Black Flag Army

Su Jinxu, who was thin and frail, carried a thick information bag and walked to the door of the manager's office of the Supervision Department of Beihai Group Company. He knocked gently, and a cold and indifferent voice came from inside the door: "Come in!"

Su Jinxu opened the door and went in, then closed it with his backhand, and said to Leng Hanbing: "Report to Section Chief Leng! All the information on the Xian Yuji case is here." He held the information bag with both hands and handed it to Leng Hanbing.

The Supervisory Department and Intelligence Department of Beihai Group Company are the same, with the same staff and two names. In addition to the company's Supervisory Department, there is also a sign for the Justice Party's Supervisory Section.

Leng Hanbing pulled the information out of the bag and said, "I didn't expect the information to be so thick. You are the leader of the investigation team, so just give a brief introduction first!"

Su Jinxu said, "On the evening of April 10, four male students from the Intelligence Officer School, including Guo Jincai, invited a female student, Xian Yuji, to the Red Willow Bar for a drink. After Xian Yuji got drunk, they took her to the North City Hotel and raped her. After the hotel waiter reported the case, Police Chief Li Fei personally led a team to arrest them. Because of their special identities, Chief Li transferred them to our Supervision Department for trial. At present, the four criminals have fully admitted their crimes and only hope to be given a lighter sentence and make meritorious contributions to atone for their crimes."

Su Jinxu's original name was Su Baotong. He was an informant when Di Xiong was a detective. After the establishment of Xihe Club, he became an intelligence officer of the intelligence group. After the establishment of the Intelligence Section, Tian Mengxue became the deputy section chief of the Intelligence Section, Li Laoshi became the station chief of the Baotou Intelligence Station, and Guan Qier became the station chief of the Beijing Intelligence Station. Only Su Baotong was still an intelligence officer. Of course, he was dissatisfied and thought that he might not be suitable to be an intelligence officer. He also saw that the people in the Supervision Section were very powerful and the company was afraid of them, so he asked to be transferred to the Supervision Section. Leng Hanbing accepted him after inspecting him. He worked very hard in the Supervision Section and soon became the leader of the Supervision Group.

Leng Hanbing sneered, "Light punishment? That's just wishful thinking. After the Guan Xue incident, Di Juzi issued a strict order that all cases of molesting women cannot be dealt with in other places, but in Baotou City and Beihai Company, they will all be sentenced to death. The so-called light punishment is only the difference between beheading, shooting and hanging."

Su Jinxu said: "But Guo Jincai is the son of Guo Zhiming, the director of the ironware factory, and he is also the most favored youngest son; Hu Canglang is the younger brother of Hu Lin, the deputy general manager of Beihai Group, and the cousin of General Manager Wu; Tang Qianhu is an extremely rare makeup genius. The death row prisoner who pretended to be Mr. Di was the one who put on makeup to deceive the Japanese; Yuan Xiaobao is an excellent surgeon and the only son of Yuan Suifeng, the director of Beihai Hospital.

Leng Hanbing said, "If we can be spared because of connections, then what is the difference between us and the corrupt Beiyang government? What qualifications do we have to call for their overthrow? Write down the opinion of the Supervision Department at the end of the case file: all of them will be shot, and the execution will be carried out in three days. I will send it to Mr. Di for his signature now."

Half an hour later, in the Beihai Company conference room, all the top leaders of the Justice Party except Wu Chunlei and Hong Tianlie were present, including Lan Jinping who had just arrived yesterday.

Leng Hanbing read out the details of Xian Yuji's case, and then said, "The opinion of the Supervision Department is: because the nature of the crime is particularly bad and the impact is particularly serious, it is required that she be sentenced to death and executed by firing squad three days later."

Wu Zhong who was sitting nearby retorted, "This punishment is too severe. Their value is immeasurable, especially Tang Qianhu. It's a pity that such a makeup genius was sentenced to death. Without his makeup skills, the boss would not be able to leave the Beijing prison. If he is shot, the boss will be branded as ungrateful. Moreover, these four people are outstanding backbones of the intelligence school. I have seen their grades. They are all excellent seedlings. Such people are difficult to train. If they can become spies in the future, I think the role they can play will definitely exceed that of Xian Yuji."

Lan Jinping was a little unhappy after hearing this: "Mr. Wu, you are going too far. How can you judge their future so arbitrarily? They may become talented, but they may also become useless. Besides, men can be spies, but women can't? Xian Yuji's grades are also very good. Isn't there a female student who is more talented than these four? If we let them go so easily, the female students will feel insecure and will be disappointed, especially these six female students, who have very unfortunate pasts. Xian Yuji has been abused by the Japanese many times, and now she is also abused here, and she is not punished. What is the difference between our Justice Party and the Japanese?"

