Chapter 1351
The culprit
Chapter 1351 The culprit
Of course, Chen Yixin didn't have any personal friendship with Zheng Ai, and he didn't ask him to transport any goods on his behalf, so after the matter was implemented at this stage, the Ministry of Security could basically confirm that Zheng Ai had a big problem.Hao Wanqing personally ordered to carry out continuous monitoring of Zheng Ai's shop in Guxian Town, and at the same time, all people who have been in contact with him recently must be investigated and found out.
Soon the investigators discovered that the batch of retired Ming soldiers they had been looking for had arrived in Guxian Town one after another, and they all entered Zheng Ai's shop in a very concealed manner, and never came out again.It is obvious that these people are secretly assembled here, and it is very likely that some shady actions will be carried out next.
So far, the Ministry of Security can basically conclude that Zheng Ai and others must have planned some unruly actions, and the target is most likely the Fushan County Management Committee resident outside Majiazhuang, as well as the chief officer stationed there. Chen Yixin.
The military did not deploy many troops locally, because there were already several checkpoints on the outer traffic arteries, and the possibility of a large group of troops wanting to raid Majiazhuang was extremely low.However, if there is a situation like Zheng Ai's in the name of transporting goods, leading a group of people to sneak into the hinterland to implement methods, the local armed guards may not be able to stop them.
Of course, now that the Ministry of Security has basically verified the matter, the military will be more relaxed in dealing with it.After Chen Yixin learned the ins and outs of the incident, he offered to direct the operation himself.It's not that he wants to use this to make a fuss, but it's been too long since he has commanded such a military operation, and his hands are really itchy.What's more, in the current situation, it is obvious that Haihan has already taken the initiative. He only needs to set up a trap and wait for the other party to sneak in. The risk is also within the controllable range. In addition, he is most familiar with the local situation. Naturally, this command position should do his part.
After implementing the opponent's situation, the next arrangement is very simple.Chen Yixin applied to Zhifu Island for a company of the army as aid, but Qian Tiandun chose a platoon from the special warfare battalion to be safe.The soldiers who were finally arranged in Chen Yixin's office were all the elite of the special warfare battalion, and the weapons they were equipped with were seven-shot rifles that were only deployed in small batches in the army at present.This group of people huddled in the room on the second floor and set up an ambush, and there was a small-caliber cannon pressing the formation. Not to mention that the opponent only had about twenty people, even if it doubled or tripled, it was impossible to rush into this room from the corridor.
In order to dispel the other party's suspicion, Chen Yixin not only let Tie Pingjiang stay at his original post as a bait, but even arranged for a soldier to disguise himself as a woman to add to the scene, and this arrangement proved to be a great success in luring the enemy. almost decisive.
Chen Yixin has deployed nearly 200 people near here, and Zheng Ai's team of assassins has only more than [-] assassins, so it is unreasonable to send them to the door by himself.The reason why Zheng Ai and others survived was not because of Chen Yixin's sudden mercy, but because of the well-designed routine from the beginning, forcing the survivors to the second floor and creating a closed environment with nowhere to escape, so that it was convenient Force them to surrender.
If life and death were not counted, this group of people would not even have the chance to go up to the second floor. However, Chen Yixin needed to stay alive to find out who was behind this incident, so he designed such a complicated routine, step by step. Zheng Ai and others were cornered.The Ministry of Security's investigation work has lasted for more than a month during this period, and the military had already made arrangements three days ago to control the area within a radius of two miles.It's just that for Zheng Ai, it's really hard for him to imagine how the Haihan people knew about their actions in advance and made such targeted deployments in advance.
At this stage, Zheng Ai had completely lost the idea of being lucky. He hesitated a little, but still revealed the truth according to Chen Yixin's request.
"Sneak attack on Majiazhuang, this is Master Liao's intention." After a moment of silence, Zheng Ai finally revealed the identity of the main messenger.
"Which Lord Liao? Liao Jie, the commander of the Shandong Metropolitan Command?" Chen Yixin continued to ask expressionlessly.
"Exactly..." Zheng Ai knew in his heart that if he wanted to continue to live, he had to get rid of the blame as much as possible at this time.Although he did have the heart to die before, but after he got the chance to live, it was very difficult to muster up the courage to face death again.Since the Haihan people are so interested in the main messenger, Zheng Ai will not hesitate to use the information he has in exchange for a higher chance of survival.
