Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

At this point, the kneeling crowd should have happily dispersed, but according to Chen Jiehua's plan, the crowd had to follow far behind, and more people had to be organized to create an image of protection and affection. To put it simply, they had to put on a show together.

Chen Lanfeng didn't quite understand at first, but later he admired Chen Jiehua immensely. This brother-in-law was cunning to the core.

Old Fujiwara led Mio on a walk, pointing out shops along the way, saying, "The cakes at this shop are delicious; Hyacinth loves them."

Soon, the old woman who owned the shop came forward with the pancakes, speaking in broken Japanese, "Please have some pancakes, Governor."

"Oh? Does the old man know me?" Old Fujiwara asked in fluent Yilan dialect.

"Twenty years ago, the governor brought his beautiful wife to the shop to buy cakes several times."

In this moment, old Fujiwara looked at the pancake in the shop owner's hand and shed tears of emotion.

"Father, Father, you're crying. Are you missing Mother again?"

"Your Excellency, I'm so sorry, our shop didn't mean to. I'm so sorry..."

Old Fujiwara snapped out of his thoughts and, seeing the flustered old woman before him, quickly stepped forward, helped her up, and took the cake from her hand.

"It's not your fault, old man. Thank you for remembering me after 20 years."

After the brief incident, the group escorted old Fujiwara and Mio towards a secluded beach.

"Your Grace, those people are unwilling to leave and are following us from a distance."

"Don't want to leave? Go ask them if they need any help at all."

"We don't need help. We'll just watch from a distance and protect the Governor's safety. We won't interfere with the Governor."

"His Excellency the Duke is no longer the Governor..."

"In the hearts of us Yilan people, His Excellency the Duke will always be the Governor."

"Yes, His Excellency the Duke will always be our governor."

"Father, it seems you are very popular with the people of Yilan."

Old Fujiwara looked at the crowd in the distance, lost in thought.

There's not much to see on the wild beach; it's just the place where Chen Lanfeng lost Meixu while playing.

Finally, the group crossed the street, greeting each other and turning back along the way, before returning home.

"Mio, if, I say, if I apply to the Emperor to return as the Governor-General of Taiwan, would you be willing to come and be with me?"
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Chen Jiehua rushed to Taipei, comforting the sighing Nakagawa Kenzo along the way. The plan in Yilan had been set up; as for the harvest, that was up to fate.

When Chen Jiehua and Nakagawa arrived at the Taipei Judicial Office, the person in charge there, Higuchi Keishiro, had already received a call from Yilan and instructions from Tokyo.

It turned out to be an acquaintance, Aoki-kun. Higuchi Keishiro's pressure vanished instantly.

What happened next was simple: more than a hundred people, interrogating them one by one, how long would that take?
They investigated batch by batch, starting with the few people the brother-in-law had mentioned. After a brief interrogation, batch after batch came down, and even Higuchi Keishiro himself felt that the arrests of these people were a bit far-fetched.

"Higuchi-kun, these people were just arbitrarily arrested by the previous governor for political achievements. Since my father-in-law values ​​them and headquarters has given instructions, why don't we just let them go? Anyway, if anything happens later, it won't be our old classmate's fault." "It's rare for us old classmates to meet in Taipei. Wouldn't it be better to go out for a drink together?"

"Hahaha, yoshi, I agree."

The two hit it off immediately, went out to find an izakaya (Japanese pub), and started drinking.

That evening, Old Fujiwara specifically arranged for his butler to call the Taipei Governor's Office to inquire about the outcome. The Governor replied that Aoki-kun had encountered Lu Da's classmate, and the two of them had released everyone and gone out for drinks.

"Yo xi, this country is here."
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Outside the Taipei Judicial Office prison, Chen Lanfeng finally met up with his childhood friend Jian Xiaoshi and Xie Yuhong and other members of the Taiwan Communist Party who were with Jian.

After a brief discussion, considering that the living environment in Taipei was not suitable for activities, and that everyone was unfamiliar with the terrain, and that Qingxuan's plan did not include Taipei, Chen Lanfeng decided to take everyone to Taoyuan first, and then take a bus from Taoyuan to Kaohsiung Port, and make further plans after arriving in Kaohsiung.

Chen Lanfeng led the Taiwanese Communists from Taipei to Kaohsiung. Along the way, they passed through two checkpoints in Taichung and Tainan. Because they were released together without any documents, the checkpoints assumed they had escaped from prison and arrested them again.

It was only after Chen Lanfeng's negotiations that the Japanese troops at the checkpoint were willing to call Taipei to confirm.

At Kaohsiung Harbor, Chen Lanfeng made contact with the vanguard of the 19th Route Army.
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Dividing line —
At her home in Yilan, Fujiwara Mio was stunned for a few seconds after hearing her father Fujiwara's words.

Seeing that Mio didn't react and her eyes were wandering, old Fujiwara thought she was unwilling. "Sigh, she's grown up after all and doesn't want to stay with this old man like me anymore."

"Ah! Father, that's not it. Mio was just too happy and forgot to answer your question."

"Yoshi! Mio, you mean you'd also like to live in Yilan?"

“Yes, Mio is willing to live here. If Father doesn’t mind, Mio would like to try to find her biological parents.”

"Of course there's no problem! Your father is willing to tell you about your origins, so he naturally doesn't object to you finding your biological parents."

"Thank you so much, Father! The people of Yilan County like you so much, I think you will be more comfortable here than in Tokyo."

“Mio, did you see me on the streets of Yilan today? It’s been 20 years, and they still remember me as the governor.”

"Yes, it must be because Father treats them well that they treat Father well! When Father becomes the governor and implements benevolent policies, the people will definitely love you even more."

"The Duke smiles more in a day here than he does in a month in Tokyo, and the butler is happy to live with you in Yilan."

Fujiwara was thus fooled and the next day he couldn't wait to send a telegram to Tokyo requesting to be appointed Governor-General of Taiwan.

Although Tokyo was quite surprised, there was no reason to refuse the Duke's request to return to the post of Governor-General of Taiwan. The formalities were processed very quickly, and the appointment letter and transfer order arrived in Taipei that afternoon.

Kenzo Nakagawa returned home happily after only one month in office. A month is considered fulfilling his duties; it was you who transferred me back, not me returning because I made a mistake—that makes a completely different difference.

Fujiwara did not want to move his office to Taipei, so the original Yilan Governor-General's Office continued to be renovated and put into use as Governor-General Fujiwara's office. Other agencies that could be relocated were relocated, while those that could not be relocated remained in Taipei.

On the third day, Chen Jiehua returned to Yilan and remotely directed Chen Lanfeng to arrange for the people of Yilan to set off firecrackers and perform lion dances throughout the streets to welcome Governor Fujiwara to his new post.

Do the whole show.

From now on, the western part of Taiwan Island, from Taipei to Kaohsiung, will be my territory, Chen Jiehua's territory. (End of Chapter)