After returning to his room, he immediately wrote a simple report based on the confession and sent it to the center by telegram. As for the detailed confession record, he sent it through the original communication line of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau. In the report, he not only suggested making full use of Liu Xing
, and also suggested that it would be best to place him secretly in a safer place such as Tianjin and interrogate the Shi Weng Group's intelligence in detail.
"...This person has a deep understanding of the Shi Weng Group. He is the on-site organizer and commander of many counter-Kun operations. He has great intelligence value."
After finishing writing, he asked each group if there was any new news. The answer was: "Not yet."
Now, there is no doubt that Yang Tianliang is one of the chief messengers of the kidnapping case. Of course, he is a "secondary chief messenger", but he has committed an "unforgivable" major crime that offends the personal safety of the senator. This is one of the
Secondly, according to Liu Wei's confession, the conflict between Yang Tianliang and Leng Ningyun is obviously irreconcilable, and his use value has completely disappeared, and it is likely that the conspiracy will become more intense because of this failed kidnapping operation, and finally
The proper way is to "secretly" it.
However, to "secretly rule" Yang Tianliang, he had to seek the opinions of Leng Ningyun and the center.
As for "Shi Weng" himself, whether to take action depends on the next progress. Both the Foreign Intelligence Bureau and the Political Security Bureau have the same attitude towards the Shi Weng Group, which is to eradicate the roots.
Although Wang Yehao is the leader, in Xu Xu's view, this person is insignificant. The key is Zhou Lezhi.
Where is he hiding now?
Wang Zhi came to the study and whispered a few words in Zhou Lezhi's ear. Zhou Lezhi was surprised and asked: "Really?"
"It's absolutely true." Liu Zhao whispered, "Xu Yong came to retaliate."
"Tell him to come in."
Xu Yong entered the room and stood aside quietly.
"Tell me about Tongzhou and don't leave anything out."
"Yes!" Xu Yong responded, "I followed Uncle Liu to Tongzhou to inquire about Uncle Liu..."
"Say your name when things get serious!" Zhou Lezhi reminded.
"Yes! I followed Liu Zhao to Tongzhou to search for Liu Yi's whereabouts, and only found his contact person. The contact person didn't know his specific whereabouts, but they just met every day in a teahouse called 'Hou Yuan'."
Liu Zhao and Xu Yong inquired everywhere in Tongzhou, but found no news. They only knew that his last appearance was more than ten days ago. It was not until they inquired about a familiar policeman in Tongzhou Prefecture Yamen that something happened to Liu Zhen.
"... He said that Liu Wei had combed a woman from the Lehu family in Tongzhou and bought a house. A few days ago, the madam of the Lehu family reported to the official that her daughter Rui Jie had not come home for a long time. When she knocked on the door, she found out
The door was locked, and there was a smell coming from inside. The police went in to check and found a male body inside the mansion. There were bloodstains on the walls and the floor, which seemed to have traces of a struggle. Liu Zheng, Sister Rui, and a pair of guards guarding the door.
The whereabouts of the old couple are unknown.”
"The male corpse is not Liu Zheng?" Zhou Lezhi asked in surprise.
"No," Xu Yong said, "Fortunately, the case has not been closed, and the body has been installed and temporarily housed in Yizhuang. Liu Zhao took Xiao Xiao to open a museum in Yizhuang to check, and the dead person turned out to be Wang Liang!"
Zhou Lezhi was shocked. Wang Liang, like Liu Zhen, had also been missing for many days. But no one expected that the two people would be connected.
According to the rules of the Shi Weng Group, the servants around Mr. Wang who work for him and the people with the "Shi" name have no horizontal contact with each other. Except for the people who live in the Wang Mansion, no one knows their respective backgrounds.
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As one of Wang Yehao's confidants, Wang Liang knew all the important figures in the Shi Weng Group, but he never broke this rule. Why did he die in Liu Wei's foreign residence now?
A hundred thousand reasons flashed through Zhou Lezhi's mind, but none of them made sense, so he had to ask:
"How do people die?"
"He was stabbed to death with a knife. The detective said the method was ruthless and not the work of an ordinary person."
"Know who could do it?"
"Liu Zhao has been making inquiries in Tongzhou for several days, but there is no news. However," Xu Yong said hesitantly, "Liu Zhao said that many suspicious outsiders have come to Tongzhou in recent days. I estimate that nine out of ten of them are the thieves.
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"That's right. You can go ahead." Zhou Lezhi said, "Don't meet with Liu Zhao anymore these days. If you need anything, please send a message through the mailbox. I don't want to come here anymore."
After sending Xu Yong away, Zhou Lezhi told Wang Zhi: Move!
If the thief Kun had reserved men and horses in Tongzhou, Xu Yong and Liu Zhao would definitely not be able to hide the fact that they went to Tongzhou to look for Liu Zhen. When the thief Kun followed his trail, he would be captured without any help.
This time, he decided to completely cut off human contact with the Shi Weng Group and switch to using mailboxes for all communications.
How Wang Liang died in Liu Zhen's foreign residence is unknown, but there is a possibility for Liu Zhen's disappearance: he had fallen into the hands of the thieves.
The thief Kun has a way to pry Liu Zheng's mouth open. Once he opens his mouth, many secrets of the Shi Weng Group will be revealed to the broad daylight. The name Zhou Lezhi will inevitably become the number one person that the thief Kun offers a reward for.
