C16 (1/2)
Eunuch Liu stood up and looked around for a car. For a moment, there was no car. Yuan Shikai was so anxious that he scolded his bodyguards, ”I won't forgive these servants!”
Just as the two were panicking, the two people arrived. Seeing this, Yuan Shikai was overjoyed. He immediately shouted, ”Carry the carriage! We're waiting here!” As soon as the car arrived, the two of them raced to get on the car. When they arrived, they had already lost all of their mannerisms.
The two coachmen thought that they were waiting anxiously for him to return, so they apologized as they explained, ”Sorry, gentlemen, we were late. There were two policemen who wanted us to send them off for free, but they came back too late. I've made the two gentlemen wait for a long time. ”
Yuan Shikai was not in the mood to listen to his explanation. He said impatiently, ”Quickly, send us back to Zhongnanhai.” Hearing this, the two coachmen assumed that they were dragging a great character. Yu Lu was especially careful as he escorted Yuan Shikai and Liu Gonggong back to Zhongnanhai.
Yuan Shikai got off the car and felt that it was all thanks to the two of them, so he gave a share to Eunuch Liu and said: ”Give him ten yuan each!” With that, he turned and entered the residence. The two coachmen took the money and asked Liu Gonggong, only then did they realize that they were dragging President Yuan Shikai. The two of them immediately brought up the silver taels, not mentioning anything about it due to their shock.
Yuan Shikai returned to his bedroom, threw off his coat and hat, and immediately picked up the phone. First he connected to the guard camp, then he connected to the Guardian Office and the garrison outside the city. He ordered, ”All of you, go capture all the fat monks in the city and detain them.”
After putting down the phone, he said to Eunuch Liu, ”They have captured someone. Go and identify them one by one. We must retrieve the treasure that they snatched away.”
Eunuch Liu nodded and said, ”Yes yes, this old servant knows what to do. Rest in peace! ” Yuan Shikai spread his hands and reclined on the reclining chair as if he was dead. Eunuch Liu retreated timidly.
Yuan Shikai gave the order to all the officers and soldiers to move out. Soon, the city was under martial law. Due to the short period of time, the news had yet to spread. The soldiers and police did not know what had happened. They first closed the city gate, forbidding internal and external traffic. Then, they sealed off all the crossroads and began to search everywhere to capture the fat monk.
For a time, outside of the city walls, sirens were blowing loudly in all directions, causing people to feel flustered. Some officers and police officers would even apprehend skinny monks, young monks, female monks, and Taoists. Some soldiers and police officers, regardless of whether they were monks or commoners, would grab him whenever they saw a fat guy with no hair on his head. It frightened the pedestrians so much that they started to run in all directions. Fatty was hiding in all directions, causing the entire city to fall into a state of chaos.
A few of the more daring and mischievous youths thought that the Revolutionary Party had entered the city and was shouting in all directions, ”Yuan Shikai is doomed! The army of the Revolutionary Party had come in! ”Quick, wrap the dumplings and set off the firecrackers!”
Squads of soldiers and police were searching from door to door. All the shops were frightened to the point of closing their doors, and all the families of the people kept their doors shut.
Those corrupt officials took the opportunity to extort and extort justice, turning it into a robbery. They severely rebuked the shops and people who refused to open the door, saying, ”You all hide criminals!” He didn't do anything until he gave him the money.
The police officers who used to smoke opium and live in brothels gathered together and took the opportunity to extort money from everyone, rob them in the open and commit crimes in the open. They specifically looked for the shops that operated expensive items, smashing open their doors, entering and searching everywhere. They took the opportunity to find the store's gold and silver accessories.
Some shopkeepers found out about their theft and robbery and argued with them that they were either beaten or kidnapped and accused of ”hiding the culprits”.
This caused the people to cry and curse incessantly. A police officer with a nickname, balding, was carrying a bunch of gold and silver jewelry. He took a silver peacock hairpin from the Golden Jade Temple store and was discovered by the female owner, who chased after him and scolded him, ”Bald, you will die a horrible death!” You've never been human in your life! ”In my next life, I'll turn into a donkey, get beaten up everyday, and ride everyone!” Not to mention.
At this time, Gan Xingyi, Kuang Lu Ping, Zhao Yonggang, and Zhang Tingxiao had found one. Just as the four of them were planning to escape, seeing that the soldiers and police officers had already taken action, the four of them were overjoyed.
Gan Xingyi said: ”This is great, with their help, it will be hard for the monks to escape. I didn't expect to catch him before it got dark. ” Zhang Tingxiao said happily, ”We don't need to make any plans to escape. We can go find the police to fill in the numbers and listen to the sound of the wind.” The four of them became lively once more.
They found the police chief, Ma Shaofen, busy on the street, and told him about the stolen items and how they had chased the monks. Ma Shaofen and the policemen were confused by what they heard. Only then did they realize that it was a fat monk who had stolen a package from the President of the Great White House.
Ma Shaofen asked, ”What business does the President have at Taibai Restaurant? Why don't you bring more people with you and let us know if you want us to stay quiet? What item did you steal? ” The four of them were rendered speechless by the question and felt that it was difficult to answer correctly.
After a long while, Zhang Tingxiao spoke in a secretive manner, ”The President has not been feeling well for the past few days. Noon, he was in a good mood and asked Liu Gonggong to accompany him for a walk. When they reached the Taibai House, the president felt thirsty, so Mr. Liu accompanied him inside to drink tea. Unexpectedly, the moment the two of them entered the Supreme White House, a fat monk snatched their things. We don't know what it was stolen from. ”
Zhao Yonggang said, ”When we came out, I brought that thing for the President. It was a small wooden chest, and inside it was something that weighed several kilograms. It was wrapped in green satin. He didn't know what it was. We didn't ask either. ”