NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 187



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 187

Distrust (2)

Winter in Hamgyeong Province with heavy snowfall.

There was a man moving forward with difficulty, making his way through the snow-covered ground with a single horse.

The man, heavily armed with thick fur coat, looked around anxiously and headed north.

His destination is Heungnam.

It was Admiral Kanjiro Hara of Heungnam.

‘Oh my… … . I volunteered to go for nothing… … .’

The man was thoroughly shocked by the relentless flurries of snow falling, even though the snow was nearly halfway up his horse’s legs.

‘What kind of place is this?’

All I wanted to do was finish the work quickly and return to the warm south.

-bang!

-Thud.

Another sinful soul has cast off the shackles of the flesh and ascended to heaven.

The horse that had lost its owner hesitated and wandered around its owner’s side, who was growing colder.

“Go home, Hui.”

I sent those words home, patting their butts.

“Phew… … .”

This is already the third.

The last two times it was the Army in yellow uniforms, but this time it was a little different.

The pure white uniform… … It looked a little strange for a military uniform, but it was somehow familiar.

“This… … is a police uniform.”

When the body of the dead policeman was searched, a handwritten letter from Governor Saito was found inside.

The content was an order to hold Admiral Hara strictly responsible for the incident that occurred in Heungnam and to immediately release the army officers from confinement.

“Wow… … It seems the Governor was in quite a hurry.”

If it had been the usual Governor-General Saito, he would have asked Admiral Hara for cooperation in a somewhat more polite tone.

But since the matter is so serious and the telegraph is cut off, it seems like he is very worried.

‘It looks like the old man is quite affectionate.’

I tore the governor’s letter into small pieces and threw it into the air.

Then, the torn pieces of the letter flew high into the sky, mixed with the pure white snow.

“It’s the Heungnam Chariot.”

Among the unofficial history of the old Joseon Dynasty, there is a rather gruesome story about King Taejo Lee Seong-gye, the founder of Joseon, who was angry with his son, Lee Bang-won, and went into seclusion in Hamheung, shooting to death all the subjects who came to serve him.

Of course, that is only a wild story and it is said that such a thing never happened in reality.

Even if Lee Seong-gye hated his son, he would not have become so senile as to shoot and kill his innocent subjects.

“her…….”

It was a bit funny that messengers from Heungnam near Hamheung, the origin of the Hamheung tea ceremony, were rushing to check on the situation and being shot dead as soon as they arrived.

‘Oh my… … .’

I wondered if the term “Heungnam Charsa” would become popular later on, and I disposed of the corpse while thinking something as trivial as that.

If buried in snow, it would just freeze, leaving evidence that someone had simply shot and killed it, so if possible, it would be better to dump it in a place where animals could easily eat it.

Well, then it would look like someone was shot and killed and then tried to cover it up.

“… … .”

After dealing with one more like that, I saw a man in military uniform running somewhere in the distance.

This time it was neither the yellow uniform of the Army nor the pristine white uniform of the Governor-General.

It was hard to see because it was covered by the fur coat, but judging by the dark blue color mixed with the pure white uniform… … .

“It’s the Navy.”

I smiled and picked up the rifle.

and.

-bang!

* * *

Admiral Hara was going crazy and jumping for joy.

“I never gave such an order!”

“Ha, but the sailor who said he came from the bridge delivered Your Majesty’s orders.”

“What?! I never sent it in the first place, what the hell are you talking about! Are you trying to joke with me right now!”

“Ah, no… … . That, that’s not it… … . Really… … .”

The bridge of the battleship Mutsu.

Admiral Hara was very angry with the gunnery chief for doing things on his own without his orders.

“Huh… … . Well, let’s talk about that later… … . Where on earth did you shoot the cannon? You know that much, right?”

“Oh, I remember the coordinates.”

“Recite it.”

The gunner carefully recited the coordinates.

Then, Admiral Hara’s adjutant calculated something by placing writing instruments such as a ruler, protractor, and compass on the map.

And then, with his face slightly hardened, he whispered in Admiral Hara’s ear.

“It’s a region slightly outside of Hamheung City.”

“Get out? How much.”

“Across the river… … . That is… … . I think it’s the side of the camp where the 19th Division of the Army is stationed.”

“… … ?”

Admiral Hara turned to his adjutant and asked.

“So… … are you saying that we just fired artillery at the heads of the army?”

“It is highly probable, but nothing has been confirmed yet, Your Majesty.”

“That’s what it means, isn’t it?”

Admiral Hara’s face turned pale.

The gunner’s face had turned pale, to the point where all color had disappeared from it.

Admiral Hara looked back at the gunnery area, which seemed to be at risk of death at any moment, and asked.

“This, this… … . What is going on here?”

“That, that… … . That… … . Ah… … .”

This is way beyond Admiral Hara’s imagination.

This is… … . This is… … . This is… … .

‘It’s unmanageable… … ‘

This is a major accident that cannot be handled.

‘ah…….’

Only then did Admiral Hara remember someone.

‘That sailor who infiltrated the ship and delivered fake orders… Is he the Ghost of Gyeongseong?’

Then he immediately gave the order.

“Search the ship thoroughly immediately and arrest anyone whose affiliation is unclear or who you have never seen before!”

“yes?”

“Didn’t you hear?! Quick, search the inside of the ship and catch that bastard!”

“Oh, yes… … .”

Everyone tilted their heads in confusion at the admiral’s order to immediately search the inside of the ship and capture any unknown soldiers.

