Chapter 579: Day of Action (2)
This time, the Danzhou Chamber of Commerce made a huge scene, not only on the ground floor for the guests from all walks of life to arrange a banquet, even those waiting outside the restaurant for the coachman, sedan chair and groom, everyone can get a bowl of longevity noodles, in order to show the meaning of celebrating with the people.
Zhang Qianzhi and several other people from Zhongming Academy, whose identities were only Huang Zixing's entourage, were arranged to sit on the second floor of the Nanhai Restaurant - the treatment of scholars was still one level higher than that of the domestic servants of high-ranking officials and nobles. The guests on this floor are basically students from various academies in Danzhou, and there are about 100 people. Although Zhongming Academy can only be regarded as a second-rate scale in the local area, the number of people who come is quite large, and many large academies only have three or four people.
In order to prevent the six people from sitting together too conspicuously, Huang Zixing had already arranged for them before he came, and the six people were divided into three groups to sit at different tables, and when the time came, they would take the time to go to the restaurant to cause trouble.
Zhang Qianzhi knew that the Ministry of Security had already taken precautions inside and outside the restaurant, but he was not worried that these Confucian students could really make trouble, and he now had more important matters that needed to be dealt with immediately.
Soon Zhang Qianzhi saw Wang Baisuo's figure in the crowd, he found an excuse to say hello to his companions, and then got up and walked out. When passing by Wang Baisuo's side, Zhang Qianzhi seemed to be blocked by the person in front of him, his footsteps paused slightly, and he said "Zhao Ye is in the academy" next to Wang Baisuo in a very low voice, and even staggered past him.
Zhang Qianzhi knows very well that one of the reasons why the Ministry of Security has not arrested the gang of Zhongming Academy is to find out this Ming Jinyi guard officer Zhao Ye who "disappeared" in Danzhou. And this guy really endured his temperament, and he didn't finally show up until the day of the move, and Zhang Qianzhi could only pass the news to his colleagues in the Ministry of Security on this occasion, and then they would arrange for the arrest.
After Wang Baisuo heard the news, of course, he couldn't stay, and immediately turned around and walked out of the restaurant, and after walking for a while, he entered a house on the side of the road.
"Why are you here?" Lin Nan, who was in charge here, saw Wang Baisuo coming in in a hurry, so he asked.
"Zhao Ye appeared, in Zhongming Academy, quickly send someone over to arrest him!" Wang Baisuo raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said: "Zhang Qianzhi gave me news in the restaurant just now, it should be very reliable!"
When Lin Nan heard this, he immediately got up and responded: "I'll contact the militia and let them take people." You go back to the restaurant and keep an eye on the field, don't make any extraneous things!"
Today's armed forces involved in the operation can also be described as diverse, with the main force of the operation outside the city being mainly militia groups, supplemented by field personnel of the local Ministry of Security. The inside of the city is more complicated, with police and vigilante groups on the periphery to maintain order, and the special service personnel of the Ministry of Security brought by Lin Nan from the base camp in the restaurant, and the marines under Wang Tom, it is also a trouble to coordinate so many armed personnel belonging to different groups.
Here, when the Ministry of Security was still in full swing to arrange the arrest operation, the Nanhai Restaurant had already opened a seat. After the representatives of the Danzhou business and cultural circles finished their toasts, it was the turn of the political representatives, and among the Danzhou officials present, Yan Mingjun was respected, so the eyes of everyone present were cast on him.
Before coming here, Yan Mingjun knew that he was one of the protagonists of today's good show, and he didn't plan to avoid it at the moment, so he raised his glass and said: "All the villagers and elders gathered here today to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday, and it is also an honor for this official to be invited to attend." Since last year, the Haihan militia repelled pirates and recaptured Danzhou, the local management committee has always been governed by the management committee, and the peace of Danzhou today should be attributed to Director Zhang. I also wish Director Zhang prosperity, health and longevity!"
Zhang Xin raised his glass with a smile and got up and responded: "Lord Yan is so polite, Lord Yan can attend today, it is also enough to give face, even if this glass of wine represents a little gratitude to me Zhang Xin, please!"
After the two drank the wine, Zhang Xin motioned for the guests to move. Yan Mingjun sat next to Zhang Xin, in fact, he wanted to ask Zhang Xin what to do next, but before he could find a chance to speak, the toasters lined up and rushed towards the main table.
