The train station is exceptionally quiet. There are no trains stopping at the station now, and there are no passengers in the flower station, only some diligent hawkers are still guarding their stalls outside the station. Or simply spread a mat on the side of the stall and lie down on it to take a nap.

This is the Daqianmen Railway Station, and the current Daqianmen Railway Station has long since disappeared, just last year. A group of Shanxi businessmen donated a sum of money under the call of the president to renovate the infrastructure of the railway station, and a group of Anhui businessmen also donated a sum of money out of following the trend or showing off. For the construction of the railway station, with these two donations, the Daqianmen railway station was quickly renewed. Not only have all the facilities inside the station been replaced, but also the facilities outside the station have been replaced. At 11 o'clock in the evening, the square in front of the train station was still transparently lit, and those street lamp poles were the auxiliary infrastructure of the train station.

Now the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and in a few days it will be the summer solstice, the street lamp pole in this square is lit, and there are more citizens who enjoy the cool here, even now, there is still no shortage of people who enjoy the coolness, but most of them have fallen asleep on the cool bed, and the square is quiet.

After all, this is the capital of the country, and there are many patrols in front of the train station, but now it is late at night, and there is nothing to do, so most of the patrol officers are also sitting under the street lamp poles, holding their chin with batons and napping, only when the train enters the station, they will carry the baton around a few dangling, in order to deter those pickpockets and liars, now the economy is developing rapidly, all kinds of people have found a way to make money, some of them are illegal, so, this needs to be done by the police

Examine.

At half past eleven, there were a few steam sounds outside the train station, and a train was about to stop, so the napping peddlers and patrolmen turned over and stretched their waists, and the pickpockets and crooks lurking in the dark corners also cheered up and began to figure out how to play hide and seek with the patrolmen.

At this moment, a domestic sedan quietly came to the front of the train station, and jumped out of the car, wearing a senior police officer's uniform, with a pistol hanging from his waist, and his leather shoes shining and reflecting in the light, which made people feel awe-inspiring at a glance.

A few close, sharp-eyed patrolmen saw someone get out of the car. Hurriedly ran over, the back of his feet "snapped", and then stood upright and saluted, not daring to slack off at all.

"Hello Director".

The patrolmen stammered at their superior, who was clearly pleased with his men's dedication.

The deputy chief of the police department, who came to inspect the train station late at night, was none other than him. It was Jiang Chaozong, during the pre-Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang government, that he was the head of the Yamen, the commander of the capital army, that is, the so-called "Admiral of the Nine Gates".

After the United Front came to power, Jiang Chaozong originally planned to return to his hometown and run an industry. However, Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, personally came forward to keep him, so he continued to stay in the officialdom and live a half-push. Later, the commander of the infantry army was abolished, so he Jiang Chaozong naturally became the deputy director of the police department, assisting the director to manage the police affairs of the whole city.

Originally. Zhao Bei let Jiang Chaozong continue to stay in the officialdom, with the intention of using his prestige to preside over the security work in the capital, according to the previous plan, Jiang Chaozong was just a transitional figure, similar to Duan Qirui's role. Now that the situation in the country has stabilized, like that Duan Qirui, Jiang Chaozong's current use value is not much, and I believe that it won't be long before he and Duan Qirui will get out.

But before they get out, the necessary gestures still have to be sufficient. The president still "trusts" these Beiyang remnants.

For the president's "trust." Jiang Chaozong also knew very well in his heart why, since the president trusted him, then. He didn't care about the cynicism. What happened to the deputy chief of police? In a word, the deputy director, those Manchu remnants and Beiyang relics still have to be honest with their tails between their legs? Which of the people in the officialdom and the shopping mall is clean? Which one didn't have the handle in the hands of the police? It's not that Jiang Chaozong doesn't dare to care about them, it's actually to take care of the overall situation, this is the president's arrangement, and it's also Jiang Chaozong's friendship, after all, when everyone was a Manchu Qing and Beiyang faction, they bowed their heads and didn't see them. Looking up, we still have to meet.

Of course. Those who should be arrested should still be arrested, and the "hostile elements" should be eliminated. It is also the president's policy to resolutely purge it, so Jiang Chaozong still rushed to the railway station in person in the middle of the night, first, to supervise his subordinates, so as not to be lazy, and secondly, to facilitate the president's supervision, because it is said that the president has the habit of "patrolling Gyeonggi at night", and maybe the two will be able to meet at this Daqianmen railway station. Seeing Jiang Chaozong inspecting in the middle of the night, the president was happy at that time, not to mention the position of the chief bureau. is the position of "Minister of Internal Affairs", maybe he Jiang Chaozong can also sit down.

