No one dared to utter a sound, bowing their heads and waiting silently for Tsuchihara Keiji's judgment.
Keiji Tsuchihara turned to look at the warehouse, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes. The Eclipse Project was an important task assigned to the Special Higher Police by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and one of the most effective measures in response to the current war situation. It was originally intended to be used to strike at the economic system of the Chinese resistance government and completely undermine their confidence in resistance. But now, the billion yuan of legal tender that the Navy had painstakingly captured had been burned to ashes, and all the hard work had gone to waste. How was he supposed to report this to his superiors?
Keiji Tsuchihara grew increasingly angry. The failure of this mission would have serious consequences, but Yoshiko Kitaoka, the main person in charge of the Eclipse Project, was his student, and he had to protect her life no matter what.
He glanced at Taro Sagawa beside him, and the murderous intent in his eyes startled Taro Sagawa, who turned pale with fright. As a professional agent with keen intuition and rich experience, he keenly sensed Keiji Tsuchihara's malice and immediately knew that Tsuchihara was looking for a scapegoat. The thought made Taro Sagawa break out in a cold sweat.
However, Keiji Tsuchihara immediately abandoned the idea. In the past, he might have done so, but now he knew very well that Taro Sagawa and the Otani family must have an unknown relationship. This could be seen from the last poisoning case of Kanda Tamayama. The Otani family, which never participated in politics but had a very high prestige, spoke up for Taro Sagawa, which made Vice Minister Takeda give face and let Taro Sagawa go.
This time was no different. Even if he pinned the blame on Taro Sagawa, he would definitely ask the Otani family for help, and the final result might not be what he wanted. After thinking for a long time, Keiji Tsuchihara still did not do so.
Unbeknownst to Sagawa Taro, in the blink of an eye, he had narrowly escaped death. He cautiously looked at Tsuchihara Keiji, seriously considering how to deal with the situation.
Keiji Tsuchihara looked at Ryoko Kitaoka and asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out the cause of the fire?"
Kitaoka Ryoko also came to her senses at this time. She replied in a hoarse voice, "We don't know yet, but it must have been sabotage. The building's water supply was suddenly cut off when the fire started. Without water, we could only watch helplessly as the fire grew bigger and bigger, and there was nothing we could do!"
"Baka!" Keiji Tsuchihara swung his hand and delivered another resounding slap, knocking Ryoko Kitaoka to the ground once more.
The next day, when it was already bright, Keiji Tsuchihara arrived at the warehouse where the fire had been extinguished. He stared at the large pile of gray ashes before him, speechless for a long time.
He began to carefully examine the scene, but after the fire, nothing was left, and there was no trace to be found!
At this moment, Taro Sagawa, who had gone to investigate the water source, returned and reported to Keiji Tsuchihara: "Chief, we have found out that the valve room of the water pipe leading to the building was blown up with TNT explosives, causing a large-scale leak. This was a premeditated action by the other party."
This outcome was exactly what Keiji Tsuchihara had anticipated. Looking at the gray walls and the iron bars welded to the windows, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you been in this warehouse before?"
Taro Sagawa nodded and said, "I came in once when it was finished. I can say that the entire building was set up flawlessly. I really don't know how the other party did it?"
“Yes!” Keiji Tsuchihara nodded in agreement. He walked to a window and looked out through the gaps in the iron bars. “I inspected this warehouse a few days ago and thought it was meticulously arranged, leaving no room for the enemy to exploit. But they managed to do it so flawlessly. If it weren’t for the water supply being cut off, I wouldn’t have been able to find a single trace of their actions. They are truly a formidable opponent!”
At this point, he turned to look at Taro Sagawa and asked, "Who do you think it could be?"
"Who else could it be?" Sagawa Taro gave a bitter smile. "Master Kanda was poisoned by the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, and then the legal tender was burned. The Military Intelligence Bureau would not assign a mission to two departments at the same time."
"It's that intelligence department again!"
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