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Chapter 565
Hearing that Zuo Zhong said that he was from the Zuo family, Hase Ryosuke stood up instantly, raised his left hand and slapped the bar, and shouted with wide eyes: "Bartender, serve another bottle of whiskey."

Then with a flattering expression on his face, he raised his thumb and said with emotion: "Okamoto-kun, please forgive me for my rude words before, Lingzu and father are real businessmen, smart businessmen.

Those damned guys are too greedy, especially Japanese firms and comprador merchants, who dared to secretly sell tobacco and earth in the Republic of China. They deserved to be taught a lesson. What I said was from the bottom of my heart. "

His chest was thumping, and he looked like an old friend of the Chinese people. When the bartender brought the whiskey, he poured a full glass and drank it all in one gulp, and then wanted to pour Zuo Zhong another drink.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

Too lazy to watch this guy's performance, Zuo Zhong covered the cup with his hand, glanced to the left and right: "Our people got the wind, Hirota Koni is about to give a speech to China, can you get the specific content.

It is best to find out the real purpose of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and try to find written materials as evidence. We are willing to spend a lot of money on this task. If you do it a few times, you may be able to retire. "

Although it was decided to destroy the peace talks between the government and the Japanese, it is also a good thing to be able to grasp the opponent's hole cards. What if Hase is in Tokyo and can get relevant information.

"Minister Hirota?"

Over there, Hase Ryosuke exclaimed in a low voice, the smile on his face became bitter: "I'm afraid it's difficult, the Shanghai Consulate's Special Higher Class is under the Consulate's Intelligence Department, and above it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Intelligence Department.

The minister of intelligence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs goes up to the deputy minister in charge of intelligence work, and the other party reports to the foreign minister. That is to say, I am far behind Hirota Koki. Wait, let me count the differences. "

He scratched his fingers to calculate, raised his head and said helplessly: "I don't know how many levels are worse, anyway, this is impossible, Okamoto-kun, maybe you can kill him, it will be easier.

It is also unrealistic to get confidential documents, not to mention that I am just a small super high-level section chief, and even Consul Ishisa Inotaro of the Shanghai Consulate is not qualified to participate in this matter, you have to believe me. "

Well, sure enough, there is no way.

Seeing that the other party was about to cry, Zuo Zhong quickly patted his hand: "I'm just trying, if it doesn't work, forget it, by the way, have you found the information about the second generation ancestor, please introduce this person's situation.

I have a plan, which may require the cooperation of this guy and you. I will tell you the specific content later, don't worry, I won't let you do anything dangerous, just put on a show. "

Hase Ryosuke breathed a sigh of relief. He really wanted to make more money and enjoy life after retirement. The premise was to survive the maelstrom of the Sino-Japanese War. Otherwise, what was the use of making so much money.

He took a sip of wine carefully, and said in his mouth: "Takaki Ikuta, 35 years old this year, Kagoshima Prefecture, graduated from Tokyo Higher Business School like Eiji Amaba, Minister of Intelligence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After graduating in 1924, he passed the examinations for diplomats and consulates and entered the East Asia Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an ordinary employee. In 1925, he met his current wife and became the deputy director of the General Affairs Division in the same year.

Later, the other party served as a section chief in the consulates in Yangcheng and Harbin. This year, he was transferred to the Consulate General in Shanghai to assist Ishigu Shetaro in managing intelligence work. This is the situation. "

"that's it?"

Zuo Zhong was a little dissatisfied, what could be seen from these things, he didn't know about character, disposition, hobbies, etc. When Xiao Qingmin came into contact with the other party, she said that this person was not easy to be instigated.

He tapped the bar with his finger, and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Hase, your work attitude is very problematic, I didn't ask you to memorize the materials, what I want is information, information, do you know what I mean.

The things you mentioned can be obtained by sending people to Tokyo to inquire about them. Don’t waste everyone’s time, otherwise it may take a long time for the fifty thousand oceans to return to your hands. "

"Bridge bean sack."

When Hase Ryosuke heard this, he immediately said in a hurry: "Please wait a moment, I haven't finished, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is roughly divided into two factions, one is the Tokyo Higher Business School faction.

These people are deeply influenced by expansionism and have a very close relationship with the military. They agree with the empire's war against your country. Takaki Ikuta is one of them, and he has a hostile attitude towards the Republic of China.

The reason is that decades ago, his elder died in the war against China. This person once publicly declared that all Chinese who dared to resist and those who did not resist could be killed in order to achieve the great cause of the empire. "

He glanced at Zuo Zhong tremblingly, and continued: "Ikuta Takashi's father-in-law is the third son of Duke Masayoshi Matsukata, a very powerful banker who has won over many military capitalists.

Although he does not have the name of the Minister of Military Supplies, he is actually the Minister of Military Supplies. The other party's choice of Ikuta as his son-in-law is purely to win over the diplomats sent by Tokyo Higher Business School and encourage them to support military operations.

