1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 579 Action Day ([-])
This time, the Danzhou Chamber of Commerce had a huge scene. Not only did banquets be arranged for the relatives brought by various guests on the ground floor, but even the coachmen, bearers, and horsemen waiting outside the restaurant also got a bowl of birthday cakes. face to show the meaning of celebrating with the people.

Zhang Qianzhi and the other people from Zhongming Academy were only Huang Zixing's entourage, and they were arranged to sit on the second floor of Nanhai Restaurant - the treatment of scholars is still one floor higher than that of the servants of dignitaries.The guests on this floor are basically students from various academies in Danzhou, and there are about a hundred of them.Although Zhongming Academy can only be regarded as a second-rate or lower scale in the local area, the number of people who come is quite large, and many large academies only have three or four people.

In order to prevent the six people sitting together from being too eye-catching, Huang Zixing had arranged for them before coming. The six people were divided into three groups and sat at different tables.

Zhang Qianzhi knew that the security department had already taken precautions inside and outside the restaurant, so he wasn't worried that these Confucian scholars would cause trouble. He had more important matters to deal with immediately.

Soon Zhang Qianzhi saw Wang Baisuo among the crowd, he found an excuse to greet his companions, got up and went out.When passing by Wang Baisuo, Zhang Qianzhi seemed to be blocked by the people in front, paused slightly, said "Zhao Ye is in the academy" next to Wang Baisuo in a very low voice, and immediately passed him by.

Zhang Qianzhi knows very well that one of the reasons why the Ministry of Security has not arrested the Zhongming Academy group is to find Zhao Ye, the Daming Jinyiwei officer who "missed" in Danzhou.And this guy really could bear his temper, and he didn't show up until the day of the action. Zhang Qianzhi could only pass the news to his colleagues in the security department as soon as possible on this occasion, and then let them arrange the arrest.

After Wang Baisuo heard the news, he couldn't stay any longer. He immediately turned around and left the restaurant. After a short walk, he entered a private house by the road.

"Why did you come here?" Lin Nan was the dispatcher here, and when he saw Wang Baisuo hurried in, he asked.

"Zhao Ye has appeared. He is in Zhongming Academy. Hurry up and send someone to arrest him!" Wang Baisuo raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Lin Nan immediately stood up and responded, "I'll contact the militia right now and ask them to take people. Go back to the restaurant and watch the place first, and don't make any troubles!"

The armed personnel involved in the operation today can be said to be of all kinds. The main force of the operation outside the city is the militia, supplemented by field personnel from the local security department.The inside of the city is more complicated. There are police and militias maintaining order on the outside. In the restaurant, there are special agents from the Ministry of Security brought by Lin Nan from the base camp. , itself is a nuisance.

While the Ministry of Security here is still arranging the arrest operation in full swing, the Nanhai Restaurant is already open.After the representatives of Danzhou's business and cultural circles finished their toasts, it was the turn of the political representatives. Among the Danzhou officials present, Yan Mingjun was the most respected, so everyone's eyes were cast on him.

Before coming here, Yan Mingjun knew that he was one of the protagonists of today's good show, and he didn't intend to avoid it at the moment. He raised his glass and said: "All the folks and elders gathered here today to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday. I am invited to attend It is also an honor. Since the Haihan militia repelled the pirates and took back Danzhou last year, the local management committee has been governing the area. The tranquility of Danzhou today should be due to Director Zhang. I also wish Director Zhang is rich and healthy, prolonging his life!"

Zhang Xin raised his glass with a smile and got up to respond: "Your Excellency Yan is so polite. You have given me enough face to be able to attend today. This glass of wine is a little thank you for me, Zhang Xin, please!"

After the two drank the glass of wine, Zhang Xin signaled the guests to start.Yan Mingjun was sitting next to Zhang Xin. In fact, he really wanted to ask Zhang Xin what to do next, but before he could find a chance to speak, the toasters lined up and rushed towards the main table.

However, Zhang Xin didn't intend to drink openly on this occasion. He raised his glass to touch his lips, and his lips never got wet.Of course, no one would pursue such details ignorantly. After all, the toast was just to get acquainted in front of Zhang Xin, not really intending to bully him.

