usatvline Chapter 1511: The Military Police Fire (asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 1511: The Military Police Fire (asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 1511: The Military Police Fire (asking for monthly tickets)
Following the huge flames, Onodera Masago came to the T-shaped warehouse, only to see the warehouse door open and the military police carrying buckets and basins, desperately trying to put out the fire.
"How did the fire start?" Onodera Masago grabbed Jiichiro Kamii, who was yelling at his men to put out the fire, and said, "Mr. Kamii, what's going on?"
"I don't know, I don't know." Jiichiro wiped the ashes off his face, his eyes full of panic, "It suddenly caught fire."
Onodera Masago angrily let go of Kamie Jiichiro. He was angry at the guy's helpless look.
"Where is the water dragon?" Onodera Masago shouted loudly.
Looking at the huge flames in the warehouse and feeling the heat, he knew that the fire could not be put out with just the water in the buckets and basins. Not only that, when the water in the buckets was poured into the fire, the flames actually soared higher and higher.
"Yes, yes, water dragon." Jiichiro Kamie woke up as if from a dream and shouted, "Go, push the water dragon cart over here."
Soon, the military police hurriedly pushed a hand-operated fire hose truck over, but the water pressure of the hand-operated hose truck was obviously insufficient, and the fire was so huge that the soldiers could not get any closer, so the water column could not be thrown into the fire. They could only put out the fire at the edge of the fire at the door of the warehouse.
"It's over, it's all over." Jiichiro Kamie muttered in grief as he watched the fire that showed no sign of abating.
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Soon, the chief of the gendarmerie security room, Tsuchida Minetarou, arrived with his men, as well as the chief of the first section of the security room, Mizuguchi Atsushi, and the chief of the second section, Kubota Hiromi, and others.
Looking at the entire warehouse engulfed in flames and realizing that it was impossible to put out the fire, Tsuchida Minetarou's face became terribly gloomy.
He grabbed Jiichiro Kamii, who was in charge of internal security for the gendarmerie, and loudly asked about the situation.
Jiichiro Kamio looked as pale as death, and he knew nothing about anything.
Tsuchida Minetarou was furious.
"Onodera-kun." Tsuchida Fengtaro found Onodera Shogo, "Do you know how the fire started?"
"I also saw the fire in the office and rushed here." Onodera Masago shook his head and said.
Several people looked at the soldiers desperately trying to put out the fire, their faces livid, because they knew that it was all in vain.
At daybreak, the fire in the warehouse was finally under control. To be more precise, the supplies in the warehouse were almost completely burned out.
Sakugami Umezumi arrived with a team of military police and brought with him a warrant from Shanghai Military Police Commander Junichiro Ikeuchi. They arrested the guard on duty and Major Jiichiro Kamiko, who was in charge of security, and interrogated them on the spot.
At the same time, he ordered Masago Onodera, the chief of the First Section of the Military Police Intelligence Room, to count the losses and investigate the scene.
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"Were you the first to notice the fire?" Umezumi Saeaki asked Kiyono Takahashi.
Takahashi Kiyono looked in a very disheveled state, with flying ashes and sweat stuck together, his entire body was covered in dust, and a large chunk of his hair was burned off by the fire.
"Reporting to the captain, it was Kita Kintaro who first smelled the burning smell." Takahashi Kiyono said, "Then his subordinates looked around but didn't see any fire. Finally, they suspected that the fire was in the warehouse."
Umezumi Saeaki looked at Kintaro Kita, who nodded repeatedly.
"And what did you do?" asked Umezumi Saeki.
"I quickly took out the key and opened the warehouse door to check." Takahashi Kiyono said, "After the warehouse door was opened, we rushed in and saw the fire suddenly burst out. That's when my hair was burned."
Saegi Umezuchi frowned slightly. He knew that this was because a big fire broke out inside the warehouse. However, because the fire was so big, the oxygen in the warehouse was quickly sucked out. At this time, the door of the warehouse suddenly opened, and fresh oxygen was quickly inhaled, which instantly fueled the fire.
However, he also knew that he could not blame the two for this. When they discovered that the warehouse was on fire, Takahashi Kiyono and Kita Kintaro hurriedly opened the door to check. This was a normal operation, and these two guys might not understand the principle that fresh air was inhaled and fueled the fire.
"Did you find anything unusual while on duty?" asked Umezumi Saeki.
They both shook their heads.
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"Before the fire broke out, did you open the warehouse door and go in?" asked Umezumi Saeki again.
