Chen Zikun was indeed taken away by the infantry commander's guards, and when he was led into the police station by the patrolmen, he still had a calm and composed demeanor. He escaped from these patrolmen who were only equipped with batons, which was easier than drinking cool water.

  Sitting in the police station, he looked around and found that the patrolmen's attention was not on him at all. They were drinking tea and busy with their own affairs. On this side of the road, there were two Japanese men following him, while on the other side, a car was parked, and a woman could be vaguely seen sitting inside.

  The situation is getting more and more complicated.

  A few minutes later, three rough-looking men entered the police station from the back door, seemingly familiar with the policeman on duty. They exchanged a few pleasantries and offered each other cigarettes, but upon patting themselves down, they realized they didn't have any matches. One of them asked Chen Zikun, "Friend, can we borrow a light?"

  Chen Zikun handed over the match, and the man's wrist flipped and caught him. Just as he was about to get angry, a long-barreled revolver was pressed against his waist.

  "Follow us, detectives." The lean man sneered slightly.

  Chen Zikun was at a loss, secretly scolding himself for being too careless. However, with the gun pressed against his body, he could only surrender and be handcuffed. The three plainclothesmen formed a triangular shape around him as they escorted him out through the back door. From their agile footsteps and gleaming eyes, Chen knew they were old veterans from the yamen.

  It wasn't until Chen Zikun was pushed onto a car that he let out a sigh of relief, because the person sitting in the car was none other than Yao Yile.

  That lean man removed his handcuffs, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth stained with smoke as he smiled: "Miss Yao, the person has been brought to you. Whether to kill or to torture is up to you. We have other matters to attend to, farewell."

  Three people walked away with big strides, Chen Zikun, who had been duped, sat in the car rubbing his wrist without saying a word, feeling ashamed and angry in his heart. The proud Double Guns Fast Legs Little White Dragon was actually caught like a chicken, if this gets out, how can he still face the people of Jiangdong?

  "Afou, drive." Yao Yire ordered, and the car started.

  "Miss Yao, long time no see." Chen Zikun greeted her casually, he wasn't sure what Yao Yire knew or what her purpose was, so he could only take things one step at a time.

  "I saw it," said Yao Yire softly.

  "What did you see?" Chen Zikun asked, the smile on his face gradually fading away.

  "I've seen everything." Yao Yire said.

  "What are you going to do?" Chen Zikun's hand reached for his calf, where he had tied his personal sharp blade, ready to kill and silence him.

  "Where are you going? I'll see you off." Yao Yilei seemed to have no hostility.

  "Why?" Chen Zikun was somewhat puzzled.

  "Now we're even after what happened yesterday."

  The two of them were speaking in riddles that only they could understand, while Ah Fu, who was driving, was completely baffled. However, his young mistress had always been like this, often doing inexplicable things, and he had long since gotten used to it.

  The Yao family's car sent Chen Zikun to Tianqiao, and as she watched his figure disappear into the crowd, Yao Yile let out a long sigh and pulled up the curtains, saying: "Return to the mansion."

  Even now, she still feels her heart pounding, today did something earth-shattering, she actually covered up a spy, a real spy!

  Julian Solomon is a spy, that's for sure, although it's unclear which side he represents, but one thing is certain, he has a deep-seated hatred for the Japanese.

  Miss Yao's IQ is not low, and she has the ability to distinguish and judge beyond ordinary people in social situations. She almost subconsciously determined that Chen Zikun killed a Japanese person. When the two men on foot were guarding outside the police station, she was even more convinced of her judgment, because if it were the police department, the gendarmerie or other Chinese detectives, they would have directly revealed their identities and come in to arrest people.

  Miss Yao knew that these patrolmen wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer, and just as she was about to find someone to ask for help, several detectives from the Step Military Governor's Office happened to pass by. The leader had some connections with the Yao family, so there was the scene earlier. The detectives took Chen Zikun away through the back door, so even if the Japanese came to investigate, those patrolmen would have an excuse.

  A mysterious and elegant man, in the spotlight of a dance party, rescued a beautiful princess from the clutches of a villain, only to be rescued by her later on. Just thinking about it feels romantic to the extreme.

  Back at the Yao Gongguan, she rushed upstairs and jumped onto her bed, grabbing the phone to share this exciting and romantic story with her girlfriends. But then she thought better of it and restrained herself. After lying on the bed for a while, she still couldn't contain her excitement, so she picked up the receiver and dialed a number. Before long, the call was connected, and Yao Yilei said in a low voice: "Nangnang, I have a secret to tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone else..."

  ……

  Yamamoto Takeo was a military attaché at the Japanese Embassy in China, a graduate of the Army War College, and held the rank of major. He was nominally responsible for the security of the embassy, but actually engaged in intelligence gathering activities against China under the dual leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Staff Headquarters.

  Two mysterious guests arrived at the Rokoku restaurant and taught a lesson to a young Imperial Army lieutenant, drawing the attention of Counsellor Araki Toshiyuki, who instructed Yamamoto Takeshi to conduct a thorough investigation on these two individuals.

  Yamamoto knew that there would be no problem during the Paris Peace Conference, so he immediately led his subordinates to enter the Six Nations Hotel. After a long period of infiltration, many Chinese staff members here were bought by the Japanese and easily found the registration information of Count Solomon. The information showed that he held a French passport, but his hometown was Bulgaria. As for another so-called Mr. Julian, there was no registration at all.

