Lin Boshen rested for two days, and his face finally looked a little brighter, but his mental condition was still not good, and he was obviously still struggling with the matter of the last uprising.
Yuan Su said some comforting words to Lin Boxen, and briefly described what happened yesterday. He also said that 79 Biao was in urgent need of manpower at the moment, and hoped that Lin Boxen could recover quickly and help handle some military affairs.
After listening to Yuan Su's words, Lin Boxhen suddenly sighed and said in a depressed tone: "Zijing, I have been thinking about one thing these past two days. Maybe I should leave here after my injury gets better.
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Yuan Su couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Leave here? Where do you plan to go?"
Lin Bo said with deep regret: "Go back to Shanghai."
Yuan Su originally wanted to ask "why", but obviously this question was unnecessary. He knew that not only could the shadow in Lin Boshen's heart not dissipate, but it would become more and more serious as time went by. After some thinking, it was his turn this time
He sighed heavily, nodded helplessly and said, "Although I really want to say, 'Escape is not an option,' but I feel that your choice may not be an escape. This incident has really affected you too deeply.
If you plan to go back and sort out your thoughts, I can understand. But at least you and I got to know each other, but I'm afraid we won't know if we can see each other again after this separation."
A trace of worry flashed across Lin Boshen's face, and he said deeply: "Zi Jing, in fact, I have always thought that you are a far-sighted person. If I had listened to your words before, maybe things would not be like this. You
He is my friend, no matter whether we can see each other again in the future, I will never forget this."
Yuan Su smiled and said: "Your words are enough. In this case, I will not persuade you any more. When you decide, I will help you arrange train tickets."
Lin Bo nodded with deep emotion and said nothing more.
Later, Yuan Su, together with the old military doctor, helped Lin Boxen move out of the medical tent and sent him to an unused officer's dormitory to settle down. He helped tidy up the dormitory, and talked to Lin Boxen for a while, and it was almost dark when he saw it.
At noon, he said goodbye and left.
He went to the northern camp, intending to meet with Zhang Jiangong and talk about the appointment with Zhizhou Wang Litong, but he didn't know that Zhang Jiangong hadn't woken up until now. In desperation, he had to find a man from the third battalion.
The messenger ordered him to go to the government office immediately and inform in advance that he would visit the governor in the afternoon.
The messenger only thought it was related to the pursuit of thieves, so he did not dare to disobey. Even though there were no war horses in the Biaobu compound, he immediately ran to the Yamen of the state capital.
After lunch and a short rest, Yuan Su immediately set off for the prefectural government office with the transcripts and documents he had just sorted out in the morning.
After leaving the Biaobu compound, we came to the small square at the exit of Luanzhou Railway Station. Although Luanzhou had just experienced a turmoil not long ago and has been turbulent in recent days, the people in the city still had to resume work as soon as possible for the sake of livelihood.
There were many people coming and going in the small square, each busy with their own work. Yuan Su called a rickshaw on the side of the road, gave the address of the prefectural government office, and wandered north like this.
When he arrived at the Yamen of the state capital, Yuan Su did not let the rickshaw park at the main entrance, but went around to the courtyard gate at the back.
After paying the fare, he walked up the steps to the gate. The vermilion gate was open. Although the eaves looked tall and wide from the outside, it still didn't feel as grand as Zhang Juren's mansion in Anshan Town.
Several concierges were gathering together at the gate to chat. When they saw Yuan Su, who was wearing the uniform of a New Army officer, approaching, they quickly changed their faces and put on a respectful and serious attitude. One of them was a well-dressed man.
The concierge came forward and asked politely: "May I ask if you are Mr. Staff Yuan?"
Yuan Su nodded slightly and replied calmly: "It is Yuan. I have made an appointment with your Mr. Wang this morning. Does Mr. Wang have some free time to meet you now?"
The porter said quickly: "My lord is joking. My master has given special instructions at noon. If Mr. Yuan arrives, please directly invite him into the house to meet you. Mr. Yuan, please follow me and sit in the hall for a while."
Yuan Su said nothing more and motioned for the other party to take the lead.
After passing the main entrance hall, we soon came to the front hall. The porter invited Yuan Su to sit down as he pleased, and ordered his servants to prepare tea, and then he went to inform Wang Litong.
