Chapter 239 Brother Shan is confused
Chapter 239 Brother Shan is confused
The next morning.
Li Ya was eating fried dough sticks while reading the newspaper.
The front page headlines are all about Luqiaoshan.
What kind of propaganda articles are there about fighting corruption?
Obviously, these stupid reporters have received a lot of money and will speak for whoever pays them.
Originally, I wanted to discredit Luqiao Mountain.
Now, we have become pioneers who turn the blade inward and dare to scrape the bone to cure the poison.
Damn!
Li Ya felt sick just looking at Lu Qiaoshan's greedy face.
villain!
hypocrite!
He crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it to the ground.
Return to the cottage.
Hong Zhiyou was sitting at the door basking in the sun.
He originally wanted to practice martial arts, but he almost gave up after not practicing for a while.
On second thought, this was half of his trump card, so it would be better not to let Li Ya know about it.
So I changed to basking in the sun to relax my muscles and bones.
"You're up so early. I thought a playboy like you would usually sleep until noon when you don't have official business." Li Ya walked in and said.
“Isn’t this worthless?
"If there are flowers, I can sleep until noon, not to mention three o'clock in the morning."
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
"Look at today's newspaper."
Li Ya took out the crumpled newspaper he had picked up from his pocket and handed it to Hong Zhiyou.
"Old Lu has become famous. His ability to execute someone on the spot with one move is quite impressive." Hong Zhiyou stretched his eyes and took a look.
This was something he expected.
He asked Xie Ruolin to ventilate Lu Qiaoshan.
With Lu Qiaoshan's intelligence, it is not surprising that he can turn the tables.
Hong Zhiyou's mission to come to Peiping this time was very simple.
Sit and watch the fight between Lu and Li.
Lu Qiaoshan must roll back to Jingling in disgrace.
Li Ya would be humiliated again, and he would not be able to stand out in Jianfeng's eyes, and would not be given any chance to gain momentum.
"Yes.
“It was a sure thing.
“I didn’t expect Lu Qiaoshan to act like Nian Gengyao, executing first and reporting later.
"Zhang Zhiping was a school officer who had made great contributions in the Battle of Hengyang. Lu Qiaoshan killed him in front of so many people.
"The chairman, Jianfeng, and Minister He didn't say a word.
"This is too..."
Li Ya gritted his teeth and was too angry to continue speaking.
"Nian Gengyao is a man of great military prowess, who wouldn't like him?
“Besides, Zheng Jieming has just been appointed as the deputy minister. He is a favorite of the chairman. Everyone knows that people like Dai Laoban and Kang Ze who claim to be the chairman’s shadow are mostly suspected.
"The only one who is truly valued is Zheng Jiemin.
“I get promoted almost every year.
"He wants to show his face, so no one can set a trap for him openly.
“Besides, it’s normal to take drastic measures to fight corruption, and people like Jianfeng are happy to see it.
“But don’t take it too seriously, Captain Li.
"We have only just begun to understand what has happened in Peking. If Lu Qiaoshan can really capture Ma Hansan, he will naturally become famous.
"If it goes wrong, Zhang Zhiping's death will become a huge rock that can crush him to death.
"He's a school officer after all.
“Not to mention him, even the local group commander has to report to the Ministry of National Defense for approval and dare not execute anyone privately.
“Also, don’t forget.
"There are people behind Zhang Zhiping. Once Lu Qiaoshan gets into trouble, these people will strike back."
Hong Zhiyou comforted Li Ya.
That's what they do, they don't look at the process, they only look at the results.
If you do a good job, you will be a loyal official, and even if the sky is broken, it will be a small matter.
If you don't do your job well, even if you have the merit of serving the king, you will be like a piece of stinky dog shit that can be thrown away at any time.
This has been true throughout the ages.
The higher you jump from Luqiao Mountain, the harder you will fall.
"I won't let him show his face."
Li Ya's cheeks were tense and pale.
