"Wealth? Is there anyone who gives wealth like you? You don't want my whole family to be rich!"
As a Portuguese military officer stationed in Macao, Osborne has lived in Macao for five or six years. He has some knowledge of Cantonese, so after hearing Yao Mu's words, he spoke directly.
Hearing what Lieutenant Osborne said, Yao Mu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Haha... Lieutenant Osborn is joking. Even if someone wants to make your family rich, that person definitely won't be us.
After all, the things recorded here don't have any adverse effects on us, right?"
As he spoke, he shook the account book in his hand at Osborne.
Osborne frowned at this, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He understood what Yao Mu meant. This was obviously a warning to him that if this account book was made public, the people above would definitely kill him.
It was also hinting to him that even if they took action to get rid of him now, they could still frame the matter on the stakeholders listed in the account book.
"You...what on earth do you want to do?"
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Seeing that Osborne was obviously really anxious, Yao Mu also smiled and slowly said:
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Osborne. We really have no ill will towards you. We came here mainly to learn about your superior's situation."
Upon hearing this, Osborne's pupils shrank, and he stared at Yao Mu and said:
"Are you spies coming from the other side?"
Yao Mu was stunned by this question. It took him a long while to react. He smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Mr. Osborne misunderstood. We would like to have the opportunity to become such a person, but unfortunately, we are obviously not qualified. Don't worry, we are not looking for you to collect any military intelligence.
It's just that your superior did not follow the rules and offended someone he shouldn't have offended, and we want to teach him a lesson."
When Yao Mu answered this question, Osborne kept staring at the expression on his face, trying to judge from his expression whether he was telling the truth or a lie.
But he could not see anything unusual on Yao Mu's face. After hearing the other party say that his superior did not follow the rules, Osborne couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.
Because in his impression, few of his superiors were good people, and he agreed very much that some of them did not follow the rules. He even had a rough guess in his mind about who the other party was talking about.
"Since it's my superior who doesn't follow the rules, then go find him! What's the point of looking for me?"
When Yao Mu saw the other party's understanding expression, he realized that the other party must have his own guess about the target he and others mentioned.
Moreover, his vigilance towards these people was obviously not as high as when he previously suspected that they were spies.
"If we don't come to you, how can we get this thing?"
As Yao Mu spoke, he shook the account book in his hand.
Seeing his actions, Osborne was filled with hatred. He knew very well in his heart that once this account book was exposed, not only would his superior be doomed, but he himself would also be doomed.
Moreover, it is very likely that he will be the one who bears the greatest guilt, after all, he is the officer in charge of logistics and the main person in charge.
Now, the other party not only grasped the lifeline of his superior, but also held him at his weak spot. If he wanted to extricate himself from this matter, he had to get the account book back, but under the current circumstances, it was definitely unrealistic to snatch it directly.
"Is this the wealth you said you would give me?"
Seeing Osborne's obviously gritting teeth expression, Yao Mu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Haha... Lieutenant Osborne, don't be anxious. To be honest, we are not here for your account. This is your business. If I take down this business, I will offend many people.
This is not what I want to see. What I want is your commander’s personal dirt. We only want to target him personally.”
As he spoke, he shook the account book in his hand and said:
"As for this business, I think it is possible for us to cooperate."
Yao Mu expressed his meaning very clearly. Osborne immediately understood what he meant. He couldn't help but flash a smile in his eyes and said:
"You mean, you just need to have enough dirt on him to bring him down personally, right?"
Seeing that the other party was so sensible, Yao Mu couldn't help but want to applaud him. He smiled and nodded:
"That depends on whether the information you provide can allow us to completely defeat him."
At this moment, Yao Mu felt that Osborne seemed to be really moved. At least in his opinion, between himself and his superior, he would definitely choose to protect himself.
But I don't know whether it was out of a sense of honor as a Portuguese officer, or out of a sense of superiority of the white race. Or maybe he was just deliberately asking questions.
