Shinnosuke Murakami didn't think much about it after getting Li Yixin's affirmative answer, because he thought that he knew the true identity of Hou Youbo, even better than Li Yixin.
And Li Yixin generously admitted the relationship between him and Hou Youbo, and specially pointed out that it was Hou Youbo who helped escort Mu Qingwan, who was still Li Yixin's fiancée at the time, to Stone Town, which was easy to confirm, and he could ask Taro Tanaka to know.
Therefore, he did not have any doubts about the relationship between Li Yixin and Hou Youbo at all, and even admired Hou Youbo, an intelligence officer who worked for the secret service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is clear that Hou Youbo had been working for the Japanese Empire for a long time, and was recruited and secretly operated in China before the empire launched this holy war, so it was possible to know someone like Li Yixin.
Therefore, Murakami Shinnosuke comforted Li Yixin and said: "Okay, I know about this matter, and I will immediately find out who captured your friend." ” After hanging up the phone, Shinnosuke Murakami immediately started dialing again, and after a while, Yin Qunli picked up the phone.
Before Yin Qunli could speak, Shinnosuke Murakami immediately asked, "Yin San, did the Stone Town Branch of the Secret Service Headquarters arrest a person named Hou Youbo today?"
” Yin Qunli, who was also confused, replied: "Murakami Taijun, we didn't take any action today, let alone arrest people back, is there any misunderstanding in the middle?"
Where did you get this news?
” Murakami Shinnosuke frowned, and said bluntly, "Okay, I know."
Then he hung up with a snap.
At this time, Shinnosuke Murakami had a rough judgment that the person who captured Hou Yubo should be someone from the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Headquarters.
This agency was set up by the Special High Division to arrest anti-Japanese elements, just like the Stone Town Branch of the Secret Service Headquarters, but he didn't care much about this organization, but was directly responsible to Fujita Daisa.
Hou Youbo's identity as an intelligence officer on the periphery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' secret service was to be kept secret, and in order to prevent the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Headquarters from knowing his identity, he had to immediately report the matter to Fujita Daisa.
After all, it would be more beneficial for the empire for Hou Youbo to keep his identity as a tea merchant, at least he could help the imperial army purchase something like pig bristles as a civilian businessman, and maybe the secret service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was unwilling to let someone like Hou Youbo completely reveal his identity as an intelligence agent.
When Yukio Fujita received a phone call from Shinnosuke Murakami, he still had some impressions of Hou Youbo, and he knew that Hou Youbo was a peripheral member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's secret service stationed in Stone Town, and His Excellency the head of the 'Mei Agency' had sent a telegram asking him to take care of it.
And this Hou Youbo can be regarded as loyal to the empire, and some time ago he helped get a little bristle that is not too much and is urgently needed by the imperial army.
However, Shinnosuke Murakami did not know the reason why Hou Youbo was arrested by the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Headquarters, but only said that Hou Youbo was a friend of Li Yixin, and this news was obtained from Li Yixin.
For people like Hou Youbo, Fujita Yukio doesn't have too much closeness or disgust, after all, there is not much contact and contact between the 'Mei Agency' and the secret service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but for the sake of Hou Youbo's use of a little bristle and the fact that they are all serving the Japanese Empire, Fujita Yukio decided to ask.
To tell the truth, Yukio Fujita was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shiheng's surrender, although almost all the personnel of Zhongtong Stone Town followed Yuan Shiheng and surrendered, but there was no progress at all on many important matters that he cared about.
For example, the extremely secret two-person lurking group of Zhongtong: 'Young Master' and 'Bodyguard', Yuan Shiheng didn't know anything at all, let alone find any clues.
In terms of dealing with the underground party organization of the Communist Party Stone Town, Yuan Shiheng's performance was even more lackluster.
The sleeper agent hiding in the underground Communist Party organization seemed to be disconnected, and nothing had been provided for a long time.
Originally, Yukio Fujita pinned his hopes on Yuan Shiheng and these former Central Committee personnel to have rich experience in dealing with the Communist Party, but it seems that they have not been brought into play at all, and there has not been even the slightest progress.
In fact, Yuan Shiheng's people wandering around the streets and alleys of Stone Town, Yukio Fujita is very clear, Yuan Shiheng's behavior seems to him to be like a headless fly moving around, and there is no pertinence at all.
As a secret service agency, if it adopts such an approach, it can only mean that this agency has basically no clue about the main work.
And today Hou Youbo was arrested by Yuan Shiheng's men, Fujita Yukio thought it was a bit absurd, it seemed that Yuan Shiheng's subordinates had completely deviated from the direction of their work, and actually went to arrest a peripheral intelligence agent who served the Japanese Empire.
Of course, it is also possible that Hou Youbo did hide his identity, and no one including Yuan Shiheng knew Hou Youbo's true identity that led to this oolong incident.
However, Yukio Fujita agrees with Shinnosuke Murakami's opinion just now, Hou Youbo needs to maintain a public cover identity, which is very useful for the Great Japanese Empire.
It's like the last time I was able to buy a little bristles, if Hou Youbo's true identity is known to the other party, it is difficult to say whether this bit of bristles can still be obtained.
Thinking of this, Yukio Fujita felt that he had to hurry up and let Yuan Shiheng release Hou Youbo while this matter was still unknown to most people, otherwise, if he wanted to continue to maintain Hou Youbo's status as an ordinary tea merchant in the future, he would be in a dilemma.
Yukio Fujita just wanted to lift the phone on the table with his hand, but the phone rang suddenly, Yukio Fujita frowned and picked up the phone and asked, "Moxi Moxi?"
” Wen Mian's humble voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello Your Excellency Dazuo, I am Wen Mian. ” Fujita Yukio was still anxious to call Yuan Shiheng at this time, so he said impatiently: "Oh, Wen Sang, is there something wrong?"
To cut a long story short, I still have important work to attend to on my side. ” Wen Mian wanted to take a good look at Li Yixin's book on the phone, but he noticed that Yukio Fujita's tone was a little impatient, and said that his call was a little inappropriate.
But now that the arrow has to be sent, he can't care about Fujita Yukio's impatience, and said directly: "That's the case, I received a report from the people below, saying that Li Yixin violated the regulations and asked the anti-smuggling investigation department to enter Stone Town without inspection of the belongings carried by a friend of his friends at the checkpoint in the west of the city."
And as soon as this friend of his entered the city, he was targeted and arrested by plainclothes on the street, as if because there was something wrong with the items that this person was carrying.
I wonder if Your Excellency Dazuo knows about this?
Personally, I think that Li Yixin has done a very bad job in this matter, and even a little out of line.
You want him to let the checkpoint be exempted from inspection and let his friends bring prohibited items into the city, which is a bit of a power for personal gain.
This is also a direct violation of the regulations of the imperial army, so I think Li Yixin is too bold?
Please note this point. ”