Chapter 594

The appointment of the special task force caused an uproar. The anti-Jewish people in the country were satisfied. The higher-ups were all hardliners.

As the leader of the special task force, Count Wittes had publicly requested the court to punish the criminals at a press conference not long ago. He would not be lenient.

The Jewish capitalists who were lucky enough to escape were also satisfied. Although they did not contact them directly, they knew that they were on the same side.

Even Ledes, who was in charge of the liaison, was relieved. Since they were on the same side as the investigation, the matter would be over soon.

The only thing that made him feel strange was that there were too many people in the investigation team. Many officials from unrelated departments were also selected. This was not in line with the usual governance style of the Government of Vienna.

He did not want to think about it. He could only attribute it to the fact that the big shots behind them were powerful and could influence the decisions of the Government of Vienna.

It was logical to make such a judgment. The relationship between the nobles was complicated, and they had relatives everywhere.

As long as they were willing to put down their pride and ask for help, as long as there was no conflict of interest, they could basically achieve their goals.

Everyone was satisfied, except for a few people who were directly involved.

Maybe they were a little surprised when they first received the appointment, but after seeing their colleagues in the investigation team, they could not be happy anymore.

It might be a coincidence if one or two people joined the investigation team, but it was too much of a coincidence for everyone to join the investigation team at the same time. Anyway, Count Wittes did not believe it.

After the initial fear, he bit the bullet and went to the investigation team to report. No matter what, this was not the time for him to back down.

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In the evening, the manor in the south of Vienna was brightly lit. Count Wittes used the opportunity to communicate with his colleagues and held a banquet.

Banquets were no longer popular in the Austrian government. Normally, officials would not invite their colleagues unless there was a special occasion to celebrate.

The excuse of "communicating with his colleagues" was a bit far-fetched. But at this time, Count Wittes did not care so much.

Now that they were exposed under the spotlight, it would be suicide to have a secret meeting at this time.

Although everyone worked together during the day, who dared to discuss these issues in the office?

Seeing that everyone was not in a good mood, Count Wittes did not beat around the bush. He went straight to the point. "Today, I invited everyone here to discuss how to deal with these capitalists.

The situation has developed beyond our expectations. The original plan is no longer feasible. If we can't deal with it properly, it will be hard for us to get out this time. "

They had no choice. From the moment they joined the investigation team, they were bound to the Jewish issue. they could not get out even if they wanted to.

Paul Bordis analyzed from a professional point of view, "The Count is right. The current situation is indeed very bad. The special personnel appointment this time is too targeted.

The investigation team was suddenly established without any signs, and we all happen to be in the investigation team.

There were no signs beforehand. The investigation team was suddenly established, and we all happened to be in.

There are only two possibilities for us to be in charge of this case. First, the higher-ups want to get rid of us, but they lack strong evidence, so they deliberately put us on the fire to be roasted.

Either the higher-ups don't want to make a big deal out of this and are prepared to give us another chance. The final outcome will depend on our next actions.

Regardless of the situation, the most important thing right now is to deal with the aftermath. As long as the government doesn't have concrete evidence, they won't touch us. "

Knowing that there was a pit in front of them, they could only close their eyes and jump in. This feeling of life and death was not pleasant.

Alberti nodded and said, "I agree with Paul's judgment. But it's not easy to deal with the aftermath.

There are too many bad things happening to the Jewish capitalists. The police have enough evidence to send them all to prison.

I checked the files myself. According to Austria's current law, at least 300 people will be sentenced to death. More than 2,000 people will be sentenced to more than 20 years. The rest will be sentenced to no less than 10 years.

None of them are light. The police arrested all felons. Those who are not too serious will only be fined, warned, and restricted from leaving the country.

Especially those who have been in contact with us. They are simply the typical scum of scum. The strange things that they have done may not even be something that you dare to imagine.

Not to mention tax evasion, so many people had been arrested, and all of them were involved in it.

Manipulating, colluding with the mafia, opening underground casinos, and lending money are all normal operations.

Some people are simply local mafia bosses. They force women into prostitution, sell drugs, and make counterfeit money. These businesses are strictly suppressed by the government.

They are glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes, they do all kinds of evil. Each of them has a few lives on their hands.

Right, these guys are also messing with the Jewish school and encouraging Jewish civilians to resist the government's ethnic policies.

Forget it, I don't want to say anymore. Cooperating with these people is the most regretful thing I have done in my life.

Now that the outside world is watching us, it's impossible to be lenient.

