Where there is oppression, there will naturally be resistance. Plainclothes agents of the Central Government appeared on a large scale at the docks, and used their authority to intimidate the Jianghu forces who were trying to make a living on the docks. On the surface, the Zhongtong was investigating the stolen materials, but privately, many people had been blackmailed by these Zhongtong agents. As a result, a conflict that the senior leaders of Zhongtong did not expect suddenly broke out on the dock. The originally domineering and arrogant plainclothes Zhongtong was directly surrounded by hundreds of Paoge disciples. Then a conflict broke out between the two sides, and there were casualties.
After the Zhongtong plainclothes officer, who was outnumbered, was beaten, one of the plainclothes agents who was beaten impatiently took out a pistol. They originally only thought of scaring away the people who besieged them, but no one expected that the pistol suddenly went off at this time. The disciple of Pao Ge, who was hit by a bullet, immediately fell to the ground wailing, but the other people involved in the siege were not frightened by this. They immediately shouted to catch the murderer and struggled with these plainclothes officers.
During the melee between the two sides, the plainclothes Zhongtong who took out his pistol found that someone was trying to snatch their pistol. In desperation, someone fired again. This time, he finally killed someone. By the time the police station near the pier received the report and arrived at the scene, the scene where a melee broke out between the two sides had already turned into a mess. The besieged Zhongtong plainclothes soldiers suffered more than a dozen casualties, while the Pao Ge forces that originally surrounded them also suffered more than a dozen casualties.
Melees involving dozens of people are actually not uncommon here at the pier, but this time not only did the Central Government get involved, but there were also more than 30 casualties, so the police who rushed to the scene did not dare to act recklessly. draw conclusions. While waiting for the Central Unification Headquarters to receive the news, the dock was already crowded with people watching the fun, many of whom were members of Brother Pao's force. As expected, the matter could not be concealed. The Zhongtong personnel who came after hearing the news were called back to the Zhongtong headquarters only halfway.
The matter at the dock has become a big deal, and the senior officials of Zhongtong feel that they can no longer send people to the dock now, otherwise it will only make the matter even bigger. The high-level officials of Zhongtong made such a decision with the intention of calmly handling the incident, but little did they know that their decision made more people hide in the dark and watch their jokes. Tang Cheng, who has been hiding behind the scenes and fanning the flames, is one of them. Although what happened at the dock is not directly related to him, the rumors that first spread on the dock were secretly spread by people sent by Tang Cheng.
"If you ask me, this is the disaster that happened to them when the Central Military Commission happened!" When the accident happened on the dock, Tang Cheng was still leading people to do things in the city, and there were people from the Second Military Reunification Office around Tang Cheng at that time, so Tang Cheng and the dock absolutely nothing related. After returning to the military camp, Tang Cheng, who was called for questioning by Zhang Jianghe, looked like he was just sitting back and watching the show, and his words did not conceal his gloating about Zhongtong's misfortune. "Uncle, what I said is correct! If their people weren't extorting money on the dock, how could they be besieged again!"
When Tang Cheng returned to the military camp, the conflict on the dock had already ended. Many well-informed people already knew the exact cause. Therefore, when Tang Cheng was gloating about his misfortune, Zhang Jianghe did not scold him. At most, he gave Tang Cheng a white eye as a warning. "It's okay to talk about this kind of thing here. Don't talk nonsense when you go out!" Zhang Jiang and Xin knew that Tang Cheng was not a person who liked to cause trouble, so he only gave a vague reminder in his words, but did not say anything. Too obvious.
Because of Zhongtong's continuous troubles during this period, the situation in the city became slightly chaotic. Taking into account the confrontation between the Jianghu forces in the city and Zhongtong, Zhang Jianghe had a premonition that something would happen in the city soon. Tang Cheng was dissatisfied with the reaction. He immediately understood Zhang Jianghe's subtle reminder, but he didn't show any nervousness because he had already thought of a countermeasure. "Don't worry, as long as those guys don't come to provoke me, I will never trouble them!" In front of Zhang Jianghe, Tang Cheng made a promise by patting his chest.
Tang Cheng originally thought that the dock reward would not involve the search team and himself, but he did not expect that the next day, the bureau leader brought people to the military camp and asked the search team to assist the Central Commander in finding the batch of supplies. whereabouts. "I don't agree with this matter, but the Zhongtong side has gone the way of Madam! They are now biting it. Among the missing supplies, there are important items they got for Madam, so Madam asked her to name them. You assist the Central Command in finding the whereabouts of this batch of materials."
Tang Cheng never thought that he could get benefits from the bureau chief, but he also didn't expect that he would hear this news from the bureau chief today. "Secretary, we still have two cases on hand that are not over yet. How can we still spare manpower to help Zhongtong find the missing batch of supplies! Not only do I not agree, I just want to postpone it for a few days. , wait until we finish the operation!" Faced with the helplessness expressed by the bureau leader, Tang Cheng could only use the countermeasures he had thought of before, but he did not expect that the bureau leader did not agree.
