Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Li Changyin felt amused. He was setting a trap for Honjo Shige. If this guy really killed the bandit leader in order to control the bandits, then he would never be able to gather the bandits in the future. He would just have to wait to become the enemy of all the bandits in the world.

However, Li Changyin put on an expression of following the orders and asked: "Commander, please tell me, I have decided to serve the Empire of Japan and will do whatever I can!"

Honjo Shigeru was very satisfied with his statement and said, "General Zhang, I heard that there is a temple under your jurisdiction, and there is a golden Buddha head in the temple. Is this true?"

The scope of this topic was quite broad, which made Li Changyin stunned. How could it be related to Buddha?

He immediately searched quickly in his mind and found information about the golden Buddha head.

Before, Li Changyin scattered his clones around the city to gather information. Some of the clones ran to the surrounding countryside. One of the clones found a temple in a small village outside Taonan City. There was a golden Buddha head in the temple, which was worshipped by people from all over the place.

It is said that this Buddha head is a golden Buddha passed down from the Tang Dynasty. It was made entirely of gold. Later, after experiencing wars, the golden body disappeared, leaving only a huge Buddha head.

Li Changyin thought it was something else and just let out a "hi".

"Commander, you don't know that this is not a golden Buddha head at all. It is actually made of stone, not pure gold at all!

I heard that this Buddha head used to be plated with gold, but after being passed down for so long, the gold was scraped off by bandits. Now only an ordinary stone Buddha head remains, and it is worshipped by a group of old monks every day, which is meaningless. "

Honjo Shigeru had a different view on this. He said solemnly: "General Zhang is wrong. Even if it is just an ordinary Buddha head, it has been passed down for thousands of years. Its historical significance is immeasurable.

Buddhism is flourishing in the Japanese Empire, but we have no sacred objects to worship. I wonder if we can temporarily lend this Buddha head to our country so that our monks can learn about Buddhism. General Zhang, can you agree to this?"

Li Changyin smacked his lips. After saying so much, this old man was actually instigating me to steal cultural relics!

Li Changyin narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that during the Anti-Japanese War, many cultural relics were lost overseas, and the most arrogant stealers were the Japanese devils.

Later, when Li Qinwu saw in the news media that national treasures were exhibited in a Japanese museum, he was so angry that he felt that what was on display was not a cultural relic but a national shame!

At this time, Li Changyin was also filled with anger, but the living were more important than the dead, and the plan had to go on, so Li Changyin could only suppress the anger in his heart.

"Commander, why are you being so polite? It's just a small Buddha head. I will immediately send soldiers to the temple, shoot all those old monks, and take the Buddha head as a gift to the Empire of Japan!"

When Honjo Shigeru heard what he said, he became anxious.

"No! General Zhang is wrong. It's not robbery! It's borrowing.

And don't fight and kill. Tell those monks that our Great Empire of Japan also respects Buddhism, and we should not kill people in the holy land of Buddhism."

Li Changyin thought that this little Japanese was really hypocritical, robbing something and then calling it a loan, so he wanted to say something disgusting to him.

"Hey! What are you borrowing? It's just a stone head. I'll go get it for the commander! The Empire of Japan wants something, so it's not unreasonable. I'm going to help you get it right now. If anyone dares to stop me, I'll kill him!"

Honjo Shigeru was now very angry with Lin Li, thinking that bandits were bandits who would only use violence to solve problems without considering the consequences. So he looked down on him and relaxed his vigilance. He thought that this guy was quite good, as he could not hide anything in his heart even though he was noisy.

But the matter of the Buddha head still needs to be discussed. Although stealing cultural relics is something that all powerful countries do, it is not a good thing to do. How the hell can such a thing be put on the table?

So he immediately persuaded Li Changyin and emphasized to him many times that it was a loan. After a while, Li Changyin nodded in confusion to show that he understood.

Honjo Shigeru breathed a sigh of relief and then got to the point of why he was called here. He took out a document from a briefcase on the side and placed it in front of Li Changyin.

"General Zhang, I have good news for you. The date for the establishment of Manchukuo has been set. March 1932, 3, will be a great day. A new country will be born, and you, General Zhang, will become the founding general of Manchukuo!"

His tone was very intense, as if it was a great honor. Li Changyin also cooperated very well. He stood up from his chair with a bang, his face full of ecstasy.

"Hahaha, Commander! I have been waiting for this day for a long time! Commander, please take care of me. After I become a founding general of Manchukuo, I will obey your orders 100%!"

Honjo Shigeru wanted his statement, and he pointed at the document and said with a smile: "Come here, General Zhang, here is a document, sign it."

Li Changyin knew at a glance that this was a treasonous document. Specifically, it was about the sale of various mining resources, unconditional funding for Japanese businessmen, and legal immunity for Japanese civilians in Manchuria, etc.

Before coming here, Li Changyin knew that he would definitely sign the traitorous documents. He once asked Li Qinwu whether he should argue about these documents and ask the Japanese to make some concessions.

Li Qinwu convened a small meeting with all his clones, and the final result of the discussion was not to fight for these illusory documents. If he, the fake Zhang Haipeng, did not sign the traitorous documents, would the Japanese not do those things? If he, the fake Zhang Haipeng, did not sign these documents, would other traitors not sign them?

Since signing or not cannot change the status quo, it is better to sign it decisively and leave a good impression of obedience to Honjo Shigeru in order to gain more power and gather more resources, and then raise a larger force to deal a heavy blow to Japan.

Li Changyin picked up the pen and quickly signed Zhang Haipeng's name, thinking to himself that since it was Zhang Haipeng's name, what did it have to do with me, Li Changyin?

Honjo Shigeru showed satisfaction when he saw him signing so decisively. He had learned about what Zhang Haipeng had done in the hotel before through the secret service and thought that Zhang Haipeng had rebelled, but now it seems that he is quite obedient.

At that time, Xiao Zhang was obviously a bandit with a violent temper. Who could bear to see his son beaten by a few ronin? Beating Japanese citizens was understandable. This obedient guy could still be trusted to a certain extent.

Then the two of them exchanged pleasantries again. Honjo Shigeru still had a lot of things to deal with, so Li Changyin stood up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, he looked back at Honjo Shigeru.

Honjo Shigeru is a middle-aged man with ordinary looks but very energetic. He is not as disgusting as portrayed in movies and TV shows. Instead, his every frown and smile reveals his personal charm.

But such a normal and excellent person is actually a warmongerer at heart, which makes people feel even more chilled.

A strange light flashed in Li Changyin's eyes. Before coming, he and Li Qinwu had discussed whether to kill Honjo Shigeru directly, or send a clone to disguise as Honjo Shigeru so that he could see the other party. It was not difficult to do these two things.

But after a long discussion, the conclusion was not to act rashly.

Japan has a complete and mature system of military officers. If Honjo Shigeru is killed, it won't take long for someone to replace him, so it won't be a big blow to Japan.

As for letting a clone replace him, that is even more impossible. A senior general like Honjo Shigeru has to deal with dozens of military and political affairs at the same time every day. If a clone who doesn't understand these things replaces him, he will be exposed in less than a day.

The clone believed that Honjo Shigeru should have died in a more spectacular place, his death should have been known to the whole world, and the war of aggression against China should have suffered a severe setback, for example, he should have died at the founding ceremony of Manchukuo.