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Chapter 384: A Small Gift Is Not a Sign of Respect
This time, Zhang Anping took advantage of Li Lixing's current predicament to make his plans.

What is Li Lixing's level?
When Zhang Anping was deputy director of No. 76, he and Li Lixing fought each other and got a lot of hair out of their mouths - he was able to fight against Zhang Anping, who was a "traitor", on equal terms. Li Lixing had only five points of Zhang Anping's ability, so it shouldn't be underestimated, right?
However, influenced by the "dead" Zhang Anping, Li Lixing finally began to keep a low profile and deliberately faded out of the sight of No. 76, giving people the impression that he was a man of no ability.

This person's experience is also extremely rich. He joined the underground party and worked for the Party Affairs Department (Central Bureau) after being arrested. He was able to sit in the position of director of the Shanghai Office despite being a surrendered person. His ability in political struggle is definitely higher than that of most political struggle experts!
With the appearance of Gu Shenyan and Ding Mocun, two opponents who came from the secret service system, this person will inevitably feel a fatal threat - after losing his identity as the person in charge of No. 76, even if Li Lixing has great abilities, he will be in a position where he is at the mercy of others.

Therefore, at this time, Li Lixing should be eager to find an opportunity to make the Japanese pay attention to him again.

It doesn't matter whether this opportunity comes from Yoshitaka Matsumuro or Seiji Tsukamoto. What matters is that he can keep his position.

Zhang Anping gave Li Lixing such an opportunity.

When Li Lixing learned from his subordinates that the Military Control Commission had set up an ambush near Longhua Prison, he immediately realized that there was something fishy about Matsumuro Yoshitaka's power restructuring of the Matsumuro Agency two days ago. When he learned that Matsumuro Yoshitaka was strengthening the power of Tsukamoto Seiji, the head of the Special High Section, during the power restructuring, he asserted:

This is a typical case of giving first before taking!
Power never believes in alliances, and will never allow others to sleep beside its bed - this principle is absolutely true as long as it involves power.

It’s just that Li Lixing didn’t have enough information at the time and couldn’t analyze the details.

But when his subordinates reported to him, he realized the possibility of killing someone with a borrowed knife. After considering the secret reports about the Matsumuro agency he had learned a few months ago and careful deduction, this transaction appeared in Li Lixing's mind.

At this time, Li Lixing also faced a choice: should he conceal this matter or not?
The concealment proves that he has completely turned to Matsumuro Yoshitaka;
If you don't hide it, you have to report it to Tsukamoto.

But in Li Lixing's opinion, Tsukamoto's wrist is really...disgusting!
After careful consideration, Li Lixing finally sided with Tsukamoto.

Tsukamoto's political skills are terrible, but he has the great achievement of assassinating Zhang Shihao, and he has a staunch ally like Okamoto Heiji by his side. If he is completely bound to Tsukamoto, he will be trusted by Tsukamoto even more for his timely assistance!
After deciding on the choice, Li Lixing went to find Tsukamoto with the pile of information.

His guess may be wrong, but Matsumuro Yoshitaka's calculations against Tsukamoto are definitely real. It doesn't matter if the calculation process is wrong, as long as the result is consistent!

What he didn't know was that all of this was within Zhang Anping's calculations - Zhang Anping knew this old rival too well. A traitor who defected to the Japanese, but chose to learn from Zhang Anping's strategy of keeping a low profile after the "death" of his political opponent Zhang Anping. With his position in jeopardy, it goes without saying what choice he would make!

At this time, Li Lixing was also undergoing a change in his thinking.

In the past, he surrendered to the Japanese because he was "forced" to do so after being arrested.

In order to plan for the future, he learned to keep a low profile like the "dead" Zhang Anping.

But now, Mr. Wang has surrendered!

Not everyone has the strategic vision to make an accurate judgment on the current situation. People in later generations said that after the Battle of Wuhan, China and Japan entered a strategic stalemate. That is the truth given by history.

No matter how the strategic masters in the Kuomintang-controlled areas promoted the fact that the Japanese had lost the strategic offensive initiative, they were short-sighted and selfish. They saw that most of China's coastal areas had fallen into the hands of the Japanese.

What they saw was that the capital had fallen!
What they saw was that the Japanese were invincible and the Nationalist army fought to the death but was defeated again and again.

