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Chapter 266 Oil
Judging from the situation in South Korea, the oil exploration report is definitely not in their possession.

The FBI agents also arrived. Although they didn't talk, Zhao Xuan could tell that the document wasn't in their possession either.

But it's not normal for all these people to gather at the Cathay Hotel.

At least, Zhao Xuan felt that they all seemed to know very well that the oil exploration report was definitely at the Hua Mao Hotel.

World War II was all about oil, so it's conceivable that if you could get your hands on that oil exploration report, you would have access to an oil source. Given how much importance these countries placed on it, that oil source would probably be quite substantial.

After breakfast, Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehuizi returned to their room.

As soon as she closed the door, Aizawa Keiko said impatiently:

"Ah Xuan, those two should be British. I heard them mention an oil exploration report. Could it be that Uncle Tojo came to Shanghai for this document?"

Zhao Xuan wasn't sure, but the possibility was high.

"It's unclear for now, but one thing is certain: even if Prince Tojo didn't come for this oil exploration report, he definitely won't let it go once he arrives and learns about it."

At this point, Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up:
"Keiko, perhaps we can change our approach. This way, we should be able to determine directly whether Prince Tojo's real purpose in coming to Shanghai is this report?"

Lan Zehui looked at Zhao Xuan excitedly:

"Ah Xuan, do you mean we should be upfront and say that we came here because our Special Higher Police are here to investigate and obtain that oil exploration report, so as to take the initiative?"

"If the cabinet allows it, then it means that Uncle Tojo came to Modu for this reason. If the cabinet refuses or does not respond and does not allow us to intervene, then it proves that Uncle Tojo came for this reason."

Zhao Xuan gave Lan Zehui a thumbs up.

“That’s right. Just say that we entered the Huamao Hotel because we had this information, and that it has nothing to do with whether Prince Tojo is coming tomorrow. At that time, even Iwai Hisakawa won’t be able to find fault with us.”

After making the decision, Keiko Aizawa contacted the Special Higher Police directly and asked Yua Murakami, who had already returned home, to send a telegram to the Cabinet.

Two hours later, Aizawa Keiko received a reply.

In room 301 of the Huamao Hotel, after hanging up the phone, Lan Zehui looked at Zhao Xuan with surprise and said:
"Ah Xuan, the cabinet has agreed and told us that we must obtain the oil exploration report. They also told us that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Iwai Residence will assist us in the future."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly:

"This shows that Prince Tojo came to Shanghai not for the oil exploration report."

Could it be that they're really here to make a movie about Li Xiangjun?
This is too ridiculous.

Zhao Xuan, in any case, didn't believe it.

"That's probably right. It seems we need more manpower. The two of us alone probably can't complete this task."

As soon as Lan Zehui finished speaking, Zhao Xuan shook his head.

“Huizi, we can’t rush this. The two of us are enough for now. If too many Special Higher Police officers come at once and alert the guy who has that document, he probably won’t stay at the Cathay Hotel anymore.”

“We don’t have the authority to seal off the hotel right now. We can only get Iwai Hisakawa to come over and seal off the hotel before we can mobilize manpower to help.”

“Before that, I think we should investigate secretly and see if we can find the guy who hid the oil exploration report.”

Aizawa Keiko nodded solemnly:
"Ah Xuan, it's a good thing you came with me this time. Otherwise, even if I knew this information, it would probably alert that person. If he got away, it would be difficult to catch him again."

Zhao Xuan smiled and shook his head:

"Huizi, actually, we still don't know if that person has checked into the Huamao Hotel. If more people are transferred here, not to mention whether he might run away, he probably won't even be able to check in."

Lan Zehui stepped forward, smiled, and looked at Zhao Xuan, asking:

"Then what do we do now?"

Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment how to slow down Lan Zehui's investigation.

After about half a minute, Zhao Xuan said with a serious expression:

"First, we need to determine how many different groups of people are currently staying at the Chinachem Hotel. You know, these foreigners are the most difficult to deal with. They always go to their embassies when something happens. Once their countries get involved, I don't think our investigation can continue."

“Alright, let’s start from this point and identify the various forces first. At least after Iwai Ogawa arrives and seals off the hotel, we can’t still be lost.”

In a secret room behind the Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road in Shanghai, after finishing breakfast, Sun Jianzhong chatted with Wang Shuyu about the phone call Miao Xue had made to him the previous night.

