Chapter 346 Seeking Happiness for Men All Over the World

After learning that MacArthur had saved so much gold, Hardy ordered Duncan to investigate how much gold MacArthur had hidden and where it was.

Now MacArthur is still in Japan and Hardy cannot touch him, but he will eventually fall from power. If history is followed, he will be beaten on the Korean battlefield and then dismissed by Johnson and lose his post as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.

Now it’s less than two years.

This gold was illegally obtained, and MacArthur did not dare to expose it. Once MacArthur was removed from office and had no power, it would be much easier to deal with them.

It doesn't necessarily mean killing people.

There are many ways to operate in the dark.

Let’s talk about MacArthur’s cousin Judson. After he was arrested by the IRS, all his domestic accounts and fixed assets were frozen. The IRS has very broad powers and can directly freeze personal assets without going through the court.

The lawyer requested by Gardner did come, but the lawyer said that it was very difficult to handle the case. It was obvious that the IRS had solid evidence, and because the amount was huge, Gardner might face a high fine and more than 15 years in prison.

Judson was horrified.

Now that he's rich, why would he be willing to go to jail?

Judson grabbed his lawyer's arm and said anxiously: "Floyd, you have to help me contact my cousin General MacArthur. I believe he will be able to save me."

The lawyer nodded. "I will inform General MacArthur."

MacArthur is in his own manor in Osaka. He has more than one manor in Tokyo. Today, Setsuko Hara was wearing a white floral kimono and was chatting with MacArthur in the yard. Someone asked her to shoot a movie, an ethical film, and she was telling MacArthur the plot.

Just then the adjutant came in quickly.

"Commander-in-Chief, there is a telegram from the United States regarding Mr. Judson." The adjutant naturally knew who Judson was.

MacArthur wondered why his cousin came to him. Why didn't he just focus on his business? He took the telegram and read only half of it. MacArthur was stunned.

Gardner was arrested by the IRS and is now in prison. Two overseas account funds were found, totaling more than 6 million. Gardner's trading company and his property in the United States have now all been seized by the IRS.

MacArthur had experienced decades of war and was not afraid of guns and artillery, but when he saw this telegram, he was shocked.

Jaredson's trading company controlled the Japanese black market and secretly held shares in it, earning him seven or eight million dollars a year.

The money distributed to MacArthur was kept in overseas banks in the name of his wife, Joanie. If Gardner exposed his wife, Joanie would also be punished.

Besides, the others were not stupid either. They naturally knew that the money was for him. If his bribery was exposed, he would not be able to run in the presidential election in the future, and he would not even be able to keep his current position as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces.

MacArthur knew.

This is a letter asking for help.

It is also a threat letter.

Judson is threatening himself that if he is really sentenced, he will probably reveal everything.

"What happened, sir?"

Setsuko Hara, who was standing next to him, saw that MacArthur's face had turned very ugly and asked subconsciously.

One of her purposes in serving MacArthur was to gather intelligence from him.

In fact, this woman is a spy.

Seeing MacArthur's expression change, he knew it must be a big deal. He wondered whether this matter would be useful to Japan, so he asked.

MacArthur put the telegram away and put it in his pocket. He looked at the woman with a gloomy look, turned around and walked back. This look scared Hara Setsuko. She knew that she must have asked MacArthur something that he was extremely reluctant to reveal.

MacArthur had been very fond of her these days, and she felt that he had become infatuated with her, so she became a little arrogant.

Hara Setsuko hurried over to try to save him, but then she heard MacArthur say coldly, "You're supposed to study the script, right? Go ahead. I'm busy so I won't let you go."

Setsuko Hara stood there in a daze.

This was the first time in history that a man chased her away.

MacArthur has no time to deal with his lover now. He is very upset. If this matter is not handled properly, it may turn out badly, which is definitely not what he wants to see or endure.

He himself knew that he had few friends either in the military or among senior officials in Washington, and he had many enemies. If he were investigated, there would probably not be many people who would save him, and there would be a lot of people who would take advantage of his misfortune.

Return to the room.

MacArthur held a pipe in his mouth and smoked hard.

