Chapter 2066
Chapter 2066
Chapter 2066
"Experts are different!" Yu Yao couldn't help sighing secretly after hearing this explanation.Obviously, this torture expert is not the kind of reckless man who only knows how to torture prisoners with brute force, but a professional executioner who has received professional training and has rich practical experience.
The torture expert opened a package he brought in, and inside were two scrolls of cowhide that looked very thick.He opened the two scrolls and spread them out in front of Lu Jiu, as if on purpose to let him see the contents clearly.
The scroll on the left is filled with all kinds of small tools, such as needles, hooks, tweezers, knuckles, knives, etc., and each tool has several different styles and sizes.There are more than a dozen small knives alone, all of which are made of fine steel, with a length of about four inches including the handle.
The scroll on the right is larger in size. After unfolding, the tools inserted on it are [-]% similar in shape to the small tool on the left, but the size is much larger.The difference is that there are more tools such as pliers, saws, axes, and chisels on the right, which seem to be things that can only be used for big moves.
Although Yu Yao was just a bystander, he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart when he saw the torture experts slowly displaying these cold tools.As for how Lu Jiu, who is about to be tortured, will feel, he must be much more nervous than him.
"General, if you want to watch here, please step back a few steps, so as not to be splashed with blood later." The torture expert reminded very carefully.
Yu Yao came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "I'll leave the next thing to you, and I'll go and see the progress in other places. You should be careful with what you do. This person should know a lot, and life is more useful than death. "
Professional things are left to professional people. Yu Yao doesn't want to affect the performance of his subordinates because he is here to watch, and he is not interested in watching this kind of execution method that is similar to vivisection, so he simply finds an excuse to leave first. .
In addition to Lu Jiu, other people arrested from Zhengyuanji in this operation are also being tried separately. Although most of these people have less information than Lu Jiu, there may be innocent people who have no knowledge at all. But in the current situation, it is definitely better to kill by mistake than let it go, no matter what, it has to be tried first.
In addition to the urgent interrogation of those who have been arrested, another part of the local investigation is to conduct a thorough search of Zhengyuanji, trace all the evidence found, and collect useful information.Since the arrests in Penghu did not have any warning, Zhengyuanji did not have time to destroy the account books, inventory and other materials in the warehouse, and the information contained in these written records is often the most easily overlooked.
In order to find out whether there is any key information in these documents, Yu Yao ordered several accountants to be dispatched from the local Ministry of Commerce, Harbor Affairs Center and Haihan Bank, and these professionals would carefully check the relevant account books.
According to the information obtained from the interrogation of the prisoners in Zhangzhou, the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa not only came to Penghu, but also visited the port of Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan.And according to its operating mode in Penghu, it is very likely that a local commercial organization called "Zheng X Ji" was also set up as a cover, and then secretly engaged in certain conspiracy activities against Haihan.
Just in case, Yu Yao still sent a telegram to Li Dou, the chief officer of Kaohsiung Port as soon as possible, informing him of the general process of the investigation of the case in Penghu, and advised Li Dou to take corresponding actions as soon as possible.If the time is delayed for a few more days, the opponents lurking in Kaohsiung Port will be prepared in advance, whether it is destroying the data or absconding by boat, it will be an unnecessary mistake for Haihan.
Of course, since the opponent sent personnel to lurk in places like Penghu and Kaohsiung, it is conceivable that Haihan's other trading ports in overseas regions should also be calculated by the opponent.Therefore, the area that needs to be investigated immediately is not the coast of Daming, but the various trading ports controlled by Haihan.
This situation is completely different from the previous judgment of the executive committee, but after weighing the pros and cons, Yu Yao decisively chose to pursue the clues that appeared now, and quickly reported the situation through the radio.
Yu Yao's discovery in Penghu is very critical. Due to Haihan's advantages in communication technology, the progress of investigations in various places can be reported to other places in a very short period of time, much faster than his opponent. It is no longer possible to rush ahead of Haihan to cut off such clues as Zhengyuanji.Even though Lu Jiu, the treasurer of Zhengyuanji, has not opened his mouth to recruit more information for the time being, the successive exposure of the two locations of Zhangzhou Zhengfuji and Penghu Zhengyuanji has already pulled out carrots and brought out mud, allowing Haihan to find An important rule for tracing the whereabouts of opponents.
On the second day after the Penghu Dongchuang incident, the port of Kaohsiung on Taiwan Island suddenly entered a state of martial law without warning. The port was completely taken over by naval forces, and all ships were prohibited from leaving the port without authorization.Immediately afterwards, the garrison surrounded several places in the city with lightning speed, and then used force to attack without hesitation, arresting several people.
