[No pop-up novel website] "Take these eight ships," Quan Quan drew a circle with these eight ships as the core on the berth map, including more than a dozen surrounding ships, "arrest them all and interrogate them one by one. , search the ship again!" He emphasized his tone, "especially search for cylindrical objects, and saw all the bamboo poles for inspection!"
"Yes, sir!" The port director did not dare to neglect and quickly mobilized manpower.
But their action was still too late. When a sailor took apart a long pole, a short woman suddenly jumped into the sea. The sampan that had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded her. Just as someone took out a fishing net and prepared to take it out, When she fished it out, the desperate fugitive suddenly sank.
"Not good!" Xu Xu could see clearly. Is there a fourth murderer? While he was directing his people to conduct strict surveillance, he was also searching for any suspicious persons around him.
However, when the body was retrieved, it was proven that there was no fourth person. This short, dark-skinned woman had a wooden stick stabbed in her palm. She probably committed suicide when she had no hope of escape.
After being identified by the fishermen around, this person was a handyman on a fishing boat. After calling the boat owner, they learned that she was a handyman he recruited at the dock when he was sailing in Fujian. The woman claimed to be from household D, spoke Cantonese, and was very quick at the fishermen's work.
The body was sent to Rennes for forensic examination. The police searched the entire fishing boat and found that the wooden blowpipe was set in a pole. As for the blow dart, it was fixed on a fan-shaped wooden hairpin and inserted into the top of the bun. Wearing a small bamboo tube, it looks like a row of sedan wood hairpins that Fujian women often wear on their buns.
"Our police officers are too amateur," he lamented when facing the corpse in the basement of the health center.
If it were him or anyone with a slightly professional level, this woman should be included as a suspect, but the fact is that she has never been on the list of suspects.
"I think her face is very strange, and she doesn't look like a Han Chinese." Xu Xu looked at the face of the deceased.
"It's hard to say that Household D is Han Chinese," Ren said casually, "They are originally a native ethnic group in South China, and they are very different from the Han people in terms of blood."
"No, this person is definitely not from a D household." Xu Xu said that there are many soldiers from D households in the navy, and their physical characteristics are particularly obvious: thick arms, large hips, a wide waist and a hard waist, and the feet are bent inward. The formation of these characteristics is consistent with They are active on the boat all day long, but this woman has a thin body, her arms and legs are very thin, and her feet are not bent inward.
"And she doesn't have any tattoos on her body." Xu Xu pointed to the body of the woman. "There are no tattoos on her body." He looked at it for a while, "I think this person's appearance is a bit similar to that of South Asia."
It has been impossible to verify who the deceased was, and the luggage found on the fishing boat had no clue: ordinary coarse cloth to change clothes, some scattered copper coins and silver. Obviously, this person was very careful not to carry anything that might reveal his identity. And judging from the fact that she committed suicide after being unable to escape, the power behind it cannot be underestimated.
Xu Xu frowned, the most important clue was just lost, and the whereabouts of the second uniform were also unknown. He felt that this uniform had probably been destroyed, sunk in the harbor or simply burned. After all, people No one has escaped, and the clothes will not escape on their own.
However, all the clues collected point to Zheng Zhilong
The next step of work has gone beyond his scope of work and must seek instructions from Lingao.
On the third day after Franz von Boncourt arrived from Da'uan, Westley's funeral was held in Kaohsiung. Because the weather was hot and the body could not be stored for a long time, Boncourt who came from Da'uan followed the instructions. In order to win over Wei Bachi's request to be buried with a Catholic ceremony in Kaohsiung, Dermot was instructed to make a grand ceremony. More candles should be lit at the ceremony, and more memorial masses should be held. In short: everything should be complicated and ethical. Priest Mott was so tired that he almost died
Both Wei Bachi and Zhong Lishi and his daughter attended the funeral ceremony, but Boncourt did not show any grief. Although his face was as pale as a dead person from the moment he learned of Westri's death, he still From beginning to end, she always maintained a calmness under extreme restraint, almost indifferent, but it was Credia who cried and fainted several times. At the funeral, she wore all black mourning clothes, her eyes were red, and her blond hair made her face look more and more haggard.
"He has always been looking forward to seeing a new world..." Credia choked up as she put the bouquet in her hand on the coffin. Zhong Xiaoying couldn't help crying when she heard this.
The sound of the customs bell that had just been installed reverberated over the cemetery along with the death knell from the church.
After the funeral, Wei Bachi had to visit and express his condolences to the family members, and then went to visit Huygens specifically.
