Years of the Republic of China 1913

The violent gunshots not only made the guests running in the hotel even more terrified, but even the street in front of the hotel suddenly became chaotic, with countless pedestrians scrambling for their lives, and there were bursts of police whistles from farther away. . -

The last person who shot did not leave immediately, but calmly knelt down to confirm whether the man was really dead. When he stood up, the two men in black who shot in the hotel also ran to the door. A group of people nodded their heads, stuffed their guns into their arms, and quickly squeezed into the crowd outside and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Seeing the danger outside, Zhang Huchen, who had been observing quietly, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and put his guns back into his waist.

"Mr. Fang, I'll go over and have a look first. Don't come out for now." Turning his head and telling Fang Zida, Zhang Huchen stood up and carefully walked around the still chaotic lobby to the gate.Although Fang Zida was nervous, he put the gun away first. Although this matter had nothing to do with him, this is a concession after all, and he did this to avoid trouble.

Looking towards Jiang Zhiqing, he saw that Jiang Zhiqing was staring at the gate, his face turned pale, and the hand holding the gun even trembled slightly.Fang Zida felt strange. It stands to reason that Jiang Zhiqing shouldn't lose his composure. After all, he is a soldier who has experienced the battlefield. How could he be like this?

"Ruiyuan! Ruiyuan!"

After shouting a few times, Jiang Zhiqing came back to his senses, and Fang Zida gestured for him to put the gun away.After reacting, Jiang Zhiqing nodded quickly, and also hid the gun in his hand.

"It's all right, the policemen have arrived." A few minutes later, Zhang Huchen came over easily and said.

After confirming his safety, Fang Zida stood up and adjusted his crumpled suit.

"How's the guy at the door?"

"What else can I do?" Hearing Jiang Zhiqing approaching and asking, Zhang Huchen curled his lips: "The five gunshots in his body are all in the vital parts, and he is already dead."

Jiang Zhiqing turned pale and said, "I'll go and see..." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the door with heavy steps.Fang Zida's heart moved, he winked at Zhang Huchen, and hurriedly followed.

There was a crowd of people around the door.Two policemen had already rushed to the scene, and they saw the deceased lying on his back in a pool of blood, and the top hat he was wearing had already rolled to the side.Jiang Zhiqing did not squeeze into the crowd.Instead, he took a look from a distance, and when he saw the dead man's face clearly, his complexion suddenly became extremely ugly, although he quickly recovered his calm.But Fang Zida, who had been paying attention for a long time, could see clearly from behind.

With such a big incident, the planned dinner party was of course cancelled.Due to Fang Zida's special identity and the fact that there were many witnesses at the scene, the police only asked a few words and they were done.Back in the room, Fang Zida took a shower first to get rid of bad luck.Half an hour later, after changing his clothes, he sat in the living room and smoked quietly. After thinking about it, he asked Zhang Huchen to call Jiang Zhiqing over.

"President, are you looking for me...?"

"Sit!" Pointing to the sofa on the left, Fang Zida nodded slightly, took a puff of cigarette and said, "Ruiyuan, don't you want to say something to me?"

Jiang Zhiqing's body trembled slightly, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It seems that nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the president. That's right, I actually know both the person who shot today and the person who died."

Listen to Jiang Zhiqing's answer.Fang Zida breathed a sigh of relief.At least this shows that it is just a coincidence, and Jiang Zhiqing has nothing to do with today's incident.

"Tell me what's going on."

Jiang Zhiqing shook his head: "I don't know exactly what happened. Although the president of the dead man didn't know him, he should have heard of his name."

"Who is he?"

"Hong Shuzu!"

"Hong Shuzu?" Fang Zida thought this person's name was familiar for a while, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"Hong Shuzu turned out to be the secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Last March at the Hai Railway Station...the case of Huang Keqiang..." Jiang Zhiqing reminded.

Fang Zida immediately remembered that this Hong Shuzu was the main suspect in the Huang Xing case.After the incident, he abandoned his official position and fled to the Qingdao Concession, and has never been whereabouts since.Unexpectedly, it will appear in Tianjin a year and a half later.The gate of the hotel where he was also shot to death.

Thinking of this, Fang Zida's face was serious, and he hurriedly asked: "Then what about the person who shot? Who is it?"

"I don't know the two people who chased and killed Hong Shuzu in the hotel, but I know the one who made the final attack at the door. Actually, I didn't know whether the other person was really this person, but they looked alike in terms of figure and appearance. "

"Who is this man?"

"Eight Imaging is Yin Ruizhi."

"Yin Ruizhi? Who is this?" Fang Zida asked strangely, having never heard of this name.

"Yin Ruizhi's nickname is Ruizi. He used to be a member of the Restoration Association and Tao Chengzhang's main assistant. This person is proficient in assassination and blasting. He and Qiu Jin were called "Shuangjie". Advisor to the Presidential Palace, and also served as Sun Wen's bodyguard."

