pappabearbooks Chapter 2023 Downfall of Li
Chapter 2023 Downfall of Li
Chapter 2023 Downfall of Li
"Young Master Atsuto," Cheng Qianfan asked Kawada Atsuto thoughtfully, "what is the attitude of the military police towards Li Cuiqun?"
"You noticed?" Atsuto Kawada asked with a smile.
“I heard that Major Okamoto and Li Cuiqun are quite close,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Major Okamoto probably opposes the handling of Li Cuiqun.”
“You’re wrong,” Kawada Atsuto shook his head and said, “Okamoto is one of those who are determined to get rid of Li Cuiqun.”
Cheng Qianfan paused for a moment, then pondered for a moment before exclaiming in realization, "I understand."
Zhou Liang wanted to deal with Li Cuiqun, and the Wang family had long been dissatisfied with Li Cuiqun. There were also many Japanese who were dissatisfied with Li Cuiqun. Under these circumstances, Li Cuiqun seemed arrogant, but in reality, he was like someone being cooked on a hot stove, and was already in an extremely dangerous situation.
In this situation, Okamoto, who was close to Li Cuiqun, had clearly decided to completely sever ties with Li Cuiqun. Thus, Okamoto went from being Li Cuiqun's friend to the person who most wanted to get rid of Li Cuiqun.
“Okamoto firmly supports the handling of Li Cuiqun,” Kawada Atsuto said. “On the contrary, Sae-kun, who was previously extremely wary of the expansion of the Special Agent Headquarters’ power and demanded control over its development, believes that it is not appropriate to take action against Li Cuiqun at this time.”
He told Kentaro Miyazaki, "Saga believes that we should gradually weaken Li Cuiqun's power while promoting his successor to a higher position on Jesfield Road. Only in this way can we achieve the goal of dealing with Li Cuiqun without causing a huge upheaval in the Special Agent Headquarters."
Kawada Atsuto glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro and asked, "You are very familiar with Li Cuiqun and know a lot about the situation at Jessfield Road. Tell me your opinion and attitude on this matter."
……
“From my personal perspective, it seems that I can decide whether or not to deal with Li Cuiqun,” Cheng Qianfan said after thinking for a moment.
“Li Cuiqun and I do have a conflict of interest,” Cheng Qianfan said. “However, because Li Cuiqun and I are so-called alumni, our private relationship can ease tensions. From this point of view, it is not unacceptable for Li Cuiqun to be in this position.”
"Of course, if Li Cuiqun falls, it will be good news for me," Cheng Qianfan analyzed seriously. "If Li Cuiqun falls, temporary turmoil is inevitable at the Special Agent Headquarters, and I can take the opportunity to seize..."
“Kentaro.” Atsuto Kawada’s face darkened as he looked at Kentaro Miyazaki. “I’m asking for your stance on this matter from the Empire’s perspective, not to hear you calculating your personal accounts.”
"We must deal with Li Cuiqun decisively," Cheng Qianfan said almost without hesitation upon hearing this.
Atsuto Kawada looked at him.
Cheng Qianfan said in a deep voice, "Li Cuiqun did not confess to the Empire or voluntarily hand over Dai Chunfeng's letter of defection. This is disloyalty. There is no need to keep a dog that is disloyal to the Empire."
Atsuto Kawada lit a cigarette, slowly puffed on it, nodded noncommittally, and his eyes flickered.
……
a few days later.
Madam Wang suddenly publicly criticized Li Cuiqun, saying that "Li wants to become the second Wu Sangui of the Nanjing National Government."
This sparked widespread discussion within the Wang Jingwei regime.
Madam Wang practically pointed her finger at Li Cuiqun and accused him of being a traitor.
Furthermore, Li Cuiqun was the second Wu Sangui of the Nanjing regime. So, who was the first Wu Sangui of the Nanjing regime?
The answer seems obvious.
Cheng Qianfan put down the newspaper and snorted coldly.
This Mrs. Wang always considered herself clever, but in reality, she always managed to make things worse.
For example, this time, the Wang family wants to deal with the disobedient Li Cuiqun. In that case, they should temporarily cease hostilities with Zhou Liang's side. After dealing with Li Cuiqun, their current common target, they can deal with the rest later.
However, Madam Wang insisted on including both Li Cuiqun and Zhou Liang in a single sentence.
It is said that Zhou Liang is increasingly dissatisfied with Madam Wang's remarks, and Zhou Liang even said that "the Lü family is abusing their power."
However, regardless of the circumstances, the fact that Mrs. Wang publicly criticized Li Cuiqun is a signal.
……
"Nanjing has officially sounded the call to action against Li Cuiqun," Lao Huang said to Cheng Qianfan.
