In fact, the Tokyo Cabinet does not know much about the specific issues dealt with by No. 76, after all, there are more and more important issues that need to be considered by adults, and it is impossible to spend too much energy on such "small matters".

This operation was not discussed separately at the regular cabinet meeting on Monday, because it was the work of the foreign service to meet the needs of the Germans, and the 13th Army could do its own work in a military operation that mobilized less than one wing.

Matsuoka has been given considerable power and freedom, which is also equivalent to carrying all the responsibility on his own shoulders, and Prime Minister Fumiro Konoe knows the connotation of this very well, so he feels a little guilty about Foreign Minister Matsuoka. Unlike the civilian officials in the Cabinet, those in the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters are more concerned about the role of the Army in this series of events, and they are the Emperor's army, and they are ultimately responsible for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire.

At this time, the impact of the Shanghai incident had not yet spread around the world, and since the 76th had been conclusively incriminated, it was necessary to completely annihilate all the evidence that could involve the Japanese Army from the planet before external forces entered the investigation.

Tojo represents the attitude of the Ministry of the Army, and the military police officer Nakasa can be seen as the agent of the land minister, and behind Major General Maeda stands the strength of the Japanese Army General Staff. Just two hours before the operation began, he received a confidential phone call from Tokyo, and the person on the other end of the line was the current chief of staff of the Japanese Army, Army General Sugiyama Moto.

General Sugiyama didn't say any nonsense on the phone, he directly told Maeda not to let Li Shiqun and Ding Mochun live today. Maeda didn't know if the chief of staff Sugiyama really understood what he was talking about, but he vaguely sensed that there was a group of shadows standing behind the general, and he was willing to bet that one of them must have the surname of Tohihara.

Admiral Sugiyama's order clearly conflicted with Maeda's previous order, which was to destroy No. 76 and eliminate all those in the know, leaving only Li Shiqun and Ding Mochun alive. Because the people in the Intelligence Division of the General Staff Headquarters believed that these two people had a large number of unknown secrets, it would be a pity to get rid of them directly, and they could be tortured first, and then send the two of them to become Buddhas and gods after their value was squeezed out.

Admiral Sugiyama obviously won't give a written order, and his choice to call made it very clear, meaning that he will definitely not endorse Maeda once things are messed up. But will Major General Maeda be able to refuse Sugiyama's order? Of course, in theory, it is possible, but in reality, Maeda will never be so stupid, the bad debts in front of him have not been wiped clean, and he can't afford to offend such a giant now. What's more, if you take this opportunity to join the Sugiyama party and get the protection of the chief of staff, then whether it is Maeda himself or the forces behind it, the pressure will definitely be reduced. Sugiyama has a good reputation in the army, and has always been an excellent backer, although this general's head is not very good, but he has first-class contacts in the army, and is a major benchmark for the mainstream "control faction" in the army today.

So Maeda arranged the scene in front of him in order to silence the other doubters, so all the arrangements he made looked like he was preparing to capture these two spies alive.

Maeda and his men still don't wear military boots, and the corridors here are all wooden floors, and the sound of military boots is sure to alarm the people in the room. Not to mention the personal abilities of the two of them, after all, they are both professionally trained professional agents, and if they are allowed to perceive that something is wrong, they will definitely try their best to resist, and if they accidentally escape from the trap, even if it is only one of them, then Maeda can almost foresee what will happen to him.

A group of people held their breath and walked along the corridor to the previous box, Sachiko still stood by the door with a quiet face, and when she saw Maeda and her party coming, the woman bowed slightly to the general, and then retreated to the side of the corridor obediently.

Maeda took a deep breath and then glanced at Hatano beside him. The lieutenant bowed slightly to the major general, then grabbed the handle of the sliding door and pulled it to the side.

The paper door of the room was slammed open, and the two people who were drinking were taken aback, and they turned their faces in unison, and were immediately stunned by the sight outside the door. Before the two men could react, the two lieutenants each rushed into the room with two sergeants.

"Huh?" Ding Mochun realized that the situation was wrong, he hurriedly reached out and grabbed the edge of the table, and just wanted to lift the table, but found that Li Shiqun and he wanted to go together, and the opposite side was grabbing the edge of the table and competing with himself. For this kind of pig teammate, Director Ding has lost his temper, because the two Japanese sergeants, who are so strong that they don't look like Japanese, firmly clasped his arms on the left and right.

General Maeda obviously overestimated Ding and Li, and this time he brought all the first-class judo masters in the 13th Army, at least a five-dan black belt, and he was a judo teacher in any wing. After being detained professionally, Ding Mocun pulled out the gun from his arms, and he couldn't even speak in direct pain, but the director of the Wang pseudo-agent with infinite scenery was whimpering like a vicious dog waiting to be slaughtered at this time, trying to make the last struggle.

Compared with the embarrassed appearance of Ding Mo Village, Li Shiqun is much more single, he already understands that today is the Hongmen Banquet, and the Japanese want to attack him, in fact, he has long expected this day, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. Li Shiqun endured the severe pain from the joints of his shoulders and arms, and before he rebelled against the party and defected to the national government, he also survived several heavy punishments, but unfortunately he couldn't stick to it in the end.

"Commander Maeda, what are you doing here!" Li Shiqun gritted his teeth and roared in a deep voice.

"I'm sorry, Lisang, I'm doing my duty." Maeda held the scabbard of his saber and looked down at Li Shiqun.

"Kros. (Kill)" Maeda puffed up his chest and straightened his military hat, his tone casual as if he had ordered a plate of cherry blossom mochi at a Washi shop on the corner.

Ding Mochun felt the palms on his arms slam violently, and then the whole person was dragged up from the floor, from lying on his stomach to kneeling and sitting, and he couldn't help but exclaim when he realized what the Japanese were about to do.

"Hey! Bridge and more.... (Hey, wait a minute...) ）”

Before a word of begging for mercy could be spoken, Ding Mocun's frightened eyes reflected a scene that made his hairs stand on end. The Japanese lieutenant standing behind Li Shiqun picked up the southern pistol in his hand, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed at the back of Li Shiqun's head. Since Li Shiqun is like this on his side, then behind him.... The traitor Ding Mocun's thoughts paused for this second.

"Drag the body out and dispose of it, and leave the scene to Nogawa to clean up." Maeda took a slight step back, dodging the spreading pool of blood.

"Is it burned? Excellency. Lieutenant Nishina asked.

"Well, pour the ashes into the river and leave no traces." Maeda glanced down at the fallen corpse again, then walked out of the room with his saber in hand.

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