Chapter 65: The Story Outside the Battlefield

  Mogadishu, Tofu Hara Kenji had breakfast and then took the car to Lu Gongguan with his own battle plan.

  Tsuchihara Kenji sat quietly in the back row with his eyes closed, his fingers lightly tapping on the briefcase containing the battle plan, silently thinking about ways to deal with Koyo.

  A young woman wearing a Japanese army lieutenant uniform, sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head and whispered to Tofu Hara Kenji, "Major, according to intelligence, at this time, that Lu Gongzi should not have gotten out of bed yet." Her words were filled with disdain.

  Tsuchihara Kenji's mouth slightly curved, smiling as he said "Yunzi, your experience is still not enough. People like Lu Gongzi are the ones we prefer for intelligence work. Lazy people and those with flaws are the easiest to break through! This Lu Gongzi is indeed a rare target. Yunzi, you can practice your espionage skills well on him."

  "Ah-hai." Nan Zao Yunzi responded with a serious face. After a pause, he hesitated and continued, "Sir, I'd like to apply to go deal with Gao Yang."

  "Hmm?" Tofu Hiro Kenji suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Kumakura Yuzuru, saying in a low voice "Yuzuru, you are one of my most promising students, you're excellent. However! You must remember one thing, never do something that exceeds your own abilities!"

  He let out a gentle sigh to calm his emotions and continued, "Gaoyang is no longer someone you can handle. There are many unexplainable secrets on him! Think about Dashi Xin San, such an excellent intelligence expert, even I have to admit my inferiority! Yet he died inexplicably!"

  "Ah, I see." Nanzou Yunzi apologized again with a sincere expression. Tofu Hiroshi nodded slightly and relaxed his posture before continuing "The matter of Koyang is not something that can be easily accomplished, my plan has only just begun, it's a grand scheme, first we need to start with that Lu Gongzi......" Tofu Hiroshi suddenly stopped speaking and turned his head, staring intently out the window.

  "Stop!" Hideo Tofuera shouted loudly. The car stopped immediately, and Hideo Tofuera hastily opened the door to get out and look towards the side of the road.

  At this time, many newspaper boys on the street were loudly distributing newspapers, and countless pedestrians were scrambling to get a copy. The scene was chaotic. The newspaper boys shouted: "Lu Xiaojia colluded with Japan to sell out the country in exchange for military aid, intending to attack Governor-General Gao! The traitorous treaty is comparable to the 21 Demands! Governor-General Gao launched a war of punishment against the traitor Lu Xiaojia this morning!" "Extra, extra, Lu Xiaojia colluded..."

  Tsuchihashi Kenji's heart skipped a beat as he listened to the newspaper boys' slogans, and he hastily turned around and got into the car, shouting loudly at the driver, "To Lu Gongguan, fast! Fast! Fast!" The car sped off quickly towards Lu Gongguan.

  Tsuchihashi Kenji rushed to Lu Xiaojia's bedroom after arriving at Lugongguan. When he arrived in the living room, he saw He Fenglin and others waiting there, either sitting or standing. Tsuchihashi Kenji quickly stepped forward anxiously and asked, "Where is the military governor?"

  Everyone glanced at him, and no one bothered to talk to him. The steward of the Lu Gongguan stepped forward and said, "Mr. Tsuchihara, the young master is still resting, please wait a moment." Tsuchihara Genji's face changed as he loudly said, "What time is it now? Still resting? Koyo has already arrived!"

  The butler's face changed and he said in a loud voice, "Mr. Tofu, please don't be so loud, this is the Lu Gongguan, not the Japanese Consulate!" Tofu Genjiro was rebuked by the butler and his face turned red and white as he couldn't say anything, while everyone around him burst out laughing.

  Tōyama Kanken turned his head to face the crowd and said loudly, "Military affairs are urgent, why haven't you reported military affairs to Director Lu!" He Fenglin put down his teacup and looked at Tōyama Kanken with a light smile, saying, "Mr. Tōyama, please be patient, we also received the telegram and rushed over immediately. However, the director is still resting with a smile, and as subordinates, it's not good to disturb him."

  Just as He Fenglin's words had fallen, a Zhejiang military officer burst in through the door. Seeing the many generals present, he raised his hand with the telegram and shouted loudly: "I just received a plain code telegram from the 10th Division, the 10th Division has surrendered!" This sentence exploded like thunder in everyone's ears!

  "What nonsense!" He Fenglin stood up and shouted loudly. "The 10th Division's encounter report just came in this morning, how can they surrender now? This battle has only just begun! The surrounding crowd also scolded him, the news was too shocking, no one on the scene believed it. Only Tsuchihashi Kenji, who was standing aside, couldn't suppress his panic and felt intuitively that the news was true!

  The officer took a deep breath and said loudly, "The telegram was indeed sent by the command radio station of the 10th Division. The telegram stated that the 10th Division had been subjected to brutal artillery fire from Gao Yang's troops and that the river surface had also been blocked by enemy warships, completely surrounding them with a powerful enemy. They said they had made their greatest efforts and were forced to surrender due to being surrounded by strong enemies with no reinforcements inside or outside. The entire 10th Division had fulfilled its military duties. There was also a telegram that said Deputy Commander Zhu had died in battle."

