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"Deputy Director Ming," Matsumuro Yoshitaka slowly pulled out the command knife Minglou had inserted back, took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped it, saying in a cold voice:
"Have you read too much Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

"If you can't say three, two, one..."

The Japanese sword suddenly slid past, and the cold blade rested on Minglou's shoulder, and the cold blade, carrying a chill, pressed against Minglou's neck.

Minglou didn't want to hide. He wanted to look directly at Matsumuro Yoshitaka and let him see the courage of a top agent.

But in the end, he looked horrified, staggered back a few steps, and his face turned pale.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka showed a hint of disdain and slowly retracted the knife:

"Deputy Director Ming, can you please tell me why you are exaggerating?"

Ming Lou swallowed his saliva and shivered for several seconds before trying to gather his strength. After taking a few deep breaths, he said:
"Chief, you are also a scapegoat!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka's eyes instantly turned cold, and he resisted the urge to draw his command knife again. He said in a deep voice:

"Minglou, do you want to die?"

Ming Lou instinctively took a step back, then gritted his teeth and took another step forward, pretending to be ready to throw the can away, and muttered to himself to bolster his morale:
"No matter what, it won't end well. I, Ming, will take the gamble this time!"

Then he gritted his teeth and said:

"Chief, I thought that after this incident, the scapegoat would be Li Lixing, and it would be me, and Wang Qinghan!"

"But now I suddenly realize that we are not the only scapegoats! You, the head of the agency, and Section Chief Tsukamoto are all scapegoats!"

You, the head of the agency, and Section Chief Tsukamoto, are both scapegoats!
These words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in Matsumuro Yoshitaka's mind.

Are they all scapegoats?
Matsumuro Yoshitaka staggered, then he closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down and think.

He knew about Doihara's plan.

Use Unit 76 to launch a large-scale arrest, and in an almost destructive manner, try every means to dig out the anti-Japanese forces - using this method, even if the anti-Japanese forces cannot be dug out, they can definitely be forced to evacuate Shanghai!

Afterwards, they put the blame on No. 76 and made a scapegoat to be sacrificed in order to restore order in Shanghai.

In this way, there will be an explanation to everyone!
Doing so is a foolish act that will yield half the result with twice the effort, but it is also a helpless choice when the anti-Japanese forces are rampant and have never been resolved.

Yoshitaka Matsumuro was aware of the entire plan and agreed to it.

And now, Minglou ran out and told him:

You, Matsumuro Yoshitaka, will also be the scapegoat when the matter is settled afterwards!
is it possible?

After asking himself this question, Matsumuro Yoshitaka came up with an answer that made him sweat profusely:
Not just possible, but 100%!
First of all, the performance of the Matsumuro agency in the assassination of Zhang Xiaolin and the destruction of the Longhua freight yard caused strong dissatisfaction from Doihara. Although Doihara did not pursue the responsibility for this, Matsumuro Yoshitaka could clearly feel the strong dissatisfaction.

Secondly, he presided over this large-scale arrest!
Yes, he presided over this large-scale arrest - before that, he was in the middle and didn't think about this aspect at all. After all, he was the head of the Shanghai secret service!
But now, after Minglou's reminder, he realized that he perfectly met all the criteria for a scapegoat.

If he were Doihara, what would he do?
Of course, the purpose is to take down the seriously dissatisfied head of the secret service agency, and of course, to take this opportunity to reorganize the entire secret service agency!

You have to know that Doihara brought hundreds of spies from his homeland and Northeast China. So far, except for a few dozen people who entered No. 76, the leadership of all the other spies is in Doihara's hands. He has no intention of strengthening the Matsumuro agency.

Okamoto Heiji!

He suddenly understood why Okamoto Heiji wanted to send the armed guard team released by Li Lixing back to the Longhua camp.

I originally thought that Okamoto Heiji was expressing his support for the large-scale arrests.

Now it seems that it is Heiji Okamoto who is aware of the danger and his purpose is to protect himself!
After realizing this, Matsumuro Yoshitaka panicked.

How many things had he done while being the head of the agency that would get him shot if discovered?
Doihara might not kill him, but without power, would he still be able to receive generous dividends from the Okamoto Company?

If he loses power, won't the Matsumuro family he represents be disqualified from getting a share of the spoils of this invasion of China?

At this moment, the scene of Fujita Yoshimasa's self-dissection appeared in his mind;

At this moment, I could empathize with the despair that Kiuchi Kagesa felt when he had to confess himself;

At this moment, the scene of Yoko Minami being shot flashed before his eyes!
[No! I absolutely cannot lose power! ]

Matsumuro Yoshitaka suddenly opened his eyes.

