They actively invaded and expanded externally, and the cabinet had already determined a mainland expansion policy centered on the Qing Dynasty.

The Black Dragon Society is a Japanese militaristic organization with a huge system. Almost all the "patriotic" teams in the country are members of the Black Dragon Society.

Domestically, they advocated the so-called "Last Imperial Service Activities", instigating and instigating Japanese small and medium-sized entrepreneurs and ordinary people to serve the mainland's expansion policy and immigrate to the Qing Dynasty, especially Taiwan, Heilongjiang, Qingdao and other places.

Jiangnan, mainly Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places.

Under the instruction of the Japanese military, Taro Yoshida used some of the agents trained in the spy school run by the Black Dragon Society to lurk in the Japanese Concession in Hangzhou as employees, policemen, and ronin, waiting for opportunistic activities.

The established "Yoshida Kaikan" is their secret stronghold.

Taro Yoshida is one of the three giants of the Black Dragon Society in Jiangnan, and he is also the leader of the Jiangnan spy agency that merges the Black Dragon Society and the military.

Using Sino-Japanese trade as a cover, its main tasks are to smuggle arms and smoke, spy on military and economic intelligence, bribe warlords big and small, find political agents, assassinate, kidnap and sabotage, etc.

They also used casinos, opium dens, and brothels to control government officials at all levels in the Qing Dynasty, buying or coercing them to act as traitors and become their peripheral intelligence agents.

They also recruit local bandits and gangsters to serve as their thugs, and hire Jianghu gangs to serve them.

Tonight, the "Yoshida Kaikan" is brightly lit and there are many people coming in and out.

On the tatami in a room on the third floor, several Japanese people were kneeling. One of them was Taro Yoshida, who was short and lean, with the head of an eagle and a fair face.

Another man of medium build, with a beard and straight eyes like a falcon is Masao Watanabe, the deputy consul of the Consulate in Hangzhou.

He is also the major shareholder of Yaojin Mining and the actual controller of Zhengyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.

On a low table in the middle of the tatami, there was a pot of sake, several wine cups, and several plates of side dishes and snacks.

They were discussing the recent strange events that occurred in Changxing, Guangde, Anhui and other places.

"Yoshida-kun! Your organization was slow to respond to a series of incidents at Changxing Yaojin Mining ten days ago. Mr. Consul is very dissatisfied." Watanabe took a sip of sake and stared at Yoshida with sharp eyes, his face slightly displeased.

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"Mr. Watanabe, this incident cannot be entirely blamed on my subordinates, but it happened suddenly, changed quickly, and their information blockade was very strict. It was like a professional master operating it."

"At first I thought it was the Chinese who were engaging in internal fighting. After a few days of detention, they would send people down to the peak to get people. The so-called gun registration is just a matter of jurisdiction. In fact, Yaojin Mining has already registered with the state capital, but I didn't expect them.

The drunkard didn't care about drinking, so he sent troops directly to Meishan Town."

Yoshida picked up the wine cup in annoyance and took a deep sip, while pouring the wine and smiling bitterly.

His words sounded like a defense and a sigh, ambiguous.

"The problem now is that the British side was involved in this incident. They found the corpses buried by Charlie and others in Meishan Town. The key is the physical evidence and the human evidence. If this happens, it will be quite detrimental to the empire. This matter cannot be controlled well.

I'm afraid it will lead to an international court case." Watanabe said with a grin while holding a wine glass.

Yoshida knew that the international court Watanabe was referring to was the Hague Peace Treaty international peace conference held in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899 and attended by the world's imperial powers.

The conference adopted the Convention on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes

And based on the convention, a permanent institution was established, called the International Court of Arbitration, also known as the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Japan is one of the member states of the Convention.

"Jun Yoshida, in this matter, the British side only has evidence that Yaojin Mining Jin Tianlong, He Renbao and others murdered Charlie and others. It does not involve the Zhengyuan Club itself behind the scenes. But if Jin Tianlong confesses the entire truth, then

It really means going to the International Court of Justice in The Hague."

"Therefore, Mr. Consul is warning his subordinates to silence Jin Tianlong at all costs, because he is the only managing director of Zhengyuan who has close contact with Zhengyuan Club, and he has my instructions, equity tampering documents and internal affairs within the club.

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Watanabe poured out the wine in the glass, put the glass on the table and said:

"I can't trust the credibility of the Chinese people. They can fight against each other and kill each other for profit. Although Jin Tianlong and the others have not said anything at the moment, I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand it, because now the Chinese court has control over him.

Evidence of murder and treason is a serious crime of genocide, and he can only atone for his crime by performing meritorious service."

Yoshida was stunned for a while, then raised his head and said, "What Mr. Watanabe means is..."

He didn't say anything else, he just made a neck-cutting gesture with his hands.

Watanabe nodded in agreement and said:

"Mr. Consul asked the Consulate General in Shanghai for instructions. This is the opinion. As long as the British side has no evidence that Zhengyuan Society is involved in this matter, Changxing Yaojin Mining is still in our hands. Then, the Consulate General will be tough on the Chinese government and talk with guns.

The problem is that the Chinese are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, and the British will not be able to overturn the situation in the end."

"I have deployed men and horses in Wuxing in advance, and will immediately send experts to take care of this matter. Please don't worry, Mr. Watanabe." Yoshida's long face, as red as a monkey's butt, revealed a smug smile.

"Yoshi, Yoshida-kun, the sooner this happens, the better."

"Hi…"

Taro Yoshida stood up, opened the door, and went outside to arrange things.

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Wuxing, northern suburb of Huzhou Prefecture.

A huge Jiangnan garden from the Ming and Qing Dynasties stands there, surrounded by mountains, rivers and trees, as well as officers and soldiers armed with live ammunition.

The security here is tight, and machine guns are set up on the walls.

Wuxing is the hometown of the wealthy businessman Chen Zongyu. This northern suburb garden was built by him a few years ago. He rarely comes here usually, only to escape the heat in the summer.

Now, this is where Jin Tianlong and others are temporarily detained.

The conditions in the military camp are poor in all aspects, and there are many people talking, and large-scale interrogations are needed, which of course cannot be carried out.

Jin Tianlong and others are currently not only guilty of illegally possessing standard firearms, but are also involved in kidnapping and killing 17 people including British Charlie.

This case involves international diplomatic affairs, and neither the Zhejiang governor's yamen nor the Huzhou government yamen have any control over it, nor do they dare to do so.

In the week after Jin Tianlong and others were first arrested, there was a lot of traffic at the entrance of Wuxing Military Camp. People from all levels of government offices came to intercede or put pressure on them. Even people from the Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War came down.

Li Cunzhi, who was in Hangzhou, also felt that he could not bear the delay any longer. Fortunately, amazing good news came from Meishan Town.

Now that the British Consulate has officially intervened, his pressure has been greatly reduced.

The governor's Yamen wanted to take the criminal to the Yamen Prison, but the British did not agree, so there was a move to move to this suburban manor.
Chapter completed!