Chapter 207 I will take care of your wife and children
Japan is a society with a very strict hierarchy. In fact, South Korea is the same. When they began to modernize, the traditional ideas of governing the country by the aristocratic society were denied in modern thought. Ordinary people, especially intellectuals among them, no longer considered themselves to be born to be ruled. Instead, they believed that they had obligations to the country and were qualified to take on the responsibility of transforming the country. This kind of thinking was almost new to a traditional country like Japan.
This trend of thought will lead to widespread dissatisfaction among the awakened middle and lower classes with their upper classes. This dissatisfaction, combined with a sense of mission, will bring unprecedented pressure to the upper classes of society.
Of course, this kind of thinking also appeared in Europe, but it was quickly suppressed by the European gendarmes brought in by European countries. However, Japan does not have the soil for help from other monarchies. Now Japan is the strongest country in Asia. The problems that arise in the country can only be solved by the Japanese themselves.
Hawaii is not a traditional Japanese society, but the Japanese here are people who have experienced traditional society. Nationalism makes them patriotic, but there is no power to restrain their blind patriotism. This power is in the hands of the United States. After some thought, Sheffield felt that there was no need for the white people to take action.
He could have found patriotic Japanese to do it himself, and as for the white gloves to communicate in the middle, he could have used the Chinese. The Japanese and Chinese in Hawaii already account for more than half of the total population. After the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, it can be said that there was already a gap between the Japanese and Chinese, but before that, the Japanese and Chinese were both under the management of the United States, so the early Japanese and Chinese actually had a sense of common hatred of the enemy.
After the Sino-Japanese War, everything changed again, but Hawaii was relatively unaffected because Japanese and Chinese people had similar looks and cultures, and there was already a group of intermarriage.
"We need to find two types of people. The first type is a blind patriot. This person should be of Japanese descent, preferably someone who has just immigrated from Japan not long ago. The other type is someone who can find the white gloves of the first type. It is too easy to be exposed if we look directly. The Chinese and Japanese groups look similar, which can help us accomplish this task."
Sheffield told Jesla and his bodyguards to contact the major farmers immediately to find a trustworthy Chinese, and then find the most suitable blind patriot to be the murderer. If they really couldn't find one, they would have to use some roundabout means and directly use the Chinese brought from California.
The United Company also hired a group of Chinese workers to help the farms near the border guard against Mexicans crossing the border. Among these Chinese workers, there is no shortage of people who are proficient in the use of various weapons, which are all taught by the United Company. If there is really no suitable candidate for the murderer, the only choice is to use the Chinese to do this.
The many bodyguards standing in front of Sheffield nodded one after another, all with educated expressions. They believed that no one understood the Japanese better than their boss.
Even Sanford Dole, the popular governor-general, publicly stated that Japanese businessmen represented by Sato Sukeo are an indispensable part of Hawaii's development. Sanford Dole's statement made many United States farmers in Hawaii, who are also the top leaders in Hawaii, express their goodwill to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
But all this is more like a kind of irony to ordinary Japanese immigrants, because what they say is that the bill to raise the threshold for Japanese immigrants has almost been formulated. Now the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce is flirting with an American, which is treason.
The simple patriotic Japanese were right to think so, and Sato Jiexiong also believed that he was considering the overall situation. He temporarily bowed his head to buy time for the imperial government, and he used Han Xin's deeds to encourage his own behavior.
“William, why did you kill this Japanese man?” Evelyn twisted her slender waist and said with some concern, “This is murder after all, I’m a little scared.”
"The Japanese are the largest ethnic group in Hawaii, and such a large group has also raised the status of the Japanese. When both numbers and status are combined, it is already dangerous. So I want to swallow up the Japanese business power." Sheffield stroked Evelyn's long hair and whispered to comfort this girl with a strong sense of justice, "This is all for the United States. The Japanese have ambitions for Hawaii, and at the same time, they have swallowed up the economy of Japanese companies. The position of the United Company in Hawaii is even more unshakable."
Whether it was public or private, he had his reasons for doing this, and as his personal secretary, Evelin should be able to understand this.
Now all we need to do is find a simple-minded Japanese who is loyal to the emperor and wants to eliminate traitors. In Sheffield's impression, such people should be everywhere among the Japanese population and should not be difficult to find.
