Lost and Spy

Chapter 3434 A hint of doubt

There is no doubt that Etsuo Takeda is lucky.

After the US military successfully recaptured Manila, they captured a large number of Japanese and detained them together.

These people have tasted all the pain that the Filipinos suffered when they bullied them, so it can be said that they deserved it.

And Takeda Etsuo?
His expertise in engineering gave him a certain degree of freedom.

He wouldn't have to go back to that dirty, smelly prison for a long time.

Moreover, if, as he said, his hands were not stained with blood in Manila, then perhaps he would be released soon.

Of course, that's after the war.

MacArthur and the U.S. government believed that they had captured too many Japanese and were consuming large amounts of supplies every day.

Therefore, after the war, those Japanese who had not committed crimes during the war or whose crimes were not serious would be released and returned to Japan.

In the view of MacArthur and the US government, these released people would in turn increase the pressure on the Japanese government, forcing Japan to rely closely on the United States and become another vassal of the United States in the Far East.

There is a high possibility that Etsuo Takeda will be one of the first lucky ones.

After hearing this, Li Zhifeng had a general understanding of the whole matter: "You said someone recommended you, who recommended you?"

This was during the Manila City Government period. Although Meng Shaoyuan could have taken care of it, he, Young Master Meng, was simply too lazy to do so.

Therefore, let alone Li Zhifeng, even Meng Shaoyuan was not clear about the specific situation.

"He is a Chinese living in the Philippines."

Takeda Etsuo quickly replied: "This man is called Zheng Fubao. He is originally from Fujian. His family immigrated to the Philippines several generations ago. Zheng Fubao is different from others. He is not interested in doing business. Before the war broke out, he went to study in the United States and later went to Japan to study engineering technology.

When he was in Japan, I had the honor of being his teacher and taught him some engineering and technical knowledge. After Japan occupied Manila, I was transferred here and met Zheng Fubao by coincidence.

I put in a few good words for him to my superiors, so he and his family were protected in the early days. Of course, because of his professional knowledge, he was also assigned to work under me to make some contributions to the construction of Manila. "

Li Zhifeng sneered.

This sounds nice, but in fact it just means that Zheng Fubao will be a traitor to the Philippines.

No, Zheng Fubao is an overseas Chinese.

Is he a Filipino traitor or a Chinese traitor?
Li Zhifeng felt that his brain was not working very well.

After the liberation of Manila, Zheng Fubao and Takeda Etsuo were both arrested.

Because Zheng Fubao has lived in Manila for several generations, although he has helped the puppet government, he has never done anything bad.

In addition, the concept of Filipino traitors is not as strong as that in China, so Zheng Fubao was released on bail by local Chinese.

Around the time when the Japanese colonized Manila, Takeda Etsuo was quite caring towards Zheng Fubao. Therefore, after Zheng Fubao regained his freedom, he had been thinking about how to rescue Takeda Etsuo as a way of repaying this Japanese.

The opportunity came.

During the reconstruction process in the Philippines, which was led by the Philippine government, many technical difficulties were encountered.

Most of the reconstruction work in the Philippines was contracted by American companies, and the Philippine government and companies were only responsible for a small part of it.

Their technical capabilities are seriously insufficient.

Those American companies also refused to provide them with any kind of assistance.

Therefore, this is a headache for the Philippine government.

Zheng Fubao quickly saw an opportunity.

Through the re-established Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, he found the relevant units of the Manila City Government and proposed releasing some skilled Japanese to serve Manila.

First, the Manila government has indeed encountered problems that it cannot solve on its own.

Secondly, the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce is still very influential in Manila, and will play an extremely important role in the reconstruction of the Philippines.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the Manila City Government agreed to the proposal of the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce to release some Japanese who had no blood debts, or whose crimes were relatively minor and who had special talents, to serve the Manila City Government under supervision.

And Takeda Etsuo was one of the first.

Li Zhifeng curled his lips.

This means that the young master doesn't know about this matter. If he knew, it is hard to say whether he would agree.

"Okay, that's it." Li Zhifeng also satisfied his curiosity: "Atone for your sins. If you continue to do evil, all your crimes will be questioned. I will pay special attention to you."

"Yes, sir." Takeda Etsuo said hurriedly.

……

“That’s about it.”

After Li Zhifeng finished his report, Meng Shaoyuan looked at him a few more times.

Li Zhifeng's progress far exceeded his imagination.

In such a short time, he had already figured out the murderer's specific appearance.

Learn to use your brain.

"Just follow this line of investigation." Meng Shaoyuan took out a cigarette and threw it to Li Zhifeng as a reward for him: "Manila is big, but not big. There are only a few places where the murderer can hide. Believe in your thinking and intuition, you will find this person soon.

Remember, once you find him, you must get the reason from him why he did it. A European and American, risking such a great risk, assassinated a Japanese colonel? Interesting."

Li Zhifeng added: "What's even more interesting is that during the investigation, I met a Japanese man named Takeda Etsuo."

Then he gave a brief account of Takeda Etsuo's story.

Meng Shaoyuan was obviously interested: "Really? What do you think about this?"

"I can't tell." Li Zhifeng frowned and said, "I investigated afterwards. Takeda Etsuo was telling the truth. Moreover, after being released from prison, he has always behaved conscientiously and walked on thin ice. But I always have a strange feeling that he seems to be deliberately hiding something."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled slightly. "The sixth sense of human beings is a very wonderful thing. It cannot be seen or touched, but it is very accurate in many cases. A Japanese with rich professional knowledge in the field of engineering technology will definitely go all out once he gets the opportunity. It sounds reasonable.

But many things, often under the rationality, hide a lot of unknown secrets. Li Zhifeng, I will give you another task, follow the line of Takeda Etsuo to verify your suspicions and find the secrets he may be hiding, those conspiracies that we don't know yet!"

(End of this chapter)