Chapter 44 Section ten

Now let's turn the topic more specifically to the "Matsukawa Incident". In order to carry out this train overturning operation, the necessary condition is to stop the operation of the 159th freight car going down.The April 12 bus overturned at the scene at 3:9 am on the 17th.According to Chima's confession, Chima and others walked to the scene in order to carry out the work that caused the rollover accident. It is inferred that the time to start the work was around 2:10 in the morning, and the work was shared for 23 to 27 minutes.Therefore, when the homework was completed, it was between 2:33 and 2:37.

However, if the train had not stopped running and was running as usual, according to the travel timetable, the time to pass the scene would be around 2:12 in the morning—according to Akama's confession, that was when they were engaged in sabotage operations.In that case, the passing of the truck this time would hinder the work, and it might not be possible to overturn the 412 passenger car that drove past the scene at 3:9. So, how about letting this train go and letting the next one overturn? Behind the 412 train, the 411 train passed the scene around 3:16.Then the 173rd train passed at around 3:50.There were only thirty-four minutes, so it seemed that there was not enough time for homework.

And it was too late for the two trains to pass.Taking August 17th as an example, the dawn was early (on this day, the sunrise time was 5:54).If the next train is targeted for work, it will be dawn soon, and there is a danger of being seen in the twilight when evacuating.In fact, even the Tamagawa police who rushed to the scene after the 3:9:41-2 train overturned also testified that it would be dawn in a while.Therefore, to make the train overturn, the 412 train is just right. Anyhow, if a lorry passes the site around 2:12, it will indeed interfere with operations. The 159 outages of trucks were beneficial to the work squad.But not only on the 17th, the train has often stopped running since a month ago.Before the incident, there had been no driving for three days.

It may be said that it would be doubtful if it ceased to function only for that day; since it often ceases to function before that, it is not surprising.However, as this question pointed out, if the truck was stopped by the special agent team, it would be too blatant to just stop running on that day.If it was necessary to stop the trains for the sabotage activities of the day, it had to create its own conditions for the long-established custom of stopping the trains. To hide a leaf, it is best to place it in the woods.If there are no trees, make them (J. S. Chesterton).The 159 trucks that stopped running on this day were repeatedly stopped running a month ago. Could this measure be a "forest" "created" to cover up the real intention?

At that time, the Japanese had no control over the operation of the railway.The U.S. Transportation Command held the real power in this area, and without its permission, the Japanese did not even have the freedom to transport a single piece of cargo.What's more, the head of the Transportation Command is the railway official of the Civil Transportation Bureau-in fact, Sagnon, known as the "Secretary of Transportation".He holds full power, and even calls the Japanese railway "my railway" and regards it as private property.Sagnon, who exerted such strong pressure on the downhill president who refused to lay off employees, can order his subordinates to stop the operation of a truck as long as he wants.

So whoever ordered the 159th truck to stop running should be investigated.However, until now, the truth of this clue must be impossible to trace.The prosecutorial authorities will definitely insist that the Japanese authorities made their own claims, so that the deeper relationship with the Americans will never be brought to court.However, I think pursuing the truth in this aspect is one of the keys to solving this case.