Even when several cars, escorted by bodyguards standing beside the cars, rushed out of Zhangyuan, people still had not recovered from their surprise.
China is finished!
Watching Li Zicheng from a distance being carried into the car by the bodyguards, the red color on his white shirt was so conspicuous that Xu Lingxiao didn't even pick up his camera and fulfill his duty as a reporter to take a photo.
China is finished!
There were no other thoughts in his mind at this time. He only felt that his eyes were hot, his nose was sore, and cries of grief and anger roared from his throat. At this time, like many people, he just wanted to have a good life. Cry, for Li Zhiyuan, and even more for China!
Why is China so troubled?
Why has China suffered so many disasters!
Why does China always fall into unprecedented disasters when hope appears?
At this time, there were only these questions in his mind, and he even forgot about the professional ethics of being a reporter. In his opinion, there is no big news now, or in other words, any big news today cannot be compared with tomorrow. big news.
Civil War!
Tomorrow, a civil war will definitely break out in China!
Regardless of whether Li Zhiyuan is dead or alive, civil war is destined to break out. Li Zicheng is not a docile domestic cat. He can make concessions for the sake of the country, but his concessions are three shots in the chest. Now, this docile cat The domestic cat will show his true nature - the true nature of a tiger.
Whether alive or dead, civil war is inevitable. After he dies, the National Socialists or careerists will raise troops to seize central power in the name of revenge for him. They will probably promote Li Zicheng's ideas, but then, Just roughly.
He lives, he lives. When he realizes that concessions are just assassinations, he will also choose force and use force to replace political compromise.
War! war!
The war finally broke out!
Apart from crying loudly, his heart was filled with unprecedented anger. He could not imagine that people could be so shameless. He could not imagine that someone would brazenly assassinate Li Zicheng at the risk of such injustice.
China¡¯s hopes were shattered with those three gunshots, along with Xu Lingxiao¡¯s dream.
At this time, thousands of business people who listened to Li Zicheng¡¯s speech in Zhangyuan also felt that their dreams had been shattered.
"New China! My new China!"
Amidst the cries of grief and indignation, Lu Shi'e cried loudly. As a doctor, he tried to rush to rescue Li Jinglue who was shot, but he was stopped from a distance. He only saw Li Zicheng's chest was completely covered. The blood was stained red. Although he was not a Western medicine doctor, he knew that those few shots were probably
Five years ago, in his novel "New China", he imagined a new China with a prosperous people, a strong country, advanced science and technology, and developed industry. Last year, when he went to Lianyun for the first time, he began to believe that Everything is no longer his dream. The new China will not only exist in novels, it is slowly becoming a reality.
From then on, Lu Shi'e was full of affection for Lianyun, Longhai, and Li Zhiyuan. He believed that Li Zhiyuan was the only person who could realize the dream in the novel, and reality proved that he was right. This time, Li Zicheng came When he arrived in Shanghai, Lu Shi'e specially held a welcome banquet with his colleagues in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and extended an invitation to him. But now, the dream finally woke up.
"It's too late to save the day!"
Lu Shi'e murmured to his lips with a painful look on his face, and walked in Zhang Yuan distractedly. He was surrounded by the same expressions. At this time, everyone in Zhang Yuan was stunned by this scene, and after being surprised, What is more is unprecedented pain, which is more of a kind of despair.
It is the kind of despair after hope is shattered!
"I never said it, I never cursed"
??????? Ludovic? Noldo also seemed a little distracted. Until now, looking at the pool of blood on the ground, he still couldn't believe that all of this really happened.
Before that, what he was most worried about was the recurrence of the Song case two years ago. When yesterday's farce happened, he was worried about Li Zicheng. When he knew that it was just a farce, he breathed a sigh of relief. And just one day later, everything changed.
The gunshots in Sarajevo changed Europe, and the gunshots in Shanghai changed China!
