It was a sleepless night. The sky had just turned bright when Xu Bing jumped out of bed, full of vigor.
How could she not be full of energy?
Zhou Qingfeng was mentally prepared when he came to the end of the Ming Dynasty, but Xu Bing suffered in the cold endless void for a few months, and then directly entered a magical world. It was dark and cold last night, so Zhou Qingfeng didn't bring her far, and she didn't see any special scenery. So early the next morning, she couldn't wait to start her life as a transmigrator.
As soon as the door opened, Xu Bing found that there were people boiling water and cooking outside. A few cooks were fetching water from the well at the entrance of the village, and other subordinates were collecting dry wood from the collapsed houses to use as fuel. The people in charge of sentries were looking at the walls outside the village, and the patrolling human-faced demons appeared and disappeared from time to time, black smoke billowing.
Xu Bing's appearance also aroused the curiosity of the team members. Such a young woman in her early twenties coming out of the chief's house, everyone naturally wanted to take a few more glances. But the Black Warriors guarding the door didn't respond, the patrolling human-faced demons just made a few strange noises, and the others just stared blankly, and then went their own ways.
Hmm hmm …. Xu Bing coughed a few times, and looked left and right. She still wasn't used to the scene in front of her, and seeing that she was ignored, she was a little embarrassed. She turned back to the house, and forcibly dragged Zhou Qingfeng up, and shouted, "You pulled me here, so we're on the same side. What's my duty now? "
Pulling Xu Bing into the Time Island yesterday used up a lot of Zhou Qingfeng's spiritual power, and he was still in a state of splitting headache, so he desperately needed to rest. When he pulled Xu Bing up, he had no choice but to call Old Man Sun over, and said, "This is my good friend, her name is Xu Bing. Old Man, bring her around, and get to know everyone. "
He then introduced Old Man Sun to Xu Bing, and Zhou Qingfeng fell asleep again.
The ancient people lived a hard life. Other than a few aristocrats who lived like princes, ordinary people in their twenties or thirties were often emaciated and sickly. Xu Bing, on the other hand, came from a modern society. Although she was only 1.65 meters tall, she was well-nourished and healthy. Coupled with regular exercise, her figure was very well-proportioned. Her face was rosy and her hair was smooth. She looked like a young lady from a rich family.
Old Man Sun only looked at Xu Bing's temperament and put her on the same level as Zhou Qingfeng. In addition, Xu Bing had suddenly come out from Zhou Qingfeng's room — this Jianzhou Grand Concubine had already been f * cked by the Bureau Chief. This fairy-like woman in front of him must be of high status and had a special relationship with the Bureau Chief.
Old Man Sun's words were sincere. He bowed and said, "Sister Xu looks like a noble person, as if she was drawn out of a painting. My surname is Sun, and I am Little Brother Zhou's housekeeper. I'll bring Sister Xu around. If you need anything in the future, just let me know. "
The old man's accent was heavy, so Xu Bing couldn't hear it very clearly. She only saw that the other party's attitude was respectful, so she was very polite. With Old Man Sun's guidance, Xu Bing took the name list given by Zhou Qingfeng to get to know everyone in the team.
The historical background of the late Ming Dynasty made Xu Bing both excited and stressed. Unlike Zhou Qingfeng, who wanted to dominate the world, she was a criminal police officer. She was best at observing people's words and expressions, and her professional focus was on social security.
Even in modern civilized society, criminal police officers knew that there were a lot of dark sides to society. The society at the end of the Ming Dynasty was even more chaotic. This made Xu Bing even more eager to improve her understanding of this strange world.
Last night, Xu Bing didn't sleep at all. She recalled the various historical anecdotes she had heard when she was in the police academy. There were secret societies in ancient times, local tyrants, bandits and thieves. There were all kinds of things and it was impossible to guard against them. People who did evil were everywhere, and their temperaments were often extremely cruel and cruel.
With the name list written by Zhou Qingfeng in hand, Xu Bing positioned herself as the head of discipline in the team. She was a woman. She had an amiable image and a very high status. She was very good at guiding people in conversation. The person being questioned was often very easy to spill everything he knew in front of her. In this aspect, Zhou Qingfeng was far from being able to compare.
"How many people are there in your family?"
"What do your relatives do for a living?"
"Are your parents still alive?"
Most of the people in the team were slaves brought out by Zhou Qingfeng from Ehekulun. Their family backgrounds were extremely simple, and they basically had no ties. This relatively clear social relationship made Xu Bing very satisfied. In her opinion, it was not easy to be eroded by the outside world, but it was also not easy to expand to the outside world.
The people who were asked the most by Xu Bing were Wang Kunpeng and Cai Zhiwei. Especially Cai Zhiwei, the scholar who lived in Shenyang, had quite a complicated social relationship in the local area. After being complimented by a few words by Xu Bing, he began to talk non-stop about where his family members lived, what their positions were, and what kind of relationship they had with high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
Xu Bing felt like she had found a treasure. She found a pen and paper to make a detailed record. As she recorded, she scolded Zhou Qingfeng for being a big fool. Because in the name list, Cai Zhiwei's column only wrote the words "scholar who failed to pass the examination, good at drawing". There was nothing else. Now that they were in a chaotic world, information was blocked. If they didn't ask more from a ready-made source of information, how could they conquer the world?
