After learning the details, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fujiwara Company was a dominant force in the business world, not only leading the smuggling empire but also unmatched in normal trade, making it a true behemoth.
As for Chairman Fujiwara Tomohito, his background is terrifyingly deep. It seems that this time, the Special Agent Department had touched Fujiwara Tomohito's interests, which is why they took action.
Under Ishikawa Takeshi's forceful coercion, Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun could no longer refuse and had no choice but to order Qin Lechi's release. Wu Shicai dragged Qin Lechi out of the interrogation room.
At this point, Qin Lechi had been beaten until his skin was torn and his body was covered in blood, a shocking sight. He was barely clinging to life.
Qin Lechi's miserable state made the merchants tremble with fear. They had been imprisoned by Wu Shicai for money, so they were only detained without being tortured. But they never expected that Qin Lechi would be beaten like this. These people were really too cruel!
Takeshi Ishikawa was also shocked when he saw this. Fujiwara Tomohito and Katsuta Takashi sent him to the Special Operations Department mainly to save Qin Lechi. The others were just extras. Now that he had been beaten like this, how could he go back and explain?
Takeshi Ishikawa slapped Wu Shicai hard across the face, causing Wu to stagger and nearly fall to the ground.
"Damn it! Manager Qin is a business partner of Fujiwara Company, how dare you treat him like this!" Ishikawa Takeshi was furious. He suddenly remembered Katsuta Takashi's instructions and realized he was too late. He feared the other party had already obtained a confession unfavorable to Su Yue. "Hand over the interrogation records, now!"
Wu Shicai was slapped for nothing, but dared not retaliate. As for the interrogation record that Ishikawa Takeshi wanted, there was none. Qin Lechi refused to speak, so he didn't get any information from him at all.
"No, there are no interrogation records!"
Ishikawa Takeshi refused to believe it and grabbed Wu Shicai, slapping him several times until his mouth bled. If it weren't for Katsuta Takashi's repeated instructions not to escalate the situation and anger Lieutenant General Tsuchihara, he would have already chopped Wu Shicai in half with a single blow.
He waved his hand and sent military police to search the interrogation room. They also arrested several agents and questioned them carefully. After confirming that there was indeed no interrogation record, Ishikawa Takeshi released Wu Shicai.
He pointed at Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun and said, "Now, please come with me!"
Li Zhiqun whispered to Secretary Zhuang behind him, "Quickly call Chief Tu Yuan..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was shoved away by the Japanese military police. Under duress from the military police, Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun had no choice but to get into the military police's vehicle.
Ishikawa Takeshi watched the dozen or so businessmen leave, then arranged for Qin Lechi to be taken to the hospital for treatment before ordering the convoy to stop and quickly head towards the Fujiwara Company.
Along the way, Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun looked at the fully armed Japanese military police around them with unfriendly eyes, feeling uneasy and not daring to say a word.
They didn't know why Chairman Fujiwara had brought them there, nor how this powerful figure would treat them. They were terrified they would never return, but they dared not resist in the slightest and could only grit their teeth and follow him.
Although they hadn't been in Shanghai for long, they were, after all, intelligence agents, and understanding the distribution of various forces in Shanghai was a task they had to complete.
Fujiwara Tomohito's name is legendary. This scion of Japan's top aristocracy is a very influential figure in Shanghai, with an incredibly powerful background. Although he is in the business world, his influence in the military is unparalleled. He has many supporters, whether in the Shanghai garrison or the military police headquarters.
Moreover, he controlled all smuggling businesses in Shanghai, making him the backer and controller of the Shanghai smuggling empire.
Such high-ranking Japanese officials were naturally figures of great power and influence to Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun, figures they had to look up to.
If Chairman Fujiwara really wanted to harm them, these traitors and lackeys would probably not escape death. After all, the puppet government had not yet been established at this time, and they were just peripheral personnel of the Japanese intelligence agency. In the eyes of the Japanese, they did not have a high status. Would they question someone like Fujiwara Tomohito because of their deaths?
As the vehicle drove along, the two men suppressed their nervousness and forced themselves to appear calm. When the vehicle arrived at the Fujiwara Company, Takeshi Ishikawa gestured for them to get out of the car.
"You all better behave yourselves. Be careful with your attitude and words when you talk to Chairman Fujiwara, and don't talk nonsense!"
After Ishikawa Takeshi explained everything, he led the two men into the Fujiwara Company. Soon, Yi Hua'an came out to greet them and led them to a reception room.
"Please wait a moment, I will go and report to the chairman!" Yi Hua'an nodded slightly.
After saying that, Ishikawa Takeshi and Yi Huaan went out to report to Ning Zhiheng.
Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun finally calmed down. Judging from Yi Hua'an's amiable attitude, it seemed that Chairman Fujiwara did not intend to hold a grudge against them, otherwise he would not have been so polite.
But a long time passed and no one paid any attention to them. The two were suspicious. They looked at the Japanese bodyguards guarding the door and stared at them coldly, but they didn't dare to ask any questions. They could only wait patiently.
Finally, footsteps sounded outside, and a tall, upright young man slowly walked into the reception room.
The two men looked up and saw that it was Fujiwara Tomohito, the president of the Fujiwara Company. They had seen Fujiwara Tomohito, who was with Fujiwara Hirofumi, when they were on duty at the consulate.
"Mr. Fujiwara!" The two men quickly stood up and bowed.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly, waved for them to sit down, and then sat down in the main seat himself.
"Gentlemen, I apologize for inviting you here today; please forgive any rudeness on my part!"
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