Chapter 70: Buckle the Black Cauldron
The time had already passed midnight, and the Japanese military police, who had searched the area around the Japanese hospital for an afternoon, were all exhausted, but the attacker who had escaped from the hospital was still nowhere to be found. Could it be that he has already left Hongkou District? This idea, not only some people in the gendarmerie unit think so, but even the plainclothes agents under Ichiro Araki also have such an idea, otherwise how could such a strict search not find traces of the other party.
Ichiro Araki didn't have such thoughts in his heart, because he knew that the Japanese troops guarding the Hongkou District and the outside world and the checkpoints had already closed those checkpoints at the first time. Not to mention the restrictions on the entry and exit of ordinary Japanese expatriates, even soldiers and plainclothes agents, if they want to pass through those checkpoints, they must have a special pass issued by the military police headquarters. The attack on the hospital broke out suddenly, and Ichiro Araki absolutely did not believe that the attacker could get a special pass issued by the military police headquarters early.
The gendarmerie unit responsible for blocking the area has been changed once, but Ichiro Araki's men are still holding on. In particular, the trace experts who were transferred by Ichiro Araki from the Shanghai headquarters of the special high-tech department are trying to find clues from the scenes in the hospital building, and then distinguish the traces left by the attackers. Ichiro Araki naturally knew that the scene investigation was in a hurry, but just a few minutes ago, he had just received a double order from the headquarters of the special high-tech department and the military police headquarters.
"The section chief asked us to identify the attacker as soon as possible, and the gendarmerie command asked us to find the attacker." Ichiro Araki's expression looked a little dull, and the plainclothes people he had gathered together had already whispered about these two orders with similar meanings. In the current situation, it is impossible for them to confirm the identity of the attacker as soon as possible, let alone find the attacker who escaped!
But after all, this is an order from the superiors, and they are only the lowest level of operatives, even if they are impatient, they can't really say it. "Captain Araki, I have an idea, but I don't know whether to say it or not." A trace expert named Harada walked up to Ichiro Araki at this time, stretched his neck and whispered in Ichiro Araki's ear. Araki Ichiro, who was in an irritation, frowned when he heard this, he didn't like the act of someone coming up to his ear to speak, but he didn't get angry, but motioned for the other party to continue.
"Captain Araki, some time ago, the operation personnel of the special high-tech department, were attacked in the concession continuously. I'm only in charge of evidence gathering, but I also have friends in your operations department, so I know that those attacks are related to the Korean National Salvation Army. Araki Ichiro was already impatient with Harada's move to talk close to him, and at this moment, Harada suddenly mentioned the Korean National Salvation Army, and Araki Ichiro's frowning brow began to beat a little uncontrollably.
"Harada-kun, what exactly are you trying to tell me? If you have a specific idea, you might as well just say it, I don't have time to play a guessing game with you right now! Ichiro Araki interrupted Harada with a sudden sound. In fact, he already understood what Harada wanted to say, but Araki Ichiro needed Harada to say it clearly, so Araki Ichiro's own responsibility would be much smaller.
Harada has always been responsible for on-site investigation and evidence collection in the Shanghai headquarters of Tegaoke, and he doesn't actually know much about the factional strife within Tegaoke. It's just that during this time, the operators who entered the concession were attacked continuously, including Harada's friend. So when Araki Ichiro had no clue, Harada thought of taking this opportunity to avenge his friend, because the Shanghai headquarters of the special high-tech department has been rumored that it was the Korean National Salvation Army that attacked the special high-tech personnel in the concession.
Araki Ichiro has a bad reputation in the Shanghai headquarters of Tegaoke, but he is also worth not liking to laugh, so when he suddenly interrupted himself, Harada's face did not show impatience. "Captain Araki, based on the bullet casings and hand fragments we found from the scene, the attackers should have made sufficient preparations in advance. In Shanghai now, the only ones who want to attack the imperial soldiers and intelligence personnel are those resistance organizations, but according to the weapons and equipment we searched for after the operation in the past, the so-called resistance organizations in Shanghai definitely do not have such great courage! ”
Harada's words at this moment are not nonsense, after each arrest operation of Tegaoke, the weapons and equipment seized at the scene have to go through Harada's hands again, and the necessary registration and verification will be carried out. In the past, most of the weapons they registered in Harada were pistols, and the appearance of hand ** and ** was almost invisible. But this time, the attackers not only used their hands in the Japanese military hospital, but also used *** to get out, which is rarely seen in China, which is definitely not the usual method used by local resistance groups in Shanghai.
