Chapter 1204: Operation to Silence
The door to the conference room opened, and Xiang Chu heard Ishida Yong loudly issuing orders inside:
"Everyone! This time, with the cooperation of the Imperial Army, our army has dispatched a total of 15 elite troops to launch a large-scale sweep, vowing to wipe out the New Fourth Army south of the Yangtze River..."
Xiang Chu was shocked. The New Fourth Army had experienced the Southern Anhui Incident and could not afford to engage in another tough battle.
Ishida Yong walked out of the meeting room with a pile of combat documents and maps under his arm, and said with a wry smile:
"Captain of the Shadow Bureau! Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Xiang Chu apologized, "Commander Ishida! I didn't expect you were in a meeting. Sorry!"
Ishida Yong smiled and said, "No problem! The meeting is just over, please come to my office and have a chat."
Xiang Chu wanted to steal the information about this sweep, so he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Behind him, more than 20 Japanese officers walked out of the conference room one after another.
A Japanese officer laughed and said:
"Yoshi! In this sweep, I want to kill all 700 Chinese."
"Seven hundred is too few. This lieutenant colonel has killed a thousand Chinese."
"You killed civilians. This major general killed 200 Chinese officers."
Xiang Chu suppressed his anger and followed Ishida Yong into his office.
Ishida Yong placed the documents and other materials on the coffee table, sat down with Xiang Chu, and instructed:
"Mr. Yun! Go make some tea."
"Hello!"
The attendant hurriedly took the order and served tea to the two men.
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Ishida! The head of this agency has offended someone and has been expelled by the leader. He must leave Nanjing immediately. I am afraid that I will be ambushed on the way abroad, so I came to you to get some weapons and ammunition."
Ishida Yong nodded and said, "I've heard about this. How many weapons and ammunition do you need?"
Xiang Chu knew that he had to give him a little sweetness, so he took out a thick envelope from his pocket and handed it to him, saying with a smile: "This chief has more than 200 death warriors under his command, so you can just get 200 sets of weapons and equipment.
To be honest, I have an arsenal in Tokyo, but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst."
Ishida Yong took the money reluctantly and said frivolously, "It's just about 200 sets of weapons and equipment. You don't need to take so much money. It's embarrassing for Ishida."
Xiang Chu laughed and said, "Our film agency specializes in printing military notes. We will ask the Nanjing office to supply you with them later. Oh, by the way! There are US dollars in this envelope. Haha!"
Ishida Yong said gratefully, "Thank you so much! Yunfu! Go to the Quartermaster Department right away and give the head of the Shadow Bureau a weapons and ammunition transfer order from the Purple Mountain Hongya Arsenal to get three hundred sets!"
"Hello!"
The attendant hurriedly accepted the order.
He put the teapot on the stove and walked out of the room.
Xiang Chu drank up the water in the cup and praised:
"Wow! This West Lake Longjing tea is so delicious."
Ishida Yong smiled and said, "Okay! Ishida will pour you another cup."
After he finished speaking, he stood up suddenly.
Xiang Chu deliberately pushed the coffee table forward with his foot, and Ishida Yong just bumped into the coffee table, knocking all the documents, maps, tea, etc. on it to the ground.
Moreover, the tea also wet Ishida Yong's pants and the map.
Xiang Chu pretended to be shocked and opened his mouth wide, at a loss for a moment.
Ishida Yong smiled bitterly and said, "Captain of the Shadow Agency! Ishida is being rude."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "What's that? Go change your pants, I'll clean it up."
After saying this, he handed the envelope on the coffee table to Ishida Yong and motioned him to put it away.
"All right!"
Ishida Yong took the envelope, walked into the inner room and closed the door.
Xiang Chu picked up the documents and map information and unfolded them.
Then he took out a miniature camera from his pocket and took several photos.
He moved very quickly and folded the documents and maps and placed them on the coffee table. He picked up the teapot, filled his and Ishida Yong's cups with water, and sat down to continue sipping tea.
Soon, Ishida Yong walked out of the inner room and saw that everything was back to normal. He smiled and said:
"Captain of the Film Bureau! I'm so sorry to ask you to help clean up."
Xiang Chu waved his hand and said, "It's just a piece of cake!"
At this time, the attendant returned and handed the weapons and ammunition allocation list to Xiang Chu.
The attendant went out and came back without saying a word.
Xiang Chu felt something was wrong, so he stood up and took the transfer order, saying gratefully:
"Commander Ishida! Thank you very much!"
Ishida Yong asked with a smile: "Captain of the Film Bureau! When will you leave Nanjing?"
Xiang Chu looked at his watch and said with a wry smile: "It's getting late now, let's leave at noon tomorrow."
Ishida Yong nodded and said, "Yoshi! May your martial arts fortune last forever!"
"Martial luck lasts forever!"
Xiang Chu responded, hurriedly walked out of the room, and left this place of trouble.
Inside the room, the aide whispered, "Commander! The headquarters called to ask if the head of the Shadow Agency is still in Nanjing. It seems that they want to silence him."
"An operation to silence people?!"
Ishida Yong was startled and shook his head:
"To kill a general, the leader must give his approval, otherwise the executor will be held responsible. Report back to the headquarters later. The head of the Shadow Bureau is still in Nanjing and is expected to leave at noon tomorrow."
The aide-de-camp suggested, "Commander! Should we send someone to monitor the head of the Shadow Agency?"
Ishida Yong glared at him and shouted:
"Yoshino Kumo! What do you want to do without orders from above?"
Yoshino Yunfu bowed and said, "Commander! I was wrong."
Ishida Yong walked to the window, looked at the car speeding out and sneered:
"It is understandable that the Shadow Chief wants so many weapons and ammunition."
Yoshino Yunfu stepped forward, bowed and said:
"Commander! The Prime Minister will definitely get rid of the head of the Shadow Agency. If he knew that you gave him 300 sets of weapons and equipment, he would definitely blame you."
Ishida Yong pondered for a while and ordered: "You are right! We should send someone to monitor it."
Yoshino Yunfu said hurriedly: "I will send someone over right away to monitor the head of the film agency."
After saying this, he turned and ran out of the office.
Yoshino Yunfu muttered to himself: "Why is this guy so concerned about killing the head of the Shadow Agency?"
Zhongshan East Road, Mingyue Photo Studio.
A car rushed to a stop in front of the door.
Lan Cheng rushed out of the car and ran into the photo studio.
The owner of the photo studio stepped forward and said respectfully:
"Taijun! What can I do for you?"
Lan Cheng ordered, "I want to develop photos. Hurry! Lead me to the darkroom."
"Yes!"
The photo studio owner received the order with trepidation.
In the car outside the door, Xiang Chu called out via radio:
"Fugui! You wait for me at Jiming Temple."
Ma Fugui responded: "Chief! Madam asked if you have obtained weapons and ammunition?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "I got it, but I still need to go to the Hongya Arsenal in Zijin Mountain to collect it."
Wang Manxue grabbed the microphone and said anxiously, "Dad! You have to hurry up. We will impose a curfew and close the city gates after dark."
Xiang Chu saw Lan Cheng running out and said with a smile, "Okay! I'll rush to Jiming Temple right away."
Lan Cheng got in the car, handed the photos to Xiang Chu, and said with a smile: "Director! They are all developed."
Xiang Chu took the photo and looked at it, then nodded and said, "Very good! Drive the car to Jiming Temple."
"Hello!"
Lan Cheng hurriedly took the order, started the engine, and left Mingyue Photo Studio.
Xiang Chu adjusted the radio frequency in the back seat and sent an emergency message.