Espionage, codenamed Ant, moving expert

Oda doesn't understand, wasn't the second-in-command quite satisfied last night?

Things changed after just one day. Did some merchant send him a woman?

Yes, that must be it.

Oda has already considered himself a member of the trading company, and his chances of turning things around depend on Miki Trading Company; he can't afford to have his core members stolen away.

In one afternoon, Oda ran around half a street without finding any suspicious people, but closed several business deals.

He went back to Tang Asheng to boast about his achievement, but Tang scolded him instead.

"You only talked to a few companies in an afternoon? What good are you? Anyone else would have taken over the whole street by now! How dare you!"

Oda went home dejectedly and vented his anger on Masako.

That afternoon, more than a dozen trucks drove into Shanghai, heading straight for the garrison headquarters.

Watanabe, accompanied by Kudo, Ishikawa, Imai, Keiko, and Minamida, personally greeted them.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they're all trucks; open the door and a bunch of officers get out.

The highest-ranking officer was Ishii, a lieutenant general.

Next are Kitano and Ikegami, both holding the rank of Major General.

There are also six colonels and a bunch of lieutenant colonels.

Watanabe, despite being only a major general and the garrison commander, ran up to Ishii and saluted him.

"Welcome, General Ishii, to Shanghai. I am Major General Watanabe, the commander of the Shanghai garrison. Please take care of me."

Ishii dared not be presumptuous, because he was a military doctor and thus considered a civil servant.

He was in charge of research, not leading troops into battle.

As the two shook hands, Ishikawa stepped forward:

"Uncle Ishii, I never expected to meet you here."

Ishii saw Ishikawa and said with a smile:

"Ishikawa, when did you arrive in Shanghai?"

"After being here for a few days, the mission is still not complete, and the military has assigned me to be in charge of protecting General Tokugawa."

"This is a tough task, you must take it seriously."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two entered the headquarters.

Watanabe then realized that Ishikawa and General Ishii had this kind of relationship.

A banquet was held as scheduled.

What the Japanese pirates didn't know was that someone was closely watching all of this.

Chen Zheng was in the space, and for the first time he felt that he should learn some Japanese.

Otherwise, they could only watch through the silver gate and listen through the iron gate, unable to understand a word the Japanese pirates were saying.

Even after the banquet ended, it was still unclear whether the guests were high-ranking Japanese officials or members of Unit 731.

The next morning, he went to Li's mansion and told Li Ya what he had seen. Li Ya concluded that it was Unit 731 that had come.

Chen Zheng didn't know where his confidence came from.

"Station commander, one lieutenant general and two major generals, isn't the rank of Unit 731 a bit too high?"

"Sigh, not only that. As far as I know, 731 is a brigade, and the brigade commander is a major general. He doesn't leave the unit easily. These three who came are most likely researchers, and they are the main targets this time."

Upon hearing that it was a target, Chen Zheng perked up: "When are we making our move?"

"No rush. Unit 731 is here, and the Japanese high command will arrive shortly after. Send word that everyone should be prepared and ready to engage in battle at any time."

After Chen Zheng left, Li Ya said to Uncle Zhong:

"Go investigate and see what your men are doing! The banquet hosted by the Japanese pirates ended a day ago, and no one has noticed anything. I have to rely on Chen Zheng to tell me."

After leaving Li Ya's house, Chen Zheng went straight to Boss Du's house and specifically asked to borrow Lu Shaoyi.

Upon hearing the word used, Lu Shao's face turned green, and he stammered:

"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen... what... are you going to do? I... I'm not... not a prostitute."

"Even if you're a rabbit spirit, I don't want you. How about you teach me Japanese instead?"

"Wa...wa language...no...I don't know how."

"You dare say you can't? Last time you fought those Japanese ronin, you sounded pretty good about it!"

Lu Shao rubbed his face vigorously, finally returning it to normal.

"Boss Chen, Brother Chen, Master Chen, please spare me! It was Boss Du who gave me a Japanese woman. I slept with her every day and learned a few words of Japanese, but I've forgotten them all recently."

"How could you forget what you've learned? If you forget, just keep sleeping with her, and you'll remember it again, right?"

"It's too late. That Japanese woman had ulterior motives; she's been drowned!"

"Drowned in the river? Then how much do you still know? Teach me!"

Lu Shao shook his head and waved his hand:

"No, no, no, I've forgotten everything, completely forgotten. All I know now is one sentence..."

Which sentence?

Lu Shao bowed ninety degrees and shouted, "Hi!"

Well, my desire to learn Japanese is temporarily dead.

Chen Zheng was unwilling to learn from Oda.

Only by maintaining a superior attitude towards Oda will he submit.

Asking to come to my home to learn Japanese is too risky and could easily expose me.

Let's find another opportunity!

Chen Zheng couldn't find anyone to learn Japanese, but Japanese businessmen found a business opportunity: Miki Corporation.

By using Oda as an intermediary, one can bypass the counter and pick up goods directly from the warehouse.

Each time, they can buy five times the amount of goods, and by reselling them, they can make a lot of money.

If you were to ask where the most bustling place in Shanghai was, it used to be the Paramount Ballroom, but now it's undoubtedly the Miki Corporation.

Chen Zheng finally found a market for the goods in the space, but he couldn't break the purchase restriction order, so he came up with this solution.

Money flowed into his space like water.

Li Ya noticed it, but didn't investigate further.

Anyway, no matter how much money Chen Zheng earns, half of it will belong to him.

The people from Unit 731 arrived, but after the banquet, they seemed to vanish from the face of the earth; no one could find them anywhere.

Li Ya asked Chen Zheng to look for it, but they couldn't find it either.

We searched the garrison headquarters thoroughly, but couldn't find it.

The military police headquarters also checked each post, but still no one was there.

Aside from these two places, Chen Zheng couldn't think of anywhere else these Japanese pirates could go.

We searched all the places the Mei Agency and the Special Higher Police knew of, but still found nothing.

strange!

There are many people coming from 731, and they can't hide anywhere else. Where will they go?

Having nowhere else to look, Chen Zheng searched all the warships floating at sea, but still found nothing.

As time went by, Li Ya became more and more irritable.

Today we finally received some good news: Japanese Army General Tokugawa will represent the Imperial Family to extend his condolences to the Japanese troops participating in the war.

The location for the visit was Shanghai.

The timeframe is three days later.

The news immediately made the situation in Shanghai tense.

The Okamoto Brigade, which had been resting outside the city, entered Shanghai that night and imposed military control over the entire Japanese-occupied area.

Several warships adrift at sea simultaneously docked at the pier, and two of them entered the inner river to begin patrols.

A fully armed Marine Corps regiment entered Shanghai, primarily targeting the French Concession and the International Settlement.

Consulates of various countries received a note simultaneously stating that during the Tokugawa Shogun's stay in Shanghai, their troops should not be moved arbitrarily to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

The Okamoto Brigade has an artillery regiment, and together with Watanabe's artillery battalion, they are all on high alert.

Still not reassured, the Japanese invaders dispatched an armored vehicle regiment overnight to enter the urban area of ​​Shanghai.

Japanese pirate troops were stationed at every intersection.

The entire staff of the Mei Agency, the Special Higher Police, and the 76th Division were mobilized to patrol the streets.

Even Boss Zhang sent his men to the streets to assist.

It was stated publicly that this was to protect the safety of Shanghai.

In response, Watanabe held a press conference to acknowledge Mr. Zhang's remarkable achievement.

He was also granted a knighthood by Japan, making him incredibly popular for a time.