The spy career of a surgeon

Chapter 322 Asking for Credit
Ministry of Army.

Kagesawa's achievement this time can be said to have shocked the entire Army Ministry.

Although it was a bit exaggerated, it was approved by Mitsui Mitsubishi, and some staff members didn't know whether it was true or not, so they were shocked when they read the report.

A major Class A station of the Military Control Commission was completely uncovered. This was a great honor that could not be missed both in terms of military affairs and external propaganda.

From a military perspective, publicizing this matter can boost morale and undermine the determination of the anti-Japanese forces.

In terms of external propaganda, this incident can tell other countries how powerful Japan's intelligence capabilities are.

Therefore, the Army Ministry must give strong commendation for this achievement. Although Yingzo was at fault for the early chaos in Shanghai, his merits outweigh his flaws.

This achievement is truly eye-opening.

An undisputed achievement!
Therefore, the opponents of Yasuda Konoe only resisted slightly and then acquiesced to the reward.

The people from the Mitsui Mitsubishi faction were very happy. Before Zhou Qing and their people, Mitsui Mitsubishi was considered a rival, but now, everyone was in the same camp and the divisions were clear.

The next step is to decide on the rewards.

The medal will definitely be given, and it can be expedited for Kagesawa's approval. As long as the Army Ministry agrees, the Prime Minister signs and goes through the process, and then reports to Hirohito, there is no reason why His Majesty the Emperor would not give it.

As for the title issue, people from Mitsui Mitsubishi also wanted to make a move.

But Yasuda and Konoe's people will oppose this matter. You want all the benefits, right? It's fine if you want the medal, but you dare to ask for the title.

The title of nobility is such a precious honor. Many of you here don't have it yet. How can Kagesawa be worthy of it?

No, absolutely not!
The application is difficult, Mitsui Mitsubishi's people have already thought of it, but Yingzuo and others are to be trained as the leaders of the future Army Mitsubishi faction. How can we not fight for the title if we have the opportunity? Who knows if there will be another chance next time.

So they opened fire.

This time they had the upper hand.

The opposition parties expressed a slightly stronger opposition to this matter, but the centrists, because of the great contributions made by Kagesawa, gave him some face at this time. Anyway, they only discussed the application for the title and then submitted it. As for whether to approve it or not, that was up to His Majesty the Emperor, so it was finally passed by a large margin.

The result of the meeting was perfect for the people of Mitsubishi. First, medals were awarded, and then applications for titles were made. As for applications for promotion in military rank, that would have to wait for the decision on the title to be made.

If you have passed the knighthood exam, then your military rank will have to be put on hold and you have to wait a while. The knighthood is still more important than promotion.

If the title is not approved, then the application for promotion to military rank will be approved more naturally.

We can't just deny them all, right? If we only give a medal for such a great achievement, wouldn't that be disheartening to the people who made the contribution?

This is also a little trick.

The Mitsui Mitsubishi Group won a great victory in this meeting.

Everyone thought the meeting was over, but at this moment, Zhou Qinghe's report was delivered to the conference room.

"Section Chief Fujita's investigation telegram on the Hankou incident. It just so happens that all the staff are here, so we might as well solve it together."

The participants then sat down again and began to circulate the telegram one by one.

Some people thought it was a trivial matter. After all, compared with Kagesa's great achievements, although Section Chief Fujita had made some achievements in Hankou, the fact that this matter could be accomplished did not exceed the expectations of everyone in the headquarters.

If there is nothing beyond your expectations, then it is just your job.

Let's just discuss it casually, then investigate it, and recall Section Chief Fujita if necessary, and the matter will be over.

It will just delay the meeting another 5 or 10 minutes.

However, things turned out to be far beyond their expectations.

Just now, Yasuda and Konoe's people were quite tolerant of Kagesawa's matter and only allowed it after a slight rebuttal.

As for the matter of Fujita Kazukiyo this time, the people of Mitsui Mitsubishi launched a crazy charge.

"I also have a report here, you can take a look."

The person who spoke was Major General Muto Akira, Director of the Military Affairs Bureau.

While Fujita Kazukiyo's report was being circulated, Muto Akira had someone bring a telegram and passed it to his subordinates for circulation.

"The Chief of Staff of the Hankou Headquarters, Major General Endo Saburo, accused Section Chief Fujita of calling in Major Takada Okuma, who was in charge of logistics, for questioning on the first day of his arrival in Hankou for investigation, and then killing him on the spot. The Hankou Headquarters was not informed at any time during the whole process, not even when he was killed.

