Chapter 347: Subjugating the Tokyo Mafia

In fact, Hardy did not use his full strength to deal with MacArthur. His men found information about the accounts of Jardson and MacArthur's wife Joanie, and even the information about MacArthur's own gold storage. Hardy only revealed this about Jardson.

If MacArthur's wife's account information was directly exposed, MacArthur would probably be directly interviewed, and even his position as Allied commander might be in jeopardy.

Hardy intends to keep him.

That war might still break out, and given MacArthur's arrogant and conceited character, he would suffer a great loss sooner or later.

It was because of his command that the image of the US military as being invincible was exposed. People like him should stay.

After the incident with Jaredson, it also had a significant impact on MacArthur. At least mentally, MacArthur's arrogance was somewhat dampened.

Hardy spoke to President Johnson about the situation in Japan, proactively demanding economic and cultural rights.

If it was before.

MacArthur will certainly do his utmost to obstruct it, and even have a big quarrel with the president. As for Japan, he will hold on to power and refuse to hand it over, using the power in his hands to prevent Hardy from proceeding.

After the Jardson incident broke out.

MacArthur became much more obedient. He did not want to cause any trouble at this time, and he was in no mood to fight with Hardy, so he obediently handed over Japan's economic and cultural rights.

......

When Duncan came to Japan, in order to better collect intelligence, he took in a gang leader named Kuroda Ryohei as his subordinate.

After a year of development.

Now Kuroda Ryohei has more than 300 people under him.

After Duncan returned, he called Kuroda Ryohei over. Kuroda was in his thirties, tall and strong, with a fierce look, but he was very respectful in front of Duncan.

"Mr. Duncan, what do you want me to do?" Kuroda Ryohei asked, bending slightly.

"Kuroda, I plan to let you get involved in the black market business." Duncan said.

"Black market, boss, are you planning to seize the black market business?" asked Kuroda Ryohei.

Duncan shook his head.

"Let me tell you something. The American trading company that supplied the black market was investigated by the IRS. Originally, they were able to send large quantities of grain and food to Japan because the boss of that company was MacArthur's cousin."

Kuroda Ryohei was stunned.

Then it dawned on me.

Perhaps this is the only reason why tens of thousands of tons of food can enter Japan every month. Otherwise, who would have such great energy?

Moreover, since Japan surrendered, the Japanese black market has gradually emerged. Now there is no public security management department in Japanese society, and it all depends on the US military. If the US military wanted to investigate the black market, they would have raided it long ago.

But the reality is that the U.S. military has never investigated the black market or managed the gangs. Don't say that Americans don't know. You have to know that Americans now have strict control over the Japanese, even monitoring people's phone calls and opening people's correspondence to check whether there is any illegal content.

How could they not know about the gangs and the black market?

Now Duncan told him that the black market business was originally supported by MacArthur, and he completely believed this reason.

"Are you planning to supply the black market?" Kuroda Ryohei realized the crux of the problem.

"That's right. From now on, the supply from that company will stop. I will be the one supplying food to the black market." Duncan said.

Kuroda Ryohei's eyes widened and his breathing became rapid.

He thought he had heard wrongly.

"Boss, you said that the black market business is yours. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true. I called you here so that you can be responsible for the specific execution. So, can you do it?"

Kuroda Ryohei bowed fiercely.

"Don't worry, I can do it well."

This is a good opportunity. If he gets involved in the black market business in the future, he can make a lot of money if any information leaks out, and his power will also become very great.

At the same time, he was even more shocked.

It turns out that the boss is so powerful that he can even get the black market supply rights for the whole of Japan. This right is incredible. Most gangs in Japan now make money in the black market. After controlling the supply rights, it is equivalent to indirectly controlling these gangs.

Don't listen,

Then we'll give you a shortage of stock.

How can you make money without goods? I can’t support myself and I will slowly shrink.

What,

Get the goods from somewhere else.

For those who can control the black market, it is too easy to deal with a gang like you. Even if no big shot takes action, other black market bosses will unite to kill you, because by doing so you are stealing their business.

