The song ended, the banquet ended, and the bustling Marshal's Mansion slowly returned to calm. The guests left one after another. At the same time, almost immediately after the banquet ended, a middle-aged man dressed as an officer came out with a
A deciphered telegram hurriedly arrived at the Marshal's residence: "Commander, important news." After receiving the message, he saw Marshal Zhang in the center of the mansion. The middle-aged officer walked over with three steps and two steps at a time.
"Why is it so urgent?" Marshal Zhang asked with a calm expression, looking at the officer sweating profusely in anxiety. At this time, Marshal Zhang and some other important officers of the Beiyang Army were there, looking at the incoming person.
"Commander, please take a look. This is the Kuomintang telegram we just intercepted and decoded." The middle-aged officer didn't waste much time and immediately handed the decoded telegram into Marshal Zhang's hands and said, "According to the telegram we decoded,
According to the telegram, people hidden in Peiping by the Kuomintang will meet with a mysterious person tonight and prepare to assassinate the commander-in-chief. We have deciphered the code and obtained the information and address of that person."
As soon as these words were said, the expressions of all the Beiyang Army generals present changed. Marshal Zhang immediately glared and shouted: "Then why don't you send someone to arrest him as soon as possible?"
"Yes, my subordinates will go and do it now, and we will ensure that all those people are caught tonight." After being asked to drink from the young marshal, the middle-aged officer immediately straightened his body, saluted with a military salute, and turned around to go out.
"Wait." But the moment the middle-aged officer turned around, Marshal Zhang, who had been looking at the telegram with a thoughtful expression, suddenly spoke, stopped the middle-aged officer, and said, "Are you sure the information is correct?"
"What's wrong?" After hearing Dashuai Zhang's words, Marshal Zhang and other generals present looked startled. They glanced at Dashuai Zhang, then looked at the telegram in his hand, realizing that things might not be as they imagined.
It was so simple. When his eyes fell on the telegram, Marshal Zhang immediately stared at him because he suddenly saw the three characters Lin Tianqi written at the end of the telegram.
The secret contact of the Kuomintang is Lin Tianqi!?
In an instant, Marshal Zhang's eyes changed, and he suddenly understood why his father suddenly stopped the middle-aged officer and asked this question.
"I'm not sure, but this news is a telegram from the Kuomintang that was previously intercepted and decoded. I'm not sure whether it's true or not, but judging from the information, it's almost certain."
The middle-aged officer said respectfully, and the expressions of all the officers present including Marshal Zhang changed slightly. As Beiyang senior officials, they were naturally aware of the relevance of this matter. Wumen was very powerful, and they had just reached cooperation with them.
, and Lin Tianqi is still the absolute top in Wumen. If they rashly touch Lin Tianqi at this time, if they don't handle it well, the relationship between the two parties may be destroyed.
Now that the frontline war is becoming more and more unfavorable to them, it is the time when Wumen's strength is needed. Every step in the relationship with Wumen needs to be cautious.
"Commander, this matter needs to be cautious, but it must be thoroughly investigated. If Lin Tianqi is really an undercover agent of the Kuomintang, it must be clear. My subordinates think that they can first send someone to lead a team to hide and monitor. According to the telegram,
According to the news, people from the Kuomintang will meet with Lin Tianqi tonight. If the news is true, then people from the Kuomintang will definitely show up to meet with Lin Tianqi tonight. Then they will take action to capture him. Even if he is killed, both witnesses and material evidence will be there. If you want to come to Wumen
There's nothing we can say. On the contrary, if no one from the Kuomintang shows up tonight, it won't be too late for us to slow down and investigate the matter carefully and secretly." A general suggested.
At the same time, on the other side, Lin Tianqi still didn't know the situation in the Marshal's Mansion. After the dinner, he found Li Qiang and Fang Ming taking a car back to their residence.
The car drove for about twenty minutes, passing through the busy city, and soon we saw the western-style building where we lived in the distance.
"Attention, there is a car coming. It's Lin Tianqi and Xia Jin. You and I go to see Lin Tianqi and Guohua. You and other comrades continue to hide here and act according to the opportunity."
In the dark, Gao Qi and the others who were hiding in the woods on the street also looked condensed when they saw this. Gao Qi gave instructions to a few people and immediately called Xia Jin.
"Hey——"
The tires gripped the road and made a squealing sound. The car drove from a distance and stopped on the side of the street outside the entrance of the foreign-style building.
Lin Tianqi opened the car door and stepped out, but did not open the door directly and walk into the yard, because he had already sensed Gao Qi and Xia Jin coming out of the woods, as well as the people hiding secretly.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
In the car, after seeing Lin Tianqi get out of the car, he did not open the door and walk into the yard immediately, but looked towards the dark woods across the street. Li Qiang and Fang Ming immediately opened the door and walked out of the car.
Asked.
"Here comes the annoying fly."
Lin Tianqi said, Fang Ming and Li Qiang's expressions changed slightly when they heard this, and they followed Lin Tianqi's eyes and looked to the opposite side. Soon, their eyes were fixed.
"People from the Kuomintang."
