Spy war in the Republic of China, peak undercover

Go back to dorms.

Lu Yang opened it.

Files left by Suzuki.

Ishikawa Bear.

Professor of the Manchurian Railway Research Department.

Specialized research.

Chinese antiques and cultural relics.

"Yamasa-kun."

Tanaka knocked on the door and came in.

“I heard you wanted to see me.”

"Professor Ishikawa?"

Lu Yang closed the file:

"yes."

"Suzuki was alive."

“I’ve been checking him out.”

Tanaka lowered his voice:

“That old fellow.”

“I’ve been hooked lately.”

“Bronze ware from the Han Dynasty.”

“I heard a lot of money was spent.”

“I bought a lot of fakes.”

Lu Yang's eyes lit up.

This is an opportunity.

the next day.

Lu Yang brought it.

A wooden box.

Came to the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department.

Ishikawa Kuma's office.

Filled with antiques.

Like a small museum.

"Major Yamazo."

Ishikawa pushed up his glasses.

"You're looking for me."

“What’s up?”

Lu Yang put down the wooden box:

“I heard from the professor.”

“Like bronze?”

Ishikawa's eyes.

Shines immediately.

"This is......"

He opened the wooden box.

Gasp.

“A bronze sword from the Han Dynasty?”

Lu Yang nodded:

“From my father’s collection.”

“It’s a pity he passed away.”

“I don’t understand this.”

"I'd like to ask the professor for his appraisal."

Ishikawa was cautious.

Pick up the bronze sword.

Like hugging a lover.

"nice one!"

“What a great thing!”

His voice trembled.

"If the professor likes it."

Lu Yang said lightly.

“You can change some.”

“Something else.”

Ishikawa became alert:

"for example?"

"for example......"

Lu Yang looked out the window.

“Some documents.”

“Or a list.”

Ishikawa's expression changed:

“What list?”

Lu Yang stood up:

"Suzuki before his death."

“I’m not checking.”

"About the Manchuria Railway?"

Ishikawa wiped his sweat:

"this......"

“Isn’t that inconvenient?”

Lu Yang turned around and was about to leave:

“Then forget it.”

"Bronze sword."

“I’ll find a buyer.”

Ishikawa was anxious:

"etc!"

“It’s not that we can’t talk about it!”

Lu Yang turned around:

"Professor, have you made up your mind?"

Ishikawa gritted his teeth:

“Three days later.”

"I'll buy you a drink."

"How about we talk about it in detail?"

Lu Yang nodded.

This fish.

Already taken the bait.

Night fell over the police station.

Cao Desheng sat in the office with an old file in front of him.

He stared at the blurry photo in the file.

Why do they look so similar to Major Yamazo?

But Xuantian Yingnan was clearly dead, and he saw the internal notice with his own eyes.

I can only ask the people from Mantetsu because his girlfriend and No Sakurako were both from Mantetsu back then.

Cao Desheng touched his chin and said, "I have to ask Ishikawa Kuma about this."

Ye Yingzi is from the Mantetsu Railway, so her file must be there.

He picked up the phone and dialed Ishikawa Kuma's number.

"Excuse me, Professor. I'm Cao Desheng."

"Oh? Director Cao wanted to see me late at night. What's the matter?"

"I'd like to ask Professor for a favor and check the file of a person named Ye Yingzi from three years ago."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

“Why are you checking this all of a sudden?”

"I recently met someone who I felt was related to that case."

"Is that Major Yamaza?"

Cao Desheng was shocked.

“Professor, do you think so too?”

Ishikawa Xiong's voice became cautious: "This is not a simple matter. Come to my office tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Cao Desheng looked out the window.

In the moonlight, the shadow of the police station looked like a dormant snake.

He remembered the interrogation room that day, and how he and Ye Yingzi rescued Xuantian Yingnan from the wilderness.

Kazuno Sakurako, the niece of the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, is a man of his word, and Xuantian is a fat spy.

These images wander in the night like ghosts.

But later there were rumors that Xuantian was having a great time in the Tianjin and Beijing area.

It seems like he has never died.

These questions are like a tangled mess, the more you try to sort them out, the more confused they become.

And now, in the officers' quarters.

