latelenovela Chapter 948: Master Lin is truly a great detective
Chapter 948: Master Lin is truly a great detective
After the banquet, Liu Tonggang stayed overnight at Lishun Hotel.
He had no intention of staying long, so after finishing his business here, he said goodbye and left the next day.
Before leaving, Liu Tonggang came to bid farewell to Lin Ze.
"Master Lin, this matter can be resolved amicably thanks to your mediation. I have prepared a small gift, please accept it, Master Lin."
After saying that, Liu Tonggang took out a promissory note.
The money wasn't clean, but Lin Ze had no choice but to accept it. "Old Liu, although we all work for the empire, we still believe in karma. I'll take this money and do something good for you. I'll build a few charity graves outside of Tianjin. Winter is coming, and there will probably be many deaths. Collecting their bodies will also be considered a good deed."
Liu Tonggang was so ashamed that he lost all face.
He asked again: "Master Lin, you have helped me so much, let me do something small for you."
Lin Ze suddenly remembered something, "Commander Liu, now that you mention it, I actually remembered a little thing."
"Master Lin, just tell me what you want. I'll do it, even if it's ten things, not just one."
"I have a good friend, you're familiar with him, Xie Quan from your Third Division. He's both civil and military, and since he's been down there for a long time, why not let him become the deputy chief of the general staff..."
Liu Tonggang said firmly: "Deputy Minister? Minister!"
"Is this appropriate?"
"It's perfect, absolutely perfect. Talent like Commander Xie is exactly what we need."
Liu Tonggang was very happy. Since Lin Ze valued Xie Quan so much, he would promote Xie Quan to an important position in the headquarters. In this way, as long as Xie Quan was still in office, wouldn't Master Lin be his natural ally, Liu Tonggang?
Wonderful!
Liu Tonggang acted immediately. He smoked enough opium on the way back and started giving orders when he arrived in Ji County. He first transferred the former chief of staff to be the chief of finance and grain, and then promoted Xie Quan to be the chief of staff. The former deputy commander of the third division took over as the division commander.
This series of appointments required the approval of the front headquarters. Lin Ze put in a lot of effort and the headquarters quickly approved it.
It turns out that for this kind of thing, ten days or half a month is considered fast. This time it was so fast that Liu Tonggang once again witnessed Lin Ze's strength.
However, what was unexpected was that just as the twelfth lunar month began, Liu Tonggang died!
The Security Army Headquarters was thrown into chaos. The newly appointed Minister Xie presided over an internal investigation and soon discovered that it was poisoning. The biggest suspect was Liu Tonggang's thirteenth concubine.
He reported this result, and Okamura just felt unlucky!
The death of a security forces commander is a big deal, but not a small one either. It is still a trouble.
Okamura thought for a long time, thinking that Jixian was very close to Tianjin, he waved his hand and ordered Lin Ze to take the lead in investigating the case thoroughly, to find out the murderer behind the scenes, and to see if there were any resistance forces involved.
Lin Ze was very active in his work. After receiving the order, he immediately took his men to Ji County.
Ji County, Security Army Headquarters.
Lin Ze was somewhat shocked when he saw such a huge building complex with one courtyard inside another.
"Is this the fucking headquarters? This is almost as big as my palace!"
Xie Quan accompanied him, "Master Lin, this used to be the Xu family's house. The Xu family made their fortune during the Qing Dynasty. They originally ran a distillery, but later they established connections with higher-ups and their business grew bigger and bigger, involving the trade of materials and medicinal herbs inside and outside the Great Wall. The Xu family owned thousands of hectares of land in Ji County, and this place was where their family settled. After the Security Army headquarters moved here, Liu Tonggang raided the Xu family and occupied this house on the grounds of treason. You haven't seen Liu Tonggang's backyard yet; it's truly luxurious."
"This grandson's death was not unjust."
Lin Ze sighed and entered the flower hall.
Since Lin Ze came to investigate the case, the first step would be an internal audit.
Anyone with a certain level of rank must undergo review.
To this end, a large number of personnel were specially drawn from the Military Police Headquarters and the Coordination Bureau. They are all skilled in handling cases, experienced, resourceful and loyal.
Some senior military officers also expressed dissatisfaction, saying that what Lin Ze was doing was tantamount to purging dissidents in the Security Army Headquarters.
This is to turn the Security Forces Headquarters into the next Administrative Committee!
The investigators were furious when they heard this. This was not just outrageous, this was a blatant questioning of Master Lin and General Okamura!
Lin Ze submitted a report to the front-line headquarters, saying that there were serious problems with the Security Army Command. There were all kinds of people in it, and many of them were secretly colluding with the Military Control Commission.
Okamura was furious, thinking that the front army had given money and guns over the years, but the combat effectiveness of these Imperial Army had always been poor. Not only could they not cooperate with the regular Japanese army in battle, but they often fell behind. In recent years, he had heard many times that the security forces in some places sold their weapons and ammunition to the guerrillas.
If it weren't for Lin Ze's loyalty and pointing out the truth, I would still be kept in the dark!
So Okamura issued an order, asking Lin Ze to investigate the death of Liu Tonggang while thoroughly investigating all the chaos in the Security Army Headquarters. If anyone is caught as a traitor, he should be killed first and then reported!
Lin Ze has gained experience in doing this. To deal with disobedient traitors, let the Japanese take action.
Several Japanese captains from the Tianjin Military Police Headquarters were transferred here to conduct internal audits of senior military officers.
For a time, the Security Forces Headquarters almost became an interrogation base, with wailing sounds everywhere.
Originally, Lin Ze was worried that poisoning like this would make Liu Tonggang's thirteenth concubine a suspect, and whether she would be wrongly accused.
You won't know the result until you check. Once you check, you will be shocked. This woman was originally from a brothel. After she relied on Liu Tonggang, a cousin appeared out of nowhere. Under the banner of the headquarters, he bullied men and women around Ji County and occupied people's land. Later, he even served as an official in the local maintenance association.
Good man, people from the same family are similar!
What else is there to say? Lin Ze ordered his men to interrogate the woman, and without using any tactics, the woman confessed everything.
It turned out that this woman had been having an affair with her so-called cousin for a long time, and this cousin also climbed to a high position with the help of Liu Tonggang's care.
But the two men were not content and would meet secretly from time to time while Liu Tonggang was busy with official duties. By chance, Liu Tonggang finally discovered that he had a green head and was furious, ready to punish the two men.
So the Thirteenth Concubine took the initiative and asked her cousin to buy poison to kill Liu Tonggang.
When and where they met secretly, how they conspired, where they bought the poison, and how they poisoned him were all clearly recorded. The details are rigorous and can withstand scrutiny. Physical evidence such as the oil paper that contained the poison was also found.
After the doctor's autopsy, it was confirmed that Liu Tonggang died of poisoning, and the relevant characteristics also matched the poison used by the Thirteenth Concubine.
The case was solved in such a short time that everyone in the Security Forces Headquarters shouted, "Master Lin is truly the greatest detective of our time!"