Chapter 182: Bring the imperial decree

'In our line of work, we cannot kill...'

'You are responsible for finding people. I am responsible for arresting them. You don't need to do the actual work.'

'Then there is no problem.'

Yan Wuji felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

Zhang Yong waved his hand. Zhao Dianchun led the men and brought the document over.

Medical parole.

The person in charge is Zhang Yong.

Technically speaking, if anything goes wrong, Zhang Yong will be held responsible.

But Zhang Yong is not afraid.

What could possibly go wrong?

Two years later, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and the world was in chaos. Who could care about so many things?

Sign.

'You can go now!'

'Well...'

'Go find Jin Taro and the others, and let me know when you find them.'

'If you don't find them...'

'You figure it out! I'm telling you, you can use any means against Jin and his gang, but not against the Chinese.'

'Understood.'

'Get out!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

The people were released. Whether it was effective or not was hard to say.

But it didn't matter, this wave didn't work. There would be another.

Since the authorities attached so much importance to it, they had used everything from national fortunes to dragon veins. So what was the problem with releasing a few more people?

I need help from my staff!

You want them to run, but you don't want them to eat.

"Next batch!'

'Yes!'

Zhao Dianchun led the second batch of people up.

This batch was the northwest Ma family. They were the ancestors of Ma Xiaoling in a future TV series.

There were also five people. The leader was called Ma Donggui.

Untie them and remove the shackles.

The five people looked at Zhang Yong with confusion.

'Do you have any last words?' As usual, Zhang Yong intimidated them some more.

'What?' Ma Donggui was also taken aback.

Last words? What does that mean?

We weren't sentenced to death. What last words?

An angry young Ma man rushed up. He was immediately held at gunpoint. Then pushed back.

Want to rebel?

You must be joking.

'Who are you? Why are you harming us?' Ma Donggui said angrily.

'Because you collaborated with Jintianlang and betrayed the national treasure,' Zhang Yong put the blame squarely on them. 'Tomb raiding is a serious crime. You know that!'

'Sun Dianying also raided the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi! Why didn't you arrest him?' Ma Donggui was unconvinced.

'Laughable. Do you have an army at your disposal?' Zhang Yong's face darkened.

'What do you mean?'

'Sun Dianying has an army in his hands, so how can we arrest him? We can only turn a blind eye. We also have to ask him to do things for us. But you don't have an army, so you won't put up any resistance if we arrest you, right?'

'You...'

'The laws of the party state are different for different people. If you are powerful and influential, you are not subject to the law.'

'You...'

Ma Donggui was speechless.

The other party had spoken so bluntly that he had no words to reply.

'Do you want to live?'

'What do you want us to do?'

Ma Donggui was a smart man. He immediately sensed Zhang Yong's intentions.

After all was said and done, he still had to do things for the Fuxing Society himself. He was deliberately trying to scare him. Then he let himself be baited.

However, he had to be willing to be baited. Otherwise, what else could he do?

Did he really want to stay in prison?

"Go find Jintaro.'

'What Jintaro?'

'In your line of work, you wouldn't know about Jintaro?'

'We only heard about them from friends in the underworld. Kintaro's gang are pretty domineering. They have a lot of people. And guns. They often rob graves. They've killed and injured many of their colleagues.'

'Kintaro is Japanese. He's a Japanese invader.'

'What?'

Ma Donggui was suddenly stunned.

He really didn't know this. And he never thought about it.

Japanese devils? No wonder they are so ruthless.

He wanted to say something but stopped.

'Do you know anything?'

'I have a message...'

'Wait.'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He told everyone around him to step back.

If it involved Jin Tianlang's wealth, he definitely couldn't let a second person know. He had to find a way to embezzle it.

'We really have never had contact with Jin Tianlang.'

'Then what?'

'We once heard someone say that he had a trading company in Jinling. It specialised in selling foreign goods. He sold the stolen treasures to foreigners.'

'What trading company?'

'I don't quite remember. It was something like Mei Yi, I think?'

