My years of espionage

Chapter 1476 Peach
Yang Changnian didn't dare to speak. He stood respectfully, ready to listen to Hirai Shinji's scolding at any time.

This made Hirai Shinji feel bored. The Chinese were like dogs and were all cheap bastards.

He is a little irritable now.

Mitsumoto Benji gave him two tasks. One was to investigate the mysterious new secretary of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District. However, more than half a month had passed and there was still no progress.

In addition, what made Hirai Shinji angry was that when he asked Araki Harima whether there was any progress there, especially whether there was any latest information from "Ruler", Araki Harima ignored him.

Then Hirai Shinji complained to Mitsumoto Jiro, and Araki Harima said that there was no information from the "ruler".

Then today, it was just a trivial matter, but Sanjiro scolded him severely, which made Hirai Shinji very angry.

He was also ordered to investigate the murder of Shuichi Yamazaki, especially the death of Special High Police Agent Yoshio Kakinuma on Nishi Pittsburgh Street, but there has been no progress so far.

Shinji Hirai insisted that the matter was related to Kentaro Miyazaki, or in other words, he needed to find evidence that the matter was directly related to Kentaro Miyazaki.

Chihohara Tsukasa has sent a telegram from Qingdao and will be back in Shanghai soon. Hirai Shinji originally planned to use the murder of Yamazaki Shuichi to implicate Miyazaki Kentaro and provide ammunition for Chihohara Tsukasa to continue investigating the case. However, the evidence he has at this stage not only cannot prove that Miyazaki Kentaro was responsible for Yamazaki Shuichi's death, but objectively proves Miyazaki Kentaro's innocence:
Various information shows that when Kentaro Miyazaki passed away, Shuichi Yamazaki and his wife were still alive and well.

In addition, rumors about Cheng Qianfan having an affair with Yamazaki Shuichi's woman Asuka Iijima were also widely circulated.

Cheng Qianfan secretly met with Asuka Iijima, but was accidentally discovered by Shuichi Yamazaki. Afterwards, Cheng Qianfan and Shuichi Yamazaki had a conflict. The "Little Cheng" of the French Concession used despicable means to make Shuichi Yamazaki surrender.

In Hirai Shinji's opinion, although Yamazaki Shuichi admitted that his cousin, the so-called Hirakawa Mataemon, had committed those crimes under duress, he also did so to cover up his own shame:
It is always better to have your relative commit a murder than to have your own woman cuckold you.

……

This is what makes Hirai Shinji most angry. In this case, the dispute between Yamazaki Shuichi and his wife and Cheng Qianfan is just a romantic dispute.

Hirai Shinji immediately took another approach. If he could prove that the death of Kakinuma Yoshio was related to Cheng Qianfan and he could accuse Cheng of killing his colleague in the Special High Police, he would make it impossible for Miyazaki Kentaro to make a comeback.

Taking into account the close relationship between Kentaro Miyazaki and Harima Araki, as well as the good popularity of this person within the Special High Police through various interest relationships, Shinji Hirai did not trust the people inside the Special High Police. He selected Shi Lei, a former member of the Chongqing Central Bureau who had defected to the empire, to perform an autopsy on Kakinuma Yoshio, hoping to find some clues from the body.

However, after careful investigation, Shi Lei could only confirm that Kakinuma Yoshio died from a Mauser pistol, and there was no other more indicative evidence.

The Mauser pistol was the most common firearm in the French Concession. Members of the Green Gang, Chongqing gangs, Taihu pirates, bandits, and even the empire's own secret agents also used this firearm, so this discovery was actually of no value.

This made Hirai Shinji very upset.

……

"Madam, I have a discovery, but I don't know if it will be useful." Yang Changnian said cautiously.

"Speak." Hirai Shinji said coldly.

"I have performed an autopsy on Mr. Kakinuma Yoshio," Yang Changnian said. "From the undigested food in Mr. Kakinuma's stomach, I found that he had a sumptuous dinner that night."

"A sumptuous dinner?" Hirai Shinji frowned slightly.

"Yes, there are seaweed, rice, and meat, probably fish, and some undigested seafood." Yang Changnian said.

"Hmm?" Hirai Shinji fell into thought, "Nori and rice should be sushi, fish and seafood are also the recipes of the empire."

He looked at Shi Lei, "You mean Kakinuma Yoshio dined at the Imperial Izakaya that night and had a sumptuous dinner."

