1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Wang Genying was completely oblivious to Song Qingling's thoughts and continued to "show off" her ID card and:

"...His Highness Kanezane feels that the administration of Northeast China, and indeed all of China, is far too chaotic, so he's planning reforms. The first step is to establish a basic ID card system and gain a clear understanding of the population..."

"Genying, are you sure everyone in Northeast China has such an ID card?" "Yes, my husband told me."

“Your husband is…”

"He is...Ah! Sorry! Someone's here, I have to go get busy."

As another wave of people arrived, Wang Genying quickly put away his ID card, apologized to Song Lin and the others, and went to receive the newcomers.

Mr. Lin had to go back to prepare some materials, so he said goodbye and left. Seeing that Xiao Wang was too busy and there was no chance for communication, Soong Ching Ling had to leave and continue her visit elsewhere.

He worked like this until about six in the afternoon. Finally, Wang Genying, exhausted and sweating, took a break. Then, he was blindfolded.

"Girl, guess who I am? If you guess right, I'll take you back to be my wife. If you don't guess right, you take me back..."

Wang Genying remained silent. She grabbed the man's wrist and twisted it hard. The man behind her immediately fell to the ground with a scream.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Lady, let go! Lady, I was wrong!" "Humph!"

Wang Genying looked at her husband, who was kneeling on the ground and pretending to be nice, speechlessly, and loosened her joints:

"Aren't you bored with this routine every day?" "Hehehe... life needs more fun!" "Fun? What does that have to do with temperament and interests?" "Hehe, you don't understand again, do you? This is..."

"Your Highness's new word?"

"Uh..."

"It seems so...So what does it mean?" "..Do you really want to know?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"Hehe, this word..."

Chen Kui whispered something in his wife's ear, and then was beaten by Wang Genying with a red face:

"You're so careless all day long!"

"Hehehe...husband, I'm in a very high mood...I want to climb mountains and explore valleys tonight! Aa ...

The two of them got into the car while joking and laughing, and the guards specially assigned to him by Fujiwara Kanezane quickly followed.

There was no way. In the eyes of many people, Chen Li was a complete "die-hard traitor". If he didn't do his job well in security, it would not be worth it to be assassinated again.

"By the way, I just met a woman who looked familiar." "Familiar?"

"Well, he was masked all the time, so I couldn't tell who he was, but I felt like I'd seen him somewhere before, probably in Shanghai."

Chen Chun's eyes were stern:

"Shanghai? Is it gay, or..."

"I don't know. When you get back, tell that person!" "Okay."

After returning, Chen Kui called Fujiwara Kanezane and explained the situation, but received a lazy reply:

"Oh, it's okay, he's not a bad guy."

"Who is that?"

"Soong Ching Ling."

“Oh…ah???”

322 Leftist Interview with Kanezane Ou

Just when Soong Ching Ling was secretly conducting research on the grassroots political ecology in the Northeast region, the "King of the Northeast" His Highness Kanezane welcomed a new "guest".

"Mr. Uchiyama, you are finally here."

"Your Highness, I have arrived at your summons."

Kanzo Uchiyama, the owner of Shanghai Uchiyama Bookstore, bowed deeply to Kanezane Fujiwara, even pretending to kneel:

"Everyone is responsible for their own actions. Your Highness, please punish me alone and spare my friends and my family."

Why did Uchiyama Kanzo ask for mercy?

Do you remember the letter signed by "Fujiwara Kanezane"?

That was not an "invitation letter" or a "welcome letter", but a dense list of Uchiyama Kanzo's basic information and "evidence of guilt", including but not limited to:

How many people are there in his family? Where do they live? Who does he associate with and even who does he help? What are their backgrounds? Even the locations of his "cave" in China and abroad...

The level of detail and precision would terrify anyone, so upon seeing the "invitation" at the end of the letter, Uchiyama Kanzo headed north without hesitation.

He was indeed afraid of death, but he did not want to die in obscurity and value, and he did not want his family and friends to die with him.

