Mountains have trees and trees have branches

Chapter 167
Xue Shaochen quietly left.

I don't know what method he used to persuade Xue Yanhe. In short, Xue Yanhe acted first and killed a group of political prisoners.

Many of these people are the backbone of Yu Ting En's faction. Xue Yanhe killed the other party directly, and the spirit of the other party was greatly reduced, and there was no sound for the time being.

But Mu Xiliang knew that this was only temporary.

Sure enough, within a few days, there was a headline in a newspaper, saying that Xue Yanhe killed people like hemp, and instead of being the prime minister of one party, it is better to wash his hands and find another way.

This is to satirize Xue Yanhe as a gangster and bandit, who kills without blinking an eye.

And Xue Yanhe's way of dealing with it is also very special. He directly signed a response article and published it in another newspaper, singing against him.

And the signature was actually Xue Shaochen.

Mu Xiliang remembered that since the last time Xue Shaochen was demoted to the army, he rarely showed his face in public.

"Whether he is a bit reckless in doing so, it is not wise to be labeled as a faction at this time."

Mu Xiliang hesitated, but Mu Zhonglin was very optimistic.

"Nowadays, those literati and politicians call for freedom and democracy every day, so he dares to blatantly scold the Prime Minister. Since it is democracy and freedom, if you scold him, you have to allow them to talk back. Look at the signature, Xue Shaochen. Without any additional identity, even though the whole world knows that he is the son of Xue Yanhe, you cannot deny that he was a citizen of a country before he became someone's son. Since he is a citizen, why can't he be a government official whom he believes in? say?"

After a pause, Mu Zhonglin said with a smile, "I think this trick is very good. Look at the newspapers, you have come and gone for half a month, and the public's eyes have been attracted to Xue Shaochen. Still have time to take care of those political prisoners who were killed? Xue Shaochen became famous in the first battle, I am afraid that he will have many opportunities to show his face in the future, this person, you have to be careful, Jinlin is definitely not in the pool."

Mu Xiliang knew it in his heart, and after hearing a few words from Mu Zhonglin, he left the office.

He just entered his office with his front foot, and Fang Meijing came in with his back foot.

As soon as Mu Xiliang saw her, he could remember that Qing Huan had said that she kissed him secretly, and felt a little embarrassed.

He glanced at her and said lightly, "What's the matter?"

Fang Meijing walked to his desk and said with concern, "Xiliang, you know what happened in Chengzhou these days, right?"

Mu Xiliang raised his eyebrows, "The newspapers are very detailed, Chengzhou is not peaceful recently."

Fang Meijing frowned, and said, "At first I thought Xue Yanhe was a capable leader, but now that he is doing this, he is so impulsive, it is not certain whether his position as prime minister can be kept, Xiliang , if you have a decision to make, you must think it over carefully."

Mu Xi paused for turning over the document.

He looked up at Fang Meijing, said "sit", and saw that she had sat down, then said, "Please explain in more detail."

"Xiliang, let me tell you straight," Fang Meijing didn't make any difference to him, "If Xue Yanhe joins forces with you at this time, you have to think clearly."

Mu Xiliang paused, then suddenly smiled.

"How do you know he wants to join forces with me?"

Fang Meijing sneered, "He is so eager for quick success and instant benefits. With his own strength, why can he shake up the situation in the whole north? He must find a big enough helper to be his backing, so that he has nothing to worry about. Looking at the whole north, there is no Only you can help him, so he will definitely find you."

Mu Xiliang thought for a while, and said, "We used to have a cooperative relationship. Everyone in the northern court knows this, otherwise the other party would not attack me many times. Even if I separate myself from him now, it's okay No one will believe it."

"It doesn't matter whether other people believe it or not. The important thing is that you think about it yourself, and you can't join forces with him. Xiliang, people like him have no future. Nowadays, everyone says they want to learn from Western reforms, but Rome wasn't built in a day. , Does he think that killing a few people can turn the situation around? If the other party rebels, what will he use to confront others head-on? At that time, not only will he not be able to protect himself, but he may also be annexed by the other party under the pretext of annexing Huating. At that time, what are you going to do? Xiliang, ever since I found out about this, I have been worried. I was afraid that you would not expect such a result, and you would impulsively join forces with Xue Yanhe. As for his son, I don't see what he is capable of. Colleagues gossip and smack their mouths, it's really not a real man!"

Speaking of Xue Shaochen, Fang Meijing looked down upon him.

He suddenly realized that Fang Meijing might have a strong appearance and education, but she was still a little girl in her heart.

Mu Xiliang smiled and joked, "Maybe, what if I can beat the opponent?"

Fang Meijing didn't want to joke with him, "If you fight against the whole world with one person, what are the chances of winning? Even if you win, can you get out of your body? Xiliang, wars are always the result of mutual losses. It is not a last resort. There should be no use of knives or guns."