This sentence came to his mind, and he looked around. The expressions of the Shanghai tycoons around him were not much better than his. Their expressions also looked very complicated, and more of them were desperate. That had never happened to him beforeA look of despair appeared on his face.
When these Chinese people saw the hope of their country and nation, all their hopes were shattered by the sound of gunshots. After that infinitely magnified hope was shattered, despair was probably their only emotion.
There¡¯s going to be a war!
When a tycoon in his sixties passed by Noldo, he heard the tycoon murmuring like this.
War!
China is going to fall into a war again.
In the telegraph office near Zhangyuan, a man suddenly rushed in. He pushed away the customer who was standing in front of him, and then he took out a handful of silver dollars and threw them on the table.
¡°Telegram, hurry up, give me a telegram and newspaper immediately!¡±
"Sir, I"
When the person who was pushed away tried to argue, the person threw him a few silver coins and shouted loudly.
¡°I¡¯ll give you all this money, and you¡¯ll pay it out later!¡±
Then, the man began to write the telegram.
"Li, the envoy of Huaihai Economic Strategy, was assassinated while delivering a speech in Zhangyuan"
As soon as he finished writing the contents of the telegram, the man shouted urgently and slowly.
"Hurry, send to Beijing!"
At this time, more people rushed into the telegraph office, and everyone was talking about one topic, Li Zicheng¡¯s assassination! But what people are more concerned about is China's future.
For everyone at this time, the future situation in China is unpredictable, but also foreseeable. Who will control China in the unpredictable future, but what is foreseeable is that China will fall into war again. , who will be the winner has become an unpredictable question again.
War!
No one thought that the clouds of civil war would once again fill the sky over this country. At this time, these reporters just sent telegrams to their newspapers truthfully so that their newspapers could quickly publish the news.
When they rushed into the telegraph office, they discovered that there was a reporter standing in front of the telegraph desk, and he was holding a book in his hand. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. This was a means of "grabbing reports". After he sent the telegram that needed to be sent, he would ask the telegraph office to send the book
Just when several reporters turned around and were about to rush to other telegraph offices, they heard the reporter standing in front of the cabinet say.
"Okay, I've finished sending out, who of you will send out next?"
The reporters who were about to leave looked at this "enemy" in surprise, as if curious about his change, but then they heard the reporter who left the counter say.
"Damn it, I don't care what exclusive news he has. All I know is that we have to report this. We want all the people in China to know what is extremely shameless. As reporters, this time, no matter what, we will I need to appeal for Mr. Li!"
"Yes, that's right, even if we are willing to shave ourselves this time, we will still pull down Lao Yuan!"
The news coming from Shanghai was like the sound of thunder, which shocked Yuan Shikai into panic.
"Li Zicheng was assassinated!"
Yuan Shikai was shocked by the thunderous news and could not recover for half an hour. He kept mumbling the news and pacing back and forth in the room from time to time.
"Who did it?"
There was only one question left in Yuan Shikai's mind. When Song Jiaoren was assassinated, Yuan Shikai did not defend himself. In his opinion, there was no point in defending. Anyway, the shit basin was placed on his head, but this time it was It's different. If you don't defend yourself and don't provide evidence to prove that you didn't do it, I'm afraid
"Come here, call Lei Zhenchun over to me immediately! Now!"
The first time he came back to his senses, Yuan Shikai shouted at the attendant outside the door.
Lei Zhenchun is the general office of the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Division. Although it is ostensibly responsible for public security inside and outside the capital and Tianjin, it is actually a central intelligence agency. It can be said that the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Division, located in Yuhuang Pavilion, Xidan Archway, has been continuously operating since its establishment in the first year of the Republic of China. It was Yuan Shikai who used the agency to do the "dirty work". Zhang Zhenwu and others unfortunately died at the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Department.
This is due to Yuan Shikai's habit. He may send people to assassinate people, but they will only do it at the hands of the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department. In Yuan Shikai's words, this is called a master's reputation. When Li Zicheng went to the country to give a speech to support the election, Yuan Shikai also made a special effort to do so. Lei Zhenchun, the General Office of the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Division, was asked to be responsible for Li Zicheng's safety.
