Dai E said dissatisfied: "Old Cui, what do you think this is? This is a huge murder case. If we don't rush to help, why are we talking about this?"
"We have to go back all the way. It is important to solve the case, and we must also grasp our profession. Otherwise, how can we improve our popularity among the masses? This is a great opportunity to expand our influence in Guangdong. We can't just preach in Hainan Island and Shandong. Let's do it.
Well, we can raise a large amount of money in Guangzhou and open a branch base in Guangzhou. At that time, it was popular and the Senate had nothing to say." Cui Hantang said, "I have to go around Guangzhou and see.
Which Taoist temple is better? Let’s build one first. Everyone is racing to claim the land, so we can’t fall behind others.”
The "big people" that Cui Hantang vaguely mentioned actually refer to the people of the Lingao Church. A few days ago, Bai Duolu quietly went to Guangzhou to see where he could seize land to build the first cathedral in Guangzhou - the Jesuits.
They have promised that as long as the cathedral is allowed to be built in Guangzhou, they will fully support the construction funds and recruit more craftsmen and artists from Europe.
"You can do whatever you want with this. I have no objection." Daoist priest Dai is actually not very interested in things like opening branch bases and robbing believers. But Cui Hantang's words are also reasonable. The overall interests must be considered, as well as the interests of the department.
You have to think about it, "But I have to say it first. Now Guangzhou is Liu Xiang's world. Mr. Wen is also there. The elders of Xiaotwenty live in that small area. You have to be accurate in everything you do.
Don't let anyone pull your pigtails!"
So Cui Han set off. He and Su Wan took the steam/sail hybrid version of the T1200 passenger and cargo liner of Dabo Shipping. The speed was 8 knots. It was the fastest except for the "special boat" sent by the general office.
Transportation.
Although Su Wan and he lived in two first-class cabins next to each other, and Su Yuanlao himself was good-looking, Taoist Master Cui still kept a distance from her. He had been practicing Taoism for a long time, and he looked a little weird when he looked at people.
I always felt that this female forensic doctor had a cold air all over her body.
There was no conversation all the way, except for a slight seasickness. The two elders successfully arrived in Guangzhou City and were greeted by Lin Baiguang at the pier.
Two sedan chairs have been prepared on the dock, and there are more than a dozen guards and servants responsible for carrying luggage.
Cui Hantang didn't know Lin Baiguang, but he knew that the man in front of him was a legend in the Senate and was now the executive deputy mayor of Guangzhou. The two of them just shook hands and exchanged a few words.
"I've been waiting for you to come." Lin Baiguang said.
"Just a few clowns playing witchcraft!" Cui Hantang didn't care.
"Now the situation has changed again," Lin Baiguang said apologetically, "Normally, I should let you have a good rest for a day before talking about it, but now that there are new developments in the case, I have to ask for your understanding first."
"Okay, okay." Cui Hantang nodded repeatedly, "They are all serving the Senate."
"This is a weird thing. You don't object to me riding in a sedan with you, right? We have a long way to go, so I can tell you the basic situation..."
Cui Hantang thought that although this case was very big, it would not make Lin Baiguang so anxious. There might be some hidden secret in it. Although he was not happy to share a sedan with others, business matters were important, so he nodded.
Fortunately, the sedan that Lin Baiguang prepared for him to "crowd" was the eight-carrying sedan of the former Chief Envoy of Guangdong, and the sedan was very spacious. Lin Baiguang waited for the sedan to get up, and then he began to talk in a low voice.
It turned out that on the second day after the June 5 mass murder, Liu Xiang went to the city police station, held a meeting with Mu Min, and then went to the task force to speak and boost morale. Everything was normal, but that night,
Things suddenly changed.
That night, Mayor Liu and Guo Xi'er had a chat. Logically speaking, a sage would sleep deeply after a good thing. However, Liu Xiang slept very uneasily that night: the window kept banging in the middle of the night.
There was a loud noise, as if something was trying to break the window and get in.
It was just a few occasional sounds at first, but after a while it became very dense. Then it suddenly disappeared, but then it started again after a while. The sound was also louder and quieter. It disturbed Liu Xiang and could not sleep.
His residence was originally the main courtyard of the back office of the Guangzhou government office - the place where the whole family of the prefect Dong lived in the past and where he later committed suicide. On the day Guangzhou was liberated, more than a dozen corpses were moved out of the back office.
Those who take poison and have hanging beams. Logically speaking, this is an authentic "dangerous place". However, first of all, the government offices have a history of more than a hundred years and have experienced changes in the world. There are many things like birth, old age, illness and death, so there are not so many taboos. Secondly,
The Senate did not talk about ghosts and gods. Liu Xiang moved in for a few months and there was no difference. Including Liu Xiang, he had forgotten all about this past incident.
However, in the dead of night, a series of strange sounds suddenly aroused his fear. In an instant, when he entered the back office, the corpses covered with white cloth in the yard broke into his mind.
