Black Flag Army

Ye He said, "It's very chaotic outside, so don't go there by yourself. Write a note and I'll ask the servant to get it for you." Ye He knew that there were many Tsarist Russian advisers and garrison officers and soldiers in Kulun City who often robbed women on the street. With Qiqige's appearance, if she was seen by the Tsarist Russians after she went out, she would definitely not be spared. Ye He had just got Qiqige not long ago, just like a child who had just got a new toy and was addicted to playing with it. Of course, he didn't want others to take her away.

Qiqige said, "The servant doesn't know where the thing is, and most likely he won't be able to find it."

Ye He said sternly: "No! This is an order. You are just a maid, don't you even listen to your master's words?"

Seeing Qiqige's pitiful tearful look, he changed his tone and said, "I'll ask your ex-husband to send all the things to the mansion by carriage, and you can choose them carefully. After you're done, let him take them back. Is that okay?"

Qiqige burst into laughter and said, "Thank you, Third Young Master!"

An hour later, Sun Xiaotie brought all the items from the pot-patching shop. Qiqige selected them under the supervision of the Prime Minister's guards. She secretly hid the information in the remaining items and made a secret gesture to Sun Xiaotie. Sun Xiaotie returned a gesture to show that he understood, and then left with the items.

On the morning of June 10, 1914, in the Capital Police Department, Beijing City, the director's office, the patrol captain and the detective captain walked in together and bowed their heads before the director, Yuan Chenggui. The weather was very hot, and Yuan Chenggui took off his uniform and lay on a rattan chair with his bare chest, while two policemen were fanning him.

Yuan Chenggui said angrily: "What's wrong? Didn't they catch Hong Tianlie again?"

The patrol captain said: "I was incompetent and failed to catch Hong Tianlie. When we rushed into his bedroom, we found that his bed was still warm. We were just one step away."

The detective captain said, "Director! We have made some progress in this operation. We have captured several of his men and killed his top general Liu Dasha. We should be able to catch him next time."

Yuan Chenggui cursed, "Two idiots! I don't know how they became captains, but they can't even catch a small gang leader, who has already escaped three times. And there's this guy called Liu Dasha, who is a big idiot just by his name. He dares to take credit for killing a big idiot!"

Yuan Chenggui became angrier and angrier as he cursed. He rushed up and slapped the two men several times each. The two men didn't dare to say a word while being beaten.

At this time, a Danren Hu man sitting on the sofa said, "Director Yuan, you really can't blame them, because the Justice Party has an intelligence station in Beijing, and their intelligence methods are very powerful. Your police department must have their informants, and with them tipping off, it's normal that Captain Dong and Captain Yin couldn't be arrested."

The person who spoke was Yoshida Ryozo, the branch chairman of the Black Dragon Society. Last year, he arranged for his men to attack Di Xiong's aircraft factory in Baotou, but the operation failed and all members died in the operation. This made his old boss Toyama Mitsuru very dissatisfied and he scolded him severely. Fortunately, he had good connections in the Black Dragon Society and many people pleaded for him. Moreover, the people at the Black Dragon Society headquarters were busy dealing with the White Star Party's affairs last winter and did not care too much about his actions. After all, Japan is not without aircraft now, and attacking an aircraft factory is not a big deal. Therefore, Yoshida's position is temporarily secure.

Of course, although he was not dismissed, Yoshida still hated Di Xiong and the Justice Party. He had found out that the Beihai Company was controlled by a tight organization like the Justice Party, so he had been looking for an opportunity to wash away the shame of the last time. Last winter, his men accidentally discovered that the Justice Party's intelligence agents were active in Beijing, and then followed the clues to discover the Flying Eagle Gang hiding in Beijing. So Yoshida Ryozo immediately contacted the Capital Police Department. He knew that the police chief Yuan Chenggui had also been assassinated by the Flying Eagle Gang, so the two began to cooperate and asked their men to eliminate the Flying Eagle Gang as quickly as possible. It would be best if they could also capture Guan Qier, the intelligence station chief of the Justice Party.

The situation of the Beiyang government this year was also changeable. Yuan Shikai dissolved the old parliament and prepared to form a new parliament. Many people in his leadership team were also replaced, including Zhao Bingjun, who had interrogated Di Xiong. He became infamous last year because of the Song Changde case. He was dismissed from his position and forced to return home to retire. He died unexpectedly at the end of February this year. Some newspapers reported that Zhao Bingjun was poisoned by people sent by Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai has made Beijing quite uneasy this year, but the foreign powers did not feel anything, so Yoshida Ryozo can still control the Beiyang Police Department. Yesterday during the day, members of the Flying Eagle Gang were attacked by other hostile gangs, and a fight broke out in a hotel in Beijing, which was noticed by Yuan Chenggui. After Liu Dasha of the Flying Eagle Gang escaped with injuries, he sent people to track Liu Dasha and found a stronghold of the Flying Eagle Gang. He sent police to attack the place that night. Although more than a dozen members of the Flying Eagle Gang including Liu Dasha were killed, important members such as Hong Tianlie and Li Manniu managed to escape. This made Yuan Chenggui quite angry, because in the past few months, the Flying Eagle Gang had attacked people from the Police Department many times and killed many police officers of the Police Department. They had also launched several arrest operations against the Flying Eagle Gang, but ultimately failed to capture Hong Tianlie himself.

