Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Chapter 658 Three People, Twenty-three Eyes

Drawing a sword in secret, with the blade stained black?
These eight words are very consistent with Ito's positioning of the current situation - otherwise, why did he kill Zhu Zheng?
Shi Hao's statement now made Ito more interested in talent.

As an agent who took over the position of "Thunder" King, Ito read the files of the Shanghai intelligence agency over and over again, and read over and over again the battles between his predecessors and Zhang Shihao.

He saw the possibility of success in many files, but all the chances of success were lost due to greed, recklessness or internal strife.

The most noteworthy is Shi Yimei.

Looking back at Shi Yimei's surrender as a wise man after the event, this was a situation that could have put Zhang Shihao to death. Unfortunately, he was ultimately destroyed by internal strife, greed for merit, and reckless advances, as well as mutual distrust.

At this moment, facing "Shi Hao" who was full of energy in front of him, Ito thought to himself that he must not repeat the stupid mistakes of his predecessors.

"I admire Shi Haojun's heroism!" Ito clapped his hands in admiration again.

Zhang Anping was ashamed: "If it weren't for the director's foresight, how could Shi dare to speak so boldly? I don't deserve it!"

In fact, Zhang Anping was very curious at this time. He said so much, wasn't it just to be the first to see the plan of this old man Ito Masashi?
But Ito didn't seem to intend to tell the plan directly. After Zhang Anping said "I don't deserve it", he didn't get straight to the point. Instead, he continued to ask other questions - mostly about "Shi Hao's" past experiences.

If it were someone else, the fabricated false resume would most likely be exposed in front of a seasoned agent like Ito, but the person he asked was Zhang Anping.

The resume Zhang Anping had fabricated, coupled with the endorsement from Zhou Fohai, who was playing both sides, would not have any flaws on paper unless Ito checked each item one by one and questioned each person one by one.

In fact, Ito did this out of habitual caution. If it were anyone else, no one would have thought that the senior agent of the Wang Puppet regime who was endorsed by the Nanjing Special Service Committee and Zhou Fohai was actually a fictitious person!
No one would have thought that this person would be Zhang Shihao!
It can be said with certainty that from the moment Zhang Anping came to the gendarmerie to mobilize troops in the name of Shi Hao, no one would have suspected the identity of "Shi Hao".

After considering with habitual caution, Ito acted cautiously and then said slowly:

"Shi Haojun, are you curious about how I plan to plot against Zhang Shihao?"

Zhang Anping said bluntly: "Yes - Director, I don't understand one thing. How can you be sure that Zhang Shihao will join the game?"

He paused and said, "Even if he joins the game, how can you be sure that he will show up? As far as I know, Zhang Shihao's whereabouts are not only secretive, but he is also very good at disguise. There are rumors that he has a hundred faces."

"How do you know for sure?"

Facing Zhang Anping's question, Ito said solemnly: "He is here."

"coming?!"

Zhang Anping looked surprised, and even the puppet man Kishida Shota looked surprised.

Shota Kishida: Damn it! I worked so hard to plan this, wasn't it just to ruin this plan before Zhang Shihao showed up? Why did Zhang Shihao show up?

The key is that it was the first time he heard it!
Zhang Anping saw Kishida's expression clearly, and he immediately realized that Ito's plan was probably known to him alone.

【We can only take one step at a time. 】

"Yes, he is here." Ito Masaaki said in a deep voice: "Although he has not shown his figure, I know he is here."

Zhang Anping pretended to listen and did not rush to interrupt.

Seeing this, Ito nodded slightly and asked, "Shi Haojun, do you know Zhou Weiguo?"

"I know." Zhang Anping replied quickly, "He was originally a student at the Central Military Academy, and later went to study in Germany. After returning to China, he participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing. He lost contact with the troops during the Battle of Nanjing, and joined the New Fourth Army during the evacuation. He was later demoted to the Special First Company, and became the battalion commander as the Special First Company was promoted."

"This person is our biggest threat!"

"Did you know that Zhou Jixian is this man's father?"

"I know."

"Ok?"

"It's like this..." Zhang Anping explained. "Shi Hao" knew about this because he was present when Zhu Zheng's subordinates reported to him when they met for the first time.

After Zhang Anping finished speaking, Ito said without hesitation: "This is the work of Zhang Shihao!"

Zhang Anping thought to himself that he was indeed an old rival, his sense of smell was really keen.

