Years of the Republic of China 1913

() Xu Shuzheng stayed in Duan Qirui's office for a whole day, because Duan Qirui had told him not to leave the door before he left, so he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot inside the room without knowing what was going on.As time passed, Xu Shuzheng's mood changed from anxiety to restlessness and panic. Countless messy thoughts tossed and turned in his mind. He hoped that the door would open suddenly and Duan Qirui would return safely and told himself that everything was fine, but he was also afraid of opening it. A group of wolf-like soldiers rushed out from behind the gate and arrested him.

"Take away all your positions, become a prisoner, try, go to jail...even death penalty?"

The more he thought about it, the more flustered he became. Xu Shuzheng, whose face was as ugly as a dead man's, felt regretful for the first time for the decision he made. If there is regret medicine in this world, he would rather lose his fortune and buy a bottle back.In the blink of an eye, it was past four o'clock in the afternoon, and Duan Qirui still hadn't returned. Could it be that even this last straw couldn't save him?Xu Shuzheng couldn't help but mourn.

There was a soft squeak, and the sound of a key opening came from the door. Xu Shuzheng, who had been sitting with his head in his arms a second ago, jumped up, staring at the door in a daze, so nervous that he didn't dare to breathe.

From the key opening to the door opening, it was only a few seconds, but Xu Shuzheng felt as long as a whole season.When the door that determined his own destiny finally opened, and the figure behind the door was revealed, Xu Shuzheng's pupils locked suddenly, and then his whole body shook, and then he let out like a deflated rubber ball.

"The Jade Emperor, the Tathagata Buddha, Jesus Christ, Allah...you can count on me to bless me, Lao Xu..."

There were no soldiers with live ammunition at the door, and no Secret Service action team in plain clothes appeared.There was only Duan Qirui at the door, and Xu Shuzheng heaved a sigh of relief only to realize that he was already drenched in sweat.

"Hmph! It's only now that you feel scared?"

Stepping in and closing the door casually, Duan Qirui snorted coldly seeing Xu Shuzheng's bewildered expression.

"Old Zhi's lesson is that you don't dare to make up your own mind after being humbled." Xu Shuzheng wiped off his sweat, and said with trepidation.

The cane paused on the floor, and Duan Qirui cursed bitterly: "What? Do you want to do it next time? Crack and crack, do you know how much trouble you have caused this time? You must follow the laws of the country Military discipline, even chopping off your head is not an exaggeration!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

) If Duan Qirui doesn't say a word, it will be troublesome, and he might be completely screwed.

As expected.After a scolding meal, Duan Qirui told Xu Shuzheng that things were fine for the time being.According to the decision of the cabinet meeting, there will be a four-party joint trial of Qu Tongfeng, and the Ministry of National Defense will also participate in it. Although the result of the joint trial is not yet known, as long as Qu Tongfeng understands his intentions, it should be no problem to take Xu Shuzheng out of this matter. big.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhi, thank you, Mr. Zhi!" After hearing Duan Qirui's words, Xu Shuzheng knelt down without saying a word, and kowtowed three times.

"stand up!"

Duan Qirui raised his hand.Let Xu Shuzheng sit down opposite him, and said: "This matter is too big, and I can only do this with my ability. Qu Tongfeng, this old man knows a thing or two. Although his ability is not strong, he still has loyalty. , and now the news of the quartet's interrogation should have reached Qu Tongfeng's side. With his cleverness, he will not fail to understand the mystery. As long as he bites his tongue and the old man is in it, at most he will be confused and seriously dereliction of duty Of course. The Ministry of the Army cannot stay with this person, and his rank of major general will definitely be removed, and he will find a way to resettle him after this matter is over."

Duan Qirui's words were not only analysis, but also telling Xu Shuzheng's plan for the case.Xu Shuzheng listened quietly and nodded silently. Although he had other ideas in his heart, he still didn't dare to say it after thinking about it carefully.After Duan Qirui finished explaining the situation and asked Xu Shuzheng to keep a low profile and not to do anything else, Xu Shuzheng quickly agreed, and then got up to leave.

After leaving Duan Qirui's office, Xu Shuzheng walked downstairs in a daze, not even paying attention to others greeting him along the way.When he got to his office and locked the door, Xu Shuzheng thought carefully about the gains and losses of Duan Qirui's arrangement.Although on the surface, Duan Qirui's arrangement is very appropriate, Qu Tongfeng is indeed the kind of person Duan Qirui said, and he should be able to understand the intention of this arrangement.But, is it really possible to pass the test in this way?Xu Shuzheng, who has always been suspicious, couldn't help being deeply worried. In his opinion, the possibility of Qu Tongfeng keeping his mouth shut was only half to half. The top ranks of the military, on the surface, the Secret Service of the Intelligence Bureau, which is directly under the General Staff, are actually minions that Fang Zida spent years carefully building. Xu Shuzheng knows a thing or two about their methods. Qu Tongfeng can survive for a while. Can't pass the consecutive number ri?If he finally reveals the truth, he will still be unable to escape the law.

