According to the treaty, the area of the concession was widened, and many people poured in, and construction was carried out all around, and the construction site was full of Chinese laborers living in shacks, and at night the lights were blind, and the sound of snoring, grinding teeth, ghost beds, and dreams was all over the place.

Xu is manpower was sent out, and after Chen Mu and the others went underground, the foreigners felt that there was not much danger, and the precautions were extremely relaxed.

Although the defensive belt was built with sandbags and horses outside, as if the opening of the cloth belt was closed, the guards on duty at night were dozing off with muskets, and Chen Mu was a lot more relieved.

When he arrived at the sentry, Chen Mu tapped lightly on the frame, and the guard suddenly woke up and pulled the bolt with a click.

"Oh man, excuse me."

The guard at the sentry was a slightly obese middle-aged man, who should have been pulled into the team later, and his appearance was untidy, and he didn't have much of the temperament of a professional soldier.

Chen Mu's French has improved a lot, at least not as jerky as at the beginning, this guard did not get angry because Chen Mu disturbed his sweet dreams, nor was he puzzled by Chen Mu's strange accent, he just stood up straight, looking very restrained.

"Yes, sir, what is the matter with you?"

This is a common problem of rookies, everything is trembling, if you meet an old bird, I'm afraid that you won't say a word, search Chen Mu first, and interrogate it well.

It can be seen from this that the armed forces of the concession should have been dispatched, otherwise they would not have let such a half-man guard the door.

"I am a missionary from the Diocese of Great Southeast, and I only got off the boat in the afternoon, but I couldn't find a place to stay, so I had to come to the consulate for help."

Chen Mu was wearing a priest's robe, which he had obtained from the gospel hall, and in addition to the pass, in the leather satchel, there was a short knife, and the long knife could not be carried.

Saying this, Chen Mu took out the pass, although this guard was just a rookie, he was also in awe when he saw the pass.

For these overseas explorers, missionaries are pioneers, heroes, and spiritual leaders.

Although Chen Mu is of the yellow race, he wears a priest's robe and speaks French, where would this rookie guard think that he is a Qing countryman.

At that time, France and England had many colonies outside their homeland, and the young priest in front of him may have come from one of France's colonies.

The rookie guard didn't dare to slack off, and immediately replied to Chen Mu: "It turned out to be a respected priest, please wait a while, I'll go in and ask for instructions." ”

With that, he hurried in the direction of the duty room.

This is just the entrance to the concession, Chen Mu was not reckless, he waited calmly, and after a while, a sleepy-eyed patrol came out of the duty room.

The patrol was about forty years old, full of alcohol, with red nose and a messy beard.

He squinted his eyes and glanced at Chen Mu, but muttered, "Which church is the little priest going to?" Have we ever met? ”

Chen Mu wore the hood on his robe and pressed it very low, precisely because he also recognized this person.

This person used to be the western catcher in the patrol room, and Chen Mu had seen him follow Bertrand, but after that battle, Bertrand and Bruno were completely abolished, and the patrol room almost fell into a state of suspension.

Because of the tense relationship, they no longer recruited Chinese fishers, and could only find some people from ordinary foreigners to serve as patrols.

As for the management, it is only a stopgap measure to temporarily promote the original lower-level personnel.

But at this time, it seems that this person is not very competent, and he is drunk and messy on duty, which is really unbearable.

But this is extremely beneficial to Chen Mu, hearing the other party's questioning, Chen Mu also smiled and said: "Don't we yellow-skinned people all look the same in your eyes?" ”

When the man heard this, he also laughed, Chen Mu can obviously grasp their sense of humor, a large part of the humor of foreigners actually comes from self-deprecation, and the proper self-deprecation is the most clever humor.

Many Chinese people can't understand the humor of foreigners, but Chen Mu has been with Prussian and others for a long time, and he has also integrated into this culture.

If you think about it seriously, in this regard, the influence of the Baptistes, especially Mrs. Baptiste, on Chen Mu is even more profound than that of Prussiantown, after all, Prestown is a serious and old-fashioned person.

