Chapter 76: The Black Tiger's Heart
The deputy envoy Zhao Bingjun was lying comfortably on the easy chair while reading the newspaper. The maid's back was beaten, so comfortable!
Since the announcement of Cai Naihuang's suspension on the spot, the officialdom in Shanghai has been crowded with people, and everyone wants to curry favor with this imperial envoy who is very good at hand and powerful. Some people have settled down and obeyed the imperial envoy's mansion, without any effort. Some people have reported Cai Naihuang's bad deeds one after another. The motivation is either to try to be kind enough to be familiar with the imperial envoy and be able to do things in the future; or to be eager to clear the relationship and show that he and Cai Naihuang have "different ways of doing things and not plotting together" to avoid the disaster of the fish.
As for the result of the handling of Cai Naihuang in the imperial edict, it was purely a joke in their eyes. "Temporary suspension"? When did the imperial court say this? It was just a stance to make trouble first and then handle the case. Since you clearly told us that Cai Naihuang is inevitable, why don't we keep up with the situation?
Although we are not optimistic about whether Cai Naihuang can replace him, all the tried and tested officials know the importance of standing upright. If you don’t report someone’s report, why bother to lag behind others? What’s more, in the officialdom where one moves, even if you don’t focus on others’ positions, it’s hard to guarantee that no one will be willing to be fat and lacking in your hands. Go early and take the initiative, go late and take the initiative, and don’t go late and always passive!
Therefore, the imperial envoy collapsed in the past two days. Almost every time, people came to ask for a meeting. In order to fight for orders, there were even those who spoke badly, and those who fists and feet were also flirting with each other, which made people sigh at the changes in the officialdom. Fortunately, the imperial envoy's mansion was a villa with a unique courtyard, and outside was a guard sent by Jiangbei Admiral Duan Rui to stand guard. The common people had already taken a detour when they saw it. How could they know the inside story? Therefore, the chaotic scenes and ridiculous entanglements in the mansion were not worthy of being told by outsiders.
Although Zhao Bingjun was a minister in the capital, he was really inconspicuous. Not only was he only timid in front of Prince Su, even when he met Zaize, Natong and other powerful ministers had to greet him. Not to mention that they could have a seat in front of the emperor, it was a great favor. This experience made Zhao Bingjun, who had been through the ups and downs of officialdom and had a different life experience in his heart.
Of course he also understood that the reason why he has the ability to call the wind and rain now is that, one is that he should give in to the title of an imperial envoy, and everyone should give in; the other is that relying on that imperial edict, everyone is nervous and afraid of becoming the next victim. Therefore, there is no conflict between pretending to be a grandson in the capital and being an old man in the place, and even without the process and experience of pretending to be a grandson, he cannot have the majesty and pomp of being a grandson. This is a clear relationship.
In addition to the honor of status, the actual benefits are even more obvious. Officials of all sizes took turns to respect each other, and each red envelope was larger than the other. He also acted as if he was willing to refuse everyone and accepted them all. No matter who it was, he nodded and said he could consider it, and then sent the person away with a smile.
From entering the door to leaving, Zhao Bingjun was smiling when he saw him, with a sign-like smile, and he spoke kindly, looking polite, but he always stood by his side, but always had a stern face, looking like he ignored him. It was really strange. After the officials returned, they all rumored that "The King of Hell is so hard to deal with when he sees a little ghost." How wonderful Lord Zhao was, but his follower was stinky, and his face was really unpleasant.
But they didn't know that they had to accompany them to talk to the little ghost carefully, and even the "King of Hell" had to color the little ghost. It's nothing, because this little ghost is no one else, but the former imperial guard, Ronghua, the intelligence commissioner of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In public, he always showed his appearance as Zhao Bingjun, but in private, he was the first line of defense to monitor Zhao Bingjun. After suffering a lot in the case of the Yang brothers, Ronghua changed his temperament, was so scheming that he was so terrifying that his sharp eyes were chilling.
Zhao Bingjun can ignore others, but he is afraid of Ronghua - he knows that the other party will never forget his betrayal at that time, and others can bribe, suppress, and do whatever he wants. Only this sharp knife that stands on his back will never relax.
