One afternoon in early December of 1630, the pale yellow setting sun shone on the Baietan Pier. After the thieves retreated, the market here returned to its former prosperity. The flower boats that had escaped returned one after another and continued their original business.
.It gets late early in winter, but at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun has already set in the west. The "Lao Ju" on the flower boat, the bustards and the turtle masters are all active on the flower boat, preparing for the evening business.
Scaffolding has been set up on the burned city tower, and craftsmen are rebuilding the city tower that was burned by rockets. The burned Wuyang Station outside the city gate, the reception hall and other places are also being rebuilt. There are a lot of pedestrians and cars and sedans.
The scene of depression and depression when the Australian troops came to the city last year has disappeared without a trace. Many people feel that after the Kun people came, Guangzhou's four townships were much calmer than before - Fubo Army's large-scale clearing operations on Henan Island and both sides of the Pearl River
A large number of bandits, gangsters and toubobs were eliminated in the four villages.
At the entrance of the South City Gate, a small sedan, surrounded by about a dozen servants, came from the riverside pier on the Wuyangyi side. The person walking in front was a young and handsome young servant.
As the sedan entered the city gate, it suddenly met the Censor of Guangdong, who was sitting in a large sedan with green cloth and bright gauze. The servants and deacons led the way, and the guards and backs came to meet them, shouting all the way. The young servants quickly directed the sedan and the entourage to the way.
He stepped aside and cleared the way. He waited until the official service of sedan horses and horses was over before getting back on the road.
In the sedan, a pair of trained eyes watched the passing procession from behind the veil. A follower next to the sedan whispered: "This is Gao Shunqin's sedan!"
After the Guangdong patrol sedan and horse passed by, the group continued on the road. After driving for an unknown amount of time in the streets and alleys of the city, they finally came to a secluded courtyard. The people in the sedan came out and stretched their muscles.
He breathed a sigh of relief. He saw a man coming out of the main room of the courtyard, dressed like a Ming Dynasty businessman. It was Lin Baiguang.
The original procedures such as passwords were no longer needed. The visitor silently shook hands with Lin Baiguang.
"I guess which team leader the executive committee will send, it turns out to be you." Lin Baiguang said, "You don't want to engage in public security warfare anymore?"
"I just made an outline of the public security war, and then tried it out in practice. The effect in Danzhou is still good. Next is the promotion in Qiongzhou. The specific implementation is a matter of the Army. Besides, besides me, there are more suitable people for this mission.
Is there a candidate?" The person who came was a tall and strong man with a strong back and a strong body. It was Xue Ziliang.
"Are these your boys?" Lin Baiguang did not comment on his boasting, and glanced at the followers who had been lined up in a row, waiting for orders.
Xue Ziliang said: "A total of 8 people were selected, and they are all the best players in the team."
Lin Baiguang asked Chen Tong, who was leading them into the city: "Is the entry into the city smooth?"
Chen Tong nodded: "It went well, but the post I brought was of no use. I also met the sedan horse of the high patrol at the gate of the city."
Lin Baiguang smiled silently and ordered: "Take these brothers to rest and let them recharge their batteries."
Chen Tong took the members of the special investigation team to rest. Lin Baiguang took Xue Ziliang to the main room - this is the secret base of the Guangzhou Secret Service of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and it is decorated like an ordinary businessman's residence. He manages
The entire team under the Black Dragon Society system of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Lin Baiguang did not ask Xue Ziliang to sit down, but went directly behind the board wall and opened an inconspicuous small door. Inside was a long and narrow corridor. At the end, there was another door. After opening the lock, there was a room without windows.
Pitch black.
Lin Baiguang lit the gas lamp in the room, and the room suddenly became bright. Xue Ziliang looked around curiously. The room seemed very big. In addition to the one they were in, there were doors leading to other rooms.
"This is my safe house." Lin Baiguang introduced. He took out a bottle of kvass from the cabinet. "Tell me about this mission."
"Okay." Xue Ziliang said, "The executive committee has decided to completely eliminate Gao Shunqin."
Gao Shunqin was the most fierce "anti-barbarian faction" in the entire Guangzhou officialdom. Whether they were red-haired, Franco or Australians who came out of nowhere, they were all the targets he wanted to expel. Although when the bandits came to the city, they were all the ones he wanted to expel.
, Gao Xunjian had no good strategy for retreating from the enemy, but he never compromised on this point, which won the applause of many "angry young" scholars in Guangzhou. Although Governor Li's secret "paying compensation to retreat from the enemy" was done covertly at the time, recently, however,
Gradually, word spread. Many scholars forgot about the embarrassment their families were in when the Kun thieves released rockets to attack the city, and they all passionately criticized Governor Li's "bastard pursuit of glory."
The matter of entering the city's trade is progressing smoothly in the capital; his confidence has greatly increased, and he is ready to take action on Li Fengjie and post a serious impeachment post.
