Xinzi gained more confidence and said softly:

"Yoshida-kun, do you really want to see me more often? Actually, I want to see you more often too.

Don’t be sad if you didn’t become the team leader this time. You are so outstanding that you will always have opportunities in the future.

I asked you to come here this time because I have something to discuss with you."

Yoshida Shigeru felt much more comforted after hearing what Nobuko said. He hugged Nobuko tightly in his arms and asked curiously:

"What do you want to discuss with me?"

"I found you an opportunity to make money."

"An opportunity to make money?"

Yoshida Shigeru looked disdainful.

How is this possible? Nobuko is just a geisha. How can she find an opportunity to make money?

Xinzi said anxiously:

"Yoshida-kun, don't disbelieve me, this is true. I have a regular customer, Mr. Nakamura. He is a businessman, very rich, generous, and very nice to me.

I told him that if there was a suitable opportunity to make money, he could consider me.

Mr. Nakamura knew that my family was not well off and agreed to help me.

But there was no news for a long time, until last night when Mr. Nakamura came to the izakaya. While drinking, he said that he would leave Shanghai for a while and might not come here for a long time.

I was a little anxious, so I brought up the matter of making money with him again. He thought about it and said that there was an opportunity for me to make money, but he didn't know if I could do it.

This matter has something to do with you, Yoshida-kun."

"Is it related to me?"

Yoshida Shigeru said suspiciously.

I thought to myself that I didn’t even know this person named Nakamura, so how could he have brought me into this?

"what's going on?"

"He asked me if I knew you, and I said of course I did, and then he said there was a client who wanted to meet you."

"Who is this client? Why does he need to know me?"

Yoshida Shigeru became even more curious.

"Mr. Nakamura said that this person is an intelligence dealer and wants you to provide him with information. If you agree, he will give you three gold bars first, and then he will give you a generous reward for each piece of information you provide.

He asked me to persuade you and promised to pay me 3000 yen if the task was accomplished.

They were willing to pay so much money, so I agreed. It's just providing information, not a big deal, and there's a generous reward. This is a good opportunity to make money. I think Yoshida-kun will definitely agree, right?"

When Yoshida Shigeru heard this, he was shocked. It turned out to be such an opportunity to make money. Although he was somewhat tempted, the reward was indeed generous, enough for him to be with his beloved Nobuko, but if he was not careful, it could be enough to cost him his head. Ichiro Ozawa was a lesson learned.

He couldn't help but hesitate. He was not stupid. Of course he knew what Nobuko meant by that person. This person must be from Yamashiro and might be Ichiro Ozawa's superior, the one with the code name "Tailor".

He knew that Ichiro Ozawa was dead, and wanted himself to replace Ichiro Ozawa as the insider of the Special High Technology Bureau and continue to provide him with intelligence.

After Ichiro Ozawa confessed, the tailor was not caught. Should we take this opportunity to catch him?

But even if I catch him, I can't be the team leader.

Or will you agree to cooperate with them for the sake of the money and your beloved Nobuko?

Nobuko saw that Yoshida Shigeru was silent and drinking one glass after another. She didn't know what he was thinking. Would he disagree? If so, then the 3000 yen would be wasted.

So he said anxiously:

"Yoshida-kun, what are you thinking about? Don't you want to be with me?

If you think so, don't come to me again.

You are a coward. You just want to make money, but now you don't want the chance. I really misjudged you!"

Xinzi looked resentful and tears started to fall.

When Yoshida Shigeru saw Nobuko's charming appearance, he became a little anxious. He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and decided to go all out.

I thought to myself, as long as I wasn't as stupid as Ichiro Ozawa and was a little more cautious, nothing might happen. It was worth taking a little risk to be with the woman I loved.

He quickly wiped away Nobuko's tears and said:

"How can I bear to let you leave me? I promise to do as you say.

But this matter is risky after all, you must not tell anyone.

You find an excuse to leave the pub, and then rent a house outside. I will go to see you when I am free. This way it will be safe and we can be together again. "

"Okay, I'll do as you say tomorrow."

Nobuko couldn't help but burst into laughter, hugged Yoshida Shigeru and kissed him. Yoshida Shigeru felt numb all over and no longer thought about what had just happened. The two of them talked and laughed and started drinking.

More than 10 minutes later, the mama-san knocked on the door and told Nobuko that there was a phone call for her. Nobuko hurriedly got up and went to the front desk. The person on the other end of the phone said that he was a friend of Mr. Nakamura and asked her how the talk with Yoshida Shigeru went.

The person who called was Yuan Ye. He had heard the conversation between Nobuko and Yoshida Shigeru clearly in the car just now. He knew that the matter should have been done, but further confirmation was needed.

So he found a telephone booth and called the Kawashima Izakaya. In order not to arouse Nobuko's suspicion, he pretended not to know anything. Time was pressing, so he planned to meet Yoshida Shigeru tonight. One purpose was to confirm Yoshida Shigeru's sincerity, and the other was to understand what actions the Special High Section was planning. This was very important and might be related to the safety of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Station.

Although this involves some risk, it is not a big problem. If Yoshida Shigeki pretends to obey but actually has other intentions, he should be killed immediately and no trouble should be left behind.

Nobuko replied that it had been done, and then Yuan Ye told her to wait for him there, he would be there soon and give her the remaining reward, and he would also meet Yoshida Shigeru in person and talk to him.

Nobuko naturally agreed. She was looking forward to it because she still had 2500 yen to receive, which was a lot of money for her.

Nobuko put down the phone and walked outside the pub. A few minutes later, she saw a strange middle-aged man wearing a top hat walking from the street into the pub and coming to her side.

The middle-aged man nodded and smiled at him, and said in a hoarse voice:

"You must be Nobuko, right? I'm Mr. Nakamura's friend, my name is Yoshino Kojiro."

Nobuko said enthusiastically:

"Hello Mr. Yoshino, Mr. Nakamura is not here? Where did he go?"

"I heard that he went to another place for business and has left Shanghai."

"Oh, is that so? I'll take you to see Yoshida-kun."

Yuan Ye nodded and followed Xinzi to their private room.

When Yoshida Shigeru saw Nobuko walking in with a strange man, he immediately became alert and looked at Yuan Ye nervously.

Xinzi immediately introduced:

“Yoshida-kun, this is Mr. Nakamura’s friend, Yoshino Kojiro.

He was the one who called me just now and asked me to bring him to see you."

Yuan Ye bowed and said with a smile:

"Yoshida-kun, nice to meet you. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Yoshida Shigeru was surprised by Yuan Ye's fluent Japanese. He originally thought that the person who came was a Chinese, but he didn't expect that he was a local. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to speak Japanese so well, exactly like his native language, and with a strong Kyoto accent.

He stood up quickly and bowed quickly.

"Yoshino-kun, nice to meet you."

He naturally knew why Yoshino Kojiro came to see him.

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