I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 216 Open the door and check!

In Tosa Prefecture, in the state tax bureau, Chief Soma frowned slightly as he looked at the secret report sent. The contents of the secret report made him feel the pressure of a dark cloud that was about to crush the city.

Chief Souma picked up the cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled a long puff of smoke. Then he stood up and walked outside and shouted: "Eisuke, come in."

Operations Captain Eisuke Ozawa stood up and quickly entered Chief Souma's office.

Chief Souma took out the secret report and handed it to Ozawa Eisuke and said: "In response to Lord Takeda's letter, the headquarters will send a special envoy to guide us in conducting tax inspections on all big businessmen participating in the Patriotic Public Party in Tosa Prefecture.

Action is very important. It is an action ordered by the Prime Minister personally. There is absolutely no room for error. You select the elite and wait for my order. "

Ozawa Eisuke said excitedly: "I understand, Director, don't worry."

He immediately walked out of the office and went to find his confidant.

A few days later, Chief Souma took Ozawa Eisuke and several action team members to the gate of Kochi County to receive the special envoy Kishijima Youtarou sent by the central government.

When Chief Souma saw Kishijima Youtarou, he said happily: "Fangtaro, I didn't expect you to be here."

Yōtaro Kishijima showed a smile and whispered: "Master Chief, this mission is no small matter. The Patriotic Party has a great influence now, mainly because of the funding of these big businessmen.

They not only want to reduce or reduce business taxes, but also encroach on some national industries, especially restrictions on banking and gold, silver, copper and other minerals.

Our main purpose of checking the taxes of these big businessmen this time is to cut off the financial source of the Patriotic Public Party.

This will definitely trigger a counterattack by the Patriotic Public Party, so we must find conclusive evidence that they have violated the law. "

Chief Souma frowned and said: "This is not easy. These big businessmen are very important to the account books. Even if we go to make a surprise inspection, we may not be able to get their secret account books."

Kishijima Youtaro raised his eyebrows and said: "This is not a big problem, there will be secret police to help us.

This time, I have a warrant from Mr. Kondo of the Metropolitan Police Department to mobilize Tosa's secret police. "

When Chief Xiangma heard this, his confidence greatly increased. He immediately said: "Then we can't wait any longer. We must contact the secret police immediately to obtain sufficient intelligence."

Kishijima Youtarou nodded and followed Chief Souma and the others back to the tax bureau to settle down. Then he changed his clothes and went to a restaurant. He walked to the counter and ordered a juice powder.

He said: "The juice powder I want adds a little more vinegar."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper raised his head and asked, "I wonder what kind of vinegar the guest wants to add?"

"I want Kanto vinegar, just three drops."

The shopkeeper nodded and said: "No problem, the guests will sit down first."

Then the shopkeeper asked the chef to make a portion of juice powder and delivered it to Kishijima Youtarou. The moment the shopkeeper stood up, a paper ball fell into Kishijima Youtarou's suit pocket.

After finishing a portion of juice powder, Kishijima Youtarou walked out of the restaurant. He reached into his pocket and took out a piece of paper. He saw that there was only an address and half a code word on it.

On the street, Kishijima Yōtaro lit up a cigarette, looked around, and found nothing unusual. Then he called a rickshaw and went to the parade street in Kochi. He quickly came to a tourist house.

Following the information on the note, he came to a small room and knocked on the door, and then said: "Yun Xiang Yishang..."

"Hua Xiangrong."

A female voice as crisp as an oriole came from behind the door.

"Click..."

The wooden door was slowly opened, revealing a beautiful face at the door.

"How generous are you? Sir, please come in."

Kishijima Youtaro walked into the room, closed the door and said, "Are you Nightingale?"

Nightingale replied: "Hey, I was ordered to lurk next to the wealthy businessman Hario Hiroo."

Kishijima Youtaro immediately asked: "Then do you know the evidence of Harimaya's crime?"

Nightingale took out a small book from her arms and said: "This is the record of the conversation between Hario Hiroyuki and several members of the Patriotic Public Party, and I secretly wrote down the key data as my companion.

I have also seen with my own eyes that Hiroo Harimaya gave money to these nobles in private, and the amount was about 10,000 yen.

Three days later, Hario Hiroyuki will entertain several famous nobles from Kochi, probably for another private bribery. "

Kishijima Youtaro was overjoyed and said quickly: "When you see them trading, send a signal."

"it is good."

Kishijima Youtaro immediately rushed back to the tax bureau and handed the small book to Chief Souma.

Chief Xiangma took a look at it, nodded and said: "Okay, now that I have a clue, it will be easier to do things."

