Chapter 208: Investigation

Zhou Nan completely understood that Rome may be a place that many people will never forget for a long time, but it is definitely not his blessed land, and he has a conflict with this place.

The first time he came, he was shot twice,...... And this time, the foot hurt again.

With such a serious attack, of course Modena couldn't go, and Zhou Nan was sent directly to the hospital.

Fortunately, Zhou Nan's injury this time was not serious. Although it was a direct and powerful collision between the instep of his foot and the iron shell of the grenade in a hurry, Zhou Nan used his strength and was protected by leather shoes.

So the foot bone was only slightly cracked, and then the soft tissue was contused, and it was bruised, and it was fine after a few days of rest.

However, yesterday we caught a criminal who wanted to carry out an explosion, and today we encountered a criminal who threw a grenade, and the news immediately spread to countries around the world through the airwaves, causing an uproar.

In addition to Switzerland, the Netherlands, South China, and other countries, including Britain and the United States, have put pressure on the Italian government to find out the truth as soon as possible.

The two criminals caught by the Italian police yesterday became a breakthrough, originally in order to talk about human rights, the police did not use torture to extract confessions, but now, they have also begun to torture.

The railway station is also urgently investigating to find out how the killed criminals carried the grenade to the platform and whether there are other accomplices.

But Zhou Nan and Stolko had no hope for this, because it was destined that in the end, it would be another mess.

After World War II, Italy was not occupied like Germany, and it also took advantage of Austria to get Trieste, Austria's access to the sea.

But because of their backsliding, coupled with the weakness of the war, their international standing plummeted.

Although Italy is a sovereign state, many affairs are restricted by the United States.

The rise of the Italian Communist Party in Italy has also caused further complications to the situation in the country, which has now become a wrestling ground between East and West in Europe.

Any investigation has been constrained and constrained by many parties, and the progress of the investigation has been very slow.

What's more, all parties will arbitrarily insert evidence in their favor in this matter, making an otherwise simple matter more complicated.

"Mr. Zhou, you are very lucky, the foot bone is only slightly cracked, although it affects the movement of walking, but at most a month, it can be fully recovered, and you only need to let your right foot exert force on weekdays."

Dr. Melfi, who examined Zhou Nan, is a first-class orthopedic specialist at the hospital, with the same mustache as Albert Einstein, and the two are very similar. So it makes his appearance look a little funny, but being able to look like a great scientist is obviously his pride, and he does not hide his admiration for Einstein at all.

Stolco discussed with Zhou Nan for a while, looked at several doctors and nurses in the examination room, and said, "Doctor Melfi, I personally suggest that Jonas should still be put in a plaster, after all, this is also a kind of protection, isn't it?" ”

"It's just a cracked bone...... However, of course, a cast will be more conducive to recovery......" In an instant, he understood what Stolko meant, and said with a smile: "There is also a medical equipment store at the entrance of the hospital, and they have all kinds of comfortable wheelchairs for sale. ”

Stolko said with a smile: "Thank you very much Dr. Melfi for reminding you that if Jonas recovers from his foot injury quickly, it will also be because of your excellent medical skills, which are advanced in medical technology at the Orthopaedic Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rome." ”

Everyone laughed, and Dr. Melfi said to the nurse next to him, "Help me get the medical analysis book, I need to prescribe a medical certificate for today's emergency room now." The patient kicked a two-kilogram iron-clad grenade, causing a fractured foot bone. ”

The deputy director of the hospital smiled and said, "Doctor Melfi, you should now personally help Jonas make the plaster, which represents the responsible attitude of our hospital. The foot bones are divided into metatarsals, phalanges, and tarsus, and I personally think that metatarsal fractures, plus tarsal bone cracks, seem to be more in line with the normal situation. ”

Half an hour later, Zhou Nan's feet were put on a plaster cast and tightly wrapped.

It was at this time that Audrey, who got the news, didn't care about filming and hurriedly ran over. Seeing Zhou Nan sitting in a wheelchair with her right foot still tightly wrapped, she was already crying, so she couldn't help but lie on Zhou Nan's lap and cry.

"It's my bad, I shouldn't have let you come to Rome......"

Audrey was really scared, although no one was hurt, but she still couldn't help but be afraid.

However, although he was attacked, Zhou Nan's injuries were far less serious than they appeared, which was a little embarrassing.

Zhou Nan couldn't hide it, and hurriedly whispered: "Don't worry, fake injury." ”

Audrey's eyes widened suddenly, a little blindfolded. "Is it true that being attacked is also fake?"

"It's not ......"

Audrey burst into tears again, not caring that there was a group of people next to her. "Jonas, let's go back to Switzerland, never come to Rome again."

