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Chapter 1300 The Sorrow of the Little People
Kasumigaseki 1-chome-1, the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

As soon as Suzuki Kantaro's motorcade drove into the compound, senior officials from the Metropolitan Police Department came to greet him upon hearing the news. Suzuki Kantaro's response was just one sentence: arrest them!
Tetsuji Sudo and his men across the street had not yet reacted to what was happening when more than a dozen pistols were pointed at their heads. The police officers rudely pulled them out of the car, ignoring their explanations.

"Baga! We are special personnel from the Intelligence Department of the General Staff, let me go!" Sudo Tetsuji was pressed on the cold ground with his backhand, shouting loudly.

The Japanese police have always been at odds with the military, especially the army, so when they heard his words, the police officers not only did not stop, but worked even harder to hold down Sudo and others.

Suzuki Kantaro, who was far away, frowned when he heard this. It was the army again. Could this be the follow-up to the ominous incident?

I heard that the head of the Intelligence Department is Okamoto Kiyofuku, and the mastermind behind the ominous incident is Okamoto Shigenobu. They really look like a pair of brothers.

Kantaro Suzuki touched the wound through his clothes and felt that he could not let this matter go easily. If something went wrong with the General Staff, then the situation would be serious.

He walked up to Sudo Tetsuji and snorted, "Who allowed you to follow an imperial general? Was it the order of that guy Sugiyama Moto?"

At the end of last year, Prince Kan'in Yasuhito, who had served as the chief of the General Staff for nine years, resigned and was succeeded by Army General Sugiyama Hajime.

Even though they were both admirals, when Sugiyama Gen was still a colonel, Suzuki Kantaro was already a vice admiral. Even if Sugiyama Gen was present, Suzuki Kantaro was qualified to teach him a lesson.

When the big brother speaks, the little brother has no choice but to obey. If he dares to talk back, he will be slapped in the face. This is how all Japanese officers "grow up".

Tetsuji Sudo knew that he was in trouble. This action was his own decision, and Kiyohsu Okamoto was completely unaware of it. He let his boss take the blame. Does he still have a future? It seems that he has to tell the truth.

He quickly explained: "General, we are not following you, we are following... following..."

"Who are you following?" Suzuki Kantaro insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

Sudo Tetsuji, who was hesitant, turned his gaze to Hayashi Fuichiro. Hayashi Fuichiro pointed at himself and said in disbelief, "Is the General Staff following me?"

"Yes, we are indeed monitoring you, Mr. Lin. As for the reason, I cannot answer you." Sudo Tetsuji still had some reservations and did not mention the Sorge case.

He didn't say anything, but Lin Fuyilang slapped his head and pretended to be aggrieved: "Qiaodou Madai, you don't want to use me to attack Mr. Konoe, do you?
But the dispute between Lord Konoe and Lord Tojo is not something that a small vice minister like me can decide. Please don’t embarrass me! Please!”

hiss!
The senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department present at the scene only regretted that their parents gave them two ears. They never expected the political struggle among the top leaders to be so brutal that even the intelligence department joined in. They shouldn't have known about this kind of thing!
Suzuki Kantaro also wanted to "understand". As a close minister of the Emperor, it actually didn't matter to him who would become prime minister. But if someone wanted to use the Suzuki family's relatives as a stepping stone to the throne, he would let the other party know the influence of an imperial elder.

Tetsuji Sudo was stunned. It was just a simple counterintelligence case, why was it related to the Prime Minister?
We must not let Lin Fuyilang continue talking! If he continues talking, His Majesty Tianhuang might also be implicated.

Realizing that he was being blamed for something bigger and bigger, Sudo simply threw in the towel and said, "Mr. Suzuki, please don't misunderstand me. This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Konoe and Mr. Tojo. I can accompany you to the General Staff Headquarters and let Minister Okamoto explain the details to you."

Sato would rather offend the minister than get caught up in the whirlpool of high-level politics. The former has a nine out of ten chance of survival, while the latter has a zero out of ten chance of survival.

Suzuki Kantaro originally wanted to make a big deal out of this, so he naturally did not object when he heard this. He brought Sudo Tetsuji and Hayashi Fuichiro to the General Staff Headquarters and kicked open the door of Okamoto Kiyofuko's office.

"Mr. Suzuki, what are you doing?"

Looking at the angry Suzuki Kantaro, Okamoto Kiyohsu was full of confusion. The Intelligence Department had never offended the Suzuki family, so why were they so angry?

Suzuki Kantaro walked over to the sofa with a sneer and sat down, staring at Okamoto with his pair of thick black eyebrows twisted into a ball. The smell of gunpowder in the room gradually became thicker.

Okamoto Kiyohsu was puzzled and saw two more people walking into the office. He turned around and saw that they were Sudo Tetsuji and Hayashi Fuichiro. He immediately guessed that the surveillance operation had been exposed.

What a waste! Okamoto cursed in his heart, but on the surface he glared at Sudo Tetsuji: "Baka, what on earth did you do to anger the Duke? Why don't you apologize quickly?"

After shirking the responsibility, he sincerely said to Suzuki Kantaro: "Mr. Suzuki, if Captain Sudo made a mistake, you can punish him. The General Staff and I will never cover it up. Please rest assured."

Sudo Tetsuji's mind buzzed and he looked at Okamoto blankly, wondering how the other party could say such a thing.

He monitored Lin Fuichiro and followed Suzuki Kantaro's special car in order to complete the mission. As his superior, the other party not only did not explain, but also handed him over to Suzuki for disposal.

