Kingsman Agent in Film and Television

1939 5 Month 6 Day.

Shanghai, South Wharf.

The entire dock had been blocked off, with roaming spies and patrolling Japanese soldiers everywhere.

In the disembarkation area, hundreds of "representatives" from all walks of life gathered here, waiting for the arrival of a ship. It was only at this time that these poor "representatives" learned that they would be welcoming a man named Wang from Hanoi, Vietnam today.

Even if you are reluctant, you still have to put on a smile at this time.

The worst off were the primary and secondary school students from several schools. They had come to school happily with their schoolbags on their backs early in the morning, but before they could even sit down in school, they were brought to the dock to make up the numbers and add color to the so-called "common prosperity" - God knows how the elders at home have been cursing Mr. Wang in private during this period.

A dozen reporters from newspapers were constantly moving through the crowd, carrying their "weapons" and capturing pictures that they thought were perfect and representative of the friendship between Japan and China - but who would have thought that they only learned about Wang's arrival in Shanghai after work, and entered the dock with passes specially issued by the Japanese?
Doihara hid in a secluded house, looking at the dock with a telescope.

Through the telescope, "Doihara", wearing the Japanese lieutenant general's uniform, was waiting at the dock with a group of officers, waiting for the arrival of the ship under the May sun.

The telescope moved, scanning the bustling crowd one by one, and Doihara thought to himself:
I directed this play so heavily, won't you, Military Control Commission, take the bait?
Doihara was very confident that the plan he had set up was flawless, and the news was leaked layer by layer on purpose at the last minute. The Military Intelligence Bureau would definitely not suspect anything - given the Military Intelligence Bureau's hatred for Wang and its style of doing things, they would definitely find a way to assassinate him.

As long as the Military Intelligence Bureau takes action, he can determine the scope of the leak based on the time arranged by the Military Intelligence Bureau, and then eradicate the spies hiding in the dark!
[Humph, Chinese people, this is called building a plank road in the open while marching through Chencang in secret! ]

……

At this time, a truck stopped three kilometers away from the pier. Three Japanese dressed as ronin got off the truck. After unloading a heavy wooden box from the truck bed with a grunt, two of them carried the box into a nearby restaurant.

Another wanderer approached the hotel manager and said in a strange Chinese accent:
"Mr. Mitsui contacted you last night!"

How could the Chinese dare to offend the Japanese in Shanghai at that time? Even though the manager had met Mr. Mitsui for the first time at midnight last night.

Although the manager never understood why the Japs were doing [long-distance detection, calibration and ranging] on the rooftop.

But the other party claimed that this was a secret mission assigned by the garrison headquarters, and the manager had no choice but to accept it...

"Yes, yes, Mr. Mitsui has instructed me to do this! Please go up to the roof from this side. Hiss - the things are so heavy, how about I ask the waiter to carry them up for you?"

"idiot!"

A ronin angrily asked, "Do you know what expensive equipment is inside? Can you Chinese afford such expensive equipment?"

"Yes Yes Yes."

The manager had no choice but to agree, and then he personally led the way and took the three ronin to the rooftop.

The heavy wooden box was gently unloaded by the two ronin who were carrying it, and the leading ronin sent the manager away:
"We are going to open the box now! The contents involve the secrets of the Empire of Japan. You, leave quickly!"

The manager knew that less trouble was better than more, so he nodded and bowed and left.

"Wait--" the leading ronin called out to the manager again: "I'll say it again, our equipment is confidential! No Chinese is allowed to see it! You'd better send someone to block the passage first, understand?!"

"Yes, yes, I will make arrangements right away."

The manager left the rooftop in a hurry.

After making sure the manager was far away, a wanderer said with a smile:
"Teacher, you look more like a Japanese ronin than a real Japanese ronin!"

After hearing this, the leading "Ronin" said calmly: "Chen Ming, do you know why I let your wife be the head of the direct group instead of you?"

The leading "ronin" was naturally Zhang Anping.

Chen Ming shook his head naturally.

Zhang Anping sneered: "This is the reason!"

Chen Ming was confused. He glanced at Miao Fengxiang, who was also dressed as a Japanese ronin, and signaled with his eyes, "Please explain it to me."

Miao Fengxiang held back his laughter and pretended not to see it.

“Let’s unbox it!”

Zhang Anping said this and went to the rooftop to observe. Miao Fengxiang squatted down and began to remove the nails from the wooden box. After Chen Ming kicked him twice, Miao Fengxiang whispered:
"Brother Chen, were you just trying to flatter the district chief?"

"Yup!"

"Oh, I thought you were scolding the district chief." Miao Fengxiang smiled evilly: "Brother Chen, you are only under the district chief. If you were under someone else's command, you would have been banished to an unknown corner long ago!"

Chen Ming fell into serious self-doubt, but he did not slow down his pace. After a few crackling noises, the entire wooden box was torn into pieces, revealing the "precision instrument" inside - an 94% new Type 90 mm light mortar!
Zhang Anping used several bed sheets to block the area around the mortar, preventing the possibility of being seen, and then stepped forward to begin adjusting the shooting parameters.

