Chapter 1696 Get to the bottom of it

Assisting the Manila Provisional Management Committee to establish a local trade and logistics system led by Haihan after the war is one of Ran Tianlu's main tasks at this stage. The Provisional Management Committee hopes to make Chaosheng Commercial Store a benchmark in the local business community and control daily necessities.

In terms of local sales and circulation, although Chaosheng Store’s own manpower and business scale expanded rapidly after the war, they still could not keep up with the requirements of the Provisional Management Committee, especially the construction of distribution channels. This was not

The job can be accomplished overnight, so Ran Tianlu introduced many local businessmen as lower-level distributors of Chaosheng Store in the process--of course, Hispanics with more sensitive status are not included in this list for the time being.

More than 80% of the local businessmen currently cooperating with Chaosheng Merchant Store are of Han origin, and the rest are indigenous businessmen. Even those with obvious mixed-race characteristics have been temporarily excluded from cooperation with Chaosheng Merchant Store.

Outside the target. Ran Tianlu's purpose in doing this was not only to suppress the Hispanic ethnic group that originally had a relatively large influence in the local area, but also to concentrate business resources in his own hands as much as possible, at least to the extent that he could allocate them.

Due to official suppression, it was almost difficult for Hispanic businessmen to obtain sufficient supply of goods after the war, and daily operations became difficult. Even if they wanted to win an opportunity to cooperate with Chaosheng Merchant Store, it would be difficult for Hispanic businessmen to obtain adequate supply of goods.

It is a very difficult target for merchants. Before this, there were no Spanish merchants who came here to see Ran Tianlu, hoping to purchase supplies from Chaosheng Merchant Warehouse, but basically they all returned without success. Ran Tianlu was at most

Sell ​​them something symbolically to send them away.

However, in the past two days, more and more Hispanic businessmen have come to Chaosheng Merchant Store, and compared with previous visitors, these Hispanic businessmen have offered higher prices, hoping that Chaosheng Merchant Store can provide them with goods. Hispanics

Ran Tianlu was also surprised by the desire for survival displayed by the businessmen. He originally thought that these businessmen would give up their struggle and either change careers and stop doing business, or simply leave Manila to survive elsewhere. But now he found that these people were actually quite

He has tenacity and is unwilling to give up completely even if he is obviously suppressed.

However, Ran Tianlu did not think about whether these Hispanic businessmen were incited by others. He was more concerned about whether the existence of these Hispanic businessmen would hinder his own plans, or whether they could be used to catalyze local business resources.

It would be concentrated in official hands faster. So he began to make exceptions when meeting with these Hispanic businessmen, giving them more time to explain their business philosophy.

In fact, the Hispanic businessmen who were still willing to stay in the local area after the war had basically psychologically acquiesced in obeying the new rulers. If the interim administration made certain adjustments to local business operations, these Hispanic businessmen would not

There will be no more senseless resistance. What they want is often just a livelihood, but due to racial and cultural differences, it is now difficult to gain the trust of the new rulers, so they end up in this situation.

Some of the businessmen had originally given up the idea of ​​struggling, but recently they learned through some special news channels that if they could be recognized by Chaosheng Commercial Store, they could continue to do business locally in the future, so they decided to give it a try.

Thinking of this, these Spanish businessmen came here again, hoping to persuade Ran Tianlu to put aside his "prejudice" against them and give him a chance to cooperate.

This so-called special information channel is naturally the Yamen West Administration Bureau, which specializes in managing Hispanic people. Francis can only encourage businessmen to find Ran Tianlu in this way. If he can succeed by chance, then he may have the opportunity to pass the Hispanic people in the future.

The businessman came to know the inside story of Chaosheng Merchant Store. Although this method will be slower to take effect, for Francis, it may be the only method within his power.

At the same time, Fang Peng and Qin Huacheng were each trying to find out the details of the other party. Through the relationship within the public security police, Qin Huacheng finally contacted the public security police officers in the neighboring jurisdictions and the jurisdiction where Chaosheng Store is located. After a lot of effort, Qin Huacheng

After paying a favor fee, Qin Huacheng asked them about Chaosheng Store and its operator, but the answer was not as clear as he thought, and was still shrouded in a layer of fog.

