Chapter 2051

The reason why Xu Xinsu was able to cover the sky with one hand in Fujian, in addition to the powerful armed forces gradually established with the support of Haihan, was that the senior officials in Fujian could get enough benefits and put their personal interests into practice.

Bound together with the interests of the Xu Group. Commercial institutions such as Guangli Trading Company and Kowloon Shipping Company are mostly able to operate these lucrative projects with the intentional support of Xu Xinsu. To put it bluntly, in fact, it is

Xu Xinsu gave them some oil and water from her bowl.

The effect of this is obvious. Xu Xinsu now has almost no political opponents on the table in Fujian. The local officials who hold real power pretend to be deaf and dumb to his actions. As long as Xu Xinsu does not raise a flag to rebel, these people will

I can continue to put money into my pocket with peace of mind.

The amount of money that flows into the pockets of officials at all levels through these "formal channels" amounts to millions every year. This does not include the expenses that Xu Xinsu spends on running up and down the capital through various connections. Xu Yuxing said that these businesses are the result of Xu Xinsu's "soft-heartedness".

These officials are allowed to run such illegal businesses, but in fact everyone maintains a tacit understanding.

This is why Xu Xinsu gave Xu Yuxing the confidence to support him. Without his permission and support, it would be almost impossible for the businesses under these officials to maintain a good profit rate, and it would even be difficult to maintain operations. That's why he dared to let Xu Yuxing

Let go of things and greet the relevant officials by yourself.

If these officials are aware of their interests, they can just find ways to compensate them afterwards. This is not a problem for Xu Xinsu. At worst, they can give them a few profitable deals. But if someone feels that doing so is being cheated by Xu Xinsu

To save face and show off her temper, Xu Xinsu did not hesitate to let the other party know who has the final say in Fujian today.

The inspection of the Kowloon Shipping Company went smoothly, and basically no resistance was encountered in any form. However, just like the calmness of the people in the shipping company, Xu Yuxing and Jin Ming did not find any arms-related transactions here.

Xu Yuxing once again left a group of people to deal with follow-up matters, and then led the team to rush to the next stop. It was just noon at this time, and less than two hours had passed since the start of the morning operation. Such operational efficiency also made Jin

Ming is impeccable. If Haihan were to conduct the investigation on his own, it would only take a day or two, and I am afraid that the first step of the investigation would still be far from being completed. This is probably the convenience of local snakes.

According to the plan made in advance, this operation was carried out in the order of easy first and then difficult, and the third target was also the most difficult one in this operation, so the expressions of Xu Jin and Xu Jin in the carriage were very solemn.

Neither Xu Yuxing nor Jin Ming wants to deal with the Jin Yiwei yamen. This is not because they are afraid of Jin Yiwei's power, but because this yamen is difficult to deal with and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. If the other party thinks that Xu Yuxing is deliberately looking for trouble, it is very likely that they will

He will quietly take some vicious revenge measures, and even the local snakes of the Xu family have to be wary of this.

Moreover, the industries of Jinyiwei officials often have a characteristic that they will be used as Jinyiwei's secret strongholds or even local offices. This can provide the best protection umbrella for these industries in a legal way, and no one can

If they dare to act easily, the operators can operate some unconventional business projects in the area unscrupulously - such as smuggling arms.

After seeing the list provided by Xu Yuxing, Jin Ming believed that the most suspicious one was the commercial organization that was said to be a senior official of Jin Yiwei. Because the protection provided by Jin Yiwei's umbrella was far beyond what other commercial organizations with official backgrounds could match.

, and there has been a feud between Jin Yiwei and Haihan for many years. Although it has been relatively peaceful in recent years and no fierce conflicts have broken out, if there is an opportunity to cause trouble for the other party, both Jin Yiwei and Haihan's intelligence department should

You won't be polite.

Of course, this is just his personal intuition. Including ongoing investigations elsewhere, so far there is no evidence that Jin Yiwei is related to the Spanish arms case. But Jin Ming always feels that even if Jin Yiwei is not directly involved, he is not involved.

It's possible that nothing is known about this, and investigating it should yield some results.