The balance of power in this made people sigh at the power of the emperor's methods. After only a little move, an ubiquitous monitor was close to Zhao Bingjun. He was a little relieved and arrogant from the shackles of the capital, but when his eyes swept over the glory, he felt the chill. More than 2,000 miles apart, the emperor's control over the situation was still
“Glory,
Have you? Check it out carefully one by one."
"I have recorded it all, check it one by one." Ronghua always has a signature seriousness and said word by word. The reason why Zhao Bingjun refused everyone from red envelopes was that he adhered to Cen Chunxuan's meaning. When he saw how many corrupt officials would jump out by themselves, there was also a basis for punishing them in the future - the bloody storm of the Shanghai officialdom was right in front of him!
After a few gossips, Ronghua went down to make arrangements, and a tall figure quietly floated into the room where Zhao Bingjun was.
"Sir, everything is done."
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"I know." Zhao Bingjun yangs the newspaper, "It has been published on it. You have done it well, and it is not in vain for my reuse of you."
"Thank you for your compliment." The visitor stood up - isn't this the one who talked to Mai Bian in the room? It turned out that his real identity was the Shanghai Intelligence Commissioner of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, responsible for contacting and managing all the spies and the Rangers in Shanghai.
"Don't be humble and pry out the money?" The visitor seemed a little unwilling to accept it.
"No!" Zhao Bingjun stood up from the easy chair, "Don't you understand my intention? For such a large sum of money, this wheat edge is just an idiot. Can you hide it at home?"
"It must be in the bank, and probably at HSBC."
"Are you planning to rob the bank or are you going to withdraw money by pretending to be Mai Bian?"
These two suggestions are naturally not feasible. The person who came laughed and said, "My jokingly, my subordinates mean that they can withdraw money to exchange."
"Not even more, this idea is really terrible." Zhao Bingjun pointed out dissatisfiedly, "You really treat yourself as a kidnapper? What if the police station follows the clues?"
"That's all that waste?"
"Preferring people to me is a great achievement. We have some solutions later, as long as this guy is in your hands. If he escapes, you won't be able to see me tomorrow."
"You must never let the adults down." The visitor soon disappeared in the endless darkness!
This launch was the core and key of the "Black Tiger" plan. Zhao Bingjun secretly sent personnel to kidnap Mai Bian and falsely claimed that the revolutionary party caused trouble, disrupting the entire Shanghai.
Mai Bian has been missing for three days. Although the police station is full of detectives on the streets, they have obviously done useless work. All the evidence and witnesses prove that the driver Liu Ningyang's explanation is correct, but the problem is, how can we find the kidnapper or Mai Bian?
The clues were broken near the pond, and the car had been salvaged, but no useful clues were found. The sewage in the pond washed away everywhere in the car, causing the detectives to try to seize the last clue to disappear. What is even more crazy is that since it was a kidnapping, the kidnappers also caught the meat ticket, why did there not yet have any blackmail letters? Hua and the Western Inspectors looked at each other and when they returned, they should be treated by the Inspector General's "hair dryer".
Rumors gradually spread, and the perverted spread a secret message in private: Mai Bian is in contact with the revolutionary party, and he accidentally raised stocks in the name of Langezhi Company, which was actually 55 cents, and half of them were used to raise the revolutionary party's funds. But later Mai Bian became interested in seeing the money and tried to take it alone, which annoyed the revolutionary party. Otherwise, if it was just a general kidnapping, why didn't the kidnappers extort?
Although the newspaper did not publish any silences about rumors, silence made this kind of news more and more similar!
On the fourth day, there was still no news.
On the fifth day, the news was blank.
On the sixth day, the market was manic and uneasy.
On the seventh day, when people were panicking, the Empire Daily suddenly published an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: According to the report of the Chinese Consul in Nanyang, the so-called large rubber plantation of Langezhi Company is only an ordinary manor covering an area of more than 100 acres. The rubber produced is only 20,000 pounds. The current market price is equivalent to the selling price of only 200,000 British currency, which is approximately 200,000 yuan. It accused the company of selling shares of the company of the Revolutionary Party for suspected fundraising for the Revolutionary Party. Otherwise, the gap between the capital and the operation is not normal. It is an erroneous act of interfering in China's internal affairs. Liang Dunyan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has filed the most serious protest to the British company and demanded: "Suspend the sales of the stock and send personnel to comprehensively verify the orientation of the stock. If it is true, the person holding the stock has the right to ask the company to return the shares."
Chapter completed!