Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1119 Should we discuss this with Commander Lin first?

“Uchida-kun, we need to discuss this matter with Commander Lin.”

Uchida Eisuke didn't react for a moment, "Commander Lin?"

If Hanaya Masashi says he needs to report to Commander Okamura, then Uchida Eisuke can understand perfectly well; if Hanaya Masashi says he needs to report to Minister Kitahara, then Uchida Eisuke can basically understand.

Perhaps we could discuss this with Commander Lin? Which Commander Lin?

Hanaya Masayu coughed once, "Tianjin Military Police Headquarters, Lin Ze, Commander Lin."

Eisuke Uchida fell silent for a moment. He didn't show any expression, but he had already begun to think.

Strictly speaking, Uchida is actually more inclined towards Greater Japanism. In other words, in this era of surging nationalism, xenophobia is almost everyone's instinct.

However, Uchida was not as radical as the Black Dragon Society, nor did he hold a clear opposition to foreigners serving as officers. More strictly speaking, Uchida Eisuke was more of a pragmatist.

He had heard about what happened in Beiping some time ago, and he was quite surprised that Lin Ze was able to escape unscathed. However, he believed that the reason Lin Ze was able to avoid being brought down was because he happened to get involved in the political struggle between General Okamura and the Tokyo side. General Okamura defeated Shibayama Kenshiro and the people behind Shibayama Kenshiro, which just happened to save Lin Ze.

Uchida disliked those troublesome Japanese ronin, but he also disliked Hayashi Sawa, who killed over a hundred ronin in one go.

After a while, he said slowly, "Mr. Huagu, you must have your reasons for doing this. But Commander Lin is in Tianjin, and the person we need to arrest is in Beiping. Are you worried that the prisoner will run away to Tianjin?"

Hanaya Masashi isn't stupid; he understands what Uchida means.

The more people who know about this, the more credit they get. In the past, without Uchida saying anything, Hanaya Masashi would definitely have taken care of it himself. He might even have tried to steal credit from Uchida, such as excluding Uchida from the arrest team.

But now he gradually realized that Master Lin's strength was unfathomable!

To outsiders, Lin Ze's escape from danger last time must have been due to Okamura's intervention, but Hanaya Masaka witnessed the entire process of how Lin Ze turned the tables!

Especially after the news of Shibayama Kenshiro's suicide came, Hanaya Masashi was almost scared to death.

If a lieutenant general can commit suicide, why can't Hanaya Masashi commit suicide?

From then on, Lin Ze always ranked first in Hanaya Masashi's reporting priorities.

Being listed first means that important things must be reported, big things must be reported, small things should be carefully selected for reporting, and if there's nothing to report, create something to report.

Facing Uchida, Hanaya Masashi couldn't very well say that he already considered Commander Hayashi his godfather and had to tell him everything. So Hanaya Masashi thought for a moment and said, "How about this? After all, we are cooperating between the military police headquarters of the two places. If we just make a decision on a whim, it will inevitably give people something to talk about. Let's go and talk to Chief Kitahara about it, what do you think?"

Eisuke Uchida was still a little reluctant, but since Masato Hanaya had said so, he couldn't directly refute it, otherwise his possessiveness would be too obvious.

So the two got into the car and headed straight for the intelligence department.

Upon meeting Kitahara Ransuke, Hanaya Masayu explained the situation and then had Uchida Eisuke recount the case. Finally, he proposed, "I suggest we form an arrest team. You can be the team leader, and Uchida-kun and I can be the deputy team leaders."

Uchida Eisuke also agreed, saying that it was good that way. Anyone with eyes could see that Kitahara Ransuke was just a figurehead, and that he and Hanaya Masayuki were the ones who actually did the work. If they handled the case well, the then-powerful Okamura General might be overjoyed and reward them handsomely!

Unexpectedly, Kitahara Ransuke pondered for a moment, "Shouldn't we discuss this with Commander Lin?"

Nani! ?

Eisuke Uchida almost bit his tongue. No, are all the counter-espionage agencies in Beiping this wicked?

"Minister Kitahara, if I'm not mistaken, the Commander Lin you're referring to is the one in Tianjin, right? When we're operating in Beiping, shouldn't we be more careful about the scope of our intelligence gathering, since we're targeting high-ranking members of the Red Army's Northern Bureau..."

Kitahara Ransuke coughed.

This is really hard to explain to Eisuke Uchida. Does it mean that although he's the head of the Special Operations Department, he was actually promoted to that position by Master Lin, and that his position is only nominal, while Master Lin is the real head...?

"How about this, you said yourself that you want to arrest high-ranking members of the Red Bandits. Such a big matter, shouldn't we report it to General Okamura?"

Uchida Eisuke was quite pleased. It would be wonderful to meet the General right now. He was enjoying being the local tyrant in Shimen, but his promotions were too slow. Even if he made some achievements, he could hardly get any attention. It was much better to work under the General's nose.

So the three of them walked from the Special Service Department all the way to the courtyard where the General's office was located.

Upon meeting the general, Kitahara briefly explained the situation, then had Uchida Eisuke recount the details of the case. Kitahara then suggested, "I propose establishing an arrest command center, with you as the commander-in-chief and the three of us as deputy commanders-in-chief, to manage this arrest operation. After capturing Zhang Lu, we should conduct a surprise interrogation, and then mobilize military police headquarters from various regions to try and wipe out all their transportation stations in North China!"

Okamura nodded repeatedly. He was quite satisfied with the breakthrough in the counter-espionage system. Since the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, he had not fought any battles with the south. Only the Red Zone had grown stronger and tied down too many Japanese troops, which gave him a headache.

He would be quite happy to crack down on the underground transportation system in the red zone.

Okamura thought for a moment and said, "Uchida-kun did a good job. He was able to discover such an important clue in time and take swift action. I won't be the commander-in-chief this time. You two discuss it with Hayashi-kun. If there are no problems, then carry out the arrest as soon as possible."

Uchida Eisuke was still basking in the joy of being praised by the general when he heard what followed, and he was completely petrified.

No, this.....

Lin Ze is your father, right?

Back at the Special Operations Department, Kitahara Ransuke called Hayashi Ze.

"Hello, Commander Lin, this is you. The Shimen Military Police Headquarters has discovered a major lead and has basically confirmed the residence of the person in charge of underground transportation for the Northern Bureau of the Red Zone. We plan to make the arrest as soon as possible. Do you have any other arrangements?"

Lin Ze was surprised at first, then praised, "Kikuhara-kun, you guys are really amazing. But I'm not in Beiping and don't have any plans. Thank you for letting me know."

Kitahara's lips curled up. If Hanaya Masakazu and Uchida hadn't been around, he would have definitely spoken to Lin Ze. "Look, look, why are you being so polite!"