Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Zhongshan Park, Dajing Road, Tianjin

The branches of the phoenix tree trembled slightly in the evening breeze. Mottled light and shadows filtered through the sparse gaps between the leaves, weaving a fine golden web on the bluestone ground.

The makeshift rostrum was deliberately arranged to look like a stage surrounded on three sides, and the surface was covered with a scarlet velvet carpet.

In the center hung a gold-plated banner with the words "Tianjin Local Security Maintenance Association Establishment Ceremony" written in Chinese, Japanese and English, fluttering in the wind.

The podium in the middle of the field was separated from the hundreds of chairs below by Japanese soldiers on guard.

This artificial gap between the press box and the "respectable people" area seems to divide the world into two poles of black and white.

On one side are the foreign eyes of journalists holding cameras, on the other side are the traitorous bureaucrats wearing starched buns, and in the middle are the cold bayonets of Japanese soldiers.

Zhou Zhengqing's motorcade slowly drove into the venue, and before it stopped, they saw a group of people in Japanese military uniforms waiting at the entrance of the venue.

"Jingren, look at this scene." Zhou Zhengqing tapped the leather seat with his knuckles, his eyes sweeping over the bored Jingren sitting in the passenger seat: "We have become the strings of the puppet."

Jingren glanced at the neatly-organized Japanese military honor guard outside the car, with a sneer on his face: "Compared to the crushed rails during tank training, I don't know how many times I've participated in such scenes in my country. Boring." As he spoke, Jingren stroked the sword at his waist, the dragon pattern on the hilt flickered in the occasional sunlight that shone through the car window.

However, as the vehicle approached the waiting crowd, Jingren suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, Yingqi-kun, something is wrong, why are there so many lieutenant generals!"

Zhou Zhengqing turned around in confusion when he heard this.

Upon taking a look, he discovered that, indeed, it was just as Jingren said. In addition to the garrison commander, Katsuki Seiji, there were several other people wearing lieutenant general uniforms standing at the entrance of the venue to greet him.

Moreover, Zhou Zhengqing was very familiar with one of them. . . .

As soon as the car stopped, the doors of the vehicles in front and behind the convoy opened. Under Qi's command, the escort team quickly came to Zhou Zhengqing's car, and then Qi personally opened the door for Zhou Zhengqing.

With doubts, Zhou Zhengqing got off the car and immediately walked quickly towards the person who was smiling at him.

"General Dahui, why are you here?"

"Hahahaha, Young Master Takazaki, we meet again! Oh, your mount has been changed to an armored vehicle?" As he spoke, Dahui Naoki bowed.

In response to the courtesy of his former boss, Zhou Zhengqing also bowed slightly, which was rare.

"I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Master Takasaki was promoted from major to major general, and his position was also changed from military police captain to military police commander. I am really jealous." Daihui Naoki teased with a smile.

"Haha, it's normal for the general to be jealous. It's because I was reborn into a good family. There's nothing I can do about it, don't you think?" Zhou Zhengqing responded with a smile and winked at Dahui Naoki.

Hearing Zhou Zhengqing's true words, Dahui Naoki was stunned for a moment, and then he also burst into laughter.

At this time, Jingren came over with a curious look on his face: "Takasaki-kun, who is this?"

Seeing Jingren coming, everyone at the scene bowed in greeting.

Daihui Zhishu also restrained his smile and shouted respectfully, "Dahui Zhishu, I meet His Royal Highness Prince Jingren."

"Oh, this is Lieutenant General Naoki Daihui, formerly the commander of the Port Arthur Gendarmerie Headquarters in Manchukuo. He helped me a lot when I first arrived in China." Zhou Zhengqing explained to Jingren with a smile.

"Hey, Master Yingzaki, don't say that. I haven't given you any help. At least when you applied for a division military police, I rejected you sternly." Daihui Naoki stood up and said with a serious face and waved his hands, but the smile in his eyes was very obvious.

