Standalone Tokyo

Chapter 207: The Backbone of the Philippines
O'Casey once again held a secret meeting, but this time only he and Manila Police Chief Mandalay participated.

"Have you found those people from the poker organization?"

While speaking, O'Casey asked with great hope, last night the Poker Organization caused a big disturbance in the rich area, and two armored Hummers rampaged in the city, leaving many traces.

If we want to track and find them, it shouldn't be a difficult task.

However, in the end, O'Casey only saw Manderlay shaking his head, which made his facial muscles twitch twice.

"There is no news from the Ministry of Security. The Manila police can only take care of Manila. I can't do anything about what's happening outside."

“Two Hummers rushed out of Manila?”

Mandalay did not speak, but just lowered his head silently. He neither confirmed nor denied this possibility.

O'Casey felt uncomfortable. He stood up suddenly, walked back and forth in the room several times, scratched his head hard, and made his originally straight hair into a mess. Then he sat down again, looking much more depressed.

Looking at O'Casey who looked unhappy, Mandalay asked tentatively.

"Sir, did anything bad happen?"

O'Casey didn't answer, he just sighed deeply.

"The president and the senators are meeting right now, but I think they are very likely to compromise and offer some conditions in exchange for the poker organization's cessation of its actions."

"Ah, how could this be? Doesn't the president intend to list the poker organization as a terrorist organization? So many people died, and he's just going to let it go like this?" Mandalay was so shocked that his eyes widened.

"If the incident last night had not happened, if the military and police had been able to catch the people from the poker organization immediately after the incident, then this would not have happened..."

As the president's confidant, O'Casey knew a lot of things that Mandalay didn't know, so he had reason and confidence to judge that the things caused by the poker organization would most likely end up in nothing.

Even the victim's family, that is, the family behind Major General Gowers, tended to keep the matter quiet and did not want to pursue the matter further, lest the family suffer greater retaliation and more casualties.

As for the news of the terrorist attacks caused by the poker organization, will it attract the attention of other countries and people in the world and cause something that surprises friendly countries?

Don't worry, such a thing will not happen, and people around the world will not pay attention to news happening in the Philippines, a third world country.

As for why... there is no reason. Peace is rare. War and chaos are the norm in this world.

The Philippines is not peaceful. Due to the huge gap between the rich and the poor and the huge flaws in the national system, this country with a population of 100 million and 7,000 islands sees peasant uprisings, guerrilla invasions, terrorist attacks and other incidents every year.

Yes, there are attacks in the Philippines every year, and military and police officers are killed in such incidents every year. The most serious attack in recent years directly killed 44 Philippine special police officers.

However, even though so many people died, the Philippine government took a compromising attitude towards the culprit who caused the incident and declared the incident a "wrong encounter."

In other words, the Philippine government does not consider the organization that committed this killing to be a terrorist organization. It was just an ordinary "security friction" behavior.

Such a thing is hard to accept among the people of a certain Eastern country, but Filipinos generally have no objection.

When the news reached Europe and the United States, major newspapers only published a few dozen words in the corner, and readers did not care. They just glanced at it and skipped it, not taking it to heart at all.

Philippines? What country is this? Some small African country? I've never heard of it.

Such incidents happen every year, even in Manila, the capital. It's just that this time the matter was more excessive, resulting in the death of an army major general and his family.

Also because of the death of a major general and his family members living in a wealthy area, the president and senators were ready to give in and did not want to label the poker organization as a terrorist organization and completely offend them.

"Why?" Mandalay, who was still very young and had studied at a police academy in the United States and had gained experience there, found it difficult to accept such a thing.

“Are they scared?”

"Mr. President and the senators all have their own considerations. As the police chief, you only need to work hard to arrest people on the front line. They are in the rear and have a lot more things to consider."

O'Casey waved his hands and told the president and the senator about their difficulties.

