Episode 90: Surveillance and Residence

Zhu Yourong was cold all over, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She could no longer hear her cousin saying this. It took her no idea how long it took before she came to her senses. The faintly heard the Colon wiping her tears and talking about the incident in grief and anger. Only then did she understand the details.

On the afternoon of the explosion, the General Office of the Ming Empire Police immediately blocked the scene and filed an investigation. Within a few hours, several clues pointed to the commander of the People's Guard, Xiang Xiaoqiang. So, Xiang Xiaoqiang became a major suspect.

So, on the night of the 5th, the Imperial Censorate, the Imperial Ministry of Interior Investigation Bureau, and the Imperial Police General Administration formed a joint investigation team to specifically investigate the explosion on June 5. Although it was not stated that it was an investigation of Xiang Xiaoqiang, in fact, the direction of the investigation has been focused on Xiang Xiaoqiang and other senior officials of the People's Guard (including Princess Liaoyang).

The investigation went smoothly. After more than a day, the following facts were found:

Practical fact 1: It turned out that after the first assassination of the prince in Bangkok, the commander of the People's Guard Command had a stomachache and received a call from Bangkok, and then went to Changping Hou's Mansion to find Xiang Xiaoqiang. Xiang Xiaoqiang followed him back to the headquarters. Then he took a bus from the headquarters to the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, called the bank in the bank, and then went to the VIP room to transfer the account. The money was not much, 250 Mingyang, but the other party's account was opened in the Bangkok branch of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, and it was an anonymous account.

Fact 2: Xiang Xiaoqiang was just vague at first, saying that the call from Bangkok was good, but it was a personal item he ordered in Bangkok, and the 250 Mingyang was just paid for the goods. As for what company and what items it was, Xiang Xiaoqiang refused to disclose it. The investigation team reviewed the People's Guard's call records that day and found a number from Bangkok. Then, he investigated the phone number in Bangkok and found that it was not a company at all, but a phone call in a room at the White Elephant Hotel in Bangkok. Ten minutes after the explosion, the guest of that room checked out.

Fact 3: Just when the investigation team told Xiang Xiaoqiang about this situation, Xiang Xiaoqiang overturned the aforementioned and changed his words and said that the phone call was from the company called "Entertainment" and said that his wife ordered five doses of medicine and owed no money. Xiang Xiaoqiang gave them the money because she was afraid of such a thing. Now Xiang Xiaoqiang insisted that this group of people deliberately arranged this way to frame him...

Fact 4: The explosion was the one that the prince was riding in. After identification, the explosion occurred from the inside of the car, not due to external shelling, grenades, mines, etc. According to the chemical analysis of the burnt wreckage at the explosion site, it can basically be determined to be plastic explosives. According to the explosion energy analysis, the total amount of plastic explosives should be between 300 grams and 500 grams. These three bulletproof cars have been repeatedly inspected by the People's Guard, and can basically rule out the possibility of bombs being placed by a third party due to negligence. In other words, the problem lies with the People's Guard.

In particular, when three Rolls-Royce were arranged and after repeated inspections, Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly made an excuse to change the car inexplicably, and replaced it with three Mercedes-Benz. So one of them exploded... This time, the change of the car was quite hasty and puzzling.

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Although Xiang Xiaoqiang has been under house arrest, this is not "house arrest". The only reason for surveillance now is that he has a major suspicion and must prevent absconding. Xiang Xiaoqiang is now asked not to leave Nanjing. However, in Nanjing, Xiang Xiaoqiang has the same freedom of movement as before, and can go wherever he wants, and can handle the affairs of the People's Guard normally. However, when he is out, he will follow a car from an investigation team to determine his whereabouts. In other words, at the current stage, as long as Xiang Xiaoqiang does not flee, he should still do whatever he wants.

However, the security of the Siam prince was replaced by the People's Guard to the East Factory.

