Chapter 13 Chapter 10: The Man Who Gone at Twilight
Takano Juro draws on paper with a fountain pen.He drew triangles and circles, and several lines connecting them.
Nakakubo knew that Takano was going to make a chart.But Juro Takano couldn't finish these diagrams right away.No, he was painstakingly trying to finish it.
He redraws a line and changes the position of the arc.Sometimes it is doubled, and then changed to triple; sometimes it is ticked off, and sometimes it is restored.Takano Juro clearly struggled with the job.
He frowned, resting his forehead with his hands, and drew several dotted lines as if solving a difficult math problem.
"I just don't understand," Takano Juro muttered, looking at the diagrams he drew for a while, and then went to modify those graphics.
Nakakubo Kyosuke looked across the table.At first, he thought that Takano's indecision was putting on airs in front of him—that is, he only thought that Takano was showing off, and deliberately changed it.
But looking at the expression on the other side, Nakakubo had to change his mind.Takano Juro seems to be unable to draw this picture for a while.
"Oh, I can't draw," he finally put down the fountain pen. "I thought I could draw it all at once, but I still haven't figured it out in my mind."
He tousled his hair for a while, and took a deep breath.
"I thought I knew it, but once I wanted to draw it, there were insufficient places. The insufficient places were actually the places I didn't know thoroughly. Because of the ambiguity, I couldn't draw smoothly."
"However," Nakakubo Kyosuke said to the other party who was in trouble, "can you just draw what you know?"
"yes……"
Takano Juro stared at the paper.
Takano seemed to be thinking about constructing various charts on the paper, and then erased them.
"Wait a minute," Takano scratched under his chin vigorously, and said suddenly, "Let me tell you another thing. As I talk, maybe I can find the outline of this picture."
Nakakubo Kyosuke understood the meaning of Takano's words.Yes, there is indeed such a situation: when faced with a problem that cannot be answered, suddenly try in another direction.If the mind is stagnant at one point, the consciousness that is not related to each other will often change suddenly, making the mind mature.
Nakakubo Kyosuke looked again at Takano's unfinished drawing.
There are square frames and circles on the top, and several boxes are arranged one by one on the bottom.Lines are connected between the frame and the circle, which are respectively connected to the frame below.Not only that, there are also lines and frames on the left and right sides of the picture, and all kinds of branches protrude, just like an abstract painting.
Needless to say, certain names are to be written in the boxes and circles.Takano Juro's distress is that he doesn't know what words to write.
He might write "V Funding" in the big center circle.The lines drawn from the frames above are all concentrated in the circles. From this point of view, the frames may be the positions of the institutions that make up the V funds.Protruding like so many treetops, it may mark the direction of capital circulation.
"Sorry, let me think about it," Takano Juro said, lighting a cigarette.His eyes were tired, and blue smoke was puffing from his mouth.From the expression on his face, it is impossible to tell whether he is still focused on finishing the picture, or thinking about how to start with the "another thing" he just said.
"The so-called V funds include all kinds of things. But those who have a little awareness of this V funds do not know the most important point: Japanese property." Takano Juro said suddenly, "Just after the defeat, the chief prosecutor of the United States in the Tokyo court Guan Jinan had secretly entertained the past four important ministers of Japan, including the admiral and Minai. There was such a thing about these two people: A long time ago, the government held a so-called meeting of important ministers to be recommended as prime minister. Among the attendees, those who had opposed Tojo became the founders of the strange prosperity of today. You also know that the presiding officer was the Minister of Internal Affairs, who did not attend due to illness. Attendees included, Okada,,,,, Minai, etc. People who have been prime ministers, as well as Hara, the chairman of the Privy Council. Except for Wakatsuki's recommendation, Abe, Hayashi, Hirota and Hara all agree with Tojo recommended by Kido. But only two former prime ministers have remained silent, and that is Okada Keisuke And Minai Mitsumasa. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the seeds of modern mythology were planted by these two people.”
"What do you mean by this?" Nakakubo Kyosuke felt that the words went too far, but in terms of the order of the conversation, he had to ask.
