Chapter 1939
Now we have the body number of the freight truck and the delivery record of each truck from the coke factory. By comparing the two, we can confirm that these three trucks of coke were indeed shipped by this foreman.
"Ding Qi, Wu San, Geng Si... that's right, these are the three cars! They were all sent out this morning, and then they never came back to write off the accounts!" The foreman was extremely grateful at this moment for this person whom he had complained about countless times. The cargo registration system is usually considered too troublesome as the delivery procedures are complicated and one has to make written records one by one. However, when something really happened, we realized that this system is not a decoration, but an effective guarantee.
Judging from the forward and backward freight records, most of the pallet trucks and porters that set off from the coke factory this morning have returned from the industrial area, handed in their receipts, and received their wages. The few who have not yet returned have also Under investigation by the military in the industrial zone. Only these three vehicles were left with only goods but no one was there, and several porters in one of the vehicles repeatedly made excuses to enter the Wusan Workshop under martial law. After being rejected by the guards, they suddenly disappeared. This became even more... One of the biggest doubts in the investigation.
But according to the records at the coke factory, the porters responsible for transporting the three trucks of coke all noted "casual workers", that is, people who have no fixed labor relationship with the coke factory. There are too many such casual workers, and the vast majority of them Some people have not obtained Haihan nationality, and the coke factory has no way to verify their registration status one by one. They can only note them as casual workers to facilitate the settlement of wages-the wages of casual workers are calculated on a per-time basis, and the income level is relatively the lowest. of first gear.
"Master Jun, please see, the people who checked behind this record are the people who have handed in the receipts and received their wages. According to what the Master said, the three truckloads of goods were not transported to the workshop at all, so they will definitely not get the receipts, and they will not be able to get the receipts." It’s impossible to come back here to settle wages.” The foreman tremblingly explained the reason for this to the investigators, expressing his innocence.
"Think about it again, is there anything special about the people responsible for transporting these three trucks of coke? For example, their accent, clothing, manners, whether there is a leader among them, and did you hear them talking about someone, a certain place or something? Something?" The officer would not let him go easily and continued to ask for relevant information.
In fact, Xue Zheng and others negotiated with the cavalry guarding the entrance and exit many times during activities in front of the Wusan Workshop, and their appearance has been recorded. However, if further confirmation can be obtained from the coke factory freight foreman, it will naturally be more convincing. Conducive to the investigation of the incident. And with more information about the suspicious object, we can conduct an in-depth analysis of its true purpose of approaching Pentosan Workshop.
"Master Jun, I want you to think carefully..." Seeing the officer asking such detailed questions, the foreman thought that the casual workers who pulled goods this morning were probably wanted criminals, or maybe they were ruthless people carrying murder cases and running away incognito. Of course, he couldn't come to do this business of selling goods just for the wages that are enough to make a living. He must have other motives.
By noon, the investigation work still had not made much progress, but this would not affect the original itinerary of Li Bo and his party. But because of the sudden appearance of Bai Kesi, Qiao Zhiya took the initiative to change the location of lunch and arranged for everyone to return to Daling Manor for dinner.
Of course, the reason for this adjustment is not unrelated to the strange situation that occurred outside the workshop in the morning. After all, when they were about to leave the industrial area, hundreds of people who had already dispatched still could not find the ten people who disappeared in the air. Several porters. For safety reasons, Qiao Zhiya thought it was better to arrange for important people to go to a proper place first, and Daling Manor was undoubtedly one of the safest places in Changhua.
At this time, Zhang Qianzhi did not return to Daling Manor with the convoy. Instead, he went to the county town to meet with subordinates of the local Ministry of Security to understand the progress of the investigation of this strange incident.
In fact, the previous security measures also included personnel from the Ministry of Security. However, because the Ministry of Security did not have many personnel stationed locally and did not have a field establishment dedicated to carrying out special tasks, it did not mobilize as much as the military did, and only mobilized The two of them followed Li Bo and his party, not so much to perform a security mission, but to cooperate with Zhang Qianzhi and accept his dispatch at any time.
