If it weren't for Colonel Takada's habit of looking at the emperor's gold seal with his own eyes every morning after getting up, he might not even know that all of his belongings had been stolen. Colonel Takada, who discovered that the golden seal had turned into a piece of stone, did not show extreme anger at the first moment. Instead, he immediately checked the contents of other boxes and found that the contents of all the boxes had turned into bricks and stones. Only then did he realize Something big has happened.
In fact, few people know that only a small part of the things that Colonel Takada plans to bring back to Japan belong to him. For most things, including the emperor's gold seal, Colonel Takada had already telegraphed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was far away in Japan and had close ties with the imperial family. Colonel Takada retired due to injury. When he returned to Japan, he could serve as a military instructor in a middle school at most. But Colonel Takada, who had lofty ideals, did not want to remain at the bottom of society for the rest of his life, so the emperor's gold seal and other things were his bargaining chips for climbing up.
But he never expected that the bargaining chip that he used to settle down in the future would disappear from his bedroom. In anger, Colonel Takada immediately notified the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division, so Tang Cheng and the others were gathered in the restaurant for questioning. Facing the questioning from the military police and plainclothes officers, Tang Cheng acted very calmly. After all, he had a witness to prove that he had not left the room. The Japanese businessmen who drank with Tang Cheng last night were also shouting how lucky they were. They were lucky that they were so drunk alone.
"So, you guys drank together last night, got drunk, and then didn't go back to your room?" asked the plainclothes student from the special high school class Tang Cheng, who obviously didn't believe Tang Cheng's answer. People like them who have been engaged in intelligence work all year round are used to doubting everything. The more precise Tang Cheng's answers are, the more suspicious they become. Fortunately, Tang Cheng was well prepared and pointed out the two gendarmes standing in the corner of the restaurant, explaining that he was awakened by these two gendarmes at that time.
In the room, the two military policemen who woke up Tangcheng became the new witnesses. The dubious plainclothes from the Special High School immediately asked the two Japanese military police for questioning, and got the same answer as Tang Cheng. However, the two plainclothes from the special high school who asked Tang Cheng did not dispel their suspicions about Tang Cheng in the end, because Tang Cheng's identity was an antique broker, and among the items lost by Colonel Takada, there were many antique calligraphy and paintings.
Tang Cheng, who had already been questioned, was arranged to sit in the corner of the restaurant and wait. After a while, a Japanese businessman who had drank with Tang Cheng last night also sat over wiping his sweat. After the two talked in a low voice, Tang Cheng immediately felt relieved. When the Japanese businessman was questioned, he also focused on the incident of drinking last night. Tang Cheng, who stole Colonel Takada's belongings, was the first to pass the interrogation. Naturally, the others had no problems, so after some investigation, Colonel Takada did not get the answer he wanted.
How could Colonel Takada, who was already anxious, accept this result? With a dark face, he immediately came to the restaurant with a guard. "Some of you have taken my things. If you are willing to hand them over, I can pretend that this never happened. If you are stubborn and try to trick me into getting through, then don't blame me for my ruthless methods!" Colonel Takada said. In this case, it was obvious that there was already some calculation in mind, which made people in the restaurant panic.
Ninety-nine percent of those who can stay at the New Asia Hotel are Japanese, but at this moment, Colonel Takada no longer cares about so much. If he loses the emperor's gold seal and the calligraphy and paintings that he promised to hand over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his fate will be terrible. Not getting better. Compared with being embarrassed and not having a good ending, Colonel Takada naturally knew what he should choose, so in a rage, he ignored the military police and the plainclothes from the Special High School at the scene, and immediately showed his fierce face.
Tangcheng and the others were already sitting together. They were just ordinary businessmen or brokers. They knew that they had no ability to fight. The only thing they could do was to secretly pray to God for blessing in their hearts, so that they could survive this disaster safely. Because of Colonel Takada's strong intervention, a new round of investigation was reopened. Tang Cheng and others also accepted inquiries and investigations from Colonel Takada's guards. Tang Cheng and others, who had sufficient credentials, were screened out in the first round and were sent to sit in the corner of the restaurant early to wait.
"Guys, I think we can drink a little more tonight!" After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, one of the Japanese businessmen whispered in a joking tone. After hearing his words, Tang Cheng and others Everyone laughed softly. They were originally hungover, but at this time, they were all secretly glad that they had participated in the drinking party last night. As for Lingding's final drunkenness and falling asleep on the floor, everyone chose to ignore and forget about it.