Even the third sea trial in later generations couldn’t make some people stand up straight, let alone this era?
In this situation, facing the treason and surrender to Japan by the second-in-command of the National Government, how could Li Lixing's thinking not change?

[Since the Japanese are bound to win, I will stand on the side of the Japanese and stop being fickle! ]

It was with this determination to change that Li Lixing appeared in front of Tsukamoto Seiji.

……

At this time, Tsukamoto Seiji did not realize that Li Lixing had completely changed, but he felt Li Lixing's determination and attitude to completely embrace him, so he uttered these arrogant words that showed his disrespect for the top:

"Matsumuro Yoshitaka, if you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust!"

"Mr. Li, you Chinese people understand you Chinese people best!"

Tsukamoto said: "Are you willing to find the nails that Gu Shenyan has set for me?"

"I am willing!"

Li Lixing answered loudly:
"Please rest assured, Section Chief, I will definitely recruit all of these people who were instigated by Gu Shenyan!"

"I will definitely pick all the peaches for you, Section Chief!"

Tsukamoto understood the meaning of Li Lixing's words - does this mean that he wants to completely surrender to me, "Tsukamoto"?
Li Lixing's performance of not putting in enough effort and not being able to find any reason to reprimand him has largely reinforced Tsukamoto's prejudice against the Chinese, believing that the Chinese are all fence-sitters.

His intention just now was just to tie Li Lixing up so that he wouldn't be caught in a dilemma.

But Li Lixing expressed his willingness to pick all the peaches from Matsumuro Yoshitaka for him. This statement was a blatant act of surrender.

After realizing this, Tsukamoto said with consideration:

"Mr. Li, we don't have any secret envoys from the Military Control Commission, so how can we spread the nails reasonably?"

"This is easy. As long as we let the Military Control Commission know where we are holding these people, they will naturally find a way to rescue them. Please rest assured, I will be in control of the whole process and will not bring any trouble to you!"

Li Lixing almost patted his chest to express his opinion.

Tsukamoto realized at this time that Li Lixing had previously called himself a junior or a junior, but now he called himself a junior. (There are many explanations for the terms junior and junior, but here we will just use the meaning of junior being more humble and more hardcore.)
"Please rest assured, Mr. Li. I am definitely not irresponsible! If there is any pressure from above, I will bear it all!"

Tsukamoto also gave a reassurance - anyway, the words should be said in a nice way, and we will see what to do when the time comes!
"Section Chief Takayoshi!"

After flattering him, Li Lixing asked, "Section Chief, this time we have destroyed the Military Control Commission's base near Longhua Prison. No matter how fast they react, it will take a few days to re-deploy. I want to transfer these Military Control Commission members in advance. What do you think?"

"Just tomorrow!"

Tsukamoto thought, "Tomorrow there will be reinforcements coming from the mainland, and the attention of the Military Control Commission will definitely be attracted by them. Send someone with my order to transfer these members of the Military Control Commission tomorrow."

"Yes!"

……

The next day.

Laobaidu Wharf.

The three giants of the Matsumuro Agency gathered here early in the morning, and there were dozens of spies deployed in secret around them.

After seeing Matsumuro Yoshitaka, Tsukamoto Seiji was in a good mood. He went up to him and greeted him respectfully, saying:

"Chief, do you think the Military Control Commission will come?"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Tsukamoto Seiji, who had changed from a hedgehog to a squirrel, sneered secretly, and laughed: "I'm not Xu Baichuan, so I can't make decisions for him!"

"But this person is deeply influenced by Zhang Shihao and is more radical in his actions."

“It’s better if you come!”

"If they don't come," Matsumuro Yoshitaka changed the subject, "then the Military Control Commission will never have the opportunity to launch a major operation again!"

"Yes," Tsukamoto nodded in agreement, "When the teacher comes, Xu Baichuan, Zhang Xiao and the like are nothing but clowns!"

Jiang Si'an on the side also joined in the agreement: "General Doihara is very good at dealing with the Chinese. When General Doihara arrives in Shanghai, the threat of the Military Control Commission will... collapse!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Jiang Sian, thinking about what Jiang Sian meant by his words - he just praised Doihara so much because he had a close relationship with Doihara. They were both second-generation spies and knew each other well!
Tsukamoto Seiji's praise and the title of "teacher" were like a soft nail in response to his previous "showing off"/beating.

