Chapter 58: Good News
Japanese Army field hospital
After the anesthesia wore off, Hirata Ichiro slowly woke up.
A deputy captain from the Gendarmerie came up to him: “Captain, you’re awake. The surgery was very successful. Your right eyeball has been removed…”
“Idiot!” Hirata Ichiro angrily cursed, “The eyeball is gone, and you call this surgery very successful!”
“Deputy Captain, your hemorrhoid removal was also very successful.” The deputy captain added.
“What hemorrhoids?” Hirata Ichiro was stunned, “When did I get hemorrhoids? How come I didn’t know?”
“There was an iron nail that pierced into your butt.” The deputy captain explained, “The doctor discovered during the surgery that you had hemorrhoids, and while cutting the intestines, he removed the hemorrhoids as well.”
“Cutting intestines?” Hirata Ichiro was completely dumbfounded. His back door was only pierced by a nail, so why cut the intestines?
This was clearly a quack doctor!
According to your treatment method, if this nail pierced into my scalp, would you cut off my head as well?
“The nail had great kinetic energy. When it entered your body, it tumbled, rotting the intestines. The doctor said it’s hard to repair, so it’s best to remove them…” The deputy captain’s words trailed off.
“Idiot, idiot, idiot!” Hirata Ichiro shouted and yelled like a madman.
Once Hirata Ichiro’s emotions stabilized a bit, the deputy captain comforted him: “Captain, there is still good news.”
“What good news?” Hearing there was good news, Hirata Ichiro immediately asked, “Could it be that the Eighth Route Army attacking the city has been blocked and completely eliminated, and their heavy cannon has been captured by us!”
Although Hirata Ichiro didn’t think this possibility was high, after all, he had personally witnessed the lethality of that Eighth Route Army heavy cannon.
The reinforcements around the county town simply couldn’t hold up.
Only the reinforcements from the Ninth Brigade and Fourth Brigade could suppress them.
But the reinforcements from the Ninth Brigade and Fourth Brigade wouldn’t arrive so quickly.
Still, Hirata Ichiro harbored a fluke mentality in his heart.
What if.
What if this group of Eighth Route Army was really wiped out.
Then his sacrifice would still be worth it!
“No, this group of Eighth Route Army still got away. They rescued dozens of anti-Japanese elements detained by the Gendarmerie, carried away several safes, and looted our Dayue Warehouse. The three thousand catties of sugar inside are gone…”
“Idiot, is this good news!” Hirata Ichiro felt like he had been hit on the head with a big stick!
Dozens of anti-Japanese elements rescued—that’s one thing.
They also carried away several safes, which contained important documents.
And three thousand catties of sugar, which is an important strategic material for the Empire!
He truly let down the Emperor, let down the Empire, let down the Yamato race!
Ahhhh!
Hirata Ichiro went mad again.
“Captain, there really is good news.” The deputy captain said.
“You’re farting…” The furious Hirata Ichiro didn’t believe it at all, but he couldn’t stop fantasizing and asked, “What good news?”
“The good news is that you have been relieved of your Gendarmerie Captain position. You can rest at ease in the hospital now…”
“Idiot!” Hirata Ichiro completely lost it and went berserk. He grabbed the deputy captain’s hair and tore at it viciously, “You idiot, you stupid pig, you stupid donkey, you’re even stupider than the Chinese people!”
My position is gone, so no chance to redeem myself. How can I rest at ease?
Tell me, how can this heart be at ease!!!
The deputy captain’s hair was short, and he broke free. He explained to Hirata Ichiro: “Captain, the newly appointed Gendarmerie Captain Fujita Ichi is your arch-rival. He definitely can’t handle the Eighth Route Army. He went aggressively to clean up the mess you left, and he’ll surely end up defeated and embarrassed. By then, when your injuries heal, you’ll have a chance to be reinstated. The front lines are stretched long now, and they really need officers like you to oversee rear security. At that time, you’ll still have a chance for revenge.”
“Idiot, how can Fujita Ichi replace me? Shouldn’t it be one of you deputy captains promoted instead?” Hirata Ichiro’s emotions had stabilized a bit.
He had no doubt about the deputy captain’s words.
That Eighth Route Army was truly hard to deal with. He had learned their prowess firsthand.
That Fujita Ichi was just a proud bastard. He thought he could snatch my position, but in reality, he’ll make an even bigger fool of himself!
This was indeed good news.
Facing Hirata Ichiro’s question, the deputy captain explained again: “Captain, we deputy captains aren’t fools. The Eighth Route Army is so hard to deal with—even you suffered losses. We know our own limits even better.”
The deputy captain’s meaning was clear: we deputy captains deliberately declined, unwilling to take on this hot potato.
Fujita Ichi just happened to pull some strings and parachuted in, so we went along with it.
“No matter what, my personal grudge with Fujita must not affect the overall situation in Heyuan jurisdiction, got it!” Hirata Ichiro still instructed the deputy captain.
“Captain, rest assured. We’ll execute Captain Fujita’s orders without hesitation, absolutely no undermining!” The deputy captain nodded.
The deputy captain understood Hirata Ichiro’s intentions—he was hoping Fujita Ichi would make a fool of himself.
But openly obeying while secretly disobeying Captain Fujita Ichi’s orders—if Fujita Ichi fails and Military Headquarters investigates, we deputy captains will be in deep trouble.
Anyway, Fujita Ichi won’t be a match for the Eighth Route Army either, so we’ll just cooperate fully.
Ding ling ling!
The telephone next to him rang, and Hirata Ichiro picked up the microphone: “This is Hirata Ichiro.”
Although Hirata Ichiro was injured, he was after all the Gendarmerie Captain of the Japanese Army Gendarmerie in Heyuan County Town. In emergency injury, many things still needed to be handed over to the next Gendarmerie Captain, so a telephone was installed here for the next Gendarmerie Captain to contact conveniently.
Fujita Ichi’s voice came from the microphone: “Mr. Hirata, you’ve finally woken up. Truly congratulations.”
Although Fujita Ichi’s words were congratulations, they were full of schadenfreude.
“Mr. Fujita, thank you for your concern.” Hirata Ichiro gritted his teeth and asked, “Do you have anything to ask me?”
“No.” Fujita Ichi was very proud and confident, “Although you left a mess, you should know my work ability.”
“Mr. Fujita, then I’ll wait and see how you deal with the Eighth Route Army and take their heavy cannon.” Hirata Ichiro pretended to be humble, “At that time, I must learn properly from you.”
“Hahaha.” Fujita Ichi laughed loudly, full of disdain, “It’s just a bunch of local Eighth Route Army. Watch how I deal with them. Not to boast, Mr. Hirata, but you couldn’t even handle this trifle. I really don’t know how you became Gendarmerie Captain.”
“Hmph, I’ll see how you act as Gendarmerie Captain! If you also get embarrassed by the Eighth Route Army, let’s see if you still have the face to mock me!” Facing Fujita Ichi’s taunts, Hirata Ichiro snorted and hung up the phone.
