NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 119



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Kyung Sung Scandal (8)

Lieutenant Colonel Shinnosuke Kikuchi, commander of the Yongsan Korean Garrison Command, was holding useless meetings with his staff as usual.

“… … So what happened with this warehouse?”

“The North Korean military police are investigating.”

“So, you’re telling me to report the results of that investigation to you now.”

“Uh… … . That’s… … .”

The military police captain, who had confidently said that he was investigating, was at a loss at the commander’s remark and started rummaging through a pile of documents.

Then he stood up, fluttering his papers, and began to report in a loud voice.

“Report! Last Taisho… … .”

“Just to the point, briefly.”

“… … The person discovered in the warehouse was revealed to be Lee Jeong, a spy secretly recruited by the Governor-General and a close associate of Kim Jwa-jin, a special agent of the rebels.”

“Why was that guy dead in the warehouse?”

“Uh… … . The details haven’t been revealed yet, but our military police have concluded that there may be a connection between the theft of military supplies from the warehouse and the discovery of Major Tsugimoto’s body, and we are conducting additional investigations.”

“Um… … While we’re on the subject, how much of all the military supplies are missing now?”

In response to the commander’s question, the military police captain quickly handed over the documents.

“Just looking at the total so far, it’s enough clothing, weapons, and ammunition to outfit a brigade, a week’s worth of food for two North Korean divisions, and half the medical supplies… … that’s it.”

“You stole a lot.”

Lieutenant General Shinnosuke laughed hollowly and lit a cigarette.

Then, as if water were flowing naturally, the staff member sitting next to him took out a match from his bosom and lit the commander’s cigarette.

In an instant, the conference room was filled with the thick smoke exhaled by Lieutenant General Shinnosuke.

As the smoky cigarette smoke rose, reminiscent of a legendary hometown, the conference room atmosphere became even more eerie.

Lieutenant General Shinnosuke opened his mouth.

“Who killed Lieutenant Tsugimoto?”

“It is presumed that the Governor-General’s Office… … is located here.”

“How did you come to that conclusion?”

“Before I explain, I would like to briefly look at the documents.”

In response to the commander’s question, the military police captain continued his explanation while distributing the documents he was holding to his staff.

“On the morning of the day the incident occurred, Major Tsugimoto, who had just finished his night shift, suddenly went out to Gyeongseong instead of returning to the dormitory, dragging his tired body.”

“That’s strange. Isn’t it normal to want to rest after your shift ends?”

“Yes, we will also look into that point carefully… … .”

“Leave out Saddam and just get to the point.”

“… … It is presumed that Lieutenant General Tsugimoto was trying to meet someone in Gyeongseong.”

The story that the dead lieutenant was trying to meet someone piqued Shinnosuke’s interest.

“Who is that?”

“It’s not exactly known yet, but… …. After examining the diary found in Major Tsugimoto’s room and the pile of letters that were not sent home.”

“result?”

“Presumed to be male.”

“… … ?”

Lieutenant General Shinnosuke sighed and asked the military police captain, who seemed to have discovered something great.

“Is that the end?”

“Ah! It seems that Lieutenant Tsugimoto was investigating the disappearance of military supplies from the warehouse through that man. And he also had a personal suspicion that the Government-General was doing something… … .”

“so?”

“The rest is still being investigated.”

“… … .”

“Uh… … . What’s wrong?”

“No.”

Lieutenant General Shinnosuke didn’t intentionally get angry.

Anyway, they weren’t the type of guys who would listen to me even if I got angry.

‘It was my fault for entrusting the investigation to guys who had never done anything like this before.’

This was the result of preventing the intervention of the Governor-General by claiming that the incident occurred within the headquarters and forcibly giving the case to the Military Police.

“after…….”

In conclusion, all they found out was that Major Tsugimoto was murdered while he was independently investigating corruption within the military.

As the case became more and more entangled, sighs escaped Lieutenant General Shinnosuke’s lips.

Things had to be settled to some extent before things could be sorted out and resolved, but since nothing had been properly revealed, it was difficult to do anything.

“I think the Governor-General’s Office is a bit suspicious.”

“The Governor-General’s Office?”

As if reading Shinnosuke’s mind, one of the staff members cautiously opened his mouth.

“Yes, the fact that the so-called Special Investigation Unit of the Governor-General keeps showing interest in this case… … makes me suspicious in many ways.”

“Special investigation unit?”

“Ah! They say that they are an investigative organization created by the Governor-General’s Office to catch the ghost of Gyeongseong that caused such a stir in Gyeongseong last time.”

“The Ghost of Gyeongseong… … That’s the terrorist.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Shinnosuke also knew that name well.

Last time, when I lost my subordinates in the Geumchon Station incident.

I was so sweaty trying to sort out that I started to grind my teeth when I heard the name, “Ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“If we’re chasing terrorists, we’ll work hard at that… … Why are they leaning towards us?”

“Um… … I don’t know the full details, but… … I guess it was directly ordered by the Director of Police Affairs of the Government-General.”

“If that’s the case, then doesn’t that mean Governor-General Saito is also paying attention to this matter?”

“I think so.”

“This is driving me crazy.”

Saito, who is like a snake, shows interest in this matter.

It was obvious why that guy, who was always trying to put a leash on them, was interested in the case.

“They must be trying to tie us together somehow.”

“I guess so.”

When Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan, that is, when the Residency-General of Korea in Gyeongseong was renamed the Government-General, the Korean army came under the control of the Government-General.

However, due to a series of events that occurred in Taisho 8 (1919), when Governor-General Saito took office, the home country took back the Governor-General’s military command authority and granted him new authority to request cooperation.

Thanks to this, the unfortunate incident of the Imperial Japanese Army being commanded by a naval officer was prevented in advance, but Governor-General Saito continued to desire military command.

If military command was returned to the Governor-General, it would not only be a disgrace to the Navy commanding the Army, but would also mean an increase in the power of the Governor-General, so Governor-General Saito had no hesitation.

As such, Governor-General Saito had been keeping an eye on the Joseon military from before and had been trying to indirectly control the military by holding onto the support funds coming from the home country.

However, Lieutenant General Shinnosuke directly confronted Lieutenant General Saito and requested support from the Army Ministry, thereby overcoming this head-on… … .

The result of something happening at home and the rats inside causing trouble again.

The North Korean army is now in crisis.

If the Governor-General finds out about the current situation, it is obvious that they will use this opportunity to control themselves…

‘… … !!!’

As Lieutenant General Shinnosuke was organizing his thoughts, a very interesting hypothesis popped into his head.

‘Everything is going as if there was something wrong with us.’

It was as if someone had a hand behind his back.

If all of this is the work of someone… … who could that culprit be?

How many people in this Joseon land would be capable of carrying out such political operations against the Imperial Japanese Army?

There was only one person that came to his mind right away.

“Governor Saito… …!”

“yes?”

When Lieutenant General Shinnosuke suddenly slammed the conference room desk with a bang, the staff members inside the conference room were startled and looked at the commander.

“It’s him. He’s the one who’s putting us in a corner right now!”

“If it’s that guy… …. Are you talking about the Governor?”

“Yeah, that guy is so bad that I wouldn’t feel satisfied even if I chewed him to death.”

If the Governor-General had been behind the scenes, this would explain why the Governor-General’s spy was found dead inside the military base and why Major Tsugimoto, the supply officer in charge of the warehouse, was brutally murdered and left in Gyeongseong.

‘It must have been the work of a spy from the Governor-General to steal supplies… … Major Tsugimoto must have intervened after witnessing him stealing the goods, and then went to the Governor-General to ask about it and met with disaster.’

The outline of the incident was neatly organized in Shinnosuke’s head.

Considering the strong and spirited attitude that Major Tsugimoto usually displayed, this seemed more plausible.

“shit.”

A young officer who would support the future of the Empire of Japan was sacrificed as a result of the Governor-General’s scheme.

The Governor-General’s Office was already in turmoil both internally and externally, and they were clamoring to seize a handful of power… It was truly a headache.

“Oh! Then, could it be that the military supplies they stole went north?”

“?”

At that moment, the staff member who had been deeply thinking about something suddenly opened his mouth as if he had remembered something.

“Didn’t the Kwantung Army get crushed by the Korean Independence Army, a rebel unit, not long ago? But when I came across information about the incident through newspapers and other sources, I heard that these guys modified our Japanese soldiers’ clothing to their own style and even used our ammunition and weapons!”

“what?!”

That means… … .

“Are you saying that the Governor-General, these crazy guys, are giving weapons to the enemies and arming them to attack our own forces?!”

“Oh, maybe that could be the case… … .”

“These motherfuckers!”

Shinnosuke picked up the ashtray next to him and threw it at the wall.

The ashtray filled with his anger flew straight ahead and smashed into pieces as it hit the door.

And at that very moment, the conference room door opened and a soldier came rushing in.

“What are you!”

“I’m sorry! It’s urgent… … .”

The soldiers were shocked and didn’t know what to do at the sudden anger of their commander.

“What’s going on?”

Then the chief of staff next to the commander asked the soldier in a calm tone.

Only then did the soldier calm down and open his mouth.

“Right now, a man named Miwa Wasaburo from the Special Investigation Unit under the Governor-General’s Office has brought his police officers here and is indiscriminately arresting soldiers within the base while searching and seizing Major Tsugimoto’s dormitory and the headquarters administrative processing center!”

“what?”

Sparks flew from Shinnosuke’s eyes.

“How dare… … . The Governor-General’s bastards entered my base with their dirty feet? Not once, but twice… … .”

The staff all looked at him tensely at the commander’s gloomy tone.

The Chief of Staff also looked back at him with a bitter expression and asked.

“Commander, I don’t think I can just sit still like this.”

“Yes, only an idiot would sit still and let it happen.”

“Then… … what should we do?”

The Chief of Staff ordered the commander to make a rational decision, and Lieutenant General Shinnosuke responded with a cool-headed and rational decision.

“As of now, all troops on the Korean Peninsula are to be on combat readiness. All those who have been out, on leave, or on vacation are to return to their bases and standby. Also, the regiments in the North are to be sent down to the South so that they can move at any time.”

“All right!”

It was a fairly rational decision for the Japanese military.

Why, they don’t just shoot each other like the army or navy on the mainland.

In that sense, Commander Shinnosuke was a fairly rational person.

“And tell them to mobilize all the troops on standby in the base and immediately drive out the rats that entered the base. If necessary, use force. I will take full responsibility.”

Um… … . It was quite… … . rational… … .

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 120