When Ryosuke Hihara, Ichiro Sato, and Keiko Tanaka, who were outside the door, heard that Zhang Jizhong was going to confess, their eyes were immediately focused on Zhang Jizhong.

But Ding Yi did not stop immediately and stayed on Zhang Jizhong's butt for three more seconds.

You know, these three seconds are equivalent to three years for Zhang Jizhong!

Zhang Jizhong immediately fainted from the pain.

Wang Ziliang and the other man cooperated with each other very well. They scooped a basin of water and poured it on Zhang Jizhong.

Zhang Jizhong woke up with a muffled groan, and while enduring the pain in his buttocks, he said with a grin:

"I said! I said!"

However, even he himself didn't know who the lighter was.

Are they referring to Japanese people like Sato Ichiro and Kuikei Rikuto?

Isn't that just wanting to suffer the punishment again?

His nerves were tense and his mind was racing. He had to think of a scapegoat who could delay the incident a little longer!

With just this one blow of the branding iron, the rest of my life has been ruined. If I can't find someone who can take the blame, I'll be close to death.

It seems that it is no use asking the Japanese, so let's ask the British. After all, the goods we took from them were guns and ammunition.

I don’t know which link went wrong and put myself in danger?

Yes! It's Johnson!

Because he was in the International Settlement, even the Japanese could not arrest him.

When Ding Yi saw that Zhang Jizhong was wasting time again, he took the red-hot iron and walked towards Zhang Jizhong again.

This frightened Zhang Jizhong to death, and he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Don't come over here, I say! I say! The lighter is Mr. Johnson, because he was the one who handed over this box of guns and ammunition to me, and ordered me to complete the task as soon as possible, and then he fled to the International Settlement and hid, saying that you have no right to search the International Settlement!"

Jiang Yifan was about to continue the interrogation when the door of the interrogation room was pushed open. Shi Tian Chaoyang walked in from outside and said happily:

"Yes! All right! Sign it! We will go to the International Settlement right away and arrest Johnson."

Zhang Jizhong was shocked when he heard this!

When will the Japanese be able to go to the International Settlement to arrest people?

It's over! If Mr. Johnson is caught, won't his lies be exposed?

But when he thought about it again, his heart became ruthless!

Who cares? In order to protect himself, even the king has to hold on to it, and he just won't let go of the lighter.

Who made him give the opium, but it turned into bullets? Wasn't it all his fault?

Thinking of this, Zhang Jizhong's heart suddenly relaxed.

When Jiang Yifan saw Tanaka Keiko nodded in agreement, he asked Zhang Jizhong to sign and seal the document, and then asked Ding Yi and Wang Ziliang to take Zhang Jizhong away.

After Zhang Jizhong was taken away, Shi Tian Chaoyang turned around and looked at Jiang Yifan and said:

"Yo! Captain Shimahashi, well done! This time you have done a great service to the Empire of Japan. Regardless of whether Johnson is a lighter or not, we can use this as an excuse to arrest people in the International Settlement, and then use this as an excuse to make things bigger and seize the management rights of the International Settlement. After the success, I will personally celebrate your success and award you a prize!"

Jiang Yifan was stunned when he heard this. Such a good thing that he never dreamed of would happen to him.

"Thank you Consul Tokita for your praise!" Jiang Yifan looked happy and bowed to Jiang Yifan in response.

Seeing Jiang Yifan's respect and courtesy, Shi Tian Chaoyang smiled with satisfaction:

"Well! You're a good young man! You just became the captain of the Special High Section's action team, and you've made a great start. You've become famous all over Shanghai. How about it? Are you interested in working for the consulate?"

Jiang Yifan heard this and never expected that poaching could be done so openly and generously. He didn't know how to respond and said,

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Tanaka Keiko immediately became unhappy and said:

"Consul Tokita, this is too unkind of you. How dare you steal my girlfriend right in front of me?"

