Four senior agents from the Shanghai branch of the Manchurian Railway fell to death in a pool of blood. Their deaths were extremely tragic, especially Ozawa Seigoro and Yu Ying'er. They were brutally shot in the head. It was obvious that they were done by their enemies.
However, the Japanese did not think that this would be done by the Chinese at first, because in their minds, the Chinese did not have the courage and never dared to cause trouble in the Japanese concession, let alone openly kill people.
The Japanese initially believed that this was an insider crime, and the main targets of the investigation were Japanese, especially the two "Second Secretaries of the Brazilian Consulate" who drove Mercedes cars.
The patrolman at the Japanese concession checkpoint vaguely described the appearance of the two "Japanese" and insisted that the driver spoke fluent Japanese.
The case investigation team is jointly composed of the Japanese military, the Manchurian Railway and the patrol house, and the agency is located in the Manchurian Railway Building.
The investigation team first asked the consulate to verify whether there was a "Second Secretary of the Brazilian Consulate" and whether the consulate had a Mercedes car.
The consulate replied that the consulate does not have a Mercedes car, and it has not heard of any colleagues from South America coming to Shanghai recently.
In order to prevent accidents, the consulate asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for confirmation. After some twists and turns, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told them that no one from the Brazilian Consulate had left Brazil.
The final result came out. The so-called "Second Secretary of the Brazilian Consulate" was an impostor. The two people who drove a Mercedes car into the Japanese concession were highly suspicious.
It can be seen from this that the Japanese are still very meticulous in doing things. So far, the investigation team still has not set its sights on the Chinese.
They screened all the expats in Shanghai and tried their best, but couldn't find any clues.
Unintentionally, a clue surfaced. A Manchurian Railway employee came to report the crime, saying that he was drinking alone in a small private room at the time of the crime. He seemed to have heard Ozawa Seigoro calling out, and it seemed that he was talking about...
Chinese.
The investigation team was very angry and asked him why he didn't report the case in time.
The man hesitated for a long time, and then admitted under coercion that he had arranged to go drinking with his girlfriend that day and did not want others to know.
The investigation team immediately stated that they did not want to interfere in his private life and that their main task now was to investigate the case, requiring him to recall every detail of what happened at that time as soon as possible.
The man recalled for a long time that he seemed to have heard Ozawa Seigoro shout "lost his name", and then gunshots rang out.
He also stated that he heard Chinese being spoken in the private room at that time. The employee could not speak Chinese well, but there were differences in the pronunciation of Chinese and Japanese, and he could still tell them apart.
This person found it strange afterwards. He had learned simple Chinese and knew the idiom "the name fell to Sunshan", but "lost his name?" What the hell is this?
The Japanese immediately found the answer. What Ozawa Seigoro shouted should be "Lu Ming". Among Ozawa's enemies, Lu Ming, deputy director of the Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society, was most likely to commit the crime.
In this way, everything is basically correct.
First Lu Ming had already issued a wanted order for Ying'er and Kojima Noo, and also vowed that the wanted order would always be effective and would not give up until these two people were caught. These two people did die at the scene of the crime. This shows that Lu Ming
Ming has a motive for committing the crime.
Second, Lu Ming is rich, so he can afford a new Mercedes car. The car is probably smuggled, and it doesn't matter whether the car is purchased or not.
Third: Why did Lu Ming kill Ozawa Seigoro? There is no need to explain. Ozawa Seigoro and Lu Ming had a deep grudge. Ozawa's brother committed suicide because of Lu Ming. For this reason, Ozawa once traveled from Nanjing to Shanghai.
This is one of the ways to stop the passing noise on the way.
Secondly, Ozawa once shamelessly raped Ning Xiner, which is not a secret among the Japanese, and this is the root cause of Ning Xiner's mental illness.
Undoubtedly, this was of course the direct motive for Lu Ming to shoot Seigoro Ozawa out of revenge.
In this way, Lu Ming not only had the motive to commit the crime, but also had the ability to commit the crime. The key was that there were witnesses on the scene. Lu Ming was immediately identified as the first suspect.
The Japanese investigation team immediately notified the consulate of this conclusion and reported it to the military and the Manchurian Railway Headquarters. At the same time, it put pressure on the Shanghai Municipal Government and requested Lu Ming be extradited to the Japanese Concession to cooperate in solving the case.
The Shanghai Municipal Government did not hesitate to reject Japan's extradition request on the grounds that "the evidence is insufficient and mostly based on speculation."
The Japanese investigation team immediately began to lay out the second plan. On the one hand, it asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military to put pressure on the Republic of China government and continue to demand Lu Ming's extradition. On the other hand, it ordered the Manchurian Railway special team to use kidnapping methods to kidnap Lu Ming immediately.
The plan did not change quickly. Just as the Manchuria Railway special team was preparing to take action, the Japanese Consul General announced to the investigation team the order issued by the domestic government: the case was closed.
The investigation team does not know what exactly happened or why this order was issued in China, but the order is very clear in black and white, and it is particularly emphasized that it has the approval of the military.
At this point, the investigation team had no choice but to obey the order, withdraw its decision to kidnap Lu Ming, and shelve the case.
Immediately after the shooting in the Japanese Concession, the Japanese Consul General knew who the murderer was, because it was he who sold the blank passport of the second secretary of the Brazilian Consulate to Lu Ming.
Of course, the Consul General will not tell the truth. If anyone finds out that he sells blank passports, he may be imprisoned for life.