Although his attitude towards Li Zicheng can be described as complicated, Yuan Shikai knew that Li Zicheng would be more useful alive than dead. Once he died, the 200,000 Jiangsu Army troops under him would no longer be restrained. At that time, you only need to think about the many "anti-Yuan" people in the Huaihai Economic and Strategic Envoy's Office to know what will happen. By then, they will be able to legitimately attack??Yuan Shikai.
Almost as soon as Lei Zhenchun entered Jurentang, Yuan Shikai threw the tea cup away, slapped the table and cursed him.
"Lei Chaoyan, I have given you many orders and orders to send people to keep an eye on Li Zicheng to prevent anything from happening to him. Tell me what is going on and why Li Zhiyuan was assassinated! Who did it! Who did it!"
The president's rage only made Lei Zhenchun tremble. He had also just received the news. The news was a telegram sent by an officer from the Military and Political Law Enforcement Division who was sent to Shanghai to secretly protect Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng had been assassinated and his life or death was unknown. Almost as soon as he received the telegram, he knew that this time he might be in for a disaster.
"President, this"
Lei Zhenchun was eager to open his mouth to defend, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw the president staring at him coldly.
"Did you do it?"
These words only caused the temperature in Jurentang to suddenly drop by more than ten degrees, almost like a severe winter. Lei Zhenchun trembled violently all over and hurriedly spoke in defense.
"President, without you"
Before the words were spoken, Lei Zhenchun noticed that the president's face was even more ugly. Only then did he realize that ever since the Zhang Zhenwu case, the president had been taking the blame for others. Needless to say, now that the national public opinion is agitated, who is the target of the attack? It must be referring to the president. What does it mean that there is no order from the president? How could the president give such an order? So he quickly changed his words.
"President, your order is for the Military Law Enforcement Division to send someone to protect him. Before he left, I sent someone to collude with them. Even if they refused, according to the President's order, the Military Law Enforcement Division still sent someone to protect him. Hundreds of people protected him along the way, and the Law Enforcement Department has more than 200 relevant telegrams, which can be used as evidence!"
Lei Zhenchun hurriedly came up with "evidence". He knew that now the President needed evidence to prove his innocence more than ever. Those telegrams from the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department were the best evidence. At least they could prove that the President not only did not send anyone to assassinate him Li Zhiyuan, and even sent people to protect him.
"Hmph! Protect, protect, the people in the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department are still alive in their mother's womb, protection is nothing, my presidential office can make people throw bombs, Li Zhiyuan can make people shoot"
Angry, Yuan Shikai spread his hands again and said to Lei Zhenchun:
"Now that Li Zhiyuan has been assassinated, his life and death are unknown, but things will soon deteriorate further. We must not only prepare for the worst, but also do everything possible to investigate and find out who did it. If the murderer is like Samurai Ying, Just the same, if all the shit is thrown at us in court, then how will you let me, the great president, meet with people? The next step will be to cut off the road. Tell me, what should I do! What should I do now?"
Yuan Shikai asked Lei Zhenchun what to do, but Lei Zhenchun didn't know what to do. The murderer has been caught, his body parts are still there, and there is irrefutable evidence. If the murderer is like a samurai hero, and says in court that he was ordered by the president, the president will not be able to erase it or smoke it out. out. What can be done?
Lei Zhenchun could only hang his head and remain silent. Although the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Office is an intelligence agency, most of them are soldiers. There are few full-time intelligence personnel among them, and the "dirty work" they do is often within the scope of military law. , it is almost a "three-division joint trial." Not only is he not good at emergency response for this kind of thing, but the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department is also not good at it.
Now the president asks him to make up his mind, what ideas can he come up with. This kind of thing should be the business of scholars. Warriors kill with knives, while scholars kill without knives. Scholars are the best at this kind of thing. Of course, Lei Zhenchun didn't dare to complain at this time.
