Rue Luban in the French Concession was a bustling street in the central part of the French Concession, where a large number of migrants gathered and various shops and stores lined the street.
The Songlai Hotel is one of the larger hotels. Miyata Yasutoshi, dressed in a long gown, stepped out of the hotel.
He had been in the French Concession for several days, anxiously waiting for Hirayama Jiro to come and meet him.
Since leaving Suzhou, he has been rushing here without stopping. He hasn't had time to find out whether Hirayama Jiro succeeded in assassinating Shirakawa Eiei. What he is more worried about is that even if he succeeded, Hirayama Jiro might not be satisfied and might come to Shanghai to take action against Chairman Fujiwara. If that happens, things will be difficult to handle.
Unbeknownst to him, Hirayama Jiro had already turned Shanghai into a chaotic mess, with his and Hirayama Jiro's portraits plastered everywhere and wanted by the authorities.
Fortunately, this was the French Concession, where information traveled very slowly in downtown Shanghai; otherwise, he would have realized something was wrong much earlier.
After arriving in the French Concession, he usually kept to himself and rarely left the hotel unless necessary. Today, however, he was feeling really stifled and had run out of cigarettes, so he went out to a shop diagonally opposite and bought a pack of cigarettes.
After turning around and leaving, he bought a newspaper at a nearby newsstand. As he looked down at the information from the past few days, his gaze suddenly focused on one spot, and his expression changed drastically.
The assassination of the Fujiwara Association president caused a great stir in the city, and the news was also published in the foreign concessions. Miyata Yasuhisa quickly found the news and was shocked. He thought to himself that Hirayama Jiro could not swallow his anger and had come to Shanghai without meeting up with him. Instead, he went directly to the Fujiwara Association president to seek revenge.
Now that such a commotion has been caused, even if he were in the French Concession, he wouldn't be able to guarantee his safety. The more Miyata Yasuhisa thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He looked around, dared not linger any longer, folded the newspaper and tucked it under his arm, and quickly walked back to the hotel.
As soon as he entered the hotel, the manager at the front desk greeted him with a nod: "Mr. Tian, are you feeling better? The worst thing when you're traveling is getting sick. Dr. Yu at the pharmacy on the main street is quite skilled; you might want to check him out."
Miyata Yasuhisa had been hiding in his room, claiming he was unwell, and the hotel manager believed him and finally asked him what was wrong.
Upon hearing this, Miyata Yasuhisa quickly nodded and said, "Thank you. I feel much better. I'll be fine after resting for a couple more days. Please bring dinner to my room again tonight."
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll arrange for my staff to deliver it to you!"
Miyata Yasuhisa thanked him, then turned and went upstairs to his room.
The shopkeeper looked up at his back with a doubtful look in his eyes. He took out two photos from the drawer under the counter, carefully checked them, and then picked up one of them and held it up to his eyes.
The person in the photo is wearing a suit and looks quite similar to Miyata Yasuhisa, though slightly blurry. It is a photo of Miyata Yasuhisa, who was offering bounty flowers in the city. However, this photo was found in the Miyata Company in Suzhou, and the time when it was taken is quite long ago, so his appearance has changed slightly.
It turned out that this time Ning Zhiheng sent the photos back to the intelligence department, ordering them to search for the two men's whereabouts within the concession area.
This time, the intelligence department was different from before. They developed a lot of photos and sent them to their subordinates for a wide-ranging search.
Previously, when the intelligence department was looking for someone, no one outside of their own intelligence officers could know, so as not to expose their true intentions and identities. This was very inefficient, as it was difficult to confirm the identity unless the intelligence officer himself saw the target.
This time it's different. Hirayama Jiro and Miyata Yasutoshi are Japanese criminals for whom a large reward is offered for capture in the city. The intelligence department can legitimately arrange for peripheral personnel to conduct a large-scale search. At that time, they can completely use the excuse of earning the reward bonus to cover it up.
Now, thanks to their substantial financial resources and connections, the members of the intelligence department all enjoy a relatively respectable status and position in the concession, and each has a considerable number of subordinates or employees.
In particular, Ji Hongyi's intelligence team consisted of many key figures from the gang. In addition to his own former gang members from the Jiangbei Gang, there were also a group of members introduced by Xu Yongchang. These members were survivors of the Fifth Detachment of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Special Operations Team. They were loyal warriors who had been tested by blood and fire and later joined the intelligence department. These people infiltrated the Shanghai Green Gang as disciples of the Green Gang. Because they were all capable fighters, they quickly developed their own power. If all of these people were mobilized, they would be an extremely powerful force.
Miyata Yasutoshi had stayed at the Matsurai Hotel a few times when he was doing business before, and he was an old acquaintance of the innkeeper. After checking in this time, he behaved somewhat strangely. At first, the innkeeper really thought he was unwell. However, when someone gave him a photo, he immediately realized that the person in the photo was quite similar to this Mr. Miyata.
He felt his judgment was probably correct, but he didn't know why the Green Gang was looking for this person, and he was afraid of harming an innocent person, so he was still somewhat undecided.
But when he heard that the reward was very generous, after thinking for a long time, he finally decided that money was the ultimate motivator. Without further hesitation, he gritted his teeth, picked up the phone on the counter, and dialed the number.
Miyata Yasuhisa returned to his room and paced anxiously back and forth. Hirayama Jiro hadn't appeared for the past few days; either he had been arrested or he was still plotting against Chairman Fujiwara. If he had been arrested, he might have been exposed. If he hadn't been arrested, but was still going to assassinate him, it would be difficult for them to meet up in the short term. And if he stayed in Shanghai for too long, the Fujiwara Company would easily notice him. Miyata Yasuhisa was caught in a dilemma.
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