Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 173 A Dark Moment

  After the gunshot

He Jiaben was repulsed by the violent refusal of the pistol bullet, and fell to the grass. The red blood on his chest was so dazzling. He shouted with the last bit of strength; "Guys of the dog day, unless you step on me Past, otherwise don’t try to succeed."

   "Then you go to die."

  This shot released the devil in McCarter's heart. He stumbled a few steps back on the grass, then changed his hand and fired two more shots at He Jiaben.

  In a hurry

  The two shots did not hit He Jiaben. A hot bullet flew over not far from his head and set off the teenager's black hair.

  The tragedy that happened before our eyes

   Deeply stimulated the three hot-blooded teenagers. They felt extremely self-blame for the timidity just now. They watched the two young girls run away, their companions blood-stained the grass. At this moment, the angry volcano erupted like a tsunami.

   "Fuck, I fought with the ghost." Li Shuanzhu rushed over and grabbed the bald man, trying to pull him off the horse.

   "Stop the street, die." Hou Desheng started a little late, and rushed up with a roar. Bai Fan followed him, and the two rushed to the lanky white horse and stretched out their hands.

  The two white men were just startled by McCarter’s gunshots, and they involuntarily restrained their horses for inspection, but were entangled by three hot-blooded teenagers.

  The thin, tall white man originally had his hands on his waist, and saw Hou Desheng rushing up with an angry face. He didn't hesitate at all. He took out a revolver and fired a few shots.

   "Papa Papa..."

  The bullet's strong refusal force drove Hou Desheng back again and again, a few blood flowers bloomed on his strong chest, and he turned over and fell on the grass with an unwilling look.

  The lanky white man was extremely fierce. Turning his head, he saw Bai Fan rushing up from the back of the horse. After turning the muzzle, he fired a few more shots.

  Because of turning around and shooting sideways and back, these shots were inaccurate. Only one shot hit Baifan's thigh, and he fell to the ground with one shot, wailing in pain.

on the other side

  Li Shuanzhu stubbornly grabbed the bald white man's leather belt so that he could not pull out the gun. The bald white man waved his horse whip in anger, drew his head and covered his face, and then ran.

  Li Shuanzhu was hit by a few whips and his head was bloody, he fell off the running horse and fainted directly.

  It all happened quickly

  In a blink of an eye, two of the four hot-blooded teenagers lay down and two were seriously injured. Only He Jiaben was holding his chest and staggering to his feet, trying to prevent McCarter from leaving.

   "Damn cockroaches, all go to hell!"

   McCarter controlled the horse with one hand, and fired three more shots with a revolver in the other. In a hurry, the bullets hit He Jiaben's body, and the scraps of grass flew around.

   "Watt...it's impossible!" Pulling the trigger repeatedly, the bullet was empty.

   McCarter looked at the gun in his hand in surprise. His companion had already chased him on horseback. Expecting that this Chinese teenager would definitely die, McCarter was naturally unwilling to be left behind, and a pinch of horses ran away behind him.

   "Qiaoer..."

  He Jiaben chased out a few steps, knelt down on the grass when his legs were soft, and let out a heart-piercing cry.

His vision was blurred. He saw three white people laughing wildly and riding horses to chase the girl. One girl fell while running. The white man who was catching up jumped off the horse and fell on the grass, making a stern and helpless voice. Shouting...

  He Jiaben's eyes were dizzy intensely, his head turned black and he fell on the grass and fainted.

  A moment of darkness falls...

  A few days later

  Red Fort

   "Say, what the **** is going on?"

  Li Fushou’s tone contained incomparable anger, and he threw the newspaper in his hand in front of the head of the secretariat Fan Zhongzhai. This was a copy of the "Sydney Prophet".

  Facing the anger of the master, Fan Zhongzhai frightened and took a look at the newspaper;

  This is a report about the arrest of three Britons in Qinglong City. The article was very surprised and puzzled. I was worried about what happened to the three Britons. As for the victimized students, I mentioned it in a vague way.

  "Master, I don’t know about this humble duty. Please punish me for any omissions."

"For such a bad case, I actually saw in the "Sydney Prophet" that 4 male students were killed and twice injured, and one female student was brutally abused. What happened to our school department? Our police department is What's wrong? What's the matter with your secretarial department? Why is no one taking this seriously? This is simply a dereliction of duty and a crime!" Li Fushou was furious and scolded him in a humiliated manner.

