Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 378 Confrontation and Unjust Killing
With a cold snort, Fu Chang turned his head and looked at the Dutch patrol captain Dessen beside him and spoke.

"It seems that the Karnaca tribe is not prepared to cooperate with us in the investigation."

"I wonder what Captain Dessen thinks about this?"

After hearing this, Dessen pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Captain Fu, wait a moment. I'll go knock on the door."

As he spoke, Dessen stepped forward, arrived at the gate of the Karnaca tribe, raised his hand and started knocking.

Soon, the wooden gate of the tribe was opened from the inside, and a white-haired old native walked out.

The native was wearing a skin skirt, a feather crown, and his face was painted with oil paint.

It looks very barbaric!

"It's Captain Dessen. What's the matter with the captain visiting my Karnaca tribe?"

Upon hearing this, Desen spoke directly.

"Old Nidan, hand him over."

"Don't make it difficult for me!"

Upon hearing this, Old Nidan made a confused expression.

"I don't understand what Captain Dessen is saying."

Dessen sneered.

"Old Nidan, don't play dumb in front of me."

"This makes no sense!"

"Last night, the news of Songchai and his men from your tribe killing Chinese people in Batavia was exposed. The Chinese concession patrols have arrived outside your tribe, waiting to arrest them."

"Old Nidan, if you know what's best for you, hand him over!"

When Lao Nidan heard this, his expression changed.

But he still shook his head.

"I don't understand what you mean, Captain Dessen."

"If you suspect that our people committed murder, please produce evidence..."

While Deshen and Lao Nidan were arguing, Fu Chang couldn't wait any longer.

He pulled out a revolver from his waist, stepped forward, put the muzzle of the gun against Old Nidan's forehead, and said in a cold voice.

"If you dare to kill our people from the Tang Dynasty, you must be prepared to pay with your life."

"I'm here to warn you one last time. Either hand over your people, or I'll bring people to destroy your tribe!"

"Destroy your clan!"

Fu Chang said this with confidence.

Because the Tang Dynasty had troops stationed in Batavia.

A fully armed and reorganized regiment!
Although this reorganized regiment was reorganized into a police force, their organizational structure and training programs were still based on the military.

In other words, they are still an army in essence.

They are also an elite force that has made many military achievements and defeated powerful enemies time and time again.

Old Nidan had a gun pointed at his forehead, and his old face froze.

Behind him, the natives rushed out with various weapons in their hands, trying to protect their family head.

Seeing this scene, the team of patrolmen behind Fu Chang raised their guns and aimed at the natives in front of them.

Although the number of natives in front of them was several times theirs, the patrolmen showed no fear on their faces.

They had all experienced great storms on the battlefield before, so how could they be frightened by the scene before them?

Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Dessen on the side hurriedly started to persuade them.

"Old Nidan, now is not the time to protect one's shortcomings."

"It would be better to call out Songchai and others from your tribe first and ask them about this matter clearly."

"If it's really not them who did it, I will ensure their safety."

Old Nidan felt the coldness on his forehead and looked at the black muzzles of guns in front of him. He opened his mouth and compromised helplessly.

"All right!"

"Tusa, go and bring Songchai and the others out."

The native named Tusha agreed and turned to walk into the tribe.

Soon, Songchai and his companions were taken out of the tribe.

Songchai and others were brought to the gate of the Kanaka tribe and saw the confrontation outside the tribe.

They couldn't help but look at each other in surprise!
Old Nidan turned his head and looked at the leader Songchai and asked.

"Songchai, where were you guys last night?"

Upon hearing this, Songchai responded immediately.

“Chief, we were just released from prison last night and returned to the tribe immediately.”

Old Nidan then asked.

"The Tang people in Guangweilou were killed. Was it you who did it?"

When Songchai heard this, his expression was obviously confused.

Then he widened his eyes in shock.

"A few Tang people from Guangweilou died?!"

It was true that he was planning to take revenge on those Tang people.

But the problem is that the so-called retaliation is still in the planning stage and has not yet been implemented.

Before this, they had been locked up in prison and starved for several days, and were already too hungry to have any strength left.

Even if you want to take revenge on the Tang people, you have to go back to the tribe and have a full meal first, right?
Old Nidan asked loudly.

"Tell me quickly, did you kill the person?"

Songchai shook his head hurriedly.

"Chief, I didn't kill him. It has nothing to do with us."

Upon hearing this, Old Nidan was obviously relieved, then he looked at Fu Chang opposite him and spoke.

"Did you hear that?"

"It has nothing to do with Songchai and others!"

Fu Chang said expressionlessly.

"Whether it is related or not is not up to you to decide. My police station will naturally investigate."

After saying this, Fu Chang waved his hand and ordered his men to take Songchai and others away.

The Kanaka tribe naturally refused.

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out between the two sides, Dessen stepped forward to persuade them.

"Old Nidan." "Whether Songchai and others did it or not, they are indeed suspects."

