You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 416 What a coincidence
The Red Army knew all the routes of action, assembly points, and attack times perfectly.

The losses this time were no less than those of a major battle.

"Go, bring Ding Moqun to see me immediately. I want to ask him how they investigated and verified the intelligence."

"This time, Ding Moqun is sending the warriors of our empire to their deaths, to their deaths!"

Kudo Ikkyu's eyes flashed with a cold light. Just as he was about to accept the order to pass on the message to Ding Moqun, the phone on Kagesa's desk suddenly rang.

Yingzuo took a deep breath. He guessed that the call was to hold him accountable, but Yingzuo would not take the blame. It was all Ding Moqun's mistake.

As expected, the person on the other end of the line was a major general from the dispatched army's staff, who immediately began to question them.

Yingzuo had intended to shift the blame onto Ding Moqun, but what the major general staff officer said next made Yingzuo realize that he had been played by Ding Moqun and treated like a fool!

"What? Major General, are you serious? Headquarters has already contacted the Cabinet and decided to completely separate 76th Division from the Mei Agency?"

"Your subordinate has no objections!"

As soon as the other end hung up, the phone in Yingzuo's hand fell to the ground with a "thud" and landed on the desk.

Kudo Ikkyu frowned as he looked at the somewhat dazed Kagesa:
"Chief, what's happened again? What do you mean by completely separating the Mei Agency from the 76th Division?"

Anger surged in Yingzuo's eyes, and he growled hoarsely:

"Ding Moqun used some method, and now the cabinet has decided to separate No. 76 from our Mei Agency. This means that Mei Agency and No. 76 are no longer related."

"This mission was personally assigned to our Mei Agency by our superiors. Therefore, Ding Moqun has nothing to do with this mission. In other words, this time, not only is the responsibility for the intelligence error ours, but the failure of the large-scale sweep is also due to the incompetence of our Mei Agency."

Kudo Ikkyu was stunned when he heard this; it couldn't possibly be a coincidence.

Did Ding Moqun fool them all with false information?

After his outburst, Kagesa calmed down:
"That's Ding Moqun for you! We've swallowed this bitter pill. Baka, baka! Ding Moqun, you just wait!"

Wusong Road Special Higher Section.

Zhao Xuan did not take the epidemic prevention supervision team out today, so he took a day off.

At this moment, Zhao Xuan was sitting on the sofa in his office, sipping steaming tea. His expression seemed calm, but in reality, Zhao Xuan was full of doubts.

After lunch, Zhao Xuan received a secret telegram from Shancheng.

Moreover, this secret telegram was sent personally by Shen Xing.

Zhao Xuan thought that this was some kind of order to be given.

When Edith translated it, good heavens! For a second after reading the telegram, Zhao Xuan thought Boss Dai had gone mad.

Otherwise, why would Boss Dai have thought of sending himself and Tiger Girl to the Northeast to investigate the epidemic prevention and water supply troops?

Zhao Xuan really couldn't understand this.

Is Mr. Dai going to give up his great position in Shanghai?
Of course, this idea only flashed through Zhao Xuan's mind.

Even if Boss Dai really went mad, it's impossible for the entire Military Intelligence Bureau to have gone mad.

so.
Zhao Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a bad feeling creeping into his mind.

Could it be that something threatened Boss Dai, forcing him to resort to such a foolish move?

But what effect can such a tactic ultimately achieve?
As the current head of the Special Higher Police's Intelligence Section, it is absolutely impossible for me to leave Shanghai under normal circumstances.

Not only could Zhao Xuan not do this, but the Japanese would also not agree to it.

If we really want to do that, the only way is to abandon our posts.

But what's the difference between doing this and revealing one's identity?
So, Boss Dai's order was basically telling him to die!

After all, now that he's revealed his identity, putting everything else aside, Aizawa Keiko will probably be the first person to fight him to the death.

Moreover, Tiger Girl is also included.

The order explicitly stated that the cub and the tiger girl were one, but the order was issued to go to Harbin to investigate the epidemic prevention and water supply troops.

In this day and age, no one understands the epidemic prevention and water supply troops better than Zhao Xuan.

Going to investigate this place is a matter of life and death; surviving even a slim chance would be considered lucky.

Such a force is far superior to the small-scale skirmishes at Sheshan.

Its internal security measures have long been implemented in a complete plan.

At this point, Zhao Xuan estimated that if he went to investigate, he wouldn't even be able to get to the front door.

Of course, nanobugs can be used for investigation, but what if it were an ordinary person?
Once you understand all this, the conclusion isn't hard to come up with: Boss Dai is planning to send him and Tiger Girl to their deaths.