After Yoshida Ryozo comforted Yuan Chenggui, he said: "Mr. Yuan, the key to catching Mr. Hong lies in the spy planted by the Beijing Intelligence Station in your police station. With them passing on information to the Flying Eagle Gang, your actions are naturally transparent to them. But you have a very good opportunity today. When you sent people to attack the Flying Eagle Gang, I forged a warrant to let the remaining police prohibit everyone in the police department from going out under the guise of your order. I guess most of your subordinates are still unable to get off work. Since the news has still been leaked, then someone in your police department must have sneaked out. The disappeared person must be the spy planted by the Flying Eagle Gang."

When Yuan Chenggui heard this, he felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. He immediately flattered him, "Mr. Yoshida is really thoughtful. With your help, these guys who offended the President and the Black Dragon Society must be skinned alive." Then he naturally took out two gold bars and gave them to Yoshida, who accepted them without hesitation. Afterwards, Yuan Chenggui led his two captains to conduct a thorough investigation of the missing persons in the police department.

After some investigation, Yuan Chenggui found that three people were missing in the police department, namely the new police officer Zhao Wu, the clerk Xu Xiaoshun in the archives room, and the cleaner Ye Yangkui. Captain Dong kept asking people about the whereabouts of the three people, while Captain Yin had already sent the basic information of the three people to Yuan Chenggui, and asked Yuan Chenggui: "Director, I think the traitor in the police department is among these three people. Who do you think is more suspicious and who should we arrest first?"

Yuan Chenggui smiled and said: "Who should we arrest first? Arrest all three together! At least one of these three people is a traitor. We would rather arrest them all than let any one go. You should immediately divide into three teams and go to their residences to arrest people. If anyone dares to resist arrest, you can shoot and injure him on the spot, but you must keep him alive."

Although it was late at night, the police officers of the Beiyang Police Department still could not rest. Under Yuan Chenggui's order, they once again split up and went out to find the residences of the three missing persons. The door of police officer Zhao Wu's house was kicked open first. Zhao Wu, who was sleeping, was tied up by a group of police before he could react. The situation of clerk Xu Xiaoshun was even worse. He was drinking in his room at home when the police broke into his room. He was angry and threw the bottle at the police. Then his legs were shot through and he was kidnapped by the police with blood all over his legs. Ye Yangkui's house was empty, which made Captain Dong, who went to arrest him, feel very suspicious. After asking the neighbors around, he learned that Ye Yangkui was a gambler who liked to gamble in casinos. So about ten minutes later, the police caught Ye Yangkui in a nearby casino.

Soon, the three missing persons were tied up in front of Yuan Chenggui. Yoshida Ryozo was also very concerned about this matter. He also came to the three people and began to carefully observe the changes in their expressions. Among the three, Zhao Wu was always confused, Xu Xiaoshun was cursing because of being shot, and Ye Yangkui was silent. Several police officers immediately interrogated them and asked them why the three of them left their posts at night. Zhao Wu said that he didn't want to be a policeman anymore, Xu Xiaoshun said that his wife ran away with the money, causing him to have no mind to go to work, and Ye Yangkui said that he was addicted to gambling, so he stayed in the casino all night.

Yuan Chenggui was listening to the three people's words and thinking about what to do next. At this time, Yoshida Ryozo suddenly said, "Mr. Yuan, I have observed their performance and I already know who is the traitor. You can let the other two go." Then he walked around the three people and pointed at the sweaty Ye Yangkui and said, "Take him to the interrogation room."

Yuan Chenggui understood what he meant and asked the police to release the other two. He then took Ye Yangkui into the interrogation room and said to his two subordinates: "Torture this guy severely and make him tell us the location of the Flying Eagle Gang and the intelligence station."

Yoshida Ryozo interrupted Yuan Chenggui and said, "I think the Chinese man is a soft-hearted person. If you torture him, he may not tell you the location of the intelligence station. Besides, he is a gambler, so he must be short of money. You can start from this aspect."

