Liang Sicheng's injury was very serious, his mind was already in a trance, and he was covered in blood, and the Liang family was full of sorrow, even Liang Qichao, who had always been calm and calm, couldn't help but mess up, but fortunately, his newly recruited disciple Chen Zikun was extremely calm and well-arranged, and everyone's mood calmed down a little.

Chen Zikun learned battlefield first aid at West Point, and briefly checked the location of Liang Sicheng's injury, there was no major wound, his leg could not move, it should be a fracture, and Siyong only had some skin trauma, and there was no major problem.

"Call a taxi and take it to the surgical hospital." Chen Zikun said that there were no equipment and medicines at home, so he could not deal with this kind of injury at all.

"Western medicine or Chinese medicine?" Someone asked.

"Western medicine, of course!" Liang Qichao said categorically.

The Liang family had their own car, so they hurriedly drove out, and a group of people lifted Liang Sicheng into the back seat and lay down, and Siyong sat next to him. Chan drove to the hospital in person, while the rest of the people called a rickshaw and rushed over.

Sending the wounded to a foreign hospital, the foreign doctor checked the injuries of the Liang brothers, and thought that there was no major problem, Siyong could be discharged from the hospital by rubbing some medicine, Sicheng's injuries were slightly serious, but there was no need for surgery for diagnosis and treatment, just a splint and bed rest for a few days.

Hearing what the doctor said, the Liang family breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Zikun accompanied him throughout the whole process, and he was busy until the evening before the dust settled, Liang Qichao thanked: "Zikun, fortunately you are here, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Chen Zikun said: "The car accident happened in public, even if I was not present, someone else would come forward, by the way, it was the special car of Jin Yongyan, vice minister of the War Department, who knocked down Sicheng Siyong." ”

Liang Qichao said: "I'll ask him for an explanation, it's not too early, you go back and rest quickly." ”

Chen Zikun left the hospital at this time, and when he was walking on the road, he heard the newsboy shouting: "Look at the newspaper and read the newspaper, the Japanese sailors have landed and demonstrated in Tianjin!" ”

"Get a newspaper." Chen Zikun hurriedly took out a copper and bought a newspaper, and as he walked, he couldn't help but be shocked.

According to the report, four destroyers of the Japanese Navy docked at the port of Tianjin, and hundreds of sailors armed landed on the shore to demonstrate against the robbery of Western passengers on the Blue Steel Express on Jinpu Road.

Chen Zikun felt his head bang, the strings of the whole body were tightened, he had taken the blue steel express several times, it was the most luxurious, high-end and most convenient means of transportation in China, the people who took it were not rich and powerful dignitaries, or Western tourists, diplomats, etc., in order to ensure safety, the Ministry of Communications was equipped with a guard team on the car, and there were also road guards patrolling along the train, how could something happen!

Suddenly, a chill came to my heart, according to Jianbing's character, the four words "I want to go north" mean "I have already set off for Beijing." ”

The most convenient means of transportation from Shanghai to Beijing is the railway, the newspaper said that it was yesterday's 02 Blue Steel Express that was robbed, and the normal arrival time should be yesterday afternoon, and the telegram I received also arrived yesterday afternoon, and the postman only sent it to the War Department this morning.

All this points to one thing, Jianbing is likely to be on this hijacked Blue Steel Express!

Chen Zikun hurriedly picked up the newspaper and called a foreign car to go straight to the Iron Lion Hutong, today he was busy with the affairs of the Liang family, and he did not go to work in the afternoon, I don't know if the War Department has received the news, there is such a big thing, the Beiyang military and political authorities will definitely make a big move, and the Iron Lion Hutong is not destined to be peaceful tonight.

The foreign car entered the Iron Lion Hutong, Chen Zikun felt that the atmosphere was not right, in the past at this hour, the lights were turned off at the entrance of the yamen, but today the lights were all on, and the street was full of cars, and when he came to the entrance of the army department, he saw that there were double posts at the door, looking like he was facing a great enemy, Chen Zikun paid and got out of the car, hurriedly entered, and came to the office of the General Affairs Section, only to see that there was no one in the empty room.

As soon as he turned around, Section Chief Bai hurriedly came over and complained: "Xiao Chen, why didn't you run away without saying hello in the afternoon, something was wrong." ”

"Was it a train hijacking?" Chan asked.

"You also know, Vice Minister Kim is convening officials from various departments to urgently discuss countermeasures, you came just in time, hurry up to the teahouse to have a look, don't cut off the hot water, and then take the workers to clean the conference room, and have an afternoon meeting, and there are cigarette butts all over the floor."

Chen Zikun didn't say much, but called the workers into the conference room to clean up, and on the wall of the conference room hung a large-scale military map of Shandong Province, on which the location of the robbery occurred and the route of the robbers escaped with red and blue pencils.

In the courtyard, the officers of the War Department stood together in twos and threes, smoking and chatting, this case happened in the early hours of yesterday morning, but it was not until today that the news reached Beijing, and the foreign minister exerted pressure on the president, ordering that the case must be solved within 24 hours, and the safety of the hostages must be ensured.

They held an afternoon meeting, but they still had no clue, and the information from Shandong was vague, and it was not clear at all who had kidnapped the passengers, who had done the case, and how to come up with countermeasures.

He was discussing in a low voice, when he suddenly heard a shout: "Jin Ji is long!" ”

All the officers immediately stood upright, Jin Yongyan walked into the conference room with a blue face, announced the continuation of the meeting, and the officers also walked in, sat down for the meeting with a strong spirit, and no one paid attention to it, and Chen Zikun, a third-class member of the General Affairs Section, also sat in the back.

