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The typhoon season and rainy season in Hong Kong City are generally concentrated from May to September, and August is the strongest, but on the night of November 5, a sudden storm hit the city.

However, the wind and rain came and went quickly, and the sun rose again the next morning, as if nothing had happened, only the dead branches all over the ground proved how violent the storm was last night.

The people in Bethany Seminary and the surrounding areas of Sheung Wan just went out to clean their houses when they saw military vehicles whizzing by on the road.

It didn't take long before a piece of shocking news slowly spread—more than a dozen plainclothes officers from the Criminal Investigation Department died last night, and several large explosions occurred.

Before the common people guessed who the murderer was, temporary checkpoints soon appeared in the streets and alleys, and a large number of British soldiers led by the police conducted a large-scale search of various hotels in Hong Kong City.

"Open the door!"

"Bang bang bang!"

In the morning, the door of Zuo Zhong's room was knocked heavily. When he opened the door in a sleepy state, he was immediately pointed at by several guns, and a group of military police rushed into the room.

These people didn't ask anything, they just ransacked the room, not even letting go of the clothes in the luggage, and took them out one by one for careful inspection.

The British┴ officer who led the team heaved a sigh of relief until it was confirmed that there were no suspicious items, and then sternly signaled Zuo Zhong to hand over his documents, with a very bad attitude.

In the eyes of the white people of the British Hong Kong government, all the people of the Republic of China are inferior people, and the rules of civilized society do not apply to them.

Zuo Zhong calmly took out his passport and handed it to the other party. After taking it, the officer glanced at the official US coat of arms┴ on the passport, his face changed slightly and he asked a question.

"Bruce Lee?"

"Well Well."

"Are you an American citizen?"

"Yes."

"The purpose of coming to Hong Kong City?"

"Buy a batch of mahogany from the Ngee Ann Chamber of Commerce and Industry."

After hearing this, the officer narrowed his eyes, hesitated and handed the passport back. Although the British Empire is not afraid of the Yankees, there is no need to make extra troubles.

Moreover, the other party came to Hong Kong City to purchase supplies and provide taxes for the empire, so there is always some preferential treatment for the parents of food and clothing.

It's just that as a standard gentleman, hating Americans is the most basic virtue and requirement, so he still warned Zuo Chong in a cold voice.

"Mr. Bruce Lee, welcome to Hong Kong City. I want to remind you that this is a colony of the British Empire. Please be careful of your words and deeds."

After speaking, he turned around and left with the soldiers and police officers.

Dong Qiang at the back of the crowd looked at Zuo Zhong, nodded slightly and left the room among the searchers without saying anything.

Not long after, Gui Youguang knocked on the door and walked in. Looking at the messy luggage and the messy room, he cursed a few words, then walked out again, calling for the manager.

When such a thing happened, the hotel was naturally very nervous, for fear of offending the customers, several waiters heard the news and quickly restored the room to its original state.

In order to apologize, the manager sent a free breakfast as compensation before leaving, and at the same time said that the hotel would protest to the Governor.

Zuo Zhong waved his hands expressionlessly, and sent the other party away in a cold voice, fully showing the arrogance of the Americans.

When the hotel staff left, he and Gui Youguang sat down at the dining table on the balcony, eating bread while reading the newspaper that came with breakfast.

Maybe it was a mistake, maybe it was intentional, but this newspaper is the Japanese version of "Asahi Shimbun".

Zuo Zhong frowned, and asked the big bald head to contact the front desk and deliver a Chinese or English newspaper. A Chinese-American shouldn't be able to understand Japanese.

details make a difference.

There was such a big commotion last night, now they have to be more careful in everything they do, and they must not reveal a single flaw.

As Gui Youguang left, he casually threw the newspaper on the table, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the three reports in the supplement, and the content on them caught his attention instantly.

The title of the first report is "So Lieutenant General Abe Di へ 駆 Fu けた Mrs. Tsujimura / Ying 㜊 に は ぶ の Thanks, Widow に は お Surprise / Opposite of the drama, Yong く Cha Nan の Sorrow".

Translated into Chinese, the title means that a woman named Tsujimura rushed to Abe's house to express her gratitude to his wife after learning of the death of Lieutenant General Abe.

The legendary famous general Hana and mountain warfare expert Norihide Abe finally died?
As a visitor from later generations and the deputy director of the military command, Zuo Zhong is naturally familiar with this name. This person is the brigade commander of the 2nd independent mixed brigade of the Japanese North China Front Army stationed in Mongolia, with the rank of lieutenant general.

According to the report, the other party was ambushed by the underground party in Huangtuling, Hebei Province a few days ago and died under the mortar.