"I only reported to Master Kakinuma Yoshio based on the autopsy results," Yang Changnian said quickly. "As for whether Master Kakinuma Yoshio went to the izakaya for dinner that night, I don't know."

Shinji Hirai glanced at Shi Lei and nodded.

He appreciated Shi Lei's cautious and objective attitude.

"Kumazawa," Hirai Shinji ordered, "Go and find out if Kakinuma Yoshio went to any izakaya for dinner on the night of the accident."

"Did Kakinuma Yoshio go there alone, or was he with others? Who were they? Also, check who paid the bill in the end."

The salary of a Special High Police agent is actually not that high, so even if Kakinuma Yoshio is an agent of the Special High Police, he probably would not be willing to pay for a big meal at an izakaya if he was asked to do so.

"Hello!" Kumazawa Kanbei saluted Hirai Shinji and then hurried away.

Hirai Shinji nodded with satisfaction. This was one reason why he admired Kumazawa Kanbei. Kumazawa did not look down on him because of his humble background. Ever since he was assigned to work under him, he had been respectful to him.

……

"Brother Fan, we're here."

As soon as Cheng Qianfan got out of the car, his men immediately waited at the door holding a black umbrella.

He pushed the umbrella away and said, "Don't block me from seeing the snow."

"Brother Fan, be careful of hidden guns." Li Ga said quickly.

"You are always troublesome." Cheng Qianfan cursed. Li Ga is Chen Hu's distant cousin. The young man is very smart, so Cheng Qianfan asked him to be his bodyguard.

Although he cursed, Cheng Qianfan did not push away the umbrella after all. Under the protection of several umbrellas, he walked into the Kaiming Grand Theater on the snow.

"Mr. Cheng, you're here." The owner saw the license plate of Mr. Cheng's car early on and hurried over to greet him. "Is it "A Dream in the Garden" or "Peach Blossom Fan"?

"A Dream in the Garden," Cheng Qianfan said casually, "Is Mr. Xiaoqing's voice better? Is it him today?"

"Okay, it's done." The owner said quickly, "I'll tell him in a minute, Mr. Cheng, you're doing me a favor, and I'll make sure he performs hard."

"Hmm." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly, "If he sings well, let him come to see me after the curtain call. There will be a reward."

"Okay." The class owner agreed happily.

For their opera troupe, it was not easy to make a living in this chaotic world. To be able to win the favor and favour of the famous "Mr. Cheng" in the French Concession was like having an extra talisman for the troupe.

Apart from anything else, those scheming and despicable people would be more restrained when they know that 'Mr. Cheng' likes their plays.

……

'Mr. Xiaoqing' is the current mainstay of the Qingyun Troupe. His name is Qing Shangqi. In the past, there was a famous artist from the Kun district in Shanghai named Qing Qilan, who was called 'Mr. Qing'. Therefore, 'Mr. Xiaoqing' is a respectful title and a way of raising status for Qing Shangqi and the Qingyun Troupe.

"Mr. Cheng" was quite satisfied with today's show and arranged for people to watch it.

After the curtain call, the troupe owner personally accompanied 'Mr. Xiaoqing' to express his gratitude.

"What are you doing here?" Cheng Qianfan glared at the troupe owner. "Mr. Xiaoqing and I are discussing opera, which is a noble matter. What do you know?"

Team leader Qing glanced at Qing Shangqi.

Qing Shangqi nodded slightly, indicating that nothing was wrong, and the class owner then begged for mercy and left.

However, when they went out and came to the backstage, Boss Qing found a little girl and asked her to bring some preserved fruits and dried fruits over later.

This 'Little Master Cheng' has a bad reputation for bullying men and women, but he only bullies women. I have never heard of him bullying men. However, he has to be on guard, so he arranges for Xiao Jiao to go there. If anything happens, it may disrupt 'Little Master Cheng's' good deeds. Although he cannot save Qing Shangqi, he will at least have a clear conscience.

……

"Yu Guanming's entire family was wiped out." Cheng Qianfan glanced at 'Mr. Xiaoqing' and said calmly, "Tell me why you did that."

He personally led a team to investigate the scene, and almost as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a familiar smell.

It's not that the murderer was crude and left behind a lot of clues.

On the contrary, the scene was handled very cleanly, and those clues that seemed not to be handled cleanly, with the murderer "leaving behind traces despite being very cautious", were done secretly for the purpose of covering up, misleading and confusing.

Cheng Qianfan was very familiar with this way of doing things, because it was exactly what he "usually" did in certain situations.

He immediately knew that Taozi was responsible for this case.

