Chapter 416 A Won't Die a Good Death
Yokoyama Ichiro finally met Qin Mo.
In the past, if Yokoyama Ichiro, a mere squad leader in the Japanese infantry battalion of a high-ranking official, were to be personally received by the esteemed Prince Heng, it would be an unparalleled honor, something he could boast about to his comrades for a lifetime.
But now he feels no honor at all; he only feels panic and fear.
"Is that Yokoyama Ichiro, the captain of the 3rd Platoon, 1st Brigade, 23rd Battalion of the Dai-Yuan Army?"
"Your Highness Prince Heng, I am Yokoyama Ichiro."
Qin Mo stared at the seemingly simple-minded little Japanese man in front of her, and realized that he was actually a ruthless character.
"Who is Inoue Murakami to you?"
"Your Highness, Inoue... is from my hometown... and is a very good friend of mine."
"Oh! A fellow countryman? Then why did you brutally kill him and take his rifle?"
Yokoyama Ichiro's mind went blank for a moment. He knew that what was coming had finally arrived. He shouldn't have been greedy, and he should have left the high-ranking official's office sooner.
"Your Highness, I am innocent! I did not kill Inoue Murakami. He fell into the water and died during a sea exercise! I did not kill him."
"Hehe! Your acting is pretty good! Look at this, what is it? Can you read?"
Yokoyama Ichiro was a diligent student. After arriving in Dayuan, he learned many characters from the infantry battalion's teacher and could barely read letters. He didn't take the thing from Qin Mo's hand; just one glance made his heart pound and his face change drastically.
The letter should have been under the third brick in the southeast corner of his dormitory in the military camp, but now it was in Qin Mo's hands. Yokoyama Ichiro knew he was in danger.
This is a "letter of appointment" stamped with the bright red seal of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Xia Empire. With this letter of appointment, Yokoyama Ichiro can go to the Ministry of Rites of Great Xia to obtain the official position of Assistant Minister of Rites, become a true "Lord" of Great Xia, and return to his hometown of Fusang in glory.
“My lord, the officials of the Ministry of Rites see that I… understand the language of Daxia and know the customs of Fusang, so they asked me to help them… educate the people of Fusang.”
These words were spoken to Yokoyama Ichiro by the Daxia man he was trading with, and he actually believed them. He no longer wanted to be an infantryman; he wanted to become a "master" of Daxia and return to Fusang to lord it over everyone.
Now, Yokoyama Ichiro had no choice but to grit his teeth and insist that he had received this letter of appointment because he had gained the favor of the Minister of Rites.
"Bang!"
A rifle was thrown in front of Yokoyama Ichiro. After taking a closer look at the serial number on the gun, Yokoyama Ichiro knew he was doomed.
He was just wondering why the gun, which had clearly been sent to the capital, had returned.
Yokoyama Ichiro will never know what kind of relationship Qin Mo has with the head of the Great Xia Empire's Royal Workshop.
This is Inoue Murao's gun. After Yokoyama Ichiro strangled him to death in the sea, he hid the gun in a rock at the bottom of the sea. The next day, he secretly went to retrieve it and exchanged it for a thousand silver dollars.
How much is a thousand silver coins? A squad leader only earns twenty silver coins a month. After deducting expenses, how many years would it take to save that much? Not to mention the promise from that Assistant Minister of Rites, who is an "official"! Not a soldier risking his life.
Qin Mo asked coldly, "Do you know what mistake you made?"
"...Colluding with foreign powers? Is Great Xia a foreign power? Selling arms privately? Heh! Do with me as you please!" Yokoyama Ichiro was a scoundrel, and now he'd come to terms with it. So what if he died?
"You are wrong. Your greatest crime is murdering your comrade-in-arms and killing Inoue Murakami."
Yokoyama Ichiro raised his head and said, "I killed the Japanese..."
"Whether they are Japanese or Koreans, once they join my Da Yuan army, they are all Da Yuan people!"
Yokoyama Ichiro felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He remembered what that person from the Ministry of Rites of the Great Xia Dynasty had said: "If this comes to light, don't implicate me. The Ministry of Rites will not admit to it!"
A strange sound came from outside the cell, like a sack being dragged along the ground.
"Lord Gu...you..."
A person covered in blood was dragged in, and Yokoyama Ichiro took a closer look and realized that it was the "Lord" from the Ministry of Rites of the Great Xia Dynasty who had made contact with him.
"You actually consider an instructor from an academy to be an 'adult'? You're really disgracing our army."
The military interrogator threw "Lord Gu" on the ground like a rag doll, looking at the two dying men with utter contempt.
"I... am from the Ministry of Rites. You... have no right... to arrest me. If I die... the imperial court will never let this go..."
Covered in blood, Lord Gu was jolted awake. He was missing teeth and spoke with a lisp, but he still struggled to issue a death threat.
Qin Mo walked up to him, leaned close to his ear, and said coldly, "Don't even mention it, even if I killed your Education Commissioner, the imperial court wouldn't dare utter a sound!"
"You... are arrogant and domineering, and disregard the law; you will surely... die a horrible death..."
Lord Gu finally realized that this young prince no longer cared about the imperial court, so his fate was predictable.
"How I die is none of your concern, but you... you're definitely going to die a horrible death!"
Qin Mo waved her hand, and the military interrogator withdrew. Then, a woman emerged from the shadows like a ghost.
This was a woman with a Western appearance. Even by the standards of the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Xia Dynasty, she was considered very beautiful. Under normal circumstances, Lord Gu might have tried to get close to this woman with his abundant talent, but now the woman's gaze made him only want to stay as far away as possible.
It was a look of indifference towards life; the way she looked at Master Gu and Yokoyama Ichiro was no different from looking at pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
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