The Consul General had trouble saying that even if he was killed, he would not believe that Lu Ming was so courageous that he single-handedly broke into the Japanese Concession and killed people. Fortunately, he escaped in time. If he had been caught, it would have become an international joke.
Fortunately, Lu Ming escaped successfully and the Brazilian passport was found to be unsubstantiated.
If Lu Ming failed to escape in the Japanese Concession and found the Brazilian passport after being arrested, he would be in big trouble. Professional departments can detect it and find that the passport is not forged and was indeed leaked from the consulate.
The Consul General was about to kowtow to his ancestors and burn incense. This was because his ancestors protected him from disaster.
When he learned that the investigation team planned to kidnap Lu Ming, he broke into a cold sweat and immediately reported it to the government, infinitely exaggerating the possible catastrophic consequences of the case.
There was social turmoil in Shanghai a while ago, and it was almost impossible for Japanese expatriates to find a place in Shanghai. The country was aware of it, and it even alarmed the royal family.
The situation in Shanghai has just improved, and trade between China and Japan has just resumed normal exchanges. If trade exchanges are interrupted again due to further disturbances in this case, Japan's industrial production will suffer huge losses.
The Japanese government is naturally unwilling to accept this result. In their eyes, there will be many opportunities to retaliate against China in the future, not just one moment.
In addition, the Japanese government knows about the relationship between Lu Ming and his teacher Frank. Although Mr. Roosevelt has not yet entered the White House, he already has a great influence on government decision-making. His backer Sheng Youde has inextricable ties with the British government.
connect.
In a word, if you can't afford to offend this master, let's find another opportunity to retaliate against China.
The Foreign Minister immediately contacted the military to discuss the matter. The representative sent by the military happened to be General Muto, and an agreement was quickly reached on the matter.
With the endorsement of the military, the government immediately issued an order requiring the Shanghai office in China to "close the case and not investigate further."
Lu Ming, who had been waiting for the Japanese side to take revenge, was speechless for a long time when he learned the result. He could only smile bitterly, not expecting that he already had the ability to make the Japanese government fear him.
Qiantian came out specially to tell Lu Ming this news, and the reward was nothing more than a meal.
"Lu Sang, you are too courageous. Never do this kind of thing again." Qian Tian warned.
"I know, I know, I can't help it." Lu Ming nodded and smiled.
The reason why Lu Ming's shooting of Ozawa Seigoro and others went smoothly beyond imagination was probably because the security situation in the Japanese Concession had always been good and major crimes rarely occurred, so Japan's response was only a little slow.
After the incident, the Japanese Concession became a completely different world. It could be said that there was a lot of noise, the police station was on duty all night, and the gendarmerie took turns patrolling 24 hours a day.
"Now everyone knows that you were responsible for the shooting, but when it comes to this matter, it is our side that is at fault first, so the government has settled the matter. Besides, Ozawa Seigoro and Yu Ying'er were also supposed to be transferred back.
Accepting punishment in the country is of no value anymore, and death is not a pity." Qian Tian said with a smile.
"Didn't they investigate the source of the certificate?" Lu Ming was a little worried about this.
"No, everyone knows that the Shanghai black market is very capable of forging documents." Qian Tian laughed heartily.
Kenta came to see him for one more thing, which was to tell him that the two army commanders and military police captains who had been demoted to civilian positions after returning to China were killed at the same time yesterday. One died of gas poisoning, and the other felt unwell while swimming in the river.
drowned.
"Well, the action was very fast. You deserve it." Lu Ming sighed.
"Actually, that unit commander died unjustly. He didn't know about it at all," Qian Tian said.
"He is not unjust. During the 128 Songhu War of Resistance, how many Chinese soldiers and civilians did he lead his men to kill? His hands were stained with the blood of the Chinese people!" Lu Ming sneered.
"Well, in this case he deserves it." Qiantian also smiled.
The reason why he helped Lu Ming do this was because of his deep-seated hatred for militant soldiers.
The two of them were sitting in a private room with cool breeze, drinking authentic Scotch whiskey and eating Japanese-style grilled eel, and they were enjoying themselves.
The next day, Lu Ming sent 6,000 yen to Qian Tian. In addition to the normal expenses, the 2,000 yen was regarded as a thank you fee.
Qiantian refused to accept it, saying that the price of two thousand per person already included agency fees. Lu Ming insisted that it was for him personally and had nothing to do with agency fees.
Lu Ming smiled and explained that maybe he might ask him for help in the future, so Qiantian no longer refused.
During this period, Soviet experts had arrived in Shanghai, and Lu Ming bought a building as their dormitory.
Lu Ming also hired a group of young Russian girls as service staff to take care of the experts' daily life, and everything was arranged properly.
When Andrei and Peter learned about it, they protested, saying that these experts actually liked Chinese girls. Compared with Russian girls, their services were more meticulous and their words were gentler.
Lu Ming had no choice but to find some Chinese girls in the labor market. Because the salary was high and the work was relatively free, there were many people applying for the job.
The treatment and salary standards of the experts were set in accordance with the standards of the German Military Advisory Group, and an annual training fee of US$50,000 was paid to the Soviet government.
Lu Ming entrusted Huang Yanning to sign a four-year contract with Russia, requiring Russia to not only help China train four batches of students, but also help China establish a complete agent training system.
Both sides have what they need, and the teaching work is about to begin.