However, Zhang Xin didn't plan to drink it openly on this occasion today, he raised his glass to his lips and touched it, and his lips were not even wet. Of course, no one will be uninterested in pursuing this kind of detail, after all, the people who came to toast were just to be familiar in front of Zhang Xin, and they didn't really plan to irritate him.
And Wang Tom, who was sitting on the other side of Zhang Xin, kept his hand under the table, Yan Mingjun glanced at the empty space, and saw that he was holding a black thing like a curved ruler in his hand. Yan Mingjun had heard that the Haihan people had a small firearm that could be fired continuously, and it seemed that most of them were this thing, but it was difficult to deduce its power from this appearance.
Yan Mingjun was not in the mood to eat at all at this time, according to the message he had received from Huang Zixing in advance, after the banquet began, there would be people looking for an opportunity to set fire to the next few floors, and when the order upstairs was chaotic, the assassins who had infiltrated the restaurant took the opportunity to assassinate several Haihan people on the side of the main table. But looking around, he couldn't tell who looked like an assassin, so he could only silently pray that he wouldn't be injured by mistake - after all, the seat he was sitting in was too close to Zhang Xin.
At this moment, the plainclothes arranged by the security department on the floors below have silently controlled the staircase on each floor, although they do not fully know the appearance and identity of the assassin, but if they want to take advantage of the chaos to run upstairs, it is 100% not a good person.
Yan Mingjun suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him, he turned his head and happened to meet Huang Zixing, who was separated by two tables. Huang Zixing nodded slightly at Yan Mingjun, Yan Mingjun's heartbeat immediately accelerated, according to the code agreed in advance, he knew that Huang Zixing and the others were about to attack.
At this moment, he still had a little hesitation in his heart, and he still vaguely hoped that the assassins could succeed in one fell swoop and kill the Haihan people present. But he also knew very well that this possibility was very small, the Haihan people had already controlled the situation, and Huang Zixing and his ilk still thought that they could hide from the sky and the sea, but they didn't know that their every move was already under the monitoring of Haihan. From the moment these people stepped into the restaurant, it was already an unsolvable dead end.
The Confucian students sitting on the second floor of Zhongming Academy did not forget their tasks, and when they saw that the time was almost up, several people got up and left the table with a tacit understanding, intending to find a place to put the fire first. Of course, they didn't want to burn down the entire restaurant together, which would probably make it impossible for the people upstairs to evacuate, so they didn't need to make complicated preparations for starting a fire, just untied the tarpaulin wrapped around their arms and lit it and threw it on the floor, and then shouted together to disrupt the order. In the case of black smoke coming out of many places in the building, ordinary people will not have the leisure to check the fire, so it is naturally best to run out first.
Unfortunately, they will never be able to complete this task. As soon as they untied the canvas in the corner, and before they could take out the matches and light the fire, several people rushed out at once, pressed them to the ground, and took away the tarpaulin that was ready to be lit. Someone tried to shout to call the police, but before he could scream, someone stuffed a large ball of oilcloth into his mouth, and then his hands were twisted behind his back, and he was tied up with hemp rope the thickness of his little finger.
This process of arrest is naturally difficult to hide from the eyes of the guests present, and some people originally planned to get up and ask, but when they saw a team of Haihan policemen in black skins quickly running up downstairs and dragging away these Confucian students who were tied up with five flowers, they immediately dispelled the idea of questioning.
But the next strange scene immediately diverted the attention of the guests, and someone brought in several braziers and placed them between the tables, and the braziers were burning with charcoal, and suddenly black smoke curled up, and some people at the nearby tables choked on the smoke and began to cough loudly.
The temperature in Danzhou is relatively high in all seasons, Mo said that at this time, it is a serious winter, and there is no need to roast the fire to keep warm, so this move makes all the guests feel inexplicable, but seeing that there are two Haihan policemen guarding next to each brazier, everyone can only swallow the questions into their stomachs first.
Zhang Qianzhi saw that the shape on the second floor had been controlled, so he walked to the top of the stairs and shouted upstairs: "Go to the water!
The black smoke from the second floor poured out along the staircase to the upstairs, and with this shout, the upstairs suddenly became chaotic. Some people hurried downstairs, and others with unknown purposes rushed to the stairs leading to the fourth floor, trying to go up one floor.