"The thing is this: In order to thank the chief prosecutor of the United States for the hospitality this time, the important Japanese officials invited Ji Nan back in Hakone. This is a top-secret meeting. Ji Nan was late, and the meeting didn't start until eleven o'clock at night. At the meeting, Ji Nan revealed that the Supreme Commander of the U.S. Army has decided not to designate the Emperor as a war criminal. Why did the Chief Prosecutor of the United States disclose such a problem in this private meeting? At that time, the Emperor was not designated as a war criminal. It is a major problem in the international arena. The legend about the V fund that people have been quietly talking about since then originated from this. There are still some strange phenomena that ordinary people do not understand. The secret storage of the military property of the nearly ten-year war. In addition, there is also the royal family property that is so huge that it is known as one of the world's three richest people. The combination of the two may amount to tens of trillions at today's price Yen. Even if these people who stockpiled the military property thought it was a patriotic move, in the end, it just paralyzed the imperial family's economy, and at the same time formed the international circulation that is now completely secret to outsiders. funding. I think that's at least the biggest reason for this.
"Afterwards, all kinds of people started activities around these materials, and some strange phenomena that were incomprehensible according to our common sense occurred. For example, a certain economic organization paid 300 million U.S. dollars in the name of aiding the Okinawa Liberal Party. The inside story of the economic funds; or the security deposit of the stocks held by a special company that is said to have 6 billion yen (the Japanese government guarantees the United States against the current price of the stocks of companies such as Tokyo Shibaura); these funds are gushing out like spring water. Take the "bank Let’s talk about the incident. The general manager of the bank said that he lent a billion yen to a female manager. No matter how attractive she is, a dignified banker would never spend so much money on a woman. There is also an inside story. There are many such examples. In short, the fate of Japan can be said to be manipulated by the power of money. Why does money flow like this spring? When the dutiful small and medium-sized enterprises are about to go bankrupt, they beg the bank to lend them The bank refused to agree to a capital turnover easily; however, they secretly threw out hundreds of millions of yen indifferently.
"You also know that wherever V funds may exist, there are many unknown characters. These characters are now well-known in society. It has been more than ten years since the end of the war, and they must have started to show up. , otherwise nothing will be accomplished. Regarding themselves, they only said that they made a fortune by taking advantage of the chaos after the war. Some said they made money by buying and selling scrap iron, some said they made money by building ships, and some said they made money by trading stocks They made a lot of money by speculating, or they made a fortune in metal business. Some of them have become the leading government businessmen in Japan. In terms of transportation, some of them have torn off their masks and become the number one powerful figures. They have a common Point: There is an unclear part of the experience, and what is missing is an important part. What does this explain? It shows that the strange phenomenon is inseparable from the unclear experience of these participants. As The mystery of the background of Tsuzuki Itsuhiro, who caused a sensation as the biggest overlord in Dodachi, is also an incident arising from this aspect. Kimoto Shigeru was originally just a scrap metal dealer, but now he puts on a mask and becomes the number one official merchant in Japan. Well-informed sources even said that the financial industry after the war was manipulated by Mu Yuan behind the scenes." Gao Ye showed a smile when he said this. "However, all historians use legends written by someone as their material. The real part of biographies or history is probably handed down through editing. Once that era ends, and the next era, these edited The legends of the old people are already authoritative and become 'true'. Because the people who know the truth are dead, and those who replace them don't know the truth. For young people, now is everything. Whether these people were robbers in the past It doesn't matter whether it's a smuggler or not, what the hipster biographer writes later becomes the authority."
Takano Juro went on to say: "Who is it that arranges the precious metals and other huge materials during the war centered on the Munitions Ministry? And who is the person who holds the correct detailed list? The detailed list includes the rare diamond in the world. The crown and valuable possessions. It was planned by someone powerful in the Conservative Party. He can be said to know everything. Before that, he had been selected as one of the stars who would appear on the stage in the future. Although he was locked up in Sugamo In the prison, he can be regarded as a powerful figure. Mu Yuanmao became today's "monster official businessman", the mystery of the fall of the "Mercury" and the death of Yuki Hiroshi, the general manager of Kyushu Iron and Steel Company, are all related to him Big event.
