Chapter 21 Chaos

Deputy Chief Jin was stunned on the spot. Where is the Army Department? In ancient times, it was the War Department's Office, the White Tiger Festival Hall. In Water Margin, Lin Chong trespassed into the White Tiger Hall with a knife. That was a serious crime. He was sentenced to be a slaughter by Taiwei Gao. Although the Army Department of the Beiyang government is not that powerful and his official power is not as powerful as Gao Qiu, he would not be slapped in the office.

Four big ears were posted, and they were actually sucking Jin Yongyan’s cheeks. His cheeks were swollen. A stream of blood came out of his mouth, and a tooth was inside. Second Chief Jin felt that it was pitch black in front of him, and countless little stars were circling around him.

I don’t know how long it took, but a distant call came from my ears: “Second Chief, Secondary Chief~~”

Jin Yongyan woke up slowly, and his eyes were dazed. There were many people around him looking at him anxiously, and there were also people pinching him.

"Where is this?" asked Jin Sei-chan weakly.

"Second Minister, this is your office. What's wrong with you? Who beat you like this?" The adjutant helped him, full of righteous indignation.

All the people coming to the house were Chief Jin's confidants. Several horsemen pressed their guns and were full of murderous auras, waiting for Chief Jin to give the order.

But Chief Jin really didn't know who had hit him. The slap was like a storm. It was still buzzing in his ears and his mind was messy. He finally got up with the help of the adjutant, sat on a chair, unbuttoned his military uniform and took a few breaths, took a sip of tea and pressed it down, and then he became a little more awake.

"Have Chen Zikun captured it?" asked Director Jin. He suspected that Chen Zikun was the murderer who beat him.

"I don't know, I will ask you now." The adjutant ran away happily. Deputy Chief Jin opened the drawer and took a small mirror. He looked at the clear finger marks on his face. He gritted his teeth with hatred. He would not slap people in the face, and would not reveal his shortcomings. Today, a dignified deputy chief of the army was beaten in his office. If this revenge cannot be avenged, don't stumble in the Iron Lion Hutong in the future.

Not long after, the adjutant came to report: "Chen Zikun has arrived and is drinking tea in the military law office."

Jin Yongyan slapped the table and said, "It's him, come up with me!"

The adjutant brought two horsemen. Five minutes later, Chen Zikun was brought. Lieutenant Colonel Yan followed with four military policemen, and a group of people saluted and shouted for a report in front of the door of Deputy Chief Jin's office.

"Come in!" Deputy Chief Jin tried hard to show his power, but a tooth was lost, his speech was slightly leaking, and he always seemed not serious.

Chen Zikun came in with a high spirit, not at all the prisoner's consciousness. What's even more annoying is that he actually looked at the finger marks on Jin Cichang's face and snickered.

Secretary Jin was so angry that he looked at Chen Zikun's breeches and horse boots again, which was exactly the same as the man who beat him. He confirmed it and shouted: "Take it!"

He rushed up left and right, grabbed Chen Zikun's arm and twisted it back, but Chen Zikun threw it back with a little force. The adjutant immediately wanted to pull out the gun. The button of the gun holster was not opened yet, and Chen Zikun had already held the m1911a1 in his hand, with a hammer spreading, and was full of murderous intent.

Everyone knows Chen Zikun's reputation, that is the first general under Wu Peifu. In terms of shooting skills, fists and feet, he is the second in the army, so no one dares to be the first. When playing guns with him face to face, the men under the deputy chief Jin were not brave enough.

"Rebellion! Do you want to rebel?" Jin Shusheng shouted at the top of his lungs, "Gendarmerie, why don't you tie it up yet!"

The four military police were about to take action, but were stopped by Lieutenant Colonel Yan and said together: "Second Minister Jin, why is this?"

Deputy Chief Jin pointed to his face and said, "The crime of beating his boss is unavoidable. Even if Wu Peifu pleads with him personally, he will never forgive him. He will send him to the Military Law Department for strict handling and shooting him!"

Yan Su said in surprise: "Class Chief Jin, I guess there is a misunderstanding. Chen Zikun was brought up by his rank from Shandong and has been betrothed by his side. Judging from your injuries, it is obvious that he had just hit him, so it was impossible for him to take action."

Jin Cichang was furious: "It's clearly him!"

Chen Zikun sneered: "What evidence do you have?"

Deputy Secretary Jin was speechless and suddenly said furiously: "Will my decent Army Chief frame you?"

Chen Zikun continued to sneer, pointed to the newspaper on the table and said, "Can't that be?"

Yan Su also said: "Second Chief Jin, even if Chen Zikun is guilty, he will still be handed over to the Yousi Discipline. You are the Deputy Chief of the Army and not the Military Judge. Please forgive me for being unable to obey your duties."

"Okay, you're back, come, guard battalion! Come and arrest them!" Jin Cichang lost control of his emotions. He couldn't imagine that the sky had not yet collapsed, and the people below were not convinced.

Today's Army Department is very different from the past. In the huge yard, most of the offices are empty, and only a dozen people heard the roar of Ji Zong and came over to watch the fun. Each of them had no intention of helping.

Seeing that there were too many people, Chief Jin had a strong courage and ordered: "Come on, take down Chen Zikun and Yan Su for me."

