At seven o'clock in the morning, Okamatsu Santaro arrived at the headquarters on time. When he passed by Kawaguchi Usuma's desk, he suddenly stopped and glanced at the empty seat, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Kawaguchi didn't arrive at the office early today?
However, Santaro Okamatsu was not angry because of this. As a young man, being 'late' once in a while is not a big deal. Besides, Kawaguchi was still his student.
With this in mind, Okamatsu Santaro continued to walk, pushed the door open and walked into the office.
Tick tock!
Tick tock!
Time passed slowly. After finishing a document, Santaro Okamatsu raised his head and glanced at the clock in the corner. The time had already reached eight o'clock.
"Kawaguchi!"
Santaro Okamatsu shouted toward the door. To his surprise, Usuma Kawaguchi did not respond. He looked up at the time again and found that he had not made a mistake, and the hands did point to eight o'clock.
It’s already this hour and Kawaguchi hasn’t arrived yet?
If Santaro Okamatsu seemed indifferent just now, this time, he was really a little angry.
Even if Kawaguchi Youzhen had a master-disciple relationship with him, this kid shouldn't be so late.
Doesn't this guy know that the headquarters has been very busy recently?
At this time, Santaro Okamatsu had already made up his mind that when Kawaguchi Usuma arrived, he would be scolded to death.
Let this boy have a long memory!
Immediately, Okamatsu picked up the phone on the table and summoned another assistant.
"Nishimura, come to my office."
After a while, a young man with a mustache ran into the office.
"minister."
"Have you seen Kawaguchi today?"
Nishimura was immediately surprised when he heard this. Kawaguchi was famous for his diligence in the ministry. This guy was always the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Although Kawaguchi's rise to power was due to nepotism, everyone was not too jealous because Kawaguchi's performance won everyone's respect.
Kawaguchi, you didn’t come today?
Although Nishimura was very surprised, he quickly brought his thoughts back.
"No."
Santaro Okamatsu's face darkened and he said with a dark face.
"Go to his place."
"yes!"
Nishimura and Kawaguchi had worked together for a long time, so he naturally knew where Kawaguchi lived. After receiving the order, he rushed towards Kawaguchi's residence without stopping.
On the way there, when Nishimura thought of the minister's gloomy expression, he couldn't help feeling a little happy, or 'gloating'.
This time, Kawaguchi will be in trouble.
Hehe, I don’t know how the minister will punish Kawaguchi.
After passing through several alleys, Nishimura came to the door of Kawaguchi Usuma's house. He looked at the closed door and stepped forward to take a picture.
"Kawaguchi!"
"Kawaguchi!"
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
After knocking for a long time, Nishimura's hand almost turned red, but there was still no movement inside. This situation immediately attracted Nishimura's attention.
This is not normal!
No matter how fast Kawaguchi slept, he should still be awake!
Could it be that Kawaguchi has gone out?
When Nishimura came here just now, he took all the shortcuts in order to rush for time. If Kawaguchi had taken the main road, the two of them might have missed each other.
'Maybe this kid is being scolded now, right?'
When thinking of the scene where Kawaguchi was scolded, Nishimura's lips unconsciously raised slightly.
To this day, he still has no doubt that something happened to Usuma Kawaguchi, because, having been in a comfortable and bad situation for a long time, he has lost the vigilance that an intelligence officer should have.
This is not to blame Nishimura, because he is not a professional agent. Like Kawaguchi, he also graduated from Kyoto Imperial University, but he did not study law, but studied economics.
After a while, Nishimura hurried to the headquarters and went to the minister's office immediately.
"What?"
"No one is home?"
Santaro Okamatsu's brows jumped. What happened to this kid? Where did he go?
"Have you asked the neighbors? Have they seen Kawaguchi?"
"Well."
Nishimura trembled and lowered his head, feeling very guilty. He didn't dare to look at Okamatsu at all, because he had never thought of this at all. After the minister reminded him, he just remembered that maybe something happened to Kawaguchi.
After all, how could a boring 'model worker' like Kawaguchi suddenly disappear without saying hello?
"idiot!"
Santaro Okamatsu picked up the pen in his hand and threw it directly at Nishimura's face. Compared to the young Nishimura, he almost immediately thought of the possibility of Kawaguchi's accident.
"Hurry up and make sure!"
At this sound, Okamatsu almost roared.
Kawaguchi was one of his most proud disciples. Although the two were not related by blood, in his heart, Kawaguchi's status was no less than that of his useless son.
"yes!"
However, this trip to Nishimura returned in vain. Kawaguchi's neighbors were either no longer home or did not pay attention. In short, the results were not very good. Among the people he asked, not one of them had been there since last night.
People have seen Kawaguchi.
After that, Nishimura hurried to the kendo gym where Kawaguchi often went, but no one there had seen Kawaguchi.
'It's over!'
‘Something really happened to Kawaguchi!’
Within the Manchurian Railway, Kawaguchi Usuma's life was notoriously boring. In his eyes, there was nothing more than work. Kawaguchi had never been to a small gathering among colleagues on weekdays.
Apart from his home and headquarters, the Kendo Hall is the only place Kawaguchi frequents.
But now, Kawaguchi is nowhere to be seen in these three places. This kid must have had an accident.
Minister's Office.
Snapped!
A crisp slap sounded, and the left side of Nishimura's face swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"idiot!"
Santaro Okamatsu's roar resounded through the building and even reached the office outside. At this moment, the entire floor immediately became silent!
The minister is angry!
In everyone's impression, Gangmatsu is a typical scholar, gentle and gentle, and rarely angry.
Whoops!
Whoops!
Santaro Okamatsu gasped and glared at Nishimura angrily.
This guy is so stupid!
If he could have discovered that 'Kawaguchi' was missing earlier, then he could have sent out men to look for it earlier.
However, it was precisely because of Nishimura's stupidity that he discovered it at least an hour late!
"idiot!"
Snapped!
"idiot!"
Snapped!
After three hard slaps, the anger in Santaro Okamatsu's heart finally subsided a lot.
Immediately, he immediately picked up the telegram and issued an order to the investigation department's action team.
Search the whole city!
No matter the cost, we must find Usuma Kawaguchi!
After giving instructions to the action team, Santaro Okamatsu was still a little worried. He continued to pick up the phone and called Nakamura Noriko to seek help from his old friend.
Because of a few phone calls from Santaro Okamatsu, all the little devils in the city started to move.
Soon, this situation immediately attracted Liang Guoan's attention. After all, the movement was too big.