Chapter 1804: Killing and Destroying the Heart

People's gold disappeared, and there was a small-scale riot in Japan. However, due to the joint pressure from the government and the army, the matter was quickly suppressed, and no reports appeared in the newspapers.

Japan dispatched a large number of police and troops to search on a large scale and with great force, but still found no trace of the robbers. Even the robbers in Japanese military uniforms were not investigated as to which unit they came from.

Jiang Hao came to the street and occasionally saw Japanese police running by. As long as they saw suspicious people, they would step forward to question them, making the people very nervous.

Occasionally, you can also see trucks full of Japanese troops whizzing by.

Jiang Hao restored his original appearance, wearing a neat suit, very handsome.

When he came to the Embassy Street, it was obviously much quieter. He walked into an English-style cafe and ordered a cup of coffee and a plate of dessert. The waitress brought a tray over. She was a Japanese woman, who was pretty. She must have been carefully selected to work in a British cafe.

Jiang Hao took out a 2 yen note and handed it over.

"Tip."

The girl's eyes lit up immediately.

You know, in this era, the monthly salary of a second lieutenant officer is only 70 yen, the salary of an ordinary Japanese worker is only 30 or 40 yen, and the waitress can only earn about 20 yen per month.

However, the prices in Japan are also very low now.

First-class rice is 0.6 yen per liter, third-class rice is 0.5 yen per liter, pork is 0.6 yen per catty, and chicken is 0.5 yen per catty.

Ramen is 0.2 yen per serving, tuna sushi is 0.3 yen per serving, French wine is 5 yen per bottle, and bicycles are 60 yen.

High-end Kabukicho is 20 yen a night.

2 yen, for the Japanese waitress in front of her, is equivalent to her 3 days' salary.

The girl bowed quickly and took the tip with both hands, "Thank you, sir, you are so generous."

"I want to ask you, how many foreign newspapers are there nearby? I want foreign newspapers, the famous ones?" Jiang Hao asked.

After the Meiji Restoration, Japan implemented the path of capitalist rise and gradually became stronger. Many newspapers also opened branches in Japan, and they were generally opened in the embassy district because it was relatively safer.

Jiang Hao had an idea in mind and needed help from his "friends" in the newspaper, so he came to the embassy area.

"Walk 300 meters east and on the left is the branch of The Times in Japan. The person in charge is Mr. William Simmons. He occasionally comes to our cafe to sit."

"Walk 200 meters further east, past the French Embassy, ​​and you will find the branch of Le Figaro. The president is Mr. Morris, a fat old man with two upturned mustaches." The girl said the last sentence with a smile.

"Walk to the intersection of the street and walk 200 meters south to find the American Wall Street Journal, and not far north to see the German Frankfurter Zeitung newspaper branch."

"Thank you."

Jiang Hao smiled at the girl, and the girl's face suddenly showed a bit of shyness.

"Can you bring me some newspapers?" Jiang Hao said.

"Of course, the cafe orders the latest newspapers every day, including those newspapers I just mentioned, but some are in English and German. Can you understand them, sir?" the girl asked.

"No problem."

After a while, the girl brought a thick stack of newspapers. The girl glanced at Jiang Hao and left with shyness.

Jiang Hao opened the first copy of The Times and was stunned. He was not attracted by the content of the newspaper, but by a small note written on a cafe note inside.

"My name is Huizi. I get off work at 9 o'clock in the evening. I live alone at 83 MM Street."

Is this an invitation to her home?

The girl's appearance is pure and cute. She is not tall but very delicate.

Jiang Hao folded the note and put it in his suit pocket. In the distance, Huizi was hiding behind the door and secretly observing Jiang Hao. Seeing Jiang Hao put the note away, she smiled.

I may not really go. Taking the note is just a respect for the girl.

Jiang Hao continued to read the newspaper. There was no report on Galaxy Street and the loss of gold in the Japanese newspapers. Jiang Hao could guess that the Japanese government must have regulated the news. This is normal.

Jiang Hao still saw some reports in those foreign newspapers. The Japanese government did not have such strong control over these European and American newspapers, so it could only try to conceal the truth.

