Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chen Jiehua spoke the truth of what happened back then, and he spoke very sincerely, with memories in his voice, so Tu Feiyuan had no choice but to believe him, and he did indeed believe it.

"I see."

In Doihara's mind, at least he was still Aoki Seigen, not a spy from the Republic of China.

When the fleet returned to Kagoshima, all the bigwigs of the Naval General Staff were already waiting at the dock, but Kato Kanji was unable to attend due to illness and hospitalization.

Upon seeing the emaciated and wounded Aoki Seigen, the powerful figures' thoughts and emotions once again leaned towards Aoki Seigen.

The trial and standoff were presided over by the Naval General Staff, with representatives from the Cabinet, the Army General Staff, and the Muto family all present.

The cabinet representative is Hotsumi Ozaki.

The representative of the Army General Staff was Shuichi Miyazaki.

The representative from the Muto family was none other than Nobuyoshi Muto's son-in-law, Koji Kato, and the son of Kanji Kato.

At the confrontation and trial scene, the first thing on display were telegrams sent by Kenji Doihara to the South Pacific Islands before the "April 429 Kagoshima bombing incident," as well as telegrams sent from the Tianjin office to Kobe, provided by the naval investigation team. These were old documents whose authenticity had been verified, and their initial display was merely an introduction.

The second document is the transcript and recordings of American Navy sailors who participated in the incident, which Aoki Seigen "fought desperately" to protect and obtained after years of investigation.

From receiving the telegram to the planning by both sides, to the step-by-step execution, and finally the withdrawal, the time, place, and scene perfectly match the investigation results from that year.

The investigation into the "April 429 Kagoshima bombing incident" concluded that it was a joint operation orchestrated by the Doi-man organization and the U.S. Navy, aimed at sabotaging the construction of the Yamato and damaging Aoki Seigen's reputation and status.

"Doihara-kun, do you plead guilty?"

"The evidence is presented here. What difference does it make whether you plead guilty or not?"

Chen Jiehua's psychological tactics in the cabin finally worked. Ever since confirming that Aoki Seigen was still the same Aoki Seigen, Doihara Kenji's morale seemed to have completely collapsed.

"Just admit your guilt."

At this point, everything else is just supplementary.

Next, we will present evidence from the Special Higher Police's Shanghai Special Division: the house where Aoki Seigen is being held was purchased by Shimizu Saburo more than seven months ago, and the Shanghai Housing Transaction Bureau has clear records of this.

The ronin killed by naval shells at the scene was confirmed to be Shimizu Saburo. The other one, Tonomiya Tetsuo, was killed by Aoki Seigen, who broke free and attacked him, breaking his neck.

Both of them were followers of Kenji Doihara, and there is both witness testimony and physical evidence.

According to Aoki Seigen, another person who captured him at the time was Kawashima Naniwa, but Kawashima's whereabouts are currently unknown.

"I have another question, which concerns the cause of death of General Nobuyoshi Muto, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army. I'd like to ask Senior Brother Doihara, was it part of your scheme?"

"Why would I kill General Muto? The Muto family is the main family of Doihara, and the general has always been the person Kenji respected the most."

"Qingxuan believes there's something fishy about this. It's true that General Muto is someone Senior Brother Doihara respects, but the marriage between General Muto's family and Navy General Kato's family, and the fact that General Kato and Qingxuan's grandfather were childhood friends, is no secret. I think Senior Brother Doihara knows this too."

"So when General Muto proposed to reconcile our conflict, you panicked, you were afraid, you were afraid that General Muto would no longer stand wholeheartedly on your side!"

"I didn't." "You did! How do you explain bringing a gun to the meeting? Why did you risk everything to kill that major? He'll have to tell us who ordered him. Anyone with eyes can see you were trying to silence him."

"Therefore, Qingxuan believes that General Mutō's death was a scheme by Doiyuu! It's a pity that he didn't poison the sugar cubes or the water, otherwise he could have sent Qingxuan away as well."

"Who has the ability to poison a sugar cube? General Muto is already being cautious enough. In water? Even less likely."

"Doihara, look, this shows you still had some thoughts about it."

Say what you want, I won't explain anymore.

"The court's final opinion was that there was insufficient evidence, and Kenji Doihara was acquitted and released."

“Aoki Seigen objects; there’s such obvious evidence.”

"With a major war imminent, the empire needs him to live."
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In August, the entire Eastern Front was embroiled in fierce fighting on both the overt and covert fronts, and Chen Jiehua couldn't just stay idle in Kagoshima forever.

From the outbreak of the full-scale Sino-Japanese War, the cooperation between Aoki Seigen and the Special Service in North China had ceased. Without Doihara in North China, the basis for cooperation no longer existed.

In addition, the cooperation between Ji Yinfengwen's fleet and Dai Chunfeng also stopped. The fleet could not enter the Yangtze River while flying the Japanese flag, mainly because it was too dangerous.

Ji Yinfengwen's Kaiyang Fleet could only exchange supplies with Zhou Yongsu's Tianshu Fleet at Kaohsiung Port and Ningde Port, with the Tianshu Fleet then entering the Yangtze River.

Aoki Seigen led his fleet to Yilan, where they stayed for three days to appease the old Duke Fujiwara and Chen Meixu. He then continued south, arriving at Ningde Port with the Tian Shu fleet at Kaohsiung Port.

After more than a month of construction, the secret base in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi has taken shape. When Chen Jiehua and Lao Zhou arrived, Gao Yunpeng was leading everyone in training inside.

"Old Yu, that's impressive. In just one month, our base is basically completed."

"Qingxuan, Lao Zhou, how's it going outside? Last time Fengwen came, he said there was fighting in Shanghai again. How is it now?"

"Now not only is fighting breaking out in Shanghai, but the entire North China region is also engulfed in conflict. The Japanese have already occupied Tianjin and Beiping. The latest news is that the Japanese 5th Division and the 11th Mixed Brigade have occupied Zhangjiakou."

"The Japanese 20th Division is advancing south along the Pinghan Railway, and its vanguard is already approaching Baoding. Uncle Fu's 53rd Army has already engaged the Japanese army."

“Qingxuan, Uncle Fu and his brothers are killing Japanese soldiers, and the brothers who returned to the Northeast are also killing Japanese soldiers. Now we are hiding in this mountain valley. The brothers are very emotional.”

"Old Yu, look at you, you can't even lie properly. You're just very emotional. Uncle Fu and the brothers of the 53rd Army have only just started fighting the Japanese. The brothers here don't know anything about it."

"Now that I know about this in school, it's the same as my brothers knowing. I can't keep it from them. Every night during evening classes, I will report on the daily intelligence and news from outside."

“Old Yu, I understand how you feel. We just came down from killing the Japanese. You have to know that the number of planes and armored vehicles we bombed that time has indirectly helped Uncle Fu and the others. Even if the Japanese urgently dispatched bombers from their homeland, it wouldn't be enough time.”

"But Lao Yu, don't be impatient. Qingxuan is here to take you out to Anhui," Lao Zhou said, trying to smooth things over.

"Going to Anhui?"

"Go to Anhui to rescue your young marshal." (End of Chapter)