Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 128 The Aftermath of the Unexpected Incident

Oh no! I know where I've missed something! Chen Jiehua forced himself to stay awake. The Colt 1911A1 in Mio's hand! The same gun he used to kill Togo Naotada! Special bullets! Togo Heihachiro's secret investigators must have questioned this informant about the gun and the bullets!
The key point is that almost no Japanese used American Colt 1911s! Especially the special bullets! Mio couldn't fire a gun; if she did, the bullets would be exposed!

Chen Jiehua quickly calculated, analyzing the possibilities and the pros and cons. He could either use guns, which meant killing them all, and he couldn't use the Colt. Or he could stay put, go back, and immediately try to find a way to switch to regular bullets. But with Togo Heihachiro, using a Colt on Fujiwara Mio was illogical, and switching to regular bullets was pointless!
We can only gamble that they don't understand Japanese!
"Are you sure you want to point guns at a major general of the Imperial Japanese Empire?"

"Mio's weapon is ready to be used, and it's used to be used!"

Chen Jiehua quickly spoke the first sentence to the detective in Chinese, then switched to Japanese without pausing, reminding Fujiwara Mio to switch guns. After speaking, he immediately took out two Lee-Enfield guns from his spatial storage, threw one to Fujiwara Mio, and raised the other one. "Bang!" "Bang!" Taking advantage of the detective's momentary daze, he shot him in the head. Almost simultaneously, with a "bang!", Mio took down the third detective with one shot.

Next, Chen Jiehua and Fujiwara Mio fired half-volleys of their pistols, sending the remaining four young masters home without hesitation.

"Let's go, get in the car! Turn around and drive along the Huangpu River!"

Fujiwara Mio got into the car, started it, avoided the corpse and bloodstains, turned around directly, and drove towards the Huangpu River as Chen Jiehua directed.

Give me your Colt first.

The continuous gunshots quickly attracted nearby residents to cautiously investigate. When they saw the eight bodies lying on the roadside, they were so frightened that they closed their doors and ran back inside.

About fifteen minutes later, a few thugs who came out of the plaster shop discovered a pile of corpses on the ground. They scrambled back and, trembling, managed to explain after a long while that people had died over there, many people! The plaster shop owner immediately called the International Settlement Police Station.

It took some time for the police to gather their personnel. When the French Concession police arrived and saw that three British Concession police officers had died, they summoned the British Concession police.

The Public Concession Police have shirked responsibility. This area is at the border of the two concessions. Since the British Concession Police were involved in the death, you can handle this matter.

When there are interests at stake, both sides will argue that "this is our jurisdiction," but when something goes wrong, they will both try to shift the blame.

The British Concession police couldn't shake them off; the three dead detectives were all their employees. Things were getting serious. First, they needed to verify the identities of the five young masters—they were definitely sons of wealthy and influential families.

The second question is to find witnesses in the vicinity: who heard the gunshot? Who saw the perpetrator?
After Fujiwara Mio and Chen Jiehua quickly evacuated, they drove along the Huangpu River, making a half-circle, until they arrived at the East Asia Tongwen Academy. After parking the car in the academy's courtyard, Chen Jiehua inspected the car and washed away the splattered bloodstains and all the fingerprints on the car.

Mio has a private room at the academy, and the two of them make do at the academy for one night.

“The Colt can’t be used. These are all special bullets. That ronin Togo Naotada is the youngest son of Marshal Togo. Tokyo has already investigated the gun issue. The Japanese rarely use Colts. If you use one, you’ll be exposed.”

"When that underling saw your two Colts, he frowned. It was obvious he knew the Colts were connected to Togo Naotada's death. We couldn't afford to gamble, so he had to die!"

"It seems we really can't live on Jessfield Road anymore. Two accidents in a row, it's bad luck!" After dawn, the academy received a call from Qing Tengqi at home. There had been an accident at the doorstep last night, eight people died, and three spies were arrested. The British Concession police wanted to search the house!
"Baka! Anyone who dares to search my house! Hold them off! There are rifles in the tool shed on the first floor, go get them, and shoot anyone who tries to break in!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jiehua dialed the number to notify the Marine Corps Headquarters, "Notify everyone you can reach to assemble at 73 Jessfield Road as quickly as possible! If the British Concession police dare to break into your home, kill them on the spot!"

Then another phone call landed on the Izumo, and the fleet was ordered to sail into the Huangpu River and target the British Concession's Workers' Bureau! This is outrageous! How dare you trespass on the home of a Rear Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Commander-in-Chief of the First Overseas Fleet?

Chen Jiehua left Fujiwara Mio and the car at the academy, and drove Higuchi Keishiro's car to his doorstep alone.

The body by the roadside had been removed, but the bloodstains, leaves, and haphazard markings remained.

The Marines rarely had the chance to show their loyalty, so they arrived quickly and confronted the police officers at the entrance.

Inspector Henry of the English Police Department originally just wanted to search house by house to see if there were any clues, but No. 73 wouldn't let him search. Just as he was about to use force, two maids in the house took out rifles!
Rifles! Eight men, seven of them died from rifles, so of course we had to investigate. But when they heard it was the home of Colonel Aoki Takashi from last time, and that he'd suddenly become a Rear Admiral and Fleet Commander-in-Chief, they realized something was wrong. They tried to evacuate but were blocked and couldn't leave!
The Marines were stubborn; they weren't allowed to leave anyway, and they'd wait for the commander to arrive before making any decisions!

“Detective Henry, I expect you to have a reasonable explanation for what happened today.”

"General Aoki, I'm very sorry, there might be some misunderstanding. Last night, a one-sided massacre occurred in front of your house, and three of our police officers were killed."

"What does this have to do with you breaking into my house?"

"We were just conducting a routine search."

"Chief Inspector Henry, if I remember correctly, this is the International Settlement, isn't it? Putting aside whether you have the right to enter and search, even if you do, shouldn't you at least inform me beforehand?"

Just as Henry was about to pick up the gun, the forensic expert came in and whispered in his ear that all seven men had British 7.7mm bullets in their bodies, which came out of two guns. The rifle that the maid had just taken out was obviously a Japanese gun, and the model was wrong, so it shouldn't be a British 7.7mm bullet.

Immediately afterwards, a detective rushed in, urging Henry to lead his team back immediately. The Japanese naval fleet had entered the Huangpu River, and a show of force was about to begin! Clearly, the fleet's target was the British Concession Municipal Council.

The diplomatic note from the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai has arrived. This time, it was personally directed by Fujiwara Mio, and the action was much faster than Watanabe Watanabe's last time.

Unable to afford to offend him, Chief Inspector Henry didn't even dare to utter a harsh word and slunk away with his team.

When Chief Inspector Henry returned to the police station, he was berated by the Director of the Municipal Affairs Bureau, who basically said, "You've really grown bold, daring to break into the home of the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Fleet!"
(End of this chapter)