In a small village in the north of Shenyang City, Xiao Zhanyuan summoned a group of men and asked who had touched the bones in the mausoleum. However, after repeated questioning twice, no one admitted it.
Faced with this result, Xiao Zhanyuan was a little suspicious, so he called Zhou Laosan and said in a low voice: "Laosan, you are the person in charge here. You can't hide anything from me."
Zhou Laosan quickly assured: "Brother, I dare to promise you with my head that no one has touched the bones inside. Besides, there are Japanese people watching behind, so they won't lie to you."
After hearing Zhou Laosan's assurance, Xiao Zhanyuan frowned and said, "But why were the bones thrown into the wild? Has anyone else entered the imperial mausoleum?"
Zhou Laosan immediately replied: "Brother, this is also possible. After all, after we left, there was no one to guard the imperial mausoleum for a period of time."
Xiao Zhanyuan thought about it and felt that it was possible, but he didn't care to pursue the matter now. Anyway, as long as everything was arranged and Qian Yibiao was used as the scapegoat, the matter could be solved satisfactorily. As for other matters, they could be investigated later. So he immediately said: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. In a moment, you can bring a large group of people, pull half of the things, and leave here with me.
As for the remaining half, leave it to the Japanese to look after, and we are leaving a dozen brothers to help."
Zhou Laosan asked in confusion: "Brother, what are we going to do and where are we going to pull these things?"
Xiao Zhanyuan said softly: "There is a Taoist temple seven or eight miles away from here. There is no one inside, so we will pull the things there.
As for what to do, you don’t need to ask any more questions, I have my own plan.”
After listening to Xiao Zhanyuan's arrangement, Zhou Laosan didn't ask any more questions and started preparations with his men.
After a few minutes, everything was ready. Xiao Zhanyuan called for the Japanese captain and said solemnly: "Colonel Hirata ordered me to take these things back to Shenyang and hand them over to the commissioner from Changchun. As for the remaining half, you will take possession of them." Keep an eye on them all the time.”
Hearing Xiao Zhanyuan's words, the captain did not doubt it, but he asked: "Director Xiao, how long are we going to stay here? Besides, we only have seven or eight people, so we are short of manpower."
Xiao Zhanyuan said with a smile: "I will leave a dozen people with you to help you jointly take care of it. That will be enough.
As for how long you want to stay, it depends on what Colonel Hirata wants."
The captain had been staying in the village these days and didn't know the specific situation, so he didn't ask any more questions. After all, Japanese low-level officers were very obedient.
The two exchanged a few more words, and Xiao Zhanyuan slowly left the village with more than thirty men and five ox carts.
Xiao Zhanyuan walked for more than an hour, and Qian Yibiao arrived near the village, then found a hidden place and carefully checked the situation in the village.
At this time, there were only seven or eight Japanese soldiers and a dozen traitors in the village, so the vigilance was much lower, and Qian Yibiao's prying eyes were not noticed.
After spending more than an hour observing, Qian Yibiao nodded, thinking that Xiao Zhanyuan was not lying. With the more than 20 people here, it is indeed not difficult to deal with them.
After checking the situation, Qian Yibiao left quietly and returned to Shenyang City, patiently waiting for the arrival of the large group of people.
At the same time, Zhang Hao also received Xiao Zhanyuan's action, so he came to report to Li Yunsheng: "District Chief, Xiao Zhanyuan took more than 30 people and loaded five ox carts to a Taoist temple in the north of the city.
As for the village, there are still some Japanese and a dozen traitors left, and judging from the number of things, about half of the funerary objects were taken away in the five ox carts."
During this period of time, every move of Xiao Zhanyuan was under the watchful eye of Li Yunsheng. Even his meeting with Qian Yibiao was discovered by his subordinates, but they did not know who Qian Yibiao was.
So when he heard the news, Li Yunsheng was a little surprised, and then said softly: "What do you think Xiao Zhanyuan is doing."
Zhang Hao said calmly: "I don't know what this traitor is doing, but the commissioner from Changchun has already gone to the imperial mausoleum, but he has not done anything to this traitor. It seems that he has escaped this disaster. .
Therefore, my subordinates suggest that the following photos be published immediately, so that maybe people from Changchun will react."
Li Yunsheng shook his head, and then said: "The specific situation is unknown, we cannot act rashly, and Shenyang's newspapers are controlled, so we may not be able to make the photos public."
Zhang Hao said with a hint of urgency: "Then we will just watch helplessly."
Li Yunsheng thought for a moment and spoke calmly: "No matter what method the Japanese and Xiao Zhanyuan use, they need to find an excuse to explain the matter, otherwise the puppet Manchukuo will not tolerate it.
