February 19, 1938, was a fateful day for many people involved!
On this day, many strange and even suspicious things happened, and they were intertwined like a mess, causing all parties involved, either explicitly or covertly, to fall into a state of anxiety!
The day before February 19th, that is, February 18th, countless Japanese aircraft roared again, flying all the way to bomb Wuhan.
Starting at around ten o'clock in the morning, groups of them took turns flying over Wuhan, like flies, flying around in the air like flies, then whizzing and swooping down, dropping black bombs one after another!
Explosions occurred one after another in three towns in Wuhan, sending up mushroom-like clouds of smoke and covering the gray sky.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Japanese planes bombed indiscriminately! And they specifically bombed their own houses! It was really abominable!
However, there must be some key points for such bombing by Japanese aircraft, such as the Hanyang arsenal, government agencies, military stations, national warships on the river, etc. But it is difficult to say whether the Japanese aircraft can hit them.
Nationalist aircraft also rushed to the sky above Wuhan, flying up and down like fly swatters, attacking the Japanese flies.
The anti-aircraft artillery on the ground also exploded gray flowers in the sky, causing the people on the ground to cheer. Whenever a Japanese plane dragged black smoke and rushed to the ground, the people cheered.
Higher.
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On the 18th, in the small conference room of the Investigation Division of the Wuhan Security Command, Luo Jiang, the first director of the division, looked out the window and listened to the roars and explosions of planes, both far and near, and felt extremely angry!
I've already died once! I'm still afraid you'll bomb me!
Wang Zhigong, the head of the first section, also listened to the explosions outside and continued: "There are indeed some scoundrels holding small mirrors to signal Japanese aircraft near some important locations! They are simply a bunch of bastards!"
Luo Jiang said sternly: "Section One and Section Two, send all your people out. Anyone with a small mirror will be killed without mercy!"
In the first few days when Luo Jiang took office in the Investigation Department, he kept ordering all the people in the first and second sections to go out and arrest anyone with a small mirror! Looking at it now, this is definitely not going to work! His latest order is, wherever you see something,
When the small mirror flashes, shoot! Shoot even if you can't! This is a serious warning!
Japanese planes bombed Wuhan that day and continued until the evening.
The Chinese Air Force dispatched aircraft to respond to the battle, which lasted until evening. Both sides suffered heavy losses.
The sky above Wuhan was filled with silent and terrifying smoke. Firetrucks roared and rushed past on the streets, extinguishing the fires caused by the bombing. Panic citizens ran up and down the streets to save their remaining property.
It wasn't until midnight that Wuhan gradually calmed down.
At this time, Wuhan, which is suddenly warm and then cold, is the coldest time of the day when the humidity is rising and the dew is beginning to condense.
The whole city seemed to be condensed by dew, damp and cold. The streets were deserted. Occasionally, a policeman on night patrol would put his hands in his pockets and pass by quietly.
Luo Jiang had a question in his mind. Someone used a small mirror to signal the Japanese aircraft, indicating that there must be Japanese spies in Wuhan!
So, did they lurk before, or did they infiltrate recently? If they infiltrated recently, there must be loopholes in Wuhan's outer cordon!
Damn it, perimeter security and in-city espionage defense are his current main responsibilities! If there are any serious mistakes again, Boss Dai will never let him go again!
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Luo Jiang left Shanghai on the 5th of last month. He was depressed all the way and couldn't get out of it!
He didn't know what kind of ending was waiting for him! He was no longer sure about his future!
He had a lot of troubles on the road, and it took him almost four days and four nights to take a detour to Wuhan. He was exhausted and about to die!
The telegram sent to him by the headquarters was: Return to Han immediately to report on his work. It had the meaning of urging, and there seemed to be a hidden layer of reprimand!
Sure enough, on the day he returned to Wuhan, before he could recover, he was imprisoned in the basement of the Lixing Building. What awaited him was indeed a severe review! He had to work hard to deal with it!
A Japanese spy was discovered inside the Shanghai District of the Secret Service! His crime is unforgivable! There is no way to escape his responsibility! Even if this trouble can cost people's lives! He can only admit it all! He will never defend himself!
Director Yang of the Inspection Office stared at him, almost gritting his teeth and said: "It was your brothers who discovered it first! You didn't know until you used force to eliminate the traitors! How did you become a commander? Do you know?
This is what makes Boss Dai most angry!"
Shame! Shame! Luo Jiang only had these three words in his heart! At that time, he really wanted to hit him to death!
This review lasted for a whole month! Luo Jiang really went through life and death during this month! He suffered a lot!
Fortunately, although there were spies inside the Shanghai District, they did not cause too much damage!
The most important thing is that Boss Dai finally has a relatively deep understanding of Luo Jiang and finally does not give him a severe punishment! He finally gives him a chance to make meritorious deeds!
At that time, the Investigation Division of the Wuhan Security Command had just been established and needed a new division and a chief.
