Jin Yu Dynasty

It turned out that because of this major case, other officials, such as the chief of police and the minister of foreign affairs, also rushed to the meeting after being notified of the meeting.

Everyone sat in the conference hall on the first floor, all with heavy faces.

Prime Minister Bai had already made a sincere and heart-wrenching speech, and asked his subordinates: "You are all capable members of the government. We can only rely on you for such a thing. We must help each other in the same boat. If you have any opinions, please Speak freely, now I don’t care about anything else, as long as the matter is settled first.”

Everyone was silent for a while, looking at each other, and many people silently cast their eyes on the Chief of Police.

Director Zhou had no choice but to speak, and said in a deep voice: "My humble opinion is exactly the same as that of the Prime Minister. Now it seems that other words are superfluous. The most important thing is to concentrate the power of the government. First, The first is to severely punish the bandits, and the second is to rescue the robbed goods and people. In order to accomplish these two things, Zhou will use all his strength to implement them.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said worriedly: "Both Director Zhou's words hit the nail on the head. But from a diplomatic point of view, the most important thing is to rescue the hostages. Forget about the goods, the batch of Indian silk that was robbed by the foreign company, and a few broken ones. At worst, I have to bear it all by myself, and set aside part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds to compensate foreigners, but the kidnapped Mr. Charters is not only the boss of Charters & Co., but also the British ambassador, Mr. Dane. relatives. If they are not rescued safely, it may lead to an international diplomatic incident, so we must be cautious.”

Premier Bai was also worried about this, and asked, "What do you guys think about this matter? Feel free to speak up and discuss it."

His eyes scanned the audience, and finally stopped on Director Zhou's face.

Director Zhou had no choice but to stand up again, and explained the various deployments of the current police department.

In the end, he said bravely: "The whole city is under martial law. Mr. Zhou can pat his chest to assure that the police department's investigation of various places can be said to be watertight. As for the robbers, they did not kill people on the spot, but kidnapped them, probably They are going to ask for a ransom. In this regard, if there is news of the hostages, it will be up to the government and the Charters family to decide whether to take the rescue action or pay the ransom.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs seemed a little dissatisfied with the last sentence, and said, "Why do we still have to arbitrate? The safety of the hostages is the most important thing. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I request the Police Department to be cautious and put the safety of the hostages first."

Director Zhou said: "Of course we put the hostages first, but these kidnappers are extremely cruel, and they don't know..."

Just as he was talking, the door of the conference room was pushed open.

Wearing the military uniform of the General Administration of Customs, Bai Xuelan greeted Prime Minister Bai and everyone in a low voice, found an empty seat, and sat down gracefully.

Premier Bai glared at him with an unhappy face, and asked in front of everyone, "Why did you come so late? Something important happened in the government, are you just so careless?"

Just as Bai Xuelan sat down, she saw that her cousin was about to attack her, so she hurriedly stood up, lowered her hands, and said seriously, "I dare not do this. I came late because I was in the process of running a drug rehabilitation center. The Prime Minister also knows that today is the opening ceremony." In those days, I spent most of my time in the drug rehabilitation center.”

Hearing what he said, Prime Minister Bai remembered that the drug rehabilitation center opened today, and this official document was annotated by himself.

He was very concerned about the Six-Party Talks in his hometown in Shandong recently, but he forgot about it.

Just because Bai Xuelan is his cousin, in front of many subordinates, he has to act more and more unwilling to protect his shortcomings, and act businesslike, snorted coldly, and reprimanded Bai Xuelan: "Of course I know that the drug rehabilitation center opened today, but Since you said that you are in a drug rehabilitation center, you should know what happened in the city. The police department reported that the robbers ran away after robbing a foreign company. It seems that you are not far from the drug rehabilitation center. You are near the incident. It’s a government official again, have you taken any measures to assist in the hunt? I’m not satisfied, you don’t even have this vigilance.”

