the world is at stake

Soon after the establishment of 'New China', the 'Yiguandao' was banned, and the army was mobilized to eliminate it.But it is a centipede, dead but not stiff, and survived to later generations in Taiwan. After being 'reopened', it tried to develop in mainland China.

This cancer must be eradicated as soon as possible.

After confirming Lu Zhongjie's identity, Zhou Qingfeng realized that the problem was serious.He said to Ye Ruofu: "This fish is indeed not small. Call the old master. He is in charge of the literature and history materials, so he has a better understanding of the situation.

By the way, the news of this woman's arrest should have spread.

Yiguandao's influence has eroded the government and the army, and there are a large number of local green-skinned hooligans among them, and there may be some bold enough to rob the prison.The Political Security Bureau must prepare in advance to prevent shocks.

Besides, let this old aunt be tortured.

This kind of cult leader is very harmful, so don't pity her.Waterboarding and electrocution or whatever.The quicker you can pry her mouth open and find out where her accomplices are, the less harm you will cause. "

Ye Ruofu nodded, and immediately issued many orders.Mobilize the military and police throughout the city, strengthen road control, issue impact warnings, and remind various government departments.

As for Lu Zhongjie and the ruffian patient, they were transferred to the torture room, where they were allowed to taste the flesh and blood skills handed down from the KGB, and kept screaming and wailing from soul to body.

Not long after, the old master in charge of the Central Archives arrived by car.He brought more than a dozen top-secret materials of the Republic of China and the "early period of New China", got out of the car and went straight to the torture room, yelling:

"Your Political Security Bureau has nothing else but a lot of live materials, and you can write a paper by just grabbing someone. Unfortunately, I don't need it now. I will be a witness and recorder of the great era from now on. .”

In the torture room, the ruffian patient was tied to an electric chair, and his chest was clamped with two metal pliers.He had a premonition that he was going to be in trouble, and he shouted and cursed.

When the old master came in, the torturers just turned on the electric switch—the patient ruffian suffered extremely painful heart paralysis, all organs were dysfunctional, and he became incontinent on the spot.

Low-voltage electrocution will cause long-term pain to the victim, and the torturer controls the intensity of the torture by adjusting the current and voltage, making it difficult for the victim to faint.

To put it simply, if the prisoner wants to die, he cannot die;

After only one shock, the sick ruffian cried bitterly: "Don't shock, stop shocking. You can ask, I'll tell you everything, give me a good time."

The middle section of the road on the other side is a little more difficult.She was tied to a wooden bench with her feet higher than her head.Sheets of horse manure were pasted on her face and then soaked with water.

Ten seconds later, the prisoner had difficulty breathing but could not cry out. He could only twist his limbs and body back and forth, as if he was about to drown.

After going back and forth several times, Lu Zhongjie, who was choking on the water, cried loudly.But when the torturers asked any questions, she still didn't answer.So I have to do it a few more times until it destroys its will to resist.

The old master has social information after the Republic of China in his hand, which can verify the confessions of the two suspects.One is to prevent them from chasing and biting indiscriminately, and the other is to pass data and evidence to ensure that no one will be missed.

All confessions must be repeatedly verified and consistent.The purpose of Zhou Qingfeng's stay in the Political Security Bureau is not to make mistakes and indiscriminate arrests, and to tarnish the precarious reputation of the current government.

Before the interrogation was over, Zhao Bingjun, director of the Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came to report that there were signs of riots in the city.Some officials inquired about the people arrested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs two days ago, trying to make peace with them and let them go.

In the torture room that smelled of feces and urine, Zhou Qingfeng shouted viciously: "Give me a list of people who intercede. I want to know who are the two-faced people who are not strong-willed?"

Chapter 14 surrender

Zhao Bingjun stood in front of the window of the office building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, across the street, watching several cars on the opposite side going back and forth to and from the gate of the Political Security Bureau.

The cadres of the Security Bureau wearing blue caps and leather jackets can catch one or two people every time they go in and out, and escort them to the newly established interrogation department.Zhao Bingjun knew many of these cadres. They were his subordinates before, and they were seconded to Ye Ruofu, who was in short supply.

There were originally more than 800 seconded personnel.

Martha and Ye Ruofu personally conducted background checks, and retained more than 300 low-level officials who were innocent, had no bad deeds on weekdays, and had been on the bench all year round as cadres. They were sent out to work after a little training.

