Chapter 2066

"Experts are different!" Yu Yao couldn't help but sigh 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 has received professional training and has rich practice.

Professional executioners with operational experience.

The torture expert opened a package he had brought in. Inside were two thick-looking cowhide scrolls. He opened the two scrolls and spread them out in front of Lu Jiu, seemingly deliberately letting him see clearly what was inside.

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The scroll on the left is filled with various exquisite small tools, such as needles, hooks, tweezers, thumbs, knives, etc. Each tool has several different styles and sizes. There are more than ten knives alone.

It is entirely made of fine steel, and is about four inches long including the handle. The shape is very delicate, and the blade can be straight or curved, obviously serving different purposes.

The scroll on the right is larger in size. After unfolding, the tools inserted on it are 80% similar in appearance to the small tools on the left, but the size is much enlarged. The difference is that there are pliers, saws, axes, and chisels on the right.

Tools like this seem to be something that can only be used in big operations.

Although Yu Yao was just a bystander, seeing the torture expert slowly displaying these cold tools, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. As for how Lu Jiu would feel when he was about to be tortured, it must be even more than him.

Much more nervous.

"General, if you want to watch here, please step back a few steps to avoid being splashed with blood later." The torture expert warned carefully.

Yu Yao came back to his senses, shook his head and said: "I'll leave the rest to you, and I'll go check out the progress in other places. You should know how to proceed, this person should know a lot, and it's more useful to be alive than dead.

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Professional matters were left to professionals. Yu Yao did not want to affect the performance of his subordinates just because he was here to watch, and he was not interested in watching this kind of execution method that was similar to vivisection, so he simply found an excuse to leave first.

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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 among them who have no knowledge at all.

But in this current situation, it is definitely better to kill by mistake than to let go. No matter what, it must be tried first.

In addition to the urgent interrogation of those who have been arrested, another part of the local investigation work is to conduct a thorough search of Zhengyuanji, trace all the evidence found to its source, and collect useful information. Due to the investigation in Penghu

The arrest was carried out without any warning, and Zhengyuan Ji did not have time to destroy the account books, inventory and other information in the store, and the information contained in these written records is often the most easily ignored.

In order to find out whether there was key information in these materials, Yu Yao ordered the transfer of several accountants from the local Ministry of Commerce, Port Management Center and Haihan Bank, and these professionals would carefully examine the relevant account books.

According to the information obtained from the interrogation of prisoners in Zhangzhou, the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa not only visited Penghu, but also visited Kaohsiung Port on Taiwan Island. And according to his operating mode in Penghu, it is very likely that he also set up a business called "Zheng X Ji" there.

” business organization as a cover, and then secretly engaged in some conspiracy activities against Haihan.

Just in case, Yu Yao sent a telegram to Li Dou, the chief officer of Kaohsiung Port, as soon as possible, informing him of the general process of detecting the case in Penghu, and advised Li Dou to take corresponding actions as soon as possible. If it takes a few more days, let him

The opponents lurking in Kaohsiung Port were prepared in advance. Whether they destroyed the data or fled by boat, it was an unnecessary mistake for Haihan.

Of course, since the opponent has sent personnel to lurk in places like Penghu and Kaohsiung, it is conceivable that Haihan's other overseas trading ports should also be included in the opponent's calculations. Therefore, the areas that need to be investigated immediately are not

Not the Ming Dynasty coast, but the various trading ports controlled by Haihan.

This situation was completely different from the previous judgment of the Executive Committee, but after weighing the pros and cons, Yu Yao decisively chose to pursue the current clues first 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 investigation progress in various places can be reported to other places in a very short time, much faster than his opponents. In this way, his opponents

It is no longer possible to rush ahead of Haihan to cut off clues like Zhengyuanji. Even though Lu Jiu, the shopkeeper of Zhengyuanji, has not yet asked for more information, the two locations of Zhangzhou Zhengfuji and Penghu Zhengyuanji

After being exposed one after another, it was like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud, allowing Haihan to find important rules for tracking his opponent's whereabouts.

On the second day after the Penghu Dongchuang Incident, Kaohsiung Port on Taiwan Island suddenly entered a city-wide 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 quickly moved into the city.

They surrounded several places, then used force to attack without hesitation, and arrested several people.

Announcements stamped with the seal of the Kaohsiung Administrative Committee were quickly issued in various places in Kaohsiung City. Chief Administrative Officer Li Dou announced that these arrests were aimed at a group of extremely dangerous gangsters lurking in the local area. After the case is found out, they will be arrested.

Reopen the port. During the lockdown period, any attempt to forcefully leave Kaohsiung will be regarded as absconding in fear of crime and will be treated as a suspect.

With the experience of Zhangzhou and Penghu, the Kaohsiung authorities appeared to be much more calm in handling the matter. The relevant departments verified the establishment of the Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa in Kaohsiung in the same way as in Penghu, and the other party was not involved in the matter.

The arrest was successfully completed without any precautions.

The search of relevant locations did not disappoint Li Dou, and several well-preserved muskets wrapped in oilcloth were seized. The account books and other items found here also proved that their business methods were exactly the same as those of Zhengyuan Ji in Penghu.

They also purchase some local specialties, process them a little, and then sell them to the coast of Daming. However, these businesses are probably just a cover on the outside, and the real money-making part is probably to purchase products from Daming and then transport them to Nanhai to sell.

Spanish.

Of course, these products purchased from Daming now have a theoretical sales channel. Since the person behind this matter is a Japanese businessman, it is very likely that some of the products will also be shipped to Japan for sale.

