Chapter 96 The 93rd chapter mistakenly went to the ceremony to witness the marriage, was arrested, searched for bombs, cleverly planned to get out of the cage

When Jianlong came to the sub-department of the social group, he saw this look and realized that the situation was very urgent. The telegram sent by Jin Geer was indeed true.It's a bit too careless to come to Beijing hastily, but the matter has come to this point, can it be said that it is not worth it?They could only adapt to the circumstances and try to alleviate their doubts, and then they told a bunch of nonsense to the cart puller.Then he carried the leather bag himself, and the cart driver carried the soft case for him, and walked straight into the gate.The guard at the door didn't recognize him, so of course he stopped him for questioning.Jianlong said: "My name is You Mengyun. It was your second master Jin who sent me a telegram to invite me to come. Take me to see the second master quickly." The servant was still a little hesitant. He hurried over, took his hand, and greeted Jin Erdi.As soon as Ge Er heard the accent, he knew it was Tian Jianlong, because he changed his appearance, but he couldn't change his accent.His shock was no small matter, he immediately took Jianlong's hand and walked back.He also ordered the servant to move Mr. You's luggage to the back and pay for the car.He kept pulling Jianlong into his bedroom, and was afraid that someone would come in, so he locked the door upside down, and then formally talked with Jianlong, saying that your courage is really not small!

It is said that Jin Ge Er is a very courageous person, why is he so cautious this time, he was so frightened and at a loss when he saw the dragon's face, isn't this quite different from his usual temperament?Writing a novel is hard to say two things. Since the past month, the Beijing Social League Branch has almost become the target of power for the Detective Department of the Police Department.They all set out, from the chief detective to the scouts, they all saw the social group branch as a piece of fat. In the future, everyone will get promoted and get rich, and they will all be compensated for it.Speaking of this matter, there is also a reason for the blunder.This reason was not caused by other people, it was completely caused by Hong Huahu, the leader of the social group.It turned out that Hong Huahu had been in Beijing for many years, and his father was a Beijing official.He has been studying in Beijing since he was a child.He has a classmate, Qiyou, whose surname is Fang Mingqiang, and his character is Zili.In terms of learning and handwriting, it is much higher than Huahu.At the end of Guangxu, he took two exams at the last township association, and Lian Jie won the Jinshi, and he was assigned as an errand in the Ministry of Civil Affairs as the main task.At that time, Hua Hu went to study abroad, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for four or five years.Later, when Hua Hu returned to China, he also obtained a first-class examination when studying abroad in the Qing court.Tongfang Zili used to be a classmate, but now he is in the same government and the same department, so the relationship is of course better, but the two of them have become businessmen, and they are jealous of each other.Do you think this is strange?It turned out that the reason why the two turned against each other was because the old and the new were different.Fang Zili looked down on Huahu, saying that he was a foreign-flavored devil Jinshi, that he could not be regarded as a righteous person, and that he was not worthy of serving in the same ministry as him.This rumor reached Hua Hu's ears, and his words became even harsher.He said that people like Fang Zili, don't think he will be a Jinshi, he can only be regarded as an old cat and mouse, a person who is out of date.Not to mention being an official, it is not enough to be a waiter and set up a stage to serve foreigners!If he wants to know his own weight, he should go home and farm the land, and he should still be a law-abiding old farmer.Now he has a human face and dares to act as a magistrate in the majestic Ministry of Civil Affairs.In the new world, how can there be a master like him, I think he can only serve as a dung-making machine.The words of Huahu spread to Zili's ears later, and Zili jumped up, cursing: "What a stinking slave! They are a group of foreign Jinshi, who were created by the state to set up a stage for foreigners. I don't know. He knows how to set up the stage and doesn't know how to serve foreigners. Of course he is not as good as them, but ask him to look at the history of China. Since Haitong, China has produced many diplomatic talents, such as Zeng Jize, Guo Songtao, Li Hongzhang, etc. One is not outstanding, dare to open his eyes to negotiate with outsiders. Nowadays, the country spends a lot of money, and the diplomatic talents produced are all good at putting on the stage. Although they can speak a few foreign words, except Yesyes What do people say, what do they promise, how many people can win back the rights for the country and the dignity of the people. A talent like Zhaohuahu, with a little foreign air, dares to despise people without shame. What is the era? , What is backwardness, those who are compradors, servants, even wearing red tasseled caps, wearing white shawls, grinning, and driving carriages for foreigners, are they in line with the times and not outdated?" Fang Zili said If a set of words is passed on to the tiger's ears, of course the opinion is that it will get deeper and deeper.Later, because of an official matter in the ministry, Fang Zi made up the main manuscript, which didn't suit Shangfeng's wishes, so he sent Huahu to draft the manuscript, which actually won Shangfeng's approval, saying that he was well-spoken.From then on, Hua Hu spoke many bad words to Fang Zili in front of Shangguan from time to time.The qualifications for self-reliance are five or six years deeper than Huahu's, and there is hope of filling the vacancy. Because the constitutional family is not prosperous, he was put aside instead, and Hong Huahu first made up the chief of the etiquette department.This made Fang Zili really angry, but he couldn't think of any way to deal with him.Until the Revolution of 1911 and the establishment of the Nanjing government, he had great ambitions to transform the tiger. He took a three-month leave from the ministry and then went to Nanjing privately, trying to mobilize a minister, but he never succeeded.He left the populist party in anger, trying to find another way, but met Tian Jianlong by accident.He resorted to various means, and without any effort, he safely obtained the position of leader of the social group, and he used this to brag, as if standing in a confrontational position with the populist party.In terms of his personal reputation, it is true that the troubles are getting bigger and bigger, but the root of his disaster is also getting deeper and deeper.It has been more than a year since he left the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he always took continuous leave, saying that his father was sick in bed, and he could not leave for a moment because he was serving soup and medicine, so he begged the court official to allow him to take leave.Although several court officials have been changed over the past year, no one has criticized Hong Huahu's request for leave. To be honest, this is the glory of China's filial piety.Everyone always thinks this way, a son who guards his father's illness, of course he can't bear to be separated.As Shangguans, we also have parents, so we should treat ourselves and others, so why go too far, just give a single word of approval in a daze and it's over.In fact, Huahu had not heard of his father for a long time. After the revolution, the old man went to Hangzhou and bought a house by the West Lake.He doesn't care about his son, and his son doesn't care about him. It really has the flavor of a Western father and son.However, for the family, although Huahu implements the rule of having no father in the new culture, he still lifts up the old father to serve as a talisman for protecting himself.In fact, he couldn't hide Fang Zili's situation at all.However, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is also a very deep person. Although he hates Huahu in his heart, he refuses to show it on his face.Huahu asked for leave many times, and he never added a word of yes or no in front of the superior. He thought, people who are superiors are not picky, so why should I talk more?If I want to talk too much at this time, not only will it not harm the hair of a tiger, but if it happens by chance, I may also be despised by the superior, saying that I don't value filial piety and loyalty, wouldn't it be self-defeating?I just washed my eyes and watched from the sidelines. When the opportunity comes, I just need to kick him hard. Not only will he break his official position, but also make him a dead man forever. After that, I will come to Beijing again. It's not easy anymore.

