A tavern on Hongqiao Road. (East Asia Tongwen Academy is on this road.)

"Old Ma, I can only find out so much. Moreover, there are many people in Tongwen Academy inquiries about the fields in the past two days. I also followed the troubled waters to find out these news. His archives in the academy were secretly transferred away by the Special High School Class three days ago, so I can't do anything about it." Lao Mo said.

Lao Mo is his own comrade lurking in the East Asia Tongwen Academy. He also belongs to the "Zangfeng" group system. Last time Hattori Chiyoko came to arrest people.

He was not among them, and he escaped a disaster.

"Okay, I understand, thank you, be careful." Lao Ma explained, paid for the wine, then put on a hat, lowered the brim, and left the tavern.

...

"Sir, this is some of the situations related to Tianaka that Lao Mo has learned. He dictated it to me and wrote a written explanation to you." After Lao Ma came back, he immediately reported to Lu Xiyan about his meeting with Lao Mo.

Lu Xiyan carefully read the things written by Lao Mo. Some of them already knew, such as when Tanaka would enroll in East Asia Tongwen Academy, where the people were from, etc.

All the rest is just real information. Tanaka’s interpersonal relationships in East Asia’s Tongwen Academy were the focus of the investigation. After Tanaka graduated, did he come to China during this period, and did he still have letters with some people in China?

In a desperate situation, the first thing that can come to mind is relatives and friends. Tanaka stole confidential documents. If he didn't find a next home to take over, what would he do?

This is China. Even if he has lived in China, he can speak fluent Chinese, and he is easily recognized. He cannot survive alone.

Especially when all forces are looking for him.

Hiding may be the best choice.

Also, whether the "Minutes of the Imperial Front Meeting" is still in his hands is also an unknown. Whether he has any accomplices and supporters in this theft operation is also unknown.

To sort out where he might go and who he would look for from his past relationships is just one of the directions, I hope to find useful clues.

"This Ogino is in Shanghai?" After turning it over, he jumped into Lu Xiyan's eyes.

"I heard that Okino and Tanaka were classmates. When they were in the academy, they lived in the same dormitory, and they had a bunk bed. They had a good relationship and often traveled together. Okino was not as good as Tanaka. His father was a small businessman, so after graduation, he stayed in Shanghai and worked in a Shanghai Masaki Bank."

"Can you find this person?"

"As long as people are still in Shanghai, they should be able to find them." Lao Ma nodded.

"We can find this relationship, and others can also find it. The special high school courses must be faster than us. In this way, I will check this person and you can find clues in other aspects." Lu Xiyan ordered.

"Yes." Lao Ma also knew that Lu Xiyan planned to use the channels of the "Death God" team to investigate, so that it would be more secretive and would not expose himself.

...

Ogino and Tanaka are classmates. They had a good relationship when they went to school, but after graduation, one returned to China and the other stayed in Shanghai. Within two or three years of the beginning of the period, the two still had letters.

Later, Tanaka got married and had children in Japan, and their letters were interrupted.

In other words, they have never met again since graduation, and they don’t even know the other party’s recent situation.

In fact, not long after the accident occurred in Tanaka, Ogino was taken to the military police team for questioning, and it was released soon because Ogino did not have contact with Tanaka for seven or eight years.

Tanaka has not been in Japan for the past ten years. Three years ago, he came to China, but not Shanghai, but to Qingdao, and later stayed in Peking for a while.

But I didn't go back to Shanghai.

This time it was his first time to return to Shanghai after graduating from East Asia Tongwen Academy. And this time, because he served as the secretary and translator of Masaichi Desauchi, he didn't even have the chance to go back to his alma mater.

His whereabouts in Shanghai are well documented and he did not go out privately. Even external communications, such as telephones, are business.

He didn't contact anyone in private.

East Asia Tongwen Academy is actually a spy school to some extent. Many courses have the function of collecting intelligence. Tanaka was even selected and participated in special training.

...

"Sir, this is the basic information you want for Ogino."

"So fast?" Lu Xiyan was surprised. In just one day, Guo Hanjie got Ogino's information, which was so efficient.

"As soon as Ogino graduated, he joined Masaki Bank as a cashier and has been at the current position of deputy manager. His internal evaluation of him is diligence, competent, and loyalty." Guo Hanjie said.

"What about his family?"

"He got married late, and only got married three years ago. His wife is a teacher. He works in a Japanese elementary school in Jiangwan. He is three years younger than him. He has a daughter. Currently, the family of three rents an apartment on Kunshan Road, Hongkou."

"Have Ogino never left Shanghai?"

"It seems that there is no..."

"In the past ten years, he hasn't returned to Japan to see his family, or travel and vacation?"

"He passed away when his father was in school, and his mother died earlier. He had never heard of any brothers, sisters and other relatives. As for travel and vacation, it seems that when he got married three years ago, he went to Qingdao and Peiping with his newlywed wife."

