1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3174
According to the procedures arranged by the local government, when the Executive Committee arrives in Hangzhou City, the official will hold a brief ceremony outside the Qingchun Gate to express the enthusiasm of the local people for welcoming the arrival of the Executive Committee.

For this reason, a large area was specially circled beside the official road outside the Qingchun Gate for performances.

The position where Gong Shiqi was standing now was probably the place where senior officials of the Executive Committee watched the performance and delivered speeches later.Several electric speakers specially transported from Hainan Island were installed on the city tower by technicians last night.Once this thing is turned on, the speeches on the tower should be heard within a few miles.

Gong Shiqi put his hands on the crenels of the city wall and looked down, and saw that at least tens of thousands of onlookers had gathered outside the Qingchun Gate.If there were not thousands of city defense troops and police lined up along both sides of the official road to maintain order, the gate of the city would have been blocked long ago.

The terrain outside the Qingchun Gate is flat. In order to get a better view, many onlookers brought their own stools, and some people climbed onto the nearby big trees early on.It is said that there were several unlucky guys who fell from the tree early in the morning and injured their hands and feet.

But out of security considerations, Gong Shiqi had already ordered that all the people who climbed the trees near the official road be removed. Such risky commanding heights had to be cleaned up before the executive committee arrived.

Of course, the commanding height with the best view around here is the tower of Qingchun Gate.The east-west runs through the city of Hangzhou, and the main road until the canal wharf in the east of the city passes through the Qingchun Gate, where you can have a clear view of the route of the Executive Committee into the city.

So starting from yesterday, Gong Shiqi strictly ordered that no idlers should appear at Qingchun Gate and the city walls within three miles to the left and right, including the city defense army that Gong Shiqi didn't trust.

The defense of this area was temporarily taken over by Dai Chengrong's troops.

Gong Shiqi was convinced that if the assassin wanted to attack the executive committee, then today's process of entering the city was probably the best time.

The best places are, first, outside the Qingchun Gate, where the crowd has the largest number of onlookers, and second, after entering the city, pass through the city on Qingchun Road.

The onlookers outside the city were already jostling shoulder to shoulder. They wanted to blend in with the crowd and wait for an opportunity with their rifles, but it was not an easy task. They might not even be able to lift their guns by then.If the assassin wanted to succeed with one blow, he probably wouldn't choose such an uncontrollable environment.

Gong Shiqi thought that the most likely location was still in the city. There were a lot of shops and private houses on both sides of Qingchun Road. In his opinion, every window and roof could become a shooting position for an assassin.

Even if a large number of people have been invested, it is still impossible to completely monitor this main road, which is about five miles long.All that can be done is to seal the taller buildings near Qingchun Road and temporarily prohibit their use.

But Gong Shiqi understood that these methods had extremely limited effects. Only by clearing both sides of the road and prohibiting the public from watching, would it be possible to eliminate all hidden dangers.But doing that obviously runs counter to the purpose of holding the city entrance ceremony, and the executive committee also rejected such a proposal yesterday.

Of the few people captured yesterday, the two wounded had already passed away during the torture process, and the only one alive was dying, and there was no valuable information to be extracted, and the whereabouts of the other assassins were still not found.

Gong Shiqi picked up the binoculars and looked towards the east again. The largest ship, the Zhoushan, had already docked, and it seemed that he had less and less time left for him.

While Gong Shiqi was anxious, good news suddenly came from the field operation team.

The reward announced yesterday really worked. Someone reported to the government this morning that there were a few sneaky outsiders in a private house in the city.

When the field team saw this location, it was right next to Qingchun Road, which was the focus of investigation. Dang even immediately contacted Dai Chengrong's troops, asking them to send a platoon as reinforcements, and before reporting to Gong Shiqi for instructions, they quickly raided this place.

The result was just like yesterday's capture operation. After successfully capturing the target, the field team seized four [-]-type rifles and a small amount of ammunition at the scene. They should also belong to the batch of guns that Wang Yuan smuggled into the city yesterday.

Gong Shiqi was refreshed when he heard the news, and quickly asked: "How many people were caught alive? Are there any casualties on our side?"

The subordinate responded excitedly: "My lord, all four gangsters were captured alive, and none of them slipped through the net. However, two people were shot and wounded by us. There were no casualties on our side. The arrest process went very smoothly."

Gong Shiqi was slightly surprised: "The other party didn't use the rifle they got?"

The subordinate replied: "My lord, this is a coincidence. When our men rushed in, they had already loaded their rifles and were ready to fight us desperately. That's why we chose to shoot. But from the beginning to the end, they remained the same. The gun didn't come out. We checked the rifles later and it looked like it was jammed."

Gong Shiqi's face changed slightly, and he frowned and asked, "You mean the four guns in their hands all jammed at that time?"

The subordinate nodded and said: "Probably God also thinks what they did is treasonous, so the punishment will save us a lot of trouble!"

Gong Shiqi remained silent. The Type 20 rifle was no stranger to him. This weapon has been in the army for more than [-] years without being eliminated. Its biggest advantage is its stable performance.As far as his personal experience is concerned, he has never encountered a stuck situation.

Generally speaking, although the situation of jamming cannot be completely eliminated, the probability of occurrence is not high. Randomly inspect ten rifles and shoot ten bullets each, and there may not be any jamming phenomenon in any of them.If four rifles jammed in a squad at the same time on the battlefield, the craftsman who made the gun and the ordnance officer of his unit would probably have to go to a court-martial.

And it just so happened that these four problematic rifles were brought together, and they happened to be bought by the opponent to assassinate important people, and they happened to jam at the same time when they were doing it.

Could there really be such a bizarre coincidence in the world?

Gong Shiqi had traveled all over his life and had seen a lot, but he would not believe any sayings that God has eyes.

One or two coincidences can be said to be due to luck, but if there are unexpected coincidences in every link, then it is probably not suitable to use metaphysics to explain.

Looking back on the investigation process of this case, Gong Shiqi felt that there were too many "coincidences" like this.

A series of thoughts suddenly turned in his mind: "If this is not a coincidence, how can it be explained?"

"If this team of assassins is not found in time, will these guns still get stuck when they officially attack?"

"The other two teams of assassins who haven't been captured yet will have the same problem with the weapons in their hands?"

Thinking of this, Gong Shiqi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and immediately ordered: "Bring those rifles seized yesterday, together with the ammunition, quickly!"

(End of this chapter)