NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 285



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Episode 285

Promises should be kept carefully (4)

Just as the greed of the great tyrant for money was unparalleled, so was his skill.

Other people valued fame that would be remembered in history or honor that would make them stand out, but to our great lord, honor and fame were of no use at all.

money.

Money was the only thing that motivated him and gave him a reason to live.

If our great tyrant had been born in the distant American continent rather than on a small peninsula in the East, he might have become a great robber baron who even sold out the United States.

In fact, what he was doing now was not much different from what the American robber barons were doing in the not-so-distant past.

“The central bank vaults are empty, the miners in the oriental mines have been working tirelessly for months now… … and the yen is rising at a suspicious rate.”

Even in this situation, Japanese newspapers were praising the Japanese Empire for successfully transforming itself from a manufacturing-centered export country to an investment country.

The Japanese felt a strange sense of superiority at seeing people all over the world bowing down to them and begging for investment, and their characteristically dark ego was slowly raising its head.

In Japan right now, very minor changes are occurring, such as store owners suddenly treating foreigners like servants or Japanese people treating foreigners like subordinates.

“It’s really strange. How can the yen rise when the country is in such a state?”

“That’s because no one else knows about this news. Even within the Japanese Empire, the only one who knows about this news is probably Lord Daegal.”

“Huh? Are you saying that even His Highness the Regent Hirohito doesn’t know?”

“Yes, it’s hard to notice because the information is fragmented here and there by the Great Lord Daegal.”

To make matters worse, the news spread very slowly because agents from the Provisional Intelligence Service and the Police Department of the Republic of Korea in Joseon, Shanghai, and Japan were cracking down on the information from leaking out of Japan.

“Huh… … Then this time, won’t the Japanese Empire’s economy really collapse?”

Inspector Sasaki asked me, worried that his country might be completely ruined.

I looked at Inspector Sasaki like that and smiled brightly, easing his anxiety.

“Does Lord Daegal seem like such a sloppy person? On the contrary, the Japanese economy will develop even more than before.”

“Huh? How do you mean? You just said that the vaults of the Bank of Japan are empty.”

“It’s empty there.”

But other places were filled with human greed.

“Where is that place?”

“It must be a personal safe somewhere in Japan.”

“yes?”

There is a huge amount of gold sleeping in the personal vault of the Great King.

I don’t know exactly how much that is.

Because the Great King hid it so well, and because I was far away in the United States, I didn’t know how much gold was sleeping inside.

But one thing was certain.

“The fact that the Great King can come out so confidently is all thanks to the gold bars piled up in the safe.”

“Ah… … Somehow, you seem to be acting much braver than usual!”

Daegal Daegam was a cowardly man like a mouse, and he was suspicious of everything in the world, because he knew full well that the sins he had committed were deep.

The only explanation for why such a person can be so active now is that he can make more money by acting this way.

That’s because Daegal Daegam was that kind of person.

“Heh heh… … .”

“hmm.”

One frightening fact is that this action by Daegal Daegam is not for the greater good of Korea’s independence, but purely for his own personal benefit.

I can confidently say that the only thing on Daegal’s mind right now is to strip away every last pillar of the great Japanese Empire and line his own pockets.

“This is why I like you, Lord Daegal.”

“yes?”

“Once you set a goal, you go for it without any hesitation.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

Daegal Daegam is a man who has already sold out his country and his lord.

It was even creepy to see that his evil deeds, which were comparable to those of Yi Wan-yong, were quietly buried and Yi Wan-yong was presented as a representative of pro-Japanese collaborators and a target of abuse.

In order to satisfy his greed, Daegal Daegam, who has the distribution and ability to go down to hell and fight against King Yeomra, is next targeting the Japanese Empire.

I have said this many times, but I have never given any orders to the Great Commander.

My last order to him was to sell all the gold stored in the Oriental Mines on the market.

That was already last year, so it can be said that Daegal Daegam’s actions for the past year have all been according to his own wishes.

“Well… … I have to give him at least one ounce of courage.”

“Uh… … But this teacher.”

“Why are you calling, Sasaki?”

“How long can you let that… … Lord Daegal go free like this?”

I smiled quietly at Sasaki’s words.

* * *

-Squeak.

The door opened with a scream of tearing on poorly greased hinges.

And then a figure of enormous stature came in.

A deserted warehouse in Tokyo Bay, with a musty, musty smell, a little dust, and a corner decorated with a spider web that has lost its owner.

It was here that Daegal Daegam, the economic advisor to Crown Prince Hirohito, the regent of the Empire of Japan, a Korean nobleman, and a shadowy independence activist, set foot.

“The air is always stuffy here no matter when I come.”

“I guess that’s because it’s not touched by human hands?”

“Hahaha, that’s true too.”

Daegal pointed with his hand to one of the large wooden boxes stacked high in the warehouse.

Then the workers standing behind him rushed in and ripped off the box lid.