On the one hand, American farmers in Hawaii followed suit and said that the existence of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce was reasonable and had contributed to the development of Hawaii. On the other hand, ordinary Japanese immigrants heard rumors that Americans were going to exclude the Japanese community. Under these two statements, many Japanese were in turmoil. What they saw was that the businessmen of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce accepted reality and turned a blind eye to the law that was about to humiliate their own people.
The Japanese businessmen of higher status, however, kowtowed in front of the Americans, which made many ordinary Japanese people very dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction has taken root in many people's hearts. These people don't know what it means to consider the overall situation, and only know that Sato Sukeo and others are traitors to the Japanese Empire.
At this time, Sanford Dole held a US-Japan friendship caravan cocktail party, which was supposed to recognize the contribution of Japanese to Hawaii, and invited successful Japanese businessmen such as Sato Sukeo. Everything seemed so peaceful, as if the recent depressing atmosphere would be swept away.
Many Japanese businessmen who received the invitation came to the hotel where Sanford Dole held the cocktail party. Out of kindness, no one brought bodyguards, but instead handed over the security of the hotel to the Alamo Company.
During the reception, American and Japanese businessmen and farmers were toasting each other, enjoying themselves. The magnificent lights in the room were projected onto the street outside through the windows, and at the corner of the street, a short man was secretly looking at the situation inside, his eyes full of hatred.
His name is Kazuo Yamamoto, an ordinary Japanese expatriate who lives an orderly life. He has just been in Hawaii for a year. Although the conditions in the country are very difficult, he is a very patriotic person. He knows that the government's call for immigration to Hawaii is to occupy this archipelago and expand the empire's territory.
So even under the humiliation and accusations of white farmers, they still silently endured everything, hoping that one day, this archipelago could successfully become the territory of the empire. But all this became a bubble with the move of the US government to officially annex Hawaii some time ago.
It seemed that Yamamoto Kazuo, whose ideals were destroyed, naturally lost his motivation to do anything, and was soon fired from his farm, becoming a common group in the country, a ronin. Until a few days ago, a friend found him and said that some patriotic businessmen in the Japanese Chamber of Commerce were very dissatisfied with Sato Sukeo's treasonous behavior and wanted to kill the traitor. If they succeeded, it would definitely deter other members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, so that they would not cooperate with the Americans.
Kazuo Yamamoto seemed to be inspired and agreed to do this for the empire. Soon news came that the Americans invited members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce to hold a cocktail party, which was a very good opportunity.
Because he didn't know who the patriotic businessman among these people was, Yamamoto Kazuo remembered Sato Sukeo's appearance and made him the target of this attack.
If his eyesight was better, he would have noticed that behind the curtains in one of the hotel rooms, there was something called a telescope looking at him. Jesla put down the telescope and shook his head secretly. In fact, he didn't comment on his boss's idea. Is there such a stupid person? But it seems that there really is one.
As time passed, many people left the hotel, but Sato Sukeo was still kept until the end by Sheffield on the pretext of discussing important matters. The two even discussed Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which surprised Sato Sukeo. He asked Sheffield which character he admired the most.
Sheffield's eyes flashed with thought, and he slowly replied, "Liu Bei..."
"In this respect, I am different from Mr. William. The person I admire most is Cao Cao." Sato Jiexiong gave his own answer.
The two men burst into laughter, leaving many Americans present confused. Seeing Sato Jiexiong walk out of the hotel, Sheffield muttered to himself, "I will take care of your wife and children myself, don't worry about it." He admired Liu Bei because Liu Bei was not something that ordinary people could do. As for Cao Cao, there were many people like him in history.
As Sato Jiexiong walked out of the hotel, everything entered another track. Just as Sato Jiexiong was about to get on the carriage, a Japanese man holding a samurai sword suddenly rushed out from the corner. The sudden change shocked everyone. In full view of the public, Sato Jiexiong, the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, fell in a pool of blood.
After a brief moment of shock, the bodyguards in the hotel rushed out, pulled out their guns and shot at the Japanese who came from nowhere. The dense gunfire reached inside the hotel, leaving the farmer who had not left yet stunned.
"Boss, Mr. Sato Jiexiong was assassinated." Jesla said with a look of self-blame, "This is my negligence!"
"This is such sad news. Such a tragedy happened!" Sheffield was shocked and drank the red wine in his hand. "We must bring the murderer to justice. Someone must have instigated this."
He was not drinking to celebrate but to calm down, Sheffield could swear on God.
(End of this chapter)
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