Bai Xuelan stood up straight, bowed her head and listened to the lesson, and waited for Premier Bai to finish speaking before replying unhurriedly: "When the case broke out, I also heard gunshots. I didn't go out to help at that time because I was there to attend the opening ceremony." There are many guests in the drug rehabilitation center, and many of them are famous people in the society. In my opinion, of course, the guests and the drug rehabilitation center must be protected first. At that time, the police department had already blocked the road. The situation outside It was very chaotic, and people from the General Administration of Customs suddenly got involved, and I saw that it was not helpful. So I didn’t ask anyone to go out to help.”

After he explained these few sentences, Premier Bai's face gradually softened.

I was about to tell him to sit down and continue the discussion.

Bai Xuelan changed the subject, and suddenly said: "But later, Director Zhou came to the drug rehabilitation center."

Director Zhou was sitting opposite the conference table, his face turned pale when he heard this.

Premier Bai turned his head to look at Director Zhou, and asked in surprise, "Is this the case?"

Director Zhou's forehead was covered with cold sweat, clutching his police cap, he was about to lean up and explain.

Bai Xuelan interrupted his conversation and said with a smile: "When Director Zhou wanted to search the drug rehabilitation center, I was in the drug rehabilitation center. When I heard the news, I rushed to the front hall. Let's go. Some people said that Director Zhou's behavior was too disrespectful to the General Administration of Customs, so I refuted it on the spot. In my opinion, the police department's response this time is not bureaucratic, and it can be called swift and resolute. The drug rehabilitation center also treats everyone equally, and Bai looks at it with great admiration."

These words are very ingenious.

It only said "to search", but did not say that there was no search in the end.

It only said "come", but did not say that it had been searched.

It seems to be clear, but in fact it is vague.

Director Zhou was panicked, how could he understand the two-word loophole, thinking that Bai Xuelan was here to sue the imperial court, so he was full of thoughts to organize the words, trying to explain to Prime Minister Bai that he was not, arrogant and conceited. He did not search the drug rehabilitation center without authorization, at best he entered the lobby of the drug rehabilitation center.

But even if he brought someone into the lobby of the drug rehabilitation center, it was only because of the need to handle the case.

What's more, he only stayed for a moment, figured out the situation, and then retreated.

There is nothing wrong with that.

After much difficulty, he organized a dissenting text, but when he heard the second half of Bai Xuelan's words, he suddenly turned a big corner and sang a carol for him.

It turned out that his act of searching the drug rehabilitation center suddenly became a role model of not avoiding suspicion and being fair.

The words came from Bai Xuelan's mouth and entered Premier Bai's ears.

Director Zhou was flattered, the cold sweat on his forehead turned into hot sweat, and the righteous and eloquent speech in his stomach was immediately forgotten, and he was simply vague, humbled a few words, and showed a serious attitude , and said to Bai Xuelan: "President Bai, you know Zhou's temper. In order to catch the prisoner, the houses on several streets near the drug rehabilitation center must be searched thoroughly. Zhou had no choice but to be more cautious, so he personally brought people to the door and dealt with business. I have offended you so much, and please forgive me once or twice, Mr. Bai.”

Bai Xuelan replied very friendly, and said, "Where is it, I really wish I could do a search like this. Isn't it like the book says, go and get rid of suspicion?"

Director Zhou said, "Exactly, exactly."

Bai Xuelan asked: "Then the suspicion of our drug rehabilitation center is gone now?"

Director Zhou said without hesitation, "That's natural."

Just as he was about to say a few more nice words, Prime Minister Bai waved his hand and said, "It's just a drug rehabilitation center, search it as soon as it is searched, and your Police Department and the General Administration of Customs are doing things. I think it's very good to discuss and co-organize it in the future. Now the problem is If it’s not on top of this, let’s all sit down and continue discussing business.”

So everyone sat back in their seats and expressed their opinions on the arrest of the kidnappers.

Most of you present here are not experts in investigating cases, and they can come up with any immediate and feasible solutions. They just lament that the world is no longer, and the bandits are fleeing. They hope that the police department will solve the case as soon as possible. If necessary, all departments will try their best to cooperate.

