Ten minutes later, Chen Liwu locked the door and rode a bicycle to the Bund Park.
Li Biao took a rickshaw to Shiliupu Pier and bought a ticket to board the cruise ship "Queen", which belongs to the British Swire Shipping Company.
About an hour later, Li Biao disembarked from the boat and left empty-handed.
No. 4, Xiangua Lane, Sanma Road, Shibuya Hideaki, dressed in casual clothes, walked in and asked: "Asano-kun, how is the situation?"
Asano Hidejo said: "Li Biao took the piano case to Shiliupu Pier, and Chen Liwu went to the Bund Park. There is no one at home now."
A task force agent hurriedly walked in, bowed and said: "Major Shibuya, Captain Asano, and Li Biao boarded the Queen cruise ship. They just got off the ship and took a rickshaw to the Bund Park."
"How long was he on the ship?" Shibuya Hideaki asked.
"About twenty minutes."
"Has he been in contact with anything?"
"No. I just put the piano case in the storage room."
"Piano case?"
Shibuya Hideaki thought for a while and asked: "Asano-kun, what do you think will be in the piano case?"
Asano Hidejo said: "It's probably a sniper rifle."
Shibuya Hideaki nodded: "I think so too. You saw the metal reflection on the wooden box delivered by the driver. It should be disassembled gun parts. Maybe there are other machine parts acting as camouflage to cope with patrol inspections.
.”
Following Shibuya Hideaki's train of thought, Asano Hidejo continued: "The gunman had been waiting on the ship early. After getting the piano case from the storage room, he returned to the room to assemble the gun. For a professional who is familiar with firearms, assembling a sniper
Rifle, it won’t take more than ten minutes at most.”
Cruise routes are completely open to the public and are very easy to find.
This is an international route that sets sail at 11:40 a.m. and passes through Kobe, Moji, Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Colombo, and finally arrives in Mumbai.
Among them, there is about an hour's voyage on the Huangpu River. The "Queen" is originally a sightseeing cruise ship.
According to the sailing schedule, the Queen happened to pass by the Bund Park at around 12 noon, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the Bund.
In Shibuya Hideaki's view, this is by no means a "coincidence."
"Asano-kun, take the people with you immediately, board the Queen immediately, and secretly search for the person who took the piano case. Don't let him have the opportunity to shoot!"
"yes!"
Asano Hidejo hesitated for a moment: "Then, what should we do here?"
"Ask Sakai to lead a few people to guard here. You are only responsible for the gunners on the Queen. Once you capture the person, send a signal to me immediately."
Shibuya Hideaki glanced at his watch. Is it ten o'clock in the morning? He rushed to the Bund Park and arranged a special task force to guard the scene.
What if Asano Hidejo failed to find the gunman in time? He had no choice but to prevent Commander Yagawa from delivering a speech.
How many steps did Shibuya Hideaki take towards the door? Then he turned around and added: "And? In addition to the Queen, other ships near the Bund Park must also be inspected."
"yes!"
"Let's split up."
"yes!"
"yes!"
…
Bund Park.
Because the Japanese army held a commemorative ceremony? Ordinary tourists are not allowed to enter within a radius of 500 meters of the music pavilion.
Even those who hold invitations must undergo strict inspections. Those whose identities cannot be verified for a while will have to undergo more stringent inspections, such as body searches, etc.
The orchestra played "Warship March"? This is the military song of the Japanese Navy.
The January 28 Incident? It was a fierce battle between the Japanese navy and the Chinese army, and had little to do with the Japanese army.
The relationship between the Japanese navy and the army is like that of the party headquarters and the secret service. Although they belong to the same government, they are full of contradictions and discord.
At this moment? Commander Yagawa and the Marine Corps commander were talking in low voices to the accompaniment of "Warship March".
Yagawa is an Army Lieutenant General? It coincides with this visit to Shanghai, and as a representative of the Army to participate in this commemorative ceremony? It can be regarded as easing the conflict between the Army and the Navy.
Xu Siqi was also at the scene, directing patrols to maintain order.
Shibuya Hideaki went around and felt very satisfied. The members of the task force were scattered everywhere. Each suspected target was monitored by one or two members.
This level of alert is almost foolproof.
With a smile on his face, Hideaki Shibuya walked up to Xu Siqi and said, "Hello, Inspector Xu. Let me introduce myself. I am Major Hideaki Shibuya of the Marine Corps of the Imperial Japanese Army."
"Major Shibuya, I have long admired you." Xu Siqi said politely.
"Inspector Xu is young and promising, which is really admirable."
"Major Shibuya, you're welcome."
"I heard that China has stories about young people becoming famous since ancient times. For example, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve..."
Shibuya Hideaki's idea was very simple, he took the opportunity to have a relationship with Xu Siqi.
Xu Siqi stared into the distance and suddenly interrupted Shibuya Hideaki's words and said: "Is the man in the gray tunic suit one of yours?"
Shibuya Hideaki was stunned when he heard this. He followed Xu Siqi's gaze and saw a man in gray Zhongshan and Japanese clothing - Chen Liwu standing in the crowd of onlookers.
"I don't recognize this person." Shibuya Hideaki replied.
Xu Siqi waved behind him, walked over quickly and solemnly, and whispered: "Inspector, what are your orders?"
"Take two brothers over there and search for the man in the gray tunic suit. Oh, and the one next to him wearing sunglasses."
"yes."
"Don't make too much noise. Get it to the park duty room and search it."
"clear."
Zheng Zheng and the two patrolmen walked through the crowd and walked toward Chen Liwu.
Chen Liwu had a puzzled look on his face and explained something to Zheng Zheng in a low voice and teasingly. Zheng Zheng didn't bother with him and took the man in sunglasses beside him into the park duty room.
Shibuya Hideaki asked: "Detective Xu, why do you think there is something wrong with those two people?"
Xu Siqi shook the folding fan in his hand, looked up at the sun hanging in the sky, and said: "It's such a hot day, and they are not guests coming to watch the ceremony, so why do they button up their clothes tightly? It doesn't feel right.
"
"Inspector Xu is really aware of everything, I admire him."
"Your country is holding a commemorative ceremony here. As a law enforcement officer in the concession, I have the obligation to ensure the order of the venue. If something goes wrong, I will be blamed..."
A patrolman came excitedly to Xu Siqi and said, "Detective, you are really sharp-eyed. There is indeed something wrong with those two guys!"
"Weapons found?" Xu Siqi asked.
"A Browning pistol was found," replied the patrolman.
"Which person?"
"The one with sunglasses."
"Where's the other one?" Xu Siqi asked.
The patrolman shook his head: "Nothing was found."
"Who are they?"
“I didn’t even bring my ID, and when I asked them, they refused to tell me.”
"If you refuse to say anything, there must be something wrong. Take him immediately to the patrol room and hand him over to Detective Russell for strict interrogation!"
"yes!"
Two dangerous men were captured on the spot, one of whom was an agent of the Secret Service, and the other, although his identity was unknown, had weapons hidden on his body, so he was obviously not an ordinary person.
Xu Siqi handled the matter decisively and without any sloppiness. At least in Shibuya Hideaki's view, there was nothing wrong with the Chinese detective.