sovbooks Chapter 1941 Needs an explanation? No problem!
Chapter 1941 Needs an explanation? No problem!
Chapter 1941 Needs an explanation? No problem!
Arao Tomohiro looked at my grandson Shinta.
"I'll go investigate right away," my grandson Shinta said, his expression changing.
With that, he hurriedly left.
“Shangguan-san.” Arao Tomohiro looked at Shangguan Wu and patted him on the shoulder. “The Empire is still facing many obstacles in its operations in the French Concession. Your identity is just right. I’ll leave this matter to you to investigate.”
“It’s our duty,” Shangguan Wu said, looking at Arao Tomohiro. “Five good citizens of the Great Japanese Empire have been murdered this time. The French Concession has to give the Great Japanese Empire an explanation.”
“Very good.” Arao Tomohiro nodded in satisfaction. “The Empire will continue to put pressure on the French Concession authorities, and that pressure will then fall on you.”
"Others would be trembling with fear and terrified when faced with the pressure from the Great Japanese Empire," Shangguan Wu flattered with a smile. "I have the Great Japanese Empire as my backer and the section chief as my support, so naturally I have nothing to fear."
Arao Tomohiro laughed heartily and nodded repeatedly, "The Empire will never mistreat a friend like you, Shangguan."
……
Imamura Mansion.
"Sir, we've found out." Kogoro Imamura reported to Heitaro Imamura.
"Kentaro Miyazaki's good friend, Harima Araki, went to Nanjing on a mission, and the person he was responsible for protecting was unfortunately killed," Kogoro Imamura said. "It is said that Kentaro and Harima Araki had been in frequent contact recently, which attracted the attention of the military police."
"Araki Harima's protected person died, yet the Empire subsequently investigated its own personnel?" Imamura Heitaro asked in surprise.
“Yes,” Kogoro Imamura said. “I was also surprised. The only explanation is that the person being protected has a special identity.”
"Who is that person?" Imamura Heitaro asked immediately.
"We only found out that this person's name is Mizutani Shogo, and he is a professor at Kyoto University," Imamura Kogoro said. "We can't find any more information for the time being; it's probably classified."
“Mizutani Shogo…” Imamura Heitaro fell into deep thought.
"Does this require further investigation?" Kogoro Imamura asked.
"Let me make a phone call first," said Heitaro Imamura after a moment's thought.
Heitaro Imamura picked up the phone receiver. "This is Heitaro Imamura. Secret line 3, code: Yangtze River No. 2."
The call was finally answered after three or four minutes.
……
"it's me."
"please say."
"Was Professor Mizutani Shogo, who was murdered in Nanjing, invited to study and work at the Central China Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department?" Imamura Heitaro asked.
"Yes."
"I understand." Imamura Heitaro's expression changed slightly.
The phone was already busy.
Kogoro Imamura looked at Heitaro Imamura and asked cautiously, "I seem to have heard of this Central China Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department..."
“It’s exactly as you think,” Heitaro Imamura nodded and said.
"Stop the investigation," he said to Kogoro Imamura. "Any investigation involving the Central China Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department is not allowed. Even I don't want to get into this kind of trouble."
"Yes, sir." Kogoro Imamura nodded with a serious expression.
Although he didn't know much about the Central China Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, even his superficial understanding was enough to make him keep his distance from it.
“Call Kentaro.” After a moment’s thought, Imamura Heitaro said to Imamura Kogoro, “Have him come over tomorrow.”
"Hai."
……
"Brother Fan!"
"Brother Fan!"
"Brother Fan!"
Around noon, Cheng Qianfan returned from the police commissioner's office and entered the central police station's hall. The police officers along the way stood at attention and saluted.
"Brother Fan, Director Shangguan from the External Liaison Office of the Political Department is here." Hou Pingliang stepped forward and whispered to Cheng Qianfan.
"Where is he?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"He's resting in the VIP reception room," Hou Pingliang said. "Old Ninth Brother is with him."
"Ten minutes later, have Lao Jiu bring the person to my office," Cheng Qianfan said.
……
Cheng Qianfan was holding a magnifying glass and carefully examining a small snuff bottle.
The phone rings.
Cheng Qianfan picked up the phone. "Please ask Director Shangguan to come over."
Shangguan Wu's expression was rather unpleasant. He came in expecting an explanation from Cheng Qianfan, only to see Cheng Qianfan come out from behind his desk with a big smile to greet him.
"Brother Shangguan, thank you for waiting so long." Cheng Qianfan greeted him warmly and said, "Brother, you didn't even give me a heads-up before coming to Xuehuali Road. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have gone anywhere else and would have just waited for you here."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan pointed to the ground.
"So, it's still my fault after all?" Shangguan Wu's face hardened.
Cheng Qianfan smiled.
"Hahaha." Shangguan Wu laughed heartily, "It's my fault for not giving prior notice."
Cheng Qianfan laughed heartily and shook hands with Shangguan Wu.
"Serve tea," Cheng Qianfan said to Lu Jiufan, who accompanied Shangguan Wu in. "Serve the best tea. I know you just got your hands on some top-quality melon seed tea."
"Nothing good can escape your nose, Brother Fan," Lu Jiufan replied with a smile and left.
……
"Brother Cheng, I don't need to say more about why I've come; I'm sure you can guess it," Shangguan Wu said, putting down his teacup.
“Carefree…” Cheng Qianfan’s eyes narrowed, and he looked at Shangguan Wu with a faint smile as he spoke.
“Exactly.” Shangguan Wu nodded. “The death of five Japanese soldiers is a very serious matter.”
Shangguan Wu looked like he had a terrible headache and said, "The Japanese have lodged a strong protest. They're putting a lot of pressure on the French Concession, so the pressure on the police station has shifted to the Political Department's External Liaison Office..."
As he spoke, Shangguan Wu gave a bitter smile and said, "Brother, you don't know, that Japanese man, the head of the Special Higher Police, Arao Tomohiro, pointed his finger at me and threatened me in my office. I could only endure it until my face turned red and my neck bulged. It was so frustrating."
“The case is serious.” Cheng Qianfan nodded solemnly. “I also went to the Delta Road Police Hospital this morning to examine the body.”
"That's terrible." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, glancing at Shangguan Wu. "I only found out you left not long ago when I got to Telastu."
"The Japanese are so arrogant. I was forced to go and appease them, which meant I got yelled at," Shangguan Wu said with a bitter smile.
He said to Cheng Qianfan with a sincere expression, "Brother, it's not that I'm making things difficult for you, but Kaisen Road is your jurisdiction. After this incident, the Japanese are pressuring me to give them an explanation, so I have no choice but to come to you for an explanation."
……
"Explanation?" Cheng Qianfan smiled, looking directly at Shangguan Wu. "When do you need it?"
"Hmm?" Shangguan Wu nodded almost subconsciously, then looked at Cheng Qianfan, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"
“Confess, brother. When do you need to confess? I can arrange it anytime.” Cheng Qianfan said with a sincere smile, “Even if you want Jiang Mule’s gang to take the blame, I can still capture an important leader of Jiang Mule’s gang to take the fall.”
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