The gunshots that rang out for most of the night did not stop until dawn. By this time, the Japanese community was already surrounded by reporters and spectators, but they were all stopped outside the blockade by the police who maintained order.
The mayor of Sao Paulo and some government personnel also rushed to the incident area early in the morning. The mayor, Mokti Scalia, ordered his staff to calm the emotions of citizens and reporters while rushing to the scene of the incident. .
Mayor Scalia was very angry. The police did not communicate with the city government at all before taking action. It was only in the morning that he was woken up by his secretary and found out that the Japanese community was surrounded by the police and launched an operation. Gunshots were fired. midnight. He had no idea what was going on, which made him very angry. Therefore, he did not go back to work at the city hall. Instead, he came to the scene angrily and wanted to question the police chief what was going on.
When I arrived at the scene and saw the bodies scattered on the ground, I was even more shocked. Especially when I saw that many police officers were dead and injured, I was even more shocked. Seeing Police Chief Hodges and a group of police officers gathered around a living room, he broke in and said, "Hodges, what on earth are you going to do? Why did you suddenly launch an attack on the Japanese community? It's hard for your police to carry out such a big operation now." Don’t you need to report it to the city government anymore? Don’t forget, you, the director, were appointed by me.”
Director Hodges, who was checking the information stolen by the Japanese with the police, was startled when he heard shouts and curses coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw that it was Mayor Scalia. He quickly stepped forward and saluted. After all, this was his immediate boss, and he was also the police chief appointed by him. This time, he had indeed followed the authority in a hurry and failed to do a good job. communicate. He quickly said:
"Mr. Mayor, this matter is really urgent and not urgent. I originally planned to explain the situation to you early this morning after finishing it last night. But something went wrong and all the original plans were disrupted. Please come over here and I will explain it to you." Then he directed the mayor to a pile of evidence.
Mayor Scalia, after hearing Director Hodges' words, could only temporarily suppress his anger. He followed him to the table and saw many things on the table, including radio stations and documents, some of which had been burned. part.
"Last night, Captain Blackwell from the garrison came over and told me that a combat hero from the expeditionary force returned to our St. Paul yesterday. When he went to pick him up, he heard that he suspected that the Black Dragon Society, a gang organization in the Japanese community, might be engaged in Espionage activities, their garrison originally wanted to take action. However, considering that Sao Paulo belongs to my jurisdiction, they could not take action directly without passing by me, so they came to communicate with me. But it was already very late at that time. Mr. Captain and I wanted to avoid a long night and a lot of dreams. , it was too late to inform you, so we could only arrange manpower directly to start attacking these little Japanese. Unexpectedly, these Axis bastards also had spies in our police station, allowing them to discover our actions in advance, and the planned sneak attack became It became a forceful attack, so it caused a lot of casualties among our personnel. It also allowed two leaders to escape. I am really sorry, please punish me!"
Director Hodges gave a detailed report to Mayor Scalia about the incident. Just to find justice for the fighting heroes, it turned into the fighting heroes suspecting the Japanese of espionage.
Mayor Scalia was shocked when he heard this: "These Japanese are engaged in espionage in Brazil. Do you have evidence? The Japanese population in Sao Paulo is not small. You do it without actual evidence." At that time, there will be strong dissatisfaction among the people, do you understand? Now the outside is surrounded by citizens and reporters who want to know the truth. How do you ask me to explain the actions of your police?"
"Mr. Mayor, please see, all the evidence on the table is the evidence we found from the Japanese Black Dragon Club, as well as their high-power radio stations. These Japanese spies have stolen a lot of information, and a lot of it has been They were destroyed when they resisted. From the information we rescued, we discovered the defense map of our Brazilian navy and the schedule of transport ships between us and the Americans. Obviously these people have been active in Brazil for a very long time. For a long time, and they have penetrated us so deeply that even our police station already has their spies. Therefore, I want to use the escape of two Japanese spies as an excuse to carry out supervised housing for all Japanese. Because The Black Dragon Society alone will definitely not be able to collect so much intelligence. I seriously doubt that there are a large number of Japanese in the entire Japanese community to provide information and cover for these spies."
