As the sun sets, in a very quiet teahouse.
Lu Ming and Wang Qiande sat opposite each other.
Sipping his tea, Wang Qiande sighed deeply, "Qianxing, you are indeed a little hasty, and your edge is too obvious!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Maybe."
"Governor Chakson is in poor health and is recuperating. No one else can do anything about Commander Wang's situation." Looking at Lu Ming, "Qianxing, be careful and don't embarrass everyone."
After the closed-door meeting in the morning, although Hu Deyao was very reluctant, he had to follow Wang Zheng and others to the hotel where Wang Zheng and his entourage were temporarily staying.
But soon news came that a certain battalion of the border defense division had set up checkpoints at four passages and railway stations in the provincial capital, strictly checking pedestrians and vehicles entering and leaving, saying that they were arresting some rebels.
Wang Qiande obviously meant that he didn't want Lu Ming's people to try to get through. If both sides tested each other's bottom line, the situation might become difficult to handle in the end.
"Wait a minute." Wang Qiande shook his head helplessly, "Why don't you take Hu Deyao to Montenegro? Isn't it better to take a statement here?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Brother Wang, you misunderstood. I am not here for Mr. Hu's matter. Mr. Hu was taken on a helicopter to Montenegro an hour ago and should be halfway there now."
Wang Qiande was stunned: "Our provincial capital's airport hasn't been built yet? Can it already take off and land planes?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Helicopters don't need a specific airport, a relatively flat area will do."
It is rumored that Longgang in Heishan already has an airport, and an airport is also being built in the suburbs of Heishan.
Subsequently, the provincial capital of Jiangning and two larger cities also began planning airport construction. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, there would naturally be money to do the projects.
One of the cities has already collected airport donations from the business community throughout the city. The construction of the airport is to serve your business community.
After all, a city like Heishan with gold mines everywhere is the only one in the five provinces of Jiangnan.
Especially since the martial law was lifted and the Montenegro Headquarters was established, the fiscal revenue of Montenegro City has risen sharply. In the past, the Mining Bureau even lost money every year, and the Tax Police Bureau did not collect much tax. It seemed that factories, mines, etc. were all in a loss-making state. Now it is completely different. Last month, Montenegro City’s fiscal revenue exceeded 30 million yuan. Of course, expenditures in all aspects are also astronomical figures.
The special funds allocated to the 325th Division are a huge expense, and the monthly salary expenditure for civil servants in the entire city is also over one million.
Nowadays, the sales of coal and various types of minerals from Montenegro to the south have become much smoother.
The steel plant construction of Jiuzhou Iron and Steel Group invested in Longgang is in full swing. It is also a huge magnetic field. Human resources, material resources and various resources are flowing under the attraction of this huge magnetic field.
The provincial capital seems somewhat dwarfed by the massive construction in Montenegro, and the airport project has been hastily launched, but it is estimated that it will not be completed until next year.
But obviously, Director Wang Qiande had no special knowledge of airplanes and mistakenly believed that helicopters could only take off and land at airports.
Wang Qiande was startled after hearing Lu Ming's words, then smiled bitterly, "Okay, that's fine too."
In this way, Wang Taishan only lost a little face, and at least the two sides were not forced to fall out.
Moreover, from the outside world's perspective, the border defense camp's move to set up checkpoints was not necessarily a direct order from Wang Taishan.
Apart from those who attended the closed-door meeting, no one would associate it with the upper echelons.
Wang Qiande added: "The Finance Department was originally reviewing a special fund for the border defense division, and it received special approval at noon." He looked at Lu Ming meaningfully.
Lu Ming smiled and thought that Wang Taishan was very smart. According to the intelligence department's understanding of him, he was not the kind of person who would just sit there and do nothing. He might not have expected that his side would take Hu Deyao away by air.
Wang Qiande should know Wang Taishan very well, but he did not remind himself that Wang Taishan might not really want to confront him head-on, but was just pretending.
Instead, his words hinted at the behind-the-scenes deal between Wang Taishan and Hu Dingjin.
The more mortal enemies he has in his eyes, the more it should suit the King's wishes.
