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

Chapter 419 Chips
This building was only recently renovated, naturally because of Kyogoku Mi.

Every time Kyoko Watanabe saw Kyogoku, he would appear at the window, which made Watanabe feel very insecure.

So they added a tower-like building, and Kyoko Watanabe also moved her bedroom there.

Kneeling down in front of the low table by the window, Watanabe Kyoko took out a file folder from the cabinet behind her, laid the documents inside out on the table, and began to read them carefully with a furrowed brow.

From the start of the war in Central China, Kyoko Watanabe had been collecting intelligence from the battlefield and from the mountain city.

As she looked at the intelligence she had compiled, Kyoko Watanabe's expression grew increasingly grim.

It turned out that since the start of the war, the shadows in the mountain city had been sending back intelligence, and every report indicated that the Military Intelligence Bureau was suspected of having a hidden presence in the headquarters of the 11th Army Group.

Because the Military Intelligence Bureau could obtain intelligence on every deployment and attack of the 11th Army Group immediately and report it to the military headquarters.

For this reason, although the war in Central China progressed smoothly, it did not achieve the expected results.

Each time, the Nationalist army was able to obtain intelligence in time and break through their encirclement and blockade.

Most importantly, the National Revolutionary Army has now concentrated its forces in Zhangshui, intending to block the Japanese attack in Dangyang.

Dangyang was the next key point in the Japanese army's strategy.

Clearly, the Empire's battle plan had been leaked, and the Military Intelligence Bureau had once again obtained the intelligence in time. Now, both the National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese Army were heading towards Dangyang, and it was a test of who could move faster.

After compiling all the information, Kyoko Watanabe had been thinking about it for a long time. Just now in the yard, she had been thinking for so long that her head was feeling a little dizzy.

After resting for a while, Kyoko Watanabe returned and began analyzing the situation again.

All the chaotic thoughts from before converged on one point at this moment.

Kyoko Watanabe noticed that there was a major similarity in the timing of each intelligence gathering by the Military Intelligence Bureau.

That was on the very day the Japanese army took action!
The most noteworthy point here is the intelligence recently relayed by Shadow, regarding the Japanese army's plan to bomb the mountain city.

If Shadow wasn't lying, then when Boss Dai reported the air raid intelligence to the adjutant's office, the 10th Army Headquarters hadn't even issued the order yet.

Furthermore, the strategy aimed at capturing Yichang was devised by the newly appointed commander of the 11th Army Group, Sonobe Ichiro, together with the cabinet ministers, so there was absolutely no possibility of it being leaked.

Therefore, the Military Intelligence Bureau should not have obtained this intelligence before Sonobe and Ichiro issued the air raid order!

In other words, a leak occurred in a place that was previously thought impossible, indicating there was a mole within the cabinet?

Thinking of this, Kyoko Watanabe shook her head with a wry smile.

I must be delusional to think that there are Kuomintang spies in the cabinet.

However, upon closer examination of the intelligence previously obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Kyoko Watanabe discovered that in several of the reports, Boss Dai would go to the adjutant's office before the orders were issued.

Every time Boss Dai went to the attendant's room, the National Army could get the movements of the Imperial Army immediately.

Considering all of this, Watanabe Kyoko had no choice but to believe that the entire plan for the Zaoyi Campaign had been leaked!
Kyoko Watanabe was startled by her own guess, but it was the most reasonable one.

If that's the case, then an internal investigation must be conducted. The cabinet is definitely not the problem, so the problem lies with Sonobe Kazuo.

Or rather, none of them have a problem; the real problem, Watanabe felt, was something he might not have discovered yet.

However, verification is still necessary.

Putting away the documents, Kyoko Watanabe grabbed the phone and dialed the Special Higher Police:
"Huizi, come see me with Zhao Xuan!"

An hour later, on the first floor of the small attic at No. 18 Shanyin Road.

Watanabe Kyoko brewed some tea and poured a cup for each of Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehui, who were kneeling opposite her at the low table.

"Mother, why did you suddenly ask Ah Xuan and me to come over today?"

Zhao Xuan, who had activated dialysis mode, also had doubts, because Watanabe Kyoko was too calm, so calm that dialysis mode made it impossible to probe her psychological state.

With a smile, Watanabe Kyoko slightly raised her hand, gesturing for the two to have some tea first.

A few minutes later, Watanabe Kyoko's expression turned serious. At the same time, through dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan was able to discern Watanabe Kyoko's psychological state.

"As planned, the Empire will soon begin negotiations with the National Party. I will send Kyogoku to protect you during these negotiations."

"At the same time, you must make one thing clear during the negotiations."

As she spoke, Kyoko Watanabe handed a copy of the intelligence she had rewritten to Keiko Aizawa.

