Chapter 297 Spy
"Brother Qin, please!"

Lin Yin leaned over slightly, and said to the man.

"Okay, everyone rest early and go to the city tomorrow!" Qin Yi paused, his posture calm and serious.

The old stairs creaked, but fortunately, they were all trained in the military camp and honed on the battlefield, so they were not picky about the environment.

Outside the post station, the waiter hooked his lips, greedily looked at the silver in his hand, tossed it up and weighed it, feeling complacent, really stupid, in a small place like Jianghuai, how could so much money be needed for just a few sets of clothes.

"Cough cough." A male voice sounded, wearing a dark blue gown, a middle-aged man with a pot belly stroked his beard, pretending to be serious and staring at the waiter in front of him with wide eyes.

"The shopkeeper." The waiter quickly hid the silver behind him, lowered his head in annoyance, not daring to look him in the eyes, and then slowly presented the silver in front of him.

"Who are they?" The shopkeeper weighed the silver in his hand with satisfaction, and asked casually.

"I don't know, it looks like he's here to do business in the city, but judging by his clothes, his status must be extraordinary!" The waiter in the shop was talking, but his eyes were fixed on the heavy silver, he swallowed, and responded obediently .

"Working? What else can Jianghuai do?" The shopkeeper pouted mockingly and said lightly.

Then he looked at the silver in his hand, his expression was slightly stiff, his eyes widened and he looked carefully, his face was almost bloodless.

"The shopkeeper? What's the matter with you!?" Seeing his blank look, the waiter in the shop asked a little strangely.

"This is the official bank! They are from the capital!" The shopkeeper clenched the silver in his hand, looked at the waiter, and ordered in a low voice, "Be sure to keep an eye on them!"

"I understand." The shop clerk paused for a moment, and then answered with a firm voice.

Devils breed in the night, but people's hearts are often more terrifying than devils.

——The Governor's Mansion
A man sneakily knocked on the corner door of the Governor's Mansion, looked around, saw no one noticed and went in quickly.

In the study room of the mansion, Jianghuai Governor Lu Zhongsheng sat in front of a pear-blossom sandalwood table, writing calligraphy in a calm posture. The surrounding furnishings were plain and unpretentious, and there were a large number of ancient books on the bookshelves on the wall.

"My lord, shopkeeper Sun is here!" The door was knocked lightly, and the old shopkeeper pushed the door open and said respectfully with downcast eyes.

Lu Zhongsheng responded, keeping his eyes on the white rice paper, "seeing the details" until the last stroke was made, then he put down the Zihao pen, and casually glanced at the cowering man in front of him, "What's the matter?"

"My lord," shopkeeper Sun bowed his body, with a flattering smile on his face, "there are a few young people here at the station, probably related to the capital."

As he spoke, he handed over the official silver in his hand. Lu Zhongsheng took the silver, turned his eyes slightly, and said, "Keep an eye on those people." Lu Zhongsheng slowly stroked the silver and spoke slowly.

"Yes! Don't worry, my lord!"

Shopkeeper Sun cautiously accompanied the smile, looking at the plain and serious man in front of him, he was terrified from the bottom of his heart, others didn't know him, but he was the most clear about how he disregarded human life and used all means to achieve his goals. Almost died here.

Near the night, the side door of the Governor's Mansion opened a small crack, and one person quietly left, blending into the night.

After the man left, Lu Zhongsheng looked at the butler and said calmly, "How is he?"

"Someone has been sent to guard him. He is injured and will never run away."

"Hmm." The man responded lightly.

The next day, Qin Yi and the others changed into the clothes bought by the waiter in the shop and prepared to leave.

"Guests, are you leaving now?"

The waiter smiled at the few people and said.

Lin Yin pursed his lips, "Come back at night."

"Okay, all the guests go slowly!" The waiter wanted to ask something, but he swallowed at Qin Yi's cold eyes and moved away.

Behind the counter, shopkeeper Sun, who was planning to make a deal, glanced at the door, and the waiter immediately stepped forward and whispered, "Boss, they left and said they would come back at night!"

"I got it, I got it, you go to work first!" Shopkeeper Sun waved his hands impatiently, looked at the backs of several people, and slightly curled his lips, presumably Master Lu had already arranged everything, the so-called strong dragon can't overwhelm the local snake , even if they are from Kyoto, they may not be able to beat Mr. Lu!

Today, the security at the city gate seems to be much stricter. After some inspections, Qin Yi and others entered the city smoothly.

The weather was still sweltering, and there were vendors in twos and threes beside the long street hawking in low voices. Although there were not many people, they were considered orderly.

"Jianghuai's situation doesn't seem to be that bad either!"

The subordinates behind him looked around and spoke softly, walking all the way.I didn't even see famine victims begging, but it was too normal and a little abnormal.

Qin Yi and Lin Yin pursed their lips, their eyes were heavy, they didn't speak, and they checked quietly all the way.

"There is a noodle stall in front, go eat a bowl of noodles." Qin Yi said suddenly, raised his chin slightly, looked at the stall not far away, and said.

Everyone looked puzzled, didn't they come out to investigate, what kind of noodles did they eat?

"Let's go! I'm really hungry!" Lin Yin patted the shoulders of several people and said.

Several people found a clean place to sit down.

"Five bowls of Yangchun noodles!" Lin Yinyi said to the stall owner with a smile.

"Okay!" The stall owner responded with a smile, and turned to work.Several people observed the people coming and going on the long street, and were speechless for a moment.

"Could it be that Jianghuai lied about the disaster situation? I really don't want the people to be in dire straits! Master Shen's relief food and money solved the disaster situation in Jianghuai. Didn't it rain a few days ago, and everything got better?"

One of the people in the group spoke suspiciously, with some joy in his eyes, it would be best to see the people living and working in peace and contentment!

"Yinyi, what do you think?" Qin Yi tilted his head slightly, the gloomy look in his eyes did not ease.

"Several guests, here are the noodles!" The voice of the stall owner sounded at the right time, and he brought out several bowls of steaming noodles with a smile.

"Thank you stall owner, hey? There aren't many people in this city?" Lin Yin looked at him and asked pretending to be puzzled.

The stall owner paused, looked at a few people, and said with a smile, "Aren't they locals from Jianghuai?" Seeing that they didn't deny it, the man continued, "This year is not good, there is a severe drought! Many people have gone out to find a way out , But ah, the imperial court sent relief food in time, no, Jianghuai survived!"

"So that's it. Thank you, the stall owner." Lin Yin nodded, and took out a few pieces of silver from his waist and handed them over.

"Hey, hey, okay, thank you, guest officer, thank you, guest officer, take your time!" The stall owner held the silver, turned and left with a smile.

As soon as Lin Yin withdrew his gaze and was about to express his opinion, he saw several brothers looking at him with serious expressions on their faces, hesitating to speak.

(End of this chapter)

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