"Preparatory Committee for the Restoration of the Government of the Republic of China".

Tian Qi looked at the sign and walked in calmly.

"Mr. Tian, Mr. Tian." Liang Hongzhi, the puppet premier, took Wen Zongyao, the puppet president of the Legislative Council, and Chen Qun, the minister of the interior, all the way out.

Although in terms of position, the status of these three people far exceeds that of Tian Qi, but Tian Qi is a spy and is very favored in front of the Japanese.

Especially that Sakurai Gongura, who simply treats him as a baby.

Such a person cannot afford to offend in any way.

"Mr. Tian, please, please." Liang Hongzhi and the others welcomed Tian Qi into the living room and let people serve tea, Liang Hongzhi said: "Mr. Tian is in charge of inspecting the safety inspection work of the opening ceremony of the Restoration Government this time, and it is really hard. I have asked people to prepare the work on security, as well as some suggestions, and I will ask Mr. Tian to look at them in a moment. ”

"No need." Tian Qi said lightly: "In terms of security, the Great Japanese Empire is responsible for it, and you don't need to worry about it." ”

These words really embarrassed the three big traitors.

To be serious, when Liang Hongzhi became the secretary of the State Council of the Beiyang Government, Tian Qi was just a big fart kid playing in the mud in the countryside.

Now, you're pointing fingers at them?

Liang Hongzhi has a very high literary accomplishment, and is very arrogant, often calling himself "Dongpo", but after taking refuge in the Japanese, that arrogant spirit disappeared without a trace, and since then he can only pick up his tail and be a man.

"Extremely, extremely." Wen Zongyao is over 60 years old, and he has also served as a soldier and fought in wars, but the older he gets, the less courageous he becomes, and he only knows how to curry favor with himself: "It is best for the Japanese to be responsible for the safety of the opening ceremony." Mr. Tian is a heavy Japanese general, and if he has any instructions, I will obey them. ”

As soon as he said this, even his companions were ashamed.

The people here are all high-ranking officials, Tian Qi is just a small spy, but Wen Zongyao's tone of voice is as if his subordinates are there to report to their superiors.

The problem is that this kind of contempt can only be kept in the heart, and it cannot be revealed on the face in any way.

For Tian Qi, he didn't want to have anything to do with these real traitors at all, if it wasn't for Sakurai Gongpu's special order to come here to spy on Liang Hongzhi and others, he would feel disgusted even when he stepped here.

These traitors seem to be infinitely beautiful, but the sadness in them is best known only to themselves.

Most of the so-called cabinet officials in these "governments" were dignitaries and bureaucrats in the Beiyang government in the past, and their social appeal was not great.

All the administrative affairs of the Restoration Government of the Republic of China were controlled by a specially established Japanese Advisory Department, and the "Restoration Government" was not allowed to carry out its administrative affairs without an agreement with the Advisers.

The content of the Executive Yuan meeting and the resolutions are set in advance by the advisers in accordance with the opinions of the Japanese side. Even the daily life of the traitors of the puppet regime was monitored by Japanese advisers.

"Mr. Tian." Liang Hongzhi hurriedly changed the subject: "Regarding our relationship with Beiping, I have already made a report, I wonder if the Japanese side approves it?" ”

Nanjing had a "Restoration Government," while Peiping set up a so-called "Provisional Government of the Republic of China" as early as last year, headed by Wang Kemin, a veteran pro-Japanese element.

Proceeding from the supreme interests of Japan's invasion of China, and in order to elevate the Beiyang government and belittle the puppet Nationalist government in Nanjing, the supreme military and political authorities of Japan took the "Provisional Government of the Republic of China" in Beiping as the orthodoxy to inherit the Republic of China.

In principle, Nanjing followed the guidance of Beijing, but it was not a local organization subordinate to Beiping.

The puppet regime in Beijing also tried to absorb the "Nanjing Restoration Government", but due to the internal competition between the Japanese and northern and southern militaries and the mutual refusal of Wang Kemin and Liang Hongzhi to buy each other, it ended in vain.

But there is an even more important factor:

In the eyes of the top Japanese authorities, neither Wang Kemin nor Liang Hongzhi are "first-rate figures" in China, and their qualifications, prestige, influence, and so on are not enough to call on and lead the whole of China.

Liang Hongzhi was also well aware of this, so he specially gave the Japanese side a "book of 10,000 words" to explain the importance of the Nanjing puppet regime's efforts to strive for more independence and autonomy for Japan's interests in China.

"I've seen Dean Liang's suggestion above." Tian Qi said lightly: "But I also asked me to convey a word to President Liang above, the most important thing at present is to ensure the smooth establishment of the Restoration Government." ”

Liang Hongzhi was suddenly disappointed, and the Japanese denied his suggestion.

"Extremely, extremely." Wen Zongyao seemed to only say the words "extremely yes" over and over again: "The north and the south are in charge of each other, and they do not interfere with each other, that is common sense." However, both the South and the North are working for the peaceful future of China, so the talks between the North and the South in Shanghai are extremely important. ”

Talks between the North and the South puppet regimes in Shanghai?

