Chapter 161: Endure humiliation to bear the burden
Yong Shijing looked around the room and asked intentionally: "Guan Tan, do you know where the secret passage is in this room?"
Tan Zheng immediately pointed to the wardrobe with his left hand and replied: "In response to the special envoy's question, there is a secret passage behind the wardrobe."
"Where exactly does the secret passage lead to?"
"The secret passage leads to the next door, which is also the property of the Ministry of Health."
“What does the Ministry of Health do with the next door?”
"The next door is a 'shelter' set up by the chief officer. It is used for the evacuation of the chief officer and his family in case of emergency."
"When was the secret passage built?"
"Five years ago, it was arranged by the chief officer and his subordinates were responsible for the secret construction."
"Did Xie Tingsong tell you why this secret passage was built?"
"I didn't say it, but it was a normal passive defense measure. I thought it was reasonable, so I didn't think much about it or ask any questions."
"Since the property next door is owned by the Ministry of Health, why is it not recorded in the fixed assets registration book of the Ministry of Health that you brought?"
"When I got back to the special envoy, not only was the property next door not reflected in the accounting books, but even the other three connected properties were not registered. This is a property for special purposes and is not suitable to appear in the public accounts. Instead, it is directly responsible for the subordinates.
, as long as the chief officer knows."
"Is there anything like this in the Ministry of Health?"
"Special envoy, are you talking about the situation where it is owned by the Ministry of Health but not registered in the register?"
Yong Shijing nodded.
"When I got back to the special envoy, it was gone. The chief officer is very cautious and knows how difficult it has been for the Ministry of Health to develop in Tonglu so far. He never uses the funds of the Ministry of Health to do things easily. These four houses are the only exceptions, but they are also a helpless move.
"
Tan Zheng said, his expression a little gloomy.
Yong Shijing knew the meaning behind his words. This was due to the undercurrent in the Ministry of Health, so she took precautions in advance.
"The four properties on the left side of the command post are all assets of the Ministry of Health, right?"
Yong Shijing continued to ask questions about the house.
"Yes, these four properties are all treated as 'safe houses' by the Ministry of Health."
"What facilities and equipment are there?"
"Yes, the house next door is mainly used for clothes that are easy to get out of, and can guarantee the food needed for three days. It is mainly packaged food that is easy to carry.
The second house from the left stores a small amount of weapons for self-defense.
The adjacent third house is equipped with a telephone and a switchboard for small telephone switching to facilitate communication. For calls made from there, the location of the phone access cannot be found and will not be exposed.
The last house is at the east end of the adjacent alley. It has been transformed into a garage. There is a car inside and two barrels of gasoline as backup. It can take the chief official and his family away as soon as possible and leave Tonglu County as quickly as possible.
territory.
This house is the last way to escape from the alley, and it is also the way to be used in the most critical moment."
Tan Zheng explained the uses and internal conditions of the four houses in detail.
In response to what Tan Zheng said, Yong Shijing started to ask her own questions, "Official Tan, my first question is, are there personnel on duty in these four houses?"
"Yes, there are two people on duty in each house. When they go out to collect supplies, they disguise themselves and cannot reveal their true colors."
"Where is the place to pick up supplies? Is the location fixed?"
"The living supplies for these four houses are all collected from the warehouse of the guard and the warehouse under its jurisdiction, because there are material receipts issued by the subordinates for the family members of the Ministry of Health, which will not attract attention."
"Are all four houses connected?"
"They are all connected, but the location of each house is different."
"Except for the people stationed in each house, do other people in the next room know that the houses are connected?"
"Because the establishment of the 'safe room' requires a long preparation time, when it was officially put into use three years ago, there were no personnel stationed at the beginning of the period.
The personnel were stationed a year ago, and the 'safe room' has not been used since the personnel were stationed.
Therefore, they only know how to stay there and wait, but they don't know that the rooms are interconnected."
