Chapter 551: Counterfeit Banknote Case
"Chairman."
Uchida Daixiang, who had been promoted to the manager of the Shanghai Branch of Zhengjin Bank, hurriedly walked in: "There is someone here to deposit five hundred thousand yen."
"Five million yen? That's a lot of money."
Shi Daokuan raised his head.
This financial professional and spy who lost his beloved son finally barely recovered from his grief after the death of his son Shidao. From then on, he devoted all his energy to fighting for the empire.
Especially when Japan occupied Shanghai, he fell into a kind of fanaticism. He blamed all the deaths of Shi Dao on the Chinese.
He vowed to make China completely surrender to the feet of the Japanese Empire.
Uchida Daixiang said in a low voice: "I personally received the other party, but when I counted them, I found that all the 500,000 yen were counterfeit bills."
"What? Are all counterfeit banknotes?" Shi Daokuan frowned.
Half a million dollars in counterfeit bills!
This is such an astonishingly huge number.
Recently, some counterfeit banknotes have been discovered in Shanghai. They are very professionally made and require professionals to distinguish them.
This quickly attracted the attention of Japan.
After all, the lethality of counterfeit banknotes is definitely no less than that of an elite army.
Zhengjin Bank has also received requests to assist in investigating counterfeit banknotes.
However, Shi Daohuan did not hold out too much hope.
Who would be crazy enough to come to a bank and use counterfeit money?
But today this happened.
And even more incredible is:
A total of half a million yen in counterfeit bills!
"Half a million yen is too much." Ishishima Hiro murmured.
"This person has been here before." Uchida Daixiang said quickly: "Our staff recognized him. The first time he came, he saved 500 yuan and he can speak fluent Japanese."
"Is the five hundred dollars real or fake?"
"Really, it's all true."
How is this going?
"Because the amount of five hundred thousand yuan is too large and it takes a lot of time to count it up, I have enough excuses to keep him." Uchida Daixiang continued: "I have arranged for him to be in the VIP room, and he and his
The person who came had no suspicion whatsoever. Also, except for a few of the counterfeit bills he brought that seemed to be well-made, the rest had some flaws.
The key problem is that those pictures on the surface cannot be distinguished by non-professionals. The workmanship is exquisite and has reached a very professional level. Mr. Chairman, I think this is the most terrifying thing. Once this happens
The large-scale flow of counterfeit banknotes into the market will cause huge damage to the empire's economy."
"You bastard." Shi Daohuan's face looked very ugly: "Fifty thousand, such a huge number, and he dared to deposit money in the imperial bank unscrupulously. Immediately notify Inspector Nakano, detain this person immediately, and request
Colonel Matsumoto’s assistance!”
Uchida Daixiang hesitated for a moment: "Chairman, Colonel Matsumoto Nitsugi belongs to the Ministry of War. Should we report this matter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first?"
"Is it another contradiction?" Shi Daokuan sneered: "China is so huge, why is it not a rival of the Japanese Empire? It is because they have many internal factions, and years of civil war have greatly consumed them. Is it possible that Japan will follow in its footsteps?
?"
This is not to say that Shi Daokuan’s consciousness is very high.
But since his son died, all his thoughts have been on how to avenge his son.
As for the Army, Navy and Foreign Affairs Ministry, it has nothing to do with him.
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
Uchida Daixiang sighed.
The chairman is working too hard.
What to do with one's life...
…
Lu Xiuzhu was completely frightened.
Five hundred thousand yen is not something that can be spent in a short time. Of course he knows this.
Zhengjin Bank was also very polite to him and the people he brought. He invited them to the VIP room and served them tea and cigarettes.
Two people were sent to count the money.
And sitting opposite them, they could clearly see that the bank had not done anything.
Manager Uchida even had a conversation with them and then went to the bathroom.
However, in the middle of the order, a detective suddenly appeared in the VIP room with several police officers, and then pointed at the money and asked:
"These are all yours."
"Yes." Lu Xiuzhu tried to calm down: "Is there any problem?"
"These are all counterfeit banknotes!"
When Taro Nakano said these words, Lu Xiuzhu's head exploded with a bang.
…
Taro Nakano worked as a detective in the Shanghai Public Settlement for six years.
In the Japanese overseas community, he handled many cases and almost all were successfully solved.
There was only one case that always worried him:
The Great Bank Robbery.
This case has never been solved.
The most suspected suspect, Xue Sanqiang, was shot dead by the Nationalist Government. Taro Nakano once tried to intervene in the investigation of Xue Sanqiang, but was sternly rejected by the Nationalist Government.
He doesn't have much evidence about the robbers:
Cigarette boxes, snacks coated with mustard... and a series of mysterious numbers...
He believed that if he could not solve the robbery during his tenure, it would be the biggest stain on his career as a detective in Shanghai.
