Cicada Moving

Chapter 831 Changgu Mansion

In Shanghai, a small building on Baoshan Road in Zhabei was bustling with people. A group of people were carrying furniture, various office supplies and documents from trucks into the house.

This is the location of the Hase Agency, an intelligence agency directly under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and coordinated by the Japanese Navy and Army.

 This place is codenamed Changgu Mansion to the outside world. It is responsible for collecting political and economic intelligence of the national government and performing part of the counterintelligence functions of monitoring the military.

As the person in charge, Ryosuke Hase stood in front of a window on the roof and looked at the staff below with a satisfied smile.

 With these people, his intelligence channels will be wider, which means he can make more money, travel to other countries earlier, and live the life of his dreams.

 Hase Ryosuke muttered to himself, raised his hand to look at his watch, turned and walked to the corner of the office, turned on the radio switch, and turned the FM **** to a specific frequency.

After a burst of noisy electricity, a voice came from the loudspeaker: "On the occasion of the festive season, our company will hold a reception on the 7th of this month, and specially invite... to meet..."

Hearing the word "meet", Changgu, who was originally lazy, immediately sat up straight, with a cautious look on his face. When the commercial ended, he messed up the FM knob, put on his clothes and left the office.

Logically speaking, there are strict disciplinary requirements for the entry and exit of intelligence agencies. Registration and inspection procedures are inevitable, even for the person in charge.

 But the guard at the door not only did not do this, but enthusiastically sent Mr. Administrator out of the door, his words full of flattery.

 Because they are not only the staff of the Changgu Mansion, but also members of the "unofficial material transportation" activities, they naturally cannot stand up when faced with the needs of their parents.

 Besides, discipline is discipline, and sophistication is sophistication. Normal people will not offend their immediate superiors just because of a few rules.

Besides, the purpose of inspection registration is to prevent someone from stealing secrets, but it is for ordinary people. As for the director of the inspection agency, there is no need for it at all.

Those who can serve as heads of intelligence agencies are not the most loyal ministers of Tianlu, and who are not the best subjects of the empire. Such people will never betray the Japanese Empire.

Having been sent out, Ryosuke Hase drove around Shanghai and met several Japanese spies lurking in the public concession and the French Concession. Then he drove to Triangle Park, got out of the car and disappeared into the crowd.

 Half an hour later, after checking whether there were any followers behind him, he sat back in the driver's seat, glanced around cautiously, and quietly unfolded a piece of paper with his hand under the steering wheel.

“A detailed investigation of the information of Toshio Akihara, the Third Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Switzerland in the 16th year of the Republic of China.”

Looking at the information taken out of the dead mailbox, Hase Ryosuke expressionlessly lit the note with a lighter, thinking quickly in his mind.

  Counselors, in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs system, are personnel responsible for assisting ambassadors and consuls in performing their duties. There is no quota in terms of number, and there is no actual position.

Since this guy named Toshio Akihara has attracted the attention of the Secret Service, he is most likely an agent. Considering the fact that counselors do not occupy official posts, the person is likely to be a non-Ministry of Foreign Affairs intelligence officer.

 Otherwise, the other party should be like him and work in the intelligence department of the consulate. After all, the position of counselor only sounds nice but does not have any power. It is perfect for placing other personnel.

Opening the car window a crack, the cold wind quickly blew away the smell of smoke in the car. Hase Ryosuke looked ahead and fell into thought.

Then where to start investigating Toshio Akihara? You can't directly apply to Tokyo for access to this person's information. Once something happens to the other party, it will be easy for people to suspect him.

 Suddenly, he thought of his old colleague Nobuo Kato, the squad leader of the special work squad of the Intelligence Department of the Shanghai Consulate and affiliated with the Army General Staff Headquarters.

The other party is also not a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the organization, funding, and personnel appointments of the special task force are also unplanned. Could it be that Toshio Akihara and him are both members of the Army?

 It seems that we can test it with Nobuo Kato first. If there is no result, it will not be too late to ask partners in Tokyo to investigate Toshio Akihara, but that is the last resort.

 Hase Ryosuke quickly made a plan, started the car and drove to Hongkou, found a phone to call Kato Nobuo, and made an appointment with him for dinner at a restaurant.

Hearing the invitation from his old colleague and current agency director, Nobuo Kato readily agreed. Intelligence officers are also human beings and have private lives, and it is impossible to completely cut off contact with the outside world.

More importantly, with the establishment of Hase Residence, the status of the Consulate Intelligence Department has declined. Even Intelligence Minister Iwai is looking for a way out and is preparing to be transferred back to the mainland.

The situation for him as an "outsider" is even more embarrassing. Whether he will stay or go is uncertain. It would be a good thing if he can find a position in the Changgu Mansion.

So that night, Nobuo Kato carried a bag of small gifts and rushed to the restaurant before the appointed time, waiting respectfully for the arrival of Ryosuke Hase.

