Chapter 1066 Surrender
As a commander, the most terrifying thing is not to make a wrong move in a game with the enemy, but to find that you have no moves left, and you don't even have the chance to make mistakes. Liao Xun sadly found that he just are in such a situation. All the men he brought out this time are behind bars, and now there is no way to summon reinforcements from Hangzhou, let alone prevent his opponents from targeting his family. Liao Xun tried his best to keep his emotions calm and think in his mind. Countermeasures.
Gong Shiqi was rich in experience. When he saw Liao Xun's expression changing, he knew that his move had hit the opponent's weakness. He continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Master Liao, there is no room for change. Everything is in your mind." ! ”
Liao Xun didn't say anything. Although he knew that his opponent dared to put these things out in front of his face, he was probably very sure, but he still had some luck in his heart. After all, there would be a curfew in the city, and Haihan people It's probably not that easy to attack your own mansion. As long as it can be delayed until dawn, it will be even harder to do it in broad daylight. And if he and a group of people disappeared for a day or two, people in the Jinyiwei Yamen would definitely notice that something was wrong, and someone might think of Cheng Fengxing.
Seeing that he was silent, Gong Shiqi could roughly guess what he was thinking. He shook his head and said: "Master Liao, don't take any chances with the current situation. Since I have told you the plan here, then Of course, someone is already doing it. When you were unconscious just now, I ordered someone to take your badge and send it to the city. Then someone disguised as a guard will go to your house to report the news. After seeing this badge, you will definitely obey our instructions. If you hesitate, you will not only harm yourself, but also your family!”
Liao Xun finally responded: "It won't harm my family. If you want to seek revenge, just come against me!"
"Courage is admirable, but it is indeed stupid." Gong Shiqi said: "If I wanted to seek revenge, I would have killed you with just one knife. Why wait until now? I kept you alive because I thought you were still old enough. But if you are determined to seek death, I can help you. Just to attack your political opinions, I can only ruin your reputation. It doesn’t matter if you are ruined, but your family will suffer. "
Liao Xun felt a chill run down his spine. There was no need for Gong Shiqi to explain how to ruin a person's reputation. He was also an expert and could easily come up with 17 or 18 ways. And the scary thing is that when the opponent does this, he himself will be dead long ago, and it will be difficult to clear up the unproven things.
This reminded him of Ma Yue, the commander of the Haining Guard who mysteriously died at sea last year. He was obviously heading for the merchant ship of the Haihan people, but there were various rumors after his death claiming that Ma Yue had colluded with the Japanese pirates in order to share the spoils. Bujun had a dispute and was killed by Japanese pirates in a firefight. Although later relying on Yu Pingfeng to operate from it, Zhejiang Dusi still forcibly counted Ma Yue as having sacrificed his life for the country, and reported this statement to the Ministry of War to ask for credit, but Ma Yue's reputation was still bad after all, because there was really no one It can explain why a dignified commander went to sea in disguise and finally died on a Japanese pirate ship.
Although he did not have conclusive evidence, Liao Xun was sure that the matter must be related to the Haihan people. Since then, he has been a little more careful about this daring opponent, but he did not expect that such a situation would eventually appear to him. In front of you. He was suddenly very curious about what happened to Ma Yue, and asked Gong Qiqi: "Last year, the Haining Guard commander Ma Yue had an accident in Hangzhou Bay, but what happened to you?"
Gong Shiqi said: "Before Ma Yue set off, I went to Jiaxing Mansion, but I was not the one who took action at sea. After all, I don't have that much energy to mobilize the warships to carry out the mission."
Although Gong Shiqi did not admit it directly, his words were actually very straightforward. Liao Xun sighed: "You are so brave! I, the commander of the Ming Dynasty, dare to move!"
Gong Shiqi said: "If I don't move him, he will move me. If Ma Yue hadn't deliberately come against us, how could we have intercepted him at sea? Don't you also have a certain responsibility in encouraging him to send troops? After all, he is to blame for his own consequences, but we can’t blame him for being too harsh. Mr. Liao, if you get into trouble outside Hangzhou, we won’t leave you any chance to clear your name.”
