When a small car encounters a large car, the driver's instinctive reaction is to slow down and give way. The driver of the car in front lightly stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel slightly, causing the car to slow down and veer to the right side of the road.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, this ordinary red oil tanker continued to tilt its head and crashed into it.
The driver's eyes widened for a moment, and he hit the steering wheel. The entire car almost missed the tanker truck, and the entourage inside tipped hard to the left due to inertia.
Although the passenger car behind had a little more reaction time, it was only a little bit.
In a flash, the driver pressed the brakes to the bottom and turned the steering wheel completely to the right. But the next second, the two cars collided head-on!
"Squeak-boom!"
The screeching sound of brakes only appeared for a very short time, followed immediately by the sound of impact and crackling glass.
For safety reasons, the car that Zhou Changfeng, Luo Fu, and Shen Yu were riding in followed the passenger car, and there was a truck full of paratroopers behind it.
Depend on! This is definitely no coincidence!
Ordinary people are very cautious when seeing a government convoy, and they are even more afraid to avoid such a convoy with military escort.
Just now I was wondering why the magistrates of the Ming Dynasty were so cowardly and able to keep their composure. With these guys, they would either not do it or they would do it, right?
The joy of achieving his goal only existed in Zhou Changfeng's heart for a moment. He pushed open the car door and rushed out of the car, shouting sternly: "What the hell! Hurry up and save people!"
The scene ahead was a mess - the fronts of tank trucks and buses were severely deformed, with metal fragments and glass shards everywhere.
Due to the huge impact of the head-on collision and the fact that the driver of the tanker truck seemed to have deliberately swung the steering wheel and applied the handbrake at the last moment, it inevitably rolled over.
The driver, who was covered in blood, climbed out of the cab, jumped to the ground and rolled around. He was scarred by metal fragments and glass shards, but he ran away regardless.
"Quickly jump out of the car, don't push the door! It's out of shape and can't be pushed!"
"Drill through the window glass! Quick, quick, quick!"
The smell of gasoline hit your face, and the smell that penetrated your nose made you shudder - the overturned tanker must have leaked!
Zhou Changfeng is directing the investigation team officials on the bus to escape. Such a critical situation is a race against time.
Realizing that the driver of the tanker truck who had "caused the accident" was fleeing, he pointed in that direction and shouted: "Go over and catch him!"
Several paratroopers who were helping to rescue people immediately ran over, telling him to stop as they ran.
At this time, sparks from nowhere splashed onto the leaked gasoline, and a raging fire suddenly broke out.
The bus driver at the front can be said to be both unfortunate and lucky.
Unfortunately, something unexpected happened, and his legs were crushed and fractured due to the deformation of the vehicle; fortunately, it was not completely stuck, and he managed to escape with help and avoided being burned alive.
Someone forced him to walk to the side, and only a few steps away, the surging flames engulfed the oil tanker, and then spread to the front of the severely damaged bus...
Although they were about ten meters apart, the rolling heat wave that swept over them was still so scorching that people couldn't even open their eyes.
"Don't panic! Hold on tight!"
"Come one by one, as long as you can!"
There are still six or seven people at the rear of the bus who have not yet evacuated. Most of them were injured due to the previous violent collision and have difficulty moving.
But the incident happened suddenly, what can be done at this moment?
But what was dramatic was that a firetruck belonging to the Houguan County Inspection Department "happened" to pass by, then slowed down and drove forward slowly.
Due to the traditional use of wooden buildings, the history of fire protection organizations in China is almost as long as culture. It had been fully developed in the Song Dynasty, forming multiple combinations of official organizations and private organizations.
Today, the Inspection Department of the Ming Dynasty is actually a multi-functional coordination agency responsible for local public security and fire protection, with jurisdiction over the police bureau and fire bureau.
However, compared with the formal and well-established former, the local fire bureaus in Daming are actually not very professional. In order to save local financial funds, the fire bureaus often have only a small number of professional staff leading the fire bureaus, and the rest are part-time volunteers.
For example, Houguan County's fire department has two fire brigades of 30 people, seven fire fighting teams of 10 people, and six disaster relief teams of 10 people, of which there are only more than 30 professional personnel.
Only in large cities such as Shuntianfu, Yingtianfu, Shanghai and Guangzhou can you see highly unified professional firefighting teams.