"This...is the Jinfa Hao you are talking about?" After Jin Ming got off the carriage, he was slightly surprised by what he saw in front of him.

Jin Ming has been staying in Fujian for a long time, and he has some impressions of the more famous local business institutions, such as Guangli Trading Company and Jiulong Shipping Company, which he knew before. But the only one on the list is the "Jinfa"

, even though he often goes in and out of Zhangzhou City, he didn't even know there was such a trading house in the city.

And when he arrived at the place, he realized why he had not heard of Jinfa No. before, because this place did not look like a business. There was no place to park horses and carriages at the door, and there were no spacious and bright shops.

There are no waiters at the door enthusiastically soliciting customers. From the outside, this looks more like a private residence than a commercial institution engaged in trading.

Hanging on the left side of the gate is a one-foot-long, three-inch-wide wooden board with the three characters Jinfahao engraved on it. If you don’t look closer, you might easily miss this inconspicuous sign. It looks like

The operators here don't like publicity and don't even want the outside world to notice this place.

As an intelligence officer, part of Jin Ming's job is to pay attention to the local movements of colleagues like Jin Yiwei. He roughly knows the two strongholds of Jin Yiwei in Zhangzhou, one bright and one dark, and also has a general understanding of the local Jin Yiwei's establishment status, but he

I had no idea that there was such a place in the city. It can be seen that either the daily business of this place has nothing to do with Jin Yiwei, or Jin Yiwei has made special arrangements to avoid the attention of the outside world. Judging from the low-key external appearance of this place,

Look, Jin Ming is more inclined to the latter possibility.

However, it was obvious that Xu Yuxing had known the background of this place for a long time, but before starting to investigate the matter, Xu Yuxing did not share this information with the Haihan Intelligence Department. This made Jin Ming a little suspicious, how much Xu Yuxing knew about this place.

, is it limited to knowing whether this place belongs to a property under the name of a certain Jin Yiwei commander, or whether there are other secrets that he has not been told.

Jin Ming did not ask Xu Yuxing directly, because he knew that since the other party did not take the initiative to share the information, it meant that he was probably hiding something from him consciously, and even if he asked, he would only be asking for trouble. At the moment, he could only pay attention to observe how the other party dealt with this.

Depending on local attitudes and methods, we may be able to discover some previously unknown situations.

Since the backstage of Jinfahao is a senior official of Jinyiwei, it stands to reason that even if the relationship with Jinyiwei is to be put aside, there is no need for such a low-key operation. Jin Ming feels that this unusual situation should be hiding something.

some special information.

"Should we go in directly, or should we be polite first and then serve?" Jin Ming saw that it was almost noon and the place hadn't even opened yet. Obviously, it was impossible to go in openly like he did at the Kowloon Boat Shop just now.

Xu Yuxing said: "Block the front and back doors, then salute first and then send troops."

Jin Ming thought to himself that Young Master Xu San looked gentle and gentle, but he was decisive and decisive when doing things, and it seemed that he had no intention of showing mercy to this place.

Immediately, Xu Yuxing's subordinates came forward and knocked on the door. After waiting for a while, someone answered at the door: "No business today, come back another day!"

The person outside the door shouted: "You open the door first and then talk!"

The people inside were silent, and the people outside banged on the door again. Without Xu Yuxing's order, he had to keep calling until the people inside opened the door.

After a while, someone else seemed to answer the door: "Who is knocking outside? The proprietor is busy today and will not be open for business. If you are here to do business, please come back!"

The person outside the door responded: "Don't ask, just open the door first and you will know."

Jin Ming whispered: "The people inside seem to have noticed something."

Xu Yuxing nodded slightly and said: "That's okay. The outside is already surrounded anyway. No one inside can escape, and there's no way to bring in reinforcements from outside!"

Jin Ming saw that the other party didn't understand what he meant, so he had to speak more bluntly: "People can't escape, but if there is any important information, the people inside can use this time to destroy it."

Xu Yuxing's expression changed when he heard this, and he immediately ordered: "Climb over the wall and enter! If you encounter resistance, you can subdue it!"

