It was already past midnight, and the Japanese military police who had been searching the area around the Japanese military hospital all afternoon were all exhausted, but there was still no trace of the attacker who escaped from the hospital. Could it be that he has already left Hongkou District? This idea was not only thought by some in the military police force, but also by some of the plainclothes agents under Ichiro Araki. Otherwise, how could such a rigorous search not find traces of the other party?
Ichiro Araki had no such idea in his mind, because he knew that the Japanese troops guarding the Hongkou District and the outside world had closed those checkpoints at the first opportunity. Not to mention ordinary Japanese expatriates who are restricted from entering and exiting checkpoints, even soldiers and plainclothes agents must have special passes issued by the Military Police Headquarters if they want to pass those checkpoints. The attack on the hospital broke out suddenly. Ichiro Araki absolutely did not believe that the attackers were able to obtain a special pass issued by the Military Police Headquarters early.
The military police unit responsible for sealing off this area has been replaced once, but Araki's men are still persisting. In particular, the trace experts transferred by Ichiro Araki from the Shanghai headquarters of Tenko are trying to find clues from the scenes in the hospital building and then identify the traces left by the attackers. Naturally, Ichiro Araki knew that there was no need to rush the on-site investigation, but just a few minutes ago, he had just received dual orders from the THT Headquarters and the Military Police Headquarters.
"The section chief asked us to identify the attacker as soon as possible. The Military Police Headquarters asked us to find the attacker." Ichiro Araki's expression looked a little dull, and the plainclothes men he summoned had already responded. These two orders, which had similar meanings, were discussed in low voices. According to the current situation, they want to confirm the identity of the attacker as soon as possible, which is simply impossible, let alone find the escaped attacker!
But after all, this is an order from their superiors, and they are only the lowest level operators. Even if they are impatient in their hearts, they cannot really say it out loud. "Captain Araki, I have an idea, but I don't know whether I should 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. Ichiro Araki, who was in a state of irritation, frowned when he heard this. He really didn't like someone talking in his ear, but he didn't get angry at this moment, but motioned for the other person to continue talking.
"Captain Araki, some time ago, the operational personnel of Tecnology were attacked continuously in the concession. Although I am only responsible for collecting evidence, I also have friends in your operations department, so I know that those attacks are related to the Korean National Salvation Army. "Ichiro Araki was already impatient with Harada approaching him to talk. At this moment, Harada suddenly mentioned the Korean National Salvation Army, and Ichiro Araki's frown began to beat uncontrollably.
"Harada-kun, what exactly do you want to tell me? If you have specific ideas, you might as well say it directly. I don't have time to play guessing games with you now!" Ichiro Araki suddenly interrupted Harada. In fact, he already understood the meaning of what Harada wanted to say, but Ichiro Araki needed Harada to express his meaning clearly. In this way, Ichiro Araki's own responsibility would be much smaller.
Harada has always been responsible for on-site investigation and evidence collection at the Shanghai headquarters of T&T High-Tech. He actually does not know much about the factional fighting within T&T High-Tech. It was just during this period that Tecko's operatives who entered the concession were attacked one after another, including Harada's friend. So when Ichiro Araki had no clue, Harada thought of taking this opportunity to avenge his friend, because there had been rumors in the Shanghai headquarters of THT that the Korean National Salvation Army was the one who attacked THT personnel in the concession.
Ichiro Araki was not well-known in the T&T Shanghai Headquarters, but he also had a bad temper, so when he suddenly interrupted her, Harada did not show any impatience on his face. "Captain Araki, based on the bullet casings and gun fragments we found at the scene, the attackers should have made adequate preparations in advance. In Shanghai now, the only ones who want to attack imperial soldiers and intelligence personnel are the resistance organizations. But judging from the weapons and equipment we have searched and suppressed after operations 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 every arrest operation by Tekko, the weapons and equipment collected at the scene have to go through Harada's hands for necessary registration and verification. In the past, most of the weapons registered by Harada and others were pistols, and handguns and pistols were almost invisible. But this time, the attackers not only used handguns in the Japanese military hospital, but also used handguns, which are rarely seen in China, to escape. This is definitely not a method commonly used by local resistance groups in Shanghai.
