Dai E said dissatisfied: "Old Cui, what do you think this is? This is a huge murder case. If we don't rush to help, why are we talking nonsense?"
"We have to go back all the way. It is important to solve the case, and we must also grasp our profession. Otherwise, how can we improve our popularity among the masses? This is a great opportunity to expand our influence in Guangdong. We can't just preach in Hainan Island and Shandong. Let's do it. Well, we can raise a large amount of money in Guangzhou and open a branch base in Guangzhou. At that time, it was popular and the Senate had nothing to say." Cui Hantang said, "I have to go around Guangzhou and see. Which Taoist temple is better? Let’s build one first. Everyone is racing to claim the land, so we can’t lag behind.”
The "big people" that Cui Hantang mentioned vaguely actually refers to the people from the Lingao Church. A few days ago, Bai Duolu quietly went to Guangzhou to see where he could get some land to build the first cathedral in Guangzhou - the Jesuits. They have promised that as long as the cathedral is allowed to be built in Guangzhou, they will fully support the construction funds and recruit more craftsmen and artists from Europe.
"You can do whatever you want with this. I have no objection." Daoist priest Dai is actually not very interested in things like opening a branch base and robbing believers. But Cui Hantang's words are also reasonable. The overall interests must be considered, and the interests of the department must also be considered. "But I have to say it first. Now Guangzhou is Liu Xiang's world, Mr. Wen is also there, and the veteran of Xiao Twenty is nestled in In that small area, you have to be accurate in everything you do, and don’t let anyone pull your pigtails!"
So Cui Han set off. He and Su Wan were both traveling on the steam/sail hybrid version of the Type 1200 passenger and cargo liner of Dambo Line. Speed 8 knots. In addition to the "special boat" sent by the general office, it is the fastest means of transportation.
Although Su Wan and he lived in two first-class cabins next to each other, and Su Yuanlao himself was good-looking, Taoist Cui still kept her at a distance. I have been practicing Taoism for a long time, and I look a little weird when I look at people. I always felt that this female forensic doctor had a chill all over her body.
In silence all the way, except for a slight seasickness, the two elders successfully arrived in Guangzhou City and were greeted by Lin Baiguang on the pier.
Two sedan chairs have been prepared on the dock, and there are more than a dozen guards and servants responsible for carrying luggage.
Cui Hantang didn't know Lin Baiguang, but he knew that the man in front of him was a legend in the Senate and was now the executive deputy mayor of Guangzhou. The two of them just shook hands and exchanged a few words.
"I've been waiting for you to come." Lin Baiguang said.
"Just a few clowns playing witchcraft!" Cui Hantang didn't care.
"Now the situation has changed again," Lin Baiguang said apologetically, "Normally, I should let you have a good rest for a day before talking about it, but now that there are new developments in the case, I have to ask for your understanding first."
"Okay, okay." Cui Hantang nodded repeatedly, "They are all serving the Senate."
"This is a weird thing. You don't object to me riding with you in a certain sedan chair, right? We have a long way to go, and I just want to tell you the basic situation."
Cui Hantang thought that although this case was very big, it would not make Lin Baiguang so anxious. There might be something hidden in it. Although he was not happy to squeeze into a sedan chair with others, he had serious business, so he had no choice but to bow his head.
Fortunately, the sedan that Lin Baiguang prepared for him to "crowd" was the eight-carrying sedan of the former Chief Envoy of Guangdong, and the interior of the sedan was very spacious. Lin Baiguang waited for the sedan to get up, and then he began to speak in a low voice.
It turned out that on the day after the June 5th mass murder, Liu Xiang went to the city police station, held a meeting with Mu Min, and then went to the task force to speak to boost morale. Everything was normal at first, but that night, things suddenly changed.
That night, Mayor Liu and Guo Xier had a chat. Logically speaking, a sage would sleep soundly after a good thing. However, Liu Xiang did not sleep well that night: the window kept banging in the middle of the night. It sounded like something was trying to break the window and get in.
It started out just occasionally, but after a while it became very intensive. Then it suddenly disappears, only to start again after a while. The sound is sometimes louder and sometimes softer. Liu Xiang was so disturbed that he could not sleep.
His residence was originally the main courtyard of the back office of the Guangzhou government office - the same place where Magistrate Dong's family lived in the past and where he later committed suicide. On the day Guangzhou was liberated, more than a dozen corpses were moved out from Houya, some of which were poisoned and some of which were hung from beams. It stands to reason that this is an authentic "dangerous place". However, first of all, most government offices have a history of more than a hundred years and have experienced changes in the world, including birth, old age, illness and death. There were not so many taboos. Secondly, the Senate did not talk about ghosts and gods. Liu Xiang moved in for a few months, and there were no such taboos. Nothing unusual. Including Liu Xiang, everyone has forgotten this past event.
