Chapter 3183
As the planner of the assassination operation, Zhu Zhongyun knew that this matter was extremely risky. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, it would be very difficult to escape safely afterwards.
Zhu Zhongyun had actually considered the fate of being captured by mistake beforehand. So when he came to Hangzhou, he was already determined to die.
Once unfortunately he is captured alive by Haihan, all he can do is to take all the responsibility as much as possible to prevent Haihan from making a fuss about it.
Even after experiencing the severe torture just now, Zhu Zhongyun still refused to admit that the assassination was an order from the imperial court.
Zhu Zhongyun actually realized that he was being plotted by his opponent. The so-called assassination operation was not as secretive as expected. The fatal malfunction of the rifle and the Haihan Army's precise timing to arrest him were probably the reaction of his opponent's advance deployment. control measures.
But including the emperor, there were no more than ten people who knew the specific contents of the action plan. How could the news leak out beforehand?
Even if Zhu Zhongyun vaguely sensed some clues, he didn't dare to think about it in that direction. After all, the insiders are all prominent figures. If there is no irrefutable evidence, how can we allow him to slander him?
But what Ji Yuanqing said made his psychological defense almost collapse. This is undoubtedly a hint that someone in the upper echelons of Ming Dynasty did not want Ji Yuanqing's plan to be implemented, so he leaked the news to Haihan in advance.
For Zhu Zhongyun, this was simply selling his and his men's lives directly to Haihan!
At this time, the pain in Zhu Zhongyun's heart had even far exceeded the pain in his body. He never expected that the most fatal blow would come from one of his own people behind him.
A thought that he had never had before flashed through his mind. Is the blood shed for the Ming Dynasty really valuable?
The interrogation lasted until early afternoon before several officials left the gloomy cell.
Through this interrogation, the ins and outs of the matter have been roughly clarified. The remaining work is to sort out the confessions, write reports, verify the facts of the case, and continue to arrest those involved in the case who may be at large.
But the most important thing right now is to fill our stomachs quickly. Everyone had been busy all morning and was already hungry.
At this time, it was already too late to rush to attend the reception banquet by the West Lake. Ji Yuanqing asked his men to order some hot food from a nearby restaurant and barely managed a meal.
Of course, not everyone has the appetite to eat at this time. After seeing the tragic scene of Zhu Zhongyun's torture, Zhu Zian has completely lost his appetite.
In his more than twenty years of life, this was the first time he had seen such a bloody scene. Although he endured it because of his face, he inevitably retched several times, his stomach was churning, and he couldn't eat at all at this time.
Seeing that he was not interested in eating, Li Qingyang asked him to go and sort out his confession first.
It is not only Zhu Zhongyun who is being tried here today, but also his group of captured men. Their interrogations were all conducted simultaneously, and by this time the results had basically come out.
Although the information these people have is far inferior to Zhu Zhongyun, their confessions can be used to corroborate each other, and it can also be used to judge whether the situation explained by Zhu Zhongyun is true.
As soon as Zhu Zian left, Gong Shiqi put down his chopsticks and said to Ji Yuanqing: "Brother Ji, I remember that when we met in Zhoushan a few days ago, I asked you if there are any other clues worth investigating about Zhu Zhongyun's case. , you didn't reveal anything to me at that time. ""That's all. Even when I arrived in Hangzhou today, I asked you on the tower, but you still refused to admit it. You are so strict. "
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Ji Yuanqing heard the complaint in his tone and responded with a smile: "Brother Gong, don't blame me for keeping it secret from you. If any news about this matter leaks out in advance, it may lead to failure."
"Whether or not these assassins can be caught is the second best thing. If anything goes wrong with the executive committee's security, I, Ji Yuanqing, will die forever."
Gong Shiqi snorted, obviously not satisfied with his explanation. The two have known each other for twenty years, and they had a close friendship before. This time, Ji Yuanqing actually guarded him tightly, as if he were an enemy. This was really hard for Gong Shiqi to accept.
Li Qingyang saw that the atmosphere between the two people was not right, so he interrupted the topic: "If these people were captured as soon as they arrived in Hangzhou, would there be less trouble?"
Ji Yuanqing said: "If we take it down directly, there will be no such thing as an assassination case."
Gong Shiqi said: "So in the final analysis, your purpose is to turn a small case into a big one!"
Ji Yuanqing said: "Whether it is a small case or a major case, it is not up to you or me. Everything I do is just fulfilling my duties. If you feel that I have done something wrong, you can report it to the executive committee. ”
Seeing that they were arguing again, Li Qingyang quickly tried to persuade him: "You two, this case has not been settled yet, please put official business first!"
Li Qingyang was older than the two of them, and he was retired from the Security Department. He was considered an old colleague with them, so his words still had some weight, and the two of them relaxed a little.
Gong Shiqi didn't just want to vent his anger with Ji Yuanqing. The two of them were traveling together, and he didn't know that what Ji Yuanqing said was not entirely an excuse. If he were in Ji Yuanqing's position, he would probably handle it with the same attitude.
However, he believed that Ji Yuanqing's operation obviously had a strong purpose, which was to try his best to convict Zhu Zhongyun and others on the charge of "assassination of the Executive Committee."
Not only that, this matter will soon spread in Hangzhou, and the situation is likely to evolve from a secret incident handled on a small scale to a hot topic on the streets.
The attitude of the executive committee towards this matter may also be affected by the public opinion and sentiment triggered by this matter.
At the same time, in the guest house by the West Lake, a grand banquet was held to welcome the executive committee.
The guests who are qualified to attend this banquet are basically prominent figures in the Donghai Region. The queue for the toast at the main table stretched several feet away. Everyone wanted to seize this rare opportunity and leave a good impression on the senior officials of the executive committee.
This kind of high-intensity social activity is naturally not pleasant, but Haihan's plan to move the capital and the development plan of the Donghai region will be completed more than half by these local officials, celebrities and wealthy businessmen present, so the Executive Committee Everyone still had to be patient and slowly receive guests from all walks of life.
Fortunately, with their status as senior officials of the Executive Committee, they don't have to actually drink with these toasting guests, otherwise they won't last long no matter how good their drinking capacity is. They only need to wait for Shi Diwen to introduce the identity of the other party, then raise their glasses to indicate their differences.
(End of chapter)