Since he saw Kawakami on the dock, Zhou Qin has never appeared in everyone's sight again as if he had disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone. At least Zhang Peilun didn't know. Finally accompanied Kawakami to finish lunch, Zhang Peilun sent Kawakami Ryliu out of Tianjin with a smile on his face, while cursing Zhou Qin in his heart, making him suffer a lot. But no matter what, he finally sent the plague god away.

The window of an inn not far away opened a crack again, and the telescope behind the slit watched all this as they saw it off. When Kawakami walked out of sight, the window slowly closed, and there was no sound, as if it had never been opened.

The so-called investigation of the case was just a pretense made up by Zhou Qin and Li Hongzhang in advance, and it was originally used to deal with Kawakami's six problems. As for why Zhou Qin came to Tianjin, even Li Hongzhang is not clear. After receiving the emperor's will, Li Hongzhang left Tianjin and went to Shanghai. Zhang Peilun was naturally even more confused.

Zhou Qin naturally did not leave, he and the sixteen people he brought from the capital have been staying in a secluded courtyard in Tianjin, when he learned from the emperor three months ago that Kawakami and his party were coming to Tianjin to spy on the Beiyang military situation, he had already begun to plan, and therefore bought this courtyard, and no one outside knew about it. But when Kawakami and his entourage really arrived in Tianjin, he also went to the dock to see if what the emperor said was true. He also let his own people lurk on the dock to see the faces of Kawakami and his party clearly, so as to facilitate future tracking and monitoring.

"My lord, Kawakami is gone. Our men followed. But the subordinates found that the entourage who accompanied Kawakami to open Tianjin was not on this trip. In the quiet room, Zhou Qin just nodded. These days, in addition to arranging people to keep an eye on Kawakami and his party, I have been thinking about a problem.

Why did the emperor affirm three months ago that he would send someone to Beiyang in early April to spy on the military situation, and also affirmed that the leader of this trip was Kawakami Yoroku, deputy chief of staff of the General Staff Headquarters. How did the emperor know? This question has been bothering Zhou Qin since he met Kawakami on the docks. You must know that Zhou Qin's people who have just been sent to Yuben have only started their activities. If it weren't for the emperor's reminder and the investigation of the surname, it would have been impossible for Ben to know that Kawakami had set off from Yuben six or two months ago, and he had also walked around North Korea by the way.

Could it be cold? Zhou Qin immediately vetoed this idea when he came up with it. No way, there is a sharing of intelligence between the two of us. Two months ago, when Kawakami arrived in North Korea, Zhou Qin asked him, but Leng Jun didn't know about it.

Everything about the emperor seems to be preparing for something in the future. "Jiawu"? What does this time that the emperor repeatedly mentions mean? Next year will be the first year of the first year, what will happen?

Your heart is like the sea! Zhou Qin's heart perked.

Zhou Qin pressed his forehead a little irritably, and was about to get up, when he suddenly saw Yang Dongzi walking in from outside the house with a calm face.

"Something happened to you. A quarter of an hour earlier, two of Kawakami's men had entered the Dagu Fort. Yang Dongzi leaned over and whispered in Zhou Qin's ear.

"What's going on?" Zhou Qin was suddenly shocked in his heart, and there was still a mistake in his heart: "What about the people who are arranged nearby?" Why not stop them. What is sissy doing with him? ”

The sissy in Zhou Qin's mouth is named Qimuge, a native of Horqin, Mongolia, who came from Horqin to join the army after hearing that the new army was recruiting. In the army, both military and cultural achievements are excellent. Before coming to Tianjin, when Zhou Qin went to the reconnaissance company directly under the central government to pick up people, company commander Yang Dongzi not only asked to personally lead the team, but also asked to transfer this person to listen to the errand. The reason why it is called a sissy is that Qimuge's voice is thin like a woman when she speaks, and she is relatively short, so she has such a nickname.