"Boss, what should I do?" Kuroda Ryohei asked respectfully.

"It's very simple. You go talk to those gangs and tell them that if they want to continue doing this business, they should join the Straw Hat Pirates and become one of us. If they don't agree, they will have no place to stay." Duncan said.

"Straw Hat Pirates?" Kuroda Ryohei repeated.

"Yes, the Straw Hat Pirates."

The plan to conquer the Japanese mafia was planned by Hardy, and the name "Straw Hat Pirates" was also given by Hardy. Duncan didn't know why it was called this name.

Not domineering at all.

"Okay, boss. I understand. I'll go talk to those guys right away." Kuroda Ryohei bowed and left.

......

How many gangs are there in Japan now?

There are so many of them, big and small, that no one can count them. Some are hundreds or thousands, while some are only three or five.

After World War II, the U.S. military entered Japan and all of Japan's armed forces were disbanded. A power vacuum emerged at the top levels of the Japanese government and law enforcement agencies. Coupled with the difficult living conditions of the people, various gangs quickly proliferated.

In addition, MacArthur needed these gangs to manage the black market, so he adopted a nonchalant attitude towards the gangs.

At this time, Japan had not yet reached the era of the three major gangs. The Yamaguchi-gumi had just grown in size, the Inagawa-gumi had just been established, and the Sumiyoshi-kai did not yet exist.

Japan today.

There is no law enforcement.

There is no formal market.

Apart from the rations they received, people had to buy anything else on the black market. The formal market had been paralyzed, and the black market was thriving.

For black marketeers, Japan is now a paradise.

The black market is entirely controlled by gangs of all sizes.

Here,

It's like going back to the jungle era, where the strong prey on the weak.

Struggles happen every day.

Shinjuku Black Market.

The boss here is called Ozu Ken. He has more than a hundred men under his command and occupies the Shinjuku black market. He also runs an underground casino and controls a group of women.

In this era, it is difficult for men to survive, and it is even more difficult for women. Many women have no ability to survive at all, so they turn to the flesh trade. There are now more prostitutes on the streets than in Japan before World War II. Some decent families and even mothers have to work to supplement their family income.

Kuroda Ryohei brought a dozen people to Shinjuku and asked on the street where Ozu Ken was. Ozu Ken's subordinates quickly surrounded him and glared at Kuroda Ryohei: "What do you want to do with our boss?"

"Tell him that the person who controls the black market supply has changed, and we will be responsible for the black market supply from now on. If he still wants to do this business, come and see me."

After Kuroda Ryohei finished speaking, he took his younger brother to sit at a drink stand nearby and ordered a glass of Coke with ice cubes.

The younger brothers didn't understand what was going on, but they were shocked by Kuroda Ryohei's momentum and hurried to inform Ozu Ken. When Ozu Ken heard the report from his younger brothers, his brows frowned.

"The supplier has changed. What's going on?"

He thought about it and decided to go meet this person. When he saw Kuroda Ryohei at the drink stand, Ozu Ken asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? What do you mean by the supplier has changed?"

Kuroda Ryohei looked around at the chaotic black market and asked, "Are you going to talk here?"

"Okay, follow me."

When they reached the river, Kuroda Ryohei said, "I don't know if you know that the supplier in the United States has been arrested. Your supply channel has been cut off. From now on, we will be responsible for the black market supply in Japan. I don't know if you still want to do this business."

Ozu Ken looked at Kuroda Ryohei in confusion, "You work for the Americans?"

"Of course."

"But I heard that the original supplier had some connection with General MacArthur. How could he be arrested?"

Kuroda Ryohei smiled faintly.

"I don't know if you've read the newspapers, but now MacArthur is no longer in charge of Japan's economy. I can also tell you that the businessman who was arrested, your black market supplier, is MacArthur's cousin."

Ozu Ken was shocked.

He is not stupid.

I immediately thought that this might be a fight between big shots.