Although Audrey's words are a bit naΓ―ve, Rome will not be a good place to stay for decades to come.

Finland in Northern Europe was under Soviet control, Sweden was the dividing line, and Norway belonged to Europe and the United States. West Germany belonged to Europe and the United States, and East Germany belonged to the Soviet Union.

Switzerland is a neutral country and a window for negotiations, contacts and exchanges.

But the chaos in southern Europe is not as clear as in northern Europe, with a dividing line, and a mix of dragons.

Whether it was the division of Austria and Hungary, or the vacillation of Yugoslavia between the Eastern and Western camps, Greece and Turkey kept asking Europe and the United States for help by resisting the Soviet Union.

Including the support of the Communist Party of Italy and the Soviet Union, which has always wanted to compete for power, has completely turned southern Europe into a powder keg.

In the coming decades, there will simply not be a moment of calm in these regions.

Zhou Nan also felt that he was in conflict with Rome, both the East and the West liked to muddy the water, and then wanted to fish in troubled waters.

However, if the assassination did not happen, of course it would have been fine.

Since it has happened, Zhou Nan will definitely not evacuate in a hurry in order to calm things down like last time.

Coming out of the hospital, Zhou Nan's convoy had four more military vehicles from the Italian military, and he was sent to Jean Nord's villa to recuperate from his injuries, and he would not leave until the incident was investigated.

made Nord's villa a real whirlpool center, and the "Roman Holiday" crew was arranged to withdraw from the villa as soon as possible, leaving only Audrey here.

However, in order to relieve Zhou Nan's boredom, Billy Wilder stayed here, and at the same time, there was also the film that had been filmed.

As soon as I returned to the villa, the ambassadors and consuls of the Swiss Embassy, the Dutch Embassy, the South China Consulate and other countries came to visit one by one.

Italian Prime Minister Gasbelli, who was conducting an industrial inspection in Livorno, also returned to Rome as soon as possible, expressed his condolences to Zhou Nan, and promised to investigate the truth of the incident and give Zhou Nan justice.

A little later, the Swiss Federal Council sent an official diplomatic letter to the Italian government asking to be involved in the investigation of the attack.

After some compromise, the Italian police agreed to allow the Swiss investigation team to join the investigation, but did not have the right to handle the case.

Of course, this is also due, and no sovereign country will allow foreign investigative agencies to handle cases in their own country, and it is already a big concession to let the Swiss investigation team join.

This year's chairman of the Federation Council is Ernst Noopers of the SPD, who also made a special call to ask for his opinion on the case.

Zhou Nan also made it clear that he would not return to China for the time being. This means that Zhou Nan has to wait for the Italian side to find out a result and get to the bottom of it.

In this regard, Nobes also expressed its support.

Although Switzerland is a neutral country, it does not rely on begging for neutrality, but relies on force to achieve neutrality, and it needs to show its claws from time to time.

Zhou Nan used to be just a scholar, so when he encountered an assassination, he could only protect himself first and withdraw from it.

But he is now the Deputy Secretary-General of the Swiss Federal Council and is one of the core leaders of Switzerland. Giving in if assassinated is also not in line with Switzerland's international positioning.

In the afternoon of the same day, a special operations group of eleven people entered Italy with various weapons and equipment with the permission of the Italian side.

Once in Rome, they placed tight protection measures around the villa.

On their periphery, there is also a blockade laid by the Italian police and military. Coupled with the protection of the Popper inside the villa, the number of people protected by Zhou Nan has exceeded a hundred.

At least more than 20 governments have sent diplomatic letters, which has also made the Italian side feel the enormous pressure from the international community.

However, the investigation of the case has been slow.

The two people caught on the first day were from the west coast city of Massa, Italy. They were nothing more than unemployed, bought to come to Rome to cause a bombing.

The bombs and funds were all provided secretly, and they didn't even know that it was Zhou Nan who was coming to assassinate them.

Although they provided the name and physical characteristics of the buyer, a middle-aged man with no obvious physical characteristics wanted to find out among the crowds, just looking for a needle in the sea.

On the contrary, although the murderer who carried out the assassination at the train station was shot dead by the police, his whereabouts made a breakthrough in the course of the investigation.

The 29-year-old man, Corella, is from the southern Italian city of Taranto and served in the army during World War II.

He had been in Rome for less than two days before the assassination and had stayed at the Termini Hotel, not far from the train station. The people he came into contact with during his stay at the hotel, including how he entered the train station with a grenade, were covered up in layers, but the context of the state apparatus was clearly displayed in front of the investigators.

All the people he came into contact with were investigated, and the people behind it were identified, including a bribed train station worker.

It's just that, except for the staff at this train station, who helped bring a bag of luggage into the station just for money, the rest of the people have now disappeared without a trace.