Chapter 190 - 85: Anti-Corruption Storm (5)
As Jinghang resolved the matter with Rifu Tian within his command tent, simultaneous actions were unfolding elsewhere. In the adjacent tent, Pakura, Sasori, and Guren effortlessly subdued three regiment commanders. One was trapped inside Sasori’s puppet, another sealed within Guren’s crystal, and the third, trembling in fear, had his limbs broken by Pakura and was threatened with her Scorch Release Fireball. With the leaders captured, and relying on Jinghang’s prestige as the creator of the regular army, the three regiments stationed at Fengbo Pavilion were quickly brought under control.
Meanwhile, the second division led by Chisha Guimu surrounded the headquarters of the fourth division of the regular army, rapidly encircling the remaining seven regiments. The surprise attack met little resistance. Only a commander named Outo Tailuo attempted to resist, injuring several ninjas from Chisha Guimu’s division before being swiftly subdued by ten of Chisha Guimu’s puppets.
Additionally, three regiments from the first division of the regular army, which had landed at Coin Port, collaborated with the Yuexi Peninsula’s security forces to launch targeted armed operations against a series of offshore casinos and money houses. The "underground darkness" of Yuexi Peninsula was exposed. When people saw the various torture devices and piles of corpses in the underground dungeons, they shuddered in horror. No one had imagined such vile activities hiding beneath the seemingly peaceful facade of Yuexi Peninsula.
Sunagakure Wind Shadow Tower
"Rasa! Liangping! Yamashita Tetsu! This is treason! It’s subversion! When the Kazekage returns, you won’t escape punishment!"
The military and political minister Dust Sand, his hands bound behind him by two intelligence department Jonin, struggled violently as he was escorted out of his office, shouting incessantly.
This veteran, one of the few remaining "elders" from the First Kazekage’s era, was practically the third most powerful figure in Sunagakure. His arrest caused quite a stir among the administrative staff of other departments.
"Dust Sand, you should consider yourself lucky. If it were Jinghang-sama, he wouldn’t be so polite! Take him away! Send him to the interrogation room!" Rasa said coldly.
Many intelligence and anti-corruption ninjas stormed into various offices within the Wind Shadow Tower. After reading out arrest warrants, they immediately took people away without further ado. If not for the warrants bearing Jinghang’s signature, some might have mistaken this for a coup.
"Everyone is here. Next, we need to extract confessions. The scale of corruption is staggering—it involves nearly one-sixth of the village’s senior officials," said Liangping, the bureau chief, with a sigh.
"Go down the list and conduct house searches one by one. Every trace left behind—assets inconsistent with income—will leave them with no room for denial. Move quickly to prevent them from transferring their wealth. Minister Yamashita, how long will it take to get confessions?" Rasa asked.