Chapter 579 Action Day (2)
The Danzhou Chamber of Commerce created a great scene this time. Not only were banquets arranged for guests and their entourage on the ground floor, but even the coachmen, sedan bearers and horsemen waiting outside the restaurant were all given a bowl of Shou. Face, to show the meaning of celebrating with the people.
Zhang Qianzhi and several other people from Zhongming Academy, who were just Huang Zixing's followers, were arranged to sit on the second floor of Nanhai Restaurant - the treatment of scholars was still one floor higher than that of servants of dignitaries. The guests on this floor are basically students from various academies in Danzhou, and there are about a hundred people. Although Chung Ming Academy can only be considered a second-rate institution in the local area, it has a large number of people coming. Many large academies only have three or four people coming.
In order to prevent the six people sitting together from being too conspicuous, Huang Zixing had already made arrangements for them before arriving. The six people were divided into three groups and sat at different tables. When the time came, he would take the time to go around the restaurant to cause fire and cause chaos.
Zhang Qianzhi knew that the Security Department had already taken precautions inside and outside the restaurant, so he was not worried that these Confucian scholars would really cause trouble. He had more important matters that needed to be dealt with immediately.
Soon Zhang Qianzhi saw Wang Baisuo's figure in the crowd. He made an excuse to say hello to his companions, then got up and walked out. When passing by Wang Baisuo, Zhang Qianzhi seemed to be blocked by the person in front of him. He paused slightly and said in a very low voice, "Zhao Ye is in the academy" next to Wang Baisuo, and immediately passed him.
Zhang Qianzhi knew very well that one of the reasons why the Ministry of Security had not arrested the Zhongming Academy gang was to find Zhao Ye, an officer of the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guards who "missed" in Danzhou. And this guy was really patient and didn't show up until the day of the attack. Zhang Qianzhi could only pass the news to his colleagues in the Security Department as soon as possible on this occasion, and then let them arrange the arrest.
Of course Wang Baisuo couldn't stay any longer after hearing the news. He immediately turned around and left the restaurant. After walking quickly, he entered a house on the roadside.
"Why are you here?" Lin Nan, who was in charge here, asked when he saw Wang Baisuo coming in in a hurry.
"Zhao Ye has appeared. He is at Zhongming Academy. Send someone to arrest him quickly!" Wang Baisuo raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said, "Zhang Qianzhi gave me the news in the restaurant just now. It should be very reliable!"
When Lin Nan heard this, he immediately stood up and responded: "I will contact the vigilante group and ask them to arrest the person. You go back to the restaurant and keep an eye on the place first, so as not to cause any trouble!"
The armed personnel participating in today's operation can be said to be of all kinds. The main force of the operation outside the city is mainly militia groups, with field personnel from the local security department as support. The inside of the city is even more complicated. There are police and militia groups on the outside to maintain order. In the restaurant, there are special service personnel from the Ministry of Security brought by Lin Nan from the base camp. There are Marines under Wang Tom. It is necessary to coordinate so many armed personnel with different affiliations. , itself is also a troublesome matter.
While the security department here is still busy arranging the arrest operation, the banquet has already started in Nanhai Restaurant. After the representatives from the Danzhou business and cultural circles finished their toasts, it was the turn of the political representatives. Among the Danzhou officials present, Yan Mingjun was the most respected, so everyone present turned their attention to him.
Before coming here, Yan Mingjun knew that he was one of the protagonists of today's good show, and he had no intention of avoiding it at the moment. He raised his glass and said: "All the fellow villagers and elders are gathered here today to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday. I am invited to attend." Since the Haihan militia repelled the pirates and retaken Danzhou last year, the local management committee has been governing the area. Director Zhang’s contribution to the peace and tranquility of Danzhou should be attributed to me. Director Zhang, may you be prosperous and healthy, and may you live longer!”
Zhang Xin raised his glass with a smile and stood up and responded: "Master Yan is so polite. It is a great honor for Master Yan to attend today. This glass of wine is a token of my gratitude to Zhang Xin, please!"
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After the two drank the glass of wine, Zhang Xin signaled the guests to get started. Yan Mingjun sat next to Zhang Xin. In fact, he really wanted to ask Zhang Xin what he was going to do next, but before he could find a chance to speak, the toasters lined up and rushed towards the main table.
