Dark Cave - part 8 - Chapter 37
in the soil of the flower pot . Yamashita Yuji said: ” In that bag is the story I told you earlier , as well as a detailed description of this underground test base, an ugly history. ”
After Guanjian and others reported to Bayu Sheng what had happened in the past few hours, they finally had a complete understanding of the ins and outs of the pottery robbery and murder case that occurred five years ago and the recent autopsy murder case.
Yamashita Masahiro was discharged from the army early , he swore to the Emperor under the military flag that he would always keep the secret of the Secret Unit 426. He always kept his promise, but in his heart he condemned the inhumane war and the even more inhumane test plan, so he always hoped that the secret of the ” Secret Unit 426 ” could be revealed to the world. But if he told it out, not only would he break his oath, but the militarist organization in the dark would immediately destroy his family.
So he molded his previously written notes into a ceramic work called “Fireflies Facing Each Other” in memory of He Lingzi and the displaced souls of the war, hoping that after his death someone would ” accidentally ” break the pottery, and the notes would instantly become public information. Finally, he chose the opportunity to hold an exhibition in Jiangjing and prepared to implement this plan in advance.
Kuroki Masaru, who faked his death, has been monitoring the actions of Yamashita Masahiro. His right-wing organization has a secret line in the customs. Before the ceramics are cleared, they are scanned for security and art identification. During the scanning process, the secrets in “Fireflies Facing Each Other ” are revealed. Kuroki Masaru’s organization got the news and guessed that the ceramics contain secrets about the secret 426th unit . He immediately notified Inoue Jin and Kurumada Kosuke who were lurking in Jiangjing to try to hijack “Fireflies Facing Each Other”.
After arriving in Jiangjing, Yamashita Masahiro always felt that someone was following him. During the many days of contact, he thought that the Chinese guard Huang Guanxiong was trustworthy. The two changed their coats one night, Huang Guanxiong put on a wig, led the follower away, and Yamashita Masahiro went to the International Cemetery to bury “Fireflies Facing Each Other”. This is why there are Huang Guanxiong’s fingerprints and even hair on Yamashita Masahiro’s clothes. The two reporters found that it was not Yamashita Masahiro who had been following them, and they knew that the old man had taken precautions. They entered the underground test base of the ” Secret Word 426 Unit ” from the wellhead in the backyard of the Notre Dame Church and took the elevator to the underground circuit room of the art museum. Enter the fourth exhibition hall. In a blink of an eye, one of the two bodyguards was dead and one was injured. The murderer saw that the “Fireflies Facing Each Other” displayed in the hall was a fake, and forced Yamashita Masahiro and Huang Guanxiong to tell the truth. The tenacious Huang Guanxiong, while seriously injured, climbed forward and grabbed Kurumada Kosuke’s ankle tightly. After solving the case, the Jiangjing police isolated a DNA sample taken from Huang Guanxiong five years ago and confirmed Kurumi’s crime.
The murderer killed Yamashita Masahiro, knowing that he had not completed his mission. At the same time, they discovered that Ren Quan, a middle-aged scientist who was dedicated to the study of abnormal physiological phenomena, had a strange experimental subject, a teenager named Guanjian.
Soon, they found Huang Shiyi’s figure and borrowing records in some libraries and reference rooms with Japanese books and periodicals. Obviously, she was looking for the truth about her father’s murder through another channel. The most terrifying thing was that she was getting closer and closer to the truth. Until one day, she found Kurumada and Inoue, two ” Japan experts ” and Sino-Japanese friendly people. The two showed great enthusiasm and help to Huang Shiyi, and designed a murder plan at the same time.
During an appointment, Kurumada Kosuke and Huang Shiyi agreed to meet at the old anatomy building of the Jiang Medical University to investigate the traces of Japanese atrocities during the fall of Jiangjing that he had recently discovered. Huang Shiyi trusted the two men very much, but in order not to cause trouble to her boyfriend Guanjian who was also on a date, she still asked Chu Wenguang to meet her in the anatomy building. When Chu Wenguang entered the building, he was discovered by Inoue Ren who was lurking outside. Inoue Ren attacked and knocked Chu Wenguang unconscious.
Huang Shiyi and Chu Wenguang were brutally murdered. Huang Shiyi’s schoolbag contained a lot of evidence she had accumulated, which was burned. The two used dissection techniques to kill people in order to frame Guanjian. Zhuge Shengnan ‘s arrangement also made it impossible for Guanjian to clear his suspicion. When Yamashita Yuji and his party came to Jiangjing, the murderer found that through this experiment, they might be able to discover the pottery and secrets buried by Yamashita Masahiro.
” disclosure ” that Ren Quan molested Huang Shiyi was actually just a small episode; Fang Ping’s murder was also an episode. It was not only an ” improvisational performance ” of two demons , but also had the profound meaning of killing two birds with one stone : it could put the blame on Ren Quan; it could distract the police’s attention and add unnecessary clues.