These low-level officials have no other skills, but they are familiar with the folk situation and the unspoken rules of officialdom.After changing positions, the originally unknown personnel became like wolves and tigers in the blink of an eye.

The pleasure of having power in their hands drove them to get close to Ye Ruofu and the central government, sweeping the entire imperial capital like a torrent.Its action is called "severely crack down on criminal, professional and economic crimes in accordance with the law", or "strike hard" for short.

This situation has been going on for several days. There are so many people who have been arrested that a temporary prison has to be built to fill them in. So many that the Political Security Department suddenly became famous, and so many that some relatives and friends of the imperial capital are arrested from time to time and have to come out to talk. Say something.

But no matter who intercedes, it is useless, there is still a hidden "big god" behind the Political Security Department.This "big god" haunts the ministry from time to time, not only to prevent "strike hard" from becoming a disaster, but also to support "strike hard".

All arrested persons must have a sufficient chain of evidence to prove their guilt.The Ministry of Justice is preparing to take over the judicial power to ensure that the "strike hard" is carried out stably and effectively.

In less than a week, the power of 'strike hard' began to emerge.The social atmosphere in the imperial capital is gradually improving, because those arrested are not only street hooligans, but also illegal officials, unscrupulous profiteers, and clan leaders.

Zhao Bingjun was in the eye of the 'strike hard' storm, his surroundings seemed calm, but his surroundings were actually terrified.He wanted to wait and see, but the situation changed too quickly.

When he was young, Zhao Bingjun failed in the talent examination, so he joined Zuo Zongtang to serve under Zuo Zongtang, and went to Xinjiang to quell the Agubo Rebellion.Because of his meritorious service in suppressing the chaos, he was appointed as the Dian Shi of Xinle County after the war, that is, the local police chief.

After being promoted by Yuan Shikai, Zhao Bingjun served as the governor of the Baoding Patrol Bureau. Together with Japanese consultants, he established the earliest police system in China, established a police school, and drafted public security regulations.

The Beiyang Patrol Academy was established by Zhao Bingjun.This person is an old bureaucrat with a lot of official addiction, but he has good ability and good conduct. He was originally the third prime minister of the Republic of China in history.

But now Yuan Shikai cannot be reused for recuperation, and Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang have left for Shanghai, Guangdong.No warlord needs a police chief, let alone take Zhao Bingjun away.

During the ten-month period, the general situation in the imperial capital was reversed, the original balance of power was broken, and a new line-up and struggle was slowly beginning.Zhao Bingjun has considerable political acuity and realizes that he must let go of his airs.

Providing manpower to the Political Security Department is only one of them, and Zhao Bingjun's goal is to actively participate in the 'strike hard'.After all, the work of catching local hooligans and the like is too trivial, and there is no need to let Ye Ruofu's people do it.

The "grand aunt" of "Yiguandao" was arrested, which gave Zhao Bingjun a decent opportunity to get closer to the central government.He met Zhou Qingfeng, who supervised the work in the Ministry of Security, and submitted his nomination certificate.

"Marshal Yuan Shikai, who was recuperating in Henan, arranged behind the scenes. He sent Hao Zhanyi, the former detective chief of the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department, to Beijing. He not only contacted senior officials in the government as internal support, but also attracted followers of the 'Yiguandao' to prepare for chaos.

'Yiguandao' is planning to set up a main altar in the imperial capital, and the eight major disciples from the middle of Daoshou Road have already entered the city, and they are contacting various branch altars, wanting to start an incident.

The brothel in the 'Big Alley' is an important sub-forum for making friends with high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the imperial capital.She should know who in the government is Marshal Yuan's internal support.

This time when Lu Zhongjie was arrested, Daoshou Lu Zhongyi anxiously looked for contacts for help, and many people have already come to me.I neither refused nor agreed, and it could be delayed for a few days.

In addition, many officials in the government were worried that they would be implicated, and they were also moving around, thinking of embarrassing the central government and inviting Marshal Yuan back to preside over the overall situation. "

Zhao Bingjun submitted a list of intercessors, the first one being the current Vice Minister of Finance Liang Shiyi.In addition, Ying Guixin, the leader of the Green Gang, is also cooperating.

And many revolutionary parties in the south are spying secretly. For example, Chen Qimei of the Tongmenghui tried to bribe assassins to assassinate important officials of the central government.