The question that Qin Huacheng was most interested in was where the special treatment and confidence of Chaosheng Commercial Inn came from, but the police officers he visited in the two places did not give a clear answer, because they only received instructions from the Police Headquarters to

Provide sufficient convenience for the daily business activities of Chaosheng Store. The so-called full convenience actually means "no questioning". No matter what Chaosheng Store sells within their jurisdiction, they will remain silent.

.The security police in the area south of the city were even asked not to enter the one block surrounding Chaosheng Store to avoid affecting its operations. As for the daily security maintenance inside and outside the store, the armed guards affiliated with the store are responsible for it.

Qin Huacheng was surprised when he heard this. He immediately recalled that when he went to Chaosheng Store to inquire about information, he was wearing this uniform. If there were no security police around the store on weekdays, then

It was too sudden for him to appear outside the door of the store like this, and maybe he had been noticed by someone who was interested. However, he then thought about it, even if Chaosheng Store noticed his appearance, they probably wouldn't pay too much attention to it. After all, he

While I was staying there, no one from the store came to talk to me or asked me to leave.

Of course Qin Huacheng could not have imagined that it was this reckless action that brought him into the sight of the Military Intelligence Bureau and was noticed by Fang Peng, the spy leader with a keen sense of smell. Not long after Qin Huacheng finished talking to the detachment leaders of the two public security police areas

, the Military Intelligence Bureau also found these two people, and the purpose was very clear, which was to grasp the content of Qin Huacheng's previous talks with them.

Mentioning the name of the Military Intelligence Agency might not be able to scare these uninformed security police officers, so when they found these two people, they also showed them the official investigation cooperation document signed by Yu Zhen, director of the Manila Police Department. These two people did not dare to do anything.

Without any concealment, he vomited all the reasons for Qin Huacheng's visit. Fang Peng did not go to the Police Headquarters to ask for this cooperation letter, but Ran Tianlu applied to the Police Headquarters in the name of the Ministry of Security. The official document is genuine

It was an official document, but Yuzhen didn't actually know what case he wanted to assist in investigating, but it was a joint application from the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect it at all.

"Why would a security police detachment leader reach out to check on the business store from so far away?" After Fang Peng understood the situation, he felt that the suspicion became clearer. Qin Huacheng was obviously targeting the business store with some undisclosed purpose.

Carry out investigative work.

After Fang Peng found this step, he no longer wanted to waste time slowly collecting information. Instead, he sent an action team to intercept Qin Huacheng on his way home. As for himself, he was not allowed to be outsiders for the time being.

The secret identity of the Military Intelligence Bureau was exposed in front of him, so he did not directly come forward during the entire investigation process, but just sat behind the scenes and conducted remote control commands.

There was no conflict in the process of arresting Qin Huacheng. After the members of the action team revealed his identity to him, they put Qin Huacheng, who was completely unconscious, into a carriage and took him away from the scene. About half an hour later, Qin Huacheng was escorted to a place outside the city.

In the remote manor, it was only then that he realized that he had become the target of arrest by the Military Intelligence Bureau, and he had a vague feeling that his experience might be related to what he had done recently.

In the small courtroom, a masked man sat in front of Qin Huacheng and said in a deep voice: "Qin Huacheng, you have two choices. One is to answer whatever I ask and cooperate well with the interrogation, so that you still have a chance to leave here. Two

You have to suffer a while before answering my question. Although it may delay a little time, the price you have to pay is that you may not be able to regain your freedom. Do you understand? Let’s get started!”

Qin Huacheng said in surprise: "I am a police officer from the public security police. We are all our own people. There must be a misunderstanding about this matter. I hope this gentleman will not act impulsively!"

The masked man ignored him and began to say: "Qin Huacheng, have you done anything inappropriate recently?"

Qin Huacheng said: "Since I joined the police force, I have abided by the law and set an example. I have never done anything inappropriate! Again, you must have misunderstood!"

The masked man said: "Then let me remind you. Where were you and what did you do in the afternoon two days ago? Who did you visit yesterday and what topics did you talk about? Do you remember it?"