Lan Zehui didn't avoid it either, and started watching it together in front of Zhao Xuan.

After reading the intelligence, both Lan Zehui and Zhao Xuan had rather complicated expressions.

Zhao Xuan was genuinely surprised that Watanabe Kyoko could deduce that the strategic plan for the Zaoyi Campaign had been completely leaked, and even suggested that during the negotiations, they should find out exactly how the Military Intelligence Bureau obtained this intelligence.
It wasn't really about figuring things out; it was just about testing the Military Intelligence Bureau's attitude.

As for Aizawa Keiko, she was genuinely shocked.

How could such a large-scale strategic plan as the Zaoyi Campaign be completely leaked?

If that's the case, then the biggest suspect is none other than the current commander of the 11th Army Group.

If it is confirmed that Kazuo Koenbe was recommended by the Watanabe family to succeed Iwane Matsui, the Watanabe family will be in big trouble.

"Mother, how is this possible!?"

Kyoko Watanabe didn't want to believe it either, but it was a closed-loop conclusion she had reached after several deductions.

"Therefore, I need you to make it clear during the negotiations that the Empire's military plans for this campaign have been completely leaked, which is why we are negotiating with the Nationalists."

"At the same time, you should try your best to get information during negotiations about how the Military Intelligence Bureau obtained the strategic plan for the Zaoyi Campaign?"

Aizawa Keiko's lips twitched slightly:
"Mother, you are asking too much of us. How could the Kuomintang possibly agree to something like this!"

Kyoko Watanabe didn't answer, but instead looked at Zhao Xuan thoughtfully:

"Ah Xuan, what do you think?"

After a moment of contemplation, Zhao Xuan slowly spoke under the watchful eyes of Aizawa Keiko and Watanabe Kyoko:

"Actually, it's not that difficult. Just like the intelligence Mrs. Watanabe showed us, such a large military plan was completely leaked, but the movements of the National Army were unpredictable. It was as if someone deliberately released the intelligence at the most critical moment to help the National Army deal with the Empire's advance."

Seeing Watanabe Kyoko nod slightly, looking quite satisfied, and Aizawa Keiko also seeming to understand, Zhao Xuan could only continue, "Since that's the case, then why don't we think about it from the other side?"

"If the plan for the Zaoyi Campaign has been completely leaked, then this intelligence must have fallen into the hands of the Military Intelligence Bureau. But why is the Military Intelligence Bureau releasing the intelligence to the military headquarters bit by bit, like squeezing toothpaste? This makes one wonder."

"Perhaps there are some things we don't know, but I have to say that if we make this clear during the negotiations, we won't even need to investigate further; the Kuomintang military will find out the truth for us."

Before deciding to reveal these things, Zhao Xuan had Edith do a deduction, combined with his own thinking, before finally reluctantly speaking out.

After all, the fact that Kyoko Watanabe brought this up meant that she was certain that the entire plan had been leaked.

Even if she didn't bring it up, Kyoko Watanabe would have done it anyway.

Moreover, Boss Dai's mistake of thinking that he and Xiaoya should go to Harbin to die was a huge mistake. If it weren't for the coincidence of the epidemic prevention supervision team, Zhao Xuan would probably have been preparing a plan to break ties with Boss Dai during this time.

Zhao Xuan originally thought that since there was a coincidence that the epidemic prevention supervision team was about to go north, there was no need to put this matter in the open for the time being.

Unexpectedly, Watanabe Kyoko was able to deduce, based on some fragmented intelligence, that the entire military plan for the Zaoyi Campaign had been leaked.

This forced Zhao Xuan to confront the conflict with Boss Dai once again.

However, once this matter is brought to the negotiating table, even if Watanabe Kyoko discovered the situation, Boss Dai will definitely be skeptical and will likely speculate that Zhao Xuan informed Watanabe Kyoko about it.

Based on this, Zhao Xuan had no choice but to consider a way to break the deadlock.

Once things are out in the open, Tiger Girl's long-distance telegram will definitely be unearthed by the military. When the Chairman finds out about this, the first one to suffer will naturally be Boss Dai.

Boss Dai is in trouble. Given his vindictive nature, he will definitely try to deal with Zhao Xuan and Dao Ya.

Therefore, Zhao Xuan had to find a way to make Boss Dai suffer this loss silently, and absolutely could not let Boss Dai make a decision to fight to the death.

Or rather, Zhao Xuan is planning to change his online contact person!
Composing himself, Zhao Xuan looked intently at Watanabe Kyoko, who was sitting opposite him.

"Huizi, Ah Xuan is right, you understand everything?"

