Spy wars start with lurking Secretary Hong

Chapter 432 Li Songquan's Doomsday
"Captain Zhou?" Li Songquan asked, somewhat surprised.

"Surprised, aren't you?" Zhou Yi closed the door, sat down, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and looked at him with a mixture of pity and disdain.

"I want to see Captain Murakami and Commander Shibuya."

"Where is Director Liu?"
"I need to see him. Call Squad Leader Xia. My phone is malfunctioning."

Li Songquan's expression was somewhat hurried and anxious.

He knew he was under house arrest.

"Advisor Li, you may not know much about the police department."

There are too many people and things involved here.

"There were high-ranking officials from Manchukuo and Japanese people. They were all human, but their ways of thinking and doing things were completely different species."

"You need to play it safe for a year or two, and then occasionally show your talent."

"Those who come here wanting to make a big fuss, you may make a fuss, but others will be deafened."

"That's not how you do it."

Zhou Yi exhaled a puff of smoke and said calmly.

"I'm trying to help you guys. I didn't mean to steal Gao Bin's or your positions. You can't do things like this!" Li Songquan slammed his fist on the table, angrily.

I know you feel wronged.

"But that's the rule of the game for the Manchukuo Police Department."

"Let's talk about business."

Zhou Yi gave a cold laugh, pulled out his notebook from his pocket, and looked at him, saying:

"I am conducting an informal inquiry on behalf of Section Chief Gao."

“We intercepted the telegram last night, and Dai Li commended you.”

"Right now, the entire top echelon of the Military Intelligence Bureau is celebrating with champagne for you."

How do you explain this?

"A commendation? How could that be? Captain Zhou is clearly using the Military Intelligence Bureau to kill someone with a borrowed knife and sow discord. Can't you see through such a simple trick?" Li Songquan's expression changed drastically, and he shouted.

"It does not matter.

"The important thing is that Chief Gao and the Japanese believe it."

"Shouldn't you reflect on why the military police and the General Headquarters haven't sent anyone to inquire about this matter yet?" Zhou Yi said slowly and deliberately.

"This is slander and framing."

"Isn't Gao Bin just afraid that I'll take his position as section chief?"
"I need to see Commander Shibuya."

He stood up and was about to leave.

"You can't get out now."

“You’re not going anywhere until you explain this clearly.” Zhou Yi paused his cigarette butt and handed it to Li Songquan.

Li Songquan didn't answer, so Zhou Yi took over the call himself.

"The Kuomintang agents planned everything perfectly, from luring us into the warehouse to planting American-made modified bombs."

"Tell me, if you hadn't conspired beforehand, how could it be such a coincidence?"

Zhou Yi continued to ask.

"I……

"You're making baseless accusations. It's clear that your people aren't professional enough, or someone deliberately tipped you off."

"That Lu Ming, he entered Han Fei's bedroom alone."

"He was also the last one to come out."

It's definitely him!
"It wasn't that he deliberately leaked the secret; it was because he coveted other people's money that his operation was exposed."

"Okay, then you can have Gao Bin come and talk to me."

Li Songquan pointed in the direction of Lu Ming's office and shouted angrily.

“You could have reported this to the village head,” Zhou Yi asked.

"How can I report this in public without evidence?"

"Stop talking nonsense and call Gao Bin to talk to me."

Li Songquan waved his hand impatiently.

"it is good."

Zhou Yi smiled, got up, and slowly walked out.

"These bastards!"

Li Songquan was so angry that he kept cursing.

……

Zhou Yi arrived at Gao Bin's office.

"Captain Zhou, what did he say?" Gao Bin asked.

“He was very stubborn. He pushed all the blame onto Lu Ming, insisting that Lu Ming was the one with the problem, and even said he would report it to the village head,” Zhou Yi said.

"Report to him my ass."

"If Lu Ming gets into trouble, won't it still be my fault?"
"Why.

"Never mind him, let's drink tea."

"Whether he lives or dies, I think we shouldn't worry about it. Let the Japanese decide."

Gao Bin said angrily.

“Li Songquan said he wants to talk to you.” Zhou Yi sat down, picked up his teacup, swirled it, and took a sip.

"not see.

"I'm not familiar with him, it's a waste of breath to say another word." Gao Bin waved his hand impatiently.

……

Binjiang Provincial Police Department.

Murakami sat on the ground, nervously drinking his tea.

He had already handed the materials to Saburo Shibuya.

Several high-ranking officials, including Chief Kato, are having a meeting next door.

After half an hour.

