Chapter 643: The Race
Memnon was well aware of his situation, and he was burdened with a great suspicion that if he could not explain why Matthew's death had nothing to do with him, then he would temporarily lose control of the city and even the entire western part of his sphere of influence. With no telephone, no way to contact the outside world, the Forward Party, which has just severed its ties to Scarlet Dawn, will become a directionless chick who is the weakest party in this riot.
He gritted his teeth at this time and forced himself to calm down, looked at the officers in front of him and the commander of the temporary headquarters, lowered his head slightly, and faced their feet, "I repeat, Durin lied. He deceived you, he deceived me, he deceived everyone!", Memnon's face turned red as if he had just come out of the steamer, and he was almost molting, he clenched his hands tightly into fists, and pounded the table hard, "This son of a son of a girl told me that he hoped I could pass the word for him, and by the way, settle the dispute between him and the West Mining Association, yes, I'm sure I did hear him say that, so I brought Matthew, otherwise I don't know Matthew at all, and there is no reason to kill him!"
"By the way, Durin's assassination was arranged by himself, and he himself staged a fake assassination of himself to deceive all of us!"
The commander standing next to him shook his head, he said something next to the ear of the officer next to him, and then turned to leave. In his opinion, Memnon is indeed extremely suspicious, but it is not completely certain that Memnon did it, although the commander is only a lieutenant colonel, but in the Western Military Region he is the most likely candidate to be promoted to colonel in recent years and major general in the future.
It's like the words that many people use to improve their status and character – my status, my character.
This sentence is also suitable for the current case, with Memnon's power - he has a good chance of winning the next general election to grab a governor's position, with Memnon's status - as a celebrity, a party leader, the light of the West, with a huge amount of wealth, he really has no suitable and necessary motive to kill Matthew, because Matthew will not cause him any harm that he cannot bear. Even if Matthew and Durin were ventilated, Matthew knew that Memnon was making up the story to provoke the conflict between the Western Mining Association and Doolin, and Memnon would not have enough reason to kill Matthew.
Because the West Mine Club is on the "weak" side, and Memnon is the strong one, even if the West Mine Club clashes with him head-on, he is not necessarily the one who loses. So from the current point of view, Memnon's suspicion is the most direct and the biggest, but this is not enough to make everyone sure that Memnon is the real culprit behind the murder of Matthew, and a lot of evidence and counter-evidence are needed to provide a fulcrum to pry the conclusion of either side.
However, until the conclusion is reached, Memnon is not suitable for the time being, for two reasons.
The first reason is to assume that Memnon was behind the murder, and that once he was allowed to leave, he would be able to organize his vast forces and fabricate enough evidence for himself to prove that he was not involved. Many mayors and celebrities would be willing to testify for him in exchange for benefits. Once he is allowed to leave the temporary headquarters, it will be exponentially more difficult to get him back.
The second reason is that if Memnon is not behind the murder and that the mastermind is someone else, then Memnon may be in danger once he leaves the temporary headquarters. He can leave here means that he has cleared his suspicion, which has lost the value of Memnon to the person behind the scenes, a person who has lost his value and also has the ability to fight back, the other party will definitely try to kill him as much as possible, without giving him any chance to retaliate. In order to ensure that Memnon would not be assassinated, the commander temporarily detained him here to protect him.
As for Memnon saying that Doolin's attack was a hoax directed by Doolin himself, His Excellency the Lieutenant Colonel and the main investigators this time only smiled, and did not take it seriously, let alone take it to heart.
They had already learned enough about Durin's injuries through the photographs and written records of the time, just like the doctor who operated on Durin's surgery said that if Durin's head was slightly off the edge of a centimeter at that time, the bullet would have penetrated his skull and made him unable to die again, maybe there was already grass sprouting in front of his tombstone now.
Is there anyone who spends such a lot of money to stage a scam?
Absolutely, but definitely not someone like Doolin. He has enormous political resources, untold wealth in his hands, and whether he can build his business in the west or not, he is a successful man, a handful at the top of the tower. This kind of person, even if he loses a hair, is more valuable than the life of an ordinary person, and let him risk almost certain death to act in this scene?
Impossible, completely impossible!