Speaking of Mr. Liao, the grievances and entanglements between Haihan and Haihan are quite deep. This is not the first time the two sides have fought each other. Last year's Dengzhou Ming army's attack on the Fushan Copper Mine was planned by Liao Jie.However, the operation commanded by Dengzhou General Guo Xingning kicked the iron plate at the Fushan Copper Mine. He was beaten by the local Haihan army and fled all the way back to Dengzhou City.The Dengzhou Ming army suffered losses in that battle, and since then they have never dared to provoke Haihan. Even Qishansuo, which is the closest to the Haihan occupied area, has stopped, and even the daily patrol arrangement of Zhifu Bay has been completely cancelled.
For the Dengzhou garrison, the existence of Haihan people is undoubtedly an extremely troublesome problem. The attempt to drive away Haihan by means of war has long been declared a failure. Escalating or expanding the scale of the war may lead to an unmanageable situation.Dengzhou is in the midst of a battle, and it is difficult to obtain military support from other state capitals in Shandong—in order to wipe out the peasant army in the Central Plains, almost all the elite troops from the state capitals in western Shandong were transferred to Hebei, Anhui and other places After fighting, I won't be able to take care of these messy things in my backyard for a while.
If the bright one doesn't work, then only the dark one can be used.Liao Jie didn't mind using some unconventional means to achieve the goal of driving Hai Han like his "missing" brother Liao Xun did.Among the methods that can threaten Haihan to submit, the most feasible method is probably to kidnap high-ranking Haihan officials as hostages.
High-ranking Haihan officials live in seclusion in Shandong, their whereabouts are kept secret, and there are a large number of armed personnel around them to protect them at all times. It is not easy to kidnap them, and they will face war if they are not careful.Liao Jie is also well aware of the difficulties, so after careful consideration, he handed over this task to Zheng Ai who had changed his identity and was lurking in Guxian Town at that time, and delegated great authority to him, allowing him to plan his own action plan. Regardless of manpower, funds, or other aspects, they will cooperate, as long as the goal can be achieved in the end.
Sure enough, Zheng Ai did not disappoint Liao Jie. After observing Haihan for a period of time as a businessman, he believed that Majiazhuang was an excellent breakthrough.This place is located in the hinterland of Haihan's occupied area, and the usual defense is obviously inferior to key areas such as Zhifu Island and Fushan Copper Mine. For Haihan, this is a defensive blind spot.It's just that he never expected that Haihan's intelligence network had already covered Dengzhou City, and the little clues left behind were followed by the Haihan Security Department to investigate all the assassination operations led by him.
Of course, in Zheng Ai's statement, the mastermind who led and planned this incident is naturally not himself, but Liao Jie who is still waiting for news in Dengzhou City.Zheng Ai unceremoniously put all the responsibility on Liao Jie, saying that he was just an executor.
Chen Yixin was noncommittal about his confession, and asked separately: "If you succeed, what will you do next?"
Zheng Ai said: "Naturally, I will take the hostages and go to Dengzhou to deal with Mr. Liao. As for the subsequent negotiations, it is beyond the reach of villains."
Chen Yixin seemed slightly disappointed by this answer, and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to take him away.Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward to hold his arms, and dragged him out backwards.Zheng Ai saw that Chen Yixin did not order how to deal with him, but he accepted the result safely. At least Chen Yixin has not planned to take his life so far.
Chen Yixin really didn't think too much about it. It was not his task to examine Zheng Ai. He just asked by the way. The real question of Zheng Ai's interrogation is yet to come. The Ministry of Security will escort all these survivors back to Zhifu Island, and then proceed slowly. cross-examination.As far as Chen Yixin knew, the interrogation by the Ministry of Security was not as simple as his random questioning just now. At least several days of continuous cross-examination would be conducted day and night to clarify every doubtful detail.It doesn't matter how much of what Zheng Ai said to him is true or false. Anyway, in the hands of the Ministry of Security, no matter how eloquent he is, he will still be asked the truth in the end.
