Chapter 606: Post-event investigation

"Fortunately, they are all non-fatal skin injuries." After examining the injuries on several assassins, Morgan finally came to a conclusion that made Xu Xinsu feel relieved.

When he came over just now and saw that the captured assassins were all covered in blood, Xu Xinsu almost had a fit on the spot and wanted to scold Yang Lu. Of course he knew that Yang Lu was also eager to solve the case, so he would serve the torture of the newly captured assassins.

, but Yang Lu didn’t understand the thoughts of the Haihan people at all. What they probably wanted was not just to make these assassins pay for their lives, but to figure out the mystery behind this matter, and the most important thing was to find out the mastermind behind the scenes. And Yang Lu probably

Xu Xinsu also thought that even if the real culprit could not be caught, he would cut off a few heads and deal with the Haihan people. This idea seemed to Xu Xinsu to be too naive. If the Haihan people were really so easy to get rid of, they would be able to do it in just a few years after arriving in the Ming Dynasty.

created such a big situation?

While Morgan was treating the wounds of several assassins, Xu Xinsu called Yang Lu aside and asked in front of Ning Qi: "Have these captured assassins confessed?"

Yang Lu shook his head helplessly and said: "They are all tight-lipped, but I will definitely find a way to pry their mouths open!"

Xu Xinsu was noncommittal about this statement and continued to ask: "What is the situation in the city at this time?"

"After I heard the news about the assassination of the distinguished member of the mission, I immediately ordered people to close the city gates in Zhangzhou. No one was allowed to leave the city without permission from the city defense army. I had sent more than 700 people from the city defense army to cooperate with the Yamen to arrest the police.

Searching for assassins' accomplices in the city." Yang Lu reported honestly: "There are also two assassins at large. I believe that the hiding place of the escaped assassins is probably where their accomplices are."

Ning Qi asked: "Are these assassins locals from Zhangzhou?"

Yang Lu hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "These people have mixed accents. They should be from Fuzhou and Guangzhou."

Ning Qi analyzed: "I also went to the street for a visit today on an impromptu basis, so these people probably didn't have much time to prepare for the attack at the teahouse. They probably followed the teahouse to see the environment there to make it easier to attack, and they launched it just when I was about to leave.

There was a surprise attack. There were more than a dozen people who carried out the attack. This group of people had probably followed me since I left Mr. Xu’s house. If they were outsiders, they most likely lived in the same place, so that they could coordinate their actions.

pace."

Xu Xinsu was also a good person, and she immediately told Yang Lu: "Why are you still standing there stupidly? What Mr. Ning said is a clue! These outsiders are eating and living together in the city, so they will definitely stay

There are clues! Hurry up and check all the inns and hotels in the city, as well as those who like to hire foreigners, and those who like to hire foreigners! Anyone who behaves suspiciously will be arrested first!"

Yang Lu responded with a sudden realization, and was about to rush to arrange the operation, but Xu Xinsu stopped him: "Wait a minute!"

"What other instructions do you have, sir?" Yang Lu asked puzzledly.

"The Zheng family's shop needs to be investigated intensively!" Xu Xinsu added an order before waving to Yang Lu to hurry up.

After Yang Lu left in a hurry, Xu Xinsu explained to Ning Qi: "Zheng Zhilong's distant relatives have opened a business in Zhangzhou, but they have no direct contact with Shiba Zhi, so they are not specifically prohibited from operating in this city."

Ning Qi nodded, indicating that he understood Xu Xinsu's explanation. However, understanding meant understanding, but he did not completely believe this statement. Earlier, he had heard the father and son of the Gong family who were stationed in the local area talk about the Eighteen Zhi's layout in Zhangzhou.

Some hidden stakes were used to conceal their identities by pretending to be various trading houses, so that they could handle the stolen goods obtained by Shiba Zhi from sea raids and purchase some necessary supplies from the mainland on their behalf. Xu Xinsu specifically told Yang Lu to focus on

After checking the properties under Shibazhi's name, it was obvious that they also had doubts about the origins of this group of assassins.

Ning Qi said without hesitation: "Actually, after what happened just now, the object of my suspicion was also Shiba Zhi. Because if our mission is attacked, they should be the ones who benefit the most. The first one who can attack our Haihan

It will cause a certain blow to our reputation and undermine our visit to Fujian. Secondly, it can split the relationship between you and me, and may even turn us against each other, causing the Fujian government to lose Haihan as a backup."