Shibuya Saburo walked in, and Murakami quickly stood up and bowed.

Shibuya Saburo returned the greeting politely, raising his hand: "Major Murakami, please sit down."

"We have already discussed the materials regarding Lu Ming."

"In fact, we have reason to prove that the Military Intelligence Bureau had already changed to the fourth generation of codes, but Li Songquan provided the third generation codebook, and the so-called intelligence intercepted was indeed somewhat illogical."

"It looks like a scheme orchestrated by Dai Li and Harbin."

Saburo Shibuya speaks very concisely, getting straight to the point without uttering a single unnecessary word.

"Yes.

"What's even stranger is that on his very first day at the police station, our carefully trained telecommunications talent, Jin Xiaoyu, was murdered."

"In fact, Jin Xiaoyu had been studying the military intelligence's transmission code and mastered the frequency band of this American-style radio."

"Even without Li Songquan, it would have been very quick for us to crack the Kuomintang's telegrams."

"His death allowed Li Songquan to create confusion within the communications unit, which in turn led to this accident."

Murakami took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

He continued, "There's another suspicious thing about Li Songquan."

“When he was hiding at the military police headquarters, I urged him many times to hand over the codebook as soon as possible.”

"He kept delaying."

"Now that I think about it, he was most likely deliberately delaying to buy time for the Military Intelligence Bureau to manufacture bombs and plan the bombing."

"Of course, I also bear some responsibility for my poor judgment of people and my overly rash actions during the arrest."

"I am willing to accept the punishment from my superior!"

After saying this, he bowed deeply in apology.

After listening, Saburo Shibuya did not immediately express his opinion.

Just drinking tea and quietly contemplating.

After a long silence, he stared at Murakami, his sharp eyes softening as he smiled and said, "Murakami-kun, as a soldier of the Empire, you have not shirked your responsibilities, and I am very pleased."

There is an old Chinese saying: "Victory and defeat are common occurrences for military strategists."

"Identifying, discovering, and solving problems is the key."

"If Li Songquan really has problems, it would be a real disaster to let such a person participate in my plan."

"Thank you, you saved the plan and the reputation of the Great Japanese Empire."

Saburo Shibuya has always been steady and cautious.

This plan was initially proposed and initiated by Li Songquan.

Project codename: Trojan Horse.

The military will inject infectious toxins into the medicines seized at Laotuo Mountain last time, and then use Xiao Dong, a secret agent from the Special Service Section, to smuggle them into the mountains.

Once members of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces use this batch of drugs, they will become infected with viruses and bacteria, and the infection will spread rapidly.

Thus, without losing a single soldier, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces of Laotuo Mountain were wiped out at the root.

This will also be the first real-world combat experience for the Dongxiang epidemic prevention troops.

This will be an epic practical demonstration of the expansion of the entire Japanese Empire in East Asia and the new war concepts.

It must be said that Li Songquan's suggestion was ingenious.

Even the General Staff of the Kwantung Army was very interested.

of course.

The downside of this plan is its secrecy.

Today, the Emperor is promoting the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere plan and attaches great importance to international reputation and public opinion. In particular, Shiro Ishii's Togo Unit in Nakama City has been conducting experiments on human subjects to create biological weapons.

Once this gets out, the reputation of the entire nation of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor will be caught in a media storm.

It would also be a huge disaster for him.

What puzzled Shibuya Saburo was that if Li Songquan was a Kuomintang agent who had feigned surrender, then Dai Li's warehouse bombing was undoubtedly a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish.

This also indirectly proves Li Songquan's innocence.

Only a fool would abandon the Trojan horse program to plan this explosion.

But Shibuya Saburo knew very well that this plan could not afford the slightest mistake.

Regardless of whether Li Songquan was wronged or had problems, Shibuya Saburo would not risk his future and the Emperor's reputation.

This is the most basic quality of a mature politician.

There is another reason.

Saburo Shibuya was well aware of the power dynamics and factions within the military.

The Military Police Headquarters was under his command, and Commander Kato was his classmate and friend. Investigating Gao Bin would be like cutting off one of his own arms.

It should be noted that the Security Bureau is currently under the jurisdiction of Lieutenant General Shirokura.

If Lieutenant General Shirokura seizes the opportunity to reshuffle the entire Special Service Division of the National Police Agency, the situation will be extremely unfavorable for him.

Saburo Shibuya disliked the interpersonal relationships within the military.

Getting rid of Li Songquan would be torture for him.

This caused him pain all night, but in the end he had to make a compromise and a choice.

