543. The Truth
This question can stump Komatsu Shiro, the Japanese like to be clean, love to bathe, this is part of their culture, so the Japanese basically have to take a bath every day, and most of the houses in Hong Kong are small, do not have bathing conditions, so there are a lot of Japanese bathrooms in Hong Kong, and the business is very prosperous, basically overcrowded. Komatsu Sendai Bath is no exception, there is an endless stream of customers coming to patronize every day, and at this stage, the Japanese army has just occupied Hong Kong, so the number of soldiers who come to bathe here has skyrocketed. There were more than a dozen customers who came to take a bath at the same time as this officer that day, some were regular customers, and some were new customers, but his memory of the faces of those customers was not clear, at that time he only cared about settling accounts and ushering in the send-off, who would be the one who stole those military uniforms, they all said that they caught thieves and took stolen goods, and he didn't see anyone leaving the bath with military uniforms at all, how could he bite others indiscriminately? Doesn't this treat the guests who come into his shop to take a bath as a thief, and who else dares to go to him to take a bath in the future, isn't this smashing his own signboard? Will you be able to gain a foothold in Hong Kong in the future?
"This, I can't remember this, there are many customers who come to take a bath every day, some in military uniforms, some in kimonos, and some in suits, I really can't remember." Komatsu's face was embarrassed.
Kurata's face sank: "You tell me the truth, let me ask you again, who are the people who came to take a bath at about the same time as this Yoshikawa Ichiro?" This is important. ”
Xiao Song shook his head again and again: "Sir, I really can't remember." There are so many people who come to us every day to take a bath. ”
"Are there any Chinese mixed in?"
Komatsu waved his hand repeatedly: "No, no, the people who come to us to take a bath are all Japanese, either soldiers or expatriates, and there are no Chinese." ”
"Why do you say that, did you check their identification?"
Komatsu was commanded by Kurata and said, "The people who came in were all fluent in Japanese, and judging from the way they dressed, they should all be Japanese." ”
"Ridiculous, isn't there anyone among the Chinese who can speak Japanese? If you don't speak, can you tell which is Japanese and which is Shina? ”
Cold sweat broke out on Komatsu Shiro's forehead, indeed, Kurata caught his biggest omission, he couldn't make it clear that everyone who went into his bath to take a bath was Japanese, could it be that a Chinese came to his bath to take a bath posing as Japanese, and then stole the military uniforms of several Yoshikawa Ichiro? Komatsu didn't dare to think about it.
Seeing that Komatsu was silent, Kurata sneered: "Komatsu, you are so bold, you dare to let that person in in the bath without checking it clearly?" ”
"No, no, sir, I didn't, I didn't let the man come in and take a bath."
"Then tell me, who were the people who came in to take a shower at that time?"
"I really can't remember!" Komatsu almost burst into tears.
"Then we'll bring back your memories in another way." Kurata's face showed a hint of hideousness: "Come on, take him to the torture room, maybe there, he will be able to remember everything." ”
Kurata was not only cruel to the Chinese, but also to the Japanese expatriates who did not cooperate.
"No, no, the chief spares his life, the chief spares his life." Komatsu was so frightened that he fell to his knees and begged Kurata for mercy again and again.
Poor Komatsu Shiro was taken to the torture chamber and beaten all over his body, but the effect backfired, not only did he fail to remember who had come to his shop to bathe, but he also forgot who his last name was, and Komatsu's memory was completely shattered.
Later, Kurata interrogated several of the men in the Sendai bath, and they couldn't tell it clearly, because at that time they were either boiling water in the boiler room, cleaning in the bathroom, helping the guests to take a bath, and they were not in the locker room at all, and they didn't pay special attention to the people who came in and out at about the same time as Yoshikawa Ichiro and his party.
Kurata wanted to find a breakthrough from the Sendai bath, but the clue was broken here, which made Kurata not annoyed. He foolishly told Kazuhiko Haseabout about the result.
Hagatani patted Kurata on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged, this way is not passable, there is another way, you go and invite the director of St. George's Hospital, he should know the appearance of that fake Yoshikawa Ichiro." ”
"That's right, I'm sure the people who stole Ichiro Yoshikawa's uniforms are the ones who went to St. George's Hospital and took Shinichi Miyazawa's children." After Tomohisa Kurata was tapped by Kazuhiko Hase, he suddenly became enlightened.
Kurata Tomohisa immediately sent someone to "invite" Dean Gray into the interrogation room of the headquarters, and Dean Gray did not expect that he would be taken to this gloomy and terrifying place, and he was uneasy and uneasy.
"Dean Gray, please don't be nervous, don't be surprised, I just invited you here to verify some information with you." Kurata politely brought over a cup of tea and handed it to Dean Gray.
"Didn't you talk to me when you came to my hospital that day? Why is the inquiry being made in this way today? I'm a doctor in a church hospital, not a prisoner, you shouldn't have sent soldiers to escort me here, you don't have the right to do this to me, I protest. Dean Gray's face turned red, his hands clenched into fists, and he lodged a solemn protest to Kurata.
Kurata smiled, put the teacup aside, straightened Dean Gray's suit, dusted off the dandruff on Dean Gray's shoulders, tilted the corners of his mouth upward, and said in English: "Dean Gray, please don't get excited, excitement is not good for you, now that Hong Kong is under the jurisdiction of our Great Japanese Empire, your master has disarmed and surrendered, so you better put down your white supremacy superiority and answer my question well, otherwise, I will give you the opportunity to try the exquisite skills of our Japanese samurai." ”
This naked threat made Gray immediately recognize the situation, and he no longer expressed useless verbal protests, and a good man does not suffer immediate losses, this Chinese proverb suddenly flashed from Gray's mind.
"Well, if you have any questions, just ask." Gray finally lowered the noble head of the Anglo nation and stopped resisting.
"Well, that's right." Kurata smiled: "Then let's get down to business, Dean Gray, please tell me, how many people came to the hospital that day to pick up Shinichi Miyazawa's child?" ”
"There are three, one is Yoshikawa Ichiro Shaoza, the other is his wife, and the other is his guard."
"Describe the appearance and characteristics of these three people in detail."
"Mr. Yoshikawa Ichiro is very tall, with an angular face, very heroic, but he is very polite when he speaks." Gray recalled.
"Do you have any specific facial features, such as whether there are any moles, scars, moles on your face, etc.?"
Dean Gray shook his head: "I didn't find him with this kind of trait, he looks quite clean, a bit bookish, if he wasn't wearing a military uniform, I might have thought him a scholar." ”
"And what does his lady look like?" Kurata continued.
"He is very tall, wearing a bright yellow kimono, which looks very elegant, and his appearance is very delicate, but his voice is a little rough." Gray was reminiscing about the impression Fu Xinghan had left on him.
"Does that guard have any characteristics?" Kurata asked as he recorded.
"The guard was small, but he looked quite clever. I can't remember anything else. ”