Chapter 555
鈥漇enior, I had dinner with Nishio Teruzo tonight.鈥� After Cheng Mo came in, he went to the living room, and Wen Qiu poured him a glass of water.
鈥淲hat?鈥� Wen Qiu was not angry. He knew that although Cheng Mo had a history of taking matters into his own hands, he also knew that the other party had principles.
Even if he took matters into his own hands and did something, he would never hide it, and his loyalty was beyond doubt.
鈥滻 didn’t have time to report in. It was Nishio Teruzo who sent someone directly to come and pick me up. I just went home and changed my clothes,鈥� Cheng Mo said. 鈥滲esides, I had no way of refusing. Brother, if I had refused at that time, it would have been like losing a chance.鈥�
鈥淵ou’re still thinking about that plan?鈥�
鈥漎es, this is an opportunity. I happened to save Nishio Teruzo’s life. If I get involved with him and even get his support, as long as he is in the position of commander of the expeditionary army, once Shanghai changes, I can gain the initiative.鈥� Cheng Mo said excitedly.
Wen Qiu pondered for a moment and said, 鈥滱re you sure you can do it?鈥�
鈥淣o, there is no absolute certainty in such matters, but we can work towards that direction. Once we succeed, the benefits will be enormous!鈥� Cheng Mo said, 鈥楤rother, this is our chance to make a contribution to the Party.鈥�
鈥漎ou said that it is enough to complete the tasks assigned by your superiors, why must you make such a fuss?鈥�
鈥滲rother, this is not a fuss, this is our mission and responsibility. Don’t you and I want to preserve Shanghai, this prosperous metropolis?鈥� Cheng Mo said, 鈥滻t should return intact into the hands of the Chinese people.鈥�
鈥淵ou’re thinking too far ahead, aren’t you?鈥�
鈥滻f you don’t plan for everything, you won’t be able to plan for anything. If we wait for our superiors to make all the arrangements, we won’t be able to do many things. Besides, our superiors know the situation here better than we do. Once the situation changes, we have to respond, not wait for orders from our superiors.鈥� Cheng Mo said.
鈥滻 have already reported your ideas to our superiors. They have a lot of arguments about your proposal, and most of them disagree with you, so as not to affect the war situation.鈥�
鈥淪o there are still some people who agree?鈥�
鈥漎es, they are all some bold and daring people. However, there is no final decision yet, otherwise, the higher-ups would have already sent a telegram to reject your proposal,鈥� Wen Qiu said.
鈥漈hen add fuel to the fire and report me and Nishio Teruzo’s incident,鈥� Cheng Mo said, 鈥業f there is a chance, I would like to talk to the higher-ups, in Shanghai or even Hong Kong.鈥�
鈥滳an you still go to Hong Kong?鈥�
鈥淵es, I can find an opportunity to go to Hong Kong for a meeting or movie promotion, and stay there for a few days. It’s not a big problem,鈥� Cheng Mo said.
鈥漁kay, I’ll report it to the higher-ups for you. You’ll be notified.鈥�
鈥漈here’s one more thing, senior. I didn’t tell you, but I actually killed Miura Saburo,鈥� Cheng Mo said.
鈥漌hat do you mean, you killed him? How did you have the time and opportunity? Are you saying that you arranged the assassination?鈥� Wen Qiu immediately understood what was going on.
鈥淚 never withdrew Liu Guoxing’s action team from Hongkou, just waiting for the right opportunity to do something big, and this time I’ve caught up.鈥�
鈥滻n such a short time, you were able to…鈥�
鈥淏ecause it was the 7th, I had them ready to go at any time on my orders. I didn’t expect to catch up, but killing Miura Saburo was like picking at the internal conflicts of the Japanese military in China. Let’s see how Saigo Teruzo deals with it,鈥� Cheng Mo said. 鈥滻t seems that although the old guy has been stripped of his power, he is still very experienced. After searching for the evidence, he threw it all to Itagaki and let Itagaki investigate the Miura Saburo case, and he stayed out of it.鈥�
鈥淚t was logical for Itagaki, the chief of staff and in charge of the military police, to investigate. If Saburo Miura hadn’t died, the case would have been much easier. Although what happened was very serious, if Miura hadn’t died, it would have been possible to turn a major incident into a minor one, and a minor incident into nothing at all. Personal grudges could have been swept under the carpet. But that’s not going to happen now. Saburo Miura’s assassination attempt failed, and soon was assassinated. Nishio Teruzo had no motive to kill him. He had already arrested the person and won, so why go to the trouble of causing trouble for himself? He was also unfamiliar with the situation in Shanghai. If he arranged for someone to assassinate him, and it was found out, he would not be able to get away with it. Therefore, only someone who conspired with Miura and was afraid of him talking would kill him to silence him…鈥� Wen Qiu said as he analyzed the situation.
