Tong Daqiang is not a fool, he can naturally see that these guys in front of him are all members of the National Social Army. After all, except for the National Social Army, no one else would want to blow up the Haiqi ship for no reason.

"The National Socialist Army..."

Looking at the men in black in front of him, Tong Daqiang smiled bitterly.

If these national social armies in front of them don't know what Tong Daqiang has done in the past, Tong Daqiang can naturally report to the top. And after getting Tong Daqiang's report, the people above may also reward Tong Daqiang. In this way, even if Tong Daqiang loses two-thirds of his net worth in the gambling house, Tong Daqiang can live a good life with these rewards.

But now that the other party already knows what Tong Daqiang has done in the past...

"Even if I report it myself, and the people above are willing to forgive me, I'm afraid that I won't be reused, and it is even very likely that I will be removed from my current position..."

You must know that Tong Daqiang's leisurely life now is completely obtained by relying on the position of the chief officer of the Haiqi ship, if he does not have this position, coupled with his own life habits, I am afraid that he will soon fall into a rather miserable situation. What's more, the line just now that he was not held accountable and just comforted himself, in case the people above really want to hold him accountable for his past...

Just when Tong Daqiang was scaring himself, Li Rui, who was standing opposite him, smiled slowly.

"And you do things for us, we won't treat you badly...", said one of Li Rui's subordinates walked up, and then opened the suitcase he had been carrying, and there were five thin checks inside. There are 5 cheques here, each cheque is equivalent to 100,000 silver dollars, as long as you are willing to do it, these 5 cheques are all yours, and if you don't want to stay in China, we can also send you abroad to spend the rest of your life..."

In 1932, the destroyer Flying Eagle (Tang Qianming sat on the ship, which was completed in 1895 and used in 1932... He was riskily sunk by a pilot with a low-altitude bomb dropped when he had already surrendered, because Chen Jitang offered a reward of 200,000 yuan (the silver dollar had not depreciated much at that time).

500,000 silver dollars is indeed a sky-high price, but in Yan Guang's opinion, as long as the Haiqi ship does not intervene in the battle of Wuhan in the near future, then the 500,000 is worth it, not to mention that the cost of the Haiqi ship itself has reached 4 million silver dollars, and 500,000 is only one-eighth of it.

As for whether this person named Tong Daqiang will agree? At least in the eyes of Yan Guang, who nodded in agreement after receiving the telegram, this guy who is proficient in eating, drinking, and gambling will never be able to resist the temptation of 500,000 silver dollars.

The facts are just as Yan Guang thought, after seeing the check for 500,000 yuan and the promise that he could be sent abroad, Tong Daqiang, who was originally unconcerned, only hesitated for a moment and chose to agree.

Not to mention whether Tong Daqiang has a handle in the hands of Li Rui and others, the 500,000 silver dollars alone are enough to make him excited.

"Okay, I'll do it!"

Seeing Tong Daqiang's relieved expression after making a decision, Li Rui just smiled slightly.

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Although Tong Daqiang decided to do this for the sake of 500,000 silver dollars, when he walked into the military port with a suitcase containing a time bomb, there was still an unimaginable sense of tension in his heart. There were countless times when he even thought about giving up, but when he thought of Li Rui's cold warning, even if he regretted it, Tong Daqiang could only continue to do it now.

"If you dare to play any tricks, unless you can run to the ends of the earth, you will die..."

Although he was very curious about whether this group of people would still be able to kill him if he hid in the presidential palace in Iron Lion Alley, but thinking that this group of people actually knew a lot of things he had done in the past, Tong Daqiang really didn't dare to have two hearts in his heart......... Although Li Rui knew that there were many small mistakes, and there were some things that were missed.

Fortunately, although Tong Daqiang's expression and movements were very unnatural after returning to the military port, not many people cared too much, and no one could have imagined that Tong Daqiang's suitcase contained a bomb that could sink the Haiqi ship on the bottom of the sea...

After bypassing many sailors and officers who stayed on the ship, carrying the suitcase handed to him by Li Rui, Tong Daqiang sneakily sneaked into the engine room at the bottom of the ship...

This is He Wenjun's idea, if the war is delayed for too long, in case Yuan Shikai repairs the Haiqi ship sunk in the harbor, it will definitely be a trouble for the National Social Army. And with the lesson of this time, it is basically impossible to think about it a second time, so it is better to blow up the two-seat steam engine in the engine room, so that even if Yuan Shikai wants to repair it, he must also repair the steam engine in the engine room.

Moreover, the engine room is at the lowest level of the Haiqi ship, and the place where Tong Daqiang wants to bomb is also the lowest level, so it is more convenient to blow it up together, isn't it?