No one took action, a colonel officer said, "Secretary Jin, it's been two months since we paid our salary."

Deputy Director Kim was speechless and speechless. The direct government was seriously short of money and the salary of public officials was severely arrears. The Beijing Police Department and the Gyeonggi Command have already gone on strike in the past few days.

Just as I was about to comfort everyone, the straight line phone on the table suddenly rang. There were two phones on Jin Yongyan’s table, one was a regular phone, and the other was a president’s dedicated line. Now the one rings are called by the president.

Without caring about these officers, Jin Yongyan answered the phone first. It was indeed from the President Li Da Mansion in Dongchang Hutong. Li Yuanhong said in Hubei dialect: "Lao Jin, why do you take care of your subordinates? The garrison troops of the Presidential Palace have withdrawn, and my guards have also run away. Hundreds of officers have come to the door of our mansion to make a fortune."

Jin Yongyan is Li Yuanhong's fellow townsman and a native of Hubei. Jin was once Li's aide, so he became the deputy chief of the army. At this time, his old superiors called him, how could he ignore it? He had to bite the bullet and even if he couldn't control it.

"President, I'll deal with it now." Jin Yongyan put down the phone, his expression was depressed. At this moment, he already understood that the situation was hopeless. Since Zhang Shaozeng fell, the president would not last long. His chief Chang Meng was gone.

"Secretary Jin, are you still taking me?" Chen Zikun asked teasingly.

Jin Yongyan's face turned pale and said nothing. He grabbed his hat, picked up his saber and walked to the door. The officers blocked outside hesitated for a moment, but still gave him a way out.

Jin Yongyan's back disappeared outside the door. Yan Su let out a long sigh and patted Chen Zikun on the shoulder and said, "I asked you to slap him in the face, but I didn't let you really slap him in the face."

Chen Zikun pretended to be confused: "Isn't it really a slap in the face?"

Yan Su said: "Forget it, you'll fight it. It's no big deal. Anyway, he can't do it for a few days. Beijing City is in chaos."

Chen Zikun said: "What happened during this period?"

Yan Su talked freely, and it turned out that the military and police had a rush to pay was not a matter of time. A few days ago, the police in Beijing went on strike collectively, and the staff of the Ministry of Education also took to the streets to march. Congress repeatedly published cases of distrust in the cabinet. Zhang Shao was forced to resign and go to Tianjin. In Beijing, there is no government, no police, no soldiers, and is completely anarchic.

"Originally, the Army Reviewer Feng Yuxiang and the Gyeonggi Garrison Commander Wang Huaiqing could maintain it for a while, but I heard that they had submitted their resignation to the President, which was not messy enough." Yan Su sighed, took off his military cap and looked at the five-color star badge on the hat wall, "I'm afraid this hat will not be worn for a few days."

Deputy Chief Jin left, and no one was punished for Chen Zikun. Instead, he felt a little disappointed. He left the gate of the Army Department and found that the Tieshizi Hutong was neglected today, and many police officers standing guard were missing at the yamen.

Walking on the street, there were still traffic jams, but there were no patrols on duty, and the roads were congested. Many cars kept honking their whistles, and the rickshaw became a long queue. Passengers carried big bags and small luggage, as if they were on a long journey. It was wrong, and it seemed more like they were escaping.

Chen Zikun casually asked someone and asked, "Sir, where are you going?"

The man glanced at him and said, "Tianjin, Beijing is so chaotic, you must not hide."

Oops, Chen Zikun rushed home and went to his new house in Dongwenchang Hutong. After knocking on the door for a long time, the servant came over. He glanced through the crack in the door for a while before he opened the door. He said no, "Master, you are back. The city has been in chaos these two days, which scares us to death."

Chen Zikun comforted her a few words and went straight into the back hall. Yao Yilei was wearing overalls and carrying a Winchester double-barrel hunting rifle, and was directing the servants to insert glass into the wall.

"You're back!" Yao Yilei's eyes lit up, and she rushed over and hugged Chen Zikun's neck. Chen Zikun was so panicked that she said, "Be careful that the gun will fire."

Yao Yilei laughed and said, "My gun is fine, I'm in insurance, but your gun may be in trouble."

Chen Zikun coughed dryly and said to him: "What are you busy with?"

"Isn't this a mess? General Zhang's cabinet resigned, the military and police went on strike, the streets were full of petitioned citizens, and all the rich people in Beijing went to Tianjin. Train tickets were hard to buy." Yao Yilei said.

"Then why don't you leave?" Chen Zikun suddenly thought that Yao Qizhen and Mrs. Yao must have fled to Tianjin to avoid disaster.

"It's not because of you, I went to Tianjin last time, and it took three and a half years to part. They went wherever they liked. Anyway, I won't go, so I'll wait for you here." Yao Yilei's eyes were a little red, obviously remembering the past.

Chen Zikun sighed secretly. Yao Yilei was infatuated. How could she live up to her? But Jian Bing was probably already on the train to Beijing. Neither of these two women could be as easy as they could be caught in the middle and be angry.

There must be a road in front of the driveway mountain. Thinking about the troubles, there is no benefit at all. Chen Zikun suddenly pulled Yao Yilei's hand and said, "Let's go and go to the car factory to take a look."

Yao Yilei said: "Yes, that's our property."
Chapter completed!