Yuji Imai explained, "If it were as you say, that would be the best outcome, of course. However, General Uehara knows that Zhan Yuanliang is most likely a Kuomintang agent infiltrated by the Military Intelligence Bureau. Would the general agree to such a lenient approach?"
"Mr. Imai, you're overthinking it!" Ning Zhiheng laughed. "I'll explain to my uncle. He's not a rigid person; he knows how to be flexible. He'd be happy to see this matter suppressed and its negative impact reduced. However, you must remain outwardly relaxed but inwardly vigilant. The pursuit of Zhan Yuanliang cannot be relaxed, and what needs to be done cannot be neglected!"
Hearing that Ning Zhiheng was willing to take responsibility for him, Imai Yuji was overjoyed and quickly nodded, saying, "With you here, sir, there will naturally be no problem with the general. I just need to find a reason to explain myself."
Whom do you plan to choose as the starting point?
“Uchida Meizan, the vice consul of the consulate, this person died of poisoning after the incident. At that time, we will say that this person had a conflict with Zhan Yuanliang, and that Zhan Yuanliang harbored resentment towards him and poisoned him in revenge!”
Ning Zhiheng's eyes lit up, and he clasped his hands together and laughed, "This person is a good choice. He is of higher status than Zhan Yuanliang, and they often come into contact. It's inevitable that there will be some friction. Even if there isn't, we can embellish the story. Anyway, there's no way to prove it when the dead are dead!"
The two of them were of the same mind, and the matter was settled. They looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other without saying a word!
Ning Zhiheng then changed the subject, asking, "By the way, among those poisoned, besides Uchida Meizan and that clerk, have there been any other deaths in the past two days? Especially the biochemical expert Ueno Keisuke, how is he?"
Although he was asking about Keisuke Ueno, Ning Zhiheng was actually more concerned about the officers of the 6th Division, such as Ichiro Nojima. Of course, Keisuke Ueno was also an important figure, and the harm he caused to the Chinese military and civilians was even greater than that of Ichiro Nojima and others. However, Ning Zhiheng hated these executioners who participated in the Nanjing Massacre even more, so he paid more attention to these people.
Yuji Imai replied, "Two more people died from poisoning yesterday. They were two high-ranking officials from the Nanjing government. The others have all regained consciousness, including Keisuke Ueno!"
Ning Zhiheng was stunned upon hearing this. How could this be? He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "They've all woken up? Didn't Dr. Shimada say that the situation was not optimistic?"
"That's true. But this time it was really fortunate. We checked and found that Zhan Yuanliang's dosage of poison was not large. In order to expand the scope of the poisoning, he also added a lot of alcohol, which resulted in a very low concentration of potassium cyanide in the alcohol. After a day and a night of rescue efforts, apart from the four who died, everyone else was saved."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng's heart sank. He hadn't expected these guys to be so lucky, escaping death and avoiding this calamity!
"Were Nojima Ichiro and his colleagues all rescued?" Ning Zhiheng asked again.
"They've been rescued. Their poisoning symptoms were quite severe, and they only regained consciousness this morning. But we're lucky, otherwise the pressure on me would have been immense!" Yuji Imai replied with some relief. The outcome of this poisoning incident was acceptable; only four people died in total, so the loss wasn't too great.
However, Ning Zhiheng was very disappointed upon hearing this. It was completely unexpected that important targets such as Nojima Ichiro and Ueno Keisuke had been rescued. However, given his temperament, he would not easily give up if he wanted to eliminate certain people. At worst, he would take action again to send them on their way.
He glanced at his watch and said to Yuji Imai, “Imai-kun, I think it’s still early. Why don’t you come with me to the hospital to see the injured people, especially Ichiro Nojima? He’s from my hometown, and we just met. I was planning to get to know him better, but now that he’s injured, it’s a good opportunity.”
Upon hearing this, Yuji Imai quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Of course, since he is from the same hometown as you, sir, we should indeed go and visit him!"
Ning Zhiheng summoned Yi Huaan and instructed him to prepare some nourishing gifts. He also asked Kimura Maki to prepare the car. The group left their residence and headed to Tongren Hospital.
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