The two shook their heads faster.
"Sir, we are only responsible for guarding the warehouse door. Without the permission of the major, we have no right to open the warehouse door unless it is an emergency." Takahashi Kiyono quickly explained.
At this time, a military police came in, walked to where Sakami Umezu lived, and reported to him in a low voice.
"Lieutenant Colonel, we have questioned the two guards on duty before, and found nothing unusual, and no one has entered the warehouse."
Umezu Saeki couldn't help but frown. No one had entered the warehouse, and suddenly a fire broke out inside the warehouse.
"Could it be that there are flammable items in the warehouse that spontaneously combusted?" Saeki Umezumi wondered to himself.
However, he first denied this possibility in his mind. If it were a hot summer, it would be possible for flammable materials to spontaneously combust. However, it was now cold March and this situation was almost impossible to occur.
"Was the warehouse door open during the day? Did anyone go in?" asked Umezumi Saeki in a deep voice.
Takahashi Kiyono and Kita Kintaro looked at each other.
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"Speak." Saeki Umezu slapped the table.
"During the day, Major Shanghe and his men delivered a batch of supplies into the warehouse." Kita Kintaro said tremblingly.
"What supplies are they?" Saejo Umezumi asked immediately.
"It's cloth, food, some red wine, perfume, and women's handbags," said Kintaro Kita.
Upon hearing this, Sajo Umezu couldn't help but frown.
If these materials were cloth and grain, it would be reasonable to say that they appeared in the T-shaped warehouse, but red wine? Perfume? Women's handbags?
This is not reasonable.
Saejo Umezumi was about to continue questioning.
"Lieutenant Colonel Sajou, Commander Ikeuchi asks you to come over." A military police staff officer came in and said.
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The office of Military Police Commander Junichiro Ikeuchi.
When Umezu Sakami moved in, there were already quite a few people in the office.
Onodera Masago, chief of the Intelligence Room's First Section, Tsuchida Minetarou, chief of the Security Room's First Section, Mizuguchi Atsushi, chief of the Security Room's Second Section, Kubota Hiromi, Kamiijiro, captain of the Security Room's Second Battalion who was in charge of security that day, and Kitani Kenjiro, chief of the Military Police Headquarters' Inspection Room.
Among them, the captain of the second battalion of the security room, Jiichiro Kamii, looked ashen and stood there trembling with fear.
"Sakami, have you found any clues about the fire?" asked Junichiro Ikeuchi in a deep voice.
His face was livid and he was in a bad mood.
He had just received a telegram from his senior, the 11th Army Commander Okamura Neiji, yesterday, informing him that Okamura would come to Shanghai in two days. Junichiro Ikeuchi was very happy and was planning how to entertain this senior and important military figure. However, he did not expect that a fire broke out at the gendarmerie late at night, which made Junichiro Ikeuchi very angry.
"After preliminary investigation, the guards who were on duty that night said there was nothing unusual before the fire, and no one violated military orders and entered the warehouse without permission." Saijo Umezumi said, "Now the preliminary inference is that the fire started inside the warehouse. As for why the fire started inside, it is still under investigation."
"An internal fire?" Upon hearing this, the head of the Inspection Office, Kenjiro Kitani, frowned. "At this time of year, the possibility of a natural fire is extremely small."
"Yes." Saegi Umezumi nodded and said, "I also think the possibility of spontaneous combustion can be basically ruled out."
"Since spontaneous combustion is impossible..." Ikeuchi Junichiro said, "Then it must be arson?"
"This possibility exists." Saijo Umezumi said, "But this is where the biggest doubt lies."
He told Junichiro Ikeuchi, "The guards on duty said there was nothing unusual and no one had entered the warehouse. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to understand how arson could have been carried out inside the warehouse."
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"Sagami-kun has only confirmed that none of our guards entered the warehouse before the fire broke out last night. So, what about yesterday?" Tsuchida Minetarou asked, "Is it possible that when the warehouse was opened during the day, someone sneaked in, took the opportunity to stay in the warehouse, and then waited for an opportunity to set the fire at night?"
"What Chief Tsuchida means is that this is a assassin who took advantage of the daytime to enter the warehouse in order to burn down our warehouse?" Onodera Masago said with a frown.
He shook his head. "The materials in the warehouse are certainly important, but in the eyes of the anti-Japanese elements, since they were able to sneak in, they could have more important goals."
