May all evil be brought to justice.
The Japanese police issued an announcement recently, announcing that they had uncovered a series of serial robberies in many places, arrested many members of the criminal gang, and issued a reward for the arrest of the mastermind behind the organization.
At that time, the police had not yet identified the true identity of the main criminal behind the gang, so they continued to use the code name “Lu Fei” he used in the organization to call him-the same name as the protagonist of the well-known comic “One Piece”.
Captain Luffy of the protagonist group “Straw Hats” in “One Piece”
No one knows whether this is intentional by the suspect or purely a coincidence. After all, the other two cadres codenamed “Kim” and “Three Bridges” in the organization have nothing to do with “One Piece”. But this does not prevent the case from attracting the attention of Japanese netizens, calling this criminal group the “straw hat gang” in reality.
The ferment of public opinion also made this case a “major case” in Japanese society. For this reason, the Japanese police stepped up their efforts to crack down on the “straw hat gang” and updated the development of the case every day.
And when the criminal behavior of the live-action “Straw Hat Gang” surfaced, the “cruel story” behind it also unfolded before people’s eyes.
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According to the police report, “Luffy’s gang” first appeared in May last year.
A luxury store in Kyoto was robbed. Two men threatened the clerk with a hammer and stole 41 watches worth a total of 70 million yen. Two months later, the Kyoto police arrested four perpetrators involved in the case, but these people claimed to have only participated in “dark part-time jobs” on social networking sites and were instructed to commit crimes.
The group was unable to identify any specific information about the man behind the scenes, only saying that the name of the mastermind was “Luffy”.
After listening to their confessions, the Kyoto police at that time may have shown the following expressions.
But the development of the case in reality is not humorous.
In the following months, similar robberies occurred frequently in many places in Japan, and became more rampant after the New Year: in January alone, there were 9 cases, and the circumstances became more and more serious, ranging from robbing stores to breaking into houses and looting , Even harming the homeowner, many cases were judged as “attempted murder”, and eventually some victims died.
The police all over Japan realized that this was a large-scale gang crime, and arrested more than 30 suspects through a joint operation. The behind-the-scenes manipulator of their confession pointed to the same person-a guy named “Luffy”.
A series of cases involved three behind-the-scenes masterminds named “KIM”, “Luffy” and “Three Bridges”.
However, after interrogation, most of the suspects knew little about the specific identity of “Luffy”.
On the one hand, most of these arrested persons are low-level executors in the criminal group, who only receive instructions through anonymous communication software, and have almost no knowledge of the identity of the high-level group; on the other hand, if Luffy in the original “One Piece” takes He is famous for his companions, but this real “Luffy” is just the opposite.
After being arrested, a cadre who played the role of middleman in the gang still refused to disclose information about “Luffy” to the police, claiming that
“If I reveal his identity, I will be killed!”
Those suspects who acted as horse boys also had similar confessions: they claimed that they only participated in the so-called “secret part-time jobs” on the Internet at the beginning. high rewards. But soon, the instigator threatened them and their family members’ identities, forcing them to continue to do more excessive things until they fell into the abyss and could not turn back.
Some suspects also claimed that the task they were told was just running errands, but when they arrived at the scene, they found out that they had been involved in a robbery gang, and they could only participate in it under coercion.
It is usually the first time for the members who are sent to cooperate to commit crimes to meet each other for the first time, and there are even middle school students who are in the second year of junior high school among the people involved. Their modus operandi is naturally quite rough, and they often have direct conflicts with the victims, leaving behind a lot of evidence, and it is only a matter of time before they are caught.
With such a crude and old-fashioned robbery method, it is impossible to even talk about “getting away”
In the final analysis, these executors are just disposable tools. The superiors only require them to complete the task, and it doesn’t matter what kind of basket they poke. There is no trust and friendship in the entire criminal group. At the same time, the scope, latentness and harmfulness of this new type of crime centering on the Internet are far beyond the past.
In reality, the “Luffy gang” caused panic among the Japanese people, and it can be described as a veritable “worst generation”.
In the comics, a group of newly famous pirates including Luffy are called “the worst generation” by the government and the people
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While the police were still collecting clues about the identity of “Luffy” from the public, the Japanese media first revealed the amazing news: the so-called “Luffy” had already been arrested and brought to justice, but he was not detained in a Japanese prison. Instead, he is in a detention center in the Philippines.
According to a report from Japan’s NHK TV station, they received clues that a group of Japanese were staying in the detention center for illegal immigrants in the Philippines. “It’s not as mysterious as the outside world has said. Everyone in the “circle” knows the existence of such a character.
For a while, the gate of the detention center of the Philippine Immigration Bureau was crowded with Japanese media reporters
Someone was even interviewed by a magazine, claiming to be one of the former members of the “Luffy gang”, who was arrested during the theft in Sapporo, and also took the initiative to reveal that one of the accomplices at the time has become a celebrity, a member of the funny group EXIT Near the big tree.
The latter was involved in the incident as a result, and responded that “I have no intention of beautifying the criminal behavior as something worthy of recognition”, and implicitly admitted the matter. A group” cut off contact, but this cannot withstand the doubts of “whether the criminal is still qualified to be active in the entertainment industry”, and his career will undoubtedly be greatly affected.
Kanenjin Dashu once uploaded a photo of himself and “Luffy” on social media, and now this photo has become a hell joke of “he is really friends with Luffy”
Regarding these rumors, NHK asked the Philippine Attorney General for confirmation, and the other party said that it was true: the Japanese police recently submitted an application to them, requesting the extradition of four Japanese suspects detained in the detention center of the Manila Immigration Bureau, and believed that A man named Yuki Watanabe is “Luffy”.
