That afternoon, the rumor that the bank had been robbed spread quickly throughout Nanjing like a plague.
"Have you heard about it? The Japanese bank was robbed last night, and all the gold in the vault was taken away. It won't be long before the banknotes in everyone's hands will become a piece of waste paper!" A businessman said to another businessman.
said a businessman.
"The gold issued by the Japanese banknotes was robbed last night. Everyone, go to the bank and exchange the banknotes for ocean and gold, otherwise those banknotes will become useless paper." An official of the puppet government reminded another official.
Most of the counterfeit coins are in the hands of businessmen who have business dealings with the Japanese, or in the hands of Chinese people who work for the Japanese.
All that money was earned by them wearing the label of traitor. If it becomes waste paper, there will be no place to cry.
Rush to the bank immediately to verify whether this is true.
The closed door, the heavily armed Japanese soldiers guarding the door...all used facts to prove that those rumors were true.
As a result, an unprecedented exchange crisis quickly spread in Nanjing.
People who had counterfeit currency in their hands all gathered around the bank, shouting slogans and demanding exchange for banknotes.
At the Japanese Military Police Headquarters, Major General Kikuta was like an ant on a hot pot, walking around the office with bow-legged steps.
The commander already knew about the robbery of the bank, and then he became furious in front of all his colleagues, and used his own position as a threat, demanding that he must solve the matter.
"Bang bang bang..."
There was a sudden knock on the door, and then he saw his subordinates pushing the door open and entering, with the same anxious expression on their faces.
"Sir, something happened again."
"I don't know who leaked the news that the bank vault was robbed. It spread quickly throughout the city. Even the Imperial Army knew the news."
"Everyone said that the banknotes issued by the bank will be turned into waste paper due to the treasury being robbed, and everyone will gather at the bank to exchange the banknotes for gold and oceans."
"This is also happening in the Royal Association Army. They are clamoring to exchange banknotes, but they are currently suppressed by the officers. If we cannot solve the problem as soon as possible, the Royal Association Army will definitely cause trouble."
Major General Kikuta had a stern look on his face and cursed loudly: "The Bagya Road must have been done by the underground party and Chongqing intelligence personnel. They are eager to cause trouble in Nanjing, and then fish in troubled waters to take advantage of us."
Speaking of this, Major General Kikuta's eyes clearly revealed a murderous intent.
He continued the order: "Tell the gendarmerie commander guarding the bank to disperse the Chinese. If this is not possible, I will allow them to kill people to establish their authority."
"The Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan is here to help them achieve their goals, not their subordinates. If you dare to threaten the Imperial Army, it depends on whether the gun in the Imperial Army's hand will agree."
A flash of hesitation flashed across the subordinate's face, but he did not immediately accept the order.
"Sir, calm down."
"Those who asked to exchange banknotes were Chinese people who had dealings with the Empire of Japan, or government officials who worked for the Empire of Japan."
"To shoot rashly and kill in large numbers is a despicable job. I am worried that it will affect the empire's reputation and is not conducive to the empire's establishment of a bloody circle here!"
Major General Kikuta ordered in a deep voice: "Execute the order."
"When dealing with the Chinese, we must not just use inducements and inducements, but also use force. Only by coercion and inducements can we make the Chinese convinced of the Japanese Empire and not be able to resist."
"However, the problems we face still need to be solved."
"Your Excellency, the Commander, has just issued an order: to temporarily transfer a batch of gold and oceans from the North China Front Army to the south to support us, ensure that the paper currency does not depreciate, and maintain the reputation of the Japanese Empire."
"What we need to do is to stabilize the situation and ensure that Nanjing remains in chaos until the gold is in place."
"The second thing is to search the whole city and find the culprits who robbed the bank at all costs, eliminate them and take back the gold they stole."
"Your Majesty the Commander has an order: Those gold and foreign currencies must not fall into the hands of Chongqing and the Eighth Route Army."
The subordinate continued to remind: "Sir, the city of Nanjing is too big, and most of our troops are concentrated around the military police headquarters. If we want to search the whole city, we must mobilize troops from there."
Major General Kikuta thought for a moment and replied: "I allow you to transfer one-third of the plainclothes and special agents."
"In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the Gendarmerie Headquarters, the Imperial Army at the Special Forces Station deployed an infantry squadron to the Gendarmerie Headquarters to assist the Guards in protecting the headquarters."
Major General Kikuta was too cautious and did not give the commandos any chance to take advantage.
Although there are fewer plainclothes and special agents outside the Gendarmerie Headquarters, there are more security forces inside.
To a certain extent, the security force there has not been weakened, but has been strengthened.
The news reached Li Hao immediately.
The joy brought by intercepting a large amount of gold disappeared instantly, and his face was replaced by solemnity again.
Looking at the two division chiefs who came to discuss countermeasures, they made a decisive decision.
"Since the Japanese are not fooled, we will continue to add fuel to their fire and take action tomorrow night."
Under the force of the gendarmerie, the exchange turmoil in Nanjing was temporarily suppressed.
Although money is important, life is more important.
If you lose your life for money, it is not worth the loss.
These people decided to trust the Japanese again and wait for the gold from North China to go south.
Major General Kikuta's mood also improved a lot.
Although the culprit who robbed the bank has not been caught, as long as the city of Nanjing is kept in chaos, his position will be saved.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone suddenly rang, interrupting his good mood.
"Sir, the target No. 6 we protected was assassinated last night, right at home."
"Nani?"
Major General Kikuta's good mood completely disappeared. He suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
After putting down the phone, Major General Kikuta's mood suddenly became bad. It was like a fire was burning in his stomach, and he was very irritable.
Those senior officials of the puppet government were all named by the commander and asked the military police headquarters to protect them. There were more than thirty Chinese in total.
Now that one person has an accident, others will definitely not dare to work for the empire like before under the threat of death.
China is too big and has a large population. If the empire wants to completely control the country, it will definitely not be able to do without their help.
Therefore, this accident will definitely bring immeasurable losses to the empire.
Major General Kikuta frowned and was thinking about how to report this matter to the commander, when the phone rang again.
There is no doubt that this is another bad news.
Target No. 15 was also assassinated at home last night...
Major General Kikuta was rarely nervous. He was nervous once when the bank was robbed two days ago.
Today, the same nervousness appeared in his heart again.
If two protection targets are killed in a row, the commander will definitely be furious.
What's more important is that I can't shirk the responsibility for their murder even if I want to, I can only bear it myself.