The same scene exists in Europe, and there are even many that are composed entirely of volunteers - because of the vast territory and sparse population, it is too expensive to maintain a professional firefighting team on a daily basis.
However, the fire brigade does not patrol regularly like the police. Usually it will not be dispatched unless it answers the alarm. Now that a fire truck happened to pass by right after the accident, no one would believe that this was just a coincidence.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
You want to use this to put an end to the incident and destroy the investigation team, right? The firetruck is the back-up player. If the group fails to be destroyed, then it will take advantage of the chaos to steal the investigation results secretly?
Zhou Changfeng had roughly guessed the plans of those guys at this time, but he was not completely sure.
He stared closely at the firefighters who jumped out of the car. He saw some of them getting water guns and others getting ladders.
Firetrucks are essentially converted light trucks - painted red and equipped with water tanks, pumps and equipment storage boxes.
However, water cannot extinguish the fuel fire, so the firefighters moved down the iron buckets filled with sand and soil like a solitaire.
They braved the raging fire and wielded their shovels to shovel dirt wherever the flames spread.
While suppressing the flames and with the help of ladders, the remaining officials in the bus seemed to be able to escape soon.
"This place is too dangerous! Everyone, step back!" The captain waved eagerly, "It might explode. If it explodes, everyone will die!"
Obviously, Ming Dynasty also had car chase movies, and due to the rapid development of film industry technology in recent years, this type of movie is quite popular. Affected by this, people will naturally think of the exaggerated explosion and fireball in the movie. .
Luo Fu subconsciously took a step back, but seeing that Zhou Changfeng, Shen Yu and others did not move, he also stopped.
A few "imperial envoys" remained as steady as a mountain and the rest of the paratroopers naturally did not move either. The scene fell into a brief embarrassment.
"Hey, your group's status is extraordinary. If there is an accident, we will all have to finish it!"
Zhou Changfeng ignored it because he saw that when an official from the Ministry of Justice climbed out of the car window with a leather bag under his arm, some of the firefighters who were helping below were reaching for the bag.
Shen Yu on the side narrowed his eyes slightly. He suddenly felt that the current situation was relatively stable. It seemed that he had some spare time to take a picture?
He reached into his inner pocket and took out a small spy camera, less than half the size of a hand, and quickly took a picture.
Zhou Changfeng also believes that the showdown can now be made - the evidence is conclusive, so what are you waiting for?
He waved his hand and ordered: "Take down all these guys and retreat thirty meters away!"
"yes!"
Following his order, the surrounding paratroopers immediately took action, and more than a dozen figures swarmed forward.
Without any explanation, the captain's back shoulder was pressed hard, his arm was pulled back, and he was subdued in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation had changed drastically, the two team members beside the car began to pull the leather bag with all their strength, and actually tore it into pieces with all their strength, and the rolls of files were scattered everywhere.
Within seconds, they were thrown to the ground, unable to move.
"Get out quickly, it's really too dangerous!" Shen Yu urged while stuffing the camera back into her pocket.
The driver of the tanker truck who had escaped was brought back, and all ten people belonging to the firetruck were captured.
Due to the sudden accident, the investigation team members were all tortured. They were all dusty and dirty, and their bodies were stained with the smell of gasoline, burnt, and blood.
At this point, all the goals have been achieved, and the aftermath work has nothing to do with the investigation team.
An hour later, accompanied by hundreds of officers and soldiers of the 1st Parachute Regiment who came for reinforcements, everyone came to the hospital to treat their wounds.
"Finally done! It took a lot of effort." Zhou Changfeng sat on a bench in the backyard of Houguan County No. 2 Hospital and said with emotion: "To be honest, I am not exaggerating at all. This is better than commanding a battle." Be miserable."
"Is it easier to fight?" Shen Yu in front was pacing back and forth with a cigarette in his mouth. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "As you wish, you can do easy work in the next few years."
"You work in this business every day, and you can actually bear it?"
"Get used to it."
A total of seventeen people were injured to varying degrees, but all were minor or moderate injuries, none of which were fatal, so it can be said that this incident had a relatively perfect ending.
At least from the standpoint of the emperor and the court, he was perfect and met all requirements.
The day after the incident, the second team, which had been preparing in the capital for a long time, set off - they would take over the subsequent arrest operations.
