My years of espionage

Chapter 1495 The teacher is wise!

"Now that I have killed the Japanese Jixianglin, after I calmed down, I thought about how I should deal with this matter as Cheng Qianfan, and then I suddenly thought about whether I could maximize the benefits of this matter." Cheng Qianfan said, "Although I hate Jixianglin for wanting to harm me, Jixianglin is an imperial agent and he cannot die in vain."

He said with a serious expression, "The death of any citizen of the Empire must have its own value."

Heitaro Imamura glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki and nodded with satisfaction, as if he was quite satisfied with what he said.

He indicated that he was listening and let Miyazaki Kentaro continue.

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"I remembered that my teacher once taught me to behave well in front of Wang Tianhai and strive to win his appreciation and trust." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice, "So, I took advantage of the situation and continued to show that I was angry about the assassination after killing Jixianglin. I even showed a tough attitude towards the empire that I was willing to use force."

He said to Imamura Heitaro, "I believe that everything Cheng Qianfan has done will be seen by Wang Tianhai, Chu Mingyu and others."

"Tell me about your considerations for doing this." A hint of appreciation flashed in Imamura Heitaro's eyes, and he said with a smile.

"Teacher, you are an expert in the Empire's research on Wang Tianhai. You once said that Wang was a very contradictory person. He was actually a coward, but he hoped to be a strong person."

"He is weak towards the empire, but he also hopes that he can say no to the empire and become a true leader."

"So, Wang Tianhai needs the help of the empire, but at the same time he is on guard against the empire." Cheng Qianfan said, "People like Cheng Qianfan are close to the empire, which is what Wang Tianhai wants to see, because this is close to Wang's peaceful nation-building route."

"However, Wang Tianhai also doesn't want to see his people get too close to the empire." Cheng Qianfan said, "So, Cheng Qianfan is close to the empire, but when his own safety is threatened, he has the courage to say no to the empire. Such a Cheng Qianfan must make Wang Tianhai satisfied."

"Well said." Imamura Heitaro nodded happily and said, "It seems that you put your heart into it. You remembered the words I said to you and the lessons we taught you carefully."

The more he got to know Miyazaki Kentaro, the more satisfied he was. "You were able to take advantage of the situation and go with the flow. Thinking of my expectations and instructions for you, I am very happy."

Imamura Heitaro patted Miyazaki Kentaro on the shoulder and said, "Kentaro, you are very good, very good."

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After receiving the teacher's praise, Miyazaki Kentaro smiled widely, even straightened his back, and looked happy and proud from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't be too complacent." Imamura Heitaro smiled and shook his head. "Cheng Qianfan's behavior is nothing less than a naked provocation to the military police. The military police will definitely target you from now on."

"Don't be afraid, the teacher is here." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

"No, Kentaro, you are wrong." Imamura Heitaro said, "I will not help you in this matter."

He looked at Miyazaki Kentaro and said, "Unless what the military police do threatens your life, I will not intervene."

After saying that, he stared into Miyazaki Kentaro's eyes.

Cheng Qianfan was stunned at first, then he showed a thoughtful expression. After a moment, he said, "Teacher means that we should do the whole play. It is normal for Cheng Qianfan to face the counterattack and even revenge of the military police."

Heitaro Imamura nodded, feeling satisfied. This satisfaction was not because Kentaro Miyazaki immediately understood the situation, but also because when he said he would not help, his student did not show any resentment, but thought about the reason instead.

"Also, if Cheng Qianfan is harassed by the military police, he can just ask Chu Mingyu for help, which can deepen the Wang family's close relationship with Cheng Qianfan." Cheng Qianfan said, with admiration in his eyes, looking at Imamura Heitaro, "Teacher is wise. If it weren't for your guidance, I would never have thought of this."

Heitaro Imamura glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki. He had not expected what his student would say.

All he could do was nod slightly.

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"Just now I said I would not help you." Imamura Heitaro suddenly asked, "Does Kentaro blame me?"

It was because he saw that his students had no complaints that he asked the question.

"Why would you blame the teacher?" Cheng Qianfan replied in surprise, "The teacher treats me like his own child, and the teacher will not harm me. Since you said so, there must be a reason and consideration. It's just that I am stupid and need to think carefully about the reason."

Heitaro Imamura smiled with relief.

