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On the other side, Lin Quan's interrogation of the maid Xiao Qi has ended.
Lin Quan was interrogated this time without using any force. On the one hand, he was afraid of Lin Jingyu's words, and on the other hand, there was no need to use force.
There was only one purpose in calling Xiao Qi for questioning, and that was to find out where she heard the news.
If you want to follow the clues, you need to find the people who claim to be hungry, and then trace them through transportation and warehouses.
According to what Xiao Qi said, those starving people were members of the Jia You Corps, so after letting Xiao Qi go, Lin Quan personally took the people to find the members of the Jia You Corps.
All the people who left the city were organized into teams. Each team had about three hundred people, and two or three officials from the government took them out of the city.
People who went out to farm in the city were rotated once a month, and the Jiayou team was replaced on the fifth day of March.
These 300 people almost all live together, so it is easy to find them.
According to the location given by Xiaoqi, Lin Quan rushed all the way to Nancheng. Their destination was Changmafang.
Lin Quan and his party arrived quickly, and when they reached the gate of the square, they heard the sound of laughter coming from inside.
Even without going in, Lin Quan could tell that a large number of people were gathering inside.
This made Lin Quan's expression suddenly turn bad. According to the palace's request, the people gathered in large numbers in private to commit crimes.
Stepping into the square gate, Lin Quan heard sounds but saw no one, so he asked the guard at the square gate: "Who is making noise and playing inside?"
Seeing Lin Quan's attire, the guard at the square gate did not dare to neglect at all, and quickly replied: "Sir, it's the people from the Yishen team who are... visiting relatives and friends!"
"Visiting relatives and friends? So many people visiting relatives and friends together?" Lin Quan asked in a bad tone.
The guard had no choice but to answer bravely: "The people from the Yishen team will leave the city tomorrow!"
Going out of the city means danger and being shrouded in death. Naturally, I want to have fun on this last day.
During this period of time, although the troops sent by the royal palace tried their best to protect them, accidents still occurred.
As far as Lin Quan knows alone, there have been more than 40 zombie attacks.
These incidents resulted in the death of at least 70 to 80 civilians and more than 20 soldiers.
Lin Quan didn't care about the affairs of the Yishen team, so he asked: "Where are the people from the Jiayou team?"
"Sir, the people from the A-Young team and the B-Shen team are together!"
"Why are we together?" Lin Quan asked.
"They all live in the same house, so their relationship is naturally much closer. Moreover, the Yishen team is leaving the city, so I just want to ask about the experience of the Jiayou team!"
What experience? Of course it was the experience of going out of the city to save your life.
Even after the spring plowing is over, there are still some people outside the city who are responsible for taking care of the seedlings that have been planted.
Going out to work in the city is a long-term matter, so it is natural to gain as much experience as possible. This is the instinct of a survivor.
Continuing to lead the people forward, they crossed a street and arrived at the central square of the square. What appeared in Lin Quan's eyes was a large number of people.
Some of these people were chatting with each other, some were thinking intently, and some were making a loud noise.
The arrival of Lin Quan and his entourage quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the workshop, and soon several petty officials rushed over.
When the leading junior official saw Lin Quan, he quickly saluted and said, "Young man, I have met Eunuch Lin!"
"Do you recognize our family?"
"Hehe" he laughed twice before hearing the young official say: "Eunuch Lin is a popular person in front of the prince, how can I not recognize him!"
"I wonder what your father-in-law is doing when he comes here?"
"People from the Jiayou team, go and find ten or eight people for our family. We have something to ask!"
"Young men know everything about the Jiayou team. If my father-in-law has anything to ask me, those stupid guys..."
Before the little official finished speaking, he heard the fierce-looking man behind Lin Shui scolding: "Go if you are told, there is so much nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, I'll look for you right now!"
After these minor officials left, the vicious man behind Lin Quanchen said: "Father, I am afraid there is something wrong with this minor official. Do you want to arrest him together?"
Just listen to Lin Quan murmur: "I'm afraid a mere petty official is not so bold as to dare to attack food!"
But Lin Quan then said: "Let's look at the situation first!"
On the other side, the clerk who had just left had already found ten men from the Jiayou team.
"Listen up, everyone. I'll be asking questions later. Please give your answers carefully!"
"If you have any happy things in your heart, we can talk about it when we come down. Once we offend the boss, we will be in big trouble!"
"Did you hear clearly what the master just said?"
The little officials' words to each other made these men stunned.
They may be good at work, but they have no experience in dealing with the government, which creates fear and resistance.
"I'll pick up something nice later, and don't cause trouble for yourself!" the leading clerk finally reminded.
He secretly changed the concept here and equated speaking bad words with causing trouble for himself.
Soon, the group of them arrived at Lin Quan's location.
Facing Lin Quan, more than a dozen men were at a loss. Each one of them was stunned and didn't even know where to put their hands.
"Kneel down!" the leading clerk reminded, somewhat as if he hated iron for not being able to become steel.
These men had just woken up from a dream, and they knelt on the ground one by one.
After carefully looking at the people in front of him, Lin Quan took another look at the people from the Yishen team not far away and found that the people from the Ayou team were relatively thinner.
The daily food supply for these young and strong workers is almost the same, and the food supply for those who go out of the city should be more sufficient. Logically speaking, there should not be any obvious difference in body shape.
It seems that someone in the Jiayou team was starved, it is indeed true.
"You were working outside the city a few days ago. Did you get hungry?"
Upon hearing this, several junior officials were a little stunned, but the tension on their faces dissipated a lot.
The leading clerk urged: "Reply!"
"No...we are not hungry!"
"We are not hungry, we are well fed!"
Hearing these people's replies, Lin Quan sneered and then asked: "Who told you to lie?"
Upon hearing this, several petty officials were filled with fear and secretly cursed themselves for shooting themselves in the foot.
The leading clerk hurriedly scolded: "My father-in-law is asking me questions. If you answer me honestly, you will risk your life!"
After what he said, the ten people present didn't know how to reply or whether to tell the truth.
At this time, Lin Quan said coldly: "You are starving. The prince already knows about this. You just need to answer honestly and no one will dare to harm you!"
"The prince wants to uphold justice for you, but you still can't trust the prince?"
Upon hearing Lin Quan's words, the ten men present looked at each other, and finally someone kowtowed and said, "Sir, we did starve for the fifteen days before returning to the city!"
Lin's face turned cold, and he immediately asked: "Tell me honestly what is going on!"