After the investigation into the incident began in the morning, Zhang Qianzhi, as an official from the security department, naturally had to intervene to understand the situation. His expertise in intelligence analysis and case investigation came in handy, and he quickly noticed several irregularities in this incident.
Zhang Qianzhi and two of his subordinates first went to the field to check the location where the three trucks of coke were found, and then rushed to the coke factory to check the morning's shipping records. They found that the records of the three trucks of coke were together, which means that it was very possible. They set off at the same time, and this was confirmed by the freight foreman.
These people set out together and disappeared together, so it is almost certain that the approximately fifteen porters responsible for transporting these three trucks of coke were most likely the same group of people. One of the carts of coke arrived at its destination, the Wusan Workshop, and could not be delivered inside due to martial law. After several negotiations with the guards, the cart of coke was left outside the Wusan Workshop.
Zhang Qianzhi found out the problems that need to be solved first. First, one of the destinations of these goods happened to be the Bosan Workshop that the Prince of Joseon wanted to visit. Is this a coincidence or someone did it intentionally? Second, the porter asked to enter the traffic. After the goods failed, they left quickly and quietly. Regardless of whether their original purpose was to really deliver the goods or have another article, what was the reason that made them suddenly give up and leave here quickly.
The arrangements for the visit to Wusan Workshop were made by Qiao Zhiya himself, but Qiao Zhiya naturally would not make stupid mistakes in confidentiality measures. It was not until Li Bo and his party arrived in Changhua and confirmed the local visit itinerary that Qiao Zhiya was notified The foreman of the workshop has a very small group of people who know this arrangement in advance, so he can easily investigate. Since Qiao Zhiya set the visit here, of course he knew the workshop thoroughly and could confirm the safety situation here.
The coke factory had no idea that the Wusan Workshop had special arrangements today, otherwise there might not have been any arrangements to transport coke to the workshop in the morning. The workshop ordered coke from the coke factory earlier than Qiao Zhiya notified the workshop of the visit arrangements, so the possibility of internal and external collusion to cause trouble was basically ruled out.
Then the transportation task that this group of people received seems to be a coincidence. It happened to hit the Wusan Workshop where a large number of people were deployed, so that it was very likely that it ruined some of their original plans, so they suddenly abandoned the truck. And go. Zhang Qianzhi met with the plainclothes men who were performing security duties nearby at the time, and combined with the locations where the vehicles were abandoned, he had a rough guess in his mind.
Unlike the cart outside Wusan Workshop, the other two abandoned carts were still quite far away from their destinations. Zhang Qianzhi’s intuition was that this group of people was gathering nearby to prepare for some kind of action. That's why I gave up the carriage as a cover for my identity. When these trucks are parked on the roadside, they will quickly block traffic and attract attention, so there is not much time left for them to act.
However, just before this group of people took action, some unexpected situation occurred here, which forced them to suspend their plans and leave decisively. This seemed to be a good explanation for the various doubts about the "disappearing porter incident".
After Zhang Qianzhi found out the context, he carefully went through the timeline, and then found the suspected source of this unexpected incident. The cavalry guarding the entrance to the Wusan Workshop noticed the porters for the last time. It was Baix who came to the workshop from the dock in a carriage. Zhang Qianzhi did not think that Bai Kesi sitting in the carriage would alert the enemy, but the team of cavalry guarding him might have such an effect. "Let me confirm again. Before this convoy came, there were four of you guarding the entrance and exit. After the convoy came, some people were left behind to guard the entrance and exit with you. So in the end, there were ten cavalry guarding here. Yes. Right?" Zhang Qianzhi asked the cavalryman who had seen Xue Zheng for the last time for a detail to verify some of his speculations.
After getting a positive answer, Zhang Qianzhi thought that he had almost figured out the reason. Although the target of the other party was still unclear, he could basically conclude that this incident was not a coincidence, but a premeditated attack that was interrupted.
"You immediately go to the garrison camp and, in the name of the Ministry of Security, ask the garrison to send troops to blockade Changhua Port and suspend ships from leaving the port. In addition, block the official roads leading from Changhua to the north and south, and punish the young and strong men who leave Changhua in groups. Must be strictly investigated!”