"There has been such a thing before. For example, when the defeat of the war is a foregone conclusion, all the capital and enterprises of a certain chaebol in 'Manchuria' will disappear if it continues like this. The chaebol thought, why not take advantage of the Japanese nationals? Knowing that the war situation is absolutely unfavorable to Japan, how about trying to take back the investment in "Manchuria" first? As a result, in the 19th year of Showa, a certain chaebol colluded with this powerful figure in the Conservative Party who was a member of the economic cabinet at that time. The stock of the "Manchuria" munitions factory began to be quietly distributed in China, and it was exchanged for cash. At that time, the "Manchuria" munitions factory was a first-class company, and it was not allowed to buy and sell the company's stocks in the country. Because the "Manchuria" munitions factory owned All the stocks owned by the local investment securities company are owned by the local investment securities company, and cannot be transferred in the country without the approval of the relevant ministers. The leader of the military supply industry chaebol happened to be the chairman of the Securities Association. The two presidents cooperated with each other, and this conspiracy plan was successfully realized. These stocks plus a 10% discount were transferred in the country and sold to the people who did not know that they were bound to be defeated.
"What happened to the stocks after the defeat? Who were the actual victims? You know that. The people who suffered the losses have always been the deceived people. In short, it is said that tens of millions of yen at that time went into his pockets. Release' After the purge, even his confidantes lived a luxurious life, which can be seen from here.
"For example, he and his group of people have joined Shibata Eisuke's private railway kingdom group. His staff is the manager of the private railway hall, and his other confidant is the director of the company. If the private railway It is even clearer if the name of Eisuke Shibata of the kingdom is included among the characters who appear in the modern myth of international funds. For example, add Keiji Nakano under Shibata. Nakano is one of the characters behind the kingdom of Shibata. After Shibata's death, he took off his mask and surprised the world. In my opinion, these people all have international secrets behind them, and each of them plays a role in a serious manner on a stage like Shibata Kingdom."
Takano Juro continued.He just spouted out whatever came to his mind, unorganized and unsystematic.If the listener does not pay attention, he cannot understand it.
Nakakubo Kyosuke was sorting out in his heart while listening to him.In short, what Takano Juro means is that who inherited the property left by the old military headquarters, and now it is flowing in the deep layer, including precious metals and materials brought back from abroad by the military headquarters during the war.
He also seemed to indicate that, on the other hand, the precious metals and diamonds originally procured from the people were also flowing in another system.
So Nakakubo Kyosuke asked Takano to draw him a diagram marking the system.
This time, Takano Juro immediately showed him the drawing on paper.
"Of course, this is not the so-called V fund. The V fund is a secret economic work fund that connects Tokyo and Washington. But the secret fund drawn for you on this graph is also the root cause of all the strange phenomena now. Even if this We don't feel strange when the phenomenon is presented before the eyes of the people, because we think that there are senior leaders and organizations at the top that everyone can't understand. No matter what the people are told to look at, the people don't make a sound. They have been trained to have the concept of "being happy with fate". They always think that they are not of the same race as those people. Even the most simple questions, they all explain that they are due to different races."
Takano Juro's words were not coherent, but Nakakubo Kyosuke still understood.
"Now, there is still something to be said about this list. Much has been said before about the precious metals received, and there is probably nothing to add. On this list, the Some treasures are completely separate. In fact, there are still intersections. For example, Muyuan, who collects scrap iron, has left the steel company and is now fully rooted in the political world.
"Let's look at the navy again. There is a senior official of the wartime cabinet here. This person must know the amount of all the materials stored in Japan at that time, because from his position, he can know it. Only the economic cabinet member and this senior official He is in a position to be able to understand all this. So far he is still active in the front line of the political circle. This list is very simple. In fact, apart from a certain precious metal dealer who suddenly expanded after the war, there are many A person who has received the favor of this high-ranking official. The local agency of the navy is mainly active in mainland China, and is responsible for collecting supplies from the local area and transporting them to Japan. When Mr. Hanayama led his people to join Mr. Kuga’s Conservative Party, at that time Well-known politicians used to manage the funds of this agency. In addition to the Navy, the Army also has agencies in Shanghai to collect supplies. One of the leaders is Colonel Yamada, known as the Mei Agency.”
"Yamada?" Nakakubo Kyosuke remembered the surname.He heard it very familiar, because Mo Jinzao mentioned it to him.
"Is this person influential in the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister's Office?"
