There was a flash of cold light, and the dagger was unsheathed!
Hattori Mina held the hilt of the sword with both hands and said with a choked voice: "Jiang Xinyu, do you still remember what I said?"
Jiang Xinyu looked at the tip of the sword against his chest and said, "Of course I remember, you said that if I lied to you, you would stab me with it!"
Hattori Mina wiped away her tears, tried to keep her voice steady, and said slowly: "If you don't want to die, shoot me!"
Jiang Xinyu took out a lighter from his jacket pocket and said with a wry smile: "This lighter saved my life, otherwise the person lying on the ground now would be me, not your brother, so no matter what, I owe you a lot!
"
——There is a dent in the metal surface of the lighter. This is the part where Hattori Hikoo shot!
Hattori Mina's hand holding the sword trembled, and she said in tears: "Okay! I want to take back what you owe me!"
As she spoke, she thrust forward hard, and the tip of the sword pierced Jiang Xinyu's clothes!
With a clang, the dagger fell to the floor. Hattori Mina's body softened and she knelt down next to her brother's body, sobbing and saying: "Brother, I'm sorry, I can't do it..."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while, squatted down and said: "Mina, I don't want this to happen, but I can't help it. This is national justice. I am a Chinese. I see the mountains and rivers shattered before my eyes. I can't turn a blind eye..."
Hattori Mina's face was filled with tears and she said: "Jiang Xinyu, I don't want to listen to your preaching anymore, I don't want to see you anymore, I hate you so much, you go, you go!"
Jiang Xinyu knew that if he left now, the Japanese army would definitely change the battle plan, and the information obtained at such a high price would become a piece of waste paper!
Judging from the situation at the scene, it looked more like an internal strife between Hattori Hikoo and Sakai. As long as Hattori Mina didn't testify, she could stay out of it!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xinyu put the official document back into the document bag, stuffed it through the gap in the locked drawer on the desk, wiped off the fingerprints on the southern-style pistol, and placed it next to Sakai's hand.
Hattori Mina watched him busy, her crying gradually weakened, and she choked and said: "What are you doing?"
Jiang Xinyu said calmly: "I can't escape, and both my left and right will die. My life will be decided by you!"
Hattori Mina was confused and didn't understand what Jiang Xinyu meant by saying this.
Jiang Xinyu said slowly: "Major went upstairs to get the shamisen. For some reason, Sakai was hiding in the fireplace in the study. When we came up, he was like this!"
Hattori Mina was stunned for a while and said angrily: "At this time, you still want to use me! Don't even think about it! Either you kill me too, otherwise I will definitely expose you!"
Jiang Xinyu sighed and said: "Mina, you can think whatever you want, but please believe that no matter what happens, I will not hurt you!"
He picked up the phone on the desk, dialed the military police number, and said, "I'm Jiang Xinyu, please answer the phone, Lieutenant Colonel Matsui..."
After making the call, Jiang Xinyu threw the lighter into the toilet sewer and flushed it away.
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Ten minutes later, Matsui Hideki personally led a team of military police and drove to Hattori's house.
The situation at the scene was clear. Sakai fired two shots in total. One shot hit Hiko Hattori, and the other shot hit the bookcase. Hiko Hattori only fired one shot.
The fireplace partition was smashed into pieces, and there were only Sakai's footprints inside. As for why he hid in the fireplace, and why he got into a fight with Hattori Hikoo, only God knows!
"...Major said he wanted to go upstairs to get the piano and let Mina sing for fun. After waiting for a long time, Mina didn't see him come down, so Mina and I went upstairs to have a look. The result..." Jiang Xinyu stood in front of Matsui and told what happened.
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Matsui: "You didn't hear the gunshots downstairs?"
Jiang Xinyu: "No."
Miyamoto reminded in a low voice: "Lieutenant Colonel, given the weather conditions today, it is normal not to hear gunshots."
Matsui said unhappily: "Of course I know this, this is a routine inquiry, understand?"
Miyamoto did not dare to say any more and stood aside. He had already learned this lesson many times from this grumpy and somewhat conceited officer.
Matsui limped around the room, pondered for a long time, and then ordered: "Take Jiang Xinyu's gun!"
Jiang Xinyu pretended to be puzzled and said: "Zhongjun, why is this?"
Matsui smiled and said: "Captain Jiang, I believe what you said, after all, Ms. Mina can prove it! However, there are still some routine steps, including the guns of Major Hattori and Second Lieutenant Sakai, which have to be tested!"
"Understood."
Matsui came to Hattori Mina and said in a kind tone: "Ms. Mina, if you want to express your condolences, we will definitely find out about this matter!"
Hattori Mina sat on the sofa with a dull expression and didn't say a word. She didn't know whether it was right or not to help Jiang Xinyu conceal the truth. The excessive sadness made her unable to even think.
Jiang Xinyu's heart was always in his throat. He was gambling with his life on Hattori Mina's feelings for him!
A military policeman brought Xiaolan in. The little girl turned pale with fright and didn't understand why such a big thing happened suddenly.
Matsui's Chinese was not good, so Miyamoto conducted the interview.
"Did you hear the gunfire?"
"No, no."
"Who has been to the house today?"
"Only Lieutenant Sakai, Miss and Captain Jiang..."
"When did Sakai come?"
"About 11 o'clock, he stayed for a while and then left."
"Did you see him leave?"
"I didn't see him. I went to the kitchen to make tea. When I came back, I found that he was gone."
"Then what?"
"Then...then Miss and Captain Jiang will come. Today is Major's birthday. Call them to come back for dinner."
"What time will Major Hattori go upstairs to get the piano?"
"I don't know. Major didn't let me wait in the house."
"oh……"
After questioning everyone in the family, including the guard outside the door, the situation was basically consistent with what Jiang Xinyu said.
Miyamoto said to Matsui: "Lieutenant Colonel, if we analyze according to the existing testimony, it should be that Sakai Jiro was hiding in the study fireplace, and when Hattori Hikoo entered the study, the two people exchanged fire."
Matsui pondered and said: "That is to say, Sakai did not leave at that time. He took advantage of others' unpreparedness and hid in the fireplace in the study... Why did he do this?"
"This...requires further investigation."
"Search the study immediately!"
"yes!"
The Army Hospital sent an ambulance to take away the bodies of Hattori Hikoo and Sakai. When the ambulance slowly drove away, Hattori Mina suddenly lost control of her emotions and rushed into the pouring rain screaming, crying and chasing after them.
Behind the car.
Matsui stood under the rain cover and said: "I have long heard that the brother and sister of the Ministry of Defense have a deep relationship. Alas... Captain Jiang, please send Miss Mina back first, and come to the military police tomorrow morning!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xinyu quickly chased after him with an umbrella.
Hattori Mina staggered while running in the heavy rain, and fell into the muddy water with a splash. She still got up and continued running forward, crying: "Brother, brother!"
Jiang Xinyu drove after him, parked the car nearby, got out of the car and supported Mina Hattori, who was soaked all over, and said, "Mina, go home."
Hattori Mina smiled sadly and murmured: "Go home...my home is gone..."
After saying this, his body became weak and he fainted.