Xu Xinsu said solemnly: "Fortunately, Mr. Ning was not injured, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it to the Haihan Executive Committee. In short, no matter who is the mastermind behind these assassins, I will dig him out. Strictly speaking, I will dig him out."

Take additional measures to serve as a warning to others!"

However, what Ning Qi said was only part of his inner thoughts. In fact, who instigated these people to assassinate in broad daylight, Ning Qi thought it was secondary. How to use the current situation to promote a favorable outcome for Haihan?

This is the main issue Ning Qi is considering now.

The main purpose of the Haihan mission coming to Fujian this time is to try to terminate the armistice peace talks that may already be in progress between the Fujian government and Shibazhi. As for what method to use to achieve this goal, the Executive Committee will

Before departure, some plans were indeed proposed, such as increasing preferential trade conditions to induce benefits, or showing force to frighten Fujian officials. There were all methods of coercion and inducement. However, Ning Qi just suddenly thought that this was an excellent opportunity.

The opportunity gave Xu Xinsu a chance to express his attitude on behalf of Fujian officials.

Whether or not Shibazhi was behind this matter has actually become a secondary issue. As long as Haihan firmly places the blame on Shibazhi, Xu Xinsu will have to make a choice to take care of her old friend's emotions.

, we still have to protect our old enemy, and this choice is obviously not too difficult.

If Xu Xinsu doesn't take the initiative to put the fire on Shiba Zhi, then Ning Qi will turn the topic to this aspect to see if Xu Xinsu will protect Shiba Zhi because of evil intentions in her heart. But judging from Xu Xinsu's reaction

Look, Ning Qi must have been overly worried. Xu Xinsu was obviously very anxious to clarify her feelings, and probably didn't care about armistice and peace talks.

While Ning Qi and Xu Xinsu were talking here, a pot had already been boiling in Zhangzhou City. Ordinary people had no idea what was going on. They only knew that the officers and soldiers closed the city gates and started going from house to house street by street.

House-to-house searches. All non-local residents were cleared out and people from the yamen identified and checked them one by one. However, it would still take a long time to check the tens of thousands of residents in the city with limited manpower.

The orders received by the soldiers and police officers on duty were to arrest all suspects first and then slowly conduct an investigation. As a result, suspects tied up in long lines with ropes could be seen everywhere on the street.

As for the several trading firms that secretly worked for Shibazhi, they were all directly sealed up. According to the instructions from above, all of these firms, from the boss to the clerks, from the accountants to the laborers who carried the bags, had to be detained.

Yang Lu personally led people to the "Zhengfeng Hao" in Nancheng, which is what Xu Xinsu said was a business run by Zheng Zhilong's distant relative. This business usually specializes in deerskin and antlers and other specialties of Dayuan Island. Its background

It's self-explanatory. Yang Lu asked his officers to lead people to block the front and rear doors, and then sent people to call the door.

After knocking on the door for a long time, there was no response. Yang Lu was too lazy to wait any longer, so he asked his men to climb in from the wall and open the door. In the process, they did not encounter any resistance, but the result made Yang Lu very angry.

The store was completely empty, not even a single person was left. It was obvious that they had expected that the Ming army would come to clean up the place, so they had moved it in advance.

"These guys..." Yang Lu was so angry that he waved his hand and ordered: "Block all the things in this store! Transport all the valuable property back!"

This time, I gained a lot. There was a large amount of deer skins and antlers stored in the warehouse of the company, which were worth at least 18,000 taels of silver. In addition, some gold and silver were also copied. Yang Lu thought that this could subsidize the whole company.

The cost of the City University raid has been reduced.

Now that the people from Shibazhi have chosen to run away in advance, no matter who is responsible for assassinating Haihan in the street, Shibazhi must first take the blame. Yang Lu immediately asked someone to pass the document, and at "

The "Zhengfeng Hao" shop immediately began to write the relevant wanted order, and at the same time, someone was immediately sent to report the news to Xu Xinsu.

Xu Xinsu was silent for a while after hearing the news, and then issued a new order: "Arrest all persons related to Shibazhi in Zhangquan and Quanzhou first!"

Ning Qi heard clearly from the side and thought that now he was completely broken.