Harada's analysis made Araki Ichiro slightly stunned, he didn't expect that this little man trace expert in front of him would actually draw such an analysis from the weapons and equipment registered after the previous operations. Ichiro Araki did not interrupt the other party again this time, but motioned to the other party with his eyes to continue, and Ichiro Araki's attitude naturally gave Harada great encouragement. "The *** used by the attackers when they got out is not seen at all even in the black market in Shanghai."
"But as far as I know, in the black market in Tianjin, someone has seen this kind of *** issued by the US military, and the smoke emitted is red." While Harada spoke, he secretly paid attention to Ichiro Araki's reaction and expression, and when he saw that he said red ***, the corners of Ichiro Araki's eyes twitched slightly, and the corners of Harada's mouth slanted, and he was secretly happy in his heart. "The Americans have a Marine Corps stationed in Tianjin all year round, and a lot of things in the Tianjin black market have flowed out of this Marine Corps, and the Korean National Salvation Army has always had a branch in Tianjin."
Although Harada didn't directly pick out what Ichiro Araki meant, he had already said the Korean National Salvation Army at the moment, and the meaning of his words could not be clearer. Araki Ichiro has not spoken, and his slightly furrowed brows have not been relaxed, what Harada just said, it is nothing at first hearing, but after thinking about it carefully, he can hear the far-fetched meaning. Harada's words were to use the red *** to forcibly link the Korean National Salvation Army with what happened in the hospital.
Seeing that Ichiro Araki didn't say anything, Harada immediately asked for the empty *** from his assistant. "Captain Araki, this is the *** used by the attacker, it's all in English, and there is a USA logo on it." Harada handed the *** in his hand to Ichiro Araki, who looked down at the English on the bullet body, and sure enough, there were words USA in it. "Captain Araki, although this does not mean that the matter in the hospital is 100% related to the Korean National Salvation Army, there is no evidence to prove that the matter here has nothing to do with the Korean National Salvation Army!"
"What's more, the attacker who escaped from the hospital has never been found. This is Hongkou District, and the expatriates living here are absolutely not helping the attackers. But there are still a large number of North Koreans living in Hongkou District, and if this incident is related to the Korean National Salvation Army, I have absolutely reason to believe that the attacker who escaped from the hospital was hidden by the North Koreans in Hongkou District, because in their eyes, the attacker is from the same country as them. ”
If Harada's previous analysis sounded pure far-fetched nonsense to Ichiro Araki, but when Ichiro Harada talked about those North Koreans in Hongkou District, Ichiro Araki's expression suddenly changed. He suddenly felt that Harada's analysis also seemed to have some truth, if the attacker who escaped from the hospital was really a member of the Korean National Salvation Army, among these North Koreans living in Hongkou District, maybe someone would help the attacker who escaped from the hospital, otherwise, how could the joint search of the gendarmerie and the special high-tech department not find the shadow of the attacker twice in a row?
"There's some truth to what you're saying!" Ichiro Araki nodded slowly, his words made Harada instantly excited. "But this is just your speculation, Harada-kun, please forgive me, these speculations of yours may not be adopted by your superiors!" Araki Ichiro's next words sounded like he was talking to Harada again, but in fact he was secretly rubbing Harada's fire, and Araki Ichiro expected Harada to tell the upper echelons of the special high-tech headquarters what he had just said.
The Japanese seem to have a strict sense of hierarchy, but in fact, there are many things that happen among them, even within the special high-tech department. Araki Ichiro is also an old man of Tegaoke, and the reason why he has always been unrenowned in Shanghai Tegaoke is because he once suffered a tragic incident of taking the blame for his superiors. He has been pressed by his superiors for several years and has not been promoted, and he has long figured out the reason, but unfortunately he has no one behind him, so he has to endure and suffer silently.
Araki Ichiro has not yet found out the key clues and clues about the attack on the Japanese military hospital, but the upper echelons of the special high-tech department and the military police headquarters have asked him to find out the identity of the attacker as soon as possible. Ichiro Araki, who has already experienced a back-the-back incident, how could he not know the crisis hidden behind this, and he was worried that he didn't know how to deal with it, but suddenly found that Harada's appearance seemed to be a great opportunity for him to get out of this matter.
Harada's reasoning is simply nonsense in Ichiro Araki's opinion, but Harada's reasoning should have some persuasive power in the upper echelons of the special high-tech department and the military police command, because none of them wants to take the blame for the attack on the Japanese military hospital. Putting the black pot on the body of the Korean National Salvation Army also seems to be a good direction and solution, at least everyone will not be punished too harshly.