Chapter 729 ‘The old man stops cultivating’

 After hearing Kentaro Miyazaki's words, Sanbonjiro nodded calmly, but he was actually quite happy and relieved in his heart.

If he hadn't asked about this matter today, he might not have noticed it. Such a small thing was enough to show Miyazaki's loyalty to him.

 For a subordinate who is very greedy for money, he can be very considerate of his superior when it comes to money. Even if it is this kind of "extra money", he can secretly offer his heart to his superior without his knowledge.

 This is the greatest loyalty, a sincere heart.

“What do you think is the likelihood that the shooter was a hired Jew?” asked Mimotojiro.

"There is a certain possibility." Cheng Qianfan said, then shook his head, "However, the possibility is not high."

 “Tell me specifically.”

“Many Jewish tycoons, including Sassoon and Kadoorie, as well as some Chinese groups in Shanghai are actively rescuing and resettling these Jewish refugees,” Cheng Qianfan said.

"Although their living situation may be a little embarrassing, their basic survival needs can be guaranteed." He shook his head, "I can't think of a reason why a Jew would betray himself and be willing to be an assassin."

He looked at Sanbonjiro, "Professor, the Jews are very smart. They know who has the final say in Shanghai now. Assassinating citizens of the empire, especially famous scholars of the empire, will inevitably arouse the wrath of the empire. They will not lose big for small things." of."

  Mimotojiro nodded, Miyazaki Kentaro's analysis won his approval and satisfaction.

"You go to the guest house of the Consulate General now, Araki-kun is waiting for you to meet there." Sanbonjiro said, "Go and say goodbye to your teacher."

"Yes." Cheng Qianfan sighed softly, turned to leave, but stopped again, "Section Chief, the Consulate General has two guest houses, where is Mr. Araki?"

“Sakura Guesthouse.” Sanbonjiro glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki and said.

 “Hai.”

 …

"Brother Fan." Li Hao, who was waiting on the roadside outside the Extra High School, opened the car door. He saw Cheng Qianfan with a sad look on his face and asked with concern, "Brother Fan, what happened?"

"I learned about the death of an old friend." Cheng Qianfan did not get in the car immediately. Instead, he leaned against the car, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, then threw the cigarette **** on the ground and stepped on it hard. Step on, turn around and get in the car.

 “Go to Sakura Guesthouse in Hongkou District.”

"yes."

By the window of the office of the director of the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course, Sanbonjiro put down his telescope.

Even though it was night, Kentaro Miyazaki's car was parked under the streetlight just now, and Kentaro Miyazaki's every move could still be seen clearly.

“Brother Fan, why did you arrange for me to park the car under the street light this time?” Haozi asked as the car drove away.

 “Prepared for Sanben.” Cheng Qianfan leaned on the back of the chair, and his body finally got a chance to relax and rest.

 He pinched his eyebrows.

 Miboshi Jiro is indeed a cunning and cunning senior Japanese leader who is simply impossible to guard against.

 He successively avoided several traps secretly set by Sanbonjiro, and his body and spirit finally took a breather and relaxed.

 However, when he finally left, he almost fell into the trap of words set by Sanbonjiro.

If he had not asked Sanbonjiro which guest house he was going to, but just left...

 …

Hongkou District.

 At the entrance of Sakura Guesthouse.

“Drive the car to the open space across the road and wait for me there.” Cheng Qianfan got out of the car, straightened his clothes, and said casually.

"yes."

 Watching Li Hao drive away, Cheng Qianfan walked towards the Japanese checkpoint at the guest house.

"I'm here to see Captain Araki Harima of the Extraordinary Higher Education Course. We made an appointment." He said to the sentry soldier.

The soldier glanced at him and was about to pick up the phone and report inside.

 “Araki-kun.” Cheng Qianfan nodded to Araki Harima who came over to greet him.

 “Mr. Cheng, please.”

The two of them were walking in the courtyard of the guest house. Perhaps because of the shooting, there were no other guests in the courtyard except for a few special agents from the Special High School Division who were on guard.

“Everyone is very sad about the death of Professor Taniguchi.” Araki Harima patted Kentaro Miyazaki on the shoulder and said, “My condolences.”

“The news is too sudden.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said.

"Professor Taniguchi's body is being stored in the hospital. Is Miyazaki-kun in the past or..." Araki Harima pointed to the northwest direction behind Kentaro Miyazaki and said.

 The hospital is not far from Sakura Guesthouse. It takes about twenty minutes to walk there.

