above the point of the knife

Chapter 223 Akiyama's Arrival
There are some things that Zhou Sen shouldn't say at this level, but it's useless to regret it after saying it, but he doesn't regret saying it.

He is a small character, and no one listens to him when he says these words, and he will even be despised, which is counterproductive.

But in any case, it has come to this critical point.

He also hopes that with the help of Soviet Russia, the Anti-Japanese Federation can retain more vitality and fire, and reduce the number of deaths.

Before the Germans took action, if there was more support, it would probably change the fate of many people.

"Master Liang, I'll come again next time." Zhou Sen paid the money and came out of the Lu restaurant.

After getting into the car, Wu En didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that Zhou Sen was different from him, he was a person who did great things, and he followed Wu En to protect his safety and help him guard his secrets.

His family has all received great kindness from Anthony, and knowing kindness and repaying it is a good quality of the Mongolians.

……

As Matsuda Kikuo officially entered the office of Saburo Shibuya, the entire police department ushered in the Matsuda era.

Matsuda didn't bring an adjutant to take up the post, that is to say, he didn't have the slightest foundation in Bingcheng, but he is the deputy director who has real power, so he must win over a group of people in the police department for his use.

This brings opportunities to many people.

But among these people, naturally Zhou Sen is not included. He is a student of Shibuya Saburo, and his position in the police department is not high, and he has just been transferred. , then Matsuda didn't dare to ask for it.

When Matsuda Kikuo takes office as a new official, he will definitely have to take action. Pulling in a group and suppressing a group are all routine operations.

The personnel affairs of the Police Agency are about to usher in a period of great change.

Saburo Shibuya has settled his family in Bingcheng for the past two years. He is leaving, not alone. Besides his wife, he also has his youngest son.

Now that he went to Xinjing, he might not be as comfortable in Bingcheng. The officials in Xinjing are much bigger than him.

If Saburo Shibuya doesn't leave for a day, Kikuo Matsuda won't do much in the police station. This old fat man is a veteran in official circles.

Akiyama Nosuke was directly transferred from the Nangang Police Station to the Police Department as the Chief of the Secret Service Section. Although Zhou Sen knew this result a long time ago.

But after such a long time, it must have been a game for a long time.

Shibuya Saburo's delay in taking up the post in Xinjing is somewhat due to the failure of Akiyama's appointment.

As soon as Akiyamanosuke arrived, a date for his departure was fixed.

As for Zhou Sen, he has been quite calm in the police station these few days, no one came to him, and he would not take the initiative to find others.

In the inspection unit of the special affairs department, he is no different from a transparent existence.

This afternoon.

The internal phone on his desk rang, Zhou Sen picked it up and answered it, it was the new Chief of Secret Service Akiyama Nosuke who called in person.

In the evening, Musashino held a careful farewell party for Saburo Shibuya who was about to leave.

This is a small circle party.

Zhou Sen carefully asked if there were those people, and Akiyama said some people were killed. Zhou Sen heard that, except for him, a Manchurian, all of them were Japanese, and even Akiyama's main force, Kim So-young, and his assistant, Anna, were all Japanese. Neither was invited.

This phone call knocked Zhou Sen's heart down. His "outside review" should have had results.

Otherwise, it is impossible for him to be notified to attend such a small circle gathering, especially when it is an important juncture for Saburo Shibuya's parting.

Zhou Sen immediately agreed.

At night, in Musashino's box, Zhou Sen saw Shibuya Saburo's connections in Bingcheng, and it really was very hard.

Although these people are not very high-ranking, they all hold the core power. Among them are the presidents of "Songjiang Daily News" that he wants to meet but has not been able to meet, Ozawa Hayabusa and Yonezu Saburo. Matsuo Ogawa, Chief of the Anti-Smuggling Section of the Opium Monopoly, Sadayoshi Kawai, Chief of the Military Police Special High Section, Kageyama, Director of the Security Bureau, are in charge of his "external transfer review"...

These people are all supporters of the "Northward Advance" strategy. At the same time, these people have another characteristic, that is, they are supporters of the "February [-]th" mutiny.

This was only known after Zhou Sen was included in this circle.

It was because of the mutiny that Saburo Shibuya retired into the reserve service, was dispatched to the Northeast, and transformed into a policeman.

This is a group of fanatics with political ambitions.

When these people got excited, they began to talk loudly, cursing some political figures in Japan, and some people who disagreed with their political views and had conflicts.

Zhou Sen is a newcomer, so it's hard to say anything. Sometimes he looks more like an outsider, very reserved, and can only pretend to agree when asked.

This is really hard work.

Tired than fighting.

Finally, after the show ended, everyone was drunk, and in the end Zhou Sen and Xiaoye had to arrange one by one to send them back.

Saburo Shibuya was also in a mood today, not only drank too much, but also impromptuly sang along with the crowd.

It was this singing that Zhou Sen couldn't appreciate.

After sending Shibuya Saburo home and handing it over to his wife, Zhou Sen was finally relieved. He got into his car and went back to Ningxiang Pavilion.

Although he was meeting many of these people for the first time, without Shibuya Saburo's approval and trust in this circle, he would have absolutely no chance to enter.

And in this circle, when Saburo Shibuya was around, he was the leader, and when Saburo Shibuya left, Akiyamanosuke was his designated successor.

Of course, Akiyama's prestige is much lower than that of Shibuya Saburo, but after all, it was formulated by Shibuya Saburo, and his ability has been recognized.

Otherwise, why would Saburo Shibuya push him to the position of Chief of the Secret Service Section.

