Former diplomat Shirahata Ki'ichiro is suspected to have illegally gained knowledge of the Imperial Army's top-secret "Grand Strategy." Investigating in secret, Gamou Jirou makes contact with Shirahata's old friend, the British consul Ernest Graham.
I killed my accomplice, Chou,
،قتلتُ معاوني تشو
Ich tötete meinen
Komplizen Zhāng
Maté a mi cómplice, Chou,
Maté a mi cómplice, Chou,
Mon complice Chô
a été assassiné par des voleurs.
Ho ucciso Chou, il mio complice, 
facendola passare per una rapina finita male.
Fiz com que a morte 
 do Chou, o cúmplice,