At this point, he took out a photograph and continued, "This is a photograph of Jiro Hirayama that we retrieved."
Ning Zhiheng took it. The young man in military uniform in the photo was unremarkable and looked extremely ordinary. He never expected him to be so resolute. You really can't judge a book by its cover!
He returned the photo to Takeshi Ishikawa and instructed, "Immediately enlarge and develop it, then offer a city-wide reward for its capture, and publish headlines in all major newspapers. I will offer a reward of 100,000 yen to anyone who finds this person."
"Yes, I'll take care of it right away!"
Ning Zhiheng stood up, paced back and forth in the room a few times, and said in a deep voice, "Wu Zhi, the situation in Shanghai has become increasingly turbulent and dangerous these past few months. First, Chinese agents tried to assassinate me, and now even my own people are targeting me. It's a real headache!"
Takeshi Ishikawa was also worried about Ning Zhiheng. As his status rose, Tomohito Fujiwara became one of the most prominent and powerful figures in Shanghai. All eyes were on him, and his every move could not escape the eyes of those who cared.
In just a few months, he has been assassinated several times. If it weren't for his incredible luck, he probably wouldn't be able to speak here anymore.
"Zhi Ren, there's no other way now. Until we catch the person, you should be extra vigilant and minimize the number of times you go in and out, especially near the entrance to your residence and the company. You should arrange more bodyguards to protect you when you go in and out."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I'll be careful, but I can't just stay at home because of this one person. You need to hurry up on your end. Do you have any other ideas right now?"
“There is another person, namely Miyata Yasutoshi, the president of the Miyata Trading Company in Suzhou. He fled Suzhou after Hirayama Tokumoto’s death and even informed Hirayama Jiro. So I judge that there should still be contact between the two of them. I am already collecting information about him and trying to find him as soon as possible and find Hirayama Jiro’s traces from him,” Ishikawa Takeshi replied.
Ning Zhiheng nodded. This was a viable solution. He sighed and said, "After this period, I plan to leave Shanghai to lay low for a while. I heard that Mr. Wang's negotiations with the cabinet are almost over. Once he returns to Shanghai, Chinese agents will definitely try to assassinate him again. My current identity is too conspicuous, and I am very likely to be chosen as an assassination target by Chinese agents again. Alas! These are truly turbulent times!"
Takeshi Ishikawa was also helpless. In the past, Tomohito Fujiwara made his fortune quietly and his life was relatively peaceful. Now, he was afraid that such days would never come again.
After Ishikawa Takeshi left, Ning Zhiheng was alone in his office, thinking about the events of the day.
He was reflecting on his mistakes in this matter. It seemed that he might have become a bit arrogant. He thought he had built up enough capital within the Japanese community, but in the process, he may have been too high-profile, attracting the attention of some people with ulterior motives. It seemed that he needed to tone it down.
The next day, photos of Hirayama Jiro and Miyata Yasutoshi were posted all over the streets and alleys of Shanghai, and newspapers offered a reward of 100,000 yen for their whereabouts. Everyone was talking about it.
In an office at the Tsuchihara Organization, Iwai no Suke was reporting the whole thing to Kitaoka Ryoko.
During this period, Iwai Nosuke had been closely monitoring Ning Zhiheng's whereabouts. Such a big thing had happened, and the entire Shanghai leadership was shaken. How could Iwai Nosuke not know about it?
"They searched all day but couldn't find the assassin. However, they quickly identified him and are now offering a reward for his capture!" Iwai Nosuke reported.
Kitaoka Ryoko takes this matter very seriously; she won't let anything involving Fujiwara Tomohito go unpunished.
"Who on earth would dare to assassinate Fujiwara Tomohito?"
"It's a deserter named Hirayama Jiro, and an accomplice named Miyata Yasutoshi. I've investigated some things and heard that Fujiwara Tomohito had previously ordered the military police headquarters to secretly arrest this deserter. Now it seems that Hirayama Jiro must have some unspeakable grudges with the Fujiwara Company, which has led to this situation!"
After thinking for a moment, Kitaoka Ryoko felt that this might be a good thing worth taking advantage of, and it might pose a certain threat to Fujiwara Tomohito.
"Go and investigate everything about Hirayama Jiro right now. I need to know the whole truth. I think there must be something I'm looking for in this."
"Hi!"
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