Yuan Su breathed a sigh of relief. The last thing he wanted to see now was for the banditry in Luanzhou to weaken. If there was no banditry, how could he mobilize those wealthy families? He nodded happily and said: "This matter
Although it can be achieved temporarily, it is not a solution to long-term peace and stability after all. www Moreover, once it is made public, it will also have an impact on those deserters who are still fleeing. On the contrary, if the matter can be treated fairly, it can be used as a sign of publicity and recruitment.
Other deserters should return to their units as soon as possible."
Chen Wennian agreed and said: "I think so too. If Zhang Jiangong dares to act recklessly, I will definitely fight to the end."
Yuan Su did not continue to talk about this issue. After that, he casually explained a few things about today's meeting with Wang Litong, the magistrate of Luanzhou. Since the cold he had in the morning had already become somewhat serious, he did not participate in the interrogation.
, just like that, he said goodbye and left.
Not long after Yuan Su left, Zhang Jiangong rushed to the guard barracks after hearing the news. The situation was exactly the same as what Yuan Su had worried about before. The other party immediately determined in a roundabout way that the four deserters must be related to the two robberies. However, Chen Wennian was not sure about these.
He turned a deaf ear to the roundabout words and still followed his own method of interrogation.
Later, Zhang Jiangong lost his patience and simply went to Chen Wennian for a showdown. He demanded that Chen Wennian close the case as soon as possible and hand over the four deserters as the masterminds of the robbery. Luanzhou and Qijiubiao in the province would not be in peace.
But no matter how much Zhang Jiangong tried to talk, Chen Wennian objected and even taught Zhang Jiangong a lesson. He also told Zhang Jiangong that even if Zhang Jiangong went forward and handed over the four deserters, he would do it when the time came.
Report the facts and see if the superiors believe the results.
Zhang Jiangong had nothing to do except grit his teeth. He knew that as long as Chen Wennian insisted on confronting him, he really couldn't hand him over. In the end, he flicked his sleeves angrily and left a message: "Then you will investigate slowly and wait for the superiors to urge you.
You will be responsible for it when you come down." Then he left the barracks angrily.
Yuan Su heard this news when he went to the officers' mess for dinner the next morning. It must be said that he admired Chen Wennian's defiance of power and his insistence on justice. As the saying goes, "It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain."
, Chen Wennian knew that Zhang Jiangong was a villain, but he still dared to confront him tit for tat. This is really a rare feat of integrity.
He sighed secretly: It seems that choosing Chen Wennian as an ally is indeed a wise choice!
After having breakfast, he gained strength, and after spending the night covered with quilts and cotton-padded clothes, Yuan Su's mental state finally recovered. He went to the police barracks, intending to learn about the interrogation last night.
result.
Chen Wennian did not go back to his dormitory to rest during the interrogation until early in the morning last night, and he only slept for three or four hours. He immediately got up and continued working. Nowadays, 79 bids have accumulated a lot of official work. As the agent of the bid, Zhang Jiangong was not very literate.
, and was extremely lazy all day, so these official duties could only fall on the shoulders of Chen Wennian and Yuan Su. But Yuan Su was technically a wounded soldier and lacked experience. In the end, only Chen Wennian was responsible.
When Yuan Su came to the door of the custody room, he saw Chen Wennian talking to four officers who were still in prison. These officers were all the officers and platoon leaders of the first and second battalions who participated in the uprising. He knocked on the open office
Chen Wennian glanced at the door and waved for him to come in.
"Master Chen, I didn't bother you." Yuan Su asked after walking into the custody room.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm planning to ask Zi Jing to come over later. Since you're here now, I'll just let you know first. You should have seen these guys, because our bidding department is currently in urgent need of manpower.
So I plan to transfer them to the bidding department first." Chen Wennian did not hide anything and said directly.
"This matter will be decided by Mr. Chen at his discretion, and I have no objection." Yuan Su said calmly.
