Downing also gained something in this incident, first of all, his factory did not suffer losses, which was a harvest in the messy Ogura City, and then due to the decision of Higashino and other leaders, especially the initiative led by Okubo, saved many workers' families, which greatly improved the loyalty of the workers, and afterwards Downing took this matter to hype up the local area, and now the number of workers who applied to join the Swiss Army Knife Factory has increased sharply, and many teachers who were difficult to hire before also agreed to the invitation because of Okubo's outstanding performance. Finally, the General Headquarters placed an order for small arms here in Downing to arm the Japanese police.

Although the General Headquarters blocked the news in time, and there were no problems in other parts of Japan because of this incident, and most Japanese people did not even know that this incident had happened (although this history was later excavated, and Matsumoto Kiyohari's "Kuroji Dialect" was written in this background), but in the local area of Kokura, this matter could not be concealed and blocked in any case, and the emotions of the local people after the disaster also needed to be appeased, after all, this kind of damage cannot be repaired by giving money alone, So the General Headquarters came up with an interesting way to appease the emperor, that is, the emperor personally came to Kokura to offer condolences.

In Japan during World War II, the emperor was deified, and the spirit of bushido propagated by the military at that time was to take loyalty to the emperor as the main form and cultivate the spirit of soldiers who are not afraid of death, which is reflected in many anti-Japanese film and television dramas.

Even after the war, the United States forcibly implemented democracy in Japan, but the emperor's support rate in the hearts of the Japanese people is still very high, when Emperor Hirohito was seriously ill (almost all the Japanese military office walls in anti-Japanese dramas will hang a photo, that young man is Emperor Showa whose real name is Hirohito), the whole of Japan is shrouded in a sad atmosphere, everyone rushed to buy the Japanese flag, many people spontaneously went to the temple to pray for the emperor, and thousands of people went to the palace to pray for the emperor, All major newspapers reported on the emperor's illness on their front pages.

It can be seen that the status of the emperor in the hearts of the Japanese people at this time is still very high, and although the General Headquarters has not taken him too seriously, it is most suitable for him to come forward at this time to appease the people's feelings.

Therefore, although the people of Ogura were still very sad and angry. However, when they heard that the great Emperor Hirohito was about to come to Ogura in person to comfort the people affected by the disaster, they were very excited, and they immediately made arrangements and preparations.

On November 28, there was a crowd in the central square of Kokura. Celebrities from all walks of life stood in full costume, although the scene was silent, but everyone's expressions were quite anxious, and even many people kept looking at the road in the distance.

It turned out that this day was the day when Emperor Hirohito came here to offer condolences, but according to the time. It's long overdue. According to the previous news, the emperor and his entourage had already gotten off at the train station, and the convoy then drove here, and it should only take a few minutes to arrive, but now everyone's legs are stiff, and the scheduled time has long passed, but they haven't even seen the shadow of the emperor.

Could something have gone wrong on the way? Although the officials were very anxious, they did not dare to leave their posts without permission, and at this time, the people sent to inquire about the news reported that the emperor's motorcade could not be found

The Emperor is missing? This incredible news caused an uproar among everyone present!

Although the loss of Ogura City was not light in this riot. But the emperor's condolences are a great event, and the emperor's condolences are regarded as "a great event that has not been seen in a century" from all over the city, from officials to the people, and since receiving the news, they have repeatedly rehearsed and drilled, striving to leave the best impression on the emperor, but now the emperor has disappeared on the territory of Ogura, and this sin cannot be made up for even if all the officials on the scene commit suicide by seppuku, and Ogura City will become a sinner in the eyes of the whole Japanese people.

Fortunately, the chaos did not last long, and the guards around the emperor hurried to inform – that who. Wait, Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Going the wrong way. (This incident is known in Japanese history as the "Showa Emperor and his entourage", and this incident is also true.) But it happened in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture in 1934. ）

The emperor travels, a convoy of dozens of cars, and such a large honor guard will go the wrong way? The streets of Ogura are not labyrinths!

But the unthinkable happened!

It turned out that the problem was in the pilot car, and the reason for the "disappearance of the emperor" was because the police officer who was the lead car had gone the wrong way. The result took the whole team to the wrong route.

Supposedly, after practicing for so long, how can such a low-level mistake still occur?

As it happened, the emperor and his entourage arrived at Kokura Station by train, and immediately got off the train and set up a guard of honor, led by a guide car from the Fukuoka Prefectural Police Department, and headed north along the main street of Kokura City. Although some people in the emperor's entourage felt that the route was a little wrong, but the Japanese did not make trouble for their superiors and followed the crowd, so none of them came forward to correct it, and in this way, the whole team walked forward in a daze, until the local officials found out about the problem, and confirmed that it was not the emperor who suddenly changed his mind, so they caught up and stopped the convoy.

So, how could a leading police car make such a mistake?

This incident can be said to be wrong, and in the final analysis, it is because the long-term practice has made the responsible officials too nervous. Just three days before arriving in Kokura City, the emperor temporarily decided to visit the nearby Hachiman Shrine. This sudden "good thing" caught the local police off guard, and as a result, the crowds that flocked to see the emperor filled the road, and the proximity of the lively people to the emperor could pull the hair off the emperor's horse.

Despite the concerted efforts of local officials, nothing happened, but the chaotic scene was indeed dangerous. Hiroshi Watanabe, the local police officer in charge of public security, happened to be unable to attend the scene due to the incident, and he was deeply ashamed. This person is very good, very powerful, ashamed to find a mulberry forest to cut the abdomen (just someone passing nearby, after seeing it, quickly called the police, Watanabe was rescued and did not die, actually lived to be more than ninety years old, it seems that he was not injured)

At this moment, the local officials, who were already nervous and in shock, couldn't hold it anymore. When Kiryu, the police officer (whose name was not left behind) who was on standby to lead the emperor, heard the news, he was too nervous and mentally and physically collapsed at the same time, and he was unable to carry out his mission.

So the pilot had to be replaced! (To be continued.) )