Chapter 1970

This arrest operation, led by the Ministry of Security and planned and directed by Zhang Qianzhi, can be said to be a complete victory. Xue Zheng and his gang were wiped out at the cost of zero casualties, and they also captured the leader, including Xue Zheng.

The seven survivors, as well as Huo Fei and other persons involved, foiled their plan to launch an attack on North Korean dignitaries in Danzhou.

As far as this result is concerned, the various agencies involved in the arrest operation and the local units and individuals that provided full cooperation during this period will definitely receive awards from the executive committee and local government afterwards, and there will also be some case investigators

Because of his outstanding performance during this period, he was given the opportunity to be promoted. However, it is still a little early to talk about dividing the cake. After all, the nature of this case is quite special. At least it has to wait until the procedures are completed and the case is officially closed before the merit can be reported to the higher authorities.

Please reward.

But judging from the current situation, this time may not come soon. The confessions obtained by the Ministry of Security from the suspects are very confusing, and there is too much information that needs to be compared and verified. But judging from the seized items, this

But it is by no means an act of revenge caused by the "private grudges" claimed by Xue Zheng and others. The weapons carried by Xue Zheng and his group are all kinds of and are not standard weapons, but most of them are made with sophisticated craftsmanship and have obvious signs of use.

They are personal weapons that have been carried around for a long time. These custom-made weapons are not for ordinary people to play with. Obviously, they cannot be used as self-defense weapons of grain merchants as a reasonable explanation.

The confessions given by this group of people after their arrest were almost identical. They had obviously received special training beforehand, and this kind of special training was generally only available to professionals engaged in intelligence work. In addition, it was similar to planning attacks and disguises.

Their identities, hiding their whereabouts, and other behaviors all indicate that the identities of these people are not consistent with the grain merchants they claim to be.

But there are also some amateur operations that puzzle Zhang Qianzhi. For example, although they clearly have certain professional skills, why did they take actions full of loopholes in Changhua and Danzhou? They even acted in a hurry to get information.

Being fooled around by middlemen like Huo Fei. If they were a professional intelligence or special operations team, they should have a more complete and comprehensive plan of action, rather than a series of ad hoc decisions that looked completely unthought-through.

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Zhang Qianzhi really didn't understand why such a situation occurred. He also couldn't imagine that such an attack that would affect the international situation was a spur-of-the-moment decision made by some people. If they had a choice, Xue Zheng and others would probably

Nor would he be happy to perform the task in such a hasty manner. After all, the direct consequence of lack of preparation is to bear huge risks.

Zhang Qianzhi made two judgments based on the known situation. First, this group of people should be desperadoes with skills and practical experience, including the four people who finally surrendered, although they did not have any sharp weapons.

, and Xue Zheng also used this as an excuse to claim that he was a grain merchant, and that the deceased with weapons were his bodyguards. However, Zhang Qianzhi believed that they must have managed to get rid of the weapons during the period before surrender.

For example, throwing them into a pond or digging a hole and burying them without discovering sidearms does not clear their name - not to mention that Zhang Qianzhi also has Huo Fei as a powerful witness, which can prove that their intentions are evil.

Secondly, Zhang Qianzhi believed that this group of people were just the executors of the target of attacking the crown prince of Joseon, and there must be other instigators behind it. The Ministry of Security did not find any documents, letters or other documents from Xue Zheng and his group that could indicate their identities.

Items with written information, even the bearer check from Haihan Bank that Xue Zheng used to pay for intelligence fees are gone. It is very likely that they were all disposed of before surrendering. Zhang Qianzhi believes that the other party did this

There is only one reason, which is to try their best to conceal the source of their funds.

There is also a way to trace the origin of these bearer fixed-amount checks issued by Haihan Bank. Although the checks are not bearer, the number on each check is unique. At least you can find out where the check was issued.

The fixed-amount checks used by Xue Zheng previously were all in thousand-yuan denominations and the paper was brand new. It seems that they have not changed hands too much since they were issued. Zhang Qianzhi has ordered people to send the evidence to the headquarters of Haihan Bank in Sanya to ask the bank to cooperate with the investigation.

