Near noon, the Queen cruise ship arrived as scheduled. Although it was still far away, you could still see the Union Jack flag on the mast fluttering in the wind.
"Major, half an hour ago, Captain Asano found the piano case on the Queen. Inside was a Lee-Enfield sniper rifle." "Did the gunman find it?"
"No. In addition, the gun is only disassembled parts and has not been assembled."
"Where did you find it?"
"Room 7 on the second floor."
"That means the gunman hasn't had time to assemble the gun..."
The team member who reported the situation suddenly changed his expression. He stared at Shibuya Hideaki and said in a low voice: "There's a fire. It seems to be over there at the cruise terminal..."
When Shibuya Hideaki turned around and took a look, he couldn't help but be shocked. Thick smoke was billowing over the cruise ship terminal, and he guessed it was in the direction of the warehouse.
He quickly came to the park duty room, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed the phone number of the ferry terminal. After the call was connected, he said: "I am Shibuya Hideaki, let Ogasawara answer the phone!"
Ogasawara is the squad leader, leading a small squad to be responsible for the security mission at the cruise terminal.
"Report Major, Captain Ogasawara is not here..."
"Where did he go?"
"Going to put out the fire."
"Which warehouse number is the fire?"
"Warehouse No. 6."
"oh……"
Shibuya Hideaki breathed a sigh of relief. Warehouse No. 6 was on the outermost perimeter and contained some ordinary supplies. Even if they were all burned down, there wouldn't be much loss.
Because of this, Ogasawara basically gave up the warning of Warehouse No. 6 with the consent of Shibuya Hideaki due to lack of manpower.
The Japanese army only had a small team of 13 people. Facing the huge cruise terminal, they were forced to make some choices and focus on the warehouses where military supplies were stored.
"Who are you?" Shibuya Hideaki asked.
The soldier who answered the phone replied: "Major, I am Private Taro Kato."
"Go tell Captain Ogasawara that there is a water dragon team to fight the fire. Your duty is to protect the safety of military supplies!"
"yes!"
Coming out of the park duty room? Shibuya Hideaki still felt uneasy? He ordered his subordinates to continue to take strict precautions, and he drove alone to the cruise terminal.
Arriving at the cruise terminal? Shibuya Hideaki stepped out of the car and looked in the direction of Warehouse No. 6. The thick smoke had faded a lot.
Captain Ogasawara quickly stepped forward to greet him, standing at attention with both feet and saluting: "Major!"
Shibuya Hideaki asked: "How is the situation?"
Ogasawara respectfully said: "Report Major, the fire is basically under control? The water dragon team at the pier is very efficient? We..."
"boom!"
There was an earth-shattering explosion in the distance.
Within a few seconds, a huge fireball shot up into the sky, and explosions were heard from the fire. Of course, military supplies also included guns and ammunition.
There are a total of six warehouses at the Mail Ship Terminal. Except for Warehouse No. 6, the remaining five warehouses all store military supplies.
This batch of supplies was transited in Shanghai and will soon be loaded onto warships, transported to the Northeast region, and handed over to the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters.
"Quick, quick, quick? Let the water dragons put out the fire quickly!" Shibuya Hideaki roared.
After Ogasawara left for a while, he stumbled over again and said in a trembling voice: "Major, the Water Dragon Team didn't dare to step forward? They were worried about an explosion..."
"boom!"
Another violent explosion drowned out Ogasawara's subsequent words.
Shibuya Hideaki stood stunned for a long time, then sat down on the ground. He knew very well that things had reached this point and were irreversible.
In addition to guns and ammunition, the warehouse also contains military supplies such as cotton clothes and quilts, and even a batch of high-grade aviation gasoline.
The fire was raging, and the five warehouses quickly became one. Looking from a distance, they looked like a sea of fire.
…
Two days later.
The Japanese Marine Corps Command issued an order removing Hideaki Shibuya from all his posts, his military rank was directly reduced from major to lieutenant, and the task force leader was replaced by Asano Hideki.
This incident was so serious that as much as two-thirds of the military supplies needed to equip a regiment were destroyed in a sudden fire.
Shibuya Hideaki bears the main responsibility, so he was being polite if he didn't get fucked.
As for the fact that a sniper rifle was found from the Queen, what does that mean?
When such a big thing happened, military discipline must be strictly enforced. As the person in charge of the incident, Shibuya Hideaki could only step in and take the lead.
In the task force captain's room, Shibuya Hideaki and Asano Hidejo sat opposite each other.
Normally, the captain of the task force must be a junior officer. Asano Hidejo is only temporary, and the headquarters will appoint a new captain soon.
"It's just a setback. I believe that with Shibuya-kun's ability, he will definitely be reused by the headquarters." Asano Hidejo said comfortingly.
Shibuya Hideaki shook his head: "It's impossible. Such a big mistake happened. I have no chance in the Navy."
"Since I came to Shanghai, thanks to Mr. Shibuya's care, I am very sad that something like this happened."
"Thank you very much."
For a moment, the two of them were relatively speechless.
After almost a stick of incense, Shibuya Hideaki finally broke the silence and asked: "That day in the Bund Park, the patrol room arrested two people, including Chen Liwu. Is there any result from the interrogation?"
"Chen Liwu has the identity of the Secret Service and will be released soon."
"Where's the other guy?"
"The guy's name is Zhang Azheng, and he is a subordinate of Zhang Xiaolin of the Youth Gang. According to his own confession, this time he planned to assassinate Vice President Wan who was watching the ceremony."
"Vice President Wan of the Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes."
"Don't Zhang Azheng know that the imperial army held a commemorative ceremony in the park?"
"That guy can't read."
"..."
"In addition, Li Biao is also missing."
"Gone?"
"He entered the Shanghai Police Station, and our people can't continue to follow him."
"These cunning Chinese people!"
Shibuya Hideaki was so angry that he punched the table hard.
In such a big Shanghai, as long as Chen Liwu and Li Biao avoid appearing in the same place, they can still stay in the special operations team and not be affected by this incident at all.
Asano Hidejo pondered for a long time and said slowly: "I have a strange feeling, as if something went wrong from the beginning, but I can't find a clue."
Shibuya Hideaki said: "You are referring to the explosion at the pier? Asano-kun, I am sure that someone is secretly making trouble in this matter. How could the warehouse explode and catch fire for no reason?"
Asano Hidejo shook his head: "No, I mean the whole thing."
"The whole thing?"
"A series of things that happened recently are seemingly unrelated, but they seem to be somewhat connected..."
Asano Hidejo sorted out his thoughts for a while and continued: "For example, when I found out Chen Liwu and Li Biao, I felt it was too easy."