You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 270 Calculation
Sun Jianzhong beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying with a face full of guilt:
"I should have had Jon consult the organization before making any further plans. If something happens to Hummingbird because of this, I..."

Seeing Sun Jianzhong's regretful expression, Wang Shuyu thought for a moment and comforted him:

“Uncle Sun, if it’s just the French Concession’s own operation, Hummingbird isn’t that dangerous, because the situation inside the Cathay Hotel is very complicated right now. Even the governor of the French Concession wouldn’t dare to offend all the guests staying there.”

“If the police force goes too far, those tenants will most likely contact the embassies. With pressure from the embassies of various countries, the police will not dare to act recklessly.”

"The most important thing now is to find a way to contact Hummingbird before Iwai Hisakawa takes action and get her to terminate the mission."

At this point, Wang Shuyu laughed:
"Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario. I think Comrade Chenguang must be at the Huamao Hotel by now. With him there, Hummingbird should be fine."

Wang Shuyu said this purely to comfort Sun Jianzhong, because even if Chenguang was at the Cathay Hotel, he wouldn't know who Hummingbird was!
Just as Wang Shuyu had guessed, the French Concession Governor Smith had indeed obtained intelligence about the oil exploration report.

It has been confirmed that the person with the survey report has checked into the Cathay Hotel.

That's why Smith ordered the police to be mobilized to obtain the document before the Japanese got involved.

The police station has very limited time. At this moment, inside the Cathay Hotel in the French Concession.

Police Chief Detective Cheng Zhen, along with his capable subordinate Ma Laosan, has begun screening all residents.

The hotel's telephone lines were also cut by Cheng Zhen's men at Smith's behest.

In this situation, let alone contacting the embassy, ​​all the guests in the Hua Mao Hotel were gathered by Cheng Zhen's people in the restaurants on both sides of the first floor, and they were not allowed to take anything out of their rooms except their own clothes.

Meanwhile, the police began searching every room in each household.

At the Chinese restaurant, Lan Zehuizi, who was sitting at a table by the window with Zhao Xuan, was anxiously watching him:

“Ah Xuan, it seems the French Concession has also received intelligence. I just tried it, and the hotel’s communications have been completely cut off. This means that the police are here with the determination to find that oil exploration report.”

"Everyone has been taken to the restaurant and searched. What will we do if the police find that document in the room?"

"Damn Smith, how dare he!"

Lan Zehui cursed angrily, and Zhao Xuan gently patted Lan Zehui's hand and said:
"Don't worry, before the police arrived, agents from various countries had already taken action, as you surely know."

Lan Zehui nodded with a gloomy expression. Seeing this, Zhao Xuan continued:
"They're professionals. If even they couldn't find it, do you think these useless cops from the police station could?"

Hearing this, Aizawa Keiko's expression softened somewhat.

Zhao Xuan also turned his attention to the group of foreign agents.

What Zhao Xuan cared about most were those few people from South Korea.

They hid the weapons in the room, and now, facing a police search, Zhao Xuan was curious to know what they would do.
The nanobugs had already landed on the table where the four Koreans were sitting, and Zhao Xuan overheard their hushed conversation.

Although he didn't speak Korean, Zhao Xuan had no language barrier with Edith around. He was surprised to see that the four of them didn't seem anxious at all, which was what Edith was translating.

Compared to Marus's skill in hiding things, the things these four had hidden would be impossible for the police not to find if they conducted a thorough search.

If that's the case, why did the four of them act so calmly?

A bold guess popped into Zhao Xuan's mind: Could these four Koreans have some kind of shady deal with the Governor of the French Concession?
Of course, this idea only lingered in Zhao Xuan's mind for a moment.

However, Zhao Xuan had a new guess about the identities of these people.

Edith can scan their current identity information, but that's only the current information. To find out their true identities, a more thorough scan is needed.

The scanning can be enhanced, but it can only be used once a month. Zhao Xuan sighed slightly. It seems that these Koreans need to be kept in mind!

As the search drew to a close, Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehuizi noticed that the police officers had already gathered in the lobby, and their gazes converged on them.

After Detective Cheng Zhen whispered something to his trusted confidant Ma Laosan, Ma Laosan's expression changed, and he quickly shook his head.

