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

Chapter 290 Misunderstanding
Just as I was thinking about this, a technician rushed down from the second floor:

"Report! A hand grenade was found in a flowerpot in the ballroom on the second floor. After comparison, this hand grenade also came from the batch of weapons that Marus hid."

Dao Yan's pupils contracted slightly when he saw two military policemen carrying flowerpots down.

Zhao Xuan didn't lie to himself!
But how did Zhao Xuan manage to do that? Are the people in the technical department just sitting around doing nothing?

Aizawa Keiko gave a cold smile:
"It seems they're quite well-prepared. If we don't come down to the first floor, are they planning to carry out an assassination from the second floor?"

"Search, keep searching!"

Yua Murakami immediately ordered the technical department to continue the search; this time, not an inch of the area could be missed.

After giving her instructions, Murakami Yua looked at Touka and Aizawa Keiko and asked:

"Um, Section Chief, Section Chief Dao, may I ask about Zhao Sang's condition? Is he alright?"

Just as Aizawa Keiko was about to answer, the phone rang in the lobby of the Huamao Hotel, where the telephone line had already been connected.

The person who answered the phone was a staff member from the technical department:
"Section Chief, Section Chief Shan Xiong from the Action Section has contacted me, saying he has something important to report."

Without waiting to answer Yua Murakami, Keiko Aizawa rushed towards the lobby.

Dao Yan glanced at Murakami Yua and quickly followed Aizawa Keiko.

After answering the phone, Aizawa Keiko's face showed anger:
"What did you say? Marus, who was being sent to the military police headquarters for interrogation, was taken away halfway there. Who had the audacity to do that?"

"Baka! Those cronies in the cabinet, don't they care at all about the death of Prince Tojo?"

After she finished scolding him, Aizawa Keiko's pupils trembled slightly.

The only people who knew that Tojo Jun had come to discuss the alliance with Marus were himself, Iwai Hisakawa, and his mother, who was very likely the mastermind behind it all.

In Shanghai, the only person who could take someone away halfway is Kyoko Watanabe!

Taking a deep breath, Lan Zehui slammed the phone down and turned to look at Dao Yan:
"Dao Yan, come with me, let's take Marus back."

"The rest of you, continue searching the Cathay Hotel."

Dao Yan didn't speak, but she could tell that Lan Ze Huizi seemed to know who had taken Marus away.

Moreover, Dao Yan still has many questions in her mind: how exactly did Zhao Xuan manage to move through the ventilation ducts without leaving a trace?
How did he get the grenade from the weapons hidden by Marus?
Also, are Sofia and her three companions really accomplices of Marus?

Don't tell me, it's really possible.

Russia and Germany are now at peace, and Germany imports most of its food from Russia.

As a neutral country, the US has actually profited greatly from war, so it is indeed possible that these guys could come together.

But what is the motivation?
An oil exploration report was simply not enough to get them to cooperate.

For now, the only option is to bring Marus back and interrogate him; perhaps then we can get the answers.

The residents were all gathered on the first floor of the Chinese restaurant at the Cathay Hotel.

Among them, Jon was sitting by the window in the Chinese restaurant, quietly watching the Japanese people come and go in and out of the Cathay Hotel.

The current situation left Jon speechless.

Tojo Jun's death put her plans on hold.

Jon originally planned to exchange the large sum of money the organization had given her for rice dollars and Japanese yen through Jun Tojo, and then use Jun Tojo's channels to buy a batch of supplies from Japan and even the United States, and then find a way to send them to the base.

She had a good talk with Tojo Jun, and in order to make it happen, she even went against her conscience and helped Tojo Jun polish a script. In the end, Tojo Jun was blown up!
Jon was aware when he arrived that the Military Intelligence Bureau might assassinate Tojo Jun.

But upon arriving at the Cathay Hotel and seeing its layout, Jon realized that assassinating Tojo Jun here was absolutely impossible.

However, the assassination attempt actually succeeded.

Although the death of Tojo Jun was gratifying, Jon Snow felt a little like crying. Was it easy to find a way to get help?
These guys from the Military Intelligence Bureau sometimes drag their feet on things, and sometimes they're so fast that you don't even have time to react.

What Ye Luyan least expected was that the notorious traitor Zhao Xuan was also caught in the crossfire of the assassination attempt. He had been escorted to Gongji Hospital and his fate was unknown.

