1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 605 After the Incident
Zhangzhou city had already strengthened the security in the city since the arrival of the Haihan mission three days ago.Xu Xinsu specially mobilized two battalions of elite soldiers into the city, and mobilized more than a hundred elite patrols from surrounding counties and counties. The patrol force in the city has doubled compared to usual.These measures were taken to prevent any troubles during the visit of the Haihan Mission, but they never expected that such a big incident could happen in the city during the day and night defense.Not to mention whether Haihan VIP was injured in the chaos, even if he was only disturbed, this crime is enough for the local headhunters and city defense officers to drink a pot.

Seeing a group of arresting officers and Ming army officers kneeling in front of him, Ning Qi couldn't laugh or cry, and quickly ordered: "I'm not injured, everyone get up and talk first!"

After the group of people got up, Ning Qi continued to say: "There are probably assassins in the city, please close the city gate quickly and don't let them go."

A military officer replied: "Lord Ning, don't worry, I have already ordered people to go to various city gates to close the gates, and I will never let the gangsters escape."

Ning Qi thought to himself that I'm not an official of Ming Dynasty, so the "Lord Ning" sounded really awkward.However, there was no time to correct these details at the moment, so he just nodded and said: "There are also guards who were injured just now, and they have to be sent for treatment as soon as possible, and those who are seriously injured will be carried to the General Military Mansion, there are doctors in the mission to help treat them. "

Not long after, Yang Lu, one of Xu Xinsu's deputy, rushed to the teahouse after hearing the news, and apologized to Ning Qi for what happened just now.This Yang Lu is an old subordinate who has followed Xu Xinsu for many years. Before Xu Xinsu was recruited, Yang Lu was also a well-known pirate leader along the coast of Fuguang.However, when Xu Xinsu took refuge in Yu Zigao, the then Fujian general in the sixth year of Tianqi, Yang Lu followed him and transformed into an officer of the Ming army.In the past few years, the accumulated military exploits have been climbing all the way, and he has also been rapidly promoted from the original little Baizong to the city defense general of Zhangzhou City.

This time when the Haihan mission came to visit, Yang Lu was in charge of Zhangzhou's city defense and security affairs. Yang Lu was also shocked when he heard the news that someone had assassinated the Haihan mission on the street.If he is held accountable for this matter, he will definitely take the blame.Yang Lu was also decisive, and immediately ordered people to block the city gates, all streets and squares in the city were temporarily closed, and he rushed to the teahouse where the accident happened first, and apologized to Ning Qi who was still waiting here.

Ning Qi waved his hand and said: "Master Yang, I'm fine, can you take me back to Master Xu's residence first?"

"Yes, yes, I will arrange someone to escort Mr. Ning back here." Yang Lu quickly ordered his subordinates: "Send two teams of elite soldiers to send Mr. Ning back, and no one will be allowed along the way! If you find anyone acting suspicious, you can take them down immediately." .”

Ning Qi's mind is now mostly on Wang Lin in his hands, and he doesn't intend to spend any more time with Yang Lu here, and soon left the teahouse with four personal guards.Yang Lu had already transferred a carriage to stop at the entrance of the teahouse. Before Ning Qi got on the carriage, he looked at the situation on the street. He saw that several streets near this intersection had been cut off by the Ming army, within a radius of 70 meters. Inside, there are Ming soldiers wearing red cloth armor and Yamen arresters in soap-colored uniforms everywhere. There are at least three to five hundred people, and the formation is indeed not small.This made Ning Qi's mind a little more balanced. Although Daming didn't do enough pre-work, the reaction after the accident was quite quick, at least the degree of attention he received was still worthy of his status.

This side sent Ning Qi to the car to leave, Yang Lu immediately turned dark, and ordered through gritted teeth: "Get all the victims caught in the teahouse, I don't care what you do, within half an hour, I will Get their confessions! Where did they come from, who was instigated, and where are their accomplices hiding, all must be recruited!"

The owner of the tea house stood at the door of the store and heard these words, his face was so bitter that it was indescribable.If this teahouse is turned into an execution room, and the store smells bloody, who will come in to consume in the future?But before he could figure out how to intercede with Yang Lu, he heard Yang Lu continue to give instructions: "...and the owner of this shop, the shop assistants, all relevant people are detained, search the shop and their homes carefully, Look for something suspicious!"

