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The Tax Office Chief’s AdventureAuthor: Miyazawa Kenji
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| Original Title | 税務署長の冒険 |
|---|---|
| Author | 宮沢 賢治 |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | The diligent Tax Office Chief, a man of duty and cunning, arrives in Yuguchuyumoto Village to deliver an anti-smuggling lecture. He anticipates nervous fidgeting, but his fiery warnings are met with unsettling laughter and an almost celebratory defiance. This isn't just petty moonshining; the entire community appears complicit in an illicit operation far grander and more brazen than he ever imagined. Determined to expose the truth, the Chief dons an elaborate disguise and ventures deep into the mountains, only to uncover a sophisticated, high-volume distillery. But his infiltration is short-lived. Captured by the very villagers he sought to apprehend—men who swiftly turn from hospitable hosts to menacing captors—the Chief finds his life on the line. Can he escape their clutches and bring this audacious conspiracy to justice, or will he become another forgotten casualty of Yuguchuyumoto's liquid gold? |
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