Check circulation trends.

The 230,000 yuan that Xue Zheng paid to Huo Fei alone was enough to collect the grain produced in the entire Sandu Town. Where did this group of "grain merchants" who were not doing their jobs get the large sums of money to purchase information?

, if you understand this problem, you may be able to find out the instigator behind it. However, the check needs to be sent to Sanya, where they will conduct an investigation and draw a conclusion. No matter how fast it is, it will take about two days.

Zhang Qianzhi did not place all his hopes for the investigation in the direction of the bank. Although Xue Zheng and others were playing tricks and refusing to cooperate honestly, the Security Department is not an ordinary organization, and the resources that can be mobilized are far beyond what the other party can imagine. Even if they

If they don't cooperate, the Security Department will still have ways to slowly get rid of them, but it may take a longer time.

"From now on, they will be subject to continuous cross-examination. Since they like to play tricks, let's teach them a lesson."

Now that the people who should be arrested have been arrested, Zhang Qianzhi is not as anxious as he was a few days ago. He knows that if he blindly uses torture to extract confessions, it may be effective for ordinary people, but it may not be so effective for these desperadoes who have received intelligence training.

, as long as they give some misleading information, it will be enough to cause very serious consequences, and may even cause a war between countries. Therefore, Zhang Qianzhi is still relatively cautious about how to pry open the mouths of these people.

They are more inclined to use scientific interrogation methods to break down their psychological defenses.

In addition to directly interrogating the parties, the Ministry of Security also began to actively identify the gang members, including the deceased, recording their physical characteristics, approximate age, accent, etc., and infer their hometown and permanent residence through various details.

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Although this group of people claimed to be Ming people, at least four or five of them, including several of the deceased, had subtle differences in appearance from those of Ming and Han people. According to Wu Zuo's judgment, two or three of the deceased must have come from the Nanhai area.

Their stature is smaller than that of the Han people, and among their belongings there are some small items produced in the South China Sea countries.

Most of the captured people were from Fuguang. This can be easily judged from their accents. Xue Zheng was one of them. In addition, according to their accents, the remaining few people should be from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. One big man even

Also has a northern accent.

Judging from this information, the composition of this team of only more than ten people is quite complex, and they may come from a wide area from the South China Sea to the north of the Ming Dynasty. Among the various cases solved by the Ministry of Security in the past, this has rarely occurred

In situations like this, especially when gangs commit crimes, the people involved are often from the same family or region and have a relatively close relationship with each other.

This is another unreasonable situation. Zhang Qianzhi believes that this may be one of the reasons why Xue Zheng and his gang made many low-level mistakes during the operation. After all, with such a complex personnel composition, there will definitely be some problems in communication.

But he could not have imagined that Xue Zheng and his group were not from the same camp, but a temporary team made up of several forces using their own talents.

A temporary task, a temporary lineup, and a temporary plan of action. If it can defeat Haihan's security measures and successfully complete the task, it would be really unbelievable. Even if Zhang Qianzhi has a rich imagination, it is indeed

He didn't expect that his opponent looked professional, but in fact he was still a mess. He wanted to find out which camp his opponent belonged to, but he didn't know that this team did not belong to any one camp, but a small coalition.

Fortunately, the strength of this armed team was limited after all, and Haihan's security measures were effective, so they still failed to meet their target Li Shu.

Li Ming didn't know that most of Danzhou had been nervous for several days before his arrival. At the moment, he just felt that this place was called the Haihan Cultural Center and it was indeed well-deserved. Even this Jiefeng Banquet was different from the places he had visited before.

It is filled with a strong cultural atmosphere.

The luncheon that Zhang Xin prepared for Li Bo's arrival was originally held at the mayor's residence, but because a fake reception banquet had been held at the mayor's residence during the previous operation to lure the enemy, Zhang Xin decided to hold today's reception banquet instead.

It was held at the Danzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles instead.

