When Xiang Xiaoqiang heard that his boss had committed suicide, he immediately got angry and stopped lying down. He got up and shouted at Zhao Cunnian:
"What's going on! What are you doing! I just asked you to look at that restaurant. Why did you drive the boss to death? How did you scare him?"
When Zhao Cunnian heard this, his face changed color nervously, and he hurriedly said:
"Sir, we didn't force him! We didn't scare him either. Sir, we need to make this matter clear..."
"Say what you say!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang walked back and forth angrily, with his hands on his hips and said angrily:
"We have just arrived in the newly liberated city. What do the people expect of us? Why do the people beat gongs, drums and set off firecrackers when we enter the city? It is because they believe that we will treat them better! In their expectations, we
Unlike those domineering officials in the Northern Qing Dynasty! It’s better now. We just entered the city.
I killed a boss! What a big deal? Isn’t it just that we vomited when we ate in his store? Let me tell you, this is a common occurrence in the north! Don’t say that this might be ordinary food poisoning, even if someone poisoned it
, now that we have driven his boss to death, who is the happiest? Or those poisoned Beiqing spies? "
He got angry and walked in place. Zhao Cunnian's face turned red and white, and his face turned ugly. Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu also sat aside carefully, not daring to speak.
After a while, Xiang Xiaoqiang seemed to have calmed down a bit. He sighed, waved his hands and said:
"Oh, forget it, Zisi, I can also see that you are purely engaged in military affairs, and this kind of investigation is not suitable for you. Let's do this, don't be responsible for this matter now. I will think about people later.
.......Well, things have become more complicated after doing this. Originally, I only needed to investigate the poisoning incident itself. Now that someone is dead, I have to investigate your subordinates.
What did the helper do? Should we be responsible for the boss's suicide? They also have families, wives and children, and we have to give them an explanation. We should pay for the money and deal with the people who should be dealt with... It just so happens that you learn from this matter.
By withdrawing, you can also avoid suspicion for those below you. Now that the attack on Beijing is imminent, you still need to concentrate on military affairs."
Zhao Cunnian nodded, as if he was relieved, and said:
"My lord, what you said makes sense. This is the best. My lord, to whom do I entrust this case?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang pinched his chin, turned his eyes around the room twice, and said:
"Well...just leave it to Adjutant Shang first. Shang Xiu."
Xiuxiu stood up immediately:
"have."
"You go over with Zisi and hand over the situation. You will be responsible."
"yes."
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Xiuxiu followed Zhao Cunnian to hand over.
Qiu Qiu probably understood. She squinted her eyes and guessed:
"Xiaoqiang, I understand... Because you already suspected Zhao Cunnian, you took advantage of the boss's death to lose your temper, remove him from the matter, and replace him with Xiuxiu... right?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang hummed:
"Absolutely. But you have to understand that I don't doubt him, but I don't rule out man-made poisoning. If it was man-made poisoning, then the ten officers accompanying him would all be suspects. Zhao Cunnian just happens to be among them." said
To be honest, given his status, I think his suspicion is the lightest... However, since I have this suspicion, I definitely can't let him investigate on his own anymore, so I feel more at ease if I replace him with Xiu Xiu."
Qiu Qiu nodded and said doubtfully:
"But, are the few people like Xiuxiu enough? Besides, when it comes to investigating a case... I haven't seen Xiu Xiu investigate a case yet!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"The little brain is getting better and better. Yes, although Xiuxiu is thoughtful and good at doing things, she can't do it alone now. This matter is very difficult and different from the things she usually handles. Besides, she
He is my adjutant, and I can't live without him. I let Xiuxiu take over, but first
Take this matter out of the hands of Zhao Cunnian. Next, I will ask Zi Teng to bring people to Xuzhou to deal with this matter. He is an old spy and he is the best at this kind of thing. And he has been with me the longest, so I
It’s also the most reassuring. As for the work at the Nanjing Security Force Headquarters... let Princess Liaoyang do it first."
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Xiuxiu took several of her own capable men and followed Zhao Cunnian to the "Da Ma Ji Spicy Soup" where the crime occurred, sealed the scene, took photos, and then came back.
