Chapter 1391 The truth is so simple

"Select people from the immigration camp to help Brother Liu?" Ma Bo looked at the approval document handed over by Liu Shang, with a look of confusion on his face. He had already understood the content of the approval document and Zeng Xiaowen's signature at the end, but

I don’t understand why Liu Shang was so proactive in looking for work when he came to Majiazhuang. It is said that this official came from the capital city of Haihan. Logically speaking, when a capital official comes to the place, he should order others to do things. How?

This man doesn't take the ordinary path, but he plans to do everything himself.

"I plan to repaint the slogans outside Majiazhuang. It is too slow for one person to do this job, so I plan to select some people from the immigration camp to help lift the ladder and pick up tools to do the hard work." Liu Shang explained with a normal expression.

He knew very well that Ma Bo had no reason to refuse his reasonable request. The people in the immigration camp were free labor for Haihan, not to mention that he had the approval document from his superiors in hand. Of course, the reason why he found such a job

, just wanted to avoid making Ma Bo wary, so he had already thought about how to persuade the other party to accept it.

Although Ma Bo did not refuse, he proposed another plan: "The people in this immigration camp are all stupid and clumsy, so I'm afraid they won't be able to help. If Brother Liu needs manpower, ask me to send a few smart long-term workers to provide it."

How about your mission?"

Liu Shang smiled and rejected his proposal: "Thank you Brother Ma for your kindness, but those long-term workers under you still have to work as managers in the immigration camp. It will be inconvenient to take them away. I think it's better to just randomly choose a few in the camp."

It’s good to be young and strong. Anyway, this job is simple and you don’t need to be clever or capable.”

Liu Shang saw that Ma Bo seemed to be insisting, so he quickly seized the opportunity and added: "This is also what Secretary Zeng meant."

Ma Bo's eyes flickered for a moment, then he changed his words: "Since Secretary Zeng has also spoken, let's do what Brother Liu wants."

Liu Shangxindao, the cronies around this big shot are indeed quite powerful. If they move out, they can suppress Ma Bo, a local snake. He is not worried that Ma Bo will go to Zeng Xiaowen to confirm the matter, because he has already noticed that the positions of these two people are very serious.

Maybe they belong to different factions.

After convincing Ma Bo, Liu Shang went to the immigration camp and counted several people, including several people he had specially noted down when he called Ma Bo before. Although Ma Bo was a little surprised by the list of people selected by Liu Shang,

In the end, there was no stopping him from taking these people out of the immigration camp. However, after Liu Shang took the people away, Ma Bo also hurriedly left the immigration camp and went home.

Although Liu Shang was looking for an errand to cover up, since the people were already in hand, this matter must still be done, otherwise it would easily make Ma Bo and Zeng Xiaowen suspicious. He took the people to the outside of Majiazhuang.

I received paint and other tools in a row of abandoned brick kilns converted into material warehouses, and then went to the side of the village to start working.

Regarding how to write propaganda slogans on the walls of buildings, Liu Shang also received relevant skills training when he was in the Propaganda Department. His calligraphy level is still far behind that of scholars like Zeng Xiaowen who have obtained academic qualifications. In fact, before

He has never actually practiced this kind of slogan writing work. However, he saw that the mottled slogans on the wall seemed to be not much higher than his own level, so he chose such a job to achieve his purpose. Anyway, now

As a full-time publicity official in Majiazhuang, he is responsible for these matters, and his slogan production level is not comparable to anyone else, so there is no pressure at all.

Liu Shang selected a total of seven people from the immigration camp, five of whom were targets he had previously listed as objects of observation. Although these people looked unfamiliar to each other, Liu Shang relied on his own experience

, but soon realized that this strangeness was just a disguise. Although several people did not communicate with each other verbally, they were obviously conveying some kind of information through their eyes. Liu Shang believed that this meant that they were not only familiar with each other, but also quite familiar with each other.

There was a tacit understanding. The most important thing was that he seemed to feel some long-lost but familiar atmosphere from these farmers from an immigration camp in the countryside of Shandong.

Before Liu Shang entered Haihan, he had been engaged in field missions in the Ming Dynasty intelligence agency for many years. He disguised himself as people with various identities and professions, and faced various targets in various environments. He was able to survive in this industry.