"They were also in a difficult situation. As a senior general in the army, the whereabouts of Major General Gowers and his family were state secrets, and not many people knew about it. However, the Poker Organization killed Major General Gowers during the day and attacked his family at night...

The speed and accuracy with which the poker organization acquires intelligence is not something that any civilian organization should have.”

Mandalay has a lot to complain about this issue.

There are at least five to eight hours of free time from day to night. During this period, why did the Philippine security department not take action to protect Major General Gowers' family or move them to a safety zone?

Ah, you said that Mandalay, as the Manila police chief, seems to be part of this security department... Ah, then it's okay.

The place where Major General Gaurs lived was originally very hidden and safe. Who could have thought that the Poker Organization would dig up this matter in just one day, and mobilize manpower and equipment to launch an attack that very night?
This action efficiency...

Mandalay shuddered when he thought of this, because he suddenly realized that the Manila police under his leadership seemed unable to achieve such high efficiency.

This matter is like someone robbed a bank at noon and then drove away. In the evening, the Manila police brought the criminal gang to justice and took back all the stolen money.

The Manila police can't do this.

It was precisely because he couldn't do it that Mandalay realized how terrifying a poker organization with such capabilities was!

It’s no wonder that the president and senators have such attitudes. If it were Mandalay himself, he wouldn’t want to be targeted by the poker organization.

This small meeting between the two of them soon ended in silence.

The subsequent developments were just as Ocasio-Cortez had expected. The Philippine president and senators did not express their opinions on the recent bloodshed in Manila, and the news media were also warned not to speak nonsense. As for the reports of a few self-media people and foreign journalists, Filipinos generally do not see them and will not understand them.

The entire incident was treated coldly by the Philippine government.

In addition, the Philippine government has also been actively contacting poker organizations through Antonio in private, sending friendly signals.

Well, brother, believe me, the arrest was done on the initiative of that villain Gowers. Our Philippine government's attitude towards the poker organization is very friendly, and we have never intended to go against you.

On the contrary, our Philippine government is very open-minded and has always welcomed foreigners to come here to start companies and make big money. The tax-free system has always existed. As long as you are a little more lenient and look into the distance, we can actually work together to make a fortune.

Brother, you can also open a generic drug company in Manila and sell generic drugs openly!

Fujiwara Masato was stunned when he learned the news from Antonio. This was completely beyond his expectations.

After manipulating the poker organization to cause a big commotion in Manila and killing many people, Fujiwara Masato was ready to withdraw completely from Manila and was even labeled a terrorist.

To be honest, Fujiwara Masato didn't care that Poker had become a terrorist organization, or even been given such a title. He even planned to carry out some real terrorist attacks in Manila and kill some Filipino dignitaries.

The Filipino nobles are really no good, and getting rid of them is tantamount to doing justice for the heavens and avenging the landless peasants at the bottom of the Philippines. As long as this is done, Fujiwara Masato will feel that he is a great member of the International Brigade.

If others don’t agree, that’s their business. It’s enough for Fujiwara Masato to agree with himself.

But Fujiwara Masato really didn't expect this. After being stabbed twice, the Philippines not only did not turn around and punch the poker organization angrily, but his knees went weak and he knelt down to beg for mercy from the latter.

Brother, please stop stabbing me with a knife. I admit my mistake and I surrender. My market will be open to you so that you can make money from the poor people in the Philippines.

The Philippine government's kneeling begging for mercy made Fujiwara Masato a little overwhelmed.

The five Ranger teams he hired, the artillery shells and armored Hummers he had just purchased from arms dealer Paul, and all kinds of light and heavy weapons were of no use.

But this was a happy trouble. After being troubled for a while, Fujiwara Masato put it behind his mind and no longer thought about such trivial matters.

The Philippines doesn't need it, but the United States definitely has a demand for it. If it doesn't need it today, it will definitely not be idle tomorrow.

First of all, Fujiwara Masato accepted the compensation given by the Philippines with a smile.