However, regarding the matter of the mastermind behind the scenes, Chen Yixin still believes in Zheng Ai's confession. After all, Haihan's local rivals in Dengzhou have become less and less. Dengzhou military power, leading this matter seems very reasonable.
But Chen Yixin didn't dare to decide whether to retaliate against the Dengzhou military in this matter. After all, his current status is a civil affairs official, not a general who leads troops to fight.If he really wanted to use force to retaliate, Chen Yixin might not be able to get the job.Now we can only truthfully report the situation to the Zhifu Island headquarters, and the headquarters will make the final decision.
After confirming that there were no enemies lurking nearby to launch a second wave of offensive, Chen Yixin ordered the lifting of the martial law in the area around Majiazhuang.However, after such a toss today, it is obvious that there is no way to continue to work, so Chen Yixin simply gave himself half a day off and planned to go home early to rest.When he went out, he saw that the cleaning work in the corridor was still going on. In the conflict just now, four assassins died in the corridor. There were quite a lot of bloodstains on the ground and walls.Although it has been washed with clean water repeatedly, it can still smell the obvious bloody smell.
"Wash the wall again with mortar to cover the blood stains." After Chen Yixin lightly instructed the cleaning work, he went downstairs and left, as if the shooting and killing of the three assassins on the second floor just now had nothing to do with him.
As soon as Chen Yixin stepped into the house, Ma Yuling rushed up to grab his arm, looked him up and down before saying, "Is your husband alright?"
"Of course I'm fine." Seeing her pale face, Chen Yixin must have heard gunshots at home just now. After being frightened for a long time, he stretched out his hand and rubbed Ma Yuling's head lovingly: "Don't worry, I just caught a few troublemakers. The bad guys are fine."
Chen Yixin has banned Ma Yuling from going out in the past few days, and mobilized troops to protect her yard.When Ma Yuling asked, he only said that he wanted to catch the bad guys. Although he was confident, Ma Yuling was really terrified these days.
Back in the room, Ma Yuling took the initiative to say, "Father came to visit today and also talked about this matter. Husband, Dengzhou is not a peaceful place after all. Why don't we move to the south as you said?"
In the past, when Chen Yixin mentioned the southward relocation to Ma Yuling, Ma Yuling often showed an attitude of reluctance to leave her homeland.Although he has been studying various related courses to prepare according to Chen Yixin's arrangement, he has never let go of his mouth.Today's incident seemed to have had a big impact on her, and Chen Yixin was also very surprised that she brought up the matter of moving south.
"Have you figured it out about moving to the south?" Chen Yixin asked her softly, pulling her to sit beside her.
Ma Yuling nodded and said: "Although the homeland is good, it will not be peaceful. Even with the Haihan army protecting it, things like today will still happen. My husband said that there is no war in Haihan, and it is much more peaceful than Shandong. Then it's better to follow my husband's will and move to the south to settle down."
Chen Yixin pondered: "Then what do the old man and brother-in-law think?"
He wanted to take Ma Yuling to settle in a place thousands of miles away. Naturally, he had to discuss this matter with the Ma family first.Although his father-in-law Ma Dongqiang and his brother-in-law Ma Cai were just landlords in the countryside of Shandong, and their knowledge and vision were relatively limited, but now they are a family after all, and such important matters must be discussed to be decent.
Ma Yuling said: "Father said, as long as I follow you, I can rest assured. My brother wants to go to the south with me."
Chen Yixin said: "Could it be that your parents are staying in Dengzhou?"
"Father is the patriarch of the Ma family, and there are hundreds of people in this Ma family village, so how can we leave as we please?" Ma Yuling explained.
"Hundreds of people... It's not impossible to arrange to go south together, it depends on what your family members want." Chen Yixin didn't have much burden on this. In the process of absorbing immigrants, the whole village and village moved together It is not uncommon to go to the south, but after this kind of clan immigrates to the south, it is usually scattered and resettled, lest the clan power has too much influence in the local area, and it is inconvenient for the grassroots civil affairs units to manage them.If the Ma clan in Majiazhuang really planned to move to the south, then Chen Yixin could make arrangements for them and find one or several suitable places for them to resettle.
Ma Yuling shook her head and said: "This matter is not as simple as talking about it. If your husband can't come up with a practical plan, how can the family give up the property here and move to the south to settle down?"
