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Chapter 831
In Shanghai, a small building on Baoshan Road in Zhabei was full of people. A group of people were moving furniture, various office supplies and documents from trucks to the house.

This is the location of the Hase Agency, an intelligence agency directly under the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and cooperating with the Japanese Navy and Army.

This place is code-named Changgu Mansion to the outside world. It is responsible for collecting political and economic intelligence of the national government and performing part of the anti-espionage function of monitoring the military.

As the person in charge, Hase Ryosuke stood in front of a window on the top of the building, looked at the staff below, and smiled with satisfaction.

With these people, his intelligence channels will be more extensive, which means that he can earn more money and travel to other countries earlier to live the life of his dreams.

"Yoxi~"

Hase Ryosuke said to himself, raised his hand to look at his watch, turned around and walked to the corner of the office, turned on the radio switch, and turned the FM knob to a specific frequency.

After a burst of noisy electric current, a voice came out of the speaker: "On this festive occasion~ our company will hold a reception on the 7th of this month, and we specially invite... to meet..."

Hearing the word "meet me", Zhang Gu, who was originally lazy, immediately sat up straight, his face was full of caution, and when the advertisement ended, he messed up the FM knob, put on his clothes and left the agency station.

It stands to reason that there are strict disciplinary requirements for the entry and exit of intelligence agencies, and registration and inspection procedures are inevitable, even for the person in charge.

But the guard at the gate not only did not do so, but enthusiastically sent Mr. Director out of the gate, his words were full of flattery.

Because they are not only the staff of the Changgu Mansion, but also members of the "unofficial material transportation" activity, facing their parents who eat and drink, they will naturally not be able to harden their backs.

Besides, discipline belongs to discipline, and sophistication belongs to sophistication. Normal people would not offend their immediate boss just because of a few rules.

Besides, the purpose of inspection and registration is to prevent someone from stealing secrets, but that is for ordinary people. As for the head of the inspection agency, there is no need for this at all.

Who can be the person in charge of the intelligence agency, who is not the most loyal courtier of the locust, who is not the best citizen of the empire, such a person will never betray the Empire of Japan.

Ryosuke Hase, who was sent off the door, drove around Shanghai to meet a few Japanese spies lurking in the public and French concessions, then drove to Triangle Park, got off the car and disappeared into the crowd.

Half an hour later, after checking whether there were any stalkers behind him, he sat back in the driving seat, glanced around vigilantly, and quietly unfolded a note with his hand under the steering wheel.

"Check the details of Toshio Akihara, the third-class counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Switzerland in the 16th year of the Republic of China."

Looking at the information taken out of the dead mailbox, Ryosuke Hase blankly lit the lighter and lit the note, thinking quickly in his mind.

Counselors are persons in charge of assisting ambassadors and consuls in performing their duties in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Since this guy named Toshio Akihara can be noticed by the Secret Service, there is a high probability that he is a secret agent. Considering the fact that the counselor does not occupy the editor's journal, the other party is likely to be a non-foreign ministry intelligence officer.

Otherwise, the other party should be like him, serving in the intelligence department of the consulate. After all, the position of counselor is just a nice-sounding job, but it doesn't have any power. It is perfect for placing other personnel.

Open the car window a crack, the cold wind quickly blows away the smell of smoke in the car along the gap, Ryosuke Hase looked ahead and fell into thought.

So where should we start to investigate Toshio Akihara? You can't directly apply to Tokyo for access to this person's information. Once something happens to the other party, it will be easy for people to suspect him.

Suddenly, he thought of his old colleague, Nobuo Kato, the leader of the special work squad of the Intelligence Department of the Shanghai Consulate, and a member of the Army Staff Headquarters.

The other party is also not a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the editorial, funding, and personnel appointments of the special work team are also out of the plan. Will Akihara Toshio be a member of the army with him?
It seems that we can test it with Nobuo Kato first, and if there is no result, it will not be too late to ask our partners in Tokyo to investigate Toshio Akihara, but that is the last resort.

Ryosuke Hase quickly formulated a plan, started the car and drove to Hongkou, found a phone to call Nobuo Kato, and made an appointment with the other party for dinner at a restaurant.

Hearing that his old colleague and current agency chief invited him, Nobuo Kato readily agreed. Intelligence personnel are human beings and have private lives, so it is impossible to completely cut off contact with the outside world.

More importantly, with the establishment of the Hase Mansion, the status of the intelligence department of the consulate declined, and even the intelligence minister, Iwai, was looking for a way out and was preparing to be transferred back to the mainland.

The situation of him as an "outsider" is even more embarrassing. There is no definite number of whether to stay or go. If he can find a job in Changgu Mansion, it might not be a bad thing.

So that night, Nobuo Kato rushed to the restaurant before the appointed time with a pack of small gifts, and waited respectfully for Ryosuke Hase's arrival.