As for Tsujimura, she was the wife of the captain of the 1st Independent Infantry Battalion under Abe. Hearing that Abe personally commanded the troops and was killed in battle to rescue her husband, Tsujimura felt deeply guilty and came to the house to pay her respects.

Looking at the photo of two women kneeling in front of the coffin in the newspaper, Zuo Zhong secretly cursed that they deserved it, sneered and then turned his attention to the second report.

The title of the second report is "Heroic, Lieutenant General Abe died in battle in the mountains of Chanan Mountains / Shangzhuangzi (Hebei Province) の Bandit Army Destroyed Zhongzhong の Subordinate Rescue へ / End of the Frontline に Command / Detailed Report of Battle Death".

This report was written by the Japanese army based on the battle report written by Shinichi Tanaka, the chief of staff stationed in Mongolia. It introduced in detail the specific process of Kihide Abe’s two ambushes and his death in battle.

What to say, the Imperial Army has gone through many battles since its inception, and no lieutenant-level soldier was killed in the incident. The sacrifice of Lieutenant General Abe now shows that the battle of this incident has reached a lofty level regardless of class level.

Zuo Chong was so angry and laughed at such a shameless report, was the war between China and Japan provoked by the Republic of China?

It was the Japanese government┴ that caused the destruction of countless people's homes in the Republic of China, and it was that dog P Tianlocust. He suppressed his anger and continued to look down.
The third report is even more disgusting. The content is that the Asahi Shimbun reporter interviewed Norihide Abe's family members, including Abe's wife and five children.

Norihide Abe’s wife said that her husband had written to his family during his lifetime, hoping that his healthy sons would be able to apply for the army school in the future and be loyal to the country.

After knowing the news of his father's death, the eldest son Abe Shuichi decided to apply for the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, wishing to be like Abe and scattered in the Taihang Mountains as flowers protecting the country.

Although he is the executioner who invaded other countries, in the writing of the ghost reporter, Abe Norihide has become a loving father, a loyal general, and a brave samurai.

When it comes to reversing black and white, the Japanese talk about second, and no one dares to call it first.

Seeing this, Zuo Zhong raised his hand and turned the newspaper backwards, lest he couldn't help cursing out loud, recalling in his mind the information about Kishu Abe collected by the military command.

Speaking of which, this famous general Hana was actually born as a scumbag of Lu scholars, and he was not as good at fighting as he was advertised in Japan, and his talents were at most middle-of-the-road.

Kihide Abe was born in an ordinary family in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was inspired by the Sino-Japanese War when he was a child. He determined to become a soldier and studied hard. He was finally admitted to the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy at the age of 20.

However, during Lu Shi’s time, facing young people from all over Japan, the other party seemed a bit mediocre, and he failed to enter the top five seats in the graduation ceremony, and received a pocket watch from Tianlocust, which represents the symbol of Lu Shi Xueba.

In addition, in the Japanese Army, unless they are special forces (artillery or other arms), students who have not graduated from the mainland are not allowed to serve as generals.

Even if it is a grassroots unit, the promotion of non-military officers is also 3-4 years later than that of the mainland, and the army should basically end when it reaches the commander.

After Lu Shi graduated, the students who were in the same class as Abe or even the next class were admitted to the mainland university one after another, but Kihide Abe failed repeatedly and was rejected by the mainland university.

Because the graduation badge of Lu University is very similar to the coin pattern of the Tenpo era in the old Japanese calendar, graduates of Lu University always call themselves "Tianbao Qianzu", while those without Lu University qualifications are derogatoryly called "Wutianzu".

For this reason, for a long time, Kihide Abe was ridiculed by his classmates as the "King of the Wutian Group", which shows that the opponent is not taken seriously in the army.

In terms of positions, Norihide Abe has successively served as adjutant of the Wing and Eighth Division, staff officer of the No.18 Division, student captain of the Sendai Army Teaching School, and head of the Major General of the First Brigade.

Judging from his resume, he has never served as the chief officer of the two grassroots combat units, the squadron leader and the battalion leader. It is reasonable to say that he can't even be a general.

It's just that the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the war, the rapid expansion of the army urgently needed officers, and the qualifications were up, so that the other party took advantage of it.

More importantly, at [-]┴[-], Abe led his troops to participate in the Ping Rebellion as an adjutant of the Eighth Division, thus gaining the trust of the ruling faction.

Looking at it this way, Zuo Zhong can be regarded as Kihide Abe's benefactor. After all, without Zuo Zhong's involvement, it is impossible for the other party to assume the position of brigade commander so soon.

