Traveling through the Republic of China to become a special agent, the system is very easy for me

This is exactly what Yuan Ye hoped for. Only in this way could he further pull Tokugawa Mitsuko into his camp and play a role in the anti-Japanese cause.

From the incident at Gangtian, Yuan Ye also realized that Tokugawa Mitsuko's background would be helpful to his future work.

After hearing what Yuan Shikai said, Tokugawa Mitsuko knew that she could not persuade Yuan Shikai, and she could not forcibly interfere with her beloved man in front of so many people. Since Shikai said that he would tell her why he did this later, he must have his intentions, and she could only wait until she returned to ask him.

But this could not dispel her worries. She looked depressed and uneasy. She looked at Yuan Ye silently without saying a word. She knew that it was useless to say anything to this opinionated man. She could only pray silently in her heart.

Kaoru Iwata breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that Yuan Shikai did not agree to Miss Mitsuko's request.

He didn't know whether Yuan Shikai was holding on for the sake of face, but there was one thing he had to admire: this Chinese man was a man of his word.

It was indeed a pity that he was about to die in his own hands, but for Gangtian, he had to do this.

During dinner, Iwai Yuichi did not serve any drinks, and Tokugawa Mitsuko hardly touched her chopsticks. Faced with a table full of delicious food, she had no appetite at all.

Everyone had their own thoughts and no one said anything. Tokugawa Mitsuko looked at Yuan Shikai from time to time, but Yuan Shikai seemed fine, looking calm and eating by himself. Everyone ate quickly and the dinner was over soon.

On the way back to the office, Su Xiwu told Iwai Yuichi about Seya. Iwai Yuichi was deeply impressed by Yuan Shikai's courage and resourcefulness. He could not help but admire him highly and felt that he had not misjudged him. This Chinese man was indeed a rare talent.

When they arrived at the study, Iwai Yuichi had tea prepared and the chessboard set up. Everyone, with different moods, sat around the table. Yuan Ye and Iwata Kaoru sat on both sides of the chessboard. A life-and-death game of chess was about to begin.

Tokugawa Mitsuko's heart was pounding. She wanted to look but didn't dare to, fearing that her heart couldn't take it, so she said:

"Shi Kai, stay calm, I'm going to go out for a walk."

Yuan Ye understood Tokugawa Mitsuko's feelings. After all, she was a woman, and she really didn't dare to watch such a scene that concerned life and death.

He nodded and smiled:

"It's good for you to go out and relax. Don't worry. Just wait for my good news."

Iwai Yuichi naturally knew how Tokugawa Mitsuko felt, so he asked Hirota Naoki to accompany Tokugawa Mitsuko to visit the consulate general.

Yuan Ye's words did not dispel Tokugawa Mitsuko's worries. She followed Hirota Naoki out of the study room with trepidation.

The game officially began. After guessing the pieces, Iwata Kaoru played black first and gained the advantage of moving first, which further increased his confidence in winning.

This was the first time that Yuan Ye played against Iwata Kaoru, a sixth-dan chess player. This sixth-dan chess player had defeated ninth-dan chess players many times, so Yuan Ye naturally did not dare to underestimate him.

He played very steadily in the opening stage, and although Iwata Kaoru played first with black pieces, he also played cautiously and showed an attitude of giving it his all.

The layout phase is over. Both sides played fairly standardly, with basically no superiority or inferiority. The black pieces tend to focus on the real territory, while the white pieces focus on the external situation. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference.

The exciting mid-game battle began and the spectators held their breath.

This is a chess game of life and death. In the middle stage, it enters a fierce fighting stage. One careless move may lead to a complete loss.

Kaoru Iwata felt that he did not gain any advantage in the layout stage, which surprised him. It seemed that Yuan Shikai's chess skills were even higher than he had imagined.

However, he was not too worried. The fight in the middle game was his strong point. He did not believe that he could not defeat his opponent by using all his skills. After all, this opponent was unknown, although his chess skills were not bad.

Of course, he did not dare to take it lightly. His strategy was to play to his strengths and make the situation in the middle game as complicated as possible. He was quite confident in his ability to resolve complex situations.

He has been playing chess for nearly thirty years and has experienced countless complicated situations, while his opponent is just a young man and it is impossible for him to be as knowledgeable as he is. This is obviously his advantage.

The way to win is to use your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

So he attacked from all sides, and broke into the opponent's hinterland from the corners, but he also took certain risks. The solid ground on his corners was not stable yet, and the opponent also had the opportunity to invade in the opposite direction, but this would make the situation more complicated.

Yuan Ye saw through Iwata Kaoru's intention, which was exactly what he wanted. How could his ability to solve complex problems be better than his? The system had endowed him with the abilities of a top 9th-dan chess player.

He also saw that his opponent's foundation was not stable. If he could invade his opponent's corners and seize his real territory, then the opponent's chess pieces that had been pushed into the center would become rootless trees, and could only seek a way to survive in the center. This would be no easy task under his own attack.

In fact, if Iwata Kaoru can play steadily, consolidate his position and then look for opportunities to attack, it will not be easy for Yuan Ye to defeat him, and it may very well be a delicate game.

He also understood why Kaoru Iwata did this, because he did not know how strong his own strength was. For ordinary chess players, there was nothing wrong with Kaoru Iwata doing this, as it would give him a better chance of winning.

But for a top chess player like him, it is a way to death.

But for the onlookers, it was a visual feast, with smoke everywhere and fierce fighting, which was indeed very exciting to watch.

Yuan Ye ignored the chess piece that Iwata Kaoru had driven into the middle of the board and decisively invaded the opponent's border area, which was very powerful.

This sudden change of tactics surprised Su Xiwu and Iwai Yuichi. Did Yuan Shikai not want his own midsection anymore?

If he fails to invade his opponent's real territory and loses the middle part, then he will lose the whole game!

Both of them frowned at the same time and became worried.

Iwata Kaoru was not surprised at all. After weighing the pros and cons, she continued to go deeper into the abdomen to see how the situation would develop.

The two sides exchanged several moves according to their own ideas. Iwata Kaoru found that the moves made by his opponent into his own territory were all very skillful and hit the vital points.

If I ignore it, at least two sides will be in danger and may be lost. The benefits I gain in the middle will hardly make up for the losses on the sides, so the final outcome of the game is unpredictable.

After long consideration, he decided to respond as his border areas must not be lost.

Yuan Ye felt that his opponent had been led by the nose. Fights soon broke out on all four sides, with smoke rising everywhere. Iwai Yuichi and Su Xiwu were both very nervous, but they both felt it was very exciting.