Chapter 733: Nakano's Long-term Self-rescue
Chapter 733: Nakano's Long-term Self-rescue
"Mr. Nakano, it's all poured out!" The team leader reported to Nakano Changjiu.
Nakano took a deep breath, stared at the team leader with bloodshot eyes and asked, "How is it?"
The team leader, sweating profusely, said nervously, "Sir, these are all useless Central Bank notes, not a single French currency!"
After hearing this, Nakano Changjiu felt the blood rushing to his head, his eyes turned black, and he fell to the ground.
"Nakano-kun!" Zhang Yunhe was shocked.
"Section Chief!" Sakata Tadayoshi screamed.
Nakano Changjiu fell heavily to the ground, and the people from the Special High Police rushed over.
"Go get a doctor, go!" Sakata Tadayoshi turned around and shouted anxiously.
"Hayi!"
Zhang Yunhe signaled to the men he brought with him, and everyone went out.
When Yamamoto Kenzo saw this, he also walked out of the room where the money was stored with his men.
Zhang Yunhe saw Yamamoto Kenzo's gloomy face and took out a pack of cigarettes. He walked over and handed him a cigarette: "Yamamoto-kun, want one?"
"Oh, thank you!" Yamamoto Kenzo didn't smoke originally, but he was very upset at the moment. He took the cigarette and lit it with Zhang Yunhe's lighter, and took a few deep puffs. He had never smoked before, so he was choked and coughed continuously for a long time, even coughing out tears.
"Are you okay, Yamamoto-kun?" Zhang Yunhe asked, patting Yamamoto Kenzo on the back with hypocritical concern.
"Ahem, it's okay, ahem, it's okay!"
It took a long time for Yamamoto Kenzo to recover.
Zhang Yunhe said to Yamamoto Kenzo with an apologetic expression, "Yamamoto-kun, I had never seen so much money before, so I wanted to take a look. I didn't expect this to happen. I'm so sorry!"
Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Kenzo quickly said, "Ishida-kun, you don't have to apologize to me. Instead, I should thank you. If you hadn't suggested looking at the money in the sacks to broaden your horizons, I really wouldn't have had the sacks opened for inspection. If the money in these sacks hadn't been checked, I would have loaded them all onto trucks and shipped them away. When I opened them later, I found they were all Central Bank notes. This mistake is solely my responsibility. I can't escape the blame even if I have to commit seppuku to apologize!"
Zhang Yunhe smiled bitterly and said, "I shouldn't have come to the Special High Section today. I didn't expect something like this to happen! But looking at Nakano-kun's expression just now, he seemed unaware of the situation. And at first he was adamant that you open the sack and inspect it. Could there be something else going on?"
Yamamoto Kenzo shook his head and said, "I don't know if there's something else going on, and I don't care. I only care about where the 15 billion French francs went and whether they can be recovered!"
"Now that 15 billion French francs are gone, I can only report this to the China Expeditionary Force Headquarters and the Imperial Headquarters and await their decision!"
Zhang Yunhe smoked a cigarette, patted Yamamoto on the shoulder and said, "Since such a big thing has happened, my cooperation with the Special High Police will have to be temporarily terminated. I still have official business at the Police Department, so I'll be leaving first!"
"Then take care, Ishida-kun!"
After Zhang Yunhe and his men left, Yamamoto Kenzo walked over to Nakano Nagakuni, who had regained consciousness, and said, "Nakano-kun, although I can't believe this would happen, it actually happened!"
"When I read novels before, I always thought the stories written by those writers were too outrageous, too fantastical, and out of touch with reality. But what happened today made me realize that some things that happen in real life are far more outrageous and fantastical than the outrageous and fantastical plots in novels!"
"I will report this matter to the China Expeditionary Force Headquarters and the headquarters. As for how they deal with it, that is beyond my control!"
Nakano Nagakuni hurriedly grabbed Yamamoto Kenzo's hand and said, "Yamamoto-kun, I really don't know anything about this. I just found out that 15 billion French francs were swapped. Can you give me a few days to investigate? I will definitely recover the 15 billion French francs. Believe me!"
Yamamoto Kenzo shook his head: "Mr. Nakano, 15 billion French francs is not a small amount for either an individual or a country. This matter must be reported immediately!"
"No, no, no, Yamamoto-kun, you can't report it right away. If you do, I'll be dead. Give me three days, no, two days. I only need two days to get to the bottom of this 15-franc swap. I swear on the honor of my Nakano family that I will recover this money!"
"Mr. Nakano, I understand how you feel, but... I really can't help you!" Yamamoto Kenzo still shook his head.
How could Nakano Nagase let Yamamoto Kenzo go like this? If the old man left, the news would be immediately passed to the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters and the Imperial Headquarters, and then things would get out of control and out of his control. At that time, his fate would not be in his own hands.
His mind raced, and he pulled Yamamoto Kenzo hard, saying, "Yamamoto-kun, this 15 billion yen is the funding for your 9th Scientific Research Institute. It's already been allocated to you, but now it's gone. They don't care how it disappeared. The money disappeared after it was given to you. No matter what, you can't escape the responsibility for the poor use and supervision of this money!"
"Now, only if we work together to recover the money can we avoid being held accountable!"
Yamamoto Kenzo was persuaded, and the actual situation was indeed like this. The money was the fund of the 9th Scientific Institute. Now the money was missing. If it could not be found, the higher-ups would definitely hold him, the person in charge, accountable.
15 billion French francs, not 15 billion ghost money, nor 15 billion central bank notes!
As the head of the 9th Scientific Research Institute, he simply cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. In the end, his superiors may ask him to commit suicide by disembowelment to vent their anger. Both he and Nakano Changchang may die!
If he wants to avoid being held accountable, perhaps the only way is to give Nakano more time to investigate the case and recover the 15 billion French francs.
After much deliberation, Yamamoto Kenzo decided to agree to Nakano's request. He said, "Alright, since you've cooperated with me in the past, I'll give you two days. You must solve this case and recover the 15 billion French francs within two days, or I'll report it to you without mercy!"
Nakano Changjiu burst into tears of joy and immediately shook Yamamoto Kenzo's hand and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely recover the 15 billion within two days and give you an explanation! However... please keep the news secret for the next two days. Your men..."
Yamamoto Kenzo immediately said, "Don't worry about me. Within two days, I promise that my men won't reveal a single word to anyone. As for you, I can't control you!"
Nakano Nagakuni said with a fierce look in his eyes, "I will order the gates of the Special High Section to be sealed. No one is allowed to leave for the next two days, and only the phone in my office is allowed to contact the outside world!"
"That's a relief, Nakano-kun. I'll be leaving now. I'll be waiting for your good news at the 9th Scientific Research Institute!"
"Hayi!"
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