Fan Zhongzhai rarely sees the master being so angry, the cold sweat on his forehead suddenly burst out; "Please let the master calm down the thunder and anger, and immediately investigate the humble duty. If the relevant personnel commit malfeasance, they will never forgive, and they will be punished severely. "

   "Go, check it out for me, I want to see the complete investigation report as soon as possible, and the three **** British **** are not allowed to be released. This is an order."

   "Yes, do it immediately."

  "This matter is very sensitive, you should do it yourself, remember that we must never let our children be wronged, the villains must be severely punished."

   "Yes, the humble duty understands." Fan Zhongzhai wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, turned around and trot away.

Li Fushou turned angrily a few times, feeling the suffocation in his heart hard to dissolve, turned and walked to the side room on the side of Lingxiao Pavilion, where Fu Peng led more than ten guards on duty, and when he saw the master come in, he stood hurriedly. Get up and greet with fists.

   "You don't need to be polite, I'll go up and breathe, you don't need to follow."

  Li Fushou waved his hand, climbed up the stairs, and quickly reached the top of Lingxiao Pavilion.

  This is a pavilion with empty sides on all four sides, with a towering golden-yellow glazed roof ridge above its head, shrouded like a huge umbrella.

  Lingxiao Pavilion is the commanding height of the nearby mountains. It is located on a hill that is more than 300 meters high.

  The fresh mountain breeze blows, and my mind is awake.

  The prosperous city in front of you spreads far and wide, extending to the end of the sky, row upon row of tall buildings are in sight, and the Brisbane River, like a jade belt in the distance, reflects the bright lights and shadows, adding to the silent charm of the city.

  Whenever he feels bored, Li Fushou will climb to the top of the Lingxiao Pavilion to take a look, and he feels much more relaxed.

  The vicious case that occurred in the suburbs of Qinglong City is very difficult and time-sensitive. It is a severe test for Li Fushou and the entire Red River Valley forces.

  Why do you say that?

  The three McCarters involved in the case are English from Belfast. They are neither native Australian whites nor Irish. This is the most troublesome place.

  Today

  The only Englishman slaughtered by the Red River Valley forces was former Speaker Edward, a direct family member from a noble family.

  Li Fushou racked his brains through a duel to solve this person.

The nature of the McCarter case is extremely bad. The facts of the crime are clear. The perpetrator was caught upright by the instructors of the third affiliated middle school when he violently attacked the girl. He confessed to the crime.

  But Qinglong City is still unable to severely punish those who commit evil deeds. This is because in today's era, there is still a kind of unfairness called extraterritoriality.

  The British have committed crimes and killed people in colonies or dependent countries. The local government has no right to deal with them. In India, in Fuso, in Hong Kong, in South Africa, in Canada and even Northern Ireland, this also includes Australia.

  To say one thousand words and ten thousand, Australia is still a British colony, but it is only the highest-ranking dominion, and it can never be tied with the British Isles. This is today's harsh reality.

  Even if Li Fushou is in a high position, he is the Earl of Queensland, and he cannot dispose of an Englishman at will. In full view, he must be given treatment in line with his status.

  It is now June 12th, and the time is very sensitive.

  It has been 5 months since the occupation of Shangri-La Island. I believe that the Dutch colonists have already begun to speculate, but they suffer from the lack of information in this era and can’t know what happened on the island?

  The British Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is rushing to build the Seagull-2 ocean-going frigate for the Red River Valley. The order was officially placed in April, and two battleship keels were laid that month.

  According to the latest news;

  The first ship "Albatross" and the second ship "Flamingo" have been built to the superstructure, and will be launched in one month for outfitting. The official delivery is expected at the end of August.

  The remaining two ships, the "Egret" and the "Frigate Bird", were delayed by one and a half months and are expected to be officially delivered in mid-October.

  In other words;

  Before the end of December 1881, these four powerful ocean-going frigates will be listed, greatly enhancing the defense capabilities of Shangri-La Island.

at the same time

  The newly established Shangri-La Marine Police District has more than 1,000 officers and soldiers in place, fully equipped with weapons, and undergoing intense training.

  The Chinese immigrants who landed on the island received training from military instructors in batches after their work, and at least had the ability to protect the safety of their villages.