The drivers and firefighters captured on the spot were closely protected to prevent others from finding an opportunity to cause an accident to them.
Two passenger planes took off from the capital and made a special trip to Fuzhou to pick up the investigation team and their team back to Beijing.
As the sun sets in the west, the bright red sunset is extremely beautiful.
Amidst the roar of the engine, the plane slowly lifted off the ground, and the scenery outside became smaller and smaller.
Although there was a thrilling unexpected encounter, everyone has recovered. After completing a task, everyone felt relieved and had nothing to do. Everyone was in a good mood.
But...not so the instigator.
"You guys are willful, arrogant, and won't listen to any suggestions! Now it's over, it's all over! It's really pathetic to work with you and others!"
Still in that baroque-style mansion, Liu Subin, who was in charge of the munitions hall, was so angry that he almost lost his composure.
"Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. That's half a tank of oil, but... alas!" Cai Dun, the prefect, let out a long sigh, as if he had already been appointed.
"How can you say this?" Lei Yuwen, with a calm face, said lightly: "I have already said that we must not put them to death. I can only say that this is really difficult to handle. They are well-guarded and want to make a big fuss. Taking advantage of the chaos to seize the files without causing too much harm is extremely difficult in itself."
"Cowardly, timid, cowardly." Liu Subin sneered.
"Don't hide your words. If you really have such extreme thoughts, can this matter end? Do you think the court will give in?!" Lei Yuwen asked.
"Stop arguing, it's like this every time. As we talk, we go back to the original disagreement." A very helpless Cai Dun asked: "The matter has come to this, we can only wait and see the outcome of the mediation. I hope the court can show some mercy." noodle."
The initial disagreement was whether to destroy the investigation results within a controllable range or to directly destroy the entire investigation team.
Liu Subin's original suggestion was to use a truck full of fireworks, replace some of the boxes with explosives, and send the investigation team directly to the West.
Moreover, winter has already entered, and the New Year will be celebrated in a few months. A truck transporting fireworks and firecrackers happened to have an accident. It is possible to deceive the public by forcing an explanation.
However, others were not so bold and refused immediately, so they finally chose a more "mild" method.
In fact, they still place more hope on negotiation and mediation in the officialdom. Trying to destroy the investigation results is more like a statement and a small demonstration——
We know we were wrong, and we are willing to pay a large sum of money to the court. We just hope that we can be lenient... or at least be given a lighter sentence. But if the court refuses to do this and insists on being tough, it will definitely make things worse in the end.
At least, that's what they thought.
The next day, early morning.
Because he arrived home late at night, Zhou Changfeng was worried about waking Xia Xiaoshi from her sleep again, so he simply lit the heater and slept in the living room of the main room for a few hours.
After waiting for dawn, he only exchanged a few words with his wife, had a hasty breakfast and went straight to the palace.
Along the way, you can see the attendants of the Forbidden City uniformly inspecting the street lights. It is difficult to imagine how complicated the power lines used by the imperial palace must be.
"Recovered? You went south to recuperate for a few days. How do you feel?" As always, Zhu Lingjing's words were still unpleasant.
There is a thick book spread out in front of her. Anyone who has read Das Kapital can tell it at a glance by a few sentences.
"It's quite comfortable and warm, but it's really hard for me to compete with those people. I feel... tsk, I'm tired." The helpless Zhou Changfeng didn't hide it and answered truthfully.
"It doesn't matter, as long as it's done. Besides, you won't have a chance in the future." Zhu Lingjing tilted her head slightly with a smile on her face. "The French just called me. I think they will launch it soon."
Compared to Britain, France was very disciplined and even called the Ming Emperor before taking action officially - to communicate with each other before taking action. This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between the great powers.
hateful! Then you have to hurry up!
Zhou Changfeng thought of the paratrooper leg bag matter that still needed to be resolved, and was about to complain, but he held back the words.
Don't bother the emperor as much as you can, lest she become impatient again and say something unpleasant and annoying.
No, why does this guy stop talking?
His hesitant look was keenly caught by Zhu Lingjing, so she glanced at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Uh..." Zhou Changfeng coughed dryly and said, "It's nothing, it's not a big deal. There were some key omissions in the paratroopers' equipment. Fortunately, they were discovered and must be resolved quickly."
"Oh, go ahead."
"yes."
(End of chapter)
