Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 57: Lieutenant Colonel Aoki's Appointment

According to Chen Jiehua's previous ideas and plans, he was to take a train directly from the Northeast to the Soviet Union, find that person in the Soviet Union, join his organization, and start his own digging plan, but he did not find a suitable excuse to talk to his uncle Gangcun. As a result, Gangcun Ningci took the initiative and arranged for him to come to Shanghai.

Just come to Shanghai, it’s the same as waiting for him in Shanghai.

What a coincidence! Meeting Fujiwara Mio on my first day in Shanghai! Was it fate? Maybe it really was!

Think about the first time I returned to China after graduating from Lushun. I met Zhou Yongsu on the second day and then saved the dying Liu Junze!

Since it is God's will, let it be. With Mio's identity, there is no problem for her to enter various Japanese places and banquets.

By noon, Fujiwara Mio's fever had finally subsided. In those days, most injured people died from wound infections and febrile convulsions, but with penicillin, this stage was easily overcome.

When you wake up from a high fever, you will feel hungry. Chen Jiehua heated up the millet porridge and fed it to Meixu.

When Fujiwara Mio was halfway through eating, she hugged Chen Jiehua!

"Auntie washes the railway!"

Well, auntie can’t avoid washing the railway after all!
"Aoki-kun! No one has ever taken such good care of me when I was sick!"

"Aoki-kun! Will you marry me?"

"it is good!"

Two bowls of millet porridge won the heroine over! No, it seems that the heroine pursued him! Logically, the hero should have been half-hearted, but Chen Jiehua didn't even half-heartedly give in!

Some words are omitted in the following story.

The fifth day, March 3th, is a good day for traveling and cleaning!

Fujiwara Mio was able to get out of bed. Chen Jiehua took Fujiwara Mio shopping for clothes. When they turned around, they happened to meet the rickshaw driver from last time. He gave him three dollars and asked the driver to find a group of neighbors to come and clean the villa from top to bottom, and clear away the weeds and leaves in the yard.

The sixth day, March 3, is Sunday. Japanese people also have a holiday, so it is a good time to buy clothes.

So Chen Jiehua took Fujiwara Mio out shopping for clothes again! Anyway, it was all about shopping!
March 3th, time to go to work!

According to the transfer order from the Army Ministry given by General Okamura Yasuji, Aoki Kyo reported to the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, but his actual work place was in various Japanese-run private institutions such as trading companies, businesses, and newspapers.

Fujiwara Mio followed Chen Jiehua, and Aoki Qiao entered the Shanghai Consulate General with a transfer order. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw an acquaintance, Watanabe Watanabe, Aoki Qiao's classmate at the Army University!

Although they had only been at Lu University for a few days and had little interaction, the name was quite special, with an ABA structure, so Chen Jiehua remembered it at the time.

"Watanabe-kun! I'm so glad to see you here!"

"Aoki-kun?" Watanabe Watanabe was very surprised. Although he knew Aoki Qiao and knew this name, he did not have a good impression of him and did not like this person!

Our outstanding graduates are only promoted to lieutenant. Watanabe Watanabe has been secretly sent to China for over a year and is still a lieutenant! But this guy graduated as a lieutenant colonel! What a bully!

"Watanabe-kun, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go upstairs to report to the Consul General. We'll have a drink together at noon." Chen Jiehua said, and walked towards the stairs. Fujiwara Mio followed behind obediently. Chen Jiehua knocked on the door. "Come in!"

"Mr. Consul General, Army General Aoki Qiao has been ordered to report!"

"Aoki Qiao?" Consul General Shigemitsu Aoki forgot that there was such a person coming to report, because Aoki Qiao was a week late!

"Aoki-kun! You're a week late! Please explain to me why!" Shigemitsu Aoki remembered that it was the one who was a week late! He had to give him a warning!

"Sir..."

"Mio? Miss Mio!" Chen Jiehua was just about to find an excuse to explain when Shigemitsu Mamoru saw Fujiwara Mio following Chen Jiehua in, and quickly got up from his desk and ran to the door!
"When did Miss Mio come to Shanghai? Why didn't she come to talk to uncle?"

"Hello, Uncle Kui. Mio came to Shanghai with her fiancé. She injured her leg and has been recuperating at home for a long time. Her fiancé is late because he has to take care of Mio. Please forgive me, Uncle Kui!"

Fujiwara Mio performed a Japanese women's bow.

"Fiancé? Oh! Oh, I see! Come on, come on, Mio, sit down."

It’s really the protagonist’s halo. No matter how big or small the difficulties are, there is always someone to help!
"Thank you, sir!"

"Don't call me sir. You and Mio are both calling me Uncle Aoi! Didn't Mio tell you? Her father and I are old friends."

"Uncle Kui!" Okay, one more uncle.

After dealing with the Consul General, Aoki Kyo found Watanabe Watanabe and made an appointment with him to meet at a small pub run by Japanese expatriates outside. He took Fujiwara Mio away from the consulate and went to his actual workplace, Tongyuan Foreign Company on Nanjing Road.

Taking advantage of Fujiwara Mio, Shigemitsu Aoki forced a car on Aoki Takashi, with the excuse that "Mio's leg injury hasn't healed yet, how can we let her walk such a long way!" This made things convenient.

Chen Jiehua drove directly to Tongyuan Foreign Company, reported in briefly, and received his assignment. Although Chen Jiehua was a lieutenant colonel, he was a newcomer and the company was not easy to arrange for him, so the task assigned to him was also very simple: collecting commercial information of the Republic of China.

This was exactly what Chen Jiehua wanted. He was planning to open a pharmacy in Shanghai. The problem was that I didn't know how to do anything else except opening a pharmacy.

At noon, Aoki Qiao wanted to send Fujiwara Mio home before going to meet Watanabe Wataru, but Fujiwara Mio insisted on following him, so the two of them went directly to the Japanese expatriate tavern.

The three of them chatted while drinking. Aoki Takashi just wanted to have a simple social interaction, but it was Fujiwara Mio who asked more questions. Because of Mio's identity, Watanabe Watanabe answered every question.

In the evening, Shigemitsu Mamoru held a banquet at the Japanese Club to welcome Lieutenant Colonel Aoki Takashi's transfer from the Kwantung Army to Shanghai!
Of course, everyone knew that the Consul General was welcoming Miss Mio from the Fujiwara family, and a small lieutenant colonel like Aoki Takashi was not enough here.

The Japanese Club in the HK district is a membership-based club, and the entire building is heavily guarded. It has appeared frequently in later anti-Japanese war films and spy films, so there was no reason for Chen Jiehua not to check it out.

Shigemitsu Mamoru basically called all the high-ranking officials in the Japanese political circle in Shanghai. It was a Western-style drinking party with dancing, one of the characteristics of Shanghai. After three rounds of drinks, those with poor alcohol tolerance began to stagger. When everyone started to relax, Fujiwara Mio suggested that she wanted to go to each floor to take a look!
Never been here, I'm curious!
"Mio, let me come with you. I just got here too, so I'd like to get familiar with the place."

A lieutenant colonel and a young lady from the aristocratic Fujiwara family wanted to visit the club, so there was absolutely no problem! No identification was needed, the club's chief steward personally accompanied them and introduced them step by step.

When they returned downstairs, the Western-style banquet was basically over. Aoki Qiao deposited a large sum of Japanese yen in the club and got a senior membership card.

(End of this chapter)