Just as I was about to praise Kentaro Miyazaki, I heard footsteps on the floor outside.

Then there was a knock on the door.

"Counselor, I'm back."

It's the Golden Field Horse that's back.

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Cheng Qianfan handed the copy of the confession to Imamura Heitaro with both hands, motioning for the teacher to take a look first.

Imamura Heitaro waved his hand and said, "I don't know much about criminal law. This is the interrogation statement from your police station. It is within your responsibility. Please take a look at it first."

"Hay."

Cheng Qianfan read the confession carefully. His serious expression sometimes became more solemn, sometimes showed surprise, sometimes had a hint of regret, and finally all returned to solemnity.

"What's wrong?" Imamura Hyōtaro asked.

"Fei Xianda admitted that he was instructed to plant a bomb in his car, and then deliberately parked his car next to mine in an attempt to blow me up," said Cheng Qianfan.

"However, Fei Xianda said he had never met Zhang Xiaolin." Cheng Qianfan said, "He had only met Taishi Jingqi's brother-in-law Pang Huan, and it was Pang Huan who gave him this order."

"Who is Taishi Jingqi?" asked Imamura Heitaro.

"Tai Shi Jingqi is Zhang Xiaolin's sworn brother. He is a director of the New Asia Peace Promotion Association." Cheng Qianfan said, "He used to be close to Du Yongsheng, but later he fell out with Du Yongsheng and switched to Zhang Xiaolin."

"So, Fei Xianda only confessed that he was instructed by Pang Huan," said Imamura Heitaro. "Therefore, there is no definite evidence pointing to Zhang Xiaolin."

"Yes, Fei Xianda didn't even admit that he had met Taishi Jingqi." Cheng Qianfan said, with resentment and unwillingness on his face.

Then, his expression became even more sinister, and he handed the confession in his hand to Imamura Heitaro, "Teacher, please take a look."

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Heitaro Imamura took the confession. He first looked at his student, then looked down at the confession.

Then he knew why his student looked so gloomy and ugly.

In his confession, Fei Xianda confessed a very important fact:

The man named Jixianglin was introduced to Fei Xianda by Sergeant Yamauchi Junye of the gendarmerie.

Moreover, Fei Xianda actually knew that Jixianglin was an imperial agent through the hint of Yamauchi Junye.

In addition, Fei Xianda and Jixianglin had dinner at Jucailou because Fei Xianda responded to Jixianglin's invitation, or, to be more precise, Jixianglin suddenly said that he wanted to eat Suzhou cuisine, so Fei Xianda recommended Jucailou Restaurant, and Jixianglin nodded happily.

Heitaro Imamura had a solemn expression. Although Fei Xianda did not mention that the bomb incident was related to the gendarmerie, with a little thought, one could analyze that there must be an intricate connection between the two.

At the very least, the imperial agent who goes by the alias Jixianglin is very likely to be an insider or even involved in it.

So, if we infer from this, does the military police sergeant Yamauchi Junya behind Jixianglin know about it? Or is he even involved in it?
If we think further, it would make no sense for a gendarmerie sergeant to attack a senior official of the French Concession Police Station who was friendly with the empire, so who was behind Yamauchi Jun'ya?

Therefore, although there is no direct evidence, based on the confessions, there is every reason to suspect that someone from the Empire was involved in the attack.

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"I will arrange for people from the intelligence room to secretly investigate this matter." Heitaro Imamura said in a deep voice.

Although he had just said that he would not help if the gendarmerie harassed or even retaliated against Cheng Qianfan, now that there was reason to suspect that someone within the gendarmerie was involved in the assassination of Miyazaki Kentaro, the nature of the situation was different.

His beloved disciple was assassinated within the empire, and as a teacher he had to take action.

"Teacher, I have an idea and speculation." Cheng Qianfan frowned and thought, then suddenly spoke.

"explain."

"We are now assuming that Zhang Xiaolin colluded with someone in the military police to harm Cheng Qianfan." He said to Imamura Heitaro, "But there is one thing I think is certain."

"what?"

"Neither Zhang Xiaolin nor Yamauchi Junye know my true identity." Cheng Qianfan said, "They don't know that Cheng Qianfan is actually an imperial agent."

