Time slipped away like flowing water, and soon it was 4:00 PM. Inside the Shanghai Japanese Expeditionary Army Headquarters, the atmosphere was so intensely strained it felt suffocating. Officers and soldiers hurried through every corner, their voices mingling into a cacophony as they frantically discussed how to respond to the explosion at the docks.
In the midst of this chaos, a Japanese colonel, his brow furrowed with worry, had his mind occupied by the urgent orders he had just received and the complex tasks needing his attention. He walked hurriedly toward the restroom, completely unaware that danger was lurking within that small space.
As he reached out to push open the door and stepped inside, the gears of fate began to turn. His body inadvertently triggered the contact-fused bomb that Leitao had meticulously set. In an instant, a roar like the end of the world erupted within the headquarters. The deafening blast, like a demon’s howl, ruthlessly shattered the existing clamor.
Chapter 57