usatvline Chapter 1926 A personal meeting shows the greatest sincerity
Chapter 1926 A personal meeting shows the greatest sincerity
Chapter 1926 A personal meeting shows the greatest sincerity
Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.
Araki Harimasa's true intentions were even more radical.
His meaning was to ask Kentaro Miyazaki to arrange for someone to attack Shogo Mizutani's team.
Furthermore, the direct target of the attack was my grandson Shinta's people, causing a major blow to the Special Higher Police's intelligence office.
Meanwhile, Araki Harima's action team turned the tide, successfully repelling the attackers and ensuring the safety of the protected targets, including Mizutani Shogo.
“I think it’s worth a try,” Old Huang said.
"Tell me about it," Cheng Qianfan said.
“Since Araki Harima has said so, let’s do as he says,” Old Huang said. “However, the personnel involved in the operation must not be our people, nor can they be from the Special Affairs Department.”
“We’ll pay people to do the work,” Cheng Qianfan said. “As for whether we should arrange for other people to take advantage of the situation, that’s another matter.”
"Okay." Old Huang nodded.
"Let me think about it more carefully and ponder it more thoroughly," Cheng Qianfan said.
“That’s natural,” Old Huang nodded and said. “You know Araki Harima best, so everything should be based on your judgment and decisions.”
Then he asked Cheng Qianfan, "This Mizutani Shogo's identity seems to be very mysterious. Do you have any relevant information?"
“No,” Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression. “That’s precisely why I always felt that this matter was unusual.”
……
76 Jesfield Road.
Li Cuiqun hung up the phone, his face dark. He slammed his fist on the table in frustration, "This is outrageous!"
"What's wrong?" Ye Xiaoqing asked.
“The Japanese,” Li Cuiqun said with a cold snort. “Odagiri Hiroki called again, demanding that I hand over the person.”
"Hand him over! Hand him over! Hand him over!" Li Cuiqun said with a gloomy face. "Hu Sishui is able-bodied, and it wasn't me who hid him. Where am I supposed to hand him over?"
"The Japanese suspect that I hid Hu Sishui, and they keep chasing me for him," he said angrily.
“Brother Qun,” Ye Xiaoqing said thoughtfully, frowning, “Perhaps the Japanese also know that we don’t know Hu Sishui’s whereabouts, but they still choose to keep chasing you for him.”
"What does Qingmei mean?" Li Cuiqun pondered.
"What they want is for us to arrest Hu Sishui ourselves and hand him over to them," Ye Xiaoqing said. "The process doesn't matter; that's the result they want."
Li Cuiqun sat back down in his chair, gently pressing his temple with his right thumb. "What you're saying, I understand perfectly well."
He said to Ye Xiaoqing, "It's not that handing him over is impossible, but Hu Sishui is hiding very well. We've sent out many people, but we still haven't been able to find any trace of him."
……
"Should we spread the word?" Ye Xiaoqing pondered, then said, "Let's say that you actually sympathize with Hu Sishui and are willing to believe him, but you're only forced to make a show of wanting to capture him due to pressure."
Li Cuiqun fell into deep thought.
“Okay, we can give it a try,” he nodded and said.
He understood what Ye Xiaoqing meant. This was a signal to Hu Sishui's side, to give them hope of survival by making them think that his 'mild' attitude was good enough to lure them into a trap.
"It would be best to put on a play," Ye Xiaoqing said.
Li Cuiqun nodded slowly.
……
French Concession.
Pétain district.
A two-story Western-style building.
When Sheng Aizhen arrived on the second floor and opened the door, she saw smoke everywhere, and she couldn't help but cough repeatedly.
"Smoke less. Is this room even fit?" Sheng Aizhen said with a frown, walking to the window to open it for ventilation.
"No, no!" Hu Sishui cried out in alarm.
Sheng Aizhen frowned and looked at her husband.
"Watch out for gunmen," Hu Sishui quickly warned.
"It can't be that bad, can it?" Sheng Aizhen was startled. "Putting everything else aside, how could anyone possibly know you're here?"
"You don't understand, the Japanese are terrifying. Now the Japanese want to kill me," Hu Sishui said weakly, shaking his head.
"Look at you, such a coward now," Sheng Aizhen said irritably. "Where did that ruthlessness you had when you killed Sugita Sanshiro go?"
"Stop talking," Hu Sishui said hurriedly.
He can't help but regret killing Sugita Sanshiro whenever he recalls it.
Just then, the telephone on the table suddenly rang.
……
Hu Sishui's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly looked at Sheng Aizhen.
“It should be Zeng,” Sheng Aizhen said. “To make it easier to contact him, as you arranged, I told Zeng about this place.”