But what does Okamoto mean?
Matsumuro Yoshitaka was furious because due to the special status of Okamoto, he was confident that Okamoto would never become a competitor for his seat, and Okamoto himself had an extremely large intelligence network, so his attitude towards Okamoto had always been to win him over.

But this guy is so stubborn and insists on being tied to Tsukamoto, it's really frustrating!

A ship gradually appeared at the end of the sight. After seeing the Japanese flag on the ship, the three waiting people straightened their clothes and began to wait solemnly.

At this time, on the ship, Kenji Doihara, who held an important position in the "Special Committee on China", was looking at the dock where they were about to dock.

"Sir, we are almost at the dock. Please go back to the cabin and rest."

The 56-year-old Doihara said with a smile: "Do you think the Chinese will recognize an old man like me?"

"You are not an old man, you are the lieutenant general of the empire, the spy king who makes the Chinese people tremble with fear!"

"No, no, no, I'm not very well-known in China. They... heh, at most they know a commander of the 14th Division named Kenji Doihara!"

Doihara said it modestly, but in fact he was very proud. For a spy, obscurity is the best strategy. The greater the fame, the more disadvantageous it is for his layout.

Doihara looked at the dock from afar and said softly:

“I’m really looking forward to the hospitality from the Chinese.”

He brought hundreds of elite agents into Shanghai, known as the graveyard of "Imperial Agents", to let the Chinese people know that if you are not good enough on the frontal battlefield, you are no good enough on the battlefield of espionage either!
This time, he prepared a small dessert for his Chinese opponents after dinner.

"I hope... you can enjoy it happily!"

……

When Doihara was about to arrive at the dock by boat, in Longhua Prison, Wu Yunfu, with a group of spies and a warrant from Tsukamoto Seiji, was bringing out 26 key detained Military Intelligence Bureau agents from Longhua Prison.

It can be said that Wu Yunfu is also unlucky.

He finally got a chance from Li Lixing to show off his skills, but the target he needed to compete against... was called Zhang Shihao!

Thus, a crushing victory began.

He wanted to assassinate Zhang Shihao, but was beaten by the Military Control Commission and fled in panic. If it weren't for a loyal subordinate who risked his life to protect him, the grass on his grave would probably be a foot thick by now.

Wu Yunfu, who nearly fell to his death, almost lost the opportunity to stand out at No. 76.

Fortunately, he regained Li Lixing's trust with his down-to-earth work attitude and proficient gun maintenance skills. In No. 76, where the mentality of lying down was prevalent, he climbed up again and became the deputy captain of the guard team.

This time, Li Lixing once again appointed him and gave him a task - to lead the guard team to secretly escort 26 Military Control Commission agents out of Longhua Prison and escort them to a secret base at No. 76, where he would be responsible for guarding them.

30 people! Wu Yunfu only brought people with him for this operation.

Of course, it’s not that he is unwilling to bring people with him, but these people are all trustworthy people he brought up from the Qing Gang.

Because Li Lixing requested confidentiality, he discussed it with his confidant, who then gave the following advice:

The department doesn't know what the chief intends, but he certainly doesn't want to make it known to everyone. So for this change of fortune, we should not make a big fuss, but instead control the scope of the news!

Wu Yunfu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. In addition, he had just destroyed the Military Control Commission's hideout near Longhua Prison, so he decided to bring his own direct subordinates, whom he knew well, to complete this mission.

In order to keep it secret, Wu Yunfu took great pains. He did not ask for the car of Headquarters No. 76, but instead used his connections to find several closed ambulances from the hospital. He entered Longhua Prison under the pretext of performing physical examinations on prisoners. After stuffing all 26 members of the Military Control Commission into the ambulances, the convoy left the prison and secretly went to the stronghold prepared by Li Lixing.

In the car, Wu Yunfu, dressed in a white coat, was humming a tune and singing a song, imagining a wonderful future - this mission would be over, and as long as he did a good job, the "clay Buddha" captain of the guard team should be fired, right?
Can I stand out among the four deputy captains of the guard?

At this time, he still couldn't imagine that he would become a famous killer in the future. He just fantasized that one day he would have power in his hands, kill all the idiots in the world - bah, take all the gold and silver in the world!

At this time, in an ambulance, a spy said with disdain:

"Damn, it stinks! Someone, give me a cigarette to get rid of the stink in the car!"

