He looked at his palms, which were full of blood - how much hatred was there to think of using a brush to stab him!
Chen Baibin came over to support him: "Ji Ju, are you okay? You're injured..."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a flesh wound." Ji Xin recovered from the shock and managed to stand up. Several servants came over, and Chen Baibin yelled: "Go and get the medical kit! Find the doctor!"
Ji Xin only felt pain and numbness in his jaw, and his mouth was full of fishy and sweet taste. He spat on the ground, which was full of blood foam. I was a little worried about whether it would hurt my teeth - although there was a dentist in the Senate, the dental fillings were limited by materials and medicines, which were very different from the standards of the old time and space. Ji Xin was really unwilling to just get gold teeth.
Fortunately, there seemed to be no damage to the teeth, but the violent impact in the mouth caused multiple internal bleedings. Just as he secretly cried out that he was lucky, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right arm. He lifted up his sleeve and looked at the black circle of scratches on his forearm, which made him shocked.
"Give me a glass of water and just rinse your mouth." Ji Xin managed to calm down - the blow just now was beyond his expectation. He has interrogated countless prisoners and prisoners, and has seen all kinds of people. But no one can burst out with such powerful hatred in an instant like this person...
With almost panic, Ji Xin unfolded the blood-stained paper, only to see the word "injustice" written in thick ink among the dots of blood, which looked shocking.
He raised his head, glared at Jiang Suo, who was shackled and pressed on the chair, and scolded: "Who are you?!"
"Kun thief! Do you remember Sai Qingxia from Sanliang City?!" Although Jiang Suo missed a single hit, the kun thief's face was covered in flowers and blood. The blockage that had been building up in my chest for many years was loosened, and I laughed loudly, "Seeing how sanctimonious you are, you are still here today!"
The three words "Sai Qingxia" poured into his ears, as if his memory valve was instantly opened. The trial he presided over in Sanliang City many years ago was like yesterday, and scenes came back to his mind. In an instant, he thought of everything.
"You are Jiang Suo!" he shouted.
"That's right, I am Jiang Suo who never changes his name in business or his surname in office." Although Jiang Suo was beaten to a bloody head and tied up with chains, he did not show signs of weakness. Instead, he raised his head high and said loudly.
Ji Xin could no longer speak at this moment and actually stayed on the spot. Chen Baibin was afraid that something would happen next, so he immediately ordered: "Take the man back! Watch, don't let him die!"
Jiang Suo laughed loudly: "Death? I won't die. I want to watch you thieves being cut into pieces with a thousand knives..."
Before he finished speaking, several government officials had already dragged the man out, and only his wild laughter still echoed in the air.
Chen Baibin quickly ordered people to prepare a sedan chair and send Ji Xin and the doctors who came over back to the residence of the Third General Mansion. The doctor is a naturalized citizen, but he has received a three-year medical education from the Ministry of Health. I helped Ji Xin clean the wound. When he saw that the wound was very deep, he said he needed to suture it.
"Sew it up, just sew it up. It's just that the wound is on the face, so you have to sew it up carefully!"
"Chief, please rest assured. Although my medical skills are not very good, I have done countless minor surgical operations such as suturing and debridement."
The doctor seemed very confident and immediately sewed Ji Xin's wound and bandaged it with a layer of anti-inflammatory powder. Chen Baibin saw that his stitches were neat and it was indeed not bragging.
"Take the first oral anti-inflammatory drug on time. I will come back tomorrow to change the chief's dressing."
When a veteran goes on a business trip, he carries relevant medicines in his emergency bag. The medicine is much more effective than the anti-inflammatory tablets distributed by naturalized civilian doctors, so there is no need to dispense medicine. Chen Baibin took out the pills and brought water to Ji Xin to take orally. He looked relieved when he saw that he was generally normal.
"The way you looked just now really scared me to death." Chen Baibin packed up his things, "His face is covered with blood! Who is this Jiang Suo?"
"An old debt." At this time, Ji Xin felt nothing serious except for the dull pain of the wound. He leaned back on the wicker chair, "I had forgotten about this a long time ago. I never thought that it would happen." Today is the day!"
He didn't hide anything, so he told the story of what happened in Sanliang Town during the "Pearl River Estuary Battle".
"... Speaking of which, my heart is too hard. Qingxia is just forced by life, and she is a low-level person who cannot control herself." He closed his eyes and said, "At that time, the Senate responded to the armed resistance of the Xiang Yong teacher. The attitude was to execute them all. I think this is too much. However, this is the decision of the Senate after all. "Injuring a senator" is not actually a reason for death. At that time, I also thought about interceding for her and asking President Wen for pardon. But once I think we have killed many people like her before, but now we are going to plead for mercy because she is a prostitute and spread it to the Senate. Isn't it a big joke?" At this point, Ji Xin shook his head bitterly. Shaking his head, "Since ancient times, people's words have been feared. I am no exception. So I hardened my heart and ordered her execution. Since ancient times, adhering to beliefs is not without cost. Adhering to wrong beliefs has a cost, and the same is true for adhering to correct beliefs, even more costly. …”
Seeing his miserable expression, Chen Baibin comforted him: "You don't have to blame yourself. The Senate has done so many unspeakable things over the years! These sins of yours are nothing."