The materials Murakami brought were quite a good remedy, at least they helped him convince himself psychologically.

Thinking of this, he bowed to the village.

“Sir, it is my honor to serve you.” Murakami quickly returned the salute even more devoutly.

"What should we do with Li Songquan?"

He asked respectfully.

"Make him disappear before Lieutenant General Shirokura and the Security Bureau get involved, the sooner the better!" Shibuya Saburo ordered.

“Understood.” “I’ll call Gao Bin later and tell him to severely punish Li Songquan.” Murakami accepted the order.

"Do not.

"Call now, in your name." Shibuya Saburo pointed to the telephone next to him.

Murakami cursed the old fox under his breath.

The call was made here using the main office line, so the favor went to Shibuya Saburo.

But the order is that he himself is in charge.

If a problem arises, you will be the one to bear the responsibility.

He got all the benefits, damn it.

"Hi."

Murakami cursed inwardly, but his body betrayed him by bowing and accepting the order.

He got up, walked to the telephone, and dialed Gao Bin's office number:

"it's me.

"After my... Shibuya Commander's thorough investigation, we can confirm that Li Songquan is very likely directly related to the warehouse bombing case."

"Given the pressure of the Security Bureau's impending intervention, Gao Binjun, I order you to immediately carry out severe wartime punishment on Li Songquan and secretly resolve his matter."

"Quickly, swiftly."

"I went back to the military police headquarters in the afternoon to see a photo of his body."

"Snapped!"

Murakami hung up the phone.

"Sir, is this instruction acceptable?" he asked as he returned to his seat.

"very good.

"Murakami, you are the Empire's most outstanding soldier. I will recommend you to higher authorities when the time is right." Shibuya was very satisfied with his attitude.

"Commander Shibuya, I know you despise human relationships."

"But I am still willing to pledge my loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and to you, my lord, even to the death!"

Murakami bowed deeply with a solemn expression and remained seated for a long time.

"very good.

"Mr. Murakami, let's raise a toast to the prosperity of Greater East Asia."

Saburo Shibuya raised his glass in a gesture of respect.

Murakami, trembling with fear, picked up his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

That's when I realized that the original tea had been replaced with refreshing sake.

The two looked at each other and both laughed.

……

Special Service Section.

Gao Bin put down the phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Section Chief, is there good news?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile.

"Yes.

“Captain Murakami is at the Shibuya Commander’s residence right now. Shibuya Saburo has approved the secret execution of Li Songquan,” Gao Bin said.

"Very good.

“That way our Special Service Section will be safe,” Zhou Yi said.

"Zhi understands the Japanese better."

“We all thought Shibuya was cold and unapproachable, but in fact, this one phone call showed that Shibuya is much more adaptable to local customs than we imagined,” Gao Bin said with a smile.

"How so?" Zhou Yi raised a thick eyebrow and asked with a smile.

"The call came from Murakami at the Shibuya official residence."

"Isn't it obvious? It's Shibuya's favor and Murakami's order."

"A brilliant tactic!"

Gao Bin said.

“The Japanese have truly grasped the essence of our culture,” Zhou Yi said.

"This is also the most terrifying place."

"You... no, tell Lu Ming to take Li Songquan, and gather a few section chiefs and Zhi You, and take him directly to the outskirts to be executed." Gao Bin sighed and gave the order.

"Yes." Zhou Yi stood up.

Although the execution was to be carried out in secret, Gao Bin deliberately brought along others, presumably to have more witnesses to prevent others from using this as leverage against him in the future.

……

office.

Li Songquan was blocked at the door by the police and was shouting and negotiating.

"Advisor Li, we are just following Section Chief Gao's orders, please don't make things difficult for us," the policeman said helplessly.

“I am an advisor sent by Commander Shibuya, not Gao Bin’s subordinate, nor am I a prisoner under your custody.”

"You have no right to restrict my freedom and actions."

"Go and call Gao Bin."

Li Songquan shouted anxiously, hoping to attract the attention of others in the hall and inform Liu Zhenwen or the village head.

"Consultant Li, I..."

The police were about to explain when Lu Ming and Liu Kui approached.

"Advisor Li, there's no need to look for Section Chief Gao."

"Captain Murakami has ordered me and Section Chief Liu to invite you back to the military police headquarters."

Lu Ming walked over and deliberately bowed to Li Songquan:
"Advisor Li, we may have had some disagreements before, but it was all for official business. Please understand."

Upon hearing his tone, Li Songquan felt relieved and straightened his collar, coldly snorting:

"I will report the truth to Captain Murakami when I see him."

