On the eve of the Hundred Flowers Conference, a heavy rain broke out.
Egg, Mei Huaijin, Xiao Liuer, and the porter were attacked on their way to Qingshui Valley in Pinghai County.
The group of people were dressed in black and had their faces covered. They picked someone out at random. The two internal skills they practiced were nothing special.
If it weren't for the weapons in his hands that were extremely rare and weird, and whose forging craftsmanship was similar, their strength would still be inferior to that of ordinary second-rate masters in the world.
But they can work together flawlessly in pairs, in groups of three or five, or even in groups of ten. Even the top masters can hardly compete with ten.
It is said that in addition to the four people from Buji Island, many gangs were also attacked and killed by these black-clothed and masked weirdos that night. However, no relevant incident was heard at the Hundred Flowers Conference the next day. I don’t know if the insiders kept it secret or the people involved had already The body and head are in different places.
The subsequent development of events proved that the modest scandal caused by these black-clad and masked weirdos in Pinghai County was just a small test.
On the night of the Hundred Flowers Conference, more than 20 powerful gangs from all over Kyushu were attacked by surprise.
Although they were defeated in front of several gangs, those black-clothed and masked weirdos still severely damaged many gangs and destroyed several sects, horrifying the Zhongzhou martial arts world.
Since then, people in the world have tacitly called them "that group of people".
The emergence of "that group of people" was even more unexpected than the unexpected rise of Hongchen Inn.
The background of "that group of people" has long been self-evident.
It's just that it's always a mystery where such a well-trained and disciplined organization like an army came from.
If it hadn't been for the accident on the Sword Dance Ping, Jiang Yichen might have investigated the matter in detail after the Hundred Flowers Conference as Hei Wuchang.
But if there is no such thing, Jiang Yichen has been busy in life and death in the past three months and has no time to take care of this matter.
It wasn't until he was in front of the Niuxin Village noodle stall that he suddenly realized where "that group of people" was most likely to come from.
——Almshouse.
This institution basically opened in every county in Zhongzhou and was funded and managed by the imperial court. It was an institution dedicated to caring for those who were lonely and disabled.
It took Bujidao and the Tusita Gang more than two months to find out the general details of the asylum.
Jiang Yichen only went deep into it in just three days, so how could he see the true face of Mount Lushan clearly.
Most of the credit for this investigation should be attributed to the people of Buji Island.
Bujidao is not a gang at all.
Buji Island is where they took root.
Yes, Buji Island does not have a mature enough intelligence system.
Not everyone on Buji Island has skills, but at least they must know how to survive and collect intelligence.
Each of them is an ordinary member of the people of Zhongzhou, including all kinds of characters.
There is a kid like an egg who wears a thousand skins after disguise, but has a ruffian spirit before disguise.
There are poor talents like Mei Huaijin, Lan Sheng who looks like a gangster, a porter who works hard to make a living, Xiao Liu who finds treasures in any shop he works as a waiter, and Shu who is so simple that he even looks silly. Tong, and others whom Jiang Yichen has never met.
The majority of them are not outstanding in martial arts, but they have the courage to follow Xie Fei to track down and uncover the root cause of the destruction of their homeland.
They have various perspectives and may not be able to solve various puzzles immediately, but they will definitely imprint what they see, hear, think and think in their hearts.
In this way, after all kinds of intelligence from various channels are gathered and unified, and then screened and connected carefully, valuable information can be obtained.
At first Jiang Yichen thought that Xie Fei had completed the task of summarizing information and sorting out the context, but when Smiling Maitreya explained the overall situation and details to him in an organized and simple way, he realized that Xie Fei and Smiling Maitreya might join hands. Half of the reason was to find a think tank for Buji Island.
Within two months, Bujidao and the Tusita Gang sneaked into eight almshouses from all over Zhongzhou to investigate.
Some seemingly ordinary events happened in these eight almshouses, but in reality they were hidden mysteries.
For example, six almshouses took in a total of eleven cases of young patients who had no relatives, no friends, and no one to rely on in the past two months.
Among these eleven patients, three were seriously ill and had not improved for a period of time. Within a few days, their complexion declined and they died.
There was a seriously ill man who was already looking better after being recuperated, but suddenly died suddenly.
Of the remaining seven with mild illness, three have started to make a living on their own with the help of the hospital after being cured, and four are working in the hospital.
One of the three self-sufficient people set up a pancake stall in the local area and informed the hospital that he planned to go out to make a lot of money, and left there never to return.
But one of the four people in the hospital worked too hard to repay the kindness of the nursing home and died of overwork.
For example, three almshouses located in remote areas with sparsely populated almshouses have extremely well-organized and well-organized staff, and their admission-to-person ratios are no less than those of large almshouses.
Another example is that the current admissions in these eight almshouses are mostly old and young, with fewer adults and very few young people. Three meals a day include at least one meat dish, and you can even eat three meals a day.