This is completely different from what Section Chief Fujita said in his own report, that Takada Daikuma committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

Two telegrams, who is lying? "

The presentation of this report cheered up the outside staff and they started fighting.

The death of a major is a trivial matter. Is this worth bringing up at a high-level meeting of the Army Ministry?
Therefore, either this Takada Daikuma is Endo Saburo's biological son, which motivated Endo Saburo to file a lawsuit, or this matter itself is unusual.

While they were still thinking.

Mitsui's man, Section Chief Miro Kawabe of the Investigation Department, opened fire directly.

He took the two telegrams and pretended to read them carefully, then said fairly:

Let’s put aside what happened in Hankou for now and just look at these two telegrams. I have a question.

I can understand that Section Chief Fujita went to Hankou to deal with the soldiers' drug poisoning incident without notifying the Hankou Army Command in advance.

However, Endo said in his report that Section Chief Fujita summoned Major Takata for questioning on the first day of his arrival in Hankou, and within two hours of Major Takata's arrival, Endo received the news of Takata's death.

Two hours, everyone please pay attention to this time.

As far as I know, Section Chief Fujita has never worked in Hankou, which means he has no source of information in Hankou.

Two hours, you guys go and investigate, what can you do in Hankou in two hours?
It would be considered efficient if we could figure out who was involved in this matter.

However, Section Chief Fujita's report said that Takata committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

In order to make Takata commit suicide out of fear of crime, first, Section Chief Fujita must have evidence in his hands that Takata cannot deny, and second, Takata must voluntarily repent and not even want to go through a trial, and only then will he commit suicide out of fear of crime.

After listening to this, do you think it can be done in two hours? "

After hearing this, everyone nodded silently. It was indeed too much to complete these tasks in two hours. It was not in line with common sense.

Mitsui's people made a summary statement, "So, I judge that this person did not commit suicide out of fear of crime, but was shot dead on the spot by Fujita."

Since the person was killed, Fujita's entire report is false. The starting point is false, and the conclusion is of course false as well.

Combined with the report of Endo Saburo's lawsuit against Fujita, Fujita's lawsuit against Endo Saburo was obviously false. It was just that Fujita filed the complaint first, but Endo did not expect to file a complaint as well.

The centrists think this inference is more reasonable.

"Section Chief Kawabe's analysis is very interesting." Yasuda's men came out and laughed, "Section Chief Fujita couldn't find anything in two hours on his first day in Hankou. That's because you couldn't find anything. How do you know that Section Chief Fujita couldn't find anything?"

Hebian sneered: "Section Chief Watanabe actually asked me to answer such a stupid question.
Even if Takata really did it, you have to find Takata among all the people in Hankou within two hours, and then Takata personally leads you to dig out the evidence he hid and accuse him!
If it took two days, I wouldn't say a word to Section Chief Fujita. Two hours, do you think that's realistic?"

Watanabe smiled and said, "You have to find Takada among all the people in Hankou in two hours, and then Takada himself will lead you to dig out the evidence he has hidden to accuse him. Section Chief Kawabe thinks this is unrealistic.

In two hours, you have to find Gao Tian among all the people in Hankou, and then make Gao Tian offend you, offend you severely, and make you so angry that you have to shoot him on the spot, only then will you feel relieved, and Section Chief Hebian feels that this is reality. "

Oh, great counterattack, the centrists think Watanabe has a point.

Hebian raised his eyebrows: "Investigation requires evidence, but it only takes a second to make a grudge. Haven't you heard of this, Section Chief Watanabe?"

Watanabe stared at him and smiled: "Didn't Section Chief Kawabe just say that as far as you know, Section Chief Fujita has never been to Hankou? Is this turning into a life-and-death feud?"

"Now that Takata is dead, how can we explain this matter?"

He didn't pretend anymore, he came clean, and slammed the table in anger. Watanabe didn't give in at all, staring at him and said, "He committed suicide out of fear of crime, the report clearly states it, what else do you want to explain?"

Hebian: "Anyone with eyes can see that Fujita killed him. Do you think everyone sitting here is blind?"

Watanabe: "You are blind. The report is so clear and there is so much evidence. You have never been to school and you can't read, right?"

Riverside: "Fuck you, you're not even going to give an explanation to an active-duty officer who committed suicide without permission, right? You're ignoring military law, right?"

