What Fang Lang didn't know was that this Japanese war criminal named Kodama Yoshio in real history, although rarely appeared in the news, had a huge influence on Japan's politics and economy.
As the boss behind many Japanese underworld organizations from the post-war period to the 1970s, he was no longer just a simple gangster, but an important chess player who used a large amount of money to manipulate Japan's political and economic circles behind the scenes.
In 1954, he took out a large sum of gold to support Ichiro Hatoyama to become the Prime Minister of Japan, and donated money to establish the later Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. If you don’t know much about this Japanese political party, then you must be very familiar with several Japanese prime ministers from this party, including Junichiro Koinuma and Yoshihide Suga.
This party held the post of Prime Minister of Japan for 38 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in 1993. This shows how much influence this party has in Japan.
Of course, none of this has happened yet, and Fang Lang doesn't know about it. After listening to John's words, Fang Lang really wanted to meet this Class A war criminal and have a good chat. Since he is an enemy, of course he must find a way to understand him deeply. Otherwise, how can he deal with him without knowing the direction?
"Yes! We still have to put the overall situation first. Since this scum has now come out and is working for the CIA, would it be inappropriate for us to go directly to him?
Do you need to say hello to the CIA first?"
John Clark didn't seem to want to buy into the CIA's claims. After hearing Fang Lang's words, he simply waved his hand and said, "I'm not going to do that."
"Why would we say hello to the CIA? He is a Japanese war criminal. We are looking for him to do something to give him a chance to atone for his crimes. If he dares not to do it seriously, I will take the opportunity to kill him.
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It just so happens that I have been annoyed with him for a long time. "
Fang Lang didn't know whether John really thought so or it was because of what he said today, but John's attitude did make Fang Lang feel very comfortable.
"Okay, let me meet this Kodama Yoshio some time so we can get to know each other. If we can get along, I can see if I can ask him to help me.
I am not as kind as you, who can easily give others a chance to atone for their sins. If I am not satisfied, he will not even have a chance to atone for his sins."
After knowing the identity of this Kodama Yoshio, Fang Lang was no longer interested in having him work for him. In his eyes, such a person would surely die if he fell into his hands.
So, he would never give him the chance to really work for himself.
After hearing Fang Lang's words, John didn't think much and made the decision directly:
"Then I will notify this guy tonight and ask him to arrange dinner. We will have a meal together outside the base. By the way, I will ask him to arrange some beautiful girls."
Fang Lang could tell from John's words that although John seemed to hate Kodama Yoshio very much, it was obvious that this guy served John very well. So, it was natural for him to let him arrange the evening activities.
From this, it can be seen that this Kodama Yoshio must be a very powerful guy, otherwise it would be impossible for John to feel like he can't live without him just one year after being released from prison. This made Fang Lang even more wary of this Class A war criminal whom he had never met before.
“Okay, then give this guy a chance.
By the way, do you know how these Japanese gangs make money? They can't just rely on the comfort stations outside your naval base! If that's the case, it's a bit like relying on women for a living, which is a bit embarrassing. "
“How is that possible? Although these comfort stations were one of their main sources of income, their biggest source of income actually came from the black market.
In recent years, various basic daily necessities have been in short supply in Japan, and people have no money. In order to fill their stomachs, they will take the valuable things in their homes to the black market to sell, and then buy daily necessities such as food.
However, these gangs are always able to get the most scarce daily necessities, so they have made a fortune in recent years. "
Fang Lang looked up and down at John unconsciously for a long time after hearing this. After seeing that he was a little uncomfortable, he slowly said:
"You are the ones who are really making a fortune behind this!"
After hearing Fang Lang's words, John did not show any embarrassed expression on his face. Instead, he smiled calmly.
When he said this, he knew Fang Lang would be able to guess it easily. After all, the whole country was in extreme shortage of daily necessities, so why were these gangs always able to get the needed goods first?
Needless to say, at that time, the only people in Japan who had such capability were Americans, and John, a colonel in charge of naval logistics, could not have been completely unaware of this.
