Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen Evil Lynching

Through the search of Yushiro Lake, the whereabouts of Matsubara Chuta was roughly understood. Although no body was found, the incident can be said to be generally clear.Tsuchiya reported the results so far to Qiusheng by phone. "The search was good! It's enough to reach this level, you can withdraw it." Qiu Sheng expressed his appreciation. "However, we only have clues that the culprit may be Tokushima, and we haven't taken any measures yet." "The target is Tokushima, so there is no other way! There is a big field behind him, so we have to let it go."

"I think it would be good to find Song Yuan's body!" "Even if you find Matsubara-kun, it's useless, because there is no evidence of Tokushima's crime left behind. You are the one who is worried now! It seems that the other party has already noticed your identity, so hurry up and withdraw!" "Okay, but there is still a problem." "what is the problem?" "Yayo Miyo and her lover Tachibana, an officer of the 19th Guards, have recently disappeared." "Did you get arrested by the Nakato group?" "I don't know. Tachibana is one of the group planning the military coup, but recently I found that he has signs of wanting to withdraw."

"You mean the gang arrested these two people?" "It's possible. This group of people didn't know that the military coup plan had been exposed. They were afraid that these two people would reveal the secret, so..." "Don't kill them! As long as they are detained until the day of the coup, nothing will happen." "To these people, Tachibana is a rebel. Is he safe and sound now?" "Then go find the whereabouts of these two people!" "I will find a way, please arrest this group of people as soon as possible! Once they know that the plan has been exposed, there is no need to block the mouths of these two people."

"In order to grasp the full picture of the coup plan, we are conducting investigations. We arrest them before we fully understand them. Those who slipped through the net may escape." "There are only a few days until the coup is scheduled for the 13th period." "I know, so I can't do it lightly!" "Hurry up, please? Otherwise, the lives of the two of them will be in danger!" "Where are you now?" "I'm hiding in the home of an anti-Oba citizen named Kiga in the Sanda area of ​​Ushiro City. By the way, I stayed at the Kawagoe Hotel before I came to Kiga's house. Section Chief, you have something to do with the Nakato-gumi Has anyone ever said that?"

"What? I don't need to tell the Nakatogumi where you live. Why do you ask this question?" "That's kind of hard to understand." "What's up?" "When Miyo and Inaki were arrested by the Nakato-gumi, someone rescued them and sent them to my residence." "Did Watanabe tell others where you live?" "nor." "So, I'm the only one who knows where you live." "yes." "But I haven't told anyone about it." "If the section chief didn't tell me, others would not know where I live. Could it be that secret investigators have sneaked into the Nakato group?" It is true that sometimes investigators will be sent to conduct investigations without horizontal contact with the investigators. undercover investigation.

"There is no one else except Matsubara-kun." "Then who is it?" "Wait for me to think about it... I was entrusted by you. When investigating Miyo's experience, I visited her mother in Nasei City. At that time, I told her that you lived in Yushiro's place so that when Miyo went to ask her mother for help, Good to go get help." Miyo's mother may be the girl who gave the book of poems to Tsuchiya during her first love. "When you mentioned my name, did Miyo's mother react?" Tsuchiya asked suppressing his excitement. "I think she's a little surprised! I asked her if she knew you, and she said that the names are somewhat similar. But I think she seems a little disturbed. You are still old acquaintances!"

"What was her mother like?" "What kind of person are you talking about? A very ordinary old woman!" "Old woman! Is she a middle-aged woman in forty-four or five years old?" She was on her 20th birthday when she was given the collection of poems, and she should be over half of 40 now, but if it is an old woman, her age is wrong. "Maybe I'm not that old, maybe it's because a woman is overworked in housekeeping!" "However, more than half of the 40 people become old women..." "If you know someone in their 40s, it's probably her. Her hair is gray, her teeth are falling out, and she looks like 60."