Then, inside the box, yellow gold appeared, shining under the light.

“Hehehe… … How have you been, my cuties?”

Daegal Daegam picked up a beautiful gold bar and handled it delicately as if he was handling a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, and he kissed the bar with utmost sincerity.

His guard and watchman, a member of Uiyoldan who was watching the scene, put his hand on the gold and asked Daegal.

“Wow… Is everything in this warehouse gold? I’ve never seen so much gold in my life.”

Then, the great sergeant of Daegal slapped the back of the hand of the Uiyoldan member and said to him.

“Oh my! It’s time to go!”

“Huh? No, this isn’t some kind of fabric. Will it get dirty if I touch it with my hand a few times?”

“Of course not! Do you know how hard it would be to erase dirt from this shiny gold?”

“Oh my… … You’re such a greedy old man.”

“What did you just say?”

“They called him a greedy old man.”

“Oh! I’m not your inspiration, I’m your majesty. From now on, be careful with your titles.”

The Uiyoldan member took his hand off the gold with a look of disgust on his face and asked Daegal.

“But, Your Majesty, why did you move the gold from the central bank to a place like this? No matter how much I think about it, the central bank’s vault seems safer than this shabby warehouse.”

“Hehehe… … Are you curious?”

“I’m a little curious.”

The great sergeant answered the Uiyoldan member with a sinister smile.

“It’s to let the world know that the Japanese Empire still has the ability to pay gold.”

“… … ?”

“You look like you don’t understand.”

“Yes, I didn’t understand a single thing.”

“That makes sense.”

The great lord smiled faintly and carefully placed the gold into the box.

“Why do you think the value of the yen is skyrocketing in overseas markets right now?”

“Well, I don’t know much about economics.”

“To put it simply, there are many people looking for it, but the items are limited.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yes, right now, in a situation where the whole world is fighting over securing gold, the Empire of Japan is the only country that can normally convert gold, so money is flowing in here.”

“Ah… … It seems like everyone is desperate to steal the gold from the Japanese Empire. But that doesn’t explain why the Great Gamma moved the gold here.”

“Kukuk.”

The great squire smiled wickedly.

“Do you know how much gold remains in the Japanese Empire now?”

“Huh? How could I know such top secret information?”

“Then who in this country would know that?”

“Except for your Majesty the Great?”

“Yeah, except me.”

The Uiyoldan member, who had been thinking for a moment, answered confidently.

“Crown Prince?”

“That kind of greenhorn wouldn’t even notice if I were to carry around as much gold as I want from the central bank.”

“Then the Emperor?”

“Huh, what’s wrong with a corpse who doesn’t know how to do anything but lie in a hospital bed and cry?”

“Um… … Then the central bank governor?”

“That author has no sense of humor and is small-minded! He lacks the ability to take the initiative in designing something or even to examine it thoroughly.”

If so, there was only one answer.

“Then, apart from Lord Daegal, does that mean that no one knows how much gold is left in Japan right now?”

“That’s it, information imbalance!”

Information asymmetry.

This is exactly what Daegal Daegam was after.

“For the next few months, we will diligently process the gold exchange in the market and increase our credit.”

“Is there really that much gold here?”

“I don’t care if this warehouse is empty.”

“Yes? Then the Japanese economy… … .”

In response to the words of the Uiyoldan members, the great sergeant Daegal smiled and replied.

“From now on, when they announce new economic laws, they will make it so that foreigners will be lower in priority for gold conversion than domestic citizens. And even then, when they receive gold conversion, they will not receive it immediately, but will instead hand over the right to receive it later.”

“Next time?”

“Yes, we have the gold mine of Joseon.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

It has already been hundreds of years since Adam Smith announced the existence of the invisible hand to the world.

And now.

Our great lord, who was born in Joseon, raised by the Japanese Empire, and is now trying to tear apart both of their bellies, tried to control the entire world as he pleased with invisible gold.

“You are selling the right to claim ownership of the gold that comes out of that mine later.”

“uh…….”

The Uiyoldan members stared blankly at Daegal Daegal with expressions that showed no understanding at all.

The great sergeant smiled as he looked at the agent as if he found him cute.

“Mr. Kim, you’re a pretty good shooter, but you seem to be poor at math.”

“This has nothing to do with arithmetic.”

“Heh heh, it may seem like there’s no connection. But I don’t think other people would think that way.”

Uiyoldan member Kim Ik-sang did not understand a single word that Daegal Daegam said.

And it would be no different for other agents.

But he didn’t seem frustrated or annoyed.

Because that’s the kind of person Daegal was originally.

“So what do you plan to do with the right to buy and sell that gold?”

“Um… I’m thinking of doing some sort of gift trading with Joseon gold.”

Kim Ik-sang blinked at his words and asked.

“Are you giving this teacher a gift?”

“… … Well, I guess that’s what it is.”

The great lord smiled awkwardly and gave up the conversation.