He made up his mind, and after a while, the opportunity came.what chance?That is, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was changed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the President specially appointed Zhu Qiqin as the Chief of Internal Affairs.This old Mr. Zhu is a well-known cadre in Beiyang. He once served as the Chief of the Patrol Headquarters in the Outer City of Beijing.He was specially appointed as the chief of internal affairs, and he told him face to face: "Our country's internal affairs have failed, and the president felt guilty at the time. He originally wanted to entrust this responsibility to Zhao Bingheng and ask him to rectify it thoroughly. Unexpectedly, Bingheng died in the middle way." , The president of our country has spent many days of observation and research. He only thought that you could follow Bingheng and implement rectification to achieve some results. Therefore, it took a lot of trouble to pass the two chambers. You must refresh your spirits and seek truth from facts. You live up to the expectations of our President." Zhu Qiqin replied in fear: "Qiqin is a mediocre talent, how dare he compete with Prime Minister Zhao Xian. The only thing he is confident about is seriousness in everything. , dare not be perfunctory, use diligence to make up for weakness, use frugality to support integrity, and hope to live up to the expectations of the President. As for the results, even Qin Qin is not confident." Don't dare to be negligent.At this time, two things happened to stir up his mind at the same time. What's the matter?That is, Hong Huahu's notice to continue his leave has arrived again.He followed up on this report, and did not comment on whether it was acceptable or not at the time, but he suddenly remembered that two or three months ago, there was a news on the Shanghai Poster about the organization of some regiment and some party, and the leader of that party was precisely Hong Huahu.Is it another person?Or is it the member who asked for leave?He hesitated a lot in his heart, thinking that this issue was very important and he must not let it go lightly. I must find the oldest officer in this book and have a talk with him, so as to find out about Hong Huahu. The foundation, and then determine the countermeasures.He recruited the same officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, checked carefully, and immediately took a fancy to Fang Qiang.The first one was born in Kejia, the second one has more than ten years of qualifications, and the third one works in the same department as Hong Huahu.After hearing about Qin, he decided to ask for a confession from him, and Hong Huahu's fate was decided accordingly.Qi Qin is very cautious. He refused to say these things in the ministry. He took his film and asked the waiter to go to the etiquette department and told Mr. Fang that the chief executive specially invited him to the house for an interview on important matters. At five or six o'clock tonight, be sure to take a trip in vain.Fang Zili agreed with his mouth, but he was really surprised in his heart. If the chief wants to talk about business, he can talk about it in the ministry. Why did he ask me to go home?Besides, I had no contact with Mr. Zhu before, so we couldn't talk about personal communication.What does it mean?Later, when I thought about it, it was always the favorable side that took the most part, and he would never invite me to the house unless he expressed closeness, so I had to go there at the right time.He thought of this, of course he was very happy.After getting off work at four o'clock, I sat next to him for a while, and then rode a carriage all the way to Mr. Zhu's house.

He usually has a rickshaw with a monthly subscription, and he does not take a horse-drawn carriage. Today, because of his appointment with the chief minister, one is to give others a strong appearance, and the other is to come in a horse-drawn carriage.Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhu had already been handed over to the concierge. As soon as Fang Zili arrived, the guards led him to the inner study room, and made tea and handed cigarettes, very attentive.When Mr. Zhu came out when he was young, he held Zili's hand as soon as we met, and called him an old brother, saying: "Today, I checked the official records of the department and found out that I was in the same year as the township examination. We have both the friendship of the same year and the friendship of colleagues." Ya, this friendship is extraordinary, so I take the liberty to invite Brother Nian to come to the humble house to talk about it. We need to get rid of our appearance and have a real talk, so as to live up to today's grand meeting." Qi Qin poured rice soup as much as he could, making Zili feel a little dizzy He even said: "I don't dare to be an officer. In the future, I hope the chief will teach me more and follow it. It's a great honor." Qi Qin talked with him and asked him how many years he had been in the ministry.Self-reliance said that it has been nine years.Qi Qin said: "The old man is very qualified. It is said that he should have filled the vacancy early. Why are you still scattered?" Comparing talents." Qi Qin laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true. Wait for my brother to help you find a solution. In the short term, you can always make up for a real gap." Zili hurriedly bowed to thank him, saying that everything depends on the cultivation of the chief .Qi Qin asked him to have dinner again, but he thanked him again and again.Qi Qin said: "We are brothers, why should we be so rigid? This is not a treat, but just talk for a while." The two were drinking, and Qi Qin asked him, "In Brother Nian's department, there is a colleague called Hong Huahu, I think I must be very familiar with him." Zili hurriedly replied: "I know Hong Huahu, but I don't have any deep acquaintances. I don't know if the chief asked him, do you have any appointments?" Qi Qin said: "He has been on vacation for a long time. , There have been as many as six or seven times, even if there is an appointment from the Ministry, he is not in Beijing." Zili nodded, but remained silent.Qi Qin had already seen this look, and asked further: "What is it like to turn a tiger into a human being? I can't hide it from Brother Nian. Why don't we just talk about wine today?" Zili deliberately made a very solemn expression. With an attitude, he said to Qin: "The officer asked the chief for instructions. If there is any official relationship with Huahu, for the sake of the overall situation, the officer should report in detail what he knows. If there is no official relationship, just chat in private. The official is very reluctant to talk about Huahu, so I can only say Mo Zan." Qi Qin is so shrewd, and after hearing the lingering sound of his words, he already understood the eight or nine in his heart, so he simply opened it and said: "Yesterday I picked up again. When I went to Huahu to renew the false report, I saw his name, and suddenly I remembered something. In the past one or two months, all the newspapers in Shanghai published a news saying that the headquarters of the social group was established, and the head of the headquarters was Hong Huahu. I Because of the report, I thought of the social group, and I didn't know whether Hong Huahu in the department was Hong Huahu of the social group. It has something to do with it. If brother Nian doesn't know, it's inconvenient for younger brother to force him to ask; if he knows a little bit, I beg you to tell me in detail." When Qi Qin said this, Zili seemed to be involuntarily sighed and said: "cough The previous chiefs did not pay attention to this, and they were very reluctant to talk about these