Out of face reasons, the Philippine government did not directly pay cash, but instead used a pharmaceutical company in Manila. This company went bankrupt for some reasons that cannot be disclosed to the public and was taken over by the government.

Under the name of this pharmaceutical company, there is a small drug factory, hundreds of skilled workers, and some miscellaneous tangible and intangible assets, with a total market value of about 50 million US dollars.

After Fujiwara Masato took over this pharmaceutical company, he basically did not need to invest any money. He just had to send someone to take over and organize the company's structure and the factory's machines. He was then able to open for business quickly and openly wholesale generic drugs in Manila.

In this matter, Fujiwara Masato guessed that the Philippines must have some ulterior motives. They chose this pharmaceutical company as a supplement, and they must have the idea of ​​testing the foundation of the poker organization.

Fujiwara Masato also has a solution for the Filipinos' little tricks.

Just transfer a few people from New York Poker, how difficult is it? They are also former FBI and New York police, enough to fool the colonial country of the Philippines.

As for whether doing so would attract the attention of the Americans, Fujiwara Masato didn't care.

The poker organization's style of operation means that it is impossible to hide completely.

Well, by the way, cadres of the Tokyo Poker Organization also participated in this operation. Although Komizuchi Shun did not do much work, he had no credit and was troubled. It seemed inappropriate to let the New York Poker take all the peaches without saying a word.

Fujiwara Masato thought about it, and asked Huangmao to ask Komizuchi Shun, who was still hiding in the Philippines, if he was interested in staying in the Philippines, becoming a manager of a pharmaceutical company, earning a high salary, raising his cadre rank, and developing the organization's power in Manila.

It doesn't matter if there is no development. Fujiwara Masato can just treat Komizuuchi Toshi as a useless organizational cadre. Anyway, one more slacker in the organization won't make much difference, and one less won't make much either.

It's okay if you disagree. Back in Tokyo, Komizuchi Shun can also contribute to the organization. The drug-selling business of the biker gang is not bad and can bring a certain amount of income to the poker organization.

However, Omizu Nei Shun did not think so about what his elder brother said. He nodded vigorously with excitement and answered loudly.

"I will definitely not let Big Brother down!"

This kid seemed to think that he had been promoted, and that the organization was going to send him to the Philippines to open up new territories, rather than exiling him here to suffer.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with Omizuuchi Shun's understanding.

In short, Fujiwara Masato first raised his cadre rank in the poker organization from Tokyo 3 of Diamonds to Philippine 3 of Diamonds, and his pocket watch from a copper pocket watch to a silver pocket watch.

The funds and manpower that Komizuuchi Toshi could mobilize in Manila were much more abundant. Fujiwara Masato had not yet considered how much operating funds to give this kid. As for manpower, the latter generously gave him two teams of armed filling-in soldiers.

One team of volunteer riflemen and one team of volunteer stormtroopers. Both teams of soldiers are equipped with heavy and medium body armor, helmets, assault rifles and submachine guns.

If these two teams of soldiers really fought with the official forces in Manila, they would at least cause nearly 50 casualties to the useless police and idiots in the Philippines.

From the perspective of power, Komizuchi Toshi was indeed promoted when he came to Manila from Tokyo, and it is reasonable for him to be happy. However, Fujiwara Masato hopes that he can still pay attention to the risks while being happy.

To be honest, after doing so many things and killing so many people, the poker organization really has a lot of enemies in the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, the United States and other places.

It was still easier in Japan, as Fujiwara Masato could still sweep through Tokyo every once in a while and kill some guys. But in this wild place of Manila, Komizuuchi Toshi could only rely on himself to deal with the enemies that appeared on a daily basis.

"Wish him good luck." Fujiwara Masato, who was far away in Tokyo, picked up a bottle of Coke and raised his glass to Manila while enjoying the pleasure below him.

(End of this chapter)