They thought of Memnon as a dog-eat-dog in his desperation, and only those who had lost their minds would think so.
"I think...... Possibly!"
After the military's information was fed back to the Security Committee, Amp, as the "commander-in-chief" who was temporarily seconded, immediately analyzed the information in his possession, and after analysis, he believed that it was absolutely possible for Durin to do such a crazy thing, but this was definitely not an isolated incident. If the attack on Doolin was a hoax that he directed and acted on, then whose scam was the attack on Roel and Memnon, as well as the attacks on the executive committee of the Western Mining Association and some mine owners?
Extending according to Memnon's thoughts, Amp came to a similar conclusion as Memnon, if Durin was really deceiving, then Memnon was also deceiving, and Roel was also deceiving!
Only those who are really dead are not liared, but is all this really possible?
So Amp gave an uncertain statement - it is possible.
It may not mean that it is necessarily "yes", or it may be "not", and he needs more information and evidence to support his opinion. He put the materials on the table together, tied them with a cow belt, and put them in the corner of the table, looked at the vice chairman of the security committee in front of him, and said, "Now we need to do a few things. ”
His Excellency the Vice-President clasped his hands in his arms, and he nodded.
"First, the arranger kept an eye on Roel, to find out whether the funds remitted by Memnon to Roel's account were fully compensated to all the victims' families, and then asked the people from the central bank and the Southern Commercial Bank to check whether there were about 1.5 million to 2.2 million yuan in the short-term category from multiple accounts flowing into one account. If so, freeze the accounts and arrest Roel. There were a few other members of the Security Committee in the room.
During this period of work, Amp had used his ability to convince these people at least, and although everyone was reluctant in the face of his request, they nodded and agreed on the premise that His Excellency the Vice Chairman did not express any opinions.
Amp nodded, "I suspect that Roel artificially created the mining disaster, and then defrauded the insurance premium from the 'three guarantees policy' implemented by the Move Forward Party, and even did not hesitate to direct and stage an attack for this, disrupting the normal order of the entire western region." Amp then pointed out what he thought might be suspicions and evidence, including Roel's current financial problems, his failed investments, and his purpose for doing so.
In imperial jurisprudence, once a person has been established with a complete and reasonable motive and goal, the person can be regarded as a suspect and then referred to the local prosecutor's office for the presumption of innocence. Now Amp has given Roel's motives and goals, and even given several specific possible means to arrest Roel.
They are the military, and the military doesn't have to have the exact evidence to arrest people, like the local prosecutors, they can arrest people first and then look for evidence, which is why people are afraid of military control.
The devil knows he'll be arrested for something that might make the other person uncomfortable, and then wait in a cell for a long time for the presumption of guilt to be untenable.
"Second, send someone to keep an eye on Durin, and if what Memnon says is true, then Doolin will soon be in action. He escaped the attention of the first stage by being assassinated and injured, and now the important people are dead, and the next time is for him to start acting. I ask that the people you send will not be discovered by him, not thrown away by him, and it is best to keep him from leaving his sight, and that no less than two groups of people take turns to carry him, and if they encounter a danger that threatens their lives, they will immediately retreat. ”
The members of the safety committee in the room nodded expressionlessly, but in their hearts they didn't take Amp's words to heart at all. As for the danger to their lives? Whenever they encounter danger, as long as their identities are revealed, they will definitely be safe. The Security Council is an official semi-military body with considerable power, and it is not even a big problem to shoot suspects who it believes may pose a threat to national security, as long as there are sufficient reasons.
Tracking Doolin, not a problem!
"Third, keep an eye on the remaining executive committee members of the West Mining Association, record where they go and who they meet every day, and it is best to find out what they say. If they are attacked, I would also like you to give you a little help, as long as you can keep yourself safe. ”
"Fourth, the bank needs to go to two people to check whether there has been any large-scale money flow in the account under Durin's name recently, and what account has the money flowed into......"
"Finally, I want all field personnel to wear body armor and wear hats or bulletproof helmets with some bulletproof performance when performing their missions, none of the people you are tracking this time are ordinary people, and their level of danger is much higher than you have seen before!"
At this moment, someone knocked on the door, popping out a head and smiling apologetically, "Mr. Ample, someone is looking for you." ”