"These damn Japanese actually dare to engage in espionage in Brazil and infiltrate spies into the police station. How do you become the police chief? Someone has already entered your home and you still need someone to remind you. Got it. I need you to give me a written report, and you must catch the spies in your police station within two days. Now take all the evidence and come with me outside to hold a live press conference. We need Give the citizens an explanation." After understanding what happened, Mayor Scalia could only appease the citizens first and then trouble Director Hodges.
And our Chief Hodges got a little numb when he heard that he was required to find the spy in the police department within two days! After all, solving crimes is not his skill! There is no problem with flattery, and there is no problem with corruption, but if you ask him to investigate the case, it is better to ask him to find a scapegoat.
But the mayor gave the order, so he had no choice but to go ahead. Soon the police led the reporters outside the Black Dragon Club, and the mayor began to elaborate on the espionage case. From how long ago the police discovered the clues, and what kind of thorough investigation they conducted, after obtaining enough evidence, A surprise attack on the spy dens began, but because the spies had received strict training, the police suffered heavy losses.
He affirmed the outstanding performance of the police in solving this major espionage case, and expressed his determination and confidence in maintaining the security and stability of Sao Paulo. Finally, he eloquently condemned the Japanese espionage behavior, expressed his indignation at all Japanese expatriates for providing convenience and intelligence to the Japanese intelligence agencies, and stated that he would report to the President to include the Japanese in Sao Paulo as being exempt from Welcome the crowd. If it weren't for the fact that Brazil belongs to the Allied Powers and Japan belongs to the Axis Powers, the two countries are currently at war and do not have embassies for each other. Maybe they would have to protest at the embassy.
Finally, he called on all Sao Paulo citizens to arrest fugitive spies, and promised that the city government would offer a reward of US$5,000 to the two spies.
Then, Director Hodges spoke again. After almost repeating what the mayor said, the director directly said, please pay attention to the Japanese around you, they may all be spies of Japanese spies. At the same time, he directly ordered the police department to implement a residential surveillance policy for all Japanese Americans until the end of the war.
The reporters below looked at the evidence in front of them and the number of Japanese who exchanged fire with the police. They were all indignant. In just one night, it would be difficult for the Japanese in Sao Paulo to move. I believe that with the passage of time, continuous newspaper reports, and the high reward offered by the city government, the Japanese will become street rats in Sao Paulo for a long time to come.
What happened here was completely unexpected by Fang Lang. He never thought that things would develop into such a situation after Captain Blackwell, who sent him home, approached the police chief because of Colonel Teach's words. But Fang Lang would definitely be happy to see this happen.
After Director Hodges handled the situation at the scene, he met Captain Blackwell who came to see him as soon as he returned to the police station. The captain already had a general understanding of what happened last night. He regretted it in his heart. If he had known that this organization was a spy organization, he would not have been so busy giving the credit to Director Hodges!
You have to participate no matter what, but now that the deal is done, Captain Blackwell has to see if Director Hodges can be a good person. Even if he can't get credit, he still has to get some actual benefits!
"Director Hodges, I gave you such a big gift, I don't know how you are going to thank me!"
"Brother, I will definitely not forget you about this kind of thing! Don't worry, I have reported this incident to Mr. Mayor that it was an anomaly discovered by you, and we carried out the operation together, because your people are soldiers, it is not good Those who come forward directly are wearing our police uniforms, so don’t worry, you will definitely get a share of the credit."
Hodges felt miserable too! If it hadn't been for the spies in the police station who had alerted the Japanese in advance and killed them all, he wouldn't have shared the credit! However, because the two spies escaped and the secrets of the operation were leaked, he was also worried that he would not get the credit by then and would be punished, so he had no choice but to drag Captain Blackwell along with him while he was writing the report. Sharing risks together is also a good option.
Although it is possible that some of the credit will be shared, it is also great to be able to share the risks. What's more, this case was originally discovered by Mr. Captain, who suggested that he teach the Japanese a lesson, and was discovered by a strange combination of circumstances.
