Yamada Nobuyuki's words were menacing; he never showed any mercy to the Chinese. Ma Yaowu was in a dilemma. Besides giving Yamada Nobuyuki a gift, he really wanted to talk to him about how to sell the others, apart from Chai Guoan, for a good price.

Ma Yaowu had initially targeted Chai Guoan, but since he couldn't find other leverage against him for the time being, he chose to frame him by arresting Chai Guoan, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, and staff on charges of promoting and disseminating anti-Japanese rhetoric.

His original intention was to execute Chai Guoan, then make a fortune off the others before finally releasing them. However, judging from Yamada Nobuyuki's tone today, it seems he has no intention of letting this matter go.

Ma Yaowu heard from his brother Ren Laosi that someone was willing to pay a high price to redeem those unrelated people. This amount of money was not small, so for the sake of money, he came to Yamada Nobuyuki to try to persuade him. Now that he saw that Yamada Nobuyuki was not willing to budge, he hesitated for a moment, but decided to give it a try.

After all, he had done these things before, and Yamada Nobuyuki was willing to release the person after receiving the benefits.

"Section Chief, Chai Guoan is the mastermind behind this anti-Japanese incident. The other newspaper employees bear less responsibility. Now their families are willing to pay a sum of money, and I think this deal is worthwhile. Then..."

"Alright, that's enough said, it's settled then!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yamada Nobuyuki waved his hand to interrupt him.

Yamada Nobuyuki understood Ma Yaowu's meaning. It wasn't impossible to release people for money, but at this stage, anti-Japanese sentiment among the people in Wuhan was rebounding, and he really needed to kill some people to deter those Chinese citizens.

Moreover, all the Japanese military units are currently preparing for war, but his Special Higher Police Section is the only one without any combat missions, leading everyone to believe that he is very idle. That is why General Uehara assigned him the task of receiving Mr. Fujiwara.

Now he also had to make some noise to show his presence. He knew about Chai Guoan's matter; it was Ma Yaowu who was behind it. However, he still ordered the arrest and decided to execute them all. This was not just because he was greedy for economic benefits, but also because he wanted to make an example of them.

Seeing that Yamada Nobuyuki's mind was made up, Ma Yaowu said no more. In the end, he was not a soft-hearted person. In fact, one could say that he was greedy by nature and had countless blood debts on his hands. He had personally arrested these newspaper employees and put them in jail. If it weren't for the money, he wouldn't have said a word. Now that he saw that Yamada Nobuyuki did not agree, he felt no remorse except for regretting that he would lose a benefit.

Yamada Nobuyuki suddenly thought of something. He looked at Ma Yaowu and said in a gentle tone, "Does Chai Guoan have any valuable antiques, jade artifacts, calligraphy, paintings, or similar items at home?"

Without a second thought, Ma Yaowu replied, "Yes, absolutely! I'll send them all over right away!"

Ma Yaowu was a shrewd and quick-witted person. Yamada Nobuyuki asked him directly, saying that even if he didn't have it, he had to find a way to get it and have it delivered to his door. However, Chai Guoan had accumulated a lot of treasures in Wuhan over the decades, and they were now all in Ma Yaowu's hands.

However, he hadn't realized before that Yamada Nobuyuki liked these things. Among Japanese soldiers, apart from some officers with higher cultural literacy, there were very few who liked Chinese antiques and jade. They preferred gold bars and US dollars, which were more practical items.

Yamada Nobuyuki clearly belonged to the latter category. He preferred stable currency and cash. However, since Mr. Fujiwara liked it, that was a different story. He had to do everything he could to win Mr. Fujiwara's favor. If he could successfully get on the good side of the Fujiwara family, his future would be bright. Even someone like the Uehara Shogun had to try to curry favor with the Fujiwara family.

Upon hearing Ma Yaowu's reply, Yamada Nobuyuki couldn't help but nod in approval. This man was sensible and perceptive, and it wasn't in vain that he had promoted him.

Yamada Nobuyuki said in a deep voice, "Find a knowledgeable expert and carefully select a batch of fine antiques. I need to give them to a very important person. Remember, there must be no fakes or inferior products, otherwise you'll turn a good deed into a bad one, and I won't let you off the hook!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yaowu's spirits lifted. In his eyes, Yamada Nobuyuki, the head of the Special Higher Police Section, was already a remarkable figure among the Japanese, in charge of all security affairs in Wuhan. The important figure he was referring to must be a prominent Japanese nobleman.

Ma Yaowu was quick-witted and immediately grasped the key point. He nodded solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, Section Chief, I will go back and prepare it now, and send it to you soon!"

That evening, Uncle Quan received a reply from Ren Laosi. Upon hearing the news brought back by the member he had sent to make contact, Uncle Quan became extremely anxious.

He never imagined that a high-ranking member of the underground party organization and a member of the Standing Committee of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee would lose his life so inexplicably because of a completely unrelated and ridiculous grudge. There was nothing more unjust than this.

More importantly, Pei Wenrui possesses absolute secrets that he controls independently, such as extremely secretive contact points and the single-line intelligence agents under his command, as well as the operating funds for hidden locations that only he knows.

Uncle Quan himself is also one of the Standing Committee members of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee, with a status equivalent to Pei Wenrui. He has access to many secrets that other Standing Committee members do not know. For example, Miao Yongyi is the top-secret intelligence agent he is specifically responsible for. In Wuhan, only Uncle Quan knows of Miao Yongyi's existence. If something happens to Uncle Quan, then Miao Yongyi will lose contact, and it is hard to say whether he can regain his organizational affiliation.

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