The Times reported that a military riot occurred in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and then a conflict broke out with the Japanese guards. The gunshots lasted for a long time, which should be a major incident. In the end, many soldiers died. It is suspected that it was an internal conflict in the army.

Le Figaro reported that some Japanese soldiers robbed a bank, and had a gunfight with the police and guards who rushed to the scene. In the end, they may have robbed some property, but the specific amount is unknown.

The Frankfurter Zeitung published that many gold shops in Japan were recently robbed, with considerable losses. Some wealthy people reported to the police that their hidden gold had disappeared, and the police were solving the case.

However, looking at the text of this fake report, it is very realistic without any exaggeration. It is only a few words, and it is estimated that it will not attract much attention.

After drinking coffee and eating dessert, Jiang Hao paid the bill and left. When he left, Huizi saw him to the door and bowed to say goodbye. Jiang Hao smiled at her, and Huizi smiled back.

Walking down the street, in the direction Huizi had mentioned, Jiang Hao soon saw the Times newspaper office and walked in.

He had already made up his mind and was ready to choose the Times.

The Times was founded in 1785. It is a comprehensive national daily newspaper in the United Kingdom. It is a newspaper that exerts a huge influence on politics, economy, and culture around the world.

The United Kingdom has not yet fallen from the altar. It is still the most powerful country in the world. The sun never sets on the British Empire. Therefore, their newspapers, especially The Times, can be said to be the world's largest newspaper. However, it has had a huge impact all over the world.

"I would like to meet Mr. William Simmons." Jiang Hao said to the receptionist in pure English.

Seeing that Jiang Hao was well dressed, the receptionist asked politely: "Do you have an appointment with Mr. Simmons?"

"Just say there is news about Bank Street. I believe he will meet me." Jiang Hao said.

The receptionist hurriedly went to report. After a while, he stomped downstairs and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Hao sitting there. "Sir, Simmons invites you to go to his office."

In the office, Jiang Hao met William Simmons, a middle-aged man with a somewhat bald head and a thick beard.

"Sir, you said you have inside information about Bank Street. What inside information is it?" William Simmons asked quickly as soon as he saw Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao didn't talk nonsense with this guy at all. With a flash of light in his eyes, he directly controlled his spirit. After a while, William Simmons regained consciousness and looked at Jiang Hao and said, "Sir, what are your orders?"

"I want you to write it, and then send a telegram to the headquarters of The Times in the UK to have the report published there." Jiang Hao said.

"Okay sir." Simmons immediately took out a pen and paper to record.

Half an hour later, a eloquent press release came out. Jiang Hao gave him instructions on what to do next, and then left.

Simmons came to the telegraph room with the press release and asked the telegraph operator to send the press release to The Times.

Half a day later, I received another confirmation telegram from The Times headquarters asking about the authenticity of this press release. Simmons confirmed again.

the next day,

The Times' front page headline read, "Japan's economy is about to collapse!"

The subtitle is "32 banks in the capital of Japan were violently robbed by Japanese soldiers, and all banknotes, gold, silver, and valuables including the Bank of Japan were stolen. The loss exceeded 15 billion yen. Japan is now in financial difficulty. I am afraid that in the future There will be a major economic crisis, and countries should be vigilant.”

The report described the entire robbery process in great detail. A total of 800 Japanese army soldiers, led by officers, rushed into Bank Street and robbed banks one by one.

The bank vault was ransacked and emptied. The Tokyo Guard, responsible for protecting Tokyo's security, dispatched about 12,000 people to engage in a fierce gun battle with military robbers on Bank Street. All 12,000 Tokyo Guard members were killed.

The military robbers left with 15 billion yen worth of banknotes, gold, and silver, and disappeared without a trace.

This huge amount of money includes the fiscal revenue of the Japanese Ministry of Finance, private bank deposits, and national reserves of gold and precious metals.

The Emperor of Japan was furious and ordered the military to launch an investigation. However, a few days later, those soldiers disappeared without a trace. The Japanese military headquarters did not even investigate which army those soldiers came from.

The huge sum of money is now missing. None of the robbers have been caught. It is not even known how they left. The money has not been recovered to this day.

The best time has passed, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover that huge sum of money.

