Chapter 304 Cruel
What happened to his usually brave subordinates? How come they were so fierce when they followed him? Why did they become like this?

Zhang Fayao was somewhat shocked, and the people inside were even more confused.

They thought that some expert had come to their doorstep. After all, it was the Mei Agency that sent a telegram to ask them to come here, and now they were ambushed. It could only be that the Mei Agency had leaked the information, or that the Mei Agency simply wanted to kill them to silence them.

No matter how you look at it, this could only be a trap. You're going to have a narrow escape tonight.

They cursed Yingzuo's family for a long time and even thought of their last words, but...
Why did you run away?
It was quiet inside for a while. The sky was very dark at the moment. Looking from inside, there was only a sliver of light outside under the moonlight. Their vision was narrow, so they didn't dare to act rashly.

Although the lackeys outside were stunned at first, Zhang Fayao was still there. After being scolded by him, they felt embarrassed to run away, so they found cover and hid secretly, preparing to launch a sneak attack.

The situation came to a standstill for a moment.

"Go ahead, what are you waiting for? Waiting to die?" Zhang Fayao was so angry: "Go ahead! There are thirty of you and they are only a few. You can kill them all by crowding them together. I will reward you 20,000 for killing one of them!"

You have to have a life to spend the money you earn. It's okay for them to play in a favorable situation, but they have never experienced a situation where the wind is against them.

"Listen, people inside. You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and surrender now. We can still leave you a chance to live." The bold lackey began to shout.

Then there was a gunshot from inside, his smile faded slightly, and he fell to the ground with a hole in his head.

There was an immediate cry of fear.

In such a dim environment, how could the person inside be such a good shooter?
"Go on, go on, kill them!" Zhang Fayao shouted.

The subordinate was temporarily hard of hearing.

Zhou Qinghe sneered. The foreplay was almost over. It would be dawn if it was any later, so he waved to the vehicles behind him.

Red Rose received the signal and tonight's operation officially began.

In the dark night, people came out one by one and surrounded the factory.

Knowing that the other side had eight people, they prepared forty people.

Compared to Zhang Fayao's good-for-nothing good, the people of Red Rose are at least trained operatives. The most important thing is that they all have submachine guns, and their lethality is absolutely intimidating.

But they are not the protagonists tonight, Zhou Qinghe wants to survive.

"I gave you the opportunity but you didn't make any use of it. I'll take over." Zhou Qinghe said to Zhang Fayao.

"Damn it, I'll deal with them when I get back!" Zhang Fayao yelled.

"Should I go?" Red Rose walked to Zhou Qinghe's car and asked.

"No, find someone brave enough." Zhou Qinghe took out the ID from his pocket and handed it to her: "Don't forget to use Japanese."

Red Rose nodded, walked over to a subordinate and said something, then the subordinate took Zhou Qinghe's ID, raised his hands and walked forward, saying in Japanese as he walked: "Don't shoot, I came here alone, without a weapon, my superior has something to tell you."

The people inside remained quiet. At least in the current situation, one unarmed person could not pose a threat to them, but so many guns outside were a threat. They also wanted to know what outrageous things had happened tonight!

"Don't shoot. I'm here. I have my hands raised. I don't have any weapons. I have a certificate in my hand."

The man walked into the dim factory while talking. As soon as he entered, he was controlled by people hiding at the door, and the means used were very rough and rude.

"Be gentle! Check your ID before you do anything, or I'll beat you up!"

The man from the action team said nothing. He coldly took the certificate from his hand, flipped it open, and his pupils shrank immediately.

The chief of the Military Medical Department of the Imperial Headquarters, Colonel Kazukiyo Fujita!

If we talk about which colonel in the military is the most famous now, it must be Fujita Kazukiyo.

He is a rising star and the one who has the best chance of being promoted to a general. However, the lower-class people know about Fujita Kazukiyo not from the military but from the publicity in domestic newspapers and media.

Kazukiyo Fujita's achievements in medicine have attracted worldwide attention. Ordinary people know that Kazukiyo Fujita is an extremely excellent doctor.

But why did he come to kill them?

"Do you know him?" The envoy raised his eyebrows.

The members of the action team remained silent.

The envoy knew they knew each other and chuckled, "Colonel Fujita asked me to tell you something. This matter is between him and Kagesawa. He won't kill you. Just get out."

This sentence still made the members of the action team unable to let down their guard, "Then why would someone shoot at us?"

