Ning Zhiheng and Matsudaira Hidemi returned to the waiting room and chatted for a long time. Matsudaira Hidemi had excellent literary knowledge, especially in Chinese literature, and could keep up with Ning Zhiheng's pace. They got along very well for a while.
The meeting lasted until after 11 a.m. before the meeting room door opened. Fujiwara Hirofumi and Wang Tianhai were the first to walk out of the meeting room. Ning Zhiheng went forward to greet them. Fujiwara Hirofumi's expression was relatively normal, but Wang Tianhai looked slightly displeased.
Today's meeting has come to a temporary close. Everyone politely acknowledged each other. Consul General Kenji Iwai, seeing that it was still early, asked everyone to rest for a while before preparing to enter the banquet hall.
Ning Zhiheng glanced at his watch, feeling secretly anxious. He didn't want to attend this banquet for a simple reason: there must be arrangements made by the Military Intelligence Bureau in the banquet hall.
It turned out that the staff member he had just seen at the entrance of the banquet hall was someone he recognized; it turned out to be a team member from the same action section as him during the Nanjing period.
At the time, he was the leader of the fourth action group of the action section. He often trained with the action team members. In particular, he was exceptionally skilled and often challenged these military elites on the training ground. This action team member was one of the best.
Although he didn't remember the teammate's name, his memory was amazing, and he would never mistake his appearance.
He also knew that a Kuomintang assassination squad had entered Shanghai, with Wang Tianhai as their target. In the past few days, they had launched several assassination attempts, but none of them had succeeded. Now it seemed that the assassination squad had actually tracked them down here and even infiltrated the Japanese consulate.
This person cannot be a member of the Shanghai station, because the staff at the Shanghai station were all brought over by Wang Hanmin from the Wuhan station, and Ning Zhiheng could not possibly know them.
The operative was posing as a staff member and lingering in the banquet hall. He must be planning an assassination during the banquet. I certainly couldn't risk entering the banquet hall to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
As for Fujiwara Hirofumi, he absolutely cannot be harmed. He is currently his greatest asset, a powerful backer he just secured by spending $500,000. Whether his plans can be successfully implemented in the future depends entirely on this figurehead. He absolutely cannot let the assassins from the Military Intelligence Bureau eliminate him so easily.
But the banquet is coming up soon, and I need to find an excuse to prevent Fujiwara Hirofumi from attending. But what kind of excuse can I use that can be done without leaving a trace?
Ning Zhiheng's mind raced as he thought quickly. At that moment, everyone was chatting in the lounge when he suddenly realized that Wang Tianhai was not there. He quickly turned to Takahashi Hiroshi and asked, "Takahashi-kun, is Mr. Wang not attending the banquet?"
Hiroshi Takahashi nodded and said, "Mr. Wang was not feeling well during the meeting, so it ended early. He should go back to his residence to rest now!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. The main target had already left, and the Military Intelligence Bureau's assassination attempt had once again failed.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng said unhappily, "This is too rude. The banquet is about to begin, but the other party's key figures have left early. What are they trying to do?"
At this point, he turned to Fujiwara Hirofumi and said, "Uncle, I think we should let Congressman Miyazaki and their representatives have a meal together. Wouldn't it be too much of an honor for these Chinese people for us to stay here?"
His brows were furrowed, and his expression was one of great displeasure, clearly indicating that he had no goodwill towards these representatives of traitors.
Fujiwara Hirofumi, with his excellent composure, smiled and said, "I see that Mr. Wang doesn't look well. He hasn't been sleeping well these past few days, so he must be feeling unwell."
Hiroshi Takahashi said in a low voice, "Being assassinated twice in just one week, although he escaped unharmed, is enough to make him restless. I heard that he also has old injuries, which is understandable!"
Seeing that Fujiwara Hirofumi didn't seem to care, Ning Zhiheng wanted to persuade him again, but at that moment a clear gunshot rang out from outside, followed by shouts, which startled everyone.
Several more gunshots rang out, and ten minutes later, the Consul General arrived before Fujiwara Hirofumi with several guards.
“Mr. Fujiwara, someone fired a shot at Mr. Wang outside the consulate. We have already sent people to chase after them.”
Fujiwara Hirofumi quickly asked, "How is Mr. Wang?"
"She's safe and sound, and has been taken back to her residence to rest!"
Fujiwara Hirofumi shook his head and said to Tsuchihara Keiji behind him, "Shanghai is still not very safe. The Chongqing government will not let this go so easily. The assassination attempt against Mr. Wang will definitely continue. You need to hurry up with your work."
Keiji Tsuchihara hurriedly nodded in agreement. Hirofumi Fujiwara remained calm and turned to everyone, saying, "Please don't panic. Leave the outside matters to them. Everyone, please follow me, the banquet will proceed as planned!"
Ning Zhiheng watched as Fujiwara Hirofumi still headed for the banquet hall and couldn't help but groan inwardly. He had no choice but to follow behind Fujiwara Hirofumi, step by step, to the entrance of the banquet hall.
Ning Zhiheng's intuition was astonishing. When he reached the entrance of the banquet hall, that feeling of dread returned to his mind, and the closer he got to the banquet hall, the clearer the feeling became.
Ning Zhiheng became increasingly anxious. He couldn't let Fujiwara Hirofumi suffer any loss, but he couldn't directly stop him from going to the banquet hall, otherwise it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of veteran agents like Tsuchihara Keiji and Uehara Junpei.
These two are both very discerning; they wouldn't miss such an obvious flaw.
Ning Zhiheng made up his mind and decided to accompany Fujiwara Hirofumi on this trip, so that he could step in at the crucial moment and not let this ace be wasted.
Fujiwara Hirofumi, being of the highest status, naturally walked in front of the group, with the others following behind. Ning Zhiheng followed closely behind Fujiwara Hirofumi as they entered the banquet hall.
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