Chapter 1403 Temporary Transfer Order
Among all the people arrested that day, the only one who has not been tortured so far is Ma Bo. This was not because the marriage relationship between the Ma family and Chen Yixin had a protective effect, but because he was intimidated too quickly. Before the interrogator could use the torture tools, he just poured out all the information he knew.
However, the information Ma Bo had was limited and of little value. After all these people were arrested, the effect of his confession would be extremely limited. In order to atone for his sins, he was so anxious that he didn't care much, so he could only bite casually, dragging Liu Shang into the water.
However, for the military and the Ministry of Security who are pursuing the case, whether the information provided by Ma Bo is true must be verified one by one. Especially when it involves Haihan official personnel, careful investigation must be carried out. When Ma Bo confessed to bribing Liu Shang, the interrogators did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the news to Chen Yixin.
Chen Yixin was only skeptical about Ma Bo's confession. After all, Liu Shang was a cadre transferred from Hainan Island. He had never been to the north before, and it was impossible to know Ma Bo and the Ming Dynasty spies in the immigration camp. Liu Shangcai had only been in Majiazhuang for a few days, and he had no relatives or friends in the area. It was impossible for the other party to get any evidence to threaten him into submission. As for giving money, Chen Yixin didn't believe that a few hundred yuan could buy a high-ranking Hainan official. Most of the Han officials had hidden secrets. So he specially gave Gong Shiqi a few words to prevent the Ministry of Security from detaining people regardless of what happened. If there was a misunderstanding, it would not end well.
Gong Shiqi had his own way of doing things. He first went to interrogate Ma Bo and asked him to describe in detail Liu Shanglai's work and living conditions in the Majiazhuang immigration camp these days, and then asked about the bribery. Ma Bo didn't come up with this idea in the first place. He just followed Huang Qu's command. As for his doubts about Liu Shang, he actually couldn't explain it. If he had to say it, it was just Liu Shangchu's roll call at the immigration camp. What a coincidence.
"You said that when Liu Shang first arrived at the immigration camp, he took the roll call on the roster and hit all the blanks?" This detail caught Gong Shiqi's attention, and he asked, "Then do you think it was a coincidence, or did he notice something was wrong?"
Ma Bo responded: "The villain thinks it's just a coincidence. He has never been to Majiazhuang before, so he doesn't know which names are available in the immigration camp."
Gong Shiqi read out the five names on the report letter and continued to ask: "Has Liu Shang ever named these people at that time?"
Ma Bo shook his head and said: "I didn't mention it at the time, but later he transferred people from the immigration camp to help and selected these people. Huang Qu felt that Liu Shang was a bit unclear, so he asked Xiao People offered bribes to try to buy them off. ”
Huang Qu has died under torture. It is impossible to verify what his original idea was for asking Ma Bo to bribe Liu Shang. But after listening to what Ma Bo said, Gong Shiqi also felt that it was impossible for Liu Shang to find out the identities of these people just after arriving at Majiazhuang Immigration Camp, unless they took the initiative to reveal their true identities to Liu Shang, but this was obviously impossible of. Gong Shiqi certainly did not expect that Ma Bo would reveal a flaw during the roll call, which would lead to Liu Shang discovering it. Ma Bo himself was not aware of this, so even in his confession after his arrest, he did not expect that he was in This link was caught by Liu Shang.
This information bias naturally biased Gong Shiqi's judgment. Ma Bo's confession did not prove that Liu Shang understood the situation in the immigration camp. As for collecting money, this was not Gong Shiqi's business. The area he was responsible for was intelligence security, not official integrity. Liu Shang collected and confiscated money and how much money he collected was meaningless to him. But since Chen Yixin had previously said that he would ask Liu Shang after returning to Zhifu Island, he still planned to do so and go back to talk to Liu Shang to understand the situation.
Liu Shang did not know his dangerous situation. At dinner time, he received a notice from the headquarters and was ready to pack up and leave for Liaodong. This order came so suddenly that Liu Shang felt that he had made some mistake and was dismissed. A little later, Qin Weicai made a special trip to inform him of further news. It turned out that the epidemic was constantly spreading among the troops stationed in Liaodong. The two officers in charge of political propaganda had fallen ill and were currently on the ship returning to Shandong. After the local position became vacant, it was natural to have someone to fill it as soon as possible to prevent the morale of the garrison troops from being affected, so Liu Shang, who had worked in the Propaganda Department, was appointed as a general.
