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

Yuan Ye thought, since there was nothing to do now, he might as well sort out his thoughts and prioritize these things first.

Chen Lu will come to Shanghai tomorrow and will only stay in Shanghai for a day and a half. Time is very tight and there is no other way. It seems that the first person to be killed can only be Chen Lu.

Chen Lu will go to the British Consulate tomorrow afternoon, and he only has one day to prepare, including finding the most suitable sniper position near the three consulates of Britain, the United States and France, which may take a lot of time.

Of course, the first person Yuan Ye wanted to kill was Ono Keiji, who was his biggest threat. But there was no other way, so he had to put him second. He could only wait until he assassinated Chen Lu before killing him.

Can we send someone else to kill Ono Keiji? Yuan Ye thought about it and shook his head.

Keiji Ono is in charge of Chen Lu's security and should be in Chen Lu's security team. It is not so easy to kill him. Once the assassination fails, it will be even more difficult to kill him in the future.

And the most important thing is that it will interfere with the assassination attempt on Chen Lu, which is definitely not possible.

Needless to say, assassinating Fu Quan'an would be the last one to be ranked. Fu Quan'an was staying in the city hall anyway and he wouldn't run away. It didn't matter if he was killed a day earlier or a day later. Besides, he was not an assassin, just an auxiliary, so it wouldn't have much impact.

After Yuan Ye thought it through, he became much calmer. After all, one has to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. There is no rush.

He looked around and saw a team of patrolling Japanese soldiers passing by on the road outside the Special High Police compound in front of him. His eyes then turned to a large compound next to the Special High Police. This compound was several times larger than the Special High Police, with very high walls and five or six buildings inside.

Yuan Ye passed by there when he came and knew that it was the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai. He heard from Su Xiwu that the Iwai Mansion led by his old classmate, Vice Consul Iwai Yuichi, was also inside. He was very curious about this mysterious spy agency and wondered when Su Xiwu could take him to see it.

Iwai Mansion, whose original name was the China Special Investigation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had branches wherever there were Japanese consulates, from Harbin in the north to Guangzhou in the south. It also continuously sent undercover intelligence teams to Yamashiro and other cities that had not been occupied by the Japanese army. It used various methods to collect intelligence in various fields such as politics, military, and economy from all over China, providing a basis and reference for the Japanese government to formulate its policy of invading China.

But compared with the Special High Police, Iwai Mansion is much more low-key and gives outsiders a sense of mystery.

Just like the Japanese military had the Army Ministry and the Navy Ministry, and the so-called Northward and Southward factions, Iwai Yuichi belonged to the East Asian nation-building faction in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This faction's proposition was different from the pro-Chiang and pro-Wang factions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It did not rely on Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jing for power. After destroying China, it would re-establish a country in China directly controlled by the Japanese, such as Korea, instead of establishing a puppet state of Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jing, such as the puppet Manchukuo, like the pro-Chiang Kai-shek and pro-Wang factions. Of course, their common point was that they advocated occupying the whole of China first.

Many people in this faction have a background in the East Asia Tongwen School in Shanghai, Japan, so it is also called the Tongwen faction. Iwai Yuichi belongs to the young force of this faction. He is very ambitious and actively advocates and practices their theories.

After the Battle of Wuhan, the war entered a stalemate. With the collapse of the "quick victory theory", it was impossible for Japan to destroy China in a short period of time. The pro-Wang faction gradually gained the upper hand in both the military and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Japanese cabinet was inclined to negotiate with Wang Jingwei's forces and establish a puppet government in Nanjing. Of course, this might also be a stopgap measure before occupying the whole of China.

Some of these situations were learned by Yuan Ye during their conversation with Su Xiwu. As an expert on Japan, Su Xiwu was well-informed. Yuan Ye thought that Su Xiwu must have learned these from Iwai Yuichi.

Yuan Ye was leaning against the railing in the corridor and thinking when the door of an office opposite opened and a short young man walked out. His height was probably no more than 1.5 meters. In that era, Japanese people were generally short, so it was not strange.

He saw Yuan Ye smoking, walked over and said in Japanese:

"Excuse me, can you lend me a light? I've run out of matches."

"No trouble."

Yuan Ye smiled, took out a match, and lit his cigarette. The short Japanese man took a deep puff of the cigarette, then blew out a smoke ring comfortably, leaned against the railing, pointed at the office and said:

"None of these guys smoke, so I had to go out to buy a box of matches, but luckily I ran into a smoker, thank you.

You are here to work for the Special High Section, right? I haven't seen you before."

"I'm from the municipal government's secretarial department. My name is Yuan Shikai. I'm here with our section chief to see Team Leader Ono to do something. You're from Team Leader Ono's department, right?"

Yuan Ye thought, since I have nothing to do, I might as well chat with him.

"Yes, Team Leader Ono is our leader. My name is Ichiro Ozawa. How come you speak Japanese so well? If you don't know me, you might think you are a pure Japanese."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Ozawa. I like Japanese culture very much. My favorite Japanese writer is Natsume Soseki. I also like Japanese food and Japanese sake. I want to ask Mr. Ozawa which is the best wine shop nearby."

"Oh, you also like Natsume Soseki. He is also my favorite writer. The best tavern around here is definitely Kawashima Izakaya. It is a high-end tavern with beautiful geisha performances and hostesses. Team leader Ono likes to go there the most, but the price is very high. I can't afford it."

Ichiro Ozawa smiled helplessly.

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Yuan Ye's heart moved. It turned out that Ono Keiji liked to go to Kawashima Izakaya. This was important information.

"Ozawa-kun, we Chinese say that meeting is fate. Since Ozawa-kun also likes Natsume Soseki, how about I invite you to Kawashima Sake House for a drink in a couple of days, and we can talk about our common idol together?"

"Really? That would be great."

Ichiro Ozawa was a little surprised. He had been to Kawoji Sake House once and never went there again. He couldn't afford it with his salary. But that time, the high-end ingredients, high-end sake, and the attentive service of beautiful geishas left a deep impression on him. He was eager to go there again, but he was short of money. Yuan Ye's invitation made him overjoyed and he agreed without thinking.

They exchanged office phone numbers. At this time, Ozawa finished his cigarette and said:

"I'm going to buy a box of matches. Shi Kaijun, remember to call me."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Yuan Ye nodded and watched with a smile as Ichiro Ozawa walked happily towards the stairs in the corridor.

I thought to myself, this Ichiro Ozawa is quite interesting.