He has not capsized for many years. The special skills he relies on for a living are not strong personal force, but keen observation and extraordinary memory.

The cunning look in the eyes of the few people he selected from the immigration camp in front of him was not a trait that rural farmers should have. Liu Shang couldn't help but think of the past when he worked in teams with his colleagues and would often speak when it was inconvenient to do so.

When communicating, we use silent means such as eyes, mouth shapes, gestures, and movements. If this communication method is to convey information smoothly, both parties receiving and sending information must understand the meaning of standardized movements.

The intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty has two teams of factory guards, each with its own standardized code system. Of course Liu Shang has also learned it. Although he has almost never used these methods after entering Haihan, he still remembers everything he should remember.

It was clear that these basic skills had not been forgotten as time passed. So when he noticed that someone was communicating with others through a silent method that he knew, a warning sign immediately appeared in his heart.

"I didn't expect that after traveling thousands of miles to Shandong, I would still meet my peers!" Liu Shang sighed secretly in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change at all. He had already thought of why Ma Bo was wary of his arrival. If he was an immigrant

He was the director of the camp and there were spies from the Ming Dynasty hidden in the camp, so he would probably be as sensitive as him.

But under the circumstances here and now, Liu Shang clearly knew that it was impossible to stage any drama of recognition by his peers. If he tried to expose the identity of the other party, the most likely situation would be that he would be immediately recognized by these people.

Drag him into a corner and choke him to death or simply break his neck. Otherwise, he would immediately try his best to kill anyone who knows his identity. It has nothing to do with hatred, this is just a professional requirement.

Although he also specially selected two local refugees, he would not put his hope of survival on such irrelevant people if something happened. The purpose of selecting these two outsiders was just to not let Ma Bo get up.

It’s just too much suspicion. So far, there is actually no evidence to prove that Ma Bo is related to these people, but Liu Shang believes that his intuition is not wrong. The person Ma Bo is trying to cover up is probably someone lurking in the immigration community as a refugee.

There is a Ming Dynasty spy in the camp.

But this truth is not good news for Liu Shang, even if he clearly knows that these objects of observation are most likely his colleagues. The true identities of these people have brought new troubles to Liu Shang. If he wants

If you take the risk to contact these people, you will most likely be silenced by the other party. Even if you can gain the trust of the other party, what can you do? Should you provide these Ming spies with Haihan's military and political intelligence?

No, Liu Shang can be sure that it will not have any effect, because when he was training before leaving the Ming Dynasty, he deeply remembered a rule that he must not trust anyone who claims to be one of his own and takes the initiative to provide information.

Because those who do this are almost all intelligence agents who betrayed the Ming Dynasty and went to Haihan. Their job is to act as barbs to trap latecomers who enter Haihan. I don’t know how many people fell into this method. Finally, I concluded

Such experiences and lessons have emerged.

And it is not an easy task to be a double agent between the Ming Dynasty and Haihan. Liu Shangke has personally witnessed how powerful the Haihan Security Department is and how terrifying the Ming Dynasty Yamen is. He is willing to

When I accepted the arrangement and came to this distant Shandong, I had the idea of ​​temporarily staying away from the dangerous area of ​​Sanya and completely breaking away from my past identity.

Although Liu Shang still retains the curiosity and adventurous spirit of an intelligence officer in his heart, as he lurked in Haihan for longer and longer, his way of thinking about problems became more and more rational. As an official of Haihan, he had no choice but to do it for no one.

It was a very unwise choice for him to risk his identity being exposed because of his knowledge of the past. He was very clear that he just wanted to dig out the truth, rather than letting himself become a burial object of the truth. At this point, he had already

Enough is enough, the next thing to consider is how to get out of it instead of continuing to get stuck in it.

Of course, Liu Shang will not consider the option of exposing the other party for the time being. He can't explain how he discovered the true identity of the other party. While reporting the other party, it is very likely that he will be involved. This kind of senselessness

Naturally, he has to be careful to avoid risks.

While Liu Shang was drawing line drawings on the wall with charcoal, he was wondering about the position of Zeng Xiaowen's warning to him. He did not believe that the cronies around Chen Yixin were also Ming spies. If the Ming intelligence work had progressed

Having achieved this level, there would be no use for him at all.