Cheng Zhen's expression also turned ugly.

It can be said that Zhao Xuan watched the entire process of Ma Laosan leading the search.

The nanobugs are still clinging to Ma Laosan's shoulder.

When Ma Laosan went to search the rooms where the Koreans were staying, Zhao Xuan thought that Ma Laosan would come back with a carbine and a Mauser pistol that he had found.

Unexpectedly, Ma Laosan acted as if he hadn't seen them at all, completely ignoring the two guns and the bullets hidden in the bathroom.

In scanning mode, Ma Laosan's identity is indeed that of a member of the police station. As for whether he has any other hidden identities, only further scanning can confirm that.

This is the limitation of the scanning mode.

If the identity is genuine, it can only be scanned to identify someone like Ma Laosan, a small squad leader in the police station.

If Ma Laosan's identity as the police station squad leader is fake, then the real identity behind Ma Laosan's fake identity can be detected.

But now that their identities are real, Zhao Xuan is having a headache. Could these people from the police station be connected to those guys from South Korea?

Zhao Xuan also overheard Cheng Zhen's whispered conversation with Ma Laosan through the nanobugs.

The police were indeed after the oil exploration report, so it's reasonable that they didn't find anything.

After all, the fake item was still hidden in Bobby's suit.

And the suit was worn by Bobby.

"Brother Cheng, the governor's intelligence can't be false, right? We've searched all the rooms and found nothing."

Hearing Ma Laosan's words, Zhao Xuan was certain that this guy did have a connection with those four people from South Korea, but he wasn't sure what that connection was.

Of course, enhanced scanning could also confirm it, but Zhao Xuan didn't want to use this month's enhanced scanning on Ma Laosan for the time being.

Since Ma Laosan has connections with those Koreans, and now that he's at the Huamao Hotel, it's only a matter of time before we find out his identity if we keep a close eye on him.

As for Bobby, Zhao Xuan didn't want to use the enhanced scan on him either, because through tracking and observation, Zhao Xuan felt that this foreign old man was indeed an intelligence broker.

There's no need to perform a more thorough scan; it would be a waste of this opportunity.

As for Cheng Zhen, Zhao Xuan wasn't very interested in him.

Zhao Xuan knew this person's background. He used to be just a shop assistant, but later he met Boss Du of the Green Gang by chance and was arranged by Boss Du to work in the police station.

Then, Boss Du stepped down, and Boss Huang became the leader of the Green Gang. Cheng Zhen seized the opportunity once again and, through Boss Huang's connections, obtained the position of Chinese detective in the French Concession police station.

It's fair to say that Cheng Zhen's growth trajectory is almost completely transparent, so there's no need to use enhanced scanning to confirm it. "Bullshit, how could the governor be wrong? I reckon that thing is definitely on the guest's person."

“But we searched all those guests just now, and we didn’t find anything.”

These words made Cheng Zhen a little depressed.

You know, if he gets the oil exploration report this time, he might become the chief detective of the French Concession police station.

As a result, he confidently led his team over and risked offending the Japanese by conducting a thorough search, but in the end, they found not a single hair.

"Didn't you find anything suspicious?"

Ma Laosan knew perfectly well what was going on, but he still shook his head.

There are certainly suspicious things, but how could he possibly produce them?

"No, Brother Cheng, would I lie to you? I was promoted by you."

Cheng Zhen nodded solemnly; he believed that Ma Laosan would not lie to him about this.

Inside the Chinese restaurant, after observing the changing expressions on Cheng Zhen's face as he huddled with Ma Laosan, Lan Zehui whispered to Zhao Xuan:

"It seems they didn't find the oil exploration report. So, that thing must be on one of the residents, most likely Bobby."

"I've already asked the Special Higher Police to investigate Bobby's identity and recent whereabouts. We should receive news tonight."

Zhao Xuan nodded:

"We weren't sure before whether the person with the oil exploration report had checked into the Cathay Hotel, but now that the police have made such a fuss, we can be sure."