They were in the carriage of Li Jingfang, the son of Li Zhongtang, the governor of Tianjin. Because it involves the middle hall, the sissy doesn't dare to do it. Therefore, it is urgent to report to the adult for disposal. The news has been confirmed, and there are only two people in the car, saying that he and a coachman. ”

Li Hongzhang's son Li Jingfang? Zhou Qin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Li Zhongtang is involved. This gets pretty tricky. Originally, a group of "ruffians and hooligans" had been arranged a long time ago, but I thought that when I approached, I would provoke an incident and take advantage of the chaos to make some sense of right and wrong. Now it seems that it is no longer working.

On the one hand, Li Zhongtang was allowed to go to Shanghai under the pretext of going to Shanghai, while Zhang Peilun dragged Kawakami to Liuliu, and he was secretly closely monitored. When the section was completed, I didn't expect that it was also well planned. But I didn't expect the Orientals to take advantage of the loophole here. All at once the air became solemn, and there was a deathly silence.

"I'm only going in now, and when they figure out the situation from the Dagu Fort, it must be dark." A murderous look flashed in Zhou Qin's eyes: "Do it according to the backup plan." You're going to do it halfway through. The action must be fast, and the people of Beiyang must not be alarmed. Be sure to camouflage it well, and you can't leave any handles. ”

Since it is impossible to prevent the two people from entering, the only way now is not to let the two people go back to the consulate in Tianjin. As long as you don't let Yue himself grasp any tricks, no matter how much trouble he makes, there are still those bandits. Kawakami has no evidence, even if he is suspicious, he can only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

In the Tianjin Governor's Palace, Zhang Peilun, who had sent away Kawakami Yeliu, put a tea set in the courtyard. Zhongtang went to Shanghai for a while and couldn't come back, his beloved wife Li Jurong was studying in the Beijing Normal Hall, and it was rare to enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea time, the water in the pot had been boiled, just to make a pot of good tea. didn't wait for Zhang Peilun to take a sip of his good tea, and saw Zhou Qin walking straight over.

"Fang Liang, it's just the right time. I've just made a pot of tea and I'm here, come and sit. Zhang Peilun waved his hand and sent the porter who was following Zhou Qin out.

Zhou Qin asked with a serious expression: "Do you remember the telegram sent from Shandong asking for assistance in arresting the bandits?" ”

"Naturally, I remember, but now there is no clue. What happened? ”

"There are no bandits in the first place." Zhou Qin took out a gold medal from his arms, and Zhang Peilun saw that it was the emperor's gold medal, which meant that Zhou Qin was the identity of Qincha. Zhou Qin stopped Zhang Peilun, who was about to salute: "I don't have time to explain, immediately prepare three or five death row prisoners, they must be strong and strong, they look like bandits, right now, be fast." ”

With the emperor's gold medal in hand, Zhang Peilun didn't dare to slack off, and immediately arranged for his henchmen to be promoted to death row. Only then did he ask cautiously, "I wonder if Lord Qincha can teach you a lesson or two?" ”

"I'm not a chakra, this is just the emperor's means of precaution." Only then did Zhou Qin briefly explain the real reason why he came to Tianjin and Li Hongzhang to avoid Shanghai.

Zhang Peilun took the case, and then sighed deeply. On the one hand, the emperor was so careful about himself; On the other hand, he was helpless about Li Jingfang's actions: Li Jingfang, you hurt Lord Zhongtang. turned to Zhou Qin and said, "Please also ask Lord Zhou to say a few more kind words in front of the emperor." ”

"Xiaguan should do his best to maneuver......" Zhou Qin said Before he finished speaking, three prisoners from outside the door brought in.

Zhou Qin nodded, let the official retreat, and said leisurely: "You and the others are all death row prisoners, and they should be beheaded after the autumn." Now this official has given you a chance, so that you can earn another hundred taels of silver before you die. If you are willing, stay, if you are unwilling, then you will have nothing and wait for the autumn to be cut. ”

It was already dark, and outside the door of Tianjin's largest watch tower, many girls were greeting guests at the door. ushered in the send-off, and there was a lively look. In the distance, in the shadows, a very ordinary-looking carriage was parked.