Based on this judgment, Liu Shang could basically confirm that Zeng Xiaowen and the people he identified were not in the same camp, but why did he implicitly warn himself not to get too involved in the immigration camp? Could it be that Zeng Xiaowen also knew about the immigration camp?

The inside story, and for some reason, he wanted to control the situation, so he came out to say hello to himself?

Liu Shang didn't know that his guess was infinitely close to the truth, but since Zeng Xiaowen had expressed his position in front of him, no matter what his reasons were, Liu Shang felt that it was best not to deliberately violate his advice.

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Liu Shang's mind was not entirely focused on the work in front of him, so in this half afternoon, he hadn't even finished the line draft of the first slogan, and the progress was quite slow. Ma Bo was about to finish work.

I turned here to look at it for a while, and then pretended to ask Liu Shang if he wanted to go home for dinner. Liu Shang naturally wanted to keep a distance from Ma Bo as much as possible at this time, so he immediately said that he had to rush to work and went to the canteen to make dinner by himself.

Just fine.

After sending Ma Bo away, Liu Shang procrastinated for a while. As soon as he announced the end of work, Zeng Xiaowen also came. Liu Shangxin said that the two people might have deliberately staggered over, so he still greeted Zeng Xiaowen politely.

Zeng Xiaowen asked about the personnel arrangements and work progress, but when Liu Shang said that these people were transferred from the immigration camp, his expression changed slightly and returned to normal.

Liu Shang paid special attention to Zeng Xiaowen's expression as he spoke. Although this change was subtle, it still caught his eye. Liu Shang became more and more sure that Zeng Xiaowen knew the situation in the immigration camp, but he would not go there for the sake of self-protection.

Break this layer of window paper.

People who were transferred from the immigration camp would naturally have to go back after work. Liu Shang was not worried that these people would take the opportunity to escape. They hid in the immigration camp, of course, just to hide their identity. They would definitely not reveal their identity unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, it is also a rare opportunity for them to be able to legitimately observe the operating conditions of Majiazhuang.

In the next few days, Liu Shang continued to work step by step. In addition to the two-day publicity activity, the rest of his working time was basically spent leading a team to paint slogans outside Majiazhuang. Last time the Haihan Army did

This event happened almost a year ago, and this time a civilian official led the team, which also attracted some passers-by to watch.

The slogans used by the military here were basically military-themed, such as "Resolutely annihilate all invading enemies", "Recognize the situation clearly, stay vigilant, and fulfill the mission", "Promote the prestige of our military and forge a

This type of "the soul of our army". However, as the situation changes, the external military pressure faced by the Haihan occupied area is getting smaller and smaller, and immigration and trade have gradually become the main theme in the occupied area. Slogans like this with a strong iron-blooded atmosphere

, it is no longer suitable to appear in populated areas.

Among the propaganda work that Liu Shang was responsible for, the transformation of outdoor slogans in the occupied areas of Shandong was also one of the contents. Therefore, his application to organize this work in Majiazhuang was not just a whim. In fact, he used it as a cover to detect immigrants.

The purpose of the camp insider is just that.

The first slogan Liu Shang completed was very characteristic of Haihan - if you want to get rich, build roads first. This was also the first slogan Liu Shang learned after being recruited into the Haihan Propaganda Department.

Liu Shang had a profound understanding of the significance of building roads during his time in Haihan, especially the railways specially designed for trains. Liu Shang has always been amazed by their high transportation efficiency. Although this kind of railways is expensive and

It has high requirements on the terrain, and not everywhere can be built. However, the Haihan people still invested heavily in building a coastal road network extending in all directions on the island, connecting various cities and counties through wide and flat official roads, allowing communication between the sea and the land.

The transportation of people and goods is extremely convenient.

After arriving in Shandong, Liu Shang found that the transportation-first approach to infrastructure construction was also implemented here. A lot of manpower and material resources were invested in the early stage to build roads connecting key nodes such as Fushan Copper Mine, Majiazhuang, Zhifu Island, and Fushan County.

, connecting the occupied areas together, and the military uses this to control the situation in this area.
Chapter completed!