Not only Xiang Xiaoqiang, but also enjoyed the same treatment for stomachache. Because in addition to Xiang Xiaoqiang, the stomachache was directly involved. He answered the call from Bangkok, and he ran to Changping Hou Mansion to find Xiang Xiaoqiang.

In the commander's office, smoke was filled with smoke. Xiang Xiaoqiang and all his confidants gathered together all day long to discuss countermeasures. In the past three days, the senior officials of the People's Guard have been together for more than in the past six months. Fourteenth princess, stomachache, snail, Li Changgui, Li Gensheng, Song Ruhai, Sun Zhenye, Wang Hexiang, Qiu Qiu, Xiuxiu, are all giving advice for Xiang Xiaoqiang. These people have truly tasted the same boat today and have never been so united. Even Xiuxiu, who has always listened and said less, now she doesn't care about anything, racks her brains, and says everything she wants.

After Xiang Xiaoqiang learned that he would be "residential surveillance", he thought it was a "double-rule" similar to the later generations without privacy surveillance and no contact with the outside world. But later he found that his work and life had not changed much, and he was just restricted from leaving Beijing and had a car to follow him wherever he went. Not only could he meet anyone, handle military affairs, but he was not even deprived of the power to mobilize troops.

Relieve to the little powerful and big one:

"This means that all my energy is not damaged at all, and I can still use all means to plan for myself."

"Of course," Qiu Qiu widened his eyes and said angrily, "You are just suspicious. They have no evidence. Why do you limit your personal rights? You still feel quite satisfied? I think this is too unfair to you!"

He nodded to Xiaoqiang, lit a cigarette, and looked out the window. But he was indeed very content. He knew that in later generations, the "double-rules" that made the person involved worse than death were also carried out without evidence.

He took a sip of cigarette and said slowly:

"I'm very surprised, why don't I deprive me of the power to dispatch troops? Are they not afraid that I will jump into the wall and make a mutiny?"

The fourteenth princess said coldly:

"Indeed, I'm very puzzled, I don't know what you Nan Ming thinks. I control individuals and let him retain military power."

Xiang Xiaoqiang turned around, stared at Li Gensheng, and asked very seriously:

"Gensheng, if I ask you to mobilize troops now, surround the palace, and then control Nanjing...will you listen to me?"

After a word came out, the room was silent.

Li Gensheng's face changed drastically. He looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, took a step back and murmured:

"Big... Sir, you're not kidding. You... you're joking, are you?"

Shaking his head to Xiaoqiang:

"Of course it's not a joke. I'm asking very seriously, if you really get to that point, will you follow me?"

The three old men stopped drinking at the same time:

"grown ups!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at them and still stared at Li Gensheng.

Li Gensheng's head was sweating. But he said firmly without hesitation:

"Sir, please forgive me for not being ordered by me!... Sir, even the People's Guard is not your private property, nor is it my private property... Even if my subordinates dare to do something with you, the division commander, regiment commander, battalion commander under the mobile team..., including those squad leaders and soldiers, will not be able to do such a thing with me!... Take a step back and say that even if you really do this, then the soldiers will turn against you and arrest us with just one word from your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Xiang Xiaoqiang turned around thoughtfully, patted the fourteenth princess on the shoulder and said:

"You understand."

The fourteenth princess glanced at Li Gensheng hard and hummed:

"What a pity. Otherwise, if it's a big deal, I'll be able to do it."

No one dares to take on the relationship in the room.

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What people can't understand now is that even though those three cars have been repeatedly inspected, why are bombs still being fired?

"Where was the bomb placed?" Qiu Qiu asked carefully when everyone didn't speak, "Will it be placed in a place we didn't check?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang raised his eyes and said coldly:

"Where did you say?"

"Well... I don't understand either... For example, in the tires, in the mezzanine on the roof, in the seats..."

Li Changgui immediately said:

"Madam, these bulletproof cars are placed in the garage of the palace, and are used by His Majesty and the royal family. Usually, including maintenance, anyone who comes into contact with a car must be searched and registered... Even if it is a car washing or a sanitation cleaning in the car, there must be more than five people present, and two of them must be officers... It is impossible for anyone to sneak in and load bombs."

