My years of espionage

Chapter 1473 Suspicion of Inoue Mansion

After seeing off Shinichiro Suganuma, Inoue Hiko's face looked gloomy and uncertain.

His dissatisfaction with Yamazaki Shuichi also reached a new level at this moment.

Shuichi Yamazaki is the deputy director of the Inoue Mansion. He has always been loyal to him and has good work ability. Therefore, Inoue Hiko is quite satisfied with and trusts Shuichi Yamazaki.

In fact, in Inoue Hiko's mind, Yamazaki Shuichi would be the only candidate to succeed the mansion in the future.

However, this time, Shuichi Yamazaki secretly sent people to monitor and follow Cheng Qianfan, which made Inoue Hiko very angry.

This anger is even greater than the murder of Shuichi Yamazaki.

Previously, because of the surveillance and tracking of Cheng Qianfan, Heitaro Imamura had caused strong dissatisfaction. He stated that Cheng Qianfan was a friend of the empire developed by Iwai Mansion, and any unfriendly behavior towards Cheng Qianfan was strictly prohibited.

Inoue Hiko personally apologized to Imamura Heitaro over the phone and solemnly stated that "there won't be a next time." Only then was the matter revealed.

And now, Shuichi Yamazaki's move will directly damage the relationship between the Inoue Mansion and the Iwai Mansion. To put it more directly, this matter will anger Heitaro Imamura. As a promising Foreign Ministry counselor, he will not tolerate humiliation and provocation from an "ordinary person" like Hiko Inoue.

Most importantly, Inoue Hiko knew nothing about this!
Privately, Shuichi Yamazaki acted on his own without telling him as the director, and he did not report to him after Takeshima Isamu disappeared. He also did not report to him even after Kojima Kinjiro and others disappeared. In Inoue Hiko's eyes, these actions of Shuichi Yamazaki were not betrayal, but they were no less than betrayal!
However, no matter what, Shuichi Yamazaki was killed, and Inoue Hiko must get to the bottom of the matter and avenge Shuichi Yamazaki.

This concerns the dignity and prestige of the Inoue Mansion.

……

"What did you find out?" Inoue Hiko asked in a deep voice.

"I found out some information." said Kotaro Yano, his face slightly hesitant.

"Speak." Inoue Hiko glanced at Yano Kotaro.

"There are rumors that Cheng Qianfan and Asuka Iijima are having an affair." Yano Kotaro said, "That night Cheng Qianfan went to meet Asuka Iijima, but he didn't expect that Yamazaki-kun was at home, so a conflict occurred."

"What?" Inoue Hiko showed a very shocked expression. He thought that the hesitant Yano Kotaro would report some other situations that made him angry, such as Yamazaki Shuichi had been pretending to obey him for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be such a scandal.

He looked at Yano Kotaro and said, "So, what you mean is that Yamazaki's murder was most likely caused by a romantic dispute?"

"No, no, no." Yano Kotaro shook his head hurriedly. "What I mean is that if Cheng Qianfan is indeed having an affair with Iijima Asuka, then the reason why he appeared at West Jiraiya Street last night can be confirmed."

He said to Inoue Hiko, "As for what Cheng Qianfan said about the so-called Mataemon Hirakawa being involved in multiple cases, and the compensation note that Yamazaki-kun was forced to write, these were just pretexts deliberately created by Cheng Qianfan to cover up the scandal of his affair with Asuka Iijima being caught by the police using his official duties."

Inoue Hiko stroked his chin, lost in thought, thinking about the possibility that Kotaro Yano mentioned.

"Cheng Qianfan and Asuka Iijima are having an affair." Inoue Hiko frowned and asked, "Can this be confirmed?"

"No." Yano Kotaro shook his head. "Director, you also know that unless they are caught in bed, there is no definite proof of this kind of thing. However, there is no smoke without fire. Cheng Qianfan is well-known for his greed and lust, and Iijima Asuka..."

At this point, a hint of "what a pity" flashed across Yano Kotaro's eyes, "This woman of Yamazaki-kun is indeed a rare beauty."

Inoue Hiko nodded slightly. He had never seen Asuka Iijima alive, but he had seen her body. The corpse of a murdered woman made him feel a little surprised, so one can imagine what it would be like for a living person.

In this case, Cheng Qianfan is lustful, handsome, powerful, and Asuka Iijima is beautiful. As far as he knows, Yamazaki Shuichi does not go to Asuka Iijima every day. Sometimes he is so busy that he does not return home for ten days. This will inevitably give a philandering guy like Cheng Qianfan an opportunity to take advantage of him.

However, Inoue Hiko immediately frowned.

"So, the biggest benefit of your finding out about this situation is that it can prove that there is no direct relationship between Cheng Qianfan and Yamazaki's death?" Inoue Hiko said with a bad look on his face.

"From the testimony of the neighbors, we can confirm that when Cheng Qianfan led his men away, Asuka Iijima was not hurt at all. It was Asuka Iijima who closed the door." Yano Kotaro said, "As for Yamazaki-kun, the neighbors did not see him, but they vaguely heard Yamazaki-kun and Asuka Iijima talking, so it can also be confirmed that Yamazaki-kun was alive at the time."