  He Fenglin snatched the telegram and hastily read it. Before he had finished reading, he rushed towards Lu Gongzi's room in urgent strides. The steward just wanted to step forward to stop him but was slapped to the ground by He Fenglin. Everyone followed closely behind.

  Last night, Lu Gongzi, who was busy with the wine and dance party until late at night, was woken up by a sudden knocking on the door. He threw his pillow out of his hand and shouted, "What's all the knocking about!"

  The sound of pounding on the door didn't fade away, instead it grew louder and was accompanied by shouting. Lu Gongzi, who couldn't sleep anymore, suddenly threw off his covers, got out of bed in a rage, and opened the door. Before he could scold them with his sleepy eyes, a group of people rushed in together.

  He Fenglin stuffed the telegram into Lu Gongzi's hand and loudly said to him, "Director, Gaoyang made a move against us this morning! The 10th Division just sent a telegram saying they have been defeated!"

  Lu Xiaojia was completely unresponsive, holding the telegram and looking a bit dazed. At this time, an officer rushed in and shouted loudly "Listen to the radio, listen to the radio, quickly! Quickly!" Before everyone could understand what was happening, he ran to the radio and turned it on.

  A slightly hoarse male voice rose up, "... All Zhejiang troops should turn against the enemy and bring order to the country. Lu Xiaojia, who betrayed the nation and colluded with Japan, will be severely punished by the law! Just 1 hour ago, the remnants of the 10th Division, which was surrounded by the powerful Sixth Army on the banks of the Yangtze River, were completely annihilated! The Jiangyin fortress will soon be captured by the Sixth Army, and the Zhejiang troops gathered around the Jiangyin fortress have now completely collapsed! Now..."

  The rest of the words were not heard by anyone, Lu Xiao Jia stared at the telegram and finally reacted, shouting loudly to the crowd "What the hell is going on?! I just slept for a while, how did the world change?! What happened to the 10th Division?! What about Jiangyin Fortress?! Where's Zhu Guangsheng?! What is Zhu Guangsheng doing?!!!"

  Tsuchihara Kenji said, "General, don't panic! The major newspapers and radio stations in the capital have already been acquired by Koyo's SC Trading, so of course they are all speaking on behalf of Koyo now. What's most important is to immediately contact the front-line troops and first figure out what the current situation is like!" Lu Gongzi listened and rushed out of the room without even changing his clothes, still wearing his pajamas.

  At the same time, in modern Seoul, South Korea. Zheng Xiuyan, who had just finished her schedule in Busan and took an early flight back home, changed into slippers and walked into the living room to see her younger sister Zheng Xiujing lying on the couch watching TV in her pajamas.

  She walked to her sister's side and sat on the armrest of the sofa, asking softly "He didn't accompany you?" "Mm." Zheng Xiujing responded softly, her voice a bit dull. Zheng Xiuwen slightly shook her head and lightly sighed, saying "It's rare to have a holiday, take a good rest." After finishing speaking, she got up and returned to the room.

  Jung Soo-jung was watching TV with a bored expression, but her mind was preoccupied with the recent events. To say that she wasn't dissatisfied with Gao Yang at all would be impossible, it's just that she could understand him for now. She had been looking forward to this date for a long time, and didn't expect that something they had already agreed on would be changed. "How important am I in his heart?" The thoughts of a girl in love are hard for men to understand.

  The feelings between the two originated from an accidental heroic rescue, and both parties had a feeling similar to love at first sight. However, their emotions have not yet reached a very solid level, and since that heroic rescue, they haven't seen each other many times! The time spent together is also countable on one's fingers. This missed appointment has also made Zheng Xiujing calm down in her heart, quietly thinking about some things.

  Frustrated Zheng Xiujing turned off the TV and returned to her room, lying on the bed with her mobile phone, wanting to contact Gao Yang, but not knowing what to say.

  At the same moment in modern timespace of Beidu, inside the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment. Detective Ding Rui knocked on the door of the detachment leader's office.

  "Come in." Ding Rui pushed the door and walked in, saluting and saying "Captain, you asked for me?" The captain stood up from behind his desk with a smile and said "Little Ding, you're here, take a seat." He casually picked up a pack of Chinese cigarettes from the table.

  The two sat down on the sofa, lit cigarettes, and then Captain Zhi went straight to the point, saying "Little Ding, your ability is the strongest in our detachment. Now there's a task that needs you to complete."

  Ding Rui immediately stood up and said loudly, "I guarantee to complete the task!" The team leader chuckled and said, "Okay, sit down." After taking a puff of his cigarette, he continued, "This time it's about investigating a company called SC Trading."

  "Is that SC Trade? The company that's been making a big name for itself in the business district recently?" Ding Rui immediately had an impression as soon as he heard the name.

  "Oh? Xiao Ding, have you investigated this company?" The squad leader asked with some surprise.

  Ding Rui smiled and said, "I just roughly know something, after all, as a detective, I'm more sensitive to these things." He extinguished the cigarette and continued, "A while ago, this company acquired a 57-story office building in CBD from Samsung, although the specific amount was not disclosed, but based on my speculation, it's definitely no less than $800 million!"

  Ding Rui took out a Zhonghua cigarette from the squad leader's cigarette case, lit it and said: "Although Beidou is rich and luxurious, with wealthy people everywhere. However, this suddenly emerging company has attracted attention from many people with this deal."