Tom Wang, who was sitting on the other side of Zhang Xin, kept his hands under the table. Yan Mingjun glanced at him, and saw that he was holding something like a black ruler in his hand.Yan Mingjun has heard that the Haihan people have a small firecracker that can fire continuously. It seems that it is probably this thing, but it is difficult to infer its power from this appearance.

Yan Mingjun was not in the mood to eat at all at this time. According to the message he had received from Huang Zixing, after the banquet started, someone would look for opportunities to set fire on the lower floors, and when the order upstairs was disrupted, they would sneak into the restaurant The assassin took the opportunity to assassinate several Haihan people at the main table.But looking around, he couldn't see anyone who looked like an assassin, so he could only silently pray that he would not be accidentally injured when he started to fight - after all, the seat he was sitting was too close to Zhang Xin.

But at this moment, the plainclothes officers of the Ministry of Security on the lower floors have silently controlled the stairs on each floor. Although they don't fully know the identity of the assassin, they want to take advantage of the chaos and run upstairs later. Yes, then 100% not a good person.

Yan Mingjun suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him, he turned his head, and met Huang Zixing who was two tables away.Huang Zixing nodded slightly to Yan Mingjun, and Yan Mingjun's heartbeat immediately accelerated. According to the signal agreed in advance, he knew that Huang Zixing and others were about to launch an attack.

At this moment, he still hesitated in his heart, and still hoped that the assassins could succeed in one fell swoop and kill the Haihan people present.But he also knew that this possibility was very slim, the Haihan people had already taken control of the situation, and Huang Zixing and his like thought they could hide the truth from the sky, but they didn't know that Haihan's every move was already under surveillance.From the moment these people stepped into the restaurant, it was already an unsolvable deadlock.

The few Confucian scholars sitting on the second floor of Zhongming Academy did not forget their mission. Seeing that the time was almost up, they got up and left the table in a tacit understanding, planning to find a place to put the fire first.Of course, they didn't intend to burn the entire restaurant together, which would probably make it impossible for the people upstairs to evacuate, so there was no need to make complicated preparations for starting the fire, just take off the tarpaulin wrapped around their arms and ignite it. to the floor, and then yelled fire and disorder together.With black smoke coming out of many places in the building, most people would not have the leisure to check the fire, so naturally it is the best policy to run out first.

Unfortunately, they will never be able to complete this task link.When they had just untied the canvas in the corner, before they had time to take out the matches to light the fire, a few people rushed out, pressed it to the ground, and even took away the tarpaulin that was going to be ignited.Someone wanted to yell to call the police, but before he could yell out, a large ball of oilcloth was stuffed into his mouth, and his hands were twisted behind his back, tightly bound by hemp rope thick as little fingers Reality.

Naturally, it was difficult to hide the arrest process from the eyes of the guests present. Some people planned to get up and ask, but when they saw a team of Haihan police officers in black leather running up downstairs, they dragged away the bound Confucian scholars. Immediately dispelled the idea of ​​doubt.

But the next weird scene made the guests divert their attention immediately. Someone brought in several braziers and placed them between the tables. The braziers were burning with charcoal, and suddenly black smoke billowed up. There were people at the nearby tables. Choking on the smoke, he began to cough loudly.

The temperature in Danzhou is relatively high in four seasons. Not to mention that it is a serious winter at this time, and there is no need to warm up by the fire, so this move made all the guests feel baffled, but seeing that there are two seamen guarding each brazier Policeman Han, everyone can only swallow their questions first.

Seeing that the situation on the second floor was under control, Zhang Qianzhi went to the stairs and shouted upstairs: "It's flooded! It's flooded!"

The black smoke from the second floor poured out along the stairs to the upstairs, and with this shout, the upstairs suddenly became chaotic.Some people ran downstairs in a hurry, and some people with unknown purposes flocked to the stairs leading to the fourth floor, trying to go up one floor.

