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

Chapter 291 Doubt

However, now is not the time to express emotions. Aizawa Keiko also wants to know what Watanabe Kyoko really means.
Seeing Keiko looking at him, and even Watanabe looking over with a smile, Touko said calmly:

"As Chief Kishimoto mentioned in his report to you, Keiko, after interrogation at the Military Police Headquarters, it was confirmed that the oil exploration report in Bobby's possession was obtained by the British oil exploration team."

"If you want to invite an oil exploration team to work abroad, it seems that the simplest thing to do is for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to do it."

Kyoko Watanabe nodded:

"It seems you all understand the basic situation. That's right, Bobby is a pawn of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia."

Dao Yan frowned as he looked at Watanabe Kyoko:

"But why did they do that?"

Kyoko Watanabe laughed, while Togashi looked slightly embarrassed, because she realized what she had said as soon as she asked the question.

Previously, they had suspected that Kyoko Watanabe had used an oil exploration report to lure agents from various countries to the Cathay Hotel in order to facilitate the German-Japanese alliance, so that they could witness the moment when the alliance was signed or unilaterally announced.

"So, Uncle Tojo was killed by those horse-riding bastards in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"And it was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that took Marus away halfway through the journey!?"

Seeing Watanabe Kyoko slowly take a sip of tea, Aizawa Keiko clenched her fists.

If Watanabe wasn't lying, then the whole thing was orchestrated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

And Iwai Hisakawa was the scapegoat pushed out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

Looking at Aizawa Keiko's expression, having spent so much time together and having called her "mother" for so many years, Watanabe Kyoko naturally saw through her thoughts at a glance.

"Do you think the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pushing Iwai Hisakawa out as a scapegoat?"

Keiko nodded. Wasn't it obvious already?

Dao Yan opened her mouth, looked at Lan Ze Huizi beside her, and said:
"Keiko, have you ever thought that the security work for important figures like this is usually handled by the Special Higher Police with the assistance of the Military Police Headquarters, but this time it has become the Iwai Mansion?"

At this point, Dao Yan looked at Watanabe Kyoko.

Watanabe put down his teacup and sighed.
"Originally, the Cabinet designated the Special Higher Police to be the main body for the protection mission, but I disagreed and proposed that the Iwai Mansion take the lead in this mission."

"Now it seems that my plan was correct. This time, Iwai Hisakawa has no chance to turn things around."

Aizawa Keiko gasped. If Tojo Jun hadn't been killed, Iwai Ogawa would indeed have gained credit. However, the Iwai Mansion was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Even if there was credit, how much would actually go to Iwai Ogawa? The majority would still go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If something goes wrong and Tojo Jun is assassinated, then Iwai Hisakawa will be the one to take the blame.

“Keiko, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but you shouldn’t think that I’ll be in charge of the negotiations between the two countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of this.”

"and"

As she spoke, Kyoko Watanabe picked up a document from the cushion next to her and handed one of the documents to Keiko Aizawa.

Lan Zehuizi and Dao Yan were sitting next to each other, so when she looked, Dao Yan naturally saw it too.

Germany and Japan have formed an alliance!
So what are Tojo Jun and Marus up to?
Kyoko Watanabe has succeeded, but she hasn't told Jun Tojo. Is this what Watanabe meant when she said that political struggles are always more dangerous than real gunfights?

Wait, something's not right. Watanabe Kyoko actually took out such an important document in front of a stranger!

Warning bells rang in Dao Yan's mind.

Aizawa Keiko stared wide-eyed, unable to believe the authenticity of the document, yet it was given to her by her mother.

Did Mother truly complete the Alliance mission, or was she testing Dao Yan?
Or perhaps, both!
After letting out a long breath, Aizawa Keiko quickly returned the document to Watanabe.

"Mother, such an important document, you..."

Kyoko Watanabe smiled and put the documents back.
"I already said from the beginning that once you leave this door, you must forget what happened today."

After saying that, Watanabe raised his head and glanced at Touya with a half-smile.

In fact, from the moment Murano Masaki was seriously injured and sent to the hospital for treatment, Watanabe Kyoko realized that the forces hidden inside the Hua Mao Hotel were not only complex, but also that the weapons hidden inside were beyond her imagination.

Under those circumstances, Watanabe was very worried about Tojo Jun's safety, so he sent Kyogoku Mi to infiltrate the Cathay Hotel.