  The situation became complicated, and Yamamoto Takeo realized that these two people might be foreign spies. No matter what their purpose was in coming to China, the Japanese Empire had to grasp first-hand information, so he bribed the service staff to sneak into the room for a search, but found nothing.

  Yamamoto had someone move into 308 to eavesdrop, and indeed they made a gain. The other party was going to transmit secret intelligence, and the two plainclothesmen in charge of tailing were both Japanese military personnel who were fluent in Chinese and familiar with the terrain of Beijing. But unexpectedly, these two people mysteriously died in a remote alleyway.

  The bodies were discovered by another group of detectives who had been following the Westerner from the Liu Guo Restaurant and lost sight of him near a certain alley. After searching around, they found the bodies of their companions, both of whom had their necks twisted with great force. All personal belongings were still on them, suggesting that they had been killed after being discovered while tailing someone.

  They sent someone to report to Yamamoto while searching everywhere, and found Chen Zikun and followed him all the way. What happened next was even more bizarre - the target was actually detained by Chinese patrolmen and locked up in a sub-station. On Chinese territory, the spy did not dare to act rashly and could only wait quietly for Yamamoto Takeo to come and deal with it.

  Yamamoto Takeo was good at dealing with Chinese people, he understood the legal provisions of the Chinese people, but more importantly, he understood the unspoken rules of the Chinese people. The police authorities in Beijing were all familiar to him, especially Li Dingbang, who was responsible for maintaining law and order in the inner city area, was a good friend of Yamamoto's. Every year, he would receive thousands of yuan in benefits from Yamamoto.

  With Li Dingbang in charge, things became much easier to handle. The patrolmen didn't dare to be negligent anymore and honestly confessed that the suspect had been taken away by the infantry commander's gate.

  The Infantry Command Headquarters was the former Nine Gate Commander's Headquarters. After the establishment of the Republic, this headquarters was retained. The difference between it and the Metropolitan Police Department lies in the fact that the police not only managed public security but also health, fire protection, traffic, and most were unarmed, with only batons and knives, while the Infantry Command Headquarters had armed soldiers as its main force, supplemented by plainclothes detectives, guarding Beijing, arresting thieves, and maintaining public order. The scope of responsibility of both sides overlapped, and neither could manage the other.

  It's said that Jin Fan has been taken away by the infantry commander's guards, and Li Dingbang is also in a difficult situation. He spoke in a low voice: "Mr. Yamamoto, what do you think?"

  "Bring him here!" Yamamoto Takeshi said firmly.

  The two dead men were sergeants of the Japanese military stationed in Dongjiaominxiang, Beijing. Since the Boxer Rebellion, there had never been any unnatural deaths among Japanese soldiers in Beijing, so the death of these two men far exceeded the importance of espionage cases. As the commander, Yamamoto Takeo could not shirk his responsibility; if he couldn't catch the murderer, he might as well commit seppuku to apologize.

  A group of people came out of the police station and rushed to the infantry commander's yamen inside Chongwen Gate. There were soldiers with guns guarding the gate, and Yamamoto Takeo and others couldn't force their way in. After a negotiation, the officer on duty received them and checked the duty record, saying that no one had been taken away from the police side today.

  Yamamoto Takeshi flew into a rage, pointing at the nose of the officer on duty and scolding him loudly. The officer was not easy to provoke either, and immediately retorted back. Both sides then started fighting, Li Dingbang tried to intervene but ended up getting punched in the face, losing his front teeth.

  The matter became serious, and the infantry commander Li Changtai came forward to appease the Japanese and promised a thorough investigation. Only then did Yamamoto Takeo leave with a sullen face.

  The case is easy to investigate, and the person in charge can be found by asking. The police department and the Ministry of War did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent personnel to investigate. As a result, the investigation results of both parties were completely consistent.

  The police report from the patrol division said that they indeed detained a young man in Western-style clothing, but it was arranged by the daughter of Deputy Minister Yao of the Ministry of Communications, and they thought it was just a game of rivalry between rich kids, so they went along with it.

  The head of the detective team, Wang Guangyu, reported that at the time he was on a routine patrol when he met Miss Yao, the daughter of Deputy Captain Yao. She asked him to help get a young man out of the police station, which was an easy task, so he helped out. He didn't expect it would lead to such big trouble.

  The matter involved Yao Zichang, Police Commissioner Wu Bingxiang and Infantry Commander Li Changtai did not dare to directly report the results to the Japanese, but first asked for instructions from the Premier.

  Qian Nengxun, the Premier, also felt a headache after reading the report. The Ministry of Communications was full of pro-Japanese people, so he simply let them coordinate and solve it themselves, and kicked this difficult problem to Duan Qirui.

  Duan Qirui stepped down as Premier and took up the post of Director of War, but he didn't take care of much, and specific affairs were all handled by his confidant, Vice Minister of the Army Xu Shuzheng.

  Xu Shuzheng took the report very seriously. What interested him was not that Yao Zilong's daughter was involved in this matter, but what kind of person the Japanese were tracking.

  A phone call came in on the desk of Deputy Minister of Communications Yao, and Xu Shuzheng said with a half-joking tone: "Qi Zheng brother, your daughter has gotten into big trouble."