The envoy laughed and said, "Can't you see that they are a bunch of losers? They are left for you to kill. If we really want to kill you, just look at the guns outside. Those holding submachine guns are our own people. Okay, hurry up and don't keep Colonel Fujita waiting."

In just two minutes, a group of people walked out of the warehouse one by one, obviously surrendering.

Zhang Fayao's men didn't know what was going on. They were amazed and laughed at the group of people.

Then, the action team suddenly raised their guns and started slaughtering the Green Gang members.

With the sneak attack and accurate shooting, the remaining people were all killed.

Zhang Fayao was terrified. He ran towards Zhou Qinghe and screamed, "How could this happen! Kill them! Kill them!"

Red Rose smiled and comforted him: "Don't be nervous, it's okay, you two, please be quiet, Mr. Zhang."

"What are you doing? What are Mr. Fujita and the others going to do? Fujita Kazuki, what do you mean? Zhou Qinghe! What do you want to do, you bastard?"

The terrified Zhang Fayao was immediately hit on the back of the head and fell silent.

The members of the action team were completely relieved after seeing this scene. They all put down their guns and stayed where they were, waiting for trial.

Red Rose returned the certificate, "What should I do with it?"

"Load the truck, send it to the Military Police Headquarters, and drive."

The arrest operation at night ended without bloodshed.

An hour later, in the interrogation room of the Military Police Headquarters.

Zhou Qinghe interrogated the leading personnel.

The man was pressed on the interrogation chair without any resistance.

"Do you know me?"

"I know him, Colonel Kazuki Fujita."

"Where did you graduate?"

"Military Police School."

"Where did Kagezoe recruit you?"

"I was selected as a military police officer and then went to the Nanjing special training camp. During the special training, General Yingzuo came to visit the special training camp and said that there was a mission for us to carry out secretly. We were gathered and taken to Shanghai."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Assassination and blasting."

"Did I tell you the reason?"

"Yes, they disguised themselves as the Military Intelligence Bureau to attack the Green Gang and merchants, and asked them to find out the real hidden members of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"Are there any special reasons for the selected targets, such as who cannot be killed?"

"Zhang Fayao."

"Where was your last place of residence?"

“Pudong’s big opium distribution center.”

"Have you read the contents of the telegrams sent and received?"

“Not everyone has seen it, but we will report it when we receive it.”

"Who's the mailman?"

"It's Takeshi Hashimoto."

"Ha." Zhou Qinghe took a deep breath, lifted his butt from the table, walked up to him and asked, "Lieutenant Yamamoto, based on your judgment of these actions, do you think General Yingzuo is looking for the Military Control Commission?"

“Is that so?” They were too close, feeling a little oppressive, and Yamamoto swallowed nervously.

"Have you seen Zhang Fayao?"

"Saw."

"Do you know who Zhang Xiaolin belongs to?"

"No, I didn't know, but now I know. It should be your man?"

Zhou Qinghe nodded: "There are so many people in the Qing Gang, and Yingzuo asked you to kill Zhang Xiaolin. Do you think there is a problem here?"

Yamamoto swallowed again, his forehead sweating: "I don't know."

"Don't know or dare not say?" Zhou Qinghe said expressionlessly, "Assassinating Zhang Xiaolin, attacking merchants close to us, and carrying out blasting, the mission Yingzuo gave you was to not avoid anyone. Among so many merchants attending the conference, are there any British or Americans? If something goes wrong during the process and someone who shouldn't be killed is killed, will it cause our Great Japanese Empire to be passive in international public opinion?"

"I do not know."

"You don't know who Zhang Xiaolin is, why he assassinated the businessman, and you don't know that Yingzuo used you as a knife. If something really happened, you don't know that Yingzuo would kill you to silence you."

Zhou Qinghe leaned over, put his hands on the armrests, looked into his eyes and asked him, "You are not a new recruit anymore. You have been a lieutenant for so many years after graduating from the Military Police School. What you learned in school has been wasted, right? You don't even know how to use your brain?"

"I really don't know." A grown man looked at Zhou Qinghe and almost cried, "Section Chief Fujita, I was just carrying out the mission. I didn't think too much about it."

"It's because you didn't think so much that I saved you for the sake of the Military Police School. The Fujita family has trained you in the Military Police School for so many years. You are so stupid. I feel ashamed to tell others about it."