things in the secretary, and there was no chance to talk about them. The fact that the chief can ask this question today shows that he cares about the conduct of the officers and the reputation of the department. If If the officer wants to protect you again and keep it secret, you are not only sorry for the chief, but also for your own conscience." Qi Qin was surprised when he heard him speak so solemnly, and hurriedly put down his wine glass and asked, "Listen to Brother Nian? Said, Hua Hu must have done something wrong, but my younger brother should learn from his ears, so as not to be implicated in the future, and I don't look good as an officer!" Zili said: "Originally speaking of this matter It has a lot to do with it. Hua Hu was originally a foreign Jinshi back then, and since he arrived at the ministry, he has been advocating revolution in secret. He has also tried to recruit officials to join the Iron Blood League League time and time again. The fashion was in the Qing Dynasty, and the officials had repeatedly Advise him, this is a matter of his own life, absolutely not allowed. After entering the Republic of China, he said that the current revolutionary party has compromised with Xiangzicheng, which is the most hateful. He wants to organize another anarchist party , and imitated the inside story of the Russian nihilistic party, specially recruited assassins, and distributed them in Beijing and Tianjin in the future to implement its assassination doctrine. And bent his fingers, counting contemporary dignitaries, so and so were among the assassins. At that time, the officer heard that he could only cover up His ears went away, and he thought what he said was crazy. Unexpectedly, after a few days, he asked for leave and went to Shanghai. He didn't pay much attention to it before, but after the news was posted on the poster, the officer finally understood, Sure enough, where there is a will, there is a way. However, the previous chief executives have always approved his leave of absence generously. The officer thinks that others are soft-spoken, so why bother to talk too much, and in vain attract the contempt of the superior officer. Why should I bear such a bad name for trapping my colleagues?" Zili's words made Qin's hair stand terrified.He tapped the edge of the table with his chopsticks, shook his head again and again, and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a big problem in it. If I hadn't been careful for a while, and I met Brother Nian who showed his sincerity, I'm afraid something would happen sooner or later. Ying'er doesn't know yet. This rumor, when it reaches the ears of the President, must be severely reprimanded, saying that you are a member of the department and organize an assassination party. You, as the chief, even Ying'er doesn't know what you are doing? What did you do at that time? Isn’t it hard to tell? It seems that it’s a coincidence that you and my brothers met by chance. We have to find a way to quickly eliminate the disaster. Can we still let their temperaments mess around in Beijing? What's your opinion? Brother Nian, let's discuss it openly." Zili said, "There are branches of social groups in Beijing and Tianjin. The chief can order the two police departments to pay special attention to the branches. There are people with suspicious appearances, they are their principals, deputy ministers, and main characters. If they carry any bulky luggage, it is inevitable that there will be dangerous things hidden in it. In an emergency, they may have to be inspected and arrested. If we do this, we will not be able to completely eliminate them for a while. In the end, you can take precautions before they happen, so as not to cause any unexpected disasters, I don’t know what the chief executive will do?" Qi Qin said: "Of course the method mentioned by Brother Nian is very thorough, but you don’t know that the Beijing Police Department has already treated the social groups. Just pay special attention. Director Wu has been repeatedly reprimanded by the president, telling him to pay special attention to the party departments, and never condone traitors. However, there are no loopholes to be found in the party departments. The party program they advertise is all for the benefit of the country and the people. It should be under the protection of the contract. Although the president told them to guard against them, he also restricted them from acting rashly. How difficult do you think this kind of thing is?" Zili said: "It is difficult to deal with the truth, but the biggest reason is because we don't know the bottom line Sure enough, if you find out the bottom line, you can let it go. Now that you have real evidence, are you still afraid that they will not succeed?" Qi Qin said: "According to what you said, it is best to ask the police department to send police officers to cooperate with the detectives and give him a fierce attack. Are you afraid that they will fly into the sky if the chickens seize the crops and conduct inspections?" Zili shook his head slightly and said: "The inspection is the second step. The first step is to get the bottom. A little stolen goods will make them plausible. And in the future, it will be even more difficult to be caught off guard. According to the judge, it is best to send a few more capable detectives to join the social group first and go undercover. A person who is close to the leader of the party, Xu Yiguan who is willing to be an official, and Xu Yiqian who is willing to ask for money, tells them to inform them at any time, and naturally they can get the inside truth. Is it too late to start at that time? Officials still have a point of view, that they need to change their policy in the future, and pay attention to their leaders instead of their ordinary party members. Let's take the social group as an example. His two heads are Hong Huahu and Tian See the dragon. The combination of a dragon and a tiger could not be more dangerous. Huahu stands in the position of commanding the leader, but Jianlong is a practitioner who specializes in throwing pistols and bombs. These two people seem to be in a mess. Cut off one, and the other will be useless." His few words really moved Qin, and he couldn't help nodding and said, "Your plan is very good. I will tell Director Wu tomorrow and call he noteYi Hongtian and the whereabouts of the two.As long as one of these two dares to come to Beijing, the shady scenes of the social group will be exposed.However, Huahu's request for leave should be submitted, how should I give instructions? Zili said: "According to the officer's opinion, it is best for the chief to still approve it, but add a few words, saying that he has too many vacations, so he must come to Beijing in advance to sell the vacations, and he will take a job in the ministry. Don't get yourself wrong."This kind of instruction can reassure him. Sooner or later, he may really come to sell the vacation. At that time, the chief will detain him and ask for the truth.Wouldn't it be the safest idea to get rid of the relationship with the headquarters and let the president see that the chief is fair and not protect the staff of the headquarters? "Qi Qin bowed his hands to say good-bye, the two had dinner, chatted a few more gossips, and left to go home. Qi Qin Zhi sent him out of the gate again, and repeatedly reminded him that if you have time, please come over and chat. We are good friends of the same year. Don't stick to the clichés of bureaucrats. Zili is humble again and again, and invites Qin to return to the house. Qiqin must ask him to get in the carriage before he is willing to go back. Sitting in the car by himself, the more he thinks about it, the happier he is. This time, Hong Huahu has fallen into a trap.