"Gao Shunqin's position in Guangdong's officialdom is very important. His words and deeds influence a large number of officials." Lin Baiguang hopes to solve Gao Shunqin for more than a day or two. Wang Zunde has died of illness and is no longer an obstacle to the travelers' control of Guangdong. But Gao Shunqin continues to
As long as Guangzhou exists, both officials and people will have concerns when cooperating with Lingao. And some "anti-barbarian" elements - not only some scholars, but also people who have been harmed by Lingao's trade impact
Industrial and commercial people will unite around this flag and form a quite large-scale anti-Lingao group.
"Decided to kill him?" Lin Baiguang asked. Although he was in favor of eradicating this obstacle, he had to worry about the consequences. Gao Shunqin was not a lowly official, but a patrol officer in Guangdong. Once he was killed, the court would definitely investigate. Regarding Guangdong,
It was nothing more than an official earthquake.
Xue Ziliang gave it a try: "To be precise: I made him disappear."
"Missing?"
"Yes, the Foreign Intelligence Service discussed it and decided that if he was killed, it would be a big case. It would be better to disappear so that it would be difficult for the court to make a judgment."
"You mean kidnapped."
"Yes." Xue Ziliang said, "bloodless kidnapping."
"What's the point of this?" Lin Baiguang was a little disappointed, "Kidnapping is too troublesome! It's better to just kill him and destroy the corpse. It's still considered a missing person."
"It is difficult to completely destroy the corpses and traces in Guangzhou city." Xue Ziliang told Lin Baiguang the plan. The special investigation team planned to kidnap Gao Xunba directly. Then take him to show his face around Guangzhou from time to time. Finally, take him away from Guangdong.
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"Do you want everyone to think that Inspector Gao ran away on his own?"
"Absolutely."
"Damn, this doesn't make sense. He is an official of the imperial court. He would abandon his official position and family and run away unless he went crazy." Lin Baiguang found it unbelievable, "Why not poison him? Get some biological agents or something."
"It's better to say that he is ignorant. If everyone is talking about it and guessing the motive, it has nothing to do with us." Xue Ziliang said, "Using other means, whether it is to make him 'die of illness' or to be beaten by 70 horses on the road, will cause material controversy and public opinion.
It is very likely that the spearhead will be aimed at us."
Lin Baiguang felt that this plan was not very satisfactory. But Gao Shunqin really could not continue to exist. The members of the Guangzhou group would soon return to Guangzhou. They had a huge business plan and there was such a tough leader of the anti-barbarian faction.
will be a huge obstacle.
Needless to say, when he mobilizes hundreds of scholars and other figures to surround the gate of Ziming Tower, it will be enough for Pei Lixiu to drink a pot. If he incites the people to "burn down Ziming Tower"... Chapter
Lin Baiguang was quite familiar with the process of the anti-invasion struggle in Guangzhou and several other port cities after the Opium War.
The most ideal method of handling the situation would be to promote the high-ranking officers or transfer them in parallel. Lin Baiguang thought, the so-called soft handling that covers all aspects. But the Senate does not yet have such influence in the Ming dynasty bureaucracy.
"What are you going to do? What support do you want us to provide?"
"I need Gao Shunqin's activity patterns and the floor plans of the Yamen and his private residence. It is best for buildings to have elevations."
"The activity pattern is easy. The two floor plans take a little time."
"how long?"
"A week." Lin Baiguang said.
"Give me another floor plan of the entire city of Guangzhou. The more detailed the better."
"No problem, I have this thing now."
He took out a large piece of coupon paper from a locked safe and spread it out on the large conference table in the room. This was a large-scale urban traffic map of Guangzhou.
"It's so detailed." Xue Ziliang looked at the light of the gas lamp and was very surprised. "No wonder Bei Wei said you all have it here. I don't need to take it with me."
"Of course, the Guangzhou map in the big library is also provided by Guangzhou Station." Lin Baiguang said, "Shopkeeper Guo is not just a shopkeeper."
Xue Ziliang laughed loudly: "Who told him to become the 'man who had women first' and also had n women? The group of elders who can't stand him are just jealous and jealous."
Lin Baiguang smiled and was noncommittal, affirming Guo Yi's contribution in his words, but he did not intend to attack others.
"Has our weapons and equipment arrived?"
"Arrived, right here."
The weapons, equipment and clothing of the special reconnaissance team were transported separately and mixed with the goods and transported into the city. The secrets were hidden in the secret warehouse of the secret service agency. Xue Ziliang checked and found that the seals on the boxes were intact and the weapons and equipment were in good condition.
"You can make an order for me for the clothing, transportation and other things you need, and I will arrange them all."
Xue Ziliang was very satisfied - without good cooperation when performing tasks, it would be a disaster - the so-called pig-like teammates are most afraid of. The special reconnaissance team has been to the mainland many times to perform military reconnaissance and raid missions, but they have gone deep into the big cities.
This was his first time kidnapping an important person. Based on his experience in another time and space, such an operation would be impossible without the cooperation of local intelligence personnel. He was initially satisfied with the performance of the Guangzhou secret service under Lin Baiguang's control.