After clarifying everyone's purpose, his eyes slowly became calm again.
He sneered at Yao Mu and the others, and challenged them with a hint of disdain:
"Do you think I will be fooled so easily? If I betray my superiors, can I still survive in the army?
You are too naive. Don't forget, this is Haojiang, our Portuguese territory. I am an active-duty officer of Portugal. If you do anything to hurt me, I promise you that you will never escape from Haojiang. Only death awaits you. "
The guy's attitude changed so quickly that Yao Mu was far beyond his expectations. He never expected that the goal that seemed to be within reach just now would be far away from them in an instant. His eyes also turned cold in an instant.
Yao Mu had never been fooled like this before!
"Are you sure that your identity as a Portuguese officer will make us afraid to touch you?"
"You shameless little mice, try to touch me if you dare."
Maybe it was because he saw Yao Mu still sitting opposite him but didn't dare to do anything to him, but the expression on Osborne's face became more arrogant and he continued to provoke him.
This action of his obviously caused Yao Mu's strong dissatisfaction. Just as he finished speaking, there was a muffled "bang" sound, and his head had an intimate contact with a wooden ashtray.
He only felt a flash before his eyes, and then he saw a golden light everywhere, and then he fell headfirst onto the sofa.
Yao Mu's sudden action obviously scared the police officers around him.
"Tie this bastard up for me. Doesn't he think we can't get out of Haojiang? Then we can have a good talk with him in the sea outside Haojiang.
TMD, you are shameless and you pissed me off. I really want to make his whole family rich."
Upon hearing this, all the police officers were shocked and responded in unison, starting to pack up the Portuguese officer and take Miss Cai and her daughter away.
The environment of this tenement building is indeed not suitable for making a bigger noise. If it really attracts the attention of the local police, it will be difficult for them to get away.
Soon, everyone found a few large wooden boxes, carried the three living people out of the tenement building, and quietly returned to the fishing boat at the dock along the path.
When Osborn woke up again, he heard the sound of a diesel engine. He opened his eyes and saw that he was tied up on a slightly shabby fishing boat, surrounded by the endless sea.
He was being dragged upside down by a rope. Following the rope under his feet, he could see a wooden pole extending about two meters above the sea. Needless to say, he was about to become the bait extending out of the sea. He could not help but struggle in fear. He wanted to make a sound, but found that his mouth had been blocked by a piece of rag.
The people around him ignored his struggles and continued to pull the rope, slowly hanging him upside down. His whole body was slowly hanging in the air, the scene in front of him became reversed, and his head was hit hard against the hull.
He could also see two women who were tied up in the cabin not far away, looking at him with horror.
"Lieutenant Osborn, you woke up so soon! Look, you said we can't leave Haojiang, what about now?"
Yao Mu's voice came again.
At this moment, Osborne was like a caught fish. No matter how he struggled, it was in vain. Even turning around to look at Yao Mu and talk to him had become a luxury.
"You damn bastard, how dare you treat me like this? I am a lieutenant in the Portuguese Empire Army. If you are caught, you will go to hell."
“Hehe… Lieutenant Osborne, this is the high seas, not Portugal’s territory. We know you are a Portuguese officer, and if you are caught, we will go to hell.
But the premise is that we will be caught! Do you think we will be caught now? "
Yao Mu's words left Lieutenant Osborne speechless for a moment. Hanging upside down, his blood began to flow downward, and soon his face turned red and he began to sweat profusely.
Seeing Osborne's look, Yao Mu smiled slightly and gestured to the police officer behind him:
"Don't you see that our Lieutenant Osborn is very hot? His head is starting to sweat, and you don't want to let him cool down!"
The police officers chuckled when they heard that, and the two people who were holding the rope let go. Lieutenant Osborne, who was hanging upside down on the mast, fell into the cold sea with a thump before he could react.
Because his hands and feet were tied, he was unable to struggle and was soon filled with sea water. He was on the verge of suffocation.
