Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 285 Face is given by others, but shame is lost by oneself.

"Lord Miyagi, isn't it a bit premature to say who the plaintiff and defendant are?" Chen Yang said with a mocking tone.

"The more than 300 records in the hands of the Ministry of Transport can prove that Yoshida has problems. This is solid evidence. How can you say that I am distorting the truth?"

Miyagi Meitaro's face darkened: "Minister Chen, we haven't seen the documents you submitted. I need time to verify their authenticity!"

Ha, they actually tried to use such a despicable tactic as delaying time!

Chen Yang had no intention of letting it go so easily. "Your Excellency, this is the South Manchuria Railway Bureau. Transportation is the South Manchuria Railway's core business."

"As the vice president, you're in charge of transportation projects, and your role is limited to just a few transportation records..."

"You're telling me now that the South Manchuria Railway, with its abundance of talent, can't find many people who can understand transportation process records?"

Is this reason even valid?

Faced with Chen Yang's relentless pressure, Gong Cheng also found it difficult to cope!
He now realized why Chen Yang had specifically chosen him to come to Shanghai—it was to prevent the South Manchuria Railway from using any pretext to delay things.

But what if something is really found out? Well, if it's confirmed that there are problems with the transportation projects under Yoshida's supervision, then we'll be in trouble!

The South Manchuria Railway Company applied for the title of Heroic Guardian for Yoshida, and the Emperor also awarded him the Order of the Third Class!

Yoshida can't afford to make a mistake at this crucial moment!

At that moment, a South Manchuria Railway agent strode in, bowed slightly to Suzuki and the others, and then whispered something to them.
Ryosuke Suzuki's face lit up with joy: "Minister Chen, we need to send someone to verify the authenticity of the more than three hundred process records you submitted!"

"We'll discuss it further once we have the results!"

"Now, we have invited Major Minamida, the head of the First Section under the Special Higher Police. She was the one who initially handled Yoshida's case!"

"Should we invite her up here so we can all understand the details together?"

It seemed like Suzuki was discussing things, but he didn't give everyone time to react at all, and directly had someone bring Nanta up!
A slender figure appeared at the conference room door in no time!

The woman who arrived was dressed in an elegant navy blue Western-style suit. She moved gracefully without making any unnecessary movements, like a statue sculpted from cold jade.

That meticulously maintained face resembled an elaborately painted Noh mask, and even her smile carried a hint of hypocrisy.

Ryosuke Suzuki nodded slightly to Yoko Minamida and said, "Section Chief Minamida, you were the first person to take over the Yoshida murder case."

"Even the arrest of the killer Xiang Fang was your doing. Now, could you tell everyone the details of the whole case and the investigation process?"

“No problem, Mr. Suzuki.” Yoko Minamida’s voice flowed like an icy spring, clearly and accurately recounting every detail: “This case occurred on July 13th, at 10:34 AM.”

"Nurses in the special care ward of the army hospital where Yoshida was located discovered that Yoshida was experiencing respiratory failure and immediately began emergency resuscitation."

"It's a pity that we still couldn't save Yoshida's life!"

"After the incident, the forensic team directly under the Army Hospital found injection residue at the scene of Minister Yoshida Hirohiro's murder. At the same time, a tiny fingerprint residue that had not been completely cleaned was extracted from the back of the hospital bed, which is the head of Yoshida's bed."

"The forensic team immediately analyzed the fingerprints. The results showed that although the fingerprints were not very useful, they gave us a clue. I think that the Kuomintang assassins are always cautious and would never leave such obvious evidence."

"Therefore, I overturned the conclusion that it was an assassination by the Military Intelligence Bureau and classified the case as a murder."

"On July 15, two days after the incident, the Special Higher Police, in collaboration with the Mei Agency's Criminal Investigation Team, conducted a thorough examination of clothing residue on all personnel who had entered or exited the core area of ​​the Ministry of Transport after the incident."

"At the time, we found a small amount of his own blood splatter on Yoshida's clothes on his chest. The source was questionable. It was later confirmed that it was left by the assassin who used a poisoned needle to stab his chest."

Her gaze shifted to the small specimen bottle on the right side of the tray, which contained the sample of the poison needle!
After showing everyone the drug used to kill Yoshida, Nanta continued, "Unable to determine the killer's target, the Special Higher Police and the Ume Agency were instructed by higher command to search separately for the killer's motive..."

"I organized an audit team to systematically investigate all of Yoshida's projects. A week later, on July 23, our team discovered that the Transportation Department had a large number of missing materials and excessive losses when executing transportation plans!"

Yoko Nanada's slender, fair fingers gently tapped on the tray held by a staff member, where the audit team had left their records!
Ryosuke Suzuki took the evidence handed to him by the staff, looked it over, and then handed it to Meitaro Miyagi who was standing next to him!
Clearly, neither of them had any objections to the evidence that Nantian brought!