Everyone nodded. They understood what Onodera Changwu meant. If there really were anti-Japanese elements infiltrating the gendarmerie, their most likely goal would be to assassinate the senior officers of the gendarmerie.
For example, the commander who is sitting on the chair opposite you is definitely the most desired target of assassination by anti-Japanese elements.
Even thinking of poisoning the gendarmerie's cafeteria was more attractive to these anti-Japanese elements than burning supplies.
"No, no, no." Tsuchida Fengtaro shook his head. "What I mean is that someone sneaked in, set the fire, and then when the warehouse door was opened and our people were putting out the fire, they ran out in the chaos."
He said, "This person must have disguised himself in our military uniform so that our people could not find him in the chaos."
"This is impossible," said Onodera. "I saw the fire in the office and rushed to the warehouse immediately. The fire was so big that it was impossible for people to survive in the warehouse."
"Even if they survived, they would have been severely burned." He looked at Tsuchida Minetarou and said, "When I arrived at the scene, I did not find any soldiers with serious burns."
"I support Mr. Onodera's point of view," said Umezumi Saegi. "According to my interrogation of the soldiers who were on duty when the fire broke out, they immediately opened the warehouse door to check after discovering the fire. Because of the air inflow caused by opening the door, the fire quickly spread and the soldiers' hair was burned. In this case, even if there were people hiding in the warehouse, it would be impossible for them to come out alive."
He looked at Junichiro Ikeuchi and said, "Commander, we did not find any burned bodies in the warehouse, so the possibility of someone hiding in the warehouse and setting the fire can be ruled out."
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"So, what you mean is that someone used some means to ignite the warehouse late at night when no one was around, causing this fire?" Junichiro Ikeuchi said with a frown.
"Hay."
"Then tell me, how did the enemy set fire to the warehouse when no one was around?" Junichiro Ikeuchi slammed the table and said angrily.
Everyone in the hall bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Kitani-kun." Junichiro Ikeuchi snorted and said.
"Hay."
"Immediately set up an investigation team for the warehouse arson case led by the Inspection Office, with you as the lead investigator." Ikeuchi Junichiro said coldly, "The Intelligence Office and the Security Office will work together in the investigation."
"Hai." Kenjiro Kitani, Shogo Onodera, and Minetaro Tsuchida said in unison.
"Sagami." Junichiro Ikeuchi looked at Sagami Umezu.
"You will also join the investigation team."
"Hay."
Everyone looked at Sakami Umezuchi. Sakami was the young military officer most admired by the commander, and could be said to be the person the commander trusted most in this room.
Junichiro Ikeuchi waved his hand, and everyone tactfully withdrew.
Jiichiro Kamii also hurriedly followed the crowd and tried to retreat among them.
Sakami Umezumi stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop Kamigoi Jiichiro.
Several people looked at Jiichiro Kamii and sighed. Regardless of whether the arson case could be thoroughly investigated and the mastermind behind it could be arrested, Jiichiro Kamii, the captain of the second battalion of the guard room who was responsible for the night guard, would be held accountable. He could even be brought to a military court for dereliction of duty by the angry commander.
Instead, everyone left except Umezumi Saejo, who took the initiative to stay, which attracted everyone's attention.
In particular, Kenjiro Kitani, who had just been appointed by Junichiro Ikeuchi as the head of the arson investigation team, looked at Umezumi Sakami deeply.
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Junichiro Ikeuchi did not stop Umezumi Sakami from keeping Jiichiro Kamio.
He understood his young officer and knew that there must be a purpose and reason for Sakami Umezumi to do this.
"Kamigo-kun." Saejo Umezumi's expression was serious. "I am now interrogating you in front of the commander. I hope you will not make mistakes and stop hiding anything."
Jiichiro Kamie looked up at Umezu Sakami, and he really wanted to say, when did he hide anything?
He has nothing to hide, and he dares not hide anything!
"Yesterday during the day, you led people to transport a batch of supplies into the T-shaped warehouse." Saejo Umezumi asked, "Is this true?"
Jiichiro Kamii nodded.
"Answer me!" Sakami Umezumi raised his voice and shouted.
"Yesterday during the day, I did escort a batch of supplies into the T-shaped warehouse." Kamiko Jiichiro glanced at Sakami Umezumi and said.
"What supplies are they?" asked Umezumi Saeki.
"It's food, cloth, and..." Kamigo Jiichiro answered. His heart suddenly skipped a beat. He knew why Sakami Umezumi asked about this.
"Anything else? Say it!" said Saeki Umezumi coldly.
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