Chapter 33: Raid on the Yamato Maru freighter
Li Tie and the Axe Gang have already entered the drill stage for hijacking the Yamato Maru, but poor Yamato Mano has no idea about it, and he is still arguing with ministers from various countries every day.
In order to drive the British and French troops from the villa, he arranged for his henchmen to dig up his treasure. In order to get the treasure back quickly, he has been running around for several days.
Because of the unprovoked explosion of their secret arsenal, the country's intelligence chief also sent a reprimand, and he was punished for dereliction of duty. He was also ordered to find out the cause in the shortest possible time, and at the same time to ensure the safety of subsequent arms, otherwise he would be dealt with by military law.
Yamato Mano also wanted to cry without tears, how could it be so coincidental, but on the day of the explosion, Liao Zhongkai was killed, but there were frequent riots in Shanghai that day, if it wasn't for the riots in Shanghai that affected the pond fish, he would not have been supported.
Maybe there wouldn't have been an explosion at the arsenal, and of course it was possible that he had been killed in the villa. In any case, it's better than being angry at both ends now.
"These imperial bureaucrats are really hateful, and now the entire villa is blocked by the British and French troops, how can you let me check? Usually when I accept bribes, I pat my chest one by one and call me brother, but now that such a little thing has just happened, the responsibility is all mine.
Let you put pressure on the British and French consulates, but you will not be able to do so, it seems that domestic support cannot be counted on, and you have to rely on your own operation.
This Yamato Liangtian is really unfilial, it has been several days since such a big thing happened in the family, and I haven't seen him come back to help, so I know what kind of beauty he likes, he is so greedy and lustful, how can I rest assured that I will hand over my great wealth to him.
It seems that I have to go out to deal with the ministers of various countries in person, but I don't know how much I have to spend this time. Alas, for the sake of tens of millions of assets, I have to face the ugly faces of ministers of various countries again.
I don't need the British and French ministers to show me a face, one day, the Japanese Empire will dominate the world, and then you will have the good fruit of your Britain and France to eat. "Yamato Mano is secretly ruthless.
In fact, it can't be blamed that Yamato Ryota didn't dare to go home, he just used the spy station set up in Japan for many years. As a result, four agents who had been lurking for many years died, and the entire intelligence station had to be urgently evacuated from Shanghai.
I was thinking that once I let my strict father know that it was me who had stolen his code words without permission, I wondered if my grumpy father would shoot him to death.
So he plans to hide at school for a few days first, usually going home twice a week, this time he plans to hide for a month first.
In the next few days, Yamato Mano began to shuttle between ministers from various countries. Dollars, yen give out innumerable. Countless celebrities were also entertained, and the public concession arms bombing case was finally turned into a major affair and a trivial matter.
In this way, the arms bombing case, which had a great impact, was suppressed by Yamato Mano and the ministers of various countries. Except for some well-informed people in the upper class, not many ordinary people know about this, and I have to say that Yamato Mano is still very capable.
On this day, the night was the day when the Yamato Maru was about to enter the sea off Shanghai, and it was also the day when the British and French troops had just withdrawn from the Yamato Villa.
Yamato led more than a dozen of his henchmen to stand on the ruins of a villa, seeing that it had been so long, the British and French troops had not excavated without authorization, nor had they found his treasure, and Yamato Mano was in a much better mood.
Whether it's the explosion of the arsenal or the collapse of the villa, this loss is a drop in the bucket for him, and as long as the treasure remains, he can quickly rebuild everything here.
When it is said that it is not necessary to apply for construction funds in China, a sum of money can be deducted. It's called turning bad things into good things. Seeing that there were still many lively residents around, Yamato Mano decided to start digging again in the evening.
As for the Yamato Maru going ashore tonight, it's not the first time to receive supplies, so it's good to arrange for Ono to go, this kid has always been disobedient to his own arrangements recently.
Tonight, when he digs into the vault, he will move to a hidden place, and then use the topic to play a good role, and take care of this Captain Ono. Let him know that he is the only leader in Shanghai.
Don't think that you have a few stinky money at home, so you always don't take yourself seriously, perhaps, this explosion of the arsenal is an opportunity to see if you can put this black pot on his head. ”
Shanghai Beach at night is enchanting, especially on the streets of various concessions, under the bright lights, all kinds of pedestrians are endless.
At this time, Squadron Leader Ono and a few good soldiers had just finished drinking flower wine, and a few people had just walked out of a Japanese tavern and were staggering on the street, frightening the pedestrians around to avoid it.
"Damn Yamato Mano, I won't be allowed to rest on a good holiday, so I have to work overtime tonight to pick up some arms and medicine. Isn't it the first time I've arrived, and I, the squadron leader, need to go out in person? ”
Ono was a little drunk today, but fortunately, his mind was still a little clear, and he still remembered tonight's mission.
"That's it, Yamato-kun is too inconsiderate of the people's feelings, he only knows how to sit in the office and give orders, where do you know the hardships of our soldiers." A pro-soldier chimed in.
"But no, isn't it just another shipment? Naturally, there were people from the foreign company to pick it up, and besides, there were already no less than two squads guarding there. Why do you want to send our squadron leader more? So much so that we didn't even see Miss Tomoko's singing and dancing. I'm really sorry for Captain Ono. ”
"That's right, Miss Tomoko has a good favor for Captain Ono. Perhaps, tonight will be her guest of the curtain. ”
"That's it, Captain, we're not going tonight. Let's go back and watch Miss Tomoko's singing and dancing, shall we? ”
", are we okay with the orders of our superiors? Now Yamato Mano is our top boss, and even if his words are wrong, we have to listen to them. Ono didn't know if what he said was psychological.