Minister Liao of the Ministry of Education pointed out that the rampant robbery is related to morality and morality. It is very necessary for government-run schools at all levels to open an ancient Chinese class that restrains students' morality. , included in the textbook.

It's just that the Ministry of Education is short of funds.

Premier Bai was so angry that he put his pipe on the table and said with a sneer, "If this matter is not resolved well, the Six-Party Talks will be ruined, not to mention the Ministry of Education funding. I don’t know where to stay. If you can come up with an idea to solve the problem in front of you, just submit the official document for how much money you need.”

Minister Liao didn't dare to look up, and shrank into his chair.

Everyone was at a loss when Secretary He walked into the meeting room and whispered something in Premier Bai's ear.

Premier Bai frowned and said, "Didn't you just call two hours ago? Why did you call again?"

Secretary He replied in a low voice: "This time, the caller was not the British ambassador himself, but the wife of the British ambassador. She is the sister of Angel Charters. Her younger brother was kidnapped, which shows that she is very anxious. The prime minister has to answer this call, if she exerts influence on her husband out of grief and anger, I am afraid it will be another trouble."

Premier Bai said, "You are right."

Then he stood up and said to everyone, "Sit down and brainstorm. I will deal with an urgent matter first."

He led Secretary He out of the meeting room, went to the study on the second floor to answer the phone, and comforted the anxious wife of the ambassador, as the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China.

She promised again and again that her younger brother would be rescued safely, and the siblings would be reunited.

Sweating down my spine, I finally hung up the phone.

Prime Minister Bai remembered that the meeting was still going on downstairs, shook his head and sighed, and walked out of the study.

On the stairs, I happened to meet Secretary Zhang walking up quickly in black leather shoes.

Seeing that it was Premier Bai, he quickly stopped and called out, "Prime Minister."

Premier Bai asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? What's the matter? I'm already worried, so don't bring any more bad news."

Secretary Zhang said: "There is some bad news, but it's not a big deal. Just now I heard that the Prime Minister is holding an important meeting. There are many things. I thought, why don't I deal with it first and report it later, maybe the Prime Minister will not blame him. .”

Premier Bai asked, "What is it?"

Secretary Zhang said: "There are two guards. They were originally on duty tonight. Suddenly, a few masked men broke into their residence and beat them badly. Now they can't even get out of bed. So the captain of the guard reported it. Tonight, the duty list of the Prime Minister's Office needs to be changed, and two more guards will be transferred to replace them."

Because the Prime Minister's Office is an important place, there are very strict regulations on guarding it.

When it comes to changing the duty time of the guards, it also needs to go through the formal procedures of stamping.

Although the government's style of work is bureaucratic, it is related to the safety of the Prime Minister and must not be taken lightly.

Premier Bai nodded and said, "You can do this trivial matter."

Secretary Zhang walked a few steps, and suddenly he heard Premier Bai calling him to stop, thinking, "Secretary Zhang, what are the names of the two guards who were beaten?"

Secretary Zhang said two names.

Prime Minister Bai read these two names out of his mouth, but his memory was not very clear. He said to Secretary Zhang: "I have so many things to do, but I forgot where these two people are often guarded. You have their latest duty list in your hand." Do you have?"

Secretary Zhang said: "Yes, the captain of the guard handed in a copy. The assignment of duty has been arranged according to this for the past month."

As he spoke, he took out a document from the stack of documents in his hand and handed it to Prime Minister Bai.

Seeing Premier Bai's expression, he changed slightly, and asked tentatively, "Prime Minister, is there something wrong?"

Premier Bai's chest heaved and he said after a while, "You can still go about your business."

Returning the document to Secretary Zhang, he turned his head and went downstairs with heavy footsteps.

Premier Bai returned to the meeting room, listened to the discussion for a while, and finally said in a deep voice: "Instead of talking about nonsense like this, it is better to do something practical. The responsibility for this matter is still If it falls on the police department, Director Zhou must do his best. As for diplomacy, there are many representatives in the city who have already arrived, and Minister Xu has to deal with it. As for himself, he will do his own responsibility. It is the same old saying, everyone Let's help each other."