The corners of Mu Xiliang's lips raised, and he closed the folder in his hand.

"Okay, I know what you mean, and I will think about it carefully."

After sending Fang Meijing away, Mu Xiliang called Ding Heqiao to come in.

"How's the intelligence room going?"

Ding Heqiao said, "Mrs. Fang passed away a while ago, and Director Fang temporarily handed over the affairs in his hands to the deputy director Zhang Xiaoruo. Later, Director Fang came back and seemed to deliberately squeeze Zhang Xiaoruo out. Now Zhang Xiaoruo basically has nothing to do."

Mu Xiliang stared at the folder on the desktop for a long time, "Transfer Yuan Yichu to the intelligence room and put it under Zhang Xiaoruo's management. In addition, you bring me Zhang Xiaoruo's resume."

The intrigue between men is in full swing, but on Qing Huan's side, there is basically nothing else to do except go to class every day and practice kung fu with Yuan Chao.

But this day, she was a little absent-minded when she was practicing, and after finishing the practice, Lian Chao casually said, "Is there something on your mind?"

Qing Huan was taken aback, and said embarrassedly, "No, it's just that I have a junior brother named Lu Qingsi, and he told me something recently, which made me very concerned."

A family in the city asked Lu Qingsi to help them find their son, saying that their son just stood at the door for a while and then disappeared.

They searched almost the entire city, but there was no one there. In desperation, they heard that Lu Qingsi could catch ghosts, so they asked him to do the math to see where his son had gone.

"My little junior brother is also an idiot. How could he find someone, but he agreed without saying a word. After checking around, he found that there are still many missing people in the city recently, not just that one family."

After a pause, she glanced at Lian Chao, "I have encountered this kind of thing before, and I always feel that there may be a story here, it's not that simple."

Lian Chaoruo smiled indistinctly, "You can just talk about Luo Kui directly, you don't need to hide it."

Qing Huan blushed a little, but said nothing.Lian Chao said, "You want to find those missing people?"

Lian Chao looked at her and said, "These people have no relationship with you, why do you help them?"

Qing Huan was stunned.

"Because I have the ability."

This is a fresh answer.

"You mean, as long as you have the ability, you have to do these irrelevant things for others?"

Lian Chao's words were a bit convoluted, Qing Huan thought for a while, and said, "It's just that I have the ability to help them, and I won't be short of a piece of meat anyway, just to help them by the way."

Lian Chao has heard a lot about Qing Huan from Yin Xi, and knows that she is a very nosy person.

He didn't know whether he was interested or bored, so he paused, casually picked up the coat on one side, said "I'll go and have a look with you," and went out the door first.

There is no particular connection between the home addresses of the missing persons.

The criminals seemed to commit crimes at will, but Qing Huan couldn't figure it out, they were all tall and big young men, who could steal them away quietly? ?

"They're all men, and they're all between [-] and [-] years old, which is the strongest age for men in your world. As you said, it seems interesting."

"right!"

As soon as Lian Chao's affirmation was received, Qing Huan was a little proud, and hurriedly said, "It's easy to say if an ordinary person commits a crime. Anyway, if he does it, he will definitely leave traces. But if it's a monster, where should I find it?"

Lian Chao shook his head, "It can't be an ordinary prisoner. If it is an ordinary prisoner, there is always a process when he abducts his prey. These missing persons all suddenly disappeared within a short period of time, which means that someone used magic to change them away." They took them away without anyone noticing. As for the purpose, since they are young and middle-aged, they are naturally not good monsters."

Qing Huan remembered that Luo Kui used the blood of an adult man to keep her youthful forever.

Qing Huan looked up at Lian Chao, "You, have you thought of anything?"

"Call the master."

"Oh," Qing Huan stuck out her tongue, "Master, what should we do next?"

"Go and see first."

Qing Huan found out that it would be a pity if Lian Chao didn't become a policeman.

When he asked the family members of the missing persons, he was quick and accurate, and he could restore the truth of the matter in almost a few words.

Of course, during the process, a few little girls became nympho and entangled her for a while, which was considered a digression.

On the way back, Qing Huan kept staring at Lian Chao.Lian Chao looked at the scenery outside the window and said calmly, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Being punctured, Qing Huan smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I'm just curious. When you were king, did you have a princess?"

"What about the concubine?"

Qing Huan panicked, "Best friend, bed partner, don't tell me you don't have anything."

Lian Chao was finally willing to look back at her.

"I didn't."

Lian Chao's appearance, to be honest, is a bit contrary to human beings.

To be precise, human beings seldom have the appearance of Lian Chao, who is perfectly unlike human beings and cannot find a single flaw.

So it's no wonder those little girls like him.

"Master, do you know that since you came to Hua Ting, half of the young girls in Hua Ting know that there is a handsome and scumbag boss of a foreign firm in the city?"

(End of this chapter)