Zhou Qin was sitting in the carriage and looked at the three already drunk men in front of him: "Remember the words that you asked you to memorize in the afternoon." ”

"Adults, small ones are remembered, please rest assured. The adults let us see their families and gave them money. even invited us to drink, and now let's deal with a few foreign devils, and we should contribute to the court. ”

"Very good, but you also remember that you have already taken the benefits, if something goes wrong...... Zhou Qin said in a cold voice: "Your family will pay for your mistakes." ”

"Don't worry, sir. For the sake of the family, the small ones are also willing. The three of them replied in unison.

"Since you are doing errands for the imperial court, the imperial court will not treat you badly." Zhou Qin threw down a money bag: "There is a green building over there, and the money in it is enough for you to have a good life." Take the money and do what you just said. Hurry up, maybe the officers and soldiers will come soon. ”

In the blink of an eye, three strong men came to the Qinglou, generous but quite unreasonable. Qinglou's mother was busy letting her daughters pick up guests.

It was already late at night on a secluded road on the outskirts of Tianjin, and the night was already dark without seeing five fingers, but now it was illuminated as bright as day by countless torches. Outside a burned carriage, there were three bodies with the surname men side by side, and officers and soldiers were searching the burned carriage, hoping to find some clues. Toshio Inoue, the military attache in China who remained at the consulate in Tianjin, looked at everything that was happening in front of him with a gloomy face.

This is a murder case with a bad surname, the murderer not only killed all three people, but also robbed them of all their belongings, and even set fire to the carriage. The life or death of the Shina people is not the concern of Kamio Mitsutomi. The other two things that can be killed are the excellent staff officers of the Empire. What made Kamio Mitsutomi even more angry was that the two imperial staff officers were inhumanly abused before they died, and multiple fractures proved that the two excellent staff officers were beaten to death.

"Yaga, two of His Excellency Kawakami's attachés were beaten to death here. I need a plausible explanation. Toshio Inoue was extremely angry and waved his fist at Zhang Peilun, who had just arrived.

After listening to the explanations of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Peilun's face changed in surprise. When Zhou Qin came to ask for someone, he knew that this time he had to die, so he let people impersonate. Zhang Peilun looked at the murder weapon found by the officers and soldiers, it was a wooden stick thicker than his thigh, and it was even broken. Did you break the bones of the two people in their bodies so hard: "Mr. Toshio Inoue, I'm also sad that something like this happened." Rest assured, I have mobilized officers and soldiers to arrest the murderer. ”

In the distance, a group of officers and soldiers escorted three undressed people over: "My lord, the murderer has been caught." ”

"Say, Why do you kill them?" Zhang Peilun asked the three people who refused to kneel.

"MD, since the Oriental devil dares to collide with the uncle, he is looking for death. Of course I've fulfilled them, uncle. The one who led it didn't care, and laughed out loud when he finished speaking.

"The three of you admit that you killed this man? Did you just come from Shandong? Zhang Peilun asked.

"Uncle, I won't change my name or surname, that's right, it's the three of us that you want to arrest." The other one is also hard.

"Now that you've all confessed and you have physical evidence, there's nothing to trirotable. Pull it down and cut it off. Zhang Peilun thought about killing people as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

"Slow." Toshio Inoue stepped in to stop: "Can you hand these three people over to us for interrogation." "Toshio Inoue's instincts told him that there was something wrong with the matter.

"What are you TMD?" The murderer at the head was not happy: "Lao Tzu is a person from the Qing Dynasty, why should you let a foreign devil go to trial." Lao Tzu did it, and he had the ability to kill me. ”

Inoue Toshio was about to say something, but suddenly something fell into his throat and swallowed it carelessly. I only heard one of the murderers shouting: "Oriental devil, the thick phlegm in the uncle's mouth is delicious." Hahaha......" Toshio Inoue didn't have time to get angry and threw up on the ground, and while spitting, he watched Zhang Peilun drag the three of them down, and then took up the three heads. It's already late.

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