This is the first time that the two vice-chairmen of the Justice Party have clashed at a meeting since the two vice-chairmen were elected.

Tian Mengxue, the newly elected Mohist, said: "If a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. Just because they are talented and are someone's son, they cannot break the law at will."

Leng Hanbing also echoed: "If these four can be trained into talents, why can't others be trained into talents? Among the four is Mr. Wu's cousin. When Mr. Wu said this, is there any suspicion that he is shielding his relatives?"

Leng Hanbing's conflict with Wu Zhong has become a little acute recently. After the bloody battle with the gang and Di Xiong's imprisonment, the basic backbone of the original Xihe Society suffered heavy losses among the people in Beihai Company, and many people died. Many people promoted by Di Xiong in the early days also left, such as Li Jincai and Li Jinfa, who did not come to Suiyuan and gave up their shares. There were many vacancies in the company. Di Xiong was unable to arrange people when he was in prison, so Wu Zhong placed many of his cronies there, such as Hu Lin, who was promoted from the director of the textile factory to the deputy general manager, on the same level as Leng Hanbing, and Tuo Qingyun, Zhan Yiqing, and Zhan Erqing were also promoted. Leng Hanbing has always been very concerned about this matter, so he has begun to subconsciously find fault with Wu Zhong's opinions.

Wu Chunfeng sensed the gunpowder in Leng Hanbing's words, and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying: "The behavior of these four men in harming women is indeed excessive, but I don't think it deserves the death penalty. If we kill them just like that, Director Guo, Vice President Hu, and the former dean will definitely be very sad, and may leave Beihai Company. The development of Beihai Company will suffer a major blow. We must consider the company's development prospects. A lack of patience will ruin great plans."

At this time, someone coughed, and everyone looked and saw that it was Di Xiong. He continued with Wu Chunfeng's words and said: "If you don't kill them, will the company's development be good? If we let them go easily, the officials, businessmen and people of Baotou will be disappointed in us, and will conclude that our company is led by a group of corrupt leaders who are nepotistic and do not enforce the law strictly. I think these four people should still be executed, but the Justice Party advocates democracy, so let's decide by voting."

Secretary Ai Yun was responsible for counting the votes. The voting results were: five votes in favor, one vote against, and one abstention. Wu Zhong did not oppose but abstained. The only vote against was from Wu Chunfeng.

Di Xiong said: "Since the decision has been made, in order to prevent any future complications, we should not wait three days and execute it tomorrow morning."

Leng Hanbing then walked to the door and conveyed the order of tomorrow's execution to Su Jinxu. Su Jinxu then conveyed it to others, and soon many people knew this important news.

In a prison temporarily converted from a warehouse of Beihai Company, the old man who delivered meals opened the cell door with a key and brought in a table of sumptuous meals. He shouted, "Dinner is ready!"

The old man had a head full of white hair, was about sixty years old, and was wearing an inspector's uniform.

The four young prisoners in the cell took the food. Guo Jincai, with a pale face, said in surprise: "There is braised lion's head. This dish is so rich!"

The old man delivering the meal said, "Because this is our last meal, of course it should be sumptuous!"

Tang Qianhu, whose face was yellow and red, was about to serve his meal. When he heard this, his heart sank and he asked, "Has the verdict been announced?"

The old man delivering the food said, "Yes! You are all sentenced to death. You will be shot tomorrow morning."

When the four people heard this, they were all shocked. They didn't expect the Justice Party leaders to be so cruel.

Tang Qianhu said: "As an intelligence officer, my job is a life-or-death situation, so I am not afraid of death. It's just that I didn't die behind enemy lines, but died in such a cowardly way. I am unwilling to accept that!"

Guo Jincai asked, "Can we still appeal to Di Juzi?"

The old man who brought the food said, "This was decided by the high-ranking members of the Justice Party, including Di Juzi. It is the highest and final verdict and there is no appeal."

When Guo Jincai heard this, his face turned pale.

In the meeting room of Beihai Company, in addition to deciding on the Xian Yujie case, the top leaders of the Justice Party also discussed many issues concerning the Beihai Group Company and the Justice Party. The meeting lasted for more than three hours and it was dark outside. When they were about to end their meeting for dinner, guard Di Chun reported that Xian Yujie asked for a meeting.

Di Xiong said: "Let her in!"

Xian Yujie walked in with a haggard face and said, "Mr. Di, all the great men and scholars of the Justice Party, I am very grateful that you can make the decision for me in this case and severely punish these four people. But I hope you can spare their lives. Although they hurt me, their families are indeed very important to the interests of the company. Besides, I have been tortured by the Japanese many times. My reputation has long been ruined and my body is dirty. It is not worth sacrificing four intelligence talents for me! Life here is much better than in Beijing. The recent incident was indeed done by them after they were drunk. If they were not drunk, they would not have done it. They are also outstanding talents in the intelligence school. Please give them a break."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Di Xiong remained silent and sat on a chair in the office, thinking. Other senior Justice Party leaders also sat in other seats with their own thoughts, and didn't know what to do for a while. At this time, Liu Zhennan walked to the door and shouted to Di Xiong: "Boss, Guo Jincai and Yuan Xiaobao's mother is here. The two women have been kneeling at the door, and no matter how the guards persuaded them, they refused to leave. They kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and now even their heads are bleeding."

