Chapter 273 Assistance from friend Araki (two-in-one chapter)
"Don't get involved in the murder of Professor Taniguchi anymore," Hyoutarou Imamura said.
"Hai." Cheng Qianfan said respectfully without any hesitation.
"Aren't you curious about the reason?" Hyōtaro Imamura looked at Kentaro Miyazaki and asked.
"If the teacher thinks it's okay to tell the students, he will naturally tell me." Cheng Qianfan smiled, "If it involves confidentiality, it will embarrass the teacher if the students ask."
Seeing Kentaro Miyazaki's respectful attitude and being extremely 'considerate' towards him, Hyōtaro Imamura felt satisfied. He sighed, shook his head and said, "It's not very secret."
He asked Kentaro Miyazaki, "Is there any conflict between you and Tsubasa Naito?"
"Probably not." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, but his expression was a little bitter.
"Huh?" Imamura Hyoutarou frowned slightly.
"Teacher, you know the character of students. Students always treat their friends sincerely. Although the relationship between students and Mr. Naito is not close, they feel that they have not offended Mr. Naito." Cheng Qianfan showed a hesitant expression.
"Just tell me if you have anything." Hyōtaro Imamura said in a deep voice.
"The student has never felt any problem with Naito-kun before, but..." Cheng Qianfan smiled bitterly and continued, "When I went to say goodbye to Teacher Taniguchi today, Araki-kun from the special high school class told me something.
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He then told how Araki Harima mentioned to him that Naito Tsubasa reported to him that he suspected something was wrong with him.
"That's it." Hyōtaro Imamura nodded, "The Consul General called and Naito reported some questions about you to him. After careful consideration, the Consul General asked you to temporarily leave the investigation team for the assassination of Professor Taniguchi."
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"Teacher, the student really doesn't understand why Mr. Naito has such a deep misunderstanding of me." Cheng Qianfan looked sad.
"Probably to vent his anger." Hyoutarou Imamura said, "There is something you may not know. Tsubasa Naito is Nagatomo-kun's nephew."
Cheng Qianfan was silent for a while, then he frowned and said, "Teacher, what you mean is that Teacher Changyou was assassinated together with me, and he blamed me for not protecting Teacher Changyou?"
"Maybe." Hyōtaro Imamura patted Kentaro Miyazaki on the shoulder, "Naito's parents died young, and it was Nagatomo-kun who brought him up. He has a very deep feeling for Nagatomo-kun, so..."
He pondered and thought, "I hope you can understand and don't blame Naito too much."
"Teacher." Cheng Qianfan's expression was filled with helplessness and a bit of anger, "I am very sad about the death of Teacher Nagatomo. However, objectively speaking, the murderer should have gone for Teacher Nagatomo. The students were also
Shot and wounded..."
Imamura Hyōtaro nodded. He understood that what Kentaro Norayaki didn't say was that Kentaro meant that he was injured because he was actually implicated in the assassination of Nagatomo Akio, not that he was implicated in Nagatomo Akio.
"Tell me something truthfully. Before the day of the assassination, did you know about Nagatomo-kun's arrival in Shanghai?" Imamura Hyōtaro asked with a serious expression, looking at Miyazaki Kentaro.
Cheng Qianfan looked confused, "Teacher, I don't understand..."
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"Naito has been secretly investigating the murder of Nagatomo-kun, and he found out a case that happened before Nagatomo-kun was killed." Hyōtaro Imamura said, "At No. 16 Taojia Lane, Sun Zhijie, the fiancé of Tao Cuifang, the daughter of Tao Xu, was kidnapped.
Do you have any impression of this case?"
"Tao Jiaxiang, Tao Xushi, Tao Cuifang." Cheng Qianfan thought, "I have an impression that Tao Cuifang's fiancé Sun Zhijie was kidnapped, and there was no news about him later."
As he said that, he looked at Hyōtaro Imamura in confusion, "Teacher, what does this kidnapping case have to do with Naito-kun?"
"Naito found out that Sun Zhijie and his girlfriend Tao Cuifang had double eyelid surgery at Nagatomo-kun." Hyoutaro Imamura said, "He thinks you knew about Nagatomo-kun's visit to Shanghai before the assassination of Nagatomo-kun happened.
