Chapter 640: The tied-up man

 There was a commotion in the courtyard on the first floor.

 Sanbonjiro got up and came to the window to look down.

“Section Chief, I have one more thing to report to you.” Cheng Qianfan took two steps forward and said, while looking out the window.

 “Tell me, what’s the matter?” Sanbonjiro said.

 Two agents got out of the back seat and walked towards the trunk of the car.

A tied-up man was lifted out of the trunk of a car. Two agents said something to Araki Harima, who came to check after hearing the news.

Araki Harima waved his hand, a cart came over, the man was put on the cart and pushed away.

 Was he knocked unconscious?

 Still fainted?

Cheng Qianfan thought in his mind, and then said, "Lieutenant Nishimura informed us of two shooting and kidnapping cases. However, according to the investigation by his subordinates, another kidnapping case occurred at the same time that night."

"Oh?" Sanbonjiro turned to look over, "Is there another kidnapping case?"

“Yes, this kidnapping took place in Fangjia Lane in the French Concession.” Cheng Qianfan said. From the corner of his eye, he saw the tied man being pushed in the direction of the torture room on a trolley.

 …

 “Fangjiaong?” Sanbonjiro came to the wall.

Cheng Qianfan quickly and diligently helped the section chief to open the curtain, revealing the hanging map of the French Concession. He took the baton handed over by Sanbonjiro and clicked on the map, "Section Chief, Fang Family Alley."

 “Tell me more specifically.” Sanbonjiro said with a frown.

"This is a single-family house. The resident is a Chinese named Li Yuan. That night, the house was suddenly attacked by gunmen. A bodyguard was killed. Li Yuan disappeared and was suspected to have been kidnapped. "Cheng Qianfan said.

“This Li Yuan, what’s special about his identity?” Sanbonjiro said thoughtfully.

“Section Chief Mingjian can see the crux of the problem at a glance.” Cheng Qianfan flattered Sanbonjiro without leaving a trace and continued.

"Because Xia Houyuan and Ojiu Hideo were attacked and kidnapped at the same time that night, my subordinates were alert and sent people to investigate the matter secretly."

“Li Yuan is from Nanxun, Zhejiang Province, China. It is said that his family is quite wealthy. There is nothing special about this person. He works in a foreign trade company and usually follows the rules. There is nothing unusual about it.” Cheng Qianfan paused.

 “What’s the problem with this foreign company?” Sanbonjiro asked.

"Search Mingjian." Cheng Qianfan showed an admiring smile on his face, "The problem lies with this foreign company. The secret boss of the foreign company is Lu Kuiyuan."

 After speaking, he looked at Sanbonjiro and secretly observed Sanbonjiro's expression.

Sure enough, Sanbonjiro nodded slightly, "Lu Kuiyuan is a friend who cooperates with the empire. This attack should not be an ordinary kidnapping case."

"My subordinates have had contact with Lu Kuiyuan, and he has always been quite friendly to the empire." Cheng Qianfan said with a look of surprise, "It turns out that this person has already defected to the empire, so this matter is likely to be a lesson. As the commander expected, it was for Lu Kuiyuan, and it was not an ordinary kidnapping case."

As he spoke, he looked thoughtful and moved slightly.

 “Just say whatever comes to mind.” Sanbonjiro said.

"My subordinates are wondering about the identity of this Li Yuan." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully, "The kidnapping case also happened that night. Xia Houyuan and Oku Hideo were both agents of the Nishimura class. Is this Li Yuan..."

“Do you suspect that Li Yuan is also from Nishimura class?” Sanbonjiro asked.

"My subordinates have this suspicion, but it doesn't seem right. If Li Yuan is really from Nishimura's class, then Lieutenant Colonel Nishimura Ozo has no reason not to inform us as well." Cheng Qianfan said with a puzzled expression.

Hearing this, Sanbonjiro snorted coldly and looked unhappy.

 He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki, "Miyazaki-kun, you did a good job."

This is the value of Miyazaki Kentaro, the deputy chief inspector of the French Concession Central Police Station. With Miyazaki Kentaro's current power in the French Concession, basically nothing that happens in the French Concession can be hidden from Miyazaki's eyes.

With Kentaro Miyazaki in the French Concession, the extra-high school class has an extra pair of eyes that can spy on everything.

 …

“Miyazaki is stupid and stubborn, but he was well taught by the section chief.” Cheng Qianfan said respectfully, “section chief, do I need to continue to dig deeper into this case?”

"No need, your first task now is to find the jewelry box lost in Xia Houyuan's home." Sanbonjiro thought for a moment and said, "I will arrange for other people to investigate Li Yuan's case."

"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan nodded, "About the jewelry box, my subordinates have already obtained some information."

"Where is the jewelry box now?" Sanbonjiro was refreshed and asked immediately.