Fang Zida was taken aback, this Yin Ruizhi has a lot of background!Although he has never dealt with the Restoration Society, he also knows that the Restoration Society back then was mainly based on terrorist activities. Poisons, daggers, explosives, ... all kinds of methods were used, which made the Manchu government talk and talk. change.Since Yin Ruizhi is Tao Chengzhang's right-hand man, he can even be said to be the king of killers. As for later serving as an adviser to the temporary government's presidential palace and Sun Wen's guard, it is even more difficult, which means that the relationship between this person and Sun Wen is absolute. Unusual.

Thinking about it, Fang Zida suddenly remembered something, Jiang Zhiqing said that this Yin Ruizhi and Qiu Jin from back then were both called "Shuangjie"?Is this person actually a woman?

"That's right, Yin Ruizhi is a woman, and she has a younger sister named Yin Weijun, both of whom are Sun Wen's bodyguards." Jiang Zhiqing nodded.

"No wonder..." Fang Zida suddenly realized that the person who shot at the end was short in stature, and his walking posture was slightly different from that of a man. Fang Zida didn't pay much attention at that time, but felt a little awkward.Now that Jiang Zhiqing had made it clear, he realized that since Yin Ruizhi was a woman, it couldn't be more normal.

The people who died and the killers who shot were not ordinary people, especially not a few people knew Hong Shuzu, and the assassination was so big that news would spread soon.Moreover, Hong Shuzu's status was special. There was no real result in the case of Huang Xing back then, and Hong Shuzu was probably the only one who knew the truth.But now, Hong Shuzu was shot to death in Tianjin again, and it was Sun Wen's people who shot him. Fang Zida felt terrified when he thought about what secret was hidden in it.

He asked Jiang Zhiqing with a sullen face, carefully asking about Yin Ruizhi's situation.Later, Fang Zida asked Jiang Zhiqing to keep his mouth shut and never tell anyone.Then, he decided to report the matter to the presidential office and the prime minister's office immediately, so that the government would intervene immediately, so as not to make the matter worse.

The communication between Tianjin and Beijing is still very convenient. When Fang Zida's report arrived in Beijing immediately, both Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren were stunned by the news.Not long after, Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren sent telegrams to Fang Zida respectively, asking him to immediately contact the Tianjin Police Bureau and the Concession Patrol Office to negotiate to hand over Hong Shuzu's body and case files, and the Chinese government will take over.

While notifying Bei Jing, Fang Zida, who knew that the matter was of great importance, had already started to act.After Tianjin Zheng Fu and the Police Bureau heard the news, although they didn't know why they did this, they quickly negotiated with the concession.It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that the Tianjin government took great pains to settle the matter. At noon, the people sent by the Beijing government also arrived.

"Brother Xizi, brother Zhongkai, why are you?"

Seeing the person coming, Fang Zida said in surprise.This time it was actually Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai who came, their eyes were red, they barely closed their eyes after a night of catching the train, and their expressions showed tiredness and anxiety that could not be concealed.

"Where is Hong Shuzu's body?" Yang Du asked first.

"I was already at the Tianjin Police Station a few hours ago."

"How many people in this place know about this?" Liao Zhongkai also asked from the side.

Aware of their concerns, Fang Zida told them that this matter is still being kept secret, but there are quite a few people in Tianjin who know Hong Shuzu. Although the news has not spread, it will inevitably be known to outsiders after a long time.

"You! And you! Take the president's warrant and go to the police station immediately, and no one is allowed to touch the deceased." Yang Du turned around and gave orders to the few people who accompanied him. Liao Zhongkai did not stop him, but he He also whispered a few words to the two people behind him, and rushed to the police station together.

After taking them into the hotel first and letting outsiders go out, when there were only Fang Zida, Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai in the room, Liao Zhongkai showed an anxious expression and asked: "Shang Ming, when did you say that Hong Shuzu died?" You happened to be at the scene? Can you tell us more about the situation at that time.”

"That's okay." Fang Zida immediately described the scene of the assassination, and he spoke very carefully. During the period, Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai didn't interrupt him, and only after Fang Zida finished speaking did he ask a few details.

After answering one by one, Fang Zida hesitated for a while before he said: "There is one more thing I didn't mention in the telegram, mainly because I was worried about leaking the secret. My entourage was also at the scene at the time, and one of them recognized the killer, but Because it is not very clear from a distance, it cannot be confirmed [-]%."

"What! Who is the killer?" Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai asked anxiously.

"The person who shot and killed Hong Shuzu at the door is said to be Yin Ruizhi."

"is her!"

Shock appeared on the faces of Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai at the same time, and at the same time, there was a strange expression.

"Your people read right?"

"The person he recognized used to be Chen Qimei's subordinate. Although he wasn't sure, he said that he looked alike, at least [-]% sure."

Looking at each other, Yang Du and Liao Zhongkai didn't speak for a while, and sat there silently.To be continued. .