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

Chapter 279 Replacement
Aizawa Keiko nodded awkwardly:

"It was my oversight, Dao Yan, I apologize."

"It's alright, we've already talked it out. But what's going on at the Hua Mao Hotel? Why is there such a commotion inside and out?"

Aizawa Keiko shook her head. She knew a little about the internal situation, but she was completely clueless about how the fighting had started outside.

Just then, the military police arrived.

Seeing a room full of people, the platoon leader of the military police walked in with a grim expression. But when he saw who was standing in the room, he shuddered and quickly saluted:
"Hello, sir!"

"Commander Iwai has instructed that all residents be taken to the ballroom on the second floor. Everyone, if it is convenient for you, please come with us."

As a member of the military police, he had met Zhao Xuan before, and naturally, he also knew Lan Zehuizi.

After all, the head of the Special Higher Police Section frequently visited the Military Police Headquarters, and he had seen her a few times by chance, leaving a deep impression on him. After all, beautiful women always leave a lasting impression.

There's also Dao Yan, who's even more beautiful than Lan Ze Huizi. Dao Yan also went to the Military Police Headquarters, but it was during the attack on the Special Higher Police. Dao Yan and others who were training at the Special Higher Police were taken to the Military Police Headquarters for questioning, and in the end, he led the team to send them back to No. 76.

Of course, among all these people, the one he least wanted to offend was Sato Ai.

As his boss's younger sister, and with his boss being a complete siscon, it's hard for him not to know about Sato Ai. After all, she's a ticking time bomb. If he's unlucky enough to step on her one day, his career will be over.

At this moment, in room 411, Jenny and the other three were gathered together, all looking extremely unwell.

"Fuck! Did you see that clearly? Those guys are actually from the Special Higher Police, and there's even one from Unit 76!"

Sofia took a deep breath:

"Special Higher Police Section Chief Aizawa Keiko, advisor Zhao Xuan, and Zhao Xuan's wife Dao Yan, the older sister and brother-in-law of our partner Dao Ya!"

Jenny bit her lip, looking at the three of them with a hint of fear in her eyes, and asked:

"Were we tricked by that little girl?"

Sophia shook her head.
"It shouldn't be. You all heard what happened on the third floor after the shooting. Dao Yan probably doesn't know exactly what happened. Her arrival was probably an accident."

Tors gave a cold laugh:
"They caught them in the act right at the doorstep! This Zhao Xuan isn't a good person either!"

Gomarev glanced at Tors. Was this guy always brainless?

"Clearly, Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehuizi had been infiltrating the Huamao Hotel for a long time. We couldn't find out their identities before, probably because they were disguised. We didn't expect that in the end, it was actually them who killed Qiu Ersi. Otherwise, we would have been in big trouble. We didn't expect Qiu Ersi to be so crazy!"

Jenny sighed:

"No matter what, we're in a lot of trouble right now. The gunfire outside has stopped, and I just saw the military police arrive. I guess Iwai Hisakawa has arrived too."

Sofia nodded slightly, her expression quite solemn, and said:
"Now, let's all go back to our rooms. Everything that happened tonight must be kept secret, strictly secret. I think Miss Daoya doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Furthermore, the two people from the Special Higher Police in the third-floor corridor did not witness us intercepting Chulls, so there is still room for maneuver."

"Furthermore, Bobby's fate is currently unknown. We need to determine Bobby's condition first. If Bobby dies, it means our mission has completely failed."

After hearing Sofia's words, the other three nodded quickly. While the military police were in Doya's room, Sofia and Gomarev hurriedly returned to their own rooms.

Half an hour later, in the ballroom on the second floor of the Cathay Hotel.

Iwai Ogawa looked at all the guests who had been gathered here, as well as the manager and waiters of the Hua Mao Hotel, with a gloomy expression.

In short, everyone from the Cathay Hotel has gathered here.

The military police were led by Sakata Jiro, the younger brother of Sakata Ohno.

When he saw his squad leader bringing Sato Ai and her group, he ignored Iwai Hisakawa and rushed forward:

"Ms. Sato, Ms. Tou, are you both alright?"