Lu Yang was looking in the mirror, checking the scars on his face.

This was his last disguise.

It is also the most dangerous trick.

He knew that Cao Desheng would definitely become suspicious.

But this is exactly the effect he wants.

Let Cao Desheng investigate and suspect.

To touch those dusty secrets.

To alert those who are lurking.

This is a chess game.

He wants to force all the chess pieces into the open.

The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a cover.

The important list is the one that is sent to the Nationalist government as undercover agents.

It must be the masterpiece of Doi-Yuan and Ishikawa Kuma.

Frogs croaked outside the window.

Like some kind of warning.

Lu Yang put down the mirror and lay on the bed.

Recalling Ishikawa Kuma's expression when he saw the bronze sword.

Greed is the best bait.

But it is also the most dangerous trap.

Dinner three days later.

I didn't know it would be the Hongmen Banquet.

Lu Yang came to the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department.

There was another person in Ishikawa Kuma's office.

It’s Cao Desheng.

The two were looking at a file.

Seeing Lu Yang coming in, he closed it hurriedly.

"Major Yamazo," Ishikawa Kuma pushed up his glasses, "I didn't expect you to come so early."

Lu Yang glanced at the file bag on the table.

It is an internal document of the Manchurian Railway.

"I heard the professor wants to see me about something urgent?"

Ishikawa Xiong glanced at Cao Desheng: "It's about the bronze sword."

“I found a buyer who offered a high price.”

Lu Yang shook his head: "I only trade with professors."

A strange look flashed in Ishikawa Kuma's eyes.

"The Major is very interested in the Manchurian Railway?"

“Just interested in some of the files.”

Cao Desheng interjected, "Speaking of documents, the Anti-Japanese United Army's activities have been rampant recently."

Lu Yang's heart moved.

This is an opportunity.

"Director Cao knows a lot about the Anti-Japanese United Army?"

Cao Desheng's expression changed slightly: "It's all hearsay."

Lu Yang walked to the window and said, "I heard that the Anti-Japanese United Army has connections in the city."

“Someone tipped them off.”

Ishikawa Xiong looked at Cao Desheng and then at Lu Yang.

It's like watching a silent movie.

"Major Yamazo," Cao Desheng wiped his sweat, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Lu Yang turned around and said, "No need to check."

"I've got some clues."

“The evidence is just not enough.”

"We need the cooperation of the whole railway."

Ishikawa Kuma understood.

This requires him to choose a side.

"How can I help you, Major?"

Lu Yang smiled: "The professor is really smart."

"I want to check the latest intelligence exchanges."

“Look who’s leaking.”

Cao Desheng stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."

"No rush," Lu Yang stopped him, "Director Cao, please stay."

"Just help me look at this information."

"Maybe you'll recognize someone you know."

Cao Desheng's hands were shaking.

He finally understood.

This is a network.

It's slowly tightening.

And he.

It's the fish in the net.

Lu Yang took out the briefcase.

Take out a document.

It is a record of communication between the Anti-Japanese United Army and the contact points in the city.

Of course it's fake.

But it's done very similarly.

The handwriting is illegible.

It seems to have been written in a hurry.

“This was seized last month.”

Lu Yang handed the document to Ishikawa Xiong.

“Professor, please help me.”

"Is it iron paper?"

Ishikawa Kuma took the document.

Look carefully.

“It’s our paper.”

“The batch from the end of last year.”

Cao Desheng's face became even uglier.

he knows.

I have indeed used iron-covered paper.

Wrote some personal letters.

“The most interesting part is the back.”

Lu Yang flipped through the documents.

There are several blurred seals on it.

"These are the seals of the police station."

"Director Cao, would you like to take a look?"

“Is he from your bureau?”

Cao Desheng pretended to be calm:

"Major Yamazo."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Yang walked to the window:

“I mean.”

"Someone is tipping off the Anti-Japanese United Army."

"It's iron-covered paper."

“The seal of the police station.”

“The professor said it was from last year’s paper.”

“That time.”

“To have access to these.”

“Who are they?”

Ishikawa Bear narrowed his eyes:

“I can check.”

“But it will take time.”

Lu Yang nodded:

"Not urgent."