All parts of Kaohsiung City quickly issued notices with the seal of the Kaohsiung Management Committee. The Chief Executive Li Dou announced that these arrests were aimed at a group of extremely dangerous gangsters lurking in the local area. Reopen the port.During the closure of the city, any attempt to forcibly leave Kaohsiung will be regarded as absconding in fear of crime and will be treated as a suspect.
With the experiences of Zhangzhou and Penghu, the Kaohsiung authorities were more calm in handling this matter.Relevant departments verified the organization established by Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa in Kaohsiung through the same method as Penghu, and the other party successfully completed the arrest without any precautions.
The search of relevant places did not disappoint Lidou, and several well-preserved muskets wrapped in oilcloth were seized.The ledgers and other items found here also prove that its operation method is exactly the same as that of Zhengyuanji in Penghu. It also purchased some local specialties and processed them a little, and then sold them to the coast of Daming.However, these businesses should be just a cover on the surface, and the real money-making part is probably to purchase products from Daming, and then transfer them to the South China Sea and sell them to the Spaniards.
Of course, there is now a theoretical sales channel for these products purchased from Ming Dynasty. Since a Japanese businessman is behind the scenes, it is very likely that some of the products will be shipped to Japan for sale.
This is actually not a rare thing. The trade between Japan and China has existed since ancient times, and it is not uncommon for Japanese businessmen to purchase various commodities in Daming every year.Although Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate has implemented a foreign policy of seclusion since 1635, Ming and the Netherlands are the only countries that are allowed to trade with Japan, and they are limited to completing transactions in Nagasaki. Various commodities of Ming Still able to enter the Japanese market because of this special treatment.
However, in addition to the trading method stipulated by the Tokugawa shogunate, some local lords who operate sea trade will still trade with other countries on their own, such as the Zong family of the Tsushima domain and the Korean country, and the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain and the Korean country. Trade among Ryukyu countries.And some commodities produced in Ming Dynasty will also flow into Japan through this indirect trade channel.
As the investigation work continued to progress in the Fujian Strait area, more truths were revealed bit by bit after being stripped away.The intelligence department can basically confirm that the person in charge of organizing and arranging various affairs in the Fujian Strait region is the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa. However, considering that the opponent has always acted cautiously, this identity used for public activities may not be true.
Judging from the commercial organizations currently found in Zhangzhou, Penghu, and Kaohsiung, it can be seen that the other party has made considerable efforts in terms of layout.This requires not only sufficient funds as support, but also an understanding of the business situation of various countries, as well as the ability to control the overall situation. This is by no means something that ordinary businessmen can do.
Do Japanese businessmen have such strong operational capabilities?Intelligence agencies are skeptical.Due to the limitation of navigation technology, the scope of activities of Japanese merchants overseas is far inferior to that of Han maritime merchants and colonists from the West, and their vision and business awareness will naturally have a certain gap with the first-class level.
However, Kenji Tagawa's deployment in the Fujian Strait area is excellent. If it wasn't for the Haihan intelligence personnel to find relevant clues in Cebu and focus the investigation on Fujian, then as long as these disguised commercial organizations do not take the initiative to expose , will probably never be discovered for its true identity.Such a powerful method is rare among the opponents that Haihan's intelligence department has encountered in the past.
So who exactly is Kenji Tagawa is the main issue for the intelligence agencies to investigate at the moment.At present, apart from his name and appearance, the intelligence agency has not obtained any other valuable clues, nor does he know the whereabouts of this person.Although several of the captured suspects had had contact with Kenji Tagawa, the leaders who had more information still refused to let go of their mouths and revealed more about this person.
But as long as the direction is right, with Haihan's execution ability and operational efficiency, it is not too difficult to remove the various commercial organizations that the other party has placed in Haihan's control area.After receiving the reports from Penghu and Kaohsiung, the Executive Committee immediately revised the previous plan and changed the large-scale investigation of the southeast coastal area of Ming Dynasty to a comprehensive self-inspection of various trading ports under the control of Haihan to eliminate Hidden dangers like Zhengfuji and Zhengyuanji.
Such an arrangement has successfully resolved the previous concerns of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the Haihan Army's arrests in the coastal areas of Daming lead to misunderstanding and resistance from the local government, armed conflicts will easily occur. After the investigation is changed to self-inspection , canceled all the action plans for the army to dispatch to the coastal areas of Daming, and naturally eliminated the possible conflicts in advance.
However, this adjustment will not let the overseas garrisons relax. Martial law and arrests in various places still require the deployment of elite garrison troops. It saves the hard work of traveling and traveling, and because the environment is familiar, the operation will go much smoother.
