Prince Su Shu got off the logistics supply ship and came to Zhenhai Port.
Here he met with Zhao Qiyang, a representative of the investigation team.
Prince Su Shu believes that the military is the only place in Nanyang that is safe now.
The plan he implemented to alert the public has achieved initial success.
What shocked me was not a snake, but a giant python that reached the sky.
Zhao Qiyang sat opposite Prince Su Shu with some restraint.
The person in front of him looked childish, but he was the most powerful person he had come into contact with since he entered politics.
Prince Su Shu could see that he was a little nervous and said kindly: "Chief Zhao, you are the most outstanding official in the investigation team. You must trust your own judgment.
We are allowed to make mistakes, even if there are one or two mistakes, it will not have a big impact on the entire case.
As long as the opponent makes one mistake, they will never have a chance to make a comeback."
When Prince Su Shu said this, he picked up Shang Fang's sword next to him and put it on the table.
Other officials may be hesitant when handling cases due to human nature and other reasons.
Even if Prince Su Shu meets the Li family, he will be able to kill him.
In the royal family, family affection will always give way to power. If he values family affection too seriously, he will not be able to achieve the position of prince.
If the crown princess affects the crown prince's position, he will ruthlessly cut her off, let alone if she is just a wife.
Li Gong was a very smart man. After Li Xiyue married into the royal family, he moved to the capital with the main lineage of the Li family.
Even if the Li family in Nanyang is involved in the case, it is only a branch, and it will not affect the prince Su Shu.
He took out Shang Fang's sword and showed his decisive attitude in front of Zhao Qiyang.
Prince Su Shu wanted to use this method to strengthen the determination of his subordinates.
Subordinates who don't know his determination will make random guesses, which will really waste the opportunity, and they won't dare to investigate in depth when they encounter clues.
Zhao Qiyang saw Prince Su Shu taking out Shang Fang's sword.
The Sword of Shang Fang represents His Majesty the Emperor and is by no means a toy that can be played with easily.
He already knew Prince Su Shu's determination, and his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed.
From the information the investigation team has collected now, it can be judged that the person behind this case is very unusual.
As an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhao Qiyang is not afraid of investigating cases, and he dares to take action even against people with strong backgrounds.
Because he represents the imperial court, no matter how huge the power is, it cannot compete with the imperial court.
What they fear most is that superior officials will be swayed and treat them as pawns in transactions.
Prince Su Shu's determination allowed them to investigate this case to the end without fear of any force.
Zhao Qiyang immediately expressed his position: "Your Highness, please rest assured that there are absolutely no cowards in our investigation team.
Even if this case involves Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng, my subordinates are confident that they will get to the bottom of it."
Prince Su Shu tapped the table with his hand as he thought about Zhao Qiyang's words.
These officials are not sure and will never talk nonsense.
There is no sign that Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng was involved in this case, and Zhao Qiyang would never say this.
Prince Su Shu always thought that this case involved a lot. He did not expect that as soon as he arrived in Nanyang, he heard that this case had already involved the Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng.
He usually assisted his father in handling state affairs and knew what kind of power the governors of a place, especially those in remote areas, held.
These people are the feudal officials. If it weren't for the invention of wireless telegraphy, the central government's tentacles could penetrate deep into places.
These governors were the unchecked Tu emperors.
Prince Su Shu has decided not to leave the area protected by the military until the case is settled.
If the governor of a place goes crazy, he will always have a few dead soldiers in his hands.
There are too many celebrities in history who were assassinated by young people because of their carelessness.
Prince Su Shu was slightly surprised and asked: "Zhao Qiyang, your investigation team has discovered that the person behind this case involves Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng."
He also wanted to ask more clearly, which involved how he would deal with it later.
Zhao Qiyang nodded seriously and reported: "Your Highness, the plan you implemented to alert the enemy has allowed our investigation team to catch some clues.
The investigation team has now identified three suspected forces.
The first force is the Javanese Huang Family, one of the most powerful merchants in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
We have determined that this is a fire dragon burning warehouse incident.
The 10,000-ton cargo ship is worth nearly one million taels of silver coins, and it will definitely not be burned down by the mastermind behind it.
The target of the 10,000-ton cargo ship is too big. If it is near the empire, it will be easy to spot the clues.
The real way for these 10,000-ton cargo ships to hide their traces is to leave busy shipping routes, cross the vast sea, and go overseas to avoid the wind.
After 10,000-ton cargo ships become common, they will change their appearance and obtain official status.
Tens of thousands of tons of cargo ships are no longer around the empire. He can't drift on the sea. He has to go to the port, otherwise he won't be able to replenish the fresh water on the ship.
Our investigation team used the name of His Highness the Crown Prince to inquire the embassies of the vassal countries and European countries.