"Can you get a date?"

"Yes, it should be October."

"In October, I remember Tanaka also went to Qingdao three years ago, and it was also October." Lu Xiyan never forgets this. This is the information about Tanaka given by the "farmer".

At that time, Tanaka was sent by the government, and Ogino took his newlywed wife to go on a honeymoon. Both of them actually appeared in Qingdao at the same time.

Is this a coincidence, or do they have no idea that the other party is also in the same place at that time?

"Sir, you mean, they may have met in Qingdao?"

"It's hard to say, this time is too coincidental. Of course, there is no evidence that they made an appointment to meet in Qingdao. After all, they have not been in contact for many years. If there is any contact, it should be found out." Lu Xiyan said.

"What if they did not use letters, but other methods, such as radio waves, or intermediaries?" Yan Lei proposed a hypothesis.

"Since we are two people we know each other, why should we do this?"

"There is another possibility that they all have secret identities, but they don't know each other." Lu Xiyan said in his mind.

“Is this possible?”

"All this is our guess. Ogino and Tanaka both graduated from the East Asian Arts College. What does this college do? We all know that they have a special identity. This is not surprising. How many of the people who went out of this college in the past were in our industry? Is there still fewer one?"

"Yes, this is worthy of suspicion." Yan Lei echoed.

"Let the black cat check it, but you can't alarm the snake." Lu Xiyan ordered.

"yes."

...

The third floor of Broadway Building, Hattori Chiyoko's office.

"Miss Chiyoko, there's something wrong with this Ogino." Onitsuka stood in front of Chiyoko Hattori with his hands, looking extremely respectful.

"Oh, what's the problem?" Hattori Chiyoko asked in confusion.

"Three years ago, Ogino got married and asked the bank for a month's vacation to go on his honeymoon. The place he and his wife went to was Qingdao, and Tanaka also went from Japan to Qingdao three years ago. Although the time they arrived in Qingdao was inconsistent, there were three days in between that time." Onitsuka reported.

"You mean, they have met in Qingdao?"

"It is possible that we have no way to investigate what happened three years ago, but it is very likely that the two people appeared in Qingdao at the same time." Onitsuka said.

"So what? Can you prove that they made an appointment to meet in Qingdao?" Hattori Chiyoko asked, "Tanaka went to Qingdao to work, time is not something he can decide?"

"But Ogino's honeymoon time can be decided by yourself."

"What I want is to find Tanaka, not to hear you tell me if there is any special relationship between them. They are classmates. Even if they meet in Qingdao, what can they do? Can't the classmates make an appointment? Can't they meet again?" Hattori Chiyoko said.

"Hayi!" Onitsuka lowered his head in shame.

"Look at this Ogino." Hattori Chiyoko ordered, "Maybe your intuition is right, we can open the gap in this person."

Time passed day by day, and Tanaka had been missing for a week with the "Minutes of the Imperial Conference" and it was like evaporating from the world.

The underground forces in Shanghai were almost digging three feet away, but they still couldn't find anyone.

Some people began to wonder whether Tianaka's escape to Shanghai would be false news. They deliberately attracted everyone's attention to Shanghai so that they could escape the "Tianaka".

Is Tanaka still hiding in Nanjing? Just wait for the limelight to pass before coming out?

This is not impossible.

If so many people in Shanghai are looking for him, staring at every corner where people can hide, but there is no news at all.

This is not to be played with.

"Is there still nothing wrong?" Lu Xiyan also lost his patience, suspected that he might have been wrong from Ogino's direction, so he summoned Guo Hanjie to ask.

"Yes, sir, this Ogino was called to the conversation by the Special High School and was released. He went to work normally the next day. We followed and monitored for three consecutive days, but no abnormalities were found." Guo Hanjie replied.

"Tell me, what does he do every day?"

"He lives a regular and self-disciplined life. He gets up at about seven o'clock every morning. His wife is half an hour earlier than him. He gets up to cook. After breakfast, he goes out to work at about seven at twenty. He first sends his wife and children to school, and then drives to work at the bank himself. His daily job is to receive major bank customers and provide them with financial services. After get off work, he goes to school to pick up his wife and children, and then goes home."

"Don't you go out at night?"

"I will go out if there are social engagements, but I won't spend the night outside."

"Finally, this Ogino should be a successful person, and he is also very outstanding." Lu Xiyan nodded.

"Yes." Guo Hanjie nodded.

"How is his wife in school?"

"Because it is a Japanese elementary school, we don't know much about the situation inside. They are very cautious. They are not parents or Japanese with identity certificates cannot get in at all." Guo Hanjie said helplessly.

"Did we all ignore it, just stare at Ogino, but forget that his wife is free?" Lu Xiyan said suddenly.

"Sir, you mean that Ogino can help him hide Tianaka through his wife. Then it is useless to put all our energy on Tianaka?" Guo Hanjie's eyes lit up.
Chapter completed!