Following the Fujian region, several similar business houses were also seized in Quanzhou, Fujian, Hong Kong at the mouth of the Pearl River, and Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Ningbo, Zhejiang.Although the names and business content of these commercial organizations are different, their business models are almost exactly the same as those in Fujian. As long as they are screened according to the conditions of Zhengfuji seized in Zhangzhou, these well-disguised companies The organization is quickly exposed.
With previous experience, the search and arrest process was smoother, and no fierce confrontation erupted in the subsequent seizures, and the weapons and account books seized from their business premises all showed that these commercial organizations had the same A behind-the-scenes boss.
"Through the results of our current verification, we can judge that the operators of these commercial institutions have received the same training, so not only are the business contents and methods similar, but even the places where guns are hidden and the habit of recording current accounts are completely different. It’s the same.” After the latest information from various places was collected in Sanya, He Xi reported the progress of the investigation to the Executive Committee on behalf of the Ministry of Security.
"You mean, somewhere that we don't know, someone held a shopkeeper training class to train the operators of such small commercial establishments in batches?" Schneider kept the same line of business, and after listening, he followed his own His understanding translated He Xi's explanation.
"There is nothing wrong with Mr. Shi's understanding, but the trainees of this institution have been specially selected, and they are a little different from ordinary people." He Xi replied with a smile.
"Oh? What's the difference?" Schneider asked curiously.
He Xi responded: "These operators are very indifferent to their own life and death, and some of them seem to have already made up their minds to die when accepting this job, and regard this job as the last job in their lives. I am really curious, where did the mastermind recruit so many desperadoes who know how to run businesses and can also act as spies and assassins? Moreover, these managers are all Han Chinese, where did they come from?"
"Hearing what you said, this matter seems to be getting more and more interesting." Tao Donglai responded: "The mastermind behind the scenes we have found so far is a Japanese, but the bosses who work for him are all Han Chinese. How was the relationship established? Since these leaders don’t even care about life and death, they probably aren’t working hard for money. What drives them to do these things? In my opinion, it’s either revenge or revenge.”
"It may be both." Ning Qi took over the topic and said: "Repaying gratitude and revenge are not in conflict. For example, if they have a common enemy with their benefactor, then revenge is also repaying gratitude."
"You're right." Tao Donglai nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "Then do we have such an enemy?"
(End of this chapter)
"Experts are different!" Yu Yao couldn't help sighing secretly after hearing this explanation.Obviously, this torture expert is not the kind of reckless man who only knows how to torture prisoners with brute force, but a professional executioner who has received professional training and has rich practical experience.
The torture expert opened a package he brought in, and inside were two scrolls of cowhide that looked very thick.He opened the two scrolls and spread them out in front of Lu Jiu, as if on purpose to let him see the contents clearly.
The scroll on the left is filled with all kinds of small tools, such as needles, hooks, tweezers, knuckles, knives, etc., and each tool has several different styles and sizes.There are more than a dozen small knives alone, all of which are made of fine steel, with a length of about four inches including the handle.
The scroll on the right is larger in size. After unfolding, the tools inserted on it are [-]% similar in shape to the small tool on the left, but the size is much larger.The difference is that there are more tools such as pliers, saws, axes, and chisels on the right, which seem to be things that can only be used for big moves.
Although Yu Yao was just a bystander, he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart when he saw the torture experts slowly displaying these cold tools.As for how Lu Jiu, who is about to be tortured, will feel, he must be much more nervous than him.
"General, if you want to watch here, please step back a few steps, so as not to be splashed with blood later." The torture expert reminded very carefully.
Yu Yao came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "I'll leave the next thing to you, and I'll go and see the progress in other places. You should be careful with what you do. This person should know a lot, and life is more useful than death. "
Professional things are left to professional people. Yu Yao doesn't want to affect the performance of his subordinates because he is here to watch, and he is not interested in watching this kind of execution method that is similar to vivisection, so he simply finds an excuse to leave first. .
In addition to Lu Jiu, other people arrested from Zhengyuanji in this operation are also being tried separately. Although most of these people have less information than Lu Jiu, there may be innocent people who have no knowledge at all. But in the current situation, it is definitely better to kill by mistake than let it go, no matter what, it has to be tried first.
In addition to the urgent interrogation of those who have been arrested, another part of the local investigation is to conduct a thorough search of Zhengyuanji, trace all the evidence found, and collect useful information.Since the arrests in Penghu did not have any warning, Zhengyuanji did not have time to destroy the account books, inventory and other materials in the warehouse, and the information contained in these written records is often the most easily overlooked.