Wang Shuyu was somewhat surprised by this and looked at Sun Jianzhong curiously, asking:

"Uncle Sun, Comrade Lidong only said that we shouldn't send people to infiltrate the Huamao Hotel. What about the comrades who were inside before?"

Sun Jianzhong shook his head:
"Nothing was specifically mentioned. Xiao Miao just told us not to send any more people infiltrated."

With her long, flowing hair cascading over her shoulders, her face bare of makeup, and her beautiful eyes sparkling, Wang Shuyu smiled:

"Her reminder made me realize how Iwai Hisakawa would react."

"I'm afraid that anyone who checks into the Hua Mao Hotel in the next two days will become a key target for Iwai Ogawa. He's ignoring the Hua Mao Hotel now, probably so that we and the Military Intelligence Bureau can send people in."

Sun Jianzhong nodded solemnly, then took out a telegram from a drawer in a cabinet and handed it to Wang Shuyu.

"Shuyu, this is the telegram that Lao Bai received. He rushed here before dawn and handed it to me."

Wang Shuyu took the telegram, glanced at it, and her expression became extremely complicated:

"Uncle Sun, do you think that Iwai Hisakawa knew about this intelligence that the organization received in advance?"

"They probably don't know."

After pondering for a moment, Sun Jianzhong replied.

But those words gave Wang Shuyu a bit of a headache.

"Uncle Sun, the organization's instruction is that we must find out who has that oil exploration report no matter what, and if possible, get our hands on it."

"Does that mean if we can't get it ourselves, we have to help the Military Intelligence Bureau get it?"

Sun Jianzhong didn't want to think that way, but that's the reality.

The organizational structure has always been like this.

The united front has useful resources that we can't use ourselves, so let the Kuomintang use them.

The oil exploration report was extremely important, and the organization explicitly stated that its conclusions were accurate. In other words, an undiscovered oil field had been identified.

Once we obtain this survey report, we can acquire this oil field.

However, the organization was simply unable to exploit the oil field. If they obtained the survey report themselves, they could use it to exchange for equipment and various resources from the Kuomintang.

If their own underground party couldn't get it, they had to help the Military Intelligence Bureau get it. In this way, they could also use this opportunity to exchange some resources with the Kuomintang.

In short, regardless of whether we obtain this report or the Military Intelligence Bureau does, we must not allow other forces to get their hands on it.

Even the Russians won't do it!
"Shuyu, I think..."

Before Sun Jianzhong could finish speaking, Wang Shuyu shook her head:
"Uncle Sun, it's too dangerous. For our comrades who are infiltrating the Huamao Hotel, it's extremely difficult, practically impossible, to obtain this survey report and bring it out safely."

"Moreover, once they get involved, it means they'll be exposed."

“The Military Intelligence Bureau must have received this intelligence as well. They will naturally take action. It’s feasible to help them if it’s safe to do so, but it’s not worth it for Uncle Sun to get directly involved.”

Sun Jianzhong was well aware of this, but it was an order from the organization.

Moreover, Sun Jianzhong felt that even if the Military Intelligence Bureau obtained such intelligence, the difficulty for them to successfully smuggle the survey report out of the Cathay Hotel would be the same as for his side.

Even if we can't get the oil exploration report from either our side or the Military Intelligence Bureau, we can't let other forces get it.

"Shuyu, we have to carry this out this time. Even if we can't get it, we should try our best to destroy it."

Wang Shuyu rubbed her temples; what she feared most now was watching her comrades sacrifice themselves.

Moreover, even though she knew that doing this would definitely cause trouble for her comrades at the Cathay Hotel, she couldn't think of a better way.

After a long pause, Wang Shuyu looked at Sun Jianzhong and asked:
"Uncle Sun, what does Comrade Chenguang mean by this?"

"I don't know. Kobayashi hasn't given me any reply, and according to Kobayashi's previous instructions, we can't take any action against the Hua Mao Hotel."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuyu hesitated for a moment, then said with a firm gaze:
"Uncle Sun, listen to Chenguang, don't move!"

"Even if there are comrades lurking in the Cathay Hotel, we cannot touch them. Even if the oil exploration report is within our grasp and Tojo Jun's life is within our grasp, we cannot touch them. We must pretend we did not see anything and ignore everything."

