Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 39 Infighting
Chen Yang waved his hand at the other party, indicating that there was no need for thanks.

It wasn't that he wanted to save Sonoda's life, but the moment the explosion rang out, he already had a mental indication that, given where they had been standing, even if the crystal chandelier fell, it wouldn't kill Sonoda.

Unless Chen Yang pushes Sonoda Kumakichi into it, but that would be a huge problem. His mission is to hide his identity and infiltrate the Japanese puppet regime, not to trade his life for the life of a military advisor.

"Whoosh." The door opened, and a series of footsteps came from inside. The Iwai Agency agents who were waiting at the door rushed in as soon as they heard the loud noise coming from inside.

Iwai Hiroichi stood on the stage and directed the traitors present, telling them not to panic and to leave in an orderly fashion as instructed.

The agents from the Iwai Agency would take the opportunity to conduct on-site screening while seeing people off, to check if any strangers had infiltrated the area.

Hiroichi Iwai felt ashamed that such a proper banquet had turned into this mess.

Shanghai, Consulate.

After arranging for the attendees to enter the evacuation passage, Hirokazu Iwai angrily led his men back to the consulate.

Chen Yang originally intended to leave with the others, but Iwai Hiroichi asked Chen Yang to go back with him.

The reason was simple: Sonoda Kumakichi said that Chen Yang reacted quickly when the bomb exploded and pulled him aside.

In other words, Chen Yang was likely able to observe the changes in the expressions of the people present.

Today's gathering was attended by people from within the new government; the outside world had no idea that this gathering was taking place.

According to Sonoda Kumakichi's deduction, the problem most likely lies with an insider if the other party was able to place a bomb in the VIP room.

In his office on the second floor of the consulate, Chen Yang sat drinking coffee.

After waiting for a long time, footsteps came from outside the door, and Iwai Hiroichi hurriedly walked into the office with a report in his hand.

"Senior Iwai, how is it?"

Hiroichi Iwai sighed: "There were no casualties on the new government's side, but Lieutenant Morishita from the military advisory group was hit by shards of a crystal chandelier because he was unable to dodge in time and has now been confirmed to be dead."

"Now we're in big trouble."

Chen Yang asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother Iwai, what kind of influence could a mere lieutenant have?"

Hiroichi Iwai sighed: "This Lieutenant Morishita was originally from the Nanjing Special Service Section. His purpose in joining the military advisory group was to be in charge of the establishment of the Nanjing Special Service Committee."

"The new government's structure is already in place, but with Lieutenant Morishita's accident, the formation of the Nanjing Special Service Committee will have to be suspended for a while."

"But the mainland is already secretly preparing a new intelligence agency, striving to cooperate with the Nanjing Special Service Committee and use the new agency to control intelligence work in the southern region."

"With his death, we will have to find someone to replace him, someone who understands the new government as well as he does, and someone who is an expert in intelligence work."

"Sigh, in short, this is a real problem, and I don't know what to do."

At this point, Iwai Hirokazu sighed deeply again, and the room fell silent.

Hiroichi Iwai suddenly asked Chen Yang, "Chen-san, did you notice anything unusual before the explosion?"

Chen Yang frowned and said, "Senior Brother Iwai, I really didn't find anything unusual."

"However, the venue must have been checked repeatedly before the banquet was held. Didn't you notice any problems beforehand?"

Hiroichi Iwai frowned and said, "The Shanghai Racecourse Chamber of Commerce is different from other venues; there are British and American people involved here."

"Their security is always good, and we booked the VIP room, so the security should be even tighter."

"Who would have thought such a blunder would occur? The consulate has lodged a protest with the Municipal Council of the International Settlement, demanding an explanation."

Chen Yang nodded slightly. Then, another knock sounded on the door. Ken Inukai, the deputy head of the Iwai Agency and a member of the China Affairs Investigation Team, pushed open the office door and walked in.

Seeing that there were other people in the office, Kenjiro Inukai looked somewhat hesitant.

"Inukai-kun, is there any new discovery?" Hiroki Iwai stood up and said, "It's alright. Chen-san is here to help us deal with this bombing case. We're all family here, so there's no need to be so secretive."

Kenjiro Inukai's expression softened slightly, and he handed the documents he was carrying to Hiroichi Iwai.

"Lord Iwai, the investigation team has just completed its reinvestigation, and they seem to have discovered some new clues."

"A sudden power outage occurred in the VIP lounge around 7:00 AM, causing the entire VIP lounge to be without power,"

"After the incident, lobby manager Weiss immediately sent his men to the maintenance department to have someone come and fix it."

"The electrician who came to fix it repaired the power fault in just over ten minutes."

"But after investigation, the maintenance department said they did not send anyone there, nor did they receive any notification."

"The waitress who went to notify the repair department clearly remembers that when she arrived, a friendly middle-aged man greeted her and, after listening to her request, readily took his tools and went with her to the VIP room to repair the malfunction."

"The staff at the scene were also able to confirm that the person who came was indeed wearing the uniform of a staff member from the racecourse maintenance department."

"If everyone is telling the truth, I think the problem lies with this repairman."

"This person is very likely an agent of the Revival Society, who came specifically to disrupt the gathering."

"He was behind both the power outage and the bombing."

Hirokazu Iwai listened attentively to Ken Inukai's analysis as he flipped through the report he had brought.

After a moment, Hiroshi Iwai nodded and said, "Inukai-kun's analysis makes a lot of sense. It seems the truth isn't so mysterious after all."

"Inukai-kun, have Takahashi-kun lead a team to inquire about anyone who had contact with that repairman, and see if they can make a sketch."

"No matter what, we have to dig him out of the entire Shanghai market."

"Hi." Kenjiro Inukai bowed slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lord Iwai, fifteen minutes ago, I received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Matsui of the Joint Special Higher Police. He asked if we needed the Special Higher Police to intervene?"

Upon hearing this, Iwai Hiroichi's face immediately darkened: "What? Inukai-kun thinks that the Iwai Agency and the consulate are no match for a Fuxing Society agent?"

"When did it become the domain of the Ministry of Home Affairs to interfere in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

“Inukai-kun, if you feel that the work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not suitable for you, I can draft a transfer request for you. I believe Colonel Fujita would be very willing to accept you to work for them.”

Kenjiro Inukai shuddered and quickly bowed, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Iwai, I didn't mean that. I'll arrange the operation right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ken Inukai hurriedly retreated.

Chen Yang looked at Iwai Hiroichi, whose face was ashen, and sighed slightly.

It turns out that not only the Meiji Restoration government, but also the Japanese camp was the same.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs looks down on the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Navy looks down on the Army.
Internal strife is unavoidable in every place.
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