The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Regardless of whether the assassination occurred in Tianjin City or in a concession outside the city, as long as no foreigners were involved, the case would be tried by the Tianjin District Court. Although the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry has to intervene in criminal cases in the concession, they generally don't bother to intervene.

This is also the reason why Chu Yufeng dared to send people to kill people in the concession. Even if the gunman was caught, it would be accepted by the Tianjin District Court, and most foreigners would turn a blind eye.

But once foreigners are involved, things will become a big mess. The institution to hear the case will be changed from the Tianjin District Court to the Consular Court for Foreigners (there are also some special courts in Shanghai, such as the British High Court in Shanghai, the US High Court in Shanghai, etc.).

If it is not handled properly, the criminal case will turn into a diplomatic incident, and even the Beiyang government will be involved.

So when Chu Yufeng heard that the British were injured and the shooter was still caught, she immediately took Du Xiaoshan as a scapegoat. Du Xiaoshan is also cunning and cunning, saying that I will not take the blame.

Chang Zhiying, director of the Tianjin Police Department, used to be the commander of the 107th Brigade of the 20th Division of the Army under Zhang Zongchang's command, and was later recruited by Chu Yupu. Historically, this person was also a traitor during the Anti-Japanese War, and his official positions included the puppet Daoyin of Jinan and the chief executive of the puppet Qingzhou Special District.

Chang Zhiying was definitely considered the lackey of the Chu family at this time. As soon as Chu Yufeng gave the order, he immediately led the team to arrest people himself. In the end, Du Xiaoshan fled to the foreign concession and surrendered himself to the police station of the Ministry of Industry.

Patrol room.

Ma Liu was hung up and beaten, and the policeman began to ask, "Name!"

Ma Liu, who was covered in welts, was drenched in salt water and cried in pain. He wanted to tell the story of peeping at the widow's bath when he was a child: "My name is Ma Kui, and everyone calls me Ma Liu. I am 30 years old this year. His ancestral home is Hebei, and he lives in Majiahe Village, Baoding Road, Zhili Province (Anping County, Hebei Province)..."

"Stop, stop!"

The policeman said impatiently: "I ask a question, you just say it, don't rush!"

Ma Liu quickly said, "Okay, sir."

"It's Ma Kui, right? Which Kui?"

"I don't know, I don't know how to read, so you can just write one, sir."

"Who else is in the family?"

"My parents and two younger brothers died while fleeing, and a younger sister was sold to Ren Yazi. I am the only one left in the family."

"Isn't your name Ma Liu? You don't have many brothers?"

"Sir, I have six fingers on my left hand, so I'm called Ma Liu."

"Profession?"

"If you don't have a job, just fool around."

"That's the bastard. Where do you usually live?"

"A rented room at No. xx Hutong, Nanshi."

"Who ordered you to kill the British?"

"Sir, I'm wronged, I didn't shoot the British."

"You dare to quibble! Come on, give me another hard hit!"

"Really, I'm wronged! Ah! Don't hit me, don't hit me, I said...Master Du Xiaoshan asked me to kill Zhou Hexuan, and he also gave me a handful of flowers and 1,000 oceans. I disguised myself as a fruit seller, and in Zhou Hexuan After squatting outside the house for several days, I finally saw him go out, and then I followed, you can ask Zhu Wu, the shoe shiner, about this!"

"Who is Zhu Wu? Where does he live? What's his full name?"

"I don't know, I only know that his name is Zhu Wu, and he has been shining shoes on that street."

"Speak well, don't lie, I will bring Zhu Wu to confront you."

"I said, I must speak well. At that time, I ran all the way with Zhou Hexuan, and later he went to meet two foreign masters. But the gun on that foreign master was really not shot by me. I only fired three times. One shot flew away, one shot hit Zhou Hexuan, and the other shot hit his entourage. Later, I was chased by Commander Feng's men, and I shot four more times. I finished the shot, the bullet on Mr. Yang's body was really not shot by me!"

"Trust you for now, wait until I catch Du Xiaoshan! Take this guy and lock him up, tie him up and gag him, don't let him commit suicide!"