Immediately, several soldiers came over immediately, knocked down the owner of the teahouse and several fellows who said they were wronged, and handed hemp ropes to them, and immediately tied them up.If Ning Qi was still here, Yang Lu might be prevented from doing it, because he chose this shop to rest on a temporary basis, and the location was also suggested by Wang Lin, so there should be no possibility of being set up in advance.As for the three assassins who attacked in the store later, they should have entered the store after him.

However, Yang Lu didn't know the cause and effect when he came, so he automatically labeled all the people involved in the case as suspects.Regardless of whether they have done it or not, first arrest them based on the principle that they would rather kill by mistake than let them go.In this way, even if the real culprit is not caught in the end, at least there are still a few people who can take the blame.At that time, if a few heads are cut off, it will be able to communicate with the Haihan Mission to the top.

Ning Qi returned to Xu's Mansion in a carriage. This place was already under martial law, and the entire street was sealed off by the Ming army.When Ning Qi got out of the car, Xu Xinsu came up to meet him, and said with a face of shame: "This old man is incapable of managing the place, and he caused such a big mess. I really feel ashamed of Mr. Ning!"

Ning Qi waved his hand and said, "Master Xu doesn't need to apologize, I'm not injured either. How is the condition of the wounded sent back earlier?"

Xu Xinsu led Ning Qi into the gate, and said: "After Wang Lin and several injured guards were sent back, Dr. Morgan from your embassy and the doctor from the old man's house have received treatment and treated their wounds. The old man has ordered Go to the city to purchase all kinds of precious medicinal materials, in order to save their lives. Would you like to visit them, Mr. Ning?"

"Okay, okay, let's go see the wounded first!" Ning Qi was very worried about the injury of Wang Lin, who had been talking with him speculatively, so he decisively agreed to Xu Xinsu's proposal.

Xu Xinsu sighed: "Mr. Ning is really kind-hearted. For Wang Lin to be appreciated so much, he deserves the injury."

The place where the wounded were treated was in the second courtyard of the Xu Mansion, and there was still a faint smell of blood in the air.Because of his special status, Wang Lin was treated in a separate wing.

When Ning Qi entered the room, he saw Wang Lin lying on the bed and Morgan was washing his hands, as if he had just finished treating his injuries.Ning Qi quickly asked: "How is his injury? Is it serious? Does he need a blood transfusion?"

Morgan glanced at Ning Qi and said, "He was lucky, the knife got stuck on his ribs, the wound was not deep, no major blood vessels or any internal organs were injured, but there may be a small fracture in the ribs, but the injury is nothing It’s a big problem. I’ve already stitched up the wound for him, and I’ll rest for a few days, and when the wound heals, it won’t be a big problem after removing the stitches.”

Ning Qi continued to ask: "Then is there any poison on this flying knife?"

Morgan shook his head and said, "Poison quenching? No, it's just an ordinary knife without any chemical treatment. The only thing you need to worry about is tetanus, which is more deadly than poison. But I think he is in good health, And luckily, the wound has been carefully cleaned, so it should be fine."

Wang Lin, who was lying on the bed, said in a weak voice, "Thank you, Dr. Morgan, for your kindness in saving me!"

Morgan nodded to him, and then said to Ning Qi: "I'll go and see the other wounded first, and I'll talk to you later."

Ning Qi sent Morgan away, walked to the bed and saw that Wang Lin's face was still very pale, probably caused by excessive blood loss, so he turned his head and said to Xu Xinsu: "Master Xu, although he suffered from this trauma, he lost a lot of blood. Just make up for it.”

Xu Xinsu nodded and said: "Mr. Ning, don't worry, he has done a good job in guarding this time, and the old man will definitely order someone to take good care of him. After the injury is recovered, he will be rewarded separately."

Wang Lin also thanked him after hearing it.Ning Qi remembered what he had chatted with Wang Lin before, so he took the initiative to say: "Master Xu, I have a heartfelt favor."

"Please tell me, Mr. Ning."

"I want to invite Wang Lin to study in Sanya again after he recovers from his injury. We talked about it before, and he should have the same wish." Ning Qi said what he had promised Wang Lin earlier.

Xu Xinsu looked at Wang Lin lying on the bed, and nodded slowly after thinking for a moment: "If he himself has such a wish, then the old man is naturally happy to be an adult. Jialin, why don't you thank Mr. Ning?"