Not to mention his personal pride, but to say that Zhu Qiqin invited Wu Bixiang to his house the next day, told Bixiang all about the society group that Zili had mentioned, and told him to pay attention to Hong Tian and his whereabouts.Bixiang also felt that this matter was very important, and if something happened in the future, he would be the first person to be responsible.When he returned to the police station, he sincerely wrote a letter to Ou Guang, saying that the voice of the social group has become louder and louder recently. On that day, my brother promised to help, so why was it so long? There is no news, I don't know where your relative is now, what report, please let my brother know early, so that we can be prepared.When Ou Guang received the letter, he was very frightened. He was afraid that if the social group really took action, how could he bear it?Fortunately, his mother-in-law sent a confidential telegram yesterday, telling Tian Jianlong to go to Beijing soon with a sharp weapon in his body.I didn't want to report to the police station about anything, I was afraid it would cause me a lot of trouble, now that Wu Bixiang put down this urging talisman, how could he hold his breath, and immediately took this secret message with him, and went to the police station to inform .Now, the handle of the knife can be handed over to Wu Bixiang.Bixiang is an old bureaucrat, shady and spicy, when he heard Ou Guang come to worship, he seemed to be picking up a pearl the size of a walnut on the ground, his joy is indescribable.Immediately invite him to the secret room where he rests, hold hands, express 120% intimacy, and say: "Little brother's future is completely in the hands of my brother. If a brother is willing to help a brother, it is like life and death. Because of this The case has become more and more serious recently. The president repeatedly blamed the younger brother for his ineffectiveness. Chief Zhu also said that this matter is of great importance. If you can't solve the case in the near future, not only will your director's future not be maintained. , Even I, the Chief of Internal Affairs, will not be able to bear the responsibility. Brother, listen to how tight the words are! Brothers are suppressed by two layers, and they are really helpless. Fortunately, Chief Zhu reminded me that you have to rely on detectives to crack this matter, then It is absolutely impossible, because they don't know the bottom, and they just point to the sky bell. How can it be hit? It is best to have a close friend who is close to the party and can report the bottom of the party to the party at any time. You, this case is naturally not difficult to solve. After hearing what the chief said, I thought of my brother. That day, brother Cheng was very helpful and asked my relative to monitor the report. Now, two months later, there is no real news, and my brother is sitting on pins and needles all day long. But I don’t know if you have received any information from your relatives in the man’s house recently?” Ou Guang hurriedly took out the secret message, and gave it to Bixiang with both hands.Bixiang read it respectfully as if he was following the edict of Lunyin.Because it has been turned over, everything is clear at a glance.After reading it, he didn't return the telegram, but put it in his arms, and thanked Ou Guang, saying: "This telegram from your relative can really reach Zhao's Liancheng. Since we have this clue, we should not delay. Everything will be carried out from today. Brother has two detectives under his command, one named Hou Xi and the other named Ma Rui. I will call both of them and completely obey the command and dispatch of my brother. This matter will naturally be easy to handle. "Ou Guangcai was about to decline, but he had sent a message to call the two of them.Bixiang solemnly said to the two: "This district master has obtained the details of the social group. Sooner or later he will order Tian Jianlong, the deputy head of the group, to come to Beijing by car. You two can lead the capable police detectives. Behind the district master, you should pay attention to whomever he tells you to pay attention to, and arrest whoever he tells you to arrest. You must obey the district master's orders in everything, and you are not allowed to disobey. You have to be careful, and the case will be solved in the future. Your credit. If you sold it for personal gain, the district master reported it to me, and I will deal with you severely, so you should be careful!" He was assigning this to the police detectives, but he secretly said it to the district. Guang Ting put the heavy burden on his shoulders.Although Ou Guang is a young student who has just entered the official