At this point, even if the meeting is over.

Everyone saw Premier Bai's ugly face when he returned to the conference room. It must be because he was annoyed when he answered the phone just now, lest he be taken as a discouraged bag.

Hearing that the meeting was over, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately stood up and left one after another.

Premier Bai stopped a figure from the back in the crowd, "Bai Xuelan, you stay."

Bai Xuelan could only stay.

When everyone in the conference room was gone, only the two cousins ​​were left.

Bai Xuelan wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Prime Minister Bai's eyes.

Premier Bai said in a deep voice, "Follow me."

After finishing speaking, he left the conference room first and walked towards the stairs.

Bai Xuelan had no choice but to follow behind her cousin, went upstairs honestly, and entered Prime Minister Bai's study.

After closing the door, turning around, someone grabbed the collar severely.

The back of Bai Xuelan's head slammed and hit the hard door panel.

Prime Minister Bai almost touched Bai Xuelan's face with his nose, and asked viciously, "Is that case in the city about you? Tell me! Is it you!?"

Bai Xuelan didn't expect his cousin to be so powerful, he smelled it as soon as he went upstairs and turned around. He was only silent for two seconds, then nodded, and said in a deep voice, "It's me."

Premier Bai was taken aback.

In an instant, his eyes were red as if they had seen blood, and he shouted, "Damn it! You white-eyed wolf!"

With both hands, he grabbed Bai Xuelan's neck fiercely.

Bai Xuelan's neck hurt from being strangled, and she tried her best to slam it outward, knocking Prime Minister Bai down on the sofa.

Bai Xuelan stood up straight, panted and asked, "Do you really want to kill someone?"

Premier Bai yelled, "I'll kill you with one shot!"

Go to the desk and open the drawer, take the pistol inside.

Bai Xuelan strode up, snatched the gun from his hand, unloaded it, and threw it on the thick carpet.

Prime Minister Bai wanted to pick up the gun, but Bai Xuelan simply pushed him from behind, twisted his hand, pressed his face against the wall, and asked, "Bai Minxin, are you reasonable?"

Prime Minister Bai gritted his teeth angrily, and cursed back: "Grandma! You robbed foreign firms, kidnapped foreigners, ate me, and demolished me! Are you reasonable? You're talking about the goddamn hell! Those two As soon as the guard was beaten, I knew it was your fault! Didn't they just hold him down and kneel in this study?"

Bai Xuelan said: "My people, whoever dares to touch them, I will make them feel uncomfortable."

Prime Minister Bai was so angry that he almost exploded, and said: "Okay, okay! Thanks to me, I treat you like my own brother. Just to teach you a lesson, you stabbed me in the back. I am really blind Eye! If I had known today, I should have cleaned him up that day, a gun shot him! Chopped him up and fed him to the dogs!"

Bai Xuelan said angrily: "You still say it? You still say it!"

The veins in Premier Bai's neck were throbbing, and he shouted, "I'll kill him! Just kill him!"

The elbow bumped back, hitting Bai Xuelan's wound, causing Bai Xuelan to frown in pain, and stepped back.

Prime Minister Bai was so unreasonable, he counterattacked, and slapped Bai Xuelan across the face.

The two wrestled together and rolled onto the carpet, knocking down the glass coffee table and even a small single sofa. Things fell all over the floor. Fortunately, there was a thick carpet blocking them, so they didn't break.

There was too much noise here, and soon someone outside hurriedly knocked on the door and asked, "Prime Minister? Prime Minister? Is there something wrong? What's going on inside?"

Prime Minister Bai is tall, and he fought with Bai Xuelan inextricably. You pressed my arm, and I twisted your right leg, lying on the carpet and unable to stand up. When I heard the intention of knocking on the door from outside, Premier Bai gasped. Said, "Don't come in! I'm fine!"

After saying it loudly several times, there was no sound outside.

The two people in the study fought for a while, sweating profusely.

Although he was extremely angry, he also knew that fighting would not yield results.