Liao Xun simply closed his eyes and ignored Gong Shiqi. He knew that if he continued to talk to the other party, his inner defenses would be broken down bit by bit by the other party, but under the current situation, he did not intend to give up his position yet. As a party that has no way to counterattack, his only option now is to delay, perhaps until after dawn, and maybe there will be some unexpected turn of events.
Seeing this, Gong Shiqi said: "Master Liao, since you think things will change, then I will wait and see with you. But I want to remind you that the further you get to the back, the smaller the space left for you to negotiate terms. , you are just wasting your opportunity by refusing to cooperate with us now.”
Liao Xun didn't even hum this time and turned a deaf ear to Gong Shiqi's persuasion. Gong Shiqi was not angry at all. He left two people in the room to watch Liao Xun, and then left with the others. Wan Fa also witnessed the confrontation between the two in the room next to him. Seeing that the conversation was over, he quickly came out to meet Gong Shiqi.
"Boss, why are you so polite to this person named Liao?" Wan Fa didn't quite understand Gong Shiqi's attitude, so he took the initiative to ask when they met: "Since he refuses to cooperate, why not punish him? This guy is only tough on the surface, and he may soften immediately after being sentenced.”
Gong Shiqi explained: "He is still unwilling to surrender because he is lucky. There will be a way to make him change his mind after dawn. I will use him to implement the subsequent plan. Keeping his life will be of great use. . Wanfa, what do you think of my arrangement?”
Wan Fa quickly bowed and responded: "I don't dare, I just had doubts in my heart just now and I was unhappy if I didn't express myself."
"It's okay. It's a good thing to speak up if you have doubts. Although you are only working part-time in the Security Department, the Security Department does not treat you as an outsider." Gong Shiqi said with a smile: "You performed well this time. After the operation is over, I will Please give me credit.”
"Thank you boss for the promotion!" Wan Fa quickly bowed and thanked him again. He knew that Gong Shiqi's promise was different from Liao Xun's blank check, and the chance of it being honored was much higher. He also knew that after this operation, he would probably be transferred out of Hangzhou and start over in a different place. It would be best if he could be rewarded by superiors for meritorious service.
Gong Shiqi entered the courtyard on the second day and looked at the Jinyi guards who were knocked down by the drug, and asked his men to add some more doses to them to ensure that they would continue to sleep. Gong Shiqi didn't care about the lives of these people, but he didn't want to deal with them where he still had to stay for a day or two. Although Chengfengxing was likely to be abandoned, there was no need to destroy the environment here. His subordinates were already transporting these people in batches to the riverside in large vehicles, where there was a reinforcement ship that had just arrived to transport the enemy personnel captured during this operation.
After checking the status of various positions in the store, Gong Shiqi settled down and slept for a while. The current operation is progressing very smoothly, and we have to wait for the results of the operation in the city.
Gong Shiqi only slept for about two hours before Wan Fa came to wake him up. It would be time to open the city gate in a while, and he had to be in charge of today's affairs.
Gong Shiqi sat up and yawned: "Have all Liao Xun's men been taken away?"
Wanfa didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were red from the sleep, but he was in good spirits. Hearing this, he responded: "We have all been sent to the ship."
"Is Liao Xun okay?" "I went to see the little one just now. He has been closing his eyes to rest, and he seems to be sleeping."
"That's good." Gong Shiqi got out of bed and ordered Wan Fa: "Let the kitchen prepare some food first. Everyone is probably hungry after a night of doing this."
A moment later, Gong Shiqi, who had finished washing, appeared in front of Liao Xun again: "Good morning, Mr. Liao! Did you have a good rest this night?"
Liao Xun's mouth was dry at this time, and his hands and feet trapped on the chair had long been numb to the point of losing consciousness. He couldn't talk about any rest. At the moment, he just glared at Gong Shiqi and said nothing. Answer aloud.