Although the superiors had no intention of punishing these junior officers who had been detained and suspended from their posts from the beginning, just a few days later, Chen Wennian reinstated them, fearing that there was indeed something wrong. But then again,
The Seventy-Nine Biaobiao Department is really busy right now, and I am afraid that Chen Wenian had no choice but to make such a decision.
Anyway, this matter is not harmful to Yuan Su, and he can take the opportunity to win over more people to his side.
"Zi Jing, you seem not to be familiar with these guys, so let me introduce them. This is He Qigong, also known as Kezhi, the former communications officer of the First Battalion's Camp Affairs Office." Chen Wenian began to introduce from left to right.
The young officer standing on the far left is short, with a gentle moustache, an upright appearance, and a very upright posture. He can tell a strong sense of vitality at just one glance.
Yuan Su murmured in his heart for a while: He Qigong, He Kezhi, this name seems so familiar. Could it be He Qigong, one of the top ten civil servants of the Northwest Army in the future? He was not sure for the moment, but he did not continue to talk about this.
The problem is tangled.
"This is Sun Jing, the former acting team member of the third team of the first battalion, whose courtesy name is You Tai. This is the former third platoon leader of the second team of the second battalion, Guo Wenyuan, whose courtesy name is Boji. The last one is the former second team
The first platoon leader of the third battalion is Ge Jinzhang, courtesy name Zhongwen." Chen Wenian introduced the remaining three people one by one.
In addition to the previous He Qigong, Yuan Su also knew Guo Wenyuan, because Lin Boxhen served as a trainee quartermaster in the second battalion, and they had interacted with each other, so they remembered each other's names. In addition, he also knew about Guo Wenyuan.
The last Ge Jinzhang felt somewhat familiar, but I just couldn't remember it for the moment.
But these are not important. He nodded to the four officers. However, the attitudes of the four officers were different. He Qigong just glanced at him coldly, looking uninterested; Ge Jinzhang also had a specious attitude.
, because I stood too far away and couldn’t see clearly. Only Guo Wenyuan and Sun Jing nodded in understanding.
He couldn't help but guess in his heart that these officers had actively participated in the uprising before. Since Bai Yayu and Sun Jiansheng believed that they were related to Yuan Shikai and were mortal enemies of the revolution and traitors to the nation, then He Qigong and others were obviously more or less involved.
Have a preconceived negative impression.
Thinking of this, he was secretly depressed. He was really wronged by the revolutionaries. It seemed that he could only slowly repair his image in the military in the future.
"In any case, we are all fortunate to work together. What happened before can be regarded as a passing thing. I hope that in the future you can show your talents and work hard for the seventy-nine goals." Yuan Su ignored the attitude of these people towards him. He showed
With a businesslike attitude, he spoke these words unhurriedly.
"By the way, Zi Jing, do you have anything to do with me?" Chen Wennian asked.
"I just came to ask Mr. Chen about the results of last night's interrogation. If those deserters have nothing to do with the previous robbery, simply release them first, or directly arrange them to be on duty in the bidding department. We also have more manpower.
Available." Yuan Su said. He originally wanted to ask about the result, but since there were other people present, he deliberately added the next paragraph to show his impartiality in enforcing the law.
"The interrogation was separated for two hours last night, and I also deliberately blackmailed them. It seems that they are really just deserters and did not participate in the previous robbery. They are still locked in the small dark room at the end of the corridor. Zi Jingshen
Let me take another look at it for you. If you feel that there is no difference, then just let it go and it will be your responsibility to compile them." Chen Wennian still had important things to do at hand, so he had to postpone this matter altogether.
Let Yuan Su handle it.
"I understand, then I'll go now." Yuan Su agreed happily, and he couldn't wait to do this.
After saying this, he turned around and exited the custody room, walking along the corridor to a small room at the end.
The door of the hut was only bolted from the outside, probably because Chen Wenian had already announced the results of the trial last night, so no soldiers were arranged to guard the door.
