Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

Chapter 389: The First Round of High-End Game (3)

Minglou's father died as a result of the conspiracy of Wang Manchun's uncle Wang Fuqiu.

It is said that the hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable. At this time, the Ming brothers actually have enough energy to take revenge on Wang Fuqiu.

But Minglou had been suppressing his murderous intent, for he was afraid that killing Wang Fuqiu would implicate himself!
He is not afraid of death, but his identity determines that he cannot die, and he cannot act recklessly!
Zhang Anping naturally knew about this situation. After burning incense, he said in a deep voice:

"As long as you operate properly this time, I will give you a chance to kill your enemy!"

Ming Lou frowned upon hearing this: "Don't let personal vengeance ruin important matters!"

It's as if the roles of the two have been swapped.

"No -" Zhang Anping sat down and explained: "Shanghai will be in chaos! Once there is chaos, we will catch him by surprise!"

Ming Lou ignored Zhang Anping's last sentence and said:
"Because of Doihara?"

He attended Doihara's welcome party tonight and naturally smelled the scent of a storm from Doihara's assurances.

"Ah."

Zhang Anping paused and said, "I suspect that this time he will use No. 76 as a knife to carry out a bottom-line-less mass arrest, and then use No. 76 as a scapegoat after the incident."

A mass arrest without any bottom line?

Minglou closed his eyes and began to think.

When Zhang Anping was the deputy director of No. 76, he did one thing:

Manufacture and promote safety signs.

This is a money-making business.

But it is undeniable that because of the existence of the safety card, Shanghai merchants were not bullied by traitors and Japanese for quite a long time.

Although in the end, due to the change of power, the safety card became useless.

But why was the security card able to ensure the safety of merchants for a period of time before?

Is it because the Japanese are moralists?
Do not!
This is because the Shanghai Command also supports the implementation of the safety card - in essence, the Japanese also desire a stable situation and good public security in Shanghai.

It is precisely for this reason that the Japanese secret service agency and No. 76 always have some scruples when acting and will not escalate incidents recklessly.

Although their actions were still brutal and bloody, they were always cautious and would not act recklessly.

For example, the underground party has a fairly broad base among the student community. Did the Japanese know this?
know!

However, the Japanese were unwilling to arrest all the students at once, interrogate them one by one and then arrest the underground party members. It was not that they could not think of it, but doing so would easily undermine the stable situation in Shanghai!
Similarly, the Japanese also knew that there were many people in the business community who were suspected of being involved with the resistance elements, but without solid evidence, they would not easily arrest people because doing so could easily destroy the current fragile business environment.

But what if the Japanese become unscrupulous?
Ming Lou had horrified images in his mind. After banishing them from his mind, he asked in a deep voice:

"How to break the situation?"

This was almost an instinctive question for Minglou. Under Zhang Anping, everyone had an instinctive belief - they believed that no matter what the situation was, Zhang Anping could lead them out of the predicament!

Zhang Anping answered an unexpected question:

"You need to prove to the Japanese that you are valuable enough so that you can stay out of it when the Japanese use No. 76 as a scapegoat!"

If Zhang Anping were Doihara and wanted to use No. 76 as a knife, then during the subsequent sacrifice to the gods, the top leaders would certainly have to sacrifice all of them. At the same time, they would also secretly observe the actions of the middle and lower levels, and thus judge the "loyal" and "treacherous".

Zhong, loyalty, loyalty to the Japanese;
The word "奸" means cunning and crafty. It means someone who does things cunningly.

If he cannot survive this crisis, then the layout of No. 37 that he started at the end of 76 will become a mirage.

The simplest and most effective way is to let all the nails of No. 76 give up all their moral principles and beliefs and become a true traitor.

But this is impossible!
Because when they act like real traitors, it is easy for their beliefs and persistence to collapse, and thus they sink like drug addicts - some people may pick up their beliefs and persistence again, but some people will definitely sink!

As their leader, superior and teacher, Zhang Anping would never allow them to do this.

Therefore, the key to all this lies in Minglou.

Ming Lou asked: "What do you want me to do?"

Zhang Anping stretched out his finger and drew a line on the small coffee table. He drew slowly and said, "The Japanese goal is to go straight from here to here."

His finger suddenly turned 90 degrees and continued to draw the line:

"And what you have to do is to lead them astray!"

Ming Lou was curious: "What are the details?"

Zhang Anping did not answer but asked: "I remember when you were studying with Wang Fuqiu, you studied economics?"

"Ah."

Zhang Anping said to himself: "Then you can get closer to Zhou Fohai in the future--"

After mumbling to himself, Zhang Anping took out a small notebook, handed it to Minglou and said:

"The Japanese goal, after all, is money!"

"All of these people in the notebook have colluded with the Japanese in various ways!"

"Once the Japanese let go of the reins around No. 76's neck, all you have to do is take them down and extract as much money as possible."

Zhang Anping's face showed a cold expression:
"When the benefits are great, even Doihara will find it difficult to stop this speeding car!"