Nantian continued, "Although we raised questions with the Ministry of Transport, we were forced to halt the investigation due to insufficient supporting evidence!"

"Half a month later, His Excellency Masao Nakamura, Chief of Staff of the First Army of the North China Area Army, discovered that the guerrillas in North China were equipped with a large number of new weapons, and their firepower had increased dramatically!"

"After verification from multiple sources, we found that these weapons and equipment largely overlap with the materials we investigated!"

"Lord Nakamura believes that the defeat in the battle in North China is likely closely related to the smuggling of supplies by our own personnel."

"That's why we made multiple applications to continue the in-depth investigation into the murder of Minister Yoshida."

"In order to find the mastermind behind the murder as soon as possible, His Excellency Nakamura specially invited Director Ran of the Agency and Chiyoji to Shanghai to oversee the work!"

"Our hard work paid off. We quickly identified the killer who committed this murder, and that killer was Mr. Xiang!"

As he spoke, Nantian pointed to Xiang Fang, who was covered in wounds, standing to the side!

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Miss Nantian has been talking for a long time, but it seems there is no evidence to prove that I am related to the case!"

"Mr. Xiang, do you know me?"

Xiang Fang looked at Chen Yang with a blank expression. Judging from his expression, the two really shouldn't know each other!

Ryosuke Suzuki said in a deep voice, "Minister Chen, please don't be hasty. Of course, we have evidence to prove the relationship between you!"

"Section Chief Nantian, you've worked hard. We'll provide a complete answer soon. Please take a rest for a bit!"

As he spoke, Suzuki clapped his hands lightly!
A clanging sound rang out as handcuffs and leg irons rattled.

Shinichi Nakajima, director of the South Manchuria Railway Bureau's Research Bureau, was the first to walk in.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xueyi was dragged in by two burly soldiers, the shackles scraping against the damp cement floor with a chilling scraping sound.

Several days of continuous torture left clear marks on him!

That once smooth-talking face was now ashen and swollen, covered in bruises, especially the left eye, which was so swollen that it was barely a slit.

Beneath the only dirty shirt he was wearing, the outline of bandages was faintly visible, slowly seeping out dark bloodstains.

The two men roughly pressed him into the cold iron chair. The cold metallic touch made his body tremble violently, causing the chains to clang against his wrists and ankles!

Suzuki looked down at Lin Xueyi, his previous serious and rigid expression returning!
His assistant, Aoki, sat upright, his eyes fixed straight ahead. Before him lay a thick stack of documents filled with writing, the pen hovering over the blank pages, as if preparing to record a verdict of fate. To his left sat the chubby, round-faced general, who seemed to be engrossed in the task, his back ramrod straight as a spear, his yellow-green uniform buttoned all the way up to his top button!

Those hawk-like, venomous eyes occasionally swept over Chen Yang and Suzuki, flashing with a sinister light.

“Lin-san,” Ryosuke Suzuki’s voice remained flat and monotonous, “a few days ago, we gave you enough time to think.”

"Now, can you tell me who the mastermind is in the case of Yoshida Hirohiro's murder? Have you thought it through?"

Upon hearing Suzuki's statement, everyone's gaze fell upon Lin Xueyi's swollen and distorted face.

A metallic, metallic taste rose in Lin Xueyi's throat. His chapped lips moved slightly, emitting a faint sound: "I... I have nothing to explain..."

“Murder…I didn’t kill anyone…Yoshida…his death…had absolutely nothing to do with me…”

The voice grew softer and softer until only weak gasps remained, as feeble as a candle flickering in the wind.

Suzuki said in a deep voice, “'Relationships,' Lin-san, 'relationships' are often not determined by your will. They can be firmly locked by physical evidence.”

"Lin Sang, at this point, isn't it a bit too late for you to still pledge allegiance to or protect someone?"

"I just want you to repeat what you said before!"

"This shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

Lin Xueyi opened his swollen eyes, glanced at Suzuki, and then turned to look at Chen Yang!
Then he gave a disdainful smile and decisively closed his eyes!
"You idiot! Faced with the Empire's most authoritative physical evidence examination, Lin-san, I think your bones are harder than your filthy mouth!" Shinichi Nakajima shouted. "Lord Suzuki! Commander Miyagi! This kind of stubborn Chinese pig who won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin will only remember who he is and spit out the truth when he experiences the true methods of the South Manchuria Railway Company!"

“Watch your words, Nakajima-kun. This isn’t an interrogation room.” Suzuki tapped the table lightly, looking at Lin Xueyi. “Lin-san, I expect you to be more dignified!”

"Now that you have the client and all the evidence, it seems that even if you say nothing, it won't change anything!"

"you……"

"Enough!" Before Suzuki Ryosuke could finish speaking, Chen Yang suddenly shouted, interrupting him!

Chen Yang walked up to Lin Xueyi, took off his coat without hesitation, and draped it over Lin Xueyi's shoulders!

Then, he coldly said to Shinichi Nakajima, "The key!"