I was thinking about how to solve this problem.

tax evasion.

In the United States, it is more serious than a criminal offense. If you kill someone, even if you are in prison, your private property outside still belongs to you.

But if you get caught for tax evasion.

I'm sorry.

You may end up with nothing.

The IRS has the power to fine you, collect payments, or even sell all your assets to pay the fine.

In short, they dare to move people that the court cannot move, and they can do things that the court cannot do, with royal authorization and support from the Federal Reserve.

Don't talk about how great MacArthur was. In American history, many secretaries and congressmen were taken down because of tax issues, and the president would tremble with fear.

What he is worried about now is not being implicated. If Judson betrays him, he will be in big trouble.

Find someone to intercede?

MacArthur found himself with more enemies than friends.

And there are very few people who can negotiate with the IRS.

Finally he thought of Hoover.

Through secret communication channels, MacArthur contacted Hoover, hoping that he would help him rescue his cousin and was willing to pay more fines and reduce his sentence.

Hoover smiled after reading the telegram. What a shrewd man he was. MacArthur's cousin's trading company mainly did business in Japan. Hoover could naturally guess that MacArthur must be involved.

Judson has overseas accounts.

MacArthur probably got more money.

The main reason for saving Judson was the fear of being implicated.

In terms of relationships, MacArthur and Hoover are far apart. MacArthur has always been a soldier and does not have deep connections in the political circle. Hoover has been in charge of the East Factory for decades and has much deeper connections in the United States than MacArthur.

He contacted someone familiar with the IRS to intercede, and the other party agreed to help hold Judson back, and the matter ended there. However, he would definitely have to pay a fine, and Hoover had no objection to this, because after all, MacArthur was the one who took the money.

But the next day something went wrong.

The Global Times suddenly published an article on the second page headline: "MacArthur may be implicated in $6 million tax evasion case."

"The IRS uncovered a major case involving the Gadson Trading Company in Madison, Wisconsin. Gadson mainly exports grains and food, with millions of products sold to Japan every month."

"The IRS investigation found that the owner of the Jardson Corporation, Jardson, kept his profits in overseas accounts to hide funds and evade taxes. The funds in the overseas accounts were found to be US$6.08 million."

"The reporter discovered that Garderson had another identity, the cousin of MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Japan. Before MacArthur went to Japan, Garderson was just the owner of a shoe factory. After MacArthur became the commander-in-chief, Garderson quickly registered a trading company and started a food export business, trading to Japan."

"In just four years, Jardson became a multi-millionaire. Now Jardson has been found to have concealed 6.08 million in profit. How much more has not been discovered? Is there any other person involved? Is there any power and money involved? This is worth our attention."

As soon as this news came out, it attracted a lot of attention because it involved MacArthur's name.

Some newspapers reprinted it.

Another reporter inquired with the IRS and was told that it was true. Gardson is now in prison and is under further investigation.

In a current affairs chat show on ABC TV, several hosts also talked about the tax evasion incident of Jaredson, and naturally mentioned MacArthur.

After reading the newspaper at work, Hoover frowned, because this kind of thing can be done secretly, but once public opinion is formed, it will become extremely difficult to operate in secret.

Darkness fears light most.

The biggest fear of private transactions is exposure.

At this moment, the phone on Hoover's desk rang. It was the person Hoover had called. "This matter has been reported in the newspapers. Many people are paying attention to it. It can no longer be handled privately. I'm afraid it will be difficult to carry out what I told you before."

Hang up the phone.

Hoover cursed angrily.

It just happened to be revealed in the newspapers at this time, so the people involved dared not take any action at all.

MacArthur received a notice from Hoover and learned that the incident had been exposed in the newspapers. The secret operation could no longer be carried out, so he also started cursing.

Now that Hoover can’t get it, who else can I turn to?

Suddenly Jaredson couldn't hold it in any longer and exposed himself, which would mean he would be doomed as well. If this matter wasn't resolved properly, he would have trouble sleeping and eating all day.

There is no other way.

He immediately notified his wife Joanie and asked her to find the best lawyer for Judson. He also went to the prison to see him and told Judson that he would do his best to save him. If he was really sentenced and his property was confiscated, he would help him to pay it all back.

