Kitaoka Ryoko hadn't expected Ning Zhiheng to be so direct, leaving no room for retreat. Clearly, her previous performance had had no effect whatsoever; this young man was as cold as ice.
"Fujiwara-kun, you're exaggerating..."
“Miss Liangzi, I have been an orphan since childhood, and I have worked my way up to where I am today with nothing but my own hands. The coldness and warmth of human relationships and the fickleness of the world that I have experienced are beyond your imagination. How can there be love and hate without a reason in this world, especially for a woman like you!
So it seems everything was General Tsuchihara's doing, wasn't it? You really are his good student!
Kitaoka Ryoko quickly defended herself, saying, "That's absolutely not true. It's just that Ryoko admires Fujiwara-kun's charm!"
When Ning Zhiheng heard that she still refused to admit it, he was too lazy to watch her performance and said directly, "Miss Ryoko is from a commoner background, right? Do you think a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family would be with a woman of your status?"
Whether what you said is true or false, it's impossible, so please forgive me, go back and tell General Tsuchihara that everyone should save their energy; it's better for both of us!
After saying that, Ning Zhiheng, unwilling to linger any longer, turned and quickly left.
Ning Zhiheng didn't care about Kitaoka Ryoko's thoughts. With his current status, he no longer needed to worry about such a minor character. What he cared about was Tsuchihara Keiji behind Kitaoka Ryoko.
Kitaoka Ryoko hadn't expected Ning Zhiheng to be so resolute, giving her no chance to continue her act. She looked up at Ning Zhiheng's departing figure, a sinister and resentful glint in her eyes.
After this incident, Kitaoka Ryoko realized that she had no chance of getting close to Ning Zhiheng. She had originally planned to use her looks to not only gain control of the Fujiwara Company's resources but also to climb the Fujiwara family's coattails, thereby transforming her status and truly entering the top tier of Japanese society. But now, all of that had vanished.
Ning Zhiheng's decisiveness and indifference, especially his last words, filled Kitaoka Ryoko with resentment and anger. However, given her status, she had no chance of threatening Ning Zhiheng. But she did not give up completely. There are many ways to get close to a target. She decided to use another method to force this direct descendant of the Fujiwara family to accept her.
Upon returning to the Tsuchihara Agency, she immediately summoned her subordinate, Iwai nosuke.
Iwai nosuke had been recovering in the hospital since he was shot by an intelligence officer a few months ago and barely escaped with his life. After he was discharged, the Tsuchihara Agency was established, and Kitaoka Ryoko brought all her subordinates to the Tsuchihara Agency.
Kitaoka Ryoko valued Iwai Nosuke's abilities quite a bit, so Iwai Nosuke naturally joined the Tsuchihara Organization and began working under Kitaoka Ryoko.
"Iwai-kun, starting today, you will be secretly investigating someone," Kitaoka Ryoko instructed.
"Yes, team leader. Iwai no Nakajiro, do you know who they are?" Iwai no Nakajiro nodded hurriedly in agreement.
"Fujiwara Tomohito, the president of the Fujiwara Company!"
Iwai no Naosuke was taken aback. Of course he knew the name Fujiwara Tomohito. He was a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family, a top noble family in Japan. Behind him was not only the power of his family, but also the support of Lieutenant General Uehara Junpei, the intelligence leader of the Central China Army. In Shanghai, he was a high-ranking and powerful figure.
However, he quickly realized that whatever Kitaoka Ryoko's reason for doing so, he only needed to obey her orders.
"I need you to investigate everything about him and gather all the information about him. But you also know that Fujiwara Tomohito holds a prominent position and has a huge influence in Shanghai. You must do it discreetly and never alert him, otherwise the consequences will be beyond what you and I can bear. Can you do it?"
"Please rest assured, team leader, I will be careful and will not alert him!"
Iwai nosuke accepted the order and left. Kitaoka Ryoko pondered for a moment and then quickly walked out of the Tsuchihara Agency.
An hour later, in an apartment in the French Concession, Kitaoka Ryoko, dressed in men's casual clothes, was instructing her subordinate Nakajima Kota: "Starting today, you will focus on investigating the Fujiwara Company's cargo transportation. I need to know their entire freight process, who is involved, the companies handling the bulk cargo and the trading houses. In short, everything related to the Fujiwara Company in the French Concession must be carefully investigated and reported to me in detail!"
Kitaoka Ryoko decided to conduct a full investigation into everything concerning Fujiwara Tomohito and collect all unfavorable evidence. She wanted to have some leverage in her hands to try to threaten Fujiwara Tomohito. In this way, even if she couldn't get Fujiwara Tomohito to accept her in the end, she could at least force him to pay some price and cooperate with the Tsuchihara Agency's intelligence activities. This would be considered as indirectly completing the task given to her by Tsuchihara Keiji.
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