Lan Zehui looked at Zhao Xuan with eyes full of admiration, nodded with a gentle smile, and said:

“Mother, I understand. This matter is not difficult to carry out. We don’t need to really confirm whether the military plan for the Zaoyi Campaign has been completely leaked. We just need to make the Kuomintang military headquarters and the Military Intelligence Bureau suspicious of each other.”

Kyoko Watanabe nodded with satisfaction:

"That's right, that's why I called you here today."

After saying that, Kyoko Watanabe changed the subject:
"I heard that Xiaoya has already made contact with the Osaka All-Stars?"

This kind of thing definitely couldn't be kept from Watanabe Kyoko. After all, as the vice president of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and the president of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's Shanghai branch, how could the Osaka team's use of connections to transfer to Shanghai for permanent residency be done without Watanabe Kyoko's knowledge?

The fact that Kyoko Watanabe did not stop her indicates that she approved of Toa's actions.

It seems that Kyoko Watanabe probably never intended for other military forces to intervene in Shanghai.

Even if Daoya hadn't contacted the Osaka Joint Force, Watanabe Kyoko would probably have intervened anyway, and at the very least, she wouldn't have allowed Matsui Iwane to bring the Kwantung Army into Shanghai.

Aizawa Keiko smiled:
"Mother, I don't believe you don't know about all of the Osaka Joint Team's operations!"

"Xiaoya is doing this to protect herself. Moreover, as the rear base, even if we don't control the military power in Shanghai, we absolutely cannot let those people from the north interfere."

Kyoko Watanabe smiled as she looked at Keiko Aizawa:

"They have indeed improved a lot. Shanghai is not a place that the armies from the south and the north can station."

Otherwise, Kyoko Watanabe wouldn't have orchestrated for An Ruoxian to steal the battle plan, removing Okamura from the position of commander and replacing him with Sonobe Kazuichiro, who was supported by the Watanabe family.

Kyoko Watanabe didn't say these words aloud, but Zhao Xuan already understood them under dialysis mode.

As expected, An Ruoxian's ability to steal the campaign strategy from the 11th Army Group was not due to good luck or strong ability, but rather to the enemy's deliberate actions.

However, it was because of that incident that the telegram sent to Shancheng put Zhao Xuan in an extremely passive situation.

Zhao Xuan had cursed Boss Dai as a good-for-nothing countless times in his heart.

You don't want the credit for foreseeing the future battle, and in the end you even frame loyal officials. Your brain must have been eaten by a dog.

Sometimes Zhao Xuan wondered, is changing history really that difficult?

After this incident, Zhao Xuan became certain that no matter how hard he tried, there would always be various coincidences preventing him from changing history.

Otherwise, in this Battle of Zaoyi, the National Revolutionary Army, relying on its foresight and intelligence, would have been able to inflict a devastating blow on the Japanese 11th Army Group, and the situation in Central China would have been reversed, opening up a completely new chapter!
As a result, everything still followed the historical trajectory, although there were slight differences, but the overall trend remained unchanged.

Therefore, considering all these factors, it was impossible for Zhao Xuan to end the war of resistance earlier; he still had to follow the general trend and endure until 45.

"Ah Xuan, Xiao Ya has purchased equipment for an entire division of the Osaka Regiment. I hope this weaponry won't end up in China, or fall into the hands of the Nationalist Army or the Red Army!"

Kyoko Watanabe's words, though seemingly a negotiation, were actually a threat.

If these equipment had fallen into the hands of the Nationalist Army or the Red Army, then Daoya would have been completely finished.

Zhao Xuan smiled upon hearing this:
"Mrs. Watanabe, please rest assured, Xiaoya is aware of this. She discussed it with me last night. She wants to find an opportunity to go to Northeast China and try to sell this batch of equipment overseas or to the Soviet Union!"

Aizawa Keiko was startled and quickly looked at Watanabe:

"Mother, Xiaoya, she..."

Before Aizawa Keiko could finish speaking, Watanabe Kyoko smiled and waved her hand:

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if we sell it to the Soviet Union."

"That's the Kwantung Army's problem. They're the ones who should be worried. As long as these weapons don't fall into the hands of the Nationalist Army and the Red Army through Xiaoya, everything will be fine."

Zhao Xuan dared to say that Xiaoya planned to sell the equipment to the Soviet Union because of Watanabe Kyoko's attitude towards the Kwantung Army.

As expected, although Kyoko Watanabe is Japanese and holds a special position in Japan, it is precisely because of this that she has to get involved in the power struggles at the highest levels.

Clearly, the Kwantung Army was the enemy of the Watanabe family.

For families with merchant backgrounds, profit is always the top priority, and they don't seem to care too much about the outcome of the Imperial Holy War.

Aizawa Keiko nodded in sudden realization. Now she finally understood why her mother had agreed to serve as the president of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce's Shanghai branch.

(End of this chapter)