The reason why Boss Dai issued such an order...
Tiger Girl!

Considering the current situation and Hu Niu's perspective, the only connection is the long-distance telegram Hu Niu sent to Shancheng back then.

With this in mind, all the questions were now laid out before Zhao Xuan.

"I see!"

Now that the Japanese army has captured Zaoyang, the National Revolutionary Army seems to be able to detect the Japanese army's next move in time every time, but the timing of the detection is very interesting.

Always one step ahead of the Japanese, or sometimes even in sync with them.

Such intelligence capabilities are not because Zhao Xuan looks down on the Military Intelligence Bureau, but because no other intelligence agency can match them.

It's absolutely impossible for you to get firsthand information the moment someone makes a move.

So, the only thing that Zhao Xuan could think of was the long telegram that Hu Niu had sent to Shancheng back then.

The Japanese army's movements are now entirely in accordance with that long telegram.

When Zaoyang was first captured, Zhao Xuan, looking at the Nationalist army's dispatch intelligence, thought that Hu Niu's long telegram had been taken seriously by the Military Intelligence Bureau, or rather, by the Kuomintang military.

However, the level of importance attached to it was not very high, and the Kuomintang military was still in the verification stage.

But now it seems that it wasn't a matter of low importance; clearly, the Military Intelligence Bureau never handed over the complete telegram to the military.

After thinking things through, Zhao Xuan stood up, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the scenery outside with a dim and ambiguous look in his eyes.

To cover up his mistake, Boss Dai actually thought of getting rid of himself and Tiger Girl. Zhao Xuan could only say that Boss Dai was being naive.

Since you are ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust.

"Senior!"

Lin Jieru pushed open the door and quickly walked to Zhao Xuan's side:

"Section Chief Lan Ze requests your presence; he has important matters to discuss." "Okay, I understand. By the way, where is Secretary Huang?"

Lin Jieru smiled and lowered her voice, saying:
“Since the section chief recently took the supervisory team out on a mission, we haven’t really had much to do in the Special Higher Police Section, so Secretary Huang took a leave of absence for a while.”

At this point, Lin Jieru changed the subject:
"Huang Qian went to find those people from Zhenxingqi Society. Also, teacher, there's been a result regarding the matter you asked me to keep an eye on. I just received news that Xia Gong has had someone send that person's information to the Dead Mailbox."

"Teacher, should I go get it now, or..."

Zhao Xuan withdrew his gaze from the scenery outside the window and pondered:
"Wait for me to come back so we can go together. If you go alone, Kishimoto Osamu will be watching you closely."

Inside the section chief's office.

As soon as Zhao Xuan entered, Lan Zehuizi smiled and handed him a glass of milk.
"Ah Xuan, please sit down."

On the sofa, Aizawa Keiko gazed at Zhao Xuan with a smile:

"The cabinet's power struggle has come to an end. Matsui Iwane is confirmed to be transferred to the position of commander of the Shanghai Military Police Command in mid-June."

"In addition, Hideo Tojo will arrive in Shanghai ahead of schedule."

Upon hearing this name, Zhao Xuan was slightly taken aback:
"Hideo Tojo?"

Aizawa Keiko's beautiful eyes sparkled, seemingly relieved by the news:

"Yes, he wasn't originally qualified to come directly as a special commissioner of the epidemic prevention supervision team, but for some reason, there was a change in the cabinet meeting recently. I investigated and found that it has a lot to do with the Osaka Chamber of Commerce."

"It seems that the Osaka Regiment suddenly wanted to transfer to Shanghai to supplement the military police. Sakata Gojiro was appointed as the deputy director of the quartermaster department, and Sakata Sho was appointed as the director of the logistics department."

"The cabinet's previous nominees were changed because of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's involvement, but this is indeed good news."

“I know Sakata Gojiro and Sakata Sho very well. If these two are transferred here and the Osaka Regiment follows, even if Matsui Iwane replaces Ida Koji, then Xiaoya only needs to deal with Sakata Gojiro and Sakata Sho. Even if Matsui Iwane wants to investigate the military police headquarters’ material deficit, he will have no manpower.”

"Now that Xiaoya is safe, I asked you to come here today to ask about the situation on Xiaoya's side. Would you like me to introduce her to Sakata Gojiro and Sakata Sho?"

Dao Ya had told Zhao Xuan about this before; the Sakata team had long been in cahoots with Dao Ya.

Zhao Xuan just didn't expect Sakata Gojiro to move so quickly; in just a few days, the cabinet's stance had changed.

