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Chapter 1363 Cai Family

The next day, late at night.

Chua House, 33 Oxley Road, Temasek.

Cai Harry sat behind his desk, smoking a cigar, looking a little solemn. His eyelids had been twitching ever since the last incident.

His original plan was to wait until the natives captured Master Mei, and then go to their house to "plead for mercy" and rescue him.

Doing so would not only demonstrate the strength of these local families, but also serve as a warning to the Mei family not to interfere in Temasek affairs.

But after so many days, there was no trace of Master Mei, even his followers disappeared.

Such abnormal behavior made Cai Harry very worried and even restless.

The Mei family was able to build such a huge business overseas, it was definitely not by luck. Mr. Mei chose to lie low, most likely in preparation for revenge.

Temasek at this moment is like the situation before a typhoon, where the air pressure is so low that it is hard to breathe and a storm may come at any time.

After a long while, Cai Harry asked his trusted servant beside him in a low voice: "Has the person named Mei not been found yet?"

"Master, we searched all the Chinese hotels on the island, but we didn't find anyone with the last name Mei."

The servant looked embarrassed. Temasek was not a big company, but it was not a small company either. It would be difficult to find a few people who were intent on hiding.

If Temasek was still under British rule, the Cai family might be able to find someone through the colonial police, but now Temasek is owned by the Japanese, and the Cai family does not have the face to instruct the Japanese military police.

Cai Harry's face turned even uglier when he heard this. He regretted rashly attacking Master Mei, but things had already happened and there was no point in thinking too much about it.

He sighed and said to the servant, "Tomorrow you go to the military police and Shonan City Hall and give the Japanese some more gold bars. If the Mei family fights back, ask them to send troops to support them as soon as possible."

There was chaos in Southeast Asia. The Cai family started out as a business family, so naturally they had a lot of desperate criminals, but their number was small.

If the Mei family sends a large group of troops to launch a surprise attack, the Cai family will find it difficult to resist with their current strength. The only chance of survival is to rely on the Japanese.

The servant was about to answer when there was a sudden noise downstairs, followed by the crying of women and children.

Cai Harry quickly opened the drawer, took out a pistol, stood up and walked to the door, listening to the noise outside through the door.

"Bang~"

The heavy teak door was kicked open by someone. Cai Harry, who was hiding at the door, was unable to avoid it and hit his head on the door, falling backwards on his back.

Without even having time to cry out in pain, Cai Harry pointed his gun at the door, but when he saw the face of the person who was knocking on the door clearly, he put the gun down again.

The reason was simple: the people who kicked the door were a few ferocious Japanese naval soldiers.

"Baga, put down your guns, or we'll kill you all."

One of the Japanese soldiers shouted and kicked Cai Hari's wrist hard. Cai Hari felt pain in his wrist and his gun flew out.

In the blink of an eye, more Japanese soldiers rushed into the room and pinned Cai Harry and the servants to the ground.

"Don't shoot! I'm a staff member of the Yomiuri Shimbun bureau."

Cai Harry did not resist at all. He stated his identity in Japanese and played a little trick at the same time.

In Japanese, "staff" means spy, which is a completely different concept from the Chinese word "staff".

But from another perspective, the Yomiuri Shimbun was responsible for collecting and translating Allied news and did have the attributes of an intelligence agency, so what Tsai Hari said was not a lie.

As the scene was under control, Ozawagawa, dressed in a colonel's uniform, walked into the house. He looked at the target of this trip and said coldly, "Take him away."

Upon hearing the noise, the soldiers escorted Cai Harry and his servants downstairs. On the way, they met other arrest teams. All members of the Cai family, including Cai's father and mother, were arrested, and no one escaped.

Cai Harry felt a little depressed. He guessed that the Mei family would fight back, but he didn't expect the counterattack to be so fierce. The other party even persuaded the Japanese navy. Now he was in trouble.

Soon everyone came to the first floor, and Cai Harry indeed saw Mr. Mei's entourage in the crowd. When the entourage saw him, they immediately whispered with the Japanese colonel who led the team.

"Wait, Mr. Colonel, the attack on Mr. Mei has nothing to do with the Cai family. There must be a misunderstanding."

For the sake of his own life and that of his family, Cai Harry tried to make excuses, but unfortunately the Japanese colonel did not listen to his explanation at all and turned to walk towards the truck outside the door.

In a trance, Cai Harry thought of the Chinese who died under the butcher's knife. His body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He lost all his strength and allowed the Japanese to drag him out of the door.

Just as the Cai family was about to be taken into the car, a team of military police came running quickly from a distance. The military police captain at the front raised his right hand and shouted towards this side.

"Hashidou Sack! Who are you?"

Ozawakawa frowned. The quick arrival of the Army General Ma Fen was a bit beyond his expectation, so he had to stop getting on the car and go to meet him with his men.

The military police captain approached aggressively and was about to order a siege, but before he could open his mouth, he was slapped. "Baka! Major, didn't the army tell you to salute when you see your superior?"

The captain of the military police, with stars in his eyes, looked carefully and saw a naval colonel standing opposite him. His anger instantly dissipated and he immediately bowed.