The guy named Kuroda in front of us is most likely a man of the economic envoy Mr. Hadi, because the newspapers say that Mr. Hadi is now in charge of Japan's economic and cultural management.

"I wonder what Mr. Kuroda has to ask for?" Ozu Ken's attitude became obviously more respectful.

"It's very simple. We have set up a club called the Straw Hat Club so that we can all make money together. I invite you to join the Straw Hat Club. You will still be in charge of Shinjuku in the future. My boss said that we can provide more goods in the future so that we can all make more money."

Ozuken understood.

This is to recruit me and make me their little brother.

"What if I refuse?" asked Ozu Ken.

Kuroda Ryohei smiled. "If you refuse, you won't be able to get the goods. There are two outcomes: this market will disappear from now on, or you will be killed by your own subordinates because you can no longer lead them to make money."

Ozuken's heart trembled.

What the other party said was right. If they really controlled the purchasing channels and had big shots backing them up, I would definitely not be able to do this business in the future, and I might not even be able to do other businesses. My brothers followed me just to make money. If they couldn't make money, they would definitely abandon me and leave, or even kill me and join that "Straw Hat Pirates" for a chance to make a fortune.

"Mr. Kuroda, I'm willing to join." The Ozu Ken guy was very smart and made the right choice.

"Okay, let's go talk to the market leaders in other districts of Tokyo."

When the Shibuya district boss Kawashita Hiroshi saw Kuroda Ryohei and Ozu Ken coming with their men, he immediately called all his brothers over. After Kuroda Ryohei explained his purpose, Kawashita Hiroshi said disdainfully: "Who knows if you are cheating people? We have been doing this business for several years, and it's over just because you said so."

"Even if it's true as you said, I don't want to join the Straw Hat Pirates. I'm used to being free. Why should I be controlled by you?"

When Kuroda Ryohei heard Kawashita Hiroshi say that their club was the "crappy Straw Hat Pirates", he immediately became angry and shouted, "How rude of you! Are you going to become our enemy?"

"So what?" Kawashita Hiroshi refused to give in.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Without saying a word, Kuroda Ryohei pulled out his gun and shot Kawashita Hiroshi several times. Kawashita Hiroshi immediately fell in a pool of blood. With his last conscious moments, he looked at Kuroda Ryohei with disbelief in his eyes. He never expected that the other party would openly kill him in public.

When Kawashita Hiroshi's men saw their boss being killed, they immediately went into a rage. Some of them pulled out knives and tried to fight to the death. Meanwhile, more than a dozen of Kuroda Ryohei's men all pulled out guns and pointed their guns at each other. Those people were immediately shocked.

Ozu Kenshin said,

If I hadn't agreed just now, I would probably be the one lying on the ground now.

The Kuroda in front of us killed people without any scruples. It was obvious that he had the support of a powerful force behind him to dare to do so.

"Who is in charge here?" Kuroda Ryohei looked at Kawashita Hiroshi's former group of younger brothers.

The group's attention was finally focused on one person. This guy looked to be in his twenties, handsome, but with narrow eyes, it was obvious that he was a scheming and resourceful person.

"I'm the deputy team leader, Junichiro Akita." said the young man.

Kuroda looked at Akita and said, "You are in charge here now. Do you want to join the Straw Hat Pirates? If you do, you will be the leader from now on and make money with your brothers. If you don't join, I will ask the next person."

Without hesitation, Akita said, "Mr. Kuroda, I am willing to lead the Akita Group to join the Straw Hat Pirates."

This guy responded very quickly.

In the past, Hiroshi Kawashita was the boss, so their group was called the Kawashita Group. Now that Akita is the group leader, there will be no Kawashita Group here from now on. It will be called the Akita Group from now on.

Kuroda Ryohei nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, follow me to find the person in charge of the next district."

As for the dead Hiroshi Kawashita, no one cares about him now. The younger brothers of the Akita Group will find a place to bury him.

The police won't investigate.

This is the current situation in Japan.