But like Kishida, he looked confused and looked like he didn't understand.

Ito shook his head and said, "I have played against Zhang Shihao several times and I know this man's methods very well."

"Some people in the Nationalist government once said, 'It is better to perish at the hands of Japan than at the hands of the Communist Party.' Some people would rather let us take advantage of them in order to deal with the Communist Party."

"But Zhang Shihao is not such a person. He has a firm anti-communist stance, but he would never use us to hurt the Communist Party."

Kishida Shota, who had been pretending to be a puppet, couldn't help but say:

"Teacher, since you think Zhang Shihao is such a person, then this is even less likely to be Zhang Shihao's work!"

Ito asked in return: "Have you ever heard of this saying: The King of Chu likes a thin waist and many people in the palace starve to death?"

Kishida was still a little confused, but Zhang Anping suddenly said, "I understand! What goes up must go down! Since Zhang Shihao is doing this, Suzhou Station is under the jurisdiction of the Beijing-Shanghai District of the Military Control Commission and is under the jurisdiction of Zhang Shihao. If it weren't for Zhang Shihao, they wouldn't have spread this rumor!"

Zhang Anping was secretly shocked when he said this. There is always a loophole in a perfect plan. There is always a loophole in a perfect plan!

He wanted to test the waters by saying that Zhou Jixian was Zhou Weiguo's father, but the Japanese troops and traitors in Suzhou did not respond, which made the already thick cloud of suspicion even thicker. He had been wondering why this was happening, but he did not expect that Ito actually discovered the problem from this aspect!
What goes up from the top is what goes down from the bottom. He just forgot to consider this point when he was calculating - there were too many cases where the National Army had betrayed the underground party, so he didn't consider the fact that what goes up from the top is what goes down from the bottom!
Instead, it made Ito aware of my existence, which was not worth it!
When Gu Wei reacted abnormally at the beginning, he should have realized the problem.

"Shi Haojun is right - in fact, when I first started planning, I only released the news that Zhou Jixian was arrested because of the underground party, just to stimulate the Military Control Commission!"

"If an ordinary opponent saw this situation, he would definitely try to rescue Zhou Jixian while making a fortune in silence. But if Zhang Shihao came in person, his method would definitely be to test the waters and alert the enemy."

Ito showed a flash of pride: "Zhang Shihao must not have thought that I was secretly planning something, so he used his usual methods, and that's why I noticed it!"

"The director (teacher) is brilliant!"

Zhang Anping and Kishida, who had stopped being puppets, began to flatter at the same time.

But how much sincerity there is in these flattering words of the two people is only clear to the parties involved!
After accepting the flattery from the two men with a smile, Ito asked, "Kishida-kun, Ishihiro-kun, Zhang Shihao has not made any moves since this test, but the underground party has been making frequent moves. What do you think Zhang Shihao is planning?"

Zhang Anping pretended to be deep in thought, and so did Kishida. After a long pause, they came up with a unified answer:
"The head of the department (teacher), the subordinates (students) are stupid."

Ito didn't think that the two of them were bad. It was normal that he couldn't guess what Zhang Shihao did.

"If I were Zhang Shihao, I would stay put and wait and see what happens."

Zhang Anping followed the idea provided by Ito and thought for a while before coming to the conclusion:

"Although Zhou Jixian is a very important person, from the perspective of the Military Control Commission, he was arrested for collaborating with the Communist Party, so it is not excessive for the Military Control Commission to do so."

Zhang Anping said this from the perspective of "Shi Hao". Shi Hao naturally did not know the real reason why Zhou Jixian was arrested.

Ito signaled to Kishida with his eyes, and Kishida immediately said: "Zhou Jixian was arrested because of the Military Control Commission, and his code name in the Military Control Commission was 'Fisherman'!"

Zhang Anping immediately said: "But the Military Control Commission should not know the reason!"

Kishida shook his head: "No, they knew - because when we arrested Zhou Jixian, we also arrested two liaison officers of the Military Control Commission at the same time, but we don't know why the secret was leaked and the other party got the news in advance and ran away."

Ito said: "Kishida-kun, Ishihiro-kun is a friend of the empire and is worthy of our trust!"

Kishida smiled after hearing this and said, "In fact, we leaked the news on purpose. It was thanks to Zhu Zheng that we were able to capture Zhou Jixian, who was hiding so deeply."

