at the same time. Li Zhen also got on the steam car, preparing to go to the skydiving mountain at Dafengtai.
There is already a temporary airport where airships and hot air balloons stay and land.
Just as he was about to board the bus, a young man selling newspapers appeared on the street, holding a pile of newspapers in his hands and shouting excitedly:
"Big news, big news."
"Du Tianzi was assassinated at six o'clock this morning, and the circumstances are unknown!"
"Outside of the Number, Out of Number. One month after Emperor Du ascended the throne, he was assassinated. The situation is unknown!"
“…”
The moment the roar came out, Li Zhen almost staggered. Everyone in the car stopped at the same time and looked at the newspaper seller in shock.
Li Zhen took a deep breath: "So fast..."
Liu Jinghong snorted: "No way. This is a matter of blockade. They even printed newspapers?"
Li Zhen asked: "What time is it now?"
"Nine o'clock."
Li Zhen squinted his eyes and counted the time. He was assassinated at six o'clock, and at nine o'clock in the morning, the newspapers came out. This speed is not unusually fast. It was almost as if it had been prepared in advance. The feeling of printing the newspaper was that it was on the same team as the killer. The newspaper started printing as soon as the killer succeeded.
"Master Li..." Liu Jinghong hesitated.
They are not stupid.
Li Zhen shook his head and said thoughtfully: "Get on the airship first."
"Set off."
'Woooo' steam convoy rushed to Gale Tower under heavy guard.
Jia Liping, Ding Zhenzhen, and Qi Lengzi each rode a horse, following closely behind.
Same as Li Zhen et al.
When the three of them came out, they also saw newspaper sellers appearing in the streets and alleys, all of them with nicknames. The streets were full of shocked discussions about the news of Du Taiping's assassination.
The three people, like Li Zhen, all had their eyes widened.
Even for a relatively simple-minded person like Qi Lengzi, a strange look flashed in his eyes when he saw this scene.
Jia Liping and Ding Zhenzhen looked at each other, then fell silent, thinking about something secretly.
Weird.
Today is such a weird day.
It's so weird that it makes you blind. Puzzled.
Go to Skydiving Mountain and wait for Jia Liping and Ding Zhenzhen to arrive.
The fleet of more than a dozen airships took off immediately without making any stops. Except for the main ship, all other airships are fully loaded with people from the special operations group.
Now there are almost fifty or sixty airships in Laoshan. Everyone is making airships very quickly, and the size of the air force is expanding rapidly. It's nothing to recruit more than a dozen airships at once.
When the airship flew into an altitude of more than two thousand meters and then moved forward smoothly, Jia Liping walked up to Li Zhen with a cup of hot tea and said with some trepidation: "Master Li..."
The airship moved forward smoothly without any shaking, and not much of the tea in Jia Liping's hand came out.
Li Zhen glanced at him: "Sit down. Talk about your thoughts."
Jia Liping fell silent after sitting down. He obviously had a lot to say, but after finding Li Zhen, he didn't know how to speak. He drank all the tea in the cup without saying a word.
Li Zhen was always looking at the scenery below in trance, and did not rush him.
Everyone in the entire airship stared at the two people, and everyone pricked up their ears. The airship was extremely quiet, with only the roar of the engine in the rear cabin and no other sound.
After a long time, Jia Liping put down the tea cup, looked up and sighed:
"Master Li, it is useless to say more. Jia Liping is willing to accept the punishment of the organization."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the leaders in the airship were all startled and looked at Jia Liping in shock.
What does this mean
Are you so single? Accept the punishment directly
But when I thought about it again, everyone could understand Jia Liping's helplessness and despair.
Jia Liping, there is nothing he can do.
The Ten Thousand Years Consortium has done all this, and there is no room for relaxation. Then it is obvious that we are going to oppose the government.
If we had put it before, there would have been more solutions.
But now, there is absolutely no other way. Everyone knows it in the streets and alleys.
The assassination of an emperor was not to mention the first such thing in history, but it had not happened in the land of Kyushu for thousands of years. This is not just breaking news, it is simply incredible news. Don’t worry about the speed of transmission. Nowadays, some capable people can play with radio. Before tomorrow, the entire New Kyushu will know about it.
The whole country knew about it. Then this thing became a big deal.
If this matter is strictly sealed, it may be solved secretly. Is the government going to forcefully suppress the Ten Thousand Years Consortium, or is the government going to swallow its anger, change the emperor, and put this matter aside for the time being. There are many ways to deal with it.
But there is nothing we can do now. There is only one way left for New Kyushu: to eliminate the Ten Thousand Years Consortium.
Today is the news about the emperor's attack, and tomorrow the news will be about the negotiations between the Ten Thousand Years Consortium and the government. We are not fools. We can know why Du Taiping was assassinated this time with our eyes closed.
So if the government doesn't immediately clean up the Ten Thousand Years Consortium, what will the people of New Kyushu think
Is our government so weak? A group of businessmen were forced to the point where they didn't even dare to fart? Then this country still has a shitty prestige, and the people still recognize you as a government that is a hammer.
But can you really clean up the Ten Thousand Years Consortium so hastily
It is not an exaggeration to say that the capital of any of the seven people in the Ten Thousand Years Financial Group can match the treasury of the New Kyushu Government. The combined capital of seven people... to be irresponsible, if it weren't for Li Zhen and the Kyushu Academy of Sciences. The establishment of a new government has nothing to do with Du Taiping and Xun Shifei. There is nothing wrong with the Kyushu Party at all.
