Lost and Spy

Chapter 880 Matsumoto's Death
"Master Matsumoto, are you really unwilling to say anything?"

No matter what the circumstances, when Habara Koichi interrogated the prisoner, he was always very polite, as if the person facing him was not the prisoner, but his own guest.

"Commander Habara, let me repeat again, I am a soldier of the empire, and I will never betray my country." Matsumoto Rentsugu's face was full of anger:
"You must never insult me ​​like this!"

"Master Matsumoto, if I insulted you, please accept my apology." Habara Koichi said politely: "But your daughter, how do you explain it?"

"I do not know I do not know."

As soon as he mentioned his daughter, as if he had caught his weakness, Matsumoto Nitsutsu murmured: "I really didn't know that Manako did these things, Nakazu Habara, did you really find out?"

Habara Hikaru nodded: "The investigation is very clear, but unfortunately, Manako is missing, disappeared, and even you don't know where she went, do you?"

In fact, at this time, Matsumoto Rentsugu had vaguely guessed that his daughter was really related to these things.

why?
Why would Makoto do this?

This is a betrayal of one's own country.

"I don't know what Manako did or where she is now."

Hitosuke Matsumoto cheered up: "If she really did something wrong to the empire, I am willing to take all the responsibilities."

This is the love of a father for his daughter.

Habara Hikaru sighed inwardly: "Then, where do you think Mainako will be now? She should not have left Shanghai so soon. As her father, can you provide us with some clues?"

At this moment, Matsumoto Hitosuke made a decision.

If the real naizi fell into their hands, it would be worse than death.

He knew what they were going to do.

Makoto is still a child.

Nitsutsu Matsumoto suddenly said, "I did it."

"What did you say?" Habara Hikaru was taken aback.

"I did it all." Matsumoto Rentsui said blankly: "I ordered Manako to go to Nanjing. It was also Manako who ordered me to get in touch with Ji Quanrong. I was bought by Meng Shaoyuan very early on. , I have been doing things for the Chinese people. Manako is just being used by me."

Habara Koichi was silent.

After a while, he stood up and bowed deeply to Matsumoto Rentsugu: "Your Majesty, I admire your love for your daughter. If one day I have a child, I swear, I will also Will. But now, it's not about me alone, it's about the Empire, so I can't take your word for it."

"Zhongzuo Habara, please." Matsumoto Rentsugu actually begged and said: "I will bear all the charges. Please tell the chief of the agency to allow me to cut seppuku. In this way, everyone will have an explanation."

Habara Koichi pondered for a long time: "I will pass on your words to His Excellency the chief of the agency."

"Thank you, Habara-kun!"

……

"Did he say so?"

"Yes, that's what he said."

Kenji Doihara didn't mean to be angry at all.

Even, looking at his appearance, he may have guessed what Matsumoto Nitsutsu would say:
"Commander Habara, what do you mean?"

"I can confirm that Matsumoto Rentsui doesn't know about Matsumoto Manako." Habara Koichi said with certainty: "Even if Manako is caught, the information she can provide must be pitiful, and once there is a big fanfare, it will inevitably become a scandal to the Empire."

This is the most worrying place.

The chief of a Japanese secret service agency, one of the majestic "Three Tigers of the Empire", actually couldn't even look down on his own daughter and was used by the military commander.

Big scandal!
Especially after the Zhengjin Bank bombing and the assassination of Yamamoto Changqing.

Hitosuke Matsumoto is one of the representative figures of the Japanese Army's secret service agencies.

"He is not qualified to perform seppuku, that is the honor that only warriors deserve!"

Doihara Kenji said coldly.

"So, let him go to the front?" Habara Koichi asked tentatively.

"Go to the front line?" Kenji Doihara snorted coldly: "He doesn't have the qualifications either. Lieutenant Habara, I think, since you can come to me, you must have already figured out what to do, right?"

"Yes."

Habara Koichi hesitated for a moment and said: "Whether it is the Zhengjin Bank bombing or the assassination of Yamamoto Changqing, it is far from enough for a Chinese Ji Yunqing to bear the responsibility."

In an instant, Kenji Doihara understood what he meant.

It is the best choice for an army chief to bear all the responsibilities.

Doihara Kenji was a little tired: "Then, you can do it."

Helpless.

The complexity of Shanghai far exceeds my imagination.

The strength of Juntong and Meng Shaoyuan here is far beyond his imagination.

He was even forced to use an army chief to take the blame for himself.

shame!

Kenji Doihara vowed that he would never forget such a shame!

……

"Your Excellency really said that?"

"Yes, Colonel Matsumoto, I can assure you."

"Can you promise that you won't bother Manako from now on?"

"I can't promise you." Habara Koichi said frankly: "As long as she doesn't continue to help our enemies. Your Excellency, this is your only choice."

Nitsutsu Matsumoto nodded slightly: "Bring a pen and paper."

He took up his pen, thought a little, and wrote:

"...So, I can't shirk my responsibility for the Bombing of Zhengjin Bank...The assassination of Changqing Yamamoto was completely caused by my negligence...I should have reported my seppuku to His Majesty the Emperor, but my guilt made me not Such a qualification..."

He solemnly signed his name:

"Alright, Commander Habara, you can take me home now."

……

Habara Koichi watched Matsumoto Nitsutsu put his neck into the noose with his own eyes.

Hitotsutsu Matsumoto took one last look at the world:
"Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Then, he kicked the stool over hard.

Habara Koichi has been watching calmly.

Until Rentsugu Matsumoto's body stopped struggling...

……

On November 1938, 11, the former head of the Japanese Army's secret service stationed in Shanghai hanged himself in his residence.

In his suicide note, he took all the recent events on himself.

The Japanese side was deeply shocked when they learned of Matsumoto Hitosuke's suicide.

But they chose to keep a low profile on the matter.

The announcement on the other side was caused by Matsumoto Hitotsu's too much mental pressure.

So far, the so-called "Three Tigers of the Empire" of the Japanese intelligence agency, Akagi Omiyuki was assassinated and Matsumoto Hitosuke committed suicide.

There is only one Gu Shigeyuan Road left.

The three tigers of the empire fell apart.

Their illustrious reputation in Japan was ultimately buried in the land of Shanghai.

This is always the Chinese Shanghai!

(End of this chapter)