The seat of the Danzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles is actually the former Zhizhou official office, because Yan Mingjun, the Zhizhou governor during the Ming Dynasty, was demoted to Haihan in 1631. He held a false position in Danzhou in recent years, assisting Zhang Xin in managing the local cultural industry, and Zhang Xin

Xin also borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, so he left this official office to Yan Mingjun to live and use in the name of the office of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

In fact, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles does not usually have many official affairs that require Yan Mingjun to handle. The main task is to organize local celebrities from time to time to promote the country's new policies to them, and encourage them to use the methods they are good at to create more positive praises for the country.

Literary, calligraphy and painting works. If you do well, you will not only have the opportunity to be published, but also more likely to be appreciated by the government, and thus enter an official career.

Although most literati claim to be noble, few can resist the temptation to write books and enter official careers. Although the institution under the jurisdiction of Yan Mingjun is not truly an official establishment, it has indeed won over and recommended to the government in recent years.

Zhang Xin also saw Yan Mingjun's contribution, so he allowed him to sit firmly in this position and manage the affairs of Danzhou's cultural circles for him.

Yan Mingjun was once a local official appointed by the Ming Dynasty. Although he does not have a real official position now, he can be regarded as a famous figure in the local cultural circle. Zhang Xin put the reception banquet held for the Joseon Crown Prince here, which was also a tribute to Yan Mingjun.

This is an honor. Therefore, Yan Mingjun specially summoned a number of celebrities from the local cultural circle to accompany today's banquet, so as to fully reflect the "cultural atmosphere" required by Zhang Xin.

Li Bo has visited many places under the rule of Haihan since he went abroad, but most of the people who served as guests at the banquet were local officials, celebrities and gentry. It was rare to see a scene dominated by people from the cultural circles like today. The topics everyone talked about

, also mainly focused on literary content such as poetry, calligraphy and painting, which reminded Li Bo of two lines from Tang poems he had read before: There are scholars who talk and laugh, and there are no white people who come and go.

Although Li Bo considered himself to be a senior lover of Chinese language and culture, and could even be classified as an expert in North Korea, when he actually sat down with masters from these cultural circles to talk about scriptures, he clearly felt that

He felt that his knowledge was insufficient. However, these guests were not just literati who could only study. They were also quite informed and knowledgeable on such occasions. Li Bo casually said one or two allusions or famous sayings that he knew, and everyone would rush to express them.

He was a bit embarrassed to praise him for his broad knowledge.

However, being able to have such an atmosphere of discussing literary topics still made Li Pu quite happy. During these past visits, he once doubted whether the status of scholars in Haihan Kingdom was as high as the official boasted. After all, the people who accompanied him on daily trips

Most of them were technical officials, and few people would talk to him about literary topics. When he arrived in Danzhou, Li Ming finally felt that this station had a long-lost cultural atmosphere, which was not what the officials he had contacted before talked about in silence.

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Although Li Bo also admitted that Haihan's industry did have productivity that was difficult to match in North Korea, he still had some more traditional ideas in his heart, or that he had been influenced by the Central Plains Dynasty and believed that rejuvenating the country through culture and education was a more

The orthodox road to building a strong country, which relies on industry, commerce, and agriculture to revitalize the country, does not seem to be very consistent with the Confucian theory learned in the past.

This is one of the reasons why he is particularly interested in Danzhou. What kind of cultural circle and cultural and educational industry in Haihan is like? You can probably find the answer when you go to Danzhou. He really wants to see how various aspects of Haihan's cultural circle and education industry look like.

Haihan people are very good at all kinds of things. What achievements have they made in this field?

"The prince knows so much about Chinese culture and Confucian classics, so he must stay in Danzhou for a few days and communicate with local celebrities." As the master, Yan Mingjun saw that Li Ming seemed to be quite interested in topics in this field.

, and began to arrange activities for him enthusiastically: "There are hundreds of local poetry societies, academies, painting studios, and printing shops, large and small, and many of them are places worth visiting. If the prince can stay longer,

In the future, I would like to accompany you throughout the journey and introduce these places to the prince."

Li Pu's heart felt secretly itchy after hearing this. He was indeed very interested in visiting these places. For him, it was at least much better than going to those smelting workshops that were so hot that people fainted or the mines that turned into disgrace after entering.
Chapter completed!