(End of this chapter)
Of course, Chen Yixin didn't have any personal friendship with Zheng Ai, and he didn't ask him to transport any goods on his behalf, so after the matter was implemented at this stage, the Ministry of Security could basically confirm that Zheng Ai had a big problem.Hao Wanqing personally ordered to carry out continuous monitoring of Zheng Ai's shop in Guxian Town, and at the same time, all people who have been in contact with him recently must be investigated and found out.
Soon the investigators discovered that the batch of retired Ming soldiers they had been looking for had arrived in Guxian Town one after another, and they all entered Zheng Ai's shop in a very concealed manner, and never came out again.It is obvious that these people are secretly assembled here, and it is very likely that some shady actions will be carried out next.
So far, the Ministry of Security can basically conclude that Zheng Ai and others must have planned some unruly actions, and the target is most likely the Fushan County Management Committee resident outside Majiazhuang, as well as the chief officer stationed there. Chen Yixin.
The military did not deploy many troops locally, because there were already several checkpoints on the outer traffic arteries, and the possibility of a large group of troops wanting to raid Majiazhuang was extremely low.However, if there is a situation like Zheng Ai's in the name of transporting goods, leading a group of people to sneak into the hinterland to implement methods, the local armed guards may not be able to stop them.
Of course, now that the Ministry of Security has basically verified the matter, the military will be more relaxed in dealing with it.After Chen Yixin learned the ins and outs of the incident, he offered to direct the operation himself.It's not that he wants to use this to make a fuss, but it's been too long since he has commanded such a military operation, and his hands are really itchy.What's more, in the current situation, it is obvious that Haihan has already taken the initiative. He only needs to set up a trap and wait for the other party to sneak in. The risk is also within the controllable range. In addition, he is most familiar with the local situation. Naturally, this command position should do his part.
After implementing the opponent's situation, the next arrangement is very simple.Chen Yixin applied to Zhifu Island for a company of the army as aid, but Qian Tiandun chose a platoon from the special warfare battalion to be safe.The soldiers who were finally arranged in Chen Yixin's office were all the elite of the special warfare battalion, and the weapons they were equipped with were seven-shot rifles that were only deployed in small batches in the army at present.This group of people huddled in the room on the second floor and set up an ambush, and there was a small-caliber cannon pressing the formation. Not to mention that the opponent only had about twenty people, even if it doubled or tripled, it was impossible to rush into this room from the corridor.
In order to dispel the other party's suspicion, Chen Yixin not only let Tie Pingjiang stay at his original post as a bait, but even arranged for a soldier to disguise himself as a woman to add to the scene, and this arrangement proved to be a great success in luring the enemy. almost decisive.
Chen Yixin has deployed nearly 200 people near here, and Zheng Ai's team of assassins has only more than [-] assassins, so it is unreasonable to send them to the door by himself.The reason why Zheng Ai and others survived was not because of Chen Yixin's sudden mercy, but because of the well-designed routine from the beginning, forcing the survivors to the second floor and creating a closed environment with nowhere to escape, so that it was convenient Force them to surrender.
If life and death were not counted, this group of people would not even have the chance to go up to the second floor. However, Chen Yixin needed to stay alive to find out who was behind this incident, so he designed such a complicated routine, step by step. Zheng Ai and others were cornered.The Ministry of Security's investigation work has lasted for more than a month during this period, and the military had already made arrangements three days ago to control the area within a radius of two miles.It's just that for Zheng Ai, it's really hard for him to imagine how the Haihan people knew about their actions in advance and made such targeted deployments in advance.
At this stage, Zheng Ai had completely lost the idea of being lucky. He hesitated a little, but still revealed the truth according to Chen Yixin's request.
"Sneak attack on Majiazhuang, this is Master Liao's intention." After a moment of silence, Zheng Ai finally revealed the identity of the main messenger.
"Which Lord Liao? Liao Jie, the commander of the Shandong Metropolitan Command?" Chen Yixin continued to ask expressionlessly.
"Exactly..." Zheng Ai knew in his heart that if he wanted to continue to live, he had to get rid of the blame as much as possible at this time.Although he did have the heart to die before, but after he got the chance to live, it was very difficult to muster up the courage to face death again.Since the Haihan people are so interested in the main messenger, Zheng Ai will not hesitate to use the information he has in exchange for a higher chance of survival.