During the temporary recess, Kim Yong-yan received a telephone call from President Le Yuanhong and Prime Minister and Minister of War Chang Shao-tsang, who once again reiterated the seriousness of the case, and that the envoys of various Western countries had already issued an ultimatum to the Beiyang Government, saying that if the case could not be properly resolved, the Westerners would send troops to take over the Jinpu Road and rescue the passengers themselves.

At noon, when he received a call from Zhang Shaozeng and rushed to Xinhua Palace to discuss the matter, the speed was too fast and he knocked over two young men riding motorcycles, which was nothing, but Chen Zikun, the eye-catching boy in the ministry, actually blocked his way, and even pulled the driver down and beat him violently, if he was not in a hurry to rush to Xinhua Palace, Jin Yongyan would not give up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the latest information, it is likely that the Chinese and Western travelers are entrenched in the vicinity of the city, at the junction of Sulu, Henan and Anhui, bandits have been raging for many years, poisoning the people, this time actually intercepted the international train, hijacked dozens of Chinese and Western passengers, shocked China and foreign countries, friends are not surprised, the president has an order, rescue the hostages at all costs, you are all in the army, it is your business to suppress bandits, come out with an idea."

After listening to Vice Minister Kim's words, some people proposed to transfer Luoyang Wu Peifu's troops and horses to encircle and suppress them, some people proposed to mobilize a large army to encircle and not attack, and put pressure on them, and some people said that they might as well accept the bandits' conditions first, and wait for the hostages to come back before encircling and suppressing them.

Vice Minister Jin listened expressionlessly, the War Department has raised a bunch of nerds who can only talk on paper, if these simple methods are effective, the Shandong Overseer will do it himself, how can he still use the War Department to hold a meeting to think of countermeasures.

However, Vice Minister Kim himself couldn't think of a good way, after graduating from the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, he never led soldiers to fight, and all the jobs he held were martial arts instructors and military school principals, and he was helpless when he encountered such a difficult case.

There was a commotion in the audience, and Kim Vice-Chan was upset, picked up a teacup and drank water, and suddenly heard someone below say loudly: "I have a countermeasure!" ”

The conference room fell silent, and everyone stared at Lieutenant Chan Tsz-kun, a third-class section member in the back row.

Chen Zikun Shi Ran stood up and said: "Now that the enemy situation is unknown, the most important thing is to find out who the bandits are, who is the surname of the big boss, the style of acting, how many guns there are under his command, and the relationship with other bandits in the surrounding area, as well as the specific number of hostages, their health status, where they are kept, the surrounding landscapes, villages, fields, rivers and roads, know themselves and know their opponents, and then they can make the next deployment." ”

When everyone saw that what he said was the truth, they didn't dare to interject, and Jin Cichang saw that it was Chen Zikun who spoke, and his eyebrows gradually twisted: "It's easy to say, who can go deep into the bandits' cave and listen to the information." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, it is natural for the army to send capable and dexterous people, disguised and disguised, or as a traveling party, or as a merchant, and it is easy to infiltrate the bandit realm to find out information. ”

Jin Yongyan sneered: "And then? ”

"Find out the enemy's situation, recruit capable dead soldiers, equip rapid-fire weapons, smash Huanglong with lightning speed, destroy the bandit leaders, and save hostages, of course, the specific steps must be carefully studied, this is only a preliminary plan."

"Nonsense!" Without waiting for Chen Zikun to finish speaking, Jin Yongyan put the teacup on the table heavily, and the tea overflowed.

"Who are you, do you have the qualifications to speak here!" Vice Minister Kim's adjutant observed his words, slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Chen Zikun's nose and scolding.

The depressed mood of the crowd suddenly found an outlet, and they all denounced Chen Zikun for not being inferior to the elders and the young, and a mere third-class lieutenant and section member dared to make nonsense at a high-level military meeting, talking nonsense, and simply did not take the generals and officers present in his eyes.

"Section Chief Bai, Section Chief Bai!" The director of the General Affairs Department shouted loudly, and Section Chief Bai rushed to hear the sound, and was frightened when he saw this formation, and wiped his cold sweat and said, "I am here." ”

"How do you discipline your subordinates?" The Director of the General Affairs Office asked.

Section Chief Bai looked at Chen Zikun, who was standing proudly in the back row, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull him away.

Chen Zikun knew that Jin Yongyan had been offended today, and on the day when the War Department had no way out, he simply let it go, and sneered: "Whether it is to suppress or appease, it is necessary to come up with a specific plan. ”

Jin Yongyan was furious, new hatred and old hatred surged into his heart, and he roared: "Presumptuous! Someone, arrest this madman and lock him up! Dismissal! Ask for sin! ”

Two wolf-like horses rushed in and escorted Chen Zikun out, none of the officers helped him intercede, Wang Geng wanted to say something, but when he saw Jin Cichang's angry appearance, he swallowed the words back into his stomach.

The War Department did not have a special confinement room, so it had to be locked in the coal bunker next to the tea stove room for the time being.

When the gendarmes walked away, the old horse who burned the boiler saw that Chen Zikun was in trouble, but he didn't gloat, but leaned over and stuck to the crack in the door and said, "Sir Chen, do you want me to help you get a letter or something?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "You are tired, go farther." ”

The old horse took a few steps back.

"Farther away." Chan said.

The old horse took a few steps back.

Chen Zikun kicked the side very sharply, and the two broken doors of the coal bunker flew out more than ten meters away, he walked out with his whole clothes, jumped up the wall, and then disappeared into the night.

"Good girl, what a handsome skill." The old horse was dumbfounded.