Ning Zhiheng nodded in relief after hearing the officer's assurance.
The lieutenant then stepped into the library. The lobby on the first floor was very spacious, and the items and books were arranged very neatly, so that everything could be seen clearly at a glance.
It was obvious that no one could hide in this hall, so the soldiers began searching the adjacent storerooms and dormitories, but of course, they found nothing.
They began searching the rooms on the second floor, where Kuroki Yueyi and Ning Zhiheng's offices were located.
Ning Zhiheng quickly followed them up to the second floor. The soldiers soon discovered that Kuroki Yueyi's office was locked and immediately reported it to the lieutenant officer.
"What is this room for?" the lieutenant asked Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng replied, "This is the office of our curator, Mr. Kuroki Yueyi. There are many personal items inside. It is usually locked when he is not there, and only he has the key."
"Smash it open!" the lieutenant commanded.
"Wait a minute!" Ning Zhiheng shouted, he couldn't let Kuroki Yueyi's office be searched so easily.
He said with great dissatisfaction, "Lieutenant, let me emphasize again, this is Mr. Kuroki Takeichi's office. You may not know this, but Mr. Kuroki Takeichi is a famous scholar in the country and has a very high status. General Uehara Junpei of the garrison headquarters is his friend. If you force your way in like this, I will have a hard time explaining to Mr. Kuroki, and I'm afraid you will also have a hard time explaining to General Uehara Junpei."
Ning Zhiheng's words clearly expressed his dissatisfaction, and he even brought up Uehara Junpei to put pressure on the officers.
In fact, he didn't care about searching Kuroki Takeichi's office. However, given Kuroki Takeichi's status, if he allowed Japanese officers to search so easily, it would arouse suspicion from those with ulterior motives.
Ning Zhiheng's words clearly made the lieutenant hesitate, but his sense of responsibility still made him somewhat unwilling. In the end, he gritted his teeth and insisted, "I'm sorry, Fujiwara-kun, it's our duty. We really have offended you."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Ning Zhiheng did not stop him. The soldier stepped forward and smashed the door lock, while the lieutenant stopped them from entering and instead searched the room himself.
Kuroki Takeichi's office was not small, but it was simply furnished, and there was no place to hide. The lieutenant officer quickly came out and said to Ning Zhiheng with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Excuse me!"
Ning Zhiheng shook his head helplessly, and the search continued. When the lieutenant officer searched Ning Zhiheng's office, he quickly discovered a calligraphy and painting hanging in a conspicuous position on the wall behind the desk.
The calligraphy and painting read, "Having tasted all the joys and sorrows of life, I know the unspoken warmth and coldness within myself!" The inscription at the end reads: "Shanghai, 1943, presented to my young friend Fujiwara Tomohito, Uehara Junpei!"
Upon seeing this, the lieutenant realized that the young man in front of him was not as simple as he seemed!
The search was quickly concluded, and the lieutenant gave a slight bow, saying in a gentle voice, "Fujiwara-kun, we've been very rude today. We'll leave now. We apologize for the intrusion!"
Even though Ning Zhiheng's face showed displeasure, he still politely bowed in return, watching the soldiers hurriedly leave the South House Library. This search was finally over.
The next morning, in the office of Taro Sagawa, the head of the Special Higher Police Headquarters, Taro Sagawa looked at the interrogation record in his hand and asked, "The nurse at Boli Hospital only saw her own department's doctor, Akihito Ogawa, and then she was knocked unconscious. Has Akihito Ogawa been caught?"
"We've caught him. He's at his home, but he refuses to admit it, claiming that he never went to the hospital after work. Even his neighbors and family can testify for him. We've confirmed that a skilled thug disguised himself as him, infiltrated the hospital, knocked out two nurses, and then impersonated a doctor to enter the ward and attack Yu Li," Yuji Imai replied. He hadn't rested all night, investigating the case until now, before hurriedly reporting back to his section chief, Taro Sagawa.
Taro Sagawa then asked, "It seems that Chinese agents have already infiltrated our occupied territory. These people are very aggressive, unlike the style of the Shanghai military intelligence station. They should be purge personnel from the Nanjing headquarters. Haven't our informants in the Shanghai intelligence station sent back any messages?"
Yuji Imai shook his head and explained, "These days, the Shanghai military intelligence station has been conducting secret screenings and internal audits. My informant is under close surveillance and cannot move at all."
“Then don’t use them lightly. You’ve worked hard all night. Have you gained anything else?” Sagawa Taro asked.
Yuji Imai quickly replied, "Although our inside sources haven't sent back any information, it confirms your judgment from another perspective. Judging from the scene investigation in the hospital ward, there were probably two perpetrators. One of them was extremely powerful, and he must have killed three strong agents with his bare hands in a short period of time. Their necks, ribs, and jaws were all broken. This is an extremely rare fighting expert. As far as we know, there is definitely no such person in the Shanghai military intelligence station!"
Another skilled wielder used a short knife, thrusting it diagonally to the lower right, aiming straight for the heart—a swift and decisive strike.
The four trained agents were utterly powerless to resist, and didn't even have a chance to draw their guns as a warning.
He paused, then continued, "At the scene at the Mufengyuan Tavern, judging from the footprints, at least twenty to thirty people were involved in the fight. Each of our men had at least six to seven wounds, and some even had as many as twelve. This shows that their infiltration force was very strong. They suffered heavy losses in the last infiltration, but this time they were determined to succeed, yet they still succeeded."
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