Yuan Chenggui agreed, then quickly walked into the interrogation room to interrogate Ye Yangkui. After some simple intimidation, Yuan Chenggui found that Ye Yangkui really refused to say anything, so he followed Yoshida's idea and said, "Mr. Ye, your monthly salary for sweeping the floor is only a few hundred copper coins. How much can you get for working for the intelligence station? At most ten dollars, right? Do you know how much I can make in a month, and how much the police around you can make? The intelligence station is currently hiding everywhere. Has it been a long time since we paid you? Ye Yangkui, if you are willing to cooperate with us, you can take this bag of fifty dollars now. After we catch Guan Qier, we will give you another fifty dollars." After that, he put a bag full of money next to Ye Yangkui. After a while, Yuan Chenggui noticed that Ye Yangkui's breathing became heavy, and he felt that the other party might not be able to bear it anymore.

The next day, in front of a teahouse, Ye Yangkui walked up to the shopkeeper out of breath and said a secret code to him. The shopkeeper told him to go to the basement. In the basement, Ye Yangkui met his upline contact, Guan Qier. Guan Qier, who looked haggard, was sorting out the information. When he saw Ye Yangkui, he asked, "Where did you go last night? Why didn't you report your work in time?"

Ye Yangkui put his hands behind his back and replied nervously: "Stationmaster, I was in great danger yesterday. I was noticed by the police when I went out. I ran away until very late at night. I was so sleepy that I am in this situation now. Please understand..."

Suddenly, there was a gunshot in the basement and noisy footsteps outside. Guan Qier was horrified. He noticed that he was suddenly shot in the leg. The shooter was Ye Yangkui in front of him. He was anxious and angry, and said incoherently: "You...you..."!

Ye Yangkui pointed his pistol at Guan Qier's head, showed a sinister smile, and said slowly: "Stationmaster Guan, I have no choice. Water flows to the low places and people go to the high places. You have only paid me half of my wages for three months. If I don't find another way to work, I will starve to death. Director Yuan said that as long as he catches you, he will give you 100 yuan. I really need this money. Don't blame me on your way to the underworld."

Ye Yangkui was originally a member of the Qinglong Society, but later, seeing that the Qinglong Society was falling apart, he and Yao Tiechui joined Wu Chunfeng of the Xihe Society and became an intelligence officer. When Wu Chunfeng and Yao Tiechui left Beijing, he was reluctant to leave, so Wu Chunfeng arranged him to work under Guan Qier. He always looked down on Guan Qier, who came from a beggar family and actually became his superior. He believed that Guan Qier was lucky and had followed Di Xiong early, so he became the stationmaster.

At this moment the door was suddenly opened, and a teahouse waiter reported: "Stationmaster! A large number of police and people from the Black Dragon Society are here..." He said halfway, saw the situation inside, and hurriedly drew his gun. Ye Yangkui fired two shots first and knocked the waiter down. At the same time, Qin Qier seized the opportunity, picked up a javelin on the table, and hit Ye Yangkui on the head. Ye Yangkui's head was bleeding. When he turned the muzzle of the gun to aim at Guan Qier, Guan Qier swung the gun and knocked the pistol away. Then the tip of the gun pierced Ye Yangkui's heart. Ye Yangkui retreated several steps and his body slowly fell down.

Before Guan Qi'er could draw his gun, dozens of black-clad policemen with guns had already rushed into the basement, pointing their guns at Guan Qi'er. They suddenly split to both sides, and several senior police officers came over, led by Yuan Chenggui, followed by the patrol captain and the detective captain.

Yuan Chenggui sneered, "Guan Qier! Chief of the Beijing Intelligence Station, I finally caught you."

Guan Qier said fearlessly: "I was just a beggar who could die of hunger at any time. You are the chief of police, and you come to arrest a beggar in person. Aren't you afraid of losing your status?"

Yuan Chenggui said: "As long as you hand over Hong Tianlie's hiding place and the whereabouts of other accomplices in the intelligence station, I can give you the identity of a police officer, and no one will look down on you anymore."

Guan Qier said sternly: "As a member of the Justice Party, I would rather die standing than live on my knees."

Yuan Chenggui said: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. I can just offer a big reward and wipe out all of you so-called justice party members."

Guan Qier said: "As long as there is still one person in this world who has a sense of justice in his heart, the Justice Party will not perish!"

The patrol captain shouted, "Take him back and torture him. I don't believe his bones are made of iron." He waved his hand and several policemen rushed over.

Guan Qier knew the final moment had come, so he used his uninjured right foot to press the button on the bomb under the table. With a loud bang, hundreds of kilograms of high explosives hidden in the basement wall exploded at the same time, with flashes of fire and billowing smoke. More than a dozen policemen and members of the Black Dragon Society standing outside the basement were blown away by the shock wave of the explosion. Half an hour later, someone carefully walked into the ruined teahouse and saw that there was no one alive inside.