When Kyosuke Nakakubo asked, Takano nodded and said, "Exactly. Today, the old forces of Colonel Yamada's espionage activities can be said to be stronger than the officials sent by the provinces. Officials from the Investigation Department were originally All the provinces came together, not even a single person who wanted to work desperately for the investigation department, and they were simply no match for the emerging forces... These materials in the army flowed to the General Manager Zuo Zuo of T Bank through the Gendarmerie Group, and became The so-called Zozo funds, I have fully explained this point... A certain congressman who was the Minister of Finance also appeared on this chart. Let me briefly talk about this matter.
"This man was originally the business minister of the central agency that manages precious metals and other materials. It is said that just after the war, he was entrusted by the director of the Foreign Investment Bureau of the Ministry of Finance to transfer 16 wooden boxes of diamonds and 25 gold bars from the Bank of Japan. The basement was transported to his home in the countryside of Saitama Prefecture, and buried in the underground warehouse that night. But it is said that the occupying forces knew about this, and they were all confiscated by American soldiers two weeks later. This is his defense when he testified in Congress There was also such a case: the opposition party once investigated, saying that maybe it was not taken away by the US military, but it might have fallen into the hands of the ruling party. There is also a local bank in Saitama Prefecture. Like T Bank, it was established during the war. The merger of several small local banks. This bank in Saitama Prefecture is now having the same incredible phenomenon as T Bank. Maybe it will soon show part of its original shape, and the money colluding with the political circles is in the form of bribes. It was exposed...Because during the war, the then Vice Minister of Military Supplies, Kakichi Takeuchi, thanked the people in a speech, saying that he had achieved great results this time, and the diamonds purchased were eight times higher than the target, and the platinum was doubled. But there was never The war is over when the target is announced. I think this is not a 'military secret' (an excuse they often use), but due to various considerations, the target is not announced. Because once the target is known, more than The amount of precious metals eight times as much as the index was exposed. In short, Japan was defeated before it had time to effectively use the astonishing amount of materials that were acquired with great difficulty. It can be seen from this that we cannot see with our eyes What a huge amount of military materials are flowing in this place...the second is Ito Mitsuru, the key person I wrote here."
Takano Juro licked his lips with his tongue.
Takano Juro continued talking.As he talked, he might have organized the structure and diagram of V's funds in his mind.It seemed that two thoughts were going on in his mind at the same time.
Takano Juro was thinking about other things while talking.
"Just now I have said how the sequence from Ito Mitsuru to Nakano Keiji and Shibata's private railway kingdom was formed. In addition, the nature of Ito's espionage activities seems to have formed a connection with the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister's Office. The phenomenon."
"You're right," Nakakubo Kyosuke nodded. "It's not impossible."
"Speaking of the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister's Office, the official merchant Kimoto Store is also related to it. Because whether it is the Ito Commercial Company of Ito Mitsuru or Kimoto Shigeru's Kimoto Store, they all use Southeast Asia as the stage to engage in spy-like activities. Buying and selling. This is the case in Laos and South Vietnam, for example. It would be strange if you did not collude with the Investigation Department because of intelligence. Mr. Nakakubo, do you know Hiwaki Sadaura from the Investigation Department?"
"The name sounds familiar."
Youmo Jinzao talked to him a lot about this person.Hiwaki, a self-proclaimed patriot, stubbornly advocated anti-communism, and everywhere abused his business cards with the fictional title of "Director of the Internal Security Bureau."He served as the squad leader of the defense squad.In order to make unsatisfactory colleagues resign, they wrote their resignations without authorization and submitted them, which caused problems.According to Yusue Jinzo's explanation, Hiwaki Sadayoshi is Hisaga's direct descendant.
"Although this Hiwaki Joyoshi is also in the investigation department, he is engaged in intelligence work internally. The one who works with him outside is Asakura. This person was originally a major in the army. Yes, you heard Does the name Major Asakura remind you of anything?"
"It's the first time I've heard that name."
"Really? Let me tell you again, and you may remember. Didn't the 'Rastvorov incident' happen a few years ago? It was a member of the Soviet Union's representative office in Japan who fled to the US agency Asking for asylum, in the incident where Washington fully confessed to his intelligence work in Japan."
"It ran big in the papers, so I remember."