Just when he was about to lose consciousness, he was hung upside down and pulled out of the water again. Like a fish out of water, he could not help but open his mouth and breathe deeply, trying to get rid of the suffocating feeling that frightened him.
"Lieutenant Osborn, are you okay? Are you feeling cooler now?"
Hearing the voice of this demon, Osborn could not help but roar loudly:
"Asshole! You damned bastard, I will never let you go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the old man speak again:
"It seems that our Lieutenant Osborn is still very hot-headed. Let's help him calm down."
Upon hearing this, Osborn knew he was in trouble and tried to beg for mercy. However, before he could finish his words, he sank into the water again with a thud. The sea water instantly rushed into his mouth, choking him and almost suffocating him.
Fortunately, when he was hoisted up, he took a few deep breaths of fresh air, which prevented him from suffocating to death on the spot, but this time he spent in the water even longer than the first time.
When he was dragged out of the water again, he felt exhausted and no longer had the courage to be tough. He knew in his heart that these people in front of him would really take his life. They didn't care whether he was Portuguese or not.
So, after he took two deep breaths, he took the initiative to speak without waiting for Yao Mu to continue asking questions:
"Stop, stop. I'll tell you what you want to know. I'll tell you everything."
Seeing this, Yao Mu smiled slightly, cursing in his heart that if he didn't accept the toast, he would have to drink the forfeit wine.
"Why? Lieutenant Osborn, haven't we made it clear enough before? You still don't know what we want to know?"
At this time, Osborne had really lost all the courage to resist. After hearing Yao Mu's words, he quickly said:
"I'm telling you, our battalion commander, Major Holland, has a private room at the Rich Hotel, where he dates a woman every Wednesday night. If you want to find evidence against him, you can go there and take a look!"
Yao Mu was stunned when he heard this. Dating a woman is nothing like a handle, unless the identity of this woman is special.
"Do you know who this woman is?"
At this time, Osborne no longer dared to hide anything. Hearing the question, he hurriedly said:
"From what I know, it should be the wife of the Colonial Secretary. Really, if you just go to Room 308 of the Grand Rich Hotel, you will definitely catch him in the act. I don't have any actual evidence, but please believe me, everything I say is true."
Yao Mu didn't disbelieve the other party. What he was thinking at this time was, could this matter be used as a handle to bring down this guy? After all, what Brazil Hongyitang wanted was revenge on the other party, not to use this handle to do anything.
"This kind of thing can only make his reputation bad, but there is no way to directly bring him down. Apart from this news, is there anything else?"
Osborn did not expect that the other party was not satisfied with the news. He immediately started to rack his brains and began to look for explosive news that could directly bring down Major Holland.
"He is the mastermind of our arms smuggling. I can testify to that. You have already obtained the account book, which contains detailed records. If that is not enough, I can write a confession and give it to you as evidence. With this, you will definitely be able to bring him down!"
Yao Mu saw that Osborne was soaked in sea water, shivering in the sea breeze while hanging on the mast, and his lips had turned purple from the cold. He knew that under such circumstances, the other party would not lie.
But he really didn't want to expose the arms smuggling business. Although he was a policeman in Gangcheng, he was also half a gangster. He knew very well that this business involved the interests of too many people.
Among them, the gangs in Hong Kong City definitely have a lot of interests in it.
"Oh! If that's the case, then didn't you follow him in? That's so righteous!"
Seeing that Yao Mu still didn't quite believe him, Lieutenant Osborne became anxious and spoke directly while holding back his teeth chattering:
"Everything I said is true. Once this matter is exposed, we will all be sent to a military court. Then we will definitely be taken back to China. We will definitely not be able to get out for at least ten or eight years."
This time Yao Mu finally understood Osborne's thoughts. This guy obviously knew that if he didn't tell the truth today, he might die here.
But if they wanted to bring down Major Holland on the charge of arms smuggling, they would need him to testify.
This way he would have a chance to save his life. As for going to a military court and going to jail, those would be matters for the future.
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