Ning Zhiheng was surrounded by military figures, all of whom were wearing the clothes of senior officers, and he was not only the youngest, but also dressed in a suit, which was quite eye-catching among these people.

Around them, there are also many high-ranking officials in Japanese departments, but the overseas Chinese in Japan all respect the soldiers, and they can only watch these people talk and laugh, and secretly envy them in their hearts, but because of the difference in status, they don't even dare to come forward to meet them.

Just as Ning Zhiheng was talking to someone, Keni Iwai, the consul general of the Japanese Consulate, came over with his assistant Matsudaira Hidemi.

Looking at the gap between Ning Zhiheng's words, he stepped forward a few steps, and greeted with a smile: "Fujiwara-kun, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Ning Zhiheng turned his head to look at it, and also smiled slightly: "Iwai-kun, Matsudaira-kun, it's really been a long time, you have a lot of things, you don't even go to the Mulan Society these days, unlike me, an idler, who has nothing to do all day long, haha!" ”

After speaking, he saw that Iwai Keni seemed to have something to talk about, turned around and looked, then simply got up and nodded to his friends around him, and then made a gesture of invitation to Iwai Keni, and the three of them came to a resting seat next to them.

When the surrounding guests saw that it was President Fujiwara and Consul Iwai approaching, they all quickly bowed down and stepped aside to make room for space.

The three of them sat opposite each other, and Iwai Keni said with a smile: "Fujiwara-kun, this time is indeed busy with official business, I didn't go to the Muran Society to chat with you, Matsudaira-kun is the same, today he is looking for you to have some things, but I am a lobbyist!" Ha ha! ”

Ning Zhiheng looked at Matsudaira Hidemi on the side, and asked with a smile: "Oh! What is there to say about Matsudaira-kun, and he wants you to be a lobbyist? ”

Matsudaira Hidemi hurriedly said: "Mr. Fujiwara, I recently founded a newspaper, "Xinhui Times", mainly to promote the friendship between Japan and China, and the current work is going very well, but I have always wanted to make a heavyweight column and invite some influential people to give exclusive interviews, you are the most influential person in Shanghai, I would like to give you an exclusive interview, and describe some views on the current situation between Japan and China. ”

When Ning Zhiheng heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect Matsudaira Hidemi to make this request, and he suddenly hesitated, with his current status, he had no interest in these show-style column interviews at all.

Without hesitation at the moment, he waved his hand and said, "Matsudaira-kun, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you this time, you know, I've never been interested in such things." ”

Seeing that Ning Zhiheng almost thoughtlessly rejected his request, Matsudaira Hidemi couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he turned his head to look at Iwai Keni on the side, and motioned to ask Iwai Keni to help say a word.

Iwai Kenyi couldn't help but look at Ning Zhiheng with some embarrassment, with his status, he naturally didn't dare to force Ning Zhiheng, but he still opened his mouth and said: "Fujiwara-kun, Matsudaira-kun has been in charge of the external publicity of the Iwai Mansion during this time, this "Xinhui Times" is a great deal of effort for us, and I also ask Fujiwara-kun to think about it again, it's just a simple interview, cough, in fact, I just need an attitude from you..."

Ning Zhiheng heard Iwai Keni's plea again, and couldn't help but muttered for a moment, Iwai Mansion is an intelligence department set up by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although among the many departments in Shanghai, its strength is not outstanding, but the intelligence it comes into contact with is varied, the volume is very large, and it can be said that the intelligence value is very high.

He has always coveted the intelligence system of the Iwai Mansion, and wants to establish an intelligence channel from it, so he has deliberately wooed Iwai Keni and Matsudaira Hidemi from the beginning, and the relationship between the two sides has always been very good.

If it's just a simple interview, but you need a supportive attitude of your own, that's not a big problem.

Thinking of this, he looked at Matsudaira Hidemi, this young man gave him a very good impression, energetic, talented, and had a deep understanding of Chinese culture, between conversations, from time to time revealed cordiality, it can be seen that he has no rejection of Chinese, which is rare among the Japanese expatriates in Shanghai, this is also what Ning Zhiheng values the most, if he can open a gap from this person and extend his intelligence tentacles into the Iwai Mansion, it is also a good way.

So Ning Zhiheng smiled, nodded and agreed: "Since Iwai-kun personally spoke, then okay!" If Matsudaira-kun has time, he will go to the Muran Shrine to find me, and I usually stay there, so you can talk about it. ”

Matsudaira Hidemi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, he hurriedly nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Fujiwara, I will arrange it as soon as possible, please take care of everything!" ”

Iwai Kenyi was also happy to see Ning Zhiheng giving face like this, he knew that as Fujiwara Tomohito, he was completely giving face to "Xinhui Times", and this favor was not small.

The three of them talked briefly for a few more words, and then saw Ishikawa Takeshi walking briskly from outside, he swept his eyes, and soon saw Ning Zhiheng, and came to the front in a few steps.

Iwai Keni and Matsudaira Hidemi saw that it was Ishikawa Takeshi who came, and they naturally knew the relationship between Ishikawa Takeshi and Fujiwara Tomohito, and they all got up and said goodbye at the moment.