鈥淵es, then who did it, they will naturally suspect each other and no one will trust anyone else. This infighting among enemies is good news for us.鈥�
鈥漎ou played it so big, did you report to your boss Dai?鈥� 鈥漁f course, that night I personally drafted a telegram to report to Chongqing, but I haven’t received a reply yet. I guess a telegram will come tonight.鈥�
鈥淎ssassinating a military police commander, or a lieutenant general, is going to shake up your career.鈥�
鈥滻t’s meaningless. I’m self-financed now, and Chongqing won’t pay me a dime,鈥� Cheng Mo said.
鈥漌hy?鈥�
鈥滷irst, cutting off economic ties with Chongqing means the enemy can’t get a hold of me, and second, my cheap brother-in-law doesn’t treat me like an outsider,鈥� Cheng Mo said with a bitter smile.
鈥淒oes your sister still keep in touch with Dai Yunong?鈥�
鈥漁f course they are in touch, but I don’t think they are related in that way. Anyway, I will never give that guy Dai any more chances. He’s having a good time in Chongqing while leaving my sister behind in Shanghai. He’s using us, my sister and I, to the hilt. How can I let my sister have anything more to do with him?鈥� Cheng Mo said, 鈥漈hey are not even officially married, and it was a marriage of convenience at best, and it was immoral at worst.
鈥淚t’s best to sever this relationship.鈥� Wen Qiu nodded.
鈥漅elationships are hard to sever, but I feel that my sister still has some feelings for him. After all, without him, my sister and I would not be where we are today.鈥�
鈥漌ell, you’re in control. You’re you, and your sister is your sister.鈥�
鈥滻s your wife due soon?鈥� Cheng Mo asked.
鈥漈he due date is at the end of next month.鈥�
鈥淚t’s almost two months after ours. Have you contacted the hospital?鈥� Cheng Mo asked. 鈥業n that case, I’ll arrange for Mo’er to stay in the same ward as you…鈥�
鈥漀o, the ward you’re staying in is too expensive for us.鈥�
鈥漌hat do you mean? I’ll pay for all the hospital fees,鈥� Cheng Mo said. 鈥滲rother, my wife and I are both employees under me. No one can find fault with me giving you this benefit.鈥�
鈥淚f you have the money, isn’t it better to use it to buy supplies and ammunition for the base?鈥� Wen Qiu couldn’t help but feel a little displeased.
鈥漎ou’re right, but if we don’t spend the money we earn, it will be a reason for suspicion in the eyes of outsiders. You’re the manager of a taxi company, your wife is about to give birth, and you’re going to share a hospital room with ordinary people. What will other people think of you?鈥�
鈥淚 don’t care what other people think.鈥�
鈥漎ou may not care what other people think, but in our line of work, you are considered abnormal. A normal person with money would never let their wife and child suffer like that. Either they are a miser or they have an ulterior motive. No one cares about this when no one is looking, but once they are, they will dig it up and analyze it.鈥� Cheng Mo said.
鈥漇o, your sister-in-law really has to stay in a single room.鈥�
鈥淥f course. You have to do what your status requires of you. Even if you save money at home, you must never let anyone see any signs of it outside.”
Although it sounds like a crooked argument, when you think about it, it makes sense. You can be strict with yourself in your base area, where everyone is on the same page and no one suspects you, because you are surrounded by your own people.
But this is operating in the heart of the enemy. If you demand that much of yourself, there will be plenty of flaws. He doesn’t not understand this, he just doesn’t want to waste money, and wants to spend every penny on the cause of anti-Japanese and national liberation.
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