Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 127 Appointment of Fleet Commander

Ordinary people in Tokyo thought Shimazu war god Aoki Takashi was too great, His Majesty the Emperor thought Aoki Takashi was too wronged, and Prince Hirokō and a group of fleet faction leaders thought that this Shimazu strategist was too good at predicting the future! The timing was so perfect, it was damn accurate! He had just arrived in Tokyo when the Emperor summoned him!
This time, it wasn't actually planned by Aoki Qiao. After all, I couldn't be sure if Tu Feiyuan would help me spread the message, nor could I be sure when he would choose to spread it. So Aoki Qiao had prepared a second plan.

Hotsumi Ozaki is now overseeing the second plan, which involves guiding public opinion through the news—in simpler terms, a deification campaign.

His Majesty the Emperor felt that his cousin, Aoki Kyo, had been wronged. For the sake of the country, he had endured humiliation and did not make any excuses. If it weren't for the fact that a runaway maid was captured by the Kwantung Army and the news came from the Kwantung Army, he would have continued to be misunderstood!

I'm going to confer a rank upon you! I'm going to promote you to a noble title! Send out the notification! But just 10 minutes after the notification was sent out, the guard said that Aoki Joe was already waiting at the door to receive him!
What? He'd been waiting here the whole time? Oh, after some investigation, it turns out he just arrived.

Aoki Takashi was promoted to Earl, and given the rank of Rear Admiral in the Navy and Major General in the Army!

Duke Fujiwara, the Speaker of the House of Peers, had no objections, the new Minister of the Navy had no objections, but the Minister of the Army felt something was off, but since everyone else had signed, he didn't want to offend the Emperor, so he signed as well.

When the news reached Harbin, Tu Feiyuan spat a mouthful of blood onto the wall!
"Shuzi!"

On December 1, 1930 (Showa 12), ​​the Japanese Naval General Staff appointed Rear Admiral Takashi Aoki as Commander of the First Overseas Fleet.

The flagship of the First Overseas Fleet was the Izumo, and other ships included the Ataka and Tokiwa. Their main mission was to be stationed in Shanghai, China, to protect the safety of their citizens residing there.

On December 3, Aoki Takashi boarded the Izumo flagship, which had been repaired and refitted, and set sail from Tokyo for Shanghai, fully loaded with medicine.

The First Overseas Expeditionary Fleet is now my transport fleet, Aoki Qiao's.

On the evening of December 5th, a secret room on the third floor of No. 73 Jessfield Road.

The telegram Chen Jiehua sent to Zhou Yongsu, the Silver Fox, in America roughly reads as follows: I need one of our own men who is very accurate with artillery. Is Beifeng still capable of firing artillery? When he comes back, please bring me two silencers and a few of the latest pistols.

Commander Aoki issued orders to the fleet: stationed in the open sea, taking turns to spend money in Shanghai. We are currently in a honeymoon period with the Republic of China, so no provocations, no disturbing the people, and no conflict with the army!

The following day, General Aoki and his wife, Fujiwara Mio, attended a banquet at the Japanese Club, where a group of classmates from the Japanese Army stationed in Shanghai celebrated Aoki's promotion to major general. In the end, they paid the bill using Aoki's membership card.

The banquet didn't end until the early hours of the morning. Everyone was quite drunk, and Fujiwara Mio drove Aoki Taka home. As the car entered Jessfield Road, Chen Jiehua noticed that Jessfield Road, which used to be unusually quiet and rarely used, was now bustling with people coming and going.

"Why are there so many people on Jessfield Road now? And they don't look like respectable people at all. Did a new brothel open nearby?"

“Yes, you’ve been frequently traveling between Tokyo and Shanghai lately, and even when you come home, you drive straight in, so you might not know. There are a lot of medicated plaster shops in Xinkangli and Renheli, and there’s also a swallow’s nest shop.”

"An opium den? A place that sells opium? A swallow's nest? What kind of place is that?"

"Opium dens were places that not only sold opium but also provided rooms for smoking on-site. Swallow's Nest was a brothel that operated in conjunction with opium."

"Damn, they really know how to enjoy themselves. Isn't this the International Settlement? Doesn't the police care?" "These shops are run by Shanghai's underground gangs in partnership with the French police. What do they care? They're more likely to provide protection!"

"This is such a mess. Looks like I'll have to move. I've chosen the wrong location again. Maybe I should go to the HK area and see if there are any suitable detached villas to buy."

When I was almost home, because I was driving slowly, my car was blocked by a group of chain-smoking smokers and young dandies.

"Young lady, you're so charming, but a few of my brothers would like to invite you down for a bit of fun. You won't be shortchanged!" (Shanghainese, any book lovers willing to do the voiceover?)
The young men were banging on the car and pulling at the doors. Mio was forced to stop the car, rolled down the window, and held a pistol to the forehead of one of the young men pulling at the door.

"roll!"

"Oh no, officers! Someone's pulling out a gun to scare us! Help!"

"Beep! Beep!! Beep!!!"

If it weren't for the fact that these young tycoons were too numerous and fearless, or that they were still under the influence of drugs, Fujiwara Mio's actions wouldn't have scared them away. Instead, they attracted the attention of the Chinese police officers on night patrol in the British Concession.

Chen Jiehua had no choice but to get out of the car with the knife in his hand. He couldn't let a woman handle such a distressing situation.

The leader of the Chinese detectives turned out to be an acquaintance—the same detective from the last incident where the ronin was killed!
"This is the International Settlement, not under the jurisdiction of your British Concession Police Station, is it?"

"So it's Colonel Aoki! Excuse me, this is disputed territory, jointly governed by the International Settlement and the British Concession. Are you... going home?"

Bao Tan actually remembered Aoki Qiao. Of course, the memory was quite vivid, but his memory was still stuck on Colonel Aoki. Chen Jiehua didn't need to correct his mistake.

"They're Japanese! Why are Japanese living in the International Settlement! Detective! They have guns, they've pulled out guns and are threatening our safety!"

"What a fucking noisy place! Do I need to report to you trash where I live?" Chen Jiehua, who had already drunk a lot, got a little angry from the noise and pulled out "Thousand-Handed Dean Ji" and pressed it on the shoulder of the young man who was speaking.

"The Japanese are killing people! The Japanese are killing people!" The samurai sword didn't scare the young man. He thought the police were there and was fearless, so he shouted even louder!

In a moment of impulsiveness, Chen Jiehua exerted force, and Xiao Kai's head flew off sideways! Dean Qian Shou was too sharp.

Everyone present was shocked; no one expected Chen Jiehua to actually kill someone!
The remaining young masters were so frightened they almost woke up, covering their mouths and afraid to speak, crouching in place, too afraid to move. The three Chinese detectives hurriedly drew their guns and pointed them at Chen Jiehua!
Holy crap, you kill people without a second thought? You Japanese are too ruthless!

Having a gun pointed at you is always a terrible feeling, but Chen Jiehua believed that even if they had a hundred times the courage, the three Chinese constables wouldn't dare to fire. However, Fujiwara Mio didn't think so. She pulled out another pistol and pointed both guns at the Chinese constables, saying, "Don't move!"

The lead Chinese detective was closest to Fujiwara Mio and recognized the pistol: a Colt 1911A1! He frowned slightly.

Although Chen Jiehua was still a little confused, his professional habits caught the movement. He had just been looking at the gun in Mio's hand.
(End of this chapter)