This is actually not a strange thing. Trade exchanges between Japan and China have existed since ancient times, and it is not uncommon for Japanese businessmen to purchase various goods in the Ming Dynasty every year. Although starting in 1635, the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan had

A closed-door foreign policy was implemented, but the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands were the only countries allowed to trade with Japan, and transactions were restricted to Nagasaki. Various commodities from the Ming Dynasty could still enter the Japanese market because of this special treatment.

However, in addition to the trading method prescribed by the Tokugawa shogunate, some local feudal lords engaged in maritime trade will still trade with other countries on their own, such as the So clan of Tsushima clan and Korea, and the Shimazu clan of Satsuma clan and

Trade between Ryukyu countries. Some goods produced in the Ming Dynasty will also flow into Japan through this indirect trade channel.

As the investigation work continues to make progress in the Fujian Strait area, more truths are revealed after the cover is peeled away bit by bit. What the intelligence department can basically determine is that the opponent organized and arranged arrangements in the Fujian Strait area.

The person in charge of various affairs is Japanese businessman Kenji Tagawa, but considering that he has always acted cautiously, this identity used for public activities may not be true.

Judging from the commercial institutions currently found in Zhangzhou, Penghu, and Kaohsiung, the other parties have put a lot of effort into their layout. This not only requires abundant funds as support, but also a thorough understanding of the business conditions of each country, as well as a

The ability to control the overall situation is definitely not something that ordinary businessmen can achieve.

Do Japanese businessmen have such strong operational capabilities? The intelligence department is skeptical about this. Due to limitations in navigation technology, the scope of Japanese businessmen's overseas activities is far less than that of Han maritime merchants and colonists from the West, and their vision is

There will naturally be a certain gap between the level of management and management and the first-class level.

But the deployment made by Kenji Tagawa in the Fujian Strait area is excellent. If Haihan intelligence personnel had not found relevant clues in Cebu and focused their investigation on Fujian, then as long as these disguised commercial organizations did not take the initiative to expose

, and his true identity will probably never be discovered. Such powerful methods are rare among the opponents that the Haihan Intelligence Department has encountered in the past.

So who exactly is this Tagawa Kenji has become the main issue that the intelligence department is currently investigating. At present, apart from his name and appearance, the intelligence department has not obtained any other valuable clues, and it is not clear who this person is.

Whereabouts. Although several of the captured suspects had been in contact with Kenji Tagawa, the leaders who had more information still refused to let go and revealed more information about this person.

But as long as the direction is right, with Haihan's execution capabilities and operational efficiency, it will not be too difficult to remove the various commercial institutions installed by the other party in the Haihan controlled area. After receiving reports from Penghu and Kaohsiung, the Executive Committee

The previous plan was immediately revised, and the large-scale investigation of the southeastern coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty was changed to a comprehensive self-examination of various trading ports under Haihan's control to eliminate hidden dangers like Zhengfu Ji and Zhengyuan Ji.

This arrangement has successfully solved the problem that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously worried about. If the arrests of the Haihan Army in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty triggered misunderstandings and resistance from local officials, it would easily lead to armed conflicts. After changing the investigation to self-inspection

, all action plans for the army to be dispatched to the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty were cancelled, and any conflicts that might break out were naturally eliminated in advance.

However, this adjustment will not allow the overseas garrison to relax. Martial law and arrest work in various places still require the deployment of elite garrison troops. However, compared with carrying out tasks in the unfamiliar environment of the Ming Dynasty, doing it on one's own land is not only

It saves you the trouble of traveling and traveling, and because the environment is familiar, the operation will be much smoother.

Following the Fujian area, several businesses and warehouses of similar nature were also seized in Quanzhou, Fujian, Hong Kong at the Pearl River Estuary, and Dinghai Port, Zhoushan, Ningbo, Zhejiang. Although these commercial institutions have different names and business contents, their business models are different.

They are almost exactly the same as those in Fujian. As long as they are screened according to several conditions for the seizure of Zhengfu Ji in Zhangzhou, these organizations that were originally well concealed will be quickly exposed.

With the previous experience, the search and arrest process went more smoothly, and fierce confrontations did not break out in several places subsequently seized. The weapons and account books seized from their business premises showed that these commercial institutions had the same intention.

A boss behind the scenes.

"Through our current verification results, 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 also the places where guns are hidden and the habit of recording current accounts are all the same.

It's the same." After the latest intelligence from various places was gathered in Sanya, He Xi reported the investigation progress to the Executive Committee on behalf of the Ministry of Security.

"You mean, somewhere that we don't know, someone has organized a shopkeeper training class to train operators of such small commercial institutions in batches?" Schneider kept talking about his profession. After listening, he followed his own instructions

His understanding translated He Xi’s explanation.

"There is nothing wrong with Mr. Shi's understanding, but the training candidates in this institution have been specially selected and are a little different from ordinary people." He Xi responded with a smile.

"Oh? What's the difference?" Schneider asked curiously.

He Xi responded: "These operators take their own life and death very lightly. Some of them seemed to have already made up their mind to die when they accepted this job, and regarded this job as the last job in their lives.

I'm really curious, where did the mastermind behind the scenes recruit so many desperadoes who not only know how to run businesses, but also can act as spies and assassins? And these operators are all Han Chinese, where did they come from?"

"Listening to what you say, 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 leaders who work for him are all Han Chinese. This kind of

How was the relationship established? Since these leaders don't even care about life or death, they probably aren't working for money. What drives them to do these things? In my opinion, it's either to repay a favor or to take revenge."

"It's possible that it's both." Ning Qi took over and said, "There is no conflict between repaying a favor and taking revenge. For example, if they have a common enemy with their benefactor, then revenge is repaying the favor at the same time."

"You make sense." Tao Donglai nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "Then do we have such enemies?"
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