"With all due respect, even if someone needs to be transferred to supplement this matter, shouldn't military personnel like Brother Tan be given priority?" Liu Shang asked in confusion after hearing Qin Wei Daoming's intention. The Haihan Army has full-time political propaganda personnel, and generally speaking, people will not be transferred from the civil affairs department to supplement them, so this order seems a bit strange to Liu Shang.
"This is the truth, but the problem is... several officers in charge of political work on Zhifu Island have also fallen ill." Qin Wei sighed: "If this were not the case, how could Brother Liu be temporarily recruited? By the way, by the way, I'm here I also received an order to go to Liaodong with Brother Liu to carry out the mission. Brother Liu will pack his luggage and rest early. If possible, he will leave tomorrow."
"The epidemic is so severe!" Liu Shang was shocked after hearing Qin Wei's explanation. When he heard Su Yu mention the epidemic at noon, he felt that the matter was still within control, and even thought that it might be It was a method used by the military to paralyze the Ming government, but the situation mentioned by Qin Wei at this time sounded like the impact was not limited to a small area. However, based on this assumption, Liaodong across the sea should already be an area with a high incidence of epidemics. This errand to Lushun will be somewhat risky.
Of course, even if he complained about such an arrangement, Liu Shang did not dare to refuse this job. The order was issued by the garrison headquarters. This was a military order rather than an administrative order. He still understood the difference very well. Apart from accepting orders, he basically had no other option. However, he had already packed up his personal belongings and planned to take them back to Majiazhuang. Now he didn't need to collect his luggage anymore. He could just pick up the package and set off immediately.
But for some reason, Liu Shang didn't feel much uneasy after hearing the news that he was about to be sent to Liaodong. Instead, he was vaguely looking forward to it. He understands that this is because the matter in Majiazhuang has not yet been resolved, and he does not want to get involved anymore. Since he has the opportunity to hide away, it is also a way to stay away from right and wrong.
However, before setting off the next day, Liu Shang once again received an uninvited guest. When he returned to the dormitory from the cafeteria after breakfast, he found several soldiers waiting for him in the room. The first man was about forty years old, but he was not wearing a military uniform. He looked like a wealthy businessman traveling across the state. Liu Shang took one look and confirmed that he had not seen this person before.
The man stood up and bowed his hands towards Liu Shang and said: "I am Gong Shiqi, who works in the Security Department. I am harassing Director Liu today because I have something important to inquire about."
As soon as Liu Shang heard the other party announce his identity, all the hairs on his back stood up. To say that the people he fears most in the world right now are probably the hawks and dogs of the Haihan Security Department. When he was patrolling around Hainan Island with Yu Xiaobao, Liu Shang was stared at by Zhang Qianzhi along the way and almost had a nervous breakdown. After that, he would feel restless whenever the Security Department appeared. Although no one in the security department doubted his identity, this feeling of guilt has always accompanied Liu Shang's hidden career.
"I wonder if Mr. Gong has any advice?" Liu Shangqiang calmed himself down and responded in as calm a voice as possible.
Gong Shiqi pointed to the stool in the room and said: "You don't dare to act like this, I'm just an errand boy. Mr. Liu sat down and said."
As soon as he finished speaking, several other soldiers filed out, leaving only one person sitting at the table. Liu Shang saw that paper, ink, pen and inkstone had been placed on the table, and it seemed that he was going to take notes for himself. At that moment, he was even more panicked, not knowing where he had gone wrong. But then he thought about it, if something big happened, maybe people from the security department would not come here to wait for him, but would arrest him directly. He relaxed a little and slowly sat down at the table. Liu Shang knew that he had to keep a clear head now. If he said something wrong and was caught by the other party, then a small matter might become a big deal.
"Director Liu is one of our own, so I won't beat around the bush. The conversation between you and me here today will be recorded, so I ask Director Liu to think carefully before answering." Gong Shiqi asked in a deep voice: "Excuse me, Director Liu. During your work in Majiazhuang, have you ever received property from others in any form?”
