Section 120: Lai's mental journey

said that he was full of confidence, but in fact he was very uneasy in his heart. How strong the thief's strength is, he and Gou Chengxuan know very well, if the official army wants to force the thief to leave, at least after a hard battle. The gentry probably also have this opinion -- otherwise, the big families will generally not refuse to do this kind of favors and expenses without spending money and reserving a way back.

Lai Da waited so hard, but what he was waiting for was the news of the disastrous defeat of the official army in Chengmai, waiting for the Lai brothers to be the "homecoming group" as if they were hit by five thunders. As the loot continued to be transported back from Chengmai, the two were completely desperate.

There are only two options left for them now: either flee back to Qiongshan and live a precarious life with their master, waiting for a comeback one day; Or just live honestly in Lingao - as long as you want to live in Lingao, it is still easy to find a livelihood.

The Lai brothers discussed privately for a long time, and Zuihou decided that he would never make a decision. While he was hesitating, Lai Da saw Chu Qing at the gate of the farm one day.

Chu Qing had now completely changed into an Australian dress, and if it weren't for the fact that her face was turning towards the construction site for a moment, he would almost not be recognizable.

She inadvertently glanced at Lai Da's side, but it made Lai Da's heart almost stop beating - she became so beautiful In the past, Lai Da thought that Chu Qing was a good-looking woman, and she had become more and more radiant after a few years.

This short encounter in a few seconds made Lai Da reluctant to leave. Not only did he dismiss the idea of leaving Lingao, but he also violated his previous purpose of rarely showing up in busy places and on the main thoroughfares, and often passed by the gate of the farm, hoping to be able to zaijian on the first sunny day—and if possible, to speak to her again.

But Chu Qing rarely shows up - she is not only Wu Nanhai's "life secretary", but also responsible for managing many small things in the farm, very busy. Lai Da came a few times but didn't see anyone. He simply went to the construction site to work as a casual worker who hauled and excavated earth. While working, I waited for the first sunny day to appear.

He worked for more than ten days in a row, but he never got to the beginning of the sun. On this day, Lai Dagui, who could no longer bear the pain of lovesickness, sent God to ask a "Australian real man" who came out of the farm.

Lai Da was overjoyed to learn that Chu Qing was indeed in this farm - although he had been displaced and lived a precarious life in the past few years, he had always thought about his "daughter-in-law who had not passed the door". Longing for the day to expel and kill the thief who seized his woman. Reclaiming his own woman is also the spiritual pillar that he can always support himself in the face of adversity.

When the officers and soldiers gathered in Qiongshan and prepared for a large-scale crusade, and the dark clouds were overwhelming, Lai Da calculated and calculated in his heart, and counted and calculated, once the thief escaped, what should he do with Chu Qing after he recaptured her.

She was plundered by thieves, whether it was for a maid or a concubine, and she probably won't be perfect again. When the time comes, he will be a meritorious man for officers and soldiers to overcome the high ground, and some of them will be good women to choose from -- if they don't do well, they will be able to get the daughter of a big family. Can't be Ming Media is marrying such a broken flower and willow. However, he is a loving and righteous person, and the loss of discipline at the beginning of the day is also a great responsibility of the thief, so it is appropriate to accept her as a concubine by her side.

Lai Da also fantasized many times about how Chu Qing knelt in front of him and begged bitterly, how he thanked him after receiving his forgiveness, and so on......

The news of the disastrous defeat of the official army in Qiongshan shattered his dream, and Lai Da's thoughts about Chu Qing became "the daughter-in-law who did not pass through the door". The longing for him is also increasing day by day.

At this time, Lai Da's blood was boiling, and he couldn't wait to enter the farm immediately, meet Chu Qing, pour out his heart, and then take her away and fly away, what is the second young master, the thief, the court, the officers and soldiers...... Ignore it. The walls of the farm are not very high, but the dense hedges look impassable. There are thieves' sentries standing at the door, and it is not so easy to sneak in......

Lai Da woke up after an hour of dreaming. The ancients did not have the ability of modern people to grasp time. It also underestimates the speed of response of modern systems of violence. He knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, but the definition of "long stay" was measured in "days".

Lai Da was taken to the Investigation Department of the State Administration of Political Security and thrown into the interrogation room.

The person in charge of the investigation was an indigenous investigator Wu Ming, who was originally a dart master, because he was too ruthless to eat the dart game during the fight. After being fired by a number of dart bureaus, he was recruited by the Guangzhou station personnel who heard the news. After being sent back to Lingao, he first worked as a police officer. Ran Yao thought that this person was shrewd and capable, and he acted decisively and fiercely. It's a rare eagle dog-type character.,Properly trained is a perfect haode minion.。 After the establishment of the General Administration of Political Protection, he was transferred to serve as a member of the Operational Force. After Zhao Manxiong became the first deputy director, he soon became an investigator.

Under his harsh interrogation, the unprepared Lai Da did not match his preface, and soon became full of flaws. He tried to respond with silence, but when two big men came in with many unknown artifacts and obscene and ambiguous smiles, he immediately opened his mouth in fear.

