My years of espionage

Chapter 1471: Arrogant and Domineering (asking for monthly ticket)

"Don't worry, Brother Cheng." Shangguan Wu laughed, "Lieutenant Colonel Suganuma is just asking a routine question."

He smiled and said, "As for me, I naturally believe that this matter has nothing to do with Brother Cheng."

As he said that, he stepped forward and patted Cheng Qianfan on the shoulder, "Don't worry, brother. I am naturally on your side."

Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly and looked at Suganuma Shinichiro coldly.

This man is the chief of the detective section of the inspection office of the Japanese military police headquarters in Shanghai. He is now ordered to investigate the murder of Shuichi Yamazaki, deputy director of the Inoue Mansion.

Accompanied by Shangguan Wu, director of the External Relations Office of the French Concession Political Department, Shinichiro Suganuma met with Cheng Qianfan and questioned him.

"Vice President Cheng, please answer my question. Did you go to No. 22 Xijilai Huohang Street around 8:30 last night?" Shinichiro Suganuma said coldly.

"Are you interrogating a prisoner?" Cheng Qianfan's face turned cold, and he looked at Suganuma Shinichiro with a cold gaze, "Mr. Suganuma, don't forget whose territory this is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Haozi, Haozi and Hou Pingliang behind him looked at Shinichiro Suganuma with unfriendly expressions, and Hou Pingliang's hand reached for the pistol at his waist.

Shinichiro Suganuma also had a ferocious look on his face, and he looked at Cheng Qianfan without fear. He wanted to see whether this 'Little Mr. Cheng' from the French Concession really had the courage to use force against the locust army.

Shangguan Wu winked at Su Zhikang.

"Oh, what is this? What is this?" Su Zhikang said hurriedly, "A horrific murder occurred on Nishijilai Huoxing Street. A Japanese friend was killed. Major Suganuma was also saddened by the murder of his compatriots and was eager to investigate the case."

Cheng Qianfan glanced at Su Zhikang.

Su Zhikang immediately said, "Of course, Major Suganuma's tone is indeed a bit inappropriate. Who is Mr. Cheng? How could he do such a criminal thing?"

Su Zhikang said repeatedly, "We are all friends, sit down and drink tea, we can slowly discuss anything."

……

Shinichiro Suganuma had a gloomy look on his face, but he finally sat down.

Cheng Qianfan's expression eased a little. He glanced at Su Zhikang and said, "Brother Zhikang's words are really heartwarming."

Shangguan Wu smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. He knew that Cheng Qianfan even hated him this time, but he snorted in his heart and didn't care.

He had already secretly surrendered to the Japanese. Greater Shanghai and most of China were now controlled by the Japanese. With the Japanese as his backers, he was not afraid of Cheng Qianfan.

However, he was very puzzled in his heart. Wasn't Cheng Qianfan always on good terms with the Japanese?
As far as he knew, Cheng Qianfan had a good relationship with Araki Harima of the Shanghai Special High Section, and was also secretly on good terms with the gendarmerie. How could he suddenly be involved in the murder case of the deputy director of Inoue Mansion?
Is this a fallout with the Japanese?
Shangguan Wu pondered in his heart that he was naturally happy to see this happen. There were many people in the French Concession Police Station who were secretly in contact with the Japanese, and among them, Cheng Qianfan posed the greatest threat to his position with the Japanese.

……

"I did visit Mr. Shuichi Yamazaki last night." Cheng Qianfan took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said lightly.

"What is Vice President Cheng doing there?" Shinichiro Suganuma asked immediately.

"Some cases involve Mr. Shuichi Yamazaki. I am here for official business." Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression.

"Official business?" Suganuma Shinichiro had an expression of disbelief. He sneered, "Since this is an official matter, why didn't Vice President Cheng want to talk about it just now?"

"I don't like your attitude!" Cheng Qianfan stretched out his hand, Haozi handed him a trimmed cigar, and Hou Pingliang used the lighter to help Brother Fan roast the cigarette.

Cheng Qianfan took a leisurely puff of his cigar, with a contemptuous smile on his face, "Mr. Suganuma, please remember that I am willing to answer your questions because I am in a good mood. If I don't want to pay attention to you, you can't do anything to me!"

"Bag duck fall!" Shinichiro Suganuma slammed the table and was about to stand up.

"What's going on? Let's talk in a friendly manner." Su Zhikang quickly persuaded Suganuma Shinichiro to sit down. "Talk in a friendly manner, isn't that good?"

Shinichiro Suganuma sat down angrily.

Su Zhikang asked Cheng Qianfan, "Brother Cheng, you said you went to Xizilai Huoxing Street for official business? I wonder what case Mr. Yamazaki was involved in?"

"Oh, that's a lot." Cheng Qianfan said, and snapped his fingers.

