But how could Murakami Keita be willing to end his life in such an unclear way? He would rather accept the military's investigation than actually commit seppuku. He was not one of those fools who genuinely admired Bushido. Who doesn't know the preciousness of life!
Now that the situation is clear, the truth must be reported to the Special Higher Police headquarters as quickly as possible so that Section Chief Sagawa can make a decision. There's no way to get past this hurdle by running away. He picked up the phone with utter despair.
Taro Sagawa was in a relatively good mood during this period. Although the defeat in Nanjing made the military very dissatisfied with the work of the Special Higher Police, the Special Higher Police's work was not without results, especially in dealing with Chinese agents in Shanghai, where they made significant progress.
Meanwhile, in Nanjing, the target has been identified, and the selected arrest team has infiltrated the city. It is believed that there will be some results in the near future. Once the real cause is found out, intelligence work in Nanjing will be restarted. Although the previous losses were heavy, they are still within acceptable limits.
As for Hangzhou, the Chinese intelligence force is not strong. Over the years, the work of the Hangzhou military intelligence station has not posed much of a threat to Japanese spies. On the contrary, it has been infiltrated. Therefore, Taro Sagawa is not worried.
But after receiving the call from Keita Murakami, Taro Sagawa couldn't believe his ears. What nonsense was Keita Murakami spouting? Was he even thinking straight? Did he even know what he was saying?
Sagawa Taro's face grew increasingly grim. He listened to Murakami Keita's report almost without saying a word. After a long while, he said fiercely, "Murakami, are you sure what you've reported is true? Do you know what kind of situation you and I will face if this news is true?"
At this point, Taro Sagawa was practically roaring, "You idiot! In less than a month, less than a month, you've destroyed the entire intelligence network! What's the use of apologizing now? What's the use?"
Murakami Keita, on the other end of the phone, could easily imagine how ferocious Sagawa Taro's face must look at that moment.
"Lord Sagawa, I am willing to take full responsibility, but we must find out the real reason, otherwise this incident may happen again." Murakami Keita said cautiously. He had to find out the cause of the incident, otherwise it would be a disaster.
"The real reason?" Sagawa Taro said through gritted teeth.
I cursed inwardly, thinking, "The real reason must be you!"
Everything is obvious. The intelligence groups that had no connection with each other were captured by the other side at the same time. The problem must lie at the root. Only Murakami Keita has the complete list of the intelligence network. Otherwise, there is no way to explain how this situation could have occurred.
This guy is still crying wolf here! Oh no! For a long time, former section chief Kawamoto Kuraji and I have suspected that there is a high-ranking Chinese spy hidden in the headquarters of the Special Higher Police, especially senior intelligence officers who have been in contact with the Nanjing intelligence network.
Among those suspected was Keita Murakami. Yuji Imai had expressed his suspicions about Murakami at the time, but he was too stubborn and overconfident in his own judgment, which led him to temporarily give Murakami the intelligence work in the Hangzhou area, thus gaining control of the entire intelligence network.
In less than a month, the entire intelligence network was destroyed by Chinese agents. There were too many suspicious points surrounding Murakami Keita!
No wonder he's been asking me to get information on those highly classified spies all this time. Luckily, I had some reservations and didn't agree.
We must keep him calm for now and not push him too hard, otherwise all the responsibility will fall on him in the end, or my career as a secret agent will be over.
Thinking of this, Taro Sagawa suppressed his anger and softened his tone, saying, "Murakami-kun, now that this has happened, you understand the seriousness of the matter. I will immediately send Team Leader Imai to investigate the cause of the incident. You must cooperate fully and find a plausible explanation, otherwise it will be difficult for us to explain to the military and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Do you understand?"
Sagawa Taro's words were somewhat euphemistic, but the meaning was clear: everyone could discuss it, and the reason for it was up to everyone to come up with. As long as they could find a way to cover things up, that would be fine. This was also a tacit promise to cover up for Murakami Keita.
Upon hearing these words, Murakami Keita was overjoyed. His previously despairing heart was suddenly filled with a glimmer of hope. That's how people are; even when they are in dire straits, as long as a glimmer of hope appears ahead, they will force themselves to believe that there is still hope for survival, even though they know that the hope is slim.
In truth, given Murakami Keita's intelligence, how could he easily believe Sagawa Taro's promise? He simply had no other choice but to nod and thank him, saying, "Thank you, Section Chief. I will definitely cooperate with Section Chief Imai to complete this investigation."
Sagawa Taro hung up the phone, his anger finally becoming uncontrollable.
"ah!"
He let out a furious roar and swept all the items on the desk to the ground.
At that moment, the attendant and secretary outside heard the commotion. Thinking that something had happened to Section Chief Sagawa, he drew his pistol, gripped it tightly, and burst through the door.
"Section Chief?" Seeing that Taro Sagawa was unharmed, he put down his gun and asked softly.
Sagawa Taro was panting heavily, his chest heaving rapidly. He ordered, "Please have Group Leader Imai come to me immediately."
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