However, in the dead of night, a series of strange sounds suddenly aroused his fear. Instantly, when he entered the back office, the corpses covered with white cloth in the yard broke into his mind. One corpse's long black hair was still scattered outside the cloth - this scene clearly seemed to be What I saw yesterday was average.
Liu Xiang felt chilly and tried not to think too much. He turned on the kerosene lamp and his voice finally became quieter.
He hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look for himself to eliminate any doubts for himself. Immediately, he put on his clothes, put on the stab-proof clothing that was always with him, took out the pistol from under the pillow, and loaded the bullet.
The "click" of the pistol holster made him feel more at ease - it is said that guns and swords have the effect of suppressing evil spirits. Liu Xiang comforted himself like this, and bravely walked to the window and pushed it open.
There was nothing in the courtyard. The windows of the side rooms and side rooms were all dark. Guo Xier and the servants and guards must have been fast asleep. A pair of wind lanterns gave off a dim yellow light at the entrance of the courtyard. Looking up, I saw the moonlight like water, the dark blue sky as textured as high-end brocade, and a few wisps of white clouds floating on it. Not to mention cats, dogs and birds, there was not even a breath of wind in the yard, and the laurel tree in the yard did not even sway its branches!
"Hiss - is it really possible?" Liu Xiang took a breath of air and suppressed the thought that subverted his three views.
Thinking about it again, there are about ten people living in this courtyard, and the entire old government office, except for a few buildings used as large offices, even the stables at the back are full of cadres and soldiers. Just the gate of this courtyard In addition, there are fully armed guards on duty day and night. What is there to be afraid of?
Fortunately, after turning on the lights, the sound of hitting the window disappeared. Liu Xiang was no longer sleepy. He simply got dressed, sat at the table and brewed a pot of Li Mu Mountain oolong tea. He looked at the documents and waited for a long time. There was nothing wrong with it. Only then did Zhuang feel relieved and turn off the lights again, go to bed and lie down, but he never put down the gun in his hand.
But soon there was another banging sound on the window. This was repeated several times, which made his nerves tense again. If it weren't for the kind of modern people who wouldn't believe there are ghosts in the world even to death. Supported by his obsession, he probably said the word "there is a ghost" a long time ago.
At this moment, there was a sharp sound of a sharp blade slicing through the glass from the small window behind the bed, which knocked away his last bit of sanity. Liu Xiang suddenly sat up and opened all the windows in the room. Leng Huo shouted in a slightly inflected voice: "Guards!!! There are assassins!!!"
It didn't matter if he yelled. The guard outside immediately blew his whistle. With the sharp whistle, the lights in the entire yard turned on, and the soldiers in charge of the guard rushed into the yard instantly. His security secretary burst open the door and rushed in brandishing two revolvers. Liu Xiang took a deep breath and tried to control his legs from shaking: the voice finally disappeared.
The "assassination" of Liu Yuanlao naturally attracted the attention of Guangzhou Yuanlao. However, it was not within the scope of the police's business to protect the elders. Naturally, Mu Min could not interfere. She was very busy just arranging the work of the task force. The protection of the elders is the job of the General Bureau of Elder Protection of the General Office, and the attempt to assassinate the elders is a "treason case" and is handled by the Political Security Bureau. The matter was handed over to the Guangzhou Branch of the Political Security Bureau.
Wu Mu personally took the scouts to Liu Xiang's residence to search, but found nothing strange. He then asked about Liu Xiang's "assassination", but his words were unclear. Wu Mu felt that Mayor Liu was lying. But he couldn't explain why - Mayor Liu was obviously panicked, but his words were vague.
Although Wumu felt that Liu Xiang's expression was abnormal and secretly felt that something was strange, but the other party was a veteran, so he naturally could not use certain methods to make him tell the truth, so he had to check around and announce the withdrawal of troops.
For Liu Xiang, the struggles during the day gave him great psychological comfort. So when night fell, he fell asleep peacefully. However, in the middle of the night, there was a strange banging sound on the window again. Not only the window, but also the door seemed to have something hitting it.
Early the next morning, Liu Xiang was so angry that he took a group of guards and took a sedan straight to the police station. The curtains of the sedan were tightly closed all the way, and he didn't even dare to open them. It wasn't until the sedan was carried into the municipal bureau compound that Liu Xiang The two guards got off the sedan and went straight to the task force.
The task force was full of guests. Lin Baiguang, Liu San and others were meeting in the task force's office to study the case. Liu Xiang didn't bother to say hello, and his first words after seeing Mu Min were: "Someone wants to kill me!!!"
Everyone was shocked when this statement came out! What shocked me was not the words "Someone wants to kill me", but Mayor Liu's haggard face.
Mu Min hurriedly said: "Mayor Liu, don't worry! Yesterday afternoon, the director personally led people to conduct reconnaissance, and he has already assigned the task. This is a political murder, and it involves an elder. The Political Security Bureau will do whatever it takes to traced”
Liu Xiang trembled: "They are useless!"