However, Zhang Xin did not intend to drink openly on this occasion. He raised the glass to his lips and touched it without even wetting his lips. Of course, no one would be ignorant to pursue such details. After all, those who came to toast were just to make themselves familiar in front of Zhang Xin, and they did not really intend to convince him.
Wang Tom, who was sitting on the other side of Zhang Xin, kept his hands under the table. Yan Mingjun glanced at the opportunity and saw that he was holding something like a black ruler in his hand. Yan Mingjun has heard that the Haihan people have a small firecracker that can fire continuously. It seems to be this thing, but it is difficult to infer its power from its appearance.
Yan Mingjun was not in the mood to eat at all at this time. According to the message he had received from Huang Zixing in advance, after the banquet started, someone would be looking for an opportunity to set fire to the lower floors. When the order upstairs was disrupted, they would sneak into the restaurant. The assassin took the opportunity to assassinate several Haihan people at the main table. But looking around, he couldn't see anyone who looked like an assassin. He could only pray silently that he wouldn't be accidentally hurt when he used his hands later - after all, the seat he was sitting on was too close to Zhang Xin.
At this moment, the plainclothes personnel deployed by the Ministry of Security on the lower floors have silently controlled the stairwells of each floor. Although they do not fully know the identity of the assassin, they want to take advantage of the chaos to sneak upstairs later. Yes, then he is 100% not a good person.
Yan Mingjun suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him. He turned his head and met Huang Zixing's eyes two tables away. Huang Zixing nodded slightly towards Yan Mingjun, and Yan Mingjun's heartbeat immediately accelerated. According to the secret code agreed in advance, he knew that Huang Zixing and others were preparing to launch an attack.
At this moment, he still felt hesitant in his heart, and he still vaguely hoped that the assassins could succeed in one fell swoop and kill the Haihan people present. But he also knew very well that this possibility was slim. The Haihan people had already taken control of the situation, and Huang Zixing and others thought they could hide it from the enemy. Little did they know that every move they made was already under the surveillance of Haihan. From the moment these people stepped into the restaurant, it was already a dead end with no solution.
The Confucian scholars sitting on the second floor of Zhongming Academy did not forget their tasks. Seeing that the time was almost up, they stood up and left the table in a tacit understanding, planning to find a place to put out the fire first. Of course, they didn't want to burn down the entire restaurant, which would probably make it impossible for the people upstairs to evacuate, so they didn't need to make complicated fire preparations. They just needed to take off the oilcloth wrapped around their arms, light it, and throw it away. Get on the floor and start yelling about fire and disorder. With black smoke coming out from many places in the building, most people would not have the time to check the source of the fire, so it would be best to run away first.
Unfortunately, they will never be able to complete this task. When they had just untied the canvas in the corner, and before they had time to take out the matches to light a fire, several people rushed out, pushed them to the ground, and conveniently took away the oilcloth that was ready to light the fire. Someone wanted to scream loudly to call the police, but before he could scream, a large ball of oilcloth was stuffed into his mouth, and then his hands were twisted behind his back and tied tightly with a hemp rope as thick as his little finger. Reality.
Naturally, it was difficult to hide this arrest process from the eyes of the guests present. Some people originally planned to stand up to ask, but when they saw a group of Haihan policemen in black leather running up from downstairs and dragging away the bound Confucian scholars, He immediately gave up the idea of questioning.
But the next strange scene immediately diverted the attention of the guests. Someone brought in several braziers and placed them between the tables. The braziers were burning charcoal. Suddenly, black smoke curled up, and there were people at the nearby tables. I choked on the smoke and started coughing loudly. The temperature in Danzhou is relatively high all year round. Not to mention that it is a serious winter day and there is no need for a fire to keep warm. Therefore, this move makes all the guests feel baffled, but there are two seamen guarding each brazier. Han police, everyone can only swallow their questions first.
Seeing that the situation on the second floor was under control, Zhang Qianzhi walked to the stairs and shouted upstairs: "It's gone! It's gone!"
The black smoke from the second floor poured upwards along the stairs, and with this shouting, there was chaos upstairs. Some people were running downstairs in a hurry, and some people with unknown intentions were rushing towards the stairs leading to the fourth floor, trying to go up to the next floor.
