My years of espionage

Chapter 1811: The Artist Who Says Everything He Knows

"Sir, we have completed the inspection. There is not a single survivor at the scene." Nanjo Naoji reported to Tengchuan Yuto, "All of our men died in battle."

Yuto Tengchuan had a gloomy face and did not speak. He squatted down and examined the body of Terunosuke Sasaki.

Terunosuke Sasaki was shot multiple times and his chest was almost riddled with bullets.

"Have you found Mr. Oizumi's body?" asked Yuto Tengchuan.

"We searched carefully, but did not find Lord Oizumi's body," said Nanjo Naoji.

Yuto Tengchuan gritted his teeth, his face extremely gloomy.

It's a good thing that Oizumi Takashi's body was not found. Oizumi Takashi was too important to the Empire's "Octopus" plan. It can be said that Oizumi Takashi's professional ability is almost irreplaceable. It's good that he is alive.

However, it is also a bad thing that Oizumi Takashi's body was not found.

This means that Oizumi Takaya was captured alive by the enemy, which is an extremely bad situation.

……

"Have you found a steel box with a handle on it?" asked Yuto Tengchuan.

"Nothing was found." Naoji Nanjo shook his head.

"Bag Duck Luo!" Yuto Tengchuan cursed angrily.

He looked around and found that Oizumi Takashi's room was like a swarm of locusts. Many items that could be moved away, including Oizumi Takashi's suitcase, had disappeared. It was obvious that the enemy had cleaned up the battlefield and focused on searching Oizumi Takashi's room.

This shows that the enemy came prepared and their target was Oizumi Takaya.

Are you here for the 'Octopus' project?
Yuto Tengchuan couldn't help but have this doubt.

His heart sank even more, as the 'Octopus' plan was a secret of the empire. If he had not been responsible for protecting Oizumi Takaya, even he, a lieutenant colonel and the chief of the Nanjing Special High Section, would not have been qualified to access the plan.

So, how did the enemy know about the 'Octopus' plan?

And he was able to accurately lock onto the target of Oizumi Takaya?
You know, on the surface, Oizumi Takaya was just an official of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Imperial Cabinet, a civilian official in the education system, and a well-known painter. It can be said that it was almost impossible for him to arouse the suspicion and attention of the enemy.

……

"Contact the Military Police Headquarters and the police station, as well as No. 21 Yihe Road." Tengchuan Yuto said with a serious expression, "Carry out a comprehensive search, and make sure to find and successfully rescue Mr. Oizumi."

"Hai."

"Also, the iron box I just mentioned, the items inside the iron box must be recovered."

"Hai."

……

At this time, Ogasawara Risuke came in to report, "Director, I checked carefully and the telephone line is not damaged."

Nanjo Naoji said to Tengchuan Yongren, "It seems that this group of enemies is not absolutely professional. They did not even destroy the telephone lines before the action. This is a very outrageous mistake."

Yuto Tengchuan waved his hand, signaling Naoji Nanjo to go out.

"What do you think about this?" Yuto Tengchuan asked Ritsuki Ogasawara.

"The enemy knows our communication system very well." Ogasawara Ritsuki thought for a moment and said, "This understanding is very deep. When I think about it deeply, I even feel a chill down my spine."

He said to Tengchuan Yongren, "In order to prevent damage by the enemy and to enhance security, we have carried out 24-hour monitoring of key routes. This has only been secretly implemented in the past month. Ordinary people have no way of knowing about it. Even ordinary officers within the empire and some middle and senior officials of Wang Tianhai's regime may not know the inside story."

"The enemy did not cut the telephone lines in advance, not because they made a mistake, but because they knew that once the telephone lines were cut, we would be able to detect their actions at the first moment and send reinforcements at the first moment," said Ritsuji Ogasawara.

Yuto Tengchuan nodded, agreeing with Ogasawara Ritsu's analysis, probably because he thought so too.

"Investigate this matter secretly," said Tengchuan Yuto. "No matter who is involved, you must get to the bottom of it."

“The rats lurking inside are the most dangerous,” he said.

"Hai."

……

"Have all the brothers settled down?" Cheng Qianfan asked Lu Xingge.

"Five brothers died for their country and two were injured." Lu Xingge sighed and said, "The enemy's combat capability and fighting will are indeed impressive."

In addition to the two brothers shot dead by Sasaki Terunosuke on the second floor, three brothers who besieged the dormitory on the first floor also died and two were injured. Despite the advantage of numbers and the unexpected siege, the Special High Section agents arranged by the enemy to protect Oizumi Takaya were all elites, and still caused certain casualties to the Special Intelligence Department Nanjing Station Action Team.

