Chapter 588: No explanation, no apology, and a fight when they meet

Taibaiju.

Why is there a Taibaiju in Tianjinwei?

Zhang Yong couldn't think of a reason.

His literary skills were average. There was nothing poetic about him. He wasn't interested in being artsy either.

He came to do business and that was that. He had nothing to do with Li Bai or Du Fu.

The only thing that interested him was money...

He had just got off the bus.

Huh?

His mind suddenly snapped into action.

The map had switched to economic mode. What a pleasant surprise.

There was actually a triangle nearby. The colour wasn't very dark. But Zhang Yong's energy immediately shot up. He was full of vigour.

This is gold!

Only gold would be shown on the map.

He quietly observes the terrain around the triangle. He realises that it is not a bank. Nor is it a wealthy family's home.

He switches back to military mode. He does not see any weapons signs nearby. This means that it is not being guarded.

He immediately walks over. He follows the map.

He finds an old house. It is very dilapidated. No one lives there anymore.

He looks carefully. He realises that it used to be a shop? There is a sign above the door. However, the writing on it is faded and unrecognisable.

Whose shop was it?

There's gold hidden inside the shop?

Was it hidden on purpose? Or did someone hide it but no one else knew? And it was forgotten?

Or maybe someone hid the gold here on purpose?

Great, great, great.

From now on, all this ownerless property is yours.

Start looking.

It's also hidden deep underground.

Dig.

Dig three metres deep and finally find it.

It was a very small clay pot. It was smashed to pieces by the digging spade.

Sure enough, I saw gold bars inside. But there were only two. And they were both small gold bars.

Oh...

It's a bit of a pity.

There were only two little gold fish!

I thought there would be more. Alas, I'm all sweaty.

But two little gold fish aren't bad. It's better than nothing. The point is, my mood has improved along with it.

Looking to the future, I'm very much looking forward to it.

Even if, when the time comes, the Japanese invaders are gone, I can still make a living by digging for gold.

Hehe. Safer.

Looking at the time, it's already 10pm.

Akiyama Shigetaka must have called an appointment with him in the middle of the night for something bad.

Back to Taibaiju.

Standing not far away, he raised his binoculars and looked carefully.

Akiyama Shigetaka has already arrived.

He is alone. He has no entourage. And no weapons.

So Zhang Yong also enters Taibaiju alone. He leaves the others outside. There are no snipers in the vicinity. It should be safe.

He sees Akiyama Shigeaki. He notices that he looks preoccupied.

He sits down.

Akiyama Shigeaki looks at him. He doesn't say anything.

Zhang Yong also doesn't say anything. They just sit in silence. But their minds are constantly busy.

They are busy looking for gold caches within a 450-metre radius.

Unfortunately, there were several. But they were all guarded. This means they were in someone else's home. They belonged to someone else.

The biggest gold deposit was, of course, the Chinkin Bank in the concession. It was a large triangle. The colour was very dark. Judging from this, the gold reserves in the Chinkin Bank should not be small. It should all be gold plundered from China. If there was a chance to grab some...

It would be difficult to rush in and rob it.

There were many Japanese military police in the Japanese concession, and the defence was in a good state, so the fighting strength should be good.

Even if you could gather a few hundred people, you would suffer heavy casualties if you stormed in.

It's not cost-effective...

But you can wait for the Japanese invaders to transport the gold out.

As long as the Japanese invaders transport the gold out of the Japanese concession, you will have the opportunity to strike on the way. A strike on the way has a high success rate and low casualties...

The problem is, how can you know when the Japanese invaders will transport the gold away?

He nodded thoughtfully. He had an idea.

But he remained silent.

Waiting for Shigeaki Akiyama to speak first. The old guy, his mind is elsewhere!

Finally...

'Has Kagami Uekawa come to see you?'

'When did you say?'

'This week.'

'No,'

Zhang Yong answered affirmatively.

What day is it today? It seems to be Friday.

Although the Gregorian calendar was implemented after the Xinhai Revolution, the general public is still not used to it.

If you say 1936, many people will look at you blankly. But if you say the 25th year of the Republic of China, then people will know what you're talking about.

'She might have run into trouble.'

'What could have happened to her?'

'She's been detained by the military.'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong slowly straightened his face.

He thought that Shigeki Akiyama had mentioned it casually. Unexpectedly, Shigeki Akiyama looked very serious.

It seems that something really has happened within the Japanese invaders?

Kamikawa Kagami is Lin Xiaoyan. She's from the Special High Police Department. She was detained by the military? That means the military has officially started taking action against the Special High Police Department. They're no longer giving face to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They're arresting people directly. Putting them under house arrest. Or they're going straight to prison.

This also means that the conflict between the Japanese military and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is becoming increasingly irreconcilable.

This was also one of the triggers for the February 26th Incident.

In the 226th military coup, the cabinet members suffered heavy casualties. Almost all of them were killed.

