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Chapter 1271 True and false, false and true

Zheng Tingbing looked at the empty hook on his fishing rod, then looked at the fish in Zuo Zhong's hand, sighed helplessly, and asked a question.

"Shen Zhong, do you know the real location of the negotiation? Otherwise, with your temper, you would never be so lazy."

Zheng Tingbing thought he had some understanding of Zuo Zhong. Although he was cruel and ruthless, he always worked hard at his job.

Zuo Chong laughed twice without answering. He hung the bait on the hook again and put it back into the water. Then he looked at the surging Huangpu River and asked Zheng Tingbing back.

"Old Zheng, if you were a hunter and saw your hunting dog approaching a dangerous place, what would your reaction be?"

"Drive away."

Zheng Tingbing answered very straightforwardly that hunting dogs are the "tools" of hunters. If they mistakenly enter dangerous areas, it will be a loss for the hunter.

"Okay, let's change the question. You hid a batch of treasures in that dangerous place. What will you do if the hounds approach again?" Zuo Zhong asked immediately.

This time Zheng Tingbing did not answer immediately, but thought about it carefully. First, he considered the question itself, and second, he thought about the other party's intention in asking this question. After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"There are two choices. If the hound did it on purpose, I will kill it. If it was not intentional, I will lock it up with chains to prevent anyone from discovering the treasure through the hound."

When Zuo Chong heard this answer, he nodded with satisfaction, but still did not respond directly to the first question. He just smiled mysteriously and used Zheng Tingbing's own words to evade the other party.

"Old Zheng, you can take a break from your busy life. Since you are here to have fun, don't think about work anymore. Let's continue fishing."

If Gui Youguang was present, he would understand what it means that "sometimes no news is the same as having news."

Previously, Zuo Chong had been worried about finding the negotiation site between Japan and the Jews. The Military Control Commission had invested a large number of intelligence personnel for this purpose but to no avail. Until last time, he thought of the words true and false, false and true.

Osako Michimasa deliberately tried to be mysterious by setting the "strictly confidential" suburban military station as a trap. So would the other party do the opposite and set the real negotiation location in the obvious "trap" of the Hotam Gardens?

The Japanese troops stationed near the Hao Garden were equipped with high-power radios. No matter how elite a squadron of devils was, they should not be equipped with such expensive equipment. The Japanese were not so generous, unless this Japanese army needed long-distance communications, such as with Tokyo.

But these were just speculations and lacked solid evidence. Zuo Zhong could only wake up Tongsuo to investigate, and he really found the problem.

If we regard the Hao Garden as a dangerous place, the Japanese and Jewish negotiating representatives as treasures, and the bronze lock as a hunting dog, then the loss of contact with the bronze lock just proves Zheng Tingbing's statement of locking up the hunting dog.

The difference is that there is no treasure in the Hao Garden, but what is there is the most important target of the Military Control Commission's trip, so the Japanese are so nervous.

A few hours ago, at the Hardoon Garden in the International Settlement.

This once magnificent private garden has become dilapidated and overgrown with weeds, but one of the small buildings seems to have regained its vitality today. Not only has the surrounding ground been swept clean, but even the doors and windows have been repaired.

Outside the small building, several Japanese army soldiers stood with guns in hand, looking around vigilantly. Not far from the soldiers, two men wearing Type 98 corporal uniforms were walking and chatting.

"Anjiang-kun, are all the documents for the secret talks ready?"

"Hai, don't worry, Inuzuka-kun, I have already had it sorted out."

"Yoshi, we must be cautious in negotiations with the Jews. These guys are notoriously cunning, and the terms of the secret agreement need to be carefully considered."

"I understand, but now the gun is in our hands, and the Jews can only say yes or no."

One of them quoted a sentence said by the Japanese negotiator to the former Qing negotiator during the Shimonoseki negotiations, with arrogance and hostility in his tone.

The other man frowned slightly when he heard this. Although what the other party said was right, participating in the negotiation with this mentality could easily lead to disputes.

So the latter hastily reminded the former: "Mr. An Jiang, I hope you can understand that this matter concerns the fate of the empire and the interests of the army for decades to come, and there must be no mistakes.

That is why Chief Osako sent someone to impersonate you and me. If the negotiations break down because of you, and Tokyo becomes furious, your future in the military will be ruined."

The former nodded reluctantly, and then the two of them walked into the small building together, carefully checking the furnishings inside, pointing out the shortcomings from time to time.

Faced with the omissions they pointed out, the Japanese officers in charge of setting up the venue kept bowing and apologizing, and the two corporals gave orders to the officers, which was unimaginable in the Japanese army with its strict hierarchy.

Obviously, these two people are the real Japanese negotiating representatives. Just as Hase Ryosuke guessed, "Inuzuka Koreshige" and "Yasue Senhiro" in the suburban military station are just fakes whose role is to release false information and attract the attention of the Kuomintang agents.

Osako Michimasa has mastered the trick of making the real appear fake and the fake appear real. The Hao Garden seems to be a trap, but it is actually a real conference venue; the military station seems to be a conference venue, but it is actually a trap.

Without the reminders from Ryosuke Hase and the underground party, the Military Intelligence Bureau would have most likely hit a wall. Of course, this was without Zuo Zhong. The Military Intelligence Bureau in this time and space had a complete process for intelligence gathering and operations and would not be easily fooled.

After inspecting the venue, Inuzuka Koreshige looked at his watch, raised his head and said to Yasue Senhiro, "Yasue-kun, it's almost time. You and I should go greet the Jews."

"Hi." An Jiang Xianhong replied respectfully and followed the other party towards the door.