"This"

Sun Jianzhong looked at Wang Shuyu with a troubled expression.

"Shuyu, how are we going to explain this to the organization?"

Wang Shuyu sighed. The intelligence Lao Bai sent indicated that the order was not directly issued from the base.

It must have been underground party members in other cities within the Central China region who obtained this intelligence and then passed it on to Lao Bai.

"Uncle Sun, don't you trust Comrade Chenguang?"

Wang Shuyu was at her wit's end and could only hope that bringing up Chenguang would allow Sun Jianzhong to look at the issue rationally.

But in any intelligence organization, no one would probably look at such a thing rationally.

Especially those from the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, if they obtained this intelligence, they would probably be willing to pay any price to get involved in this mess!
Just as Sun Jianzhong was hesitating, a knock on the door interrupted their thoughts.

Hearing the knocking, Wang Shuyu, who was in a wheelchair, looked at Sun Jianzhong and smiled.
"The boatman is here."

Soon, Sun Jianzhong opened the door and let the boatman in, who was holding a newspaper in his hand:
"Secretary Sun, Shuyu, please take a look at this newspaper. I have found out that around 7 a.m. this morning, Iwai Ogawa held a press conference at the Municipal Building on Nanjing Road. What he said is exactly the same as in the newspaper. It seems that after the attack on the Iwai Mansion last night, Iwai Ogawa contacted Shenbao to communicate."

Sun Jianzhong took the newspaper and started reading it in front of Wang Shuyu, who was also reading it at the same time.

A few minutes later, Wang Shuyu's beautiful eyes sharpened, and she said with a playful smile:
"They accused the Military Intelligence Bureau of disrupting social stability in Shanghai, calling it a stumbling block to the city's security. They also offered a reward of one hundred silver dollars to any Shanghai resident who reported or provided intelligence and captured a Military Intelligence Bureau agent."

"Wow, they're really rich and powerful!"

Sun Jianzhong smiled as well. The Special Higher Police had already used this method before, but what good did it do?
Later, when the Special Higher Police gained control of the Green Gang, they stopped using this method. Why?
Didn't Iwai Hisakawa consider this issue?

Of course, the bounty offered by the Special Higher Police at that time was not this high.

"Although there is some impact, it's not a big problem. Boatman, tell everyone to keep quiet, lest they actually get bitten by a dog."

Wang Gen, in his forties, wearing a rickshaw puller's uniform and a cloth hat, grinned and nodded with a weathered face.

After Wang Gen left, Wang Shuyu solemnly said:

"Uncle Sun, Iwai Hisakawa has already made his move, but whether he's trying to mislead us or if that's all he's capable of, we can't judge based on this one instance alone. However, we can be fairly certain that this guy likes to show off!"

Sun Jianzhong looked at Wang Shuyu noncommittally.

"Both times, he communicated with the applicant in advance and decided on the content of the next day's front page. This kind of person likes to have everything under his control, but he also wants everyone to see what he does. He has been keeping a low profile for so long. This person's personality is quite contradictory. But I think the thing that this kind of person likes to do most is to take risky moves!"

Wang Shuyu's words hit the nail on the head.

After listening, Sun Jianzhong also felt that Iwai Hisakawa was just that kind of person.

However, Sun Jianzhong didn't think that Wang Shuyu was just analyzing Iwai Hisakawa's personality for him.

"Shuyu, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Wang Shuyu pursed her lips, looking at Sun Jianzhong with concern, and continued:
"Uncle Sun, don't touch the comrades at the Huamao Hotel!"

"I am now almost certain that the oil exploration report was probably released by Iwai Hisakawa to mislead the public. If we get hooked on this information, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Sun Jianzhong took a puff of his pipe, tapped it on the corner of the table, and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. After pondering for a long time, he sighed and said:

"Shuyu, this is just your guess."

Wang Shuyu shook her head:
"No, Uncle Sun, I have proof!"

Sun Jianzhong opened his mouth, looking at Wang Shuyu with considerable surprise.

Wang Shuyu's mind was now very clear, and she looked at Sun Jianzhong with shining eyes, saying:
"Tojo Jun!"

"The information we received about Tojo Jun was released by Iwai Hisakawa. It's impossible that Tojo Jun came to Shanghai just to find Li Xiangjun to make a movie."

(End of this chapter)