"Since her mother's family is involved, we should get to the bottom of it. The loss in Sanhezui is so huge, we cannot leave it alone. The things inside must be investigated clearly." Luo Yangming immediately expressed his position.
"Jiang Rongxian is quite cunning. When we detained him for questioning, he pretended to be frightened and cried bitterly. He didn't explain the key things at all." Zhao Toyota continued, "If it hadn't been for the discovery of this stamp today, I would probably He just slipped over, and the stolen money and stolen goods became easier for them!"
Luo Yangming knew that this was Zhao Toyota's "setting the tone" for the Jiang family. However, it is possible for the leader to "first suppress and then promote" or "first to promote and then suppress", and there is no need to express his position in a hurry, so he did not answer the question directly, but said calmly:
"Businessmen are only interested in profit. This has been the case since ancient times."
Zhao Toyota couldn't understand what Luo Yangming meant. His plan was to make a big fuss out of this incident and put the main problems of the Wuzhou riot on Jiang Yougong, Liu Youyou and others. Therefore, the Jiang brothers and sisters became important "witnesses."
Needless to say, once the case is handled according to this route, the fate of the Jiang family brothers and sisters will be unclear - Jiang Qiuchan was deeply involved originally, and now her eldest brother is clearly involved in the case. Although he did not lose his life, the Jiang family basically It's over.
However, Luo Yangming had always wanted to protect Jiang Qiuchan before this. After all, he was a hidden cadre of the Political Security Bureau, and his report could go directly to Lingao. Although this matter was a business-to-business matter, there were too many weaknesses on the part of Chief Xie, even though he had just expressed his position "Get to the bottom of it", but it was too much against his wishes. When the report was delivered, Chief Xie would have to step aside, and he, the "chief secretary", would have to report to Fu Youdi.
He made some calculations and found out that the main person Luo Yangming was protecting was Jiang Qiuchan. The reason was probably because of his wife's entrustment and it should not have too many interests in the Jiang family itself.
"It seems that Liu Hope's case can only be investigated and handled from the Jiang family." Zhao Toyota said, "Jiang Qiuchan is a married daughter, and the family may not be able to say anything. Her and her eldest brother's cases can be handled separately."
Luo Yangming nodded: "You are right."
Zhao Toyota looked at his watch: "It's getting late. I'm going to arrange the public trial. This is also the highlight."
After Yi Haoran agreed to cooperate, the Australians gave him some "preferential treatment" and arranged to be held in a separate cell, where he was treated for his injuries and given better food.
Sitting in the cell and ignoring him, Zhao Toyota came to see him. Holding the Four Treasures of the Study in his hand.
"Is everything safe, sir?"
"The student's health is very good now." Yi Haoran sneered, "Thank you for your mercy."
"Wherever there is," Zhao Toyota put down the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, "Everyone has their own master, and I think you understand that too."
"Since ancient times, it has been a matter of course to become a king and lose a bandit." Yi Haoran was indifferent for a long time and asked: "Where is Cai Lan now?"
"She has already been martyred." Zhao Toyota said, "I have arranged for her to take care of her funeral. Sir, don't worry too much."
"Okay." Yi Haoran looked up to the sky and sighed. He originally didn't have much friendship with Cai Lan, and he didn't have much apology for dragging her into the water. He always regarded her as "a person who deserves to die". But now that I heard that she had committed suicide, I felt guilty.
A miserable woman, although the Australians attacked her unjustly and forced her to live in a foreign country, in the end he forced her to death with his own hands. No matter how many sages' books Yi Haoran read, he could not overcome his own conscience.
"As for Luo Yangming's family, they are naturally out of the way. Even his position in the aftermath has not been changed. As for Jiang Qiuchan, she was just used by you and Cai Lan. It was an unintentional mistake, and she must not be punished after the public trial. No. I will suffer a great crime. We are true to our word."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhao." Yi Haoran calmly nodded his thanks, "I wonder how much time the student has left?"
"Three to five days."
"The student's confession has not been written yet." Yi Haoran said, "Do you have a sample draft?"
Zhao Toyota came to see him in person for this reason, and the whole effort just now was also for this matter. Seeing that he was very cooperative, I immediately took out the draft I had drawn up from my pocket.
"Just copy it from the manuscript."
Yi Haoran unfolded the manuscript and couldn't help but sneer at it. He originally saw that Zhao Toyota behaved well and talked well, so he thought he was a scholar, but he didn't expect that his words were not only crooked and bad, but also very vulgar.
"The student's confession cannot be written like this." Yi Haoran said with a little pride, "Let me rewrite it."
At that moment, he picked up water and polished ink, picked up a pen, re-edited the confession according to the content, and wrote a new article.
"Take it."
Zhao Toyota took it over and took a look. Not only was the text beautiful, but the article was also written in seconds. He read through it briefly, and except for a few Bixing allusions that he couldn't understand, the meaning of the entire article was clear, and it was exactly the same as his own draft.
"Sir, you are really talented." Yi Haoran complimented and put away the confession and draft. He told Yi Haoran that if he had any last words, he might as well write them down. If you want to write a suicide note to your family, Australians can try to deliver it on your behalf.