Not long after, Chang Gu walked into the box under the protection of several strong secret agents, greeted him with a smile, and then Da Dao Jin Mao sat at the top.

Facing his high-spirited old friend, Nobuo Kato seemed to be like lemon juice at this moment. He felt so sour in his heart that he wished he could replace him with his body, but on the surface he sat down obediently.

After casually ordering some food and drinks, Hase Ryosuke asked his bodyguard to watch outside the door and talked about old times with him with a smile, even though he had only left the consulate for half a month. The two of them were chatting happily, and one of them was trying to use clichés, and the other was flattering. When the food and wine were served, they drank one glass at a time.

After three drinks and five dishes, Hase Ryosuke, whose face was red, slowly put down his glass, burped, and pretended to ask an unintentional question.

"Kato-kun, you have been working in the Republic of China for several years. Why haven't you been promoted? The General Staff Headquarters is too harsh. I think you are fully qualified to be the Deputy Minister of Intelligence."

Hase, who turned into a fire expert, looked puzzled and stirred up Nobuo Kato’s inner dissatisfaction and anger with just one sentence.

With red eyes, Kato raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, and let out a long sigh: "Alas, Mr. Hase, ever since the special work squad's lurkers in Aurous Hill were wiped out, I, the squad leader, have ceased to exist in name only.

As you may know, the special working class has two working locations, one is Shanghai and the other is Jinling. There are agents directly under the General Staff Headquarters in Shanghai, so if something happens to Jinling, I will lose my value in Tokyo. "

 He ​​still doesn’t understand how his subordinates were exposed. The most likely possibility is that there was an internal problem within the General Staff Headquarters, and he unfortunately became the scapegoat.

Hase Ryosuke secretly laughed, patted the other person's shoulder with great sympathy, and comforted him: "Kato-kun, you have been wronged. I will find a way to work for you and transfer you to my Hase mansion to be responsible for the intelligence business. .

 A professionally trained intelligence officer like you should not waste time and life in the special work class. I think those colleagues who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs like you must have become high-ranking senior agents now, right?

Especially those who work in developed European and American countries, such as intelligence officers in the consulates of the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Switzerland, and Germany, they do not need to do anything at all to obtain important positions based on their work qualifications.

It is really infuriating that someone like Kato-kun, who really does things for the empire, has to bear pressure and responsibility that he should not bear. I can't let this happen. I must seek justice for you. Please rest assured. . "

 “Your Excellency, Mr. Chang Gu.”

  Nobuo Kato, who felt he had been wronged, heard these words, his heart was surging and he couldn't help himself. He stood up suddenly and bowed to the other party, speaking sincerely.

"Thank you for your help. After arriving at Changgu Mansion, I will work hard and build an intelligence network as quickly as possible so that I can grasp the intelligence of the people of the Republic of China. Your efforts will not be in vain."

 “Hahaha, I’m serious, Kato-kun.”

Hase Ryosuke motioned him to sit down and said seriously: "I just don't want to see an intelligence elite wasted. The great cause of the empire needs talents like you.

You don’t have to be disheartened. Our friends are all over the cabinet, the locust settlement, and the army. They are very powerful. With their help, it won’t take long for you to catch up with those people. "

This is by no means bragging, Hase does have the ability and connections to put Kato on the fast track to his career. After all, no one dislikes Shotoku Tide (Japanese hundred-yen bill portrait).

Of course Kato Nobuo understood this, and he was excited but also a little unbelievable. Not to mention the army intelligence officers who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before him, even those who were at the same time as him became Lieutenant Colonel.

Recalling that Hase had first asked himself whether his colleagues working in Europe had become high-ranking senior agents, he thought, was it really just out of justice for the other party to help him?

impossible!

 Only children would believe this reason.

 Without real benefits, who would do a thankless job? Perhaps Chang Gu wants to take this opportunity to get to know more people and protect the "unofficial material transportation" activities.

Knowing that he was being used, he felt relieved and began to introduce in detail the information of the heads of the embassies and consulates of the General Staff Headquarters in various countries. These were no secrets to him.

 Because they all graduated from Takushoku University and Rikushi, which trained spies against China, except for those who carried out secret lurking, everyone else kept in contact with each other and discussed their respective current situations.

 Hase Ryosuke was eating the food, listening, and occasionally raising a glass to toast, and it didn’t take long for him to get the other person drunk.

The drunken Nobuo Kato completely lost his vigilance. When he mentioned the Swiss Consulate, he stumbled and said: "One of my seniors once served as a counselor at the Bern Consulate and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in just three years.

 Subsequently, he was transferred back to the army system and served as a subordinate to the General Staff Headquarters. I heard that this year he will be in charge of a secret agency called the Rear Service Personnel Training Institute with the rank of colonel. I can introduce Mr. Hase to him. "

“Oh? Kato-kun, what’s the name of your senior?”

 Hase Ryosuke asked calmly.

 “Akihara…Akihara Toshio.”

After finishing speaking, Kato Nobuo’s head hit the table with a thud.

 (End of this chapter)