Seeing Zhao Xuan laugh, Lan Zehui's mind raced, and she widened her eyes before asking:

"No way!"

"Ah Xuan, don't tell me that Xiao Ya contacted them a long time ago?"

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly:

"Otherwise, why do you think the Osaka Chamber of Commerce would intervene at this time, sending a top-class division like the Osaka Brigade to Shanghai? This is the rear area, where there is no war."

"It's easy to imagine the price the Osaka Chamber of Commerce paid to bring the Osaka team to Shanghai. But the fact that they came even at such a high price shows that Xiaoya offered them an irresistible offer."

After hearing Zhao Xuan's words, Lan Zehui also laughed:

"No wonder. I heard that Xiaoya secretly met with a few people at the Cathay Hotel in the French Concession. I suppose those people were from the Osaka United Team?"

Zhao Xuan didn't hide anything. After all, it was Lan Zehuizi who initially agreed to let Zhao Xuan and Dao Ya try to resolve the matter first. If they couldn't, she would then use her family connections to extricate Xiao Ya from the situation.

“That’s right, the people Xiaoya met at that time were Sakata Gojiro and Sakata Sho.”

"I just didn't expect that the Osaka team would actually agree, and that they would be so eager to move into Shanghai."

Knowing that there was no need to continue discussing Xiaoya's safety, Aizawa Keiko smiled and said:
"That puts my mind at ease. It seems the Navy helped Xiaoya make the connection."

“Ah Xuan, there’s another matter. Tojo Hideo came to Shanghai as a special envoy of the epidemic prevention supervision team with an important mission.”

Zhao Xuan really had no idea what Tojo Hideo was doing in Shanghai, but it was definitely to gain some prestige.

Seeing Zhao Xuan's curious expression, Lan Zehui said happily:

"This is also a huge achievement for you."

"Ah Xuan, do you still remember the Sheshan virus?"

Upon hearing this keyword, Zhao Xuan tensed up, seemingly having already guessed Tojo Hideo's purpose in coming here.

"I believe that Ah Xuan, once you heard about the Sheshan virus, you've already guessed what it is."

Seeing Zhao Xuan's reaction, Lan Zehui knew that Zhao Xuan had probably guessed it.

"The reason for Tojo Hideo's visit is to lead the epidemic prevention supervision team north to Harbin to supervise the Ishii unit and ensure that all items related to the Sheshan virus are destroyed."

Zhao Xuan had already guessed some of it, but when he actually heard this answer...

To be honest, Zhao Xuan's immediate thought was: What a coincidence!

Zhao Xuan was pondering how to handle Boss Dai's orders when this timely help arrived. He realized that he didn't need to break ties with Boss Dai so quickly.

Although he thought this to himself, Zhao Xuan still pretended to be curious and asked:
"Isn't there already a specific treatment for the Sheshan virus? Why are you in such a hurry to destroy the virus?"

Aizawa Keiko sighed with a wry smile:

“Indeed, there was no need to destroy the virus once the effective drug was available. However, penicillin is too expensive, and some people are already trying to make money from the Sheshan virus, which His Majesty the Emperor will absolutely not allow.”

"Rather than letting this thing exist and cause infighting among the major domestic conglomerates, it would be better to just destroy the virus."

"Moreover, this kind of thing spreads too quickly and too intensely. If it is not controlled properly, it will no longer be used to kill enemies."

"Furthermore, all research data on the virus was blocked and sent to Tokyo. Although the virus was destroyed, these materials are the most valuable."

Zhao Xuan nodded, but still frowned as he said:
"So, I'm going to Ice City too?"

Lan Zehuizi naturally didn't want Zhao Xuan to go to Bingcheng either, since he would be gone for at least three to five months, or at most a year and a half.

Lan Zehuizi didn't want to be separated from Zhao Xuan for so long, or not see him for so long.

However, for Zhao Xuan's future development, Lan Zehui had no choice but to accept the cabinet's transfer.

This matter is less a concern of the Cabinet than a matter of importance placed on His Majesty the Emperor.

If Zhao Xuan goes along, the mission can be completed successfully. In addition, Zhao Xuan has already come into the Emperor's sights, and his position will be even more secure upon his return.

Moreover, the family also hopes that Zhao Xuan can participate in this operation.

Otherwise, Zhao Xuan wouldn't have been chosen as the head of the epidemic prevention and control supervision team in the first place.

This is the result of the combined efforts of the Aizawa family and the family that Watanabe Kyoko belongs to.

Meanwhile, at the French Concession docks.

Smith personally led the entire police force to the scene to maintain order, naturally in order to receive the weapons delivered by the Osaka Regiment.

(End of this chapter)