Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

When Takeda Hiroichi heard Shen Xilin say this, he couldn’t help but raise his hand and patted him: “Shen Sang, you are telling the truth, Western countries have always oppressed our Asian countries.

Now that our Great Japanese Empire has crushed Western oppression, we certainly cannot stand by and watch as China, just across the sea, continues to suffer.

This is also the reason why we soldiers came to China! Just like Shen Sang said, we are here to help China. "

Zhou Zhengqing sneered in his heart as he listened to Takeda Hirokazu's high-sounding words. He didn't want to listen to Shen Xilin and Takeda Hirokazu's acting. He turned to look at Ishihara Kaner and said, "General Ishihara, what are your plans next? Will you stay in Tianjin forever?"

"No, I will leave tomorrow and go to Peking." Ishiwara Kanji did not say what he was going to do next, but just said that he was going to Peking.

"Oh, that's a coincidence. I will send a squadron of military police to Peking tomorrow to take over the military police detachment of the garrison infantry brigade headquarters there. Do you want me to ask them to escort you there?"

Zhou Zhengqing didn't know that Ishiwara Kanji was leaving tomorrow, so he asked to change the subject. Now that he knew, he just asked casually.

"Thank you so much! You know, this is China, and I was a little worried about safety issues. Now that I have the protection of the military police, I feel much more at ease, and I can sleep well tonight." Ishihara Kanji said happily.

"Well, you're welcome. If General Ishihara needs any help in Peiping in the future, he can also ask the military police for help! The garrison troops will be under the supervision of the military police in the future, and we will inevitably have to deal with them." Zhou Zhengqing said with a smile.

At this time, Takeda Hirokazu interrupted and said, "Speaking of supervision, General Takazaki, I would like to ask, one of the duties of the military police is to supervise intelligence agencies. What do you think of these intelligence agencies in Tianjin?

Oh, please don't get me wrong, I don't mean to interfere with your decision-making, but the Garrison Intelligence Department that I am in charge of is the highest leadership organization of all intelligence agencies in Tianjin, so I want to inquire about your arrangements."

Zhou Zhengqing kept smiling and looked at Takeda Hirokazu and said, "Colonel Takeda, as a senior in intelligence, I will not interfere with the specific work.

Most of our military police's energy will not be focused on intelligence. Supervising and guiding the army is the focus of our military police's work.

However, I will also send several military police squads to various intelligence agencies for liaison work. In the future, any intelligence agencies in Tianjin, large or small, will only need to report any actions they take to the military police headquarters. If you need help, you can also request the help of the military police.

Although the military police are not professional agents, they can still cooperate in searches and arrest people.

In addition, the Military Police Headquarters will also set up an intelligence department. I hope that Colonel Takeda will cooperate more with our Military Police Headquarters in the future."

"That's for sure. Please rest assured, General Takazaki, I will urge them to cooperate with the work of the military police." Takeda Hirokazu immediately assured, but Zhou Zhengqing had no idea what he was thinking in his heart.

Just at this moment, Zhou Zhengqing saw Xu Zhongyi talking to someone, so he said to Qi next to him: "Go, call Xu Sang over."

"Hi Yi!"

"Mr. Shen, let me introduce someone to you. He is also a businessman. I believe you two will become friends!" After Zhou Zhengqing gave seven instructions, he said to Shen Xilin with a smile.

"I wanted to go up and say hello to Mr. Xu just now, but unfortunately he was brought by you, General, and he was surrounded by businessmen from the empire, so I didn't dare to go up to him. Now I am very honored to meet him." Shen Xilin said expectantly.

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Just as Zhou Zhengqing expected, Xu Zhongyi and Shen Xilin were both the kind of people who could get along with everyone. After just a few words when they met, they started praising each other on all sorts of topics.

The cocktail party lasted for more than three hours and ended at around ten o'clock in the evening. Strangely, Jue Nei Gancheng never mentioned anything about the French Concession, as if what happened during the day had never happened.