As Xiang Xiaoqiang expected, Xiu Xiu was indeed not very good at "solving crimes". The focus of her efforts was not on investigating the scene. Xiu Xiu cleverly used her strengths to avoid weaknesses and spent all her energy secretly investigating these ten people.
Enter an officer. This is what she is good at. Xiang Xiaoqiang also agrees with her doing this. As for surveying the scene and analyzing evidence, that is what the police do.
In the areas newly liberated by the Ming army, although the original Beiqing police system was still retained, it only allowed them to maintain basic security. But they were completely incompetent in solving crimes. The original local police system was so bad that they basically did not extract confessions.
It will not solve the case. The police station in Beiqing is generally not interested in cases that are not profitable.
The person who reported the case was sent back with nothing to say. Only those who are interested will be interested in cases that are interesting and easy to solve, and they are all "if they are not solved, they are not established", that is, the case is solved first and then filed. If it cannot be solved, the case will not be filed.
It does not affect the crime detection rate. This is the origin of the Qing Empire's 90% "world-beating" crime detection rate.
Soon, all the people in the original "Public Security Bureau" of the Northern Qing Dynasty will be removed, and new judicial systems will be established in various places, with judicial police officers sent from Nanming as the backbone. You can be sure that there will never be any in the Ming Dynasty.
With such a high crime detection rate, people's actual feelings about social security will be turned upside down.
But it has only been ten days since the Ming Army entered Xuzhou, and a new police team has not been set up yet. When Xiang Xiaoqiang planned to come to Xuzhou, he brought a "task force" with him. In addition to the intelligence and management personnel, there were also
There must be criminal investigators.
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On the afternoon of the 10th, the First Division of the People's Guard began to forcibly cross the Luanhe River. The Luanhe River runs north to south, just 20 kilometers east of Tangshan in Luanxian County. To the east of Luanxian County is the Luanhe River. The Ming army is on the east bank of the Luanhe River, and on the other side of the river is
Eight Banners of the Qing Army
First Division. Intense artillery fire crossed the river and hit the positions of both sides like meteorites. There were hundreds of aircraft from both sides engaged in air combat in the sky. The Ming army's dive bombers risked being shot down and repeatedly attacked the Qing Dynasty on the west bank of the river.
Drop bombs on military positions.
The battle is extremely fierce. The First Division of the People's Guard is basically advancing lightly. A large part of the tanks, heavy artillery, and boat bridge equipment still need to be unloaded from the port and then transported up. The Qing army is waiting for work to build a well-constructed position.
Going up to fight, they also had a firepower advantage. As the attacking side, the Ming army actually had fewer artillery pieces than the defending side.
Despite this, the mental state of the officers and soldiers on both sides was completely contrary to common sense. The Ming army soldiers knew that they would win, and the Qing army soldiers believed that they would lose. Although the Ming army was at a disadvantage in ground firepower, due to its air superiority,
More importantly, it is only a matter of time before we gain morale advantage, win the battle, and reach Tangshan.
In Xuzhou, Xiang Xiaoqiang's team quickly became familiar with the new headquarters in just half a day. By evening and before dinner, this northern "wolf's lair" was already operating in an orderly manner.
In Jinan to the north, Ming army engineers were working day and night to repair the bombed Yellow River Bridge and to select suitable places to erect pontoon bridges.
It is winter now, and many sections of the Yellow River are frozen. But there are not many places where people can walk, let alone vehicles and heavy equipment. We still need to build a pontoon bridge. But after all, there is ice on the river, so we need to build a pontoon bridge.
To build a pontoon bridge, you need to cut through the ice. But if you cut out the ice, there will be floating ice that can move and accumulate. This is very detrimental to the construction of a pontoon bridge.
On the first night after the "Wolf's Lair" was put into operation, Xiang Xiaoqiang kept his eyes firmly fixed on Jinan. He specially sent people there to supervise the construction, and tried to build several pontoons that could transport large troops there in the shortest possible time.
As for repairing the Yellow River Bridge,
That is not something that happens in a day or two. But once it is repaired, the impact will be strategic. The Jinan Bridge is a highway and railway bridge. Once repaired, the transportation capacity it will bring is far from a few pontoon bridges, or even dozens of pontoon bridges.