After Zhao Bingjun submitted the list, he observed Zhou Qingfeng's expression. He was 50 years old, much older than Zhou Qingfeng, but he felt a little intimidated when facing each other.

The title of presidential special envoy is very useful, and you can get involved in everything.

Zhou Qingfeng is well-known in the army, and everyone knows the 'Zhoushan Pao'.When he forced the army into the city to do voluntary labor, because of the dirty work, he took the lead. Although the officers and soldiers complained, they were still very convinced.

The documentary made by the propaganda department has already been edited, and hundreds of copies have been made. It will be screened in various provinces across the country in February, to publicize the might of the army and the strength of the government to the people of the country.

Zhao Bingjun watched the film and was greatly shocked by the visual impact brought by film art.It is conceivable what a sensation the film will have on the people across the country after it is broadcast, and the number of young people joining the army may increase dramatically.

It would be a big mistake to regard Zhou Qingfeng as a warrior.

This lord walks sideways in the imperial capital, from the street sweeping sanitation to the "strike hard" security bureau, he can be seen everywhere, he is simply a "mobile imperial envoy" on duty 24 hours a day.

Zhou Qingfeng read the list submitted by Zhao Bingjun, and handed it to Ye Ruofu.He just said, "I don't intervene, I just supervise. But Director Zhao is commendable for taking a firm stand and considering the central government.

This matter will be mentioned in my daily report. I believe the State Council will give Director Zhao more trust, and I hope you can shoulder more important responsibilities. "

Ye Ruofu continued: "We currently have many ordinary criminal cases that take up too much manpower, and they will be handed over to the Public Security Bureau immediately. I hope Minister Zhao can be ruthless and deal with social security issues strictly and quickly."

Taking the initiative to move closer to the central government is really a burden. Zhao Bingjun was overjoyed, but his expression was serious. "I have always obeyed the central government. Today I will draw a line with the chaotic party and never have anything to do with it."

Zhou Qingfeng raised his hand to look at his watch, it was late at night.He asked in a deep voice: "How many members of 'Yiguandao' do you know? Can we arrest them now?"

"People in the 'Yiguandao' are very secretive, and there are many sub-altars. It is easy to catch one and startle the snake. One of the 'Taoshou' Lu Zhongyi is very vigilant, and will run away if he finds something wrong.

The best way is to pry Lu Zhongjie's mouth open as soon as possible, let her tell the whereabouts of her brother and eight disciples, and find out the addresses and directories of each branch.

But Marshal Yuan and those from the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department are easy to catch.They are used to making friends with wealthy businessmen and officials, and they rarely hide.The chief detective, Hao Zhanyi, met yesterday, and I knew where he lived, so I happened to be arresting him. "

It is convenient to have a leading party.will

Zhou Qingfeng immediately said to Ye Ruofu: "You continue to interrogate Lu Zhongjie, focus on solving 'Yiguandao', and call the Ministry of National Defense to send troops into the city when necessary, and control traffic points such as railway stations."

Turning his head, he said to Zhao Bingjun again: "Let's work hard tonight, Director Zhao. I will follow you to catch Hao Zhanyi now, and I hope he won't let him escape."

Zhao Bingjun's expression was serious, and he patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, special envoy Zhou, absolutely not. Now my heart is toward the central government, and I will give up small righteousness to great righteousness. Hao Zhanyi is deaf and blind in the imperial capital."

This rebellion is straightforward, which is tantamount to saying that Yuan Shikai's biggest eyes and ears in the imperial capital is himself.

On this snowy night, Hao Zhanyi, who was ordered to come to Beijing, lives in Shijia Hutong in Dongcheng District, not far from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The cold wind blows through the alleys, making whirring noises.

The buildings in Shijia Hutong are neat and tidy, and the houses are relatively good, most of which are large courtyards, with good living conditions.Hao Zhanyi lived at No. 51 Hutong, and stayed up late at night, pacing back and forth in front of the oil lamp in the study.

Duan Qirui and other warlords wanted to fly solo, and Yuan Shikai was furious.He thought that the central government still needed him as a 'military and political comprador', but he was abandoned like a shoestring.

The six main divisions of the army were about to be dismantled, and Yuan Shikai naturally would not let it go.Hao Zhanyi's mission is to join forces to make trouble, but when he arrives in the imperial capital, he finds that the situation is not what he thought.