Qin Huacheng was now sure that the other party was here for his ongoing investigation, and he couldn't help but be shocked. Except for Ding Feng and Francis, very few people knew about the fact that he was secretly investigating Chaosheng Commercial Store. Even he

The two police officers who visited before did not mention to them that they had gone to Chaosheng Commercial Inn alone to conduct investigations. How did the person who claimed to be from the Military Intelligence Agency know his whereabouts?

"Are you still unwilling to say it? If you are so unwilling to cooperate, then I will have to suffer a lot first." The masked man's tone was emotionless, but it made Qin Huacheng shudder.

This room was filled with the smell of blood, and some dark red streaks were vaguely visible on the floor. It must have been a place for interrogation and execution before this. Qin Huacheng had no doubt that the other party would carry out the verbal threats, but he knew

But he was not ready to deal with it yet.

Qin Huacheng's purpose of investigating Chaosheng Merchant Store was just to fulfill Ding Feng's request. But if he knew that Chaosheng Merchant Store was backed by a privileged agency like the Military Intelligence Bureau, he would not have ventured into this muddy water even if he was killed. Although he did not

Although they are not from the military, they have heard that this special yamen played a great role in the Haihan Army's attack on Manila. These spies who are affiliated with the military probably don't care too much about their security police uniforms.

If he had to suffer because of Ding Feng and Francis, Qin Huacheng was not prepared to take the blame.

"Wait!" Qin Huacheng said quickly, because he saw that two men had already brought in a large fire pot with burning coal briquettes and several red-hot iron drills stuck in it. If he didn't do something quickly,

He said that the other party would probably take out the hot iron and hit him with a pestle next.

"I remind you again, tell the truth, don't play tricks, you can't afford it, understand?" The masked man motioned to his companion to put down the brazier, and then warned Qin Huacheng again.

"Understood, understood!" Qin Huacheng responded hurriedly. The brazier was obviously quite far away from him, but it seemed that it was being radiated by the heat energy it emitted, and Qin Huacheng felt that he was starting to sweat all over his body.

Under the high-pressure threats of the interrogators, Qin Huacheng had no intention of resisting at all, and soon vomited everything he knew about the situation as if he were pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

In fact, the things Qin Huacheng was involved in were neither small nor big. They were nothing more than collusion between people in the government and local wealthy businessmen, trying to find ways to squeeze out business competitors. This matter is not to mention overseas colonies like Manila, which have just ended the war.

Even Haihan itself, and even the Sanya area with the best domestic security, cannot completely eliminate it. The special thing about Qin Huacheng's case is not that the two yamen of the Public Security Police and the Western Management Bureau are involved in this matter, but they want to

The Chaosheng Merchant Store that we had to deal with happened to be a thick and hard steel plate, so kicking it would not only cause pain in the toes, but might even destroy the entire leg.

Qin Huacheng's confession was slowly written down by a secretary. The masked man got up and walked out of the interrogation room and took off his turban outside. It was Fang Peng who was directing the investigation behind the scenes. Compared to Qin Huacheng, who had always been denied access.

, it was very easy for Fang Peng to use the resources of the Military Intelligence Bureau to investigate the opponent's details, so even if he started a few days later than the opponent, he could still easily complete the preemptive strike and find out the activities of Qin Huacheng's group.

Chu.

Such a case is almost not difficult for the Military Intelligence Bureau. From investigation to arrest to the interrogation just now, there was no decent resistance. Even Qin Huacheng did everything with a little intimidation. There was no resistance at all.

Let the eager torture experts get started. After Fang Peng patiently listened to the confession, he was basically sure that what Qin Huacheng said was true. At most, some details were afraid of taking responsibility, and they were all blamed on Francis and Ding Feng, but

The general story of what happened is unclear.

Once the case is investigated here, it is basically declared over. A policeman like Qin Huacheng who abuses his power for personal gain will naturally fight to the end and be fired from office. As for whether he should be held accountable and sentenced, it depends on the Police Headquarters and the Provincial Police.

Fang Peng didn't dare to make the decision on his own whether Francis and Ding Feng should be arrested and tried again. The social status of those two people was different from Qin Huacheng's.

, if you want to catch it, you must first consider the subsequent impact.
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