Chapter 512: Heavy Punch (Second update, please subscribe)

Catch him!

From the moment the gunshots rang out, people with a keen sense of smell realized that a storm was coming.

However, not many people knew how big and deep this storm would be. That morning, whistles continued to sound in the security headquarters barracks. At the orders of the officers, soldiers with live ammunition quickly boarded the carriages. After the carriages left the barracks, they immediately headed for various targets.

Some people were arrested in the manor, and some in the restaurant. Faced with the sudden arrest, they were a little confused. Of course, there were also some people who ran away directly when they saw the soldiers breaking in, without waiting for them to read out the orders.

"Damn it, I knew it, I knew it..."

After learning that the assassination attempt had failed, Mendoza walked back and forth in the study. As soon as his wife Taylor came in, he said.

"Taylor, hurry up, pack up everything, hurry to the dock and take a boat to Uruguay..."

Before he could finish, Taylor said.

"My dear, what is going on? How can we go to Uruguay now? It is impossible to leave the country without a passport."

You need a passport to go abroad!

As early as when Buenos Aires was occupied, the occupying forces issued corresponding border management decrees, requiring a passport to travel abroad, but a passport... is not so easy to apply for.

"God damn it, we're done, we're done..."

Just as Mendoza was shouting in fear, a servant ran and shouted.

"Master, Master, some soldiers broke in, ah, Master..."

Accompanied by hurried footsteps, several soldiers in black uniforms walked in. They were from the Security Command!

"Mendoza Antonio! You are under arrest for involvement in the assassination of a government official."

Facing the officer who broke in, Mendoza's face turned pale. Just as the soldier walked over, Mendoza suddenly shouted.

"I, I report it! I expose that I was instructed by someone, I was, I was deceived..."

Mendoza shouted excitedly as he was handcuffed.

"Sir, sir, I am reporting that I was instructed by someone. He is Forrest Gump. He is..."

While Mendoza was loudly betraying his friends, he didn't know that Forrest Gan walked into the office of Qian Zizhuang, the head of the Investigation Department.

"Forrest Gump!"

Qian Zizhuang smiled brightly.

"Thank you for your hard work these past few years!"

Walking forward, Qian Zizhuang gave him a tight hug!

"Welcome home!"

Sometimes, not many words are needed. Forrest Gan was an agent sent by Qian Zizhuang four years ago. He pretended to be a British expatriate to Buenos Aires, and then bought land to become a famous local landlord, thus breaking into the upper class circle, but all this was just a disguise. During the period of lurking, he not only sent a lot of intelligence, but also played an extremely important role in this operation.

Well, now it's time for him to go home.

Qian Zizhuang took a cigar from the cigar box and handed it to him.

"This is what His Majesty gave me when he came back from Cuba. Have a smoke."

"Thank you, Minister."

After he sat down, Qian Zizhuang asked again.

"Tell me, Forrest, now that you're back, what are your plans?"

Faced with the minister's question, Forrest Gump hesitated.

"Minister, I, I want to see Babu first!"

Babu was the assassin who "assassinated" Zuo Zongtang, but all this was just a show, a show performed for everyone to see.

"Um……"

After thinking about it, Qian Zizhuang shook his head and said.

"I hope you can think about this matter carefully. When we are lurking, we will get to know many people. They will become our friends, but... it is our duty! Now that it is over, then... let everything be over!"

Then he walked up to Forrest, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Then you can take a few days off first, and then come back to work in the department after a while!"

…

A storm was unfolding in various places. People were arrested every day. Among them were former military officers, former parliamentarians, and of course many landlords. Military gendarmes dispatched by the gendarmerie headquarters arrested suspects in various places and put them in temporary secret prisons. For example, the "Lubyanka" in Yingtian was named by Zhu Xianhai himself. Subsequently, many secret prisons were established in various provinces, all with names such as "Auschwitz", "Guantanamo", "Gulag", and "Special High Section".

When Smith was arrested, he was completely confused. When he was handed over to the interrogation team of the "Special High Section", he still didn't know why he was arrested.

Facing the bewildered Smith, Fang Guozhong personally interrogated him:

"Smith, are the materials that Wentz accused you of true?"

Ironclad evidence? These are just confessions!

"No, no, sir, this is slander. I have never joined any organization that opposes the emperor. God can testify that I have been working hard to learn Chinese, and I am also planning to let my daughter learn Chinese. I support His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Smith shouted excitedly. In his excitement, he almost ripped out his heart. For him, no matter who became the ruler of this land, it had nothing to do with him.

Smith only cared about wealth, and he didn't care about other issues such as who was in power.

It’s not that he doesn’t care, but compared to those things, he cares more about wealth, just like he initially wanted to marry his daughter to an Argentine officer, and now he wants to marry her to a South Chinese officer.

For him, the winners are the only ones he will follow. As for the losers, only the stupidest people will sacrifice their lives and property for the losers.

"To be frank, Smith, you are not deeply involved in this matter. According to what Wentz said, you are just a peripheral member of the 'Argentine Restoration Committee'. This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal, and it mainly depends on the attitude of the parties involved."

Smith's nerves reacted a little. He raised his head and looked at the officer a little blankly, as if waiting for his next words.

“Attitude, actually this attitude is very simple.”

Li Guozhong smiled and thought in his mind, Smith would confess several people, and their confession did not require any evidence, so what kind of evidence would be sufficient?

This is not necessary at all. To put it bluntly, this is just an action. The "false" charges are just to get rid of those former dignitaries. It doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not. All you need to do is find a few famous people in the local area, especially those military officers and landlords, and let them prove that the so-called "Restoration Committee" exists and those target people are the participants of the committee.

Confession!

Just a confession will do!

“I, I…”

"Don't worry, take your time to think about it. I believe you will be able to remember it. By the way, Miss Murphy should still be waiting for you to come home early. Mr. Smith, do you want a cigarette?"

Murphy!

Thinking of his daughter and his own safety, although Smith didn't know what to say, he had read Wass's confession, thought about it, and then he confessed! He confessed the same thing as Wass, pointing directly to General Haldane who had repeatedly opposed the government's leasing of land to farmers...

(End of this chapter)