Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

In fact, since the puppet state of Manchukuo had only been established in March, and the Kuomintang had explicitly stated in a telegram that it did not recognize Manchukuo, its own nominal "Manchukuo fleet" was in a rather awkward position.

Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. At least his own strategy has been revitalized. With the Kuomintang navy almost non-existent, his fleet, though somewhat "broken," is still a fleet, at least in coastal waters, where it can rampage freely. Moreover, the fleet, from mid-level officers to low-level sailors, are all seasoned veterans who can handle all kinds of emergencies at sea.

Upon arriving in Shanghai, Chen Jiehua ordered the flagship to be immediately ensigned to the Japanese Navy and docked at the Songhu Wharf. He then went to visit Mamoru Shigemitsu.

This old guy lost a leg to Yoon Bong-gil and has been a bit depressed lately. We still need to comfort him. After all, he's almost completely unguarded with me and Mi-seo. He can get any intelligence I want and he'll cooperate unconditionally with any diplomatic note I request. Where else can you find such a good puppet?

At the consulate, Chen Jiehua met Shigemitsu Mamoru. The first thing he had to do was sincerely apologize, explaining that he had been too busy with naval affairs to accompany Mio back to Shanghai to visit Uncle Mamoru, which had made Mio angry.

“A few days ago at home, I was criticized by my father-in-law, who asked Qingxuan to go to Jinling to pick up Meixu. Uncle Kui, do you think it would be possible to send a diplomatic note and have me send a warship to Jinling to pick up Meixu?”

"Yoshi, Fujiwara sent a telegram yesterday saying you'll be arriving in the next few days and he'll be picking up Mio. I've already made arrangements; the telegram has been sent to the Kuomintang Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing. You can go directly there."

Damn, thank goodness I came to see him. After thanking Shigemitsu Mamoru and leaving a generous "visiting fee," Chen Jiehua went downstairs to find Watanabe Watari, because he had seen the kid when he went upstairs.

"Aoki-kun, I'm so frustrated. Higuchi-kun has been transferred to Taiwan, and Karakawa-kun and Miyazaki-kun just received their transfer orders to return to the General Staff Headquarters and have already gone home to pack their bags. I'm all alone here again. Has the General Staff forgotten about me?"

Upon meeting, Watanabe Wataru looked miserable. It turned out that two of his old buddies were leaving.

This is really unusual. Watanabe has been in Shanghai for several years now. Has he really forgotten about it?

But I'm in the navy, it's not appropriate for me to bring him along. Logically speaking, shouldn't the Watanabe family have members serving at headquarters? Is the family left unattended?
"Watanabe-kun, didn't you send a telegram home?"

"No one in my family is in the military."

"How could this be? That Watanabe..."

"Oh, I see. So, after all this time, you wanted to follow me? But you were too embarrassed to say it? Old classmate, afraid of losing face?"

"..."

"Baka! When you were fooling around with us, didn't you feel ashamed? You brat! Wait, I'm going to ask the minister for him."

It'll only take a little time. I'll go upstairs and say hello to Shigemitsu Aoi first. I need an assistant. How about Uncle Aoi gives me Watanabe Wataru as my assistant?
Mamoru Shigemitsu definitely has no objections; Aoki gave her too much just now.

Next, a telegram was sent to the General Staff Headquarters, directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Jinzaburo Masaki, who was in charge of personnel. Just a few days ago, Ozaki had mentioned that Junroku Matsuura, who was in charge of personnel, was a member of the Imperial Way faction, but Chen Jiehua did not know him.

Although the wait was a bit long, the General Staff quickly got the appointment of this minor figure sorted out.

Watanabe had no connections. After graduation, he was assigned to Shanghai, but he didn't know how to navigate the system. He was a lieutenant after graduation. When Chen Jiehua first met him in Shanghai in 1929, he was a lieutenant, and he's still a lieutenant now.

The General Staff's Personnel Department searched for Watanabe Watari's file for ages in the pile of archives, finally finding it tucked away in a crevice between file boxes. In other words, that unlucky kid almost lost his file.

Masaki thought to himself, "Aoki has taken a liking to this kid, so I'll do him a favor and give him a promotion at the same time as issuing the transfer order—to captain."

It will take time for the official transfer order to arrive, but people can already leave with Aoki Qiao.

"Watanabe-kun, pack your things, hurry up and come with me. Look, this is a telegram from headquarters."

"Hey! We can leave now, Watanabe's all packed." "Yoshi, that's great!"

Watanabe Watari isn't a bad person. He has no powerful connections and doesn't scheme, which means he's hardworking and has already been corrupted quite well. Having him as an assistant wouldn't be bad.
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Chen Jiehua, accompanied by Watanabe, was taken directly to the dock by a car arranged by the consulate, boarded a warship, sailed out of the Huangpu River into the Yangtze River, and headed towards Nanjing.

At this point in time, Chen Jiehua wasn't afraid of what the Kuomintang would do to him. The bald man was very cowardly towards Japan, and besides, his fleet was nominally the Manchukuo Fleet, but it was currently flying the Japanese naval ensign. The bald man was just deceiving himself.

When the fleet arrived at Shimonoseki dock, to everyone's surprise, there were people to greet them.

The key point is that there are quite a few people.

Looking down from the boat, Chen Jiehua saw a row of people. The first one was an old acquaintance, Xu Enzeng.

The second one, whom I don't recognize, is wearing a Zhongshan suit, has a long face like a horse, and exudes a dark aura that keeps strangers at bay. That must be the legendary Dai Chunfeng.

Two top secret service leaders are waiting for me at the dock? Is that really necessary? When have I ever had such a big reputation?

Looking further back, there was another person in military uniform, a lieutenant colonel. His face shape, eyebrows, and eyes... Holy crap! It really was him!

Chen Lanfeng.

I don't even need to look for it myself anymore, which saves a lot of trouble. The hook I planted last year has finally been caught.

When Chen Lanfeng was in school, he was still a bit naive. At the time, I thought he was Japanese, so I didn't have much contact with him. Of course, I didn't attend many classes myself either.

Now he has an air of composure, and his eyebrows and eyes are almost identical to Mio's, as if they were made from the same template.

These entanglements in life are truly awful.

As Chen Jiehua disembarked, Xu Enzeng, without any restraint, ran up to him and extended his hands, "Welcome General Aoki to Jinling once again!"

"Brother Xu, there's no need to be so polite. It's been a year since we last parted ways in Jinling."

"Oh, Brother Aoki, you're too kind."

Upon hearing Chen Jiehua call him "Brother Xu," Xu Enzeng felt completely at ease and immediately seized the opportunity to call him "Brother Qingmu." Was he trying to show off in front of Dai Chunfeng?
Now Chen Jiehua was even more certain that the person behind him was Dai Chunfeng, the future head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, who was currently still in the Lixingshe Special Service Department.

"Brother Xu, let's catch up later. Aren't you going to introduce these two people behind us?"

"My name is Dai Chunfeng." Old Dai didn't need Xu Enzeng to introduce him. He forced a smile, stepped forward, extended a hand, said only five words, and then sneezed.

"Oh! It's you, Dai Jun. I know you. We should get to know each other better from now on. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll come find you to discuss some cooperation."

After Chen Jiehua finished speaking, without waiting for Lao Dai's response, he turned around and looked at the lieutenant colonel officer behind him, Chen Lanfeng, who had a stern face.

"Mr. Chen, old classmate, how have you been?" (End of Chapter)