The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 91 Inoue Mansion

Hongkou, Tiantong Road wet market street.

A Japanese-style two-story building.

People come in and out every day, but no one can tell clearly what they are doing. Sometimes there are strange sounds coming from inside.

Especially at night, nearby residents take detours.

If Cheng Mo came here, he would naturally recognize that this small building is the location of the infamous "Inoue Mansion".

Founded by the Japanese ronin Hiaki Inoue, this guy is a retired soldier, a member of the Black Dragon Society, and has a very close relationship with the Japanese military.

It was actually the intelligence agency of the Japanese army and played an extremely important role in the Japanese attack on Shanghai.

In the process of the Japanese occupation of Shanghai and the establishment of local maintenance committees and puppet regimes, the "Inoue Mansion" played an important role.

Funds for its activities in Shanghai come from the Black Dragon Society or the Japanese military, and can even be withdrawn from the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai.

In addition to spying on intelligence and creating terrorist incidents, the Japanese ronin in the "Inoue Mansion" were also responsible for recruiting bandits, dispatching consultants, and leading traitor armed forces. They were also responsible for investigating the residences and properties left by the upper and middle-level military and political personnel of the Nationalist Government in the Shanghai Concession. The whereabouts of relatives and friends, etc., in case the Japanese army invades and plunders the concession.

At the same time, Chinese students studying in Japan, businessmen living in Japan, and frustrated politicians, warlords, and literati in Shanghai were also included in their investigation, in order to select those who met the requirements to serve as the backbone of puppet organizations in various places.

Therefore, accepting commissioned investigations is also one of their tasks.

"Inoue-kun, please." In the dim room, a middle-aged Japanese man wearing a suit was seen kneeling on the tatami, half of his sinister face showing.

Opposite him was a Japanese man with a slightly thin figure. If Cheng Mo were here, he would have recognized him as Takeshita, the Japanese consulate staff member who came to the Laozha arrest room with Han Deran to bail out Jun Watanabe.

"Cheng Mo, is this the detective from the political unit of the Public Concession Police Department?" Inoue Hizaki opened the contents of the envelope, glanced at the name, and asked directly.

"Yes, Inoue-kun is also paying attention to this person?" Takeshita was surprised.

Inoue Hizaki nodded: "Has someone entrusted me with investigating him?"

"Oh, who is it?"

"You don't need to know about this, Takeshita-kun. Regarding this commission, we have accepted it and will notify you if there is any news."

"Then what have you found now?" Takeshita asked.

"His identity is not simple. He graduated from Waseda University, a higher education institution in the Empire of Japan. He was an activist in university. He once served as the vice president of the Kendo Club. He returned to China before the China Incident. After returning to China, he worked at the Salt Industry Bank. During the second Shanghai Incident, he was arranged to stay at the Sihang Warehouse. It was not until our tanks accidentally hit the British position that he and some personnel evacuated from the Sihang Warehouse first..." Inoue Hiaki explained.

"No wonder he speaks Japanese so well. It turns out he studied in Japan." Takeshita nodded, "He was doing well in Japan, why did he suddenly return to China?"

"We don't know yet, but even if he doesn't return to China, he probably won't be able to stay in the country any longer. It's just a matter of time," Inoue Hiaki said.

Takeshita nodded. He knew that after the war broke out, Japan began to repatriate Chinese students studying in Japan. Unless someone guaranteed it or had relatives in Japan, they would all be repatriated.

A lonely person like Cheng Mo would still be deported even if he had studied in Japan for five years.

"After returning to the concession, he reappeared a month later. He went to the Salt Bank headquarters to complete the resignation procedures, and then quickly joined the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. As for how he entered the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, it is still unclear. unknown."

"So, he intends to work in the Ministry of Industry Bureau?"

"As long as you have certain connections, it is not difficult to work in the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Especially they are in need of manpower now. It is normal for Cheng Mo to be hired directly because of his knowledge and resume."

"The problem is that he directly skipped the detective and was directly appointed as a detective. This is rare in the history of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Police Department."

"It's rare, but that doesn't mean it's rare. He's a graduate student at Waseda University. How many people with such a high degree of education are there in the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce?"

"What you said makes sense, but this person seems to be obviously hostile to us?" Takeshita said slowly. "Don't just look at the surface when looking at the problem, Takeshita-kun, look at the problem from the other party's perspective. Only in this way can we understand a person. Everything he does is within the scope of his authority and does not exceed this scope, right? ?" Inoue Hizaki said slowly.

"Well, what Mr. Inoue said makes sense. Okay, I will report these situations to Mr. Iwai." Takeshita nodded.

"Takeshita-kun, please."

……

After Takeshita left, Inoue Hiaki clapped his hands, and a man and a woman walked in wearing kimonos, and the man had a samurai sword stuck in his waist.

The girl was pretty and beautiful. After the two came in, they bowed their heads and knelt down in front of Inoue Hizhao.

"Hanako, this is the identity I have arranged for you. After you go there, follow the instructions in the envelope. If anything happens, I will send someone to contact you."

"Yes, foster father." The Japanese girl named Hanako nodded, accepted the envelope, bowed deeply and left.

"Taro, you are the best assassin I have trained. Your mission is..." The Japanese samurai who was left behind also accepted his mission and left.

……

"Old Miao, the Chinese New Year is in two days. I'll call the big guys over here. We'll stay here together," Cheng Mo said.

"Xiao Liu, you have a sister and a girlfriend in Shanghai. It's not appropriate for you to be with us during the Chinese New Year." Lao Miao said, "I told Wu Lao Er that it's just the four of us who have no home." Let’s gather all the returning ghosts together. You and the third child can come if you can, but forget it if you can’t.”

"Are you ready for the new year's goods?"

"Get ready, my business has been very good these days and I have made a lot of money." Lao Miao chuckled.

"No one's coming to ask for trouble, right?"

"No, don't worry. I traveled all over the country in the past, so I haven't seen any storms." Lao Miao smiled.

"I want to send a telegram, please look out for me."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

According to regulations, the "Dark Fire" team must report once every three days. Once the line is disconnected, emergency measures must be taken.

Insidious work is not an easy task. In addition to the huge dangers, there is also a lot of disciplinary work.

Logically speaking, every time a report is sent, it will bring some risk of exposure, but if the contact cannot be interrupted, once it is interrupted, it will lead to misjudgment and even immeasurable consequences.

Therefore, contact is necessary, but the frequency can be reduced, the time of contact can be changed, and the time can be shortened as much as possible.

The concession has never stopped detecting and cracking down on underground radio stations. Even radio stations that have been reported will be banned once they are found to be operating illegally.

Not to mention secret radio stations.

"By the way, that bookstore called again, saying that the overseas periodicals you ordered have arrived and asked you to pick them up when you have time." Lao Miao suddenly remembered and reminded him.

"I understand." This was Nakamura Isao's signal to meet him.

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