Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 1030 Kobayashi Tanaka's Wonderful Performance

Fujita Ying's shouting seemed to have an effect, and the commotion in the crowd gradually subsided. Someone whispered: "Maybe what he said is true? But didn't the Justice Daily say..."

Others shook their heads and said, “I’m beginning to doubt it. Maybe the truth is different from what we think.”

At this moment, Kobayashi Tanaka quietly came to Asanogawa, bowed deeply, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Asano, the people are now beginning to waver. Let me help Mr. Ying and completely dispel those unrealistic fantasies in their hearts."

Asano Gawa looked at Kobayashi Tanaka thoughtfully. This man had been extremely sensible from the moment he was captured. More importantly, his daughter was still in his hands.

Such a person would never be able to and would not dare to play any tricks.

Moreover, Kobayashi Tanaka, as Fujita's right-hand man, was also portrayed as a righteous person in the report of the Justice Daily. If even he came forward to clarify the matter, the effect would surely be twice the result with half the effort.

"Very good." Asanogawa nodded slightly, turned around and gestured to the guard beside him, "Give him the loudspeaker."

A guard immediately handed over a brand new loudspeaker. Kobayashi Tanaka took the loudspeaker and smiled respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Asano, for giving me this opportunity."

Asanogawa looked at Kobayashi Tanaka's humble appearance and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This person knows how to judge the situation. Knowing that his daughter is in the hands of a rough jade, he will never act rashly. Such a person is most suitable to dispel the illusions of the people.

Kobayashi Tanaka held the trumpet and walked slowly to the front of the platform. His appearance immediately attracted the attention of the crowd below, and someone recognized him: "That's Kobayashi Tanaka! Mr. Fujita's most trusted assistant! He's here too!"

Fujita Ying looked at Kobayashi Tanaka's back, and for some reason, he suddenly felt an uneasy premonition in his heart.

He wanted to say something, but was stopped by a cold look from Asanogawa.

Kobayashi Tanaka held the trumpet, with a meaningful smile on his face. As the most hidden chess piece of the Mitsui family, he had waited for this moment for too long. All the layouts and plans were finally going to come to a perfect end at this moment.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly cried out to the crowd with tears in his eyes: "Dear citizens! Please don't be fooled! Mr. Eagle..." At this point, his voice choked, "He is the hero in our hearts!"

Fujita Ying's eyes suddenly widened, and Asanogawa's face turned pale in an instant.

"I am Fujita Ying's most trusted assistant, I can testify!" Kobayashi Tanaka continued to shout excitedly, "They are threatening Mr. Ying with the lives of the entire Fujita family! If he does not deny all this as Pu Yu requested, his parents, brothers, and even his young nephew will suffer!"

There was an uproar in the crowd instantly.

"They forced Mr. Ying to say these words!" Kobayashi Tanaka's voice was filled with tears. "Look at how he looked just now. That was the fear of being threatened! That was a lie he had to tell in order to protect his family! I saw with my own eyes how they threatened Mr. Ying..."

"I knew it! It's true! They are threatening Mr. Fujita!" The crowd was boiling again.

Asanogawa rushed towards Kobayashi Tanaka in anger, but it was too late. Kobayashi Tanaka's words were like a fire, instantly igniting the public anger that had just subsided.

"Have you forgotten?" Kobayashi Tanaka continued to shout, "Who risked his life to expose the darkness of the royal family? Who was not afraid of power and spoke for the people? Mr. Eagle..." At this point, his voice choked even more, "He would rather sacrifice himself to protect his family and companions! This is a true hero!"

A thunderous roar broke out from the crowd: "Protect Mr. Fujita! Don't let them threaten the hero! Down with the unpolished jade!"

Fujita Ying stood there, watching all this happen, as if he had been struck by lightning.

He finally understood Kobayashi Tanaka's intention - this confidant whom he trusted most was pushing him into an abyss from which there was no turning back.

Asanogawa's face was extremely ugly. He suddenly pulled out his gun and pointed it at Kobayashi Tanaka: "You traitor!"

But Kobayashi Tanaka seemed to have anticipated all this. He turned around with a strange smile on his face and said, "Mr. Asano, are you sure you want to shoot in front of so many people? If so, wouldn't it be more proof that you are threatening Mr. Eagle?"

"No! Listen to me!" Fujita Ying raised the trumpet trembling all over, his voice almost hoarse, "What Kobayashi Tanaka said are all lies! I'm really not a hero! Please believe me..."

But his explanation seemed so pale and powerless at this moment.

"Don't be afraid, Mr. Fujita! We all understand! We will definitely save you!" The deafening response drowned out his explanation.

Someone shouted: "Look! They are making Mr. Fujita tremble! The hero is crying! We can't let them threaten Mr. Fujita like this!"

Fujita Ying discovered in despair that the more he denied, the more people believed that he was being coerced.

Every bit of his fear and every tremor became evidence of being threatened in the eyes of the public. His tears and sobs all became the perfect footnote to what Kobayashi Tanaka said: "I was forced to lie in order to protect my family."

"Charge! Rescue Mr. Fujita!" Someone shouted first.

The crowd rushed forward like a flood that had broken through a dam. The defense line of the Public Security Bureau was shaky under the huge impact.

"Mr. Fujita! We are here to save you! Don't be afraid! You are our hero!"

Fujita Ying shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't do this! Listen to my explanation! I beg you..." But his voice was completely drowned out by the angry shouts.

"Look how scared he is! They must be threatening him with his family! The hero is crying, we can't just sit there and watch!"

The people had tears in their eyes, they firmly believed that they were rescuing a hero who was under threat. Every denial by Fujita only strengthened their belief.

He put down the speaker dejectedly, looked at the boiling crowd below, and finally understood a terrible fact - at this moment, the truth was no longer important. Kobayashi Tanaka and those people had woven a perfect heroic story for him.

And he is firmly trapped in this story and can never break free.

Asanogawa stood on the high platform, looking at the boiling crowd below, and a chill suddenly ran up his spine.

He finally understood - from the very beginning, the unpolished jade was like a stupid pig being led by the nose, falling step by step into the trap carefully designed by others.

“Shit…” he whispered through gritted teeth, “We got fooled.”

Looking back now, everything was so coincidental: the emergence of the Kyoto Secret Report, the deliberate shaping of Fujita Ying by the Justice Daily, and the public's fanatical pursuit of this "hero" image. And it was driven by this sense of urgency that they, the unpolished jade, could not wait to capture Fujita Ying.

"Frame-up..." Asanogawa's pupils shrank slightly. "They deliberately asked us to arrest Fujita Toru to prove that he was the author of the Kyoto secret report. But we just followed their script."

He turned to look at Kobayashi Tanaka. This seemingly cowardly and opportunistic traitor now became so terrifying in his eyes.

Every expression, every word, and every action of the other person was so perfect and so real that I couldn't see any flaws at all.

"From the moment you offered to help clarify..." Asanogawa stared coldly at Kobayashi Tanaka, "No, maybe even earlier, from the moment you were arrested, you were waiting for this opportunity, right?"

Kobayashi Tanaka responded with an unfathomable smile, which made Asanogawa feel cold in his heart.

At this moment, Asanogawa truly understood the horror of the man behind the scenes. Not only did they weave a perfect trap, they also used the arrogance and sense of urgency of the unpolished jade to make the unpolished jade jump into it willingly. And now, no matter what they do or say, it will only make the trap tighter.

"Playing with people's hearts..." Asanogawa clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, "What a good trick."