Wen Hao's words immediately startled Ning Zhiheng, and He Siming, who was standing next to him, was also taken aback. Wen Hao had discovered the whereabouts of the Nanjing Military Intelligence Bureau personnel again. What was going on?
Yuji Imai was clearly surprised as well, and he quickly asked, "What, is there a result from the investigation in Jiangbei?"
He naturally knew more than the other two. When Fang Hongqi, the Minister of the Supervisory Yuan, was assassinated by Kuomintang agents, Wen Hao quickly tracked him down to the Jiangbei area. He has been investigating these days, and it seems that things have made great progress.
Wen Hao was eager to make a good impression on Chairman Fujiwara. When asked by Imai Yuji, he immediately replied, "Yes, as I reported to you before, the target is likely hiding in Dong'an Town and Xiwu Town in Jiangbei. After these days of undercover investigation, we have initially identified the target as Dong'an Town."
"Dong'an Town? Is the intelligence accurate?" Imai Yuji asked.
Wen Hao immediately said solemnly, "That's accurate. Our intelligence personnel conducted an undercover investigation in Dong'an Town. These people are not difficult to find. We just need to investigate whether there have been any groups of unfamiliar strong men in Dong'an Town in the past six months. It's easy to identify the targets. We have already found suspicious people. I plan to take action in the next few days, find the right opportunity to seal off Donggou Town, and carry out a large-scale search. This operation will definitely catch some big fish."
"Very good!" Ning Zhiheng said with an approving expression. "Wen Jun, it seems you will have a satisfying harvest. Come, let's have a drink and wish you success!"
The others hurriedly raised their glasses in response. After putting down their glasses, Yuji Imai couldn't help but ask, "Although Dong'an Town is located in the suburbs of Nanjing, it is still north of the Yangtze River. Some time ago, it was said that a small group of New Fourth Army guerrillas were active there. Are you confident in making your move there?"
"As you've considered, Section Chief, it's very thoughtful. I was just about to ask you if we could get support from the Military Police Headquarters during the operation. It's not much, just one company, plus some pacification troops, and that should be enough to ensure the operation goes smoothly. Besides, Dong'an Town is a large town, and a complete blockade would require a lot of manpower. I don't have enough personnel for the operation..."
Wen Hao had clearly planned ahead and calculated the military force to be deployed, but he did not expect that Imai Yuji's expression would show some hesitation.
It turns out that two days ago, Yuji Imai and Kanan Koda had some disagreements because of the Takasugi Jinki incident. At that time, Yuji Imai was in a hurry because some of his subordinates were killed or injured, and he was not very polite to Kanan Koda. In the end, it even went to Uehara Junpei. Only two days have passed since then, and now he is asking Kanan Koda for help. He is a little embarrassed.
Wen Hao was unaware of the reason. He relied entirely on the strong support of Imai Yuji in the Japanese intelligence agency, so he wanted to ask Imai Yuji to ask the Military Police Headquarters to dispatch military police. This was not a big deal, but Imai Yuji's expression clearly showed some difficulty.
Yuji Imai pondered for a moment. He originally wanted to borrow the garrison in Shimonoseki, but as the head of the Special Higher Police, the procedures for dispatching garrison troops were complicated. Generally speaking, garrison troops would not be dispatched unless they had combat missions. However, arresting spies and agents and maintaining public order were the work of the Military Police Headquarters. If the garrison got involved, it would probably cause more trouble.
So he turned his gaze to Ning Zhiheng and explained, "Fujiwara-kun, Wen-jun's request is not unreasonable, but I had a misunderstanding with Koda-kun a couple of days ago, and I'm afraid he might hold a grudge. Could you please put in a word with Koda-kun and have a squadron dispatched to assist Wen-jun's operation?"
Ning Zhiheng laughed and asked with a smile, "I've heard about this. Imai-kun, you're overthinking it. I heard from Koda-kun that he felt quite guilty about injuring a few of your men and didn't hold it against you. We're all doing this for official business, so let's not hurt each other's feelings."
Upon hearing this, Imai Yuji immediately remembered that when he and his group went to the Uehara General's residence, Mr. Fujiwara was also there. It seemed that Koda Kanan had said something to Chairman Fujiwara. He quickly nodded and said, "Please rest assured, sir. This matter is actually a misunderstanding. The Uehara General has already made a decision. I have absolutely no intention of blaming Mr. Koda. It would be best if Mr. Koda would not hold my words against me."
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