Everyone quickly left the safe house, but Kimura Maki got into Iwai Nosuke's car.
Iwai started the car and quickly left the scene. As the car drove away, Iwai turned to Kimura Maki and asked, "Kimura-kun, what's the next step?"
Kimura Maki replied, "Dispose of Hirayama Jiro's body, then go back and report to the chairman. Iwai-kun, you did a great job this time, taking care of everyone yourself. I will speak to the chairman on your behalf. You have a bright future ahead of you!"
Iwai nosuke quickly smiled and said, "Not at all, I'll need Kimura-kun's help in the future."
At this point, Iwai nosuke couldn't help but look at Kimura Maki and continued, "Kimura-kun, I think our plan was a bit too crude. Why not pretend it was done by Chinese agents and pin everything on them? It would be more reasonable to do that."
Kimura Maki grinned and said dismissively, "This is the chairman's arrangement. We just need to follow orders and do what we're told. We don't need to worry about anything else!"
Upon hearing this, Iwai nosuke quickly nodded and said, "Yes, sir! So it was the chairman's order. Then there's no problem!"
Although he was saying flattering things, Iwai nosuke couldn't help but secretly think to himself that these guys were brainless, crude and reckless, all brawn and no brains, and could never do this kind of thing as well as a professional like himself.
If the chairman had handed the matter over to me in advance, with my intelligence and caution, I could have designed the operation more reasonably and made fewer mistakes in the on-site setup.
Now, in the rush, everyone has left quite a few traces in the safe house. It might fool ordinary intelligence agents, but it will be difficult for experienced veteran agents.
Chairman Fujiwara's subordinates are still lacking in talent, so it seems I have no rivals to compete with! As long as I perform well in the future, I believe I will soon rise to prominence and gain the chairman's favor. Iwai nosuke couldn't help but feel smug about this.
In fact, Ning Zhiheng had initially wanted to have his intelligence department handle the task, as these professional agents could do a better job. However, after careful consideration, he ultimately abandoned the idea.
Kitaoka Ryoko had been investigating the Fujiwara Company's smuggling activities. If anyone else knew about this, she could send the intelligence department to carry out the mission. However, if problems arose during the operation and the Japanese discovered the intelligence department's identity, it would be difficult to explain clearly.
He absolutely could not allow anyone to associate the Fujiwara Company with the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. Besides, there simply wasn't enough time for him to arrive at the Mulan Academy after receiving the call and then arrange for the Intelligence Bureau to carry out the assassination operation. His communication with the Shanghai urban intelligence action group couldn't be that quick; there were communication channels in between, usually handled by Yi Hua'an. In urgent situations, it was difficult to be available at a moment's notice.
So in the end, he decided to use the Fujiwara Company's security detail. This way, there would be no problem with the timing, and even if problems arose during the operation and his identity was discovered, he could explain it as Kitaoka Ryoko investigating the Fujiwara Company's smuggling, and him eliminating Kitaoka Ryoko to cover up the smuggling secret.
Therefore, this matter should be classified as an internal power struggle among the Japanese. Even if the Japanese find out that it was the work of the Fujiwara Company, it will have nothing to do with the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
The safe house is located in the eastern part of the city, an area with a high concentration of Japanese residents and the strongest security forces, enabling the fastest response times.
Four sharp gunshots rang out in quick succession, quickly alerting those nearby. Soon after, the nearest police station received the news and dispatched officers to investigate.
Just then, Hitoshi Yabe, an agent of the Tsuchihara Agency, leisurely returned to the safe house carrying a food box.
He was sent by Yoshimoto Ichiro to buy lunch, and the round trip would take quite a while. When he entered the courtyard, he immediately sensed something was wrong. Normally, there should be two agents on duty in the courtyard, but at this moment, the courtyard was empty.
He immediately crouched down, placed the food box on the ground, and casually pulled out his sidearm from his waist. He crept into the room and soon reached the window. When he peeked out, he was stunned by what he saw inside.
Despite being incredibly shocked, Yabe Jinkazu observed the room for a moment to make sure no one else was inside before entering through the front door.
Four corpses lay scattered in the living room, including his direct superior, Kitaoka Ryoko, and several other colleagues. Suddenly, he thought of Hirayama Jiro. Yabe Jinkazu quickly went to the inner room, but it was empty.
Just then, the sound of car brakes came from outside the courtyard. With the sound of hurried footsteps, a group of police officers in black uniforms rushed in and bumped into Yabe Jin-kazu.
The leading Japanese police officers reacted quickly and immediately raised their guns at him. Seeing this, Yabe Jin-kazu had no choice but to raise his hands.
When he revealed his identity and explained the identities of the four deceased at the scene, everyone was taken aback.
Given the deceased's special status, the police station dared not make a decision on its own and immediately reported it to the Special Higher Police (SPD), since the SPD is the main unit responsible for targeting Chinese intelligence agents and managing the city's security.
When the Special Higher Police learned that Kitaoka Ryoko was among the dead, they immediately reported it to the intelligence group leader, Eijiro Eguchi.
Ryusei Eguchi was also a student of Keiji Tsuchihara. Although he was much older than Ryoko Kitaoka and they didn't have much contact, they were still classmates. You can imagine how shocked he was when he heard about Ryoko Kitaoka's murder. He immediately led a team to come over.
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