After listening to the Gong family's father and son talking about the complicated interest entanglement between Xu Xinsu and Shibazhi, Ning Qi actually understood why the war in Fujian had lasted for several years and had not ended, except for the fact that the maritime armed forces under Xu Xinsu's command were slightly stronger.

In addition to shortcomings, the secret entanglement of interests between the two sides also affects the direction of the war. On the one hand, the two sides are at war, but on the other hand, they use other identities as a cover to conduct underground transactions.

Shibazhi blocked part of the sea routes, which certainly affected Xu Xinsu's maritime trade business. However, Shibazhi also had to spend a lot of money every year to purchase various materials from the mainland through Xu Xinsu's trading firms. Xu Xinsu was in the maritime trade.

In fact, a considerable part of the lost interests were recovered from Shibazhi through this method. Moreover, both groups had business dealings with the Dutch. This common interest allowed them to maintain their interests even after the war.

Some kind of strange tacit understanding.

How many manpower has been deployed by Shiba Zhi in the cities along the coast of Fujian? A local snake like Xu Xinsu would not be unaware of it at all. Now that he is issuing orders to clear out these places, it can be regarded as a ruthless measure to cut off the retreat of Shiba Zhi.

It would be difficult for Zhi to grow enough food for tens of thousands of people on the island of Taiwan with just the few immigrants under his command. Now without the operation of these trading houses, Shiba Zhi's own material supply will become a very troublesome problem.

Of course, they will definitely find other solutions, such as purchasing grain from farther away in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but this will undoubtedly increase operating costs, and the stability of supply is difficult to guarantee. After all, they are not like the Haihan people entrenched on Hainan Island.

, and there is a rear granary like Annan that can purchase large amounts of grain at any time.

Ning Qi asked deliberately: "If Shibazhi has personnel stationed in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, then we might as well invite their person in charge to explain it in person. Maybe there is someone else who did this."

Xu Xinsu shook her head and said: "Everyone has run away. This is obviously a guilty conscience. What else can I say? If I get the person in charge of them, I will definitely send it to Mr. Ning, and Mr. Ning will ask him personally!"

Ning Qi thought to himself that if you send it to me, even if it is not made by Shiba Zhi, it will be made by Shiba Zhi. But since the people from Shiba Zhi have chosen to run away, it seems that they are indeed the ones who are here.

Making trouble in secret.

After Morgan treated several wounded assassins, he began to continue questioning. However, in order to temporarily save the lives of these assassins, Morgan prohibited the officers responsible for interrogating them from using punishment, and instead taught them a new method, and

There is no need to hurt the flesh, it is a round-the-clock fatigue bombing tactic.

Fatigue interrogation relies on the rotation of interrogators, questioning the suspect continuously, and using various methods to prevent the suspect from getting information. This method does not seem to cause direct physical torture, but it is very mentally destructive.

Even those tough guys who can withstand all kinds of punishments often become trance-like and lose their mental defenses during the interrogation that lasts for days and nights. This interrogation method was already used in the time and space before the time traveler came.

The legal profession includes torture to extract confessions, which is an unfair interrogation method. Of course, in this time and space, there are not so many taboos. As long as a confession can be obtained, no one will care about the life or death of these prisoners - anyway, they have never been tortured.

From the moment you catch it, the final result is already determined.

Morgan is convinced that this interrogation method will definitely yield something useful. As long as he continues to stimulate the prisoners' spirits in various ways and prevents them from falling asleep, sooner or later their defenses will collapse due to mental fatigue. The only problem is this interrogation

This method often takes a long time, and for some people who are more determined, it may take two or three days or even longer.

However, Ning Qi doesn't mind if the interrogation lasts a little longer. Anyway, the city search operation here will still take a certain amount of time, and it may not be possible to catch the prisoners' accomplices outside before they confess.

Shi Diwen, who was stationed at the Zhongzuo Institute, sent a telegram three hours after the incident, asking if it was necessary to send people or ships to pick them up. Ning Qi called back and declined Shi Diwen's kindness. It was obvious that the other party's assassination method was just one.

Bo Liu, in his haste, probably didn't have time to prepare any follow-up actions. Now that the entire Zhangzhou City is under martial law, and there are at least one or two hundred people guarding him within 30 meters of Ning Qi, personal safety is no longer a problem at all.

, we should seize this time and destroy the peace talks between Xu Xinsu and Shibazhi first.
Chapter completed!