Hong Zhiyou smiled secretly...I won't let you show your face either.
"Next, we only have Ye Tianhua as our chess move. I wonder what Ma Hansan's preparations are like?
"Don't be afraid of being beaten. Just let it go."
Li Ya frowned and said in a deep voice.
“You don’t know Ma Hansan.
"He would rather sacrifice his life than his wealth. If Zheng Jieming wants it, he can give it to him.
"But if you want to rob him, let alone torture him, he won't hand it over even if you ask for his head."
Hong Zhiyou smiled and said.
……
Inspection team office building.
Lu Qiaoshan is eating sesame seed cake with braised pork.
"Team Leader Lu, how is it? It tastes good, right? It's a time-honored brand in Peking." Li Chuntang asked with a flattering look on his face.
The shot fired by Lu Qiaoshan yesterday stunned the patrol team.
Li Chuntang, who had always been very close to Zhang Zhiping, was so frightened that he couldn't sleep all night. He bought breakfast early in the morning to flatter Lu Qiaoshan.
Lu Qiaoshan, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly frowned, put down his chopsticks and said expressionlessly:
"Not much."
"Well, I'll have someone get you another breakfast. Candies and a small bowl of beef are not bad either."
Li Chuntang said quickly.
"I heard that Liang Yueshan was released, and you are also included in it?" Lu Qiaoshan wiped his mouth with a gauze scarf.
“Team leader.
“No, I definitely did not participate.
"It was all decided by Zhang Zhiping. I don't know anything."
Li Chuntang said.
"If I say you know, you know." Lu Qiaoshan's eyes through the thick lenses were particularly gloomy.
"Team Leader Lu.
"I heard that you have a house on Guilin Road in Jinhai.
"I specially asked someone to go there last night.
“I brought some specialties to your butler and visited him.
"Please take care of me, Team Leader Lu."
Li Chuntang quickly came closer and spoke in a low voice.
Lu Qiaoshan knew about this last night.
He had bought Jinhai's house a long time ago. The reason why he didn't sell it and kept the housekeeper was that he was holding a grudge and knew that he would have to fight back sooner or later.
It was thoughtful of Li Chuntang to find the right way.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have eaten this breakfast.
He is cheap.
I’m not Li Ya, so why would I miss this bite of braised pork?
Isn't it just to give Li Chuntang a way out?
"Chuntang.
“Well, you are also an old man in the Second Hall.
"Chief Zheng also thinks highly of you.
“We are not outsiders.
"In the future, when you do things and behave yourself, you must open your eyes and know which is more important.
"It won't happen next time."
Lu Qiaoshan pointed at him with a serious face.
“Understood. Understood.
"I will definitely follow the lead of Team Leader Lu!" Li Chuntang nodded and bowed like a grandson.
"I still have to continue interrogating Liang Yueshan.
"Use the court to sentence him to death, the sooner the better, and execute him publicly before I leave.
“Besides, it’s not good for Ma Han to just sit on a small bench for three days.
"It's time to give him something serious."
Lu Qiaoshan ordered.
"But he is an important municipal official and a veteran of the Military Control Commission after all. If we torture him without any evidence, will he..." Li Chuntang did not dare to continue as he saw his eyes becoming increasingly cold.
"It is because you are afraid of this and that that he, the Ma guy, is so fearless.
"I have already executed Zhang Zhiping, so what else is missing?
“Punishment.
“He must be punished.
“Only by torture will Ma Hansan confess.
"If you don't fuck him, I'll fuck you!"
Lu Qiaoshan slammed the table and acted like a fierce villain.
"Yes!
"Yes!
"My subordinates will do it now."
Li Chuntang nodded repeatedly in fear.
……
night.
Ma Hansan came to the alley in makeup.
After making sure there was no one tailing him, he pushed open the door and entered the cottage.
Hong Zhiyou is already waiting.
