Chapter 19: The First Suspect
Li Yingyuan looked around, and then noticed that something was very wrong. The English people who surrounded him www.biquge.info pen "Fun" were half dressed in red military uniforms, the other half in green clothes, and a feather stuck in a hat on their head.
Li Yingyuan knew that these green-clad English troops had a nice name, the Queen's Rangers, but what they did was not as poetic as the name of the army.
The red-clad army belonged to the regular army of England, with officers and military discipline constraints, and the discipline in peacetime was okay.
However, this queen ranger is a mercenary through and through, usually fighting only for money. In other words, these soldiers only recognize money and do nothing else.
Their usual income was mainly based on their battle records, and they were charged as much as they killed, so they were far more enthusiastic about fighting than ordinary English soldiers, but they also never left prisoners, and only thought about exchanging heads for money.
Among the English troops stationed in Dinghai, these mercenaries had the worst military discipline, fighting all day long, drinking and making trouble, and not paying for things. And in view of the special nature of these soldiers, the officers of the regular army, on the one hand, disdained to associate with these people, and on the other hand, they were not willing to meddle with these people's affairs.
In short, this is an undisciplined, undignified army that can do anything for money. Li Yingyuan saw that among these soldiers was Captain John Senko, the supreme commander of the queen's rangers.
Li Yingyuan, a few soldiers in red clothes, actually knew each other. In addition to Major Andrew, there was also the scar-faced officer who knocked him unconscious and brought him to the county office, the second lieutenant named Robert Bob, who was usually trusted by Major Andrew.
"What is this for? I did nothing wrong, and I saved Dr. Shepud's life. Li Yingyuan tried to explain, but in exchange for a burst of punches and kicks, he was beaten and covered in blood.
"Alright, enough is enough. "When Li Yingyuan was beaten beyond recognition, Major Andrew stopped his soldiers.
"Now, you can say, Ying Yuan Lee, why did you assassinate Dr. Shepud?"
"I, I assassinated Dr. Shepud, how could it be?" Li Yingyuan felt extremely ridiculous and argued: "I have no grievances with him, why should I harm him? What's more, you should know that after Dr. Shepud was injured, I helped him stop the bleeding, and if I hadn't helped him treat his wounds, he might not have been able to return to the county office alive." ”
"What are you wise people called, it's called blinding. Andrew was unmoved: "Do you want to tell who you told Shepud's itinerary to?"
"How is it possible that I leaked Dr. Shepud's itinerary? Dr. Shepud's temporary intention to go to the port today was only known before I left, so how could I leak it. Li Yingyuan felt that he was more wronged than Dou E.
"There are so many ways to get to the port, why choose the one that passes through the Assassin's restaurant? ”
"There are several medical halls on that road, and I'm suggesting that Dr. Shepford take a turn and see if there are any good medicines, but it has nothing to do with assassination, right?"
It's just that Major Andrew didn't believe Li Yingyuan's words at all, and repeatedly asked the two about how they determined the journey, and carefully asked which hospital they were going to buy what medicine. As soon as Li Yingyuan said something hesitant or slightly different from what he had said earlier, he motioned for the soldiers to beat him hard.
Andrew also repeatedly asked about the entire assassination, what happened from the appearance of the assassin to the disappearance, how amazing the assassin's martial arts were, whether he was really able to dodge and open fire, and the response of several people during the whole process.
At the same time, he also carefully asked Dr. Shepud and Li Yingyuan about the process of determining the route, who else knew the time and distance they went to the street, and whether they had revealed the route to others.
Li Yingyuan was asked in a daze, and felt that his head had exploded.
"What's the use of you asking me these questions, isn't the most important thing to do now is not to go out on the street and arrest that assassin? I've said everything that needs to be said, and you still have no end?" Li Yingyuan finally couldn't hold back his anger and threw a tantrum at Major Andrew.
However, in exchange for another flurry of punches and kicks, these soldiers, especially the Rangers, did not stay behind at all, and especially knew where to hit would be very painful without affecting the interrogation. Li Yingyuan was frightened and confused, and didn't know how to get out of this situation.
"Think about it yourself, why the three soldiers who were also armed with the same assassin were killed, and you were not injured at all. After several hours of interrogation, Andrew got up and left with the soldiers, leaving behind the following sentence before leaving.
Li Yingyuan stayed in a small dark room, and negative emotions such as fear, hesitation, helplessness, and confusion filled his heart.
Alone in the room, fear and loneliness devoured his heart, and it was at this time that Li Yingyuan had the opportunity to recall the events and changes that had occurred in the past month or so.
In the past month or so, Li Yingyuan believes that he has established some kind of friendship with Dr. Shepud, etc., and has made a lot of efforts to treat those English people, and he thinks that he is relatively close to these English people.
However, this interrogation and this beating shattered this illusion of Li Yingyuan. When something happened, these people would treat him as a suspect unreasonably, punching and kicking him casually, without taking into account the diseases of many English people he had treated.
Li Yingyuan finally understood that from beginning to end, he was just a disposable pawn for these Englishmen. This realization made him feel more painful than the beating just now, and at the same time felt a chill to the bone.
In the evening, the sentry brought two pieces of cold steamed buns, a small plate of pickles, and a bowl of water. Although his stomach was rumbling with hunger, Li Yingyuan felt that he couldn't eat anything.
Li Yingyuan asked the sentry how Dr. Shepudd and the other pirate were doing, but the sentry had a cold expression and was reluctant to say anything. Li Yingyuan's repeated questioning of the situation eventually annoyed the soldiers, and he put down his things and beat Li Yingyuan severely, which was considered by Li Yingyuan to be an ominous omen.
"The most important thing now is that Dr. Shepudt is okay and proves that I'm okay. Li Yingyuan muttered to himself.
"If Dr. Shepud can't resist it, he'll be in big trouble. Li Yingyuan carefully recalled what Major Andrew had said. It's hard to explain that four people went out together, three strong adults with weapons were dead, and that he was a bare-handed teenager who had nothing to do.
If Dr. Shepudt died like this, Li Yingyuan didn't know what would happen.
"In the luckiest case, I'll be kicked out of here. If it's a little worse, it's hard to say anything. ”