At the same time, a group of white people disembarked from a cruise ship anchored in the Huangpu River. They took several motorboats and sailed upstream along the Sucheng River. After driving for a distance, they went ashore and boarded a car and drove directly into the Hartung Garden. Compared with the Japanese, the Jews were no less cunning. They had been eating and living on the ship these days, ready to escape at any time. This might be a habit they had developed after being liquidated again and again for thousands of years.

Kaufman, the Judah negotiator who was slightly fat and wearing glasses, got out of the car and immediately extended his right hand to Inuzuka Koreshige and Yasue Senhiro with a smile, with an extremely flattering expression.

As a Jew who had lived in the Caribbean for a long time, Kaufman was well aware of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. In his opinion, as long as the Japanese had full support, the Jewish dream of establishing a nation for thousands of years would surely be realized.

As for the Republic of China, although he was very grateful for everything they had done for the Jewish nation, business is business and has never been affected by morality or human conscience.

After some greetings, Inuzuka Koreshige led everyone towards the venue. Unexpectedly, they heard a commotion and the sound of guns being loaded suddenly coming from the garden gate. The guilty Jews were so frightened that they broke out in a sweat.

Ever since the Shanghai newspapers made public the secret talks between Japan and the Jews, they have been worried that the Kuomintang agents would come to their doorstep. The Jews also knew a little about what the Military Control Commission had done over the years, so it was inevitable that they would be afraid.

Seeing this, Yasue Senhiro showed contempt and turned to Inuzuka and suggested, "Inuzuka-kun, you and Mr. Kaufman go to the venue first. I will go and see what is going on."

Inuzuka Koreshige nodded, smiled and walked into the small building with Kaufman and his party, while Yasue Senhiro led a team of Japanese soldiers and rushed towards the gate with great momentum, ready to teach the troublemakers a profound lesson.

Outside the gate of the Hao Garden, the Japanese army soldiers guarding the gate were surrounded by a dozen navy special marines. The two sides greeted each other with fierce language, and the tension became increasingly strong. The onlookers were amazed to see this scene.

"Baka! You bunch of idiots, get out of the way right now. We are going in to search for resistance elements!" The leading Marine major cursed with his tongue rolling, his expression very ferocious.

Hearing this man's standard Osaka accent, the army soldiers felt a little timid. Within the Japanese army, the people from Kansai were the ones that could not be offended the most.

Since the last century, violent organizations from Kansai have developed rapidly and even infiltrated the military. These people act without scruples and often threaten other soldiers with their families who remain in their homeland.

Even grassroots officers dare not treat others with the same attitude as they treat ordinary soldiers. After all, they cannot stay in the army for their entire lives and there will always be a time to retire.

As soon as the army soldier hesitated, the Marines took the opportunity to break through the obstruction. The Marine major who was cursing walked into the gate with his head held high and bumped head-on with Yasue Senhiro who came to check the situation. The two immediately looked at each other.

Yasue Xianhong looked up at the navy sika deer that was a head taller than him, and cursed the stupid big guy in his heart. He quietly raised his toes to try to reduce the height difference between them, and scolded him at the same time.

"This is the land army's place. Is the navy planning to launch a mutiny? It's a pity that your warships can't sail on land."

The Marine major was not polite either, and said sarcastically, "The Army is good at defeating its superiors. Get out of the way, you private, don't hinder us from performing our duties. Do you think the Army wants to protect the resistance elements?"

"you!"

An Jiang Xianhong was furious. After the ominous incident, the reputation of the army had indeed become bad, but this person dared to openly mock the imperial warriors. It was really too much.

He glared back at the other party without giving in and took a step forward: "There are only locust soldiers here, no resistance fighters, please leave immediately."

"Really?"

The Marine major sneered, leaned close to Yasue Senhiro and whispered, "Are you Inuzuka Koreshige or Yasue Senhiro? The Jews are in there too, right?"

Xianhong Yasue's eyes suddenly widened, and he wanted to reach out for his pistol with his right hand, but as soon as he raised his arm, he was firmly grasped by the other party, and then he heard another sentence in his ears.

"Negotiations with the Jews were a decision made by the Imperial leadership. The Navy has no right to comment. However, we must listen in to ensure that the Navy's interests are not harmed."

The major's tone was irresistible, and the Marines nearby also came over, with some of them putting their hands on the trigger, proving the Navy's determination with practical actions.

Anjiang Xianhong felt relieved. As long as he was not an enemy, it was not too much for the navy to want to sit in. On the surface, he stretched out his hand to the other party with a cold face.

"Your hand disk, I need to verify your identity with the Navy Command, and this matter is not for me to decide, understand?"

"Of course." The major smiled, opened his shirt pocket, took out a hand disk and handed it over, then signaled his men to step back.

Seeing that the navy was backing down, Yasue Senhiro didn't say anything more. He quickly returned to the small building with the hand disk and informed Inuzuka Koreshige of what happened outside the door.

Inuzuka looked through the flash drive carefully but couldn't find any problem. He picked up the phone and called the Shanghai Naval Command. He gave the major's name and asked what mission the other party was carrying out.

The Navy Headquarters responded arrogantly, telling Inuzuka bluntly that the Major was carrying out orders from the Navy's top brass and asking him to mind his own business.

Inuzuka put the phone back heavily with gritted teeth. He hated the navy's condescending attitude the most. The army was the cornerstone of the empire. After thinking about it, he dialed another number.

"Moshimoshi, is this Chief Osako? Someone from the Navy Headquarters has come to sit in on the trial."

"Hayi, I have verified the identity."

"Understood. I'll keep a close eye on these navy deer."

On the other end of the phone, Osako hurriedly ended the call. Inuzuka Koreshige nodded to Yasue Senhiro, who immediately turned around and walked out of the venue.

(End of this chapter)