I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

Near the Hongkou Wharf in the Japanese Concession, there is a building covering an area of ​​more than 6,000 square meters.

It is four stories high and has the shape of a warship, with a specially designed tower and flagpole.

It is surrounded by office buildings, warehouses, dormitories, and in the middle there is a training ground of more than 2,000 square meters.

Because it is a military base, there is a vacuum zone around it, and all the military defense checkpoints are built there. Even the local Japanese are not allowed to approach within a radius of five miles.

Even if you get close, without identification and explanation, the soldiers in the turret upstairs can just shoot you to death.

Further out are the officers’ family buildings and the residential areas for small businessmen and their families.

The mamasan and waiters at Yamazaki Restaurant are not qualified to come here, not to mention the lackeys like Brother Lu, who can't even get close to the periphery of this place. They can only live in the so-called "luxury residential area" behind Comfort Street.

"This is it!"

Wei Miao was lying on the bed in a safe house outside the Japanese Concession, but he was on the cat.

At this moment, she was squatting on the rooftop of the Navy Special Operations Team Headquarters built by the Japanese thirteen years ago, looking down.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the little Japanese were very active.

Some were training on the playground, some were holding meetings in brightly lit offices, and some were hugging local girls in the club.

Outside the reinforced concrete building, in addition to the soldiers on guard, there are also patrol teams.

Not far away on the side of Hongkou Wharf is the Japanese naval base in China.

Following the explosion at the Badaowan base on the Lantern Festival, the Japanese urgently transferred the Third and Sixth Fleets from the ports of Wabu Island and Tsushi to support the garrison on the basis of the original two fleets.

The entire Japanese concession was in panic.

This is also the reason why Wei Miao did not venture into the Japanese concession. She was afraid that she would not be able to get out after entering.

In the office, the long conference table was full of people.

Rear Admiral Nakano Uchishichi, Chief of the Special High Technology Department Higashino Akihei, Inoue Kokan Inoue Ichisho, Military Police Commander Kudo Hisayoshi, and the head of the Navy Intelligence Department.

It is rare that several major intelligence chiefs in Shanghai who dislike each other gather together, but it also shows the seriousness of the situation.

"After the flood water receded, we checked every inch of the place. We can confirm that the massive explosion was caused by lightning hitting the ammunition depot..." Special High Technology Section Chief Akihira Higashino read the report in a serious tone.

The local investigation team couldn't help but interrupt them:

"There are a large number of heavy mechas stored in the Badaowan warehouse, and a company of soldiers are left behind. Where are the remains of the mechas? Where are the bodies of the soldiers?"

It has been nearly a month since the incident happened and there has been nothing but these ambiguous reports.

"Inoue-kun, go ahead."

When called by the investigation team, Inoue Kazuaki stood up and nodded, "The reservoir upstream of Badaowan has only experienced a major flood once in the past 100 years. The reservoir is maintained every year, so a heavy rain will not cause the reservoir to overflow."

The expressions of the people in the investigation team changed. "So do you think there is evidence?"

Inoue Kazuaki wanted to say yes, but in fact there was nothing. A heavy rain not only broke the dam, but also dispersed the local soldiers guarding the dam. . .

And even if there is, it cannot exist.

If it was man-made, who did it? Such a tight plan was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment plan.

All the intelligence agencies in Shanghai were totally unaware of such a big move. This would be considered dereliction of duty. Once confirmed, they would all have to return to the empire to face a military court.

So it can only be a natural disaster, not man-made.

Even though he already had various speculations in his mind, including the information he had about the abnormal situation of Yangtze River shipping.

After listening to Inoue for a long time without any useful information, the head of the investigation team slammed the table and shouted:

"You're useless. What's the point of the Empire keeping you? How can you be worthy of the Empire? How can you explain to the Emperor..."

The people here were all leaders of the empire's power agency in Shanghai. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they all lowered their heads in shame when someone slammed the table and pointed at their noses and scolded them.

"You made mistakes one after another at such a critical moment. The local community is very disappointed in you..."

No one was the first to speak out at this time. The reservoir and warehouse in Badaowan were all accidents, not man-made. This was the consensus they reached.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and the staff officer holding the documents came in, stood at attention, and said in a businesslike manner:

"Major General Nakano, urgent message from the home headquarters."

Nakano Uchishichi opened the telegram in his hand and his pupils suddenly shrank.

At this moment, the office door was knocked one after another.

Outside the door were Yukiko Matsui, Akita-kun, and the military police...

They even ignored the gloomy faces of the people in the local investigation team, went in to find their direct superiors, and whispered to each other. Some of them stood up too quickly and kicked over the stool, some knocked over the teacups in front of them, and some even shouted out loud.

"Jingle Bell!"

A shrill telephone call sounded, and Nakano Uchishichi listened to the serious voice coming from the receiver with a slight shock.

"Hey! Commander, I will gather our forces immediately and enter a wartime state."

After he hung up the phone, he realized that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him.

"An hour ago, the plan to kill the chicken failed."

It was obvious that Yukiko Matsui and Akita had brought the same news. All of them were waiting for the French Concession to become chaotic so that the Expeditionary Force could take the opportunity to expand its influence in Shanghai and use the incident to give an explanation to the mainland in order to cover up the explosion of the Badaowan warehouse.

But now, the foolproof plan has failed!

"The Manchurian Railway is a bunch of rubbish!" The head of the Special High Technology Department, Akihira Higashino, cursed viciously.

Others also agreed with this. The goods had already been transported to Shanghai, so how could they fail if they were just thrown down from the building?

"Our people at the scene saw the police take a diary from the arms of the person who jumped from the building, and also learned from the reporters who rushed upstairs about the suicide note in the room and the bacterial bomb on the table..."

Inoue told Akita what he had heard. He was so excited that he couldn't help but cover his chest and cough.

No wonder they have to enter a state of war readiness. If the French knew the truth, they would definitely unite with the foreign devils in the West to put pressure on them. . .

The entire headquarters building began to operate, officers returned to their posts, soldiers assembled, telephones and telegrams ticked, and orders were issued one after another.

Inoue and his gang also have to return to their departments and start working.

Everyone was worried, wishing the gold used to buy weapons had not been lost.

The Western vampires clearly promised them that they could deliver the goods first and pay later, but then they turned around and said that the goods were stolen and there was no goods to deliver.

If the Badaowan warehouse had not exploded, their army would have become invincible with the help of the heavy armor inside.

Now they have only two fleets, and currently have a total of more than 3,000 troops, which is barely enough for a battle.

As long as the Marine reinforcements from other parts of Hankou arrive, the ununited foreign devils will definitely stop their activities.

They are just a bunch of arrogant robbers, nothing to be afraid of.

Just when everyone had their own thoughts and were ready to drive away.

"Ugh~"

A sharp and high-pitched voice lingered in the warship-style building, and the Japanese navy who were urgently gathering on the playground looked up.