Chapter 1093: Heavy Losses

To say that Su Chengfeng, this old fox, indeed has a few tricks up his sleeve.

This time he pretended to want to save Su Ruoli, but in fact he didn't spend much money, because the entire Japanese Self-Defense Forces were free actors cooperating with his performance.

As for why the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were willing to cooperate with Su Chengfeng for free, this still needs to be traced back to when Su Ruoli and other Su family experts were captured.

At that time, Su Ruoli and others exterminated the Matsumoto family, causing the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to lose face, and then collectively planned to escape from Osaka, but at the critical moment when the plane was about to take off, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces stepped in and arrested all these people.

Therefore, this incident immediately boosted the reputation of the Self-Defense Forces.

While people praised the Self-Defense Forces for being efficient, they also ended up cursing the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as utterly useless, feeling they were really too incompetent.

Before this, the reputation and social status of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces throughout Japan were not particularly high.

Since Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese public's attitude toward soldiers has been far less respectful than before.

After the Japanese Self-Defense Forces realized that capturing Su Ruoli greatly enhanced their social status, they became immersed in this feeling of being the center of attention, constantly hoping to achieve another great feat.

The shrewd Su Chengfeng, through the praise of the Japanese public toward the Self-Defense Forces, sensed that the Self-Defense Forces must be enjoying this feeling greatly, so he directly had someone make contact and communicated with the high-level officials of the Self-Defense Forces, intending to cooperate with them in staging a grand performance.

This grand performance is also very simple: just have the Japanese Self-Defense Forces help Su Ruoli escape, and then the Su family will guide Su Ruoli during the escape to directly fall into the legal net prepared by the Self-Defense Forces.

In this way, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will once again successfully capture the escaped Su Ruoli, and will surely gain even greater recognition from the public.

Moreover, the original plan was to design her escape from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's hands after all the criminals had been handed over to them.

In this way, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces can completely disassociate themselves, while also dragging the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department into trouble.

After the criminal escapes, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will intercept her from the sea and simultaneously launch a series of publicity campaigns in the media.

This would be equivalent to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces capturing the criminal at Osaka Airport, then the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, after handing over the criminal, losing the criminal again, and then the Japanese Self-Defense Forces cleaning up for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department by capturing or killing the person.

That would mean the Japanese Self-Defense Forces gain advantages on both ends, while the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is left in the middle, neither here nor there.

Precisely for this reason, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces unconditionally cooperated with Su Chengfeng's plan, aiming to recapture Su Ruoli again and once again play the role of turning the tide.

Su Chengfeng is indeed skilled at scheming.

He not only brought the Japanese Self-Defense Forces into his scheme, but also made them a major asset for himself, and even schemed against Su Ruoli and the entire He family.

The He family has always been concerned about Su Ruoli's safety, and since Su Chengfeng promised the He family that he would definitely bring Su Ruoli back, the He family has been very grateful to him.

Now, the Su family has indeed rescued Su Ruoli from Tokyo, and just this alone is enough for the entire He family, from top to bottom, to feel grateful and devoted.

But how could the He family possibly know that Old Master Su was merely putting on a show for them?

His original plan was to rescue Su Ruoli from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's hands on this side, and then hand her over to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces on that side.

Simply transferring from left hand to right hand, he could achieve both sides benefiting, and greatly reduce the cost of the entire matter, which for the Su family is a perfect win-win.

But who could have thought that the meticulously planned scheme would suddenly encounter an unexpected change.

Even Old Master Su himself was in Yanjing, full of anticipation, eagerly awaiting the news that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces had successfully captured Su Ruoli.

Just as he was anxiously waiting, a high-ranking official of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces directly called him.

As soon as the call connected, Old Master Su cheerfully asked: "Mr. Matsushima, have you captured Su Ruoli yet?"

"Damn it!" the other party angrily cursed on the phone: "Why is there no one on the ship you arranged?! Where exactly is Su Ruoli now?!"

Old Master Su exclaimed in astonishment: "What did you say?! No one on the ship?!"

The other party angrily said: "Exactly, there isn't a single person on the ship!"

"This..." Su Chengfeng suddenly became nervous, opening his mouth to say: "My subordinates just told me not long ago that everything was under control, so how could they suddenly disappear?"

"You ask me?!" the other party said, unable to contain his anger: "We have been waiting at the designated location, and only now have we finally awaited the target vessel, but there isn't even a ghostly shadow on the ship!"

Speaking, the other party fiercely threatened: "I tell you, Su Chengfeng, if you don't quickly hand over Su Ruoli, then don't blame us for being impolite!"

Su Chengfeng nervously said: "This matter must involve some hidden circumstances, Mr. Matsushima, I earnestly beg you to immediately dispatch the Maritime Self-Defense Forces to conduct a search!"

The other party coldly said: "We simply don't have enough manpower and resources to carry out such a large-scale search. If you can bring Su Ruoli back, then everything can still be discussed, but if you cannot bring her back, then the Japanese government will blame all responsibility for Su Ruoli's prison break on your Su family!"

Su Chengfeng immediately became anxious, blurting out: "Mr. Matsushima, please rest assured about this matter, we will definitely spare no effort to search for Su Ruoli's whereabouts and do everything possible to send her back!"

The other party gritted his teeth and said: "Su Chengfeng, remember, you only have a few hours. If you still haven't captured Su Ruoli by dawn, then you will bear all the consequences!"

Su Chengfeng hastily agreed, blurting out: "Mr. Matsushima, don't worry, we will definitely conduct a full-scale search! We will give you a satisfactory reply as soon as possible!"

The other party coldly said: "The time left for you is not much!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Chengfeng's expression instantly turned extremely furious!

He immediately called his confidant and blurted out: "What exactly is going on with Su Ruoli's side?!"

The other party said with a bewildered face: "Master, I also can't figure out this matter. Currently we cannot contact anyone involved in this affair, and I feel it's very suspicious... the situation seems not optimistic..."

Su Chengfeng gritted his teeth and ordered: "Immediately contact everyone who participated in tonight's operation, no matter what, we must quickly find Su Ruoli's whereabouts! Otherwise, if Su Ruoli is truly missing, the Japanese government will definitely think that all this was planned behind the scenes by our Su family, and then the Su family will completely lose the entire Japanese market!"

The Su family not only needs to cooperate with Japanese enterprises in the ocean transportation industry, but other industries have also more or less entered the Japanese market. If this matter is mishandled and offends the Japanese government, then all of the Su family's industries in Japan will suffer serious consequences.

By that time, the Su family's losses will inevitably be severe!