career and his wrists are very weak, he is not confused in his heart. He knows that this relationship is too serious. An accidental mishap, but this crime was completely attributed to him. Old Wu's methods were too hot.He reasoned that the errands in the government office couldn't be interrupted for a day, and he couldn't ask for leave, so how could he help?Bixiang understood the meaning of his words and said: "Your brother at this level just don't worry, brother meets the president today, I will ask for a week's leave for you first. If you can't solve the problem within a week, all the responsibilities for the extension of the leave will also be released. It is completely borne by the brothers." With this, Ou Guang turned his worries into joy, because by doing this, it seemed that a case had been opened in the government. Can't Cho get a great compliment?He readily agreed at the time.Hou Ma and the two came down with him, and Ma Rui first asked him how to proceed.Ou Guang said it well: "I'm a complete layman when it comes to investigating and arresting people, but to tell you the truth, the key criminals in the case came to Beijing with their relatives, and within three to five days, they will definitely come. I only recognize my relatives, but I don’t recognize the criminals. It’s up to the two of you to think about how to deal with this matter.” Hou Xi nodded and said, “Master District, you can take us to the station yourself, and I’m just asking you to send us to the station.” Your relative pointed out that we understand, so there is naturally a way to arrest the important criminal." Ma Rui said: "This matter must be kept very secret, and we must not make a show of it. Let's go to the station, and the district master will bring his family servant to welcome the old lady. The two were divided into two groups, one group was with the district master, while the other group was watching from a distance. The temporary district master only called Lingqin to get on the car together, and I waited and watched to determine which person was following the order We have our own way of dealing with it, so we don't need to worry about it." Ma Rui voluntarily bragged like this, and there was a sudden accident.On the one hand, they sent a few fashionable and eloquent detectives to the social group branch to sign up for the party. arrive.On the one hand, according to Ma Rui's plan, from morning to midnight every day, at the East Railway Station, he waited for Qu Guang's relatives to arrive.

This day Ye Shufen really came, Ou Guang went up to say hello, she shook her head slightly as a signal, and followed them out of the station.This embarrassed Ma Rui, many people walked down from the car like a tide, but they couldn't see which of them had anything to do with the female guest, and the female guest shook her head to signal, moreover It is uncertain whether Tian Jianlong has come or not.As far as Tian Jianlong's original face was concerned, they all recognized it, but this time when they saw Long coming to Beijing, they must have come here with makeup, and they would never show his true face.Hou Ma and the two of them are not sure what kind of style he will take. They are only waiting for Ou Guang's relatives to instruct them in secret, so they can naturally understand and grasp it easily.Unexpectedly, Ye Shufen is an extraordinary woman, she is willing to point out Tian Jianlong in front of the public, and let the detectives arrest her, she does not want to bear such an unjust name, and she is also afraid of any danger to herself in the future .So I took a special step to let the detective make a lot of fun, but he had nowhere to go to catch people.When she shook her head slightly, Ma Rui thought she hadn't come with her, but it was inconvenient for her to go up to inquire, so she had to watch Ou Guang escort Ye Shufen away, and she had to go with Hou Xi and a group of detectives to carry out the inspection.Seeing Long pretending to be an old nerd, he actually fooled them.Immediately afterwards, a young student surnamed Tian, ​​who was also from Cantonese, was planning to go to Beijing to take the university entrance examination, but Hou Ma and his wife paid attention to him.After cross-examination, a thorough inspection was carried out. Although no pistol or bomb was found, a very sharp dagger was found.This way, they had another reason to insist that the student surnamed Tian was Tian Jianlong, and they dragged him to their police station together with him and his belongings.Just at this erroneous time, Tian Jianlong had already arrived at the branch of the social group.This was also a momentary negligence of Hou Ma and the others. If one of them wanted to take the express train