The messy long black hair of the corpse still fell outside the covering - this scene was as clear as if it was seen yesterday.
Liu Xiang felt a chill and tried not to think too much. He turned on the kerosene lamp and his voice finally became quieter.
He hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look for himself to dispel his doubts. He then put on his clothes, put on the stab-proof clothing that was always with him, took out the pistol from under the pillow, and loaded the bullet.
The "click" of the pistol holster made him feel a lot more at ease - it is said that guns and swords have the effect of suppressing evil spirits. Liu Xiang comforted himself like this, and bravely walked to the window and pushed it open.
There was nothing in the yard. The windows of the side rooms and side rooms were all dark. Guo Xier, the servants, and the guards were probably fast asleep. A pair of wind lanterns gave off a dim yellow light at the entrance of the yard. Looking up, I saw the moonlight like water, dark blue.
The colorful sky has texture like high-end brocade, with a few wisps of white clouds floating on it. Not to mention cats, dogs and birds, there is not even a breath of wind in the yard, and the laurel tree in the yard does not even sway its branches!
"Hey - is it really possible..." Liu Xiang took a breath of air and resisted the thought that subverted his three views.
Thinking about it again, there are about ten people living in this courtyard, and the entire old government office, except for a few buildings used as large offices, even the stables at the back are full of cadres and soldiers. Just the gate of this courtyard
In addition, there are fully armed guards on duty day and night. What is there to be afraid of?
Fortunately, after turning on the lights, the sound of banging against the window disappeared. Liu Xiang had long since stopped feeling sleepy. He simply got dressed, sat at the table and brewed a pot of Limushan Oolong tea. He looked at the documents and waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
Only then did he feel relieved and turned off the lights again, went to bed and lay down, but he never put down the gun in his hand.
But soon there was another banging sound on the window. This was repeated several times, which made his nerves tense again. If it weren't for the kind of modern people who wouldn't believe there are ghosts in the world even to death.
Supported by his obsession, he probably said the word "there is a ghost" a long time ago.
At this moment, "stab... squeak..." a harsh sound of a sharp blade slicing through the glass came from the small window behind the bed, which knocked away his last bit of sanity. Liu Xiang sat up suddenly and opened the door in the room.
All the windows were lit, shouting in a slightly inflected voice: "Guards!!!! There are assassins!!!"
It didn't matter what he called. The guard outside immediately blew his whistle. With the sharp whistle, the lights in the entire yard turned on. The soldiers in charge of the guard rushed into the yard instantly. His security secretary directly opened the door and waved.
Two revolvers rushed in. Liu Xiang let out a sigh of relief and tried to control his legs from shaking: the sound finally disappeared...
The "assassination" of Liu Yuanlao naturally attracted the attention of the Guangzhou elders. However, the protection of the elders was not within the scope of the police's business. Mu Min naturally could not interfere. She was very busy just arranging the task force. The protection of the elders was the job of the Elders' Security Bureau of the General Office.
, and the attempt to assassinate a senator was a "treason case" and was handled by the Political Security Bureau, and the matter was handed over to the Guangzhou Branch of the Political Security Bureau.
Wu Mu personally took the scouts to Liu Xiang's residence to search, but found nothing strange. He then asked about Liu Xiang's "assassination", but his words were unclear. Wu Mu felt that Mayor Liu was lying. But he also
He couldn't explain why - Mayor Liu was obviously panicked, but his words were vague.
Although Wumu felt that Liu Xiang's expression was abnormal and secretly felt that something was strange, since the other party was a veteran, he naturally could not use certain methods to make him tell the truth, so he had to check all around and announce the withdrawal of troops.
For Liu Xiang, the torment during the day gave him great psychological comfort. So at nightfall, he fell asleep peacefully. However, in the middle of the night, there was another strange banging sound on the window. Not only the window
, even the door leaf seemed to be hit by something...
Early the next morning, Liu Xiang was so angry that he took a large group of guards and took a sedan straight to the police station. The curtains of the sedan were tightly closed along the way, and he didn't even dare to open them. It wasn't until the sedan was carried into the Municipal Bureau compound that Liu Xiang
The two guards got off the sedan and went straight to the task force.
The task force was full of guests. Lin Baiguang, Liu San and others were meeting in the task force's office to study the case. Liu Xiang didn't bother to say hello, and his first words after seeing Mu Min were: "Someone wants to kill me!!!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the house was shocked! It was not the words "Someone wants to kill me" that shocked me, but Mayor Liu's haggard face.
Mu Min hurriedly said: "Mayor Liu, don't be anxious! The director personally led people to conduct reconnaissance yesterday afternoon, and he has already assigned the task. This is a political murder, and it involves an elder. The Political Security Bureau will do its utmost to
Traced..."
Liu Xiang trembled: "They are useless!" (To be continued.)