And the military department actually took an unpunitive attitude towards this mutiny. In the end, the navy also exploded, and the emperor also felt that the army had gone too far, fearing that he would be eliminated one day. So they jointly pressured the military department, and finally the military department had to deal with some people.

But the serious consequences of the mutiny could no longer be reversed.

It directly announced the fall of the cabinet. And it proved one thing to everyone: the military is the boss. The cabinet must listen to the military.

Without the support of the military, the Ministry of the Interior and the cabinet cannot function.

As a result, the cabinet was completely tied down by the military. Militarism was officially formed.

Akiyama Shigeaki belonged to the Ministry of the Interior.

He would definitely be impacted.

'Are you worried?'

'I'm very worried.'

'Then you should arrange your escape as soon as possible!'

'What kind of fallback?'

'Send your family to Brazil.'

'That...'

'Also, you owe me 5,000 dollars.'

'What?'

Akiyama Shigeaki became anxious at the mere mention of money.

When did I owe you money?

Explain yourself!

I never have! Never...

'For information.'

'What?'

'I reminded you to send your family to Brazil. This piece of information is worth 5,000 dollars.'

'You, you, you're the devil.'

'You don't need to worry. You can pay me the money over the next few years. When you realise that the message is completely worth 5,000 US dollars, then you can pay me.'

'You're talking nonsense!'

'Mr. Akiyama, I've been very polite to you.'

'I'm about to lodge a complaint with you. You assaulted a citizen of the great Japanese Empire today, and I demand an explanation. And an apology.'

'No way.'

'What?'

'No explanation. No apology. Next time I see them, I'll just keep on beating them.'

'You... you're starting a war.'

'Yes,'

Zhang Yong replied calmly.

Akiyama Shigeaki froze. The words on the tip of his tongue retracted.

'Yes?'

Zhang Yong admitted it?

This guy admitted that he was starting a war?

No...

How could he admit it?

Was he really not afraid of the Imperial Japanese Army coming over?

"We will have a war.'

'What?'

'Regardless of the outcome of our discussion today, there will be a war between China and Japan. It will be a protracted war. It could take eight years. Eight years from now, you will be defeated and will announce an unconditional surrender...'

'Impossible! Absolutely impossible!'

'You can choose not to believe it. It doesn't matter. We will see.'

Zhang Yong spoke lightly.

He was just making conversation, and he wasn't trying to convince the other guy.

Who cares!

He was just a nobody. So was Shigeaki Akiyama. They were both going to have no impact on the course of history.

'Now, I'm going to arrest you!'

'What? You dare to arrest me?'

'Yes!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

He waved his hand. He told Wu Liuqi and the others to come in.

In no time at all, he arrested Shigeaki Akiyama and tied him up.

But no rag was stuffed in his mouth.

'Zhang Yong, are you, you, you crazy? We want war! War!'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong replied nonchalantly,

war? Great. It's better to fight sooner rather than later. We're going to fight anyway.

If we start fighting sooner, my system might be activated sooner. And there's no need to scrimp and save now, we're not exactly rich.

I'll just get a few tens of thousands of 59 modifications, 59 magic modifications, 59 modified modifications, 59 Zenith Star modifications...

As long as there are enough five-pair wheels, I'm not afraid of you.

Ahhh...

I can't wait.

'You must be crazy...'

'Yes.'

'You must be crazy...'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong didn't bother arguing.

He waved his hand. He escorted Akiyama Shigeaki out.

He escorted him all the way back to the Japanese concession.

Many Japanese people were stunned when they saw this scene.

They thought they were hallucinating.

Shigeaki Akiyama was arrested?

Their Consul-General was tied up?

My God!

Who was so ruthless?

How dare they tie up the Japanese Consul-General in broad daylight?

Baka!

A group of Japanese people surrounded them.

They were suddenly intimidated when they were pointed at by dark muzzles. They hurriedly backed away.

'Go back!'

'10,000 US dollars.'

Zhang Yong kicked Shigeaki Akiyama in the buttocks. He stumbled.

Shigeaki Akiyama was furious.

'What 10,000 US dollars?'

'I saved your life!'

'What?'

However, Zhang Yong did not explain. He led the troops away in a grand manner.

Turning a corner. Here, there is a column of the 34th Division. The commander of the division, Zhang Kexia, is here. He happens to witness Zhang Yong giving Shigeaki Akiyama a kick.

This guy!

Commander Zhang is also convinced.

He has directly given the Japanese a kick! And not just any Japanese.

Zhang Yong sees Commander Zhang. So he walks over.

'Commander Zhang!'

'Director Zhang!'

'I've embarrassed you.'

'No. It's good that you're acting as director. No one has anything to say.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong hesitated.

Well, if you all love me, then I'll continue to act as the director!

It seems that this director is also a case of the monkey king calling the shots. As long as you're not afraid of the Japanese, you can be very dashing.

They chatted for a while. Back at the police station.

Just about to make a makeshift bed in the office, the phone rang.

It was Li Boqi calling.

'The Mountain Eagle has set off.'