Kagesa Yuki took a sip of tea and couldn't help but say with a hint of schadenfreude, "Fujiwara-kun, Tsuchihara Keiji returned to the Tsuchihara Agency yesterday afternoon. His mission to turn Tsuchihara against the government failed this time. Wu Peide claimed to be ill and refused to see any guests, repeatedly embarrassing Tsuchihara. In the end, he really did die of illness, and Tsuchihara could only slink back to Shanghai in disgrace."
"Wu Peide is dead?" Ning Zhiheng asked softly.
"It was probably Tsuchihara who did it. This guy is ruthless and cruel. Back then, the King of the Northeast refused to cooperate with him, and in the end, he was blown up by him in Huanggutun. Fujiwara-kun, you still have to be careful."
At this point, Yingzu Yushu glanced meaningfully at Ning Zhiheng and noticed that his expression had not changed at all, and his gaze was calm as water. He couldn't help but nod to himself, this young man had a composure that was very different from his age.
Ning Zhiheng immediately knew that Yingzuo Yushu knew from the beginning that he had killed Kitaoka Ryoko, but he still concluded that Hirayama Jiro had committed murder and fled, which could be considered as doing Ning Zhiheng a favor.
Ning Zhiheng was well prepared for this; he had made the worst-case scenario plan when he took action to eliminate Kitaoka Ryoko.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "General Yingzuo, you are overthinking it. General Tsuchihara and I have always had a good relationship, so why would you be so careful?"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Yingzuo Yushu laughed and said, "I misspoke!"
Ning Zhiheng knew that Kagesa Yuki had previously purged the Tsuchihara Agency. All of Tsuchihara Keiji's former subordinates had been sidelined and were now in control of the Tsuchihara Agency.
Keiji Tsuchihara will definitely react to this, and a conflict between the two is inevitable.
As expected, Kagesa Hiroki continued, "The headquarters has basically agreed to our plan, and Tsuchihara is about to leave Shanghai. However, he doesn't know when to back down, and our conversation yesterday ended unhappily."
Ning Zhiheng knew this would be the outcome, and nodded, saying, "General Yingzuo, why bother with such matters? The situation is what it is; how could General Tsuchihara possibly defy it!"
Kagesa Hiroki's brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "That's right. Headquarters had already agreed to our request before, otherwise they wouldn't have transferred me to Shanghai to take over Tsuchihara Keiji's work. Now we can finally rest assured."
“By the way,” Kagesa Hiroki placed his teacup on the table, leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice, “As soon as Tsuchihara returned yesterday, he interrogated Yabe Hitoshi, the only witness in the Kitaoka Ryoko shooting case, carefully questioned him about the details of the case, and took away the case investigation report. I don’t think he will let this go.”
Ning Zhiheng's face darkened, and he said, "The death of Kitaoka Ryoko is a settled matter. To be honest, her motive for hiding Hirayama Jiro is unclear. If it weren't for the fact that he's already dead, I wouldn't have let this matter go so easily. As for what General Tsuchihara thinks, that depends on his attitude. Of course, if he's determined to pursue this matter, then that's another story!"
Ning Zhiheng's meaning was very clear: it depended on Tsuchihara Keiji's opinion. If Tsuchihara Keiji persisted in pursuing the matter, Ning Zhiheng was not afraid of him and they would simply break off all relations.
"Haha, that's true. This is Shanghai, after all. But Kitaoka Ryoko is his favorite student. She's been a secret agent for decades and likes to take unconventional approaches. Fujiwara-kun, you'd better be careful!"
Faced with Kageyama Yuuki's reminder again, Ning Zhiheng nodded in agreement. Better safe than sorry, he really needed to be more careful.
After a few more casual words, Ning Zhiheng picked up an exquisite wooden box from the side, opened it, and inside was a bank draft from the Yokohama Specie Bank. He gently pushed it in front of Kagesa Hiroki and said with a smile, "This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, General Kagesa. From now on, the Tsuchihara Agency—no, it should now be called the Kagesa Agency—will control the new National Government and hold great power. I hope the head of the Kagesa Agency will take good care of the Fujiwara Company and provide them with some convenience!"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's address, Yingzuo Yushu couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying with a smug smile, "Fujiwara-kun, you're too kind. We're family, so please take care of me in the future."
The two chatted happily for a long time before parting ways.
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