"This is what Madam means. If you really don't want to help Zhongtong, just go talk to Madam yourself!" The bureau chief refused simply. Looking at the frowning Tang Cheng, the bureau chief even offered a very considerate response. Tang Cheng came up with an idea. The advice given by the bureau chief made Tang Cheng speechless and rolled his eyes in his heart. He was still just a small character. There was no place like the South Bank Villa where a small character like him could come in and out at will.
"It's not impossible to go and help Zhongtong, but let's agree first. If we can't find that batch of supplies, we can't be hit with a slap!" Since there was no way to escape, Tang Cheng simply discussed it with the bureau immediately. Conditions come. "The batch of supplies that Zhongtong mentioned, I have been wondering whether the supplies they said were missing are really missing! And even if they really lost the supplies, how much is the batch of supplies? How can they not Say, how can we check it?"
Zhang Jianghe, who had been sitting silently, spoke at the right moment, "What Xiaowu said makes sense! We don't know how much the batch of materials Zhongtong said is there. In case the final investigation results are revealed, If we can't satisfy them, will the missing amount be considered by them to be hidden secretly by us? We and Zhongtong have an incompatible relationship. Even if Xiaowu and the others try their best to investigate, I'm afraid Zhongtong The other side won’t be satisfied either!”
Zhang Jianghe's words were not meant to provoke trouble in front of the bureau. After all, the non-confrontation between the military commander and the central commander had been going on for a long time, and the friction between the two sides had never stopped. After hearing this, the bureau chief thought for a moment and immediately gave a clear attitude, "The Central President has taken the wife's route this time. Not only you, but even I can't refuse! The Central President is most concerned about right now. With that batch of supplies, they probably don’t have much energy to make small moves with you.”
The bureau chief's answer sounded a bit far-fetched, and Tang Cheng could also see the bureau chief's embarrassment from the bureau chief's expression. So he did not continue to pester. After watching the bureau leader leave, Tangcheng summoned all the veteran police officers in the search team for a meeting. "I think you all know what happened in the city during this period! The bureau chief came just now with an important mission. The Central Command took the Madam's route and asked us to help them find the missing batch of people. supplies.”
The conference room was full of people of his own, so Tang Cheng didn't hide anything, he simply went straight to the topic and made it clear what the bureau chief's intention was. After listening to Tang Cheng's words, Zhao Dashan and the other veteran policemen showed no sign of whispering to each other, but all looked at Tang Cheng. After Tang Cheng looked around, he saw no one speaking, so he continued. "The boss means that your arms can't hold your thighs. Since this is Madam's order, let's just follow it."
"After the bureau chief and the others left just now, I thought about it carefully. Even if we can reject Zhongtong, we can't avoid Madam. Instead of waiting for things to get out of hand, we are forced to work for Zhongtong. , it is better to agree happily now, at least we can keep our face. Besides, before leaving, the director gave us a guarantee that as long as we act in peace, no matter what trouble happens afterwards, it has nothing to do with us. "
Zhao Dashan and the others were already accustomed to obeying Tang Cheng's orders, so after Tang Cheng expressed his stance, Zhao Dashan and the others did not express any dissent. After Tang Cheng looked around and saw that no one raised any objections, he continued. "Since no one objects, then this matter is settled! The Central Commander-in-Chief asked us to help investigate the matter of that batch of supplies. Let's not talk about whether the batch of supplies that the Central Commander-in-Chief said was lost or not. We all just follow the procedures. , as for the rest, we don’t need to pay attention to it, and we don’t need to participate.”
Tang Cheng's thoughts and opinions were made very clear, and Zhao Dashan and others also understood it. Starting from the next day, Zhao Dashan and the others began to investigate the dock area in accordance with Tang Cheng's orders. In order to avoid being used as a scapegoat by the Zhongtong, Tangcheng also specifically requested that when the search team investigates in the city, someone from the Zhongtong must be present to supervise the operation. Tang Cheng's move of retreating into advancement seemed to many people in Zhongtong as a sign that Tang Cheng was taking the initiative to surrender. But in the eyes of the senior officials of Zhongtong, Tang Cheng looked young, but he was very sophisticated in his actions.
With the assistance of the search team, Zhongtong re-launched an investigation in the city, but they did not know that Tang Cheng was behind the batch of supplies they lost at the dock. On the night when the bureau leader visited the military camp in person, Tang Cheng quietly went to Buzhuang. According to the news sent by Tang Cheng, the Chongqing underground party organization immediately adjusted the personnel arrangements in the city to avoid being affected by the next actions of the Central Government. Time passed day by day, and the search team participated in the investigation, but there was still no clue at all. Zhongtong gradually became impatient.
