Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2445

Since Chen Yu took over from the master's family, he has been looking for Chen Ding in and out of Guangzhou for the past few days.

Calm down and think about it carefully, if Chen Ding really came to Guangzhou, he would come to visit his relatives and friends no matter in public or private.Even if he was in a hurry to find an Australian connection, he should go to his master first, so as not to hide and not show his face.

Either he didn't come to Guangzhou at all, or he hid for some reason.

The question is why is he hiding?

Although Chen Ding and Chen Xuan had conflicts, they were brothers after all, not enemies of life and death.According to what Chen Qing said, there was no irreconcilable conflict between the two of them.Chen Xuan is unlikely to send someone to hunt him down.

Chen Yu felt that Chen Ding's coming to Guangzhou was purely Chen Lin's imagination.It's just that it's hard to disobey, so I can only wander around the streets of Guangzhou every day.

On this day, he ran into an old acquaintance on the street, but it was a fast-shift yamen servant in Nanhai County named Zhao Xian.This Zhao Xian stayed in the detective team because of his "active performance" after the Senate entered the city.After more than half a year, the police station carried out the first comprehensive purge of the retained personnel, dismissing the poor and retaining them.Because of "good performance", Zhao Xian was able to become a formal police officer and became a patrol officer of the Public Security Section.

As long as there is no bloody public anger for an old businessman like him, the new national police will naturally need him.After Zhao Xian became a regular, he honestly worked as a patrol officer in the Public Security Division for more than half a year, and then he was promoted from the "uniform team" to the "plainclothes team".The police rank was also promoted by one rank.

After being transferred to the plainclothes team, he no longer has to wear a uniform to work every day, but walks through the streets and alleys in plainclothes.The content of the work has also been transferred to the field of minor crime prevention and control-mainly responsible for small street cases such as anti-pickpocketing and anti-street fraud.In such cases, patrolling by the police can only "contain" them, and cannot effectively crack down on them.

For Zhao Xian, this is almost his old job, and his new position makes him feel like a fish in water.Soon he became a "capable person" in the security department.

Zhao Xian had some friendship with Chen Yu in the past, after the Australian entered the city, everything was complicated, and the two hadn't seen each other for a long time.So at first sight, I was very enthusiastic.Chen Yu wanted to find a place to "drink tea" with him to catch up.

"It can't be done." Zhao Xian shook his head and said, "I haven't left work yet. If someone in the bureau sees it, this month's performance appraisal will be over."

Chen Yu knew that since the arrival of the Australians, this group of old yamen servants had been punished and obeyed. They were all cautious, for fear of "making mistakes".

"Then another day?"

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day." Zhao Xian shook his head and said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. In a few days, I will be busier and I will probably have to work overtime continuously. In this way, I will be off work in half an hour. You and Go to the old place, I'll come over after get off work."

The old place he said was a small tea house called "Yu Chun He".This is also the place where Zhao Xian "worked" in the past.As a rule, a fast-track yamen servant like him has a "base", and anyone who asks him to do something will go to this place to find him, and even if he is not in Dr. Cha, he will pass the news on his behalf.

Now Zhao Xian has lost such prestige, but his old habit of drinking tea and meeting people here has not changed.

Chen Yu came to "Yu Chunhe" - although he didn't come here often, Dr. Cha still remembered that he was Zhao Xian's friend.Come and say hi right away.

"I'm drinking tea with brother Zhao today. You should make tea first."

"We have the newly arrived Qiongzhou Limushan Oolong..."

"Make a pot." Chen Yu ordered, "If there are some dim sums Master Zhao likes, prepare them first..."

Although it has been a long time since I have dealt with Zhao Xian, Chen Yu knows Zhao Xian's recent situation clearly.Since we met by chance today, we must drink this reminiscing tea, not to mention the past friendship, maybe we can get some useful news from him.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, Zhao Xian came. He had already changed into homely clothes, and even the stains on his face were gone.

Chen Yu knew that whether it was the clothes, the stains, or the bun he kept, they were all his "disguise" when he went to work.After exchanging a few pleasantries, they asked the waiter to bring some refreshments, and the two chatted while drinking tea.Speaking of the situation in the past two years, Zhao Xian was quite touched:

"It's like changing the world!"

"Who says it's not! What our master used to say most often is that we don't care about the ups and downs outside, as long as the world is still peaceful, we will live behind closed doors—now we are eager to catch up with the Australians to set up a factory."

"I heard that a cotton spinning factory is going to be built?"

Chen Yu raised his thumb and said, "Brother, you are really a Bai Xiaosheng in Guangzhou!"

"Where am I Bai Xiaosheng?" Zhao Xian chuckled, "Your master went to bid, it was published in the newspaper early this morning, and there is it in the office. Speaking of which, your master is really rich! Tens of thousands of bids seem to be a lot of fun. Just take it!"