and rush to the branch of the social group, and wait there, Jianlong would have to be arrested by them at that time.Just because he forgot this move, Jianlong had time to avoid it, and they had to spend a lot of trouble.It turned out that after Jian Long met Jin Ge Er, the two had a secret conversation. Ge Er hid his handbag in a place, accompanied Jian Long out from the back door of the branch, and grabbed two extremely fast cars. The rubber car, like flying, came to the Liuguo Hotel in Dongjiaomin Lane.Arriving in front of the hotel, I happened to meet Wen Xiongwei coming out of the hotel. As soon as Ge Er saw him, he greeted loudly: "Fourth brother Wen, don't go! Please still come with us to the hotel, I have something important to discuss with you." As soon as Xiong Wei raised his head, he said ah, "You are here." It turned out that seeing the transformation of a dragon can hide the truth from others, but you can't hide it from Xiong Wei. Xiong Wei is used to seeing them wandering in the streets.Now that he and Ge Er are together again, he understands more clearly.Immediately took Jianlong's hand and pulled him into the restaurant.Ge Er ordered the waiter to open a first-class room, No. 97, and the three of them came in together.Xiong Wei smiled first and said, "It's a coincidence that you came here. Sooner or later, Li Fangyuan and I will get married in Huguang Guild Hall, and we are short of a witness. Now that you come, we don't have to worry about it." Success, actually achieved the goal. However, in our branch, there is one female athlete missing, I am really not happy to witness your marriage." Xiong Wei laughed and said: "It makes no sense, although she married me, she is actually your secretary Today's women focus on serving the society and being economically independent. Are they not allowed to work when they are married?" The two of them spoke happily, and Jin Geer listened to him, only frowning, as if there was a saying Unbearable pain.Xiong Wei said: "Second brother Jin came to Liuguo Hotel with him, do you want to stay here permanently?" Ge Er nodded.Xiong Wei said: "It's too uneconomical to do this. It costs ten or twenty yuan to live here for one day and one night. There are a lot of houses in the branch, why don't you live there?" Ge Er said: "You haven't been to the branch these days, no I know the situation in front of me, it's very tight! In a branch, there are already four detectives, and he is the only one who pays attention. Fortunately, I just saw him today, so I kept pulling him into the Liuguo Hotel, otherwise, I would be seen by them Now, it’s very rare to want to escape again!” Xiong Wei still didn’t believe it, and asked why it was so.Jianlong also said: "If you come, you will be at ease. It is a blessing or a disaster. If it is a disaster, you can't avoid it. I am a restless person. I will be bored in the Liuguo Hotel for a long time, and I am not allowed to step out of the gate. How can I do it?" Got it?" Hearing what the two of them said, Ge Er said very unhappy in his heart: "I have always refused to hide my secrets from my friends, and today I poured out my heart and told you two that the news of the social group is really bad. It has been decided that no matter who the dragon and tiger are, they will be arrested as soon as they step into the gate of Beijing. At present, it is like a net of heaven, and it has been carefully arranged. As a friend, I can't help but do my best to help you For safety, it is best to stay in the Liuguo Hotel for a few days. As long as they stay at home, they know that there is nothing they can do. When there is a chance, they will go out of Beijing with foreigners, and their lives will not be in danger. If not Listen to me, if you are a little careless, if you fall into their net, it will be more difficult to figure out at that time. Don't take things too carelessly! In this city of Beijing, all the officials and privates are almost the same. They are all my friends. If it is an ordinary matter, they are concerned with my face, and they will not bear to do it anyway. Even if it must be done, they must send me a letter beforehand, so that I will be prepared and not suffer. Only This time, all the circumstances were wrong. The dozen or so people who joined the party recently, when I opened my eyes, I recognized that they were all detectives. And the relationship is not bad on weekdays. I saw him in Yuanxingtang restaurant the day before yesterday. He called me into a secret room and said to me earnestly: "Second brother, do you have any close relationship with the social group branch?" Of course I said no, but because the party's political platform focuses on the livelihood of the lower class, which is in