Haozi opened the folder in his hand and read expressionlessly, "In 1936, a man named Xu Wei was shot dead at the Sanjiaodi Vegetable Market. Xu Wei was a resident of Fajie. Later, the French police found out that the murderer who shot Xu Wei was a Japanese ronin named Hirakawa Mataemon."

"In 1937, Ms. Lafite Ruth's husband, Qian Zhongnan, disappeared. It was later confirmed that Mr. Qian Zhongnan was unfortunately murdered, and the murderer was also the Japanese ronin Hirakawa Mataemon."

"In nineteen thirty-nine..."

"This is slander. The citizens of the Empire have always been law-abiding," Suganuma Shinichiro said angrily. "The people of the Empire of Japan are the most peace-loving and law-abiding people in the world. They will never commit crimes."

Cheng Qianfan's face was grim. He looked at Suganuma Shinichiro and said, "This is the conclusion of my patrol station after a thorough investigation and after gathering a large amount of witnesses and evidence. Facts speak louder than words."

Just as Suganuma Shinichiro was about to speak, Shangguan Wu put down the teacup in his hand, smiled and said to him, "Chief Suganuma, the police station has its own rules for handling cases. Let's focus on Mr. Yamazaki's murder."

Shinichiro Suganuma frowned and nodded. He looked at Cheng Qianfan and said, "You are investigating Hirakawa Mataemon. What does this have to do with Yamazaki Shuichi?"

Cheng Qianfan ignored Shinichiro Suganuma and nodded at Haozi.

"On March 5, 1939, a murder occurred at No. 12 Minamikinri. The male owner, Ferri Coelho, was killed, and his wife also died. Based on the physical evidence left at the scene, the police station identified the murderer and confirmed that the murderer was Hirakawa Mataemon."

Shinichiro Suganuma gave Gouzi a vicious look, but Gouzi ignored him and continued reading.

"On August 15, 1939, 15 piglets were poisoned to death at the Feynman Pig Farm at 31 Shudeli. After investigation, it was found that the person who poisoned them was Hirakawa Mataemon!" Haozi said, and then he closed the file. "At present, it has been confirmed that these four old cases were committed by the Japanese ronin Hirakawa Mataemon!"

……

"Bag duck fall!" Shinichiro Suganuma was so angry that his face turned green. What a mess.

Of course, he knew what the Inoue Mansion did. If the first three murders might have been committed by people from the Inoue Mansion, how could the last case be the poisoning of fifteen piglets?

The people in Inoue Mansion were so bored that they actually poisoned the piglets in the pig farm?

Therefore, Shinichiro Suganuma determined that these cases were absolutely slander. No, not just slander, but also a humiliation to the Empire of Japan.

"Mr. Suganuma, please calm down." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly. "I have always maintained a friendly attitude towards Japan, and I believe that most people in your country are kind and law-abiding. So, when I learned that so many horrific cases were committed by Hirakawa Mataemon, I was very shocked and angry."

Then he pointed at Suganuma Shinichiro and said, "Well, my reaction at that time was just like Mr. Suganuma's reaction now, I was angry and sad."

Shinichiro Suganuma was so angry that he pointed his finger at Cheng Qianfan and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Brother Cheng, you haven't told me about the case of Mataemon Hirakawa yet, how is it related to Mr. Shuichi Yamazaki?" Shangguan Wu glanced at Shinichiro Suganuma who was extremely angry, and asked quickly.

As expected, this question immediately attracted Shinichiro Suganuma's attention and eased his mood.

"Hirakawa Mataemon is Mr. Yamazaki Shuichi's cousin." Cheng Qianfan said, "Mr. Yamazaki confirmed this, and he felt deeply ashamed of the sins committed by his cousin."

His expression was serious and earnest. "I want to praise Mr. Yamazaki here. He is a judge with extremely high moral cultivation. He put the interests of the country above his own and told us where Hirakawa Mataemon was hiding."

"What?" Suganuma Shinichiro was shocked. He didn't believe what Cheng Qianfan said at first. In his opinion, this guy was just talking nonsense. However, when he heard Cheng Qianfan say that Yamazaki Shuichi confirmed the identity of Hirakawa Mataemon and even reported Hirakawa Mataemon for the sake of justice, he was confused and shocked.

He subconsciously thought that Cheng Qianfan must still be talking nonsense, but judging from the expression on this guy's face, he didn't seem to be lying.

"Yes, thanks to Mr. Shuichi Yamazaki's heroic act of sacrificing his own family for the greater good, the police station arrested Mataemon Hirakawa overnight." Cheng Qianfan said.

"Have you caught him?" Su Zhikang asked immediately.

"He was caught. However, when Hirakawa Mataemon learned that it was Yamazaki Shuichi who betrayed him, he became emotional and opened fire to resist arrest. He was shot dead by the patrol." Cheng Qianfan said with a sigh.