The tea had just been served, and before Yuan Su could take a sip, he heard footsteps coming from the side door of the hall, and then a middle-aged man wearing a brocade jacket walked in with a steady gait. He saw the person sitting there
After Yuan Su was in the hall, he immediately said hello: "I've kept you waiting for a long time, Mr. Yuan. It's our first time meeting you. I'm very polite to you, Wang Litong."
As he spoke, he bowed his hands.
Yuan Su put down the teacup he had just held, then stood up and returned the courtesy: "Master Wang, you are polite and took the liberty of visiting me. Please don't take offense."
Wang Potong laughed for a while, then stretched out his hand and made a "please sit down" gesture, and said in greeting: "Master Yuan is out, come on, come on, please take a seat."
The two parties sat down respectively, and Wang Lantong ordered his servants to bring some snacks to go with the tea.
Yuan Su raised his hand and declined and said: "Master Wang, there is no need to be polite. Yuan is here today on official military duty. In view of the various accidents that have occurred in Luanzhou during this period, Yuan has no choice but to get straight to the point and talk about something."
Wang Litong was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Guangxu's reign. He struggled in the officialdom for more than ten years before finally reaching the position of magistrate. Therefore, he was extremely cautious in his work in office. During this period, Luanzhou experienced a series of twists and turns.
He was already in a constant state of panic, and no one could solve the current problems faster than him. This was why he paid so much attention when he heard that Yuan Su was coming to visit.
Yesterday, he sent the servant to Anshan Town to express condolences to Zhang Juren. When he came back, he relayed Yuan Su's words exactly. Not long ago, he heard about Yuan Su's identity and background from the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion entrenched in the city, so he had no idea about this person.
"Master Xiao Yuan" paid special attention to it. After listening to what the footman brought back, he also felt that this "Master Xiao Yuan" was not an economical person.
Immediately, he hurriedly said: "Master Yuan is selfless, I admire you very much. So, Master Yuan's visit today is supposed to be about the robbery that happened in Luanzhou today?"
Yuan Su nodded, and then said in a solemn tone: "It is for this matter. Although our Seventy-nine Biao have grasped some clues, for now, we suspect that Liu is in Luanzhou.
There are more than one bandit inside, and they are all equipped with military weapons. I'm afraid it will be difficult to wipe them all out in a short time."
Wang Liotong sighed, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Master Yuan, I heard that these thieves who committed crimes in the country are all deserters from your department's 79th standard. I wonder if this is the case?"
A weird smile appeared at the corner of Yuan Su's mouth, and he said calmly: "Sir Wang, when the big family who was robbed in Shimen Town came to you to report the crime, didn't they already tell you that they saw the thief wearing a formal suit?
It's the uniform of the New Army. In that case, why do you need to ask more?"
Wang Lantong was startled. The reason why he asked knowingly was just to save some favor for Yuan Su and Qijiu Biao. He didn't expect that the other party would be so ungrateful. However, he didn't want to get angry. He smiled noncommittally and said
: "Oh, it seems that there is such a thing, but after all, I only heard it from the person who reported the case, so I am not sure whether it is true."
Yuan Su said calmly: "Yuan might as well tell Mr. Wang directly that the evidence we have collected so far shows that 90% of the thieves who committed crimes in Shimen Town and Anshan Town are deserters in our 79th target.
Mr. Wang is aware of the turmoil that occurred in Luanzhou a few days ago. During this turmoil, many soldiers absconded. Although our Biao Department issued continuous notices during this period, hoping to recall these deserters, the results were not great."
Wang Lantong said solemnly: "In this case, this is really a difficult problem."
Yuan Su smiled lightly and said: "When Yuan came here today, he naturally did not want to push the problem to Mr. Wang. After all, it is our seventy-nine target, so we naturally have to give an explanation. But to be honest, we
The Seventy-Nine Biao has just undergone major changes, and the military is still waiting to be reorganized, so we still need to work together to maintain public security in Luanzhou."
Wang Litong couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and thought to himself: Even your new army can't be managed properly. We, Luanzhou Prefecture, have no soldiers and generals. Is it possible that those government officials should be requisitioned? He looked embarrassed and said:
"According to Mr. Yuan's wishes, how can we work together?"