Hirayama Jiro was very skilled in tactics; he noticed that many armed men were quickly flanking him.
Knowing that he absolutely could not be entangled with the enemy, as any delay would only lead to more enemies arriving and ultimately to certain death.
He dared not linger there any longer, so he turned around, went down the rooftop, down the stairs, and out of the apartment building. Shanghai was densely populated, and there were many people on the streets.
He strode across the street and was about to enter an alley when he was spotted by the Fujiwara Company's armed men who had arrived.
The long strip of cloth in his hand gave away his whereabouts. In his haste, he didn't tie the cloth tightly, and a section of a gun was exposed. The armed man had good eyesight and immediately guessed his identity, pointing at him and shouting, "Here he is!"
Hirayama Jiro was startled. He hadn't expected the other party to arrive so quickly. He sped up, took a few steps, and rushed into the alley.
The armed men rushed over, and Hirayama Jiro ran quickly down the alleyway, soon arriving at the entrance of another alleyway, where he heard the pursuers closing in.
He glanced at the Type 38 rifle in his hand, knowing that carrying it was too conspicuous. Without further hesitation, he threw the rifle high onto the roof of a building along the street wall, then rushed out of the alley and ran towards the largest crowd.
The pursuers behind them also rushed out. Several armed men, holding short guns, came to the street, patrolling left and right, observing the pedestrians around them.
Because the encounter was too brief, they didn't see Hirayama Jiro's face, only his clothes and the spear in his hand.
Ironically, the worker's clothes that Hirayama Jiro wore were very common in Shanghai, and many people on the street were wearing them. As for the spear, he had already discarded it.
At this moment, the armed team members lost sight of their target, so they split into two groups and began searching separately to the left and right.
Soon the other team members also arrived along the alley. With enough manpower, they quickly ran to the beginning and end of the street and began to identify the passers-by.
Kimura Maki led his men to patrol the streets, searching any suspicious individuals they spotted. Pedestrians, seeing the group of Japanese men armed with pistols and looking menacing, dared not say a word and tried to hide as much as possible.
Police officers arrived quickly. Upon receiving the call from Fujiwara Company, they acted swiftly and assembled all personnel to cordon off several nearby blocks.
Both sides acted quickly. To avoid attracting attention, Hirayama Jiro initially blended into the crowd and didn't have time to run fast, resulting in him being stranded in the block. This delay allowed the police to cordon off several nearby blocks, and the commotion grew louder and louder.
Hirayama Jiro inwardly cried out in alarm! He hadn't expected a business company to react so quickly! In just a few minutes, he was surrounded by their armed personnel, especially the police station, which acted swiftly, immediately sealing off the street and making it difficult for Hirayama Jiro to escape.
He was anxious and quickly looked around, trying to find another way to escape. Just then, he saw the entrance to an alley not far away and quickly slipped in. However, the alley was very short and ended in a dead end.
Hirayama Jiro broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, all the residents heard the commotion outside. In those days, everyone was afraid of trouble, so they all rushed home and locked their doors. Soon, only Hirayama Jiro was left in the alley.
At that moment, Hirayama Jiro suddenly saw a sewer opening not far away. Without hesitation, he went forward, pried open the cover, crawled inside, and then slowly put the cover back on.
The news of the assassination of Fujiwara Tomohito, the president of the Fujiwara Company, quickly spread to various departments in Shanghai, including the police station, the Special Higher Police, the military police, and even the garrison. However, after searching the eastern part of the city for a whole day, they still could not find the assassin.
All the high-ranking officials came to visit, and Kagesa Hiroki, Katsuta Takashi, and others repeatedly assured that they would mobilize all personnel to find the assassin.
After Ning Zhiheng finished entertaining everyone, he finally had time to inquire about the results of the investigation.
In the study of the villa, Takeshi Ishikawa gently placed a Type 38 rifle on the table and reported to Ning Zhiheng: "We mobilized all our forces, sealed off all the streets in the east of the city, and searched house to house, but we still couldn't find the assassin. We only found a rifle on the roof of an alley."
Ning Zhiheng sat in his chair, slowly reached for the rifle, and said softly, "This is the army's standard-issue rifle!"
“Yes, we have investigated. When Hirayama Jiro, whom we are currently trying to capture, fled, he took with him a Type 38 standard rifle and a Nambu sidearm. We believe that this assassination attempt was definitely carried out by him,” Ishikawa Takeshi continued.
Previously, Ning Zhiheng ordered the Military Police Headquarters to secretly investigate the whereabouts of Hirayama Jiro in order to avenge Shirakawa Eiei. However, Ning Zhiheng did not expect that Hirayama Jiro would simply come to his door and directly try to assassinate the chairman of the Fujiwara Company, pointing his gun at him!
"This Hirayama Jiro is indeed a ruthless character. Not only did he kill Shirakawa Eiei, but now he has come to Shanghai and is trying to kill me. If it weren't for my good luck today, I would probably not have escaped this calamity!" Ning Zhiheng said with lingering fear. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely not have escaped death today.
Takeshi Ishikawa continued, "According to our investigation, Jiro Hirayama is skilled in shooting and has excellent marksmanship. However, he no longer has a rifle and only has a Nambu pistol, so he is much less of a threat."
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