However, according to Kyogoku's feedback, whether it was his own investigation, the Special Higher Police's Technical Division, or the comprehensive intelligence from surveillance and wiretapping, no one should have been able to install explosives on the first floor of the elevator shaft.

But that's exactly what happened.

Therefore, Watanabe Kyoko's first suspect was Iwai Hisakawa, but in the subsequent investigation, Watanabe Kyoko determined that Iwai Hisakawa was impossible.

As for why Watanabe suspected Iwai Hisakawa, we have to talk about why Watanabe Kyoko recommended Iwai Hisakawa to replace the Special Higher Police at the time.

Because Watanabe Kyoko's side discovered that a batch of radio stations and activity funds transported to the Red Party's base areas and even to various underground Red Party liaison stations were almost all sent from the Iwai Mansion.

This discovery horrified Kyoko Watanabe. The Iwai Mansion, which had received full support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was secretly funding the Red Party!
This completely shattered Kyoko Watanabe's worldview.

So Watanabe naturally didn't believe it at first.

As the investigation deepened, Watanabe confirmed that the Iwai Mansion was indeed the site of this operation. However, Watanabe Kyoko was unable to find out whether Iwai Hisakawa was behind it or someone else was.

It was precisely because of this that Watanabe, who knew the Cathay Hotel was a quagmire, took advantage of the opportunity presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' leadership and Tojo Jun's visit to negotiate with Marus, and pulled the Iwai Mansion into the mix.

On one hand, Watanabe wanted to use this opportunity to transfer Iwai Ogawa away from the Iwai Mansion, making it easier for her to conduct her subsequent investigation.

On the other hand, it doesn't prevent Tojo Jun from taking care of Iwai Hisakawa if he really gets into trouble.

If we can't find out who's behind this at the Iwai Mansion, then we might as well take them all down.

It can be said that Kyoko Watanabe achieved her goal.

As for whether Tojo Jun lived or died, Watanabe Kyoko didn't care at all. He was just a prince, not even worth Watanabe Kyoko's attention.

Japan has so many princes; once they die, they're gone.

As long as it's not another prince who dies, it's fine.

As for the good relationship between Tojo Jun and Aizawa Keiko, Watanabe Kyoko didn't care at all. Besides, that Tojo Jun guy was a disgrace to the Army Academy. A perfectly good army graduate, going off to do art, it's ridiculous!
The fact that so many agents were attracted to the Cathay Hotel was entirely the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it didn't escape Kyoko Watanabe's notice.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs naturally hoped to use journalists and intelligence agents from various countries to pinpoint the alliance between the two countries. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs botched its plan.

However, Kyoko Watanabe did achieve her goal.

After leaving the Osaka Chamber of Commerce branch, Aizawa Keiko drove her car and glanced at Dao Yan in the passenger seat:
"Dao Yan, it seems we won't be able to get Marus back. The real culprit behind this is probably neither Marus nor those four agents."

After Kyoko Watanabe's analysis, the two of them were quite certain about this.

Dao Yan nodded; she now felt a genuine fear of Watanabe Kyoko.

This enemy is too clever.

Despite appearing to be a mere business leader, Dao Yan sensed at least one person posing a threat to her within the Osaka Chamber of Commerce branch. Furthermore, the other members were not legitimate businessmen either; the calluses on their hands and backs told Dao Yan that these people were armed.

A business branch, but everyone in it is a well-trained agent. Kyoko Watanabe is hiding in the shadows and controlling everything!

When Kyoko Watanabe was the head of the Special Higher Police Section, Touyan didn't have this feeling. But now that they've met again, Touyan can't figure out what Kyoko Watanabe is thinking at all.

Watanabe was definitely testing himself in what happened today.

"Since it wasn't them, it was probably someone from the Military Intelligence Bureau or the underground Communist Party."

Aizawa Keiko replied:

"When I get back, I will organize a massive cleanup operation. I will make them pay for their crimes in blood!"

Dao Yan nodded noncommittally. Right now, all she wanted to know was whether it was Young Tiger who did it.
Although Dao Yan was basically certain of the answer in her heart, this time, she decided that she must meet with Youhu and ask him about the situation in person.

If it really is him, Dao Yan wouldn't mind settling scores with him properly after defeating the Japanese.

They had already devised a plan to assassinate Tojo Jun, but Young Tiger interfered and almost killed Zhao Xuan.

Now, Dao Yan seems to understand what Li Mingzhu (Tiger Girl) said at the end of the interrogation.

