Liang Jian: I have a canteen

"Hmm!" Tasaki Genichirō nodded gently, his expression neither humble nor arrogant, and it was impossible to tell whether he was sad or happy. However, from his slightly upright sitting posture, one could tell that what he was going to say next was not going to be good.

"So what exactly did Captain Hideaki Hanada do wrong?" asked Ichiro Yasuda.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the source of the huge amount of wealth is unknown."

"How much exactly is this huge fortune?" Ichiro Yasuda asked.

Genichirō Tasaki turned and looked at Xu San.

Xu San nodded.

"Right now I have found about 10,000 US dollars and 30,000 French francs. There are also some stocks that cannot be converted into cash for the time being, so I don't have a specific amount."

Ichiro Yasuda was slightly moved.

This number is indeed quite large.

The purchasing power of the US dollar is still very strong in this era.

The legal tender here refers to the official currency of the national government during this period.

Although it has been depreciating, its purchasing power is still good at the moment. Thirty thousand French francs is roughly equivalent to ten thousand US dollars.

This adds up to almost $20,000.

The salaries of both the Japanese soldiers and officers were very low.

It's pitifully little. The average soldier at the lowest level gets less than two yen a month.

This amount of money can barely buy a chicken in the country.

Even for Captain Hanada, his salary was only more than 40 yen, which was equivalent to more than 30 US dollars according to the exchange rate at that time.

He had a monthly salary of over 30,000 yuan, but was found to have assets of over 20,000 yuan.

This will certainly attract attention.

In particular, his current position is related to the hasty transportation of materials, which makes people think deeply.

The Sihang Warehouse was indeed a lucrative business. Although it was officially a warehouse for general needs, in fact, most of it was idle and was rented out to merchants from all walks of life in Shanghai.

If contraband is involved here, then Huatian would have accumulated about this amount in the past few years.

Xu San picked up a piece of braised beef in soy sauce, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it for a few times, and said, "In fact, the soldiers of the empire have a hard life and the pay is low. Everyone knows it. To put it bluntly, the pay of our empire's soldiers is not as high as that of the Chinese soldiers."

What Xu San said is correct.

During World War II, the Japanese army's salary was indeed in the last T team. It is true that its salary was not as high as that of the National Army, and even lower than that of our party.

Therefore, it is normal for soldiers and officers to embezzle money together in the end.

Xu San filled his glass with wine and clinked glasses with Baotian. "I have a general understanding of Captain Hanada's affairs. In fact, he has embezzled all this money, and he will be fine after he spits it out in the end. At most, he will be imprisoned for a year or two, and then he can live a good life when he returns to his country. But..."

Xu San took a long sip of wine and continued, "He should never have gotten involved with the underground party."

When Ichiro Yasuda heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.

Just like Xu San said, no matter how greedy you are, it’s not a big deal.

But once you are involved with the underground party, it would be a huge crime.

"Is there any evidence?" Ichiro Yasuda's tone softened unnaturally at this moment.

"There's a witness!" said Genichirō Tasaki.

"So he really.?"

"Haha~" Xu San laughed and patted Ichiro Yasuda's shoulder, "If the evidence is conclusive, Tasaki-kun would not have revealed it to you."

"Then," Baotian took a big sip of wine, adjusted his mood a little, and said, "Then Tian Qijun must have another purpose for telling me this."

Xu San nodded approvingly and drank the wine in the glass.

He stood up, did a few chest expansion exercises, and then said, "I'm going to go to the bathroom. Excuse me for a moment." (End of this chapter)