Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 664 Matsuzaki’s threat

Many people don’t understand. The total circulation of dollars is not particularly large. How can there be more than 40 million dollars in cash stored in one place?

In fact, this is the result of the south causing harm to the people.

When the legal tender was being prepared for issuance, a large amount of silver dollars were withdrawn from the south.

At one point, regulations were even issued that it was illegal to hold gold, silver, and silver dollars exceeding a certain amount, and some large households were ordered to take the lead in exchanging silver dollars for legal tender.

Moreover, they set an upper limit for exchange, which caused the exchange rate to plummet, and countless fortunes were reaped.

The recovered silver dollars were kept as reserves in the vaults of several banks, which led to the situation where so many cash dollars were concentrated in storage.

As night fell, the two sides finally began negotiations.

The English proposed to negotiate in the Municipal Council, but Matsuzaki disagreed. Matsuzaki then proposed to negotiate in the gendarmerie headquarters, but the English again disagreed.

The representative sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could no longer tolerate the situation and proposed negotiations in Lisbon.

He also warned: "We must quickly resolve this conflict. Some people in the concession are already fleeing with their families. If we drag it on, it will not be good for either of us."

Naoto Matsuzaki was very proud of this. This was exactly the effect he wanted, to force the British to submit by creating panic.

Now Lin Ze has understood his plan. His intention to take over the administration of the concession was fake, but his real intention was to try to receive the batch of silver dollars.

After all, if they really wanted to forcibly take over the concession, it would likely cause a diplomatic crisis, and even the headquarters would seriously consider not allowing Matsuzaki to do whatever he wanted.

It is much easier to first propose a condition that the other party cannot accept and then wait for the other party to counter-offer.

At 6:30 in the evening, Matsuzaki and Lin Ze had a simple meal and then went into the conference room of Lishun.

The reason why Lin Ze was also able to be present was because he was the actual head of the Military Police Headquarters.

His task later will be to exaggerate the horror of the explosion and demand a full takeover of the investigation in a tough manner.

After Dana and Claude arrived, a short man from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a deep voice: "Sir Dana, Consul Claude, now we must sit down and seriously resolve our disputes to avoid situations beyond our control. Major General Matsuzaki, why do you insist on sending military police into the concession?"

After all, the dwarf is a Japanese, so he will definitely be on Matsuzaki's side. He might even have colluded with Matsuzaki.

He repeatedly stressed the need to "avoid situations beyond control." This seemed well-intentioned, but in fact it was a threat, meaning that my face is limited, the military people are crazy, and you British guys can do whatever you want!

Naoto Matsuzaki said coldly: "This explosion has seriously affected our public security. Let Major Lin introduce the specific situation to everyone."

Lin Ze cleared his throat. "The explosion that occurred at the Lyceum Theater today had a very bad impact. Not only did it cause some deaths and injuries to English expatriates, but it also caused a serious injury to an official of the Coordination Bureau, who is now in hospital for treatment. We have reason to suspect that this was a vicious sabotage incident deliberately carried out by the rebels! Considering that they chose the Lyceum Theater as the venue, I fully suspect that these rebels are from the northern bears! Given that the concession does not have its own counterintelligence force, it is reasonable for the Military Police Command to take over the case and enter the concession for a comprehensive investigation!"

Dana blurted out, "This is impossible! The identities of the dead and injured have been confirmed. They are all our expatriates. How can there be officials from the Coordination Bureau?"

Lin Ze's face darkened. "Are you questioning my lying? Would I lie at the cost of my subordinates' lives? Today, an official from the Auxiliary Administration Bureau named Wang Xiaoshou went to a teahouse in the concession to meet a friend during his vacation. When he was leaving, he was hit by an explosion and suffered a head injury. If Mr. Dana doesn't believe me, feel free to go to the hospital for a check-up."

Dana had no choice but to continue, "Nevertheless, isn't it too arbitrary to characterize this incident as sabotage by the Northern Bear spies? This is most likely just an accident!"

Lin Ze slammed the table and stood up. "Accident? What kind of accident would cause such a huge explosion? Did you open a military factory in the Lyceum Theater? I don't understand why you are always trying to cover up and are unwilling to face up to this explosion. What exactly do you want to cover up? What is your ulterior motive? Today I also caught a spy from your Sixth Department who was asking about the general's itinerary. Does this have anything to do with the explosion?"

Claude calmly explained, "Lin, don't get excited. Your work at the Military Police Headquarters is very effective. I have no intention of hiding anything from you. The man you arrested today is indeed an informant from the Sixth Bureau, but he is engaged in the collection of public intelligence and has no intention of harming the Japanese senior generals."

Lin Ze snorted and sat down.

My mission is completed, and it is Naoto Matsuzaki's turn next.

Until now, Lin Ze actually hoped that Matsuzaki's plan would succeed.

Only if he succeeds, there is a possibility that the batch of silver dollars can be transferred.

Only when the batch of silver dollars is transferred out of the vault will there be a chance to take action...

This is not because of greed for money. Money is just a number to Lin Ze now. He has too many good things in his hands, whether it is cash or factories and industries that can make profits continuously. He can't spend them all in his lifetime.

But these oceans were originally the fat of the people plundered by the South. They belonged neither to the Japanese nor to the British. How could two unrelated groups fight over them?

Don’t think that the British worked so hard to "protect" these oceans because of the agreement between them and the south, as if they had a strong sense of contract. In fact, at the beginning of the fall of Peiping and Tianjin, the British had the power to transport these things to the south, because the Japanese did not know at the beginning that there was such a huge wealth stored in the concession.

But the English chose to block the news and closed the concession immediately.

The various operations behind it are somewhat intriguing.

Since you all want it so much, give it to me!

Matsuzaki spoke slowly, "I have already reported this to the Admiral. He is very angry and has already notified the headquarters. No matter what, we will enter the concession tonight, unless we get a corresponding transfer of power, a transfer that makes us feel respected."

Dana and Claude looked at each other, both of them looked a little tired.

These devils were after the wealth from the beginning!

Claude asked, "Major General Matsuzaki, what exactly do you mean?"

"Now, the new Guo Mansion has been established in Nanjing, and naturally it has become the owner of all the previous documents, properties, and land. Some things have been kept in the concession for too long, and it is time to hand them over. The North China Front Army is willing to send someone to be responsible for this handover operation."

Dana blurted out, "This is impossible! The English Empire has never recognized the so-called New Guofu. If you insist on doing this, we can only discuss it with London first, and we can't tell you the decision now!"

Matsuzaki smiled grimly, "I will wait for you until twelve o'clock. If you still can't make up your mind, our soldiers will enter the concession, and some assets will be protected first."

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p.s. My hand is much better now, thank you all for your concern!