In the end, Zhou Zhengqing couldn't resist his curiosity and asked what happened next. Jue Nei Gan Cheng just said that the matter was still under discussion in the country and refused to reveal any more.

Seeing that Jue Nei Gancheng obviously didn't want to talk, Zhou Zhengqing didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, he didn't think a misunderstanding could cause a big deal.

He went back to sleep peacefully, but in Japan, a storm that would sweep across the country was slowly brewing under the starry sky.

From Hokkaido to Kyushu Island, Kyoto, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, in all major cities, countless people ran in the dark all night, just waiting to explode when the sun rises the next day!

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The next day, in Kamigyo Ward, Army Minister Sugiyama Motofu.

Because he discussed matters with several senior military officials until very late last night, Sugiyama Gen got up a little late today.

While he was still sleeping soundly, he heard a noisy sound in his dim ears, accompanied by the sound of hail falling to the ground.

Impatiently pulling back the quilt, Sugiyama got up in his pajamas and pushed open the shoji door.

As soon as he opened the door, Sugiyama Gen was stunned, because the housekeeper of the mansion had been kneeling outside the door at some point with a few newspapers beside him.

"Why are you here? Why is it so noisy outside?" Sugiyama Gen shook his head. The noisy sounds outside became clearer and clearer. He could faintly hear curses, as if someone was shouting "coward!" "Commit seppuku to apologize!" and so on. This made Sugiyama Gen very puzzled.

When the housekeeper of the Sugiyama family saw Sugiyama coming out, he quickly handed him a few newspapers and said in a panic, "Sir, you finally got up. Come and take a look. Something happened!"

"Something happened? What could happen?" Sugiyama Gen took the newspaper in confusion.

Just by reading the title, Sugiyama Gen's face changed drastically!

The top newspaper is the Yomiuri Shimbun, Kyoto's most influential newspaper.

On today's front page, written in large black fonts, is "Sugiyama Gen is weak, the dignity of the empire is trampled upon."

Suddenly realizing something, Sugiyama Gen quickly looked at the details below.

Upon seeing this, Sugiyama Gen felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet and his hands began to tremble.

The general content of the newspaper is very simple. It mainly gives a detailed account of what happened in the French Concession in Tianjin yesterday. That's not a big deal.

But this newspaper is obviously crooked!

It was said that as soon as General Takazaki arrived in Tianjin, he was rudely bullied by the French and attacked in the French Concession, so General Takazaki rose up in resistance, occupied the French Concession in Tianjin in one fell swoop, captured all the French garrisons, and taught the French Consul General a lesson in public.

At this time, militarism was on the rise in Japan. While promoting militarism, Japan also portrayed Western countries as demons, ogres, and Napoleonic megalomaniacs, emphasizing that Japan was resisting the imperialist oppression of Western civilization.

This propaganda intensified the Japanese people's hostility towards the West.

In the eyes of ordinary Japanese, what Zhou Zhengqing did in the French Concession was a living example of resistance to Western oppression. Not only did he resist, but he also suppressed the French so much that they could not raise their heads. This was enough to arouse a sense of pride in the hearts of the people.

But just when their pride was swelling and they wanted to celebrate, the next content of the newspaper was like setting fire to a warehouse full of gasoline barrels.

And this is what was written in the Yomiuri Shimbun.

According to reliable sources, after General Takazaki occupied the French Concession in Tianjin, China, he immediately received an order from the country, requiring General Takazaki to immediately release the prisoners and withdraw from the French Concession.

That night, His Majesty the Emperor summoned all the ministers, among whom the Army Minister Sugiyama Hajime pointed out that General Takazaki was destroying the friendly relations between Japan and France, and proposed that General Takazaki bow and apologize to the French and ask for forgiveness.

His Majesty the Emperor proposed this and consulted several ministers.

This newspaper has learned that, with the exception of Prime Minister Kin'o Fumihiro, the rest of the ministers disagreed with the Emperor's inquiry. . . . . . . . .