After saying that, he stretched out his palm and made a fist gesture!
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng frowned and said, "Another Chongqing element has appeared?"
He was certain that these people were operatives from the Shanghai station. The fact that the Shanghai station, with its support in arms and funding, was preparing to act so quickly showed that the new station chief, Chen Hongchi, was eager to make a name for himself and was far more radical than Wang Hanmin.
However, Ning Zhiheng did not agree with this approach. He felt that Shanghai Station was not yet firmly established and that rushing into the city center would be somewhat rash, which made Ning Zhiheng not optimistic about the prospects of Shanghai Station.
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, Ishikawa Takeshi nodded and continued, "This banquet is of a very high standard. These people must be planning something. I just made a call to bring in another military police unit to expand the search area and ensure the safety of the East District."
Currently in Shanghai, all affairs in the eastern urban area are still in the hands of the Japanese, because this is the area where the Japanese gather. The security of other urban areas has been handed over to the puppet government. As long as Ishikawa Takeshi ensures the safety of the eastern urban area, he is too lazy to care about other places.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "Leave these to others. You don't need to get involved in this personally. Safety should be the priority."
Takeshi Ishikawa chuckled. He knew that Ning Zhiheng had always been reluctant for him to devote too much energy to these matters, so he nodded in agreement.
Just as the conversation was taking place, a piece of music suddenly started playing in the hall. Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a sharp suit standing in the middle of the podium. This man was none other than Tao Chengyuan, a high-ranking official of the puppet government.
Everyone knew that the banquet had officially begun, so Ning Zhiheng and Ishikawa Takeshi stood up and returned to their seats, waiting for the music to finish before the hall quieted down.
Tao Chengyuan was the Minister of Information of the puppet government. He was handsome and eloquent, making him very suitable as the host of the banquet. After giving a brief introduction, he asked Wang Tianhai to give a speech.
Wang Tianhai was also a famous orator. He spoke eloquently and fluently, advocating a so-called peace movement, and finally invited Kagesa Hiroki to speak.
Kagesa Hiroki's speech was very brief, and he ended his speech in a crisp and clean manner. After the necessary procedures were completed, the banquet officially began.
Then the music started again, and during the meal, the band played the most popular jazz music in Shanghai at the time. Then, actors from Shanghai's performing arts industry took to the stage to perform songs and dances. The guests began to toast and chat, and the banquet was filled with the sounds of clinking glasses and the atmosphere of peace and prosperity.
However, in this lively atmosphere, in a corner of the banquet, a man at a table had a solemn and gloomy expression. This man was Gao Zhiwu, the foreign minister of the puppet government.
The men beside him were high-ranking officials from the puppet government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They had been holding secret talks with the Japanese government for days, but the talks had not gone well. In order to gain the support of the Japanese, the puppet government, led by Wang Tianhai, had sold off all of China's interests in the agreement, which terrified the diplomats.
Gao Zhiwu, in particular, was the most frustrated and desperate!
In the early days of the puppet government, Gao Zhiwu, as Wang Tianhai's confidant, was almost always the one to act as a go-between, communicating and negotiating with the Japanese, which ultimately led to Wang Tianhai's defection. Now that the puppet government has been established, it can be said that Gao Zhiwu played a significant role in it.
However, everything that followed was completely different from what Gao Zhiwu had envisioned. Wang Tianhai's actions were completely unexpected, especially when the draft agreement was placed in front of him. Gao Zhiwu knew that once he put pen to paper and signed it, he would become a sinner against the nation, and the infamy for all eternity would be enough to ruin him forever.
So for the past few days, he had been restless and unable to eat or sleep, let alone be in the mood to attend the banquet. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but slam his chopsticks on the table, sighed, and remained silent.
One of the officials looked at Gao Zhiwu and couldn't help but whisper, "Brother Zhiwu, if you're in a bad mood, then don't talk too much. You should try to avoid trouble and be careful."
In recent days, Gao Zhiwu has clashed with Wang Tianhai several times over the agreement, which has made Wang Tianhai very dissatisfied with him.
If Gao Zhiwu hadn't been a trusted confidant whom Wang Tianhai had promoted step by step, he probably would have been arrested long ago. However, just in case, they had placed spies around Gao Zhiwu. Even those around him noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but worry about Gao Zhiwu.
Upon hearing this, Gao Zhiwu's mood darkened even more. He looked around and could only remain silent, then drank the wine in one gulp from his cup.
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