplies are safely and smoothly transported to the mainland."
"This is Chen Yang, my special assistant and one of the persons in charge of the Longitudinal Line. You can report any problems you have regarding the transportation of materials to him."
Hiss, even though they were mentally prepared, everyone couldn't help but be amazed when Li Xianshu officially announced it.
As if she saw through everyone's worries, Li Xianshu said calmly: "Please rest assured, Chen Yang is absolutely trustworthy."
"Chen Yang, you can say something too."
Chen Yang stood up and nodded slightly to Li Xianshu, then said to everyone: "Hello everyone, I am Chen Yang, please take care of me."
After saying this, Chen Yang sat down simply.
Well, it’s that simple. Kuroda Yusuke and others looked at each other, seeming a little uncomfortable.
According to normal procedures, these Chinese people who defected to the empire would either express their loyalty in various ways right from the start, or even come up with a long plan to demonstrate their talents in certain areas.
Chen Yang didn't seem to have such an intention at all, and he didn't seem to be very satisfied with this position...
What? Is this position of special adviser on Chinese affairs unfair to you?
Li Xianshu glanced at Chen Yang and smiled, "Chen Yang might be a little shy since this is his first time meeting everyone."
"Kuroda-kun, have you chosen the office address I asked you to choose?"
Kuroda Yusuke stood up and said, "I've already chosen one. It's in Meihua Lane in the Japanese Community District."
Chen Yang was subconsciously stunned. The Japanese community, Meihua Lane, this name is so familiar. By the way, isn’t that Yingzo’s lair, the location of the Mei Agency?
Li Xianshu nodded and said, "That's good. Chen Yang is a novice, so you should help her more. How is the selection of personnel for the material transfer department going?"
"It's being sorted out. It will take about three to five days."
Li Xianshu looked at Inuyang Ken and said, "Inuyang-kun, do you have any suggestions?"
Inukai Ken glanced at Chen Yang, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Before he could speak, Chen Yang stood up and said, "Mrs. Yamamoto, if the following conversation involves intelligence, I will temporarily avoid it."
"My job is to help you with the transportation of supplies. Intelligence work is not part of my job scope, and I don't want to know."
"Besides, my business also has some things that need me to do the final finishing work."
"In order not to affect the progress of my future work for the Empire, I need to get everything done as soon as possible."
Li Xianshu frowned and looked at Inukai Ken.
After a long while, he nodded slowly and said, "Okay, Chen Yang, go and do your thing first."
"Once the material transfer department is fully staffed, you will take up your post immediately."
"Okay." Chen Yang agreed, bowed slightly to everyone, turned around and left the meeting room.
Li Xianshu's face darkened slightly, and she looked at Inukai Ken and said, "Inukai-kun, I don't know why you still refuse to believe Chen Yang."
"Didn't you all see what happened today?"
"Chen Yang's performance has proven that he is not a member of the Military Control Commission. I have already done what you arranged. Why do you still refuse to believe in his sincerity towards the empire?"
If Chen Yang was here too, he would definitely be shocked. It turned out that the old woman really knew that the Military Control Commission was going to take action.
That was true. They were just two lieutenant colonel-level envoys from the local area, but they had to send the special assistant of the Chinese chief adviser and a consul of the consulate in Shanghai to welcome them. That was equivalent to a governor-general of Jiangnan and a provincial governor of Jiangnan going to welcome two seventh-rank minor officials.
Where does such a big face come from...
The most important thing is that the general etiquette team is equipped with rifles and so on, why would she arrange bulletproof vehicles and military police teams equipped with heavy weapons...
Moreover, when they came back, Kuroda Yusuke inexplicably ran to the back car and sat down, apparently giving Chen Yang a chance to relax his vigilance. The one who was really staring at Chen Yang was not Kuroda Yusuke, but the driver...
Inukai Ken stood up and said, "Madam, there is indeed nothing wrong with Special Assistant Chen's performance, but I am still a little worried. It's not that I am suspicious, but I think Special Assistant Chen cannot know this for the time being."
"We have been authorized by the headquarters to fully merge the Huaxia Information Department to form a new intelligence agency."
"For this purpose, we ordered the latest secret reporting machines from the Third Reich. These things are absolutely confidential. Once leaked, the consequences will be disastrous..."
Li Xianshu was stunned for a moment and said calmly: "Why? Has the military agreed to purchase the Enigma cipher machine produced by Scherbius?"
Inukai Ken said seriously, "Yes, in order to prove that we are more suitable for intelligence work than the Special High School, we specially found a group of professional telecommunications and cryptography experts to operate these machines."
"Yingzuo is willing to invest." Li Xianshu nodded slightly and said, "When will these machines and their accompanying personnel arrive in Shanghai?"
Inukai Ken said seriously: "Not so fast yet. We just got the authorization. All the machines are specially made. It will take about half a year to debug them all."
"That is to say, the Mei Agency plan will be officially launched around the beginning of next year."