So this guy is not taken seriously, and is often bullied by the children of the Matsukata family. He is a well-known waste in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If Tianyu Eiji hadn't taken care of him, he would have been kicked out of the diplomatic system long ago. "

What is intelligence.

This is called intelligence.

Hearing Hase Ryosuke's supplement, Zuo Zhong's expression became a little better, and at the same time, he knew what kind of thing this second generation ancestor was. To put it simply, the other party was a pig's foot who took the template of a son-in-law.

Bearing a "family feud", being valued by a big boss, being used by another big boss, being despised by his wife's clan and colleagues, and another sentence of 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, then all will live.

Such people generally have psychological problems. Once they have a chance to stand up, they will do whatever it takes, because they need to prove themselves to others in order to gain satisfaction.

Having grasped Takashi Ikuta's character weakness, Zuo Zhong made a small modification to the plan in his mind, then poured a glass of whiskey for Ryosuke Hase himself, raised the glass and said to the other party.

"Thank you Hase-kun for supporting us. Come, let's have a drink. In addition, you, your boss Iwai, and Ishigu Shetaro must belong to the other faction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Am I right?"

"Yes, we are all from Tongwenshuguan. Compared with the people from Tokyo Higher Business School, we have a certain degree of friendliness and understanding towards your country, and we don't advocate a major war between China and Japan."

Hase Ryosuke clinked glasses with Zuo Zhong, and said after drinking, "During the Manchurian Incident, Consul Ishigu Shetaro persuaded the left-behind personnel in Kyrgyzstan to surrender to reduce meaningless casualties.

When the British Lytton investigation team came to China, Mr. Consul publicly stated that he could not tell the truth because of his position. This made the military upper class angry, but the political top thought it was a noble performance.

He was critical of the establishment of Manchukuo, saying that none of the Chinese in the three eastern provinces supported independence, and that the empire should use economic and cultural means to gradually assimilate the Republic of China. "

Kindness and understanding shit.

Zuo Zhong sneered in his heart, the so-called Tongbunshuguan school is no different from the Tokyo Higher Business School school, the only difference is that Ishigu Shotaro and his like understand that Japan cannot quickly defeat China.

They studied in Shanghai when they were young, and they know how big this country is, how large its population is, and how rich its resources are, and they can only deal with a big country with the manpower and material resources of a small island.

But on the surface, Zuo Zhong said with a smile: "Consul Shizhu Shetaro, I also heard that after he took office, he said that it is everyone's mission and responsibility to maintain peace in the international city of Shanghai.

He also said that there would be no more storms in the sky in Shanghai. I admire this. Mr. Hase, if you have the opportunity, you can introduce us to each other. I have a lot to say to Mr. Consul. "

Hase Ryosuke really wanted to give himself a few mouthfuls, he was used to flattering, but just now he couldn't help boasting when he mentioned Ishigu Shitaro, alas, bad habits in the officialdom kill people.

He rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and changed the subject abruptly: "Okamoto-kun, you said earlier that you have a plan that requires my cooperation, can you say it now, I will do my best to complete the task."

"Hehe, don't be nervous."

Zuo Zhong leaned his elbows on the bar, lit a cigarette and turned around and asked, "When you were working in the consulate these two days, you probably didn't look well. Did Takashi Ikuta notice this?"

Hase Ryosuke nodded in embarrassment: "Yes, there is no need to keep it secret after losing such a large sum of money. My attitude towards the subordinates of the super high school is strict, and the other party should know."

Zuo Zhong could imagine the impotent and furious look of this guy, he put his arms around his shoulders with a smile, and spoke in a voice that only two people could hear. Mr. Super High Section Chief nodded slowly while listening.

10 minute later.

Hase Ryosuke walked out of the nightclub in high spirits, and immediately hailed a rickshaw to return to the consulate in Shanghai. Every time he saw someone, he would nod with a smile on his face, and stop from time to time to exchange greetings.

This surprised many interested people. The intelligence agency had no secrets. The other party had lost a lot of money in Beilun Port. Everyone knew about it. Why did they become so happy today.

Soon the news spread. After a short staff member learned about it, he walked to the door of an office in a ghostly manner, knocked lightly twice, and someone inside replied seriously.

"Enter."

The short man was overjoyed, looked at both sides of the corridor mysteriously, opened the door and slipped in, closed the door with his backhand and said respectfully to a middle-aged man at the desk.

"Mr. Ikuta, Section Chief Hase has returned from the outside, and he seems to be in a good mood. The matter may have been resolved. Can I talk to the Chinese from the Cao Gang and see where he went?"

"Oh? There is such a thing."

After listening to the middle-aged man, he solemnly put down the pen in his hand, and said to himself, this person is Tian Longxi, the son-in-law of the Songfang family, a strong contender for the deputy director of the Intelligence Department of the Shanghai Consulate.

He got up and walked to the window, and opened the shutters above to look out, just in time to see Ryosuke Hase patting the shoulder of a small spy affectionately, and Takashi Ikuta's face instantly became ugly.

(End of this chapter)