Watanabe: "You better keep your mouth shut. Don't say he committed suicide out of fear of crime. Even if Fujita killed him, it was a reasonable move to kill the murderer. As long as it's good for the war, then kill him. Why do you have so many opinions?"

Hebian: "If he says the murderer is the real murderer, then he is the real murderer? Fujita has not investigated this matter at all. From the beginning to the end, it is just his one-sided statement, without giving people a chance to explain. I think he is handling the case casually and deceiving us. Minister of War, I demand a thorough investigation of Fujita Kazuki's actions in this matter, and suspend all his duties!"

Watanabe: "Okay! Minister of War, I also ask the headquarters to conduct a thorough investigation of Fujita Kazukiyo in this matter, but this matter cannot be let go. Section Chief Fujita is conscientious and has always done things properly. Even His Majesty the Emperor praises him. Investigating him is itself a slander on his character.

I suggest that since Section Chief Kawabe disagrees with Section Chief Fujita's investigation report, I think it would be better for Section Chief Kawabe to go to Hankou himself to find the real culprit of the poisoning. Once he finds the real culprit, we can discuss whether Section Chief Fujita's conclusion is correct. If he can't find the real culprit, then Section Chief Fujita's report is naturally correct. "

"I'm not going!" Hebian suddenly turned around.

Watanabe sneered: "What's wrong? Are you worried that you can't find a new murderer? Or are you going to find a random soldier to take care of it all? Section Chief Kawabe, you haven't gone yet, don't let me predict what will happen in the future."

Hebian was furious and was set up.

Watanabe smiled slightly, turned his head and said, "Minister Lu, you decide. My suggestion is that Section Chief Watanabe go to Hankou to investigate in person. This is also the responsibility of their investigation department."

What else could Lu Xiangyan Junliu, who had been silent on the stage, say? He didn't need to get involved in the fight between the two gangs, he just needed to mediate.

Now, even Fujita's own people are unwilling to protect him, so let Mitsui's people investigate. So let them investigate.

Yan Junliu: "Hebian Section Chief, then you should go to Hankou."

Hebian looked unhappy, but he could only agree.

The next day, Hebian Meilang's plane arrived in Hankou.

As soon as he arrived in Hankou, he went to see Saburo Endo to learn about the situation, and then started working in a hurry.

The first thing he did was to call the Navy Headquarters and ask Zhou Qinghe to visit him at the Army Headquarters and explain the reason for the murder in person.

Zhou Qinghe: “No time.”

"Section Chief Fujita, I was sent by the headquarters to investigate."

"I said I'm busy."

The phone was hung up immediately.

Kawabe Meilang was shocked when he held the phone, and asked Endo Saburo: "Did I not explain it clearly?"

Endo Saburo: "Fujita is arrogant, including to me."

Meilang Kawabe didn't expect that even with the order from the base camp, he couldn't even call anyone over.

His official rank was not high, he was a colonel like Fujita, but people in the investigation department were one level higher than their superiors, and even a major general had to be polite when meeting him. How could a colonel like Fujita be so arrogant?

"If he doesn't come, we will go to his house and invite him in person."

Miro Kawabe was furious, especially because he couldn't call anyone in front of Saburo Endo, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.

Accompanied by a team of military police, the car drove directly to the entrance of the Navy Headquarters.

With orders from the base camp, we can’t even get through the door.

The navy people don't give face to the headquarters. They only obey the orders of the General Staff. The army's headquarters has nothing to do with them.

But Zhou Qinghe came out.

When Kawabe Meilang saw Zhou Qinghe coming out, he sneered, "Section Chief Fujita is so powerful that he doesn't even listen to orders from the headquarters. If you don't know me, you would think you are the Minister of Army."

"I'm very busy now." Zhou Qinghe said sincerely, "I've been inspired recently and have some ideas for drugs. I don't mean to neglect Section Chief Hebian. Section Chief Hebian must know the importance of drug research and development. I'm really busy and don't want to be disturbed."

Hebian Meilang said in a bad tone: "The headquarters asked me to investigate, so you have to cooperate with the investigation. This is a public matter. I don't care what kind of medicine you have. Do you have to cooperate with the headquarters' orders?"

"Cooperate." Zhou Qinghe nodded and glanced at Endo Saburo: "Next, I need to have a private conversation with Section Chief Kawabe. General Endo, please move away. Thank you."