Of course, the chaos and noise on the third floor also spread to the fourth floor, but there are only a few high-profile people on the fourth floor, and Zhang Xin and Yan Mingjun have not moved, so it is not easy for others to get up and run away in a hurry—after all, this encounter The tradition of "letting the leader run first" in disasters has also existed since ancient times.

"Don't be impatient, everyone, even if there is a fire downstairs, someone will put it out, so it won't affect our dinner and drink." Zhang Xin got up and calmed the guests present with a relaxed face: "I can guarantee that this fire will not be ignited! "

The place where Huang Zixing was sitting was only two or three feet away from Zhang Xin. Seeing Zhang Xin's confident appearance, Huang Zixing suddenly felt flustered for no reason.According to the original plan, Huang Zixing's men set fire to the second floor to create chaos, and when the VIPs on the highest fourth floor heard the news of the fire downstairs, their first reaction must be to evacuate downstairs first, lest the fire become too large to be unable to evacuate tragedy.The other group of assassins who were in charge of the attack had all sneaked into the third floor in advance, preparing to assassinate the Haihan people who were hurrying downstairs at the stairway.

But now the downstairs is in chaos as expected, and Zhang Xin is not chaotic in the face of danger, he chooses to stay still, and asks other people not to move rashly.In this way, the script that was originally prepared could no longer proceed.But Zhang Xin had already thrown out the words, if Huang Zixing got up and went downstairs at this time, it would be too eye-catching.

While Huang Zixing was still hesitating, there were several gunshots from downstairs, followed by screams, running footsteps, and the sound of bowls and dishes being smashed on the floor. fourth floor.Although Huang Zixing's body was steady and did not move, his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

"Everyone, don't panic. Our people downstairs are dealing with some restless youngsters. It will be over in a while." Wang Tom, who was sitting next to Zhang Xin, finally got up and said something, but his tone seemed very relaxed.

The people who sat on the fourth floor were basically local dignitaries. After hearing Tom Wang's words, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot.Some people can't wait to start flattering: "With Director Zhang and General Wang sitting here, our Danzhou will be safe and sound, even some gangsters dare to come here to spoil Director Zhang's good deeds, and if they are caught, they must be severely punished! "

Both Zhang Xin and Wang Tom laughed and said nothing. They planned and prepared nearly a month in advance. If the opponent still makes trouble in today's game, then they and the gang from the security department will resign and go home to farm. .

Huang Zixing's face was already pale at this time, even if he didn't know what happened downstairs, he could still see that the Haihan people had already prepared for today's occasion, and they had dug a hole for someone to jump in.The only thing that is uncertain now is whether the Haihan people know that they are also involved.

When Huang Zixing was secretly worried, he heard Zhang Xin ask: "Master Huang Shan of Zhongming Academy has such an ugly face, is there something wrong with his body?"

Huang Zixing quickly responded: "The old man is indeed feeling unwell, and he is about to ask Director Zhang to leave early."

"Huang Shanchang, don't rush away, how can you continue to perform this play after you leave?" The smile on Zhang Xin's face slowly faded, replaced by a solemn expression: "Huang Zixing, what is the real purpose of your coming here today?" ?”

Huang Zixing didn't dare to admit it, and quickly argued: "I just received an invitation from the Danzhou Chamber of Commerce to come here to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday."

"Is that true? That's not what your students said!" Zhang Xin sneered and said, "You probably don't know that a few students from your academy tried to set fire below, but our people have already arrested them."

"The old man doesn't know about this!" Huang Zixing was in a mess at this time, so he could only try to evade it as much as possible.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, we have evidence to prove that these people were ordered by you to try to create trouble here, kill Danzhou's new parent officer, and act as an internal response for the South China Sea pirates to attack Danzhou again!" Zhang Xin immediately threw out his early warning. Just give him a series of crimes weaved.

"You... spouting blood!" Huang Zixing was really startled, he didn't expect that the Hai Han people not only arrested his subordinates, but also prepared charges for them.Colluding with pirates to murder local officials, not to mention the death penalty, has completely ruined his reputation!

As soon as Zhang Xin said this, the guests at Huang Zixing's table seemed to have received an order, and they all immediately backed away for a certain distance, lest they would be implicated by this guy.

(End of this chapter)