"Mr. Huygens," Wei Bachi said sincerely but sadly, "now we have found out that this matter was not done by our soldiers, but by a certain force across the Taiwan Strait with the intention of instigating We deeply regret this friendly relationship between the Senate and the Republic, and extend our sincere apologies and condolences to Mr. Boncourt’s family. We will focus on bringing the murderer to justice to thoroughly identify the real culprit behind this case.”
"I also feel deeply regretful about this matter," Huygens said in German. He also used some diplomatic words to express that this matter would not affect the "friendship" between the Republic and the Senate. At the same time, he also hoped that the Senate would be able to resolve the issue as soon as possible. The murder of Westry was captured. The murder of Westley really shocked him, and he felt sorry for the child's sudden murder. However, he did not feel that this matter had much impact on the diplomatic level. The deceased was just A young man who was neither an official of the Republic nor a high-ranking official of the East India Company.
Hundreds of citizens of the Seven Provinces Republic died for various reasons in East and Southeast Asia every year, and a considerable number of them were killed. If Westri was not the son of Boncourt, a senior official of the East India Company, his Death doesn't cause any waves
As Zhong Lizhi and Wei Bachi had estimated in advance, although Franz von Boncourt was heartbroken, this incident would not affect the cooperation between the East India Company and the Australians. Since the East India Company The former Governor of Formosa could be sent to the Japanese to be tried and imprisoned in exchange for trade. The death of an official's son is nothing.
But for the Senate, this incident is a "bad influence". Rather than saying that this incident has any serious consequences in the overall situation, it is better to say that it hurts the noble self-esteem of the senators. So in Xu's report Less than three days after the land was submitted, a telegram of instructions from the Executive Committee came from Lingao: "An investigation team will be formed by the responsible person to thoroughly find out the truth about this case."
Wei Bachi's attempt to sneak through was also shattered. The executive committee ordered him to "immediately submit a detailed, accurate and objective report on the incident and handling of the incident." This order was also issued to Zhong Lishi and Ren En
"Damn it, I'm asking everyone to write exposé materials back to back." After receiving the telegram, Wei Bachi cursed and said goodbye. He had offended Xu Quan and Dr. Zhong, especially Dr. Zhong. Xiaoying was his pet peeve. This time, these two people didn't take the opportunity to make themselves extremely black...
I don’t know if my original “socializing to reduce anger” was done well? Wei Bachi felt a little uneasy. The great situation in Kaohsiung had just begun. His ambitions were still on paper. Don't ruin your great future just because of this. Wei Bachi thought about what he had to do to these two people. work……
In the early morning of the next day, Cretia packed her bags and left the church. After the incident, she had been praying for Vestri in the church. Today is the day when Mr. Boncourt will leave Kaohsiung and return to his hometown. In a few days, They are about to leave for Japan
Dr. Zhong and his daughter and Priest Dermot came to see her off. Zhong Xiaoying's eyes were red. Zhong Lishi stepped forward and said, "Miss Cretia, we feel particularly sad about Vestri, but we failed to protect Vestri." Terry, we also have a responsibility and we will definitely get to the bottom of it and give you and Boncourt an explanation."
Credia hesitated for a moment, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and stepped onto the carriage without saying a word. Watching the carriage drive farther and farther towards the port, Zhong Lishi and the priest Dermot couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Credia came to the fence outside the pier and was about to clear the customs. Suddenly she heard a woman behind her calling her. Turning around, she saw that it was Zhong Xiaoying who was chasing her. Seeing her friend reluctant to leave, she thought of herself and Westley Xiaoying these days. After spending a pleasant time together, Credia couldn't bear it anymore and threw herself into Zhong Xiaoying's arms and cried bitterly.
After crying for a while, Zhong Xiaoying said to Credia: "You are leaving, I must come to see you off."
Credia replied in a low voice, "Thank you..."
"Miss Cretia, I will definitely help you find the murderer..." she whispered
When Credia heard this, she couldn't help being moved by Zhong Xiaoying's words. Her heart gradually calmed down. She thought for a moment, wiped Zhong Xiaoying's tears, and said to her: "I understand, you wait here. I……"
Zhong Lishi and the priest Dermot stood on the bell tower of the church and looked at the Dutch speedboat parked at the dock. With the bell of the customs bell tower, the Dutch speedboat slowly left the dock. Looking at the sail shadow of the Dutch ship in the distance, the priest couldn't help but draw. After making a cross, Zhong Lishi let out a long sigh and the two were about to leave. At this time, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves and a carriage was approaching from the direction of the port.
The carriage stopped at the door of the church, and Zhong Xiaoying got off the carriage with Credia. Zhong Li was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly came down from the tower to greet him.