"No! It must be solved thoroughly." Xu Shuzheng had this idea when Duan Qirui described the situation, but he didn't say anything.Going back to the office and thinking about it, Xu Shuzheng still felt that Duan Qirui's arrangement was not very appropriate. The only way to completely protect himself was to make Qu Tongfeng never open his mouth.There is no absolute safety in this world, and no one can be absolutely trusted, unless the other party is a dead person.

Thinking of this, Xu Shuzheng's face showed ferocity, and he made up his mind.

The official interrogation of this major case soon began, and it was transferred from the cell of the secret service to the prison, that is, Qu Tongfeng, who was formerly the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was formally interrogated early in the morning on the second day. The main person conducting the interrogation was Zhou Yuanliang, the capital police Wu Bingxiang, Director of the Procuratorate, and Hu Xianglin, Secretary of the Ministry of Justice served as deputy judges, and Wu Guangxin, a lieutenant general sent by the Ministry of National Defense, attended the trial.

Due to Qu Tongfeng's identity, he was not tortured, but the fake police uniform he was wearing at the time of the incident had long since been changed in the prison, and now he was wearing an ordinary gray cotton padded jacket. Shrinking his neck, he looked like a country rich man.

After being brought out of the prison, Qu Tongfeng was escorted into the interrogation room by two police officers. When he sat in the lonely "special chair" in the room, he squinted his eyes and looked at the four people sitting in a row opposite him. When he saw clearly the person who interrogated him, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his heart was ecstatic.

Among the four, except for Zhou Yuanliang, the other three are friends with him, especially Wu Guangxin from the Ministry of National Defense is a member of the Duan faction and Anhui faction like him. They are also from the same village, and Qu Tongfeng was relieved to have them come forward to interrogate him.

"Qu Tongfeng, you are guilty!"

Wu Bingxiang, as the deputy judge, was the first to ask questions, with a stern expression on his face.

"Crime? What crime?" Sitting Qu Tongfeng shook his head with a confused expression.

Wu Bingxiang immediately picked up a piece of paper and read the contents on it. These contents were the course of what happened yesterday. After reading, he patted the paper on the table and asked again.

"I'm wronged! I'm more wronged than Dou E!" Qu Tongfeng shouted loudly, refusing to admit that he led people with ulterior motives. He took out the drill rhetoric when he was arrested yesterday, and repeatedly emphasized that he was under the supervision of the Ministry of the Army. Order to lead soldiers to conduct a small-scale exercise that's all.

"Still sophistry!" Wu Bingxiang turned to Wu Guangxin and asked, "How about the investigation results of your Ministry of National Defense? Does the subordinate Ministry of the Army have such an order?"

"According to the internal investigation of the Ministry of National Defense, there is absolutely no such thing! I have brought an official official letter from the Ministry of Defense to prove it." Wu Guangxin said expressionlessly, took out an official letter from his bag and handed it over.

After receiving the official letter, Wu Bingxiang glanced at him, waved it at Qu Tongfeng and said with a sneer: "You kept saying that you were ordered by the Ministry of the Army, but now the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Army have issued an official letter stating that there is absolutely no such thing, how do you explain this? ?”

"I... don't know!" Qu Tongfeng spread his hands.

"The other one doesn't know! Then let me ask you, who gave you the order? Is there any official document?"

"No, not at all. Such a small exercise still needs official documents? The order was notified by an internal phone call. I didn't see anyone, but the voice on the phone sounded familiar. It should be the staff next to the boss in the department, but I really can't remember the name..."

Qu Tongfeng is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and talks nonsense.Wu Bingxiang became angrier the more he heard it, and took out a copy of the transcript and asked: "This is the confession of several leading officers of your Jingwei Battalion. Their confession is completely different from what you said. How do you explain this?"

"Framed! This is definitely framed!" Qu Tongfeng was excited, waving his hands and shouted: "I am wronged! Calling the exercise and buying junior officers are all traps set by someone with ulterior motives. I!"

As the presiding judge, Zhou Yuanliang did not speak. He just sat and watched Qu Tongfeng's wonderful performance. During the whole hour of interrogation, Qu Tongfeng pleaded not guilty and babbled nonsense, which anyone with a discerning eye could see None of what he said was tenable, but as the interrogator, he couldn't produce direct evidence for the time being, and the case seemed to be so deadlocked. After another half an hour, Zhou Yuanliang suggested that Qu Tongfeng be tortured, and immediately He was opposed by the fellow interrogators, and the reason for the objection was justified. After all, Qu Tongfeng was not an ordinary person, and the case was serious, so he must not be easily punished.

"Little boy, fight with me? Huh!" Qu Tongfeng is so proud, how easy is it to pry his two mouths apart?The four sides will interrogate, what can you, Zhou Yuanliang, do to me?

"Everyone, you have misunderstood. Of course I will not use flesh and blood on General Qu, but our Secret Service naturally has another method for interrogating such prisoners. Maybe we can give it a try."

After listening to Zhou Yuanliang's explanation and promising that Qu Tongfeng would never be tortured and interrogated, the interrogators agreed after some consideration. After all, Fang Zida was behind Zhou Yuanliang, and Song Jiaoren was behind Fang Zida. Everyone knew this. And he is the chief judge this time, if he is not allowed to take action, it will be unreasonable.