He was about to leave his post. He once applied to his superiors to stay in Shanghai for another two years, but his superiors refused.
It doesn't matter, even if he returns to Japan, he will not give up.
What he didn't expect was that before he left office, he would handle such a huge case:
Five hundred thousand yen counterfeit banknote case!
Shocking case!
That will leave a lasting mark on your career.
The interrogation began immediately and almost without stopping.
The suspect can speak very fluent Japanese, which makes the interrogation work a lot easier.
"Tell me, where do these counterfeit bills come from."
Dense sweat poured down Lu Xiu's head.
You can't say it, you can't say it, it will make you lose your head.
"boom".
The person in the interrogation room was kicked out.
Matsumoto Hitsugu walked in.
"Matsumoto-dono." Nakano Taro stood up hurriedly.
"Do you have any explanation?" Matsumoto Hitoshi asked as soon as he came in.
"Not yet, we are investigating as soon as possible."
"Yeah?"
Matsumoto Nitsuji came to Lu Xiuzhu and stared at him coldly: "Name."
silence.
Matsumoto Hitsugu smiled.
Suddenly, two slaps came up.
Lu Xiuzhu was completely stunned.
"Five-million counterfeit bills." Matsumoto Nitsugi sneered: "You are dead. This is a blatant provocation to the Empire of Japan. This is the most serious crime. There is no need for any interrogation, and you will be shot immediately!"
"No!" Lu Xiuzhu screamed heartbreakingly: "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I said, I said it all. My name is Lu Xiuzhu, these money are Jin Badou, Wan Bozhong, Lu
Lian Yi, Sheng Cang Bin and the others gave it to me."
"Who are they?" Matsumoto Hitsugu frowned and asked.
Taro Nakano knew them quite well and gave a rough introduction to the life experiences of these four people.
"Some gangsters." Matsumoto Hitsugu said with a cold face: "Keep talking."
"Yes, yes." Lu Xiuzhu was extremely frightened: "This is just part of it. There are three million yen in counterfeit bills in total!"
Matsumoto Nitsugi and Nakano Taro gasped at the same time.
Three million yen!
This is an astonishing number.
Once this batch of counterfeit banknotes flows into the market, how much damage will it cause to the economy of the Empire of Japan?
"Sir Matsumoto." Taro Nakano whispered: "We have found some counterfeit banknotes in the market before, but we have never found the source. I think it may have something to do with this?"
Matsumoto Hitsugu nodded: "You, continue."
At this time, Lu Xiuzhu only wanted to save his own life: "After Jin Badou and the others got the money, they asked me to deposit more than half of it in the bank, because they were worried that the amount would be too huge to attract attention.
, so I decided to deposit it in batches.”
"Where is the rest of the money?"
"They are all in Jin Badou's house. The rest of the people have also been sent to look after them together."
"Where did this money come from?"
"A Japanese woman sold it to us."
"Japanese woman?"
"Yes." Lu Xiuzhu felt that he should take out the amulet: "Ms. Bailian."
"Ms. Bailian? Which Ms. Bailian?"
"The famous Yanagihara Byakuren of the Japanese Empire!"
Matsumoto Nitsugi looked in disbelief: "Are you talking about Ms. Byakuren of Earl Yanagihara's family?"
"It's her, it's her."
"Baga!" Matsumoto Jinji became furious, and with a flying kick, he directly kicked Lu Xiuzhu and his chair to the ground: "Asshole, you actually slandered the earl, your crime is unpardonable!"
"Really, really." Lu Xiuzhu ignored the pain, got up and knelt on the ground with a pop: "It was really Ms. Bai Lian who sold it to us. She is now living in the International Hotel."
Matsumoto Nitsuji didn't believe it at all.
"Come here, take him down first." Nakano Taro was still more cautious: "Mr. Matsumoto, just to be sure, would you like to contact the country?"
"How could the Earl's daughter do such a thing?" Matsumoto Nitsugi didn't believe it at all: "However, since you said so, I will ask domestically whether Ms. Bailian is still in Japan. However, here
All those people Lu Xiuzhu mentioned before were arrested secretly, and I will handle this matter."
"Okay." Nakano Taro looked full of doubts: "There are many problems in this case. Three million yen. Why do these people dare to deposit it in the bank openly? They either have strong confidence in counterfeit money.
, or just crazy.”
"This is something you need to figure out." Matsumoto Nitsugi sneered: "And I am only responsible for arresting all these Chinese people and conducting severe interrogation. It is impossible for the earl to do such dirty things. I doubt
It has something to do with China’s military rule.”
Military rule?
Taro Nakano didn't particularly believe it.
Does the military commander have the ability to make so many counterfeit banknotes? This is three million yen. If placed anywhere, it would be a shocking case, especially in a public concession. Once publicized, it would be enough to cause a sensation.
Chapter completed!