Zhou Qinghe stood up and looked at him expressionlessly: "Yingzuo's purpose of this trip is not the Military Control Commission, but me. If Yingzuo wins, you will definitely be silenced in the end. You are using the disruption of Shanghai to stir up internal strife. If this matter is exposed, Yingzuo will have to retire. You are the only one who knows about it."

"Section Chief Fujita, we..."

"If Yingzuo loses, I will find you and bring you to a military court. If it's a serious matter, I will kill you on the spot and charge you with treason because you killed merchants. Yingzuo will never admit to this action."

"Section Chief Fujita, I..."

Zhou Qinghe raised his hand to stop him from talking: "I'll stop here. I'll send you back to the mainland. The headquarters will hold an inquiries into your actions. Yingzuo will instruct you to tell the truth. If the inquiries from the headquarters ask you about your judgment on this action, what should you say? Think about it yourself."

"Think about it carefully." Zhou Qinghe pressed his shoulder and patted him, saying, "After something like this, you will inevitably be punished, and no one will employ you anymore. However, my brother, Dean Fujita Eitake, has just been transferred to the Osaka Division, and there may be vacancies in the military police there."

Zhou Qinghe left after he finished speaking, and Yamamoto blurted out: "Section Chief Fujita."

Zhou Qinghe turned around and looked at him.

Yamamoto hesitated and said, "I understand."

"Very good." Zhou Qinghe turned and left.

Go upstairs to the commander's office.

When Miura Jiro saw Zhou Qinghe coming in, he stood up and walked out from behind the table: "How is it?"

Zhou Qinghe nodded: "It can be of some help."

These people are just small fry. If they can bite Yingzuo, their work will not be in vain. As for the real decisive battle, it will depend on the tug-of-war between the two sides at the headquarters. "As long as this matter is brought to light, no matter what the final decision of the headquarters is, at least your position will not be affected. Yingzuo will bear the consequences himself."

"That's good." Miura Jiro breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Have you contacted the plane?" The longer the night, the more trouble you may have. We need to send people away quickly.

"We've made the contact. We'll take off at 11 o'clock. It's a special plane."

"Well, as long as the people are on the plane, you can watch dancing again." Zhou Qinghe joked playfully.

"Hahahaha." Jiro Miura likes this and he doesn't hide it at all.

Zhou Qinghe picked up the phone on the table and said bluntly, "Hello, Hirano, it's me, I'm at the Military Police Headquarters, I have something to talk to you about."

Zhou Qinghe went to look for his direct subordinates in the gendarmerie headquarters.

"Why are you calling him in the middle of the night?" Jiro Miura was puzzled.

"I'm sleepy and need to sleep. I can't do without someone watching me. Let him keep an eye on me. Send more people to watch me. When it's daybreak, send me and the code book and secret message onto the plane."

After all, there is a Tojo Akio in the gendarmerie headquarters. Zhou Qinghe doesn't dare to use his people, so he should be careful to prevent them from doing something desperate.

As Zhou Qinghe spoke, he lay down on the sofa next to the coffee table, rested his head on the armrest, and put his right foot on the coffee table.

Miura Jiro's eyebrows jumped when he saw it. My coffee table
"Where should I sleep if you sleep?"

"Why don't you go home and sleep? Why are you staying here?"

Jiro Miura looked at Zhou Qinghe who was dozing with his eyes closed and smacked his lips. Forget it, this guy is the boss.

"I'd better wait. If something happens, I can take action. I'm old now and I'm sleeping too soundly to get through on the phone."

Jiro Miura had no choice but to look at the sofa reluctantly, then went back to his stool and sat down to sleep.

A night passed and dawn came.

At 7:30 in the morning, Yingzuo returned to the Ume Agency.

As soon as he entered the room, his men began to report, "Around 3 a.m. last night, a large-scale gunfight broke out in a factory in Zhabei, killing 30 people. Investigation revealed that they were all members of the Qing Gang led by Zhang Fayao, including one of our people, who also died."

"What?" Yingzuo frowned immediately: "What is the reason for the fight?"

"It's still unclear at the moment. The identities of the dead are all from the Green Gang, not the other side. Judging from the locations where they died, they were preparing to besiege this factory, but were killed in return."

"Thirty people were killed in the counterattack?" Yingzuo was shocked. "Thirty people were killed in the counterattack during the siege. Who is this person? Military Control?"