"The Military Control Commission used Zhu Zheng's cousin Sun Zhiming to try to incite Zhu Zheng to revolt, but Zhu Zheng rebelled against Sun Zhiming."

"It was precisely because Sun Zhiming was turned against the government that we learned of Zhou Jixian's identity."

"So we used Sun Zhiming to eliminate the Suzhou Station, but after Sun Zhiming returned to the Military Control Commission, there was no news. He must have been detained by the Military Control Commission for investigation."

As Kishida told the story, a mystery in Zhang Anping's heart was solved.

But it was also quite unexpected.

Because according to Gu Wei, it is impossible for Sun Zhiming to know Zhou Jixian's identity!
"Perhaps the Military Control Commission knows his identity?" Zhang Anping pretended to guess, "After all, Zhou Jixian's identity is special, and there are a few people in the Military Control Commission who know his identity."

"No, Sun Zhiming clearly doesn't know Zhou Jixian's identity!"

"Oh?" Zhang Anping showed his delight: "So, he should be under investigation temporarily, but because he tipped off the information, I think the investigation on him should be the most relaxed. If the investigation of this person is over, it will definitely provide convenience for us to catch Suzhou Station in one fell swoop!"

Kishida smiled reservedly, he also valued Sun Zhiming.

Although Sun Zhiming is Zhu Zheng's expression, he can be easily instigated to rebel, and he took the risk to return to the Military Control Commission for the gold promised by Iwai. Even if Zhu Zheng died, it would not affect the use of this person!

But Ito gave a disdainful smile.

It’s too simple to think!

If Zhang Shihao did not come to Suzhou, an insider might have caused heavy damage to Suzhou Station. But with Zhang Shihao coming to Suzhou, how could he rely on an insider?
Take a shower and go to sleep!

But he didn't reveal it either - to plot against Zhang Shihao, the fewer people who know about it, the higher the success rate!
At this time, Ito said faintly:
"You two, don't be too blindly optimistic for now - let's talk about the next arrangement."

After the two of them were quiet, Ito said:

"Shi Haojun, you will be the main force against Zhang Shihao next time!"

Zhang Anping said in shock: "Chief, this is absolutely not possible!"

"Listen to me," Ito said, "Zhu Zheng died suddenly, and you are the only person to carry out the "God-Slaying Plan" - you must show enough ability to make our opponents focus all their attention on you." "You are the planner and implementer of the "God-Slaying Plan", do you understand?"

God-killing plan!

This name made Zhang Anping feel both amused and helpless.

This guy Ito thinks he is quite high up on himself, god?

What a joke!
"I understand."

In fact, Zhang Anping knew Ito's plan the moment he mentioned the word "main force". To put it bluntly, "Shi Hao" was the firing point that Ito placed in the open. Everything depended on Shi Hao, while he was making plans in secret - it was obvious that Ito was just as he had guessed, and would not tell anyone his real plan.

"I believe Shi Haojun will not let me down - I will give you enough resources, you can do whatever you want! Shi Haojun was able to deal with Zhu Zheng in a lightning speed, I believe Shi Haojun can definitely do better than Zhu Zheng."

There was a strong sense of criticism in Ito Masashi's words.

Zhang Anping said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Chief. I will not let you down!"

"Very good. In three days, can you win over the hearts of the Security Bureau?"

In response to Ito's question, Zhang Anping said:

"Three days... Director, can you give me a few more days? You know, after all, the Security Bureau was founded by Zhu Zhuan and Zhu Zheng. His followers are everywhere. I may not be able to win people's hearts and minds in a short period of time."

"Then use three days to pick out the people you don't trust, and after three days, send them to the gendarmerie."

Send them to the gendarmerie?
Let the gendarmerie support you?
wrong!

Four days later, it was the ten-day deadline mentioned at the beginning (to execute Zhou Jixian by shooting). The time point of "three days later" is a bit of a coincidence, isn't it?
Zhang Anping's mind raced, but he had a rough idea.

"My subordinate understands."

"Okay, go take care of the chores first. I'll have Kishida accompany you to the Security Bureau to take up your post overnight. From now on, you'll be the director of the Suzhou Security Bureau."

"Thank you for your support, Chief. I am grateful!"

After Zhang Anping thanked him and left, Kishida Shota said softly:
"Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with Shi Hao to punish the disobedient subordinates."