Endo Saburo frowned and said, "If you want me to move away, then just move away. But since when did a general have to give space to a lieutenant?"

Hebian Meilang gave him face and walked away a little: "Let's talk here."

Zhou Qinghe was very cooperative and readily accepted the advice.

"Go ahead." Hebian Meilang said with a stern face.

Zhou Qinghe glanced at Endo Saburo, smiled at him, and then said to Kawabe Miro, "Section Chief Kawabe, do you want to come to Hankou to work?"

"What?" Hebian Meilang didn't understand and frowned.

Zhou Qinghe smiled: "Takata Daikuma was killed by me. If you want to oppose my investigation report, you need to find a real murderer. You can only find a fake one, whether it is a soldier or a member of Chongqing, you always need a scapegoat to take the blame.

If you dare to find it, I will keep a close eye on you. What is fake cannot become real. If you find any flaw, I can overturn all your reports.

You can look for whatever you want, I will take my time to select, I will accompany you in Hankou and spend time with you, I am not in a hurry, I plan to build a new laboratory in the naval base, and I will develop drugs slowly.

You'd better hurry up, ten days or half a month is fine, after a while, someone will help you take over your position in the Investigation Department of the Ministry of the Army."

Hebian Meilang was still a little confused when he heard it before, but now his face was completely serious.

Before setting off, someone told him to find someone trustworthy to take the responsibility. Although the person who took the responsibility would be guilty of a capital crime, it was still up to them to decide whether to live or not.

As long as someone takes the blame, Fujita and Kiyoshi will be charged with the crime of killing the lieutenant without authorization. When the time comes, the matter will be publicized. Even if there is someone to bail him out, he will still be punished if he doesn't go to a military court, right?
When Hebian Meilang first heard about this plan, he thought there was nothing wrong with it. After all, the murderer was his, so what could be the problem? As long as he was willing to be the murderer, he could just confess.

But I didn't expect that Fujita Kazukiyo would actually want to clear the name of the person who took the blame, just to waste his time here?
Normal people want to clear their grievances, but Fujita Kazukiyo doesn't want that at all!
He deliberately asked someone to investigate him!

"You sent this telegram to the base camp just to find someone to accompany you? What's in it for you?" Hebian Meilang gritted his teeth.

"Of course there are advantages. Being a defendant is better than being a plaintiff."

Zhou Qinghe sneered: "I am too lazy to investigate any poisoning case. You know who the murderer is best. Help me find him and hand the evidence to me. I will let you go and ask you to come and work for me. Don't mind it. Just think of it as a trip abroad to relax."

"Do you think it's possible?" Hebian Meilang's eyes were cold.

"Impossible." Zhou Qinghe shook his head, still smiling: "There are so many people behind him, what if this murderer..."

While Zhou Qinghe was talking, he glanced at Endo Saburo who was not far away. Seeing that Endo Saburo was in a bad mood, he turned around and smiled: "What if the murderer can't hold on and drags in more powerful people? How will it end, right?"

Hebian Meilang said nothing, just stared coldly.

Zhou Qinghe continued, "So I have prepared a compromise for you. Either you come up with a perfect plan and prepare a perfect murderer so that I can't find out. Or, you make some people unable to speak forever and add a suicide out of fear of crime to the investigation report."

"You're crazy!" Kawabe Meiro was shocked. He was actually asked to kill Endo Saburo!

"You are crazy." Zhou Qinghe said coldly, "You have spent so much time digging a hole for me, and you think I have a good temper? Do you know how precious my time is? It is a shame for the empire to waste it on such bullshit with a bunch of scum like you!
Now I give you a choice, either he dies and the poisoning case comes to an end, or you stay in Hankou and the Hankou Command may be able to give you a position as the head of the investigation department!
Is it for yourself or for them, Section Chief Hebian, think about it carefully.

Also, Chief Hebian, I advise you to make your own decision. In the eyes of some people, your value may not be as important as that of a major general chief of staff.

If you stay here, you won't die, at most you'll have no future, right?"

Zhou Qinghe left after saying this without even saying hello to Endo Saburo.

When Endo Saburo saw Zhou Qinghe leaving, he stepped forward and looked at Hebian Meilang's frightening face and angry eyes. He was extremely curious. What did he say that could make people so angry in such a short time?
"What did he say? I thought I heard something dead?"

It took a long time for Hebian Meilang to reply: "He told me to die."

(End of this chapter)