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"I don't understand the logic behind Naito-kun's suspicion of me." Cheng Qianfan looked angry, "Sun Zhijie's kidnapping did happen before Mr. Nagatomo was assassinated, but what does this mean?"
He paced, his expression irritable, "Teacher, I really can't understand, and I can't accept Naito-kun's doubts and misunderstandings about me."
"Let's talk about the kidnapping case of Sun Zhijie." Hyōtaro Imamura said.
"After Sun Zhijie was kidnapped, we conducted an investigation and suspected that his kidnapping was related to the Jiang Mule gang." Cheng Qianfan explained, "The inspector in the patrol room later received intelligence that the Jiang Mule gang targeted the clinic for kidnapping.
Among patients undergoing double eyelid surgery in the hospital.”
"Why are these people targeted?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked.
"The Jiang Mule gang is rampant, and some wealthy people in the French Concession are in danger. Most of them have added bodyguards to protect them. This has caused trouble for the Jiang Mule gang's kidnapping operations, so they have set their sights on people like Tao Cuifang, who has some family members."
Assets, but little protection from ordinary citizens."
"That's it." Hyōtaro Imamura nodded.
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"The patrol room did not know at first that Sun Zhijie accompanied Tao Cuifang to undergo double eyelid surgery at Teacher Changyou of the Police Hospital. Because there was an attempted kidnapping case before, this person had double eyelid surgery at Renkang Hospital, so my men initially thought
Tao Cuifang also had double eyelid surgery at Renkang Hospital."
After a pause, Cheng Qianfan said, "In fact, if there hadn't been a gunfight when Sun Zhijie was kidnapped, and Liang Yuchun's department was short of manpower, my third patrol would not have been involved in the case of Sun Zhijie's kidnapping."
He looked at Hyōtaro Imamura and said, "Teacher, you should remember that I reported to you before that Liang Yuchun competed with me for the position of deputy chief inspector of the Central Police Station, and the relationship between this person and me is not harmonious."
Cheng Qianfan's expression was gloomy, "A few days after my staff investigated the kidnapping case of Sun Zhijie, I met Teacher Nagatomo for the first time in the Special High School Class, and then we were assassinated together that day."
He was a little irritated, "My men once went to the police hospital to find Dr. Mao Kaishin, the disguised identity of Teacher Nagatomo. I didn't know this at the time."
Seeing that Kentaro Miyazaki was a little incoherent because of his anger, Hyōtaro Imamura said in a deep voice, "Kentaro, I don't doubt you. Don't be emotional."
"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan's expression became better after hearing this, and he continued, "I didn't go to this matter personally. It was my subordinate who went to the police hospital. It's just that Dr. Mao Kexin was out of town for something at that time and the clinic was closed. My subordinate Lu
Hu didn’t see Dr. Mao Kexin.”
"Teacher, Lu Hu is a spy for the empire's secret development. He can prove to me that I don't know anything about Dr. Mao Kexin and I have never seen him."
As he spoke, he said angrily, "If Mr. Naito still doubts that I knew the news about Mr. Nagatomo being in Shanghai before this, I have nothing to say."
He looked at Hyōtaro Imamura and said, "I don't understand why Naito-kun suspects me, not to mention that I didn't know that Mr. Nagatomo was in Shanghai before, let alone that Dr. Kawasaki Shin is Mr. Nagatomo."
He said angrily, "Even if I knew that Mr. Nagatomo came to Shanghai, I would only be very happy to meet the teacher again after many years. Why would I secretly harm the teacher?"
As he spoke, he muttered angrily, "It's unreasonable."
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"I understand." Hyōtaro Imamura nodded slightly, "I will report this matter to His Excellency the Consul General and explain it to you."
After listening to Kentaro Miyazaki's explanation, he still chose to believe Kentaro. As Kentaro Miyazaki said, before the day Nagatomo Akio was assassinated, Kentaro had never seen Nagatomo Akio at all and had no idea that he came to Shanghai secretly.
What's more, Kentaro Miyazaki had no reason to harm Nagatomo Akio.
