In Ning Zhiheng's villa in the Japanese-occupied area of Shanghai, Ning Zhiheng was reading alone in his study.
These past few days, he's been trying to meet up with Takeshi Ishikawa, but Ishikawa hasn't had the time.
The reason for this is, of course, that the aftermath of the Fukuoka warehouse explosion has not yet subsided. Now, the streets are filled with patrolling soldiers, agents from the military intelligence department, and agents from the Special Higher Police, creating a scene of heightened vigilance and extreme tension.
As a military police major in charge of security at the headquarters, Ishikawa Takeshi has not had a moment's rest these past few days. He has been patrolling the streets from morning till night, arresting suspicious individuals, so naturally he has no time to socialize with Ning Zhiheng.
As a result, the frequent assassination attempts that had occurred before ceased. The agents at the Shanghai station, knowing that things were under intense scrutiny, also went into hiding to observe how things would develop.
Ning Zhiheng went to the window, opened it, and quietly looked at the scenery outside. Among the houses in this area, his villa was the tallest. Standing on the fourth floor, he had a panoramic view of the surrounding area.
The demolition of the Fukuoka warehouse is now complete. As for the Nagawa and Ishimoto warehouses, Ning Zhiheng thinks it's best to put them aside for now. The Japanese will definitely strengthen their defenses, and the entire occupied area is teeming with spies. The warships on the river are also increasing their patrols. He hasn't been blinded by victory and become arrogant enough to ignore the Japanese. At this point, it's best to slow down the operation.
He Siming has now temporarily left Shanghai and will not be able to return to Shanghai anytime soon. His work here has come to an end, and there is no point in staying here. After all, he is in a dangerous place, so it is better to leave for the time being.
Just then, he noticed a Japanese military vehicle driving up the street and stopping outside the villa.
Ning Zhiheng knew that this was Ishikawa Takeshi's military vehicle, but Ishikawa Takeshi had been busy lately and had no time to visit him, so he came directly to his door today.
But as the military vehicle stopped, two people got out of it, and it turned out that it was Takeshi Ishikawa and Yi Huaan who returned at the same time.
Ning Zhiheng frowned slightly. He turned and left the study, walking downstairs, just in time to see Ishikawa Takeshi and Yi Hua'an walking in.
Yi Hua'an still had an angry look on his face, clearly in a bad mood. Ning Zhiheng quickly asked, "Chimu, what happened?"
Ning Zhiheng arranged for Yi Hua'an to have an identity as a Japanese immigrant who went to Hong Kong from Japan many years ago. His name was Akagi Yukihito, and he was an employee of Fujiwara Company, which was opened by Fujiwara Tomohito in Hong Kong. He was also Yi Hua'an's driver and bodyguard.
Yi Hua'an said with a sullen expression, "It's nothing. I was just questioned and harassed by the military police on the street. Luckily, I mentioned Major Ishikawa's name, and Major Ishikawa happened to be nearby and came to my rescue. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been taken back to headquarters."
Ning Zhiheng was startled and quickly smiled at Ishikawa Takeshi, saying, "Thank goodness you were here, Takeshi! Thank you so much!"
After saying that, he turned to Yi Hua'an and scolded him, "Didn't I tell you that there have been assassinations and explosions outside lately, it's very unsafe, and you shouldn't go out easily?"
"I'm so sorry, sir! I just wanted to buy a pair of flower shears, but I was questioned by the military police. I don't have a Shanghai household registration certificate, so..."
Ning Zhiheng frowned. Yi Hua'an's identity was fabricated by him. He didn't have any identification. He had always relied on his fluent and pure Kansai-accented Japanese. As long as he spoke, no Japanese person would investigate further.
He hadn't expected that this time, because he had blasted the Fukuoka warehouse to the ground and killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers, the matter had become so serious that it greatly angered the Japanese military. They ordered a massive manhunt, with the intensity of the interrogation far exceeding that of the past. As a result, Yi Hua'an was questioned very carefully, and he almost got into trouble.
“Don’t blame him, Tomohito,” Ishikawa Takeshi stepped forward to persuade him. “It’s nothing serious. He’s just been arrested and taken to headquarters. I’ll go get him out. But Tomohito, Akagi’s identity document needs to be processed. We’re becoming increasingly strict with the management of overseas Chinese in Shanghai. And it’s not just overseas Chinese; even Chinese citizens are starting to need to apply for good citizen certificates. We’re gradually managing them all. It will be really troublesome without identity documents.”
Ishikawa Takeshi had no suspicion of Ning Zhiheng, and naturally no suspicion of his subordinates, since household registration management was a very troublesome issue there at that time.
Ning Zhiheng pretended to be troubled and spread his hands, saying, "Chimu left the country many years ago to make a living in Hong Kong. His identity document from the country was lost a long time ago. Can it be renewed now?"
Takeshi Ishikawa laughed and said, "Others may not be able to do it, but for Tomohito, I am a major in the military police headquarters. All we need is a certificate from our military police headquarters to reissue an identity certificate. I can issue this certificate myself. I just need to stamp it when I am on duty."
"That's so simple?" Ning Zhiheng asked, somewhat surprised.
"Actually, it's not that simple. Let me explain it to you properly." Ishikawa Takeshi and Ning Zhiheng sat facing each other in the living room. Yi Hua'an brought out some tea and then bowed and withdrew.
After Ishikawa Takeshi explained the situation, Ning Zhiheng finally understood the details.
It turns out that during this period, due to the major victory of the Japanese in the Battle of Shanghai, Shanghai had become the first choice for Japanese immigrants, becoming the most important overseas Chinese community after Northeast China.
This led to a large influx of Chinese citizens into Shanghai, and some Japanese immigrants from reclamation groups who had previously emigrated to Northeast China also began to secretly come to Shanghai, intending to settle there. However, most of their identity documents remained in Northeast China. The Japanese government and military needed to develop Shanghai into an important port and base for the Japanese to attack the Chinese interior, and they encouraged a large number of immigrants to immigrate there. Therefore, they tacitly approved of these immigrants' actions and agreed to reissue identity documents for them so that they could settle in Shanghai.
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