"You are a colonel in the logistics department of the naval base. You must not get too involved. Although this matter does not harm the interests of the United States, you must be careful not to be caught by others."
John and he are good brothers, and he doesn't want anything to happen to the other party. Therefore, as a friend, he feels it is necessary for him to remind the other party to avoid risks, because his position is too easy to be thrown out and take the blame.
After hearing Fang Lang's words, John also understood what he meant. He smiled and patted Fang Lang's arm and said:
"Don't worry! This is not a personal act. Even if something goes wrong, it can't be blamed on me."
Seeing the other party's confident face, Fang Lang understood that the other party must also know the importance of the matter. From his words, he could also hear that this matter should be a means for the US government to reap Japan, and these Japanese gangs are just their tools.
After understanding this, Fang Lang felt relieved.
"That's good. If you need money, you can tell me. This business will definitely make you rich. Just don't do anything stupid!"
The stupid thing that Fang Lang was talking about was naturally reselling military supplies, which was somewhat different from him using his power to purchase his own company's products. After all, as long as he could provide the military with goods that no one else could, even if someone found out that this company was related to him, they couldn't do anything to it.
John could naturally sense Fang Lang's kindness, and with a smile on his face he hugged him in the back seat, saying with a smile:
"Thank you, don't worry! I know what I can do and what I can't do."
The two did not get out of the car, but watched the life of the Japanese outside through the car window. It must be said that Ginza was indeed the first place to contact the outside world. At the end of 1949, this place was already very prosperous, with five- or six-story buildings on both sides of the road and cars on the road.
Looking at the prosperous scene before him, Fang Lang felt very complicated. As a Chinese, he felt very angry that the countries that had just invaded his motherland and were defeated were developing better than himself and the people's lives were easier than his.
If possible, he would like to fight this place back to primitive society. Unfortunately, he does not have the ability to do so. He can only sigh in despair and curse himself for being incompetent.
With extremely complicated feelings, Fang Lang returned to the naval base. After making an appointment with John to go out in the evening, he returned to his warship docked at the seaside.
The first thing Fang Lang did after returning to the warship was to call his adjutant Qi Qingshan to his room.
"Boss, you're looking for me?"
Qi Qingshan also went out for a ride with Fang Lang this time, but because they were riding in the car arranged by John, he did not sit in the same car with Fang Lang, and the car did not stop along the way, so Qi Qingshan had no idea what Fang Lang and John talked about in the car.
Now, hearing Fang Lang's call, he hurriedly ran to Fang Lang's room to report to him. As a result, as soon as he came in, he found that Fang Lang's face was very ugly, which made him unconsciously nervous.
"What do you think of the situation on the streets of Japan today?"
Seeing Qi Qingshan coming, Fang Lang suppressed his anger and spoke slowly and calmly. But he did not deliberately restrain the angry expression on his face. Qi Qingshan could still feel the dissatisfaction in Fang Lang's heart at the moment. After hearing Fang Lang's words, he seemed to understand something.
"It has changed a lot. It is completely different from the scene when we last evacuated Japan! It doesn't look like a defeated country at all."
Qi Qingshan knew Fang Lang very well and understood how Fang Lang felt at the moment, so he followed Fang Lang's feelings and expressed his own feelings.
Fang Lang heard this, smiled bitterly, shrugged self-deprecatingly and said:
"Yes! It doesn't look like a defeated country at all. The economic recovery is even better than our hometown. Is this fair?"
"Boss, this is nothing strange. Europe is in the same situation right now! Germany, as a defeated country, has also received aid from the United States. Its economy is recovering very quickly now. It will definitely develop better in two years. What the Americans want is an obedient defeated country, not a ruined one."
Qi Qingshan looked at Fang Lang's expression and cautiously tried to express his thoughts.
Fang Lang was shocked when he heard Qi Qingshan's words. It took him a long time to react. Yes! Isn't Germany also a defeated country? He has also joined the action of aiding Germany. So it seems that there is no difference between him and the Americans.