"Nonsense!" Suganuma Shinichiro shouted, "Everything came out of your mouth, Cheng Qianfan. Both Yamazaki-kun and Hirakawa Mataemon are dead, so naturally you can say everything."

Cheng Qianfan glanced at the angry Shinichiro Suganuma, but sneered in his heart.

Shinichiro Suganuma was fooled.

The implication of Shinichiro Suganuma's words is that he tacitly believed in the existence of Mataemon Hirakawa, which is very crucial.

……

"Where is the body of Hirakawa Mataemon?" Shangguan Wu took a deep breath and asked.

"In the morgue of the Police Hospital on Telasto Road." Cheng Qianfan said calmly.

He glanced at Shangguan Wu. This guy was determined to follow the Japanese.

Cheng Qianfan did not dare to be careless towards Shangguan Wu. He always remained vigilant and treated him with utmost caution.

This person is a veteran of the French Concession Police Station. He has connections in the upper echelons of the French Concession Police Station, as well as complicated connections below. If such a person is determined to become a traitor, he will cause great harm.

"By the way, here is a handwritten note of compensation from Mr. Shuichi Yamazaki." Cheng Qianfan nodded towards Li Hao.

Li Hao immediately went to the drawer to find the note and handed it to Brother Fan with both hands.

Cheng Qianfan handed the note to Shangguan Wu.

Shangguan Wu took the note and read it carefully. He was surprised at first, then frowned. Finally, he nodded, handed the note to Suganuma Shinichiro, and said, "Chief Suganuma, the note is real."

Cheng Qianfan's heart moved.

Why does Shangguan Wu say the note is real?
This shows that Shangguan Wu could recognize Yamazaki Shuichi's handwriting. It seems that the collusion between the director of the External Relations Office of the Political Department of the French Concession Police Station and the Japanese was more thorough than he knew and imagined.

Shinichiro Suganuma took the note and read it. It said that Shuichi Yamazaki was deeply shocked and disturbed by the horrific crimes committed by his cousin Mataemon Hirakawa. As a family member of a criminal, he was willing to pay a compensation of 10,000 silver dollars to comfort the victims and as a reward for the hard work of the Central Police Station patrolmen.

Shinichiro Suganuma's eyes widened, and his reason told him that such a note was definitely fake, because he knew Shuichi Yamazaki, and it was impossible for Yamazaki to write such a compensation note. It could even be said that no Imperial spy staff member would write such a note that was insulting to the Empire.

However, Shangguan Wu said that it was indeed written by Yamazaki Shuichi, and he could not help but believe it, because he knew that Shangguan Wu and Yamazaki Shuichi were very good friends in private, and it was Yamazaki Shuichi who brought Shangguan Wu into the arms of the empire.

"I have my doubts about whether this note was written by Yamazaki-kun." Suganuma Shinichiro said coldly, "I want to take it back for identification."

"Whatever." Cheng Qianfan said lightly.

"Brother Fan, we can't let them take it away. Be careful that they don't pay." Haozi said immediately.

"There are many people in Shanghai who want to kill me." Cheng Qianfan sneered and said, "But no one dares to default on my debt!"

As he spoke, his cold eyes stared at Shinichiro Suganuma.

Shinichiro Suganuma's face was gloomy. "Anyway, we will conduct a comprehensive investigation into what Vice President Cheng said."

"That's your business." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "Everyone who knows me knows what kind of person I am. I won't say anything more."

As he spoke, he pressed the cigar hard into the ashtray, then picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "See you out."

As soon as Cheng Qianfan finished speaking, Haozi, Haozi, and Hou Pingliang waved their hands with cold faces, "Please!"

Behind them, a large number of policemen suddenly rushed in. The policemen put their right hands on the guns at their waists and waved their left hands, "Brother Fan said, show us out!"

Shinichiro Suganuma's face was extremely gloomy. He stood there, looking at Cheng Qianfan with undisguised hatred in his eyes.

Shangguan Wu's face also turned pale. Cheng Qianfan's move included him as well and did not give him any face at all.

"In that case, we won't bother you anymore." Su Zhikang said with a smile, winking at Shangguan Wu and Suganuma Shinichiro, "Director, Mr. Suganuma, let's go."

"Please!" Led by Haozi, a group of people suddenly shouted loudly.

Shangguan Wu snorted coldly, and left angrily with Suganuma Shinichiro and Su Zhikang.

Cheng Qianfan crossed his legs, picked up the teacup lid with his right hand, and rubbed it lightly with his fingertips. The teacup lid began to spin rapidly around the brim of the cup.

"Goodbye!" His men stood solemnly beside him and shouted loudly.

Mr. Cheng just crossed his legs, humming a tea-picking tune. He watched the cup lid spinning on the brim, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

A flamboyant smile.

A contemptuous laugh.

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