Tokita Chaoyang quickly turned around, looked at Tanaka Keiko who looked dissatisfied, and laughed:

"Hahaha! I'm really eager to see talented people. Please forgive me, Chief Tanaka! Stop talking nonsense, gather the troops immediately and march to the International Settlement. We must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Hayi!"

After everyone responded in unison, they walked out of the Special Higher Section.

Ichiro Sato directly transferred all of Kuikei Rikuto's squadron, and Ryosuke Hihara also sent a dozen Ume Agency agents. The Special High Section action team was mobilized in full force, and No. 76 Li Qun also sent out the first battalion.

In this way, a large and fully armed team of Japanese military police and agents, led by Tokita Asahi and Sato Ichiro, rushed towards the International Settlement with great momentum.

For a moment, the whole of Shanghai was in an uproar!

What was going on? Were the Japanese going to fight the International Settlement? Why would such a big war break out?

The gendarmerie, the Special High Section, Unit 76, the Mei Agency, and even the consulate all took part in the action!

The French Concession Labor Bureau also heard the news and immediately sent people to the International Settlement to inquire about the situation.

The International Settlement was in even greater chaos!

Evan Blaise, general manager of the International Settlement Public Bureau, immediately mobilized all police forces from the police stations to the entrance of the International Settlement and confronted the Japanese soldiers.

The two sides seem to be ready to start fighting if they disagree.

Evan Blaise, the general manager of the public office, came to Sato Ichiro and Tokita Chaoyang and asked:

"Excuse me, Commander Sato, Consul Tokita, what are you doing?"

Jiang Yifan didn't want to move forward for this kind of thing, but Tanaka Keiko ordered:

"Shimahashi-kun! You go translate!"

"Ha Yi!" Jiang Yifan had no choice but to step forward and translate CEO Evan's question to Sato Ichiro.

Sato Ichiro stepped forward and said, "Please ask Mr. Evan to hand over the British businessman Johnson immediately, otherwise, we will go in and arrest him!"

Director Evan looked at Jiang Yifan, as if to ask again, what is Commander Sato talking about?

Jiang Yifan cursed in his heart, "Don't you British people have a translator? Damn, have you paid me a salary? Do you expect me to be a translator?"

But even if he cursed, he still had to translate because the section chief had given the order.

So Jiang Yifan translated Sato Ichiro's words to General Manager Evan.

"Oh? Why do you want to arrest Mr. Johnson?" Director Evan asked again with a little surprise.

"Because he colluded with Chinese agents and planned to murder high-ranking officials of the Empire of Japan in Shanghai." Sato Ichiro answered again.

He also handed a copy of Zhang Jizhong's interrogation record to General Manager Evan.

So Jiang Yifan translated Sato Ichiro's words to General Manager Evan again and briefly introduced the whole case to him.

After hearing this, General Manager Evan returned the interrogation record to Sato Ichiro and said:

"Is this your one-sided statement? Or is it torture? We cannot accept it. Otherwise, you can hand Zhang Jizhong over to us for interrogation. Otherwise, please go back. We cannot hand Mr. Johnson over to you. You are making a fuss over a trivial matter."

Jiang Yifan heard this and knew that this was also an unethical person. Now there would be a good show to watch. It would be best if both sides fought each other.

As a result, Japan's international position will become even more isolated and helpless.

So Jiang Yifan translated all of President Aiwen's words to Sato Ichiro.

Upon hearing this, Tokita Chaoyang stepped forward and said more forcefully, "So, General Manager Evan actually regarded the assassination of a high-ranking official of the Empire of Japan as a trivial matter. On behalf of the Empire of Japan, I express my serious concern and strong protest to you! You must hand over Johnson unconditionally, otherwise, we will rush in and arrest him ourselves."

Jiang Yifan translated Shi Tian Chaoyang's words again.

Richard, the consul of the British Consulate, also stepped forward and said:

"Can you prove that Mr. Johnson colluded with Chinese agents based on your one-sided statement? He is the best businessman in our British Empire. How could he collude with Chinese agents? Do you have any evidence?"

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