Zhou Zhengqing's forehead seemed to have black lines when he heard this, and then he immediately said: "But you also added a lot of manpower to me, my old predecessor!

Let's not keep talking about the past. You haven't told me why you came to Tianjin?"

At this time, Kazuki Seiji on the side interrupted and said, "Haha, General Takazaki may not know that General Dahui was ordered to lead the 20th Division to reinforce the North China battlefield. His troops are still on the way, but he himself arrived in Tianjin by plane first. Now it seems that he came here specially to see you."

Zhou Zhengqing nodded to Xiangyue Qingji.

He had just blackmailed this old guy yesterday. Now seeing that Katsuki Seiji was looking like he'd let it go, Zhou Zhengqing had to give him a good face no matter how much he asked. After all, the subsequent "compensation" had not yet been paid.

"I see. I knew the 20th Division would arrive, but I didn't expect General Dahui to come so soon." Zhou Zhengqing said to Kazuki Seiji with a smile, then turned to look at Dahui Naoki and pretended to be surprised and said, "My old boss, are you coming here to inspect my work? If so, after this is over, General Dahui should come back to the headquarters with me so that I can entertain you."

Dahui Naoki smiled even more and waved his hand, saying, "I dare not inspect me. When I was your boss, I had a lot of gray hair. Now, you are not under my jurisdiction. Although I went to eat kimchi later, my appetite is surprisingly better. Don't you think it's strange?" Dahui Naoki said with an exaggerated expression.

The people around listened to the conversation between Zhou Zhengqing and Dahui Naoki, and they all showed an expression of understanding, and looked at Dahui Naoki with more caution.

This lieutenant general who was exiled from the military police system to the combat unit does not seem to be a simple person. He dares to joke with the young master of the Takazaki family like this. At the very least, his relationship with the Takazaki family must be unusual.

"General Dahui, you seem to be much more cheerful. If you keep this attitude, you will live a few more years." Zhou Zhengqing said helplessly, feeling somewhat embarrassed by the teasing from his old boss.

"That's for sure. Mood is very important to a person, right, General Katsuki? Don't take Master Takazaki's little fight to heart. Relax. Your health is more important than anything else." Daihui Naoki said, looking at Katsuki Seiji with a teasing look.

And Kazuki Seiji had a dark face and forced a smile and said, "Dahui-kun, there's no need to hold a grudge. Didn't I just say a few words to you at the military meeting? And didn't you say that you were living a better life after leaving Manchukuo?"

Dahui Zhishu's face trembled twice, and he said with a fake smile: "Thank you so much, if it weren't for you and a few old friends' words of justice, I would not have been able to go to North Korea. Thank you so much! But it's a pity that your hope of taking over my position was shattered, and you ended up on the battlefield as well."

As soon as these two sentences came out, Zhou Zhengqing instantly understood that there seemed to be a conflict between Daihui Naoki and Katsuki Seiji. Daihui Naoki was transferred away perhaps because of Katsuki Seiji's contribution.

Seiji Kozuki wanted to get rid of Naoki Daiki and succeed him as the commander of the Manchukuo gendarmerie, but in the end it was Hideki Tojo who succeeded. Not only did Seiji Kozuki fail to gain any benefits, he also offended Naoki Daiki.

That means that among the high-ranking military officials who were looking for trouble with him, Katsuki Seiji was one of them.

Zhou Zhengqing narrowed his eyes and looked Xiangyue Qingsi up and down. It seemed that this "compensation" was too little!

Being suddenly stared at by Zhou Zhengqing, Xiang Yueqing smacked his lips and quickly said to Dahui Zhishu: "Dahui Jun, the past is in the past. You and I are both lieutenant generals. Let's not always hold on to the past." Then he looked at Zhou Zhengqing and Jingren and said: "Your Highness, General Yingqi, come, let me introduce these three to you."