He cannot lose power, and he cannot die!
"Deputy Director Ming," Matsumuro Yoshitaka forced himself to calm down, disguised all his weaknesses, and continued to play the role of the head of the agency:

"You know, I love talking to smart people!"

Minglou was overjoyed and thought: Zhang's changed plan is indeed easier.

"Chief, no one wants to die!" Ming Lou breathed in the air greedily. "If it weren't for having to, I really don't want to do this! I beg the Chief to let me get out of this quagmire!"

Yoshitaka Matsumuro said, "I like to talk to smart people," and the meaning is very clear - since you have shouted out "you are about to be in big trouble," you must have a way to break the impasse.

However, Minglou did not agree directly, but said "get out of the quagmire", which was a condition!

"Mr. Ming," Matsumuro Yoshitaka changed the suffix after Ming's last name, "I will not mistreat anyone who is willing to help me."

“I won’t do anything that wastes talent.”

After getting Matsumuro Yoshitaka's promise, Minglou heaved a long sigh of relief, as if he had made the right bet, and then said:

"If the head of the agency wants to break the impasse, the best way is to get out of here, but you can't get out now!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Minglou coldly, isn't this nonsense? !

"So, what you need to do now is to have someone to protect you! To ensure that you are safe and sound."

This is still nonsense!
But Minglou's next words gave Matsumuro Yoshitaka some hope.

Because Minglou went on to say:
"Then make people realize that you are valuable enough! Make enough important people think that your faults are insignificant compared to your merits."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka actually understood this principle.

But even though we understand, what can we do about it?

At this moment, he put aside his dignity as a director and his arrogance when facing the Chinese:

"Mr. Ming, please teach me!"

Ming Lou shook his head:
"Head, I'm sorry I can't do anything about this."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka's fiery gaze turned cold in an instant, and he stared at Minglou grimly, with a hint of cold murderous intent emerging.

Ming Lou took another step back and gritted his teeth and said, "Chief, I think you can discuss this with Mr. Okamoto. I am willing to guarantee with my life that Mr. Okamoto will definitely have a way to break the impasse!"

(Someone said before that online writers can't tell the difference between the usage of "的" and "地". I changed the above content on purpose, and then found it was too troublesome. I'll just use whatever is more convenient in the future! I bet that in a dozen or so years, the word "的" will be able to conquer the world.)
Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Minglou deeply, and he guessed that Minglou had a way to break the impasse.

【But why don’t you say it? 】

He closed his eyes and tapped the scabbard with his fingers. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes:

"Mr. Ming, would you like to go with me to meet President Okamoto?"

Ming Lou used an ancient Chinese sentence: "I dare not refuse."

……

In the car, Matsumuro Yoshitaka kept thinking about why Minglou didn't say anything. After thinking about it, he came to a conclusion:
This cunning Chinese is protecting himself again?
Matsumuro Yoshitaka was very angry. Why couldn't these cunning Chinese speak freely when working for the Imperial Army?

According to his investigation, this was the case with the deceased Zhang Anping, as well as with Li Lixing who is now in power at No. 76, and even Ming Lou!

【Chinese people really can’t be trusted! 】

With emotion, the car stopped in front of Okamoto Mansion.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka got out of the car, glanced at Minglou who stopped and got out of the car, and motioned Minglou to follow him in.

Ming Lou felt a little complicated at this moment. Okamoto Mansion was once the home of Shanghai financial tycoon Zhu Xiaotian - I wonder if the Ming family will be taken advantage of by some Japanese devils in the future?
This is the helplessness of an undercover agent, you never know when an accident will happen!

When Matsumuro Yoshitaka comes to visit, Jiang Si'an, who is wearing the guise of Okamoto Heiji, has to entertain him no matter what.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka, who was kneeling, put on a humble attitude that he had never had before after Jiang Sian slowly poured the tea:
"Mr. Okamoto, since Matsumuro Yoshitaka took office as the head of the Shanghai Office, he has always been kind to Mr. Okamoto!"

"I wonder if Mr. Okamoto could give me some advice?"

After saying that, Matsumuro Yoshitaka actually stood up and bowed to Jiang Sian.

Jiang Sian naturally acted flattered, and then said sincerely:

"Please advise me, Chief of the Agency. Heiji will never shirk his responsibility."