Tan Zheng answered Yong Shijing's questions seriously.
"What equipment is equipped in the second house from the left? What is the specific number?"
"Ten 'Snake Packers', ten fully loaded magazines, plus one hundred and twenty rounds of ammunition."
"The Sauer M1913 semi-automatic pistol is suitable for close combat. Is the equipment okay? How do the garrison personnel in the room choose their equipment?"
Yong Shijing finished praising the equipment and immediately asked this key question.
Tan Zheng hesitated, bit his lip, let out a sigh of relief, and said: "The eight of them were selected from two batches of personal escorts within ten years. According to the ratio of the two selections, they have outstanding skills and comprehensive qualities.
selected based on the criteria.
All those selected will be expelled and exiled by their subordinates on the grounds of violating the Wei rules, so that they can form an independent team and prevent rebellion.
For those who have a family, their family members will be properly arranged for protection in other places.
With the personnel in place, we adopted the method of leaving first and then returning. After three days, our subordinates arranged to secretly sneak back to Tonglu and enter four houses to garrison them."
Having said this, Tan Zheng seemed to have lifted a burden and felt a little more relaxed.
Yong Shijing nodded and said to Tan Zheng: "Official Tan, please get up and sit down to answer."
"Yes, special envoy. I would like to thank the special envoy for the seat."
Tan Zheng agreed, and after bowing to Yong Shijing again, he stood up and sat down on the chair opposite.
"Do you know why I made you kneel for so long?"
Yong Shijing asked specifically about this.
"My subordinate is guilty of two crimes. Naturally, I will be punished by kneeling down. However, the special envoy is magnanimous. According to the law of the guard, my subordinate will be punished."
Tan Zheng bowed slightly and replied respectfully.
"Tell me, what are the two crimes?"
Yong Shijing asked majestically.
"The first crime is that after seeing the special envoy, my subordinates failed to salute according to the rules. This is a crime of 'disrespect' and should be punished.
The second crime is that the subordinate concealed the truth from the special envoy and failed to respond truthfully. This is the crime of "deception" and should be punished.
If the two crimes are combined, they should be punished according to the laws of the army to serve as a warning to others.
My subordinate was only punished to kneel by the special envoy, which is already quite a privilege."
Tan Zheng answered honestly.
"Even if you still have some self-awareness, I like your tough-necked temper, but you can't break the rules and be rude because of it, right?
'Conquer oneself and restore etiquette, and the world will return to benevolence'. This etiquette can never be thrown away.
You have no ill intentions and no evil deeds, but you will make people stay away from you.
If you can make some changes, with Xie Tingsong's secret support, perhaps the situation within the Ministry of Health will be better.
At this point, you are really worse than Shishi.
When he first met me, like you, it was just a courtesy exchange.
But he is smart enough to ask me about my identity, unlike you, who doesn't ask at all, but he is quite confident.
Who knows, this will actually arouse others' alertness, make them aware of your intelligence, and make them wary of you.
The reason why you survived in the whirlpool is because you hold the lifeline of the Ministry of Health, that is, all the material supplies, and it is inconvenient for those people to break up with you.
If so, the General Guard does not interfere with Tonglu this time. Once those people succeed, the first thing they will do after taking control of the Ministry of Health is to eliminate you.
Xie Shizhen, who is also loyal to the Ministry of Health, will be able to deal with it better than you and bring opportunities to the Ministry of Health anyway.
You should seriously reflect on this.
If you want to deal with the enemy, you must be more cunning than the enemy.
You have always been against other guards in the Ministry of Health. Of course, your intention is good, but you are too sharp. Although you can suppress them for a while, they will not last long.
As the backbone that the chief officer of the Ministry of Health relies on, you must learn to deal with the enemy in order to live up to the chief officer's trust, do you understand?"
Yong Shijing seemed to be teaching Tan Zheng a lesson, but she was actually teaching him.