"However, in this operation, a total of 19 enemies were killed, which can be said to be a brilliant achievement," said Lu Xingge.

"The biggest achievement is that Oizumi Takashi." Cheng Qianfan said, "I will interrogate Oizumi Takashi in person later. Big brother, please help me guard outside. No one is allowed to approach."

"Okay, I'll guard it myself." Lu Xingge nodded.

He naturally knew that his second brother excluded him because there were some things he didn't want him to know. However, Lu Xingge didn't care. He believed that his second brother would not harm him and must have done so for his own good.

Sometimes, there are some confidential matters that it is better not to know.

……

When Cheng Qianfan saw Oizumi Takashi, he did not remove the rag from Oizumi Takashi's mouth, but just started punching and kicking him without thinking.

Oizumi Takaya was beaten and whimpered in pain, but no sound came out.

"I'll take the cloth out of your mouth now. You can answer whatever I ask. If you open your mouth, I won't beat you with my fists." Cheng Qianfan shook the dagger in his hand and threatened, "Nod your head if you understand."

Oizumi Takaya nodded quickly.

Only then did Cheng Qianfan pull the rag out of Oizumi Takashi's mouth.

Oizumi Takaya was about to groan subconsciously, but when he saw the cold eyes of the bearded man in front of him wearing a mask, he was so scared that he quickly shut his mouth.

"You can answer my question now." Cheng Qianfan said.

Oizumi Takashi opened his mouth and asked cautiously, "Your Excellency hasn't asked me yet."

"Tell me everything you know and have done." Cheng Qianfan looked at Oizumi Takashi coldly and said, "Don't try to hide anything. Since we were able to raid Helin's residence and capture you, it means we know a lot."

He snorted coldly, "Now I'm giving you a chance. If I hear you hiding anything or lying, there will be another hole on your neck."

"I dare not, I dare not." Oizumi Takaya nodded.

As a famous artist, he once painted paintings praising the imperial warriors. He thought he could be as fearless as the imperial warriors in his works. However, at the Helin Residence, he was hit by a punch in the heart, which directly shattered his self-proclaimed courage and fighting spirit.

……

Cheng Qianfan had a blank expression on his face as he listened to Oizumi Takashi's confession.

He was very calm in his heart, and as he wished, the word "Octopus" plan came out of the mouth of the coward Takashi Oizumi.

In this way, he can interrogate openly.

"Sure enough, the 'Octopus' project is in charge of the Ninth Research Institute of the Army." Cheng Qianfan said, "Your Ninth Research Institute has long been in our sights."

He glanced at Oizumi Takashi and said, "Tell me about the Ninth Research Institute and Noguchi Musashi."

"Hayi." Oizumi Takaya did not dare to hide it and continued quickly.

Through Oizumi Takashi's confession, Cheng Qianfan had a clearer understanding of this unfamiliar Ninth Research Institute.

The Japanese Army's Ninth Research Institute was under the Army Administrative Headquarters and was specifically responsible for the development of secret warfare weapons (the Army Administrative Headquarters had a total of 10 research institutes, each responsible for the development of aircraft, artillery, gunpowder, tanks, communications equipment, chemical weapons, etc.).

The director of the Ninth Research Institute and Army Accountant Musashi Noguchi graduated from the 15th class of the Army Accountant School.

He then joined the Kwantung Army and went to the "Manchukuo" in Northeast China to engage in military geographical research.

In 1938, Musashi Noguchi entered the Military Geography Class of the Seventh Section of the General Staff.

Musashi Noguchi had an interest in counterfeiting banknotes since he was a child. During his time in the "Manchukuo", he conducted a detailed study of China's currency system and spent several years studying the currency circulation in mainland China, foreign countries and Korea.

After Noguchi returned to Japan, he discussed all his ideas directly with Inoue Gennosho, the manager of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. and Tomogawa Paper Co., Ltd., and asked Inoue for his opinion on whether it was technically possible to create a perfect forgery.

It was Inoue who recommended Oizumi Takaya to Noguchi Musashi. After research, Oizumi Takaya expressed his confidence in making a perfect woodblock, which gave Noguchi Musashi great confidence.

Subsequently, Musashi Noguchi wrote down the entire set of ideas into the "Legal Currency Strategy Work Plan" and handed it over to the Eighth Section in charge of intelligence work through the Seventh Section (China Section) of the General Staff Headquarters.

……

The Eighth Section of the Japanese Army General Staff can be regarded as the headquarters of the Japanese Army's spies in China. It is huge in scale and full of "talents". The current Ume Agency's Yingzao Zhenqiao is from the Eighth Section.