In order to find out whether there is any key information in these documents, Yu Yao ordered several accountants to be dispatched from the local Ministry of Commerce, Harbor Affairs Center and Haihan Bank, and these professionals would carefully check the relevant account books.
According to the information obtained from the interrogation of the prisoners in Zhangzhou, the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa not only came to Penghu, but also visited the port of Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan.And according to its operating mode in Penghu, it is very likely that a local commercial organization called "Zheng X Ji" was also set up as a cover, and then secretly engaged in certain conspiracy activities against Haihan.
Just in case, Yu Yao still sent a telegram to Li Dou, the chief officer of Kaohsiung Port as soon as possible, informing him of the general process of the investigation of the case in Penghu, and advised Li Dou to take corresponding actions as soon as possible.If the time is delayed for a few more days, the opponents lurking in Kaohsiung Port will be prepared in advance, whether it is destroying the data or absconding by boat, it will be an unnecessary mistake for Haihan.
Of course, since the opponent sent personnel to lurk in places like Penghu and Kaohsiung, it is conceivable that Haihan's other trading ports in overseas regions should also be calculated by the opponent.Therefore, the area that needs to be investigated immediately is not the coast of Daming, but the various trading ports controlled by Haihan.
This situation is completely different from the previous judgment of the executive committee, but after weighing the pros and cons, Yu Yao decisively chose to pursue the clues that appeared now, and quickly reported the situation through the radio.
Yu Yao's discovery in Penghu is very critical. Due to Haihan's advantages in communication technology, the progress of investigations in various places can be reported to other places in a very short period of time, much faster than his opponent. It is no longer possible to rush ahead of Haihan to cut off such clues as Zhengyuanji.Even though Lu Jiu, the treasurer of Zhengyuanji, has not opened his mouth to recruit more information for the time being, the successive exposure of the two locations of Zhangzhou Zhengfuji and Penghu Zhengyuanji has already pulled out carrots and brought out mud, allowing Haihan to find An important rule for tracing the whereabouts of opponents.
On the second day after the Penghu Dongchuang incident, the port of Kaohsiung on Taiwan Island suddenly entered a state of martial law without warning. The port was completely taken over by naval forces, and all ships were prohibited from leaving the port without authorization.Immediately afterwards, the garrison surrounded several places in the city with lightning speed, and then used force to attack without hesitation, arresting several people.
All parts of Kaohsiung City quickly issued notices with the seal of the Kaohsiung Management Committee. The Chief Executive Li Dou announced that these arrests were aimed at a group of extremely dangerous gangsters lurking in the local area. Reopen the port.During the closure of the city, any attempt to forcibly leave Kaohsiung will be regarded as absconding in fear of crime and will be treated as a suspect.
With the experiences of Zhangzhou and Penghu, the Kaohsiung authorities were more calm in handling this matter.Relevant departments verified the organization established by Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa in Kaohsiung through the same method as Penghu, and the other party successfully completed the arrest without any precautions.
The search of relevant places did not disappoint Lidou, and several well-preserved muskets wrapped in oilcloth were seized.The ledgers and other items found here also prove that its operation method is exactly the same as that of Zhengyuanji in Penghu. It also purchased some local specialties and processed them a little, and then sold them to the coast of Daming.However, these businesses should be just a cover on the surface, and the real money-making part is probably to purchase products from Daming, and then transfer them to the South China Sea and sell them to the Spaniards.
Of course, there is now a theoretical sales channel for these products purchased from Ming Dynasty. Since a Japanese businessman is behind the scenes, it is very likely that some of the products will be shipped to Japan for sale.
This is actually not a rare thing. The trade between Japan and China has existed since ancient times, and it is not uncommon for Japanese businessmen to purchase various commodities in Daming every year.Although Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate has implemented a foreign policy of seclusion since 1635, Ming and the Netherlands are the only countries that are allowed to trade with Japan, and they are limited to completing transactions in Nagasaki. Various commodities of Ming Still able to enter the Japanese market because of this special treatment.
However, in addition to the trading method stipulated by the Tokugawa shogunate, some local lords who operate sea trade will still trade with other countries on their own, such as the Zong family of the Tsushima domain and the Korean country, and the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain and the Korean country. Trade among Ryukyu countries.And some commodities produced in Ming Dynasty will also flow into Japan through this indirect trade channel.
As the investigation work continued to progress in the Fujian Strait area, more truths were revealed bit by bit after being stripped away.The intelligence department can basically confirm that the person in charge of organizing and arranging various affairs in the Fujian Strait region is the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa. However, considering that the opponent has always acted cautiously, this identity used for public activities may not be true.