That's what politics is.
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Ming smiled and said, "Brother Wang, I asked you to meet me to discuss the investigation of the mutiny."
"Oh?" Wang Qiande smiled, "I don't want to know too much."
Lu Ming nodded and said, "It's not a formal report, just a casual chat. You are the head of the provincial government, so you should know how far the investigation has progressed." He paused and said, "Liu Datong likes gambling, especially in Jiangbei. He lost a lot of military funds. He often took special funds from the Jingyang Municipal Finance Committee on IOUs, but in fact, he went to gamble."
"After the reorganization of the 325th Division, the accounts of the Jingyang and Longhe Guard Regiments also need to be audited. According to the account books, the Jingyang Regiment has sufficient weapons and ammunition, but the actual arsenal is empty."
"Zhang Heng, the chairman of the Jingyang City Finance Committee, is an important figure who helps him cover up."
"In the days before Liu Datong planned the mutiny, the two had very close contacts."
"Liu Datong's relatives also proved this."
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Wang Qiande's expression, "Zhang Hengze confessed that everything was instigated by Xia Liren."
Wang Qiande frowned, "What is their purpose in doing this?"
"It's damaging my prestige. Some people want to use this to interfere with the 325th Division. For example, Brother Wang, you kindly reminded me that I shouldn't be in charge of the political training commissioner of the 325th Division, who leads the entire military's political training system. Instead, I should ask Governor Chakson to appoint a senior official in the province to take the position. In this way, I won't be envied. The army is supposed to serve the government affairs of the province. This will show my integrity and will not affect my leadership of the 325th Division's military work."
Lu Ming sighed: "What Brother Wang said was really good advice. I didn't listen at the time, and it really happened."
He shook his head. "But now that things have come to this, if Governor Chuckson appoints another political training commissioner, it would seem like a punishment for me. So, when I had lunch with Governor Chuckson just now, I firmly rejected his proposal and convinced him."
Wang Qiande nodded: "Indeed, Qianxing, no matter what, I will definitely support you."
Lu Ming nodded slightly. In fact, the mastermind behind Xia Liren and Zhang Heng was most likely Wang Qiande.
The last phone call from Liu Datong, who had committed suicide, was to this teahouse in the provincial capital.
This tea room is where Wang Qiande often comes to drink tea.
Wang Qiande didn't want to harm himself, but he had his own ambitions. Seeing that the civil strife in the empire was getting more and more intense, he was afraid that military power would be the real support in the future. Therefore, he also wanted to have a place in the military.
The 325th Division, which was just in the process of being newly formed, was his ideal entry point.
If he was under various pressures, for example, the Jingyang Group successfully mutinied, and the province appeased them, Liu Datong and others would be demoted and investigated.
But his prestige had also been severely damaged, and he might have to temporarily give up his post as the political training commissioner and ask a civilian official from the province to take charge of the military discipline and improve the atmosphere in the military. So, from common sense, the first person he might think of is really him.
However, I no longer want to continue investigating beyond Xia Liren.
Looking at Wang Qiande, Lu Ming smiled and said, "Xia Liren hinted that Hu Dingjin was his boss behind the scenes, but he didn't dare to say it openly. I think we should just leave it at that. There's no point in going into it any further."
Wang Qiande smiled: "Yes, Qianxing, you are becoming more and more like a great general! But you still have to give him a small punishment, so why did Hu Zizheng happen?" Wang Qiande raised his teacup and smiled knowingly: "Pretend I didn't say that. Come, have some tea!" I understand the meaning in your eyes.
Lu Ming, however, gently pressed the teacup with his hand, "I am too full of tea today, so I won't drink it."
Wang Qiande was slightly startled, his smile slowly faded, and he nodded and said, "Okay, then you can have some snacks."
Lu Ming picked up a piece of snow-white dragon beard cake. "This little thing looks sweet and soft on the outside, but who would have thought that it has hard meat filling inside? For many things, you can only know their true taste by savoring them slowly."
Wang Qiande looked at the small cake in Lu Ming's hand, picked up the teacup, and looked thoughtful.