After asking, Cai Zhiwei asked Wang Kunpeng. At first, the two of them didn't take Xu Bing's questions seriously. But when Xu Bing kept recording and confirming, in the end, she wrote more than ten pages of paper. They finally realized that they seemed to have said too much. All the bullshit secrets of their family had been exposed.
Especially Xu Bing, who was good at drawing inferences about other cases from one instance, corroborating the details of the materials. There were a lot of connections between people and things that even Wang and Cai themselves didn't think of. In the end, Xu Bing came to a conclusion from her questioning. This intelligence gathering and collation ability was very scary. The two exposed fools couldn't help but feel their hair stand on end. They felt like they had been stripped naked and seen naked.
"Very good. The situation that the two of you mentioned is very helpful for us to understand Fushun and Shenyang. If there is a need in the future, I will come to find you again. I hope you can actively cooperate with the police … with me. Thank you. "Xu Bing nodded formally with a smile and left the dumb Wang and Cai.
The two of them were already sweating from the questions, and their eyes were blank. They had long heard that the old officers in the government were good at asking questions and finding out the ins and outs of people. Who knew that Sister Xu, who suddenly appeared in front of them, was even better. They unknowingly fell into her trap.
Zhou Qingfeng's troops had traversed the mountains and ravines to escape from the Jianzhou tribe's territory. They had settled down in this village outside of Fu Shun to rest and reorganize. After all, they had been working hard for two months and it was not easy. Xu Bing asked questions from morning to night for a whole day. Only then did she feel a little tired. But she didn't let Zhou Qingfeng rest. When night fell, Zhou Qingfeng woke up to eat dinner, and then she would go over to discuss the future with him.
"Future?" Zhou Qingfeng was holding a bowl and eating. When he heard this question, he smiled and said, "I really didn't think too much. Currently, the team is limited. I plan to find a stable place to stay and rest first. After that, it will not be easy to become a bandit or start a business. I have thought of many development directions, but I lack qualified people. "
If you become a bandit, you must have a group of people who can fight. Otherwise, you will have to fight by yourself every time.
If you want to start a business, you must have a good relationship with the government. Otherwise, no matter how much property you have, you will just be a fat sheep.
No matter what you do, Zhou Qingfeng is short of talents. The only person under him who could be considered a talent was Old Man Sun — he was knowledgeable, capable, able to manage, and able to use his brain. Although the old man's body is still healthy, he is too old and lacks energy. As for Wang Kunpeng and Cai Zhiwei, they can only be regarded as potential talents. They need more training and experience.
As for the others, they can only do odd jobs and need more training.
"We don't have enough food to eat. Tomorrow, we must go to Fushun City to buy food. I also want to pay a visit to Guo Buyi to reminisce and build a relationship. On the way, I can see his daughter, Guo Jiao. Maybe she can find a job in Fushun or Shenyang. Nurhachi should not attack so soon. I also have a buffer time to develop.
Of course, we can also leave Liaodong and go to other places. For example, the coastal area has 20 to 30 years of stability, which can give us time to develop. But these are all ideas. I have no one around me to discuss this with. I am very worried that if we run far away, it is likely that we will achieve nothing, so I have been hesitating. "
As for Zhou Qingfeng's idea, Xu Bing neither agreed nor denied it. After all, her understanding of the late Ming Dynasty was only on paper. It was even worse than Zhou Qingfeng's. But she spread out the records she made during the day and added to Zhou Qingfeng's idea, "No matter what you want to do, we need to do a survey of the current late Ming Dynasty society."
Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Only after a survey can we make a targeted decision. Zhou Qingfeng had no objection to this and gently nodded to show his approval.
Xu Bing continued, "You said that Nurhachi will not attack in a short time, but I don't think so. Gu Yuanwei, who pulled you to the late Ming Dynasty, is a variable. You have already caused great changes. The butterfly's wings have already flapped many times. "
She continued, "The chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty is troublesome, but it also has a convenience. We can use some extraordinary methods to obtain information, such as directly capturing the informants we need to carry out coercive questioning. "
"Coercive questioning? You're talking about kidnapping! Who? "Zhou Qingfeng asked curiously.
Xu Bing's records recorded more than 200 names, including officials in Shenyang and Fushun, rich merchants, dignitaries, and all kinds of city foxes and rats. Her fingers ran through the records one by one and said, "I need a seemingly inconspicuous guy who can contact people from all sides. Even if this person disappears, it won't cause too much attention, and this person must know a lot of information. "
Zhou Qingfeng also put his head in front of the names recorded by Xu Bing. According to the criminal police sister's request, those famous people couldn't be touched. They could only find businessmen and …
"Find this guy named Han Gui." Zhou Qingfeng's finger pointed to a name. "This person is one of the constables in Fushun City, a low-level official. He can be considered to have done evil and run amok, but he has a wide circle of friends and is well-informed. This person has a lot of enemies, so even if he dies, it won't cause too much trouble. Moreover, his strength is not high, so I can deal with him. "
Han Gui was the official who had pursued Zhou Qingfeng in Fushun City. Uncle Zhou was a vengeful person, and now that his strength had greatly increased, he naturally wanted to get back at him. Xu Bing needed a source of information, so she naturally mentioned the name of Constable Han Gui.
From Wang Kunpeng's words, Xu Bing roughly knew that Zhou Qingfeng had some enmity with this Constable Han. However, this person's identity was very suitable for her needs, so she naturally nodded and agreed.
"When do we make our move?"
"There's no time like the present. After I finish eating, I will go to the city to find trouble with this guy."
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