As he spoke, he even glanced at Minglou on purpose.

Ming Lou quickly stood up and said, "Chief, Mr. Okamoto, I'll wait outside."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka grabbed Minglou's clothes and said, "Mr. Ming, there is no need to avoid it. Mr. Okamoto, Lieutenant General Doihara, what exactly do you want to do?"

After hearing this, Jiang Sian looked at Matsumuro Yoshitaka in silence.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Okamoto sincerely.

The air became heavy.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Sian said:

"Chief, after Mr. Wang was attacked upon arriving in Shanghai, Takeda started investigating the people around me."

"I went to see Mr. Doihara that afternoon, but he avoided me."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka suddenly realized, and then looked at Okamoto Heiji with envy.

Doihara's failure to meet Okamoto was seen by him as a warning! Just like the three warnings given to Sun Wukong by Bodhi Patriarch in Journey to the West. Okamoto obviously understood Doihara's intention, so he took the initiative to avoid suspicion.

And it is precisely because Doihara did not meet Okamoto that this actually proves one thing:

Doihara will not deal with Okamoto.

The purpose of beating is to make him sensible - if Doihara did not beat him, but acted like before, then Okamoto Heiji would be in the scapegoat team just like him!
And what Okamoto meant by this now is very clear, I... have already escaped from the swamp and do not want to go deeper into it.

This means rejection!
But it also implicitly confirmed a possibility to Matsumuro Yoshitaka:
Scapegoat, you have become a candidate for scapegoat.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka sighed and said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Okamoto, the situation in Shanghai is not due to Yoshitaka's incompetence, but the fault of the war!"

Jiang Si'an said with deep understanding: "It's not that the imperial army didn't work hard, it's just that the enemy is too... cunning!"

Ming Lou on the side felt puzzled. If Zhang heard this, would he expel you from the sect?

"Okamoto-kun," Matsumuro Yoshitaka sighed, "It is a great honor to work with Okamoto-kun."

"In the future, if... we are destined to meet, please take good care of the children and nephews of the Matsumuro family, Mr. Okamoto."

Jiang Sian pretended to be reluctant and said, "Chief, things haven't reached the worst point. Maybe... maybe we have misunderstood Mr. Doihara."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka smiled bitterly. Is it a misunderstanding?

"Lieutenant General Doihara has made outstanding contributions. I heard that the headquarters intends to make him the principal of the NCO Academy!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka sighed: "When General Doihara returns to his homeland, he will most likely let Kagesa-kun be the new head of the agency!"

"Kagesuke is an honest man who is impartial and selfless. He is a powerful person who is deeply trusted by the headquarters. I believe that the Shanghai secret service, under his leadership, will be able to eliminate the resistance elements!"

"Okamoto-kun...please take care of yourself!"

After saying this, Matsumuro Yoshitaka was about to stand up.

What Yoshitaka Matsumuro said was nice, and it sounded like he was praising the next head of the agency.

but!

Being honest, impartial, and having the trust of the headquarters - these conditions combined are not good things for the Okamoto Company!

What kind of business does Okamoto Company do?
Faced with such a chief, who has direct access to the headquarters, where will Okamoto Company go?
The most crucial point is that Doihara wanted to get promoted and make money, and he wanted to return to his homeland to take up a position!
So, what’s next for your Okamoto Company?
Can you live as comfortably as you do now?

These words really touched Okamoto Heiji.

In fact, Jiang Sian must be moved, otherwise the play cannot be performed, right?

He spoke out to stop them: "Chief, please slow down!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was overjoyed: "Okamoto-kun, please give me some advice!"

Jiang Sian glanced at Ming Lou and asked bluntly, "Is Mr. Ming the head of the agency's men?"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka said in a deep voice:
"Please rest assured, Mr. Okamoto, Mr. Ming is trustworthy!"

Jiang Sian was relieved then, and then he said sorry and let him think for a while.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka nodded.

After a long time, Jiang Sian finished thinking and said quietly:

"Teacher Doihara, you take it for granted!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka was overjoyed when he heard this. Okamoto Heiji was expressing his stance!
"Shanghai, the most important thing is stability! Only stability can continuously provide blood transfusion for the empire. It is precisely because the empire needs a stable Shanghai that we have to restrain our hands and feet and let the resistance elements run rampant!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka nodded wildly.

It’s true or not, but this is the best excuse for their incompetence!

"But the teacher values ​​gains more! For the sake of gains, he would rather stop Shanghai from providing blood transfusions to the empire. This is wrong."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka echoed: "What Okamoto said makes sense."