“Is it okay for students to write anything?”
"Of course it doesn't matter," said Zhao Toyota. "Sir, I think you still have a lot to say, so you might as well keep them all. In the future, maybe someone will understand your painstaking efforts."
Zhao Toyota said goodbye and left, but thoughts surged in Yi Haoran's heart. Although he didn't understand why Zhao Toyota gave him paper and pen, he did have the urge to write down what he saw, heard and thought.
Yi Haoran had been in Liaodong for many years and had followed Sun Chengzong, so he was well-informed. However, he rarely had the intention to write about Liaodong affairs. On the contrary, the past few years in Xiong Wencan's screen - especially the days after getting to know Jiang Suo, gave him a lot of thoughts.
The Australians are just a small group of overseas barbarians with unknown origins. People with a little knowledge will sneer at the idea of being "descendants of the Song Dynasty". If I insist on talking about Chinese Miao people, maybe they can get along - after all, they have the appearance of Chinese people, and although their pronunciation is strange, at least they can understand the Chinese language, and they are also written in Chinese characters... Although their Chinese characters are not very good. It is not as good as the writings of several Koreans Yi Haoran met in the capital.
Just such a small group of people, relying on a large iron ship, took only ten years to attack the city and seize the territory, and repeatedly defeated the officers and soldiers. Now it can even sweep across Guangdong and Guangxi, and has vaguely surpassed the Donglu and rogue bandits, becoming the imperial court's number one confidant.
Ever since he arrived under Governor Xiong's command, this matter has always been inconceivable to him. Speaking of Donglu, Lao Nu was once a dragon and tiger general conferred by the Ming Dynasty. He was also a powerful force in Jianzhou and had been sheltered by Li Chengliang for many years. Although they raised their flags to rebel and establish a country on their own, how the Donglu people got started and how they succeeded is not a mystery to people like Yi Haoran who have lived in Liaodong for a long time. Whether it is Lao Nu or the current Huang Taiji, although they have their own unique features in the system, they mostly imitate the Ming Dynasty and follow the same example.
However, the thieves from the sea were different. From them, Yi Haoran could not see the slightest trace of the Ming Dynasty - let alone the Song Dynasty.
Although Yi Haoran has a strong interest in Kun Thief, he has been unable to get in for a long time. No matter it was rumors, Australian products or Australian books, they could not give him a definite answer. It wasn't until he met Jiang Suo that he truly opened the door to Australians. Although Jiang Suo did not renew his essay and stayed in exile for a long time with the Australians, he had more experiences than many naturalized people. From his mouth, Yi Haoran learned a lot about the deeds and systems of Australians, and also understood to a certain extent how the Kun thieves governed the people, and what those fake Kuns who were willing to attach themselves to Kun thought about.
He had long had the idea to write down what he heard and thought about Kun Thief. Now, this is about the last chance.
Thinking of this, he sat down at the table and picked up the pen.
The official report of the Wuzhou Incident finally came to Lingao after the plague report.
Because the news of the plague outbreak in Guangzhou was so explosive, it instantly attracted the attention of almost all the elders. So much so that the report on the Wuzhou Incident was delayed in the Senate for several days before being brought to the meeting for discussion.
Perhaps the news was too shocking, and the senators, who were immersed in the huge threat of plague, had not yet recovered. As soon as this matter was raised, the Senate was completely confused.
Probably because they knew that this matter was of great importance and were even more afraid of being caught by their opponents if they expressed their opinions while sleeping, no one in the Senate was in a hurry to express their position. They just said some absolutely correct clichés about "serious concern".
In the end, the only resolution reached by the Senate on this matter was to immediately set up a Wuzhou Incident Investigation Team and rush to Wuzhou to investigate what happened.
However, there is considerable controversy among all parties on the key issue of who will be responsible for the investigation. In the end, it was decided that Ji Xin would be responsible for investigating this difficult case - after all, he was the one who handled the maid's commotion back then, and all parties were satisfied with his conduct and investigation conclusions.
Because the matter also involved the issue of a traitor, the Political Security Bureau sent Chen Baibin, who had served as an internal transfer officer at the Hangzhou station, to assist him in his work. After all, the handling of the Hangzhou station back then was quite delicate. Although Chen Baibin was not responsible for making the final conclusion, everyone in his investigation was generally satisfied, and he was considered a figure without controversy.
"I'm sure you can tell that the inside story of the Wuzhou Incident may not be that simple." Xiao Zishan invited Ji Xin to the general office to "drink tea and talk" before setting off.
"It is indeed not simple, but it is not complicated to the point of being confusing." Ji Xin said calmly, "I think that many people take things too complicated."
"Maybe." Xiao Zishan nodded in agreement, "Now everyone knows not to express their opinions easily. Even Shan Liang and the others have to wait and see before talking about it."
"They think too much and will naturally be timid." Ji Xin smiled slightly and said, "Actually, this matter is nothing. No matter how everyone thinks about it, there will always be only one truth."