Of course, the chaos and noise on the third floor also spread to the fourth floor, but there were only a few prominent figures on the fourth floor, and Zhang Xin and Yan Mingjun didn't move, so it was hard for others to get up and run away in a hurry - after all, this encounter The tradition of “letting leaders run first” during disasters is also an ancient one.
"Everyone, please be patient, even if there is a fire downstairs, someone will put it out, and it will not affect our eating and drinking." Zhang Xin stood up and reassured the guests present with a relaxed expression: "I can guarantee that this fire will not ignite! ”
The place where Huang Zixing was sitting was only two or three feet away from Zhang Xin. Seeing Zhang Xin's confident look, Huang Zixing suddenly felt a little flustered for no reason. According to the original plan, Huang Zixing's men set fire to the second floor to create chaos. When these VIPs on the top four floors heard the news of the fire downstairs, their first reaction was to evacuate downstairs first to avoid being unable to evacuate if the fire spread. tragedy. The other group of assassins who were responsible for the attack had sneaked into the third floor in advance, preparing to assassinate the Haihan people who were hurriedly going downstairs at the entrance of the stairs.
But now there was chaos downstairs as expected, but Zhang Xin actually stayed calm in the face of danger, choosing to stay put and asking others not to act rashly. As a result, the script as originally prepared could no longer proceed. But Zhang Xin had already said what he said. If Huang Zixing got up and went downstairs at this time, it would be too intrusive.
While Huang Zixing was still hesitating, several gunshots came from downstairs, followed by screams, running footsteps, and the sound of dishes being smashed on the floor. They continued to come from the stairs. Fourth floor. Although Huang Zixing's body remained steady, his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Don't panic, everyone. Our people are dealing with some restless gangsters downstairs. It will be over in a moment." Wang Tom, who was sitting next to Zhang Xin, finally stood up and said something, but his tone seemed very relaxed.
Most of the people sitting on the fourth floor were local prominent figures. After hearing Wang Tom's words, everyone's expressions became visibly relaxed. Some people couldn't wait to start flattering: "With Director Zhang and General Wang here, Danzhou will be safe and sound. Some gangsters dare to harm Director Zhang's good deeds. If they are caught, they must be severely punished!" ”
Zhang Xin and Wang Tom both smiled and said nothing. They had planned and prepared nearly a month in advance. If their opponents still make trouble in today's game, then they and the people from the Security Department should resign and go home to farm. .
Huang Zixing's face was pale at this time. Even if he didn't know what was going on downstairs, he could still tell that the Haihan people had been prepared for today's occasion and had dug a hole for people to jump into. The only uncertainty now is whether the Haihan people know that they are also involved.
Just when Huang Zixing was secretly feeling uneasy, he heard Zhang Xin ask: "Principal Huang Shan of Zhongming Academy, his face is so ugly, is there something wrong with his body?"
Huang Zixing responded quickly: "I am indeed feeling a little unwell, and I am about to ask Director Zhang to leave in advance."
"Master Huang Shan, don't leave in a hurry. How can the show continue without you?" The smile on Zhang Xin's face slowly faded, replaced by a solemn expression: "Huang Zixing, what is the real purpose of your coming here today?" ?”
Huang Zixing didn't dare to admit it, so he quickly defended: "I just received an invitation from the Danzhou Chamber of Commerce and came here to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday."
"Is this really so? That's not what your students said!" Zhang Xin sneered: "You probably don't know yet, but just now a few students from your academy tried to set a fire down there, and they have been arrested by our people."< br>
"I don't know about this!" Huang Zixing was confused at this time and could only try to evade it as much as possible.
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. We have evidence to prove that these people were ordered by you to try to cause trouble here, kill the newly appointed parents of Danzhou, and provide internal support for the South China Sea pirates to attack Danzhou again!" Zhang Xin immediately threw out his early warning Just give him a series of charges.
"You...you are so slanderous!" Huang Zixing was really shocked now. He did not expect that the Haihan people not only arrested his men, but also prepared charges. This collusion with pirates to murder local officials, not to mention the proper death penalty, has also completely ruined the reputation!
As soon as Zhang Xin said these words, the guests at the table where Huang Zixing was sitting seemed to have received an order, and they all immediately backed away for fear of being implicated by this guy.
(End of chapter)