This kind of "honor" is very terrifying, and Zhou Lezhi knows very well the cost that the Kun thieves are willing to pay in eradicating dissidents.
It is impossible to fight, the only way is to hide.
No matter how rampant the Kun thief is, he cannot be openly hunted down in the capital. There are the most "public servants" in the capital and they have close eyes. As long as his hiding place is not leaked, hiding is the safest way.
This time, he moved to Wanping County Government and lived quietly in a courtyard next to the wall of the imperial city.
Not long after Zhou Lezhi settled down, he wrote a letter and then sent Wang Zhi to the "mailbox" to deliver it.
If Liu Wei is arrested, the entire Shi Weng Group will be in danger. Wang Yehao is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and the thieves may have some concerns, but anyone in the Shi Weng Group who Liu Wei knows will be in danger.
.Remind them to take precautions. It is best not to contact each other in the past month or two.
The second is to use all the connections within the imperial court: including people from Jinyiwei, Dongchang, Wucheng Military and Horse Division, Shuntian, Daxing, Wanping and other yamen, to closely patrol the capital to put pressure on the Kun thieves and force them to shrink their activities or withdraw.
Capital.
If they can't guarantee their personal safety in the capital, they might as well disband as a gang.
After dealing with this, Zhou Lezhi silently reflected on the failure of the kidnapping case under the window. He went through the whole process step by step, wondering which link had gone wrong.
In this operation, he can be said to have "exhausted all the agencies" and thought of everything. The imprisonment and ransom were carried out by two separate groups, and they also did a lot of work to confuse the public. Unexpectedly, the thief was found.
At the breach, they snatched people away from Xiyuan without saying a word!
To be able to act so quickly and accurately, there must be an intelligence source. So where is this intelligence source?
Zhou Lezhi couldn't help but suspect that Liu Zheng was here.
He is the most likely candidate because of emotions and reasons, and he knows that last year he asked Mr. Wang to do something but failed, so he is afraid of being resentful. Now it has been revealed that he is combing women in Tongzhou.
Zhou Lezhi is very aware of the cost of combing women, and he keeps it secret within the Shi Weng Group. It is obvious that at this time, he has an affair.
However, at this point, it is no longer important whether the traitor is Liu Zheng. The key now is to reverse the situation in the DPRK as soon as possible and promote peace talks.
Originally, he and Mr. Wang were working secretly. At least from Wen Tiren, they had obtained some kind of tacit approval for "peace negotiation". Mr. Wang also secretly contacted the peace faction through his own connections. But not long ago, he discovered a huge variable.
That is Fushe.
Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, is currently secretly promoting Zhou Yanru's comeback. Zhou Lezhi originally predicted that Zhou Yanru's comeback would have to wait until four years later. What caught him off guard was that Zhang Pu advocated the suppression of Kun.
!Not only Lou Dongerzhang in Fushe, but many members of the society also hold this view. They believe that the thieves have become a serious problem for the imperial court and must be eradicated as soon as possible.
At this time, Zhou Lezhi was somewhat at a loss. The "Book of Heaven" only mentioned the resurrection of Zhou Yanru and the help of the restoration of society. It did not mention their attitude towards the Kun thieves.
According to the intelligence they collected, several big bosses in Fushe were actually connected with the bandits. The merchant shipping business on the Tianjin route was co-organized by Shen Tingyang and Zhao Yingong, the real concubine in Hangzhou. Even Zhang Pu himself was involved with the concubines.
The thief had some contact with him.
Originally, he thought that even if the Fushe disciples were not willing to support peace talks with the bandits, they would not be in a hurry to suppress the bandits. The current situation was completely beyond his expectation.
Fushe was so disgusted with the thief's attitude, how could he persuade Lou Dong Erzhang?
Although Zhou Yanru will not be able to join the cabinet until four years later, once Wen Tiren resigns, even if his party members continue to control the cabinet, they will have to be cautious. With the current momentum of Fushe, cabinet scholars Liu Yuliang, Xue Guoguan and others may not dare to confront the government.
Go against the proposal. In this case, the peace negotiation he planned in the court will be in vain!
Now he faced few choices, either to persuade Fushe to give up his rebellion, or to fully assist Wen Tiren to overcome the immediate crisis and keep his position as chief assistant.
Zhou Lezhi believed that he did not have the ability to persuade Zhang Pu, the leader of Tongtian Cult. What's more, even if he could convince him, he might not be able to convince the scholars who returned to society.
As for Bao Wen Tiren, he knew more or less what happened before and after Wen Tiren stepped down from the heavenly book. It was still the beginning of the year, so as long as he could be persuaded to let Qian Qianyi go and not make a fuss about Zhang Hanru, there was still a possibility of avoiding being deposed.
It's just that Wen Tiren has always been sinister and cunning, so it may be difficult to win his trust. Secondly, although Wen Tiren was dismissed by Emperor Chongzhen because he insisted on framing Qian Qianyi and was suspected of being a party member, the emperor was already dissatisfied with Wen Tiren, and this incident was just an introduction.
He Wen Tiren can avoid the first day of the junior high school, but he may not be able to escape the fifteenth day.
It seems that even though I hold the Holy Book and have been taught by my master, I am still a layman when it comes to being an official. I still have to ask Mr. Wang to make a decision on this matter.