line with my usual purpose, so I am willing to help them. As for the relationship, there is indeed no relationship at all. Ma Rui nodded and said that in this case, I Advise the second brother to stay away from the party from now on, so as not to be suspected in the future. We are brothers, and we can talk about everything, so the second brother must not be too careful. I thanked again and again, turned my face, So I sent a telegram to Tianjin to stop Tian Jianlong from coming to Beijing. Unexpectedly, he came anyway, so I didn't dare to stop for a moment, so I sent him to the Liuguo Hotel. It's best not to do it for now. Get out, and leave Beijing as soon as the wind calms down. Tianjin and Shanghai have concessions to live in, so it’s much safer than Beijing.” Hearing what Ge Er said, Tian Wen and his wife couldn’t discuss the matter of proving their marriage, so Xiong Wei wanted to leave first. Said: "Tomorrow, the Senate will have a meeting, and there are still matters to be discussed. I have to go back and sort it out first." After Xiong Wei left, Ge Er asked Jianlong again: "No matter what, don't leave the door of the Liuguo Hotel. ...and I can't come here too often, lest the detectives notice."

Jianlong agreed one by one, but after Ge Er broke up with him, the two would never see each other again.It turned out that after Ye Shufen returned to the district house, Ma Rui followed her and asked her if Tian Jianlong had come.叶树芬对他说：“见龙倒是来了，只是在车站上万万逮捕不得，因为他身上带有特制的炸弹，你们一伸手，他当时掏出炸弹来向地上一扔，最少也要炸死百八十人，这如何是闹着玩的。所以我摇首示意，是叫你们智取，不可力擒。现在最要紧的你们先探一探他究竟落在什么地方，是在社会团分部，还是迁到其他寓所。先把这一层探确实了，然后再进行逮捕，方才不至落空。要不然，岂不是徒劳无补吗？”马瑞点头称是，离了区宅，他便照着树芬的话进行一切。并且先回警察厅，将经过情形向吴必翔详细报告。必翔听见特制炸弹四个字，早已吓得头昏脑晕，向马瑞再三吩咐：“你们必须在三日以内，将田见龙获住，可不要容他得手，将炸弹施展出来。那时候总统怪罪，咱们一厅的人全担不起啊！”马瑞连声答应，说：“总监自请万安，卑弁已经派人先探好他的行踪，然后再用调虎离山计，将他诓来警察厅中，总不怕他飞上天去。”马瑞这话确不是吹牛，他实在有这种本事。当日晚间他就知道见龙落在六国饭店了，这是最叫他为难的一件事。因为六国饭店，不同旁的栈房旅馆，可以自由进去拿人。它是坐落在使馆界内，而且门前有傻大黑粗的印度巡捕，两句话不投机，脸上吃锅贴，底下吃火腿，无论是谁也不愿去寻这种晦气。马瑞先派了八名侦探在六国饭店左近昼夜逡巡，防备见龙逃跑。他又运动好了饭店的茶房，在暗中监视见龙，随时报告消息。一切都布置好了，他在茶房口中，便得到一种秘密消息。马瑞自得了这个消息，真是喜出望外，因为他已算计好了。只有这个题目，田见龙已经入了他的掌握之中，要想逃出是万万不能了。但是他这种计划，必须借重叶树芬的力量才可以做到。因此他刻不容缓，立刻去见树芬，磋商进行的步骤。其实树芬的本心并不愿害见龙，不过她眼前已经成了一种骑虎的形势，内有爱女娇婿再三催促，外有侯喜马瑞终日絮聒，她想要不办，其势已有所不能了。但是她心里总觉着，如果将见龙送入了死地，自己对良心实在有点太下不去。她当着马瑞区广的面，索性揭开了说：“你们如果能担保田见龙没有生命危险，我就可以帮忙。假如捕了去，今天下狱，明天便拉到刑场，我叶树芬宁可自己替他去打这场官司，也决不能帮着你们将他逮捕。我这是发于良心的话，你们必须有一个切实答复，然后才有商量余地，要不然只好作为罢论。”马瑞笑道：“老太太，您就是不虑到这一层，我也要详细地对您说，此次项大总统对我们吴总监当面交派，说田见龙实在是一个人才，青年英俊，谋勇兼优，将来驾驭得宜，真可为国家栋梁之选，只可惜受了平民党的引诱，鼓吹革命，破坏选举，若不暂时把他拘禁起来，倒许发生危险。最好等他进京时，用诳骗手段，将他骗到警厅中，给他预备两间优待室，一切饮食供给俱要从丰，俟等总统选出之后，再把他放出来，完全恢复自由。他如果悔过自新，可以酌量派他一种优差，也省得他再去胡闹。老太太您想，总统若有意要他的命，又何必交派这一套话呢？您如果帮着我们，将田先生暂时拘禁起来，这正是成全他。以后他做了官，还得感激您的好处呢，您就不必犹豫了。”马瑞这一套话，说得有多么好听，他这完全是愚弄妇人。叶树芬无论怎样精明，究竟妇女容易蒙混，何况遇着这八面玲珑的老侦探，随机应变，便将树芬说活了心。她的女婿区广又在旁边怂恿着。她便问马瑞：“这件事究竟应当如何处理？”马瑞低言悄语，说有一刻钟工夫。树芬点头说：“这条计策果然稳当，不用费一点力，也不必冒多大险，不知不觉地可以将他骗入警厅，真是再妙不过了。你就预备好了，听我的信吧。”

马瑞去了，树芬连一刻也不停，立时叫了一部马车，拉到南横街社会团分部。她下了车，一直走进去，看门的夫役都认得她，说叶先生回来了。树芬问他们李秘书可在家吗，夫役说：“李先生才回来，提着一大包袱衣裳，到她自己屋里去了，您快看看去吧。”树芬一直来到李芳园门前，用手指轻轻弹一弹，低声叫道：“芳园芳园。”李芳园揭开窗帘，向屋外观看，便高声喊道：“大姑，您进来吧！”树芬推门进来，只见芳园身穿一件妃色软缎绣花旗袍，正对着穿衣镜在那里照呢，不觉大笑：“我的李小姐，你今天怎么打扮得这样漂亮啊！”芳园脸上有点怪不好意思的，说：“大姑别拿我开心啦，我是新做了几件衣裳，恐怕穿着不可体，因此试一试，偏巧就赶上您来啦。”树芬道：“我在上海时候，就知道你要大喜啦！这是终身大事，难得你自己寻着如意郎君，我们做亲戚的听见了，当然也格外欢喜。我心里是很惦着你，因为你离家在外，父母兄弟都不在眼前，无论如何我总是你的长亲，咱俩又是同事一场，我不帮你的忙，更有何人来帮忙。因此至再至三地，催田见龙北上，明着是为党里的事，其实是怕误了你的喜期。”叶树芬这样一灌米汤，李芳园的心里当然十分高兴。她将旗袍脱下来，仍然折叠好了，放在包袱里，张罗给树芬沏茶，又把自己抽的大炮台香烟取出来让树芬吸。树芬说：“我们自己人，哪里用得着这样客气呢？”芳园说：“您坐下，我还有事同您商量呢。”两人都坐在床沿上，脸对着脸，芳园说：“此次我同熊渭结婚，原定的请两位证婚人，男的是田见龙，女的便是大姑您，我们认为再适当没有了。不料昨天熊渭对我说，见龙虽然来了，却住在六国饭店中，不能出大门一步，证婚的事，恐怕不能指望他了。我问熊渭究竟有什么缘故，他又吞吞吐吐的，不肯对我实话实说。大姑您请想，假如临时男的方面，要缺一个证婚人，这岂不是美中不足吗？因此我心里很不痛快。比如再换一个，也未为不可，不过总没有见龙适宜。”树芬大笑道：“岂有此理，见龙既然来到了，有什么不能证婚的。要叫我说，他住六国饭店都是多余，政府又不曾出告示缉捕他，他这样见神见鬼的，倒是因为什么呢？”芳园把嘴一撇，说：“这仅是金戈二起讧捣乱，他硬说老项有密令，叫逮捕田见龙。警察厅同执法处全都派有侦探专办此案，并且形势还十分紧急。仿佛见龙这个人，有什么特大价值，当道一刻也不能容留他，您想可笑不可笑呢？”树芬道：“这也难怪，你们看不出来，戈二是别有居心。他在北京城，总算人杰地灵，同官面上全有拉拢，故意做出这种形势来，将来好在本党居功。见龙的性命，都是他给保全住的，以后在本党中，自然要占一份很大的势力。这正是他假借机会，好求遂个人野心，你们为什么要上他的当呢？要叫我看，临时只管请见龙出席，决不会有一点错儿。”芳园道：“大姑的话诚然有理，但是见龙受了戈二的蛊惑，他未必肯冒这种险。就是熊渭，也未必肯十分勉强他，恐怕将来担了嫌疑。”树芬道：“这倒没有什么，你们结婚的日期，究竟在哪一天，我因为没见着帖，所以如今还不知道。”芳园道：“您的帖早预备出来了，因为不知道准住址，所以迟至现在还不曾出去。今天，明天，后天就到了，临时务必请您早一点去。湖广会馆离这里很近，正午十二点钟，还预备有几十桌席。特约谭鑫培、杨小楼、梅兰芳、郭宝臣等串戏娱宾，临时热闹得很呢！大姑务必设法将见龙约去，这个场面才显着圆满。要不然，可就是一个大大的缺点了。”树芬点头，说：“你自管放心，这件事全交给我啦。明天晚上，你听我的信吧。”芳园再三致谢。树芬临走又再再嘱咐，不必叫熊渭再到六国饭店，更不可叫戈二知道一点消息，防备他设法破坏。芳园都一一答应了，然后分手。树芬回到女婿家里，马瑞早在这里候着她，她将喜期的时刻，同自己的密计完全告知马瑞。马瑞心领神会，自去预备一切。