Ye Luyan naturally hoped that Zhao Xuan would die as well, so that she wouldn't feel so bad about the channel.

"Miss Ye, please come with us to the second floor!"

A Special Higher Police officer arrived with two military police officers, and almost every resident was questioned.

Ye Luyan, brought by Tojo Jun, naturally could not escape either.

Ye Luyan stood up gracefully and followed them to the interrogation area that had been temporarily separated on the second floor.

When Ye Luyan came up, she saw Liu Shiran Hummingbird being taken away after being questioned.

Based on this, Ye Luyan deduced the Japanese people's questioning style and scope.

Just as she sat down, Kishimoto Osamu, who was sitting opposite her, glanced through Ye Luyan's basic file and asked:

"Miss Ye, did Prince Tojo contact you, or did you contact Prince Tojo on your own initiative?"

Ye Luyan answered without the slightest hesitation:
"Tojo-kun asked someone to find me and asked me to help improve the script. The script should be in your hands. If it is as agreed before, I should hand over the polished script to Tojo-kun tomorrow."

Kishimoto nodded. In fact, based on the investigations by the police station and the plainclothes team, Kishimoto had also determined that Ye Luyan was free of any problems. However, since this person was directly related to Tojo Jun, it was still necessary to conduct some questioning.

“Miss Ye, I have read all of your works. To be honest, many of these books contain satirical elements, including veiled criticisms of the Great Japanese Empire.”

Faced with this question, Ye Luyan remained calm and smiled gently:

"Sir, why don't you mention that my book also contains satirical remarks about Germany, France, Italy, the United States, and even China?"

Kishimoto Osamu stared sharply at Ye Luyan:
"Miss Ye, but when you mention the Dragon Kingdom in your book, you are satirizing the Kuomintang. What about the Communist Party? Does Miss Ye have a high opinion of the Communist Party?"

Ye Luyan smiled slightly:

"Sir, do you really know my books? If you say that, I have to suspect that you are deliberately targeting me. But if you fully understand my work, you wouldn't ask this question. Perhaps you could find someone who knows all my works and ask him if this is true in my books?" Kishimoto Osamu remained expressionless, but in reality, he was quite embarrassed.

After all, Ye Luyan was not even thirty years old when she wrote several best-selling books. Some of her earlier books were even more satirical, and there were just too many of them.

Even Osamu Kishimoto couldn't understand how someone so young could have written so many books.

Therefore, it would take far too long to fully understand how much of this highly satirical content Ye Luyan wrote in her book.

Kishimoto Osamu had someone bring Ye Luyan over, mainly with the mindset of taking a chance, even if there was no guarantee of success.

Now, Ye Luyan's question has left him at a loss for how to proceed.

Furthermore, Ye Luyan had a high reputation in the French Concession, and Governor Smith would almost always invite her to his banquets.

Just because a book contained satirical remarks about the empire, Kishimoto Osamu really couldn't do anything to her.

Moreover, the sarcasm was extremely subtle, and Ye Luyan's defense was simple: Kishimoto Osamu's argument was completely untenable.

Seeing Kishimoto Osamu lower his head to look through the files on the table, Ye Luyan chuckled inwardly and then asked:
"Sir, Miss Li has been kidnapped. If you rescue her, could you please let me know? I've formed a friendship with Miss Li over the past two days."

"Also, are you still going to make this movie? If not, please give me back the script. It's the only thing I can remember about Tojo-kun."

Kishimoto Osamu's lips twitched; this woman was actually asking him a question in return.

After reviewing Ye Luyan's file once more, Kishimoto Osamu waved his hand, signaling the military police to take her back.
“Miss Ye, I’m sorry, this is not something I can decide. However, if Miss Li is rescued, I will ask someone to inform you.”

Ye Luyan stood up and nodded slightly:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir. As for the script, if it's confirmed that the filming will not be done later, please return it to me if possible."

After questioning them, Kishimoto Osamu rubbed his throbbing head and realized that there was absolutely no one among these residents who could be suspected.

After all, those suspected were either dead or had taken advantage of the chaos to leave the Cathay Hotel.

Kishimoto Osamu doesn't even know if he can catch those who ran away.

That useless guy, Iwai Ogawa, even though he had already confirmed that those four Koreans were the problem, he still let them escape, and even kidnapped Li Xiangjun.

In Shanghai, at No. 18 Shanyin Road, Hongkou District, Lan Zehuizi drove over with Dao Yan.