As far as he understood, Kentaro Miyazaki and Atsuo Nagatomo were not familiar with each other before, but they had only had a teacher-student relationship for a short period of time.
"The teacher has great trust, and the students are grateful." Cheng Qianfan said with an excited expression, and then he showed a look of solemn thought.
"What's wrong?" Imamura Hyōtaro asked.
Cheng Qianfan showed a bit of embarrassment, "In order to arrest the Jiang Mule gang, my subordinates once arrested several suspects in a dance hall."
He smiled sheepishly, "Later, after careful verification by the patrol room, it was found that these few people had nothing to do with the Jiang Mule gang. The bail report was sent to my desk, and I signed and agreed."
Hyōtaro Imamura glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki, and he had already guessed that he, a money-loving student, would go to the dance hall to pick up people in the name of arresting the Jiang Mule gang, threaten them, and then extort bail money.
"Later, two months after the assassination of Teacher Nagatomo, some of them were kidnapped and disappeared." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Later I learned from Section Chief Sanben that the missing person was a latent agent of the Nishimura Class of the Empire." He said with an embarrassed look.
"I have an impression. I remember that you reported this matter to me at that time." Imamura Hyoutarou nodded, and he glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro, "However, you only talked about the Nishimura class and did not mention it at that time.
People have been captured by your men before."
Cheng Qianfan didn't defend himself. He scratched his head, the embarrassment on his face getting worse.
Hyōtaro Imamura snorted, and he understood the reason:
He was a decent person, and Kentaro knew that he did not like this rude behavior of extorting bail money. In view of this, Kentaro naturally did not dare to mention this matter to him.
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"As for the assassination of Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi, I personally believe that Miyazaki-kun can be ruled out as a suspect."
"First of all, the motive. Miyazaki-kun had no motive for killing Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi."
"As far as I know, Miyazaki-kun respects Professor Taniguchi very much. Of course, maybe because the professor is strict with him, it makes it difficult for Miyazaki-kun to get close to the professor."
Saying that, Araki Harima thought for a moment and chose a more accurate term, "It is the respect students have for their strict teachers with a hint of alienation."
"Miyazaki-kun went to the hospital morgue to see Professor Taniguchi, and I could feel the sadness and pain in his heart." Araki Harima said to Mimotojiro, "Miyazaki-kun said, 'Only when you have truly lost can you know how to cherish.'
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As he spoke, he sighed and said, "This sentence should be the most realistic psychological portrayal of Miyazaki-kun now."
Sanbonjiro nodded slightly. In addition to having no motive, the most important thing is that Kentaro Miyazaki did not know the news of Hiroyuki Taniguchi's secret arrival in Shanghai. In fact, even he, the director of the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course, did not know about Hiroyuki Taniguchi in advance.
News that two members leading the 'Pen Troop' came to Shanghai from Hong Kong.
Kentaro Miyazaki has no motive and no knowledge at all, so the suspicion can basically be ruled out first.
Araki Harima judged that this was Naito Tsubasa's anger at Kentaro Miyazaki because of the death of Nagatomo Atsuo, which makes some sense.
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At this moment, the phone on the desk rang.
Sanbonjiro's expression was serious, and only important people of equal status to him, as well as senior officials from the military and staff headquarters, would call this number.
He stood up and picked up the phone with a serious expression.
"I am Sanbonjiro."
"Imamura-kun? It's so late and you still haven't rested?"
"Hahaha, Imamura-kun is also working late at night. Yes, the empire is making great strides in conquest. For the sake of the great cause of the empire, I and you guys will forget to eat and sleep..."
"Okay, I understand this."
"The light of the Showa era shines on the world. Imamura-kun, please rest early."
After hanging up the phone, Sanbonjiro looked at Araki Harima with a thoughtful look on his face and said, "Counsellor Imamura of the Consulate General called. The Consulate General believes that Kentaro Miyazaki is not suitable for the time being to continue to participate in the investigation of the assassination of Hiroyuki Taniguchi."
"What?" Araki Harima was extremely surprised, "Is there really something wrong with Miyazaki-kun?"