"what is her name?" "It's Boomie." Tsuchiya's first love girl was called "Kitsugi Fumi". At that time, she was a delicate and gentle girl like the heroine in Fujimura's poetry collection.He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it. After more than 20 years, he became an old woman.Maybe she also doesn't want to show her aging ugliness to Tsuchiya, who once loved her passionately, so she pretends to be a "stranger" when she asks Qiusheng.Tsuchiya really wanted to ask her her old surname, but he didn't ask. He thought it would be polite to keep the former lover in the "incense box" from more than 20 years ago.

"It looks like you know her?" Qiusheng kept asking, not understanding the pain in Tugu's heart. "No, I still have the wrong person!" Tsuchiya said decisively. "If you identify the wrong person, then there is no one else who knows where you live except this mother." "Maybe someone in the Nakato group who knew Miyo's mother saved Miyo and Inaki?" "If this person helps them, it is a good person for Miyo, but it may be an enemy for you." "Maybe so, but this person saved me. When the Zhonghu Group knew my address and came to attack me, it was this person who told me the news."

"It seems that there are people who support us in the Nakato group." "I hope that Miyo and Tachibana will be under the protection of this mysterious person." "Is there a link between the self-defense forces that took part in the coup and the Nakato-gumi?" "The behind-the-scenes planner of the coup forces is Daba Yicheng. It should be said that there is of course a connection." While Tsuchiya and Akio were in contact, Oba Kasunari was losing his temper with Tokushima Kiyotaka and Nakato Tata. "Look at the good deeds you guys have done! The car in Yushiro Lake has been found. Fortunately, no body was found, otherwise it will be troublesome!"