Seeing Sanbonjiro's reaction, Cheng Qianfan's suspicion was confirmed again. Sanbonjiro was asking about the jewelry box, not the accessories inside. The focus of the Japanese search should be the jewelry box itself.

"My subordinates have inquired and found out that the patrol in Beitang District did indeed take away some things from Xia Houyuan's home, including a jewelry box with the style described by the section chief." Cheng Qianfan said.

“My subordinates have made an appointment with Zhao Gangchen, the second inspector of the Beitang District Police Station, to meet tomorrow and ask him to help secretly find out the whereabouts of the jewelry box.”

“Do you think the jewelry box is in the evidence room of the patrol room?” Sanbonjiro asked.

"According to the usual practice, when patrols search for valuable items, they will intercept some of them privately, but not all of them." Cheng Qianfan said, "Therefore, my subordinates guessed that they would take away the jewelry they thought was the most valuable, and then put the other items away." The jewelry and jewelry box were handed over to the evidence room."

“Can I secretly retrieve the jewelry box through Zhao Gangchen?” Sanbonjiro asked.

“Search, the valuable jewelry that I estimate is now owned, and it will be difficult to get it back.” Cheng Qianfan looked embarrassed.

"Don't worry about the jewelry, what I want is the jewelry box." Sanbonjiro looked at Cheng Qianfan with a hateful expression. This guy's intelligence sensitivity was too low. At this time, he didn't realize that the target was the jewelry box.

He shook his head. Miyazaki was an extremely shrewd guy, but all his shrewdness was spent on money. This guy probably only thought about the precious ornaments in the jewelry box.

Sanbonjiro was a little annoyed and wanted to curse a few words, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the red wine gift box in the corner of the desk floor, and the curse words came to his lips before returning.

Miyazaki, although he is indeed very irritating sometimes, loyalty is hard to come by.

 …

"If you just get back the jewelry box, considering that the jewelry box itself is not valuable, it shouldn't be a big problem." Cheng Qianfan showed a look of surprise. He nodded and said, "However, if the subordinate just asks for the jewelry box, will it cause trouble to the other party?" Doubts?"

"Don't worry about it so much. Your first priority now is to get the jewelry box back intact." Sanbonjiro glared at Cheng Qianfan and said.

"I understand." Cheng Qianfan stood at attention and said respectfully, "I will get the jewelry box back intact as soon as possible."

 …

 Leaving Sanbonjiro's office, Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette at the stairs on the first floor.

 After his step-by-step creation, it is now clear from Jiro Sanbon’s mouth that the Japanese people’s goal is jewelry boxes.

What secret does this somewhat shabby mahogany-colored jewelry box hide?

He deliberately brought it up and asked for the jewelry box directly. Not asking for the jewelry would arouse Zhao Gangchen's suspicion, but Sanbonjiro completely ignored it.

It can be seen that there must be an extremely important secret hidden in this jewelry box, which made the always cautious Sanbonjiro so anxious that he ignored the concealment and caution of the secret agent's actions.

He looked at the night sky. It had rained for several days and finally stopped. The night was overcast and there were no stars.

I don’t know if Lu Dazhang’s operation is progressing smoothly and whether he can get the jewelry box in advance.

 He walked leisurely in the yard, looked up, and walked towards the toilet on the right side of the yard.

It's near the torture chamber.

 The most important thing is that the interrogation is an extremely cruel and stalemate battle of wits and courage.

 He ​​knew Araki Harima’s habits. Before the torture officially started, Araki Harima would come to the toilet to drain the water, smoke two cigarettes, and prepare himself for ‘battle’ before starting the long and cruel interrogation.

As he expected, Araki Harima should be smoking in front of the toilet at this moment.

 …

As expected, Cheng Qianfan leisurely came to the door of the toilet and saw Araki Harima smoking silently there.

“Araki-kun.” Cheng Qianfan said hello, but he didn’t even stamp his feet, but ran directly into the toilet.

 Every time he comes to the extra-high school class, Cheng Qianfan will drink some water in advance to prepare for emergencies.

This emergency need may be to urinate when needed, or it may be used in the current situation, for example.

Hearing the rumble coming from the toilet, Araki Harima joked, "I really should have asked the class principal to keep you a little longer so you can hold it in for a while."

“Araki-kun, you are so vicious.” Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly, tied his belt and walked out.

 He turned on the faucet and washed his hands, deliberately swung it, and splashed onto Araki Harima's body.

 “Miyazaki-kun.” Araki Harima shouted.

Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly, and Araki Harima pointed at him and also laughed.

Taking the cigarette handed over by Cheng Qianfan, Araki Harima put the cigarette **** in his hand against the fire, took two puffs, sighed comfortably, and said, "I am really happy to have a friend like Miyazaki-kun in China."

The slapstick just now made Araki Harima feel quite emotional. The Special High School is a secret service agency. Even if everyone is an imperial agent, they will inevitably be wary of each other. Only when they are with this guy Miyazaki , he could let go of some of his defenses and enjoy this rare friendship.