Wang Lin managed to prop up his body and thanked Ning Qi and Xu Xinsu, but his face was already rosier than before. It seemed that this news was indeed like a shot of stimulant to him.

Wang Lin was lucky to escape, but some of the other injured guards were not so lucky.In the previous fight, a total of four guards were seriously injured, one of them was stabbed in the heart by the assassin's dagger, and died on the spot.Another person was pierced through the lobe of the lung, and the massive bleeding led to severe pneumothorax. When he was sent back, it was too late to be cured.If it was in the special treatment ward of Shengli Port, you might be able to fight with the medical equipment brought in the 21st century, but in Zhangzhou in the 17th century, there was no way to treat this kind of disease simply by relying on some simple first aid devices brought by Morgan. Serious injuries can only be declared dead.

The other two wounded were purely skin wounds, and after the wounds were treated and stitched up, their lives were not in danger.There were five or six others who were slightly injured in the fight just now, and they were handed over to the local traumatic doctor for treatment.

By the time Morgan finished handling these matters, it had been nearly an hour since Ning Qi returned to the Xu Mansion.At this time, Xu Xinsu came to invite Morgan with an apologetic face, hoping that he could go and see the wounded assassins who had been caught - although these people would die sooner or later, they still needed to save their lives to ask for confessions.

Morgan shrugged and said, "I think as a doctor, I have no reason to refuse to treat the wounded."

"I'll go and have a look too." Ning Qi offered to propose.Now that the matter has passed, he also really wants to know who is so brave to assassinate him in Zhangzhou.

Xu Xinsu said: "The old man also intends to invite Mr. Ning to go with him. If such a big incident happened, the investigation process should be supervised by Haihan."

When the Haihan mission had an accident in Zhangzhou, Xu Xinsu was also a natural suspect in addition to being charged with ineffective guards.In terms of power and power, no one in most of Fujian can compare with him. In Zhangzhou, he is even a figure like a local emperor. When it comes to playing tricks in Zhangzhou city, Xu Xinsu definitely has a unique advantage.

Of course, Ning Qi didn't doubt Xu Xinsu too much, after all, the benefits of cooperation between the two parties are so great that one of them can't give up easily.What's more, Xu Xinsu's respectful attitude before and after the event was not fake in Ning Qi's view.

Of course, the most important point is that if Xu Xinsu really wants to harm the Haihan Mission, Ning Qi believes that he will not use such a stupid method as public assassination on the street. He has at least 20 ways to deal with it quietly. The representative figures of the Haihan Mission were lost.Even if he took ten thousand steps back, even if he really adopted the stupid method of assassination, he would never give himself a chance to survive. In the chaotic scene at that time, as long as there were more than a dozen or [-] assassins, there would be no chance of survival. Or use a sharper weapon, maybe you can succeed.

But this is just Ning Qi's personal thoughts, it doesn't mean that Xu Xinsu has no motive, God knows what kind of calculations he has in mind.Xu Xinsu himself should be very aware of this embarrassing situation. In order to prove his innocence, the best choice he can do now is to invite people from the Haihan Mission to participate in the investigation of the case and use the truth to clear himself up.

In the assassination incident that happened in the city just now, seven assassins were killed on the spot, and another six were injured and captured.According to the witness report at the scene, two other people chose to escape after missing their hands, and they have not been caught yet.The six people who were injured and captured were immediately arrested by Yang Lu and taken into the teahouse where the accident happened for torture. Before the doctor arrived here to treat their injuries, two of them had not survived because of their serious injuries. The first three hurdles of the execution were passed.

When Morgan was treating several injured guards in Xu's mansion, Xu Xinsu, who got the news, ordered Yang Lu to be notified immediately, asking him to suspend the torture of the assassin.Xu Xinsu knew very well that his deputy acted rather recklessly. If he killed a few survivors, he would not be able to clear up his suspicions by jumping into the Yellow River.

Thanks to Xu Xinsu's timely order, when Yang Lu received the order, he had already set up a stove in the teahouse and heated up the soldering iron, ready to give the assassins who were gnashing their teeth a severe punishment.And these few surviving assassins were all injured, so it's hard to say whether they can survive the punishment Yang Lu prepared.

After Yang Lu received the order, he resentfully closed the stall and ordered the group of people to be escorted to the prison of the city defense army.By the time Morgan and the others saw them, the few survivors were already dying.

(End of this chapter)