1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

I'm exhausted from work, so I just brag as a pastime. Only an idiot would take it seriously.

However, some people took it seriously.

The teahouse was crowded with people, and Yoshiko Kawashima waited patiently until Lao Zhang finished drinking late at night, left the tavern, and was about to return to the shack, then she quietly followed him.

As the Sino-Japanese conflict was imminent and war clouds were gathering over Shanghai, many wealthy people had fled to other places or stayed indoors, and the rickshaw drivers' business had also declined significantly, so Lao Zhang walked here alone;

He was filled with sorrow and kept cursing the Japanese who provoked the war. He didn't notice that Kawashima Yoshiko was following him. Then, when he passed through a small alley, he was hit by a gun in the back:

"do not move!"

"..."

Old Zhang's body stiffened, and he raised his hands skillfully, smiling flatteringly:

"Which big brother is this? If you want money, I'll give you..."

"It's not about money."

A hoarse, neutral voice sounded, getting straight to the point:

"Tell me, what were the Japanese people you met that day like?"

"..."

The driver, Lao Zhang, finally realized why he was caught and immediately regretted it.

"Say it!"

“…Yes, yes…”

The driver confessed everything obediently.

With his ability to express himself in words, it was extremely difficult for him to accurately describe Mark's appearance.

So, after asking for a long time, I only got a few vague words:

He speaks both Chinese and Japanese, wears Western clothes, has a mustache, is a tall man, and is probably in his twenties...

There must be thousands of people like this in Shanghai!

Besides, he doesn't look like Tanaka Takayoshi!

Oh, that’s not right. Even if it means betraying the country, Tanaka would not do it himself.

Perhaps, it was his men?

"Is there anything else?!"

"No...no more...the other one seems to be that gentleman's wife, I didn't dare to look..."

"..."

lady?

"Where did you see them?!"

“Hua...Huamao Hotel...”

Cathay Hotel?

What to do there?

Could it be... their meeting place?

Thinking of this, Kawashima Yoshiko could no longer sit still and said in a low voice:

"Stand right here and don't move! If you move, I'll kill you!"

"Yes Yes..."

The footsteps faded away quietly, but the driver still stood there trembling for almost a quarter of an hour before escaping as if he had been pardoned.

Yoshiko Kawashima did not kill anyone when she hurried to the Cathay Hotel. It was not because she was kind-hearted, but because the place where the coachman was was crowded with people and the Chinese army was nearby, so shooting would easily lead to complications.

The most important thing now is to find out whether Tanaka Takayoshi has anything to do with the failure of these operations!

Just as Yoshiko Kawashima was hurrying on her way, suddenly, several flames flashed over her head;

Then, there were continuous loud roars!!

"boom!"

???

fire?

Who is...

what! ! !

The Imperial Army opened fire!!

Because she slipped out in the morning, Yoshiko Kawashima did not receive the news that the last Japanese fleet had arrived in Shanghai and was about to launch an attack, and was caught off guard.

1932年1月28日晚11点，日本海军盐泽幸一少将统率第1特别海军陆战队，在20多辆维克斯·克鲁斯丁M-25装甲车的掩护下，从闸北各路口发动进攻。

By the way, why not send out the more powerful Type 91 armored vehicle or the newly developed Type 89 medium tank?

Because that is the product of the Army Red Deer.

How can the navy's mission make those elk things shine!

Because the "September 918th Incident" went incredibly smoothly, the Japanese army was full of confidence at this time, and even believed that they could take Shanghai in one day.

In short, although half an hour earlier than historically, the Japanese still launched their attack on January 28;

The "January 28 Incident" officially broke out.

The Chinese 19th Route Army immediately launched a counterattack. The fierce exchange of fire between the two sides caused great obstacles to Yoshiko Kawashima, who was acting on her own. She had to hide in an uninhabited house for a night.

She waited until the battle line stabilized during the day and the artillery fire was not so intense before she slipped out, planning to take a look around the Cathay Hotel first and then return to headquarters.

However, after a fruitless search, Yoshiko Kawashima returned to the "Japanese Concession" and was immediately arrested by the gendarmerie and thrown into an interrogation center before she had time to regret.

"Golden and brilliant!"

"Tell the truth about your crime of killing Major Tanaka!!"

? ? ! !

043 For the sake of the Empire, sacrifice yourself, Navy idiot! 1

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After learning that Tanaka Takayoshi was killed by an 8mm bullet from the Nambu 14 pistol and that there were several bullet casings at the scene, Yoshiko Kawashima immediately realized that she might have made a misjudgment.

Someone is behind this!

The loss of his Nambu XIV was definitely not an accident, but someone was deliberately creating internal conflicts!

After realizing this, Yoshiko Kawashima broke out in cold sweat.