Because the attitude displayed by His Highness didn't seem like he was asking for an indictment; otherwise, the people who came to visit him would have been the Special High Technology Division, the Military Police, or assassins. "Mr. Uchiyama, you're too kind. I'm sure you know I didn't invite you here to engage in brutal fighting. Why are you being so hypocritical?"

Fujiwara no Kanezane smiled and helped Uchiyama Kanzou, who bowed deeply, to his feet. He then looked at the group of people around him.

"Otherwise, why did you bring them here? If I were really that kind of butcher, I couldn't expect a few weak scholars to back me up... Don't you agree? How many of you?"

The few people who had come with Uchiyama Kanzo looked at him with curiosity, scrutiny, and even disgust. Helen Foster, the only woman in the group, listened to the translation and replied in English:

"We want to see what Northeast China has become like after the Japanese invasion."

There's actually a trap in this sentence: "Northeast China."

If Fujiwara no Kanezane had continued to say this, the big news of "Prince Kanezane admits that Northeast China belongs to China" could have been fabricated.

However, someone doesn't seem to care at all:

"Since you've been in China for so long, please learn Chinese as soon as possible, Miss Foster! Perhaps by communicating more with the local people of Manchukuo in Chinese, you'll gain a different experience."

Fujiwara no Kanezane replied in fluent English, then stopped talking to Foster. He seamlessly switched from Japanese to English and then to the later northern Mandarin (with an accent), and looked at the other person:

"Xun'er, why are you here but Mr. Song isn't? Did she go to America?"

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Lu Shuren was stunned for a while by Fujiwara Kanezane's familiar attitude, and then he frowned and replied:

"How do you know? No, what does this have to do with you?"

"I have long admired Ms. Song. It's a shame that I didn't get to meet her even though I invited her."

"Haha..." Lu Xun sneered:

"You're threatening my friend's life. I'm afraid Mr. Song can't afford such admiration!"

"If your ears and brain are not needed, you can donate them to someone in need, Brother Xun."

Ma certainly didn't have a good impression of Zhou Xun, the girl who made him suffer the pain of memorizing and taking exams during his school days, and he responded bluntly:

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it in Shanghai a long time ago. Why did you call people all the way to the Northeast? My head is full of large intestine stuffing, and I have nothing to do after eating too much."

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Alas?

After being scolded like this, Lu Xun suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Before he could find the source of this familiarity, he was interrupted by Fujiwara Kanezane:

"Alright, everyone, let's put aside the bickering for now. I invited you to Manchukuo not to suppress or warn you, but to sincerely let you see the achievements of Manchukuo's construction."

Everyone was silent for a while, and then Lu Xun spoke again:

"And then? You expect us to speak well of your Japanese aggression? You're dreaming!"

"...Xun'er, I admire your literary achievements and your great personality, but when it comes to political issues like this, you better shut up!"

"Um?"

Lu Xun was still confused. Paul Houston, an American diplomat who came to Shenyang from Shanghai under the pretext of "observing changes in the situation in Northeast China," explained with some resignation:

"Zhou, your words are an implicit endorsement of his achievements in Manchukuo. We are now on the defensive."

Paul, after all, had come from the officialdom, and he quickly realized that Fujiwara no Kanezane's words actually revealed something else, not too cryptically:

He knew very well that the group from Shanghai had been in the Northeast for some time, and he also knew very well what they had seen and done in the Northeast;

In other words, it is very likely that they have been under surveillance since the first day they set out from Shanghai;

In other words, Fujiwara no Kanezane also knew that Soong Ching Ling did not go to the United States, and he even probably knew where she was and what she was doing now.

However, he didn't expose her, clearly possessing absolute confidence. Tsk... As expected of "King Kanezane of Tohoku, the One Who Controls Everything"... "? ?"

Lu Xun still didn't understand what they were talking about, but no one explained it to him.