Zhang Qianzhi immediately issued instructions to his subordinates. He didn't know whether such measures would be enough to stop the group, but he could only try his best with the mentality of making up for it before it was too late. After giving the order, he immediately rushed to Daling Manor to report the matter to Bai Kesi and Qiao Zhiya.
"Are you saying that this group of people pretended to be porters and sneaked into the industrial area with the purpose of attacking the people who were in the Wusan workshop in the morning?" After listening to Zhang Qianzhi's report, Qiao Zhiya frowned and pointed to himself: "The most important thing is There are only two valuable targets, one is me, and the other is the Prince of Joseon... Oh, I also missed Lao Bai!”
Bai Kesi said to Qiao Zhiya: "According to what Zhang Qianzhi said, it was precisely because my arrival interrupted the group's actions that they chose to evacuate. That means I should not be their target."
Qiao Zhiya said: "The guards brought by Lao Bai further strengthened the outer defense force of the workshop, and this group of people only had more than ten people in total, so they did not dare to launch another strong attack. They did not have more time to readjust, so in the end they just Can give up the action, Zhang Qianzhi, is this the situation you speculated on?”
Zhang Qianzhi responded: "That's right. I suspect that they talked to the cavalry at the door several times before, just to test and lower the cavalry's vigilance, and then after gathering their men, they launched a surprise attack and broke into the workshop to carry out their plan. plan. But when they realized that there was nothing they could do after the security force was strengthened, and their whereabouts would be exposed soon, they retreated decisively. ”
"Even if they are lucky enough to break through the perimeter, so what if they rush in? A dozen of them will die!" Qiao Zhiya is extremely confident in the security measures he has deployed. Although he already believes 70% of Zhang Qianzhi's inference, for this This method of attack is still very disdainful.
Zhang Qianzhi felt that Qiao Zhiya's confidence was not excessive. In the workshop at that time, there were not only a team of Qiao Zhiya's personal guards, but also an infantry squad of 12 people led by Gai Liangcai. These people were all fully armed and had to deal with this kind of A small scene with only a dozen opponents is certainly not a problem. What's more, there is Qiao Zhiya, an old military leader who came from the military. He also led an army to fight overseas in his early years and almost became a senior general in the army. The slight chaos cannot scare him.
However, although Qiao Zhiya was confident, he was not blind. After complaining, he still asked Zhang Qianzhi: "In your opinion, is their target me or the crown prince of Joseon?"
Zhang Qianzhi hesitated for a while before responding: "At present, we have too little information to judge the other party's goal, but I personally prefer the Joseon Crown Prince."
"Oh? What's the reason? Tell me!" Qiao Zhiya asked with interest.
Zhang Qianzhi said: "I surmise based on the opponent's behavior of pretending to be a porter. If they want to deal with you, they should have better choices and better plans. And the situation that occurred this morning, no matter how you look at it, is It is an imperfect plan, and it can even be said to be full of loopholes. No matter the time, location, or environment, it is not suitable. Even if it is done, there is no chance. I think the person in charge of the other party is either too incompetent or lacks enough time. To plan the details of the action, otherwise the completion level should not be so low.”
Zhang Qianzhi paused before continuing: "As for why the other party's target is the Crown Prince of Joseon... To be honest, I don't have any evidence. I just used the elimination method to make this judgment."
"But based on your judgment, the other party's hasty actions make sense." Qiao Zhiya took over and began to explain his judgment: "I made all the arrangements for the Joseon Crown Prince's local itinerary, and they were all kept confidential. Each department was notified one day in advance to prepare separately. However, there were not many places to visit locally, including the Shilu Mine and Changhua Industrial Zone. It was not difficult to predict the itinerary, no matter where the other party learned about the prince. The itinerary is still purely vague. The preparation time given to them is indeed quite limited, and it is impossible to plan a complete action plan in advance, so it is easy for such a chaotic situation to occur. ”
The two of them asked and answered questions, peeling off the cocoons, and slowly figured out the cause and effect of the incident. Although it was not accurate, it was actually very close to the real situation.
"What a terrible future!" Bai Kesi sighed: "It seems that Lao He trusts you so much that he specially transferred you to perform the task. He is indeed foresighted!"
(End of chapter)