Chen Yu laughed a few times, and Zhao Xian's words contained a hint of "rip-off" under the rule of Ming Dynasty, and it was better for his master to "know the current affairs".But now Zhao Xian doesn't have the guts.Not to mention that my master is now a member of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, and he can directly talk to Australians, even ordinary people, sending a note two fingers wide to the Guangzhou headquarters of the national police is enough for Zhao Xian to feel good--his retained personnel, Once someone complains and reports, they are all "suspected".

"Our master is going bankrupt this time and is ready to start a career." Chen Yu said, "Master is a smart man, and I don't quite understand what he said. In short, just follow the Australians to make money."

"It's good to have money." Zhao Xian murmured, his eyes were quite complicated, and suddenly he remembered something: "I don't understand, your master has been doing dry fruit business all the time, why did you think of spinning cotton?" ? These eight poles can’t be hit, right?”

"Hehe, as servants, we can't guess what the master thinks..." Chen Yu said, "But the master's nephew is from a silk spinning family."

"I see." Zhao Xian nodded and said, "Whether it's silk or cotton, it has to be spun."

Chen Yu thought to himself that there is a big difference here!But now that he found a suitable opportunity, he took the opportunity and said, "Originally, our Chen family was spinning silk in Xiangshan. I have an uncle who is also a good hand, and the master originally wanted to borrow from him..." He said He told the ins and outs of looking for Chen Ding, "I searched in the city for a few days, but found nothing. I don't know why I have to say that he came to Guangzhou!"

Zhao Xian ate a piece of powdered fruit and understood what Chen Yu said, he wanted to help himself.Naturally, this favor is to help—it's not for a few "thank you money", but for Mr. Wu to see his feelings.Now he vaguely understands that in this world of Australians, scholars are underwhelmed, but those who engage in business are in luck.Because of my birth, my future in the new police system is limited, and I can only hope that my children will have a bright future—indispensably relying on the support of nobles in the future.

It's not difficult to help find someone, and there is no pressure-it doesn't matter if you can find it or not, and it doesn't violate discipline when you look closely.It was a smooth and smooth favor, and he immediately patted his chest and said that this matter was on him:

"It's easy. Nowadays, foreigners who come to Guangzhou to stay in hotels have to register, and those who live with relatives and friends also have to register for temporary residence registration. You can find out right away."

Zhao Xian was willing to help, Chen Yu was very happy, and hinted that "there must be a big thank you after the thing is done", Zhao Xian instead pretended to be stupid and didn't answer his words at all, making Chen Yu shout: Since ancient times, dogs can't change eating shit , this Australian actually changed his gender when he came here!
Since there is no need for money, it is only perfunctory and perfunctory in words.

"Brother Zhao said that he will be very busy for a few days, what will he be busy with?" Chen Yu asked while pouring tea for him.

"In a few days, the Australian army will be deployed one after another." Zhao Xian said casually, "I heard that some of them will go back to Hainan, and some will be stationed in various places. The bureau issued an order that the troops will be repaired in Guangzhou when they come back from dispatch." For a while, we need to pay attention to the order on the street and avoid conflicts."

"Aren't the Australians the strictest in controlling the army?"

"That's right," Zhao Xian sighed, "but they are all people who have come down from the battlefield. They have suffered a lot, suffered a lot, and probably died a lot of Paoze brothers. Go back to the colorful world of Guangzhou and have a look. , everyone sings and dances, eats and drinks, do you want to be angry?"

"It's probably not enough to be angry, but I always feel a little uncomfortable."

"So, it's hard to guarantee that the firecrackers will be ignited without a single spark."

"It's really a terrible thing to cause a military riot!" Chen Yu was a little surprised. Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he heard many people who had been to the north talk about the military riot.

"The chief wants us to be ready." Zhao Xian said, "He wants us to say hello to the shops and tell them not to fight and call the police as soon as possible. Our police also have to be deployed to all places in the city, especially the business districts. I heard that the anti-riot team of the police battalion is also going to be transferred... just like this, we will continue to keep an eye on the big family, wishing that one person could become three envoys!"

"It's really too pretentious. If you're worried about Qiu Ba and the others making trouble, it's just not allowing them to enter the city, it's such an effort!" Chen Yu commented.

"You don't understand that," Zhao Xian shook his head and said, "The soldiers have been fighting outside for almost two years, and won the territory in Guangdong and Guangxi. Wouldn't it be resentful to eat, drink and enjoy in the world? These soldiers are all suffocated! Just yesterday, the national army who came back from Wuzhou to rest had a fuss because of a big fart, destroying many Not to mention the lack of things, several people were injured, and an outsider was beaten so faint that he didn't even know his name!"

Zhao Xian suddenly thought of something while talking: "By the way, you want to find that Zhao Ding, about how old is he, what does he look like, and does he have any characteristics?"

"Oh, he is about 35 years old, he has not shaved his hair, his beard is not long, and he has a mole on the tip of his left eyebrow..."

(End of this chapter)