After sending the telegram.

MacArthur was still upset.

The sword of Damocles always hangs over our heads, and no one can feel comfortable.

That's right.

Hoover said it was the Global Times that broke the news.

Isn't that Jon Hardy's newspaper?

Damn,

Is this Jon Hardy here specifically to defeat me? Ever since he came to Japan, my life has been getting worse and worse.

MacArthur felt unhappy. In fact, it had just started because he was implicated in Judson's tax evasion. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this matter was likely related to MacArthur, but it had not been exposed yet.

That day MacArthur received an order from the White House.

President Johnson ordered.

From now on, Japan's economic and cultural activities will be in charge of economic envoy John Hardy, and MacArthur will no longer interfere in economic and cultural affairs.

MacArthur felt very upset when he saw this order.

You have to know that before this, MacArthur was the real emperor of Japan, with the power to deal with all affairs in Japan. He could control the life and death of the emperor, dissolve the cabinet at will, appoint officials, formulate Japan's constitution and laws, and adjust Japan's economic and cultural structure.

He has more power than anyone else.

But now.

His rights have been taken away bit by bit. First he lost his economic rights, and now even his cultural rights are being taken away.

If it were in the past, he would definitely have a big quarrel with Johnson and argue for his rights. He has done that before, but now he is at the center of public opinion and can only obey orders.

Also to avoid suspicion.

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At the same time,

Hadi received a new appointment.

He was solely responsible for Japan's economic and cultural management.

In the past, Hardy was called an economic envoy, but he was only responsible for rescuing the Japanese economy. Many internal economic activities were still decided by MacArthur, such as the amount of Japanese food supply to be purchased. He was more concerned with using funds to adjust the economy and had no administrative power.

Now these rights were transferred from MacArthur to Hardy, along with the cultural rights.

This is exactly what Hardy wanted.

Now that Jaredson has been arrested, the supply of goods on the Japanese black market has been cut off. Duncan came to report to Hardy, and now there are fewer and fewer goods on the black market, and the prices have been raised again.

Hadi thought,

Isn't this a great opportunity to make money?

Now the right to supply food to Japan is in his hands. He can sell as much food as he wants to Japan and supply as much goods as he wants.

"Duncan, if I give all the goods to you, can you control the black market and then control more gangs?" Hardy asked.

A fierce look flashed in Duncan's eyes.

"Boss, I am confident that I can do it."

Hardy smiled softly.

"Okay, I'll leave the black market channels to you from now on. I want you to control more gangs. These people will be useful to us in the future."

"As for the money earned, it goes out of the Cayman Islands company account."

Duncan nodded.

Hardy still has a lot of things to do in the future. The upper level has its role, and the lower level has its role. He started out as a gangster, so he naturally knows how big a role the gang can play.

Especially in a place like Japan, where there is freedom of association and gangs are in a semi-legal status, Japan is the only developed country with legal gangs.

Gangs make as much money as companies do. It is said that the Yamaguchi-gumi's annual revenue exceeds 80 billion US dollars.

The most important thing is that they are rooted in the people and have greater control over ordinary citizens than the government or even institutions. They can do things that the government cannot do, and with better results.

Think about Japan’s later industries.

Automobiles are the largest industry.

It accounts for about 45%-50% of Japan's annual economy and is Japan's leading industry.

It is now completely controlled by the seven major conglomerates.

animation industry.

It accounts for about 18%-25% of Japan's annual economy and is Japan's second largest pillar industry.

It has not risen yet. Hardy is now in charge of cultural affairs. There is a comics company under the name of Hardy Group, which can be fully operated later.

Then there is the emotional industry.

It accounts for about 13%-20% of Japan's annual economy. It is worth one trillion dollars. This industry is mostly controlled by the mafia. It is also one of Japan's business cards, which must not be lost.

If those teachers were gone.

It will be a great loss to the enlightenment education of young people all over the world.

The world would be less colorful.

In later generations, Japan was still secretive about some things. Hardy was prepared to use the power he had now to make them become more open.

To bring happiness to men all over the world.