  A series of ordered military equipment is being delivered one after another, as well as a large amount of related heavy supplies, which will be in place one after another around October.

  From the point of time;

  Shangri-La Island’s mine must be kept secret at least until the end of the year, not earlier than October at the earliest.

  Only in this way can Shangri-La Island complete the corresponding military preparations and calmly deal with any possible situation.

  War may not necessarily break out, but military preparations must be done well, and there must be no sloppy work.

  So, now this point in time is very sensitive.

  Since the establishment of the Transvaal Autonomous Government of the Boers in South Africa, the press and public opinion circles in the British Isles have been permeated with an atmosphere of hostility towards the Dutch, which will undoubtedly affect the views of the upper class in London.

  Li Fushou will never admit what role he played in it. Some funds that fund tough and belligerent positions have nothing to do with Red River Valley.

  Standing in the pavilion on top of Lingxiao Pavilion

  The mountain wind blows Li Fushou's black hair, his deep eyes look up at the sky, and the dark clouds in the sky are rolling quickly and gloomy.

   "All came together, these ghosts are really hateful, and they are hard to pay for their crimes." Li Fushou's eyebrows showed a trace of anger.

In Australia

  Red River Valley is a big tree that shades the sun, shelters the immigrants from wind and rain, strives for the necessary legitimate rights and interests, and spares no effort to safeguard the interests of the immigrants. The two are inseparable relations between the prosperity and the loss of the others.

  The McCart case in Qinglong City was reported by public opinion, and the impact was extremely bad, no less than a slap in the face of city boss Li Fushou.

  A bad deal will completely shake the prestige of its Chinese leaders and the confidence of the people.

   Ordinary people don’t know the huge dilemma and trouble Li Fushou is facing, strategic considerations, and extraterritoriality. They only know that the Huaxia people have been bullied, the facts of the crime are clear, and the criminals are still at large.

  People who are unable to protect wings, what about Chinese leaders?

  Think about it

  Li Fushou sighed, and the only solution for the present is to use the word "tow" to decide.

  The McCarter case must pass through the Qinglong City and Queensland Police Stations, which creates conditions for delays.

  Extraterritoriality does not mean that the Englishmen have committed crimes. The law enforcement military and police can only let them go and let them continue to do evil. This is not the case.

  If there is a local court or corresponding institution in the UK, the prisoner should be unconditionally handed over for disposal, and the local court has no right to try. This is like the later generations of American soldiers committing crimes, which are generally handed over to the local U.S. military court for trial and judgment.

  The UK does not have a local judicial institution, so prisoners can be temporarily detained by the local police, provided that the legal rights and super-national treatment of English people must be protected, which creates conditions for mutual wrangling.

  From the bottom of his heart, Li Fushou couldn’t wait to kill these criminals who did evil in one shot.

  But he can’t do this. Criminals must get a fair verdict of the law, and their crimes must be severely punished. Not to wrong a good person or let go of a bad person. This is the spirit of the rule of law that a society should have.

  The people in power use their own likes and dislikes to dispose of them arbitrarily. This in itself is an act of trampling on fairness and justice, which is not taken by the wise.

  From mid-June

Newspapers from all over Australia began to report the facts of the McCarter case. This vicious incident aroused widespread anger among immigrant groups, from Sydney, Melbourne to Brisbane, from Red River Valley to Qinglong City, Suzaku City, everywhere. There were protest marches of all sizes.

  The protesting crowd held up placards; “Australian immigrants call for justice and fairness”, “crimes must be severely punished,” “the law cannot be trampled on”, and “immigrants are entitled to fair and just treatment.”

  The protests on the streets are getting stronger and stronger, and many upright white people have also participated in condemning this evil deed that shocked the world and demanding that the three English villains in the McCarter case be hanged.

  In response to this incident, Queensland Speaker of the Assembly, Lord Li Fushou, made a public statement:

  Severely condemn criminals who commit atrocities, fully support the legitimate demands of immigrants, require judicial institutions to effectively protect the interests of immigrants, severely punish criminals, and give victims an explanation.

  He said that the Queensland State Assembly will pay close attention to this, and will never allow villains who abuse immigrants to easily escape legal sanctions, and hope that justice can be done.

  There was a lot of trouble about this matter, and even the big people in Downing Street knew about it, and kept secret about it.

  (End of this chapter)