Chapter 18: It’s a pity to be burned into ashes
The Governor's forcefulness caused Hodgson to fall into silence.
He knew it was rude to be silent at this time, but he did feel embarrassed.
What do you want to tell the Governor?
But he knew he couldn't stay so silent forever.
"I will try to find out who did this..."
"No." Gu Hang interrupted him, "If you just throw out a mercenary group or a certain plunderer as a scapegoat, then there is no need. The only explanation I want is that it's settled. In eight days, I will see what I want by tomorrow, and I can’t miss any of it. Otherwise, Fuxing City can send a new batch and I can make it in time; or I can go and get it myself.”< br>
Hodgson's throat felt dry.
Sending a new batch is nonsense. One hundred tons of grain and ten thousand pieces of textiles cannot be easily raised. Even in Fuxing City, not everyone can have enough to eat.
The core point of the Governor's words is in the last paragraph: he can get it himself.
Where to get it?
It seemed to depend on his answer.
If a satisfactory answer can be given, then perhaps the Governor can go find the person who robbed the goods. He only needs to name a name.
If the answer cannot be given, then the Governor should come to Fuxing City to get it.
No matter where you go to get it, I'm afraid the process won't be too gentle.
So who is going to bear this lack of tenderness?
At this point, Hodgson knew he had no choice.
He gave Gu Hang a name, and then said: "Give me another two or three hours, and I will send the detailed address to you, Mr. Governor."
"Okay, I'll give you the last three hours."
After the communication was disconnected, Hodgson pressed another button and called for the attendant. He wanted to say something, but the words didn't come out. An unbearable itch made him cough loudly.
The cough was very violent and severe.
On the other side, the attendant's voice was also very panicked: "President of Parliament? Speaker of Parliament? How are you?"
Hodgson was speechless.
"I'll go right away! Just hold on!"
A few minutes later, two men broke into Hodgson's office.
One of them was an attendant, and the other was Lambert Hodgson, who was called over by the attendant. He was the grandson of the old Hodgson.
By this time, Hodgson had stopped coughing. He was half slumped in the chair, breathing heavily.
Seeing that nothing serious happened to his grandfather, Lambert finally felt relieved.
"You..."
"Don't talk about this yet." Hodgson raised his hand to stop Sun Tzu's inquiry. "Immediately go find the people from Wohan Company. You must determine where the group of mercenaries he hired robbed the goods sent to the governor."
Lambert was stunned: "He really did it?"
"Yeah."
"But..."
"Nothing but, we only have three hours."
"The Governor is angry?" Lambert guessed.
"Well." Hodgson sighed, "Our governor is much more decisive and cruel than I thought..."
……
Gu Hang doesn't think he is cold.
He just knows and insists on one idea: he cannot get into a fight with these people and engage in political tactics.
It’s not about whether you can win or not by playing some conspiracies. The most important core factor is, so what if you can win? It was inefficient and time-consuming. Gu Hang didn't have the time to play this trick with them. Be straightforward and decisive.
He called people, brought the radio, took a hundred people, left a hundred people, and set off.
Gu Hang planned to catch up with the team led by Yan Fangxu who set off first, go to the scene of the incident to see if he could gain anything, and try to track the enemy's traces. If there is something to gain, it will be higher. If there is no gain, then let's see what news Hodgson will bring to him in three hours.
The worst outcome is that he will take more than two hundred people to Fuxing City to beg for the supplies he needs.
The people under him alone are definitely not enough. When the time comes, he may need to ask Brigadier General Yelicia to provide him with some small help.
I believe Yelicia will not refuse, and she should be able to achieve a lot of achievements by then.
Gu Hang didn't want that scene to happen, but if it really came to that point, it would be inevitable. And he will definitely take the most thunderous and decisive measures.
How can the person holding the sword not be intimidating?
If some people feel that His Excellency the Governor is not deterrent enough, then he does not mind taking practical actions to scare the monkeys.
Let’s see if Fuxing City is willing to be this chicken.
Two hours later, Gu Hang and his troops also arrived at the incident site and met Yan Fangxu.
The Navy Captain has something to gain here.
"We found some clues. When the looters evacuated, they deliberately covered it up, but the method was relatively low-level. I have sent a team to follow them, and we should be able to get further information."
After listening to Yan Fangxu's report, Gu Hang nodded: "Finally there is good news, so let's wait. Let's see if Fuxing City responds faster to us, or if your team finds those looters. Fast.”
"Fuxing City?" Yan Fangxu was a little confused, "Didn't you mean the plunderers? Do you suspect that those in the so-called alliance in Fuxing City did it?"
"Is there anything difficult to guess?"
"Uh..." Yan Fangxu scratched his head, "Yes, it's easy to guess."
Although I didn't guess it, I don't admit it.
Gu Hang stared at Yan Fangxu, a little helpless.
He is a good fighter, but why is he so stupid at this matter?
Gu Hang said nothing more. He looked around, but the traces of robbery were not very obvious.
There was almost no fighting, no death, no corpses, and no traces of blood; all the transport vehicles were taken away, and almost nothing was left at the scene.
From this point of view, being able to trace back the robbers who committed the crime a few hours ago at a scene where there are not many clues left, especially those robbers who also conducted counter-reconnaissance, means that Yan Fangxu is not a fool.
Thinking of this, Gu Hang felt a little satisfied.
As long as you have no problem with military skills, you don't expect to be an all-rounder.
The next time is to wait patiently.
The news from both sides came almost at the same time.
The elite Marines sent out responded via telegram. They found traces that could be continuously followed and speculated on several possible departure routes and destinations of the looters.
On the other side, the Fuxing City Council Chairman also dialed the telegram to Gu Hang, giving three specific locations and ranking them according to their likelihood.
The information from two different sources corroborated each other, and there was some overlap.
In the end, Gu Hang roughly determined his target: the Manor in the Floodplain Valley.
It was private property and belonged to an Alliance member named Wohan. The Manor in the Floodplain Valley is his property and the place where he made his fortune. It is one of the few high-quality lands around Fuxing City that can grow food.
After Wohan completed the basic accumulation, he not only produced grain, but also participated in the grain trade, making a lot of money, and thus became an alliance member.
Now Wohan's main business is in the grain trade. The grain production in the floodplain valley estate is only a small proportion to him, but he still attaches great importance to it and treats it as a vacation spot and his hometown.
"It sounds like a beautiful place. It would be a pity to burn it to ashes."
(End of chapter)