After seeing Noguchi Musashi's "Legal Currency Strategy Work Plan", the Eighth Army Section attached great importance to it.

Normally, the General Staff only needed approval from the section chief to carry out espionage activities against China, but this time it had to go all the way to the Army Ministry for approval, and finally Army Minister Tojo personally gave the order to approve its implementation.

Afterwards, Tojo summoned the head of Section 8, Noguchi Musashi, and Oizumi Takaya to the Army Minister's office several times to personally inquire about the progress of the forgery work.

The artist, Takashi Oizumi, personally named this action "Octopus", which means to counterfeit the currency of the enemy and absorb their nutrients.

……

"Isn't it counterfeit French currency? How come there is a carving of US dollar bills?" Cheng Qianfan pointed at the iron box on the table and asked coldly.

"The Ninth Research Institute has successfully manufactured it..." said Oizumi Takaya.

"Hmm?" Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly.

"We successfully counterfeited the legal tender and tried it out by distributing it to military salaries within some pacification troops who were accustomed to using it. The results were good and the counterfeit legal tender was able to circulate normally without any abnormalities being discovered," said Oizumi Takashi.

"Major Noguchi and Section Chief Tachibana were very happy and have ordered overtime to expand the printing." Oizumi Takashi said, "Major Noguchi is very ambitious. After seeing the success of counterfeiting legal tender, he instructed me to start researching counterfeiting U.S. dollars, British pounds and other European and American currencies."

"You also counterfeited British pounds?" Cheng Qianfan asked immediately.

"No." Oizumi Takashi shook his head. "Section Chief Tachibana Yutoshi believed that England would have a hard time holding on in the face of the German offensive, and that the purchasing power of the pound could not be guaranteed, so he only agreed to research the counterfeiting of U.S. dollar bills."

Cheng Qianfan picked up the rag, stuffed it into Oizumi Takashi's mouth, opened the door and walked out.

……

The two of them moved away from the room where Oizumi Takaya was imprisoned.

"Have you spoken?" Lu Xingge asked.

"I will tell you everything I know." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

Lu Xingge opened his mouth wide. He had never encountered such devils before.

"This guy is just a civilian official and a painter, not the Japanese agent we often see." Cheng Qianfan said.

Lu Xingge nodded.

"This is very important." Cheng Qianfan said, "I will report it to Boss Dai immediately."

"Aren't you going back to Shanghai tomorrow?" Lu Xingge frowned and said, "It's New Year's Day, and if you suddenly don't go back, it might arouse suspicion."

"Tomorrow's trip back to Shanghai cannot be changed." Cheng Qianfan nodded. "After I report to Boss Dai, the rest of the matter will be handed over to you. I will ask Boss Dai to call you directly later."

"Okay." Lu Xingge nodded.

A new group of students graduated from the Linli Telecommunications Class. His second brother helped him secure a quota for assignment, and the telegraph operator was in place two months ago.

……

"I have two points to make." Cheng Qianfan said seriously, "First, the iron box contains a U.S. dollar engraving. The Japanese are researching counterfeiting U.S. dollars. This engraving is very important. We must not let the Japanese take it back. If the situation is critical, we must destroy it."

"I will keep it personally." Lu Xingge said.

"Secondly, Oizumi Takaya is a very important person, even more important than the U.S. dollar engraving. The Japanese did not find Oizumi Takaya's body at the scene. They will definitely search like crazy to try to rescue Oizumi Takaya." Cheng Qianfan said.

"This person is very valuable. I guess Boss Dai will order us to find a way to send him to Chongqing." Cheng Qianfan said, "So, while I'm not in Nanjing, we must ensure this person's safety, especially not let the Japanese rescue him."

"If it is absolutely necessary, can we..." Lu Xingge said thoughtfully.

"If absolutely necessary, execute him immediately." Cheng Qianfan said decisively, "Oizumi Takashi and the US dollar engraving must not fall into the hands of the Japanese."

"I understand." Lu Xingge nodded seriously.

……

"Brother, the situation this time is very serious. We have stirred up a hornet's nest of the Japanese. You can imagine that the Japanese must be searching like crazy." Cheng Qianfan looked at Lu Xingge worriedly, "Brother, you must take care of yourself."

"Don't worry." Lu Xingge smiled cheerfully, "The Japanese who can catch me haven't been born yet."

"It's not just the Japanese. You have to be careful of the Secret Service Headquarters and the Nanjing Police Department. They are the local tyrants and the most dangerous." Cheng Qianfan warned.

Feeling his brother's concern and worry, Lu Xingge patted his brother on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

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