Four rounds of delicacies from mountains and seas; superior officials all carry rationed supplies during routine assessments, etc.
It is true that we want to turn these nursing homes upside down, but two months are really limited. We can combine the archival data recorded in each hospital for many years and the subsequent part of the follow-up investigation results to conduct a detailed analysis, and the truth hidden by the nursing homes has been revealed.
It's all come to light.
Those three seriously ill people showed no signs of life after treatment? Did the nursing home selectively give up these three lives? It is understandable to use resources on more people who still have hope of survival.
The only person who got better from a serious illness died suddenly? It is suspected that he has returned to his former glory.
Is it difficult to make a lot of money in a small place? We should encourage young people who have recovered from illness to have the courage to venture outside.
Working hard to repay a favor and losing one's life? It was an accident, but also a pity.
Are there fewer young people in each hospital? After all, as long as they are not missing arms or legs or suffering from serious illnesses, they should be able to support themselves.
Every year, 1 in 10 young people die in accidents in each hospital, and 30% of the young people leave the hospital and then leave the local area to support themselves. These situations are more consistent with the general environment of Zhongzhou after the war, which was full of waste and benevolent policies.
Judging from these individual cases, no one would think there was anything wrong.
Because these situations are the epitome of the current situation in Zhongzhou, there is no fault to be found.
It can be said that without "that group of people" appearing out of thin air, almost no one would go out of their way to explore in depth.
But it is precisely because of the existence of "that group of people" that it provides a reverse idea for Buji Island and the Tushita Gang.
The number of "that group of people" is by no means small, and these people will not just pop out of the rocks.
They must have come from somewhere.
Where they came from is probably where they "disappeared".
There are two types of "disappearance"? Death and disappearance.
"That group of people" still exist in the world? Their disappearance is of course a false disappearance.
So, are their deaths and disappearances all fake?
Compared with having their bodies exposed in the wilderness or being dumped in mass graves, those who died in almshouses were treated with basic dignity.
They will be put into plain clothes as shrouds, placed in camphor wood coffins, and buried neatly and orderly in a remote place with few people, with tombstones erected.
Three days after the burial of the four young men who died of illness, the graves were dug.
There are people in all four coffins.
The two of them are no longer the original two.
The bodies of two young people who died suddenly of serious illness and sudden death from overwork have been replaced.
They all "disappeared".
Another person who "disappeared" was the patient with a mild illness who set up a pancake stall shortly after recovering from the illness and then chose to go out to make a lot of money.
This patient with a mild illness had indeed made a lot of money. In less than ten days traveling with a businessman from out of town, he had earned more silver than selling pancakes in a year.
However, ten days later, the businessman was nowhere to be seen.
The place where this person "disappeared" was the place where "that group of people" had secret training.
In order not to alert others, the Tushita Gang and Bujidao did not conduct any further investigation.
Instead, we repeatedly verify and confirm the facts through other clues.
The number of people admitted to various almshouses is relatively small, because young people are the most valuable to cultivate.
If you want the horse to run, you must feed the horse well. People who will be admitted to the almshouse will inevitably have difficulty in providing food and clothing every day before that. After being admitted to the almshouse, they must improve their physical condition through dietary supplements so that they will not suffer from the disease.
He was very ill when he was sent for secret training.
It is not an exaggeration to say that in addition to the routine assessment of superior officials, they also have the responsibility of rationing gold, silver, cloth, grain, grains and medicinal materials. For the remote almshouse, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
It can be placed in a more affluent area, and it is obviously more cost-effective to purchase daily necessities directly locally.
It would be far-fetched to say that resources are uniformly scheduled and allocated.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and the evil is hidden in those elixirs that are wrapped in a shell of healing diseases and health.
After inspection, at least half of those elixirs were similar to powerful pills that stimulate potential by consuming life essence and blood.
There are also some pills that can put people into a state of suspended animation.
Sick young people will take this kind of elixir after being admitted to the almshouse. Only those who can survive will be qualified to "disappear".
The reason why the small almshouse in the remote area of the poor country is well-equipped and has only a large number of residents is because the secret training place of "that group of people" is nearby.
The Little Almshouse is the last transfer station.
People who "disappear" from major almshouses will be carefully observed and screened here. Anyone with sound limbs and normal mind will have the opportunity to enter the secret training place. As for whether to go there to receive secret training or to do labor service, then
Depends on your personal understanding.
Twenty years after the Waiyi disaster, the number of beggars in Zhongzhou dropped sharply, and "that group of people" mysteriously appeared. The logical chain has now been completed.
That night, the shock that the Tushita Gang and Buji Island gave Jiang Yichen didn't stop there.
It wasn't until the end of the night that Jiang Yichen finished digesting the intelligence information. He spent an extra half day in Luzhou County before setting off for Tingyu Pavilion in Jiangning County.