"When did I say I could tell Zeng about this place?" Hu Sishui asked, his face grim.
"What's the panic?" Sheng Aizhen glared at her husband, then gestured for Hu Sishui to shut up before picking up the phone receiver.
"sure?"
"Okay, I understand."
Sheng Aizhen hung up the phone.
"Is it Xiao Zeng?" Hu Sishui asked immediately.
“Yes.” Sheng Aizhen nodded. “When the brothers couldn’t contact us, they found a way to reach Zeng and told him something.”
"What is it?" Hu Sishui asked.
“Director Li had a heated argument with the Japanese,” Sheng Aizhen said. “He slammed down the phone.”
"What happened?" Hu Sishui asked immediately.
“It was the Japanese who urged Director Li to arrest you, but he disagreed and told the Japanese directly that he could guarantee you were framed,” Sheng Aizhen said. “Director Li directly refused the Japanese order to arrest you and finally just slammed down the phone.”
"Really?" Hu Sishui asked.
“It seems to be true,” Sheng Aizhen said. “Brothers at No. 76 saw and heard it with their own eyes and ears, and that’s why they rushed to find Xiao Zeng and told him about it.”
"That's great." Hu Sishui breathed a long sigh of relief. "I knew the director wouldn't just stand by and watch me fall into trouble; he would definitely step in to save me."
As he spoke, he noticed that Sheng Aizhen was still frowning and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
“Just before this, the intelligence I had was that Jessfield Road had already begun searching for you,” Sheng Aizhen said. “They said it was on Director Li’s orders, but now this sudden situation makes me suspicious…”
She looked at Hu Sishui and said, "I still have some doubts. Is there something wrong with this?"
……
"There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Hu Sishui thought for a moment and said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "I was arranged by Grandpa Ji from the beginning to follow the director. Over the years, I have served him and Li Cuiqun wholeheartedly, risking my life and making countless contributions. He can't possibly harm me, can he?"
"Better safe than sorry," Sheng Aizhen said, shaking her head.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Hu Sishui asked his wife.
"I'll try to find out more about the situation," Sheng Aizhen said.
"Who should we ask to find out the situation?" Hu Sishui asked.
"I'll ask Vice Minister Hu," Sheng Aizhen said after thinking for a moment.
Hu Sishui's expression changed.
The Vice Minister Hu mentioned by Sheng Aizhen was Hu Yelin, the Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department in Nanjing. This Vice Minister Hu was someone that Mr. Wang trusted very much.
Back when Hu Yelin was running a newspaper in Hong Kong, advocating for Mr. Wang's peaceful path to national salvation, a stranger suddenly visited him one day.
This man was Chen Chunpu. He visited Hu Yelin and handed him a note. The note read:
On behalf of Zhao Ming, Comrade Chunpu extended greetings to Comrade Yelin.
Upon seeing the note, Hu Yelin was overjoyed and moved to tears, and from then on, he became even more devoted to following Mr. Wang.
Later, after Wang Tianhai returned the capital to Nanjing, he mentioned this incident in an interview, which became a well-known story.
In addition, Hu Yelin and Li Cuiqun were quite close.
Sheng Aizhen suggested asking Hu Yelin for information. Given Hu Yelin's status and relationship with Li Cuiqun, he would naturally be able to find out the truth.
However, the real reason that Hu Sishui's expression changed was that he knew his wife, Sheng Aizhen, and Hu Yelin had an ambiguous relationship.
Although there was no concrete evidence, the relationship between the two seemed ambiguous and unclear, which made Hu Sishui feel somewhat uncomfortable and dissatisfied.
……
“I’ll make a call to Vice Minister Hu’s office in Nanjing,” Sheng Aizhen said. “Please ask Vice Minister Hu to personally call Director Li…”
"No way," Hu Sishui shook his head.
"What?" Sheng Aizhen looked at her husband in confusion. "Given Vice Minister Hu's status and his relationship with Director Li, Director Li should tell the truth, right..."
“No, that’s not it,” Hu Sishui said. “For things like this, not only is it easy to leak information over the phone, but you also don’t have enough sincerity when discussing things over the phone.”
"So what do you mean?" Sheng Aizhen frowned, looking at her husband.
“You go to Nanjing,” Hu Sishui said.
"What?" Sheng Aizhen's eyes widened.
“You go to Nanjing…you go to Nanjing in person, and personally represent me to see Vice Minister Hu,” Hu Sishui said. “Nothing is as sincere as a face-to-face meeting.”
Sheng Aizhen took a deep breath and looked at Hu Sishui intently. "Are you sure you want me to go to Nanjing?"
“Go ahead,” Hu Sishui said through gritted teeth. “It’s better to discuss these things face-to-face.”
