At six o'clock in the morning, Tetsuya Kawasaki came to the infirmary with two gendarmes to change the guard, and in the corridor, he asked the mobile patrol gendarme, "How is it?" No problem, right? ”

"No, the patient has been asleep."

Tetsuya Kawasaki replied, "You can go." So saying, he pushed open the door of the infirmary where Mr. Edwards was, and was astonished by what he saw: the beds were empty, and the two gendarmes were sitting on the benches, sleeping soundly! Tetsuya Kawasaki could hardly believe his eyes, he carefully looked at it again, and only then did he determine that the one in front of him was not a dream!

Tetsuya Kawasaki drank: "Wake up! You two bastards! The two gendarmes who came with him stood dumbfounded at the door, bewildered. Tetsuya Kawasaki ordered, "What are you two doing here?" Hurry up and inform Captain Asano and Secretary Liu: Something big is happening here, Edwards has run away! Ask them to come right away. You two, search this room with me! ”

Asano and Liu Zezhi were taken aback when they heard the news, and hurried over, looking at the situation in front of them, looking at each other, Tetsuya Kawasaki reported: "Although the infirmary is on the first floor, there is a cliff outside the window, so there is no guard, Edwards sawed off the steel bars welded on the window, and the steel bars here are one size thinner than those in the interrogation room and the cell, you see-" Tetsuya Kawasaki pointed to the canvas rope tied to one of the steel bars in the window: "He slipped off the cliff from here, and I have sent someone to find it on the other side of the cliff." ”

Liu Zezhi: "Asano-kun, there is the smell of ether in the air. ”

Asano ordered with one click: "Gather people and search the entire concentration camp!" ”

Liu Zezhi reminded: "It is necessary to search the concentration camp, but Asano-kun, it is now half past six, and it is almost three o'clock in the morning today, I have been here, at that time Edwards was still in the ward, and after that, only the ship of Yicheng Trading Company to Shanghai to transport finished furniture products set sail, and now it has been more than half an hour, I suspect that Edwards may use this ship to escape, and now I must contact them immediately and order the search of the ship." Also, General Ono must report immediately. ”

Asano replied with one click: "You're right, we'll handle it separately, Liu Sang, you report to the general immediately, and I'll lead someone to search the concentration camp." Tetsuya Kawasaki, you go to the communication room and get in touch with the ship of Yicheng Trading Company. Someone—lock these three negligent bastards into custody first! And the doctor on duty, all in prison! ”

In the communication room, Liu Zezhi sent a telegram to Heiichiro Ono to inform him of the situation in the concentration camp, and Tetsuya Kawasaki came over and said: "Secretary Liu, the ship of Yicheng Trading Company can't be contacted, what do you think?" ”

Liu Zezhi smiled bitterly: "What else can I do?" Alas, wait, after so much hard work, this time it's all over, and I don't know who is unlucky. ”

Tetsuya Kawasaki, who was promoted to one of the leaders of the gendarmerie before coming to the concentration camp, also had a heavy heart, thought about it and said: "Edwards was imprisoned at No. 76 before, it is impossible not to search his body, and before he was imprisoned, he was thoroughly searched again, and no abnormalities were found in the cell, where did the tools he used come from?" ”

Liu Zezhi sighed: "Yes, think about it, he at least used high-purity ether, hacksaws, such long canvas straps and other tools, by the way, he should also have a special mask, otherwise he himself will be unconscious, strange, who has been in contact with him alone?" ”

The telegraph came over and reported, "Secretary Liu, General Ono's call back." ”

Liu Zezhi took it and looked at it, his expression changed, and he lost his mind and said: "It's time to come so soon." ”

Tetsuya Kawasaki couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Liu, what instructions does General Ono have?" ”

Liu Zezhi smiled bitterly: "Take a look for yourself." The general and Director Li immediately rushed over and ordered all relevant personnel not to leave. Kawasaki-kun, you go and assist Asano-kun in the search of the concentration camp, and if you can gain something, you may be able to redeem the credit. I'm here to sort out the story and wait for General Ono and Director Li to come and talk back. ”

At half past nine in the morning of the 21st, Asano returned to the office shared by him and Liu Zezhi and said in frustration: "The entire concentration camp has turned upside down, and nothing has been found. ”

"Looks like Edwards isn't on the island anymore. Asano-kun, General Ono and Director Li set off from the Peace Pier just after seven o'clock, let's go to the dock to greet us. ”

Asano sighed with a click: "I'm going to greet you, and I've caused such a big disaster, so let's fight for leniency." ”

A telegraph operator came in and reported: "Captain Asano, Secretary Liu, and Manager Ye of Yicheng Trading Company sent an urgent telegram to the two of you. ”

Asano took it with one click, and ordered the telegrapher: "Call Captain Zhao No. 76: Ask for assistance, temporarily detain all the personnel on the returning ship of Cheng Trading Company, and you can't leave without permission." Go down. After the telegraph man left, Asano said again: "Liu Sang, let you be unfortunate in what you say: On the way back from the ship carrying goods from Yicheng Trading Company, a foreign white man suddenly appeared on the boat, and at 6:35, the boat was attacked by a person who claimed to be a military commander on a fishing boat, and the foreigner got on the fishing boat, and Zhang Xiaodan and a hired porter disappeared at the same time. ”