Boss Dai has been weighing things up, and there is really no one under him! Everyone has important tasks!
So, Luo Jiang finally escaped from death and got this position by accident!
Boss Dai summoned him just before he took office and said only one sentence: "Brother Luo, you have a great responsibility!"
Luo Jiang was so moved that he almost cried. He swore in his heart that he would achieve great results in the Investigation Department! Boss Dai's trust in him would not be in vain! What he understood even more was that this was also his last chance! He could never let it go.
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On the 18th, Luo Jiang spent the day dealing with Japanese bombings and searching for Japanese spies.
It was around eleven o'clock that night when he finally fell on the bed and managed to fall asleep. But he didn't sleep for long.
Because not long after, it was February 19th! In the early morning of that day, a strange shooting occurred in Wuhan! Luo Jiang, who was bent on making achievements, also felt full of doubts and crises!
At this time, Luo Jiang, who had just fallen asleep, unexpectedly received a call from Gui Longhai, the head of the Detective Section of the Wuchang Police Bureau.
"Chief Luo, there's a big case here in Wuchang! A very strange big case!" Gui Longhai said hurriedly on the phone.
"Oh, Chief Guike, at this time you..."
Chief Guike's case was probably theft and robbery! What's so surprising! Luo Jiang was extremely sleepy at this time, so he didn't take it seriously and just responded casually.
"Chief Luo, you'd better come here, this case is unusual!" Gui Longhai said hurriedly on the phone.
"Why is it unusual?" he asked, holding back a yawn.
"First, someone was shooting here! Second, a national army officer died! His name was probably Sun Jike."
Luo Jiang suddenly woke up. He knew this Sun Jike, he was the lieutenant colonel staff officer in the Senior Staff Office of the Military Commission!
"Where!" he asked simply.
“Wuluo Road Sanshan Street!”
Luo Jiang was shocked! It was right near the First Military Commission of the Kuomintang! A national army officer died there! It was by no means a small case!
As he turned over and got out of bed, he said, "Just wait, I'll be there!"
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However, Luo Jiang's investigation office is located in a two-story building on Yunqiao Street in Hankou. It is very close to the Wuhan Security Headquarters on Huashang Street, and not even close to the Secret Service Headquarters at the corner of Dongting Street and Cai'e Road.
Far.
But it is quite far from Wuchang Wuluo Road, which Guike Yichang mentioned, and we have to cross the river.
So, when Luo Jiang and his people took the bus to Wangjiaxiang Pier to cross the river by ferry, and then drove all the way to Sanshan Street on Wuluo Road and found Gui Longhai, it was already past four o'clock in the morning on February 19th.
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When Luo Jiang arrived, he could see that the matter had alarmed the top military officials.
Duan Zegang, commander of the Military Commission's security battalion, has arrived with some soldiers, and together with the police brought by Gui Longhai, they have blocked nearby streets and have begun to survey the scene.
Now, Duan Zegang and Gui Longhai were standing on the street, talking quietly.
When Gui Longhai saw Luo Jiang coming, he briefly introduced the situation to him, and then led them to inspect the crime scene together.
Luo Jiang only watched it for a few minutes before he realized that this seemingly simple case was anything but simple!
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Duan Zegang, commander of the Military Commission's security battalion, has met Luo Jiang several times. Their common responsibility is to protect public security in Wuhan!
Duan Zegang shook hands with him and introduced the situation of the deceased to him and Gui Longhai.
He said that Sun Jike is a lieutenant colonel staff officer in the Senior Staff Office of the First Military Commission. He graduated from Baoding Official School and is 27 years old this year. He has excellent military qualities and is especially good at staff work. His main task at present is to formulate the next step of defending the country.
Wuhan’s strategic defense plan.
Battalion Commander Duan added that recently, Sun Jike had to work until eleven o'clock at night every day.
After get off work every day, he would walk to the Purple Rose Bar on Sanshan Street to have a small glass of wine and chat with the bar owner or other officers for a while. After about half an hour, he would leave the bar and go home to sleep.
Battalion Commander Duan said: "This is his habit. He hopes to fall asleep after going to bed. I guess he is like this today too."
It was cold, and Gui Longhai's face turned a little pale at this time.
Luo Jiang felt a little strange when he looked at him. He was a veteran police officer and the head of the Detective Section, and he was familiar with handling all kinds of difficult cases. Why is he like this now? Tired? Nervous? Or is there something hidden in this case? He
It's a bit unclear.
No one can guess the tension and uneasiness in Gui Longhai's heart.
On the one hand, he had only been in Wuhan for more than two months and was not yet fully familiar with the situation. To encounter such a big case made him, a policeman once known as a "ghost detective," feel a little nervous.
As a saying goes, this is the first meal a new daughter-in-law cooks for her parents-in-law. If you cook it badly, it’s over!