Yesterday, friends from the Liao Kingdom sent a telegram saying that they had seen these two ships in the waters of southern Africa.
The flags of these two ships are the flags of the Huang family of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
This is by no means a coincidence. The Nanyang Huang family has serious suspicions.
The second suspected force is the customs of various ports in Nanyang.
Without the cooperation of customs, the entry and exit of 10,000-ton cargo ships would not be pretended to be foolproof.
The third suspected force is the Nanyang Governor's Yamen.
Some of our early investigation clues pointed to Lu Ming, a businessman of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
This businessman is highly suspicious. Our investigation team accidentally grasped the clues and has been secretly following Lu Ming.
We believe that there is a big fish behind this businessman, and he simply cannot do those incredible things with his strength alone.
Yesterday we really heard that Zhao Zhong, the master of Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng, disguised himself and went to Lu Ming's home.
Zhao Zhong served as Ma Kaiheng's master for more than ten years. When Ma Kaiheng was still the county magistrate, his master was Zhao Zhong.
Other officials like to train their masters. After they are promoted, they usually release their masters to expand their influence in the officialdom.
However, it is rare for an official to release Master. This is not because the relationship is really good, but because Master has some important resources."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After hearing what Zhao Qiyang said, Prince Su Shu basically agreed with the analysis of the investigation team.
He immediately picked up Shang Fang's sword, stood up and said, "A part of the investigation team will remain to continue investigating the situation at Zhenhai Port.
Now there are only small cases here in Zhenhai Port. The case involving Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng is the big case.
The backbone of the investigation team took a military ship with me to Temasek, the capital of Southeast Asia."
Prince Su Shu asked the Royal Navy at Zhenhai Port for help and secretly sent the group to Temasek Port.
He immediately took out his wireless telegraph machine and sent an encrypted telegram to his father, asking for instructions to arrest Ma Kaiheng, the governor of Nanyang.
Before he left Beijing, his father gave him full authority over the case and gave Shang Fang a sword and other tokens.
But now that the telegraph machine is so convenient, Prince Su Shu did not ask his father for instructions before taking action.
When he did this, he was really drifting and didn't know where he was.
Even as the prince of the empire, he does not have the power to deal with the governor of a province at will.
The Royal Navy was very talkative and upon learning of Prince Su Shu's request, they immediately dispatched an armored cruiser to carry Prince Su Shu and his party secretly to Temasek.
While he was watching seagulls on the warship, the telegraph machine received a telegram from the capital.
After reading it, Prince Su Shu showed an expression of joy on his face.
His father's trust did not weaken in the slightest, and he allowed him to arrest Nanyang Governor Ma Kaiheng if there was clear evidence.
The Royal Navy's Second Fleet and the Nanyang Governor's Office will cooperate with Prince Su Shu.
Prince Su Shu looked at the wireless telegraph machine beside him, and he immediately issued an order: "Contact the Royal Navy's Second Fleet and the Nanyang Governor's Office, and ask them to mobilize operational personnel and obey my orders at any time."
He can mobilize the local garrison, which is the confidence to go to Temasek to handle the case.
As long as Prince Su Shu seizes conclusive evidence, he will not be afraid of any force in Nanyang except for the collective rebellion of military generals.
Zhenhai Mansion is not far from Temasek Mansion. In the evening, they had already checked into the Nanyang Governor's Mansion.
Prince Su Shu declined the invitation of Nanyang Governor Ma Fenjin.
He went to Temasek secretly, not wanting his whereabouts to be known, so that he would be less threatening.
Prince Su Shu asked the officials of the investigation team to cooperate with the troops mobilized by the military to lay a dragnet in Temasek City.
They stayed up all night, arranging things that everyone was responsible for.
It was just getting light and everything was arranged.
Prince Su Shu is not sleepy at all now. He just needs to wait for the investigation team to find solid evidence.
He immediately notified the arresting army and began arresting people on a large scale.
Prince Su Shu knew that he was playing tricks with these old foxes and there was no way he could outsmart them.
Every step he takes is likely to be judged by these old foxes.
Prince Su Shu's solution is to flip the table. He only needs to solve the case. As for the process of solving the case, no one will care.
He saw Zhao Qiyang, who was dressed in official uniform and ready to go.
"How's it going? You must be very nervous!
If you want to scare away the grass and scare the snake, the intensity of the grass must be strong.
It’s just that Mr. Zhao needs to take some risks.”
Zhao Qiyang puffed up his chest and said confidently: "Your Highness, the masterminds behind the scenes all know that you have come to Nanyang, and I am the sign that stands out.
These forces will never touch me until they eliminate the clues to the crime.
Besides, I have people from the military protecting me secretly. Even the governor cannot use heavy weapons in Temasek, so my safety is still guaranteed."