……

Inoue Hiko nodded slightly, signaling Yano Kotaro to continue.

"After that, someone knocked on the door again." Yano Kotaro said, "And we learned the latest situation."

"explain."

"The one knocking on the door should be an imperial woman." said Kotaro Yano.

"Imperial woman?" Inoue Hiko's expression became serious.

"Yes, it was an imperial woman, or more precisely, a girl." Yano Kotaro said, "My neighbor, Shiina Yuuji, said that he could tell that the woman knocking on the door had a young voice, like a young girl."

"Shiina Yuuji's wife said that she also heard the woman knocking on the door calling 'Mrs. Asuka', and she vaguely heard that the woman came to get something."

"What do you want?" Inoue Hiko asked immediately.

"Not sure." Yano Kotaro shook his head. "I asked the neighbors, but no one heard it clearly. However, many people confirmed that when Iijima Asuka opened the door for the visitor, they heard Yamazaki-kun yelling 'Don't open the door'!"

He looked at Inoue Hiko and continued, "This also proves that Yamazaki-kun was alive at the time, and judging from the feedback from the neighbors, Yamazaki-kun had a loud voice, so he should be in good health."

"'Don't open the door'?" Inoue Hiko, who suffered from severe rheumatic pain, covered his knees with a blanket and asked Yano Kotaro, "What can you think of from this sentence?"

"I have also thought about this carefully. This sentence is very strange." Yano Kotaro said thoughtfully, "Obviously, before the woman entered the house, Yamazaki-kun realized the danger. He knew that the person coming was not friendly, so he did not let Iijima Asuka open the door, but it was too late."

Inoue Hiko nodded slightly and motioned for Yano Kotaro to continue.

"The woman hadn't entered the house yet, but Yamazaki-kun sensed the danger, which means that Yamazaki-kun heard something wrong from the woman's voice." Yano Kotaro said, "I highly suspect that Yamazaki-kun knew the woman, and he immediately realized that the appearance of this woman meant danger was coming, so he decisively tried to stop Iijima Asuka from opening the door."

"You just said that this person is an imperial woman?" Inoue Hiko said after a moment's hesitation.

"Yes, Director," said Yano Kotaro, "The neighbors reported that the visitor was an imperial woman."

Inoue Hiko's brows were furrowed, then relaxed, and then furrowed even tighter.

An Imperial woman.

Shuichi Yamazaki knew this person and immediately knew that this woman was coming to kill him.

Suddenly, Inoue Hiko thought of something and his expression became even gloomier.

"Yano." Inoue Hiko said in a deep voice.

"Hay."

"Focus on investigating that imperial woman." Inoue Hiko said in a deep voice, "Ask the people at the West Fire Street and Asuka Iijima's friends at the izakaya. I need to know more about this woman."

"Hay."

"Also, you take people to search Yamazaki's house carefully and confirm whether there are any items missing from the scene." Inoue Hiko said in a deep voice. He paused and said, "Ask Nishioka Kaichiro to accompany you. He is more professional and careful in the inspection work."

"Hay."

After Shinichiro Suganuma left, Inoue Hiko leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed. He seemed to be in a quiet atmosphere of thinking, but he also seemed to have fallen asleep and soon began to snore softly.

However, soon, Inoue Hiko suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were gloomy, with a hint of fierceness.

The new situation reported by Shinichiro Suganuma made him extra vigilant and suspicious.

After hesitating for a moment, Inoue Hiko picked up the phone.

"My name is Inoue Hiko, and I want to go to the office of Section Chief Sanjiro of the Special High Section." Inoue Hiko said in a deep voice.

……

On the first day of the new year, the atmosphere in the police station was lazy.

"Mr. Cheng" inspected the place again before leaving get off work under the expectant gazes of his subordinates.

"Go directly to Masinan Road." Cheng Qianfan said lightly, looking at the people and scenery outside the window.

Shanghai had been occupied for two and a half years. A large number of refugees poured into the French Concession. Hundreds of thousands of people squeezed into the small concession, which in turn led to its abnormal prosperity.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the French Concession, amidst the smell of decay and desolation, seemed to have a bit more of the New Year's festive atmosphere of forced cheer.

Xiu Gongshen stood at the window of the study on the second floor and watched three cars parked in front of his house.

He knew that Cheng Qianfan had come.

The bodyguard who got out of one car was on guard with guns, and the bodyguard who got out of another car held up a black umbrella. Several umbrellas were held up to block Xiu Gongshen's view.

He also knew that the black umbrella also blocked any malicious glances and bullets directed at his nephew and student.

"Master's wife, Happy New Year! I wish you good luck in everything and good health in the new year." Cheng Qianfan bowed and greeted Master's wife He Xuelin.

The master's wife was holding little Zhima in her arms. When she saw him coming, she nodded happily.

"You came here empty-handed?" Bai Ruolan ridiculed her husband.

"I brought my mouth with me." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, and he said to his master's wife, "Don't worry, with me here, there won't be any leftovers."

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