The Hongkou area is very large. With the arrival of tens of thousands of Japanese overseas Chinese and Belarusian refugees, the pressure on public security management has suddenly increased. In addition to the initially established Hongkou Patrol Room, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau has successively established the Jiaxing Road Patrol Room and the Huisi Patrol Room.
Ordinarily, Sichuan North Road does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Hongkou Patrol House. It was only because a Japanese died and the concession authorities were under great pressure that they ordered Chief Inspector Stuart to take over the investigation. After all, "Detective Stuart" is well-known.
At this moment, in the Chief Inspector's Office of the Hongkou Patrol Room, Chief Inspector Shi Duhua was frowning and pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.
Two days have passed, and despite the dispatch of all members of the Hongkou patrol room and the covert assistance of outside informants, no clues have been found.
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Stewart sat back behind the desk.
A police officer pushed open the door and entered: "Report to the Chief Inspector, there is a man named Xu Siqi who wants to see you. He claims to be from the Foch Road Patrol Room."
Stewart thought for a moment and said, "I remember this person, please invite him in."
Yinqiao put his feet together and said loudly: "Yes, sir!"
After a while, Xu Siqi stepped in under the guidance of Yin Qi.
At St. Mary's Hospital, I overheard Xu Siqi analyzing the case. Stuart admired this arresting man who was meticulous and logical in his observation.
At that time, he called the instructor out and wanted to transfer Xu Siqi to the Hongkou Patrol Room.
The instructor is the inspector of the French Concession, so he cannot easily agree to this request. This is not because Xu Siqi is so important, but because of the personnel transfer that is equivalent to that of Yu's country, the procedures are extremely cumbersome.
Since the other officer disagreed, Shi Duhua did not insist anymore. Although Xu Siqi's analysis was sound, it had not been verified by facts after all.
In any case, Xu Siqi left a good impression on Stewart.
"Inspector Xu, please sit down."
"Thank you, Chief Inspector."
"What do you find me for?"
"Chief Inspector, I heard that the murderer of the Yamamoto Kosuke case has not been caught yet. I am here specifically for this matter."
Stewart's eyes lit up: "Do you have any good ideas?"
Xu Siqi said: "I need to know, have you sent anyone to monitor those dental clinics?"
"All dental clinics in the concession have the eyes and ears of the patrol house. As long as they find targets that match the case, they will be brought back to the patrol house immediately."
"Is it round-the-clock surveillance?"
"certainly."
"No suspicious person found yet?"
"According to what you said, Yamamoto Kosuke's punch was very heavy, which may have caused the killer's teeth to loosen or fall out. We focus on these patients. Unfortunately, we have never found anything."
"Chief Inspector, if nothing else happens, today is likely to be an important turning point, especially between eight and nine in the morning. I guess the murderer is very likely to appear."
Stewart looked at Xu Siqi and said with a smile: "I heard that in China, there are many people in history who have the ability to predict the future. Could it be that I am so honored that I happened to meet one?"
Xu Siqi said respectfully: "I don't have the ability to predict the future. I just speculate based on common sense. If it doesn't come true in the end, please don't blame the Chief Inspector."
"Then, please tell me your speculation."
"Today is the third day after the incident. The routine manhunt is basically over. The murderer's awareness of prevention will also be reduced to a certain extent. In addition, between eight o'clock and nine o'clock, it is the busiest time for the patrol room. Why?
You don’t go out on duty until nine o’clock. Chief Inspector, assuming you were the murderer, wouldn’t you also think that this is the safest time?”
After a slight pause, Xu Siqi smiled and said: "I believe that it is difficult for a person with an injured tooth to survive until the third day."
Stewart said slowly: "What you said makes sense... But don't forget that Shanghai is not just a concession. If the murderer escapes to the Chinese border, even if we know who he is, there is nothing we can do."
Xu Siqi said: "On the day of the incident, the patrol room acted quickly and sealed off the entire Hongkou area. Since the murderer had injuries on his face, there was no reason to risk passing through the checkpoint for interrogation. His most likely option was to find a place to hide nearby and wait for the situation to develop.
Let’s calm down and make plans again.”
Stewart thought for a long time and couldn't help but nodded slightly. He raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. It was now 7:40 in the morning.
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Duolun Road.
A car parked slowly on the street, and Asano Hidejo with red and swollen cheeks sat in the car.
As Xu Siqi analyzed, Yamamoto Kosuke was also a member of the Anti-War Alliance, and he was the one who wrote a secret letter warning Takeuchi Ryota.
Even though the letter had been sent, Yamamoto Kosuke still felt uneasy. He and Takeuchi Ryota were old friends for many years. After some consideration, he decided to come to Shanghai in person and state the seriousness of the matter to Takeuchi face to face.
Not long after he and his wife arrived in Shanghai, they had just settled in the Sakura Hotel when Asano Hidejo came to visit them.
As soon as he saw that the person was Asano Hidejo, Yamamoto Kosuke didn't even think for a second, he punched the opponent unexpectedly, and then took the opportunity to escape through the door.
In fact, he knew very well that he was definitely in trouble this time. He tried his best to rush out of the room, mainly because he did not want to involve his wife in the bedroom.
As long as Asano Hidejo's appearance is not seen, Mrs. Yamamoto at least has a chance to survive.
Asano Hidejo was very upset. He found that his trip to Shanghai was just one step after another, and everything went wrong.
The Intelligence Department has already investigated this Yamamoto Kosuke very clearly, and the reason why he has not been arrested is because they want to use him to find more anti-war alliance members.
When Kosuke Yamamoto came to China, the Intelligence Ministry immediately sent a report to Asano Hidejo.
After discussing with Hideaki Shibuya, Asano Hidejo decided that killing Kosuke Yamamoto in the concession would provide an excuse for the task force to enter the concession.
Asano Hidejo was indeed careless. He did not expect that the usually gentle and gentle Yamamoto Kosuke would dare to resist, but suddenly became as agile as a leopard, and unexpectedly gave him a heavy punch.
After returning to the task force, after examination by a military doctor, it was discovered that two teeth were loose.
Military doctors are all surgeons. In addition to prescribing some anti-inflammatory drugs, he also suggested that Asano Hidejo go to a professional dental clinic. After all, there are specialties in the surgery and there are many kinds of doctors. It is impossible to treat all diseases.
It may be that the medicine did not treat the problem, and the loose teeth caused gum abscesses. When Asano Hidejo woke up in the morning, almost half of his face was swollen.
"Asano-kun, there is a Jon Dental Clinic in that alley. The equipment is imported from Europe and the doctors are of very high standard..."
"Wait for me here."
"yes."
Asano Hidejo opened the door and got out of the car, looked around, and walked into the clinic.