Iwai nosuke was too lazy to argue with Hirayama Jiro anymore. During this time, Hirayama Jiro had tried to go out and take revenge on Fujiwara Tomohito more than once, but Kitaoka Ryoko's purpose was different from his. She wanted the background support of the Fujiwara family, not a corpse!
Iwai nosuke turned and left the room, going to the outer room where Yoshimoto Ichiro was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.
Iwai nosuke threw the newspaper he was holding onto the table, tapped it on the wanted poster, and said irritably, "Don't bring these newspapers in here anymore. Your men are too careless."
Yoshimoto Ichiro glanced at it, then awkwardly put away the newspaper in his hand and explained, "Actually, it's not a big deal. If he knows he's in a dangerous situation, he won't dare to run around."
Iwai no Nakaji scoffed, "If he knows that we're just a piece of easy prey in other people's eyes, do you think he'll still trust us?"
Yoshimoto Ichiro was speechless after Iwai Nosuke's retort, so he said no more.
Iwai Nosuke continued, "Yoshimoto-kun, everyone's having a tough time right now. Have you thought about what would happen to us if Kagesa Hiroki really became the head of the organization?"
These days, Iwai nosuke has been troubled and uneasy about this. Iwai nosuke was willing to obey Kitaoka Ryoko's orders before because Kitaoka Ryoko was backed by Tsuchihara Keiji, the head of the Special Higher Police. Following Kitaoka Ryoko could bring him a bright future. But now it seems that the situation in the Tsuchihara Agency is about to change. If the situation develops to the point where things really can't be done, what should he do?
Yoshimoto Ichiro shook his head and said, "That's something the team leader and the others should worry about. At worst, we can go back to the North China headquarters. Don't overthink it."
Iwai no Naoki's facial muscles twitched. Yes, Tsuchihara Keiji and Kitaoka Ryoko had retreated to North China with their men. What about him? He wasn't one of Tsuchihara Keiji's former subordinates. Since joining the Special Higher Police, he had been working in Shanghai. Could he really have gone to North China with these people to settle down?
Iwai nosuke was unwilling to leave Shanghai just like that, and he was even less willing to go to North China. He looked at Yoshimoto Ichiro, his eyes gleaming. In the end, he was not of the same mind as these people. Besides, he himself had no loyalty to speak of. He was only loyal to himself!
He turned to look at the room where Hirayama Jiro was staying, his face expressionless, but he seemed to be deep in thought.
Kitaoka Ryoko arrived at a residence in the French Concession to hear from Nakajima Kota about the progress of his investigation over the past period.
Kota Nakajima began, "Team leader, you've come at the right time. The investigators sent to the Chinese-occupied areas just returned yesterday with very important information."
Kitaoka Ryoko was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said, "Tell me the details first."
Kota Nakajima nodded in agreement and began to explain, "I sent Yamamoto and others to follow the Fujiwara Company's transport vehicles westward. After passing through Zhejiang, they entered Jiangxi. Along the way, there were checkpoints set up by our military, and they were not questioned at all. All the checkpoints let them through directly."
After passing through our checkpoint and entering Chinese-occupied territory, their vehicles stopped at a camp for an hour, then the drivers and guards were changed, and they continued westward.
"Where are the original driver and security personnel?"
"They all drove another batch of vehicles back to Shanghai. This group should only be responsible for transportation in the areas we occupy."
"And then what?"
"Yamamoto followed the transport vehicles and they continued to transport goods to Fuzhou. There were at least a hundred people escorting the goods. These people were disciplined and well-equipped. They even repelled a small group of bandits on the way. They were very strong in combat. Yamamoto judged that these people must be elite soldiers."
"Didn't they trade with any local chambers of commerce along the way?" Yoshiko Kitaoka asked.
"No, they didn't distribute goods to the chambers of commerce along the way. They changed drivers but not vehicles all the way, and the supplies were transported day and night. When the convoy passed through Zhuzhou, they changed drivers and guards again at a camp to replenish supplies, and then continued westward. Throughout the entire transportation process, they passed through every checkpoint without inspection, all the way to Changsha, a major city in the southwest."
Kitaoka Ryoko gasped in surprise and asked, "You mean, they transported the supplies day and night, without any obstruction, all the way to Changsha?"
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