Minglou understood Zhang Anping's meaning very well.

If you can get amazing benefits from these people, the Japanese will definitely support what you do, and when the settlement is made afterwards, they will protect yourself because you are valuable enough!
The most important thing is that they can use this method to preserve the nails inside No. 76 without worrying about the Japanese discovering their abnormality.

But at what cost?
The price he paid was Minglou, who has since become infamous.

"No wonder you want to avenge me." Ming Lou looked at Zhang Anping with a smile, and whispered after getting close to him:

"No need."

"As long as it is beneficial to the country, what does it matter if I get a little bad reputation?"

Some people, as superiors, will make strict demands on their subordinates - for example, if she goes on a business trip near her hometown for 50 days, she needs her subordinates to accompany her and be on standby for days. It seems that she is leading by example, but in fact she is just pretending.

Some people are typical double standards, using morality and ethics to blackmail their subordinates, demanding high standards from others and treating themselves without standards, that is, being strict with others and lenient with themselves.

But there are also people who can set an example themselves while being strict with others.

There is no doubt that Zhang Anping is a typical example.

Minglou admires Zhang Anping very much for this.

Zhang Anping sighed:
"I've wronged you."

"Don't be a woman—anything else?"

"protect yourself."

Minglou was disgusted again:

"I told you not to act like a woman."

After saying this, he laughed again and asked:
"There are rumors that Mr. Wang will move from Vietnam to Shanghai in the near future. What are you going to do?"

"Ignore it."

"ignore him?"

"If you were Doihara, would you give me a chance?"

Ming Lou nodded in agreement. Yes, in this case, how could there be a chance for assassination? If there really was a chance, don't doubt it, it's definitely a trap!
Zhang Anping sighed, the best chance was to assassinate Wang in Hanoi, but Old Dai gave him the task at that time!

Suddenly, Mingjing's angry voice came from outside:

"What are you two doing!?"

Minglou shuddered. Zhang Anping couldn't help but hold back his laughter when he saw this. He patted Minglou on the shoulder to express his "sympathy" and then simply climbed out the window and ran away.

Even though he ran out of the Ming family mansion, he could still hear the angry voice in his ears:

“Kneel down!”…

Doihara Mansion.

Doihara was in his study looking through the logs of the Shanghai secret service over the past year or so. The more he read, the more upset he became.

He knew that the secret service in Shanghai was not performing well, and through the losses that were repeatedly reported, he could guess how incompetent they were.

But when he faced the agency log and read the humiliating record of how he was made a fool of by the resistance elements, the shocking scene still made him feel extremely upset.

Just when I was feeling upset, the adjutant knocked on the door and came in:
"General, Matsumuro Yoshitaka is here."

Doihara looked up at the time. It was 11:43 p.m.

"Let him in."

The adjutant took the order and returned with Matsumuro Yoshitaka in a short while. In addition to Matsumuro Yoshitaka, there was another person - about 32 or 33 years old. Doihara took a look and immediately said:
"You are... Ooi Chihiro?"

Zhan Zhenshan, who was anxious, suddenly became excited when he heard this: "Principal, it's the student."

Doihara sighed: "For the cause of the empire, you came to China at the age of 7. Twenty-five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Thank you for your hard work!"

"Everything is for the benefit of the empire!" Zhan Zhenshan answered fanatically.

After Doihara said a few words to encourage Zhan Zhenshan, he asked Matsumuro Yoshitaka, "Mr. Matsumuro, why did you bring Oi here so late?"

"This is what happened..." Matsumuro Yoshitaka and Zhan Zhenshan told each other about the person from Chongqing who came to their house tonight.

During the two's report, Matsumuro Yoshitaka deliberately mentioned obscurely that "Oi-kun has finally washed away his 'bad' reputation", but Zhan Zhenshan, who was flattered by Doihara's few words, did not realize Matsumuro Yoshitaka's intention, but instead echoed him.

Finally, Zhan Zhenshan said excitedly: "General, I think the [Shanghai Unified Anti-Japanese Committee] must not be established! We must find a way to stop it!"

Doihara agreed: "Oi-kun is right—" He looked up at the time and said gently:

"Mr. Dajing, you are now an important member of the Qing Gang, so you should not stay here for long. When you return victorious, I will definitely hold a banquet to celebrate for you."

"I'll arrange for someone to take you back first, is that okay with you?"

"Hi Yi!"

"You should say it is - remember your current identity and pay attention to details, understand?"

"It's the principal."

Zhan Zhenshan was so excited after receiving Doihara's teachings that he could not help himself. Seeing this, Doihara patted Zhan Zhenshan on the shoulder gently and then had him taken away secretly.

As soon as Zhan Zhenshan left, Doihara put away his deliberately gentle attitude:

"Matsumuro-kun, do you have something to say?"

It was actually against the rules for Yoshitaka Matsumuro to bring Oi here.