Seeing the two shake their heads, Sakata Jiro breathed a sigh of relief.

Iwai Hisakawa's gaze also turned towards Aizawa Keiko.

When Iwai Hisakawa saw the Special Higher Police, No. 76, and Daoya and Sato Ai all there, his temples throbbed.

The situation at the Cathay Hotel was actually more complicated than he had imagined.

"Section Chief Lan Ze, I didn't expect to see you here."

Iwai Ogawa stepped forward and shook hands with Aizawa Keiko. Keiko smiled and replied:

"Director Iwai, I can't go into the details of why I'm not here, but I'd like to know, how is that information broker Bobby doing now?"

"Also, is Masaki Murano alright?"

Iwai Hisakawa was very unhappy. Just because Aizawa Keiko was that woman's daughter-in-law, Iwai Hisakawa had no good feelings towards her whatsoever.

However, since the other party was the head of the Special Higher Police, he couldn't refuse to answer some basic questions.

"Don't worry, it's just a minor injury. Once the wound is treated, it'll be fine. Could it be that Section Chief Lan Ze is here for that oil exploration report as well?"

“Mr. Murano’s injuries are more serious. I have already sent someone to take him to the military police hospital.”

Aizawa Keiko smiled without saying a word, which infuriated Iwai Ogawa, who then turned his gaze to Dao Yan and the others:
"It's understandable that Special Higher Police officers are here, but why are you here?"

Sato Ai's gaze turned cold as she looked at Iwai Hisakawa and said:

"Talking business? What, is it your family's business that you can't do business here?"

Upon seeing this, Sakata Jiro quickly sidled up to Iwai Ogawa and whispered a few words to him.

Iwai Hisakawa was furious. These military police bastards really dared to do any kind of business!
It was later learned that Dao Yan was worried about Dao Ya coming to the French Concession, so she secretly followed her, which led to some misunderstandings.

After understanding the situation, Iwai Hisakawa wondered why Dao Yan hadn't been more forceful and had simply drawn his gun and shot Aizawa Keiko.

Seeing that he couldn't cause trouble for this group, Iwai Ogawa snorted coldly and immediately ordered Sakata Jiro to proceed according to the previous plan.

After receiving the order, Sakata Jiro stepped forward with a list. He first arrested the hotel staff, and anyone not on the list was arrested by the military police.

Secondly, those who checked into the Cathay Hotel after the newspaper published information about Tojo Jun's itinerary were also taken away by the military police for questioning one by one.

However, these people make up a very small percentage. Of course, if you include Dao Ya and a few others, then it would be a lot.

However, given the current situation, it's not convenient for Iwai Ogawa to touch them.

After all, these people have impressive backgrounds and their reasons are quite valid.

All of this can be understood simply by talking to Bobby.

After doing all this, Iwai Hisakawa walked up to Li Xiangjun:
“Ms. Li, I’m sorry to have frightened you. Don’t worry, from now on, I will take over the defense of the Hua Mao Hotel, and similar incidents will not happen again.”

Li Xiangjun wasn't too scared. After all, she had come out of a place like Shancheng unscathed, so the Huamao Hotel was quite safe for her.

"It's nothing, Mr. Iwai. Now that you're here, I have nothing to worry about."

Iwai Ogawa smiled, glanced at Su Min, the assistant who was following Li Xiangjun, and then turned and walked towards the group of foreigners gathered in the ballroom.

Zhao Xuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the dialysis mode.

Just now, when Iwai Ogawa saw Su Min, Zhao Xuan was surprised to discover from the psychological activity he sensed that Su Min's identity had actually been exposed!
The good news is that Iwai Hisakawa doesn't know which side Su Min is on.

Unexpectedly, the Military Intelligence Bureau kidnapped the assistant that Li Xiangjun's team had recruited in Shanghai, allowing Su Min to take that person's place.

Li Xiangjun's team was also a group of greedy people. After Fu Zhengguo made some moves, he used real money to shut them up, and Su Min officially became Li Xiangjun's assistant.

However, Iwai Hisakawa had been watching everything around Li Xiangjun for a long time. He knew that the assistant Li Xiangjun's team had confirmed was not Su Min.

