NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 127



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Flash point (6)

The 80th Regiment in Pyongyang and the 77th Regiment in Daegu began moving almost simultaneously.

The Joseon army, which had been curled up like a turtle hiding inside its shell, finally got up from its heavy buttocks.

Naturally, this news flowed straight to the Governor-General’s Office in Gyeongseong.

“It seems that the 80th Regiment in Pyongyang and the 77th Regiment in Daegu have started moving at the same time!”

“Kikuchi finally drew his sword.”

The Government-General had also prepared to some extent, so it did not fall into confusion.

but.

“Why did you have to target today of all days… … .”

“By the way, the transport ship that departed from Shanghai was supposed to arrive today… … .”

“Do they know this and are moving accordingly?”

Using Governor-General Saito’s connections, a transport ship stolen from the Imperial Navy was scheduled to be loaded with goods from Oh Tae-sik’s factory in Shanghai and arrive at Jemulpo, Incheon today.

That’s why we specially dispatched police officers from Gyeongseong and Gyeonggi and sent them to Incheon… … The North Korean army took advantage of that gap and came in.

“It is clear that the information was leaked from within.”

“I guess so.”

Even Governor Saito did not think that this would remain a secret forever.

But I never thought it would be discovered this quickly.

I thought it would be after the ship reached Incheon Port at the earliest, or around the time the goods arrived in Gyeongseong.

“But you’re saying that there’s a possibility that information was leaked over there before that.”

Of course, nothing is certain yet.

This is merely a result of gathering circumstantial evidence.

In fact, it has never been revealed whether they were aware of the arms deal or not.

“But I don’t know why this situation is so suspicious.”

“… … .”

But Governor Saito was certain that this information had been passed on to the other side.

If not, then the guys who had been doing nothing and had been getting beaten up unilaterally and then running away ugly and trembling would have suddenly regained their confidence and tried to counterattack?

In addition, a significant number of police officers from Gyeongseong and Gyeonggi regions are currently dispatched to Jemulpo, Incheon.

Isn’t this really the right time to move the military?

“There is a traitor within.”

Governor Saito stood up, muttering softly.

Then the police officers also followed suit.

“This is my conclusion.”

Governor Saito glanced briefly at the people gathered in the conference room.

One of these.

There is a traitor.

“Chief of Police.”

“Father, did you call?”

Not many people knew about this deal.

When this deal was made, the first person Saito told of this fact was the Chief of Police.

After that, I didn’t tell anyone about this information, but before I knew it, everyone in the police department knew about the transaction and its details.

“You seem to know something.”

“That, that… … .”

“Are you a traitor?”

The color drained from the police chief’s face, and he shook his head and hands violently to deny it.

“Oh, no! Am I a traitor? That is absurd, Your Majesty!”

“Why is that so?”

“It is true that I was the first to hear about this deal from Your Majesty, but the only time I mentioned it was once during a senior-level meeting!!!”

“How do you prove that?”

“My secretary was with me, so she would know.”

“Call me.”

The chief of police immediately grabbed the secretary waiting outside by the collar and dragged him into the conference room.

“Ouch! Director, why are you doing this?”

“Shut up and sit still!”

“yes?”

“Sit down!”

The conference room that had been discussing countermeasures against the North Korean military just moments ago had suddenly turned into an interrogation room to identify traitors.

“Ohhira!”

“yes?”

“Have you ever seen me go around telling anyone about the new weapons introduction project of the police department?”

“Oh, no.”

As the high-ranking officials surrounded him and the police chief stepped forward to scold him, the police chief’s secretary became frightened.

“Did you hear that? I am not a traitor!”

“Hmm… … I’ll believe it for now.”

“……thank you.”

Even after that, the hunt for traitors continued, but it was gradually revealed that no one talked about it because the timing was right.

As the suspects disappeared one by one, only one remained.

“Not the chief of police, not the chief of the memorandum… … .”

Governor-General Saito looked at the secretary to the Chief of Police.

“It’s you.”

“It’s unfair!”

“It must be unfair.”

“I, I really didn’t go around spreading this information. Really!”

Contrary to his claims of injustice, a little investigation revealed testimonies pouring in from all sides.

“The chief of police’s secretary told me this a while ago.”

“What were you talking about when you were drunk?”

“I overheard you talking while smoking a cigarette in the hallway.”

Even though he spread information on purpose, suspicious circumstances that made people believe it continued one after another.

If you went up the hierarchy of those who had heard about the deal at the Governor-General’s Office, the secretary to the Chief of Police was at the very top.

“Tsk… … . Who would have thought that the military’s little rat would dig all the way to the heart of the Governor-General’s Office.”

“Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I have been truly wronged!”

“Take it and go.”

“Your Majesty! Your Majestyaaa …

The secretary was dragged away by the police and hurled all sorts of evil deeds at them, but Governor Saito did not even glance at her.

“Now that we’ve dealt with the traitor, it’s time to discuss countermeasures.”

“… … .”

Perhaps it was because the brutal punishment was carried out under the pretext of punishing traitors. The conference room was completely silent.

“Are you not thinking about anything?”

A hint of discomfort and a sense of life-threatening crisis could be heard in Governor Saito’s voice.

Then someone quietly raised his hand.

“I have a plan.”

“You are Miwa’s class president.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Where can I hear it?”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. Please take a look at the map.”

Miwa unfolded the Joseon map that had been rolled up in the conference room and explained the plan.

“The units that have been confirmed to be making full-scale movements are the 80th Regiment in Pyongyang and the 77th Regiment in Daegu.”

“yes.”

Miwa marked Pyongyang and Daegu separately on the map and connected them with a line.

Then he marked the stiffness in the middle of the line.

