"What's so strange about that? You were the one who handled the liaison procedures when they came to Qingdao, have you forgotten!" Sagawa Taro laughed, then stopped paying attention, turned around and went back to his seat, picked up his tea and blew on it, showing no surprise whatsoever.
"The procedures I completed?" He Siming also returned to his seat and sat down. After thinking for a moment, he finally realized, "Yes, before coming to Qingdao, there was indeed such a thing. A group of agents from the Special Agent Headquarters came to Qingdao, but I didn't know it was Li Zhiqun. How come they were standing with the Military Intelligence Bureau in Qingdao?"
Sagawa Taro was not surprised and nodded, saying, "He will be in charge of interrogating these Qingdao station personnel."
"He's in charge of the interrogation?" He Siming seemed momentarily stunned. "This is the Special Higher Police! Who gave him the right to interrogate criminals?"
"He's the one who identified those people; the Special Higher Police only assisted in their arrest!"
Taro Sagawa shook his head and said with a hint of amusement, "These Chinese are indeed not to be underestimated. They arrived in Qingdao in less than ten days and arrested Fu Shengyuan, the head of the Qingdao station. They not only found out all the members of the Qingdao station, but also dug out the Kuomintang action team that carried out the sabotage mission, wiping out the Kuomintang forces in Qingdao."
This time, Kagesa Hiroki really showed off, while Section Chief Tsuchihara lost face and had to work as someone else's assistant. Heh...!
Previously, Keiji Tsuchihara was trying to keep the news under wraps, but after the morning meeting, the screening operation was completed, and there was no need to keep it a secret anymore. Besides, such a big operation as arresting the Qingdao station staff could not be kept secret internally, so Taro Sagawa quickly learned the whole story.
However, Taro Sagawa was not concerned about the power struggle between these two big shots. He had no liking for the Kagesa Agency, and he was not on the same page as his superior, Keiji Tsuchihara. Who won or lost was irrelevant to him; he was happy to watch the show.
This is really bad news!
At this moment, He Siming was filled with unspeakable fear and his thoughts were in turmoil. He never expected that such a big mistake would happen. No wonder the Director was worried and asked him to find out the whereabouts of Li Zhiqun and others as soon as possible. It seems that it was too late. Now everything is beyond redemption. He wondered if it would endanger the Director's safety. He had to report this important information as soon as possible.
He Siming felt uneasy, but he didn't show it on his face. He followed Sagawa Taro's tone and said, "Qingdao has always boasted about its good security, saying it's the best in the north. Heh... it turns out it's all fake. As soon as the Special Agent Headquarters came, they caught so many undercover agents. Chief Tsuchihara is naturally embarrassed!"
Sagawa Taro was also somewhat resentful. Such a great achievement had been monopolized by the Chinese agents at the Special Agent Headquarters, which was truly enviable. He nodded and said, "It is said that it is all because of Wang Hanmin. This person is a veteran agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He was an old acquaintance of Fu Shengyuan. That's how he followed the clues and dug out other people. I have to say, if these Chinese agents are used well, they can play a great role."
Sagawa Taro only had a basic understanding of the situation and did not know the specific details of the operation, but the information he revealed was enough for He Siming to deduce a general outline.
He chatted with Taro Sagawa for a few minutes in the room. Taro Sagawa had too many things to do, so he sent him back soon after. Only then did He Siming get up and leave the room.
However, he did not intend to leave. Instead, he walked towards the interrogation room and soon arrived at the door. Just as he was about to go inside, he was blocked by someone coming from the opposite direction.
He Siming looked up and saw that the person was someone he knew. It turned out to be Major Kasahara, the liaison officer next to Tsuchihara Keiji.
Major Kasahara looked up and saw He Siming, and was also surprised. He was the first to speak with a smile: "Takeshita-kun? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the hotel?"
Although Major Kasahara was Tsuchihara Keiji's liaison officer and held a higher position in the Special Higher Police than He Siming, he treated He Siming with kindness and dared not be negligent in the slightest.
The reason was simple: he learned from Section Chief Tsuchihara that this liaison officer from the Shanghai Special Higher Police was no ordinary person. His backer was the Otani family, one of the top noble families in the country. Just yesterday, the direct descendant of the Fujiwara family also said that he was acquainted with this Takeshita-kun and had asked him to convey a message to the Takeshita liaison officer to come and have a talk. It was conceivable that the background behind this Takeshita-kun was someone that he could not afford to offend.
Upon seeing that it was Major Kasahara, He Siming could only nod and say, "The talks were suspended this afternoon, and I didn't have anything else to do, so I came to see Section Chief Sagawa."
"Oh!" Major Kasahara quickly pointed in the direction of Sagawa Taro's office and said, "Section Chief Sagawa is in that office over there. I'll take you there."
"No, no, thank you, I just went there and was about to leave!" He Siming quickly waved his hand and said, then his eyes darted around, "I think I just saw Li Zhiqun, the director of the Shanghai Special Agent Headquarters. I have a good relationship with him, so I wanted to come over and say hello to him."
Upon hearing this, Major Kasahara suddenly realized and said, "I see. However, Director Li and the others are interrogating the criminals right now, so it's not convenient."
He Siming was taken aback, then shrugged and said regretfully, "Alright then, it's really inconvenient. By the way, where do they live? I'll go see them when I have time."
Major Kasahara recalled for a moment and said, "We'll arrange for it to be at the Yunlai Hotel, which isn't far to the east."
He Siming nodded, chatted with Major Kasahara for a few more minutes, then took his leave. He turned and went out the gate, driving towards the Huiying Hotel.
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