"I'm sorry, I never thought they would notice Lake Yushiro." The two huddled together in front of the big scene. "Who said that Yushiroko is absolutely safe?" "I'm really sorry, I don't know!" Tokushima wiped the sweat from his forehead, and Nakato bit his lip. "Anyway, Tazawa is fighting against us in Yushiro, how brave! It seems that he is not afraid of me at all." It seems that this incident has greatly hurt Oba's self-esteem. "This account has to be settled with him, but now the public's attention is focused on Tazawa, and he has become a hero!" Nakato said dejectedly. "This can't be done. In Yushiro, no one is allowed to become a hero because he opposes me. This kind of person is easy to lure the citizens to rebel. We must give them a little color." "Of course I can't tolerate it. I'm afraid the time is not yet ripe..." "Now is the right time. Missing this time will increase Tazawa's morale and make the citizens look down on me. Ochi Mokichi, Aizawa Okashi and others avoided major incidents because they were killed in time. Therefore, they are not allowed to be domineering Already!" "Yes, but..." The two felt embarrassed, because although Daba said that he would not allow it, the citizens were all watching Tazawa. If they attack him at this time, people will clearly know that the Nakato group did it.Although you can rely on the power of Dachang to act recklessly, it will also be dangerous. "What's there to hesitate about? The detectives from the County A Police Department have sneaked into our place to investigate, and we can kill the two of them together!" "This……" Dachang's power cannot reach County A. If their policemen are killed, the County A Police Department will not ignore them. This will inevitably complicate the problem. "You have to use your brains, how can you be my right-hand man in the big game like you are now!" "Maybe I'm talking too much. The one who came here is indeed the current plainclothes police officer of County A Police Department. I think it's dangerous to attack him." Tsuchiya's identity was found out through photos taken when Tsuchiya and Tazawa came into contact and people who were bribed by the Yushiro Police Department.They roughly guessed that Zhongta Matsubara was the policeman sent, and then went to investigate the situation at the A County Police Station.As a result, their identities were completely cleared up. "That's why I said we need to use our brains. If he is a policeman in County A, he can be killed in County A. Tian Ze can also be dragged outside the county with him." "It's even more dangerous to pull it outside the county." "It's not possible to rely on ordinary means of transportation." "you are right……" "Don't you understand at this level? What's the plan for August 15th?" "There's Operation Rosebud on August 15th . . . but what does that have to do with it?" "That day, the uprising troops used helicopters to attack the Prime Minister's residence and the National Assembly. You pull these two people onto the plane, and when the helicopter flies to the valley in County A, just push them down." "This, this is..." Even Tokushima and Nakato were surprised by Oba's extremely rude thoughts! "How about it, is it a good way? The 103rd Helicopter Unit is in City F, just next to Yushiro City. County A is on the way to Tokyo, and it happens to be a good route to pick up and drop off 'guests'. No one would have thought that the helicopter from the uprising fell from the middle." "I'm really sorry, I really didn't think about using 'Rosebud' to rebel troops." Although Tokushima was surprised by Oba's terrible idea, he couldn't help admiring the ingenuity of the method. Even if the killing of the two people was exposed due to the failure of the uprising, it would only make people think that the radical team killed the people who knew the plan. investigators and journalists.Doing so can also find Lieutenant Tachibana and Yayo Miyo who betrayed and fled before the uprising, and execute them both.Radical players are happy to do this kind of thing. On the night of August 2, Tachibana and Miyo escaped from the hotel in F City. They only brought their personal belongings, almost empty-handed, and there was no sign of the house being turned upside down.From this time on, Tachibana never went to work in the Self-Defense Forces. Tsuchiya tried to find the whereabouts of Tachibana and Miyo, but to no avail. Was it captured by the radicals of the Self-Defense Forces or the Nakato-gumi, or did they sense danger and hide?The mysterious good guy in the enemy camp didn't reveal anything.Therefore, we had to temporarily target the homes of the radical officers of the Self-Defense Forces and the on-site office of the Shatian construction site known as the Nakato-gumi's "private prison" as the targets of investigation, but there were no signs of their imprisonment in these places.Did these people kill Tachibana and Miyo because they were afraid of leaking the news of the uprising?Although Tsuchiya has ruled out the worst possibility, his anxiety has not been alleviated. Miyo's mother is likely to be Kitasugi Fumi, whom Tsuchiya had been passionately in love with back then, but she is only in her 40s and looks like a 60-year-old old woman. Perhaps this shows the hardships she has had in raising Miyo!Tsuchiya couldn't forget the girl who expressed his love for her by presenting a collection of poems more than 20 years ago. Because of this inner nostalgia, he wanted to send Miyo back to Bumi's embrace.He felt that only by doing so could he keep her in his heart as a permanent lover.Otherwise, so many years of wind and frost have turned the former girl into an old woman, and seeing her will ruin the first love. Tsuchiya is so sad that he doesn't look like a person who is investigating the case. He wholeheartedly wants to find Miyo's whereabouts. It seems that this is the longing for Miyo's mother.Miyo