第二天晚饭后，树芬一个人到六国饭店，叫茶房直引她到九十七号田先生屋中。茶房小魏耿三一直把树芬引到见龙屋中，说有一位叶太太特来看望您。见龙已经两三天在店里闷着，没有一个朋友来看他，他自己觉着寂寞得很，正在难于排遣之际，忽听见叶太太来访，知道是叶树芬到了，心里这份高兴，真难以笔墨形容。立刻迎出来，说：“叶太太，你怎么这时候才来看我，真要把我闷坏了。”树芬随他进来，说：“我这两天净为李芳园的婚事忙个不停，好容易帮着她把一切都布置就绪了，忙里偷闲，得这一点工夫，特特地来看你。”见龙道：“提起他们的婚事来，我还有一桩心愿，人家约我去证婚，我也去不了，这实在有点太对不起人了。”树芬故意问道：“怎么去不了呢？”见龙咳了一声，说：“一言难尽，好好的竟变成死人了，这也不知从哪儿说起，硬把我拘留在六国饭店，一步也不许动，你看这有多么怪啊！”树芬笑道：“谁能拘留你？要叫我说，还是你自己拘留自己吧。”见龙也笑了，说：“本来这话一点不假，总怨我太胆小了。”树芬道：“胆小不胆小我们也先不说，明天到湖广会馆证婚，你倒是去不去呢？”见龙道：“我当然是要去的，不过戈二看见了，一定又要抱怨我。我简直成了进退两难啦。”树芬道：“我因为这件事，也为难了两三天啦。芳园听说你不去，她心里很不痛快，在默地里直说闲话。她说我在社会团中，很出了不少力，如今只用他撑撑场面，他们便推三阻四地不肯帮忙，幸亏是你来了，总算有一个片面的女证婚人，要不然，连这一个都没处去寻了。”见龙的脾气，哪里禁得这样激他，立刻跳起来说：“明天我一定去证婚，就是有刀山剑树，也拦不住我的两只脚。”树芬道：“还是仔细一点好，你也不可过于任性。”见龙冷笑道：“别人说这话犹可，您是看我长大，深知道我脾气的，怎么也说这样话呢？”树芬道：“去也没有什么，不过据我想，总是候着他们派车来接你，万不可自己溜出店门，随便前往。最好是在一早人不注意的时候，叫他们派马车到饭店门前，并且马车要有一点标志，表明它是迎接大宾的礼舆。然后你坐上去，自然没有一点舛错。等证过婚之后，你也不必在外面应酬，寻一间密室，闲坐半天，俟等人客散了，天到黄昏时候，你再坐马车仍回六国饭店。这样办理，既不误给他们证婚，又可避免外间注意，是再稳妥不过的法子，你以为如何呢？”见龙鼓掌称善，说：“就是这样，咱们明天在会馆见吧。”树芬把他这一面安置好了，自己又折回社会团分部，秘密地告知李芳园，说：“见龙已经约好了，明天十点以后，你派马车到六国饭店去接。马车外边插两朵大红石榴花为记，切记切记，咱们明天一准在湖广会馆见面好了。”她将这一面也安置好了，然后回至女婿家里，将经过情形完全告知马瑞。马瑞心中有根，这件事自然更容易办了。

却说第二天早晨，天光才亮，也就在六点钟左右，六国饭店门前，停着一辆马车。驾车的是一匹大青马，车的颜色是深绿色新油漆的，车门上插着两朵红石榴花。赶车的穿着一件深缸靠大衫，头戴英式的毡帽，年纪就在三十上下。另外还有一个跟车的夫役，穿着青市布大褂子，也戴着一顶英式毡帽，年纪有三十开外。他们把车赶到饭店门前，慢慢停住。跟车的跳下来，手里拿着一张名片，点名寻茶房小魏回话。小魏出来，问他是哪里来的。跟车夫说：“我们是参议院文宅派来的，这里有我们议员老爷的片子，请九十七号田老爷到湖广会馆去。劳你的驾，替给回一声吧。”小魏将片子接过来，说：“田老爷起床没起床，这时候还没有一定，我替你看看，如果没起，你只好慢慢地候着吧。”小魏扭头进去，一直上楼，轻轻推见龙屋门，已经开了。他侧着身子进去，见屋中的主人已经起床，正对着镜子用保险刀给自己刮脸呢。一见小魏进来，便笑着问道：“有人来接我吗？”小魏将片子递上，说：“现有参议院的文老爷特派马车接老爷，即刻到湖广会馆去。我对他说，田老爷此时不定起床没有，老爷如果不去，我就告诉他，没有起床好了。”见龙接过片子来看，果然是文熊渭平素用的名柬，便连说：“我去我去，你赶快把净面水漱口水备好了吧。”小魏应一声是，不大工夫俱都备齐。见龙匆匆地净面漱口，换了一身很考究的西服，登上又黑又亮的皮鞋，戴上一顶美国式的纯毛毡帽，又对镜子照了一照，忽然想起未戴假面具。幸而茶房小魏知底，要不然，冒冒失失的，另换了一个人，还要把人家吓坏了呢。有意再戴假面具，心想这也没什么要紧，既然为人证婚，又何必以假面目向人呢。他想到这里，便高视阔步地走出去，一直跳上马车。赶车的一摇鞭子，便开下去了。见龙在北京住的日子不多，对于城里城外的路径，本来不大熟悉，不过社会团分部一带，他还认得。尤其是湖广会馆，上次社会团开成立大会，他也曾来过多次，当然更认得清楚了。不料这辆马车所走的道路，他都不大认识，并且他心里想，如果到骡马市虎坊桥，当然得出前门，这是无论如何也飞不过去的，怎么走了许久，还不曾看见前门呢？这一来，他心里未免有些忐忑不定。走着走着，忽然见前面排列两行警察，全都直条条地立着，拄枪于地，并且枪上都安着光亮亮的刺刀。这一来，他心中已经醒悟了一半，马车从警察的当中穿过去，前面很大的黑漆门，却不是湖广会馆，门旁悬着一个牌子，大标五个大字，是京师警察厅。这一来，见龙心里确是十分明白了，他很纳闷，我昨天同叶树芬定的约会，警察厅为何却先知道了？这事真有点奇怪。莫非树芬是汉奸卖底吗？Can't!我们两人，是二十多年的关系，并且我在襁褓时，曾受过她的乳哺，她难道还能卖我不成？也许是从旁的方面走漏了消息，警察厅便借这机会做成了骗局？他正在思索着，车已经赶到里面去了，转弯抹角，走了足有半里路，来至一所院落门前，方才将车停住。随着一拥而上，四个手执盒子炮的警察将车围住，一个穿制服的，像是高等警官，站在车前，向见龙拱一拱手，笑道：“田先生，太对不起，请你下车吧。”车夫将车门开开，见龙很从容地从车上跳下来。那个警官向他说道：“在下姓常号是明轩，为本厅总务科长，今天是奉总监的命令，特来招待田先生。不过有一样对不起，据公府的交派，说田先生身携利器，我们只好先搜一搜，搜过之后，再请你到优待室去。田先生只管放心，我们决不能难为了你。”见龙哈哈一阵狂笑，说：“常科长就请搜吧！公事公办，我田见龙决不畏怯。”常明轩指挥四个警察，在见龙身上详细搜了一番，只搜出一个皮夹，一个日记本，一管铅笔。皮夹里有中交钞票二百五十元，此外任什么也没有。警察搜过之后，常科长说：“请田先生随我到优待室来！”那个赶马车的车夫同跟车的一齐举手向常科长行礼，说：“卑弁两人已将重犯带至厅中，当面交与科长。我们的责任算是尽了，先在科长台前销差，俟等总监来到，我们再正式销差。”常明轩点头微笑，说：“你二位很辛苦，等回头见了总监我必替你们说话，各记大功一次。”两人深深请安谢了，然后赶着马车出去。你道这两人是谁？原来那个赶马车的是马瑞，跟车的是侯喜。两个侦探头儿生怕此事交与旁人不妥，他们亲自出马，一个扮作车夫，一个扮作跟役。至于文熊渭的片子，他们当侦探的，对于两院的议员老爷，每人的片子都有一两份，专预备不时之需，这原没有什么奇异。最可怜是田见龙，糊里糊涂，就落入人的陷阱中。金戈二苦心孤诣，想保住他的生命，结果依然是徒劳无功。一个年轻英俊，生生把性命送在两个人的手中：一个是洪化虎，一个是叶树芬。洪化虎因为得罪同寅，造成一个虚无党的名儿，他本人远在泸滨，便将罪过完全移到田见龙一人身上。假如见龙身旁要没有一个叶树芬，他既有假面具可以遮人眼目，又有金戈二在一旁护持，虽然有许多侦探，也未见得一半时就陷身罗网。偏偏这一男一女在他眼中，全认为知己可靠的朋友，结果却被他们断送了，自己还在睡里梦中，并不十分觉悟。看起来交朋友一道，也真是不容易啊！

闲言少叙，却说常明轩指挥警察，将田见龙引入优待室中。这优待室，是三间西房两明一暗，明间陈列着有书有报，桌椅也都是新式的；暗间只有一架铁床，一份铺盖，什么净面盆、漱口碗，也都齐备。常科长将见龙陪进屋中，彼此坐下谈话，说：“田先生，你既来到我们厅中，一切却不必客气。兄弟虽在官场，对于民党的朋友，却很表同情，历来民党中人，因为公私案件，惠临本厅的，兄弟必竭诚尽敬地欢迎招待。田先生从早晨起来直到现在，大概连点心还不曾吃过，你们传我的话，叫厨房预备四样点心，两甜两咸，赶紧送到这屋里来，请田先生随意吃一点。至于茶水烟卷，都要预备上好的，一时也不许缺。你们谁要慢待了，叫我知道，我是一定不答应的。”警察高声答应，见龙倒是再三谦逊，说：“见龙是被罪之人，承科长优待，不把我下在狱中，已经是感激莫名，怎敢再享受肥甘？要这样，不是来打官司，简直是来享福了！”说罢又哈哈大笑。常科长说：“不必过谦，咱们既会在一处，便是朋友，以后还许多亲近呢。区区口腹酬应，算得什么？”两人正在谈着，警察已将点心送上来，是一碟山腰桃，一碟夹砂饼，一碟烫面饺，一碟酥盒子，另外一碗橙子羹，一碗高汤卧果儿，样样做得干净可口。见龙倒也想开了，足吃一气，吃完了，向明轩拱一拱手，说：“多谢多谢。”明轩说：“总监因为你老兄这案子，很是为难。平素很仰慕你老兄的为人，因为你抱的是民生主义，与总监的宗旨恰合，所以平素对于你们社会团分部，总是加意保护。却不知是什么人，在项大总统面前，说了许多望风捕影的话，硬说你们社会团的性质，同俄国虚无党是一般无二，专门以暗杀为目的。又有人报告，说田先生此次从上海来，携有不可思议的危险物。总统得了这个消息，立刻将朱总长叫至府中当面申斥，说你那内务部，统率警察厅，所司何事？田某身携利器，要扰乱北京治安，你们连一点影响全不知道，将来倘然发生意外，试问你同吴必翔，能否肩此重任？我限你们十天工夫，如不能将此案破获，一律撤惩。田先生你想，这样严厉交派，朱吴两公如何担当得起，因此迫不得已，才将你骗至厅中。总监的意思很想保全你，但是你得要吐露实情，好叫他到总统面前有一个交代，然后再设法替你开脱。项总统向来恢宏大度，尤其对于青年有为之士，无不加意保全。你只管放心，决然不至有什么意外。不过据我想，你也是为人所愚，上海是平民党的秘密窟穴，他们那几个首领，专门能利用青年好胜之人，替他们放手枪扔炸弹，牺牲别人的性命，造成本党的利益。你田先生一定也是上了这个当，你莫如实话实说，何人打发你来的，杀人利器现在存放何处，你完全告诉我，我必同总监商议，将造谋的罪过放在别人身上，与你无干。你不过是受人愚弄，只要悔过输诚，不但担不着一点罪名，遇巧了，总统还许要派你优差，以策后效。你想我这话，全是推心置腹之谈，常言说，识时务者为俊杰，你可不要错过这个好机会啊！”常明轩真是官僚中的好手，他娓娓而谈，发了这一大篇议论，所为是叫田见龙将此中秘密，全对他说了，他在吴必翔面前，可以大大地擎功。要放在胆小气弱意志不坚定的人，被他这软硬话一愚弄，早就把明轩看成好人，不打自招了。怎奈见龙是久经大敌、意志坚定的人，他哪里肯听这一套。当时哈哈一阵狂笑，说：“常科长，你的这番厚谊我田见龙实在感激不尽，不过我自问，尚不是甘心受人利用的人，假如我真要学俄国的虚无党，真要实行暗杀主义，我便明白了当地向你说知，人各有志，这也不是什么大不了的事。不过这种行为，是属于破坏一面的，破坏两字，为我党所不许。我们社会团，是专讲提倡实业，救济民生，在下层上做工夫。政府好坏，于我们毫无关系，我们又何必与当道为难呢？要说我身挟利器，方才贵警察已经遍体搜遍，并未搜出一件可疑之物，我如果有手枪炸弹，难道不在自己身边带着，还送给旁人吗？项大总统深居简出，当然容易受人蒙蔽。朱吴二公，全是熟悉民情物理、很有阅历的人，怎么也信这一套呢？请科长对总监说，如果能替我分辩，免得冤及无辜，那是最好不过了。倘然不能分辩，只好总统派什么罪，我田见龙便领什么罪，其余也就无可说了。”常明轩被见龙婉言顶回，自己简直无话可答，心说这个小伙子，口风真硬，要想从他嘴里讨供，实在有点不易。只好先从旁处，起出他的真赃，到那时看他还有什么话分辩。想到这里，便站起来拱一拱手，说：“田先生既不肯说，咱们改日再谈。”匆匆地出门去了。 此时吴必翔已然来厅，知道见龙已经就捕，他心里仿佛轻松了许多。特在自己密室中，将常明轩、侯喜、马瑞等一班爪牙心腹全都叫了来，商量田见龙这一案，究竟应当如何处理。常明轩将方才见龙所说的话，对必翔申述了一遍。必翔摇头，说：“这件事看起来，还实在有一点棘手呢。头一样不能得着他的真赃，他当然不肯招认。既没有供词，怎能回总统。如果将他移交法院，法院不主刑讯，当然更问不出口供来了。既没有口供，就不能判罪。我们空费了很大力，将来一点劳绩也得不着，未免太不值了。你们还有什么法子？可以使他吐露真情，