And he deliberately said, "Oi-kun has finally washed away his stigma." There must be something fishy about this sentence!
"I suspect he was exposed early on." Matsumuro Yoshitaka then told the story of how Zhan Zhenshan was arrested last year and accused of being a traitor, and said:

"As an important member of the Qing Gang and a core member of the Heng Society, Da Jingjun should be able to provide a lot of help to the Empire. However, since the fall of Shanghai, he seems to have been arranged by someone. Either his actions are frustrated or he is stigmatized. So I suspect that his identity has long been known to the Military Control Commission."

Doihara asked back: "Why did the people from Chongqing come to him?"

"The last time he approached me, Bai refused to respond and also claimed to be from Chongqing."

"Matsumuro-kun, you have learned a lesson!" Doihara laughed: "I don't know whether Oi was exposed or not, but I know one thing——"

“What a coincidence!”

"As soon as I arrived in Shanghai, people from Chongqing came to Dajing. What a coincidence!"

"And all coincidences usually have only one explanation: that is deliberate!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was silent. In the past, he had not been very convinced by Doihara.

The two men were almost the same age, and he was stuck at the level of major general and could not make any progress, while Doihara became the head of Japanese spies in China and even had the experience of a division commander, which was a stepping stone to a stable rank of general!

Ever since Doihara became the division commander, the gap between the two of them has widened completely. Now, he is only the head of the Shanghai agency, but Doihara has become the number one person in the intelligence system!
But now, he realized the gap between the two of them - Doihara was more perceptive than him in terms of intelligence!
If it were him, if he had not been beaten up repeatedly by the military, and without sufficient intelligence support, he would never have thought that there was a trap.

"Mr. Matsumuro, what do you think the military control's intention is?"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka thought for a moment and said:
"If it was in Pingjin, I would say that the purpose of the Military Control Commission must be to use this as a cover to plot against us. But in Shanghai..."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was silent for a few seconds before he said with shame:
"It's really hard for me to make a judgment, please forgive me, Your Excellency."

This is probably a common problem among the heads of Shanghai's secret service agencies - a common problem caused by being beaten.

When Tsukamoto first came to Shanghai, he almost suffocated Zhang Anping to death with his turtle shell tactics, but once Zhang Shihao died, Tsukamoto was full of loopholes.

The same was true for Yoshitaka Matsumuro. When he first arrived in Shanghai, he always felt that dealing with the Military Control Commission would be easy and straightforward.

But the experience of being plotted against again and again completely shattered his "heart of Taoism".

Doihara said in a warm tone: "Matsumuro-kun, you need to regain your confidence."

Then he changed the subject: "I think the Military Control Commission's move was not well thought out. Instead, it was more like a test of the water."

"Well, there should be another possibility. They want to start a war first, fight with us within the designated area, and divert our attention in preparation for the next step."

"Next?" Matsumuro Yoshitaka suddenly realized: "Are you talking about Mr. Wang?"

"Yes! Their target has always been Mr. Wang!"

Doihara smiled and said, "I'm afraid that my opponent won't move. Since my opponent wants to move, then I'll give them a chance to move!"

"Only when you move will there be more flaws!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was overjoyed: "I understand! I'll arrange it right away!"

"and many more!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Doihara in confusion.

"Matsumuro-kun, what do you think of number 76?"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka thought for a moment and said, "The Chinese can be used, but not reused! If we want to completely dismantle the Military Control Commission in Shanghai, we cannot count on No. 76 and we cannot trust No. 76!"

"you're right."

Doihara sighed secretly, and then warned: "You should keep a close eye on this side, Oi-kun. Don't be hasty to act, and don't be afraid of causing chaos. The more chaotic the situation, the bigger the fish you will catch."

"Hi Yi!"

After Matsumuro Yoshitaka left, Doihara shook his head and sighed.

He had intended to discuss the matter of using No. 76 as a sword with Matsumuro Yoshitaka, but Matsumuro Yoshitaka's attitude towards No. 76 disappointed him.

"Chinese people can only be used, not reused!"

This is true, but as the head of the agency, he said, "To completely dismantle the Military Control Commission in Shanghai, we cannot rely on No. 76 and cannot trust No. 76" - this made him very disappointed!
For example, what did he think after realizing that No. 76 was unreliable?
Take the waste No. 76 and gain more benefits!

But what about Matsumuro Yoshitaka?

Can't be counted on? Can't be trusted?
"Matsumuro-kun...is not suitable for Shanghai!"

Doihara made a conclusion.

He was quite hesitant at first.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka did not do well in Shanghai, but he did not blame it all on Matsumuro Yoshitaka.

In addition, the Shanghai secret service played a vital role in Wang's surrender, so he had been hesitant about whether to replace Matsumuro Yoshitaka.

But now he has made up his mind.

Yoshitaka Matsumuro must be replaced!
Not only Matsumuro Yoshitaka, but even Tsukamoto needs to be replaced!

Doihara murmured in a low voice: "You, just release warmth for the empire once more."

(End of this chapter)