An agent who falls in love is indeed an unqualified agent, but Dao Yan no longer cares.

Now that she has made her choice and decided that Zhao Xuan is her other half, Dao Yan should have the same awareness as Li Mingzhu.

After Aizawa Keiko and Touyan left, Kyogoku Mi entered Watanabe Kyoko's room.

"President, these are photos from the scene. Judging from the photos, Zhao Xuan was protecting the young lady at the time."

“I found a place to test it. Without knowing that there were explosives in the elevator shaft, I installed them according to the location of the explosives in the elevator shaft of the Chinachem Hotel and threw seven people in. None of the seven survived.”

"Even though one of them knew there were explosives in the elevator shaft, the experiment still went on, and no one survived."

"And so on, until everyone knew that there were explosives planted in the elevator shaft, the result remained unchanged."

"It's safe to say that Zhao Xuan and Miss Zhao were incredibly lucky to survive."

After listening to Kyogoku's words, Watanabe Kyoko took a small sip of tea.

Kyogoku watched Watanabe deep in thought, then silently knelt across the low table with his head bowed.

"So do you think Zhao Sang knew there were explosives in the elevator shaft, or didn't?"

Kyogoku frowned, slowly raised his head, looked at Watanabe, and replied:

"You can know, or you can not know."

Kyogoku uses "can" rather than "may".

Watanabe covered his mouth and laughed upon hearing this:

"I don't think he could possibly know, what do you think?"

Kyogoku paused for a moment, then nodded seriously:
"That's true. If a person's senses are very strong, they can indeed react to avoid danger a second before it arrives. Zhao Sang's reaction was to protect the young lady first, which is very good."

Kyoko Watanabe smiled and nodded:
"How is Dao Yan doing, as I asked him to observe the situation?"

Kyogoku shook his head:
“There is no problem. At that time, Ding Moqun had Zhao Xuan moved off the young lady. Section Chief Dao seemed to hate Ding Moqun because Zhao Xuan’s injuries were already serious. If he was moved carelessly, it could cause secondary damage to Zhao Xuan. In this respect, Section Chief Dao cares a lot about her husband, even more than Ding Moqun, who is her uncle.”

"From the Hua Mao Hotel all the way to Gongji Hospital, Dao Yan showed no abnormalities; in fact, it could be said that this was a normal reaction."

At this point, Kyogoku paused for a moment, then said with some doubt:
"But it was Miss's adopted sister, Dao Ya, who surprised me. At first, Dao Ya seemed very calm, but after learning about Zhao Xuan's situation, Dao Ya's emotional changes were no less than Miss's and Dao Yan's."

"But in the ambulance that took Zhao Xuan to Gongji Hospital, Dao Ya kept crying, but I can tell that in addition to crying, she also had two other emotions: anger and incomprehension."

Upon hearing this, Kyoko Watanabe became genuinely interested in Toa.

"Two different emotions, interesting. I felt from the first time I met this girl that she was very suitable for our line of work. After listening to you, I learned that this little sister was already thinking about how to avenge Zhao Sang while Huizi and Daoyan were still in a state of grief."

"As for the feeling of confusion, I can't figure it out for a while. From the beginning of communicating with the little girl, I could tell that she had a lot of complicated thoughts in her mind, and could even multitask."

“Once I saw her studying at home, and she was reading six books in different languages ​​at the same time. I remember it vividly, and it feels like it happened just yesterday.”

This was the first time Kyogoku had ever heard the chairman praise another woman like this; even the young lady had never been praised like this by the chairman.

Kyogoku, lost in thought, cautiously looked at Watanabe and asked:

"President, do you want to recruit Miss Daoya to join us?"

Kyoko Watanabe glanced at Ken Kyogoku speechlessly, which startled Ken so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Baka! Are you stupid? You actually want to use such a talented person for intelligence work!"

Kyogoku immediately lowered his head, his face filled with terror, and hurriedly said:

"Hey! It was my oversight."

Kyoko Watanabe waved her hand, not in the mood to reprimand Kyogoku Ken, and continued:
"Isn't the little sister doing black market business with Sato Ai? I see they're doing really well. Even Koji Ida has increased his investment and wants to hand over the arms business to them. This shows that the little sister is a first-rate expert when it comes to making money."

"In that case, Masaki Murano should be discharged from the hospital. Tell him that he should take half a percent of the goods from the Chamber of Commerce and let the little girl play with them. Let's get her interested and see if she can resist coming to me, the big supplier."

(End of this chapter)