“I am even more lucky to have a friend like Mr. Araki.” Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

Araki Harima nodded with emotion.

 The two looked at each other and smiled.

 …

 “It seems that Mr. Araki will stay up late again.” Cheng Qianfan said.

 “Did you see it?” Araki Harima asked.

“Hmm.” Cheng Qianfan nodded, “I was in the section chief’s office just now, and I happened to see it from the window.”

As he spoke, he showed an expression of resentment and cruelty, and said, "These ugly and ignorant Chinese people, the empire kindly came to liberate them, and it is China's blessing to be able to become a colony of the Japanese Empire. They don't know how to be grateful. It is really abominable." .”

 “Not from China.” Araki Harima shook his head.

"Not Chinese?" Cheng Qianfan looked surprised. He looked around and asked in a low voice, "It can't be the empire..."

 He paused, then asked in a lower voice, "A scum like Seto Uchigawa who betrayed the empire?"

“No.” Araki Harima shook his head, “A German.”

"Germans?" Cheng Qianfan was even more surprised. He said cautiously, "Araki-kun, the empire and Germany are now..."

“Not a real German, not a German national.” Araki Harima sneered contemptuously, “A Chinese from Jiaozhou Bay.”

 …

Cheng Qianfan suddenly understood what Araki Harima meant. The Germans had occupied Qingdao for a long time, and some Germans and Chinese had intermarried and given birth to children.

After the end of the World War, a large number of Germans left Qingdao, but some Germans who had already married and had children in China did not leave.

 At the beginning of the year, after the fall of Qingdao, people fled Qingdao in large numbers, and some came to Shanghai.

“No matter what, we still have to be careful when it comes to the Germans,” Cheng Qianfan said.

“Just a Chinese working in a German clinic.” Araki flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said with a sneer, “I really thought I was a German.”

"Don't tell me these things." Cheng Qianfan waved his hands repeatedly and said to Araki Harima, "Araki-kun, hurry up and go home. It's time for me to go home."

Araki Harima laughed loudly. Miyazaki was always so cautious, lest he know something he shouldn't know and cause unnecessary trouble.

However, this is also what he appreciates about Kentaro Miyazaki. This kind of caution is very necessary in the secret service, and it is also an understandable principle of self-protection.

"Okay, I'm going over." Araki Harima waved his hand, "After these days of work, I'll treat you to a drink."

“I’m going to treat you.” Cheng Qianfan said with a wealthy expression on his face, “I got some top-notch sake shipped from China.”

 “It’s a deal.” Araki Harima laughed.

 …

Cheng Qianfan hummed a tune, held a cigarette in his mouth, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and left the extra high school leisurely.

 “Rickshaw!” Cheng Qianfan waved.

The rickshaw driver hurriedly pulled the rickshaw over.

"French Concession, Yandeli." Cheng Qianfan directly handed over a banknote, "No need to look for it."

 “Scare, scare, scare.” The rickshaw driver took the banknotes, surprise appeared on his tired face, and he bowed hurriedly.

"Okay, what are you grinding on? Hurry up." Cheng Qianfan scolded impatiently.

The rickshaw driver pulled the rickshaw and ran in the night of Shanghai. There were neon lights flashing along the way. They were the lights of Dongyang Street on Disney Road. After Japan occupied the Chinese border, Disney Road completely became the territory of the Japanese.

With the feasting and feasting, there is an abnormally prosperous scene.

Along the way, you can see drunken Japanese ronin, wearing wooden clogs on their feet and holding a quail-like Korean woman in their arms. The woman showed a flattering smile, and the ronin smiled wildly and proudly.

There were Chinese citizens passing by, all in a hurry. Some were entangled by Japanese rogues and had to ask the Chinese to bow.

Some people suppressed their grief and anger and had to smile and bow.

The Japanese laughed proudly and waved their hands, as if chasing away slaves.

Those who disobeyed were beaten and kicked. The Japanese ronin who beat the person spat at the Chinese who was lying on the ground with a **** head and left proudly.

 A female worker who was off work saw it from a distance and hurriedly hid in a nearby alley and took a detour to leave.

Just a few days ago, a female worker on the night shift was insulted by a Japanese employee of Daikin Commercial Bank. After investigation, the Dajiao Municipal Police Department concluded that:

Female workers tried to seduce a noble citizen of the Japanese Empire, but when they failed to seduce him, they falsely accused him.

The female worker jumped into the river and committed suicide in grief and anger. The misfortune of this poor female compatriot did not even stir up a trace of waves in the fallen Shanghai.

 This is—

 The life of a subjugated slave!

Cheng Qianfan looked at all this coldly, but his heart was heavy, not only because of everything he saw, but also because he had been thinking about the information he got from Araki Harima...

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