Here, we have to wonder, is it because the Japanese military command is so incompetent, or is there something hidden, someone is covering it up, or is the entire Japanese military system involved in this robbery?

If this huge sum of money cannot be recovered, the Japanese government's finances will be paralyzed, which will affect the normal operation of the entire Japanese society.

If this huge amount of money cannot be recovered, a large number of banks will collapse. Who will be responsible for repaying the private deposits of Japanese citizens? It will definitely cause social unrest.

In 1936, the Bretton Woods system was established, and the U.S. dollar was directly linked to gold, commonly known as the "gold standard."

The United States undertakes the business of exchanging gold at the official price of US$35 per ounce, while the currencies of various countries are pegged to the US dollar, and banknotes of various countries are still issued with gold as guarantee.

The real world currency is still gold and silver. Only precious metals can play the role of real paper money in the world currency. Paper money cannot serve as the world currency.

Now that the Japanese treasury has been looted of gold, you must know that without gold as a benchmark, currency is just a pile of waste paper.

"Japan has concealed this matter from the outside world. Maybe they have a lot of ideas. Now that the Japanese government is in financial crisis, they may resort to excessive currency issuance. But in this way, when we do business with Japan, we use real goods, but We can only exchange for a bunch of useless Japanese banknotes, which cannot be exchanged for gold and silver. For us, the Japanese yen has lost its meaning. "

"Because the loss of precious metals and over-issuance of currency can easily lead to inflation, a drop in the exchange rate, and the possibility of banknotes becoming waste paper, so when conducting trade with the Japanese government in the future, governments must be very cautious to avoid the joke of exchanging goods for colored paper. "

This report exposed the entire incident clearly and exposed it all under the spotlight, exposing the scars and revealing the bloodshot muscles inside.

Among them is the sentence: 'The Japanese military command is so incompetent, or is there something hidden in it, and the entire Japanese military system was involved in this robbery? ’ It’s absolutely heart-wrenching words.

With this sentence, the problem is directed at the Japanese military.

Because this matter is really too strange, 800 people killed 12,000 elite soldiers, and evacuated with a large amount of gold, silver and banknotes without any injury, how could this be possible.

A team of more than 800 people, with so much gold and silver, left without any movement, and left no clues.

Did they really fly away with wings?

There are too many doubts, it feels like fooling fools.

And if the entire Japanese army was involved in this matter, it would be completely clear that the robbery was real, and the others might be acting to cover up the facts.

The Japanese military couldn't explain it this time.

Jiang Hao's words were too insidious.

Really murderous!

The report finally issued a warning that Japan's gold reserves and precious metals were lost. If the Japanese government prints money indiscriminately, other countries should be extremely careful when doing business with Japan to avoid major economic losses.

Exposing the matter directly and blocking the Japanese government's retreat is simply killing it.

The Times is distributed all over the world. Now the UK is still the world leader. The Times has a considerable influence and is a representative of high-level newspapers and serious publications. It has long had good credibility and authority.

"The Japanese economy is about to collapse!" As a front-page headline, it was naturally seen by many people, including politicians and big businessmen from various countries.

After reading this report, many people were shocked. If something like what was written in the newspaper really happened, the Japanese economy would be in real danger.

Moreover, the domestic military may also have unpredictable turmoil, and Japan will become an unstable country.

Governments of various countries asked about what happened in Japan through the embassy and learned that a military bank robbery did happen a few days ago. The Japanese government deliberately concealed the situation. Now they don't know much.

But this is exactly in line with what was reported in the newspaper. It is not a fabricated fake news.

Governments of various countries began to study how they would respond if an economic crisis occurred in Japan.

On the contrary, those businessmen who have trade relations with Japan have a more sensitive nose and act faster. Someone's ship is loading at the dock. A phone call will immediately stop the freight and stop the transaction.

As for when it will be restored, we have to wait and see how the situation develops.

Japan is a big importer and is extremely short of various materials. Before World War II, it imported a large amount of various equipment and steel from Britain, the United States, France, and Germany to build weapons and warships, as well as various chemicals, gunpowder, etc. It can be said that most of them came from trade.

If trade stops, it will definitely be a fatal blow to Japan.