Ning Zhiheng watched them leave, and then said to Ishikawa Takeshi with a smile: "The banquet is about to start, where are you going?" ”

Ishikawa Takeshi, as the number two person in the Japanese Military Police Command in Shanghai and the spokesperson of the Fujiwara Kaisha in the military, currently has a very high status in the Japanese department, and a banquet of this scale naturally cannot miss his position.

Ishikawa Takeshi sat sideways opposite Ning Zhiheng, and said with a slightly serious expression: "Our military police headquarters is responsible for external security matters, before I sent people to block a few nearby blocks, and gradually began to search for suspicious points, just now, I found traces of Chongqing elements in a hotel, but I went a step too late, people have already run away, these people are very alert, it's a pity, otherwise you can..."

After saying that, he stretched out his palm and made a gesture of clenching his fist!

When Ning Zhiheng heard this, he frowned and said, "Another Chongqing element has appeared?" ”

He can be sure that these people must be the operatives of the Shanghai station, which is supported by arms and funds, and is ready to act so quickly, which shows that the new stationmaster Chen Hongchi is really meritorious and much more radical than Wang Hanmin.

However, Ning Zhiheng did not agree with this style, and the Shanghai station was not firmly established, so it was inevitable that he would rush into the urban action, which made Ning Zhiheng not optimistic about the prospects of the Shanghai station.

Hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, Ishikawa Takeshi nodded, and then said: "This banquet is of a very high standard, these people must want to do something, I went to call just now, and then transfer a military police to expand the scope of the search and ensure the safety of the eastern district." ”

At present, in Shanghai, all the affairs of the eastern urban area are still in the hands of the Japanese, because this is a gathering area for the Japanese, and the security of other urban areas has been handed over to the puppet government.

Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "Leave these to others to do, you don't need to come forward in person for such a thing, everything is based on safety." ”

Ishikawa Takeshi smiled, he knew that Ning Zhiheng had always been unwilling for him to put too much energy into these things, so he nodded and agreed.

Just as they were talking, a piece of music suddenly sounded in the hall, and everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a straight suit in the middle of the podium, this person was Tao Chengyuan, a high-ranking official of the puppet government.

Everyone knew that the dinner party had officially begun, so Ning Zhiheng and Ishikawa Takeshi also stood up, returned to their seats and sat down, waiting for the music to pass, and the voices in the hall quieted down.

Tao Chengyuan is the Minister of Information of the puppet government, with outstanding appearance and eloquence, and he is very suitable as the host of the dinner.

Wang Reclamation is also a famous orator, and at the moment he spat lotus flowers, enthusiastically advocating a so-called peace movement, and finally invited Yuki Kagesa to speak.

Hiroki Kagesa's speech was very brief, and he ended his speech neatly, and as soon as the proper procedures were over, the banquet officially began.

So the music sounded again, during the meal, the band played the most popular jazz music in Shanghai, and then the actors from the Shanghai entertainment industry took the stage to perform songs and dances, and the guests also began to push the glasses and change the lamps to talk and laugh.

But in this lively atmosphere, in the corner of the banquet, a person at a table had a solemn face and was depressed, and this person was Gao Zhiwu, the foreign minister of the puppet government.

Several people next to him are all high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the puppet government, and they have been holding secret talks with the Japanese government these days, but the results of the talks are very bad, and the puppet government headed by Wang Reclamation, in order to win the support of the Japanese, has sold all the interests of the Chinese side in the agreement, which makes these diplomats tremble.

Especially Gao Zhiwu, his mood is the most depressed and desperate!

In the early days of the establishment of the puppet government, as Wang Reclamation's absolute confidant, almost all of him came forward to match, communicate and negotiate with the Japanese, and finally contributed to Wang Reclamation's defection, and now the puppet government has been established, it can be said that Gao Zhiwu has played a considerable role in it.

But everything after that was completely different from what Gao Zhiwu had imagined, Wang Reclamation's actions were completely beyond his expectations, especially when the draft agreement was placed in front of him, Gao Zhiwu knew that once he signed it, he would become a sinner of the nation, and the infamy of the ages was enough to make him irreversible.

So these days, he has been restless, sleeping, not to mention that he is in the mood to attend the dinner, thinking of this, he couldn't help but slap the chopsticks in his hand on the dining table, sighed, and said nothing.

One of the officials looked at Gao Zhiwu and couldn't help but whisper: "Brother Zhiwu, if you are in a bad mood, then don't talk too much, you still have to be good and avoid evil, and be careful." ”

These days, because of the agreement, Gao Zhiwu has clashed with Wang Reclamation many times, which makes Wang Reclamation very dissatisfied with him.

If it weren't for Gao Zhiwu being Wang Reclamation's henchman who was promoted step by step, I am afraid that he would have ordered an arrest a long time ago, but now, just in case, he has also placed eyeliner next to Gao Zhiwu, even the people around him can see that something is wrong, and they can't help but worry about Gao Zhiwu.

Gao Zhiwu was even more gloomy when he heard this, he looked left and right, but he didn't say a word, and drank the wine glass.