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Chapter 597

It's a pity that Shitaro Ishigu's good mood didn't last long. A few hours later, he received a negotiation call from Tony Kaiziwei, whose current position is the general director of the Public Settlement Board of Directors.

The executive body for the administration of the concession is the Ministry of Industry, which is led by the public board of directors. The directors in it are not paid, and the general director is elected through mutual elections. The British always occupy the majority of the seats on the board of directors.

In other words, Tony Kaiziwei was to some extent the spokesperson of the British in the International Settlement, had the right to conduct diplomatic communications with the outside world, and could mobilize a small part of the British garrison in Shanghai.

On the phone, he reported something very seriously. The patrol house arrested Takashi Ikuta, an intelligence officer at the Japanese Consulate, on a total of three charges of espionage, animal poaching, and murder.

"Nani, this must be a misunderstanding."

Shizhu Shitaro was dumbfounded. The poaching of animals was set up by Iwai and Hase, but where did espionage and murder come from, especially espionage, which is a felony in any country.

He suppressed his smile and explained: "Takaki Ikuta is my personal intelligence officer, responsible for collecting open information from various countries, and the Empire of Japan has absolutely never conducted secret intelligence investigations on your country.

As for the murder and poaching of animals, according to the diplomatic agreement between Japan and Britain, even if a Japanese citizen commits a crime, it should be dealt with by the administrative committee of the resident corps, right Tony? "

Ishigu Shotaro did not get entangled in the case, and tried to fish out Takashi Ikuta first. Diplomats represent the dignity of the country.

"But our agreement also stipulates that any criminal activities that endanger the country are not included in the handover. The case that your intelligence officer is involved in is very sensitive, very sensitive, understand?"

Tony Kaiwei replied unceremoniously, and then suddenly changed the topic: "Because of our personal friendship, I kindly remind you that this case is not for you and me to decide.

If it is not handled well, the Kaiziwei family will plead guilty to the royal family. You know what this means. I will ask someone to hand over the specific information to you. Your country must resolve this matter as quickly as possible. "

He had no choice but to wipe his younger brother's butt. In order to maintain the Kaiziwei family's influence in Shanghai and minimize the impact of the case, he could only cut the mess quickly.

"Well, thank you, Tony."

Ishigu Shotaro knew that it was meaningless to say anything now, so let's see what Takaki Ikuta did before talking. What makes people wonder is how the other party has anything to do with the British royal family.

If that trash Ikuta could threaten the King of England, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed. With this ability, the other party would not be kicked around by consulates everywhere, and he wouldn't even be able to become a deputy minister.

Thinking about it, he lit a cigar and began to wait for the information Tony Keziwei said. As a result, the British did not wait, but waited for the second general of the consulate, Iwai and Hase Ryosuke.

"Your Excellency the Consul."

As soon as Iwai came in, he bowed deeply and said: "We have important information to report to you. According to the latest information provided by the intelligence department's eyeliner, Takashi Ikuta was arrested by the International Settlement.

The specific charges are espionage, murder of three Indian police officers, and poaching of wild animals. I heard that the chief police office has already interrogated him. Please give me instructions on how to deal with this matter. "

After introducing the situation, he and Ryosuke Hase maintained a bowing posture and waited for the order. There was such a big commotion of deceiving people, these two guys had ghosts in their hearts, and how could they have the courage to face the stone pig.

The only difference is that Iwai is really scared, and Hase is fake. With those deposits and gold bars in the bank, even if he is fired, he will start over in another place.

"Hey, I know what happened."

Shizhu Shitaro put out his cigar and looked at them with a dark face: "Is there any evidence for arresting people in the patrol room? Ikuta has no grievances with the Indians. Why did he kill each other? Is there some misunderstanding.

It is even more nonsense to say that he is engaged in espionage activities. Leaving aside the issue of ability, his position is in the internal affairs, and he has never performed field missions since he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "

"this."

Iwai hesitated for a moment, and finally closed his eyes: "The police found many documents in the place where Takashi Ikuta haunted, which contained the route map of the Far East Fleet base and information about the King of England.

In addition, there is a telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Hirota's speech, on which the British found his fingerprints, and the other party believed that he was buying and selling information, and the source of the information was the consulate.

The reason why he was identified as the murderer was that there was an exchange of fire at Elizabeth Hospital before the three Indian policemen were killed. On one side, a man in black opened fire with a Type [-] rifle made by the Empire.

Another witness confirmed that the murderer who killed the patrol was wearing black clothes, so it was speculated that the two were the same person. Just when the patrol captured Takashi Ikuta, three migratory bird corpses and a rifle were found on the spot.

After technical testing, the warheads extracted from the hospital site completely matched the traces of the rifle bullets he was carrying, which is why the British have such a tough attitude, and this is probably the case. "

"Baga! This is absolutely impossible!"

Shizhu Shotaro slapped the table and said, who is Ikuta Takashi, he is just a scum who relies on his wife's family power to dawdle, how could he steal information from the consulate and sell it for money.