Not long after, Zhang Gu walked into the box under the protection of several strong spies, greeted him with a big smile, and then Dadao Jinmo sat in the first place.

Facing his high-spirited old friend, Nobuo Kato seemed to have become a lemon essence at this moment. The soreness in his heart made him want to replace it with his body, but on the surface he sat down obediently.

After casually ordering some food and wine, Hase Ryosuke asked the bodyguard to watch outside the door, and talked to the other party with a smile, even though he had only left the consulate for half a month.

One of the two was interested in clichés, the other was flattering, they chatted very happily, and when the wine and meat were served, they drank one cup after another.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the flushed Hase Ryosuke slowly put down his glass, hiccupped, and pretended to ask a question unintentionally.

"Kato-kun, you have been working in the Republic of China for several years, why haven't you been promoted? The staff headquarters is too harsh. I think you are fully qualified to be the deputy minister of intelligence."

Hase, who has turned into an expert in arch-fire, was puzzled, and he stirred up Kato's inner dissatisfaction and anger with just one sentence.

Kato raised his glass with red eyes and drank it down, heaving a long sigh: "Oh, Your Excellency Hase, since the annihilation of all the latent personnel of the special work squad in Jinling, my squad leader has ceased to exist in name only.

As you may know, there are two places where the special work team works, one is Shanghai, and the other is Jinling. Shanghai already has special agents directly under the General Staff Headquarters, so when an accident happened in Jinling, I lost my value in Tokyo. "

He still doesn't understand how his subordinates were exposed. The most likely thing is that something went wrong inside the staff headquarters, and he was unfortunately the scapegoat.

Hase Ryosuke snickered, patted the other party's shoulder very sympathetically, and comforted him: "Kato-kun, you have been wronged, I will find a way to work for you, and transfer you to my Hase Mansion to be in charge of intelligence business .

A professionally trained intelligence officer like you shouldn't waste time and life in the special work class. I think those colleagues who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs like you must now become high-ranking senior agents, right?
Especially those guys who work in Omi-developed countries, such as the intelligence officers of the British, American, French, Swiss, and German consulates, they don't need to do anything at all, and they can get important positions by relying on their work qualifications.

But someone like Kato-kun who really does things for the empire has to bear the pressure and responsibility that he shouldn't have to bear. It is really infuriating. I can't let this happen. I must seek justice for you. Please rest assured . "

"Your Excellency Chang Gu."

When Nobuo Kato, who felt wronged, heard these words, his heart was surging and he couldn't help himself. He stood up abruptly and bowed to the other party, and said sincerely.

"Thank you for your help. After I arrive at the Changgu Mansion, I will work hard and build an intelligence network as quickly as possible so that I can grasp the intelligence of the people of the Republic of China. Your efforts will not be wasted."

"Hahaha, that's too serious, Kato-kun."

Hase Ryosuke motioned him to sit down, and said solemnly: "I just don't want to see an intelligence elite go to waste, the great cause of the empire needs talents like you.

You don't have to be disheartened, our friends are all over the cabinet, the locust colony, and the army. They are very powerful. With their help, you will be able to catch up with those people in a short time. "

This is by no means bragging. Hase does have the ability and connections to get Kato on the fast track to his career. After all, no one doesn’t like Shotoku Tide (a portrait of a Japanese hundred-yen note).

Of course, Nobuo Kato understood this, and he was a little bit unbelievable when he was excited. Not to mention the army intelligence personnel who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before him, even those who were at the same time as him had become lieutenant commanders.

Thinking of Zhang Gu asking himself at the beginning, whether those colleagues who worked in Europe have become high-ranking senior agents, he wondered whether the other party helped him really for the sake of justice.

impossible!
Only children would believe this reason.

Without real benefits, who would do thankless things? Perhaps Zhang Gu wanted to take this opportunity to meet more people and escort the "unofficial material transportation" activity.

Knowing that he was being used, he felt relieved and began to introduce in detail the information of the people in charge of the General Staff Headquarters in embassies and consulates in various countries. These are no secrets to him.

Because they all graduated from Takusho University and Lu Shi, which trained spies against China, except for those who carried out the secret lurking, everyone else had contact with each other and discussed their current situation.

Ryosuke Hase listened while eating, and occasionally toasted, and it didn't take long for him to get drunk.

The sleepy-eyed Nobuo Kato completely lost his vigilance, and when it came to the Swiss consulate, he stumbled and said: "One of my seniors used to be a counselor at the Berne consulate, and he was promoted to lieutenant officer in only three years.

Afterwards, he was transferred back to the army system and served as an adjunct to the General Staff Headquarters. I heard that this year he will be in charge of a secret agency called the Rear Service Personnel Training Institute with the rank of Colonel. I can introduce His Excellency Hase to him. "

"Oh? Kato-kun, what's the name of your senior?"

Hase Ryosuke asked calmly.

"Akihara... Akihara Toshio."

Nobuo Kato slammed his head on the table after finishing speaking.

(End of this chapter)