Sister Cai died because she saw something she shouldn’t have seen. Before Sister Cai, several other church leaders died mysteriously, which was obviously related to the underground test base . After the young men from Xiaoliang Village climbed out of the well, the Japanese military police from the ” Secret Unit 426 ” followed them after receiving a tip-off. They might have arrested the escaped coolies in the Notre Dame Church. It is possible that there were spies from the Japanese intelligence department who stayed in Jiangjing to guard this secret. He warned the clergy of the Notre Dame Church in a secret way, killed the detective who became interested in the institute, and then monitored the clergy’s actions. Whenever they were about to tell about the experience, he killed them, making the Institute of Chinese and Western Medicine and the Notre Dame Church a ” ghost place ” in folk legends . Later, Kosuke Kurumada and Jin Inoue came to Jiangjing to ” take over ” , and this terrifying tradition was also preserved.
” All these are the evils they have committed. Could it be that they were also responsible for the death of Sachiko ‘s father , Yasuzaki Jinji, ten years ago …” This is the last question left by Guan Jian.
Bayusheng flipped through the information in his hand and said, ” After Anzaki Munemitsu committed suicide, his widow and posthumous son Anzaki Renji have been supported by the Kuroki family. The expenses of Anzaki Renji’s entire university education were sponsored by the Kuroki Pharmaceutical Foundation. So his militaristic stance and his understanding of this underground test base are not surprising. However, Anzaki Renji’s trip to Beijing and Jiangbei ten years ago caused his political stance to change 180 degrees! He only vaguely mentioned this to his wife during a long-distance call. He changed his mind and mentioned it to the two disguised ” left-wing ” reporters. The two knew that Anzaki Renji had mastered the secret of the underground test base and were afraid that he would tell it in the future. Therefore, when Anzaki Renji was investigating the secret passage in the well of the Notre Dame Church , they killed him. The hooligan who was identified as the murderer was just a scapegoat. ”
” But why did Yasaki Jinji suddenly change his political stance? ”
” No one knows. I think he is a serious scholar. During his investigation in China, he went to almost all the areas where the Japanese army committed serious crimes. He also read a lot of materials and studied the historical facts of Japan’s invasion of China with a scholarly attitude. He has a new understanding of the crimes committed by the Japanese army and the losses suffered by the Chinese people. These directly correspond to the inhumane experiments of the ” Secret 426 Unit ” he knew about . It is natural for people with conscience to wake up. ”
Guanjian nodded silently and said, ” So the original intention of their whole crazy killing was to cover up that ugly history. They didn’t kill me for the time being because they hoped to use my special ability to find the notes of Yamashita Masahiro that they failed to get five years ago during the experiment. ”
The snowy night was cold, and the ward building of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical University was particularly quiet after the lights were turned off . Guan Jian sat alone in the resident doctor’s office, writing furiously. After seeing off Japanese friends such as Yamashita Masahiro and Anzaki Sachiko, he returned to his peaceful university life. During the day, he took on several more major medical histories, and he has been writing until now.
After sitting for a long time, he stood up and stretched. Outside the window, it was the heaviest snowfall in Jiangjing since the beginning of winter . In the distance, in front of the building, with long hair like a waterfall and a black leather windbreaker, it was Huang Shiyi! Anzaki Sachiko, who looked very similar to Huang Shiyi, was far away in the east of the sea, who else could it be? Unable to wait for the elevator, Guanjian ran down the stairs. ” Shishi! ” Guanjian couldn’t help but shout out.
Hearing the key call, she slowly turned around. Was there a faint smile on her face, or a faint sadness? It was Anzaki Sachiko! ” I was just about to call you, ” Anzaki Sachiko shook the phone in her hand and looked at the security guard on duty at the door of the building, ” They didn’t let me in, saying that it was past visiting hours. ”
” Hello , Sachiko. ” Guan Jian didn’t know what to say, ” I thought you were in Kyoto now. ”
” Actually , that day, you sent us to the airport …” Anzaki Sachiko said faintly, ” The moment you left, I suddenly felt that Jiang Jing had something that I couldn’t let go of. ” She lowered her head , and her eyes and expression could not be seen clearly.
Guan Jian was suddenly confused. ” I … I know your mother is still in Jiangjing. ” Although he knew it was a stupid thing to say, he still said it without hesitation.
Anzaki Sachiko raised her eyes: ” During the two days since I returned to Kyoto, I have been struggling over whether or not to come back to see you. I wanted to ask you … I am considering settling down in Jiangjing with my mother. ” She stared into Guanjian’s eyes.
” Ah … OK, great, welcome! ” The key point is that he doesn’t know what he is saying.
An Qi Sachiko sighed softly: ” But, your ‘ Shi Shi ‘ just now finally made my inner conflict come to an end. We all need time … Maybe , I should leave …” Silence. My heart was in turmoil. An Qi Sachiko was the first to say: ” I should go, my mother is still waiting for me to go home. ” An Qi Sachiko smiled again , said ” goodbye ” , turned around and left …
(over)