Chapter 151: Triggering War and Imprisonment
Chen Mu had already been mentally prepared, it was impossible to be good today, and it was enough for Song Zhenshu and others to be willing to stand by his side at this moment.
But he must not put these people in danger, absolutely not!
Chen Mu whispered to Du Xingwu: "As a last resort, is there a way to stop Trio?" ”
Du Xingwu frowned, shook his head lightly and said, "It's difficult, this thing of the musket is really too domineering......"
Chen Mu glanced at it, Shudong was injured, Sun Youlin and Qingzi were fine, he thought that Yang Dachun had taken his foreigner wife to hide, but at this time, his foreigner wife was behind Song Zhenshu and others, but Yang Dachun was missing.
He didn't dare to be sure where Yang Dachun was hiding, or what Yang Dachun wanted to create, these uncertain factors were too great to rely on to survive.
Chen Mu finally turned his eyes to Xu Guanxi, and he asked coldly, "Xu Guanxi, which side are you on?" ”
Xu Guanxi looked at Chen Mu, hesitated for a moment, and then walked a few steps to the side: "I am the overseer, and I must remain neutral." ”
Chen Mu wanted to say that this was no longer a competition, but he didn't say anything more, because an old fox like Xu Guanxi couldn't not know what the situation was now, since he said that he wanted to be neutral, it was his attitude.
After Xu Guanxi withdrew from the sidelines, Trio warned loudly: "Unrelated people, please leave immediately, otherwise they will be shot indiscriminately as accomplices and accomplices!" ”
This is already the most severe warning, and it is also the last chance for Song Zhenshu and the others!
However, Song Zhenshu didn't move, she seemed to be waiting, and from time to time she looked in the direction of the street, and at this time she finally showed a happy look!
Footsteps could be heard in the distance of the street, uniform, heavy and dense!
Trio also frowned, and looked over there, but saw that the officers and men of the patrol battalion were carrying muskets and rumbling over here!
He Huyong was still riding the old horse, and the officers and soldiers raised their muskets, drew their sabers, and controlled the whole scene.
"This official has received a complaint that someone is fighting in the street, which of you will tell me what is going on first?"
Seeing He Huyong present, Song Zhenshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Trio frowned, but didn't speak.
He Huyong didn't get off the horse, he walked to the edge of the broken ring, glanced at it, and then said to Trio.
"Your Excellency Consul, before holding this martial arts competition, you gave the official a promise, but now it is so blatant, is it too much?"
Trio also stepped forward: "He Guan, we are holding a sports event with a healthy competitive spirit, but Chen Youren and his players took the opportunity to kill our nationals, this is murder, I must take them back to the patrol room to be tried by our law!" ”
He Huyong brushed his horsewhip, pointed to the road sign of the excuse, and asked Trio, "Can Mr. Consul see that sign?" ”
Trio looked bored: "What do you want to say?" ”
"Do you see the word "Concession" written on it?"
Faced with He Huyong's inexplicable question, Trio was even more impatient: "What do you want to say!" ”
"You answer me, you can see the word concession!"
"Nope." Trio was already trying to suppress his anger.
"Any idea why not?" He Huyong was still a little slow and methodical, and when he saw that Trio didn't answer, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Because this is not a concession! It's not a place where you can go wild at will! As soon as He Huyong said this, the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion under his hands all held their heads high, and their faces were glorious, as if they had never been so relieved!
The old horse Xu under He Huyong's crotch was affected by He Huyong's emotions and actually took a step forward.
He Huyong leaned forward, stared at Trio, and said with a majestic face: "This is Lao Tzu's territory, let you open the ring has given you enough face, these ghosts under your hands are not as good as people, let people kill, you want to tear down the stage and take people, Lao Tzu's face is hidden in the crotch!" ”
Trio was so refuted by He Huyong that he was speechless, and after a long time, he looked directly at He Huyongdao.
"So, why do you have to protect these criminals?"
He Huyong snorted coldly: "Whether they are criminals or not, you don't count!" ”
Trio also laughed: "You have the final say?" ”
"I don't count."
"Then who has the final say?"
He Huyong saluted to the north: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and within the four seas, there are all princes and ministers, since my Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has the final say, and my Qing court has the final say!" ”
Trio smiled coldly and said, "He Guandao, if you say so, it will be a diplomatic accident." ”
"These criminals brutally murdered the innocent nationals of our French Empire, the means are extremely cruel, the impact is extremely bad, the local government shields the criminals, humiliates foreign consuls, ignores diplomatic rules, and seriously damages the diplomatic relations between the two countries, can you afford this responsibility!"
As soon as Trio's words came out, anyone who had some insight became nervous, this was Trio's ultimatum to war!