After Zhao Qiyang finished speaking, he secretly headed to the civilian port with his men, and swaggered in front of the Nanyang Provincial Criminal Department building.
What he did was to alert the people behind the scenes and tell the people behind the scenes that the prince had already sent people to investigate the case in Temasek and that they had already exposed their flaws.
These people will definitely take action to cover up clues.
They hide in the dark and are very difficult to find.
Once these people take action, Prince Su Shu will set a trap and find a way to break through.
With solid evidence in hand, everything becomes very simple.
Zhao Qiyang came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice building and set up a special task force to start handling the case.
When he sent his subordinates to pretend to investigate, he didn't expect a big fish to surrender on his own initiative.
He looked at Lu Ming, who looked a little panicked, and asked in a stern tone: "If you don't want to be punished with an additional penalty, then make it clear to me."
Lu Ming said feebly: "Master Zhao, please take me to see His Highness the Crown Prince quickly. If you are late, it will be too late.
I have some important clues, but I can only tell His Highness the Crown Prince that I cannot trust Mr. Zhao.
My life is dead now, it doesn't matter anymore.
I came to see Mr. Zhao in person, and many people saw him.
What if I died inexplicably because of Mr. Zhao's negligence?
Mr. Zhao, what do you think the prince thinks of you, and will he continue to trust you?"
Zhao Qiyang looked at Lu Ming. This man was indeed sharp-tongued and what he told was true.
Regardless of whether Lu Ming knew the circumstances of the case or not, he died in the Ministry of Punishment without any explanation.
The only official he came into contact with before his death was himself.
Prince Su Shu didn't even think that he was from the governor's side.
That would also cast doubt on his ability.
Zhao Qiyang's efforts to show his strength to the prince were in vain.
Taking the risk of being deceived by Lu Ming and being questioned by His Highness the Crown Prince, he decided to take Lu Ming to meet the Crown Prince Su Shu.
He handed Lu Ming to the soldiers who secretly protected him, and took Lu Ming to the Governor's Mansion.
Zhao Qiyang found a person with a similar build to Lu Ming, and they took a car from the avenue to the dock.
He was attracting the attention of the forces behind the scenes, drawing their attention to the dock, and hinting to them that Prince Su Shu was hiding at the dock.
Zhao Qiyang also wanted to see if these people would take action.
While he was waiting for a red light at the intersection, he suddenly heard the terrified shouts of pedestrians outside.
He looked out of the car window and saw two three-wheeled trucks pulling gravel. They tilted at the intersection.
The gravel on the car tilted directly down towards the car Zhao Qiyang was riding in.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The gravel immediately buried the entire car.
Zhao Qiyang knew that his safety was not a problem, and this kind of trick did not look like a governor's action. It was too rough.
Their purpose should be to use this man-made accident to injure him, delay his investigation of the case, and take the opportunity to kill Lu Ming.
Even if he is not injured, he will be injured due to an accident when he is rescued later.
Prince Su Shu soon learned that something had happened to Zhao Qiyang.
He sent people to the scene of the accident for rescue, and at the same time met Lu Ming in a closed room, who had been searched and had changed his clothes.
Even so, the guns of the guards around Prince Su Shu were already aimed at Lu Ming's head.
As long as something goes wrong in Lu Ming, they will immediately pull the trigger.
Lu Ming had seen the photo of Prince Su Shu in the newspaper. When he saw the real Prince Su Shu coming, he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted.
"The common people are guilty, and the sins of the common people cannot be forgiven.
However, the common people have not yet lost their humanity and personally reported to His Highness the Crown Prince Ma Kaiheng, the governor of Nanyang, Wu Hongyou, director of the General Administration of Customs of Nanyang, and Huang Ying, the head of the Huang family of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, for smuggling goods prohibited by the empire to hostile countries.
Steam engines, seamless steel pipes, flash caps and other materials that are prohibited from export are still sold to countries such as England as usual."
When Prince Su Shu heard Lu Ming's accusation, he immediately stood up from his seat.
The investigation team's previous investigation direction was accurate, and the three forces behind the scenes were indeed behind it.
Nanyang Governor, Nanyang Customs and Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
These three forces cooperate closely and can indeed complete the burning of warehouses and the replacement of 10,000-ton cargo ships without anyone noticing.
If the shortage of diesel had not exposed this matter, the three parties would have worked together to eliminate all clues.
These people are so bold that they even dare to smuggle things that are strictly prohibited by the empire.
The case of the missing 10,000-ton cargo ship has now turned into a Nanyang smuggling nest case.
Prince Su Shu was most concerned about evidence. He turned his attention to Lu Ming, who could take the initiative to surrender.
He is not stupid and should have solid evidence in his hands.