The trouble is that the Jewish capitalists have a wide network of connections. Only they are arrested, but their families and cronies are not in prison.

These people outside are likely to know about our relationship. Now that they know we are in charge of the investigation team, I'm afraid they are celebrating.

If we do things according to the law, or if we are lenient within the rules, I'm afraid they won't be satisfied.

If someone takes the lead to create a ruckus and expose the transaction, none of us will be able to escape. "

Crimes are inevitable. It would be a joke if the loan sharks were not involved in the underworld.

However, it was hard for everyone to accept that they were involved so deeply. This was clearly a trap to kill everyone.

However, everyone present had seen big scenes and knew that these crimes might not be committed by the Jewish capitalists.

Perhaps a few of them were really involved. Most Jewish capitalists shouldn't have the energy to deal drugs and make counterfeit money. After all, these businesses would be raided by the police every now and then, and the profits might not be as high as the loan sharks.

But this wasn't important. As long as they colluded with the underworld gangs to do these transactions, they would be part of the crime.

When it came to cracking down on the underworld, Austria's law covered a wide range of areas.

The law clearly stated that joining or colluding with a criminal underworld group would be jointly and severally liable for all the crimes committed by the group.

It wasn't surprising that Alberti regretted working with them. These Jewish capitalists were completely willing to make any kind of money and cooperate with anyone.

Jewish capitalists weren't the only ones who had power and money deals with them. However, it was the first time he encountered such a big crime.

Most of the capitalists only wandered in the gray area. In order to reduce trouble, they would rather hire their own thugs than mess with the local gangs.

Even if there was an occasional cooperation, it was a one-time transaction where the money and goods were cleared. There were very few long-term cooperation.

It wasn't the first time that the Austrian police had raided the underworld gangs. The previous Jewish capitalists were able to get away without the help of their backers.

It would be fine if these things weren't pursued. Once the lid was lifted, their reputation would be ruined.

There wasn't even a need for concrete evidence to convict them. As long as there was some evidence pointing at them and the outside world believed it, the family's reputation would be ruined.

The premise of the aristocracy's glamour was that they must have a good reputation. Once their reputation was ruined, the circle of power wouldn't continue to play with them.

When it came to themselves, self-preservation was the most important thing.

At this time, no one wanted to save the Jewish capitalists, but the families and cronies of this group of people wouldn't agree!

A legal country must act according to the law. Jewish capitalists committed crimes, but as long as it wasn't a case involving rebellion or regicide, as long as their families and cronies weren't involved, they wouldn't be implicated.

Generally speaking, these people would only be monitored and prohibited from leaving the country until the court's final decision was made.

There were tens of thousands of people involved, and they were scattered all over the country. No matter how powerful the nobles were, they didn't have the power to kill all of them.

After hesitating for a moment, Count Wittes said slowly, "Then don't give them a chance to speak. Dig deeper into the case and find a way to implicate their families and cronies.

I remember that there's a crime of not reporting. These bastards have done so many bad things, it's impossible that the people around them don't know anything.

It's because these people didn't report that these criminals can get away with it for so long. We must punish them to warn the future generations. "

Everyone agreed with Count Wittes' righteous words. They all agreed that these "people who didn't report" had to be severely punished.

"Be strict with others, but be lenient with yourself."

This was human nature. This kind of double standard enforcement was just a basic skill of politicians.

Count Wittes just had an inexplicable sense of superiority. It wasn't an isolated case. It could be seen in most nobles.

The reason was very simple. In this era, they were a bit more moral than the capitalists.

In fact, it wasn't even because they were born with it. They were burdened by their family's reputation, so they had to hide it on the surface.

Alberti asked hesitantly, "Your Excellency, isn't this too much? The higher-ups didn't tell us to expand. If we act rashly, it might cause … "

Count Wittes interrupted, "We don't have a choice. If we don't act now, things will get out of control.

At this point, if we want to get out of this unscathed, we have to go all the way down the path of anti-Semitism.

The public opinion is in our favor now. The more we punish these Jewish capitalists, the less people will believe that we colluded with them.

We haven't done anything yet. As long as everyone insists that we didn't deal with money and power, the public won't believe us.

With our firm anti-Jewish stance, even if there are some Jews who escaped, the public won't believe them even if they show substantial evidence.

The worst result is that we have to give up some businesses. We can just say that some people used our name to scam the public and suggest the government to close down those businesses. "

That's right. Everyone had their own preconceived notions. In the eyes of ordinary people, the staunchest anti-Semites would never collude with Jewish capitalists.

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