The new round of investigation lasted longer, so much so that Tangcheng and the others had their lunch in the restaurant. Colonel Takada, who still couldn't find any clues, smashed the tea cup in his hand in front of everyone. Finally, he had to select a few people from the inquiry records as the subjects of review, and Tang Cheng happened to be among them. The fundamental reason why Tang Cheng was chosen was because of the identity Tang Cheng pretended to be, because Colonel Takada lost a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings, and Tang Cheng happened to be an antique broker.
"This matter has nothing to do with me!" Faced with Colonel Takada's personal inquiry, Tang Cheng just shook his head. "I didn't leave my room at all last night. When it got dark, several seniors I knew came to my room to admire some of the gadgets I had recently acquired. Finally, we also invited a hotel The waiter helped and brought some food and wine to my room. The seniors and I were all very drunk. When the military police knocked on the door and entered in the morning, we were still awake. I was also woken up by the military police. "
Tang Cheng's answer was not detailed, but it sounded flawless, but Colonel Takada felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Carefully recalling Tang Cheng's answer, Colonel Takada suddenly became interested in the gadgets Tang Cheng mentioned. Accompanied by two guards, Tang Cheng was allowed to return to his room and display the items he had enjoyed with everyone last night. Take those jade and wood carvings downstairs. These jade ornaments and wood carvings in Tangcheng's room were all sold to those Japanese businessmen last night. It was just because everyone was drunk that the things were still kept in Tangcheng's room.
After carefully looking at the jade ornaments and wood carvings that Tang Cheng took from the room upstairs, and then carefully questioning the Japanese businessmen who drank with Tang Cheng last night, Colonel Takada finally dispelled his doubts about Tang Cheng. The reason why Colonel Takada no longer doubted Tang Cheng was simple. First, when Tang Cheng and the others closed their doors for drinking last night, Colonel Takada upstairs had not gone to bed yet. Second, if you want to steal those things belonging to Colonel Takada, this is definitely not something that one or two people can do.
When Tang Cheng checked into the Xinya Hotel, he was alone. The Japanese businessmen who drank with him last night were all as fat as pigs. If such people participate in theft, they can only hinder bad things. Third, after repeated inquiries and investigations, Colonel Takada felt more and more that what happened last night might be inseparable from the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division. After all, there were a lot of things in those boxes. Who could leave Xinya Hotel with so many things without being discovered?
In other words, after calming down, Colonel Takada is now most suspicious of the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division. After waking up early and discovering that something had been stolen, the guards under Colonel Takada immediately checked the entire bedroom carefully, but found no trace. Especially the doors and windows, the guards checked many times but found nothing suspicious. Being able to steal his own things without leaving any trace, and even knocking himself and his guards unconscious beforehand, Colonel Takada can only doubt the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Section.
Tang Cheng, who was once again ruled out as a suspect, didn't know what Colonel Takada was thinking at this moment. If he knew that this guy was suspecting the Military Police Headquarters and the Special High School Division, Tang Cheng might add fuel to the flames. The theft case of the New Asia Hotel soon spread in Hongkou District. Early the next morning, big news broke out again in the New Asia Hotel. Colonel Takada, who had lost something, could not bear the pressure and committed suicide by taking poison in the room.
If someone dies in the Xinya Hotel, it has become a place of great danger. Both Chinese and Japanese are very taboo about this, especially businessmen. The guests who were originally ordered to stay in the hotel and were not allowed to leave at will immediately started to make a fuss. Even if the military police came to suppress it, it was of no avail. In the end, I had to agree that the guests were dispersed and moved to other hotels in Hongkou District. Tang Cheng was the second group of guests to leave the New Asia Hotel. He felt that Colonel Takada's death was suspicious, and he was also strictly ordered not to leave the Hongkou District at will.
Tang Cheng didn't care to continue to stay in Hongkou District. Anyway, he had nothing to do now. Now he just waited for the storm to pass so that he could use an excuse to go north to Tianjin and then quietly leave Shanghai. Tang Cheng originally thought that in three or two days, this matter would be over. After all, the victim had already committed suicide by taking poison. But he never expected that the Ministry of Internal Affairs would suddenly send people to Shanghai to investigate the matter, seemingly determined to find an answer.
The commotion caused by the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time is not small, because the person leading the investigation is actually a member of the royal family. The Japanese army in Shanghai can let a retired colonel die in the hotel, but they cannot let this member of the royal family have the slightest problem. . When Tang Cheng heard the news, he became excited because he knew that killing a hundred Japanese spies would not be as satisfying as killing a member of the Japanese royal family.
