Confiscation Brings in Money Fast
Shouhon Yihan led the members of the First Squad of the Police Force directly towards the casino in Konoha.
The casino owner was a middle-aged man in his forties who employed over a dozen henchmen. He had established connections with the Daimyo's Estate of the Land of Fire through prior connections, which allowed him to Konoha —the only casino in the Konoha.
Because of Tsunade's patronage, the casino owner has amassed a fortune in recent days. In addition, he's been cheating on the side, causing many Konoha gamblers to lose everything. Therefore, his money-making speed is second only to the Police Force personnel.
At this moment, the casino owner looked at his savings, and the smile on his face gradually became greedy again. He thought to himself, "I've made another 570 million this week. The gamblers in Konoha are just too stupid. I can easily cheat them out of everything."
Qingcheng had noticed this casino long ago. He hadn't had Shouhon Yihan raid its premises earlier because he wanted to wait until Tsunade went bankrupt and lost all her money before looting it all. He also wanted to see which minister in the Land of Fire was the owner's informant, and then take down his supplier as well.
The henchmen standing guard around the casino watched as a large group of Police Force personnel, looking menacing, marched directly towards the casino.
Immediately, one of the henchmen shouted, "Something's wrong! I need to inform the boss. The Police Force is here, led by the head of the Police Force, the Konoha Madman.' If he makes a move, it'll be a matter of annihilation. It's far too dangerous!"
Seeing the henchmen still trying to escape, Shouhon Yihan shouted, "Grab them! Don't let this boss get away! He's a recipient of Konoha's treasury funds, specially approved by the Fifth Hokage. Make sure to raid his place thoroughly, and take all his gambling equipment intact!"
Upon hearing this, Kameida Meikai replied respectfully, "Minister Zhang, I will definitely make sure they are thoroughly investigated and dealt with."
Immediately, a large group of Police Force personnel surrounded the casino. These Police Force personnel were all experienced in raiding operations and were very skilled in this business, knowing how to make a thorough cleanup and how to surround and arrest people.
The casino owner, seeing so many Police Force surrounding him, was filled with shock. He said with a serious expression, "Minister Zhang, didn't your Police Force agree that if I paid 500,000 in property fees every month, it would be a legal casino?"
Then the casino owner said with a serious expression, "I am from the Daimyo's Estate of the Land of Fire. You can't touch me, or I will report you to the Land of Fire."
Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan's face was stern, and she said seriously, "Things are different now. Gouju, you said before that you would only run a small casino, but now you have bought two buildings and are lending money at high interest rates in Konoha. You are too greedy. Moreover, there are cheaters in the casino. You have no sportsmanship at all."
Upon hearing this, the casino owner immediately shouted, "I'm also operating legally. Konoha doesn't have any regulations against running casinos. You can't treat me like this. Believe me or not, I'll Land of Fire and sue you. I have people protecting me in the Daimyo's Estate."
Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan became even more excited, smiling as she said, "Casinos are legal, but you're a spy for Konoha, and you dare to use your daimyo to intimidate me. First, send him to the Police Force's prison, let him eat prison food, and then try the Police Force's Tiger Bench."
Upon seeing so many Police Force, the boss immediately surrounded them and said sternly, "I am a trusted confidant of Matsutan Castle; you cannot arrest me."
The boss also pulled out a dagger, ready to fight back, his face fierce as he glared menacingly at the surrounding Police Force personnel.
But the Police Force personnel acted immediately. One of them delivered a flying kick, knocking the Police Force owner unconscious, who collapsed to the ground.
Inside the casino, a group of gamblers watched as the casino owner was knocked unconscious and then taken away by a group of Police Force personnel to the Police Force's jail.
All the gamblers stared in disbelief, exclaiming in astonishment, "Won't they arrest us? We've lost everything! If we get caught and taken to the Police Force, we won't even have money to pay the fines. We should have known better than to gamble!"
The gamblers immediately raised their hands in surrender, looking terrified, and said, "We're all penniless, Minister Zhang, please have mercy!"
Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan said with a serious expression, "Leave all your money as a fine, and don't come here to gamble again. The owner of this casino is cheating."
The group of gamblers, along with some Konoha ninjas, were all furious upon hearing this. They exclaimed, "That boss is despicable! He cheated! Give us our money back!"
But seeing the wicked look in Shouhon Yihan's eyes, the gamblers knew the matter was off, so they left their money as a fine to the Police Force. They then slunk away.
A large group of Police Force personnel stormed into the casino and ransacked the entire four-story building.
More than 5 billion yen in cash was seized from the boss's safe and cash box, along with some loan shark IOUs, including one for Tsunade.
Seeing this, Shouhon Yihan cursed inwardly, "How stupid! They actually tried to pin this on Lady Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage's most beloved woman. They're practically asking for death."
Shouhon Yihan shouted with a serious expression, "Destroy all these loan shark receipts, and send all this money to the Hokage Building. The Fifth Hokage urgently needs the money!"
Upon hearing this, Kameida Meikai nodded immediately and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, I understand."
At the Hokage Building, they quickly received the confiscated funds from Shouhon Yihan, along with letters from the casino owner and Minister Matsutan, one of which contained intelligence about Konoha.
The casino owner stated in the letter that the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Qingcheng, was greedy and launched a coup in Konoha, killing the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and ruling Konoha in an extremely cruel manner.
This Minister Matsutan is the Minister of State Affairs of the Land of Fire, a minister who supports Hiruzen Sarutobi, and is extremely loyal to the Daimyo of the Hokage of Land of Fire.
Previously, Aburame Torune bribed the Finance Minister of the Land of Fire, named Wayanra, who was politically opposed to Minister Matsutan; the two had always been at odds.
Both wanted to bring down the other; they would oppose whatever the other supported, and they even sabotaged each other behind the scenes, trying to oust the other and both wanting to become the daimyo's most favored minister.
After Qingcheng finished reading the letters, he said with a serious expression, "The First Hokage was too good to them, he praised them too much, saying things like 'one village, one country,' making them think they were the bosses of Konoha."
Kakashi looked at the government funds delivered by Shouhon Yihan and said in shock, "Confiscating property is still the fastest way to make money. In just half a day, we've brought in 5.7 billion Ryo, which is enough for the village to spend for a while."