"Brother, someone in the inspection team was afraid of offending me, so they leaked the information in advance. Lu Qiaoshan will torture me tomorrow." Ma Hansan went straight to the point.
"This is good news. Have you contacted Ye Tianhua?" Hong Zhiyou asked.
"Ok.
“When this guy heard there were two truckloads of sugar and military supplies, he immediately agreed.
"But out of caution, I decided to do as you said and just say that it's Mr. Ji from Jinhai who wants to sell it. After all, it's unreasonable for me to still be in the mood to do business in my current situation."
Ma Hansandao.
“Well, Mr. Ji has a Cao Gang background and does business with the Americans.
"It's okay for Ye Tianhua to investigate even if he has doubts."
Hong Zhi nodded.
“The trouble now is that Wang Puchen is an unknown.
“No one with a big name can calm this matter down.
"It's easy to release water from the Luqiao Mountain, and make a big thing small."
Ma Hansan said worriedly.
"Let Li Ya go." Hong Zhiyou said.
"Is Li Ya okay?
"He messed up the last press conference. I doubt his skills."
Ma Hansan frowned.
Captain Li's skills are fine, but he met me... Hong Zhiyou smiled and said, "This is also a helpless move. We can't put all our hopes on Wang Puchen."
"But Li Ya's words lack weight.
“Besides, he and Lu Qiaoshan have always had a grudge against each other, and Lu Qiaoshan will definitely think that he was framed for various reasons.
"Hu Zongnan will definitely speak for Ye Tianhua.
"Li Ya can also talk about Hu Zongnan and Lu Qiaoshan?"
Ma Hansan still sighed worriedly.
"So, I asked him to hand over the person to Wang Puchen as soon as he catches him." Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.
"Can Wang Puchen come forward?" Ma Hansan asked.
"The problem is, Mao Renfeng is also short of money. Who wouldn't want to eat a piece of your meat?" Hong Zhiyou said.
Because in history, it was Mao Renfeng who brought down the Ma family and the Qiao family.
"Fine.
"We can only try our best to save the situation.
"But the smoker is too cautious. You'd better not hold out any hope and be prepared for the worst. Don't let me get beaten up for nothing."
After Ma Hansan finished speaking, he picked up his hat, put it on his head, and walked away with a worried look on his face.
Hong Zhi lit a cigarette and started puffing away. Li Ya wanted to stop Lu Qiaoshan's momentum and show off in front of Jianfeng.
But he obviously overlooked one thing.
Bringing Hu Zongnan's people in will help stop Lu Qiaoshan and save Ma Hansan, which will be beneficial to stabilizing the current situation among all parties.
But Hu Zongnan's anger also affected the morale of the army.
Luqiao Mountain is bound to suffer.
In Jianfeng's eyes, Li Ya's little plan might not be very smart.
It would be good if Hu Zongnan could win the battle in March.
If he were to suffer a defeat and look for the cause, Li Ya would probably have to bear the consequences.
This is what Wu Jingzhong often said.
Politics is something that cannot be touched.
Know more and be ambitious.
If you don’t know enough, you can’t enter the circle.
No more, no less, the worst.
That is just a stepping stone, and it is bound to be crushed to pieces by others.
And this might be the reason why the stationmaster intended to send Li Ya to accompany him to Peiping.
It's hard for a half-baked person in the situation to avoid getting into trouble.
……
The next day.
As soon as Ma Hansan arrived at the office, Li Chuntang came with his men.
"Director Ma, please come with us." Li Chuntang said.
"I say, Lao Li, your inspection team has to make several trips a day, and it's never going to be over, right?
"Hasn't everything that needs to be explained been explained clearly?
“If you have evidence, you can sue me in a military court or at the Ministry of Defense’s inspection department.
“Is it interesting to ask this question over and over again?”
Ma Hansan put one hand behind his back and pointed angrily.
“Director Ma.
“This is what Team Leader Lu meant.
