"This is the sketch map I drew of the county. I will divide the areas according to this map. Starting after dinner, you two will search carefully for all suspicious people and places in the designated area. Don't ask me why, as long as
Just do as you're told." Tang Cheng's face looked a little serious, and even an out-of-the-box person like Liu Shitou didn't dare to go up and ask what was going on. The people sitting in the hall who were about to eat had no choice but to nod in agreement.
On the Tangcheng side, excluding the injured Jiujin and Liu Shitou, who had to stay behind at Cyclamen, there were 13 incarnations, which happened to form 13 two-person combinations one-on-one with the servants brought by Huang San, so Tangcheng divided his map
Out of 13 areas. "Our people must wear military uniforms and firearms, and don't make any noise when encountering soldiers from the garrison on patrol at night. Just remember the suspicious things you find and tell me back." Tang Cheng's explanation.
Lao Dongbei and the others were even more confused. Only a guy like Niu Laogui, who was about to become a sperm, could vaguely guess some suspicions.
Because of Mrs. Huang's explanation, Huang San, the head servant, naturally went all the way with Tangcheng. Macheng is just a small county. It is impossible to have street lights everywhere like Shanghai, so Tangcheng and the others can only rely on the light from the windows of residents on the street.
The light illuminated himself. "Company Commander Tang, I brought everyone here, and I am following you. Can you tell me the reason?" Huang San stepped past a water mark on the ground.
He took out a cigarette and handed one to Tang Cheng who was walking beside him.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a preventive measure, and it's for Macheng's good." Tang Cheng lit the cigarette in his mouth with the match struck by Huang San, and exhaled a puff of smoke as he looked towards the houses on the street.
"I'm afraid that there will be traitor spies bribed by the Japanese in Macheng just like Mengcheng. Commander Huang has always said that there will be Japanese troops stationed in Macheng, but it has been a week, and there is still no movement among the Japanese troops stationed in Macheng.
No, now Macheng’s defense can only rely on the garrison. If a traitor spy bribed by the Japanese appears in the county, I don’t dare to think about the consequences.”
"The Japanese are not that powerful, right?" Huang San, who was shocked by Tang Cheng's words, looked at Tang Cheng with doubt. If there really were Japanese spies in the county as Tang Cheng said, Huang San wouldn't have to think about it carefully.
Knowing what the garrison was facing. "Hmm" Huang San, who was a little distracted, accidentally burned his mouth with a cigarette butt. He threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground in a hurry. Huang San felt that his heart was about to pop out of his chest.
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"It's not that serious. I just have this hunch. I just don't know what the results will be after the search." Huang San's performance during the last round of siege against horse bandits has already determined that he can only be a servant who looks after the house and the courtyard, so Tangcheng
It was impossible to tell him too much. The only thing Huang San could do to help Tang Cheng now was to be a good guide and point out the direction for Tang Cheng so that Tang Cheng would not get lost in the alleys of the county. After the panic just now
, Huang San suddenly became quiet, and Tang Cheng was happy to be quiet. Only when he couldn't figure out the direction, Tang Cheng would ask Huang San.
"Am I too sensitive?" Sitting in the hall of Cyclamen, Tang Cheng asked himself. After a full 3 hours of searching, 13 teams sent out and 12 teams have returned. Those who came back said they found nothing.
Abnormal, Tangcheng itself began to waver. Only Laodongbei's team has not returned yet, but Tangcheng has given up any hope. People like Laodongbei will not carefully explore suspicious things. That is completely a scam.
Madagascar type man.
Sure enough, after waiting for half an hour, Lao Dongbei, who smelled of alcohol, came back with the servants of the Huang family who were teaming up with him. "I didn't insist on drinking, it was Uncle Liu who insisted on keeping me, but his family
The wine is indeed strong enough. If you don't drink it for a day, you will feel panicked." Seeing everyone in the hall staring at him, Old Dongbei burped as soon as he entered the door and hurriedly explained to Tangcheng and the others.
"Who is this Uncle Six? Are you familiar with him?" Tang Cheng, who rarely drinks, is not familiar with the taverns in the county. Naturally, he doesn't know who Uncle Six is talking about in Old Dongbei's mouth. "
I asked you to go out to search the county town, not to drink. If you can't control your mouth and get drunk and mess up, you will suffer in the future." The smell of alcohol in Old Dongbei's mouth made him feel a little sick.
Tang Cheng changed his expression. He didn't want Old Northeast to be engaged in military law in the future.
"Didn't you find any suspicious places or people?" He covered his nose and pushed away Old Dongbei who was leaning in front of him. Tang Cheng looked at the servant of the Huang family who was teaming up with Old Dongbei. These servants of the Huang family were all
They are locals. They are as familiar with people in the county as Tangcheng is familiar with fighting. Therefore, even though the bosses who go out to search are all wearing military uniforms, the main body of the actual search team is the servants sent by the Huang family.
The servant who was asked by Tang Cheng shook his head and said that his group found no abnormalities, but Tang Cheng saw a trace of doubt in his eyes. "The Liufu Tavern we went to seemed different from usual.