"Your Excellency, I am sorry that I didn't see you just now. Please forgive me."

The Japanese Army and Navy were not on good terms, and the two sides were almost hostile to each other, but that was when their military ranks were the same, and there was still a strict hierarchy between senior and junior officers.

The military police captain was a little unwilling to give up. After apologizing, he again asked about the identities and purposes of Ozawakawa and others, saying that it was his duty and he was not deliberately making things difficult for them.

Ozawa snorted coldly, handed over a military hand disk, reported his position with his chin held high, and explained the reason for arresting the Cai family.

"I am the captain of the Xuefeng. These Republic of China people have harmed our navy's partners and must be punished."

After reading the hand disk, the military police captain secretly exclaimed, "Oh no!" The Xuefeng belonged to the Combined Fleet, and those navy idiots were always arrogant and would certainly not obey the control of the Army Military Police.

He looked at Cai Harry apologetically and said to himself, "Private Marseille, Cai Sang, it's not that I don't want to help, but I'm powerless."

The next second, the military police captain handed back the hand disk with both hands and said respectfully: "Hai, Your Excellency Colonel, please do as you please."

Cai Harry was extremely desperate. The gendarmerie captain had received a lot of money from him. He thought that when the other party came, the Cai family would be saved. However, this guy didn't even dare to let go. So his money was given away in vain.

In grief and anger, Cai Harry simply pointed out the private transaction between the two and even reported the gift list.

The captain of the gendarmerie felt embarrassed and his face turned pale and blue. If today's incident were to get out, who would dare to give him benefits in the future?

Ozawa rolled his eyes and whispered something to the gendarmerie captain in a low voice. The gendarmerie captain's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the look he gave Cai Harry became more and more unfriendly.

A few minutes later, the Marine Corps and the Military Police took the Cai family members away from Osley Road by car. Ozawakawa and the military police captain were talking and laughing, and the two were very close.

After the car drove for a while, several trucks joined the convoy, carrying the other Chinese family members who were meeting Zuo Jun.

These people were traitors during the British occupation, and they were still traitors when the Japanese came. For the sake of their own wealth and glory, they exploited and betrayed their compatriots and did all kinds of bad things.

But there is a saying that goes, it is not that there is no retribution but that the time has not come. Now is the time for them to repay their debts.

Inside the carriage, listening to the cries of his family, Cai Harry still held on to a glimmer of hope.

In addition to the gendarmerie, the Cai family also gave a large amount of money and property to the so-called mayor of Shonan Special City, Shigeo Otari. As long as the other party came forward, the Cai family could still get away safely.

At this moment, the truck creaked and stopped at the dock. The huge shadow of the "Xuefeng" was extremely eye-catching in the night.

Zuo Chong, Zuo Jun and He Yijun stood on the bridge, watching a group of Chinese traitor families being pushed onto the gangway. The Japanese sailors around them lowered their heads respectfully, like servants.
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Shonan Special City Government Office.

In a room full of Japanese style, Takigawa Bunta and an old man sat cross-legged, playing chess and chatting.

"Mr. Takigawa, how come a busy man like you find time to come to me?" The old man moved a chess piece and asked casually.

Takigawa Bunta stared at the chessboard and asked instead, "Sir Dada, the navy and I intend to eliminate the Cai family and other Chinese families. What do you think of this?"

Otari Shigeo, who was playing chess with him, paused and looked up at Takigawa Bunta, with confusion and anger in his eyes.

The purpose of establishing Shonan Special City was, firstly, to stabilize the local area, and secondly, to extract wealth. Both of these points depended on the cooperation of Chinese families.

The Navy and Takigawa arbitrarily targeted the Chinese family, which was a provocation to him and also disrupted the strategic arrangements of the headquarters.

On the other side of the chessboard, Takigawa Bunta seemed to notice nothing and continued to speak.

"There is an old saying in the Republic of China that goes 'It is a crime to possess a treasure', which means that wealth without weapons to protect it is fragile. This is the case with the Cai family. They did not know how to cherish it and dared to hurt my German partners."

There was a strong murderous intent in Takigawa Bunta's words. He took away Otari Shigeo's chess piece and stated his own chips in a deep voice.

"I will purchase the land and shops of the above-mentioned Chinese families at their original prices, and the proceeds plus their bank deposits and cash will be divided equally among all parties."

"According to my calculations, Mr. Dada, you can get at least $100,000 in dividends. This amount of money is enough to revive your local business."

"There are many people involved in this matter, including the Ministry of Finance, the Navy, the Cabinet, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Listening to the familiar names of the mechanisms, Dada Maoxiong picked up two chess pieces and placed them on the edge of the chessboard to indicate his surrender, and a word uttered softly from his mouth.

"good!"

Cai Harry gave up on him as his last straw, and countless people opened their bloody mouths, ready to bite off a piece of flesh and blood from the Cai family.

——Those who make friends based on power will become distant when the power is gone; those who make friends based on benefits will disperse when the benefits are gone. It is just like that.

Near the coast of Temasek, the Xuefeng slowly stopped. Zuo Zhong and others left the bridge and walked towards the main deck equipped with 5-inch main guns.