In the ward.
Tan Mingchao looked at Xin Chaojie with a smile and suddenly asked, "Uncle Xin, if I remember correctly, you are 52 years old this year, right?"
Xin Chaojie nodded slowly: "Yes, fifty-two."
"Alas." Tan Mingchao sighed, "The veteran generals who fought with my father to establish the country are now old."
Xin Chaojie nodded with a stiff smile.
"If nothing unexpected happens, in six or seven years, you will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, return to the headquarters and become the head of a government department, killing time and then waiting to retire." Tan Mingchao looked at Xin Chaojie: "In fact, my father has always been very concerned about the future of you veteran generals, and has been thinking of ways and opportunities to pave the way for you."
When Xin Chaojie heard this, his heart instantly sank.
"But the plunder of the military equipment has disrupted many of my father's plans." Tan Mingchao said helplessly: "The investigation team is here, and their main focus is to investigate our garrison. Although we are fine, we can't let them show off their power in Longcheng without restraint, don't you think?"
"Yeah." Xin Chaojie nodded expressionlessly.
The two looked at each other, and the smile on Tan Mingchao's face disappeared. He said in a steady and powerful voice: "Let's forget it. The matter ends with that regiment commander. He is collaborating with the enemy, and you are derelict in your duty. You should retire early, keep your dignity, keep your military rank, and land safely, so you don't have to worry about your future."
"call!"
Xin Chaojie let out a long sigh: "Is this what the commander meant?"
"This is your best way out." Tan Mingchao replied seriously, "It's not that the higher-ups won't try to protect you, but if you insist on going against the investigation team, then in the end, if they find out that your subordinates have done something bad... then the result may be worse than this."
These words were full of coercion, but Xin Chaojie could also understand that it was not that the old commander Tan Hengqiang was too cruel, but that the problem occurred in the Third Division. If the garrison corps wanted to avoid being implicated, it had to cut off the hidden danger in one fell swoop.
Be brave and cut losses in time.
Xin Chaojie felt very unlucky and aggrieved. If he had retired normally, he would not have resisted, but now Tan Mingchao's words meant that he would be charged with dereliction of duty, so he would leave with a stain. The honors he had won after working for a lifetime were not as glaring as this stain.
But can I refuse to agree? Just like what Tan Mingchao said, if I provoke the investigation team, they will dig deeper and deeper, and if things go wrong, all my corruption, bribery, and selling of official positions will be exposed. By then, not to mention landing with a stain, I may be stripped naked and sent to a military court.
At this moment, Xin Chaojie knew he had no choice. He could only nod and say, "I believe in the commander's wisdom. I will listen to the higher-ups."
"Don't worry, Uncle Xin. I guarantee you with my personal honor that as long as you do as I say, you will land safely in the end. Moreover, your Third Division has many family generals. Several regiment commanders are related to you, and the middle and high-level officers below are either your disciples or backbone warriors who have followed you for many years. I can assure you that after you leave, these people's positions will not change, and they will gradually be reused in the future." Tan Mingchao slowly stood up, looked at the other party and added.
That's right, although Xin Chaojie had chosen to lie low a long time ago, and usually only engaged in corruption and embezzlement, his division had a very good foundation, from grassroots officers to core generals, almost all of them were his core direct lineage. This was also the reason why Tan Mingchao was very polite to him, because Xin Chaojie's family was quite powerful. Secondly, he was also obedient, and had not caused trouble over the years, and had secretly created a lot of wealth for Tan Hengqiang.
Xin Chaojie was implicated in this arms robbery incident, purely because he was unlucky, or perhaps someone was plotting against him.
"Okay. I'll follow the commander's arrangements." Xin Chaojie had already made the decision in his mind.
Tan Mingchao looked at him and said, "Call the staff officer of the 112th Regiment over here. I have something to say to him."
"Okay." Xin Chaojie nodded.
…
The commander of the 112th Regiment of the Third Division of the Garrison Corps was the first regimental officer to be arrested. He claimed that he was drunk that night because he was entertaining friends, so he did not command the troops to close the road in time, which led to the escape of the hijackers.
The head of the regiment is Yang Gang, a veteran officer who has followed Xin Chaojie for many years and has a certain kinship with him, being Xin Chaojie's distant nephew. Yang Gang has parents, a wife and children at home, and he is the only one who supports the whole family.
A little after four in the afternoon.
In a teahouse opposite the garrison headquarters hospital, the staff officer of the 112th Regiment came to meet Tan Mingchao with Yang Gang's wife.
"Commander Tan, this is Yang Gang's lover." The regiment staff officer introduced politely.
Tan Mingchao was obviously not so polite towards the captain's wife. He nodded without any expression on his face.
"Commander Tan! You have to help my old Yang. He was really wronged... He has worked in the Longcheng garrison for so many years. His family business is here. He has an official position and his superiors treat him very well. He has no reason to rob military goods! It is obvious that someone is framing him!" Yang Gang's wife said excitedly.
"Don't shout, listen to me." Tan Mingchao looked at the other person coldly: "I will arrange for you to meet with Yang Gang..."
"Thank you. I will certainly persuade him."
"Don't interrupt me, listen to me!" Tan Mingchao glared.
Yang Gang's lover shut up immediately.
"When you meet him, you have to do some work for him." Tan Mingchao gently reminded the other party.
Half an hour later.
Yang Gang's lover left the teahouse with a lonely look on her face. Before she got in the car, Tan Mingchao's guard put a huge suitcase in her car.
…
After talking to Yang Gang's wife, Tan Mingchao spoke to the staff officer of the 112th Regiment separately and said, "After Yang Gang's work is done, you go to the investigation team and report him."
"Report him for what?" asked the chief of staff.
"Report him for collaborating with the enemy and participating in the robbery of military equipment." Tan Mingchao intervened and said, "Didn't you drink alcohol on the day of the incident? Tell the investigation team that you secretly met with people from the Tongji Society that day, and Yang Gang accepted a large amount of bribes, so you decided to cooperate with the other party's actions. Later, I will find a bank to help you make a transfer record of large sums of money."
“But… but this matter hasn’t been put online. We haven’t had any contact with the Tongji Association?” The regiment staff officer was confused.
"Money makes the world go round!" Tan Mingchao replied calmly, "Lufeng, Wei Xiangzuo, and the Coders Association are all related to Su Tianyu! Just get a few of their lackeys and let them confess, and then we can implicate Tongji Society. As long as there is enough evidence and the investigation team can close the case, the matter will be over. If it doesn't work, we can get the Chi Army and pass the clues to Zhao Weihu. They are outside the district, and unless the investigation team can completely wipe out the Chi Army, it is impossible to verify Zhao Weihu's testimony in person! This is equivalent to having no evidence, which will make it easier for the investigation team to close the case quickly."
“…!” The regimental staff officer looked at the other party in astonishment. He had never expected that this could be done this way.
"You will also be suspended from your post, but don't worry. Our garrison has so much business in Longcheng that it will be enough to support you for the rest of your life."
"clear!"
…
at the same time.
Su Tianyu called Dabai, Wei Xiangzuo, and Lu Feng, and handed them a document directly, and said softly: "Yang Gang, follow this line and check his current situation and details!"