Lu Ming shrugged, his face full of worry and helplessness.

The villain's superb acting skills almost made Liu Kui vomit.

But it had to be said that it worked. Li Songquan had no doubts whatsoever, and swaggered out of the police station and into his car.

The car veered further and further off course.

They drove out of the city.

Li Songquan realized something was wrong and his expression changed drastically.

"This isn't the way to the military police station. Where are you headed?"

"What do you want to do?"

Lu Ming drew his pistol and pressed it against Li Songquan's forehead: "Advisor Li, I advise you not to act rashly. You'll know when you get there."

soon.

The car then arrived at Wild Wolf Ridge.

This area is where the Special Service Section secretly carries out wartime punishments, and wild animals are often seen there.

Once a person is killed, wolves and bears will come looking for the blood and devour the carcass.

As soon as Li Songquan got out of the car, he saw Gao Bin, Zhou Yi, and Hong Zhiyou, all dressed in black fur coats and thick snow hats, waiting there.

"get off."

Lu Ming kicked him out of the car, and together with Liu Kui, restrained him and handcuffed him behind his back.

"Gao Bin, what exactly do you want?" Li Songquan asked somewhat awkwardly.

"Advisor Li, according to the investigation by Commander Shibuya, you are the secret agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau who infiltrated us."

"You've been hiding it very well."

Gao Bin stood with his hands behind his back and smiled faintly.

"Gao Bin, it's impossible, Commander Shibuya..."

Before Li Songquan could argue, Gao Bin raised his hand to stop him:
"Advisor Li, there's one thing you must always remember: don't take yourself too seriously."

"You think you're important, but you're just a dog!"

"When I need you, I'll let you make a sound."

"You don't need to do it. It's just a handful of peppercorns and a handful of good ingredients stewed with charcoal."

"Harbin has a lot of rules."

"It's not easy to be a human, it's even harder to be a dog. If you bark randomly and bite the wrong person, you'll pay the price."

"When you're reincarnated next time, open your eyes wider and don't come to this place again."

"Damn Japanese, and you bunch of lackeys!" Li Songquan roared madly as he saw his death was imminent.

He cursed a few times.

He suddenly knelt down in front of Gao Bin with a thud, tears streaming down his face in nervousness:

"Section Chief Gao, I... I think there might be a misunderstanding between us."

"I didn't mean to take your place."

"We've had a great working relationship before. With my help, you'll definitely be even more successful."

"Please, give me a chance."

"I promise I'll behave myself and work as your assistant, please."

He kowtowed repeatedly to Gao Bin.

"Brother, why don't you understand? It's the Japanese who want to kill you, what does it have to do with me?" Gao Bin looked up at the sky and sneered.

"In this way, I will take responsibility for the warehouse explosion."

"Please, let me see Captain Murakami or Commander Shibuya, I want to explain to them."

Li Songquan continued to plead.

“You dog, weren’t you so arrogant? Don’t you think it’s too late to beg for mercy now?” Lu Ming mocked from the side.

Hong Zhiyou and the others also gave symbolic smiles.

"Shut up!"

"It's too cold, hurry up."

Gao Bin exhaled and gave the order.

Despite this, no one moved.

Nobody wanted to get involved.

Li Songquan is no ordinary person. If the Security Bureau and Lieutenant General Chengcang were to investigate one day, the person who fired the shot would bear a heavy responsibility.

"Captain Murakami has ordered the secret execution of Li Songquan, a Kuomintang agent," Gao Bin said.

Still no one moved.

“Lu Ming, Consultant Li said you were alone in the bedroom once, and you were the last one to come out.” Gao Bin’s tone was tinged with anger.

“Uncle, let me do it,” Hong Zhiyou said, stepping forward to offer his services.

"No, you're young, don't you want to have children?"

"I'll do it."

Zhou Yi drew his pistol, grabbed Li Songquan by the collar with his left hand, and started to drag him into the snowdrift.

Gao Bin saw this and was once again "moved" by Zhou Yi's sincerity. For a moment, he felt that it was somewhat foolish of him to treat Zhou Yi as an inside man in the hall all the time.

“Wait.

"Advisor Li, don't you have anything to say?"
"Speak, perhaps I can convey your message to Captain Murakami."

Gao Bin wouldn't mistreat an "honest man," so he called out to Zhou Yi.

Some people want Li Songquan dead, but they also want to take advantage of him and live a carefree life. Gao Bin will not let such people have their way.

……

(End of this chapter)