"No," Ito shook his head: "It's not a warning. These people... can go and die."

to death?

Kishida looked confused.

"Do you know why the Military Control Commission didn't make any moves?"

"Students don't know."

"Because... because our opponents are very sure that we will not simply kill Zhou Jixian!"

Kishida was shocked and said, "What? Teacher, you said Zhang Shihao was betting? Betting that we dare not kill Zhou Jixian?"

"Bet?" Ito sneered: "Zhang Shihao has never been a gambler, he doesn't know how to gamble!"

"Gamblers always think that they win and lose half and half, that's what gambling is."

"But Zhang Shihao can't!"

"Kishida, after all, you have never fought against such an opponent, so you don't know how terrifying this kind of person is—he can see through his opponent's calculations clearly!"

Ito said softly: "We have worked so hard to create the current situation. If we kill Zhou Jixian, wouldn't it be a waste of all our efforts?"

"Zhang Shihao must have seen this clearly!"

"In fact, there is one thing I didn't mention before. When Zhang Shihao used Zhou Weiguo's relationship with Zhou Jixian to test the waters, I actually suspected that he had realized that our target was him!"

"Ah?" Kishida was a little confused.

Ito did not explain, but just whispered softly:

"Whether this is true or not, we will know in three days..."

"Don't tell Shi Hao about this for now - go to the Security Bureau with him and show your unlimited support for him."

Ito warned:
"Next, Shi Hao should be very dazzling. Kishida, don't let fame and fortune easily dazzle your eyes. The short-lived dazzling is not necessarily light, it may just be a flash in the pan firework."

“Students understand.”

"It's good that you understand. I'm old now, and I feel more and more that I'm not as good as before. Kishida, if nothing unexpected happens, you will have to inherit my position in the future. You have to learn to be patient and learn how to use the Chinese."

Ito's sudden words made Kishida's blood boil involuntarily.

"Teacher, you are still very young."

"Forget it, go out now."

"Yes."

Shota Kishida suppressed his excitement and left this house that changed people's destinies one after another.

When Shota Kishida disappeared, the fatigue on Ito's face quickly faded away.

His eyes grew colder.

His name is Ito Masashi - before he experienced the Waterloo in Shanghai, he was one of Japan's top spy chiefs!

After suffering a Waterloo in Shanghai, it seemed that everyone thought he was a defeated lion?

"Kishida, oh Kishida, the sea of ​​suffering is endless, turn back now!"

After a long while, he uttered these words slowly.

How could he not understand Shota Kishida's little tricks?

When Zhu Zheng was arrested, Kishida, who knew that Zhu Zheng was responsible to him, was indifferent!

Ah!
Ah!
Ito chuckled a few times. This student of his was very smart when he was in the non-commissioned officer school. Although he made slow progress in his career, his intelligence was not lost!
Through Kishida's actions, Ito was convinced that his smart student had seen through his way out.

His retreat is a dead end for Shota Kishida!

Ito could understand that Kishida had other thoughts.

But understanding is understanding, but no one can stop himself from plotting against Zhang Shihao!
"Unfortunately, power is a poison that people can't get rid of! Kishida, once you smell this poison, you have no choice!"

Ito shook his head slightly. If his student was immune to the poison of power, then he couldn't blame him for falling out with him.

"I can't die. Zhang Shihao is not dead. I absolutely can't die!"

……

outside the house.

Kishida walked slowly, cooling down his boiling blood immediately.

"Teacher, teacher, you are still so... sharp-eyed!"

Mrs. Akira Kishida knew her information science teacher well; she was a lion who never gave up.

Will he accept his old age?

will not!

Just now, after Ito briefly revealed a little bit of the plan, Kishida was actually tempted.

The merit of killing Zhang Shihao is enough to become a golden halo around him.

What he thought at the time was: Maybe, the teacher can really do it.

But when Ito offered the temptation of power, Kishida bet on Zhang Shihao instead!
"Teacher, you said something..." Kishida muttered:
"Only pure intelligence agents are the most powerful!"

"But are you still pure now?"

"You are impure, and you are full of weaknesses!"

As he approached the guard on duty, Kishida fell silent completely and made up his mind.

[I must expose the teacher thoroughly before Zhang Shihao makes a big fuss, so that I can avoid the tragic fate of being a scapegoat! ]

Victory or defeat doesn’t matter to a useless person like him.

Just be alive.

(End of this chapter)