retains the beauty of Kitasugi Fumi, and the image of Yiren in the past often appears in Tsuchiya's mind, and the Miyo that appears in front of her eyes is the image of Fumi back then. "Go forward!" He was caught by both hands, and the gun was stabbed in the back. "Who are you?" Tugu observed them while being dragged away.These people were all strong young men, and all of them were vicious and brutal. "It's someone who has bad intentions for you." The guy who stabbed his back with the muzzle of a gun chuckled secretly.Although there are sparse pedestrians on the street, it is useless to ask them for help. Tugu was escorted into a large car parked by the side of the road. The car had already started, and Tugu drove away as soon as he got into the car.They kept staring at Tsuchiya, and when they got into the car, they searched Tsuchiya for any weapons. "Where will you take me?" Tsuchiya knew it was useless, but he still wanted to ask. "Shut up!" said the man sitting on Tugu's left.This man, with a gun in his hand, appears to be their leader. "You misjudged the person! I have never offended anyone." Tugu tried his best to get words out of their mouths. "No one resents you, just do whatever you want." "It's not a good thing, is it? But if you get rid of me, there will be big problems." "Things have become serious, because you are playing tricks behind." "You will regret it if you act rashly." "Don't scare people, shut up!" The muzzle of the gun slammed into Tugu's abdomen, causing him to be speechless for a while.The car was designed to take a dark road, and he was not blindfolded, so it seemed that there was no need for it. The car ran for a while and stopped in a warehouse-like place.The door of the warehouse opened, the car drove inside, and the sound of the door closing came from behind.Tsuchiya was pulled out of the car under the impact of the gun. "Go upstairs!" There is an iron staircase leading to the second floor in the warehouse. From inside there is a smell of various mixtures unique to warehouses. The electric lamp without a lampshade illuminates the stairs, and the sound of heavy leather boots going upstairs echoes in the warehouse. This place has not been used as a warehouse for a long time, because the warehouse in the past was just a place for storing things. Today's warehouse uses computer automatic operations from loading and unloading, storage, cashier to bookkeeping, and writing subpoenas.In this way, there is no need for warehouses that only function as storage.Tsuchiya, who was pulled into this warehouse, felt that this place might also become his cemetery. Tsuchiya was dragged to a corner of a room on the second floor, which looked like an office, and there was an unexpected "guest" who had arrived first, and that person was bound hands and feet and fell on the floor. It turned out to be Tian Ze.The men tied up Tsuchiya like Tazawa and locked the door and went out.Their mouths were not blocked, probably because people outside couldn't hear them no matter how they shouted. They judged that the group of people had gone far, and immediately talked about how they were caught here.Tian Ze said that he was also surrounded by several men on the road not far from his residence when he was off work, and then forcibly brought here. "What the hell is this place?" Tsuchiya asked. "It's the old warehouse of the Nakato group. It used to be the site of a military factory. It was later bought by the Nakato group as a warehouse. Now it is going to be converted into an entertainment venue." "What are these guys going to do with us?" "Even you have been arrested, it seems that you have made a lot of determination." "These guys seem to already know about my situation." "If they were caught after knowing your situation, they wouldn't get out alive. But how do they know your identity?" "Maybe I heard it from Yayo Miyo. They dare to attack you, which means they are already desperate." "I originally thought that when the citizens paid attention to this case, they would not act. It seems that my estimate is a bit optimistic." Tian Ze's face showed an irreparable look of despair. "I'm not desperate yet, and there's Watanabe. If you kill me, the County A Police Department won't ignore it." "If we die, it will be too late even for the A County Police Department to intervene." Now this "heroic citizen" of Yushiro City is also afraid. On the night of August 13th, under the general command of the Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, the Public Security Departments of the police stations in each district, the backup departments of the police stations in each county, the police stations in various places, the Police Division of the Self-Defense Forces, and the directors' departments of all aspects joined together Start stealth. The overall picture of the "8.15 Project" (the code name given by the police authorities) was roughly clarified, so it was planned to take action to arrest them that night. Led by Colonel Oyofum Shibata, the second minister of the Central Superintendent Department, Nakamura Otomatsu, deputy head of the 101st Airborne Regiment, and Shiokawa Kyoji, head of the 201st Infantry Regiment, were arrested one after another.Immediately afterwards, the main force behind the coup plan, the captain and lieutenant-level officers of the X Infantry Regiment of the Northwest Front Army, were also arrested one by one.Almost all the people did not resist very much, and were taken away honestly. They did not feel the tragedy like the "February 26 Incident" at all. Instead, they felt relieved because of being arrested. It seems that those who participated in the coup plan followed them dubiously under the influence of some radicals. Some of them asked in amazement when they were arrested: "Is that plan still true?" The self-defense force is ideal and casually agrees to participate.That is to say, in case