“Okay, I’ll go to Nanjing.” Sheng Aizhen stared at Hu Sishui for a few moments, then smiled mysteriously. “I’ll listen to you.”
……
Two days later.
Nanjing, Yihe Road.
The Hu Mansion, the home of Hu Yelin, the deputy head of the propaganda department of the Wang Jingwei regime.
“Brother Li, if that’s the case, then I’m relieved.” Hu Yelin said with a smile. “Alright, I’ll find a way to convey your message. Okay, it’s settled then.”
After hanging up the phone, Hu Yelin glanced at the woman in his arms, grabbed Sheng Aizhen's chin, and said, "You heard it too, Li Cuiqun said he can help and will ensure Sishui's safety."
"That's great, I can rest assured now," Sheng Aizhen said happily.
“However, as you heard, Brother Li’s meaning is very clear: he also needs Si Shui’s cooperation,” Hu Yelin said. “Si Shui must voluntarily surrender himself at No. 76, Jisifeier Road.”
“This…” Sheng Aizhen hesitated.
“Don’t forget, the China Daily has published Sishui’s arrest warrant openly, so there must be an explanation on the surface,” Hu Yelin said. “Sishui went to No. 76 to surrender himself, which is an explanation. At the same time, his willingness to surrender himself can be interpreted as Sishui believing that he is innocent, which lays the groundwork for his subsequent acquittal.”
Seeing that Sheng Aizhen was still hesitant, Hu Yelin touched her conscience and asked with a smile, "Number 76 is also Sishui's own territory, what is he worried about?"
"What if Director Li goes back on his word..." Sheng Aizhen voiced her biggest worry, and then Hu Yelin grabbed her hand and made her wince in pain.
"Don't worry," Hu Yelin said with a smug look. "Li Cuiqun wouldn't dare to lie to me. With my guarantee, Sishui will be fine."
"Okay." Sheng Aizhen finally breathed a long sigh of relief. "I'll go back and persuade him to turn himself in."
……
Shanghai.
76 Jessfield Road.
"Hu Yelin?" Ye Xiaoqing asked.
"Hmm." A smile appeared on Li Cuiqun's lips. "This Brother Ruisheng called personally, asking me to vouch for Hu Sishui and not to harm his life."
"Sheng Aizhen asked Hu Yelin for help?" Ye Xiaoqing immediately became interested, her eyes flashing with a strange light, and asked, "I've heard that the two of them have a shady relationship."
"Whether he is innocent or not, who outsiders know?" Li Cuiqun laughed. "However, Qingmei, our plan should have succeeded. After Hu Yelin's phone call, I reckon there's a good chance that Hu Sishui will turn himself in."
"After Hu Sishui surrendered himself, what does Brother Qun plan to do with him..." Ye Xiaoqing asked.
"Should we conduct a secret interrogation first, and then secretly notify the Japanese to come and take him away?" she asked Li Cuiqun, "or directly..."
As she spoke, Ye Xiaoqing made a throat-slitting gesture.
“If possible, a dead Hu Sishui would naturally be the best Hu Sishui,” Li Cuiqun said in a deep voice. “However, as you said, Qingmei, what the Japanese want this time is my attitude; that’s all they care about…”
As he spoke, he tilted his head back and drank the little tea left in his cup in one gulp, saying, "After the person surrenders, do nothing, just hand him over to the Japanese."
……
The opera house near the dock.
Elegant room.
High security.
Special Higher Police agents and 'Little Cheng's' men were on guard in the corridor.
“As planned, I’m going to Nanjing today, and the day after tomorrow I will escort Professor Mizutani Shogo and his team back to Shanghai,” Araki Harima said.
"So rushed?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise. "Aren't you going to stay in Nanjing?"
"No," Araki Harima said. "I have a feeling that this security measure will be very difficult to implement."
“Miyazaki-kun,” he said to his friend, “Nanjing is not my territory, and I feel uneasy about it.”
Cheng Qianfan nodded. "It's right to be cautious."
"During this trip to Nanjing, I specifically requested a radio from the Telecommunications Special Research Office," Araki Harima said.
"Telegraph operator..." Cheng Qianfan asked, his eyes flickering.
“Yajima Kozaburo will accompany me to Nanjing,” Araki Harima said. “He is an expert in telecommunications.”
"What is the relationship between Kozaburo Yajima and Kotaro Yajima of the Military Police?" Cheng Qianfan asked thoughtfully.
“Yajima Kozaburo is Yajima Kotaro’s younger brother,” Araki Harima said, lowering his voice. “The Yajima family is from the same hometown as me, so they can be trusted.”
"Then I'm relieved." Cheng Qianfan nodded, then looked at Araki Harima with a serious expression. "Araki-kun, are you really sure?"
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