Chapter 2678
For Wen Zhihong and Li Yongfu, An Daoshi's statement at the reception banquet was like a bolt from the blue. They originally thought that the visit of the Haihan Mission would bring more trade cooperation projects to Busan, but they never expected that the other party's intention was to cause trouble, and it also came with a huge armed fleet.
Judging from the attitude of the Haihan people, if the local government fails to give them satisfactory results, they may plan to take action themselves. Although Li Yongfu holds the title of Navy Military Envoy, the armed forces he can mobilize and command are only two to three thousand, and more than half of them are sailors. No matter how much courage he had, he would not dare to compete with this force stationed at the port. The Haihan fleet faced off. If Haihan really wants to use force, Li Yongfu will have no way to stop him.
As for the questions raised by Andao Shi, in their opinion, they were somewhat exaggerated. Busan can be said to be the maritime gateway of North Korea. It is a place where a large amount of money and goods circulate. It is inevitable that people from all religions will gather here, and it is inevitable that some public security cases will occur.
The Haihan people are the richest foreign group in the local area. There is constant envy, jealousy and hatred towards them. It is not surprising that they are regarded as targets by people with ulterior motives.
For those public security cases against the Haihan people, the local government has actually sent special personnel to investigate and try their best to deal with the aftermath. However, the government's manpower and ability are very limited, and it may not be able to get to the bottom of every case and arrest all the criminals. Execution cannot completely prevent such things from happening. As for the Haihan people, who are the victims, it is of course difficult for them to be completely satisfied with the results of the local government's handling of the matter.
To say that the local government is indifferent to these matters and pretends to be deaf and dumb is indeed an injustice to Wen Zhihong and other officials. They think that they have dealt with it within their capabilities, but now Andao Shi and Haihan people The attitude seemed to be that they were also involved in the criminal activities against the Haihan people.
However, it is difficult to prove one's own innocence in this kind of thing, at least it is difficult to convince Ando Shi and Haihan people by relying on verbal excuses. Andao Shi gave five days, but only five days were obviously not enough to deal with those old cases that had been backlogged for a long time.
Although Wen Zhihong and Li Yongfu agreed to this request without discount, they were secretly complaining in their hearts. How far must we go to pass this level?
Under such pressure, all the delicious food and wine are of no avail. The worried North Korean officials managed to make it to the end of the banquet, but Haehan's party put forward a new condition when leaving, demanding that the files on all local security cases related to Haehan in the past five years be reviewed as soon as possible.
This is obviously a serious distrust of the local government and also breaks the diplomatic boundaries, but Andao Shi did not express any objection to this and was obviously on Haihan's side. Wen Zhihong had no choice but to promise to deliver the file to the mission as soon as possible the next day.
After saying goodbye, Shi Chengwu said to An Daoshi: "Thank you, General An, for your cooperation."
Andao Shi shook his head expressionlessly and said: "I just followed the order, but this does not mean that I agree with your country's approach. Although I sympathize with the experience of your country's personnel, I still hope that the problem can be solved through normal channels. , rather than directly intervening in my country’s internal affairs.”
Shi Chengwu heard the implication of Andao Shi's words and responded tit for tat: "General An's idea coincides with my subordinates. It would be best if the problem can be solved through normal channels!"
Andao Shi did not like the Haihan people to intervene in such a direct way, but King Li Zhi asked him to try his best to meet the Haihan people's requirements in Busan. After all, this was really not a big deal compared to the overall cooperation between the two countries. Li Zhi did not want these troubles in Busan to affect the relationship between the two countries, so it was a reasonable decision to make some concessions at the diplomatic level. It's just that Andosi still has to express his position to prevent the Haihan people from taking advantage of Busan.
Shi Chengwu, on the other hand, was sarcastic. If the Busan government could handle these matters well, then why bother to mobilize troops and dispatch a huge fleet to Busan to put pressure on the government through abnormal means.
If he were a more mature official, he would naturally not care about the resentment in Andao Shi's words. However, Shi Chengwu was young and energetic, and was unwilling to suffer a loss in words, so he even retorted. An Daoshi's mission was to assist the Haihan mission, so of course he couldn't argue with Shi Chengwu, so he could only give up with a wry smile.
After returning to the station, everyone did not rest immediately, but gathered again for a meeting. However, the protagonist is not the people in the mission, but Fu Guoqing, who is stationed in Busan. Since Fu Li asked him to connect with the mission, he naturally wanted to learn about the actual local situation from him.
Shi Chengwu asked: "National Day, you were also present at the banquet just now. Are what the governor said are true?"
Fu Guoqing said: "Although there is no concealment, it is suspected of evading the important and taking the easy. When the government handles cases, it depends on the person. If the person involved is rich and powerful and willing to manage the government, then he will naturally be more attentive. Otherwise, his attitude will be It's a lot worse, and some even don't pay attention at all. For example, there was a fight last month over a money dispute, in which two Chinese sailors were seriously injured and died. They were reported to the government at that time, but the perpetrators have not yet been identified. He was captured by the government and was not even listed as a wanted person.”
"Who is the perpetrator? Do you have any definite information?" Tao Hongfang asked curiously.
Fu Guoqing said: "As far as we know, he is a Japanese ronin."
Tao Hongfang then asked: "Then why did the government shirk the investigation and arrest people?"
Fu Guoqing said: "You don't know something. Most of the Japanese personnel in Busan live in Yeongdo. After the other party committed the crime, they fled back to Yeongdo. It would be very troublesome for the government to go there to get people. If there is no benefit, the government is not willing to go there. This kind of muddy water.”
Fu Guoqing then briefly introduced the situation of Yingdao. This Young Island is located in the harbor of Busan Port, and the closest distance to the mainland is only a hundred feet. When the Japanese occupied Busan, they built many buildings and fortifications on Yeongdo Island and used the island as a fortress.
Later, after Japan withdrew its troops, Yeongdo was returned to North Korea. Relations between the two countries gradually became normal and cross-border trade began again. However, Japanese businessmen and sailors continued their previous habits and used Yeongdo as their base in Busan. For the sake of maintaining stability, the local government also wanted to minimize Japanese activities in the inland areas, so they acquiesced in this approach.
Over time, Yingdao became a Japanese settlement. Although it was still under the jurisdiction of North Korea in name, the government had to face various practical difficulties if it wanted to manage this area.
(End of chapter)