As for why he didn't eliminate Su Min as a potential threat immediately, Zhao Xuan guessed that this guy wanted to play the long game and catch a big fish!
Facing the four agents from Russia and the United States, Iwai Ogawa was fully aware of their identities and their intentions.

Having learned of the heavy losses the Kwantung Army had suffered against the Russians, Iwai Hisakawa was unsure how to deal with Sofia and Gomarev.

Moreover, the two of them had clean identities here, and Iwai Hisakawa didn't want to cause any trouble.

In his opinion, it would be best to get rid of these people.

However, Prince Tojo sent him a message that no one in the Cathay Hotel was allowed to leave, at least not until he achieved his goal.

There was no other way but to send people to keep an eye on these people who could become ticking time bombs.

As for the two Americans, Iwai Hisakawa dared not make a move.

Although the US has issued some targeted policies against Japan because of the Nanjing Massacre, it must be said that many of Japan's resources are now obtained through trade with the US, so it cannot afford to offend them for the time being.

Frustrated and seething, Iwai Hisakawa realized that he couldn't deal with any of the people staying at the Cathay Hotel. In desperation, he could only vent his anger on those who weren't on the list.

In short, of the waiters and others who were taken away by the military police tonight, about 30% will still be able to appear at the Cathay Hotel the next day.

In room 301 of the Huamao Hotel, Lan Zehuizi looked somewhat awkwardly at Dao Yan sitting on the sofa.

Huizi had originally intended to see Daoyan off from the hotel, but before she could even say anything, Daoyan came to the room on her own.

Now, Huizi didn't know what to say.

"Zhao Sang, Dao Yan, I'm going to stay with Xiao Ya and Xiao Ai tonight, so this room is for you two."

Lan Zehuizi didn't want to stay here any longer. If it were just Zhao Xuan alone, Lan Zehuizi would have shamelessly tried to trick Zhao Xuan into bed. But in front of someone else's wife, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Dao Yan smiled and stood up, walking directly to Hui Zi's side and saying:

"Section Chief Lan Ze, Xiao Ya is being immature. I'll have to ask you to look after her tonight. If possible, it would be good to send them out."

Watching Dao Yan pull her hand and walk towards the door, Lan Zehui's lips twitched slightly. How eager was he to get her out of this room? "Dao Yan, don't worry, Xiao Ya is also my sister. I will take good care of her. If possible, I'll try to send them out tomorrow."

After seeing Lan Zehuizi out, Dao Yan closed the door and walked back with a cold expression. Looking at Zhao Xuan standing by the window with his arms crossed, Dao Yan snorted and said irritably:

"I guess I came at the wrong time. I should have come later, or not at all, right?"

Zhao Xuan shook his head and smiled, never expecting that Dao Yan would be jealous one day.

Zhao Xuan stepped forward, took Dao Yan's hand, and smiled:
"Alright, it was all just an act. Now you've safely entered the Cathay Hotel, but I don't think Tojo Jun will check in tomorrow."

"Iwai Hisakawa's behavior tonight was also very clear. He doesn't want the residents to leave, but he also wants you, Xiaoya, Xiaoai, and our Special Higher Police to leave."

"But Aizawa Keiko made excuses that she still had tasks to complete, so she reluctantly stayed. I think Iwai Hisakawa is likely to cause trouble tomorrow."

"Moreover, it seems your people have been exposed."

Dao Yan's expression changed, and he asked with some fear:
"Who was exposed?"

Zhao Xuan, his expression also grave, stood with Dao Yan at the window and said in a low voice:

"Is the assistant next to Li Xiangjun one of your people?"

Dao Yan was instantly startled and looked at Zhao Xuan's profile in disbelief:

"Why do you think so?"

Zhao Xuan slowly exhaled:

"In short, if she is one of your people, you need to be careful. Tonight, Iwai Hisakawa's gaze towards her was strange. You know I'm very professional in psychology and micro-expression observation. Based on this, I judge that Iwai Hisakawa definitely knows her identity. The reason he's not taking action against her now is very likely that he's trying to catch a bigger fish with a long line."