"It might not be a clarion call, but it's a signal," Cheng Qianfan said. "It means that the Wang family has completely abandoned its plan to use Li Cuiqun to check Zhou Liang and has decided to purge Li Cuiqun."
He returned to Shanghai yesterday.
He comes back to oversee the work at the Special Police Unit for a few days each month.
“Li Cuiqun’s biggest backer is Qingqi Qingyin. As long as Qingqi Qingyin continues to support Li Cuiqun, he is safe for the time being,” Lao Huang said to Cheng Qianfan.
"We just received intelligence from within the Japanese side," Cheng Qianfan said. "Haruki Yoshitane will be transferred away from the Mei Agency soon, and will most likely be transferred to North China."
"So, the Japanese have reached a consensus within themselves that they're going to take action?" Old Huang immediately understood what this personnel change meant.
"It's pretty close." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
"You know, even we 'bystanders' can see that they want to deal with Li Cuiqun. With Li Cuiqun's abilities and his powerful network of espionage, it's impossible that he doesn't know that there are people inside Nanjing and on the Japanese side who intend to harm him," Old Huang said.
“Of course Li Cuiqun knows,” Cheng Qianfan said with a smile. “Leaving aside the Japanese, even within the Nanjing regime, he and Zhou Liang had long since fallen out, and Madam Wang even compared him to Wu Sangui. Li Cuiqun is naturally aware that both Zhou Liang and Madam Wang are dissatisfied with him and are suspected of taking action against him.”
“However, even if he realizes that Wang and Zhou are dissatisfied with him, in my opinion, Li Cuiqun will be more vigilant, but he will not be too afraid,” Cheng Qianfan said. “With tens of thousands of anti-Japanese militia and the powerful Jisifeier Road No. 76, which can stop children from crying at night, Li Cuiqun should be quite proud of his current strength.”
“That’s true.” Old Huang nodded and said, “A person who can say ‘I’m in charge after dark in Nanjing’ is so arrogant and domineering. In his heart, he probably really doesn’t think anyone would dare to lay a hand on him.”
……
“However, my senior is probably still a bit scared,” Cheng Qianfan said. “It’s obvious that Qing Qiqingyin’s transfer has caught Li Cuiqun off guard, and he’s now acting like he’s grasping at straws.”
"That's why Li Cuiqun came to you, wanting to use your connections to climb up the social ladder to Kawada Atsuto," Old Huang said with a smile. "He was able to find out that Kawada Atsuto came from an extraordinary background, which shows he is indeed quite capable."
Cheng Qianfan felt that Lao Huang was probably mocking Li Cuiqun. After all, Kawada Atsuto's identity was quite mysterious to outsiders, but it was already a semi-public secret within the Japanese side. It wouldn't be difficult for Li Cuiqun to find out about Kawada Atsuto's background and identity.
His return to Shanghai was ostensibly to handle official business with the Special Police Department, but in reality, it was at the very invitation of Li Cuiqun.
Li Cuiqun wanted to use him to climb up to Kawada Atsuto's powerful backing.
……
“If Kawada Atsuto really accepts Li Cuiqun and Li Cuiqun survives this ordeal…” Old Huang pondered, “With the support of the Kawada family, Li Cuiqun and the Special Agent Headquarters will be even more difficult to deal with and pose a greater threat.”
"Don't worry," Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "The Kawada family would never accept Li Cuiqun's allegiance."
"Because Li Cuiqun has a bad reputation, this Japanese nobleman looks down on Li Cuiqun?" Old Huang said with a laugh.
“That’s just the surface reason,” Cheng Qianfan said. He then told Lao Huang, “As far as I know, Kawada Atsuto was one of the main decision-makers in this purge targeting Li Cuiqun.”
"I understand." Old Huang nodded.
He handed Cheng Qianfan a cigarette. "Was the attack on the Japanese racecourse and horse farm your men?"
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
Just a few days ago, Mao Xuanyu and Wu Shunjia jointly planned an operation against the Japanese military horse farm at the racecourse. They used homemade bombs to attack the Japanese horse farm, killing and wounding more than 20 Japanese military horses, killing two Japanese soldiers, and injuring many others.
In addition, during the evacuation, Mao Xuanyu had deployed a hidden force that suddenly attacked the pursuing troops, killing and wounding more than ten Japanese and puppet troops and police.
It can be said that the operation of the Shanghai Special Operations Bureau was the most successful among all the operations commemorating the 6th anniversary of August 13th.
It can be considered a benchmark in all regions and stations across the country.
Xiao Mian called Chongqing to personally recommend Mao Xuanyu and Wu Shunjia for commendation.
……
"I heard that you've suffered quite a few casualties here as well," Old Huang asked.