"Rastvolov met with reporters in Washington about a year after he escaped from Tokyo. At that time, Japanese newspapers published the news based on foreign news. On the same day, two former majors surrendered to the Metropolitan Police Department. These two people turned themselves in on purpose, saying that they had an intelligence relationship with Rastvolov when he was in Japan. Asakura was one of them. The other major is now missing. From my guess, he may have changed his name. , went to a place like the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister’s Office.”
"Oh."
"The 'Rastvolov incident' was full of contradictions. It is not known whether the person who appeared at the press conference in the office of the Secretary of State in the White House in Washington was Rastvolov. He neither allowed reporters to tell him He is not allowed to take pictures, and no audio recording is allowed. His only photo is the one provided by the Soviet representative agency for the search when he just disappeared. It is still unclear what information he obtained from Japan. Maybe it cannot be published. Let’s not go Whatever it is. As soon as the news was published in the newspaper, the mood of Major Asakura who surrendered himself that day is also incomprehensible. According to the general situation, he would not be able to escape. If he surrendered himself, if he is detected soon, Forced to have nowhere to escape, it is understandable to surrender himself at this time. Why is he so flustered and surrendered as soon as the news hit the newspapers?... In my opinion, the 'Rastvorov incident' is probably the A set of tricks created by the Japanese intelligence agency in cooperation with the United States. How is Major Asakura now? Now he is hiding in the Kimoto store's overseas agency. Needless to say, the overseas agency itself is related to The Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister’s Office is connected. From this fact, it can also be known that the Kimoto store and the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister’s Office are together.”
"I see."
"The budget of the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister's Office is not rich. But on the other hand, the Muyuan store has abundant funds. From the perspective of the investigation department, if the overseas intelligence network is set up in the Muyuan store, the budget can be improved. I got a lot of help. This is also a way to raise funds on the spot. As far as Muyuan is concerned, if the government’s intelligence agency is set up in his own store, it will be more convenient in terms of business.”
Takano Juro drank the cold tea.
"Too bad, I'm digressing. But since we've already started, let's talk about Major Asakura-mae as well.
"Sadaura Hiwaki once put the oil envoy of Saudi Arabia who was visiting Japan under house arrest in a hotel in Tokyo, and he was not allowed to meet anyone. This incident has spread widely, and you must know it. The Arabian oil business The overseas activities with Major Asakura formerly corresponded internally and externally. It is said that Hiwaki once threatened that Asakura is really abominable, and if he returns to Japan, he cannot be let go. Because it would be bad if people noticed that the two of them were working in harmony. In this way, Asakura became the think tank of Tsuda Masaaki, the former adviser who is now a member of the Diet. Although Representative Tsuda is showing resistance In fact, when Japan was defeated in the war, he traveled all over Southeast Asia and mainland China, and it was Major Asakura who manipulated him behind the scenes. This is quite interesting. There may be connections between people somewhere. The leader, Shigetake Sakane, is related to Senator Tsuda. The two families are relatives."
"I know that."
"You should know better than I do. Senator Tsuda seems to be fearless in the world. In fact, he also has people who are difficult to deal with. The most difficult person to deal with is Yosuke Ono. Ono is Kinoshita Kunisuke's opponent in T County. Tsuda The backstage of the congressman is actually Ono, which is a fact unknown to outsiders. The marriage between the Sakane and Tsuda families was also done by Ono. How is it, interesting?"
"No. This is related to T County again."
"Yeah, it's related. Another man from T County, Ito Mitsuru, also has a strange agency. Let's assume that this agency is called K. The leader of this agency, K, was a political prisoner before the war. He rebelled in prison. By the way Let me mention that this agency is not an open agency like the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister’s Office. Therefore, it can do things that the Investigation Department cannot do. For example, it is said that the woman who disappeared because of the so-called Kitabayashi This agency is in control. It is also the same agency that remotely controlled the former cadres of the Japanese Communist Party. Therefore, during the American occupation period, the US intelligence agency supported this agency. There are even whispers in the society that there are a series of incidents that occurred in Showa 24. This institution is active.
