“I heard from Taro Sagawa that the initial choice for the North China side was Beiping, but that was later overturned. He mentioned Qingdao instead, and I think Qingdao is more likely because Taro Sagawa and I flew to Qingdao specifically for the last two days to visit Keiji Tsuchihara!”
"Is Keiji Tsuchihara in Qingdao?"
"Yes, but I don't know the specifics. He talked with Taro Sagawa for an hour, then Taro Sagawa left. Then, when he talked to me, he mentioned the possibility of holding a meeting in Qingdao. After that, we took a private plane back to Shanghai."
Just as I expected! The North China Front did not choose major cities like Beijing and Tianjin, but instead chose the coastal city of Qingdao, which is understandable.
At this time, Qingdao was the best-developed metropolis in northern China, with a very nice urban landscape, dense population, and thriving commerce, which was well known to the world.
More importantly, Qingdao had a strong military presence, with a considerable number of army and navy personnel, and had a large number of Japanese immigrants living there for a long time. After the outbreak of the full-scale war, Japan sent even more immigrants to Qingdao to expand its economic influence, making it a key city for the Japanese to occupy.
Of course, there is another advantage: Qingdao has convenient transportation, with an airport and a port, and its location is also in the center. It is very convenient to go to Beiping, Nanjing, or Shanghai. It seems that the North China Front Army has put a lot of thought into this.
Ning Zhiheng nodded. He thought for a moment, but Qingdao's urban development was quite advanced, and there were many high-level buildings qualified to hold tripartite meetings. It seemed that he needed to make further confirmations before reporting to headquarters.
He said to He Siming, "The tripartite talks are of great importance. Once the merger is successful, the puppet government will have considerable status and influence. The headquarters attaches great importance to this matter and has ordered us to find out the time and location of the tripartite meeting as soon as possible. They want to prevent the meeting from taking place. You need to pay close attention to this news in the near future and report to me as soon as possible."
"Yes!" He Siming nodded in acceptance.
His current identity is different, allowing him access to different intelligence sources. His intelligence gathering capabilities far exceed those of before, making these tasks almost effortless for him.
Since the meeting couldn't last too long, they exchanged a few more words and then parted ways.
Meanwhile, in the headquarters building of Agent 76, a knock sounded on the door of an office.
"Come in!" Zhang Jingyao, the director of the Third Division, called out casually without looking up.
Luo Xingchao walked in with a smile, holding a teacup in his hand. His steps were casual and slow, as if he were just casually dropping by.
He chuckled and said with a big smile, "Old Zhang, what are you busy with? I was bored here, so I came over to chat with you for a bit. I hope I'm not bothering you! Haha!"
Upon seeing Luo Xingchao, Zhang Jingyao's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered and stood up to greet him. He invited Luo Xingchao to sit on the sofa and replied with a smile, "Director Luo, it's an honor to have you here. I can't even invite you normally, so please, have a seat!"
Luo Xingchao bowed slightly, placed the teacup on the guest table, and said repeatedly, "Old Zhang, this is too formal, too formal. You're much older than me. From now on, just call me 'brother' or 'Xingchao,' haha!"
Luo Xingchao acted friendly and casual as soon as he entered, quickly closing the distance between himself and Zhang Jingyao. This attitude, however, made Zhang Jingyao even more uneasy.
He was well aware of Luo Xingchao's identity and knew that he had been investigating the case of poisoning Wang Hanmin. In the past few days, he had summoned many people from No. 76 for face-to-face interviews, including high-ranking officials like Wu Shicai. No one dared to refuse his investigation.
I had almost no contact with him before, let alone any friendship. But today he suddenly came to visit and put on such an attitude. Needless to say, today is a screening talk for me.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingyao couldn't help but feel uneasy. He knew that no matter how pleasant the young man in front of him looked, he was definitely not a kind person. If he made a wrong move with just one word, the other party would immediately turn his back on him without any mercy!
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