He couldn't really shoot the man in front of him.

Even if he was shot, how would he explain to the elders when he returned to his hometown?

Seeing that his cousin's strength was gradually exhausted, Bai Xueliang quickly moved his hands and feet away.Premier Bai got up from the ground, returned to the leather chair behind the desk, and sat down with a livid face.

She didn't even look at Bai Xuelan.

Not a word was said.

Bai Xuelan was very well-behaved. At this time, she was as docile as a sheep. She lifted up the sofa and coffee table, put back the things that fell on the ground, picked up the pistol and bullets on the ground, and quietly sent them to the desk in front of Premier Bai. Dare to sit, hang down his hands, and stand without a trace of expression on his face.

This stalemate lasted for more than half an hour.

Prime Minister Bai was still angry, thinking in his heart, even if you die standing here, I will ignore you, wishing you would die here!

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a dark mark on Bai Xuelan's military coat.

He grew up in a warlord's family, and he was very familiar with the color and smell of blood. He was taken aback and asked, "Why are you still injured?"

As soon as I opened my mouth, I regretted it. I shouldn't have given this brat a chance.

Sure enough, Bai Xuelan hit the snake with the stick, immediately took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "I got shot today, but it's not a problem, it's just a scratch on the flesh."

Premier Bai said sternly, "You deserve it, why didn't you die there?"

Bai Xuelan actually smiled and said, "Cousin, you are too cruel."

"Stop smiling! If you think you can be forgiven for doing something like this, then you are dreaming!"

As he spoke, he turned his face aside, loaded his pipe, and puffed vigorously.

Bai Xuelan moved her body forward again, and said slowly: "The charters company actually colluded with the Guangdong Army, and handed over a batch of weapons with great lethality today. On the surface, what they said was actually It is Indian silk. Do you think that the Six-Party Talks is coming soon, so it is not a disaster to hide such a batch of goods in the city? But Charters is a relative of the British ambassador, so it is not too offending. On the side of the Guangdong Army, you said that you want to Hold still..."

Premier Bai said in a blunt tone: "Your high-sounding words, let those fools listen to them. Do you want to say that what happened has nothing to do with your adjutant Xuan? You can stab me One knife, but don't treat me as a fool. You do this, intentionally causing trouble for me and venting his anger. You touch your conscience and just answer me, do you think so in your heart?"

Bai Xuelan remained silent.

Premier Bai became even more angry, and raised his voice and asked, "You know he has suffered from me, and he keeps his head in suspense. He just planned to take revenge on me like this, didn't he?"

At this moment, instead of answering, it seems to be tacitly contesting.

Prime Minister Bai threw down his pipe and scolded him again, "No brains! You bastard! For the sake of a scumbag, you sold your family! What kind of ammunition, what kind of foreign Guangdong army, did not discuss a word in front of me, you are trying to make an example to others! Damn it! You think you're smart, don't you? What are you! You're so fascinated by that little white face that you forgot whether your surname is Xuan or Bai!"

Bai Xuelan's chest rose and fell slightly, and she listened silently for a while, then raised her head suddenly, and said to Prime Minister Bai: "If my surname is not Bai, I don't want you to be my elder brother, and I will be the one who tortured me for you. The gun broke you, and you need to go around seven or eight turns? Yes! I Jie Yangxing didn’t say a word to you, it was on purpose! Just to warn you! If you dare to hurt him next time, my grandma will go crazy , directly bite you to death!"

Premier Bai jumped up from the leather chair in anger, pointed at Bai Xuelan and said, "Say it again!"

Bai Xuelan raised her face, her eyes were as sharp as a sharpened knife, she gritted her teeth and said, "If I touch a foreigner, you will be overwhelmed. You touch the person in my heart! You treat me like a brother ? You treat me as your own brother, so you don’t fucking touch him! Xuan Huaifeng is my Bai Xuelan’s life!”

Prime Minister Bai was so angry that his forehead went black. He picked up the phone on the table and threw it at Bai Xuelan.