The investigators knew that his name was Chen Da, who went to other places to work as a slave, and had just returned to Lingao after being dismissed. As for him wanting to inquire about Chu Qing, Lai Da couldn't hide it, so he had to vaguely say that he was a neighbor back then, and he saw it on the way and wanted to inquire about her current situation, and he didn't have any other intentions.

This argument is reasonable, and if it were a normal day, it might have been confused. Wu Mu had already been ordered to call Gobri and identify the arrested in a secret room next to the interrogation room. He immediately recognized that this person was Lai Da.

The investigator opened the "wanted list" and saw Lai Da's name on the second page. It is also followed by the indication "Level 1".

"I've caught a big fish." Wu Ming immediately called to report to Wu Mu.

Wu Mu was very satisfied, although it was of little practical significance to capture Lai Da, but if he could capture Gou Er's father and son who had escaped, the prestige of "omnipotent" across the group would be able to reach a higher level.

"Good." Wumu said briefly, "You did a good job. ”

"To the Patriarchs and the People, Director"

"Okay, you can continue to serve. In ten minutes a document will be delivered to you, and you will have to pry his mouth open according to the outline above. ”

"Understood, Director"

Wumu put down the phone, Lai Da was already arrested, and Gou Chengxuan was likely to be active in Lingao or Chengmai. He immediately drafted an order ordering a manhunt at Lingao and Chengmai.

Of course, the search and arrest did not catch Gou Chengxuan -- not only was he not in Lingao or Chengmai, but he was not even in the precarious Qiongshan, and Gou Chengxuan knew that the officers and men were completely unreliable, and that it was only a matter of time before the entire island of Hainan fell, and he had already fled and returned to the mainland.

Lai Da confided everything during the interrogation; Including Gou Chengxuan's activities in Guangzhou; The Huang family's attempt to deal with the thieves together...... He also confessed that Gou Er's father, Gou Xunli, was in Lingao.

But no matter how much he was tortured, Lai Da couldn't tell the specific whereabouts of Gou Xunli -- he only knew that he was "in the mountains."

"In the mountains" Wumu thought to himself, this is a fart. The mountainous area of Lingao is very large, and it is even more mountainous with neighboring counties and Li districts, and the vegetation in the mountains is dense, and the miscellaneous trees and artemisia grass are very dense, so it is easy to say that when the bandits are suppressed, a large number of bandits always have to go down the mountain to find food, and it is very difficult to catch such a few people as Gou Xunli. He can escape to Danzhou anytime and anywhere to rest, and then return to Lingao.

It's not that the crossing group can't catch him, but the cost and benefits of catching him are somewhat disproportionate, so it has not been done as a "special project".

Wumu felt a little disappointed, and seeing that there was nothing to ask anymore, he took care of him and waited for him to be disposed of.

"Director of the report," Wu Ming said, "Lai Da asked if he could see Chu Qing." ”

"Hatsuhaha?" Wu Mu already knew from his confession that the reason why Lai Da was arrested had a lot to do with the fact that he had always been thinking about Chu Qing.

If he could confess more substantive and valuable information, he would indeed try to do it, but now, Lai Da's information has long been squeezed dry, so that he can see Chu Qing has no value and will only cause a storm - in case this chick's old love is not over, wouldn't it be unpleasant for Wu Nanhai? Wu Nanhai is not happy, and he will definitely be angry with the State Administration of Political Security. It's very inappropriate.

"Nope." Wu Mu sorted out the interrogation report, and he already had an idea in his heart: Lai Da is useless, so it is better to let him disappear as soon as possible. Otherwise, the fact that he had a marriage contract with Chu Qing would have evolved into a very unpleasant thing.

Thinking of this, he said to Wu Ming with a straight face: "Regarding Lai Da's interrogation records, all of them will be handed over to me for summarization." Also, the content of this interrogation is to be completely confidential, understand? ”

"Yes" Although Wu Ming didn't know what was going on, he saw that the chief's expression was very stern, and he knew that there must be some shocking secrets inside, so he was suddenly very nervous: "I will definitely do a good job of secrecy, director"

"yes, I'm sure you'll do well." Wu Mu said, "I now congratulate you on receiving the commendation order signed by Director Zhou. ”

"Serve the elders and the people," Wu Ming "snapped" and came to stand upright.

After Wu Ming left, Wu Mu combed through the materials. After thinking about it again, he extracted the confession that Lai Da confessed about having a marriage contract with Chu Qing, and rearranged a confession. Then he made a phone call to Zhao Manxiong.

“…… Yes, yes, I've pumped it. Is the original part destroyed? Wumu asked on the phone.

"The original interrogation record should be kept for the record. Otherwise, if you have to go through the old accounts, you won't be able to tell what you have extracted. Instructions came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, I see."

The next day, he was transferred to the Special Court of the Arbitral Tribunal to be prosecuted as a "war criminal".