Seeing how Chairman Fujiwara's few casual words had convinced Kagesa Hiroki to release the people, Su Yue and Si Guangyuan were both secretly alarmed.
Even a powerful intelligence agency like the Kagesa Agency could resolve the issue with just a few words, which is enough to demonstrate Chairman Fujiwara's extraordinary position in the upper echelons of Japanese society.
Next, Ning Zhiheng immediately summoned Kimura Maki and asked him to accompany Si Guangyuan to the Shadow Agency to pick up the person. After that, Hirao Daichi was asked to contact and negotiate with Si Guangyuan.
At the Kagesa Agency, after hanging up the phone, Kagesa Yuuki shook his head helplessly. He had previously handed over the Wanmu Lin case to Haruki Masayoshi, so he sent someone to summon Haruki Masayoshi.
"Chief, you wanted to see me?"
Kagesa Yuuki leaned back in his chair and asked slowly, "Did that Wanmulin say anything?"
“He hasn’t spoken yet. This guy is still tough. He hasn’t opened his mouth yet and refuses to reveal who helped Gao and Tao escape, or his connections with the Military Intelligence Bureau. He has old injuries and is too weak. I dare not use electric shocks because the current is too difficult to control. Please give me one more day, and I will definitely pry him open!”
“There’s no time!” Kagesa Hiroki said calmly, waving his hand as he looked at Haruki Masayoshi’s surprised expression. “Fujiwara Tomohito called and demanded the release of this man. I can’t refuse. Get ready; someone will be here to pick him up soon.”
Upon hearing this, Haruki Masayoshi asked in surprise, "Chairman Fujiwara? What is his relationship with Mankiri?"
He knew that if Fujiwara Tomohito spoke in person, even Kagesa Hiroki wouldn't be able to refuse easily.
Kagesa Hiroki also frowned. He was very shrewd and quickly figured out the general situation after a little thought. He said, "There is definitely no obvious relationship between them, otherwise he wouldn't have called me directly. But judging from Fujiwara's tone, someone must have come to him to plead for Manmurin, and he couldn't refuse, so he called me."
Haruki Masayoshi thought for a moment, hesitated for a second, and finally spoke up: "Chief, we all know that Fujiwara Company has many unclear and ambiguous operating channels. Do you think it's possible that people from Chongqing have come knocking on their door?"
“That is indeed possible, but I can’t be sure and I can’t ask too many questions. Besides, Wan Mulin himself is really of no intelligence value. He has been arrested for a long time, and what little he knows is useless. I originally planned to execute him as a warning to others, and also to give Mr. Wang an explanation. But now it seems that I have to consider Fujiwara’s face and can only let him go!”
In fact, many people in Central and Northern China are involved in smuggling, including some high-ranking Japanese figures. It's just a matter of degree. Fujiwara Company is just one of the biggest players in this business, and Hiroki Kagesa himself is also a beneficiary, so he won't get entangled in this matter.
Haruki Masayoshi understood Kagesa Hiroki's position and nodded in agreement, "Understood. We still need his connections in Shanghai to maintain the situation."
"However, we still need to find out the specifics. Fujiwara Tomohito is outwardly polite but inwardly arrogant. Ordinary people find it difficult to get close to him and can't even speak to him. I need to know who pleaded with him on his behalf."
Qingqing Zhengliang nodded and accepted the order, saying, "I will send someone to investigate and report back to you as soon as possible!"
"Any news from Li Zhiqun?"
"I just received a telegram. He interrogated Su Jiaxiang's superior and confirmed that he was just an intelligence broker. He will return to Shanghai tomorrow."
"Hmm, as expected. Li Zhiqun is a shrewd and capable character. Let's see if he can follow this lead. Alright, go and prepare!"
Qingqing Zhengliang nodded in acceptance and bowed as he withdrew.
Two days later, on Friday, the day Ning Zhiheng and He Siming had agreed to meet, he went directly to the Nanwu Library.
Since Ning Zhiheng increased his investment in the Mulan Club and transformed it into the most upscale club in Shanghai, influential scholars and artists in Shanghai have gathered there. Therefore, Kuroki Yueyi and Ning Zhiheng usually stay at the Mulan Club and rarely come to Nanwu Bookstore.
The Nanwu Bookstore has been handed over to Fukui Yuzuru for management. Ning Zhiheng only comes here on Friday mornings to check on things. If He Siming does not come to meet, then this meeting will be canceled. He will contact Ning Zhiheng if there are any issues.
Knowing that Ning Zhiheng would be coming to the library today, Fukui Yuzuru had already cleaned his room thoroughly, served him fragrant tea, and then left.
At exactly nine o'clock, He Siming knocked on the door and entered. The two sat facing each other, and He Siming began to report on the events that had occurred in the two days since he returned to Shanghai.
After listening attentively to his brief report, Ning Zhiheng found nothing of value and asked, "Do you know any intelligence officers in the military officer's office?"
"Military Palace?"
He Siming thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have contact with all those intelligence officers. One of them is Yamamoto Toko. We are quite close and often chat and eat together. We are pretty good friends."
The military attaché office mentioned by Ning Zhiheng was the main intelligence agency of the Japanese Navy in Shanghai, officially known as the "Intelligence Office of the Japanese Navy Shanghai Military Attaché Office".
Its main task is to coordinate the joint operations of the Army and Navy, and to collect detailed intelligence on coastal meteorological conditions, hydrological characteristics, naval bases and air force airfields.
Because the work in this department is relatively easy, the intelligence office is not large in scale and has only three or four hundred people in total. It is an intelligence department with a low level of secrecy and is not conspicuous among the many intelligence departments in Shanghai. He Siming looked at Ning Zhiheng with suspicion, not understanding why he suddenly mentioned the military officer's office.
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