Author: Zero Romance

Chapter 3167

While Gong Shiqi and others were struggling with how to find a needle in a haystack in Hangzhou, an unprecedentedly large fleet bound for Hangzhou had already set off from Zhoushan Dinghai Port carrying senior officials from the Executive Committee.

The voyage from Zhoushan to Hangzhou is about four hundred miles. According to the normal speed, it can be reached in almost one day. With the Zhoushan as the flagship, the fleet has dozens of ships of various sizes stretching for more than twenty miles on the sea. The scene is spectacular.

Spectacular.

As a new generation battleship, the Zhoushan does not have much comfort design, and the living conditions are far inferior to the two ships brought by Tao Donglai and others from Sanya. It can even be described as simple.

However, for the Industrial Party and the generals, the previous visit to Dinghai Port was not entirely enjoyable. There are still many design details on the ship that need to be observed and studied.

Tao Donglai, Qiao Zhiya, Yan Chujie, and Chen Yixin all chose to take this battleship to Hangzhou, so that they could conduct a more comprehensive inspection of the ship on the way.

As for the living conditions on the ship, we only live for one day and one night anyway, so this small problem can be overcome with a little effort.

As the founder of the Zhoushan, Shi Diwen was of course happy to see the success. By the way, he could also introduce the ship's various designs to his colleagues in detail on the way to win more support from the executive committee for subsequent orders for this kind of warship.

However, the fleet was still in the waters of Hangzhou Bay, and before it sailed into the Qiantang River, it received a telegram from Hangzhou, saying that an assassin team sent by the Ming Dynasty Factory Guards had been discovered and was currently in the process of arresting them.

Knowing that the opponent would use firearms in this operation, Gong Qiqi, the head of the security department in charge of the case, requested that security and arrest measures be upgraded. Dai Chengrong, leader of the Second Regiment of the Lu Qi Division, who was handling the matter, asked for instructions in the message whether he could take

Lockdown measures.

Then a telegram from the Military Intelligence Bureau also arrived. The main message was similar to Dai Chengrong's telegram. It also asked the Military Intelligence Bureau whether it should cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Security.

"Are there guns? It seems that some people in Daming don't want us to go to Hangzhou!"

Tao Donglai said meaningfully, but his eyes looked at Shi Diwen.

The Donghai Region is Shi Diwen's territory, and the relocation of Haihan's capital to Hangzhou is also a big project that Shi Diwen has spent several years working on. Now he has finally used the excuse of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China to move senior officials from the executive committee thousands of miles away.

Foreigners were invited to Hangzhou for inspection, but Ming Dynasty caused trouble at this juncture. Isn't this giving Shi Diwen eye drops?

Shi Diwen's expression did not change at all, and he just responded calmly: "This is not the first time they have caused trouble in Hangzhou. When they first captured Hangzhou a few years ago, they arranged for more than a dozen groups of people to assassinate me.

But I didn’t succeed once.”

Yan Chujie said: "The other party is acting so arrogantly. With your temper, you shouldn't tolerate their wanton behavior, right?"

Shi Diwen sneered and said: "I had too many things to do at the time and didn't have time to deal with them. But later, a town governor died in the Fusi Yamen of Jinyiweinan Town, several thousand households, and more than a dozen hundred households. Dongchang was related to this

The bosses and stall owners are basically all dead."

"After that fight, it finally stopped for a few years. Unexpectedly, it started to show up again. It seems that the scar has healed and the pain has been forgotten, and the original lesson has not been remembered!"

Shi Diwen said it easily, but the retaliatory measures he took at that time were very swift. The two sides fought fiercely in the underground battlefield, killing many people, which almost paralyzed the Ming Dynasty Factory Guard organization south of the Yangtze River, so it was quiet for a long time.

for a long time.

Tao Donglai said: "How do you plan to deal with the situation mentioned in the telegram?"

Shi Diwen thought for a moment before responding: "If you believe me and believe in Hangzhou's security force, you will stick to the original itinerary."

"As for locking down the city and arresting people, I don't think it is necessary. The news of the executive committee's inspection of Hangzhou has been announced, and the local people have also prepared a grand welcome ceremony. If we make temporary changes, it will inevitably affect people's confidence in us."

"Ji Yuanqing, come here."

Ji Yuanqing hurried forward and lowered his head to obey the order.

Shi Diwen said: "The Ministry of Security believes that the situation is critical and the existing security methods are no longer sufficient. Can the Military Intelligence Bureau assist the Ministry of Security and handle the current situation properly?"

Ji Yuanqing responded: "Your Majesty has an order, and everyone in the Military Intelligence Bureau will do their best to complete the task. I immediately called back to Hangzhou and mobilized all the forces of the Military Intelligence Bureau to participate in the operation, so as to arrest all the prisoners as soon as possible."

Shi Diwen shook his head and said, "That's not enough. What I want is foolproof! I don't want anyone hiding in the dark to take aim at us when we enter the city tomorrow."

Ji Yuanqing bowed his head even lower: "If anything goes wrong tomorrow, I will come and see you!"

Shi Diwen's attitude is very clear, that is, he will not give in at all, will not modify the original itinerary, and will not adopt the Ministry of Security's recommendation to close the city.

Of course, doing this will inevitably face certain risks, but among the people present, except Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Chen Yixin, and Qiao Zhiya are all from the military. They are used to seeing battlefield killings, so how can they care about this kind of unprecedented situation?

Confirmed threat.

Soon everyone reached an agreement that regardless of whether Hangzhou could catch the assassin immediately, tomorrow's entry into the city would still be carried out as planned.

However, Ning Qi, Schneider and Yuan Qiuye were not on the Zhoushan at this time. It would be unjustifiable to ignore their opinions.

Fortunately, both ships were equipped with radio equipment, making it easy to communicate. Shi Diwen immediately ordered someone to send the message to the other three people for their opinions. If they felt that the risk was too high, they could not participate in tomorrow's public announcement.

During the activity, the troops will escort them directly to the place where they will stay.

Everyone in Hangzhou finally waited for the call back from the Executive Committee. At this time, less than an hour had passed since the telegram was sent, and the reply speed was quite fast.

"Has the executive committee approved the closure of the city?" Dai Chengrong asked anxiously.

After sending the telegram requesting instructions, he had already sent an order back to the camp for the troops to assemble and stand by. Once the order from the Executive Committee arrived, the troops could immediately march into the city.

This is also the issue that everyone present is most concerned about. Once the city is closed, it means that Hangzhou City will immediately return to the long-lost state of military control, and the highest level of martial law will be implemented. Each yamen will have to perform its own duties.

Make sure there will be no chaos in the city.

Gong Shiqi read the contents of the telegram with a serious face, then looked up at everyone and said in a serious tone: "Everyone, the executive committee rejected the plan to close the city and the proposal to change the itinerary, and asked us to carry out the activities in the city tomorrow.

Before proceeding, be sure to remove all safety hazards."
Chapter completed!