Chapter 1083: The Ways of the World
Similar minor clashes continued to play out between the investigation team and various Japanese departments. Most of the time, though, they ended with Japanese Government officials backing down.
Colonel Saito was no exception. No matter how unwilling he was, he ultimately had to obediently hand the man over.
There was no helping it. In order to wrap up the Russian Embassy case as quickly as possible and send that bunch of plague gods from the diplomatic corps on their way, the Japanese Government had no choice.
"What? Decheng was arrested? Didn't I tell you not to stick your heads out?"
Li Bo'an cried out in alarm.
During the day, he had been explaining the basics to friends newly arrived from home, warning them not to get involved in things recklessly. Yet that evening, he received the dreadful news that his roommate had been arrested.
Unable to refuse, the two had gone out to join the protest during the day. But when they returned home that evening, only one of them was left.
"Bo'an, this really isn't our fault. We were only dragged along to make up the numbers at today's protest. Whether it was shouting slogans or holding placards, we stayed mixed in with the crowd.
"Under normal circumstances, the police would only arrest the organizers and those leading from the front. Even if something unexpected happened, we could still get away.
"But today was different. The Japanese Government deployed the military. The scene was far too chaotic—I don't know exactly what happened. Anyway, the marchers and the troops clashed fiercely, and in the end, guns were even fired.
"Once things got out of control, the Japanese military police went mad, grabbing people everywhere. Because Decheng had been too close to Mitsui