Kishijima Youtaro continued: "In three days, Hario Hario will have a private deal with the Patriots."

Chief Xiangma narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, let's take action in three days."

Three days later, in the house of April Flower Girl in Flower Street, Hario Hiroyuki was laughing with her. There were several nobles on and near the main seat.

Although they were wearing suits and not dressed as samurai, their every move and way of speaking still abided by samurai laws.

The leading scholar said: "Harimaya, this is a critical moment, you can't relax, you know?"

Hiroo Harimaya said quickly: "Mr. Yamada, it's not us who are complaining. The main reason is that those national companies are so powerful that even the grain houses can no longer survive."

Yamada snorted coldly and said angrily: "You people are really dead wood. You want to make a profit, so what are the losses now?

Since the government nationalized gold and silver mines and imposed heavy taxes on copper, coal, iron and other minerals, how much money have you made less?

Think about your losses so far, and then tell me, are your losses high now? "

Harimaya Hiroo shook his head quickly and said: "Not much, not much. Don't worry, Yamada-sama, I will definitely persuade them after I go back.

However, Mr. Yamada, our Harima house hopes to get the banking business, preferably by being able to adjust interest rates independently. Do you think this is okay? "

Yamada and several other people looked at each other and smiled, then looked at Hario Hiroyuki and said: "Harimaya, you are not the only one who is eyeing this area, Shima Shima also wants it."

Hiroshi Harimaya secretly thought that something was wrong. The size of the coffin was no smaller than their Harimaya. It could even be said that the two families were on par with each other.

He was not sure whether Coffin House was interested in this market, but he was certain that the nobles in front of him wanted money again.

"What a jackal!"

Harimaya Hiiro secretly cursed.

However, with a smile on his face, he took out a few envelopes very humbly and handed them to Yamada and said: "Sir Yamada, the coffin is definitely not as suitable as our Harima House."

Yamada took the envelope and distributed it to others. He picked up his own, looked at it, and said with a satisfied smile: "Okay, don't worry, I will help you."

The nightingale was dancing. She saw the transactions between several people and slowly opened the fan.

The secret police hiding in the dark immediately raised their lanterns and shined a light outside.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a loud knock on the small courtyard door.

"what happened!"

Yamada was furious.

Harimaya Hiroo immediately stood up and shouted: "Who is it!"

"The Forensic Inspection Bureau is handling the case, open the door immediately!"

When the people in the room heard this, their expressions changed drastically. Hario Hiroyuki shouted in a low voice: "Quickly, Lord Yamada!"

Yamada immediately stood up and walked to the back door with several other nobles.

"Bang!" Hario Harimaya wanted to step forward to delay, but the door was knocked open.

"What are you doing!"

The panicked Hiroo Harimaya immediately shouted loudly.

The leader waved his hand and said: "Take it."

The two team members immediately stepped forward and directly suppressed Hario.

Harimaya Hiroo continued to shout: "You can't do this, why!"

The captain said expressionlessly: "You'll find out later."

After a while, Hario Hiroo heard the voices of Yamada and others. Soon, Yamada and others were led into the room by Ozawa Eisuke.

Ozawa Eisuke took the envelope and threw it in front of Hario Hiroo and said, "Hario Hiroyuki, what else do you have to say?"

Hario Harimaya slumped to the ground like a deflated rubber ball and did not dare to move.

You must know that the central government has enacted relevant laws that strictly prohibit businessmen from using money to fund party members. He is taking the stolen goods.

But Yamada still said stubbornly: "This is my money. Do you have evidence to prove that this is Hario Hiroyuki's money?"

The forensic captain snorted coldly: "Are you talking too hard? You will tell the truth later."

Hiroo Harimaya and others were immediately taken back to the jail of the Legal Inspection Bureau. Yoshitaro Kishijima took Chief Souma and the director of the Legal Inspection Bureau to supervise and review.

The captain of the Forensic Prosecutor's Office and Ozawa Eisuke entered the interrogation room together and took the lead in interrogating Hario Hario, who was easiest to confess.

"Hario Harimaya, do you still want to die for the patriots?"

Ozawa Eisuke asked coldly.

Harimaya Hiroo hesitated and said, "I don't know, I don't know anything."

"Ha, you have such a tough mouth."

Ozawa Eisuke took out the pamphlet and said: "On April 18, the third year of Meiji, Hario Hario bribed Yamada and three others 30,000 yen.

On May 19, Hiroo Harimaya bribed Yamada and two others another 20,000 yen...