Kyoko Watanabe, who was making tea in her room, saw the two people who rushed in. She poured them tea with a blank expression before gesturing for them to sit down.

Lan Zehui took a deep breath, exchanged a glance with Dao Yan, and then decided to sit down for the time being. She wanted to hear what else her mother had to say.

"They came for Marus?"

“Since Mother already knows, why ask? I already heard about it on the way here. Doi-Yuan has done a great job this time, capturing Sophia and the other three. Meanwhile, all the other departments have become the ‘mule’ in the Cabinet’s eyes!”

Aizawa Keiko became more and more excited as she spoke:
“Marus is the key to the bombing. His confession is the most important factor in whether we can catch the killer. Mother, why did you send someone to take Marus away?”

Kyoko Watanabe took a sip of tea, slowly put down her teacup, and then said:
"Who told you that I sent people to take Marus away?"

Aizawa Keiko paused, looking at Watanabe Kyoko with a puzzled expression.

Dao Yan lowered his head thoughtfully. From the moment he saw Watanabe Kyoko, Dao Yan had a very familiar feeling.

Moreover, Dao Yan inexplicably felt that Watanabe Kyoko was not the one who took Marus away.

"Yama Yuichiro. Could Yama Yuichiro possibly be mistaken?"

Watanabe shook his head and smiled upon hearing this:
"Everyone thinks that at this time, only I have the power to get the cabinet to order Marus to be taken away, right?"

Dao Yan and Lan Ze Huizi were both taken aback. Yes, that was indeed what they thought at the time, or rather, that was what Lan Ze Huizi thought.

“Sometimes, political struggles are more dangerous than the front lines. Huizi, I’ve protected you too well.”

"This must be Miss Dao. You are Zhao Sang's wife. There are some things you shouldn't be listening to, but since Huizi brought you here, it means you trust her?"

Aizawa Keiko was torn: Should she trust him?
Not really, but right now, Lan Zehuizi felt that Dao Yan felt exactly the same way she did—she just wanted to catch the murderer and avenge Zhao Xuan!
Lan Zehuizi felt that what her mother was about to tell her was very important, and she couldn't decide whether to keep Dao Yan here.

Before Aizawa Keiko could even finish thinking, Watanabe Kyoko said with a smile:

"Actually, I trust Zhao Sang completely, so as his wife, Miss Dao, I also trust you. Now, please forget what I'm about to say once you leave this room!"

Dao Yan sat upright, and Lan Ze Huizi's expression also became serious.

As Watanabe Kyoko lowered her head after saying this, a sinister glint flashed in her eyes.

After pouring some tea for herself and Dao Yan, Watanabe Kyoko patted several file folders on the low table and said:
"I know all the information about the Cathay Hotel, and the records of the Military Police Headquarters' interrogation of Sophia and the other three are also here."

"Now, everyone thinks that Bobby is a pawn I carefully placed here, so that he could deliver the final blow in the negotiations between Tojo Jun and Marus at a crucial moment!"

Dao Yan and Lan Zehuizi nodded. On the way here, Lan Zehuizi had already told Dao Yan the basic situation, and what she said was actually pretty much the same as Zhao Xuan's guess.

But judging from what Kyoko Watanabe is saying now, it seems that Bobby wasn't arranged by her.

"You need to understand that intelligence agencies don't have the same influence in every place as they do in Shanghai. Shanghai is a special place, you could even say it's the center of world intelligence. Here, you might be able to find out intelligence from all over the world, but that's not the case in other places."

Dao Yan and Hui Zi nodded slightly. What Watanabe said was true. Shanghai was indeed a special place with an unprecedentedly prosperous economy and an exceptionally large volume of transactions in the stock market.

This false prosperity has also created Shanghai's unique status.

"So, do you think that in other places, the intelligence agencies or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have more say?"

Dao Yan and Hui Zi's pupils contracted slightly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs!!

"Mother, what do you mean by that?"

"Keiko, I think I understand what Mrs. Watanabe means."

Huizi's mind was completely focused on Zhao Xuan's safety. She could think about simple things without any problem, but she couldn't quite grasp the bigger picture in a short time.

Although surprised that Dao Yan understood her mother's meaning so quickly, Lan Zehuizi sneered at Dao Yan in her heart. Zhao Xuan's position in her heart was far less important than her own. So what right did Dao Yan have to compete with her?!
(End of this chapter)