When Yong Shijing closed the closet door, Wu Jun walked in and brought hot water to Xie Shizhen and Yong Shijing.
"Special envoy, the stove above has gone out.
I just went downstairs and told Brother Zhai to boil water downstairs for later use so that we can make tea later.
This is the water in the thermos bottle that my subordinates brought up from below. It was boiled last night. Please drink some with Commander Xie to moisten your throat."
Wu Jun put the porcelain cup on the desk for Yong Shijing, took two steps back and said.
Yong Shijing nodded, walked back to the bed, sat down, picked up the porcelain cup, opened the lid, took a sip of water, and said: "Later, when Qi Baofeng meets me, you have to pay attention to my eyes. If something is wrong, you
We must take action to control him. Now his intentions are unclear, and it is unclear whether he is a friend or an enemy, so we must be on guard."
"Yes, special envoy. My subordinates will definitely be ready at all times."
Wu Jun replied immediately.
"He can't come alone. You need to tell the people below. If we take action from above, we must control his entourage below to prevent problems."
Yong Shijing instructed.
Wu Jun immediately reported to Yong Shijing the code words agreed upon by Yong Ganping and Zhai Tingqun. After hearing this, Yong Shijing nodded and said, "That's good. You must be like Gan Ping in doing things in the future. You must think about things first."
It's better to prepare for a rainy day than to act hastily and only act when the trouble comes.
However, now that I have assigned Gan Ping to investigate the matter, please go down and explain this to Ting Qun.
Later, if things change, it will be up to you to issue the code word.
It just so happens that you are guarding below, and when Qi Baofeng comes, you can lead him up."
After Wu Jun bowed and agreed, he went downstairs.
Only Yong Shijing and Xie Shizhen were left in the room. Xie Shizhen looked at the door and heard that the cook and team members had gone to the kitchen, so he whispered: "Special envoy, what is the identity of the person next door who died in a terrible state? Why?
Do they look like people from the Ministry of Health?"
Yong Shijing heard what he said and asked, "Guan Xie, why do you think they are from the Ministry of Health?"
"Special envoy, the empty boxes next to them belong to the Ministry of Health.
Based on this, the subordinates concluded that they were subordinates of the Wei Ministry, but they did not know which Wei subordinate they belonged to, but they were certainly not subordinate to the Zuowei subordinates in charge of the subordinates.
That kind of box is a special box specially designed to hold the items of the Ministry of Health. The specific style is selected by the subordinates. After being purchased through the warehouse managed by the subordinates, it is stored in the guard warehouse.
The box is empty, but you can see that it originally contained something, but it was just taken away."
Xie Shizhen answered Yong Shijing’s question.
"How many boxes of this kind are there? What are they purchased for? It's so big that it can easily accommodate even a small person."
“I purchased two batches, the first batch was only five, and then I purchased ten more, for a total of fifteen such boxes.
The subordinates didn't know exactly what they were purchasing this kind of boxes for, but they were just following the orders of their superiors.
However, at that time, my subordinates felt that the chief officer's request was quite strange, that is, this kind of box must be breathable and large, preferably made of textile material, not leather.
After several selections, the manager was not satisfied with the box because it was either too small, the material was not tight, or it was not strong. Moreover, the manager had very high requirements for the breathability of the box.
There was a box that met the requirements in all aspects, but was ultimately rejected because it was too airtight.
It was not until the end that I chose this kind of rattan suitcase produced in Nanyang.
The chief asked me to purchase four first to try them out. They should have good results, and then purchased ten more."
"Thank you, Officer. In other words, none of you guards have ever used this kind of box, right?"
"After I bought them back, all these boxes were put into the guard's warehouse, and I haven't seen them since."
"It's also possible that you haven't seen anyone else use it, but other members of the family have already taken it?"
"Special envoy, this will not happen.
First of all, because this kind of box is too big, the size is much larger than ordinary suitcases, and it is inconvenient to use and carry it when going out.
Furthermore, when the subordinates of the Ministry of Health are sent out on official business, they always travel in simple disguise to avoid personal safety problems.
If you are carrying such a box, it would be really eye-catching. It would be a serious violation of the regulations to attract attention.
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Health, even subordinates of the Ministry of Health have to do this, so how could any subordinate subordinates violate the rules?"
"The situation in the Ministry of Health is a bit confusing. Let's first confirm that they are subordinates of the Ministry of Health based on the suitcases next to the deceased. There are some things that are hard to say. We will verify the situation when the time comes."
There is a reason why Yong Shijing asked about the situation of this box, because this kind of box is so rare that it cannot but arouse people's doubts about its purpose.
Now, he wanted to think clearly about one thing: what other arrangements did Xie Tingsong have that were puzzling?
He looked at Xie Shizhen and said, "Did you know that the house next door is the property of the Ministry of Health? Do you know what this house is used for?"
Xie Shizhen shook his head, "Special envoy, I don't know the existence of this house. I am only responsible for the operation and management of the commercial assets of the Ministry of Health, and are not involved in the fixed assets of the Ministry of Health. These are the scope of Tan Zheng's responsibility.
He specializes in this."
"Based on what was discovered next door just now, how did you make a judgment?"
"Well..."
Xie Shizhen hesitated for a moment, hesitated, and did not continue what he said.
"But it doesn't matter. We are analyzing the matter. Don't worry about saying something wrong."
Yong Shijing encouraged Xie Shizhen and hoped that he would boldly express his ideas.
Xie Shizhen composed himself and said: "If people from the Ministry of Health hadn't seen what was happening next door, they would have thought it was a case of home invasion, robbery and murder.
But according to the analysis just now, this house is the property of the Ministry of Health, and it is adjacent to the chief official's residence and connected by a secret passage. It should be used as a 'safe room' for the chief official.
The intention of the murderer who broke into the house was very obvious, which was to rob the contents of the box.
Judging from the fact that the deceased was stabbed twice, and both were fatal injuries, the perpetrator was a ruthless person.
The deceased was stabbed in the front of the neck and left chest, indicating that he was familiar with the murderer and was killed when he faced the murderer."
"We can also think about it from another angle. The murderer was already in the house and did not enter later.
From the fact that the door was intact and there were no pry marks, and the deceased was lying on his back at the stairs, we can conclude that the deceased was killed by his companions.
The murderer's motive for the murder was obvious, which was to take away the contents of the box."
"Special envoy, are you saying that the cause of the murder was 'internal strife'?"
"It's not necessarily 'internal strife', it might just be a premeditated murder. Combined with the changes within the Ministry of Health, we cannot rule out the possibility of receiving orders to kill people and silence them to eliminate hidden dangers."
"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that someone in the Ministry of Health gave the murderer the order to kill? Then who could be the person who gave the order?"
Yong Shijing said nothing and looked at Xie Shizhen meaningfully.