So I think there is only one way for Xiao Zhanyuan to get rid of this matter, which is to find a suitable scapegoat."
Zhang Hao asked in confusion: "District Chief, what did you think of?"
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "Xiao Zhanyuan met a few people first, and these people were all from outside the city.
And after meeting these people, the traitor suddenly took away half of the burial objects. This behavior is definitely problematic.
If I guess correctly, these people are probably the scapegoats found by Xiao Zhanyuan."
Zhang Hao asked in confusion: "District Chief, I don't understand what you mean."
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "Think about it, Xiao Zhanyuan and the Japanese must find a decent excuse to explain to the puppet Manchukuo about such a big thing as the excavation of the imperial tomb.
So I think they will definitely say that they received the news that the imperial mausoleum was stolen and then went to check it out. In this way, they have an excuse for the matter.
And his previous behavior of moving corpses can also prove this, which can be regarded as evidence.
But even so, the people of the Puppet Manchukuo may not believe it, so we need to find some scapegoats to give the Puppet Manchukuo an explanation."
After hearing Li Yunsheng's explanation, Zhang Hao immediately asked: "But Xiao Zhanyuan only met a few people today. No matter how stupid the people in Manchukuo are, they will not believe that a few people can rob the imperial tomb."
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "Who said there are only a few people? If I guess correctly, these people may be negotiating things and were deceived by Xiao Zhanyuan. They should have a large team of people."
Zhang Hao asked in confusion: "How can Xiao Zhanyuan deceive people? After all, the excavation of the imperial tomb is such a big deal that no one wants to get involved."
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "That's not necessarily true. After all, the situation is very chaotic now, not to mention that the Northeast region is full of bandits, and Xiao Zhanyuan must have dealt with these people in Shenyang for many years.
So as long as the funerary objects in the imperial tombs are used as bait, many people will be willing to take risks. If these people are really bandits from the Northeast, they will be even more unable to withstand the temptation."
Zhang Hao still couldn't figure it out, so he continued to ask: "But will the people in Manchukuo believe what Xiao Zhanyuan said."
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "This requires the use of those funerary objects. Only when everyone gets the stolen goods can people believe it, so he will divide the funerary objects into two parts today, one of which is for these bandits." .”
Only then did Zhang Hao understand, so he suddenly said: "So that's it. Xiao Zhanyuan, the traitor, is really cunning, and he actually came up with this idea."
Li Yunsheng smiled, and then spoke cautiously: "Xiao Zhanyuan is the traitor leader in Shenyang, and he naturally has some tricks. If he is really a waste, he will not be valued by the Japanese."
Zhang Hao immediately asked: "District Chief, what should we do?"
Li Yunsheng said with a smile: "What else can we do? Since Xiao Zhanyuan has done this, it has given us a chance. Aren't you thinking about those burial objects? You can do it this time."
Zhang Hao said excitedly: "District Chief, you are saying that we should have some fun."
Li Yunsheng nodded and said confidently: "Xiao Zhanyuan divided the people into two groups. With our strength, we can definitely eat one of them, and we can take action."
Zhang Hao immediately said: "Then I will go out and prepare now."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Hao stood up and wanted to go out to make arrangements, but Li Yunsheng stopped him: "Wait a minute, this matter is not that easy."
Hearing Li Yunsheng's words, Zhang Hao sat down again and asked doubtfully: "District Chief, what's wrong?"
Li Yunsheng said calmly: "We can't act rashly, after all, this is Xiao Zhanyuan's design, he must be paying close attention.
And you have to choose where to take action. After all, there is a group of bandits who are also going to take action. If they meet together, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
Zhang Hao smiled awkwardly, and then whispered: "I was anxious and didn't think carefully."
Zhang Hao was very concerned about these funerary objects, otherwise he would not have suggested snatching these things back several times, which is why he became anxious for a while.
Looking at Zhang Hao's appearance, Li Yunsheng said calmly: "Okay, you go out in a while, gather the brothers first, stand by outside the city, and pay attention to the movements of the bandits. After they take action, we will take action." .”
Zhang Hao immediately said: "District Chief, you mean, let us deal with those bandits."
Li Yunsheng shook his head and said confidently: "No, after those bandits take action, we have to deal with another group of people."
"why is that."
Li Yunshang pointedly said: "These bandits are scapegoats, so what they have in their hands is baby bait. Do you think it is so easy to get?"
Zhang Hao was not an idiot, so he immediately said: "District Chief, you are saying that Xiao Zhanyuan and the Japanese will deal with them immediately."
Li Yunsheng nodded and said simply: "I think after they get the burial objects, the Japanese army will dispatch and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
So we won’t join in. When they take action, the mantis will come out to catch the cicada, with the oriole behind, and take away the other half of the funerary objects.”