Tian Qi didn't know about this situation.

He is mainly responsible for the spy area, and he basically has no right to interfere in political matters, if he hadn't been ordered to come this time, this information would not have been obtained at all.

You have to figure out when they are in Shanghai and who will be there.

Tian Qi said casually: "Yes, the Shanghai talks are very important, but we must also guard against sabotage. I've worked in Shanghai for a long time, so I'm quite familiar with the situation there, so let's talk about your arrangements. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Liang Hongzhi did not suspect any fraud: "It mainly depends on the Japanese arrangement." In order to celebrate the establishment of the new government, a delegation was also sent to congratulate the government. We will meet with their representative, Shi Qingzhi, in Shanghai in early March......"

Shi Qingzhi, Shi Qingzhi.

Tian Qi quickly searched for the name in his mind.

Then he said lightly: "Chairman Wang Kemin and Chairman Wang can send his secretary to meet with you, which means that he still attaches great importance to the Nanjing Restoration Government." ”

"That's right, that's right."

At this time, Tian Qi was most grateful to Miao Chengfang in his heart.

At the beginning, Miao Chengfang taught him Japanese, taught him dancing, taught him etiquette, and asked him to recite a large number of names, positions, and experiences, which were extremely boring.

Some people Tian Qi didn't know what they did before, and they had always resented Miao Chengfang, lurking and lurking, what to do if they wanted to understand so many things?

But now he finally understood Miao Chengfang's hard work.

Hiding is not just a matter of getting around the Japanese.

He casually said Shi Qingzhi's position, which also made Liang Hongzhi and the others think that Tian Qi had already known about this meeting:

"Actually, it's nothing, this meeting is nothing more than to discuss the scale of the reception, as well as the opportunities for cooperation between the two sides in the future, and how to restore peace to China as soon as possible."

Tian Qi said "um": "It looks simple, but it's actually complicated, who are you going to send to negotiate?" ”

"Chen Youtao, the son of Foreign Minister Chen Zheng."

Tian Qi frowned: "Shi Qingzhi is Chairman Wang's cronies and his secretary, it doesn't seem appropriate to send Chen Youtao, right?" ”

"We thought twice." Liang Hongzhi explained: "Chen Youtao plans to appoint him as the director of the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the positions are roughly equal. Chen Zheng's residence in Shanghai, on one side is a patrol room, on the other side is an Italian military camp, and on the other side there is a Japanese secret service, which is heavily guarded, let alone those with bad intentions, not to mention trying to plot wrongdoing, even if they are close, it is impossible to talk. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Tian Qi nodded slightly: "Even so, you must not be careless, you must report anything to the Japanese Shanghai authorities for instructions, and you must not be lazy." It's a big matter, and I'm afraid you can't afford it. ”

"Yes, yes."

This information must be sent out immediately.

If they can cause trouble in the North-South talks in Shanghai, or even make a big disturbance, it will be a blow to these traitors and the establishment of the puppet Nanjing Restoration government.

Tian Qi had already made this decision in his heart.

……

No matter how Liang Hongzhi and the others wanted to stay with Tian Qi for dinner, Tian Qi refused.

A bunch of clowns.

Moreover, this time Sakurai Gongpu has one more thing for him to do.

Big Root No. 76.

Tian Qi saw Li Shiqun again.

Compared with Li Shiqun and Liang Hongzhi, it is not the same.

When I saw Tian Qi, I was still neither humble nor arrogant: "Mr. Tian, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Mr. Li Shiqun, something is delayed." Tian Qi said lightly: "We have arranged a plane for you to Hong Kong, where you will meet with the Japanese representatives, and you will negotiate the specific matters." ”

"Okay, let Mr. Tian bother."

"Tomorrow's plane, I will personally escort you to Hong Kong."

Tian Qi didn't take Li Shiqun to heart, this person was nothing more than a central agent who was preparing to mutiny, and he was not a great man.

I heard that he was imprisoned on suspicion of assassinating Shi Jimei, the head of the Shanghai District of the Central Investigation Department, but he still relied on his wife Ye Jiqing to send money everywhere and even dedicated himself to rescue him.

What can a man who relies on a woman to sell her body to get out of a disaster have?

On February 16, 1938, Li Shiqun left Nanjing and boarded a plane to Hong Kong.

It was escorted by Tian Qi alone.

Tian Qi also wanted to kill him, but gave up the idea.

For one, it's easy to expose yourself by doing so.

Second, he felt that Li Shiqun was just a "little person", and there was no need to do it himself.

And it didn't take long for Tian Qi to regret his decision at that time.

He once had a chance to kill Li Shiqun easily, but he gave up for various reasons, and when he was ready to kill Li Shiqun again, he found that it was even more difficult than ascending to the sky.

"Thank you, Mr. Tian." Before preparing to board the plane that day, Li Shiqun said to Tian Qi: "I think we will meet again in the future, and I will repay you for your escort today." ”

No matter when or what occasion, whenever Tian Qi thinks of these words, he feels that it is a huge irony.

And this is also Tian Qi's most important lesson!