"I don't feel guilty, I just feel that I am telling the truth." Ji Xin sighed, "Jiang Suo is an upright person. He does not conceal his name. When I interrogated him, he even mentioned the past in every sentence, but I was completely unaware of it. I just think about the secrets of the Senate Standing Committee - probably because I have been in a high position for so long, I have long lost empathy for the feelings of the people at the bottom..."
Just as he was talking, Xie Erren came. I heard that Ji Xin was injured while interrogating the prisoner, and it almost scared him out of his wits. If there is any problem with Ji Xin, the Senate will eat him up.
Seeing that Ji Xin seemed to be fine except for a piece of gauze covering his face, Xie Erren finally felt relieved. He quickly stepped forward, held his hand, and asked emotionally:
"How's it going? Are you okay?"
"It's just a scratch on the face, it's not a problem." Ji Xin waved his hand and said, "This is because I was careless - I didn't expect that the murderer would actually use a brush to stab!"
"This Jiang Suozhen is a very daring person!" Xie Erren said, "It seems that we need to give him some pain!"
"That's not necessary." Ji Xin shook his head, "Besides, he is a wanted criminal. Many things have not been investigated clearly. If he is killed, it will be difficult to explain."
"Yes, yes, you are right." Xie Erren regretted his nonsense, "We will explain the canonical punishment after the interrogation is clear!" After that, he quickly asked people to send various condolences. It made Ji Xin dumbfounded.
After finally sending away the over-enthusiastic Xie Erren, Chen Baibin asked: "Ji Bureau, I don't understand something. Since Jiang Suo was the person in the original case and he was the one who was sentenced to exile by you, why? Will you become the boss of Xiong Wencan's team of servants? Aren't all the people who were exiled taken back to Hainan?"
"I also find it strange." Ji Xin said, "We didn't have Kaohsiung and Jeju at that time. Those who were sentenced to exile were sent to several counties in Qiongnan as usual. The specific county is unknown. Although exile is not imprisonment. , I’m afraid it’s not that easy to escape from these counties and return to the mainland.”
Several counties in the southern part of Qiongzhou can truly be called the ends of the earth. Apart from the ring road built by the Senate and the regular liner, there was almost no way out. As an exiled prisoner, Jiang Suo had no legal identity documents and no money. It was impossible for him to leave by land or sea, let alone go to Guangdong.
Obviously, from the exile to Guangdong, Jiang Suo still had a hidden past that he had not told.
Chen Baibin suggested that Ji Xin investigate the matter first.
"Jiang Suo doesn't have such great abilities on his own. Someone must have helped him. If we can figure out how he escaped, we might uncover some underground organization or some collaborators. I suggest that someone directly interrogate him. The key point is Ask about the experience.”
"I'm afraid Jiang Suo is in a semi-mad state now. Ordinary torture will not be of much use to him. If the torture is too tight, it will be even more unexplainable to kill him." Ji Xin said, "Let's start from the outside first and see. See if there is any place that can be cut in.”
Immediately, the letter was given to Xie Erren, asking him to interrogate the former Xiong Wencan's servants, staff and related personnel who were currently detained and detained in Wuzhou one by one, focusing on interrogating Jiang Suo's situation.
This interrogation raised a big question.
It turned out that no one knew Jiang Suo's origins for sure. They only knew that he was suddenly assigned to the servant team as the commander-in-chief. This servant team was recruited by Xiong Wencan from his hometown in Guizhou. It was equipped with Nanyang rifles and was regarded by Xiong Wencan as a "strong force." ". And Jiang Suo is here to train this team.
For such a team that Xiong Wencan relies on as a trusted advisor, instead of asking a veteran on the battlefield to be responsible for training, let a horse racer do the training? Both Ji Xin and Chen Baibin felt vaguely that something was wrong.
Next, they learned from the interrogation that Jiang Suo trained his servants to use Nanyang rifles, trained them in formation, and various combat tactics. Moreover, he was conscientious in his work and never embezzled or deducted military pay or food, and he rarely beat or scolded soldiers. He can be regarded as an anomaly among junior officers.
"Needless to say, he must have become a soldier!" Chen Baibin said, "He probably defected from the Fubo Army! Otherwise, there is no way to explain this!"
"Isn't he an exile? I remember he was sentenced to seven years of exile. The term has not expired this year. Even if it expires, how can he enlist in the army with this criminal record?"
"Due to the Guangdong-Guangdong Campaign, the Fubo Army fully recruited soldiers. In order not to crowd out workers, the recruitment restrictions were relaxed. Exiled prisoners like him who have been exiled for many years may be drafted into the army if they have no bad records in the local area. Unfortunately, we It's in Wuzhou, Guangzhou or Lingao, and you can check the list of missing persons from all branches of the military since moving north. In all likelihood, he arrived in Guangdong with the Fubo Army and then absconded."