Yuki Watanabe is a veteran criminal suspected of participating in several transnational group frauds, and has long been wanted internationally. He and several accomplices were arrested by the Philippine police for illegal entry in May last year, and they are still stranded in the local detention center. At the same time, a series of robbery cases based on “dark part-time job” sprouted in Japan.
However, the Philippine police stated that it is forbidden to hide communication equipment in their detention centers. There is no possibility that Yuki Watanabe was in the Philippine detention center to direct Japan to commit crimes, but they will consider whether to deport these people.
NHK interviewed some Japanese who had been in the same detention center, and the other party provided a completely different statement-although it is “detention” in name, as long as the money is in place, the facility has everything from mobile phones, computers, and the Internet; a monthly payment of 6 Ten thousand yen (about 3,000 yuan), you can also stay in a “VIP single room”, and no one will care what you are doing. It can be said that “the most dangerous place is the safest place”.
Once these reports were made public, public criticism of the Japanese police also followed. People believed that this was because there was no extradition treaty between Japan and the Philippines. “Luffy” is still unidentified-rather than admitting his incompetence, the Japanese police would rather choose to keep the people in fear.
Feeling the pressure of public opinion, the Japanese police also quickly disclosed the true identity of “Luffy”, saying that they are already actively communicating about the extradition and hunting down the fugitives will definitely destroy the gang.
The real body of “Luffy” is finally revealed to the public
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Like many high-profile cases, once the true identity of the principal culprit was exposed, it attracted more attention, especially Yuki Watanabe, who was named “Luffy”.
In the original work of “One Piece”, there were fake “straw hat gangs”. This group of people took advantage of Luffy and his partners to disperse their cultivation, and used their names to commit crimes among the islands, and recruited other pirates as their own. The subordinates treat each other as cannon fodder.
The fake Straw Hat Crew from the original
Whether it is the rampant method of committing crimes across the sea under the eyes of the international government, or the unscrupulous use of members of the group, in reality, what Yuki Watanabe has done is almost a replica of the “Fake Straw Hat Gang”, even his own appearance, They are quite similar to the “fake Luffy” in the comics.
In addition, it was discovered that Yuki Watanabe had recruited illegal workers under the name “Shanks” on Facebook, and the red-haired “Shanks” was also a well-known character in “One Piece”, the iconic straw hat One of the inheritors. This also confirms to a certain extent that Yuki Watanabe chose “Luffy” as the code name. It is not a coincidence that he probably really wants to become the “One Piece” in reality.
It just so happened that some fans made the “Fake Straw Hat Crew” version of the opening song of the cartoon, and the fake Luffy “inherited” the straw hat from Shanks
The TV station solemnly broadcast the news that “Luffy and his gang were arrested in Manila”. This kind of dramatic scene naturally attracted netizens to play memes. It looks more like “Fake Luffy”.
Some people also jokingly refer to the organized crime structure of Watanabe’s group as the “New Four Emperors” (in “One Piece”, representing the leaders of the four strongest pirate forces), and use the comic memes to ridicule this interior full of intrigues, intrigues, Criminal gangs who betray each other.
Of course, the readers of the original work also found out the scene of the “Fake Straw Hats” being cleaned up in the comics to express their attitude towards these criminals in reality – “The Straw Hats are not garbage like you”.
But for such a case that has attracted the attention of almost the whole Japanese society, not everyone knows the original story of “One Piece”, or understands the difference between “real and fake Luffy”.
Some voices began to appear in the public, thinking that Yuki Watanabe and his group were “imitators” influenced by “One Piece”, and questioned whether such a work with “criminals” as the protagonist is worthy of becoming a “national comic”.
This isn’t the first time in reality that criminals have been operating under the guise of the Straw Hats. Two years ago, the Japanese police arrested an illegal fishing gang, and this group of people named their fishing boat “Advance Meili”-the same name as the boat that Luffy and his gang originally drove in the comics.
Obviously, not everyone can learn the so-called “integrity” and “friendship” from reading comics.
On the other hand, many people feel that too much attention is being spent on the name of the criminal, making a serious case entertaining.
In contrast, the tragic experience of the victims of the case and subsequent rights protection, the proliferation of “dark part-time jobs” on the Internet, and the status quo that transnational crimes are difficult to combat… These practical issues that should have been paid more attention have now been brushed aside, as if as long as When “Luffy” is caught, the people will be safe again.
The “Luffy” group’s criminal methods are quite cruel. They will tie up the owners of the houses, beat them, torture the property, and cause the death of an old man. It is an out-and-out vicious case.
Even according to the confessions of some suspects, “Luffy” appeared in Japan during the incident, which means that Yuki Watanabe may not be the ultimate leader of this criminal group, or more than one person who has the identity of “Luffy” .
This case and the social problems behind it are far from being solved, but like most Internet hotspots, they are fading from the public’s view after some teasing.
epilogue
The reality is not either one or the other. In fact, no one can tell whether the name “Luffy” has dispelled the seriousness of this case, or has aroused wider attention and promoted the investigation of this difficult case. Work can move forward in a short period of time.
It seems that no one knows whether Watanabe Yuki and his gang, who are still in the detention center in Manila at this time, will regret using such a code name, making themselves a fringe criminal who has been lurking for more than ten years. The number one thorn in the side of the Japanese police at the moment.
This development is somewhat similar to the original plot.
For the wider public, rather than arguing about the rights and wrongs of online public opinion, everyone usually has a more simple wish, that is, “May all evils be brought to justice in the end.”
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