sjar Chapter 1119 The Real Truth
Chapter 1119 The Real Truth
The blame could have been placed on the Chinese workers, but half an hour before the incident, a major in charge of guarding the area ordered all the Chinese laborers to leave, and even clashed with some local collaborators.
More than one person witnessed the laborers working in the port area leaving, grumbling and cursing. They were at least two kilometers away from where the items were lost. It would be truly absurd to blame anyone for this.
Of course, the lives of 2000 Chinese workers are worthless. According to their past practices, if they could use these lives to get away with something, they would have given them their lives without hesitation.
The problem is, this involves billions of yuan in assets. Do you think that if you report these people to the higher-ups, they'll agree with your conclusions? That's completely impossible, unless all your superiors are brain-dead. Otherwise, no one will believe such a thing.
Therefore, General Matsumoto told his subordinates from the beginning that they needed an absolutely true truth, and that they should never fabricate or create a truth themselves.
If we do that, the higher-ups will likely cause us even more trouble.
Seeing the commander and his entourage finally leave, Colonel Yang, the bartender, breathed a sigh of relief. However, he knew that this relief was only for today.
If things remain the same tomorrow, I'm afraid people will still come to me asking for news.
These past few days, I've felt tense whenever I hear the phone ring; it's probably a side effect of this thing.
"I asked you to investigate the market and see if the lost goods have reappeared. Any news?"
Back in his office, Colonel Yang, the bartender, summoned his most trusted agent, Ms. Minako Fukatsu.
"Since the incident in the warehouse district, my people have been keeping an eye on the black market, but so far no goods from the warehouse district have come out. There's also something unusual about this: Western countries also lost a lot of things in this explosion, but their people don't seem to be doing so well in tracking them down."
When Ms. Minako Fukatsu was investigating this matter, she found that the investigations by businessmen from Western countries were quite weak, and it did not seem like they had lost that much money.
"So you suspect they did it?"
Colonel Kubo immediately stood up. He knew that in the current situation, even the slightest suspicion could lead to a thorough investigation. If things continued this way, he himself would soon become a suspect.
"That's unlikely, because before the incident, we had specific personnel monitoring these Western businessmen, since we were going to do business with them. So we knew exactly what their armed men were doing. These people are very far from the port area, so it's impossible for them to have done this, and they had no motive to do it."
Upon hearing Minako Fukai's words, Colonel Kubo slumped back into his chair, utterly dejected. "Why are you saying this if these people have no grounds for suspicion? It's a waste of my time. I initially thought Ms. Minako was extremely useful, but after this recent incident, she seems to be just so-so."
“Even so, don’t stop tracking them. What we need now is not the truth, but a point of suspicion. If we can’t even produce that, our positions will probably be taken by others within a week. You should know what will happen if we return to Japan with such a failure, especially you.”
Colonel Kubo Yo said very sternly that he was able to get to his current position not only because of the promotion by his family and superiors, but also because he was good at managing things.
After returning to Japan, the next six months or even a year will definitely be useless.
At that time, I should find a place to settle down comfortably, or perhaps enjoy myself at home.
Of course, this is not the life he wants.
He is in his prime now, and if he wastes a year now, it will be a shameful moment for him when his colleagues all become generals.
Now is the time when everyone can get promoted the fastest.
As for Miss Minako, her sweet appearance had already attracted the attention of some wealthy and powerful young men in Japan. However, thanks to her outstanding contributions to the Imperial Intelligence Service and the protection of Colonel Kubo Yo, she was spared from being taken advantage of by those noblemen.
If Ms. Minako is to be extradited back to Japan because of this incident, then she'll be in for a lot of trouble.
"I've kept your words in mind, sir."
Ms. Minako bowed at a 90-degree angle, then came out with a folder, but there was a flicker in her eyes, which was definitely not the look of someone who was loyal to the Japanese Empire to the end.
Although Ms. Minako was the top agent within the Pujiang Special Service Agency, she did not feel much sense of belonging to the Japanese Empire.
The main reason, of course, was the harassment from those young masters. Before, when he had no merit, he could accept being harassed by them. But now, he had done so much for the empire, even making the news several times. Unfortunately, it was all in vain; in front of those powerful young masters, he was still a helpless victim.
If it weren't for Colonel's protection over the years, we would probably have been torn to pieces long ago, that much is beyond doubt.
Now that even Colonel Sir David doesn't have that capability, I need to make plans as soon as possible. It's a done deal that this matter can't be uncovered at the moment. So many people didn't see it, or even have a single clue; trying to find a clue is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Since failure would only make us playthings for those rich kids, we might as well go all out now.
A few days later, on a bright and sunny morning, Li Shaoyi was washing up when he heard Miss Gu come in cheerfully with a newspaper in her hand. It seemed she had some very good news.
"You'd never guess what news I've brought today. This is a letter personally written by the top agent within the Pujiang Special Service Agency, and it's intended to be published in all the major newspapers..."
Miss Gu excitedly waved the newspaper in her hand.