"What ability does Yamato Mano have, it's not because of the water family to support him, or with the strength of Captain Ono. It is more than enough for him to be the head of this Shanghai beach, where can it be the turn of Yamato that guy. ”
"That's it, Captain Ono doesn't have to be afraid of that Yamato Mano, a guy who can only steal chickens and dogs, if Ono-kun wants to grab his position, we fully support it!" Everyone roared together and stood up to Captain Ono.
Ono finally couldn't help it, and said with some pride: "Okay, thank you for your kindness, if one day I can really replace that guy Yamato, I will definitely promote you greatly." But tonight's task is very important, and we have to do it seriously. ”
A few staggering people, led by Ono, called a few rickshaws to go to the Yamato Pier to prepare to pick up the goods.
At this time, a Japanese 10,000-ton cargo ** and Maru off the coast of Shanghai were sailing on the offshore sea. The captain of the Yamato Maru and several men in Japanese military uniforms were standing on the foredeck of the freighter, closely watching the lights of Shanghai in the distance.
"Lord Matsushima, we'll be able to enter Yamato Pier in another hour, right?" A Japanese squad leader asked.
"Yes, Captain Matsumoto, we can go directly to the Yamato Pier, as long as this ship is unloaded, you and I will be considered a successful completion of this mission." It was Captain Matsushima who replied.
"I just joined the army, and this is the first time I have returned to China, so our ship doesn't need to go to the customs first to prepare a case, or go through any formalities or something?" Squad Leader Matsumoto asked.
"Ah, haha, no, the current Chinese customs power is still in the hands of the British, as long as the ship tax is paid in full afterwards, the British don't care what you ship.
I have been running this route for many years, from the fall of the Qing government to the present, there is no truly unified and powerful government in the whole of China.
This customs power has always been in the hands of the British, so we don't want China to be unified, and it's better to keep it like this. "This captain is obviously also a China expert and knows China very well.
"Alas, in terms of personal feelings, I sympathize with the Chinese, they are a poor bunch of people. A country that does not even have customs authority is a hopeless country.
From the perspective of the empire, I have to say that the current situation in China is very favorable to the future strategy of the empire, and as soldiers of the empire, we must put aside our personal feelings, so we must sell more arms and evil films to China.
It is better to let them mess up forever until our Great Japanese Empire conquers China. The thought of possibly capturing a kingdom of 40,000 people fills my whole body with strength. Captain Matsumoto said, his face unconsciously full of excitement.
"Yes, every time I think of the possibility of getting 400 million slaves, more than 10 million square kilometers of land. If I could be a few dozen years younger, I would definitely join the army. The captain was even expressing his feelings.
Just when the two of them were still full of pride, two strong lights suddenly shone on the freighter on the sea. At the same time, the sound of a loudspeaker sounded on the sea, and several warnings were heard in English, Japanese, and Chinese, saying that they were British Customs, and telling them to stop the ship for inspection.
Captain Matsumoto looked at the captain in surprise, "Didn't you say there was no inspection?" Shall we let them check? ”
Captain Matsushima was also surprised, "There have been a few inspections before, but they are all for example, as long as they put a hundred silver dollars in the lifeboat for a while, they will naturally release us, this kind of thing they used to do." ”
But this time there was an accident, and after the captain ordered a hundred silver dollars to be placed in the lifeboat, the patrol boat that received the one hundred silver dollars did not leave as usual.
Instead, he shouted through the loudspeaker again: "Tonight is the British minister personally supervising the sea, they must get on board anyway to take a look at the situation, and ask the Yamato Maru to cooperate." ”
Captain Matsumoto looked at the bottom of the freighter, and on the patrol boat with the British flag and the British Navy flag stood a dozen soldiers in British uniforms, also carrying standard spears.
The patrol boat has a heavy machine gun in the front and rear, and searchlights on all sides. At the front of the boat, there was a British ** officer with a few attendants in civilian clothes, and it was estimated that they were the people who came on board to inspect it.
The captain suggested lowering another lifeboat and letting the inspector come up for a while.
The captain of Matsumoto's team, who had just been a soldier for a few months, hurriedly called the soldiers to the shipyard and called all the soldiers up, so that the British soldiers could see the heroic posture of the Japanese emperor, so as not to let the British make trouble.
So a reinforced squad of twenty men was soon assembled on the foredeck, all armed.
After a while, the life raft was raised, and a yellow man dressed in the uniform of a British naval officer came up, and behind the officer there were three gang members.
Several people were secretly happy in their hearts, and they didn't pay attention to the Japanese soldiers in front of them, and walked quickly to the captain and squad leader. The first one of them wore glasses and was polite, and he spoke fluent English as soon as he spoke.
The captain's English was also good, and the two exchanged a few times, and the visitor shook his head and nodded for a while. In the end, the captain stuffed a golden ticket with glasses, and the person who came was satisfied. first hugged the captain, and then stretched out his hand to the captain of the Matsumoto squad beside him, obviously wanting to shake hands.
Captain Matsumoto saw that the person who came and the captain had just reached an agreement, so he relaxed his vigilance, let go of his right hand that was clenching the pistol, and shook hands with the person.
Who knows, the other party is very enthusiastic, and after shaking hands, he took advantage of the situation to hug himself, but thinking that Captain Matsushima had already hugged the visitor just now, he was not bad for himself, so he didn't think much about it and let the person hug him.
Then Captain Matsumoto felt a tingling pain in his neck, and his eyes went dark, and he slowly lost consciousness, but before he lost consciousness, he seemed to hear a violent gunshot.
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