From the beginning, it was strange that there were people inside the battleship who I had never seen before or whose affiliations were unclear.

‘Can strangers board a battleship?’

‘Even if I had boarded it, I would have been caught right away if I had just walked around a little bit inside the battleship… … .’

‘The Admiral is trying to shift his mistakes onto others again.’

The officers simply thought that Admiral Hara was trying to shift the blame for his mistakes onto the poor sailors.

But what can we do?

The military is a place where you have to do whatever it takes to get what you want, even if it means getting your mouth shut.

Of course, there is the very minor problem that the Japanese military is a group of people who ‘loyally’ disobey the orders of their master, His Majesty the Emperor, but let’s move on from that.

anyway.

All officers, non-commissioned officers, and sailors of the battleship Mutsu gathered together to identify the person raising his hand.

“It’s not me.”

“Me neither.”

“I don’t know… … .”

But it wasn’t something that could be found by looking for it, and it wasn’t even confirmed whether the person in question was still on the battleship or had already disembarked, so they were trying to find the person in question…

There was no way this could go well.

“Well, I have found someone acting suspiciously on board. Raise your hand.”

“… … .”

“What is the standard for someone whose behavior is suspicious?”

“Um… … . I guess there was just someone I was seeing for the first time.”

“doesn’t exist!”

They all answered that they had never experienced anything like that.

And the officer compiled this report and submitted it to Admiral Hara, and Admiral Hara was immediately turned upside down.

“No one raised their hand? No one?! So, does that mean I’m really crazy and gave the order to attack the army!”

“Uh… … . That’s not it, but… … .”

“Adjutant, you’ve been with me all day, so you know I gave such an order?”

“no.”

“Yeah! That’s right! Then who gave this damn order!”

The case has become a cold one again.

At that time, everyone was getting stressed out from playing tag with an invisible ghost.

“Your Majesty, the observer has reported.”

“report?”

“It appears that an unidentified warship has been discovered at the end of the horizon.”

“Unidentified? Is it a Soviet warship?”

“I don’t know about that. But I heard it’s slowly approaching this way.”

“what?”

The Soviet warships would not have dared to venture into Heungnam without reaching there, and the British and American warships would not have come all the way to Joseon, so there was only one thing left.

“Is this a ship from our home country… … .”

It seemed to be a warship sent from the home country to check the situation.

“First, we have to welcome them well and then send them back… … .”

Suddenly, a brilliant idea popped into his head and then disappeared.

‘Wait a minute… … The home country doesn’t know about this situation yet?’

By now, the Joseon Army (Japanese Army) headquarters in Yongsan would have barely noticed.

Since such a large-scale incident has occurred there, they will probably be holding meetings to discuss how to respond going forward before reporting back to the mainland…

‘It is highly likely that the home country does not know yet.’

In that case, it was clear that the warship that had come to find him had also come to investigate the sinking of Nagato.

then.

‘I still have a chance.’

Admiral Hara recalled his days at the Naval Academy.

To be exact, I recalled an anecdote I learned in class at that time.

When the order came down to disband the navy and join the army in a crisis situation where the navy had collapsed, Yi Sun-sin of Joseon said that he still had twelve ships left.

And now.

To Admiral Hara.

‘There are still 12 army officers left.’

There are also many other army soldiers and non-commissioned officers left, so we can link them well to this incident.

No, it has to be tied up!

Only then could the admiral survive.

‘Yes, this was the Army’s first provocation against the Navy, and I stood up to it and condemned the Army.’

Admiral Hara’s head quickly turned and he came up with the best excuse he could come up with in this situation.

The aftermath of this incident was none of his business.

“Hey, gunner.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Well done.”

“yes……?”

“You are a hero of our navy.”

“???”

Admiral Hara, who had been causing a commotion with his anger rising to the top of his head just a moment ago, suddenly returned to his normal self and praised the gunnery chief.

Everyone looked at the admiral in bewilderment at his appearance praising the gunnery officer who had accidentally attacked his own troops.

Admiral Hara gave his orders calmly, completely oblivious to the gazes being directed at him.

“There is no need for procedures or rules when it comes to punishing a group of traitors.”

“???”

The strange formula of Army = Traitor, Navy = Government Forces had already been completed in his head.

* * *

The conference room of the Joseon Army (Japanese Army) Command in Yongsan.

It was always a gloomy place, but with the lights off and people crowded around, it became even more gloomy.

Commander Shinnosuke, who had been sitting quietly at the head of the table and silently pressuring his staff, opened his mouth after a long silence.

“Attack and subdue the fleet stationed at Heungnam.”

“… … !!!”

“Any objections?”

Commander Shinnosuke’s words were to ask if there were any spies in the Navy who opposed my opinion.

Of course, there were no naval spies here, and no high-ranking officers dared to challenge Commander Shinnosuke’s words.

but.

“We are currently suffering from severe exhaustion of troops due to all the fighting… … . Will we be able to conquer Heungnam on our own… … .”

Commander Shinnosuke answered calmly.

“There are reinforcements coming from the mainland in Busan. Three divisions, right?”

“ah.”

Commander Shinnosuke intended to use the army sent by His Majesty the Emperor to capture the Fureishers to defeat the Navy.

“Send them up.”

“… … .”

“Suppress the entire navy in Heungnam and capture the mastermind behind this incident, the traitor Kanjiro Hara.”

That was the end of the meeting.