The maximum range of the Japanese Type 94 mortar is 3800 meters, which means a distance of three kilometers is within the range, but accuracy is difficult to guarantee. Using it to assassinate targets on a ship, unless the starting point of the Space-Time Administration collapses, the possibility of hitting the target is more exaggerated than betting on a special prize.

Zhang Anping didn't even think about hitting it directly.

His only goal was to hit the ship.

This is in line with the "personality" of the Shanghai district - since Mr. Wang is "here", he has to say hello, right?
Another purpose of doing this is to narrow Doihara's suspicion to the middle floor of Room 76. He called the hotel as Mitsui at nearly twelve o'clock last night. Even if Doihara investigates, he will only focus on the leaks between nine and ten o'clock.

Time passed little by little, and a ship appeared on the river. Miao Fengxiang and Chen Ming watched the ship with binoculars, comparing it again and again with the photos of the Beiguang Maru in their hands.

"Teacher, it's the Beiguang Maru!" Zhang Anping signaled the two to prepare for evacuation, and he went to the running position to do the final check.

Time passed little by little, and the Hokuko Maru disappeared from the sight of the three people. After a while, there were flashing reflections in the distance - this was a signal that the target was docked at a specific berth.

Chen Ming deciphered the codeword hidden in the reflection: "Teacher, berth No. 9, head towards ten degrees south-southwest!"

After Zhang Anping fine-tuned the shooting parameters, he took the mortar shell in his hand and prepared to fire.

The reflection in the mirror lit up again.

Chen Ming's quick translation:

"The target appeared on the deck!"

Zhang Anping quickly stuffed the shell into the mortar barrel, and Miao Fengxiang, who was supplying ammunition, handed the other four shells to Zhang Anping one by one as quickly as possible.

All five shells were fired in just over twenty seconds.

"withdraw!"

Without waiting for the results of the battle, Zhang Anping issued the order to evacuate.

Chen Ming threw the rope he had prepared long ago directly down the building. The three men, wearing gloves, followed the rope down from the roof one by one, jumped onto the truck on the side of the road, and disappeared in a flash.

……

South Pier.

In the hidden building, Doihara slowly said to Takeda Yukihira beside him:

"Dai Chunfeng has always followed the captain's orders to the letter! And he has always been the one who has the final say in the Military Control Commission."

"As far as I know, the order to assassinate Mr. Wang was given to him personally by the captain - in this case, he would order his men to assassinate Mr. Wang regardless of the gains and losses!"

"And now is the best opportunity!"

Doihara showed an expression that said, "I am Kong Ming," and said with a clear mind:

"Because once Mr. Wang enters Shanghai and is placed in my mansion, the Military Control Commission will no longer be able to carry out an assassination!"

The Doihara Mansion was prepared for Doihara by Matsumuro Yoshitaka. After Doihara arrived, all the service staff in the mansion were Japanese from the mainland, and the guards were spies brought by Doihara himself and a team dispatched by the garrison.

A Doihara Mansion of this level can be said to be watertight!
So, this is the only chance.

Takeda Yukihira flattered him, "The general has a plan that is perfect. The Military Control Commission could never have imagined that we would use a substitute to create the illusion that Wang had arrived in Shanghai in advance!"

"This time, if they move, they lose. If they don't move... they also lose!"

Doihara smiled reservedly and said to Takeda in a teaching tone:
"Takeda, in the intelligence industry, the most important thing is to make yourself invincible!"

"The Chinese are cunning, but no matter how cunning they are, they are still ..."

Just as Doihara was about to look down on her, a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the next second, a column of water appeared on the port side of the "Hokuko Maru".

When the explosion was heard, another column of water appeared into the sky.

Then came the third and fourth.

The fifth magnificent column of water did not appear, but a ball of fire appeared on the deck of the Hokuko Maru, followed by billowing smoke.

At this time, explosions came one after another.

The crowd on the dock was in chaos, and what was even more unexpected was that many people in the crowd suddenly pulled out weapons - they were certainly not members of the Military Control Commission, but spies No. 76 who had been hiding in the crowd long ago.

Countless Japanese soldiers and spies also rushed out from all directions.

But apart from the chaotic crowd, the only things left at the scene were these ambushes that suddenly appeared.

There was no attacker as expected.

In the hidden building, Doihara's smile froze at this moment.

Why...is this happening?

Doihara couldn't figure it out. According to his calculations, no matter how hasty the Military Intelligence Bureau was, it would have to take action!
The Shanghai Military Control Commission had to take action even though they knew it would be futile, and they lost a dozen or even more lives in the process.

The reason is very simple. When facing a leader who tells you not to do what he says, it doesn’t matter whether the orders he gives are reasonable or not. What matters is that you have to do it!

Even if it costs heavy casualties.

But why would the Shanghai Military Control Commission use this method to complete the task?

The key is this method, can it be effective? (End of this chapter)