"It doesn't make any difference whether you watch it now or later, it only makes you sadder." Cheng Qianfan sighed slightly, and looked at Araki Harima, "Araki-kun, I'm telling you the truth, even though the head teacher told me about the teacher's murder. "

He pointed to the front and said as he walked, "However, in fact, my mind is still a little messy right now. I want to meet someone first to find out what exactly happened."

 “Okay.” Araki Harima nodded, “Who do you want to see?”

“I don’t know who it is specifically,” Cheng Qianfan said. “It’s the staff member responsible for receiving the teacher. I want to know something about him.”

"Sakamoto Yoshino, a staff member of the Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai." Araki Harima said, "It is he who is responsible for receiving Professor Taniguchi and his party."

"Sakamoto-kun?" Cheng Qianfan looked surprised, "He is actually responsible for the reception."

"Yes, I remember. This Sakamoto is your friend. You mentioned this person to me." Araki Harima nodded and pointed to the left with his right hand, "Miyazaki-kun, this way."

Then he saw Kentaro Miyazaki looking thoughtful, his expression a little gloomy, and finally he sighed.

“Miyazaki-kun, what are you doing?”

"Nothing." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "I'm just a little disappointed."

"disappointment?"

“It’s impossible that Mr. Sakamoto didn’t know that the person he was going to receive was my teacher, but he didn’t tell me in advance...” Cheng Qianfan shook his head.

"About this, I have asked Sakamoto Yoshino before." Araki Harima said, "According to Sakamoto's explanation, he has considered telling you and mentioned to Professor Taniguchi whether to inform you. However, Professor Taniguchi said I refused on the grounds of putting public affairs before private affairs.”

 “That’s it.” Cheng Qianfan looked astonished.

 …

“Sakamoto-kun.” Cheng Qianfan showed a surprised expression when he saw Sakamoto Yoshino with swollen cheeks, and then he subconsciously turned to look at Araki Harima.

Araki Harima shook his head, meaning that it was not his people who did it.

“It’s Uncle Imamura.” Sakamoto Yoshino showed a somewhat embarrassed look, “Professor Taniguchi was assassinated in front of me. I couldn’t accept it for a while, and I felt a little emotional. Uncle Imamura’s severe criticism made me sober up.”

 Cheng Qianfan nodded.

 He looked at Sakamoto Yoshino, opened his mouth, wanted to ask something, but closed his mouth again.

“Miyazaki-kun, are you blaming me for not protecting Professor Taniguchi?” Sakamoto Yoshino asked with a look of shame.

"No." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "I have already learned some of the circumstances of the teacher's assassination. This was an emergency. No one could have imagined that someone would do something to the teacher. Strictly speaking, most of the responsibility for this matter does not lie with you. "

Hearing what Miyazaki Kentaro said, Sakamoto Yoshino felt a lot more comfortable. What he was most worried about was that his friends would complain about his lack of protection because of this.

"Sakamoto-kun, you are the one responsible for receiving teachers, and you have more contact with teachers. I want to know the most objective situation from you." Cheng Qianfan sat on the wooden stool opposite Sakamoto Yoshino and continued. , “Only when I learned about the teacher’s death did I know that the teacher was actually in Shanghai.”

 As he spoke, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Sakamoto Yoshino nodded, "You ask Miyazaki-kun what you want to know, and I will answer it, otherwise I don't know where to start."

 “How many people are there in the teacher’s group?” Cheng Qianfan asked.

"There are five people, Professor Taniguchi, two students and assistants of Professor Taniguchi, Miss Haruko and Yame Shoji, and two people, one is Goichi Nakataniuchi, who was also a student of Professor Taniguchi, and the other is Miki Ishigami. Husband, he is not Professor Taniguchi’s student, he is only a few years younger than the professor, he and Nakataniuchi Goichi are both Professor Taniguchi’s temporary entourage,” Sakamoto Yoshino said.

“Among them, Miss Haruko and Yame Shoji are still an unmarried couple.” Sakamoto Yoshino added.

Besides, Araki Harima smoked silently. He raised his head and glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki.

Miyazaki Kentaro has already mastered and understood the information that Kentaro Miyazaki asked Sakamoto Yoshino. Miyazaki-kun could have asked him, but why did he ask Sakamoto Yoshino?

However, Araki Harima knew that although his friend was very greedy for money, he still had some skills, so he would not be aimless, so he decided to continue listening.

Every time Sakamoto Yoshino said a name, Cheng Qianfan quickly started thinking. He tried to match these names with the characters he knew from Miyazaki Kentaro's diary.