Even so, Abe Norihide was driven to the independent mixed second brigade by the Japanese military not long after he finished gilding in the first brigade.

What is an independent mixed brigade?
The Japanese army had an independent mixed brigade in 1931, but it was officially established last year. It usually has five independent infantry brigades, as well as cavalry, artillery, engineering, and heavy troops directly under the brigade.

The total strength of the whole brigade is about 5000, and its firepower, maneuverability, and combat capability are quite low. It is purely a second-line force organized for static garrison tasks on the battlefield of the Republic of China.

Because it does not belong to a certain division, it is called "independent".

And because there are multiple arms such as infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and heavy soldiers, it is called "mixed", and the overall combat effectiveness is relatively poor in the Japanese army.

Of course, Kihide Abe's lieutenant general rank is genuine.

Just a closer look, his promotion experience is very strange. Abe was already 1937 years old when he was promoted to major general in 51. It was obviously too late to be promoted to major general at this age.

The strange thing is that only two years later, that is, last month, the other party was suddenly promoted to lieutenant general by Tokyo, which did not comply with the promotion rules of the Japanese army.

It took only two years to go from major general to lieutenant general. Even in the war years, this promotion speed was considered fast, not to mention that Abe had no military exploits worthy of early promotion.

Why is that?
The answer is actually very simple. According to the "hidden rules" of the Japanese army, if there is no hope of further promotion, general officers will usually be promoted to a higher level and then retire in order to improve their remuneration after retirement.

Abe was promoted to lieutenant general at the age of 53, which was obviously a consolation prize. The next thing waiting for him was to be transferred back to China, but he insisted on leading his troops to fight in person, and finally died in Huangtuling.

Therefore, the name of Norihide Abe was largely created by the joint speculation of China and Japan, at least the name of the flower of a famous general is not worthy of the name.

Why the hype?
There was only one reason, and that was that his death came at a critical time.

Before the war, the Japanese thought that the Republic of China would be brought to its knees soon. Unexpectedly, after more than two years of fighting, there was still little progress, and the people were generally impatient.

In order to speed up the progress of the war, the Japanese army wanted to use the death of Kihide Abe to create a deeper hatred between China and Japan, so that Japan would "same hatred and hatred".

As for the government, it is even more urgent to have such a record to motivate the army and the people, and let the people know that the Japanese are not invincible.

Ever since, Norihide Abe, who was somewhat famous at first, has transformed from a generation of Pyoyong to a famous general "recognized" by both China and Japan.

In short, the "strategic significance" brought about by Norihide Abe's death is far more important than his death itself.

Look at how the Asahi Shimbun finally touted it.

"Lieutenant General Abe came to the front line in person in order to inspect the enemy's situation and give orders at any time. A shell from the enemy suddenly flew to his side and exploded. Lieutenant General Abe was injured in several places on his right abdomen and leg.

But he was not succumbed to serious injuries, and he still clamored for everyone to persevere, bowed his head to the east and bowed to the east, leaving a sentence that this is the duty of a warrior, and then "sacrificed heroically".

Being hit by a cannonball, you can still say so many words, and you can still bow your head. Kihide Abe is really a show.

After Zuo Zhong thought about it, he said a few words to Gui Youguang who had just returned, asking him to contact the headquarters and ask if there was any news from the mountain city.

Being robbed by the underground ┴ gangsters, showing a big face, using P butts, everyone knows that someone must be a moth again.

Sure enough, two hours later, Gui Youguang returned to the hotel, and brought back a piece of news that could be called magic——the government wants Te Niang's anti-corruption campaign!
Some people think that the reason why the Guojun is not as good as the underground party is because corruption is prevalent in the army. As long as a group of corrupt elements can be eliminated, they will definitely be able to take on a new look.

Unsurprisingly, this arduous task fell to the military commander, to be precise Zuo Zhong, who made him a famous intelligence expert.

Dealing with corrupt officials in the same way as dealing with spies is not easy. Someone still trusts a certain fellow.

Hearing this news, Zuo Zhong's newly raised smile froze on his face, anti┴corruption, or go to the army to fight against┴corruption, this is because he hates himself for not dying.

Are those people easy to provoke? I am afraid that before he reaches the front line, he will be shot 8 times and "suicide", and the entire army will eat together.

MD!

The fellow mistaken me!
Zuo Zhong's eyes darkened, his mind turned sharply, thinking about how to shirk this damn mission, he still has to leave his useful body to continue serving the party-state~

After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of someone, and immediately turned his eyes to Gui Youguang's ear and underestimated a few words in a low voice, asking the other party to send another telegram.