"Now, because of the Empire's mass arrests, the entire Shanghai has fallen into an economic stagnation! People are in a panic, and countries are protesting! Chief, as a member of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, we should consider the interests of the expeditionary force and the interests of the Great Japanese Empire, rather than personal gains and losses! Personal glory!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka felt relieved. Since Okamoto said so, it meant that he really had a plan to deal with it!

Minglou, you are truly a...talent!

But unexpectedly, Jiang Sian changed the subject: "Chief, you came to see me in the middle of the night, I'm afraid it was Mr. Ming's idea!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka nodded.

"Mr. Ming," Jiang Sian approached Ming Lou and said, "You are quite good at scheming! You are quite calculating!"

Ming Lou laughed dryly: "Ming doesn't know what Mr. Okamoto means."

"Humph! Cunning Chinese!"

Jiang Sian sneered and said, "Chief, you are really looking for trouble!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka naturally understood what was meant, so he said to Minglou with a stern face:

"Mr. Ming, at this moment, there are only you, Okamoto-kun and me. I think Mr. Ming doesn't need to hide anything, right?"

Ming Lou was under pressure from the two and said helplessly, "Chief, it's not that Ming doesn't want to say it, but Ming... can't say it!"

"Humph! Of course you don't dare to say it openly!" Jiang Sian pointed out Ming Lou's thoughts: "You are just afraid of being implicated! The Ming family is indeed a business family - haha!"

"Since Mr. Ming is unwilling to speak, then I will speak!"

The "bite" between Jiang Sian and Ming Lou was actually to make Matsumuro Yoshitaka give up his suspicion of Ming Lou.

Now that the play was almost over, he said:
"In fact, the solution to the problem is simple! That is to turn disadvantages into advantages! And pass the blame on to others! Chief, if I tell you, I will lose the trust of Mr. Doihara."

Matsumuro Yoshitaka understood what Okamoto Heiji meant, and swore: "Okamoto-kun is noble! I am willing to share life and death with Okamoto-kun!"

"There is only one way to go, let Mr. Doihara swallow the bitter fruit himself!"

"And we need to sacrifice our personal reputation to benefit the dispatched army! Only in this way can we break the deadlock."

Personal reputation?

Compared to power, personal reputation... is bullshit!

At this time, Matsumuro Yoshitaka only felt the pleasure of revenge.

Doihara, I have fought for the empire and risked my life, and you actually want to use me as a scapegoat?

I'll let you suffer the consequences!

"Please explain clearly, Okamoto-kun."

"It's simple. Donate!" Okamoto said softly, "Prepare a donation sufficient to compensate for the losses of the dispatched troops."

"Like what Okamoto-kun did in the past? But this..." Matsumuro Yoshitaka hesitated.

Where to get money?

That is to say, Okamoto Heiji, who had the support of the navy, donated huge ships to the navy, and had enough appeal to do so one after another.

What should I do if I replace him?
"Ask him!" Jiang Sian pointed at Minglou.

Ming Lou did not pretend to be confused this time, but said softly:
"Chief, you are blinded by one thing! You have more than 10,000 fat sheep under your command!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka suddenly realized.

At this moment he suddenly understood why Ming Lou had been reluctant to speak out;

At this moment he also understood why Minglou had to find Okamoto Heiji!

This is the real way to turn disadvantage into advantage!

More than 10,000 Chinese people, if... if they can handle it properly, they can make a very considerable amount of money!
No wonder Okamoto Heiji said that this was sacrificing one's own honor for the expeditionary force.

Matsumuro Yoshitaka closed his eyes and thought.

Can you do it?
can!
But if you do this, you will definitely offend Doihara completely.

But when he thought that Doihara wanted to use him as a scapegoat, Matsumuro Yoshitaka hardened his heart.

If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!

[Doing this will inevitably disrupt Doihara's plan! ]

[But...why should I care about you, Doihara? ]

Matsumuro Yoshitaka looked at Ming Lou and said, "Mr. Ming, who do you think is suitable to do this?"

"Director Li has to take care of this matter!"

Matsumuro Yoshitaka smiled, and Jiang Sian beside him also smiled.

"Mr. Ming, it is really a waste of your talent to have you at No. 76!"

"The Economic Department of the Restoration Government is short of a deputy director. Mr. Ming, are you willing to take up the position?"

Ming Lou was overjoyed: "I couldn't ask for more!" (End of this chapter)