Of course, the chaos and noise on the third floor also spread to the fourth floor, but there were only a few table leaders on the fourth floor, and Zhang Xin and Yan Mingjun did not move the place, so it was not easy for others to get up and run away in a hurry - after all, the tradition of "letting the leader run first" in the event of a disaster is also ancient.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, even if there is a fire downstairs, someone will put it out, so that it will not affect our eating and drinking. Zhang Xin got up and comforted the guests present with a relaxed face: "I can guarantee that this fire will not ignite!"
The place where Huang Zixing was sitting was only two or three zhang away from Zhang Xin, and seeing Zhang Xin's confident appearance, Huang Zixing suddenly felt a little flustered for no reason. According to the original plan, Huang Zixing's men set fire to the second floor to create chaos, and when these VIPs on the highest fourth floor heard the news of the fire downstairs, their first reaction must be to retreat downstairs first, so as to avoid the tragedy that they cannot evacuate when the fire is large. The other group of assassins who were in charge of the operation had all infiltrated the third floor in advance, preparing to assassinate the Haihan people who were hurrying downstairs at the staircase.
But now the downstairs is already in chaos as scheduled, and Zhang Xin is actually in danger, choosing to stand still, and asking others not to act rashly. As a result, the script that was originally prepared could not be carried out. And Zhang Xin had already thrown out the words, if Huang Zixing got up and went downstairs at this time, it would be too eye-catching.
When Huang Zixing was still hesitating, there were a few gunshots downstairs, followed by miserable screams, running footsteps, and the sound of dishes falling on the floor and shattering, which continued to spread from the staircase to the fourth floor. Although Huang Zixing's body was stable and did not move, his back was already soaked in cold sweat.
"Don't panic, everyone, it's our people downstairs who are dealing with some restless little people, and it'll be over in a while. Tom Wang, who was sitting next to Zhang Xin, finally got up and said something, but his tone was very relaxed.
The people seated on the fourth floor were basically local leaders, and after hearing Tom Wang's words, everyone's faces were obviously relaxed. Someone couldn't wait to start patting his ass: "With Director Zhang and General Wang in charge here, my Danzhou will definitely be safe and worry-free, and some bandits will dare to come to spoil Director Zhang's good deeds, and they must be severely punished if they are caught!"
Zhang Xin and Wang Tom were both smiling and silent, they had planned and prepared for nearly a month in advance, if the opponent still made a trick in this game today, then they, along with the gang of people from the Ministry of Security, would resign and go home to farm.
Huang Zixing's face was pale at this time, even if he didn't know what was happening downstairs, he could see that the Haihan people had already prepared for today's occasion, and they had dug a pit waiting for someone to jump. The only uncertainty now is whether the Haihan people know that they are also involved.
When Huang Zixing was secretly feeling uneasy, he heard Zhang Xin ask: "Huang Shanchang, the head of Zhongming Academy, has such an ugly face, is there anything uncomfortable in his body?"
Huang Zixing hurriedly responded: "The old man is indeed a little unwell, and he wants to retire from Director Zhang in advance." ”
"Huang Shanchang, don't be in a hurry to leave, how can you continue to perform this drama when you leave?" The smile on Zhang Xin's face slowly faded, replaced by a solemn expression: "Huang Zixing, what is the real purpose of your coming here today?"
Huang Zixing dared to admit this, and hurriedly defended: "The old man just received an invitation from the Danzhou Chamber of Commerce to come here to celebrate Director Zhang's birthday." ”
"Is that really the case? That's not what your students said!" Zhang Xin sneered: "You probably don't know that just now a few students from your academy tried to set fire to the fire below, and they have been arrested by our people. ”
"The old man doesn't know about this!" Huang Zixing was in chaos at this time, so he could only shirk as much as possible.
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, we have evidence to prove that these people were instructed by you to try to create trouble here, kill the new parents of Danzhou, and make an internal response for the pirates of the South China Sea to attack Danzhou again!" Zhang Xin immediately threw out a series of charges that had been woven for him a long time ago.
"You...... "Huang Zixing was really shocked at this moment, he didn't expect that the Haihan people would not only arrest his subordinates, but also prepare the charges. This collusion with pirates to murder local officials is not to mention the proper capital crime, and the reputation has been completely ruined!
As soon as Zhang Xin said this, the guests at the table where Huang Zixing was located all immediately withdrew from a distance as if they had received an order, lest they be implicated by this guy.