Chapter 1714: The Battle of Tianjin! (Seventy-two)
"It's almost eight o'clock in half an hour, why didn't anyone come?" Qiu An was a little anxious and stood behind Zhang Yihou and couldn't help but mutter.
Zhang Yihu's face was gloomy and his heart was not calm, but as the main general, he could not show any anxiety, otherwise it would have a great impact on the entire team!
"Wait a little longer, it's not that time hasn't come yet!" Zhang Yihu said slowly.
It will take at least twenty minutes to get from Xuanhua City to Jellyfish Palace. And when you are running at full speed, if there is any accident or congestion in the middle, let alone twenty minutes, you may not be able to get there even forty minutes!
Lihe Foreign Business, the location of German military officers in the Military Observation Group!
"Lt. Colonel Ered, it's already 7:30. Should we set off?" Lieutenant Pshar reminded.
"Has anyone set out?"
"Not yet, I guess they're watching it. The British are so good. It's dead, so I don't have to gather for the time being!" said Psal.
"James died a little strange. Is there any news?"
"Not yet, the Chinese people's scrutiny refuses to disclose any information!" Pshar shook his head and said.
"Where are the French?"
"Major Piert had just been to Renji Foreign Company and met Lieutenant Colonel Wilson. He still didn't know what he said!"
"The Americans have not arrived yet, and there are Japanese. The actions of these two countries are really slow!" said Lieutenant Colonel Ered.
"The Japanese are the closest to each other, and they are the latest. These guys are the most unpunctual. I hate them!" Pshar said disgusted.
"Okay, Lieutenant Pshar, don't be sentenced to prison. We, the most punctual people. Since we are here, we must abide by the rules of the game. Those who break the rules of the game will pay the price!" Ered said with a faint smile.
"You mean, let's go now?" Pshar asked in surprise.
"Of course, young men, come with me and set out to the Jellyfish Palace to see what a wonderful program the Chinese have prepared for us!" Eled waved his hand and ordered loudly!
Two translators and three German officials, a total of five people rode out of the West Gate on five war horses and galloped towards the direction of the Jellyfish Palace.
"Major, the Germans have set out, we..." asked a lieutenant behind Major Pierre, the French military attaché.
"Wait a minute, the Germans are fighting with China now. They want to please the Chinese, so there is no need for us!" Pierre said.
"But the Chinese have only half an hour left. If we don't set off, it will be too late!" said the lieutenant.
Major Sanchez from Italy followed closely behind, taking two of his subordinates and translators. A total of six people took a car through the West Gate to the Jellyfish Palace.
Belgium, Czech Republic...
Military officers from several countries took cars or horses to the Jellyfish Palace, and they all left their families in Xuanhua City!
"Major..."
Major Pier gritted his teeth and ordered: "We will go there too, so we should see what tricks the Chinese people play!"
Just after Pierre and others left, a pair of vicious eyes quietly watched all this.
"Myama-kun, I didn't expect that these Westerners were so obedient and rushed over!" The person who spoke was a yellow man in a suit, but he was a little short, and his eyes were slanted upward, full of hostility.
Katsuyoshi Morijima, the head of the secret service agency of the Japanese Consulate in Zhangjiakou, is responsible for the military and political intelligence collection work in Chahar and Suiyuan, China. Another task is to plan and agitate the establishment of the country.
But this guy just saved his life last year. Not only was his eye blinded, but one leg was also broken, and a scar was scratched on his left cheek, and his muscles were rolled up, making him look extremely hideous and terrifying!
"Myama-kun!" A young Japanese man pushed the door and walked in!
"Hayama-kun, is there any exciting news?" Seeing the visitor, Kazuyoshi Morishima and Yamada both smiled.
"The latest news from the Jingchao Bureau, James died of murder, and was caused by gas poisoning!" said Shiro Yuyama.
"Oh, this is really good news!" Kakuyoshi Morishima smiled, and the wound on his face was like an open mouth, which made people feel even more terrifying!
"Myama-kun, what should I do next?"
"Do nothing, let's wait and see if James is dead, and the British will definitely not give up!" Kakuyoshi Morijima smiled.
"Haha, this is a good show, let's enjoy it slowly!" Yamada Ichiro laughed terrifyingly.
"General Tojo is expected to arrive in Xuanhua at 10:30 today. We will all go to the station to welcome him!" said Kiro Hayama.
"Well, wait a while and we'll go to the station!" Kakuyoshi Morishima nodded.
Renji Foreign Company.
"Diet from murder, carbon monoxide poisoning!" Lieutenant Colonel Wilson exclaimed.
"Yes, this is a conclusion drawn based on the forensic autopsy report, and there should be no mistake!" said the director.
"Murder, how is this possible? Who has such a great hatred for James?" asked Lieutenant Colonel Wilson.