Speaking of Mr. Liao, the grievances and entanglements between Haihan and Haihan are quite deep. This is not the first time the two sides have fought each other. Last year's Dengzhou Ming army's attack on the Fushan Copper Mine was planned by Liao Jie.However, the operation commanded by Dengzhou General Guo Xingning kicked the iron plate at the Fushan Copper Mine. He was beaten by the local Haihan army and fled all the way back to Dengzhou City.The Dengzhou Ming army suffered losses in that battle, and since then they have never dared to provoke Haihan. Even Qishansuo, which is the closest to the Haihan occupied area, has stopped, and even the daily patrol arrangement of Zhifu Bay has been completely cancelled.
For the Dengzhou garrison, the existence of Haihan people is undoubtedly an extremely troublesome problem. The attempt to drive away Haihan by means of war has long been declared a failure. Escalating or expanding the scale of the war may lead to an unmanageable situation.Dengzhou is in the midst of a battle, and it is difficult to obtain military support from other state capitals in Shandong—in order to wipe out the peasant army in the Central Plains, almost all the elite troops from the state capitals in western Shandong were transferred to Hebei, Anhui and other places After fighting, I won't be able to take care of these messy things in my backyard for a while.
If the bright one doesn't work, then only the dark one can be used.Liao Jie didn't mind using some unconventional means to achieve the goal of driving Hai Han like his "missing" brother Liao Xun did.Among the methods that can threaten Haihan to submit, the most feasible method is probably to kidnap high-ranking Haihan officials as hostages.
High-ranking Haihan officials live in seclusion in Shandong, their whereabouts are kept secret, and there are a large number of armed personnel around them to protect them at all times. It is not easy to kidnap them, and they will face war if they are not careful.Liao Jie is also well aware of the difficulties, so after careful consideration, he handed over this task to Zheng Ai who had changed his identity and was lurking in Guxian Town at that time, and delegated great authority to him, allowing him to plan his own action plan. Regardless of manpower, funds, or other aspects, they will cooperate, as long as the goal can be achieved in the end.
Sure enough, Zheng Ai did not disappoint Liao Jie. After observing Haihan for a period of time as a businessman, he believed that Majiazhuang was an excellent breakthrough.This place is located in the hinterland of Haihan's occupied area, and the usual defense is obviously inferior to key areas such as Zhifu Island and Fushan Copper Mine. For Haihan, this is a defensive blind spot.It's just that he never expected that Haihan's intelligence network had already covered Dengzhou City, and the little clues left behind were followed by the Haihan Security Department to investigate all the assassination operations led by him.
Of course, in Zheng Ai's statement, the mastermind who led and planned this incident is naturally not himself, but Liao Jie who is still waiting for news in Dengzhou City.Zheng Ai unceremoniously put all the responsibility on Liao Jie, saying that he was just an executor.
Chen Yixin was noncommittal about his confession, and asked separately: "If you succeed, what will you do next?"
Zheng Ai said: "Naturally, I will take the hostages and go to Dengzhou to deal with Mr. Liao. As for the subsequent negotiations, it is beyond the reach of villains."
Chen Yixin seemed slightly disappointed by this answer, and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to take him away.Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward to hold his arms, and dragged him out backwards.Zheng Ai saw that Chen Yixin did not order how to deal with him, but he accepted the result safely. At least Chen Yixin has not planned to take his life so far.
Chen Yixin really didn't think too much about it. It was not his task to examine Zheng Ai. He just asked by the way. The real question of Zheng Ai's interrogation is yet to come. The Ministry of Security will escort all these survivors back to Zhifu Island, and then proceed slowly. cross-examination.As far as Chen Yixin knew, the interrogation by the Ministry of Security was not as simple as his random questioning just now. At least several days of continuous cross-examination would be conducted day and night to clarify every doubtful detail.It doesn't matter how much of what Zheng Ai said to him is true or false. Anyway, in the hands of the Ministry of Security, no matter how eloquent he is, he will still be asked the truth in the end.
However, regarding the matter of the mastermind behind the scenes, Chen Yixin still believes in Zheng Ai's confession. After all, Haihan's local rivals in Dengzhou have become less and less. Dengzhou military power, leading this matter seems very reasonable.
