As expected, it was the same again. Ishikawa Takeshi felt a little disdainful. Ever since the establishment of the Kagesa Agency, it had been frequently bossing other departments around and assigning them tasks based on its powerful background, which made Ishikawa Takeshi very unwilling.
He took the file bag, opened it with his hands, and took out the documents. Inside was a letter from Haruki Masayoshi, which was nothing more than a standard official document requesting cooperation. Ishikawa Takeshi didn't even bother to look at it, just put it aside and picked up the document to look at it.
But soon his eyes narrowed, he looked up at Major Matsumoto, and then looked down again to look through the pages, leaving Major Matsumoto somewhat puzzled.
Before long, Ishikawa Takeshi said with displeasure, "Major Matsumoto, aren't you being too sensitive? Isn't it normal for the garrison troops to detain the caravan, release the personnel and vehicles after the conscription is completed? They are just ordinary combat troops, without the task or ability to identify Chinese agents. You doubt their loyalty just because they released one Chinese agent? Besides, more than a year has passed. Time has changed, and I'm afraid many things will be difficult to investigate."
Hearing Ishikawa Takeshi's calm tone, clearly indicating he didn't intend to pursue the matter, Major Matsumoto became anxious and quickly explained, "Please take care of this, Mr. Ishikawa. Colonel Haruki said this matter is very important. He suspects that someone used connections to release this Chinese agent, and this person is very likely connected to a mysterious department of the Chinese intelligence service, so a detailed investigation is needed."
At this point, he bowed deeply and said, "I entrust everything to you!"
He didn't dare use the Kagesa Agency to intimidate Ishikawa Takeshi, and the other party wouldn't fall for it either, so he could only emphasize the importance of the matter in an attempt to provoke the other party.
But to his surprise, his words almost made Takeshi Ishikawa jump out of his seat, because the "person" that Major Matsumoto was talking about was none other than Takeshi Ishikawa himself!
Takeshi Ishikawa has an excellent memory and remembers this matter mentioned in the document very well. It was Fujiwara no Tomohito who instructed him to go to the Kagamizu Bridge and personally release that caravan. Now, the Kagesa Agency is saying that he is related to a mysterious department of Chinese intelligence agents. Takeshi Ishikawa was so angry that he almost cursed out loud!
In fact, at the very beginning of the rescue, Takeshi Ishikawa already knew from Tomohito Fujiwara that the caravan consisted of Chinese people willing to do business with the Japanese, and that the Fujiwara Company's goods were sold directly deep into the Chinese-occupied territory, with Fujiwara responsible for clearing the checkpoints along the way, reaping enormous profits. Takeshi Ishikawa was well aware of whether the Chinese government was involved in this; how could one obtain such huge profits in this era without official backing?
So even if there really were Chinese agents involved, Ishikawa Takeshi wouldn't be surprised. As long as it's for profit, everything else can be ignored. The interests of the Fujiwara Company come first. You should know that for every ten yen the Fujiwara Company earns, one yen belongs to Ishikawa Takeshi. This is the foundation of his business. His current power comes from this. Anyone who dares to damage the interests of the Fujiwara Company is his greatest enemy!
Now that the Kagesa Agency was going to investigate this matter, Ishikawa Takeshi was naturally not going to be lenient. He looked at Matsumoto Shosaku, who was standing respectfully in front of him, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly, but said kindly, "Since that's the case, then I'll try to investigate. I'll let you know if I have any news. However, Matsumoto-kun, you should go back and tell Colonel Haruki that investigating and supervising the military is within the jurisdiction of our Military Police Headquarters. Please don't interfere rashly, otherwise, we will not agree."
Major Matsumoto breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Takeshi Ishikawa had agreed. As for Ishikawa's mention of interfering in the military investigation, that was of course not a problem, because even the Kagesa Agency did not have the authority to do so.
He quickly replied, "Please rest assured, Mr. Ishikawa, we are only asking for your cooperation and will absolutely not overstep our authority!"
Takeshi Ishikawa nodded, watching Major Matsumoto respectfully leave before his face darkened. He slammed the documents in his hand onto the table and cursed, "Utterly absurd!"
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