There is a little boy in there. Uncle Liu said he is the child of his distant relative, but when he came to Macheng, he never said that he had any other relatives. Regular customers who often go to Liufu Tavern all know this." In Tangcheng.
With the gesture, the servant finally expressed his doubts.
"Liufu Tavern?" Tang Cheng muttered this familiar name in a low voice. It seemed that he had heard this name from Liu Shitou when he took him out for morning exercise in the morning. "Squad Leader Niu, you will bring it with you tomorrow."
I went to check out this Liufu Tavern. I heard that he likes to greet people from the garrison there." After working for several hours, Tang Cheng finally focused his suspicion on this Liufu Tavern.
"Company Commander Tang, do you mean there is something weird in this Liufu Tavern?" Niu Laogui reacted the fastest. He had already heard some clues from Tang Cheng's words. From the time Huang Sanda brought people to Cyclamen at night
Looking for Tangcheng, and then Tangcheng took out a hand-drawn sketch and said that he wanted to start searching for the county seat. Niu Laogui always felt that there was something weird in it. Tangcheng, who rarely drank, now lobbied to see Liufu Tavern. Niu Laogui then
I have already guessed that the abnormality in Tangcheng tonight is due to this Liufu Tavern.
"It's just a suspicion, I'm not sure yet." After Liu Shitou and the others went upstairs to sleep, Tang Cheng, who had been sitting in the hall, talked about the matter with Niu Laogui, "When we were in Mengcheng, we discovered that there were people in the city.
The traitor spy who was bribed by the Japanese, the county magistrate of Mengcheng was almost assassinated by ambushed Japanese soldiers when he went out. Macheng is the east gate of Wuhan, there is no harm in being careful." Even in the face of Niu Laogui, Tangcheng also
She still didn’t tell her that she found someone peeping at her when she returned to the city in the morning.
"This is really a troublesome thing." Niu Laogui has never experienced a situation like Mengcheng, so naturally he will not know about Tangcheng's worries. However, if there are really Japanese spies in Macheng, it will not be good news for Macheng or the garrison.
"I've also been to the Liufu Tavern. The shopkeeper is a guy in his 50s. People here call him Uncle Six. I didn't see anything wrong with that man when I arrived, and the people from the garrison were there, too.
It’s always slightly cheaper than other drinkers.”
"Is the business of Liufu Tavern very good?" After listening to Niu Laogui's words, Tang Cheng asked a question. After getting an affirmative answer from Niu Laogui, Tang Cheng was more sure of his judgment. This tavern is indeed good.
Weird. If the business of Liufu Tavern is not good, the familiarity of the shopkeeper Liu Fu with the soldiers of the garrison can be justified. But Niu Laogui clearly said that the business of Liufu Tavern is very good. Since the business is very good, why is the shopkeeper named Uncle Liu?
You also need to look at the people in the garrison in a different light.
If it is to find a backer, then there is no need to give preferential treatment to defeated soldiers like Lao Dongbei, just go to Commander Huang directly. Why should he be so friendly to those big-headed soldiers? Tang Cheng thought quickly in his mind, and asked Niu
What Lao Gui said was put together in an attempt to find flaws. The shopkeeper was hospitable and generous, and the tavern's business was booming. Except for the sudden addition of a young man who was not a native of Macheng, there seemed to be no flaws in this Liufu Tavern.
"The biggest flaw is to have no flaws." Tang Cheng suddenly remembered what Liu Shitou said to him in the morning. Last night, Lao Dongbei was not going to Liufu Tavern for a drink, but he was invited to drink by Uncle Liu, the shopkeeper. Liu Shitou also said
Uncle Liu, the shopkeeper, likes to ask about things related to the garrison. If it was just a casual chat between drinkers, he could have talked about other things. Why does he always like to ask about the garrison from the people of the garrison?
The servants of the Huang family are also sure that the young man in the Liufu Tavern is not a native of Macheng. Although the young man rarely speaks, judging from the young man's face, he is not a hardworking banker. The Liufu Tavern is in
Macheng has been open for a long time, and I have never heard that the shopkeeper has any relatives. Suddenly a young man who said he was a distant relative appeared, which had to surprise Tangcheng.
Tang Cheng tried to find out the problem from the clues he had connected together, but after thinking for a long time, the doubts he had previously focused on were overturned one by one by himself. After much thought, Tang Cheng could not find this Liufu.
What's wrong with the tavern? "It's night, go to bed early. If something happens, he won't be able to run away. If he goes to see it with his own eyes tomorrow, he'll know everything." Niu Laogui, who had been sitting with Tang Cheng in the hall, couldn't hold on any longer.
After a few words of persuasion to Tang Cheng, he went upstairs to sleep, leaving Tang Cheng alone sitting in the hall and thinking hard.
"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, what is supposed to come will eventually come." Tang Cheng, who was sitting alone in the hall, continued to sit for a while, and finally got up and went upstairs. All doubts were waiting for him to go to Liufu Tavern tomorrow.
Make a clear distinction, there is no point in getting angry now.