"Of course, maybe the person behind Yamauchi Junya knows my identity, but I still think Zhang Xiaolin and Yamauchi Junya don't know." He thought, "At least, Zhang Xiaolin himself doesn't know."

"So, what do you mean?" Imamura Heitaro frowned slightly and asked his student.

"I will ask my men to modify their confessions," Cheng Qianfan said. "I will exclude the fact that Fei Xianda knew that Jixianglin was Japanese, and only keep the fact that Jixianglin was introduced to him by Japanese Sergeant Yamanouchi Junye."

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Heitaro Imamura looked deeply at Kentaro Miyazaki.

"The imperial military was involved in the assassination of the deputy chief inspector of the French Concession Central District Police Station. This cannot be made public." Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice.

"Don't you have any resentment in your heart?" asked Heitaro Imamura.

"Of course there is." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "Teacher."

His expression was conflicted, but in the end, his resolute look prevailed. "Kentaro is an imperial agent, and the interests of the empire are his top priority."

"Very good, I am very pleased that you can put the overall situation first." Imamura Heitaro nodded deeply, "Also, you should be able to think of one thing, the French Concession authorities would not want to see any written records that the Imperial Army was suspected of being involved."

"Yes, teacher." Cheng Qianfan nodded.

Heitaro Imamura gestured to Kentaro Miyazaki to continue.

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"So, judging from the surface, and from the evidence currently in the hands of the police station, Zhang Xiaolin is trying to assassinate Cheng Qianfan," said Cheng Qianfan.

Then he shook his head again, "No, this is a case of a man named Jixianglin who accepted the order of a man named Pang Huan and attempted to murder Deputy Chief Inspector Cheng Qianfan of the French Concession Central Police Station."

Cheng Qianfan looked at Imamura Heitaro and said, "So, teacher, what I mean is that the investigation of this matter should be personally handled by me, no, by Cheng Qianfan."

He thought and said, "Everyone in the French Concession knows that Cheng Qianfan is afraid of death. He encountered such a bomb attack. No matter what extreme measures Cheng Qianfan takes to investigate the case, it will not be surprising."

"Does this include Cheng Qianfan's secret investigation into the possible involvement of the gendarmerie in the bomb attack?" Imamura Heitaro asked, frowning.

"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "With the precedent of Cheng Qianfan ordering his men to surround and force the gendarmerie and detective team at the dock, any action Cheng Qianfan takes in anger is reasonable."

Heitaro Imamura didn't speak immediately. His brows were slightly furrowed and he fell into deep thought.

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"Of course." Cheng Qianfan continued, "Teacher, you can order the intelligence room to secretly investigate this matter. If there is any progress, you can tell me at any time."

"So, what you mean is that the mansion is conducting a secret investigation, while you are conducting a high-profile public investigation." Hearing this, Heitaro Imamura's brows relaxed and he said.

"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "Cheng Qianfan's public investigation is a cover for the secret investigation of the intelligence room of the mansion."

"This idea is quite good." Heitaro Imamura nodded slightly.

He looked at his student, and suddenly thought of what Kentaro Miyazaki had just said about taking a tough stance towards the empire in order to gain further appreciation and trust from Wang Tianhai, and his heart moved.

A smile appeared on the corner of Imamura Heitaro's mouth.

"Teacher?" Cheng Qianfan asked quickly when he saw Imamura Heitaro laughing.

"Kentaro, you're still thinking of missing something." Imamura Heitaro said with a smile.

"Ah?" Cheng Qianfan was stunned at first, then frowned and thought for a moment, but found nothing, so he could only say, "The student is dull, the teacher will help the student to solve the doubts."

"Cheng Qianfan's open investigation has even secretly led to the investigation of the military police." Imamura Heitaro said to Miyazaki Kentaro, "You can report all of this to Chu Mingyu in secret."

He said to his students, "Whether it's the fight between Cheng Qianfan and Zhang Xiaolin, or Cheng Qianfan's secret investigation of the Imperial Military Police, I believe that this will make Wang Tianhai look at Cheng Qianfan with new eyes."

Cheng Qianfan listened carefully to what Imamura Heitaro said. He fell into deep thought and then acted as if he suddenly understood something.

"Teacher, you have a great insight. You are so wise." He exclaimed, "I didn't even think of this."

Cheng Qianfan sighed, "The students admire me very much."

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