Although Xu Yuxing also realized that the people inside smelled danger and were delaying time, he did not realize what the purpose of delaying the time was. This was Xu Yuxing's lack of actual combat experience. If Jin Ming hadn't been there to remind him,

It will probably take him a while before he realizes this situation.

No matter what kind of secrets are hidden in this yard, it is obvious that the people inside do not want to be exposed. And the more this happens, the more people outside feel that it is related to the case they want to investigate. Xu Yuxing knows that his arrangements are

Loophole, at this time, he no longer had to worry about the other party's background, so he ordered someone to storm in and open the door.

But the wall of the courtyard was eight feet high. They came in a hurry and did not bring any climbing tools such as ladders. They could only use a ladder to climb up the wall. Unexpectedly, as soon as one person climbed up, they fell down with a scream.

, there was an arrow shaft stuck in his chest, but it was shot down directly by the people inside. Now the people who followed did not dare to push against the wall. They were all traveling in casual clothes today, without armor or shields.

If the armor is mounted on the wall like this, it will undoubtedly be a very eye-catching target.

Xu Yuxing was also shocked. He thought that this place would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect that the people here would dare to take action first, and they would be brutal as soon as they came up. He stepped forward and checked the man's injuries, then stood up and gave instructions

He sent it for treatment, and then said to Jin Ming: "This is Jin Yiwei's special hand crossbow. If the arrow is not poisoned, it should be fine."

Jin Ming nodded and said: "It seems that Jin Yiwei doesn't want us to know the secrets hidden here!" He was a little suspicious that Xu Yuxing seemed to have more information than himself. As he spoke, he observed the other person's face, wanting to know.

Does the other party have any special reaction?

Xu Yuxing's face was already very ugly at this time. He never expected that someone in Zhangzhou City would dare to attack him. Although the other party may not know that he is directing the actions outside, this is already an unacceptable situation for him.

.

However, he had received formal training after all, and he quickly calmed down and considered his next response.

There are currently forty or fifty people here for him to command. Most of these people are dead soldiers raised by Xu Xinsu, and some are his subordinates. If they want to issue an order to attack by force, of course they will obey it, but according to the current situation

It seems that the casualties will be relatively large, but Xu Yuxing believes that there is no need to use the lives of his own dead soldiers to serve the Haihan people.

Of course, if he backed down or continued to delay, it would inevitably make Jin Ming look down on him. Xu Yuxing did not want to mess up such a rare opportunity to show his command ability in front of the Haihan people. He quickly made a new decision

Decision: "Get my token quickly and tell the city defense army to send a battalion over! Block the nearby intersection and don't let anyone leave here!"

Xu Yuxing had already figured it out. It would be difficult for the men he led to attack this courtyard unscathed, and it was not worth paying casualties here. It was better to leave it to the city defense army with complete protective measures to complete the task. Although this

It would inevitably make the matter bigger, but at this time it was no longer a question of whether he would offend Jin Yiwei or leak the news. If he didn't keep this momentum going, then he would really not be able to explain to Xu Xinsu later.

As for whether Xu Xinsu will get the news, that is of course certain. Even if he does not send someone to report the news, the city defense army who received the order to mobilize troops will definitely go to Xu Mansion to report the news. Xu Yuxing thinks that there is nothing wrong with his handling method, so

He was not worried that Xu Xinsu would deny his approach.

As soon as the offensive outside stopped, the movement inside also stopped. At this time, Xu Yuxing no longer insisted on letting people come forward to call the door. Instead, he asked everyone to retreat to a safe distance and sealed off the streets near the courtyard first.

At the intersection, clear the surrounding buildings and cut off the connection between the yard and the outside world.

Although Xu Yuxing didn't say anything, he had secretly made a cruel decision in his heart. When the city defense troops attacked, if the people inside still tried to resist, he would order them to be killed, even if he knew that the Jinfa number might be inside.

He doesn't intend to spare anyone who has Jin Yiwei.

After this matter is over, he will inevitably have to argue with the Jinyiwei Yamen, but Xu Yuxing no longer intends to consider these issues. He must find out what Jinyiwei is hiding in this yard.
Chapter completed!