Liu Zezhi sighed: "Now I'm completely dead, who else can that foreign white man be?" Let's go, go to the pier. ”

Just after ten o'clock, a passenger ship docked, and Heiichiro Ono and Li Shiqun stepped off the boat, followed by Hirakawa Shinno, Li Xuehui, Ezaki Takayu and others. Asano and Liu Zezhi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Generals, directors, subordinates and others are ineffective, and they have alarmed the chief to come, please deal with it." ”

Ono Heiichiro glanced at the two of them coldly, and scolded sharply: "Useless bastard thing! In a concentration camp with such sufficient security forces, an unarmed foreigner with torture wounds actually escaped! I warn you: if you can't get back the culprit, you should apologize! ”

Asano and Liu Zezhi didn't dare to speak, Ono Heiichiro snorted and walked towards the office. The two had no choice but to follow behind.

In the office, Heiichiro Ono sneered, "What the hell is going on? Let's hear it. ”

Asano glanced at Liu Zezhi with one click and motioned for him to speak. Liu Zezhi mustered up the courage to reply: "Back to the general's words: After the interrogation yesterday afternoon, Edwards suddenly became short of breath, his heartbeat increased, his face was pale, and his subordinates were afraid of the sequelae of his electrocution...... After deliberation, he was sent to the infirmary for observation. At almost three o'clock in the morning today, after the subordinate checked the sentry, he was not at ease, and went to the infirmary to see, when the Edwards were still there, three hours later, Kawasaki Tetsuya, under Captain Asano, led two gendarmes to change the guard, and found ...... Edwards is gone...... The subordinates and others betrayed the trust of the general and Director Li, and they deserved death. ”

Heiichiro Ono sat there with a calm face, and Li Shiqun had no choice but to ask, "Have you searched it?" Any clues? ”

Asano replied with one click: "After discovering that Edwards was missing, his subordinates immediately led people to conduct a comprehensive search, and no valuable clues were found. Edwards stunned the ward's guards with high-purity ether gas, while another guard patrolled the corridors. Then Edwards hacksaw the welded steel bars on the window and slipped down a five-meter-long canvas strap. ”

Li Shiqun sneered: "You still have the face to say!" How did you report to me the other day? The concentration camp guards did not leak any water, and the prisoners were given a comprehensive and thorough physical examination when they were imprisoned. Where did Edwards get all this stuff from? How did he slip off a cliff and disappear into thin air? ”

Asano defended with one click: "The subordinates can use their lives to guarantee the physical examination when they are in prison, and there is no omission, these things were passed on to Edwards by someone." As for how he escaped from the island, his subordinates have already come to a conclusion: this is an urgent telegram from Ye Shiwen, the manager of Yicheng Trading Company, saying that their ship transporting finished furniture products was attacked on the way, and those armed men claimed to be from the Shanghai Station of the Military Command, and a white man who suddenly appeared on the ship, Zhang Xiaodan and a porter got on the opponent's ship. ”

Yicheng Trading Company's contract for processing business in the concentration camp was the result of Ni Xin's personal advice from Li Shiqun and his private dredging with Ono Heiichiro.

Seeing that the faces of the two chiefs were not worried, Asano hurriedly added: "I have asked Captain Zhao to detain all the people involved in the case related to Yicheng Trading Company." ”

Heiichiro Ono waved his hand and ordered, "You two go out first and stand by!" ”

Asano and Liu Zezhi hurriedly walked out of the office.

Heiichiro Ono slowed down his tone and said: "Li Sang, I think that although Asano Yiyi and Liu Zezhi are hateful, there should not be such a big omission when they were in prison and searched, and the tools that Edwards used when he absconded were still passed to him." ”

Li Shiqun replied: "The general is right, could it be that the military unification of the Shanghai station established a secret organization in the concentration camp so quickly?" ”

Heiichiro Ono was worried: "I am also worried that if I am really unlucky, the safety of the concentration camp will be in jeopardy in the future." So be sure to seize this opportunity to find the spy who delivered the tool. ”

"That's what I mean, General, I'll take back all the people who have been in contact with Edwards within two days. Doing so would also ensure the safety of the camps. ”

Heiichiro Ono nodded and said: "I will take Director Ni and Captain Zhao to catch the fish that slipped through the net in the early stage of the big search, and Li Sang will be in charge of the screening work, and the work of the concentration camp will be handed over to Ezaki-kun for the time being." "The seizure of the assets of the arrested Europeans and Americans is still ongoing, and Heiichiro Ono does not want anyone to interfere.

"Thank you for the general's trust, Li will definitely go all out to find this spy. Come on, call Asano and Liu Zezhi to come in! ”

Asano and Liu Zezhi, who had been listening outside the door, responded to the call, and Li Shiqun ordered: "Give you an hour to make a list of all the people who have been in contact with Edwards in the past two days, and if there is any omission, they will be punished according to the complicity of the military commanders, do you understand?" ”

The two hurriedly agreed and went down to discuss the list. Li Shiqun ordered again: "Pingchuan-kun, you lead the gendarmes to arrest people according to the list, escort them to the ship, take them back to Shanghai, and put them in No. 76." In case of resistance, shoot and kill! By the way, after returning to Shanghai, I'll lock up Asano and Liu Zezhi for me. ”

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