"Into the city! Into the city!"
Standing at the city gate, Zhao Xun, commander of the 31st Infantry Division, shouted, "Immediately seal off the city gates and streets! No one is allowed to enter or leave! And do it quickly!"
Under the orders of Division Commander Zhao Xun, soldiers quickly entered the city and stood guard on the streets, fully armed.
These heavily armed soldiers still caused a stir throughout the Hirado Domain after they entered the city.
The Japanese people on the street, seeing this scene, discussed it endlessly.
"What are these large troops up to?"
"How could the lord allow such a large army to enter our Hirado Domain Castle?"
"Does this mean the Hirado Domain will change its lord in the future?"
...
Some Japanese people were puzzled and started discussing it amongst themselves.
Zhao Xun and the others seemed not to hear these discussions at all.
Upon entering the city, the soldiers of the 31st Infantry Division immediately began to blockade all the shops selling goods from the Great Gan Kingdom, as ordered.
In each merchant house, four or five soldiers rushed in, sealed off the accounts, and blocked the goods.
Meanwhile, Li Xi, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the personnel in charge of Qingyu Trading Company in Dongying Kingdom jointly formed an inspection team and began to inspect the goods in each trading company.
Hirado Castle, Higashimoncho, inside the Otomo Trading Company.
Li Xi picked up the ledger in his hand and asked coldly, "The purchase records shown in the ledger total seventy-five boxes. However, the sales records and inventory records of your trading company and warehouse are as high as one hundred and sixty-seven boxes. And some of the warehouse inventory has a batch number from July 29th of the fourth year of Yan Ning!"
"That batch number from that day was the very cargo that was lost in the Qingyu Trading Company's maritime disaster last year."
How do you explain this?
The cold words of Li Xi, a member of the Imperial Guard, struck the heart of Kengo Otomo, the head of the Otomo Trading Company, like a heavy hammer blow.
"ah?"
Kengo Otomo was stunned for a moment, unsure how to respond.
Kengo Otomo naturally knew where the batch of goods confiscated by these inspectors came from.
Moreover, when they purchased these goods, the seller repeatedly instructed them to sell them secretly.
During this period, Dayou Trading Company has been doing the same thing.
Dayou Trading Company also made a high profit from these goods.
Unexpectedly, the Da Gan Kingdom directly dispatched troops to seal off and investigate the trading company, and even extracted the goods to question their origin.
This was truly something no one expected!
"Confess!"
Li Xi, a member of the Imperial Guard, squinted at Kengo Otomo and said, "Honestly explain the source of these goods, and we will consider it a redemption and not pursue the matter further!"
"If you continue to be so dishonest, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The cold words frightened Kengo Otomo so much that he immediately prostrated himself on the ground.
Kengo Otomo was ultimately just a small-time businessman. Even though the seller had powerful backers, he still obediently revealed the seller's identity when faced with the threat of death.
Junya Ito!
After obtaining the name, Li Xi, a member of the Imperial Guard, immediately ordered his men, along with Kengo Otomo, to arrest Toshiya Ito.
At the same time, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, together with the 31st Division of the Imperial Guard, also interrogated several names from the following merchants.
Among them are names like Toshiya Ito, as well as several new names.
Li Xi, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, also arrested all of these people.
That evening, under the swift and decisive action of the Imperial Guards and the 31st Infantry Division, the interrogations of hundreds of merchants throughout Hirado Castle were completed.
Those arrested were also detained at the Qingyu Trading Company in the city.
That evening, Li Xi, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, began interrogating these individuals.
The backyard of Keiyo Trading Company in Hirado Domain was brightly lit with candles.
Toshiya Ito and the others were held in separate rooms.
On the ground were various instruments of torture, stained with congealed dark brown blood.
Seeing the bloodstains, Ito Shunya felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart pounded.
Shortly after, Li Xi, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, walked in.
After Li Xi walked in, he squatted down and played with the torture instruments.
As he fiddled with them, Li Xi said casually, "These are all things that our Embroidered Uniform Guard has already mastered. They're extremely effective at torturing corrupt officials in the Da Gan Kingdom. No one has ever been able to withstand our Embroidered Uniform Guard's instruments of torture for very long!"
His tone was very flat.
After a moment, Li Xi raised his head and stared at Ito Toshiya, coldly saying, "Ito Toshiya, I just don't know how long you can hold out!"
"Guards, bring the torture!"
Immediately, several members of the Imperial Guard, carrying instruments of torture, walked towards Ito Toshiya.
Seeing this scene, under immense psychological pressure, Ito Shunya finally let out a pitiful scream.
"Don't torture me, don't torture me... I'll confess! I'll confess!"
Immediately, Ito Shun also confessed about their superiors.
Nobuyoshi Matsuura!
Upon hearing the name, Li Xi paused for a moment, then snorted coldly and said, "I never expected this! It's actually related to the Matsuura family! I really never expected this!"
"hehe!"
Li Xi looked at the people around him and shouted, "Send someone to report to His Majesty immediately!"
"yes!"
The Imperial Guards immediately responded.
...
While the Imperial Guards were conducting the interrogation, the Hirado Domain Lord's residence was brightly lit.
Lord Matsuura Takanobu, retainer Yokokawa Junichiro, and others sat inside, their hearts filled with tension.
"Lord of the feudal lord,"
Junichiro Yokokawa gave a wry smile and said, "I really didn't expect these big troops to choose this kind of investigation after entering the city. They've sealed off all the shops and are interrogating people one by one. If they keep investigating like this, it won't be long before they find us!"
"Lord of the feudal lord,"
Looking at Matsuura Takanobu, Yokokawa Junichiro said, "We still need to make plans as soon as possible!"
"Make plans early?"
Matsuura Takanobu frowned and asked, "What are your plans?"
"Lord of the feudal lord,"
Junichiro Yokokawa said in a low voice, "If the Daigan Army really traces us back to us, you, Lord, can probably guess what our fate will be, even if I don't say it!"
"Our end is near!"
"Now that the main force has entered the city, even if we try to escape, there's nowhere left to run!"
"The most urgent task is to go all the way!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Yokokawa Junichiro's eyes as he spoke, "Our Hirado Navy is extremely powerful. We'll send men directly to infiltrate enemy ships and assassinate the Emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty!"
"Once the Emperor of Da Gan dies, the enemy army will surely be thrown into chaos. At that time, we will still have a chance to survive!"
"Otherwise, it will be too late..."
Upon hearing Junichiro Yokokawa's words, Takanobu Matsuura was taken aback, then quickly nodded and said, "Alright! Let's do it this way! At worst, we'll fight to the death!"
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