Yuan Su picked up the door latch, and then pushed the door directly in. This room was not a small dark room. The only window was only sealed on the outside with a few wooden bars, but the sunlight could still penetrate through the gaps in the wooden bars.
She came in. Because of the cold, the four deserters were gathered in the place where the sun shined. They were all in a state of low energy and dejection.
After Yuan Su entered the room, the four deserters struggled to stand up and looked at the officer in front of them timidly.
Yuan Su first said some words of comfort, then asked the questions again as usual, and ordered the four soldiers to answer one by one. The four soldiers all answered clearly, and it seemed that they did not seem to be hiding anything. So he put the above
Explain the decision to deal with them, and let these people cherish the opportunity to change their ways.
The four soldiers hurriedly said a bunch of words of gratitude. They were all veterans of Twenty Towns. When they were outside the customs earlier, they were very aware of the habit in the military camp of finding scapegoats and pretending to be dead in order to do business. They had also heard about it in the past few days.
I was involved in the robberies in Shimen Town and Anshan Town. I thought I would definitely take the blame this time. Unexpectedly, I met an upright officer and saved my life.
Yuan Su did not take the gratitude of these soldiers as his own. He told Chen Wennian about the argument he had with Zhang Jiangong last night, and warned: "In short, you have to take care of yourself. A seven-foot-tall man joins the army with honor and does what he does."
It is the great cause of protecting our country and we must not do anything that violates our status as a soldier, do you understand?"
The four people quickly agreed, and some of them were so grateful that they burst into tears.
Finally, Yuan Su asked the names of the four people. They were named Wang Erhu, Wang Dong, Du Yu and Chen Sanli.
"Is any of the four of you literate?"
"When I was young, I went to a private school for two years and read The Thousand-Character Classic, The Three-Character Classic, and One Hundred Family Surnames. After my family fell into decline, I stopped reading. Now I can still write a few words."
The soldier named Du Yu answered tremblingly.
"Really? That's very good. From now on, you will follow me as my deputy. The others will report to Mr. Chen later and temporarily serve as footmen in the bidding department. This is an opportunity for you to atone for your sins. As long as you work hard, you will definitely not
I'm sorry to you." Yuan Su ordered cleanly and neatly.
The four people nodded and made a promise. In their opinion, they were lucky to be able to save a small life. Now they can directly work in the bidding department. Even though they are like little people, as the saying goes, the first to get the moon is the first to get the best.
This is a result that I never even dreamed of.
At this moment, they were not only happy that they could save their lives, but they were also sincerely willing to change their ways and determined to serve Mr. Chen and Mr. Yuan conscientiously and loyally in the future.
Afterwards, Yuan Su led four soldiers out of the small dark room, and first went to the officers' mess and asked the cook to heat some food for the soldiers. After eating the hot food, everyone finally regained some energy, so they all
He took the initiative to ask Yuan Su to arrange some tasks for them to do, so as to show his sincerity as soon as possible.
Yuan Su smiled in his heart: These soldiers are really easy to bribe. He said: "Except for Du Yu, the three of you will go directly to Mr. Chen later to see how Mr. Chen arranges for you."
Wang Erhu and the other three nodded in agreement, then immediately got up and left the canteen to return to the guard barracks.
At this time, Du Yu couldn't help but asked: "Master Yuan, do you have anything to tell me to do?"
Yuan Su nodded and said: "I will help you arrange a dormitory first. From now on, you will be my deputy. Although you have no military rank, you can also be regarded as a staff member, so you don't have to squeeze into the barracks with other soldiers. Wait until the arrangements are made.
Dormitory, you go to the state government office right away and inform Wang Zhizhou that I will go there in the afternoon and let Wang Zhizhou arrange the introduction."
When Du Yu heard that he could actually live in a single-room dormitory, he was so excited that he didn't know why. Of course he knew that Master Yuan was promoting him, and he must do his best in the future and never let down Master Yuan's expectations of himself.
"Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely carry Master Yuan's words word for word."