The stomachache also said:

"Yes, before the prince came this time, the agents of our security team checked the three cars inside and out, and even opened the tires. The adults were also present to stare at the scene."

Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned:

"Since it is plastic explosive, it can be pinched into various shapes and pressed into a pancake... Can it be installed in a place that cannot be inspected? For example, inside the roof or inside the seat?"

Stomach hurts and shook his head:

"This kind of special vehicles are customized and can be opened in most places. They were also checked at that time."

Xiang Xiaoqiang asked again:

"Will that be installed in some places that cannot be opened? For example, inside the steering wheel or inside the steel plate of the car?"

Xiuxiu looked at Xiaoqiang and said softly:

"Sir... Since we can't open the inspection, how did they open the bombs secretly..."

My stomach hurts and slapped my thighs and said:

"Yes, what the lady said is! There are no traces of cutting in places like steel plates... Besides, the storage management is so strict, how can you bring tools to cut, stuff explosives in and then weld them? It's impossible!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang lay in the backrest, smoking a cigarette hard. At this time, he sprayed blue smoke and said slowly:

"Zi Teng, Chang Gui, if you say this, the problem lies within the jurisdiction of the two of you. At that time, the last inspection of the car was the security team and the guards were doing it. Zi Teng investigated those people. Now the other work of each department is put down and the matter is fully handled. The government's investigation team is investigating, and we also need to investigate. We will not let us do the security work, so we hand it over to the East Factory...

"It's good. At least if there is another problem below, it has nothing to do with us. We just need to concentrate on dealing with what has happened... Of course, it may be handed over to Dongchang itself, so there will be no more problems. People are just going to frame me. Xiuxiu, you and Ziteng will check those people together. You can choose a few absolutely reliable subordinates and do this together."

Xiang Xiaoqiang sprayed green smoke, looked at the smoke-filled ceiling, and murmured:

"They have no evidence now. Yes, all the clues point to me, but all the clues cannot be directly proved that I did... But the most terrifying thing is that if the other party sincerely wants to kill me, he will definitely give the investigation team a few more pieces of evidence."

He closed his eyes and thought to himself that this was different from the last "Xiang Family Fraud". That time, Zhu Yourong stood on his side, and Zheng Yucong had just joined him. But this time, he was suspected of killing their relatives, and both of the most powerful foreign players were lost.

I hope the mastermind behind the scenes are Japanese, British, French, Siam domestic forces... and other external forces. They must not come from within the Ming Dynasty. For example, the cabinet, Shen Rongxuan.

In that case, it would be really terrifying. My winning chances would be too small.

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After having a stomachache, Xiuxiu was discussing the investigation matters together. The Fourteenth Princess is also arranging information collection work for the East Factory, which is also her old business.

Suddenly, Hu Jiong ran in and shouted breathlessly:

"Sir... I'm not good, the investigation team is here to arrest you!... They... have a key witness!"

"What?"

The office was silent. Qiu Qiu and Xiuxiu's faces were pale in an instant.

Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up all of a sudden, and the fourteenth princess also stood up and stared at Hu Jiong.

Hu Jiong breathed evenly and said:

"Sir, the phone call you made at the bank, the investigation team found the operator who helped you get to Bangkok that day!"

"How about it?"

"I don't know the details, but depending on the situation, her confession is very unfavorable to you! Now, the people from the investigation team are waiting below!"

...

"Xiaoqiang!"

Qiu Qiu cried out with a "wow" and hugged Xiang Xiaoqiang tightly. Xiuxiu's tears suddenly burst out from her eyes, her feet softened, and she fell into a chair.

Xiang Xiaoqiang threw the cigarette to the ground and said fiercely:

"Damn it, it's so fast! Hu Jiong!"

"have!"

Hu Jiong immediately put his legs together and stood attentively and replied.

Xiang Xiaoqiang ordered:
To be continued...