Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Itai's gaze was caught by the figure sitting in the shadows behind the desk.

Zhou Zhengqing was sitting in a high-back armchair.

He was not wearing a military jacket, but only a neatly ironed white shirt with one button loosely undone at the collar and a half-smoked cigarette between his fingers. His posture was unusually casual, even a little lazy.

But when those eyes hidden behind the smoke and shadows swept over calmly, Itai Yudai instantly felt an invisible pressure, and even his breathing subconsciously slowed down.

Itai stood at attention and bowed.

"General!"

Zhou Zhengqing did not respond immediately, but slightly raised the hand holding the cigarette. Yingzi, who was standing next to him, immediately stepped forward and used a crystal decanter to refill the empty glass in front of him with deep ruby ​​red liquid.

The crystal glass reflects a hazy and deep light under the light.

"Sit down." Takuto Takazaki finally spoke, motioning to the chair in front of the table with his eyes.

Ban Jing sat down as he was told, but he only dared to sit halfway, straightening his back, and subconsciously clenched his fists on his knees.

"Is there a result?" Zhou Zhengqing took a sip of the red wine in the glass, without taking his eyes off Banjing.

The light was dim, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes.

"Hey!" Ban Jing immediately bowed, his voice involuntarily taking on the rigidity of a business report. "The individual codenamed 'Shadow' was completely eliminated two hours ago in the abandoned textile warehouse in the French Concession."

Zhou Zhengqing picked up the wine glass, his eyes seemed to fall on the glass of red wine, and seemed to penetrate it, wondering what he was thinking.

After a long while, Zhou Zhengqing's voice sounded calmly: "Has that thing you mentioned been confirmed?"

"General, please understand! The news hasn't been confirmed yet, but I'm inclined to believe it's true!"

Itai Yudai's voice became a little more hurried, with the young man's unique urge to explain: "Taniguchi Mayu reported afterwards that Mutaguchi Renya was rescued!

They searched near Wanping for half a month and also sent people to search secretly in the city of Beiping.

But there has been no news, and I thought he died running towards the battlefield!"

Mutaguchi Renya!

This unfamiliar name made Zhou Zhengqing in the shadows pause slightly with the cigarette between his fingers. He made no sound, only a very light nasal sound, waiting for the next step.

Banjing licked his dry lips, making the pimples on his face more obvious.

He continued, "Early last month at Marco Polo Bridge, after our military police 'dealt with' the 1st Regiment of the Garrison Army Infantry Brigade, the intelligence feedback from the Chinese Military Intelligence Bureau has become unusually treacherous!"

Yudai Itai used the word "disposal" to vaguely refer to the massacre.

Zhou Zhengqing said softly, "Hmm?" and stopped shaking the red wine glass in his hand.

Later, General, you asked me to discuss things with Yunzi more often.

I asked Yunzi about this matter.

She gave me a bold idea!

That's the Second Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and they are very likely hiding this person!

Treat it as a political witness that can deal a heavy blow to our military police headquarters, and even to me personally, at a critical moment!

His subordinates began to collect intelligence based on this conjecture. Although they did not obtain conclusive evidence, the intelligence collected showed that Mutaguchi Ren'ya was still alive and had appeared in Nanjing.

The people who kidnapped Mutaguchi Ren'ya were most likely the Military Intelligence Bureau agents who cooperated with us at the time. They placed explosives in Wanping City and attracted the garrison troops to attack at Lugou Bridge outside the city.

While sending people to lurk secretly nearby, taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, they suddenly attacked and abducted Mutaguchi Ren'ya and others who were being held captive. Although Taniguchi Mayu reacted quickly, Mutaguchi Ren'ya still escaped in the end.

Itai's voice was filled with suppressed anger and a hint of barely perceptible panic: "This is a serious oversight on the part of my subordinates!

I failed to immediately discern his sinister intentions and report them to the Commander in a timely manner. I accept any punishment!"

Ban Jing suddenly lowered his head, and sweat had already flowed down his forehead to his chin.

These words were half true and half false. The fact that Mutaguchi Ren'ya was rescued was the core of his suspicion, but he did not report it at first, more out of panic that he had not been able to deal with Mutaguchi Ren'ya in time and was worried about being severely punished by Zhou Zhengqing.

So afterwards, Itai Yudai continued to investigate the matter and later even asked Nanzō Yunko for advice.

Zhou Zhengqing gently swirled the remaining red wine in the glass. The deep red wine left fine "tears of wine" on the wall of the glass. In his deep eyes, countless pieces of information seemed to be rapidly being weighed.

"So," Zhou Zhengqing's voice was soft, but every word struck a chord with Ban Jing. "Are you using Old Tan's new weapon to test, or even... threaten, your former business partner Xu Zhongyi and that venomous Dai Li behind him?"

As he spoke, Zhou Zhengqing's lips curled up in an extremely subtle, almost invisible arc. "You want to tell them that on the chessboard of Tianjin... you, Banjing Yudai, don't have only the option of the Second Division of the Military Control Commission?"

Ban Jing shuddered and swallowed hard, "I dare not! But the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau in Tianjin was unexpectedly captured by me. I think this might be an opportunity to increase our options!"

If we can divide and exploit their internal contradictions... " He didn't say anything else, and there was no need to say more.

Zhou Zhengqing fell silent.

Time in the room seemed to be stretched infinitely. He picked up the wine glass and brought the deep ruby ​​red wine to his lips, but did not drink it.

The shadow covered most of his face, and only the tense lines of his jaw and the eyes flickering in the dim light could be seen.

"So, you deliberately brought Lao Tan to interrogate Xiangyue Qingsi!"

"Yes!" Itai's voice was filled with a hint of awe: "Your subordinates... did have the idea of ​​taking this opportunity to make initial contact with this potential force in the Military Unification Department and measure its value!

Please make the decision, Commander!"

In response to him, Zhou Zhengqing gave a very short chuckle.

"Humph."

It was hard to tell whether the laughter was praise or sarcasm.

“Your idea is very interesting. Lao Tan represents a card.

Xu Zhongyi, and the one behind him is another one.

We need obedient friends... but we also need them to be suspicious of each other, constantly on guard against the fear of being replaced.

Haha, Itai, you have more and more ideas, you are worthy of being the section chief.

I won't interfere in this matter. You can handle the details yourself. Anyway, whether it is openly or secretly, you will be the one to handle it.

I'm no better at plotting than you are. If you encounter any problems, just consult with Nanzō Yunko and report the results."

When Itai Yudai heard this, he secretly complained in his heart: "Of course I understand what you mean, General. If there is any problem, just push me out and then you come out to rescue me.

If you have the credit, I have nothing to do with it. You can go up alone. . . . "

Zhou Zhengqing sat upright behind a large mahogany desk, his fingers tapping the glass unconsciously, his eyes lowered, as if he was looking at the documents spread out on the table, but also as if he was not looking at anything.