Hiroo Harimaya, do you want to know anything else? "

Harimaya Hiroo looked up at Ozawa Eisuke, his eyes filled with fear.

The forensic team leader immediately said: "Hiroyo Harimaya, your crime of bribery carries a maximum fine, but if you carry it to your death, I'm afraid your Harimaya will not be protected."

Harimaya Hiroo broke through the defense instantly, and he directly admitted that he bribed Yamada and others.

At the same time, he also mentioned the wealthy businessmen who bribed the patriotic public party nobles.

Subsequently, the Forensic Prosecution Bureau and the Taxation Bureau, together with the Police Bureau, went out to arrest the wealthy businessmen according to the list.

The wealthy businessmen who funded the Patriotic Public Party were immediately wiped out, and their shops were immediately inspected by the tax bureau. If tax problems were found, they were immediately closed for rectification, and they were required to pay full fines and pay taxes.

Goto Shojiro was shocked when he learned about this.

He slapped the case and said angrily: "You bastards, these idiots who have no place on the stage!"

Kataoka Kenkichi replied: "Sir Goto, now that we have reached cooperation with the Konochi Company and the Shimada Group, there will be no problem even without people like Harimaya."

Goto Shojiro shook his head and said: "What makes me angry is not this matter, but that Yamada and the others are blind to money. How can such people succeed?"

Kataoka Kenkichi was also speechless.

This incident dealt a great blow to the Patriotic Public Party. Yamada and others took bribes and secretly promised benefits to Harimaya and others, thus damaging the credibility of the noble family.

Moreover, as soon as this incident came out, the previous actions of the organization and the momentum of the riot were interrupted because of this incident, and the Patriotic Public Party was in a passive situation.

"The good situation we arranged was ruined in one fell swoop!"

Goto Shojiro got up and walked back and forth.

"There is no rule without rules. We must restrain the party members, otherwise we will expel them from the party and we will never tolerate them!"

Kenkichi Kataoka didn’t object, some people were indeed too inflated.

The news about the Patriotic Public Party spread quickly, and the Liberty Society and other parties knew that the central government's attitude had become much more restrained.

Yōtaro Kishijima completed his mission perfectly. He immediately left Tosa Prefecture and returned to Kyoto to resume his duties.

Isamu Kondo handed over Kishijima Youtaro's report to Okubo Toshimichi. After reading it, he nodded and said: "Very good, I did a good job this time. I will reward the meritorious officials in accordance with the rules and regulations."

"clear."

Kondo Isamu immediately withdrew.

Okubo Toshimichi looked out the window, thinking that these parties would be quiet for a while.

However, he didn't know that several nobles including Shimada Ichiro and Chang Lianhao had already arrived in Kyoto.

They have selected Okubo Toshimichi as the assassination target.

A few people had just arrived in Kyoto and were eating in a restaurant when a customer next to them said, "Do you know why those wealthy businessmen who funded the Patriotic Party were arrested?"

"Isn't it because of bribery?"

The guest immediately boasted: "How is it possible? It's just a symptom. Let me tell you, it was Deputy Prime Minister Okubo who suggested to the Prime Minister to suppress political parties in various places, but the Prime Minister did not fully agree, and then something happened to the Patriotic Public Party."

"How do you know that you can still hear the conversation between the Prime Minister and Okubo-sama?"

other guests immediately asked.

The guest immediately said arrogantly: "Hey, my relative's son-in-law works in the cabinet."

"Oh...then it's true!"

The man immediately started bragging, and the others followed and listened.

Shimada Ichiro put down his chopsticks and said angrily: "This Okubo Toshimichi really deserves to die!"

"The Patriotic Party doesn't have any excessive demands, and Okubo Toshimichi can't accommodate them. Then it will be even more troublesome for us to conquer the Korean Party!" Chang Lianhao was also full of resentment.

Others echoed: "Only by killing Okubo Toshimichi can the people be angry!"

"I can't wait to get started!"

"You have to have a careful plan."

Chang Lianhao raised his hand and said: "Don't worry, I will spend money to get the news. You just need to rest and wait for the opportunity."

Later, Chang Renhao left the restaurant and found his former friends. He followed the feudal lord to Kyoto to work.

Chang Lianhao got Okubo Toshimichi's address and some basic information from him.

"We'll keep an eye on him for a few more days and then we can take action."

Chang Lianhao was full of confidence and immediately went back to find his companions.

In the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, Saitoichi came to Kondo Isamu with a piece of intelligence and said: "Director, someone is collecting intelligence on the deputy prime minister. I suspect that someone wants to assassinate him."

(End of this chapter)