Author: Zero Romance

Chapter 3183

As the planner of the assassination operation, Zhu Zhongyun knew that this matter was extremely risky. No matter whether it was successful or not, it would be very difficult to escape safely afterwards.

Zhu Zhongyun had actually considered the fate of being captured by mistake beforehand. So when he came to Hangzhou, he was already determined to die.

Once unfortunately he is captured alive by Haihan, all he can do is to take all the responsibility as much as possible to prevent Haihan from making a big fuss out of it.

Even after experiencing the severe torture just now, Zhu Zhongyun still refused to admit that the assassination was an order from the imperial court.

Zhu Zhongyun had actually realized that he was being plotted by his opponent. The so-called assassination operation was not as secretive as expected. The fatal malfunction of the rifle and the Haihan Army's precise timing to arrest him were probably the reaction of his opponent's advance deployment.

control measures.

But including the emperor, there were no more than ten people who knew the specific contents of the action plan. How could the news leak out beforehand?

Even if Zhu Zhongyun vaguely sensed some clues, he did not dare to think in that direction. After all, the insiders were all prominent figures. If he did not have ironclad evidence, how could he be allowed to slander him?

But what Ji Yuanqing said made his psychological defense almost collapse. This was undoubtedly a hint that someone at the top of the Ming Dynasty did not want Ji Yuanqing's plan to be implemented, so he leaked the news to Haihan in advance.

For Zhu Zhongyun, this was simply selling his and his men's lives directly to Haihan!

At this time, the pain in Zhu Zhongyun's heart far exceeded the pain in his body. He never expected that the most fatal blow would come from one of his own people behind him.

A thought he had never had before flashed through his mind: Is the blood shed for the Ming Dynasty really valuable?

The interrogation lasted until early afternoon, before several officials left the gloomy cell.

Through this interrogation, the ins and outs of the matter have been roughly clarified. The remaining work is to compile the confessions, write reports, verify the facts of the case, and continue to arrest those involved in the case who may be at large.

But the most important thing right now is to fill their stomachs quickly. Everyone has been busy all morning and is already hungry.

At this time, it was too late to rush to attend the reception banquet by the West Lake. Ji Yuanqing asked his men to order some hot food from a nearby restaurant and barely managed a meal.

Of course, not everyone had the appetite to eat at this time. After seeing the tragic scene of Zhu Zhongyun's torture, Zhu Zian had no appetite at all.

In his more than twenty years of life, this was the first time he had seen such a bloody scene. Although he endured it because of his appearance, he inevitably retched several times, his stomach was churning, and he couldn't eat at all at this time.

Seeing that he was not interested in eating, Li Qingyang asked him to go and sort out his confession first.

It is not only Zhu Zhongyun who is being interrogated here today, but also his group of captured men. Their interrogations are all conducted simultaneously, and the results have basically been concluded by this time.

Although the information these people have is far inferior to that of Zhu Zhongyun, their confessions can be used to corroborate each other, and thus it can be judged whether the situation explained by Zhu Zhongyun is true.

As soon as Zhu Zian left, Gong Shiqi put down his chopsticks and said to Ji Yuanqing: "Brother Ji, I remember that when we met in Zhoushan a few days ago, I asked you if there are any other clues worth investigating about Zhu Zhongyun's case.

, you didn’t reveal anything to me at the time.”

"That's all. Even when I arrived in Hangzhou today and I asked you on the city tower, you still refused to acknowledge me. You are so strict!"

Ji Yuanqing heard the complaint in his tone and responded with a smile: "Brother Gong, don't blame me for keeping it secret from you. If any news about this matter leaks out in advance, it may lead to failure."

"Whether or not these assassins can be caught is the second best thing. If anything goes wrong with the executive committee's security, I, Ji Yuanqing, will really die."

Gong Shiqi snorted, obviously not satisfied with his explanation. The two have known each other for twenty years, and they had a life-long friendship before. This time, Ji Yuanqing actually guarded him tightly, as if he were an enemy.

This was really hard for Gong Qiqi to accept.

Li Qingyang saw that the atmosphere between the two people was not right, so he interrupted the topic: "If these people were captured as soon as they arrived in Hangzhou, would there be less trouble?"

Ji Yuanqing said: "If we take it down directly, there will be no such thing as an assassination case."

Gong Shiqi said: "So in the final analysis, your purpose is to turn a small case into a big one!"

Ji Yuanqing said: "Whether it is a small case or a major case, it is not up to you or me. Everything I do is just fulfilling my duties. If you feel that I have done something wrong, you can report it to the executive committee.

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Seeing that they were arguing again, Li Qingyang quickly tried to persuade him: "You two, this case has not been settled yet, so please put official business first!"

Li Qingyang was older than the two of them, and he was an old man who retired from the Security Department. He was considered an old colleague with them, so his words still had some weight, and the two people's expressions relaxed a little.

Gong Shiqi didn't just want to vent his anger with Ji Yuanqing. The two of them were traveling together, and he didn't know that what Ji Yuanqing said was not entirely an excuse. If he were in Ji Yuanqing's position, he would probably handle it with the same attitude.

However, he believed that Ji Yuanqing's operation obviously had a strong purpose, which was to try his best to convict Zhu Zhongyun and others on the charge of "assassination of the Executive Committee."

Not only that, this matter will soon spread in Hangzhou, and the situation is likely to evolve from a secret incident handled on a small scale to a hot topic on the streets.

The attitude of the executive committee towards this matter may also be affected by the public opinion and sentiment triggered by this matter.

At the same time, in the guest house by the West Lake, a grand banquet to welcome the executive committee was in progress.

The guests who are qualified to attend this banquet are basically prominent figures in the Donghai Region. The queue to toast at the main table stretched several feet away, and everyone wanted to seize this rare opportunity to present a toast to everyone on the executive committee.

Leave a good impression on senior officials.

This kind of high-intensity social activity is naturally not pleasant, but Haihan's capital relocation plan and the development plan of the Donghai region will be completed more than half by these local officials, celebrities and wealthy businessmen present, so the Executive Committee

Everyone still had to be patient and slowly receive guests from all walks of life.

Fortunately, with their status as senior officials of the Executive Committee, they don't have to actually drink with these guests who are toasting, otherwise they won't be able to drink for long no matter how good they are. They only need to wait for Shi Diwen to introduce the other party's identity and raise their glasses to indicate it.

Crossover.
Chapter completed!