Dao Yan nodded slightly. Su Min was arranged by Fu Zhengguo to infiltrate Li Xiangjun's side.

The purpose was to cooperate with those Koreans to kidnap Li Xiangjun.

There shouldn't be any problem with this, but now that Zhao Xuan says Su Min has been exposed, Dao Yan has to consider whether to terminate their mission or even let them find an opportunity to evacuate.

Half an hour later, Zhao Xuan, who had come out of the bathroom with Dao Yan, carried her to the bed.

Her cheeks were still flushed from the knife, and her hands were wrapped around Zhao Xuan's neck. She only slowly let go after he was placed on the bed.

"Husband~"

"You said you would help me, but the situation is so complicated now. If I want to get rid of Tojo Jun, the biggest problem is no longer Iwai Hisakawa, but Aizawa Keiko."

"With her around, killing Tojo Jun becomes significantly more difficult."

Looking at Dao Yan's sorrowful eyes, Zhao Xuan leaned down and gently kissed Dao Yan's forehead:
"Get some rest. I'll figure something out. Since I promised to help you this time, I won't go back on my word. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of your initiative just now?"

Dao Yan spat lightly, turned her back to Zhao Xuan, and decided not to pay any more attention to him.

On the other side, at 76 Jessfield Road.

It was already three in the morning. Ding Moqun rubbed his sore eyes and put his glasses back on after a while.

Jingle Bell!
When the phone rang, Ding Moqun's mind jolted, his eyes sharpened, and he reached out to answer it.
"How's it going?"

The caller was Zhang Sanjin, and his voice carried a hint of resentment:
"Director, I think Wang Yiya is really fine. The brothers can't keep up with her lifestyle."

Having been watching Wang Yiya for so long, Zhang Sanjin went from seriously doubting Wang Yiya's identity at the beginning to completely resisting following and monitoring her now, entirely because Wang Yiya's spoiled young lady behavior had greatly provoked Zhang Sanjin.

Despite Zhang Sanjin's elaborate and covert efforts to keep an eye on Wang Yiya, he failed to uncover any suspicious points. Instead, his expenses skyrocketed, and Zhang Sanjin felt that Ding Moqun was about to go bankrupt.

Ding Moqun sighed, his face full of exasperation.

"Let's leave it at that for now and bring back the people who were following Wang Yiya."

"And another thing, don't tell me you didn't get that done either?"

Hearing this, Zhang Sanjin, who was standing in a public phone booth on the street, quickly replied:
"Don't worry, Director. The matter has been taken care of. As you instructed, the person has been apprehended."

Upon hearing this, Ding Moqun's lips curled into a sinister smile.

After hanging up the phone, Ding Moqun planned to sleep in the office that night, but the moment the knocking sounded, Ding Moqun, who had just taken off his coat, looked towards the door in surprise.

Who would come looking for me so late at night?
"Enter!"

Seeing that the person who pushed open the door was actually Miao Xue, Ding Moqun asked with some surprise:

"Section Chief Miao, it's so late, are you still not off work?"

Upon hearing this, Miao Xue looked at Ding Moqun with a cold expression, and said in a tone devoid of any emotion:
"Director, I'm on duty today."

Ding Moqun thought about it and realized that Zhao Xuan never worked overtime before, and often even left early.

After taking over Zhao Xuan's position, Miao Xue worked diligently and conscientiously, becoming a role model in the industry.

"Oh, I see. By the way, what brings you here?"

Miao Xue walked to the desk with a note and handed the information to Ding Moqun:

"Director, we just received news that a shootout has broken out inside and outside the Hua Mao Hotel, and explosions have been heard inside the hotel."

"Most importantly, Section Chief Dao went to the Cathay Hotel."

Ding Moqun's pupils suddenly contracted as he carefully examined the intelligence in his hand.

Just a few seconds later, Ding Moqun's expression became somewhat complicated, and he shook his head with a wry smile.

Catching them in the act!

Goodness, Ding Moqun had just begun to doubt whether Dao Yan's identity was truly problematic, and he had made some other guesses as well, but he had never considered catching her in the act of adultery.