There are more than 2000 people in the 'Sacred Light' team. They feel that the number is too small and not enough, but only a small half of them occupy the main official positions in the imperial government.

Like Zhao Bingjun, Yuan Shikai's hard-core confidant who should be in charge of the national police system, but now he can only serve as the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In a few days, Hao Zhanyi contacted Liang Shiyi, Yang Du, Zhang Xun and many others.But apart from those like Zhang Xun who are not very clear-headed, there are not many who are willing to express their support for Marshal Yuan back to Beijing on the spot.

Among them, Zhao Bingjun, who is in charge of police affairs, is the key point. Hao Zhanyiku sits in the room, analyzing and analyzing, always comforting himself——Marshal Yuan has great kindness to Zhao, so Zhao shouldn't betray him, right?

It was just that when the bell rang twelve times at night, Hao Zhanyi suddenly thought, "If you say that there is a great kindness, is it true that Marshal Yuan has little kindness to Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others? But if they say they are leaving, they are still leaving?"

Hao Zhan suddenly felt horrified, "It's going to happen! The central government is so powerful, it's only natural for Zhao Bingjun to seek refuge in the past. He knows all about Yuan's people and horses, and he can't hide any secrets."

In an instant, Hao Zhanyi couldn't stay any longer, he felt the danger was approaching, and wanted to change his address.But before he was sure where he was going, a dog barked from outside the alley.After a while, someone knocked on the door and shouted in a Shandong accent, "Is Brother Hao there?"

The banging of the iron ring on the gate was disturbing.

The servant hired in the house got up and went to the door to ask who it was. Seeing that Hao Zhanyi's room was lit, he went to the window and said that someone outside the door claimed to be a friend of the "Moral Charity Association" and came to visit.

Moral charity?Isn't it the group of monsters from 'Yiguandao'?Deliberately make up a nice name to bluff and deceive.They also claim to be 'Chonghuatang', 'Youguo Road', and 'Confucius and Mencius'.

Hao Zhanyi came out of the house, holding a gun in his hand, and asked through the door: "Which line is the shoulder-to-shoulder outside? The Bodhisattva you worship at home?"

The people outside lowered their voices, "I am the first ancestor of Baiyang under his old name, and I respect Maitreya Bodhisattva."

'Baiyang First Ancestor' is the honorary title that Lu Zhongyi of 'Yiguandao' puts gold on his face and orders his followers to give him.He claimed to be the incarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva, who came to the world to bless all beings.

Being able to report this name means that the outsiders are disciples of Lu Zhong who has personally transformed himself.

In 1910, there were no telephones, and photos were not widely available. People who were not familiar with each other could only communicate with slang words.Hao Zhan heard that the people outside the door answered correctly, so he opened the door latch and let the outsiders in.

Standing in the lane of the alley was a dark figure, short in stature, with a mouse-like face.When he appeared, he whispered: "Brother Hao? Things are not good, my old aunt was arrested by the government minions.

Grandpa Taoist was in a hurry to send someone to rescue him. He had gathered dozens of guns and hundreds of people.It's just that it's still not sure where the old aunt is locked up?You are related to Mr. Zhao Bingjun, please ask for help. "

Hao Zhanyi was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself: "You ghosts are so bold, do you really think you have three heads and six arms? At this moment, you are going to rob prison, can you die?"

Chapter 15

It was Chu Jingfu, the second of the eight disciples of 'Yiguandao' who came to the door in the middle of the night, short and small, with wandering eyes.When he met, he asked Hao Zhan to try to find out where the captured old aunt Lu Zhongjie was being held.

Hao Zhanyi didn't know much about the news in the past two days, and only now did he know that the younger sister of Zhongyi, the head of the "Yiguandao" Road, was arrested.He immediately trembled with shock.

It is impossible for Zhao Bingjun, as the director of the Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to not know about such an important matter.But he didn't say anything, he kept it from Hao Zhanyi.

"The one surnamed Zhao is really rebellious. He sent someone to see him yesterday, but he kept his words secret." In the cold weather, Hao Zhanyi was so scared that he was sweating all over his body.

"It's over, the situation is really over now. There are foreigners in the center as backers, and they hold six divisions in their hands. It is clear that they want to deal with Marshal Yuan. This imperial capital is already a dragon's pond and a tiger's den."