...

Zhu Wu saw that Maquila hadn't returned from his stomach, and saw that the sky was getting dark. He glanced at the fruit stand next to him, and his heart was ruthless, ready to push them all back to his home.

After walking not far, he was suddenly stopped by a group of Chinese patrolling, who asked in the lead, "Are you Zhu Wu?"

"Yes." Zhu Wu nodded subconsciously.

"I caught it," the captain of the patrol sternly said, "I tell you Zhu Wu, you committed a crime!"

Zhu Wu fell to his knees and wailed loudly: "Sir, I don't want the fruit anymore, please don't catch me. I have an eighty-year-old mother, and I have..."

"take away!"

...

The location of the incident was sealed off by several teams of Indian soldiers, who went door to door and checked one by one, arresting all those who looked like bad guys.

Finally, two soldiers found the rifle and the photo on the roof, and one of them shouted joyfully in curry-scented English: "I found it, I found the murder weapon!"

"I found it first!" The companion said quickly.

"I saw it first!" the Indian assan said angrily.

In order to make meritorious service, the two actually fought on the spot, and each was beaten black and blue. The one who wins in the end grabs the rifle, and the one who loses only gets a photo of Zhou Hexuan.

They ran downstairs, rejoicing as if they had found gold.

...

Du Xiaoshan wore a wig on his head, dressed as an old lady, and left the house through the back door. He didn't dare to take a car, so he called a rickshaw after walking several streets, and went straight to the police station in the British Concession.

On the way, Du Xiaoshan met a team of policemen, as if seeing his relatives, he jumped out of the car and shouted: "I am Du Xiaoshan, I know the murderer behind today's shooting, arrest me quickly. Hurry up!"

The patrolmen looked at each other in blank dismay, and then rushed forward, directly tying up Du Xiaoshan's five flowers.

When he was taken to the interrogation room of the police station, he was about to be tortured before being interrogated. Du Xiaoshan hurriedly shouted: "I surrendered myself, and I told you everything, don't waste time!"

The policeman in charge of the interrogation couldn't laugh or cry: "Say it, Master Du, I'm listening."

Du Xiaoshan spoke quickly: "Zhou Hexuan offended Chu Yufeng, and Chu Yufeng asked me to find someone to assassinate him. Ma Liu, who was arrested by you, was indeed sent out by me, but the injury of the British has nothing to do with me. Chu Yufeng was afraid that I would not do my job well. , he arranged another gunman. The British master was injured by Chu Yufeng who hired the gunman. Also, I didn’t want to kill Zhou Hexuan, and I specifically told Ma Liu not to hit the deadly place. And I sent someone to remind Zhou Hexuan to be careful of assassins when he went out. They were all forced! I never thought about killing people, really."

The police officer frowned. This matter involved warlords, and it was beyond the reach of the patrol room. It could only be reported to the masters of the Ministry of Industry for a decision.

...

"Waste, it's all a bunch of waste!"

"Killing Zhou Hexuan couldn't kill him, and even injured the British. Even the gunman was caught."

"And you, Chang Zhiying! You can't even kill Du Xiaoshan, the dignified chief of police. Do you still have the face to work for our Chu family?"

"Get out, get out of here!"

Chang Zhiying waited for Chu Yufeng to vent, before saying, "Sir, should I send a telegram to the Commander?"

"Yes, yes, send a telegram, prepare a car for me quickly, I'm going to the telegraph office!" Chu Yufeng was already panicked. Once the foreigner issued a warrant, even Chu Yupu couldn't keep him, and he was likely to be sentenced.

On the way to the telegraph office, Chu Yufeng suddenly shouted: "Turn around and go to the barracks, I want to go to the front to fight!"

Well, Chu Yufeng finally woke up, he knew that the army is the safest. He couldn't stay in Tianjin any longer. When the consular court's verdict came out, the Beiyang government, under diplomatic pressure, would definitely remove him from his post and investigate.

Only by staying in the front-line troops can one be able to accept military orders abroad. Even if Zhang Zuolin came in person, there was nothing he could do about Chu Yufeng, and the matter might be eased after a while.