Liu Shang immediately analyzed this problem in his mind as quickly as possible. The only property he received from private individuals in the past few days in Majiazhuang was the money sent by Ma Bo. Moreover, when Mabo gave money for the first time, he also converted the money into donations and included them in the public funds of the immigration camp. The only parties involved were Liu Shang and Ma Bo. If anyone testified about this matter, it was probably Ma Bo.
But why did Ma Bo testify against himself? Liu Shang thought to himself that the purpose of this person's bribe to him was to prevent the outside world from paying too much attention to the situation in the immigration camp. Now that the Ministry of Security was involved, wouldn't it be completely opposite to his purpose?
If Ma Bo only set up a trap to frame him after he was taken away from Majiazhuang, then this trap would be too simple to accuse himself of a serious crime and attract the attention of the Ministry of Security. , it will also bring great risks to the mess in the immigration camp, which is obviously unreasonable.
The only reasonable explanation that Liu Shang can think of now is that something happened to Ma Bo.
However, it is difficult for Liu Shang to make a clear judgment based on the current situation alone whether Ma Bo capsized due to other matters or whether his letter of report played a role. For safety reasons, he did not dare to test Gong Qiqi, so he could only answer truthfully.
"Director Ma Boma of Majiazhuang Immigration Camp sent money to me twice." Liu Shang tried his best to respond in a calm tone: "The first time I declined and transferred the money he sent to me. The public account of the immigration camp. The second time was the night before I returned to Zhifu Island. I couldn't resist him and could only accept it temporarily, but the money was not used. I originally planned to wait until I returned to Majiazhuang. Return the money or confiscate it.”
After Liu Shang finished speaking, he reported in detail the amount of bribes paid by Ma Bo twice, and then took out a small cloth bag from his luggage, opened it in front of Gong Shiqi, counted the amount, and said that this was Ma Bo's second bribery. money sent.
Gong Shiqi naturally already knew the amount of money Ma Bo paid to Liu Shang. After checking it, he continued to ask: "Did Ma Bo make any request when giving you the money?"
Liu Shang couldn't guess how Ma Bo confessed to Gong Qiqi. He could only tell the truth: "Director Ma just asked me not to interfere too much in the affairs of the immigration camp. But in fact, I am just doing my job. Every two days I went to the immigration camp once for a propaganda event, and spent the rest of the time making outdoor propaganda slogans outside Majiazhuang. I have not interfered with the immigration camp. If you ask a little about this matter in Majiazhuang, there should be many people who can help me. Testify.”
Liu Shangke would not just passively wait for the other party to ask questions. While he was defending, he was also paving the way for himself, trying his best to distance himself from Ma Bo and the Majiazhuang Immigration Camp.
Gong Shiqi asked again: "During your stay at Ma Bo's house, have you ever seen him do anything unusual, or have any suspicious people come in and out of the house?"
Liu Shang shook his head and said: "I'm just temporarily staying at Manager Ma's house. I usually go back at night and go out at dawn. I just sleep there for the night. I don't know the situation at Manager Ma's house, and I haven't seen any suspicious people."< br>
What Liu Shang said was true, so what he said was justified and flawless. But he began to guess more and more that something had happened to Mabo, and maybe the security department had found some evidence in his home. He really didn't expect that not only physical evidence was found in Ma Bo's home, but also several key witnesses were captured. However, it was not the Ministry of Security who took action, but the Haihan military.
While Gong Shiqi was asking, he was also observing Liu Shang's expression and behavior. Seeing that he answered fluently and did not hesitate to act in a secretive manner, he probably knew that Liu Shang was indeed not the same as Ma Bo. Moreover, the money given to Liu Shang by Ma Bo has been handed over in full, and he has not done anything detrimental to Haihan. If he continues to ask questions, there should be no new situation.
Gong Shiqi tapped on the table to indicate to the person next to him that he could stop recording, and then said to Liu Shang: "Ma Bo committed a crime and is now in custody. He came to see Director Liu today just to verify the relevant situation. . However, the case is still under investigation, and Director Liu may be asked for some details.”
"Easy to say, easy to say. Since it is official business, I will definitely cooperate." Liu Shang responded calmly.
After Gong Shiqi and the soldier who took the notes left, Liu Shang closed the door and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a little chilly, and then he realized that his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
(End of chapter)