The conference room was in full swing when there was a commotion outside.

Matsui Ishine frowned and said, "Tsukada-kun, you go and see what's going on?" ”

"Hello!" Tsukada slammed his head, then got up and walked out of the conference room.

Matsui Ishone looked at the people in the meeting again and said, "Gentlemen, let's talk about it. ”

Chang Yong said: "Your Excellency, Zhong Yi resurrected and reappeared after being killed by the imperial army, and assassinated His Royal Highness Hatohiko in Taicang, which is bound to have a serious negative impact on the image of the imperial army, so it is imperative to try to eliminate the negative impact of this incident." ”

Chang Yong's words are equivalent to saying nothing.

Matsui Shigen was very dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Yaga, do you still need to talk about this?" ”

After a pause, Matsui Ishone said, "What I'm asking is how to eliminate the negative impact!" ”

Muto Zhang said: "Your Excellency, the only way now is to really kill Zhong Yi!" As long as Zhong Yi is really killed, all international criticism will disappear! ”

Chang Yong said: "But if you want to really kill Zhong Yi, how easy is it? ”

"It's man-made!" Muto Zhang said, "His Royal Highness Hatohiko was assassinated near Taicang, that is to say, at least two hours ago, Zhong Yi was still near Taicang, and after the assassination was successful, Zhong Yi and the others snatched another armored car, according to the road conditions near Taicang, as well as the speed of the armored car. ”

Speaking of this, Muto Akira walked over to the map on the wall again and drew a circle on the map.

Then he pointed to this circle and said, "At this moment, Zhong Yi should still be in this range!" ”

Matsui Ishine suddenly perked up and said to Mamoru Iinuma: "Iinuma-kun, immediately order the 3rd Division to ......"

Before the words fell, Tsukada Tsukasa hurriedly walked in again, and said suddenly: "Your Excellency, the 3rd Division is in an emergency!" ”

"The 3rd Division is in an emergency?" Matsui Ishine's heart immediately swelled with a bad omen, and he asked, "What does the telegram say?" ”

Tsukada was silent for a moment and said: "The 3rd Division reported that the armored car that was stolen by Zhong Yi was found in a river near Kunshan, but unfortunately, Zhong Yi and the three were not found in the car!" ”

Matsui Shigen's face immediately fell, Zhong Yi abandoned the car, it would be difficult to catch him again!

The hope that had just sprouted was extinguished in the blink of an eye, and Matsui Shigen suddenly felt a panic in his chest.

At this moment, there was another commotion outside the conference room, and he immediately asked, "What the hell is going on outside?" ”

Tsukada hesitated, but finally stubbornly said: "Outside are reporters from the Associated Press, Reuters, AFP and TASS, who want to interview Your Excellency the General about Zhong Yi's resurrection." ”

"Baga, what kind of interview, it's clear that you want to see my jokes!" Matsui Shigen scolded angrily, and suddenly felt a blackness in front of him, and even his eyes rolled back.

……

Half an hour later, it was seven o'clock in the evening, Washington time.

President Roosevelt hosted a grand dinner at the White House, specially hosting ministers and military attachés such as Jensen and Stilwell, who had returned home from afar to report on their duties.

In between dinners, Jensen mysteriously approached Stilwell.

"Joseph, I have good news for you." Jensen said.

Stilwell shook the wine glass in his hand and said, "What's the good news?" ”

Jensen said: "Your West Point alumnus, that Zhong Yi, is really not dead!" ”

"Oh yes?" Stilwell perked up when he heard this, and said, "Nelson, what did I tell you?" I knew this guy wasn't going to die that easily! ”

Jensen nodded and said, "Zhong Yi not only didn't die, but he also killed Hatohiko of Chaoxiang Palace!" ”

"Zhong Yi killed Hatohiko of Asaka Palace?" Stilwell was first surprised when he heard this, and then said, "I said, why did you suddenly lose contact for no reason, and this guy went to assassinate Hatohiko of Asakamiya!" That's right! ”

After a pause, Stilwell said again: "But don't say it, this is Zhong Yi's style of acting, if you suffer a loss, you will definitely retaliate back!" Other Chinese are gentlemen who are not too late to take revenge for ten years, but this guy is not, this guy has suffered a loss, and if there is a vengeance, he will take revenge, and he will take revenge immediately! ”

Jensen said: "Now, Matsui Ishine and Emperor Hirohito have become the laughing stock of the world. ”

"Not really." Stilwell said with a smile, "I know that the evidence is insufficient, but one really dares to report, the other really dares to believe it, and it is publicized in public, the two of them are not reduced to a laughing stock, who is a laughing stock?" ”

Smiling slightly, Jensen covered his mouth again and whispered: "I heard that at that time, Matsui Ishine was in front of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers and reporters from Western countries to award medals to the Japanese squad that killed Zhong Yi, but the award ceremony was just halfway through, and suddenly the news that Hatohiko Asakanomiya was assassinated by Zhong Yi suddenly came. ”

Stilwell said, "I think the expression on Matsui's face must have been wonderful at that time!" ”

"I don't know if it's wonderful or not." Jensen said, "I only know that Matsui Ishine ordered the arrest of all the Japanese soldiers in that squad at that time, and then summoned a group of staff to discuss countermeasures urgently, but in the middle of the meeting, he was sent to the hospital for a lung attack, and it is said that his condition is quite serious." ”

Stilwell said, "It's not going to be pretending again, is it?" ”

The last time the Japanese army base camp appointed Hatohiko Asakanomiya as the commander of the Shanghai Army, Matsui Ishone's "lung disease" had a timely attack, but that time it was obviously pretended, because after Yanagawa Heisuke was killed and Asakanomiya Hatohiko was transferred to the commander of the Tenth Army, Matsui Ishone's lung disease was immediately cured.

"It shouldn't be pretending this time." Jensen waved his hand and said, "It is said that after the military doctor conducted a preliminary examination of Matsui Ishine, he immediately issued a critical illness notice!" ”

"Oh yes?" Stilwell said, "You're not going to be, are you?" ”

"Matsui Shigen is really going to be, then Zhong Yi is famous!" Jensen said, "One shot, killing a prince, and killing a general in anger, such ferocity is simply terrifying!" ”

Stilwell's face darkened, and he sighed, "But this may not be a good thing for Zhong Yi. ”

"You mean, the retaliation of the Japanese army?" Jensen said thoughtfully, "This is indeed a problem, the Japanese army, especially Emperor Hirohito, has lost such a big face, and will definitely try to retaliate." ”

"I'm not referring to the Japanese army's retaliation, no matter how fierce the Japanese army's retaliation is, Zhong Yi can handle it." "My fear is that he will be ostracized or even isolated by his colleagues, because he has performed so well that his colleagues and even his superiors will feel disgraced, after all, there are many factions in the Chinese army." ”