"Not sure, there are not enough clues, but one thing is certain, this place is definitely not the permanent residence of this group of people, because there are no signs of life in it."

"Have our people reported anything?"

"No, it should be a temporary decision."

Yingzuo was also a little confused. To be able to kill thirty people, this group of people must be very capable. It is reasonable for the Military Control Commission's action team to have this ability. In addition to the Military Control Commission,
Yingzuo suddenly became nervous, "Where are our people?"

"who?"

“People from Pudong!”

"Ah? Could it be them? Why would they go to Zhabei?"

"Why is it impossible!"

Yingzuo walked upstairs quickly, his face livid, "How long has it been since we last contacted each other?"

"After the operation yesterday, we had no contact after they replied that it was safe."

There was no operation planned yesterday, so even though there was a power outage, it actually had no impact because no telegrams were sent.

"Send immediately, confirm the location!"

"Our time is fixed, and the other party won't accept it at this time."

"Then go find it!"

Yingzuo was rarely angry, and he stopped and said sternly: "Notify the people in Pudong to go to their location immediately to confirm that it is safe!"

"Hi!"

The men hurried away, Yingzuo narrowed his eyes slightly, the best case scenario was that they were caught up by the Qing Gang, and had no choice but to run to Zhabei to hide, the Qing Gang attacked them, they were killed, and then they looked for a place to hide again.
No! If that were the case, they should have had time to send a telegram to report the news. They knew that the Mei Agency could receive telegrams 24 hours a day.

Yingzuo stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold. There were only two explanations for not sending the telegram: either it was not them, or this group of people had been arrested.

Yingzuo walked quickly to the room, picked up the phone and called Tojo Akio: "Did the Military Police Headquarters take any action last night or this morning?"

"Action? No?" Tojo Akio had no idea about this. He fell asleep after drinking a lot of wine and was still in a daze.

"Go ask! I'll wait for your call!" Yingzuo suppressed his anger and said in a low voice. When he hung up, he heard Tojo Akio mutter, "It's so noisy. You're sick."

Yingzo's blood pressure rose, his head was pounding, he slowly pressed the button to wait, his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound.

Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling, the phone rang soon.

Yingzuo picked up the phone in a second.

Tojo Akio found out something unusual and sobered up a little. "Around four o'clock, ten people were arrested, including Fujita and Kiyoshi."

Bang, Yingzuo hung up the phone, his face turned pale with twitching mouth corners.

If people fight against the Qing Gang, it doesn't matter even if all of them die. If people fight against the British, it doesn't matter even if they fall into their hands. But if they fall into Fujita Kazukiyo's hands, it will be the most uncontrollable.

He called Tojo Akio again and said in a low voice, "Find a way. Bring it all to me. Just tell them that I have something from the Military Control Commission and need their cooperation in the investigation. It's confidential. Don't say anything else. Hurry!"

Tojo Akio waited for him to finish before he said calmly, "That's impossible. Fujita Kazukiyo is still in the Military Police Headquarters. The person in charge is Lieutenant Hirano, the captain he promoted. If Fujita is not here, I can still give him orders. Fujita Kazukiyo is there. Will he listen to me?"

Yingzuo was furious and immediately yelled, "What's the use of you being a captain?! You can't even do this?!"

"You also said that, Captain, I'm not the military police commander!" Tojo Akio was still in a bad mood after waking up, and he just fought back.

Yingzuo took a deep breath and said, "I'll send someone to bring you something. You mix it in their food and let them eat it."

"Murder?" Tojo Akio exclaimed, then retracted his head: "I can't do this. You know Fujita's brain. He is very smart."

Tojo Akio is stupid, but not completely stupid. How could he have done this murder himself? And it was poisoned, so it must have been done by an insider, who should be held responsible.

He helps Yingzuo clean up his mess, and you really think he's stupid and crazy.

Bang! Yingzuo really smashed the phone this time.

The people were recruited in Nanjing, the code book was for military use, the telegram was retained, and the telecommunications room of the gendarmerie headquarters also has a copy. These cannot be denied.

It can be said that the purpose of this matter was to find the Military Intelligence Bureau, but the Military Intelligence Bureau has not been found yet. Many Shanghai businessmen have been killed, and Zhang Xiaolin of Fujita Kazukiyo has also been killed by him. Fujita Kazukiyo was a favorite of the Emperor. If these things were to be reported, he would have to take the blame for the destruction of Shanghai's economy.