After reading the intelligence, Ding Moqun was both amused and exasperated. He knew his niece's personality best; she was intolerant of any wrongdoing.

But then, Ding Moqun's eyes lit up.

He has always been quite concerned about what's going on inside the Chinachem Hotel.

Although Ding Moqun suspected that the so-called oil exploration report was fake, Tojo Jun's contribution was substantial.

With Tojo Jun as a target, who knows how many Kuomintang secret agents and underground party members would be attracted to the Cathay Hotel.

This cake is so big that even if everyone shares it, they'll still be eating until their mouths are full of oil.

But that's not what Ding Moqun wants. His grand plan has reached a critical moment, and the Huamao Hotel seems to be the perfect stage for him to turn this plan into a big success.

Previously, Ding Moqun had been frustrated by the lack of opportunity to intervene, but now that Dao Yan had gone to the Huamao Hotel for such a bizarre reason, he felt that as her uncle, he should go and support his niece.

Thinking of this, Ding Moqun waved Miao Xue away, then picked up the phone and dialed a long-distance number.

"Hello, this is Ding Moqun. Tell Commander Yingzuo as soon as possible that I have a way to get into the Huamao Hotel and I need Commander Yingzuo's support."

After leaving the director's office, Miao Xue didn't know if Ding Moqun would get involved in her report that night, but it was all she could do.

The plan to bring No. 76, which is to bring the Mei Agency, which has not yet been formally established, into the Bureau, was a plan that the section chief had decided long ago. Miao Xue naturally wanted to complete it, but man proposes, God disposes. Miao Xue was not sure if Ding Moqun would go.

Meanwhile, the former government offices on Nanjing Road in Shanghai.

The chubby guy, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by Michiko Sakai.

After learning about what happened at the Cathay Hotel tonight, Tu Feiyuan knelt down in front of the low table, his eyes gleaming.

In the past, Tu Feiyuan really wouldn't have wanted to go to the Cathay Hotel to join in the fun, but things are different now.

The events that occurred at the Cathay Hotel tonight made Doi-man realize that Tojo Jun's purpose in coming here was definitely not simple.

Agents from various countries clashed violently, and it was only after the intervention of military police that the situation was stabilized.

Inside the Cathay Hotel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already moved in, and the head of the Special Higher Police is already there.

With the addition of Toa and Sato Ai, this means that Koji Ida has also gotten involved.

And the Yokono father and daughter, Uchiyama, also seem to be making moves.

With the addition of underground Communist Party members and Kuomintang agents, the situation at the Cathay Hotel is now extremely complex.

Everyone was more or less focused on the Cathay Hotel, and the Cathay Hotel, which attracted so much attention, could not possibly be just because Tojo Jun was coming to find Li Xiangjun to film a movie.

Moreover, when Doi-mam thought about it, only one person came to mind when he thought about it: Watanabe Kyoko!
Tu Feiyuan dared not be careless at all when it came to this woman.

Although Watanabe has stepped down as head of the Special Higher Police and has been inactive for a long time, she is still in Shanghai.

Anyone might overlook the existence of Kyoko Watanabe, but Doiyuu wouldn't; he knew this woman's shrewdness all too well.

If it really was Kyoko Watanabe who caused such a big scene, what was she planning to do?
After pondering for a while, Doi-Yuan stroked his chin and finally came to an answer: the Watanabe family had previously sent their direct descendants to Germany in an attempt to broker an alliance between the two countries.

But so far, Germany has not expressed its position, and Tu Feiyuan immediately grasped the key point.

Kyoko Watanabe likely intended to use the Cathay Hotel as a platform to force Germany into an alliance.

He knew perfectly well that Marus was also at the Cathay Hotel.

Others may not know much about Marus and only think of him as an arms dealer. In fact, Marus' family has a high reputation in Germany, and the head of the family is a bigwig in the military.

If Prince Tojo arrives and signs some agreement with Marus, and with so many witnesses, even if Germany doesn't want to ally with Japan, it will ultimately have to show its stance because of the family behind Marus.

(End of this chapter)