The figures of Gao Qi and Xia Jin walked out of the darkness on the opposite street.
"Mr. Lin."
Seeing that Lin Tianqi seemed to have noticed him from the beginning, Gao Qi's expression did not change, he looked at Lin Tianqi with a smile and shouted.
Li Qiang and Fang Ming looked sharply in their eyes, and Lin Tianqi also frowned as he looked at Gao Qi and Xia Jin who were walking over.
"What are you doing here?"
Gao Qi smiled slightly when he heard this and said -
"Same as last time, we are here to sincerely invite Mr. Lin to join us."
Lin Tianqi's eyes narrowed and he looked at Gao Qi and Xia Jin. Seeing the fearless expressions of the two, his heart moved slightly. From their expressions, he instantly judged that they must have something to rely on, otherwise they would not be able to come here like this.
He himself acted so calmly, but Lin Tianqi was a little unsure about what the other party relied on, but he was not afraid and said calmly.
"What if I say no?"
Hearing Lin Tianqi's words, Gao Qi and Xia Jin were not surprised at all. The smiles on their faces did not diminish. Gao Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a faint smile——
"I'm afraid this time, Mr. Lin has no choice whether to join or not."
"What do you mean?" Lin Tianqi raised his eyebrows and asked Gao Qi.
"I'm afraid Mr. Lin doesn't know yet. Just now, people from the Beiyang government intercepted and deciphered one of our telegrams. The message in the telegram said that we will contact a mysterious person tonight and plan to assassinate Marshal Zhang. If not
If there is an accident, this telegram may have already reached the hands of Marshal Zhang, and by this time, people from the Beiyang Army may have rushed here."
"What?!"
When Li Qiang and Fang Ming heard this, their expressions changed drastically. At this time, they still couldn't tell that the telegram sent by Gao Qi and the others was fake, and the purpose was to frame Lin Tianqi. Once the people from the Beiyang government came over, they would see
Gao Qi and Xia Jin were here. At that time, Lin Tianqi was probably speechless.
"I'll kill you with one fucking shot!"
Li Qiang became even more furious. He suddenly pulled out the gun from his waist and pointed it at Gao Qi.
"do not move!"
Xia Jin, who was next to Gao Qi, did not move slowly. He immediately took out a pistol and pointed it at Li Qiang. Seeing this, Fang Ming also directly took out his gun and pointed it at Xia Jin.
In an instant, the scene froze.
Fang Ming and Li Qiang both looked at Gao Qi and Xia Jin with cold expressions, but they did not act rashly, waiting for Lin Tianqi's order.
Gao Qi was pointed at by Li Qiang with a gun, but his expression remained unchanged, he looked at Lin Tianqi calmly and smiled.
"With Mr. Lin's wisdom, he should know what to do now without me having to say it. Now the people in Beiyang have decided that Mr. Lin is one of ours. Joining us is Mr. Lin's only way to survive now. Otherwise, the North and the South will...
There will no longer be a place for Mr. Lin."
Gao Qi smiled and said, with a strategizing smile and a kind of confidence on his face.
Their move can be said to have completely cut off Lin Tianqi's path in Beiyang. Through false information and layout, they made the people in Beiyang believe that Lin Tianqi is a member of their Kuomintang party. They are now running over to meet Lin Tianqi. When the time comes, Lin Tianqi will no matter what.
They are all a little bit unable to argue.
"Buzz——"
Just at this moment, another car driving sound came from the distant street, and several military vehicles appeared on the distant street, heading here.
"boom!"
Suddenly, just when the military vehicles were still two or three hundred meters away, the street exploded, and the military vehicle at the front was blown high into the air.
"Now, I'm afraid Mr. Lin will be unable to defend himself."
Seeing this scene, the smile on Gao Qi's face became even bigger, and he looked at Lin Tianqi and smiled.
The explosion just now was a bomb they had planted on the ground in advance, waiting for the people from the Beiyang government to arrive. Once it was detonated, Lin Tianqi was really at a loss for words, because at this time, he was with Gao Qi, Xia Jin and others,
As for what these people in the Beiyang government would think when they were attacked, the result was unspeakable.
"mean!"
Li Qiang's face turned red when he saw this anger.
This move by Gao Qi and others was too sinister, but I had to admit that it was so incredible. Now, Lin Tianqi really couldn't defend himself.
Facing the angry looks in Li Qiang and Fang Ming's eyes, Gao Qi's expression did not change. Instead, the smile on his face became even wider. He looked at Lin Tianqi and said.
"You have no choice."
Lin Tianqi couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Looking at the confident smile on Gao Qi's face, he slowly walked to Li Qiang, took Li Qiang's gun from Li Qiang's hand, and pointed it at Gao Qi.
"Isn't it good to be alive?"
Gao Qi's expression changed, and she felt an extremely cold breath of death rushing towards her face. For a moment, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and the smile on her face suddenly froze, and her eyes widened.
"Bang!"
In sight, Lin Tianqi pulled the trigger directly.
"Pfft!"
The bullet hit Gao Qi between the eyebrows, blood spattered everywhere, and a blood hole instantly appeared in the middle of his eyebrows.