It’s not that we can’t bear the responsibility, nor that we can’t solve the problem, but the purpose that the people behind the scenes want cannot be achieved. This is the biggest problem!

Everything can still be saved, as long as people die!
The men appeared at the door tremblingly.

Yingzuo glared at him sideways, "Speak!"

"Everyone is gone."

Yingzuo did not comment, but walked up to him with a deep look and asked: "Now let me ask you, since we are in the Military Police Headquarters, is there any way to make these people shut up forever."

"Poisoned." The subordinate blurted out.

Kagesa: "Fujita Kazukiyo is personally watching over it."

"This" the subordinate frowned. There was really no other way. He couldn't jailbreak, right?

"Think of a solution, everyone, think of a solution, put aside everything, think of a solution for me, think of every possible solution!"

"Hi!"

After the order was issued, everyone in the Mei Agency started to use their brains, but that was the military police headquarters. Force was useless, only intelligence was available. Killing people was done by close combat or poisoning, so what else could they do?
After frowning for a long time, one of them put down the phone and suddenly shouted excitedly: "There is a way!"

Everyone looked at him, and he immediately said, "Our people have heard that Fujita Kazukiyo wants to transport these people away to the airport. The vehicle has already arrived at the Military Police Headquarters and is loading people!"

Is this good news? Sending him to the airport means flying to the mainland. A group of people frowned at him like he was mentally retarded.

The man laughed awkwardly: "Can we do it on the road?"

Someone sighed, "The security at the Military Police Headquarters is so strict, do you think they won't protect you on the road? Where can we find an action team to snatch someone from the Military Police Headquarters' escort team? What if one person is left behind? Isn't that a greater crime?"

"Coco, this is the most likely solution."

At the Military Police Headquarters, Zhou Qinghe yawned as he looked at the people and goods loading the truck. He had only slept for four hours, which was a little short.

However, this witness matter is of great importance, so it is more reassuring for me to keep watch over him. His presence is a deterrent in itself.

"Let's go." Watching the vehicles drive towards the gendarmerie headquarters, Zhou Qinghe got into his own car, and Miura Jiro also squeezed in. After all, Zhou Qinghe's car was bulletproof. In case Yingzuo really became desperate, wouldn't it be safer?

"Who will be sent to Japan?" Zhou Qinghe asked.

"The chief of staff and the person in charge of the telecommunications room." Miura Jiro also yawned. "Let the people in the telecommunications room explain the matter of the telegram to the headquarters. After all, there are many senior officials in the headquarters. I was afraid that he would be nervous if his level was too low, so I asked the chief of staff to go with him."

Zhou Qinghe nodded. This arrangement was fine. After all, they would have their own people to pick them up in Japan, and the open and secret struggles in the headquarters would be commanded by the two gangs themselves.

Maybe this time we can remove Yingzuo's title as director of the China Special Committee.

For the Military Control Commission, if Zhou Qinghe was replaced by Fujita Yasuda, he could act more boldly. And for the Fujita Yasuda family, this was a powerful position of major general. It was not enough for him to be in charge of intelligence, he also had to be in charge of the entire Nanjing government.

This piece of meat is very fragrant.

As for Kagesawa, he is still young after all, so it is difficult to get rid of him directly. However, it is much easier to change his position or even demote him in secret.

A large number of troops were deployed today to guard the place, as they were very concerned about security. Zhou Qinghe was also observing the roadside environment. Finally, they were successfully sent to the airport.

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief this time." Jiro Miura laughed.

The two watched as the people and evidence were sent onto the plane. Then the people in the telecommunications room said goodbye to the chief of staff. Jiro Miura gave a few instructions and watched them get on the plane. After the plane took off, he returned.

"Kagesawa's expression should be very interesting right now. Do you want to go meet him?" Jiro Miura became excited.

Zhou Qinghe sneered and shook his head: "Let's talk about it later. I'm going back to sleep."

"alright."

They both went back to their homes and went to sleep.

Zhou Qinghe hadn't slept yet. He went home and took a shower. The servant cooked some food. While he was eating, the phone rang urgently.

Zhou Qinghe walked over and answered the phone, "Hello."

Inside was Miura Jiro's voice, extremely angry and shocked: "The navy reported that a plane crashed in the sea. They are sending people to salvage it. I want to know if it is our plane! It is our plane!"

(End of this chapter)

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