He focused on cultivating Qiao Chuntao, and Taozi was also secretly learning from him, and even some of her behaviors were increasingly marked by him.

"Yu Guanming asked me to meet him at his home, saying he had some urgent information." Qiao Chuntao said, "When I arrived, I found that Yu Guanming's two sons, Yu Ziqing and Yu Mingji, were also at home."

Cheng Qianfan frowned.

Compared to many military control personnel who were single, Yu Guanming had a family, a career, a wife, and two sons, which was very special.

However, Yu Guanming was an old man from the Lixingshe Secret Service period. At that time, Shanghai had not yet fallen and there were no restrictions on starting a family within the Secret Service.

A year ago, Qi Wu came to Shanghai and handed over the agent who had been lurking in the market for many years to the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group.

Cheng Qianfan was surprised to find that this old resident in his jurisdiction was actually a senior Military Control Commission agent.

This person was very successful in hiding, and when the police station was purchasing holiday gifts, they even purchased goods from Yu Guanming.

If Qi Wu had not told him the identity of this person, Cheng Qianfan would not have had any doubts about this young boss who was kind and yet shrewd.

It was for this reason that when he heard Qiao Chuntao say that Yu Guanming had sent out a secret meeting signal and made an appointment with Taozi, but did not clear his family away in advance, he felt that something was indeed wrong.

If it is understandable that Mrs. Yu is at home and she needs to provide cover, then the two sons should definitely not be at home.

This is inconsistent with Yu Guanming's usual cautious temperament.

……

"My face darkened when I saw Yu Guanming's two sons," Taozi said.

"What did Yu Guanming say?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

He knew the problem lay in what happened next.

"Yu Guanming said that his two sons and their classmates were going to enjoy the snow, and he just happened to run back to get the camera." Taozi said.

A trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, and at the same time, there was a hint of sharpness. "It was at this time that Yu Guanming's eldest son Yu Ziqing took the camera and pressed the shutter towards me."

Cheng Qianfan's expression immediately became extremely serious.

"Then, before I could get angry, Yu Guanming scolded his son and drove them away immediately," said Qiao Chuntao.

Cheng Qianfan reached out and picked up a licorice apricot, put it in his mouth and chewed it. He spit out the apricot kernel and said lightly, "You did it right away?"

"Yes! I took action immediately. Yu Guanming didn't expect that I would suddenly attack him." Qiao Chuntao nodded, "After killing the four members of the Yu family, I faked the scene."

"Rough." Cheng Qianfan shook his head slightly, "Did you burn the clothes when you got back?"

"The clothes were burned." Taozi said.

"Where are the shoes?" Cheng Qianfan asked again.

"The soles of the shoes have been checked and the blood has been cleaned up." Taozi said, and he explained to Chuzuo, "Disposing of the clothes will not attract attention, but throwing away the shoes will easily arouse suspicion."

"Go back and check your shoes carefully." Cheng Qianfan said.

"Did my subordinates make any mistake?" Taozi realized that something went wrong and asked immediately.

"There was paint between Yu Guanming's fingernails. When the police entered, the paint had not completely dried," said Cheng Qianfan.

He glanced at Taozi and said, "On the ground, in an inconspicuous corner of the wall, there is a not-so-obvious shoe print, and the shoe print is painted."

"It was my negligence." Taozi's face changed and he nodded.

Although he was very skilled, it still took a lot of effort for him to eliminate Yu Guanming's family by himself. He then faked the crime scene. Although he was cautious enough, time was tight and it was difficult for him to take too many things into consideration.

Taozi now recalls carefully that there should have been blood on the soles of his shoes, and then the paint was covered by the blood, so that he did not later notice that his soles had been stained with paint.

In addition, he did not notice the paint between Yu Guanming's fingernails. It was hard to say whether his body would be stained with paint at some point. Because he burned his clothes, he did not notice this detail.

……

"Did you find anything after killing someone?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"No." Qiao Chuntao shook her head solemnly, "I quickly searched Yu Guanming's home and found nothing unusual."

"Did Yu Guanming say anything before he died?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"When I took action, I didn't intend to keep the person alive for interrogation," said Qiao Chuntao.

Although he also knew that only by keeping Yu Guanming alive for interrogation could the truth be revealed, Taozi did not hesitate at all when he took action and was extremely ruthless, because he knew that in that situation, if he thought too much and hesitated, it would be a big taboo.

According to his idea, the most reasonable approach would be to kill Yu Guanming's entire family and silence them.

He thought so and did so.

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