"You know, Deputy Team Leader Zhang has already been shot, you don't want me to be the next one, do you?
"A new official has three things to do upon taking office, so you will just have to cooperate.
"Don't make things difficult for me and the brothers below."
Li Chuntang pulled him aside and whispered.
"Chun Tang, are you going to force a confession out of me?" Ma Hansan said coldly in a low voice.
"Don't say anything, Director Ma, go find Madam Zheng.
"I'm waiting for you in Peking."
Li Chuntang said.
"I would have gone there earlier if I had wanted to find her.
"This is Beiping, not Jingling.
"Let's go.
"Let me see what Lu can do."
Ma Hansan deliberately put on the arrogant attitude of "Lord Ma".
Arrive at the interrogation room.
The presiding judge was Li Chuntang.
Lu Qiaoshan was in the monitoring room.
He wouldn't be stupid enough to interrogate Ma Hansan personally.
If the trial fails to yield any results, not only will it damage your reputation, but it may also lead to disaster.
Whoever reviews is responsible.
Anyway, he didn't issue any written documents and Li Chuntang didn't record the conversation. If something really happened, it would be Li's fault and it would have nothing to do with him.
"Ma Hansan, through our interrogation of Liang Yueshan, Zhou Zheng and others, combined with the evidence, it is a fact that you resold civilian and military supplies.
"These are their confessions, take a look."
Li Chuntang stood up, took a pile of materials and handed them to Ma Hansan.
Ma Hansan quickly flipped through it and sneered, "You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something.
“None of the evidence you mentioned has anything to do with me.
"Why, is it so enviable that I sit in this position?
"You still think I'm Ma Hansan, who is easy to bully!"
Having said this, he slapped the armrest of the chair and cursed.
"It seems that you won't confess unless you get serious.
"Execution."
Li Chuntang looked at Ma Hansan apologetically and gave instructions.
Someone immediately took a whip and started whipping Ma Hansan.
This fight lasted three days.
Apart from giving him some water and porridge, and except for giving him electric shocks, we basically used all the means we could.
Ma Hansan was beaten unconscious several times and had two ribs broken.
……
Inside the office.
Lu Qiaoshan was rubbing his eyebrows worriedly.
He really didn't expect that a villain like Ma Hansan, who loved money more than anything else, could be so resilient.
Ke Shufen called him several times during these three days.
Impatience is everywhere.
If he didn't knock out something, Ma Hansan would not fall, but would be brought down by Ke Shufen first.
The key is that Ma Hansan is not only tough.
Their methods are extremely covert, and even the capital chain is clean, so even if there is some evidence, it cannot be considered as irrefutable proof.
Moreover, after Li Zongren heard that Ma Hansan was tortured, the Peking Headquarters and the Guangxi Clique also put pressure on him.
Other military and political leaders also expressed their dissatisfaction, and letters reporting his abuse of lynching flew to Jingling like snowflakes.
Otherwise, Ke Shufen would have been anxious.
He was called a piece of crap at least a dozen times a day, and Lu Qiaoshan was almost on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Li Ya still clings to Peking.
This man is dangerous.
Who knows what kind of sneak attacks might be behind your back.
For a moment, Lu Qiaoshan felt like there were thorns everywhere and he didn't know where to start.
Damn Ma Hansan, why is it so difficult to make him spit out some money?
"Team Leader Lu." Li Zhong walked in.
"Has Ma Han made his third move?" Lu Qiaoshan asked anxiously.
"without.
“Not a word, and now he won’t even drink the water.
"He said he wanted to die to prove his innocence."
Li Zhong shook his head.
"He is innocent as hell, everyone in Peking knows that Ma Hansan is very fat.
“Okay, I get it.
"You go down."
Lu Qiaoshan cursed and became more and more annoyed.
"Team Leader Lu, there is someone outside who wants to see you." Li Zhong said.
"not see.
"Just say I'm not here."
Lu Qiaoshan waved his hand in annoyance.