The establishment of the Haiqi ship is 445 people, which is definitely not a small number, you must know that the establishment of the 052C-class destroyer in later generations is only 300 people, of course, this is also related to the high automation of the 52C. (The real Jianghu-level displacement is more than 1,000 and the establishment is 200 people)

However, although it was already night, Beiyang, especially the Beiyang Navy, has never been the kind of unit with strict military discipline, so there are still many sailors, especially the officers on the ship, who disembark after nightfall. So now there is basically no one else on the ship, except for a few officers and men who are responsible for guarding and on duty.

There was no one on the ship, and there was no one in the engine room at the bottom of the ship.

So after Tong Daqiang went deep into the bottom of the ship, he almost never ran into anyone again.

"Whew, it's finally here..."

With that, Tong Daqiang opened the hatch of the engine room, and then opened the large suitcase he brought with him next to a steam engine.

The suitcase contained two things, a simple timer and TNT explosives that could sink the ship in port. Of course, in order to prevent irreparable damage to the ship, the amount of explosives in the suitcase was only enough to blow up an irreparable gap in the bottom of the ship, and the rest was left to the seawater...

"I remember how I got this timer..."

Recalling Li Rui's teaching, Tong Daqiang slowly set the timer, and after making sure that it was correct, Tong Daqiang stood up and wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Be careful with the 10,000-year-old ship, although it's unlikely that anyone will come in at this time, but let's hide the bomb." Saying that, Tong Daqiang hid the suitcase in a place that was not easy for people to notice.

The timer was set for half an hour, so after walking out of the engine room, Tong Daqiang first went back to his cabin, put the more important things inside into his clothes, and then pretended to be casual and disembarked.

Seeing that Tong Daqiang had just come back and went out, the officers and men on the ship along the way felt a little strange, but they didn't ask about it. Looking at these colleagues, although Tong Daqiang felt a little sorry for them, he didn't care too much............ The box of explosives was at the bottom of the Haiqi ship, and it was far away from the ammunition depot, even if it exploded, at most it would blow up a hole for the sea water to pour in, and it would not cause anything, or it would not cause too many casualties, even if the Haiqi ship really sank in the end, it would be too late for the officers and men on the ship to jump ship, not to mention that there are not even a hundred people on the ship now.

After putting aside the burden in his heart, Tong Daqiang walked out of the military port, and a carriage was waiting for him in a remote corner outside the military port.

"I've got the thing done, what about the money?"

Looking at Li Rui in the carriage, Tong Daqiang said with a complicated expression.

"You get in the car first." Saying that, Li Rui smiled and said. "Don't worry, when the Haiqi ship sinks in the military port, we will naturally hand over the money and tickets to you..."

Tong Daqiang also knew that it was impossible for these people to let go of themselves if they didn't see the Haiqi ship being blown up, so he could only nod in the end.

"Oh well..."

Fortunately, half an hour is not a very long time, and Tong Daqiang has also been grinding on the ship for a while, so after only more than ten minutes, an explosion sounded in the military port not far away.

"It's done, now you can give me the money and the ticket..."

However, Li Rui did not answer Tong Daqiang's words, but only motioned to a subordinate on the side to go over and take a look.

In fact, there is no need to confirm it, because after the explosion, the originally quiet military port has fallen into chaos...

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Li Rui's subordinate to walk back and nod.

"Head, the Haiqi ship was indeed blown up..."

Looking at the chaotic military port, Li Rui nodded to Tong Daqiang with satisfaction.

"Since you have already done what we asked, then Mr. Tong, please come with me." Saying that, Li Rui also laughed at him twice. "Don't worry, we're not going to do that kind of thing..."

Tong Daqiang, who was seen out of his mind, laughed dryly, and then boarded the carriage with him.

Not long after, the carriage left the military port, but behind Li Rui and the others, there was a scene of fire, of course, this firelight could not have been caused by Tong Daqiang...

"You didn't just send me into the port alone?" Looking at the fire in the military port, Tong Daqiang said angrily.

However, when questioned by Tong Daqiang, Li Rui only chuckled twice.

A few hours later, although the soldiers in the military port tried to rescue them, the Haiqi ship finally sank into the water because the hole at the bottom was too large.

As for the culprit who sank the Haiqi ship? Maybe he really received 500,000 silver dollars, and then ran away to Yuben alone, or maybe he was killed by someone, after all, every hunter only takes care of bows and arrows and hounds when they need it...

In any case, it is already an ironclad fact that the Haiqi ship sits on the bottom of the sea, and according to the estimation of the British who came to investigate, if you want to repair the Haiqi ship and put him back into battle, it will take at least half a year, half a year...

It was enough for Yan Guang, because it wouldn't take half a year to hit Wuhan.

(To be continued)