But Chen Yixin didn't dare to decide whether to retaliate against the Dengzhou military in this matter. After all, his current status is a civil affairs official, not a general who leads troops to fight.If he really wanted to use force to retaliate, Chen Yixin might not be able to get the job.Now we can only truthfully report the situation to the Zhifu Island headquarters, and the headquarters will make the final decision.
After confirming that there were no enemies lurking nearby to launch a second wave of offensive, Chen Yixin ordered the lifting of the martial law in the area around Majiazhuang.However, after such a toss today, it is obvious that there is no way to continue to work, so Chen Yixin simply gave himself half a day off and planned to go home early to rest.When he went out, he saw that the cleaning work in the corridor was still going on. In the conflict just now, four assassins died in the corridor. There were quite a lot of bloodstains on the ground and walls.Although it has been washed with clean water repeatedly, it can still smell the obvious bloody smell.
"Wash the wall again with mortar to cover the blood stains." After Chen Yixin lightly instructed the cleaning work, he went downstairs and left, as if the shooting and killing of the three assassins on the second floor just now had nothing to do with him.
As soon as Chen Yixin stepped into the house, Ma Yuling rushed up to grab his arm, looked him up and down before saying, "Is your husband alright?"
"Of course I'm fine." Seeing her pale face, Chen Yixin must have heard gunshots at home just now. After being frightened for a long time, he stretched out his hand and rubbed Ma Yuling's head lovingly: "Don't worry, I just caught a few troublemakers. The bad guys are fine."
Chen Yixin has banned Ma Yuling from going out in the past few days, and mobilized troops to protect her yard.When Ma Yuling asked, he only said that he wanted to catch the bad guys. Although he was confident, Ma Yuling was really terrified these days.
Back in the room, Ma Yuling took the initiative to say, "Father came to visit today and also talked about this matter. Husband, Dengzhou is not a peaceful place after all. Why don't we move to the south as you said?"
In the past, when Chen Yixin mentioned the southward relocation to Ma Yuling, Ma Yuling often showed an attitude of reluctance to leave her homeland.Although he has been studying various related courses to prepare according to Chen Yixin's arrangement, he has never let go of his mouth.Today's incident seemed to have had a big impact on her, and Chen Yixin was also very surprised that she brought up the matter of moving south.
"Have you figured it out about moving to the south?" Chen Yixin asked her softly, pulling her to sit beside her.
Ma Yuling nodded and said: "Although the homeland is good, it will not be peaceful. Even with the Haihan army protecting it, things like today will still happen. My husband said that there is no war in Haihan, and it is much more peaceful than Shandong. Then it's better to follow my husband's will and move to the south to settle down."
Chen Yixin pondered: "Then what do the old man and brother-in-law think?"
He wanted to take Ma Yuling to settle in a place thousands of miles away. Naturally, he had to discuss this matter with the Ma family first.Although his father-in-law Ma Dongqiang and his brother-in-law Ma Cai were just landlords in the countryside of Shandong, and their knowledge and vision were relatively limited, but now they are a family after all, and such important matters must be discussed to be decent.
Ma Yuling said: "Father said, as long as I follow you, I can rest assured. My brother wants to go to the south with me."
Chen Yixin said: "Could it be that your parents are staying in Dengzhou?"
"Father is the patriarch of the Ma family, and there are hundreds of people in this Ma family village, so how can we leave as we please?" Ma Yuling explained.
"Hundreds of people... It's not impossible to arrange to go south together, it depends on what your family members want." Chen Yixin didn't have much burden on this. In the process of absorbing immigrants, the whole village and village moved together It is not uncommon to go to the south, but after this kind of clan immigrates to the south, it is usually scattered and resettled, lest the clan power has too much influence in the local area, and it is inconvenient for the grassroots civil affairs units to manage them.If the Ma clan in Majiazhuang really planned to move to the south, then Chen Yixin could make arrangements for them and find one or several suitable places for them to resettle.
Ma Yuling shook her head and said: "This matter is not as simple as talking about it. If your husband can't come up with a practical plan, how can the family give up the property here and move to the south to settle down?"
(End of this chapter)