"Probably not." Sanbonjiro shook his head and said, "Miyazaki is with Imamura-kun now."
Araki Harima was stunned. He nodded. Imamura Hyoutarou was able to make this call in front of Miyazaki Kentaro and pointed this out directly to Mimotojiro. This naturally shows that Miyazaki-kun has no problem. Imamura has no problem with Miyazaki.
It's trustworthy.
This is also a gesture used by Hyoutaro Imamura to convey his trust in Miyazaki-kun, so as to avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments here.
"Is it possible that there is a problem within the Consulate General?" Araki Harima asked, "Is it possible that Tsubasa Naito did something behind the scenes?"
"There is such a possibility." Sanbenjiro nodded and said.
Miyazaki Kentaro is at Imamura's side at this moment and should be reporting the situation to Imamura.
Mimotojiro was not dissatisfied with this, because it was his arrangement for Miyazaki to get close to Imamura Hyoutarou, and at this moment, he captured a detail from Imamura's phone call:
Miyazaki came to him first, and then went to Imamura Hyoutarou's, for which he was very pleased.
"Although my subordinates don't have much contact with Naito, I feel that Naito is obsessed with him. In the words of China, he will never look back until he hits the wall." Araki Harima glanced at Sanbonjiro and said in a timely manner.
"idiot."
Sanbonjiro shook his head and snorted coldly.
The nerds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stupid fools, narrow-minded people who don't know right from wrong.
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At this moment, the phone rang again.
This is another phone.
Araki Harima took the initiative to pick up the phone and said, "I am Araki Harima."
"Okay, I understand." Araki Harima frowned slightly. He hung up the phone and looked at Sanbonjiro, "Section Chief, it's Wang Kangnian calling."
"What's the matter?" Sanbonjiro asked.
"Cao Binsheng, the plainclothes deputy detective of the Fuxi District Patrol Room, was killed," Araki Harima said. "Cao Binsheng himself and two of his men were shot dead in the street at the entrance to the alley of Shuanglongfang Apartment on Father Jin Road."
"Have you found out who did it?" Sanbonjiro's expression was gloomy. Cao Binsheng was a 'talent' developed in his hands and defected to the empire. He was a tentacle of the Special High School extending to Fuxi District.
Now that Cao Binsheng was killed, Sanbonjiro was naturally furious.
"There were black and white words left at the scene, which said the fate of 'traitors'." Araki Harima said, "It's like what Chongqing's military commander did."
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"Thank you, teacher." Cheng Qianfan bowed to Imamura Hyoutarou, and when he raised his head, his eyes were filled with emotion.
Hyōtaro Imamura personally called Mimotojiro and directly told him that he was beside him. This was equivalent to Hyōtaro Imamura personally endorsing him so that he would not be affected by being 'expelled' from the investigation team.
"Teacher, I love and care for my students..." He said, wiping the corners of his eyes, "Teacher, thanks to you, you are Kentaro's only relative now."
Hyōtaro Imamura felt very relieved and patted his student on the shoulder, "I have always regarded you as my son-in-law, so naturally I want to protect you."
Kentaro Miyazaki was even more moved.
The phone suddenly rang, disturbing the sincere and touching scene between the teacher and student.
"What?"
"Okay, I know."
After hanging up the phone, Imamura Hyōtaro turned to look at Miyazaki Kentaro, with surprise in his eyes.
Then he stood up, straightened his clothes, and said seriously, "Kentaro, I have something to tell you."
Cheng Qianfan also quickly adjusted his clothes and stood respectfully, "Teacher, please tell me."
"Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi is a famous scholar in the empire and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Regarding his unfortunate death in Shanghai when he was assassinated by gangsters, the Consulate General, the Military Ministry, and the Cabinet Secretary were all deeply shocked and angry. At the same time,
Very regrettable."
Hyōtaro Imamura said in a deep voice, "The Consulate General will set up a mourning hall for Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi and invite people from all walks of life to come to express their condolences. Important figures from the empire, including His Excellency Consul General Iwai Eiichi and His Excellency Kage Sa, Chief of the Military Affairs Section of the Army Ministry, will come to pay their respects."
Taniguchi-kun sees you off."
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