Kitano called Kikuchi to the office and asked him about the progress of bacterial research.
Kikuchi Qi told Kitano that since Ishii Shiro was transferred, many technicians have not cooperated with the bacterial research work, and the information in the archives is not allowed to be consulted. The resources available for research are now very limited.
Kitano asked Kikuchi Qi what was going on. Kikuchi Qi replied that all this was probably caused by Ishii Shiro behind the scenes. Because he was dismissed, he did not want others to replace him.
"Then I'll call him and ask him." Said Kitano dialed Shiro Ishii's phone: "Is it Mr. Ishii? I'm Masaji Kitano. There's something I want to ask you." "You are finally willing to take the initiative to give me I called, just ask if you have anything," Shiro Ishii responded on the other end of the phone.
"I heard that the technicians are not cooperating with my work, and they are not allowed to enter the archives. Are you the one behind it?" Kitano said to Shiro Ishii unceremoniously.
"That's true. Although I'm not here in 731, if you can continue to accept my arrangement, I will definitely not cause any trouble to your work. But if you don't accept my arrangement, then you can figure it out yourself." "If you don't produce results by then, the military will not allocate more research funds to you, and without my relationship, you won't be able to bring in new technicians." Shiro Ishii counterattacked Kitano not to be outdone.
"Okay, in that case, let's separate our families. From now on, you will study yours, I will study mine, and you can direct that part of yours yourself." Kitano made a final showdown to Ishii Shiro.
"Okay, let's divide our respective fields now: The research on plague and cholera belongs to me, and the rest belongs to you; the production and storage of bacteria belongs to me, and the rest belongs to you; the command of intelligence and military police belongs to me. I, the rest belong to you; the insect class, serum class and the fourth part belong to me, and the other classes belong to you, that’s it now,” Shiro Ishii said to Kono in an aggressive tone.
Although Kitano was very angry, he had nothing to do. After being silent for a while, he agreed to Shiro Ishii's request.
Now if he wants to have his own power, he can only start from the youth class. At the same time, in order to consolidate his power, he began to allow some old 731 members to resign and return to China. The departure of some experienced members made the development of 731 become more complicated. Nothing can be done.
Suddenly, the shortage of personnel forced him to speed up the training of junior class members, so he ordered Kawasaki, the squad leader of the junior class, to provide strict education to the students.
At the same time, Shiro Ishii's suppression left Kitano with nowhere to vent his inner anger, so he could only vent his anger on the young students.
He often beat young students while drunk, causing them misery. Kawasaki followed suit. Sometimes he would order disobedient students to run in the ice and snow in the middle of the night.
Of course, what the students feared the most was Kitano taking them to the anatomy class. The vivisectionists basically encountered less of them, but it was the putrid corpses that the students dissected the most, and some of the rotten corpses were still infected with bacteria and died. Yes, the psychological pressure faced by the students when dissecting such rotting corpses is great.
One day, Kikuchi asked Kitano: "What will be our research direction in the future?" "In the future, we must be based on the long term, entomology , bacteriology , human anatomy, epidemic prevention, etc. can be our research "Direction, as for the research on bacterial weapons , leave it to Shiro Ishii," Kitano replied Kikuchi Qi.
"Do you mean to turn military research into civilian research?" Kikuchi Qi then asked Kitano.
"Yes, civilian medical technology is more long-term and practical, so we should work more on it," Kitano replied earnestly.
"Then let's take some common diseases and microorganisms in human life as research objects," Kikuchi suggested to Kitano.
"Okay, I'll do it this way from now on. Anyway, I have separated from Ishii Shiro, and I don't want to overlap with his research fields." Kitano chose to accept Kikuchi Qi's suggestion.
Although Kitano's research direction has changed, it has not changed his nature of killing. Sometimes even for a simple experiment, he will use cruel means to kill people. In the end, he is just a beast at heart. Any act of killing seemed to him just a normal thing.