“The fact that they moved the units in Pyongyang and Daegu means that their destination is Gyeongseong. It can be said that they are surrounding Gyeongseong from Pyongyang, Daegu, the north, and the south at the same time.”

“Umm… … .”

“There is only one thing we can do in this situation.”

“What is that, Miwa?”

Miwa erased the 80th Regiment section of Pyongyang on the map with an X.

“As the two merge, we attack one side and take it down before the siege closes.”

“hmm.”

Miwa’s words were fair game.

It was truly an all-or-nothing tactic.

But that doesn’t mean it’s wrong…

“Even though a significant number of police officers have now left Jemulpo, you must remember that the number of police officers remaining in the Gyeonggi and Gyeongseong areas is much greater than the number of North Korean troops moving north and south.”

In terms of numbers alone, the number of police officers deployed in the Gyeongseong and Gyeonggi regions was well over ten thousand, but the average size of an infantry regiment in a permanent division of the Japanese army was only about 2,000 to 3,000.

In the current situation, the 19th Division, which was under the direct control of the military, was already unable to exert force as two regiments had been disarmed in Yongsan, and the unit deployed in Daegu was a rear unit, so its supplies and personnel were not intact.

So, it can be said that the only ‘real’ combat force left in his hands is the 80th Regiment deployed in Pyongyang.

“In other words, if we destroy only the Pyongyang units, Commander Giguchi will have no choice but to retreat back to Daegu.”

“Hmm.”

Governor Saito smiled with satisfaction.

The fact that he was acting like this meant that he liked what Miwa said.

“Then… … . Would you like to try carrying out this operation?”

“No. It is true that all police officers under the Police Department of the Government-General of Korea are under the command of the Police Department Chief.”

“Hmm.”

Governor-General Saito’s eyebrows quirked at Miwa’s polite refusal, then he turned his gaze slightly to look at the Chief of Police.

“Chief of Police.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“I’m sure you’ll be confident.”

“Of course.”

“Okay, then I’ll believe you.”

Governor Saito rose from his seat.

It was a brisk movement, a sense of relief that things were resolved, unlike a little while ago.

“Everyone, stand up… … .”

“it’s okay.”

As he left, the police officers in the conference room opened their mouths and began to speak.

“Wow… … It looks like His Excellency the Governor is really pissed off.”

“Still, I think it went well this time.”

“Miwa!”

Meanwhile, the chief of police’s loud voice resonated throughout the conference room.

“You’re crazy!”

“I saved the director’s life, but the reaction is a bit strange.”

“Hey, you crazy kid. Do you think it makes sense to bring the police and the military to a fight right now?”

Although the police had the numerical advantage, the military overwhelmed them in terms of quality.

The police’s current armament consisted of only swords, rifles, pistols, and machine guns in case of a riot by a group of rioters.

Since even the machine guns were all concentrated on the police in Hamgyeong Province, which was a border area, the armament of the police in Gyeongseong and Gyeonggi Province was truly poor.

If you fight the army with such weapons, the result is obvious.

“What can we do? Then, the soldiers are rushing into Gyeongseong, so should we have told Your Majesty that we should fortify Gyeongseong and fight until we all die?”

“But this kid… … !”

The police chief grabbed Miwa by the collar and shook her back and forth, her anger reaching its peak.

“Do you know how many people are in trouble because of you right now!?”

Then Miwa slapped away the police chief’s hand that was grabbing her by the collar and sighed deeply.

“Whew… …. Director! Please come to your senses!”

“what?”

“Do you really not know what’s going on right now? Or are you pretending not to know even though you do?!”

“What are you… … .”

“Have you forgotten who was dragged out a little while ago? Wasn’t it the Director’s secretary? If Your Majesty had really made up his mind this time, it would have been the Director’s head that was blown off, not the secretary’s!”

“… … .”

As Miwa said, Governor-General Saito had ample opportunity to fire the Police Chief under the pretext of a security leak.

But instead of firing him, Governor Saito placed all the blame on his secretary.

“If we change the head of the police department in a situation like this, it would be like cutting off our own limbs!”

“… … .”

“Right now, you have to either wipe out the soldiers who are pushing down from Pyongyang with the determination to fight and die, or at the very least, drive them back to Pyongyang.”

“how?”

“You should figure that out yourself! I set the table, but do you have to feed it to me?!”

“hmm.”

The police chief seemed troubled.

“I’ll go and look around Jemulpo. Don’t come looking for me for the time being.”

“Hey, Miwa!”

As Miwa left the conference room, other Gou police officers tried to grab him, but he shook off their hands and left the conference room.

Then he turned his head slightly and looked at the police chief who was still in the conference room.

‘The Ghost of Gyeongseong once disguised himself as the secretary of the police chief. I was tricked by him and got into trouble… … .’

Miwa carefully examined the police chief’s face, then turned around and continued walking.

‘There’s a possibility that the Chief of Police is also a ghost in disguise. So it would be better to get rid of him in Gyeongseong for now.’

As Miwa left the Government-General building, her subordinates who had been waiting followed her one by one.

“Where are we going now, Captain?”

“Let’s go to Jemulpo.”

Miwa’s eyes rolled around.

“Huh? Jemulpo? Why are you going there?”

“I don’t know. It’s an order from above.”

Miwa looked at her subordinates.

I saw and heard everything, from their facial expressions and behavior to their slightest speech and habits, and I stored it in my head and systematized it.

“Then, you’re not going north? Phew~ I’m alive. I won’t be getting shot for a while.”

“I guess so.”

Miwa didn’t let go of her tension until the moment she left for Jemulpo.

Because.

‘If it’s a ghost… … . I’ll definitely come to Jemulpo.’

That guy was always the one playing on Miwa’s head.

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 128