Angry, frustrated, hateful, disappointed...

Countless emotions surged in Sudo Tetsuji's heart. Although it was a soldier's duty to obey orders, the anger in his heart was growing stronger and stronger.

"Hmph." Suzuki Kantaro knew what Okamoto Kiyohsu meant, pointed at the well-behaved Hayashi Fuichiro and asked, "Since when has your General Staff been able to monitor an imperial viscount at will, or has the Ministry of Finance come under the jurisdiction of the General Staff?" Suzuki's rage was half vented when Hayashi Fuichiro bowed deeply and repeated to Okamoto Kiyohsu what he had said at the Metropolitan Police Department, begging the General Staff not to wrongly accuse him.

Perhaps thinking the matter was not big enough, he pitifully promised that he would stay away from Konoe Fumiya and would persuade his family to support Tojo to become the new prime minister.

Okamoto Kiyohsu felt a chill running down from the top of his head to the back of his heels, and he wished he could go up and cover Hayashi Fuichiro's mouth, explaining what he meant by not wrongly accusing him and staying away from Prime Minister Konoe.

If Konoe Fumiya heard these words, Minister Sugiyama Hajime would have to go to the Prime Minister's Office to apologize. As long as Konoe Fumiya did not step down, he would be the first minister of the cabinet.

"Viscount Lin Fu!"

After loudly stopping Lin Fuyilang from talking nonsense, Okamoto Kiyohuke took a deep breath, forced a smile and said gently: "You misunderstood. Tracking is a normal screening procedure and has absolutely nothing to do with Prime Minister Konoe."

Seeing that he was still quibbling, Suzuki Kantaro put his hands on his knees and shouted with full force: "Baga, identification requires evidence. Is this how the General Staff Headquarters wastes the national tax money?!"

This roar not only scared several people in the room, but also frightened the staff of the General Staff Headquarters passing by outside. However, no one dared to go in and ask what happened. The person who could curse in the minister's office must be no simple person.

Sugiyama Gen, the chief of the General Staff, who rushed over after receiving the news, dispersed the staff and said, "Go back to work immediately and don't say anything more."

"Hay."

The staff bowed and left. Sugiyama Gen straightened his collar, pushed the door open, and greeted Suzuki Kantaro with a smile.

An imperial general took the initiative to greet him. Suzuki Kantaro couldn't get angry anymore, so he stood up and shook hands with Sugiyama Gen. But after chatting for a few sentences, they brought up the matter of Lin Fuichiro being followed.

He couldn't sleep well until he found out the reason why his grandson-in-law was being followed. No one wants to be followed by a group of spies with ulterior motives.

Sugiyama Moto looked at the respectful Lin Fuichiro, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his chubby face. However, thinking of the influence of the Lin Fu family and the Suzuki family, Sugiyama Moto decided to reveal part of the case.

Of course, the most important thing is that after this period of surveillance, the operation personnel did not find that Lin Fuyilang was suspected of being involved in espionage, otherwise he would not have done this.

Before speaking, Sugiyama Gen ordered Sudo Tetsuji to leave, saying that a commoner was not qualified to participate in the conversation.

When there were only four people left in the room, Sugiyama said solemnly, "What I am going to say next is the empire's top secret and must not be leaked. Lord Suzuki and Mr. Lin, please remember this."

Suzuki and the other man nodded slightly, so Sugiyama briefly introduced the matter of Shelikov and Sorge, but did not go into detail, and even briefly mentioned the specific case and intelligence.

Finally, Sugiyama Gen, the newly appointed director, comforted Lin Fuichiro in the tone of an elder, and his tone was very cordial.

"Mr. Lin, please understand. Who made you so familiar with Sorge and the members of the Wednesday breakfast party? Hahaha, this is an unprovoked disaster for you."

Lin Fuyilang smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Since the General Staff wants to find Sorge's accomplices, why not use Shelikov as bait? There is no need to follow me."

Sugiyama Gen and Okamoto Kiyofuko were stunned. They had always been worried about Shelikov's safety and had never thought of using him as bait.

"Mr. Director, Mr. Okamoto, did I say something wrong? Please forgive the nonsense of an outsider like me." Lin Fuyilang scratched the back of his head, looking honest.

"No, no, no, no." Sugiyama Gen waved his hands, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said excitedly, "You are right. We were negligent. As the intelligence ace of the Red Russians, Mosk will definitely let Sorge investigate and even sanction Shelikov!"

Okamoto was equally delighted: "Yoshi, this is a big operation. Sorge cannot carry it out alone. We must contact other members of the team. This is our chance."

Not all members of Sorge's team have been identified yet, and the person under the most pressure is Okamoto. Now that there is hope of solving the case, how can he not be happy.

But there is a difficulty in this plan. The person who leaks the bait information to Sorge must be reliable and have a good personal relationship with Sorge, otherwise the suspect will not believe it easily.

Sugiyama Gen and Okamoto Kiyohsu looked at Hayashi Fuichiro almost at the same time. Hayashi Fuichiro quietly hid behind Suzuki Kantaro. Some things had to be discussed with the other party.

He risked his life to pass on intelligence and fought for the Sky Locust and the empire. He deserved benefits, such as promotion to minister or a special commendation.

The person being followed was in high spirits, but the follower was sitting in a daze on a stone bench in the park near the General Staff Headquarters. Suddenly, a man came to Tetsuji Sudo in the cold wind.