"This requires further investigation, but Jingfang has already grasped some clues. Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, we will definitely catch the murderer!" the director promised.
"Thank you, Mr. Director. Please catch the murderer and avenge Mr. James!" said Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, "Then can we go to the Jingjian Bureau to bring James' body back?"
"It's okay now. According to the rules, at least the case must be solved before the family can understand the body and then be buried!"
"How long will it take to wait?"
"If the case is solved quickly, the procedures for collecting the body will be completed soon. If it is slow, it will take some time. Our Jingfang will keep Mr. James' body and will not let anyone destroy it!" The director promised.
"Okay, I believe you." Lieutenant Colonel Wilson nodded.
"Director, I found out again..."
"Let's go, take a look!" The director was shocked and hurriedly followed, and Lieutenant Colonel Wilson followed!
"This is, footprints..."
"Yes, Director. We found this faint footprint here, and the soil on the footprints. Look, what's the difference?"
"The soil is relatively coarse, and there are sand..."
"Yes, the layer of soil on top is relatively thick and has a strong sense of sand. The soil on the west is relatively fine and very delicate. This shows that this person has just entered the inner wall from outside the gate. Therefore, the soil stained with his shoes has such a clear sense of layering!" Criminal Investigation Expert explained.
"Also, this person stepped here, with his forefoot force, and the marks were heavy. This pattern seemed to be an anti-slip design..."
"Tuanyin and compare it back!" the director ordered.
"yes!"
"Director, in addition to this footprint, we also found a few faint footprints. Please follow me..."
"Isn't this the room leading to Mr. James?"
"Yes, the toes are connected. It leads to Mr. James' room, but inside and outside Mr. James' room, we didn't find any of the same footprints as that, which is strange!"
"Can the murderer deliberately hide his footprints or step on something?"
"There is this possibility, but now this footprint that has never appeared will be the key clue for us to solve the murder of Mr. James!" The criminal investigation expert nodded.
"That's great. If the owner of this shoe print can be found, wouldn't this murder be solved!" Lieutenant Colonel Wilson said in surprise.
"Theoretically, but whether the owner of the shoe print is the murderer needs further investigation, such as the motive for murder and how to kill people. We have not found the device that produces carbon monoxide, which are all key evidence!"
"There is no sign of burning at the scene. Perhaps the murderer did not kill people by burning charcoal. If it weren't burning charcoal, then the other party must be a chemistry-based person." Criminal investigation expert analyzed.
"Yes, we all thought about burning charcoal, but we didn't expect that if a person who is proficient in chemistry would easily produce carbon monoxide gas!"
"Yes!"
"Mr. Director, please be sure to solve the case in the shortest time. I want to report this matter to the Embassy of the British Empire to China!" said Lieutenant Colonel Wilson.
"Lt. Col. Wilson, I will!"
"Director, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson was here just now. I didn't tell you that this shoe print is a rubber-soled shoe. Most people don't wear this kind of shoe. And judging from the wear of the shoe print, it is almost half old. There is also this pattern, wavy, and obvious concave and convexity. This is an anti-slip design. Ordinary people can't buy this kind of shoe!" The criminal investigation expert said to the director in a low voice when he saw Lieutenant Colonel Wilson leave.
"What do you mean?"
"I suspect that the owner of this shoe print is a soldier and a veteran!" said the criminal investigation expert.
"What, soldier, don't talk nonsense, this is going to cause big trouble!" The director was startled.
"It's certain that no one in our 29th Army wears such anti-slip rubber-soled shoes. We don't have the money to buy these shoes, so our people can basically rule out!"
"You want to scare me to death!" the director said with lingering fear.
"But just in our Xuanhua City, there is a unit wearing these kinds of shoes now, but I don't know what the pattern of their soles!"
"You mean..." The director was frightened to death.
"Director, should we check it or not?"
"No, my request to Mr. Ming, is a big deal!" Director Jingcha quickly got up and ran out.
"What?"
"You suspect it was done by the Dong Kang people?" Song Mingxuan was also scared.
"This is just a speculation, and it is not certain yet, but from the shoe print, it is only them who meet the conditions!" Director Jingcha explained aggrievedly.
"How to prove it?" Song Mingxuan was almost cursing angrily. What's the matter? Dong Kang was too reckless and killed people under his eyes and nose, and even killed foreigners. Isn't this giving him eye drops?
"As long as they get their shoe prints and soil to compare, the truth will be revealed!" said the director.
"How do you do this?" Song Mingxuan said, "Do you ask me to go over and ask them to take off their shoes and let us check them one by one?"
"No, there will definitely be shoe prints in the places they have been there. We just need to compare them!"
"Yes, this matter is carried out secretly, so you must be quick, and you cannot let go of any slightest noise!" Song Mingxuan understood and quickly ordered!
"Ming Gong, let's do it now!"
Chapter completed!