Seeing that Lei Zhenchun just lowered his head and remained silent, Yuan Shikai said anxiously, as if he hated iron.
"Can't you think of a way? The Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Division has been studying with the Security Department for several months, and they have learned it in the dog's belly. They cannot wait for judgment like this."
Yuan Shikai, who was extremely dissatisfied, could not help but compare the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Department with the Longhai Security Department. In his opinion, the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Department was even inferior to the Security Department. During the "Jiao'ao Incident", Longhai The Coast Guard continued to assist the Gyeonggi Military and Law Enforcement Department in arresting Japanese spies and ensuring that information would not be leaked. Their achievements were so impressive that Yuan Shikai even had the idea of ??borrowing some people from the Ministry of Security to reorganize the Military and Law Enforcement Department.
"If the same thing happened to the Security Department, they might have come up with countless "coping strategies" by now, and they would take the initiative to deal with the aftermath without him having to worry about it.
"We need to investigate! Do you know?"
Finally, Yuan Shikai gave a reminder.
"yes!"
"Now, you have to do whatever it takes to send me all your people to Shanghai, Japan, and the United States. In short, you have to find out who it is"The envoy assassinated Li Zhiyuan, I want evidence, evidence that can convince the people of the country! "
Although Lei Zhenchun himself could not come up with a solution, after Yuan Shikai's reminder, he immediately understood that the president was really anxious and wanted conclusive evidence to prove his innocence. This meant that he would We have to find the real culprit, and we have to make the real culprit admit that he did it. This is so easy. In the Song case, after two years of investigation, no clues have been found.
" But Lei Zhenchun dared to say it. He knew that he had to think of a way now. If there was no good way, he had to find a bad way. What should we do? After thinking for a long time, Lei Zhenchun finally said:
"President, please rest assured. Even if I turn China upside down, I will catch the real culprit."
Just after Lei Zhenchun exited, confirming that it was not the Military Law Enforcement Department's own decision, Liang Shiyi hurried over slowly and hurriedly. He was talking with the French Minister Kant about sending troops to France, but the two were talking, The conversation was interrupted by a telegram from the French consul in Shanghai. Li Zicheng was assassinated!
As soon as he heard the news, Liang Shiyi was so frightened that he couldn't speak. After saying goodbye to Kant, he immediately rushed to the Presidential Palace and met with the President. He wanted to know if the President had done this, but when he saw that the President With his expression on his face, he knew that there was someone behind the matter.
"Yansun, you know everything!"
The dejected Yuan Shikai asked indirectly after seeing Liang Shiyi come in.
"President, this matter"
¡°I still don¡¯t know who did it, but it¡¯s definitely not me!¡±
As if to clear up the relationship, Yuan Shikai emphasized again.
"Not only did I not send anyone to do such a thing, but I also sent someone to protect him! And"
¡°President, it¡¯s too late to say anything now!¡±
Liang Shiyi quickly interrupted Yuan Shikai, saying that it is better not to know some things than to know them, and it is better not to say them than to say them! It's like sending someone to protect him. Maybe to the ears of someone who is interested, sending someone to protect him is just an excuse, but the purpose is to kill Li Zhiyuan.
"President, the most important thing now is not to defend yourself. If someone here is assassinated, the central government over there will say that it was not my fault. It's okay if you know, but if you don't know, you think it's a guilty conscience! What the president has to do now Yes, we immediately send a telegram to Jiangsu and Shanghai to thoroughly investigate the matter and never let go of the real culprit. We also send a telegram to the whole country and require officials at all levels across the country to cooperate unconditionally. No matter who they are, they will cooperate with the investigation when notified!"
On the way here, Liang Shiyi had already thought about how to deal with this matter. In short, he must learn from the lessons of the Song case and never let the outside world think that the central government has no intention of cooperating.
"But, President, the top priority now is that Li Zicheng must live no matter what. Once he dies, everything will be over!"