"By the way, let me talk about the Special Investigation Department of the Prime Minister's Office. It is true that the first head of the investigation department, Kawakami Kyuichiro, hated this K agency. He tried his best to prevent personnel from this agency from entering the investigation department. On the one hand, it can be said that he was afraid The relationship established between himself and the highest authority will thus be severed. At the same time, he must also be very conceited, thinking that he is more expert in dealing with the work of the Communist Party. This K agency has direct connections with Prime Minister Kuga and Kuga's confidant Chief Cabinet Secretary , probably also made Kawakami Kyuichiro very angry. It is often said that after the "Shimoyama incident" and "Matsukawa incident" happened one after another, the Chief Cabinet Secretary immediately issued a statement saying: "That was done by the Communist Party". Just consider that the chief By contacting the K agency, one can guess the purpose of this statement."
Takano Juro continued talking like this.
It was only then that Nakakubo Kyosuke noticed that this person might have been in such an authority for a period of time.He knows all kinds of situations.He must have acquired this knowledge while staying in the institution.In other words, he has personal experience.
Whenever a person tells about an event, if it is his personal experience, the content will be specific, trivial, complex and unsystematic.However, if the theory is not based on experience but only based on concepts, then the structure will be neat and well-organized, but its specific content will be somewhat empty.Takano Juro talked about what he thought of, and the further he talked, the further he went, didn't it just show that this was what he personally experienced!
Takano Juro suddenly said:
"It's all about money. I'm talking about another thing..."
The words "everything depends on money" seemed to remind him of a past experience, and he changed the subject again.
"The money from Bank T reminds me of one thing...it was before the collapse of the Kuga cabinet due to the shipbuilding corruption case. The Conservative Party faced a storm because of Mr. Hanayama's claim to create a new party. The plan of the anti-Kuga faction is: If Huashan can't act, let Ishiba Kanzo come forward, separate from Kuga, and form a new party. You also know that Ishiba Kanzo was originally an economic journalist. He is familiar with numbers and has unique insights on economic policy. He is the commander-in-chief of the US military. At the time of the Ministry of Defense, he was not welcomed by the General Command. Because he once wrote an article criticizing the occupation policy and submitted it to an American magazine, which greatly offended the United States. The society described him as the pioneer of the inflation policy People, in fact, his views can be improved. He is not so much a pro-American, but rather a harmonious view of socialist countries. In short, the rebels once planned to drag Ishiba Kanzo into the split party In the end, Huashan did not leave the party, Shichang also returned to the party, and the eight generals we sent were finally isolated.”
Nakakubo Kyosuke is also familiar with this common sense.
"Why did this happen? In a word, it was a miracle created by the power of money. At that time, surrounding the activities of the anti-Juga faction, whether the split party could be established was the central issue in the political circle. The separatist activities are on the rise, and it is the strategists among the eight generals who have played a driving role. You know this. In response to this, Kuga, two of his closest confidants, and Kunsuke Kinoshita secretly planned. They arranged Order. The first target is Hanayama, followed by Ishiba Kanzo. They think that as long as these two people are defeated, the separatist faction loses its leader, and they can be defeated in one fell swoop. Hanayama became the target. Prime Minister Kuga used his famous rhetoric: "Please come back to the party, just you alone." Huashan was caught in the trick at once, and was tricked into returning to the party. But even these strategists sent by Kuga were also troubled by Ishiba Kanzo They spied on the situation of the quarry in many ways and found out that he owed a lot of debts.
"The Kuwa faction was very happy when they found out about this. Jiuga and his two powerful men discussed with Kinoshita and decided that Kinoshita would be in charge of buying the quarry. At that time, Kansan of the quarry fell to this point: His private residence in Mejiro was surrounded by journalists day and night. No matter where he went, they nailed him, which made it difficult for him to move, and he could not be approached from outside. Therefore, the Huashan faction called Shichang They said that they would buy the bills issued by Ishiba on the condition that he return to the party. Although he is Ishiba Kanzo, his financial resources are weak. He prepared a budget of one trillion yen for the country, but once I am in debt, but I can’t even repay tens of millions of yen. This is the tragedy and comedy of life. It’s like a company employee who handles tens of millions of yen in transactions and wants to drink a beer on the way home. No money is the same.