There were five ambulances in total. Excluding the drivers and the escorts in the same row, each ambulance had to be crammed with eleven or twelve people in its closed compartment. The members of the Military Control Commission had been imprisoned in Longhua Prison for several months, and one could imagine the stench on their bodies.

The person who spoke was none other than Zhao Sheng, Wu Yunfu's close confidant who had once saved Wu Yunfu by using a substitute.

"Master Zhao, you didn't want to take the good job of sitting in the front, but insisted on squeezing into this destined to be smelly carriage. Who can you blame?"

"Bullshit! This is Master Fu's big deal. We are serving Master Fu, and you are being picky?"

Zhao Sheng educated the spy who talked back, but his hawk-like eyes kept looking at the five members of the Military Control Commission in the car.

The spy in the car quickly flattered him: "Master Zhao is indeed a friend whom Fu Ye has risked his life for! No wonder Master Fu is so confident in letting Master Zhao make the arrangements!"

Suddenly, the speeding ambulance slammed on the brakes.

Five ambulances were parked in a row. Zhao Sheng, who was in the lead vehicle, immediately shouted to the driver:

"What happened!"

"Damn it, Li Sangou from the action team brought a few people to set up a checkpoint in front and won't let anyone leave!"

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he immediately gave the order:

"Action team? Get out of the car! Brothers, get out of the car!"

Since Mr. Zhao shouted like that, the spies in the car naturally had no doubts and followed Zhao Sheng out of the car one after another.

Seeing this, the four ambulances behind also followed the lead car's example. Wu Yunfu, who was sitting in the third car, was puzzled, but he believed in his close friend who was holding the fort in the lead car, so he put on an attitude of sitting on the Diaoyutai.

"Action team? Are you crazy?" Zhao Sheng got off the car and walked forward with his men, cursing as he walked, and signaled to his men:

"Don't panic, I'll pull out my gun to scare those thieves from the action team! Don't get excited!"

As he said this, he took out his pistol.

The next second, the muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the subordinate beside him. Before the subordinate could react, the bullet was fired decisively from the muzzle. He didn't even understand the situation before he met the King of Hell in a daze.

bang bang bang
After Zhao Sheng opened fire, gunshots rang out. The strange thing was that these spies couldn't see where the shots were coming from, but the bullets seemed to have eyes, and each one was fired accurately at the confused traitors.

Four seconds!
In just four seconds, all the spies who got off the car were killed. The efficiency was astonishing.

The driver was shocked and couldn't believe the sudden attack.

But the attackers were not scared. They rushed over from their hiding places, in groups of two, without hesitation, and rushed to the ambulance to force open the door.

The door was opened, and the gunman opened fire the moment it was opened. Two bullets hit the person, one at the head and one at the heart. He was so professional!
Unable to open the door, the gunman shot through the door without hesitation. A long burst of fire from a submachine gun at close range was enough to kill a god in the cab!
Wu Yunfu was experienced and drew his gun the moment the gunman attacked, but the gunman outside was more decisive than him and his gun was shot down before he could even draw it. A few bullets immediately came at him, and the murderous devil in the original time and space fell into a dying state from which even gods could not save him before the Japanese could silence him.

Then he was violently dragged out of the car by the gunman.

According to the convention in novels, villains usually have thick blood. After being dragged out, Wu Yunfu did not die immediately. Instead, he forced himself to look at these gunmen who could not be saved by him even by gods. His eyes finally locked on Zhao Sheng, his sworn brother.

Wu Yunfu looked at Zhao Sheng who was approaching unwillingly:
"For...for...what?"

Zhao Sheng looked coldly at his "sworn brother" and said, "Zhao Yi from the intelligence group directly under the Military Control Commission Shanghai District."

Wu Yunfu was dumbfounded: "Military Control Commission...Military Control Commission...really...smart..."

Before he could utter the words "wake me up" his head tilted and he died.

Zhao Yi, who had regained his "real" name, raised his hand and fired another shot - as his "confidant", he knew very well whether Wu Yunfu should shoot again.

He deserves to be cut into pieces!

After the gunmen shot the spies again, they began to arrange for their own people in the ambulance with bullet marks to get out.

At this time, "Li Sangou" who was setting up the checkpoint also came over. He threw his spy suit to the ground and joined the team to assist the friendly forces in the transfer. He went in behind an ambulance with bullet holes and shouted to his comrades in surprise:
"Brothers, welcome home with me!"