Again, apart from her and Tanaka Takayoshi, the only one who knew the details of the previous operations was the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Murai Kuramatsu!

Now that Tanaka has been killed, I'm definitely not a traitor, so the only option is...

No way, right?

Could it be possible that every person in the entire Shanghai intelligence station is a traitor?

impossible!

There must be something wrong within the intelligence agency!

I would like to briefly mention here that Japan’s entire intelligence agency in Shanghai was formed.

The first is the Japanese Army General Staff in Shanghai, which is directly under the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters. Tanaka Takayoshi, the Army military attaché in Shanghai, belongs to this department.

The second is the Japanese Army Military Police, which is under the Japanese Army Ministry. Due to its small number of personnel, it is currently managed by the General Staff and is similar to the German Gestapo.

The next is the police department of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, which is nominally a security department under the diplomatic institution, but in fact it is also an intelligence department;

As for the "Tokko Section" that became famous in later movies and TV dramas, it was actually just a special agency under the police department. It had little power, and its operations were focused on Japan and "Manchukuo".

So which department does Yoshiko Kawashima belong to?

The answer is, neither.

She was born in China, but because of her father's ambition and special family reasons, she was sent to a Japanese ronin's home to be trained as a spy;

Because of her outstanding performance in a series of incidents caused by the Kwantung Army (especially the bombing of the Northeast King Zhang Zuolin), she was noticed by Itagaki Seishirō and Tanaka Takayoshi and used.

To put it bluntly, she is just a peripheral personnel with a somewhat special identity in the Japanese intelligence agency, the kind of person who "will be temporarily under the care of whoever wants to use her."

After the death of her former superior Tanaka Takayoshi, Yoshiko Kawashima became a completely "unorganized person" with no support in Shanghai.

Otherwise, after discovering Tanaka Takayoshi's body, would the military police arrest her so decisively without even obtaining the consent of Consul Murai?

After all, it was just a tamed Chinese dog. Let alone arresting it, even if it was killed, would the Consul cause trouble for the gendarmerie over such a small matter?

As for the military police captain Chiharu Shigeto (the combat commander of the Sanyou Incident), who had some "friendship" and friendship with her, he cleverly pretended not to know her and allowed Yoshiko Kawashima to be interrogated.

"...I didn't kill Mr. Tanaka!"

"Not you!?"

A military police interrogator flipped through the recorded files and sneered:

"Major Tanaka said before he left that Bihui was ill and needed to be investigated urgently. Jin Bihui is your Chinese name, so who else could it be if not you?"

"That's slander! No! Someone is deliberately trying to trick Mr. Tanaka into making a wrong judgment!"

"Putting aside whether Major Tanaka misjudged something, why did you go to the Chinese neighborhood at this time? And why didn't you come back until today? Why did you act alone?"

"..."

Every question was asked to an embarrassing point.

Yoshiko Kawashima complained bitterly in her heart and even began to suspect that the Chinese driver she met was a spy sent by someone.

She had no choice but to tell everyone in detail how she suspected Tanaka Takayoshi was a traitor, how she conducted the investigation, and why she went to the vicinity of the Cathay Hotel...

As expected, no one believed it.

What a coincidence.

It's so coincidental that it seems completely made up.

However, there is currently no clear evidence to prove that Yoshiko Kawashima is a traitor. The war is tense and it is impossible to spend too much energy on it. Under the order of Colonel Murai, the gendarmerie had to hand her back to the Army General Staff for internal review.

To Yoshiko Kawashima's surprise, the usually hot-tempered Lord Murai was very gentle this time. Not only did he not interrogate her, he also comforted her:

"Yoshiko, I know you are loyal to the Empire of Japan. Tanaka's affairs have nothing to do with you."

"...Murai-sama, I...I..."

Kawashima Yoshiko almost cried, but the vow she had made to "never cry again" immediately suppressed her emotions. She lowered her head and said:

"I'm so sorry! Mr. Murai! I shouldn't have doubted Mr. Tanaka!"

"It's okay, it's okay. Being suspicious of everything is an excellent quality for an intelligence officer."

Colonel Murai smiled calmly and then ordered:

"Okay, now that you're back, I have a task for you. Make sure you complete it."

"Yes!!"

Yoshiko Kawashima stood up straight, listened to Colonel Murai's assignments, and then left quickly.

After she left, an officer from the staff couldn't help asking:

"Colonel, this woman might be a traitor. Tanaka..."

"It doesn't matter whether she is a traitor or not. As long as we can achieve our goal, I dare to use a traitor."

"But... the war has already begun, why should we do this?"

"It's just to further provoke the Chinese."

"I'm sorry, I still don't quite understand."

Murai looked at the young officer with a confused look on his face, who was said to be from the Chinese ethnic group, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart without explaining any further.