"In this way, Shichang finally had to bow his knees for money. The problem is where to conduct specific negotiations. Just as a certain TV station was about to hold an opening ceremony, the strategists of the Huashan faction came up with an idea to invite Shichang to attend. He said : Discuss all issues with the person sitting next to you. Ishiba Kanzo agreed to follow the procedures mentioned on the phone. They agreed on the meeting place, walked out of the venue separately, and finally met the reporter. They had a conversation together without realizing it. That is to say, they agreed on how much cash the Huashan faction would give to buy the bills issued by the stone field. In this way, the stone field did not become the leader of the defection faction, but had a relationship with Huashan Back in the party together, the eight generals were isolated. At the opening ceremony of the TV station, it was Kinoshita Kunisuke who was sitting next to Ishiba. Ishiba probably never knew who he was going to talk to. He saw that nothing happened The person sitting next to him thought to himself, "Oh, this is the man." The money used to buy the quarry this time was taken from the so-called shipbuilding embezzlement case. And Jiu Wopai promised to give the quarry The money was passed on by Hiroe Ichita, a member of the young faction known as Shichang's loyal confidant. Ichita promised to hand it over on his behalf, but it was strange that the money that should be handed over to the leader Shichang was rarely passed on. It would be a disaster if Shichang found out about this. The Shichang faction immediately rejected Shiduo. Shiduo Honghui was originally famous as a loyal minister of Shichang. It's for money.
"Until then, Kinoshita Kunisuke had always belonged to the Ono faction, a powerful figure in the ruling party. With this trouble, he sneaked close to the Kyuga faction. People still regard him as the Ono faction, but in fact, he might as well be considered to be related to the Ono faction. The Kuga faction is implicated. In the future, he is likely to take over all the forces of the Ono faction, and his leader, Ono, doesn't know at all. To his own hands, and then defected to Kuga and his direct descendants.
"Although Kuga has retired, he still has power. His opinion may still become the cabinet's opinion. This is most obvious in the personnel affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Even the change of ambassador and minister follows his intention.
"Why does this person who has retired have so much power? Besides him, there are people who have been prime ministers. But they don't still hold power like Kugamasa. Under normal circumstances, if you are in power or the prime minister has resigned, the Japanese political circles regard him as a power in the past and ignore him. But only for a long time, my prime minister is not like this. This cannot be explained only by the relationship between the leader and his party members. It is not said in the political circles Human. This can also be seen from the relationship between Ishiba Kanzo and Ichita Hiroe, as well as the relationship between the leader Ono and Kinoshita Kunsuke that I told you just now. Even the leader Ono is completely divorced from his sincere admiration and words. Huashan, who is called "Sir", has he gone to get close to Jiuwo? The separation and reunion of the political circle can never be explained by the loyalty and human relationship in ancient dramas. The most fundamental factors are power and money. Besides, why is Jiuwo alone The Prime Minister retains such power? . . . "
Having said that, Takano Juro closed his eyes.
He was obviously meditating on something, and the words were interrupted.
Takano Juro suddenly pulled the paper to his hand, wrote some words in one breath with a fountain pen, and connected them with lines.For the structure of this picture, he has racked his brains for a long time; did he just figure it out after chatting?
Takano Juro draws on a crude little dining table.Kyosuke Nakakubo felt that it took him a long time to complete this drawing.
"Please take a look," Takano Juro pushed the finished drawing to Nakakubo Kyosuke.
It is such a picture:
While Kyousuke Nakakubo was staring at this picture, Takano said from the side: "This is just a rough idea. It would not be an exaggeration to say that these various institutions have strategic activities that are enough to embellish world history. But adding one to each of them Explain that it is impossible for me. The international institutions that manage this fund are in New York and Tokyo. As for who these institutions are composed of, I am not sure. But I can guess in New York Eighty to ninety percent."
"Who are they?" Kyosuke Nakakubo looked away from the chart and raised his head to ask.
"It can be said that the U.S. General Command has indeed left a legacy in Japan. But this is not the legacy of the U.S. General Command. It can be said that it is the funds invested by the United States in Japan. The name of the administrator in New York can be obtained from the U.S. Speculation among the consortium. For example, the general manager of John Reed, the leading investment company in the United States, is very likely. This general manager, John Reed, may become a strong candidate for the next Secretary of Defense of the United States. The daily work has real power. I think this person must be one of the managers of the V fund. In addition, there seem to be various other people. No one knows the details. This is a secret that only those involved know.