Those who understand will eventually understand, and there is nothing you can do if you really don’t understand. This matter is very complicated and there is no benefit in saying too much.

Helen Foster and Edgar Snow looked at each other and decided to immediately enter "reporter mode" to avoid being suppressed by Fujiwara Kanezane:

"Your Highness, since you invited us to the Northeast, may I ask you some questions?"

"If it doesn't involve political issues, then yes."

Of course, Fujiwara Kanezane would not allow these reporters to interview him on matters that were too deeply involved in politics.

After all, these people are all very typical "leftists", and it is easy to imagine what questions they would ask him, the "leader of the invading army."

What if someone asks, "Do you think the Japanese army's invasion of Northeast China was an invasion?" or "Do you think Hirohito was the leader of the invading army?"

Edgar Snow was the one who embarrassed the Japanese military spokesman with a series of questions after the July 7 Incident.

Although it is not impossible to answer, someone's character is now becoming more and more noble, and he is less and less willing to be bound or embarrassed by others.

However, there was certainly a reason why Fujiwara no Kanezane invited these gentlemen over.

Although he looked down on the role of the literary and artistic circles in the current chaotic world, Fujiwara Kanezane had to admit that if he wanted to realize his plan, he had to have a few influential "leftists" stand up and "brag" for him;

At the very least, a few fair words from them could save someone a lot of unnecessary trouble for what they did in the Northeast.

We can't treat those misled peasants like we did the landlords by setting up "mass graves," right?

Most importantly, Fujiwara no Kanezane needed to define certain concepts and convey his ideas through the mouths of these people.

So Helen and the others were invited over.

In fact, the most perfect candidate was Soong Ching Ling, but her identity was indeed sensitive, difficult to talk to, and not easy to appear in public. Otherwise, the person sitting in front of Fujiwara no Kanezane today would have been the Queen Mother.

"this..…."

Helen and Snow hesitated for a moment, but soon chose to compromise:

"Then can we ask you some questions about the people's livelihood, economy, culture, etc. in Manchukuo?"

Unconsciously, their momentum had actually been suppressed.

Otherwise, with their tempers, how could they be so polite to the leader of an aggressor?

Of course, such politeness and concessions also had a lot to do with what they saw and heard in the Northeast during this period.

"Of course, ask!"

"We've recently noticed that the police in the puppet...Manchuria...Northeast region have been arresting ordinary people on a large scale..."

"Please be careful with your words, Ms. Foster."

Fujiwara Kanezane immediately interrupted and corrected Helen's mistake, and the agent translated simultaneously:

"Our excellent police officers are arresting criminals, almost all of them in flagrante delicto, with clear evidence of their crimes. How can they be considered ordinary citizens?"

"Oh, you're right. I'm very sorry for my imprecise wording..." There was nothing Helen could do about it.

During this period, many Americans were arrested in Northeast China, including some "official staff" from the consulates. While the US consulates in Shenyang, Harbin, and Dalian helped her to operate in Northeast China, they also put considerable pressure on her.

But to be honest, after seeing with her own eyes a few drunken Russians beating a Chinese tavern owner in the head with a bottle and then being knocked down and arrested by the police with pepper spray while the people around them cheered, she just felt that they deserved to be arrested and that it was a good thing they were arrested.

Therefore, Fujiwara no Kanezane's "questioning" seemed so "powerless".

"So, may I ask why you suddenly launched such a massive... uh... campaign to... crack down on organized crime?"

"This isn't a sudden event, Ms. Helen. In fact, I've been planning this for a long time... Have you heard of this saying?"

"Please tell me."

"A sense of security is the prerequisite for all national construction and social operations. It is the most important social public service a country should provide to its people, but it is also the most expensive. A country that cannot make its people feel safe has no future."

“Expensive...”

Helen was stunned and immediately fell into deep thought.

The words are unremarkable, but the underlying philosophy of social governance is thought-provoking. If the people feel their future is uncertain, how can we talk about the future of the country and society?

Ah...I see.