 At the same time, there is also that photo that can be used as a reference.

Hiroyuki Taniguchi’s student and assistant Haruko, this woman should be the woman next to Hiroyuki Taniguchi in the photo.

In the photo, there is a man who is relatively close to the woman beside her. He should be Haruko’s fiancé, Yame Shoji.

Goichi Nakataniuchi was once a student of Hiroyuki Taniguchi, and he should be the young man squatting on the ground smoking.

 The other middle-aged man in the photo should be Mikio Ishigami mentioned by Sakamoto Yoshino.

These people all match up with the people in the photos.

 Then it’s—

  These names, in his impression, he had not seen in Kentaro Miyazaki’s diary.

 There are three situations:

 None of these people knew Kentaro Miyazaki.

 Perhaps, their relationship with Kentaro Miyazaki is very average, and Kentaro Miyazaki's attitude towards them is average, or even bad, so naturally it is not reflected in the diary.

 Perhaps some people do not know Kentaro Miyazaki, while others know Kentaro Miyazaki.

Cheng Qianfan’s attention was mainly focused on Haruko, Yame Shoji, and Nakataniuchi Goichi. All three of them were students of Hiroyuki Taniguchi and were the most likely to interact with him.

Of course, the threat posed by these people to Cheng Qianfan at this moment has been reduced to a lower level than that of Taniguchi Kanyuki.

 This is why he dared to come to the guest house and was prepared to meet these people:

 Kentaro Miyazaki, who is suffering from the loss of his teacher, can treat a few people with a relatively cold attitude. There can be many reasons, the most direct of which can be -

They are alive, but Hiroshi Taniguchi is dead!

At the same time, Cheng Qianfan knew that he had to come to the guest house to deal with the assassination of Hiroyuki Taniguchi and meet with Hiroyuki Taniguchi’s entourage.

If he avoids this, even if there is no substantial evidence on his body that can be doubted, this is enough to arouse some people's suspicion:

 What is ‘Kentaro Miyazaki’ avoiding?

 …

“Miss Haruko seems to have an ambiguous relationship with Professor Taniguchi.” Sakamoto Yoshino said, “I once saw Miss Haruko and Yame Shoji having a quarrel.”

 Cheng Qianfan's facial expression was a little strange, and he coughed twice in embarrassment to cover up his embarrassment.

　　Then his expression changed, "Sakamoto-kun, do you mean that Yami Shoji knows about Haruko's ambiguous relationship with her teacher?"

"You should know." Sakamoto Yoshino recalled carefully. In the past two days, he had had several contacts with Yame Shoji. I don't know if it was because of preconceptions. When he looked at Yame Shoji, he always felt There was an air of sadness about this man.

“What is Miss Haruko’s attitude towards Yamu Shoji?” Cheng Qianfan asked.

“The two of them seemed to be angry after the quarrel.” Sakamoto Yoshino thought for a while and said.

 “I’m angry.” Cheng Qianfan held his chin with his right hand and fell into deep thought.

 Then he looked at Araki Harima and nodded slightly.

 …

 Leaving the room where Sakamoto Yoshino temporarily lived, Cheng Qianfan followed Araki Harima to a room.

 This is Araki Harima’s temporary office.

"Miyazaki-kun asked about the situation of Sakamoto Yoshino, and I have basically mastered it." Araki Harima said.

"I originally planned to ask some details from Mr. Sakamoto." Cheng Qianfan said, shaking his head, "However, after asking Mr. Sakamoto a few words, I gave up this plan."

 He looked at Araki Harima and explained, "I know Sakamoto-kun relatively well. He is of noble birth and is actually a proud man."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment and said, "He will respect and respect the teacher, but he will also look down on and alienate those around the teacher because of some things."

“You are referring to Haruko, Yamame Shoji, Nakataniuchi Goichi and others?” Araki Harima said thoughtfully.

“The main ones are Haruko and Yamame Shoji.” Cheng Qianfan said, “They are the teacher’s close assistants and students, and they should be the ones who understand certain situations best.”

As he spoke, he showed a look of regret, "It's a pity that I didn't expect that something like what Sakamoto-kun told would happen. With Sakamoto-kun's character, he would subconsciously alienate these two people without going into any details. discovery."

Araki Harima nodded, and then he suddenly asked, "The three of them are all students of Professor Taniguchi, and they are also Miyazaki-kun's junior fellow apprentices. Does Miyazaki-kun have any impression of them?"

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