Two minutes later, two ambulances with bullet holes were abandoned here, and the remaining three ambulances, carrying the rescued friendly troops and the remaining 14 attacking soldiers, quickly left the battlefield.

The entire attack took no more than two minutes!

……

The ship carrying hundreds of Japanese spies slowly approached the dock and was firmly docked at the dock with the dual functions of anchor and ropes.

The Japanese on the ship began to disembark.

But... the expected attack never happened. Even when a "general" wearing a Japanese lieutenant general's uniform got off the ship, the attack did not happen.

In response to this, Tsukamoto looked at Matsumuro Yoshitaka meaningfully and said with a hint of meaning:
"The Military Control Commission's sense of smell is really... weird!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was puzzled, but still laughed and said, "The Military Control Commission has lost its last chance to carry out a major operation in Shanghai!"

Tsukamoto was about to laugh when he saw two "countrymen", one old and one young, coming over. The old one burst into laughter:

"Matsumuro-kun is truly full of ambition!"

After seeing the old man who was speaking, Matsumuro Yoshitaka said excitedly: "General Doihara!"

"teacher!"

Seeing this, Okamoto immediately called out, "Mr. Doihara!"

After Doihara greeted Matsumuro Yoshitaka with a warm smile, he turned to greet Tsukamoto: "Tsukamoto-kun is very good. Zhang Shihao's name is like a nightmare to our empire's intelligence personnel! Tsukamoto-kun took action and eradicated the nightmare. His achievements are remarkable!"

After receiving Doihara's affirmation, Tsukamoto was as happy as a fool, his mouth was wide open with joy, and he kept saying:
"A fluke, a fluke."

Doihara then began to greet Okamoto Heiji:
"This must be Okamoto Heiji, right? Okamoto-kun is indeed a young talent, full of passion!"

"Thank you for your compliment, sir. I have prepared some wine for you. Please..." Jiang Sian lowered his attitude very much, but before he could finish his words, Matsumuro Yoshitaka's adjutant came running over in a hurry, looking like he had something to report, but he was very petty and wanted to whisper in Matsumuro Yoshitaka's ear.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka pretended to be annoyed and said, "Just tell me what you want to say! Nothing about Shanghai can be hidden from General Doihara!"

The adjutant was reprimanded and had to report in public: "Chief, you ran away for nothing!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was stunned. He had been "left alone" for so long without getting any response from Bai, and the other party didn't seem to be anxious, so why... did he suddenly run away? !

Could something have happened at the Military Control Commission?

Matsumuro Yoshitaka pretended not to care and said:

"I am just a nobody and cannot affect the overall situation. Please don't blame me, General. Okamoto-kun and Tsukamoto-kun, please don't take it to heart."

Doihara looked at Matsumuro Yoshitaka deeply but did not expose him.

Tsukamoto didn't want to let it go, but before he could open his mouth, Jiang Sian signaled him to keep silent. Tsukamoto was stunned - he really shouldn't say anything, otherwise General Doihara would have an opinion of him.

"Teacher, you..." Tsukamoto changed his words, but before he said a few words, his secretary came over hurriedly without any tact.

Tsukamoto was furious, thinking, "Can't I wait for a while to report back?"
But with the "pearls and jade" in front of him, he certainly couldn't let the secretary whisper, so he could only say: "What happened?"

"Section Chief, Li Lixing called and said that the convoy transporting the KMT prisoners was attacked and all 26 KMT prisoners were kidnapped!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was confused. Huh? The pit I dug...why did it explode at this moment?
Tsukamoto was startled. This was such a coincidence!

Although Doihara was not clear about the truth of the matter, he felt the "strong enthusiasm" from the Chinese at that time.

He seemed to see someone looking at him with a smile and saying to him:
"It's just a small gift, not a sign of respect!"

Doihara laughed and said to the three of them:

"Three of you, I never thought that the Military Control Commission would give me a warning as soon as I set foot in Shanghai!"

"It seems that I underestimated the harsh environment of spy warfare in Shanghai!"

When these words were spoken, Matsumuro Yoshitaka and the other three were frightened.

Doihara glanced at the three of them and said calmly, "Take me over to see this great gift - three of you, give me an explanation, how about that?!"

(End of this chapter)