All the people who came these two days were from the military and political circles in Beijing who came to plead for mercy.
Chirping and annoying.
"It's Secretary Hong from Jinhai Station. He said he is your friend." Li Zhong said.
"Hong Zhiyou?" Lu Qiaoshan's eyes lit up.
Then he clapped his hands:
"Really, how could I forget about this kid?
"Quick, please come in."
Lu Qiaoshan was overjoyed.
Soon, Hong Zhiyou came in and politely bowed, "Team Leader Lu, I hope you are well after we met in Jingling."
“Look at you.
"What is our relationship? We are brothers.
"Why call me Team Leader Lu? Call me Brother Shan."
Lu Qiaoshan looked unhappy and pouted as if he was not approachable enough.
"We are in the office now, so it is more appropriate to address them according to their positions." Hong Zhiyou said with a smile.
"You're out of touch, aren't you?
"The office is for other people, but for you it's like your own home, right?"
Lu Qiaoshan rolled his eyes at him.
“Yes, Brother Shan.
“Well, he is upright and majestic.
"It goes without saying that our Shan brother really has the demeanor of an imperial envoy."
Hong Zhiyou looked him up and down and flattered him with a smile.
"I heard about the execution of Zhang Zhiping.
"Brother Shan, you are awesome.
"When this gun goes off, the earth shakes."
Hong Zhiyou gave a thumbs up and continued to praise.
"Hey, it's my job to serve the people and share the party's worries." Lu Qiaoshan said with a satisfied look on his face.
"Well, I didn't lie to you, Brother Shan, I will come back sooner or later.
"The next stop is Jinhai."
Lu Qiaoshan crossed his legs and continued to raise his hand and spoke casually.
"I think so.
"Why don't you come over here to seek marriage first, or your brother will chop me on the head with a knife later." Hong Zhiyou said flatteringly.
“That’s not the case.
"You are different from others, we are brothers.
“However, some people in Jinhai must be punished.
"For example, Li Ya actually dared to come to Beiping to challenge me openly. Given my temper, if no one had stopped me and the newspaper office was present, I would have executed him on the spot.
“What can he do to me?
"I'm not showing off my abilities, Brother Shan. There is no one in Pingjin that I can't deal with now!"
When Lu Qiaoshan saw his old friend, he was not depressed and started to blow the trumpet directly.
"That is.
'Who the hell is Li Ya? How can he compare with you, Brother Shan?
“Okay, it looks like brother is doing very well.
"You are a very busy person, so I won't bother you any more. See you in Tianjin some other day."
Hong Zhiyou said a few polite words and stood up to leave.
When Lu Qiaoshan saw him about to leave, he quickly called out to him:
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave.
"Since you're here, come and chat with Brother Shan for a while."
"Brother Shan, is there something wrong?" Hong Zhiyou pretended to be surprised.
“It’s not a big deal actually.
“It’s all because of this Ma Hansan that I’m in such a headache.
"He was beaten for three whole days, his skin was torn and his flesh was bruised, but he refused to utter a word.
“All the evidence, not a single word of it.
"Now many senior officials from the military and political circles have come to plead for mercy, and I am holding Commander Zheng's torch. If this fire is extinguished, I will not be able to report back to Jingling.
"Your brother had contacts with Ma Hansan. Wasn't it you who brought his secretary back from Peking for Boss Dai?
"Give me some advice, brother, how can we catch him?"
Lu Qiaoshan stopped pretending, pulled Hong Zhiyou to sit down, and asked in a deep voice.
“Brother Shan.
“It’s actually not difficult to catch Ma Hansan.
"Think about it, how did Boss Dai control him in the first place?"
Hong Zhiyou raised his eyebrows and winked, hinting at him.
Lu Qiaoshan's eyes widened and he clapped his hands in delight:
"It's you, my brother, who has awakened the dreamer with a word."
……
(End of this chapter)