Is this something you can clean up as soon as you can
A predator like this needs to have a complete countermeasure in mind before taking action. What's more, there are seven predators.
If you really want to clean it all up, that's not impossible. The new Kyushu government has military power, but they do not. Arrest people directly at their doorsteps, force groups to stop operations, and forcibly confiscate property. It’s not authentic to say it, but it’s not impossible.
The problem is that the seven major groups are deeply rooted in Dongzhou, and they were supported by Li Zhen before. Once the seven groups come to a standstill, the pain cannot be alleviated by the newly established government of New Kyushu.
So why did Li Zhen let the government get involved instead of leaving everything to the government? On the one hand, it is to check and balance capital and the country, and the other reason is that this matter cannot be painful.
It can only be slowly nibbled away, slowly digested, and subtle. If the speed is even a little faster, it will not be something New Kyushu can bear.
Always remember one sentence, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Once New Kyushu was established, the people lived a good life. Especially the people of Dongzhou. Especially capitalists.
But once these good days are gone for the time being, people at the bottom can overthrow the country. This is not pretentious, this is a sense of gap.
Now that you are living a good life, you can only make everyone live a better life. If it goes wrong, there will be big trouble.
But at this time, the Ten Thousand Years Financial Group cannot be touched, and the matter cannot be settled. There is no second way to go.
Jia Liping thought about this problem. He was desperate, but at this time someone had to come out to carry the tripod. That is to say, taking the blame.
If we want to deal with this conflict, we must find a scapegoat. There is no one more suitable than Jia Liping...
The people did not know the inside story, but there was no doubt that the government would kill Jia Liping. Public outrage has definitely subsided.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the entire airship became extremely gloomy. Even the pilot of the airship in front had his hands trembling and subconsciously slowed down.
The feeling of sadness began to spread among the airships.
It has always been said that being with a king is like being with a tiger, a cliche about the political whirlpool and the fangs of capital that Li Zhen often talked about. No one took it to heart. These scientific people never thought about how cruel politics and capital are.
Until today, when Jia Liping took the initiative to say these words, everyone's heart beat suddenly and their blood ran cold.
Not cruel.
It's bloody and ruthless.
Jia Liping's body was shaking and tears were falling down. Who wants to die if he can live
Jia Liping is so young and has great ambitions for the future. He definitely doesn't want to die, but as long as he takes the blame, there is no other option except death. He doesn't regret taking charge of the Ten Thousand Years Financial Group, nor does he resent that he took the blame in the end.
He was just desperate and helpless.
There is no way at all...
Ding Zhenzhen sat in the back, hesitating to speak, but in the end she couldn't say a word. The smooth face was covered with crystal tears.
Jia Liping is her classmate and colleague, and he has ended up like this before the incident happened. Heartbroken and helpless.
Everyone was silent. Jia Liping's sobs became louder and louder. Finally, he knelt down and kowtowed to Li Zhen:
"Master Li, I'm so ashamed of you. I don't want to die, but I have to die."
Sobs spread. Li Zhen always looked out the window.
After a long time, Li Zhen looked at Jia Liping and said softly: "Sit tight."
"Um."
Jia Liping wiped his tears and sat back down.
Li Zhen looked at the deputy captain who kept his head lowered and did not dare to speak or look around: "Send a report to Quancheng County."
"yes."
"Ask, where was Emperor Du Taiping attacked? He was shot three times. How was his life?"
"yes."
After more than twenty minutes, the deputy captain shouted: "Call back."
"read."
"At six o'clock this morning, Du Taiping came out of his residence and was attacked at the entrance of the Kyoto City Hall. Three masked men shot him once each in the thigh, shoulder, and arm. Now his life is safe."
Li Zhen sat up straight suddenly, a questioning look flashed in his eyes.
At the entrance of the Kyoto City Hall? Are you kidding, where is that place? It was the political center of New Kyushu, and its status was comparable to that of the former Kyushu Imperial Palace. Can you think about the past emperors who were assassinated in the palace? This is impossible.
Besides, what is Du Taiping's identity? He is surrounded by security guards. Can three people successfully attack so casually
Even if the attack is successful, it shows that the killer is very capable. But three people with such great abilities missed all three shots? None of the three killers killed Du Taiping? Are you kidding me
And it’s nothing like an injury, it’s not painful or itchy. Thighs, arms, shoulders. Not a single fatal one.
At this time, the deputy captain said again: "There is another telegram."
"read."
"The murderer has been caught. The killer confessed that he is from the Qin Group."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the airship subconsciously let out a "huh" sound.
Jia Liping's mournful face suddenly burst into a smile, and he laughed wildly: "Hahaha. It seems that my life has been saved."
Li Zhen glanced at him: "Whatever can't be saved or can be saved, no one is going to let you take the blame. Don't think about it in the future."
After saying that, a complicated smile appeared in Li Zhen's eyes, and the truth became clear.
What Du Taiping did was a bit cruel.
Qin Group
A member of the Ten Thousand Years Financial Group, ranked sixth among the seven in terms of wealth and influence.
(End of chapter)