They looked at He Huyong, and the latter just looked at Trio coldly: "For these foreign affairs, you should find the foreign secretary, it's useless to tell me, I am a soldier of the patrol battalion, and it is my duty to protect my family and defend the country!" ”
Chen Mu didn't expect He Huyong to say such a thing, which completely subverted his consistent view of He Huyong!
Trio obviously didn't expect He Huyong to be so tough, and immediately lowered his face: "He Guandao, please pay attention to your words, you are responsible!" ”
He Huyong was still sitting on horseback, holding down the handle of the knife, and said to many foreigners: "Your bidding has ended, and you will return to the concession as soon as possible!" ”
Trio's figure seemed to be doubled in an instant, and he held his head high and said, "You will pay for the momentary pleasure!" ”
With that, Trio glanced at Bertrand, who ordered the musketeers to collect their muskets and leave.
However, Song Zhenshu said loudly: "Miss Isabella, please wait!" According to the earlier bet, you must release the students! ”
He Huyong's statement has already made Trio angry, and Song Zhenshu dared to make such a request at this time, which really made people pinch a cold sweat!
Isabella didn't show much from beginning to end, and at this time, she was named by Song Zhenshu, so she walked out and said to Bertrand: "Let it go, it's useless to keep it." ”
When Lin Wen, Yang Yuning and others heard this, they were also ecstatic, but He Huyong was not happy, at least in Chen Mu's observation, He Huyong was worried.
Chen Mu also knew very well that if they continued to detain students, it would mean that they hoped to use these students to fight with the Qing court or local government.
But the fact that they released the students so simply, even bluntly saying that it was useless to keep them, shows that the students are no longer their bargaining chips.
These students are obviously extremely important bargaining chips, but now they have abandoned them, and there is only one explanation, they have completely given up the intention of negotiating!
The students, as the "lottery heads" of the competition, were taken under the canopy from the beginning, and at this time it was just to untie them.
After such a long time of rescue, these students finally regained their freedom, they ran to Lin Wen's box, some people hugged their heads and cried, and some were filled with righteous indignation, clenched their fists, and encouraged each other.
It was a happy place, but Trio's team had left the scene without any nostalgia and went in the direction of the concession.
Du Xingwu was also a student studying abroad, and he also talked to those detained students at this time, but Chen Mu was the only one who just walked by to rest and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Guanxi didn't have the face to stay, he had already left in disgrace, Chen Mu glanced around, the scene was a mess, and there were still the bodies of Frankenster and the bone crusher on the ground.
"That's not right! They didn't even take the body! Chen Mu was also suddenly startled, stood up, and said to He Hu Yong.
"He Guan belt, please send someone immediately to transport the body to the concession!"
He Huyong is such a shrewd person, hearing Chen Mu's reminder, his face immediately turned pale, but he sighed after all.
"It's late, at this time they have already blocked the concession, and if they want to transport the body back, it is unlikely, even if it is piled up at the entrance of the concession, they will not admit it."
As a person in the officialdom, how did He Huyong not know the "Xilin Lesson Plan"!
During the Xianfeng period, it was the French priest who sneaked into Guangxi, and under the guise of missionary work, he actually formed a secret society, wanting to organize undercover agents to deal with the French invasion activities.
Because of the report of the local villagers, the local government arrested 26 people, including the priest, and punished them according to the law, but the French used this as an excuse to unite with England to launch a war of aggression, which also set off the prelude to the Second Opium War!
This is a common trick used by the ghosts, and if Terio leaves the bodies of the two here, he will inevitably force his way into the interior to search on the grounds that French civilians have been killed, and as long as this breach is opened, war will break out!
"Whether there are these two corpses or not, in fact, it doesn't mean much......" Chen Mu also sighed lightly.
The French are afraid that they have already made up their minds, this game is just an excuse, even if they win, it is estimated that they will come up with other tricks.
He Huyong was silent for a long time, and then ordered the soldiers: "In any case, it is their business whether these two corpses are thrown at the entrance of the concession or not." ”
"Report to the imperial court, prepare the team tonight, martial law at all passes, no entry and exit, curfew throughout the territory, and implement it immediately!"
He Huyong's orders were issued one after another, and everyone felt the depression of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building, as if the war was already on the verge of breaking out!
"Come with me." He Huyong suddenly said this to Chen Mu and the others, and the scene suddenly became deadlocked!
Chen Mu is the person most involved in the whirlpool of this incident, there is no doubt about it, if He Hu Yong uses Chen Mu as a substitute for the dead ghost and let Chen Mu carry this pot, it is not impossible.
"You killed someone, although it is a foreigner, but it is also a human homicide case, and you must have an explanation in the end, is it possible that you still think that you can get out of the country and go home to sleep?"
As soon as He Huyong said this, the students who had just been released immediately became angry, they knew how much sacrifice Chen Mu had paid to rescue them.
Now that they have finally regained their freedom, Chen Mu has fallen into prison again, and it is also his own prison, how can people understand!