such a situation happens, they can support it, and they don't really believe that a military coup will happen in today's Japan. The gang was almost wiped out, but the ultra-radical young officer of the X Infantry Regiment, the centerpiece of the coup plan, sensed the situation and fled, stealing weapons and ammunition in the process.When these people are cornered, they may bring harm to the citizens, and the relevant departments are taking strict precautions. "What will happen to us in the future?" Miyo looked at Tachibana with uneasy eyes.Although she escaped together when she sensed danger, she became increasingly uneasy about taking refuge and living in inconspicuous hotels and motels in the city, and she didn't have much money with her.Tachibana thinks that staying in Yushiro City can show that she has not escaped, and at the same time, she can see the ending of "Rosebud Project". "Be patient a little longer. I will surrender after August 15th. If I did not participate in the uprising, I will not be questioned. If I surrender before the uprising, if the plan fails, it will be regarded as my informant. Although I did not participate in the uprising , but I don’t want to be considered a rebel by my colleagues.” Tachibana comforted Miyo. "What about after surrendering?" "If you didn't participate in the uprising, you probably wouldn't be sentenced. In the future, you will resign from the Self-Defense Forces and return to your hometown to find a job and live with you." "Is there really no problem?" "Of course there is no problem, just be patient." Tachibana seemed to be telling herself.However, he soon learned that his colleagues had been arrested after the coup plan was discovered by the police, and the news was a blow to Tachibana. "The failure of the plan was not caused by you, and you are not responsible." Miyo comforted him, but the stubborn Tachibana felt more and more distressed. "My companions must think that I informed them. I have no face to face them." Tachibana blamed herself. "What do they think? It has nothing to do with you. Anyway, you left halfway!" "I didn't break away, I just didn't agree with their battle plan. Still comrade." "If you still say such things, then you said that you will find a job and live with me after you return to your hometown. Is it true?" "It's true, but my colleagues were arrested without fulfilling their wishes. I can't live alone with a cheeky face." "Can't you live selfishly?" "It's a death sentence for them." "I do not understand what you said." _“At this point, I alone have to inherit the wishes of my colleagues.” "What great things can one person do?" "Maybe you can't do any big things, but you have to realize your aspirations." It seems that Tachibana regards the fact that the plan was exposed in advance as his own responsibility. It turns out that he has always believed that even if he does not participate in the uprising, the plan will not be affected.Although he is dissatisfied with the radical approach, he agrees with the reform of the corrupt and corrupt current system.In Tachibana's view, the surrender after the success of the "Showa Restoration" cannot be said to be a betrayal of colleagues, but also a surrender to the current system.A strong sense of responsibility prompted him to survive and inherit the careers of his colleagues. The windows were covered with shutters, so it was impossible to tell the change of day and night.But the watch told them that they had been imprisoned for two full days and nights, during which time they were only given food and water twice. In the middle of the night on the third day, I suddenly heard several footsteps different from those of food delivery and guards, and then opened the door. "come out!" Suddenly, Tsuchiya and Tazawa were pulled up from the floor by a group of people whose actions showed some kind of abnormal situation.On the first floor of the warehouse, the car that brought them here a few days ago was parked.There was another medium-sized truck with the words "Nakato Construction" written on the side. The two were pushed into the car, and then these people were also divided into two cars.The car drove forward at flying speed.The car was still taking a dark shortcut, and even Tian Ze, who was good at distinguishing directions, couldn't figure out where he was going.After walking for about an hour, I finally stopped the car. The place where I got off was a dark wilderness. The end of the wilderness was connected with the night sky. It was impossible to distinguish the sky from the horizon, and there was no light in sight. "Come here!" When the two of them were driven into the wilderness, several figures suddenly appeared from the darkness, dressed in combat uniforms, they raised their guns together without saying a word.One of the group who escorted them, who seemed to be the leader, went to whisper something to the people in combat uniforms, and Tsuchiya and Tian Ze were handed over to the group in combat uniforms. "You are not from the Nakato-gumi, are you? I am Eiichiro Tsuchiya from the A County Police Station, and this is Mr. Tazawa Hiroshi from Hashiro Shinpo. We were illegally imprisoned by the Nakato-gumi." Tsuchiya said for a long time, wearing a battle The subdued group remained silent, with no expression on their faces. It seemed that they had neither hostility nor good intentions, and seemed to be just faithfully carrying out the order. A shadow like a strange bird appeared in the dark place ahead, and it was only when they approached that they could clearly see that it was a helicopter.In the helicopter sat a dozen heavily armed men, their eyes glowing like metal.After the group of people escorting Tsuchiya and Tian Zelai boarded the plane, the engine started immediately, and the spiral turned.

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Notes: The first line of the poem - Translator's Note