Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1068 Did he cough up blood when he died?

Lin Ze pressed on Kishida's shoulder, "Kishida, don't get agitated, sit down, sit down, I have something to tell you."

Kishida sat down properly. Lin Ze reached for his cigarette case, but Kishida quickly pulled out his own. Lin Ze smiled, took out a cigarette from his own case, and offered it to Kishida, saying, "Have mine, have mine. This is a special Thousand Needle brand cigarette, it's quite good."

Kishida then took out a lighter and lit it for Lin Ze.

“Kishida, since you say we hit it off immediately, I can’t keep it from you. To be honest, what’s going on here has nothing to do with me. I’m the commander of the Tianjin Military Police! But as you can see, the General is pressing me for a solution, insisting that I come up with one. But that’s not an easy solution to come up with!”

Shoji Kishida was starting to realize what was going on.

"Commander Lin is too modest! Although I haven't had the honor of learning from you in person before, I have heard of your reputation as the Little Zhuge Liang of the Army. Commander Lin, things have come to this point, and since Your Excellency knows about this matter, you certainly can't pretend not to know. I humbly request your wise words to guide me through this difficult situation."

Yo!

This Kishida, although his professional skills aren't great, he's definitely good at talking, which is better than Hanaya Masashi's.

Therefore, those who can climb up must have some special skills.

"Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll share a few of my humble opinions. I'll ask you, did you kill the person?"

"That's definitely not it. Li Shiqun was recommended by Section Chief Qingqi. We have no past grudges or recent conflicts. Besides, I need him to contact the representatives of the Russians. I'm too busy protecting him to kill him."

"Then let me ask you again, do you think it's possible that the person was killed by a representative of the Russian bear?"

After thinking for a while, Kishida Shoji said in a deep voice, "Commander Lin, to be honest, I don't think the Russian representative had any need to kill anyone."

Lin Ze shrugged. "That's settled then. So what does it matter to you whether Li Shiqun lives or dies?"

Kishida didn't react immediately. "But, negotiations... this... he is..."

"Are you confused? I've only ever seen people shirk responsibility, never take it upon themselves. Li Shiqun was just a representative who was pushed out. Does his death mean you won't negotiate? If there's no Li Shiqun, there's Tao Shiqun and Xing Shiqun. Just find another one!"

"But he's dead after all..."

"Where's the body?"

"By the Military Police Headquarters..."

"Isn't that settled? You're in diplomatic intelligence. The director of the Special Operations Department in Nanjing is dead in Beiping, and his body is at the Beiping Military Police Headquarters. Why not let the Beiping Military Police Headquarters handle this case? As long as you can complete the negotiations in the end, does Headquarters really care who negotiated them? People of Li Shiqun's status are so numerous in Beiping, finding eight or ten would be effortless!"

At that moment, Kishida understood the meaning of the idiom "茅塞顿开" (máo sè dùn kāi).

Many things are incomprehensible to those involved, who can't see them clearly even when they're just a thin layer of paper between them. They go around in circles, racking their brains but still can't figure them out. But once that thin layer of paper is broken, they'll find that it's actually quite simple!

"Commander Lin, but is it His Excellency the General...?"

"He's angry because you didn't report to him. As the saying goes, 'share the spoils.' If the negotiations succeed, it'll be a meritorious achievement, so you can get a share. Let me tell you something: Wang Mengqun of the North China Governance Committee is one of General's men..."

Shoji Kishida suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Please have Wang Mengqun serve as the negotiator and meet with the Russians again!"

Lin Ze stubbed out his cigarette. "Kishida-kun is indeed smart; he understands immediately."

In his heart, he thought to himself: I've already explained it all this time and you're only just realizing it? Your comprehension is a hundred times worse than Niu San'er's!

Shoji Kishida stood up and bowed deeply. "Commander Lin, I'll take care of this immediately. We should have a result in the next few days. As for Chairman Wang Mengqun..."

"His Excellency the General will give him instructions."

"Ha, Arigato Gozaimas! I am deeply grateful, Mr. Lin, I will repay your kindness in full!"

After Kishida Shoji left, Lin Ze also returned to the Lin residence.

The next morning, Shunsuke Yuzu arrived at the Hayashi residence.

He was still wearing a white coat, his eyes were dark, and he maintained his expressionless demeanor.

"Youjin-kun, breakfast is ready. Here, freshly made fruit. Look at the color. It tastes amazing with tofu pudding."

Unaffected by the all-night autopsy, Shunsuke Aburatsu sat down and ate without any ceremony. He didn't wolf down his food but ate quite politely.

"So, how exactly did Li Shiqun die?"

"A small amount of atropine mixture was detected, and judging from the symptoms, he should also be infected with amoeba."

"Amoeba?"

Shunsuke Yuzu nodded. "To be precise, an amoeba is a protozoan, not a bacterium, but internally we are used to using the term 'amoeba' to refer to Yersinia pestis, Bacillus anthracis, and Pseudomonas melioides."

Upon hearing this, Niu San'er, who was standing at the door, immediately became unsettled.

This is ridiculous! If Li Shiqun was infected with bacteria, and Shunsuke Aburatsu performed an autopsy on him, and now Shunsuke Aburatsu is sitting at the same table eating with Master Lin...

Niu San'er nervously stepped forward two steps to ask Yuzu Shunsuke to leave.

Ayuzu Shunsuke glanced at him expressionlessly. "His lungs have cavities, his respiratory tract has blood-tinged sputum, and he has liver and spleen abscesses. He is obviously infected with Pseudomonas meliticum. This bacterium is not transmitted through human contact, but it can be transmitted through food, water, and even dust. Most importantly, this bacterium was only discovered after the Imperial Army went to fight in Southeast Asia. I heard that the Kwantung Army has been researching it. Li Shiqun is the first infected person I have ever seen."

Niu San'er coughed and said, "Well, let me serve you a bowl of tofu pudding."

Lin Ze seemed thoughtful. "You just said that he has cavities in his lungs and blood in his sputum, which means that he is infected with this bacteria and his symptoms are somewhat similar to those of a severe cold?"

"Yes, there will be a severe cough and a low-grade fever. Of course, the most obvious feature is the appearance of an abscess. If the patient is alert enough, they will find that they have not a cold."

"If this bacterium can be fatal, then why did you also detect atropine mixture?"

Spies often use atropine mixtures to commit murder because they are easy to conceal and have a relatively long-lasting effect; some people may not even show symptoms until 48 hours after ingesting the atropine mixture.

It would be even better if the target also enjoyed drinking alcohol, because the symptoms of the target's death from the atropine mixture were particularly similar to those of alcohol poisoning combined with a heart attack.

"I've repeatedly confirmed that there are indeed atropine compounds in his blood, but his cause of death wasn't a heart attack..."

Lin Ze understood.

The person who poisoned the bacteria knew that Pseudomonas meliticum had only recently been used by the military, and that atropine mixtures were a common poison used by spies. So he deliberately used atropine mixtures at the same time to disrupt any potential follow-up investigations.

Shunsuke Yuzu, this little tech whiz, really came in handy this time.

Lin Ze suddenly asked out of the blue, "Did he cough up blood when he died?"

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