"When it comes to fighting the Japanese, how can people not die?" Cheng Qianfan was silent for a while, then lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said.
In this commemorative operation marking the 6th anniversary of August 13th, three field agents from the Shanghai Special Operations Bureau were killed in action, and two were wounded. Most importantly, the sheer scale of the attack, involving so many personnel, gave the enemy an opportunity to investigate afterward.
In fact, Cheng Qianfan's attitude toward the Chongqing boss Dai's strict order for all departments to launch an operation on the sixth anniversary of "August 13th" to attack the Japanese and puppet troops and deter the enemy was rather contradictory.
Objectively speaking, as the Japanese suffered gradual defeats in the Pacific theater, the rule of the Japanese and puppet troops in the occupied areas became even more bloody and brutal. Under such circumstances, the actions launched by various districts and stations were nothing less than a sharp sword and a bolt of lightning, cutting through the darkness before dawn and allowing the fighters to see the light of dawn.
However, the Chongqing Bureau of the Military Intelligence Bureau still did not change its "ambitious and eager-to-achieve success" style, demanding that the scale of operations in various places be as large as possible and the commotion as great as possible. Although this meant that the operations would have a greater impact, it also brought more security risks.
"Won't there be any hidden dangers?" Old Huang asked with concern.
“No.” Cheng Qianfan shook his head. “Most of the casualties were ordinary field workers. It’s impossible for the enemy to find more clues through these fallen brothers.”
As he spoke, he fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong?" Old Huang asked with a serious expression.
“I’m thinking about Li Cuiqun,” Cheng Qianfan said.
"What came to mind?" Old Huang asked.
"If the enemy does indeed take action against Li Cuiqun, or even eliminates him, then a problem arises," Cheng Qianfan said seriously. "Li Cuiqun is very smug. He believes the enemy won't touch him, and he trusts that with his control over the Special Agents Headquarters, no one will dare to mess with him. This means..."
"This shows that Li Cuiqun is very confident in his control of Jessfield Road." Old Huang immediately understood what Comrade 'Flame' meant. "It also means that if something really happens to Li Cuiqun, such as if he dies, then the Special Agent Headquarters will be leaderless for a short period of time..."
“It’s not just a lack of leadership, it will be chaos,” Cheng Qianfan said. “With Li Cuiqun dead, Zhou Liang will not give up the position of director of the Special Agent Headquarters, the Wang family will also try to take it, and the Japanese certainly have their own ideas. This will inevitably lead to a struggle.”
“When the Japanese and their puppet regime are fighting for power, there will be a brief period of chaos within the Special Agent Headquarters that no one cares about,” Lao Huang continued. “This also means that the organization has an opportunity to rescue comrades who have been arrested by the enemy.”
The more Cheng Qianfan thought about it, the more he felt it had potential.
He told Lao Huang, "Have 'Abacus' secretly go to see Comrade Yi Jun and remind the organization to raise money to save people."
“Okay.” Old Huang nodded and said to Cheng Qianfan, “This is a great opportunity. If Li Cuiqun really falls, his greedy henchmen will not let go of the chance to make money.”
"I'm going to meet Li Cuiqun tomorrow as arranged, to observe things in advance," Cheng Qianfan said.
……
76 Jesfield Road.
Li Cuiqun hosted a banquet for Cheng Qianfan in her office.
"Senior, your working environment is rather simple." Cheng Qianfan looked around and said to Li Cuiqun, "Working so hard that you forget to eat and sleep, even living and eating at No. 76, you are truly a model of the Party and the country."
Li Cuiqun could naturally tell that her junior was joking.
He wasn't angry.
No matter what, personal safety is the most important thing.
Zhou Liang's frequent advances towards him, coupled with Mr. Wang's allowing that woman to attack him, made Li Cuiqun quite uneasy and worried about her situation.
In this situation, he trusted no one and felt that everyone would harm him.
If it weren't for the need to connect with the Kawada family in Japan through his junior, Cheng Qianfan, he wouldn't have contacted Cheng Qianfan alone, much less allowed his junior to come to this fortress office.
“Junior brother, if you say you know nothing about my current situation, you’re lying,” Li Cuiqun said, glancing at Cheng Qianfan. “I’m walking on thin ice right now.”
"Senior is joking." Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a light puff, and said, "Since the start of the cleanup operation, you have made great contributions and are in a position of great power. You are full of vigor and high spirits. How could you say that you are walking on thin ice?"
“Keep pretending.” Li Cuiqun shook his head and sighed. Then he looked at Cheng Qianfan and his expression suddenly became serious. “What I want is an honest communication with you, my junior. We brothers should say whatever we want. Your evasive and evasive manner is really making me sad.”
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