Bai Xuelan refused to get out of the way, stood still, and took this hard blow.

The blood stains on the military uniform suddenly became deeper.

Prime Minister Bai was about to hit him, but seeing the blood, he couldn't do it. He slammed the crystal ashtray he was holding onto the wall, breaking it into crystals.

He slumped back into the leather chair, just stroked his forehead, covered his eyes with his hands, and murmured discouragedly, "Fourth Uncle is right, you are a mad dog, you are a mad dog."

Bai Xuelan said, "That's right, I'm just a mad dog. I won't bite if others don't block my way."

Prime Minister Bai turned his head, glared at him, and then turned his head back again. There was nothing he could do.

Putting his hand in the air, he waved it twice and said, "Go, go. You go, don't come in front of me."

Bai Xuelan said: "Even if you want me to leave, you must first discuss things before leaving."

Premier Bai said, "What is there to discuss? I really want to discuss how to send you to prison and how to shoot you."

This vicious remark was followed by another suffocating silence.

Bai Xuelan has been standing bravely, just now when the phone was smashed, it hit the wound, it was really painful.

At this time, he sat down on the chair, thought for a while, and then said to Premier Bai in a gentle tone as a younger brother: "As a brother, do you really want to send me to be shot? There are mistakes, at least part of the truth is also for the country.”

Premier Bai snorted heavily, expressing his disdain for these words.

Bai Xuelan didn't care about it, and continued: "The ancients said it well, good luck comes with misfortune, and misfortune comes with good fortune. The case has already been solved, as long as it is done well, it is not necessarily a bad thing."

Premier Bai said: "I really don't know how this is not a bad thing."

Bai Xuelan smiled mysteriously, and said: "Cousin, there is no law and order in the world today. When will this robbery not happen? However, if this big case is taken advantage of, the government will take some measures to solve it." The thunderous momentum, arresting the robbers and rescuing the foreign hostages, can set an example for the government when the six-party conference is about to be held. Such sensational news, those flattering media, just keep it open Come sing praises."

The livid color on Premier Bai's face has gradually eased.

After thinking for a while, she asked Bai Xuelan, "Is that Charters alive?"

With a slight smile on her lips, Bai Xuelan replied: "Of course I'm alive. I have made such a big mistake for my cousin, and I always thought of a way out. Otherwise, I would not be a mad dog, but a harmful white-eyed wolf. "

Premier Bai slapped him hard, "You mad dog, you're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?"

Then he asked: "But Charters is rescued, will he testify against you? This is a living witness, once he speaks out about you, you will die."

Bai Xuelan said firmly: "Don't worry, we covered our faces when we started. Can I be careless when I do this?"

The two brothers sat together and discussed several details in a low voice.

Before and after the incident, the official rhetoric was also considered.

In the end, there is a lot to be done.

Prime Minister Bai was already in a good mood, thinking about Bai Xuelan's injuries, he said, "Okay, just follow what I said just now. I'll approve an official document instructing the Police Department and the General Administration of Customs to jointly handle the case. Xuelan, To win this trick, you have to do it properly, and don’t let people see anything strange.”

Bai Xuelan said, "Don't worry."

Premier Bai said: "Sit down, I'll get some alcohol gauze. Also, you can't go out wearing this bloody clothes. We are about the same size. I'll find a clean coat and you change it before going. Brother, it’s too late to chat with me, it’s reasonable to take a shower and change clothes.”

Talking about getting up.

Bai Xuelan stretched out a hand, grabbed him, and called out, "Brother."

I won't go any further.

Just look straight at Prime Minister Bai with those deep eyes.

Premier Bai asked, "What are you going to do?"

Bai Xuelan said seriously: "Xuan Huaifeng, you can't touch it from now on. I'm not joking."

Prime Minister Bai raised his eyebrows, with a trace of annoyance, and asked him, "Are you trying to threaten me?"

Bai Xuelan said lightly: "Whether it's a threat or not, you decide for yourself. You have an idea in your heart about what I will do."

After speaking, he loosened his five fingers and retracted his hand.