Now just in time for a train of passenger cars to enter the station, the railway station suddenly became lively, and the public security situation suddenly became complicated, Jiang Chaozong did not dare to slack off, picked up the copper whistle, blew it hard, and gathered all the patrol officers on the scene. Then, waving their arms, pointing here and dotting there, the patrolmen were suddenly in good spirits. Searching everywhere like a tiger descending a mountain, sweeping around like an electric eye, in this case, those pickpockets and liars suddenly converged, and the security in front of the railway station was much more reassuring.

But. In this situation, there are still people who dare to touch the tiger's skin, and they are all brave guys. Just a few minutes after the train arrived at the station, there was a small commotion in the east square in front of the train station, and when a patrol policeman came to report in a panic, Jiang Chaozong decided to rush to see it himself.

In fact, it's nothing, but a few passengers are entangled with a few splashes, and those splashes are holding tea and selling, but this is actually just a cover, when someone comes to buy herbal tea with them, they will deliberately touch the teapot on each other, fall to the ground, and drop the teapot. Rotten, and then use this as an excuse to let the person who bought the herbal tea lose the money for the teapot, and he didn't ask for more, one. A silver dollar for a teapot. Paper money is fine, but they don't pay attention to this.

But the patrolmen knew that the teapot was worth a dime at most. Therefore, this is blackmail, in jargon, this is called "hitting monkeys" used to be the business of Tianjin Wei gangsters, but now, it has spread to the capital, it is said that this is a crime, but firstly, the amount involved is not large, and secondly, many extorted travelers do not want to do much, so for this kind of scoundrel, the patrol police feel a little tricky, at most they can only give the other party a punishment of detention for a few days, so. At present, there is no good way to govern it, after all, if there is no evidence, it is impossible to convict, and now the "rule of law" is emphasized

By the time Jiang Chaozong arrived at the scene of the incident, the gang of splashes had already been pushed to the ground, and they seemed to have eaten some beatings and were squatting there. Xiang hum, the leader beat Juyue Gang was an officer, but when he saw Jiang Chaozong begging for it, the officer Gu Xuan flashed carp, so Jiang Chaozong didn't see his rank and number clearly.

"Take away, take away!"

Jiang Chaozong is not ambiguous, those splashes are all familiar faces, and they know at a glance that they are habitual offenders, and now the city government is formulating a special law to deal with such scoundrel habitual offenders. But before the law is officially promulgated and implemented, if there are no plaintiffs, the only thing Jiang Chaozong can do is to put these splashes in the police station and let them use the toilet.

"Chaozong, is that you?".

One person shouted, which made Jiang Chaozong a little surprised, raised his eyes, but saw that the person was a little familiar, thought about it carefully, and suddenly recognized it.

"Yo! Isn't this Chief Zhan? ”

That person was Zhan Tianyou, before. The two have met a few times, and the news about the center's imminent appointment of Zhan Tianwei as the chief minister of the Ministry of Railways. Jiang Chaozong had also heard it, and he knew that this was by no means a rumor, it was a fact, Duan Qirui told him personally.

"Chief? I haven't skimmed it yet. ”

Zhan Tianyou's face turned blue with anger. He pointed at those splashes and said, "Chaozong, these people want to blackmail me, if you need witnesses, I will be a witness."

In addition, I have to sue them for deliberately damaging private property. ”

"Mr. Zhan, what did they damage you?"

Jiang Chaozong was shocked, Zhan Tianyou was about to be the chief executive, and he would be a high-ranking figure in the future, at this time, he was stunned, so he hurriedly asked, and Zhan Tianyou told him what had just happened.

It turned out that the gang of "monkey bumpers" not only blackmailed Zhan Tianyou, but also snatched his assistant's purse and threw it on the ground. The bag wasn't just an ordinary thing, it was a gift for the president.

"Bastard! Dare to drop the president's things! It's greasy! ”

Jiang Chaozong was shocked. But in a fit of rage, he jumped up and slapped the plops, and then ran over again. Took the bag from the assistant. When I opened it, I saw a wooden box inside, boxy.