“那末日本方面又是谁呢？这我也不大清楚。确实是有一些人的，但是他们不肯向我们透露真面目。然而可以推测到替日美双方国际管理机关执行事务的几个机构。正因为问题与物资和金钱有关，首先令人想到的是银行，而且必须是能周转外汇的特殊银行。这笔资金不会呆放在某银行里不动，一定是被投入某些企业团体里，为日美双方都带来利益。不动用本金，光靠利息就能够有利地周转。这张图下写着'各地方银行'，您就把它看作是T银行那种性质的银行好了。不仅是T银行，谁也不敢说在东京附近的县份里设有总行的银行都不是这种执行机构伪装成的。”
中久保京介和高野十郎一时深深地陷入了沉思中。
高野十郎又开口说：“这笔资金以各种形式出现：有时作为物资商品出现在市面上，有时成了有势力的钢铁公司和重工业公司的股票，有时又变成石油公司的投资。正象我屡次说过的那样，它有时是作为特殊机关的活动资金而流动着；或被用来投资，诸如开发刚果和在南越进行工作。但是其实质绝不是我一个人能具体而详细地说明的。
“但是连结东京和纽约的这个国际管理机关，必须设个不断在两地之间进行联络的机构。当然，想必是美日双方都派了人。美方且不去管它，日本方面是由谁来担任的呢？因工作关系，担负这个任务的人必须不断往返于日美之间，而且他必须是个谁都不了解其真正使命的人。您好好想想吧：日本方面真正的V资金管理者是谁？不断往返于两国之间、负责联络的是谁呢？”
“连您工作过的千代田经济研究所的是枝先生都不知道吗？”
“不，我想他是知道的，”高野十郎捏了捏下巴颏，露出肯定的眼神。“是枝想必也是V资金事务局里的一个成员。我想是由于有这个任务，他才进行种种活动的。”
“您告诉我的是从是枝先生那儿听来的吗？”
“不，不只是是枝说的。有些是在他那儿工作时悄悄观察到的。当然，我预先也已经获得了充分的知识才能观察到哩。至于这些知识是从哪儿获得的，我就不大好说明啦。”
中久保京介一直觉得高野十郎曾经钻到权力机关里，听高野现在的口气，似乎正可以证实自己的猜测是正确的。
“您在研究所工作时，听是枝先生说明过这些事情吗？”
“哪儿的话！”高野十郎使劲摇头否认。“他才不会说这些事情呢。在这方面，他的嘴可以说是严极啦。他头脑非常敏锐，又有才能，策略高明。把木下邦辅和T银行的佐佐联系起来的，正是他哩。木下靠了他才知道有佐佐资金这么个东西，也知道了这个资金秘密流动的情况。前面已经告诉过您，为了把石场勘三从分裂党拉回原来的保守党而付出的钱是造船贪污案中的'赠金'；事实上这笔钱是由T银行的佐佐交到木下邦辅手里的。木下邦辅现在只不过是保守党内的一名骨干，如果将来当上了经济阁员，恐怕就会长期干下去了。那时，魁首尾野也许会因为自己这个派系出了个木下而高兴。实际上，木下之所以能这样，是由于他暗地里与久我嫡系牢牢勾结在一起。您瞧着吧，不久就准会这样的。”
高野十郎看了看表，说：
“可谈了不少时候啦。”
不知不觉之间，窗外的确已经暮色苍茫了，笼罩着怪晦暗的黄昏，寂静得简直不象是在市中心的一家小餐馆里。
中久保京介和高野十郎并肩走下楼梯。
“绀野这个人想起来可真够倒霉的了，”高野说，“但是从这个事件中您大概也可以看出一个老百姓有多么软弱无力。不管对真实情况了解得多么透彻，个人的力量毕竟是有限的。象绀野，就可以说是被他们杀害了的。从这个意义上来说，曾作过驻美行情考察员的优秀的经济官吏和评论家江木务，也是被他们杀害的。”
他俩走到正门口。
"goodbye."
高野十郎轻轻地向中久保京介点点头，就晃着肩膀沿着灯光闪闪的街道消失了。
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