Nakajima was about to retort, but when he saw the murderous look in Chen Yang's eyes, he subconsciously took a few steps back!
Turning his gaze to Suzuki and Miyagi Meitaro, Miyagi nodded slightly, and then Nakajima Shinichi slowly stepped forward and took out his key!
Chen Yang looked at Nakajima and sneered, "With that kind of guts, you dare to play the bad guy..."

Helping Lin Xueyi to the side, Chen Yang faced the crowd, but a lyric suddenly popped into his mind!

"How did things end up like this..."

Taking a breath, Chen Yang said seriously, "I didn't want things to come to this point either, but you forced me to!"

"Lord Miyagi, Lord Suzuki, if you believe that the transport records I brought are insufficient to prove the problem, then I have another top-secret document that can clearly demonstrate Yoshida-kun's problem!"

As he spoke, Chen Yang raised his hand behind him, and a staff member from the transportation department stepped forward with a box of documents in his hands and handed it to Chen Yang!

"Please return this document..."

"Wait a minute," before Chen Yang could finish speaking, Miyagi Meitaro couldn't sit still any longer!
He had a strong feeling that there was something seriously wrong with the contents of the document box!
"Minister Chen, I remember you are the Vice Minister of Transport, and your main responsibility should be coordinating transportation work. Am I right?"

Chen Yang was stunned, not understanding what tricks Gong Cheng was up to now!
"That's right, my job is transportation!"

“Alright,” Miyagi Meitaro said slowly, “Can I assume that you, Minister Chen, do not have law enforcement authority? If you don’t have law enforcement authority, where do you get the right to collect so-called top-secret information? I now suspect that the authenticity of the information you have is questionable!”

Hey, you've been waiting here!
"Lord Miyagi, it seems you objected a bit too soon. This item in my hand is Yoshida-kun's personal property. If there are any experts from intelligence agencies present, they can naturally use the notes to determine whether it is Yoshida-kun's handwriting!"

Suzuki then realized what Miyagi Meitaro was planning and immediately said, "Minister Chen, His Excellency Miyagi has made it very clear that you have no law enforcement authority. So, who gave you this personal item belonging to Yoshida-kun?"

"Could it be Colonel Haruki Yoshitaka of the Mei Agency?!"

"By leaking top-secret information and handing it over to non-criminal investigators, what is the Mei Agency trying to do? Don't they even care about the ironclad laws of the Empire? Heh," Suzuki turned his gaze to the representative of the Mei Agency and sneered, "If such a serious leak is confirmed, Colonel Haruki will probably never be able to get a promotion in his lifetime!"

"If it wasn't given to you by Colonel Haruki, Minister Chen, where did you get the information from? How can you prove it's genuine?"

"Have you thought about the consequences of slandering your colleague?"

Holy crap, they're using procedures as an excuse at this crucial moment. They'll stop at nothing to prevent this information from being made public!

"To be honest," Chen Yang said, looking at everyone present, uttering a startling statement!

"Actually, I don't know if this is top secret or not; I'm just guessing!"

As Chen Yang spoke, he opened the box and took out a book whose cover read "The Tale of Genji"...

"This is a copy of The Tale of Genji, but I bet Yoshida-kun hid it so well because it must contain a lot of little secrets!"

"Mr. Suzuki, Mr. Miyagi, I was merely guessing there might be a problem. That shouldn't be illegal, right? There's no procedure stating that a Vice Minister of Transport can't guess based on evidence, is there?"

"Of course, I also know that if I guess wrong, then I will be insulting Yoshida-kun's reputation, and I am well aware of the consequences. I can even commit seppuku in front of Yoshida-kun's grave to atone for my sins!"

“Now then,” Chen Yang took the book and walked to the other side, respectfully placing it in front of Tu Feiyuan!

"Please read out the contents aloud, Mr. Doi-Yuan, and see if it matches my guess. If you still think it's fake, I've already had someone call a handwriting expert to wait downstairs. They can make the most accurate judgment on the spot whether it's Yoshida-kun's handwriting!"

Suzuki and Miyagi stared at the book in front of the chubby man, completely at a loss for what to do!
Tu Feiyuan looked at Chen Yang with some helplessness. This guy really doesn't hold grudges at all. If he has a grudge, he will settle it on the spot!
Nantian tricked him, and he immediately tricked himself! It all happened in less than ten minutes…

Chen Yang looked at the suspicious and distrustful expressions on everyone's faces and kept muttering to himself!

"Thank you CCTV6, thank you MTV, thank you 'Justice, My Foot!', thank you the great Stephen Chow!"

Just then, Fujiwara Tomoo suddenly stood up: "It's getting late, I think we should call it a day!"

Miyagi Meitaro seemed to want to take a gamble and see what might be inside.
However, before he could speak, Fujiwara Tomoo suddenly said, "Lord Miyagi, face is given by others, but shame is lost by oneself..."

(End of this chapter)