Gong Shiqi was not worried. He smiled and ordered: "Come here, untie Mr. Liao, bring breakfast, and let Mr. Liao eat something."
Of course, Gong Shiqi was not really careless enough to let Liao Xun move freely. Before untying him, someone locked him with shackles and handcuffs connected by iron chains. In this way, although his hands and feet could move, he could not move freely. The range of movement is extremely small, and it is difficult to use force. Then someone brought a bowl of noodles. Although it was just plain noodles, it was a delicious meal for Liao Xun who had been hungry all night. He didn't say anything at the moment, grabbed his chopsticks and started eating.
"Aren't you afraid that we might poison your face?" Gong Shiqi asked with a smile.
"If you want to kill me, why bother with all this trouble?" Liao Xun responded, scraping the remaining noodles cleanly, and even drank the soup base.
Liao Xun put the empty bowl on the table and said, "Well, I'm full. At least I won't starve to death. Gong, if you have any other plans, tell me about it!"
Gong Shiqi said: "You still don't want to surrender?"
"Why do I want to demote?" Liao Xun's tone was still tough. It seemed that the cooling-off period of several hours had not made him change his mind.
However, Gong Shiqi had a chance to win, so he was not frustrated by his attitude. He just smiled and said: "Then wait a little longer, the city gate will be opened soon."
Liao Xun knew that Gong Shiqi was targeting his family, but he couldn't be too excited about it at the moment. The more his emotions were exposed, the more likely the other party would threaten him on the condition of his family. Acting calmer may be able to slightly influence the other party's judgment. It's just that his response was somewhat futile in the current situation, because news that could be considered bad news for him soon came.
"Master Qiao has left the city and will be here soon." As his men came to report the news, Gong Shiqi felt relieved. If Takahashi Minami's actions in the city do not go smoothly, he may have to end all actions related to Chengfengxing ahead of time. He was worried that Gao Qiaonan would be delayed after leaving the city, so he specially arranged for someone to pick him up outside the city gate.
Soon Takahashi Nan appeared in Cheng Feng Xing, and Liao Xun's family appeared with him. After Gong Shiqi knocked down Liao Xun here yesterday, he took his identity badge and sent it to the city and handed it to Gao Qiaonan. After that, Gao Qiaonan led people to Liao's house in the north of the city at midnight. Although they encountered a police team patrolling the city on the way, they were able to get through immediately after showing Liao Xun's waist card.
Using the same method, Gao Qiaonan easily deceived the door of Liao's house. After a group of people entered, they immediately took control of the people in the house. Although there were martial arts guards in Liao's house, they were knocked down by Gao Qiaonan's people before he could even figure out what happened. The action team detained all the idlers and others together, and then waited until dawn, leaving some people to guard the prisoners. Takahashi Nan personally led the team and escorted Liao Xun's wives, concubines, and children out of the city in a car. The whole process didn't cost a single soldier, and there weren't any problems. They got the people out of the city smoothly.
When Liao Xun saw his timid family members appearing in Cheng Fengxing's yard, he sighed deeply, knowing that his last bit of hope had been shattered. All of this happened just as Gong Shiqi said last night, without even a single accident, and it completely defeated his last psychological defense line.
"If I still don't surrender to you, what will you do?" Liao Xun asked with a wry smile.
Gong Shiqi replied seriously: "Master Liao, if you make this choice, you are forcing me to hurt your family. I am very reluctant to do such a thing, but in order to complete the task, I have to do it . To be honest, if we changed places, you would have already put it on my family’s neck, right?”
Liao Xun was not a merciful character to begin with. Hearing this, he actually grinned and said, "I don't have the patience to wait until dawn! I already sentenced you to death last night!"
"It's a pity that we started faster." Gong Shiqi didn't care about his opponent's rhetoric and returned the topic to business: "Master Liao, I will ask you for the last time whether you choose to surrender and cooperate. Think carefully before answering me, because I will only ask once. If the answer does not satisfy me, then you and your family will not be able to leave Chengfengxing alive.”
Liao Xun was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate?"
(End of chapter)