1928: The rise of giant merchants

Chapter 251 Confrontation

On the afternoon of November 24th.

The Garrison Command finally stopped being a coward and publicly responded to all sectors of society and the media, issuing a public statement on the Jiangan Lun incident.

Facing an interview with reporting reporter Chen Ruiqiong, Fu Xiao, captain of the reconnaissance team of the Garrison Command, responded: "We seized more than 1,000 boxes of large cigarettes on the Jiang'an ship. They were originally going to transport them by small boat from Shiliupu Pier to Dada Pier. That night, Even after revealing our identity, we were still robbed by the police from the Anti-Smuggling Department. In desperation, we detained the police officers from the Anti-Smuggling Department who had protected the Jiang An Lun and transported it to the reconnaissance team headquarters along with the heavy smoke."

"Captain Fu, how are those police officers doing now?" Chen Ruiqiong asked.

Fu Xiao said with a smile: "After all, they are colleagues from the Songhu Police Department. The truth of the matter has not yet been fully investigated. They are temporarily detained in Longhua Prison. The injured are in very stable physical condition, so there is no need to worry."

"Captain Fu, the response from the Security Command on this matter is completely opposite to that of the Songhu Police Department. This means that someone on both sides must be lying. What do you think of this matter?"

Chen Ruiqiong asked the most pointed question directly. She wore glasses and held a pen and paper in her hand. The very eye-catching nameplate of Yip's Investment Company News Consultant on her chest made Fu Xiao quite afraid.

Without this nameplate, Fu Xiao would have turned away from this ungrateful female reporter.

"This depends on the superior's reply. I can't make a judgment on this." Fu Xiao started practicing Tai Chi. He would not do anything that offends others.

Seeing that he could no longer dig out the revelations, Chen Ruiqiong smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Captain Fu, for supporting my work."

Fu Xiao knew that in the morning, senior officials of the Jinling National Government had sent a telegram instructing Zhang Dingyao and Xiong Shihui to assist in investigating the case. Xiong Shihui sent three telegrams to Jinling in succession, first to defend his security headquarters, and secondly to promise that if someone really protected the transportation company, Smoking, he will never tolerate criminals.

Xiong Shihui's resignation means that the pressure from above is increasing, and there will definitely be a scapegoat to take the blame.

Fu Xiao only wished that he was not the captain of the reconnaissance team.

On the other side, Ma Yongzhen, director of the Anti-Smuggling Division of the Songhu Police Department, also accepted an interview with a reporter from the News.

He is one of the people deeply involved in the Jiangan ship incident. He has always emphasized that it was the garrison headquarters that condoned the Jiangan ship's transportation of smoke, and even used troops to assist in the armed transportation of smoke.

Facing the interview, Ma Yongzhen was not afraid and said bluntly: "The situation was very clear that night. The manager of Jiang Anlun defied law enforcement. Then people from the security headquarters showed up and caught us off guard. My brothers who were detained in Longhua Prison were all I can testify that the Garrison Command resisted the law enforcement of the Anti-Smuggling Department, and even jointly seized news telegrams without reason. After we sent out the telegrams and official documents, we issued documents one after another to explain. These behaviors are very unreasonable. People's minds are free to decide what is right and wrong. I believe that the senior officials of the National Government will give us a clear answer. and a reasonable explanation for the general public.”

Ma Yongzhen's tough attitude also means that the Songhu Police Department will never give in.

In the few days after the Jiang'an Lun case occurred, major newspapers and periodicals in Shanghai carried long and lengthy reports on the case. Related news, telegrams, and official documents occupied the main sections of each newspaper and periodicals, and the public was unwilling to take advantage of it.

That night, realizing that the matter had reached a point where it could not be ended, Zhang Dingyao temporarily summoned important people from all walks of life and military and political figures, and held a special joint meeting at the city hall at 8 p.m. to discuss the Jiang'an ship transportation. How to solve the smoking case.

As a representative of the business community, Ye Luo attended the meeting with Yu Qiaqing.

He did not see the three tycoons of Yongxing Company in the city hall, and immediately realized that no matter what the outcome of this incident, Yongxing Company would be blamed.

The most eye-catching people at the meeting were naturally the two focal figures of the incident, Wang Hu and Xiong Shihui.

Both of them looked unhappy, especially Xiong Shihui, whose face was always livid and seemed not to want to talk to anyone at all.

After a brief introduction, Zhang Dingyao went straight to the topic and allowed Wang Hu and Xiong Shihui to play freely.

Wang Hu stood up and repeated the judgment of the Songhu Police Department with the manuscript he had prepared. He maintained his previous remarks and bluntly said that the garrison headquarters was carrying out armed cigarette transportation and was lawless.

After Wang Hu finished speaking, Xiong Shihui stood up and refuted him: "Why did you ask someone from the patrol room to withhold the press release? You, Wang Hu, slandered others. What happened to me, for the sake of the reputation of the security headquarters, withholding news reports that confuse right and wrong? Is it up to you to do this? Is the Shanghai Police Department blocking the sky with one hand, so that the people can’t distinguish between right and wrong?”

"Mayor Zhang, I have already made it clear in the telegram what needs to be said. This time, the Security Command received a tip in advance. The Jiang Anlun was being seized that night, but was interfered with by people from the Anti-Smuggling Department in the name of anti-smuggling investigation. In order to prevent the Anti-Smuggling Department from colluding with the Jiang'an Lun cigarette traffickers, we had to detain the officers from the Anti-Smuggling Department and handle the cigarettes properly first."

Xiong Shihui snorted coldly,

"As for the details, since the reconnaissance team leader Fu Xiao is not at this meeting, I refuse to discuss it."

At this stage of the debate, everyone present knew that the dispute between the Garrison Command and the Songhu Police Department could not be resolved.

They were on the same level, and they were still at odds with each other in this last internal meeting, refusing to give in to each other.

We must throw the blame for armed cigarette transport on the other side.

Zhang Dingyao could only sigh secretly after listening to their words, and then said: "In this case, the Jiang Anlun case can only wait for the investigation team appointed by the Jinling National Government to thoroughly investigate."

When they heard the words "investigation team", Wang Hu and Xiong Shihui's expressions became even worse.

Wang Hu's only reliance was that he was on the right track this time, and the Songhu Police Department definitely had nothing to do with the armed cigarette transport. When he got back, he wasn't afraid of anyone.

As for Xiong Shihui, his crotch was covered with yellow mud, and he was either shit or shit. He couldn't tell whether he was investigating Jiang Anlun in advance or whether he was actually involved in the cigarette shipment incident.

But Xiong Shihui's attitude was so tough that he would rather bring trouble to the investigation team than give up.

On the other side, Commander Qian Dajun, the real leader of the garrison headquarters, never spoke and seemed to acquiesce in Xiong Shihui's handling method, which also surprised Ye Luo.

It seems that the real mastermind behind the scenes is not afraid of this investigation team.

After looking at each other and Zhang Dingyao, Ye Luo nodded slightly. Zhang Dingyao stopped wasting time, said a few casual words, and announced that the meeting was over.

When leaving the city hall, Ye Luo was suddenly stopped by Bai Xiongqi.

Different from the past, Bai Xiongqi's face looked very ugly. Looking around, he waved to Ye Luo to get into his special car.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Bai Xiongqi hesitated again and again, and then asked: "Aluo, you weren't involved in the Jiang Anlun incident, were you?"

"Brother, what do you mean?" Ye Luo raised his eyebrows.

Bai Xiongqi asked more directly: "Wang Hu insists on going against Xiong Shihui, aren't you one of his backers?"