Besides, the other party did not participate in the consulate's previous gatherings. The reason is that the family is strictly controlled and there is no extra money to enjoy themselves. This person will be an intelligence dealer, which is too unbelievable.

In fact, not to mention him, even Iwai thought it was impossible, and immediately agreed after hearing the statement of his immediate superior: "Your Excellency the Consul is right, maybe someone is framing Takashi Ikuta.

I started this job after graduating from Tongwen Academy, and I have dealt with many professional intelligence personnel. No spy can hide by my side without being discovered. I have this confidence.

The most urgent task now is to rescue the person and not let him fall into the hands of the British. You know, the longer the person is in the hands of the British without anti-torture training, the more likely he is to leak secrets. "

"Yeah, that's what worries me."

Shizhu Shotaro showed a sad face, and then asked seemingly unintentionally: "Hase, you are the head of the super high-level section in charge of intelligence, what should we do next, can you talk about your opinion."

This question almost shocked Iwai, for fear that Hase would not be able to withstand the pressure and sell himself, and at the same time, he couldn't help wondering if the consul already knew about the series of arrangements between him and Hase.

That would be bad. If something happened to Takashi Ikuta, the consul would be the first to be affected. If he offended Ishigu Shetaro, his life in Shanghai would be difficult, and he might have to go back to his hometown.

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Hase Ryosuke, who was questioned, looked hesitant, and finally knelt down on his knees: "I arranged for Takashi Ikuta to be arrested, and it has caused you trouble. Please punish him, Your Excellency the Consul.

I also believe that the other party will not be a spy, but the British have solid evidence, and I am afraid they will not let it go easily. I suggest you negotiate with the concession and let people from the consulate join in the investigation of the case.

First, it can prevent someone from framing Ikuta-kun, and second, it can grasp the progress of the detection and make corresponding preparations. After all, you know people and know their faces but don't know their hearts. Sometimes traitors can't be seen from the outside. "

Hase Ryosuke unexpectedly admitted that he set the trap, and took all the responsibility on himself. This is different from the plan Zuo Zhong discussed with him, but he can only do so.

Intelligence operations should not be done mechanically, but should be adapted to the situation. As soon as Ishigu Shitaro opened his mouth, he knew that the operation had been exposed. It might be that the other party monitored the phone, or there might be a flaw somewhere.

But these are not important, the important thing is to win the trust again, Hase Ryosuke decided to start with Iwai, and win the support of the Minister of Intelligence by retreating.

Besides, all superiors are not afraid that their subordinates will do wrong things, but they are afraid that their subordinates will not be able to take on heavy responsibilities. What is a heavy responsibility is whether you can stand up when the superior encounters difficulties.

In addition, Hase Ryosuke believes that the Ishigami Shetaro will not be wiped out, otherwise no one will be willing to do such a thing when someone is responsible for the blame in the future. This is the weakness of human nature.

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Iwai came to life instantly, his eyes filled with gratitude, thankful that he had such a meaningful subordinate, and his care all along was not in vain.

Never let honest people suffer.

He also knelt down with a plop, leaned on the ground and said loudly: "Your Excellency the Consul, please spare Hase-kun this time, those people from the Tokyo Commercial School are really bullying too much, and we must fight back.

As you know, the performance of the special high school in the past two years has been very outstanding, and it has successfully hidden several intelligence teams in Jinling. This is something that even the military has not done, but the result.

It was agreed to let Hase-kun be the deputy director of the intelligence department, and Takashi Ikuta was transferred in a blink of an eye. Can this kind of trash take such an important position? This is a joke with the lives of intelligence personnel.

We can't bear it anymore. All the colleagues of Tongwen Academy retreated again and again. What they got in return was not peace, but intensified persecution. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is about to have no room for us, Your Excellency the Consul! "

When it comes to the emotional part, Iwai's head touches the ground with a sad tone, and he vividly interprets the depressed loyal minister and good general. People who don't know think that he is going to enter the Qing Dynasty in Tokyo.

The honest man Hase Ryosuke was not to be outdone, and added fuel to the side: "Minister Iwai, you don't need to say, this is my own fault, and I will wait for Tokyo's final decision in the office.

I just hope that after the great cause of the locust is successful, you can go to Changgu’s lonely grave to pay homage and tell me the good news, then I will die without regret. The black card is onboard!onboard!onboard! "

He pretended to howl a few slogans, he didn't beg for mercy, didn't explain, just knelt down on the spot fearlessly, as if accepting the ruthless arrangement of fate, which made people feel pity.

"Oh, you guys get up."

Shizhu Shetaro rubbed his temples, he really had nothing to do with these two treasures, but what they said was right, if they didn't fight back, the faction of Tongwen Academy would die out completely.

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and thought for a while, took two breaths and opened them, a bright light flashed in his eyes: "Contact the police station, ask to attend the interrogation, and collect Ikuta Takashi's whereabouts by the way.

If this person is a spy, there must be abnormal behaviors and behaviors that violate routine and logic. After finding it, hand it over to the British. Hurry up. I will buy a maximum of three days, and then I have to report to the mainland. "

(End of this chapter)