Hao Zhan was shocked, but kept his expression on Chu Jingfu.He first stated that he knew about this a long time ago, and had already sent someone to contact Zhao Bingjun, and told Chu Jingfu not to be impatient, it would be best to persuade Dao Shou Lu Zhongyi not to act rashly.

"It's useless, I can persuade you earlier." Chu Jingfu also stomped anxiously.He folded his sleeves, huddled in the lee of the door, and sighed: "Grandfather Daoist has only one relative left. The old aunt was arrested, and he clamored to kill officials and rebel."

Hao Zhanyi was even more startled, and thought to himself: "I'm counting on you 'Yiguandao' to organize 6 or [-] horses to make trouble. But now you only have dozens of guns, hundreds of people, and the police in the imperial capital can kill you. Who the hell? Who are you going to kill?"

"Brother Chu, don't panic, don't panic. I'll go to Zhao Bingjun right away and ask him to come forward and release him. You wait here, there will be news before dawn."

Hao Zhanyi patted his chest and didn't have time to go back to the house to clean up. He only comforted Chu Jingfu, touched a few gold bars in his hand, and then took a lantern of "Qi Shifeng" and went out.

Soon there were only the old servant and Chu Jingfu left in the huge courtyard.

The latter waited in the quiet room for more than ten minutes, and the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong.Hearing the dog barking again from the entrance of the alley, mixed with the sound of messy footsteps, he slapped his thigh and yelled 'taken', and hurriedly tried to escape through the back door over the wall.

Turning over the top of the wall, I saw several torches coming back and forth in the dark alleyway. Someone outside the wall of No. 51 courtyard was smashing the door, and someone brought a ladder and climbed the wall to enter.

Chu Jingfu kicked off the tiles on the wall of the backyard, and crawled into the yard of another house in a daze.

But before he could run in the dark, he felt a gust of wind behind him, and someone grabbed him by the neck.In desperation, he drew the dagger from his belt and stabbed it behind him.

But as soon as Chu Jingfu moved his hand backwards, it seemed as if he was hit by an iron rod at the elbow joint, and his arm was broken with a click.He screamed "Ah" again and again, and then his body was lifted into the air, and then fell to the ground, all in a mess.

The gate of the courtyard has been opened, torches illuminate the vestibule, and a dozen patrolmen with guns on their backs searched around.The old servant hired by Hao Zhanyi knelt on the ground trembling, already incoherent.

Zhao Bingjun walked out from the crowd and looked at Zhou Qingfeng who was almost flying over the wall in surprise.The patrol police who acted together also opened their eyes, only now did they know that Zhou Qingfeng was rumored to be extremely powerful in the barracks, and he still underestimated him.

This man seems to be an ancient chivalrous man, appearing like ghosts and ghosts, coming up and down, walking everywhere like walking on the ground.Before entering the alley, he said that there were too many people and it was easy to disturb the target, so he went into the house first.

As expected, Chu Jingfu in Courtyard No. 51 was very clever.If it wasn't for Zhou Qingfeng's actions, it wouldn't be easy to catch this guy, and he might have escaped.

"Who is this person?"

Zhao Bingjun was very angry when Hao Zhanyi was not caught.Looking at Chu Jingfu, who had a short stature on the ground, he didn't know him, but subconsciously felt that this person was very quack and very suspicious.

"I don't know either. But he jumped over the wall and ran away when he heard the movement, so I caught him naturally." Zhou Qingfeng reached out and tore Chu Jingfu's clothes, and found things like knives, lockpicks, strings, and money.

Among them is a small book, but there is no text in it, and it is full of ghostly symbols.

"It's the secret key of 'Yiguandao'." Zhao Bingjun flipped through the small book bound with yellow-mounted paper, and said cheerfully: "In fact, most of these pretenders are illiterate, and they try to fool people with things that outsiders can't understand.

Those who can play this set will not be too low-status.This guy is at least the altar master of 'Yiguandao'.It's useless for him to speak harshly. When it comes to severe punishment, he will speak naturally. "

Chu Jingfu's right hand was broken at the elbow, and he gritted his teeth to resist the pain.He couldn't confirm Zhou Qingfeng's identity, but saw another person wearing the uniform of a senior official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and blurted out, "You are Zhao Bingjun?"

"It's down."