A slight smile played on Aizawa Keiko's lips:

"Indeed, we have to thank the police. They've sealed off the Cathay Hotel. Now, apart from those who were already watching the rooms inside, everyone else is restricted from entering or leaving. They've also prevented that guy with the oil exploration report from leaving the hotel."

"This is indeed good news for us."

Zhao Xuan smiled and replied:

"There are people from all over the world in the hotel. The police can't withstand the pressure. I estimate that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have to step in soon."

Having heard his subordinate's report, Cheng Zhen had no other choice but to bite the bullet and say:

"The first time we could use the excuse of eliminating security risks to conduct a search, but there are too many foreigners at the Cathay Hotel. The Governor would never dare to offend so many people from so many countries. We have lost the initiative, so we can only investigate secretly. However, we must not let that guy who checked into the Cathay Hotel with his belongings go, otherwise we will really have no way to explain to the Governor."

"In that case, seal off the hotel first. Only those who have made reservations for hotel rooms are allowed to enter. No one else is allowed to enter, and no one is allowed to leave the hotel. At least, during the time period agreed upon by the Japanese and the governor, this is absolutely not allowed."

Ma Laosan nodded repeatedly:

"Brother Cheng, don't worry. With me, Ma Laosan, here, I will never let a single person escape."

Cheng Zhen nodded solemnly and left the Hua Mao Hotel with his two subordinates.

At the same time, at the Iwai Mansion.

Iwai Hisakawa received a call from his subordinate, informing him that the police had entered the venue ahead of schedule, which infuriated him.

After hanging up the phone, Iwai Hisakawa knelt before the low table. A moment later, Sakata Yamato entered the room and bowed slightly to Iwai Hisakawa.

"Sir, we've found out that the police operation was to find the oil exploration report that's already circulating in the intelligence community."

Iwai Naoki frowned, his expression turning extremely gloomy:

"Oil exploration report?"

"Could this really be true?"

Sakata Yamato shook his head:

"I'm sorry, sir, I cannot be sure about that."

"But now, the Cathay Hotel is almost a spy den, with agents from all over the world checking in. This is completely beyond our expectations. No, we should say that this is completely beyond our expectations."

Iwai Ogawa clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the low table:

"Damn it, we've been set up! Who's plotting against us?"

Sakata Yamato also had a bitter look on his face. Their Iwai Mansion had been developing in a stealthy manner, but they never expected that the Cabinet would suddenly assign them the task of protecting Tojo Jun.

Those unaware of the situation might assume that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the initiative, but only they know that it was entirely a unilateral decision by the Cabinet.

However, Iwai Hisakawa is also a man of great courage.

After learning of the task the cabinet had given them, the Iwai Mansion could no longer remain hidden.

Therefore, Iwai Ogawa devised a plan to make a public appearance and establish the reputation of the Iwai Mansion.

The Cathay Hotel became a hunting ground set up by Iwai Ogawa.

Originally, he only wanted to lure the Kuomintang and underground party members to assassinate Tojo Jun, and then he would wipe them all out in one fell swoop, thus completing the MVP settlement for the first appearance of the Iwai Mansion.

But who could have imagined that an intelligence report on oil exploration would completely disrupt his plans?

No, it's not so much a disruption as a complete transformation of the hunting ground into a battlefield of carnage.

Now, let alone Iwai Hisakawa, even if Tojo Jun himself were present, as a prince, he wouldn't dare to act rashly in the face of so many people from different countries, let alone Iwai Hisakawa himself.

If not handled properly, it could cause international disputes involving multiple countries, making so many enemies at once. Iwai Hisakawa doesn't have the guts to do that.

He just likes to take risks; he's not stupid.

"Sir, we are investigating, but so far we have no news at all, and the cabinet is unaware of this matter either."

"In addition, Prince Tojo sent a telegram inquiring about the oil exploration report and instructing that if it is genuine, we must obtain it. The situation in the country is not optimistic, and we desperately need a new oil source."

Iwai Ogawa narrowed his eyes. This time, he had been completely outmaneuvered.

"Ha, an oil exploration report? You really think that's real? Especially in Southeast Asia? The person who orchestrated this is incredibly shrewd, completely manipulating people's hearts. Baka! If I find out who plotted against me, I'll skin them alive!"

(End of this chapter)