Harada's analysis made Ichiro Araki slightly stunned. He did not expect that the little trace expert in front of him would actually come up with such an analysis from the weapons and equipment searched and registered after previous operations. This time, Ichiro Araki did not interrupt the other party with words, but used his eyes to signal the other party to continue. Araki Ichiro's attitude naturally gave Harada a great encouragement. "The gun used by the attackers to escape cannot be seen even on the black market in Shanghai."
"But as far as I know, in the black market in Tianjin, someone has seen this kind of gun issued by the US military, and the smoke it sprays is red." Harada spoke while secretly paying attention to Araki Ichiro's reaction and expression. , when he saw himself talking about red ***, the corners of Araki Ichiro's eyes twitched slightly, and Harada's mouth twitched, feeling secretly happy in his heart. "The Americans have a Marine Corps stationed in Tianjin all year round. Many things in Tianjin's black market also flow out of this Marine Corps, and the Korean National Salvation Army has always had a branch in Tianjin."
Although Harada did not directly clarify what Ichiro Araki meant, he had already mentioned the Korean National Salvation Army at this moment, and the meaning of his words was already clear. Ichiro Araki remained silent, and his slightly frowned brows did not relax. What Harada just said seemed like nothing at first, but after careful consideration, you can hear that it is far-fetched. Harada's intention was to use that red bomb to forcibly connect the Korean National Salvation Army with what happened in the hospital.
Seeing that Araki Ichiro did not express his position for a long time, Harada immediately asked for the empty coin from his assistant. "Captain Araki, this is the bomb used by the attacker. It's all in English, and it has the logo of USA." Harada handed the bomb in his hand to Ichiro Araki, who looked down at the missile body. In English, there is indeed the word "usa" in it. "Captain Araki, although this does not mean that what happened in the hospital is 100% related to the Korean National Salvation Army, there is no evidence to prove that what happened 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 overseas Chinese living here will definitely not help the attacker. But there are still a large number of people living in Hongkou District. Koreans, if this matter 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 Koreans in Hongkou District, because in their eyes, the attacker was the They belong to the same country.”
If Harada's previous analysis sounded to Araki Ichiro, it was far-fetched nonsense, but when Harada talked about the Koreans in Hongkou District, Araki's expression suddenly changed. He suddenly felt that Harada's analysis seemed to make some sense. If the attacker who escaped from the hospital was really a member of the Korean National Salvation Army, maybe someone among the Koreans living in Hongkou District would help the attacker who escaped from the hospital. The attacker, if not, how could the joint search by the gendarmerie and Ttech not find the attacker twice in a row?
"What you said makes sense!" Ichiro Araki nodded slowly. His words made Harada instantly excited. "But this is just your own speculation. Harada-kun, please forgive me. These speculations of yours may not be adopted by your superiors!" Ichiro Araki's next words sounded like he was confiding to Harada, but in fact they were. Secretly irritating Harada, Ichiro Araki hoped that Harada would tell the higher-ups at the THT headquarters what he had just said.
The Japanese seem to have a strict sense of hierarchy, but in fact there are many instances of inferiority and superiority among them. This phenomenon also exists even within the UTC. Ichiro Araki can be regarded as an old man of Ttech. The reason why he has not been well-known among Shanghai Ttech is because he once suffered a tragic incident where he took the blame for his superiors. Having been suppressed by his superiors for several consecutive years and not being promoted, he had long figured out the reason. Unfortunately, he had no one to back him up, so he had to endure and suffer silently.
Ichiro Araki has yet to find out the key clues and clues about the attack on the Japanese military hospital, but the higher-ups of Special High School and the Military Police Headquarters require him to find out the identity of the attacker as soon as possible. How could Ichiro Araki, who had already experienced a scapegoating incident, not know the crisis hidden behind it? He was worried that he didn't know how to deal with it, and suddenly realized that Harada's appearance seemed to be a good opportunity for him to escape from the matter. .
Harada's inference seemed to Ichiro Araki to be nonsense, but Harada's inference should have some convincing power among the upper echelons of the Special High School and the Military Police Headquarters, because none of them wanted to take the blame for the attack on the Japanese military hospital. Putting the blame on the Korean National Salvation Army seems to be a good direction and solution. At least no one will be punished too severely.