In this circle, Zhou Sen did not see his immediate superior, Aoki, the chief of the inspection unit, but Hashimoto, the chief of the police department of the police department, was there.

Of course, in the police department, there are still people from Shibuya Saburo's family, but this small circle party at night is not eligible to participate.

Even a middle-level police officer like Lin Dakuan is not qualified.

This circle, even when Father Anthony was alive, he was not qualified to enter, but he did.

Zhou Sen felt extremely tired, but also concealed a little excitement.

After returning to the Ningxiang Pavilion, washing away the smell of tobacco and alcohol, she climbed onto the bed and hugged Bai Yulan's fragrant body.

"Are you going to socialize again today?"

"No way, I can't push it away today, don't worry, I will try my best to come back to eat with you every day." Zhou Sen sniffed the refreshing fragrance from the tip of Bai Yulan's hair and said, this smell made his heart feel soft. calm down.

"You must be careful when socializing outside, and you must be on guard against others." Bai Yulan turned around and said seriously, "Do you know how the old horse died?"

"I only know that he died of illness?" Zhou Sen said, Bai Yulan didn't mention Lao Ma, so he wouldn't ask more questions, just like Bai Yulan rarely asked him about those ridiculous things in the past.

"His health was not very good, but the real cause of death was poisoning, a chronic and severe poison." Bai Yulan said slowly, "This poison belongs to the Japanese, and the person who poisoned it was Su Wenqing."

"Su Wenqing's poison?" Zhou Sen was taken aback. This guy has a dark heart. He poisoned the husband of the family, and even swallowed the woman and the family property.

"Although I don't have any evidence, since the old horse had dinner with Su Wenqing, he fell ill shortly after he came back. I thought it was a cold, but after the examination, he was found to be poisoned. I have no evidence, and it's not good. To spread the word to the outside world, of course, Lao Ma also opposes my investigation, because if I don't know anything about him, I can still protect myself and the Ma clan, but if I reveal what I really want, it will be an endless situation. , The dinner that day was also a Hongmen banquet, not only Su Wenqing was on the table, but also former police chief Jin Guirong and Qin Laoqi, as well as people from the Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. and the Nissin Chamber of Commerce." Bai Yulan said.

"He was afraid that he would leave. You, a girl, can't beat them, right?" Zhou Sen could guess how much old Ma was thinking. As a man, he would naturally think about the woman he loves.

"Well, he actually knows in his heart that Su Wen secretly colluded with the Japanese early in the morning, but they used to be best brothers."

"Best brother, so he still covets you?"

"He didn't have such an idea at that time." Bai Yulan was slightly taken aback.

"I'm afraid I had this idea a long time ago, but I hid it well and didn't show it." Zhou Sen said with a chuckle.

"Is the old horse secretly supporting the Anti-Japanese War?"

"how do you know?"

"I guess." Zhou Sen asked earnestly, "After the death of the old horse, are you still secretly supporting these anti-Japanese armed forces?"

"Lao Ma didn't transfer the relationship with these people to me. He knew it was too dangerous, and I didn't try to find a way to get in touch with these people." Bai Yulan didn't answer right away, but said after thinking for a while.

"Then do you know that the anti-Japanese team supported by the old horse is the anti-Japanese team led by the Communist Party or a free and undisciplined group?" Zhou Sen asked.

"I don't know very well. He never let me get involved in this matter, but I once heard him say that he was in contact with an anti-Japanese gang with the report number: Thirteen Flying Eagles. Who are they? I don't know." Bai Yulan said.

"They should be having a hard time right now." Zhou Sen said with a sigh.

Bai Yulan didn't answer the question.

"The land under our feet will be our own sooner or later. There is a saying that the greater the risk, the greater the reward. It has something to do with it. We might as well connect and help as much as we can," Zhou Sen said.

"You really think so?" Bai Yulan turned sideways, raised her head, and asked Zhou Sen seriously.

"I went to Khabarovsk this time. From what I saw and heard, I felt that there must be a war between Japan and Soviet Russia. According to my judgment, once the war starts, the Japanese army will be defeated." Zhou Sen said, "I don't want to die for the Japanese, I have to give Find your own way out."

"Komori, are you serious?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll give it a try. After all, I haven't been in touch for many years. I don't know if some relationship is still there." Bai Yulan nodded.

"Go to sleep, it will be dawn in a few hours." Zhou Sen said.

……

"Yulan, I'm off to work." After breakfast, Zhou Sen told Bai Yulan and went out.

"No entertainment tonight, come back early."

"understood."

"Chang Bo, come in." Bai Yulan finished drinking the porridge in the bowl, put down her chopsticks, and called to Chang Bo.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Last night, Komori asked me about Lao Ma, and asked me to contact Lao Ma who had funded the anti-Japanese armed forces in the past." Bai Yulan said in a deep voice.

"Did he notice something?"

"Probably not. Besides, I have nothing to hide." Bai Yulan said, "He told me that there will be a war between Japan and the Soviet Union, and the Japanese will lose. We have to leave a way out."

"Is my uncle really working for the Japanese, or is he in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han?" Chang Bo asked in a low voice.

"It's not wrong to work for the Japanese, but he is very smart and cautious, and he knows that being a traitor will not end well, so it is true that he is in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han." Bai Yulan nodded and said.

"Then what to do, do you want to confess to him?"

"Of course not now, but I can try to contact Brother Ai," Bai Yulan said.

"I don't know if that line is still there, why don't I try it tomorrow?" Chang Bo said after thinking about it.

"Don't go by yourself, find someone to take a look first."

Chang Bo hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

(End of this chapter)