Judging from the commercial organizations currently found in Zhangzhou, Penghu, and Kaohsiung, it can be seen that the other party has made considerable efforts in terms of layout.This requires not only sufficient funds as support, but also an understanding of the business situation of various countries, as well as the ability to control the overall situation. This is by no means something that ordinary businessmen can do.
Do Japanese businessmen have such strong operational capabilities?Intelligence agencies are skeptical.Due to the limitation of navigation technology, the scope of activities of Japanese merchants overseas is far inferior to that of Han maritime merchants and colonists from the West, and their vision and business awareness will naturally have a certain gap with the first-class level.
However, Kenji Tagawa's deployment in the Fujian Strait area is excellent. If it wasn't for the Haihan intelligence personnel to find relevant clues in Cebu and focus the investigation on Fujian, then as long as these disguised commercial organizations do not take the initiative to expose , will probably never be discovered for its true identity.Such a powerful method is rare among the opponents that Haihan's intelligence department has encountered in the past.
So who exactly is Kenji Tagawa is the main issue for the intelligence agencies to investigate at the moment.At present, apart from his name and appearance, the intelligence agency has not obtained any other valuable clues, nor does he know the whereabouts of this person.Although several of the captured suspects had had contact with Kenji Tagawa, the leaders who had more information still refused to let go of their mouths and revealed more about this person.
But as long as the direction is right, with Haihan's execution ability and operational efficiency, it is not too difficult to remove the various commercial organizations that the other party has placed in Haihan's control area.After receiving the reports from Penghu and Kaohsiung, the Executive Committee immediately revised the previous plan and changed the large-scale investigation of the southeast coastal area of Ming Dynasty to a comprehensive self-inspection of various trading ports under the control of Haihan to eliminate Hidden dangers like Zhengfuji and Zhengyuanji.
Such an arrangement has successfully resolved the previous concerns of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the Haihan Army's arrests in the coastal areas of Daming lead to misunderstanding and resistance from the local government, armed conflicts will easily occur. After the investigation is changed to self-inspection , canceled all the action plans for the army to dispatch to the coastal areas of Daming, and naturally eliminated the possible conflicts in advance.
However, this adjustment will not let the overseas garrisons relax. Martial law and arrests in various places still require the deployment of elite garrison troops. It saves the hard work of traveling and traveling, and because the environment is familiar, the operation will go much smoother.
Following the Fujian region, several similar business houses were also seized in Quanzhou, Fujian, Hong Kong at the mouth of the Pearl River, and Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Ningbo, Zhejiang.Although the names and business content of these commercial organizations are different, their business models are almost exactly the same as those in Fujian. As long as they are screened according to the conditions of Zhengfuji seized in Zhangzhou, these well-disguised companies The organization is quickly exposed.
With previous experience, the search and arrest process was smoother, and no fierce confrontation erupted in the subsequent seizures, and the weapons and account books seized from their business premises all showed that these commercial organizations had the same A behind-the-scenes boss.
"Through the results of our current verification, we can judge that the operators of these commercial institutions have received the same training, so not only are the business contents and methods similar, but even the places where guns are hidden and the habit of recording current accounts are completely different. It’s the same.” After the latest information from various places was collected in Sanya, He Xi reported the progress of the investigation to the Executive Committee on behalf of the Ministry of Security.
"You mean, somewhere that we don't know, someone held a shopkeeper training class to train the operators of such small commercial establishments in batches?" Schneider kept the same line of business, and after listening, he followed his own His understanding translated He Xi's explanation.
"There is nothing wrong with Mr. Shi's understanding, but the trainees of this institution have been specially selected, and they are a little different from ordinary people." He Xi replied with a smile.
"Oh? What's the difference?" Schneider asked curiously.
He Xi responded: "These operators are very indifferent to their own life and death, and some of them seem to have already made up their minds to die when accepting this job, and regard this job as the last job in their lives. I am really curious, where did the mastermind recruit so many desperadoes who know how to run businesses and can also act as spies and assassins? Moreover, these managers are all Han Chinese, where did they come from?"
"Hearing what you said, this matter seems to be getting more and more interesting." Tao Donglai responded: "The mastermind behind the scenes we have found so far is a Japanese, but the bosses who work for him are all Han Chinese. How was the relationship established? Since these leaders don’t even care about life and death, they probably aren’t working hard for money. What drives them to do these things? In my opinion, it’s either revenge or revenge.”
"It may be both." Ning Qi took over the topic and said: "Repaying gratitude and revenge are not in conflict. For example, if they have a common enemy with their benefactor, then revenge is also repaying gratitude."
"You're right." Tao Donglai nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "Then do we have such an enemy?"
(End of this chapter)