“I believe in the truth.”

“The truth will soon come out.”

Cao Desheng stood up:

"Major Yamazo."

"Are you doubting me?"

Lu Yang turned around:

"Director Cao is worrying too much."

“I’m just investigating.”

"but......"

He smiled meaningfully:

"If Director Cao has nothing to hide."

“Why are you so nervous?”

The air in the office.

As if frozen.

Cao Desheng knew.

I have been tricked.

But he still has a trump card.

The network of relationships during those years.

It's not that easy to tear apart.

just.

He doesn't know Lu Yang.

What other backup plan is there?

After Cao Desheng left, Ishikawa Xiong lit a cigarette.

"Major Yamazo, you're hooking a big fish."

Lu Yang took the cigarette he handed over and asked, "Professor, what do you think?"

"Cao Desheng has been operating in Harbin for many years and is deeply rooted. It's not easy to move him."

“So I need the professor’s help.”

Ishikawa Xiong blew out a puff of smoke: "What do you want?"

"The internal archives of the Manchuria Railway, especially the transaction records from last year."

"Well..." Ishikawa Kuma hesitated.

"I know the professor's position in the Manchuria Railway. These files will not be difficult for you to find."

"But......"

"The bronze sword is still in my hands," Lu Yang smiled, "and I have more than one."

Ishikawa Xiong's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

"My father's collection is far more than the professor imagined."

Ishikawa Kuma stood up and paced around the room.

Lu Yang knew he was struggling.

Greed and caution were fighting in his heart.

"Give me three days," Ishikawa Xiong finally said, "I want the real thing."

"Of course," Lu Yang stood up, "but Professor, please remember that only we know about this."

“Of course, of course.”

Walking out of the Manchuria Railway Building, Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step has been taken.

Cao Desheng will definitely be panicked.

He'll go to his network.

And inside these people.

There must be an inside track on the Manchuria Railway.

Let Ishikawa Kuma check it out.

Killing each other is the best drama.

What he wanted was for these people to force out the list themselves.

But time is running out.

Three days.

He set a deadline for himself.

It must be within these three days.

Complete all layouts.

Find that list.

otherwise.

All previous efforts will be wasted.

Even expose yourself.

He touched the scar on his face.

This is the last chance.

Back at the gendarmerie headquarters, Lu Yang called Pingchuan.

"Check Cao Desheng's network of connections, especially his close associates."

Hirakawa stood at attention: "Hey! I'll do it right away."

Lu Yang waved his hand: "Don't alert the enemy, just observe in secret."

He opened the filing cabinet and pulled out a document.

It is Cao Desheng’s resume.

He started as a patrolman ten years ago and worked his way up to the position of chief.

Such a person must have something on his side.

He picked up the phone and dialed Yamamoto's number.

"Yamamoto-kun, I heard you have a lot of interrogation records?"

"Yes, what do you need, Major Yamazo?"

"I want all the confessions related to the Anti-Japanese United Army from the past three years."

"Send it to your office immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yang called Tanaka again.

"Help me check the records of communication between the Manchurian Railway and the police."

"The focus is on investigating the flow of funds."

Tanaka blinked: "Are you checking Cao Desheng?"

"Smart," Lu Yang smiled, "but be careful not to let anyone find out."

After Tanaka left, he took out a document from the drawer.

It was a piece of letter paper stolen from the Mantetsu Railway.

It has a special watermark on it.

He began to imitate the handwriting of the Anti-Japanese United Army and wrote down a piece of intelligence.

The content is all true.

But the date of signature.

It happened to be last year when Cao Desheng used Manchuria Railway stationery.

then.

He produced the police station seal.

Cover on the back.

These seals.

He had them all carved secretly.

Exactly the same as the real thing.

After doing this, he looked at his watch.

It's almost time for lunch.

He was going to the officers' mess.

There were the witnesses he needed.

A small clerk in the General Affairs Department.

It is said that he is very familiar with Cao Desheng's driver.

These little people.

Is the best chess piece.

because of them.

Most easily exploited.

It is also the easiest to be forgotten.

Lu Yang straightened his collar.

The plan has begun.

Next.

Just waiting for the dominoes to fall.

One by one they fell down.