After Yuan Ye left Iwai Mansion, he drove to the Special High Section, which was not far from the next door and he arrived there quickly.

On the way, I felt very happy when I thought about the precious cultural relics and a large amount of money that I had looted by Iwai Yuichi.

I wonder what expression Yuichi Iwai would have when he found out that the things in the safe were missing?

However, it is conceivable that he must have been extremely angry, but helpless, racking his brains but unable to figure out how this happened.

He could never have imagined that it was Yuan Ye who did it. Thinking of this, Yuan Ye couldn't help laughing out loud.

He waited at the door for a while. Tokugawa Mitsuko saw his car upstairs and came out quickly.

After getting in the car, Guangzi saw that Yuan Ye seemed to be in a good mood, so he smiled and asked:

"Shi Kai, you look very happy, is there something good?"

Yuan Ye said with a smile:

"The good thing is seeing you. I haven't seen you for two days, so of course I'm happy to see you."

Yuan Ye did not tell her what happened at Iwai Mansion because it was really difficult to explain.

He felt very distressed that he could not share his joy with his lover, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

But Yuan Ye's answer still made Guangzi very happy.

"I missed you too, and I'm glad to see you. I heard from Morita Linzi today that the Special High Police arrested a lot of Military Intelligence Bureau members. Will this affect your safety?"

The smile on Guangzi's face disappeared, replaced by a nervous look.

Yuan Ye knew that she cared about him, and her worry was understandable. She was not clear about the situation, and she had already cut ties with the Shanghai station, so she would not pose any threat to him.

Of course, it cannot be said that there was no impact at all. At least Masako Nagumo made a fuss about this matter, and fortunately I did not fall for her trick.

"Don't worry, those who were caught don't know my identity. Look, I'm fine now, right?"

Yuan Ye said this in a casual manner.

What he said did not reassure Tokugawa Mitsuko, and her eyes were still full of worry.

"What you're doing is very dangerous. You better be careful and don't take it lightly. Even for my sake, okay?"

She looked eagerly at the man in front of her, the man who had saved her many times regardless of his own danger. This was the man she truly loved!

She knew that she was willing to do anything for him. If something happened to him, what would be the meaning of her living in this world?

Yuan Ye was a little touched. The woman in front of him really cared about him.

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Yuan Ye said very seriously.

When Tokugawa Mitsuko saw Yuan Ye's sincere attitude, she felt relieved and a smile appeared on her face.

The car soon arrived at the Mei headquarters, and the two men got off at the door. The officer on duty saw them and immediately came over to tell them that General Yingzo asked them to sit in his office first, as he had an urgent meeting and would come over soon after the meeting.

The two were led by the officer on duty to Yingzuo Zhenzhao's office. After making tea, the officer on duty left the office. Yuan Ye looked at his watch and saw that it was already 5:30 in the afternoon. He thought, they are still in a meeting so late, I wonder what important meeting it is.

So he began to listen attentively. The meeting should have started not long ago, so Yuan Ye still heard the general content of the meeting, which was to counterfeit legal currency, purchase supplies in large quantities in the concessions and Kuomintang-controlled areas, disrupt the financial order in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, in order to achieve the goal of causing the economy of the Kuomintang-controlled areas to collapse.

The meeting was mainly attended by four people, namely, Kagesa Tadaaki, Yamamoto Senzo, Inoue Kawa, and Sato Masaki.

Major Yamamoto Senzo was the director of the 9th Technical Research Institute of the Japanese Army and an expert on China. It was he who proposed the plan to counterfeit legal tender, and the military approved it, so he was sent to Shanghai to work with Yoshiaki Kageyama to complete the plan.

Inoue Kawa, who was traveling with him, was the manager of Japan's Tomogawa Paper Co., Ltd. He was a coinage expert and was responsible for technical work.

Masaki Sato is the president of Sato Trading Company in Shanghai. He has a large business and is also the deputy head of the Special High Section's intelligence group. He is responsible for using counterfeit currency to purchase strategic materials in Shanghai and obtaining foreign exchange from banks in the concession.

In fact, this was the second time that Yamamoto Senzo had carried out this plan. The first time was a year ago. Based on his early experience studying in China, Yamamoto Senzo and Inoue Kawa selected the five-yuan denomination of legal tender as the first batch of counterfeit objects. After several months of technical research, they successfully printed hundreds of thousands of yuan in counterfeit banknotes.

However, when this batch of counterfeit currency arrived in Shanghai, it was discovered that the five-yuan legal tender had been withdrawn from circulation after the currency reform and became invalid. The first batch of counterfeit currency was invalidated because it was unusable, and the first operation failed.

This time, Yamamoto Senzo learned his lesson and counterfeited batches of new banknotes with denominations of one, five, and ten yuan, totaling more than five million yuan. He then used special technology to turn them into old banknotes, secretly transported them to Shanghai, mixed them with real legal tender, and handed them over to secret agencies and Japanese trading companies for use.

This operation was just a test, because the amount of counterfeit currency was not particularly large. Once these counterfeit currencies could be successfully circulated, the number of counterfeits would continue to be increased, in the hope that it would become an important means for the Japanese invaders to snatch up supplies, disrupt China's financial order, and obtain military funds for the Japanese invaders.

Kageyama Makiaki named this top-secret plan "Sugi Plan".

Yuan Ye was also surprised when he heard about this plan. This plan was indeed sinister. To be honest, this was actually a naked financial war launched by the Japanese against China.

There is no doubt that this information is very important and must be told to the Shancheng headquarters so that a response can be made as soon as possible.

However, Yuan Ye also heard that Yamamoto Xianzo did not have much confidence in this trial. They used photoengraving technology, but the counterfeit banknotes printed with this technology were not ideal. The watermark was blurred, the intaglio effect was rough, and the paper used for printing was also different. If you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that it is a counterfeit banknote.

It would be best to use engraving to make the plates. He specially applied to the military to secretly recruit the most famous engraver and calligrapher Matsushita Heisaku, who used a magnifying glass to carve portraits, patterns and other images on the steel printing plate one by one. However, this was very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there could not be any mistakes. Once a mistake was made, it would have to be done all over again. It was conservatively estimated that it would take at least half a year, or even a year.

If the plate is successfully made, qualified legal tender can be counterfeited, which is indistinguishable from the real thing, and then it can be mass-produced and put on the market.

However, because it would take a long time and was full of uncertainties, Yamamoto Senzo proposed a backup plan at the meeting, which might be able to obtain the engraving in a shorter time, but this plan could only be realized with the support of Kagesa Makiaki.

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