"It's only right to go to the police station and cooperate with the investigation."

"Well, I promise you that if Songchai and the others didn't do it, I will ensure their safety and send them back intact."

"What do you think, old Nidan?"

Upon hearing this, Old Nidan's expression was obviously hesitant.

Seeing several patrolmen from the Tang Concession raising their guns and aiming as if they were about to shoot, he had no choice but to compromise.

"All right!"

After saying this, Old Nidan turned around and looked at Songchai and others behind him.

"You guys, go with them."

Songchai and his companions were somewhat reluctant.

Seeing this, Old Nidan said with a sullen face.

"Do you want to implicate the tribe?"

After these words were spoken, Songchai and others had no choice but to leave.

……

After taking away several suspects including Songchai, Fu Chang led the team back to Batavia.

After saying goodbye to Desen, he led his men back to the Tang Concession.

After Songchai and others were sent to the police station, Fu Chang and others immediately arranged for people to interrogate them.

However, Songchai and others were very resistant to the interrogation. They kept protesting their injustice and did not admit that they were the ones who killed Lin Guangfa.

However, in the face of the evidence, Fu Chang had already determined that they were the ones who killed the person.

Seeing that the murderer not only refused to admit his fault but also dared to resist interrogation, Fu Chang was furious and ordered his men to torture him.

Songchai and others were subjected to the great memory recovery technique. They were beaten so hard that they could not bear it and had to admit that they were the ones who killed Lin Guangfa and others.

Fu Chang reported the matter to the higher-ups of the police station, who quickly issued instructions.

Kill the chicken and the monkey!
After an expedited process, only half a month later, Songchai and others were sent to the guillotine.

His head was chopped off in front of countless people in Batavia.

In the crowd, Lao Nidan and others were watching the execution.

Seeing their own people being beheaded, they were very angry.

Because, after Fu Chang and others left that day, Lao Nidan had already questioned his tribesmen in detail. On the night of the incident, many tribesmen could confirm that Songchai and others had never left the tribe since they returned.

There is no way there is time to commit the crime!

However, the Tang Dynasty actually doesn’t care about the opinions of these natives.

Seeing the "murderer"'s head fall to the ground, the people of the Tang Dynasty who were watching the excitement, as well as the Chinese who did not have Tang Dynasty household registration, could not help but cheer.

At this moment, a sense of pride grew in everyone's heart.

It feels good to have someone backing you up!

……

However, it had only been a few days since the Tang Dynasty executed Songchai and others.

The Dutch police in Batavia sent people to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty.

Desen found Fu Chang, who was in charge of the Guangweilou case, and spoke.

"Captain Fu, we have caught the real murderer of the Guangweilou murder case."

"The perpetrators were a few pirates who came to Batavia in disguise to resupply. They had long been eyeing Mr. Lin from Guangwei Restaurant, and that's why they committed the crime on the night of the incident."

"In order to mislead the direction of our investigation, some so-called evidence pointing to the indigenous people was left in Guangwei Building."

"This is the confession left by the murderer."

As he spoke, Desen handed a confession to Fu Chang and asked him to review it.

Fu Chang took the confession and began to read it.

After a moment, he couldn't help but frown.

"What's going on with Songcai and the others?"

Dessen spoke up.

"We sent people to the Kanaka tribe to investigate. On the night of the crime, Songchai and his men had been staying in the tribe. It was impossible for them to have had time to commit the crime."

"They have a complete alibi!"

Fu Chang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.

Damn, I might have killed the wrong person.

"Captain Dessen, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Fu Chang said with some complaints.

If the Dutch had told him this earlier, he wouldn't have killed the wrong person.

This is really embarrassing!
Dessen smiled bitterly.

"Captain Fu, we only got the relevant information from the pirates after we captured them."

"Before we caught the pirates, we thought the perpetrators were some natives..."

Dessen is talking bullshit.

Because, this matter was deliberately arranged by the Dutch from beginning to end.

Taking a deep breath, Fu Chang said.

"Captain Dessen, please hand over the pirates who committed crimes to us. The Concession Police Station will deal with them."

Seeing this, Dessen nodded in agreement and then continued to ask.

"What about the Karnaca tribe?"

Fu Chang hesitated at first, then spoke decisively.

"Everyone has been killed, so let it be!"

"Captain Dessen, remember to keep this matter confidential and don't tell anyone."

"Otherwise, it will inevitably affect the reputation of the Tang Dynasty."

Songchai and others were sentenced and executed publicly. Once the news that this case was a false accusation was made public, it would affect the credibility of the entire concession police station.

This will also make the Tang Dynasty lose face!
Also, matters that affect the reputation of the Tang Dynasty are minor. Once the secret of killing the wrong person is leaked, Fu Chang will be punished, which will be a serious matter.

So, he was prepared to suppress the matter.

Dessen nodded and agreed.

And promise to keep it a secret!

(End of this chapter)