si-mexico Chapter 1229 Logistics is out of equipment
Chapter 1229 Logistics is out of equipment
Meanwhile, the Japanese East China Expeditionary Army headquarters was also in a state of utter chaos. Many units had lost a significant amount of weaponry and equipment on the battlefield, and logistics officers had been dispatched to Pujiang to collect new equipment. Unfortunately, all the formalities were completed, but the warehouses were completely empty.
The officers of these combat units were immediately enraged. It was obvious that you logistics officers had taken it and resold it. In the past, this had happened before, but it was usually just a few dozen guns or some shells. Now you guys have gotten bolder, daring to resell entire divisions. If we don't catch a few red-handed, this kind of thing will probably happen more often in the future.
Inside headquarters, the arguing among the officers was as loud as street vendors. The combat troops were stubbornly blaming the logistics department, while the logistics personnel swore they had no idea what was going on. Besides the logistics staff, the military police were also guarding the warehouse. Did the military police at headquarters start selling supplies like us?
Upon hearing this, the military police headquarters, who had initially remained neutral and tried to mediate, realized that continuing to remain neutral might also lead to charges being leveled online. These men immediately panicked and rushed into the argument, engaging in a fight with the combat troops, believing these individuals were making false accusations.
But the combat troops also had their reasons. After the goods in the warehouse were shipped from Japan, only the people in your two departments and the dockworkers saw them. But those dockworkers were under bayonet surveillance while working; how can you say they took the weapons and equipment away?
Besides, those laborers have worked for us more than once or twice. Why didn't they take anything more valuable before? Did they only set their sights on these weapons this time? Are they gilded, or do they have some special function?
Therefore, blaming these laborers is absolutely unacceptable. Your logistics department and military police headquarters must provide an explanation. This isn't a small amount of weaponry; it's enough for a division for a year. This is supplementary weaponry for six divisions. If there's no resolution, and similar incidents continue to go unresolved, what will happen to our combat troops?
In short, both Westerners and Japanese are now arguing fiercely in their offices. People from different departments are blaming each other, all afraid of being associated with the matter, mainly because none of them can bear the responsibility. If they were to push the blame onto themselves, they would probably be in jail for life, and might even carry this crime with them in their next life.
The newspapers were full of nonsense, with some even saying that our heavenly soldiers and generals had descended to earth. They said that our ancestors couldn't stand seeing you foreigners bullying us on our land, so they came down to take all your good things. They told you to hurry up and leave while things were in chaos, or they would take your lives.
In modern society, such a theory would be completely untenable. But things are different now; many people are still very superstitious, and this is one of their most cherished beliefs.
Otherwise, how can this be explained? Hundreds of trucks would take several days to haul away the goods, but our heavenly soldiers and generals could do it in an afternoon. So, who else could it be besides heavenly soldiers and generals? Do ordinary people have this ability?
Moreover, the laborers also spoke up, saying that they were the ones who loaded all these things in; it took almost several thousand people nearly half a month to load them all in. And the loading speed was much faster than the unloading speed. After all, when unloading, you have to prevent it from collapsing; someone has to be there to support it. The actual number of people actually doing the work wasn't that many.
All the dockworkers had testimonies that day stating they were doing other things. This means that only the Japanese and Westerners could have moved all the goods themselves. However, the fact that each gate was guarded by a large number of soldiers that day seemed illogical.
Some of the top detectives from various countries also came by ship and plane. When they first arrived, they were all very confident, believing that they were exceptionally capable and would be able to investigate this matter quickly, and they acted as if they were about to solve the case.
But two days later, some people didn't know what to say when facing reporters, completely different from their arrogant demeanor two days prior. Some simply remained silent and left by boat. This matter had nothing to do with normal cases, which usually leave some clues. But there was nothing here, just as the Chinese people say, it's very likely the work of ghosts and spirits.
Some of the more experienced detectives, unwilling to give up, insisted on searching the scene repeatedly. But what did they find after several days of searching? Aside from some useless items, they found nothing of any use in solving the case. They too left the scene in despair. This case can only be described as an unsolved mystery.
Li Shaoyi had nothing to do these past few days, so he leaned against the riverbank, smoking and watching the distant dock, wondering how those people were solving the case. "Even I, the actual perpetrator, don't know what loopholes there are," he thought. "You people want to find out from the slightest clues? Unless your ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke—no, it should be that your ancestors' graves are on fire—don't even dream about it."
"There are quite a few shops closing down. It seems that a lot of people are affected."
When they turned around, the once bustling streets of the concession were much less crowded than before, and many shops were closed. This was supposed to be the most profitable time of day; before, the doors would be packed with greeters, but now even the main entrances were tightly shut.
"These business owners have suffered heavy losses; many have lost their life savings overnight. Do you think they still have the heart to operate their businesses?"
Miss Gu shook her head helplessly.
It's not that I feel sorry for these people, but rather that Li Shaoyi is getting a bit too cocky now. He's the one who did it, yet he still has to come and see their bitter faces, otherwise he won't feel comfortable. Actually, what we need to do right now is find a place to hide, to keep ourselves as inconspicuous and discreet as possible.
But our commander insisted on coming out to see what these victims looked like, as if he were tasting honey.