Just twenty minutes earlier, Kurita Taro, Kawamoto Kuraji's trusted attendant, was anxiously standing at the door of Kawamoto Kuraji's room, carrying a plate of exquisite breakfast.
Kawamoto Kuraji's normal routine is to get up at six o'clock every day, and after washing up, Kurita Taro will deliver the prepared breakfast to his room around six-thirty.
But for some reason today, Kurita Taro knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response at all.
Kurita Taro didn't think about anything else; he didn't believe that anyone would sneak into the heavily guarded Japanese consulate to assassinate Kawamoto Kuraji.
What he was most concerned about was Kawamoto Kuraji's health. In the past two years, Kawamoto Kuraji's health had deteriorated significantly. He was particularly prone to fatigue, and his symptoms of heart attack were becoming increasingly severe. As a result, Kurita Taro repeatedly suggested to Kawamoto Kuraji that he return to Japan for treatment, but Kawamoto Kuraji refused each time.
Just a few days ago, Kawamoto Kuraji suffered another heart attack and fainted again, this time for a longer period than the previous two times.
This morning, after knocking on the door for a long time without getting a response, Kurita Taro had a bad feeling and his unease grew.
He couldn't wait any longer, so he quickly turned to the Consul General, Seiji Nakajima. Upon hearing Kurita Taro's report, Nakajima, equally eager to act, also dared not delay.
Because he knew very well that Kawamoto Kuraji's public identity was that of a consul at the consulate, but his true identity was that of the head of the Japanese intelligence organization in the entire Hangzhou area, a position of great importance, absolutely no less than his own.
The safety of Kawamoto Kuraji could not be ignored, so Nakajima Seiji immediately led a group of his men to Kawamoto Kuraji's room.
Seiji Nakajima hesitated again at this point, and asked again to confirm, "Kurita-kun, are you sure Mr. Kawamoto is really in the room?"
Kurita Taro bowed slightly and replied, "Your Excellency, I can confirm that I escorted Mr. Kawamoto back to his room last night before leaving. Moreover, wherever Mr. Kawamoto goes, he always arranges for me to accompany him; he would never leave alone without a word."
Seiji Nakajima thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Kurita-kun, as you know, your intelligence department has many rules. We shouldn't have entered Mr. Kawamoto's room without permission, but today's situation is special, so we can't worry about that!"
At this point, he turned to the military officers beside him and said, "Call Dr. Kanno here immediately, and force the door open."
Kanno was a Japanese doctor stationed at the consulate, and Seiji Nakajima also knew that Kuraji Kawamoto was not in good health, so he called the doctor over just in case.
One of the staff members quickly went to fetch Dr. Kanno, while the remaining military officers banged on the door together.
The door was of very good quality, and it took several military officers a great deal of effort to finally break it open.
Kurita Taro shouted, "No one can go in! I'll go in and take a look first!"
Kurita Taro, a veteran agent who had followed Kawamoto Kuraji for many years, was somewhat flustered in his haste, but quickly regained his composure.
He knew very well that if Kawamoto Kuraji really had an accident, given his special status, the Special Higher Police Headquarters would definitely investigate the cause carefully, and the scene of the incident must be kept as it was.
Upon hearing this, Seiji Nakajima and several military officers quickly stopped in their tracks. As diplomats, they were also quite wary of intelligence agencies and did not want to get involved.
Kurita Taro looked around the room and didn't find anything wrong, but he knew that Kawamoto Kuraji must have had an accident, otherwise such a commotion outside the door would have woken him up long ago.
He entered the bedroom in a few steps and saw Kawamoto Kuraji lying quietly on the bed.
"Sir, sir!" Kurita Taro called out urgently, but Kawamoto Kuraji did not respond at all. He gently placed his hand on Kawamoto Kuraji's nostrils, and after a long while, he finally withdrew it in extreme disappointment.
"Sir!" Kurita Taro cried out in anguish, then closed his eyes in anguish.
However, Kurita Taro quickly regained his composure. He hurried back to the door and reported to Nakajima Seiji, "Your Excellency, Mr. Kawamoto has passed away. I would like to ask Dr. Kanno to examine the cause of death and also report to the Special Higher Police Headquarters, requesting that they send someone to handle this matter!"
Upon hearing that Kawamoto Kuraji had indeed met with an accident, Nakajima Seiji felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He hadn't expected such a thing to happen. Given Kawamoto Kuraji's special status, he was sure there would be no shortage of trouble in the future.
He could only nod and say, "Of course, please arrange for an intelligence officer from the Special Higher Police Headquarters to take over as soon as possible, since we are not in the same department, and many things are inconvenient. I think you understand that!"
Kurita Taro knew that Nakajima Seiji and his group didn't want to get involved in trouble, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes, I understand what you mean. I will report to headquarters now and ask you to seal off the scene and prevent anyone from entering. At the same time, seal off the consulate and conduct a necessary search to see if there are any signs of infiltration."
"Yes, I'll give the order right away!" Seiji Nakajima nodded immediately, turned around and loudly ordered the military attaché behind him, "Close the gates immediately and organize personnel to conduct a full search of the consulate!"
"Yes, sir!" the military officers behind him replied in unison.
Ning Zhiheng led his group back to the Ning family compound. As soon as they entered, Ning Zhiheng said to Liu Tongfang, "Brother Tongfang, find me an absolutely reliable Japanese translator immediately, the sooner the better!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Tongfang knew that Ning Zhiheng had gained something else from this trip. The information he was able to steal from Kawamoto Kuraji was definitely not ordinary information!
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