"What's the gift here? If it's antique jewelry or something, let's go to Dashilar now, I know a few masters. If the damage is not severe, it can still be repaired. ”

Jiang Chaozong held the wooden box. cautiously said a few words to Zhan Tianyou.

"They can't fix this. If it really gets broken, you can only call him to repair it. ”

Zhan Tianyou pointed to the assistant beside him, and then took the wooden box from Jiang Chaozong's side, opened it and showed it to everyone.

"Trains? Such a small train. ”

Jiang Chaozong was dumbfounded, it turned out. The wooden box contained a model train made of metal, which was very vivid and realistic.

"Actually, this is not for the president, this is a birthday gift for the president's son, not long ago, I heard that the president's son is celebrating his first birthday. I didn't have anything to give, and the president didn't like antique jewelry, so I thought about it. Simply, make a small train and give it to the president's son, no, I asked my assistant to be busy for a month, so I made a small train, but who would have thought that this time off the train, I was thrown by a bunch of splashes. When the president asks why the little train I send can't run on the tracks, I'll have to tell you the truth. Chaozong, you are eating the country's money, but you can't be soft on these pranksters. Today they can blackmail me, tomorrow they can go to kidnap tickets, for this kind of person, absolutely not indulge. ”

Zhan Tianyou was even scared. He is also angry, at the feet of this dignified son of heaven, the area of goodness, but he is so rampant, speaking of it. It is the responsibility of the police chiefs, and if they can do their duty, why should the president keep asking about these small details?

The smooth flow of the central decree is inseparable from the cooperation of the subordinates, if the subordinates' minds are focused on how to promote the official wealth, then how can the central decree be unimpeded? Zhan Tianyou has always looked down on speculators like Jiang Chaozong who are bent on drilling camps in the officialdom, so there is inevitably more sarcasm between these words.

Jiang Chaozong's mind was in a mess, where could he hear the true meaning of Zhan Tianyou's words, only that the splash skin had smashed the model train. So he went up and kicked the gang a few more times.

"Alright, alright. Take it back to the police station. Anyway, it's so late, and I don't bother to look for a hotel, so I'll just spend the night in your police station. ”

Zhan Tianjie had the heart to see how Jiang Chaozong cleaned up this gang of splashes, he is a person who pursues perfection, the temper of an engineering expert is like this, he doesn't rub sand in his eyes, it just so happens that he is going to meet the president this time, and by the way, see if the style in this police station is as dutiful as the newspaper blows.

Jiang Chaozong had no choice but to take Zhan Tianyou and his assistants to the police station in order to record the testimony, and by the way, to see if the gift for the president's son was broken.

What reassured Jiang Chaozong was. The model of the pointed car was not broken, but the wooden box was broken, and it was really impossible to hold it. So, Jiang Chaozong simply ran to find Duan Zhigui overnight. The old man of Beiyang, who had almost become an antique dealer, called him up, asked him for a brocade box of just the right size for bronze, and then hurried back to the police station, handed it to Zhan Tianyou, and asked him to install a model train

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Finally finished all this, Jiang Chaozong was worried about arranging accommodation for Zhan Tianwei and his assistants, and the police station could not live. There was no place to live except for the detention center, so he had to run across the street and contact the hotel, and when he rushed back to the police station, he realized that Zhan Tianwei did not have to stay under his supervision, because the president had sent an adjutant to pick up Zhan Tianyi to the presidential palace, and he was accompanied by a major general of the engineering corps, named Xiong Bingkun, who rushed to Beijing by train with Zhan Tianyi, and when Zhan Tianyou was blackmailed, it was he who took a few soldiers to take down those splashes. Later, when Zhan Tianjie followed Jiang Chaozong to the police station, Xiong Bingkun went to the presidential palace, and Zhan Tianyou's whereabouts were exactly what he told the president.

"Mr. Zhan, Chief Zhan. When I got to the president, I said a lot of kind words, a lot of good words

Jiang Chaozong was sweating with the brocade box in his hand, sent Zhan Tianyou and others to the car, and then handed the brocade box into the car, and nodded a few words of compliment, he knew that the president himself did not care whether his subordinates gave gifts or not, what the president cared about was whether his subordinates were loyal to their duties, so all he had to do was to let Zhan Tianyou tell Mr. President that he Jiang Chaozong personally rushed to the train station in the middle of the night to inspect the police work, and he was indeed a loyal subordinate.

But will Zhan Tianwei say good things about Jiang Chaozong? At this point, even Zhan Tianyou himself is not confident.