Di Xiong sighed, walked back into the meeting room and said to everyone, "Since the victim of the case has pleaded for the murderer, the situation has changed. I suggest a new vote."

No one opposed Di Xiong's proposal, so a new vote was held, with four votes against and three votes in favor.

Di Xiong took the voting sheet compiled by Ai Yun, looked at it carefully for a while, and said slowly: "It is so difficult to become an honest official like Hai Rui. Leng Hanbing, go and announce to their families. Guo Jincai, Yuan Xiaobao and other four people have raped Xian Yuji. Their crimes are heinous and they should be sentenced to death. However, considering the victim's plea and their willingness to repent, the death penalty has been postponed. Whether the death penalty will be imposed will be determined by the four people's test scores in the Intelligence School. Only those who rank in the top four can be exempted. Moreover, the death penalty can be exempted, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. The four people will be flogged fifty times and put in solitary confinement for fifteen days. The Supervision Department must send people to closely monitor the four people's future actions, and the bad habits of the Intelligence School must also be rectified..."

Di Xiong hadn't finished his words, but everyone knew that the lives of the four people were saved. The reactions on their faces varied, and Wu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

After eating dinner in the cafeteria, Wu Zhong returned home. His wife, Yu, hurried up to him and asked, "Did Hu Canglang survive? I heard he was going to be shot."

Wu Zhong said: "The Justice Party's top leaders voted twice. The first time, only one person voted against and sentenced him to death. However, after Xian Yuji pleaded for them, a second vote was held and four people voted against. Hu Canglang finally saved his life."

Yu said, "You were the only one who opposed the first vote? These young people are too cruel. Hu Canglang is not the main culprit."

Wu Zhong said: "I abstained from voting the first time because before the vote, Di Xiong gave me a fierce look, and Leng Hanbing said that I was suspected of shielding my relatives. I was worried that voting against would anger Di Xiong and remove me from all my positions. The second time, I saw that Di Xiong's attitude had softened, so I voted against it."

Yu said: "Xian Yuji, this vixen, must have taken the initiative to seduce Hu Canglang, an honest man, and even begged for mercy in a hypocritical manner. She is clearly a slut."

Wu Zhong said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. She is sacrificing herself for the sake of the overall situation. If Xian Yuji hadn't stepped in, Hu Canglang would have been dead. Hu Canglang was indeed an honest child when he was young, but after escaping from the bandit's lair last time, his temperament changed drastically and he became lawless."

When Di Xiong returned home, he heard Bai Xiuling angrily say, "Guo Jincai, Hu Canglang, Tang Qianhu, Yuan Xiaobao, the last characters of these four guys add up to jackals, tigers and leopards, a bunch of wild beasts. I really don't understand why Xian Yuji would plead for them."

Di Xiong said, "You can't say that. If we really execute these four people, the price we pay will be very heavy. Director Guo and the former dean are very likely to leave the company. Even if they don't leave, they will feel resentful. If they surrender to the enemy at a critical moment, it will be troublesome. So Xian Yuji is actually giving me a way out."

Di Xiong continued, "In the second vote, no matter how I counted, there were only three votes against. Why was there a fourth vote against it?"

Bai Xiuling said: "I saw you voted against it, so I voted against it too."

Di Xiong said, "Didn't you insist on executing them at the meeting? Why didn't you stick to your principles?"

Bai Xiuling smiled and said, "Because I support you absolutely without any principles."

At this time, someone knocked on the door. Bai Xiuling opened the door and saw that it was Liu Zhennan. He greeted Bai Xiuling first, calling her Principal Bai, and then said to Di Xiong, "Boss! There is a man outside the dormitory building who wants to see you, but he was stopped by the guard. He said his name is Wang Hanchao and he is your acquaintance in Beijing."

Liu Zhennan and his team also had accommodation in the dormitory building, but as long as Di Xiong returned to the dormitory, they would take turns patrolling the walls and gates around the dormitory building every hour. When it was Liu Zhennan's turn to patrol, he saw the situation at the gate and quickly reported to Di Xiong. Di Xiong quickly asked Liu Zhennan to tell the guard to let him in.

In fact, as soon as Wang Hanchao left Beijing, the Intelligence Department received intelligence from the Beijing Intelligence Station and reported it to Di Xiong. Di Xiong knew what he was here for and had already made preparations.