'Where was it roughly?'

'Near Jinchuanmen?'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong wrote it down.

With a name and an address, it would be easy.

The Japanese invaders' secret agency must have obtained so many treasures to sell to Westerners.

Because the secret agency needs money. It needs funding for intelligence.

Presumably, it is different from doing business with other agencies. The main source of funding for the secret agency is tomb raiding. And then selling the grave goods.

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'Okay, you can go!'

Sign.

Go through the formalities.

Release the Ma family.

Then the Qu family. Same procedure.

Unexpectedly, the Qu family knew quite a lot about the Jintaro gang.

Qu Changshou, a member of the Qu family, had once faced off against Jintaro.

'He's Japanese? I'm surprised,' said Qu Changshou, frowning. "He speaks Chinese very well. We couldn't tell at all.'

'When did you last see him?" asked Zhang Yong.

'Beimangshan.'

'That far?'

'That guy travels a long way. All over the country.'

'A few months ago?'

'Three years ago.'

'Hm...'

Get a lucky one. It's only been three years since it happened, and now you're telling me.

But never mind, if you release the Qu family, there's still a chance you might meet Jintian.

Sign.

Release.

Keep signing. Keep releasing.

Release all 30 grave robbers recommended by Zhao Dianchun.

The only requirement for them is to find the whereabouts of Jin Taro. There will be a reward for those who find him. They can also get off the hook. They can completely get away from prison.

Zhao Dianchun: ...

This guy, he really is arrogant!

Releasing 37 people in one go.

He's crazy.

How can he do this?

If it attracts the attention of the higher-ups, won't he be finished?

Oh, he is the higher-ups.

He came with an imperial decree. The governor is the most important. Where is there any higher authority?

Then it's fine.

'Ah...'

Zhang Yong yawns.

Ah, so sleepy. So sleepy. Want to sleep.

He turns his head and looks at Zhao Dianshun.

'Zhao Warden, is there somewhere to sleep in your prison?'

'What?'

'I've been running around all night, I'm very sleepy and want to find somewhere to sleep. I wonder if that would be convenient?'

'This...'

Zhao Dianshun is at a loss.

It's really inconvenient.

A prison is a prison. There's no way there's a guest room!

Who wants to spend the night in a prison? It's unlucky, right? Everyone wants to avoid it.

'No?'

'There really isn't one.'

'Okay then. Where's the nearest hotel?'

'Outside. Outside. The Six Nations Hotel. It's right next to here. It's right next to here.'

'Good.'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Okay. We'll stay at the Six Nations Hotel.

What? A bit expensive? What's the big deal? It's public money!

I've done such a big thing, do you think I'm going to pay for it myself? Don't even think about it!

Go to the Hotel of Six Nations.

Book the best room for yourself.

And for all your men, one room each. Make the arrangements.

Go to your room.

No time to admire the gold and splendour, just go to sleep.

Halfway through the night, you wake up in a daze. Get up groggily. Go and have a shower. Then come back. You're not even wearing any clothes. Go back to sleep.

Unaware that it is pouring with rain outside.

...

A torrential downpour. The water is three feet deep on the flatland.

Outside Jinchuan Gate, someone arrives in the rain. He says nothing. He enters the city.

His name is Sakamoto Koji.

Sakamoto Ryuichi is his brother.

He has come to Nanjing to kill someone.

His target: Zhang Yong!

...

The rain is heavy. The water in the street is four feet deep.

Soon after Sakamoto Torajiro enters the Jin Chuan Gate, someone else arrives.

It's a woman. She's wearing a straw hat. She's soaked to the skin. But she doesn't seem to mind the rain.

She hesitates before entering the Jin Chuan Gate.

Her name is Li Yunyang.

She's a female Red Army soldier.

Once a guerrilla squad leader, she's now going to fight in a new way.

She is a little uneasy about the future.

She only knows how to kill the enemy. She knows nothing else. Will she be able to do the new job?

In the end, she slowly enters Jinchuan Gate.

The rain stops.