Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 127 Xiao Zuanfeng

Yuan Liang worked hard and finally delivered a complete set of inside information to Yang Qian on the fifth day.

"You didn't go back to Mount Paektu?"

"Yes, Master Yang, I made this in Sandao City. I have lived in Baitou Mountain for eight years, and I remember every tree and grass there by heart. There are definitely no more than three people in the mountain who are more familiar with the complex terrain than me, and now those three are dead.

So in order to help Master Yang get the things faster, I poured out everything in my mind first.

Don't worry, Master Yang. I guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no falsehood in the contents. They are all real."

After Yang Qian got the thing, he didn't say anything and just lowered his head to look at it.

In fact, Yuan Liang was not the informant who was the fastest to come up with detailed intelligence. Everyone knew that going back and forth to Mount Paektu would take too much time, so they just wrote down what they had in their minds.

Yuan Liang was even the last one to hand in the information among the four informants Yang Qian found. The fastest one delivered it the day after Yang Qian met with them.

Of course, Yuan Liang was the slowest to deliver, but that doesn’t mean it’s worthless.

On the contrary, the old saying that slow work makes fine work may not be quite appropriate in this case, but the meaning is correct.

After Yang Qian carefully looked over the things in his hand, he nodded subconsciously.

It is a bit slow, but the details in it are indeed much more detailed than the previous three.

Even the topographic map in my hand can be described as "simple but detailed". It has no unnecessary descriptions, only the main landmarks and route directions, and even the approximate distance of each section of the road is marked.

Yuan Liang was the only one among the four informants who drew a network map of the caves in Mount Paektu. Although it was just lines indicating the direction of the caves, it was very rough, but it was definitely enough for Yang Qian.

"How many people do you have under your command?" Yang Qian suddenly asked after a moment of silence after reading Yuan Liang's information.

Yuan Liang was still worried about whether Yang Qian was satisfied with what he provided. When he was suddenly asked this question, he was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "In reply to Master Yang, I have a total of nine brothers under my command, but one died recently, so there are eight left."

"Why not fill the vacancies?"

"Master Yang, there is no one left to fill the gap. Although there is a shortage of food in the mountains now, it is not serious because the number of people is constantly decreasing. Some have disappeared inexplicably, and some have run away. Moreover, food is eaten by humans, and the demons in the mountains generally do not eat food, but will hunt for food everywhere.

So now everyone is trying to find a solution, and no one cares about what’s happening in the mountains anymore.”

Yang Qian nodded and said, "In that case, bring one more person with you next time you go back. He will tell you what to do later."

"Ah?" Yuan Liang was a little dumbfounded. He agreed to be an informant for the government. But he didn't say in advance that in addition to providing intelligence, he also had to take people into the mountains. The latter was too dangerous.

"How about it? Bring someone into the mountains. Just nod your head and I will immediately help you with the household registration of your wife and child.

Yuan Liang, if you want to turn things around, you have to fight hard. Nothing will be accomplished if you worry about gains and losses.

And have you ever thought about what those people in the mountains would think if they knew about your settlement in Sandao City? Wouldn't they guess that you got the chance to start a new life by selling the information in the mountains? What do you think those bandits would do to you and your family?
So, the cleaner the deaths of the people in Mount Paektu, the safer it will be for you.

Do you understand what I mean by this?"

Yuan Liang looked at Yang Qian, who seemed to be smiling, and swallowed his saliva, feeling a little bitter. How could he not understand the truth? But the risk would not be reduced just because it was "reasonable", and he was still worried that he would never come back.

"Master Yang, can I let my wife and children go down the mountain once we get there?"

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to pick them up. Don't worry, they're from Masheng Lane, and they won't let the people from Baitou Mountain know the whole story in advance."

Only then did Yuan Liang make up his mind. The next day, Yuan Liang saw a sturdy man with an ordinary face who looked to be about fifty years old in the inn.

Whether it was his eyes or his temperament, he was just ordinary enough. No one would doubt that he was a laborer in the carriage and horse business. Especially the thick calluses on his palms, which showed that he was a hard worker.

"What's your name, brother?" Yuan Liang felt more at ease after seeing this man. The more ordinary this man was, the safer he would be. If a brave and extraordinary master of the police station was sent to him, he estimated that he would be dead soon.

"Hey, Boss Yuan, just call me Xiao Zuanfeng."

"What? Little what?"

"Xiao Zuanfeng, Lai Zhanyao!"

"Tsk, your name is quite unique! Have you ever been involved in gangs?"

"No. This is my first time going there. I know a little bit about the rules, but I still need Boss Yuan to give me more advice."

So easy to talk to? Yuan Liang felt more at ease. He was afraid that someone who knew nothing and liked to give orders would come, wouldn't everyone die together? This little Zuanfeng looked honest and sensible, that was great.

"Don't worry, we are all working for Master Yang, and these are jobs that depend on your life. I will definitely not let you do it blindly. You can go back to the mountain with me today. On the way, I will tell you the rules of the mountain and what you should pay attention to in the mountain recently.

By the way, if you have any moves, can you tell me in advance? That way I can help you with it, right? "

"Don't worry, Boss Yuan. I will definitely let you know. But once we get to the mountains, can you arrange a job for me that I don't need to show up in public, so that I can move around more easily?"

"Of course. When the time comes, you will go to the cave to look after the granary. Usually, someone will be replaced every three days. Then you will be given a cave in the back of the mountain. Ordinary people will not be able to find you even if they want to see you."

After Yuan Liang gave a brief explanation, he asked the man named Xiao Zuanfeng to go with him to the farm outside the city and buy some grains, about 300 to 500 kilograms, and about 100 kilograms of soy sauce, vinegar and other sundries, and threw them into the carriage, and then drove along the official road.

After walking for several days, we got off the official road. The carriage continued on the bad road for another two days, and when we reached a small slope in the wilderness, several people suddenly jumped out.

"Boss Yuan, you're finally back!"

"What's wrong? Are you all going to die without me or something?"

"Boss Yuan, the brothers are worried when you are not in the mountains. Many people have disappeared inexplicably these days. If you don't come back, we will think..."

"Okay, what are you talking about? Hurry up and unload the goods!"

Hundreds of pounds of stuff were unloaded and either carried on the back or pushed in wheelbarrows. The horse-drawn carriage could not go to the mountain road behind.

So the horses were taken off the cart frames and led along, with a lot of stuff on their backs.

As for the carriage frame, it was pushed into a cave nearby and the entrance was hidden. If you didn't look for it deliberately, you wouldn't find the cave if you passed by.

"This is Lai Zhanyao, the newcomer. His nickname is Xiao Zuanfeng. He will do business with us in the future. After he goes back, he will help look after the granary." Yuan Liang introduced Xiao Zuanfeng, who was being stared at by everyone, to the bandits as they walked.

Xiao Zuanfeng? Lai Zhanyao?

The bandits' thoughts turned quickly when they heard this:

Tsk tsk, he must be almost fifty years old, right? Why didn't he go into the mountains earlier or later? Isn't it asking for trouble to come in now with the situation in the mountains?
And if we follow Boss Yuan's orders, we have to guard the granary? The cave deep in the mountain is so hard to breathe, it's a very tiring job.

No wonder Boss Yuan didn’t allow us to talk about what happened in the mountains. It turned out that he had found a poor guy to do the hard work for us!

(End of this chapter)