Chapter 60: Why Does This Sound So Familiar?
Shanghai, Gendarmerie Headquarters Joint Special Higher Police Affairs.
Shanghai’s Special Higher Police Affairs is inside the Gendarmerie Headquarters on Hongqiao North Road.
Due to the special nature of the intelligence department’s work, they have a separate house as their office space.
In addition to a building needed for office work, there is also the Secret Telegram Office, as well as the Interrogation Office, and so on.
Several tricycles were parked one after another downstairs at the Interrogation Office. When Chen Yang got off the tricycle, he disgustedly patted the clothes on his body.
Probably because he had watched too many TV dramas and novels, he still thought that the Special Higher Police Affairs was really rich, and at least they would arrange a car to escort an investigation subject of his level.
In the end, after leaving City Hall, he discovered that their investigation team was equipped with only two tricycles in total, and some team members actually rode bicycles.
Damn, isn’t the Special Higher Police Affairs the largest secret agent organization? How are they still so poor?
In fact, although the Special Higher Police Affairs in China is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, all funds are allocated by the Army Department to the Gendarmerie Headquarters, and then allocated by the Gendarmerie Headquarters for their use.
But due to the special nature of this organization, although they are a police department, they possess the powers of the Inspection Department.
This is just like the Eastern Depot and such from the Ming Dynasty—although they hold no official positions, their power is great, and they can even investigate corruption and dereliction of duty within the Gendarmerie Headquarters.
It makes the Gendarmerie Headquarters seem like they are raising an ungrateful wolf; if you’re not careful, you’ll get bitten by them.
Precisely because of this, the Special Higher Police Affairs is not as rich as imagined.
Sato Take parked the tricycle in place, got off, and politely said, “Director Chen, please follow me.”
Walking into the Interrogation Building, Chen Yang heard various shrill wails constantly ringing in his ears along the way.
Sato Take, however, was unfazed by it, leading Chen Yang all the way to the Interrogation Room.
Chen Yang looked around the Interrogation Room. Besides a bare table and a few chairs, the walls were hung with many torture instruments stained with blood.
“Team Leader Sato, you’re not thinking of torturing me, are you?”
Sato Take was slightly stunned and quickly waved his hand, saying, “Director Chen is overthinking it. We invited you for an investigation, not an interrogation.”
Only then did Chen Yang breathe a sigh of relief, after all, he didn’t know if his poor willpower could withstand the little devils’ torture and interrogation.
Sato Take had Chen Yang sit across from him, then called over an investigator, and only then opened the documents, saying, “Director Chen, we want to understand the matter of the April 3rd pacification operation’s failure.”
“We want to know how much you know about the details of the pacification operation, and whether it’s possible that someone in your department deliberately leaked confidential information.”
Chen Yang sneered, “Team Leader Sato, have you got the wrong person?”
“For the failure of the pacification operation, you should hold Commander Qi accountable. Why would you think to ask our department that handles materials transportation?”
Sato Take said gravely, “Director Chen, please do not evade the question.”
“Exactly how many people knew about the pacification operation.”
Chen Yang frowned and said, “Team Leader Sato, we are the Logistics Department, responsible for transporting materials to the designated warehouse and handing them over to the person in charge for inspection and storage.”
“In the entire process, besides knowing that the troops would carry out the pacification campaign on April 3rd and that we must deliver the materials to the designated warehouse before April 3rd, we know nothing else.”
“Moreover, there’s no need for the Military and Political Department to explain their actions to our Economic Department, right?”
Sato Take still unwillingly asked, “But we asked Minister Liu of the Peaceful National Construction Army Logistics Department.”
“Minister Liu said they provided you with very detailed supply details.”
“Does Director Chen think it’s possible to deduce the details of the troops’ actions from the supply details?”
Pfft, Chen Yang sneered, “Team Leader Sato, what you say is not entirely without reason.”
“How about this: I’ll hand over the supply details to you. See if you can deduce it from those supply details.”
“I don’t know if you have the ability, but based on my experience, it’s absolutely impossible.”
“If you insist on pinning the leak hat on the Economic Department, I have nothing to say.”
Sato Take pondered for a moment and said, “If Director Chen is certain that the leak has nothing to do with his subordinates, then we also want to know Director Chen’s itinerary in the days after receiving the allocation order.”
Chen Yang’s eyebrows slightly raised, “Does Team Leader Sato mean he suspects I leaked the information? Or rather, you think the leaker is me?”
Just as Chen Yang finished speaking, he heard the Interrogation Room door being pushed open with a bang.
A familiar figure appeared at the Interrogation Room door.
“Mr. Chen, I’d like to see who is going to pin the leak hat on your head?”
Seeing the military uniform and colonel shoulder insignia on the newcomer, Sato Take’s expression changed slightly. He quickly stood up, bowed, and said, “Who might you be?”
Kagesa Shinzhao walked into the Interrogation Room, looked at Sato Take, and said gravely, “Who I am is not important. What’s important is what you intend to do?”
“What evidence do you have to prove that the pacification operation’s failure is related to Mr. Chen?”
Sato Take explained in a low voice, “Colonel Your Excellency, we are also conducting a routine investigation, with no other intentions.”
“Routine investigation? So that means no evidence then.” Kagesa Shinzhao took out a blue notebook from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yang, saying, “Mr. Chen, you must cooperate and explain everything honestly one by one. If this pacification operation’s failure really is your problem, I won’t bend the law for personal gain.”
“However, if someone wants to frame you, it won’t be that easy.”
“By the way, the report you submitted before has already been sent back to the Homeland General Staff Office.”
“The General Staff Office discussed it and found your suggestion highly feasible, so they specially recruited you as a member of the Eighth Section of the China Affairs Section to assist me in the preparatory work for the Nanjing Special Affairs Committee.”
“If they really want to move against you, I think they’ll need Colonel Fujita Tsuyoshi to do it personally.”
Chen Yang’s mind twitched. Why does this dialogue sound so familiar? Could it be that in his previous life, he was that naturally super-strong Young Master Chang?
Then, is this man in front of him perhaps Eunuch Li?
Do I still have to call him dry grandfather?
This? Sato Take suddenly didn’t know what to do.
The Special Higher Police Affairs is a police department, theoretically under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
While the China Affairs Section is directly under the Homeland General Staff Office. For your Special Higher Police Affairs to investigate them, you’re really not qualified.
Even if there is wrongdoing, it must be handled by the General Staff Office.
“Thud thud thud,” at this moment, a sound of rapid footsteps rang out, and several figures appeared at the Interrogation Room door.
These people shouted before even entering the door, “Sato Take, who issued the investigation order that let you summon the Director of the Economic Department?”
“Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me?”
As soon as that group entered the Interrogation Room, the leader saw Kagesa Shinzhao standing to the side and instinctively froze for a moment.
Kagesa Shinzhao, however, greeted him like an old friend he hadn’t seen in a long time, stepping forward and saying, “Fujita, long time no see.”