Perhaps the reason why he was dissatisfied with the improvement of the living conditions of the Japanese this time was because he was a native of the old country in his previous life! The hatred for the Japanese far exceeded that of this body in this era. This can be felt from Qi Qingshan, after all, Qi Qingshan is a Brazilian Chinese.
Although he also hated the Japanese very much, he did not have the same deep-seated hatred for the Japanese as he did.
After understanding this, Fang Lang had to suppress his restless emotions. Anger would not solve any problems at this time. Hadn't he already planned how to use the Peninsula War to gain huge benefits from Japan and take the opportunity to curb Japan's development?
Instead of being incompetent and furious here, it is better to just follow the original plan and squeeze Japan hard, and put everything that should have belonged to Japan in history into your own pocket. This is the greatest punishment for Japan.
"Yes! Whether it's Japan, Germany, or Italy, everyone seems to have forgotten the fact that they were defeated countries. Now our enemies are our former comrades-in-arms."
After Fang Lang figured it all out, he couldn't help but sigh. Then he quickly looked up at Qi Qingshan and said:
"Although we are powerless to change this situation, there are still a few things I need to do. Otherwise, my thoughts will not be able to flow and the anger in my heart will have nowhere to vent.
So, there are a few things we need to do while we are in Japan."
Qi Qingshan could tell from Fang Lang's tone that the other party's mentality had changed, so he quietly felt relieved. Now he heard that he only needed to do a few things to clear his mind and vent his anger.
To him, this was not a big deal, let alone a few things. In his opinion, even if there were dozens of things, as long as Fang Lang could feel happy after completing them, he and the soldiers of the fleet would do their best to complete them for Fang Lang.
As for what specific things to do, he didn't care at all. He was a soldier, and killing and arson were his professional skills. If he could make his boss understand his ideas through killing, then he didn't mind killing people in Japan.
"If you have anything to ask, please tell me, I will do it for you right away."
Hearing Qi Qingshan's firm reply, Fang Lang smiled.
"I will go out to dinner with John tonight. The host is a Japanese Class A war criminal named Kodama Yoshio. While there is still time, send a telegram to our Global Group and Fangyuan Group's people in Japan and ask them to find out the information about this guy for me.
When investigating, we only need to investigate some basic situations, such as how he was released from prison early? What did he do after he got out? What Japanese gangs are currently under his control?
Remember not to go too deep. This guy used to be the head of a subordinate intelligence agency of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He must have anti-reconnaissance capabilities. If you go too deep, he might find you. Just investigating some superficial things should not be a problem. "
When Qi Qingshan heard that Fang Lang wanted to investigate a Japanese war criminal, he saluted and accepted the order without any hesitation.
Fang Lang nodded upon seeing this and raised his hand to indicate that he had not finished speaking.
"At the same time, send a telegram to the Brazilian Circle Group's investigation department to send elite troops to sneak into Japan to conduct an in-depth and comprehensive investigation of this guy. Every word he said, every person he met, and everything he wanted to do must be recorded in detail.
It is said that this guy controlled all the wealth plundered by the Japanese Navy in his hometown, and he used this wealth to impress the Americans and let him out of prison early.
I believe that a person like him would not give up his wealth easily, so he must have hidden a large amount of wealth. This is the hard work of my family members. I will never allow this wealth to continue to be in the hands of this executioner.
We need to find a way to dig it out and use it on all Chinese people.”
Qi Qingshan had not expected such a thing to happen. This guy was able to plunder so much wealth from his hometown. One could imagine how much blood debt he had left in his hometown. At this moment, a cold light flashed unconsciously in Qi Qingshan's eyes.
The tone was somewhat cold:
"Boss, should we just kill this bastard?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang glanced at Qi Qingshan's expression, nodded with satisfaction and said:
"We will definitely kill him. Not only him, but all the war criminals who have not received the punishment they deserve, we will personally take action to make them receive the punishment they deserve."
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