The old bird patrol stretched out his hand, patted Chen Mu's shoulder, and said in appreciation: "Hell, if I hadn't drunk too much, I really wanted to have a good chat with you." ”

Chen Mu also smiled: "It's better to take me to the consulate first, it's not too early, don't dare to knock on the door of the consulate if you go late." ”

After all, it was an old bird, Chen Mu reminded him like this, and the man also hiccuped and led the way in front.

Chen Mu is a former "knight", and he is very familiar with the terrain of the consulate, especially after passing through the expanded construction site and entering the original area.

Although the other party was a drunkard, Chen Mu still played his role cautiously, asking what should be asked, and asking what should not be asked, completely in the posture of a stranger.

The old bird was also drunk, and he regarded Chen Mu as his own, or they were very relieved of the priests, after all, everyone had to go to the confessional room of the church every once in a while to "confide in their hearts", tell their inner secrets, and confess their sins.

So this old bird is also open-mouthed, and along the way, Chen Mu unexpectedly got a lot of information.

Although the loss was a bit large, Montmorelonsi had become a general of the navy, and although the loss of the battleship greatly weakened François's power, the consul Trio became more dependent on the François brothers.

The reason is obvious.

Battleships are their lifeblood, and they need them for further encroachment and retreat.

Although Trio has money and power, but the battleship thing needs professionals to do it, relying on these two brothers, in fact, I also hope that they can build a few warships as soon as possible, so that they can have enough security.

The François brothers also gradually showed their ambitions, both in public and in private, and seemed to have become more and more disrespectful to Trio.

This old bird also has a heart of gossip, perhaps the original intention was to remind Chen Mu that His Excellency the Consul was in a bad mood at this time and wanted to dispel Chen Mu's thoughts.

The two of them spent a lot of time talking, and the journey seemed very short, and they had arrived at the consul's manor in a short time.

The consulate office area has long been closed, and he can only visit the consul's private residence, which Chen Mu has long expected.

If you go to the office area, I am afraid that things will be more troublesome, because Chen Mu is a familiar face in the consulate.

If you go to the consulate during the day, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out.

Besides, Chen Mu's purpose this time was to assassinate Trio, isn't the consul's private residence the best place to do it?

With the guidance of this old bird and the pass, Chen Mu also entered the consul manor unusually smoothly.

As seen earlier, most of the forces here have been dispatched, after all, tonight's Tianhou Temple is the best time for them to capture Chen Mu, and they can't miss it.

When he arrived in front of the huge consul's private residence, Chen Mu said to the old bird: "Man, you are on duty tonight, this body smells of alcohol, if you let Your Excellency the consul smell it, I'm afraid it will be very bad, I'll just knock on the door myself, you go back first." ”

As soon as Chen Mu said this, the old bird also suddenly realized, and thanked Chen Mu: "Ah, you are really a smart person, then I will go back first." ”

Seeing this drunk ghost leave as if he had been pardoned, Chen Mu also lowered his face, turned right and entered the garden, and lurked in the darkness.

He was watching, and he was waiting.

The three-story spired white building is Trio's residence, and the arcade is still lit, the servants are still moving, and the rooms on the floor are all lit, and even the figures on the windows can be seen.

This is never a good time to get your hands dirty.

It's spring now, but there are already a lot of mosquitoes in the garden, and thanks to Chen Mu's hooded robe, he won't be tossed by mosquitoes.

After waiting for more than an hour, the servants were cleaned up, the male servants left the small building, and the female servants returned to their respective rooms to rest.

They didn't dare to turn on the electric light, so when they got back to their rooms, they lit candles.

Judging from the silhouette of the window, the maids simply washed their bodies with the water from the basin and went to sleep on their own.

Half an hour later, someone rang the bell, and then there was a muffled bang, the electric gate closed, and the entire consulate was cut off, and it was completely plunged into darkness.

Even so, in the darkness, there are still some voices, such as the whispers of the servants, or the ambiguous voices that make people shy.

This is also human nature, Chen Mu can't wait to hear such a voice, because it proves that they will be tired after the end, and they will sleep very deeply.

After another half an hour, Xiaolou was completely quiet, and Chen Mu only heard the sound of insects gnawing wood in the garden, so he took action!

He had lived in this small building, and he knew the layout of it best, so he went around to the back, inserted a short knife into the window, clicked the bolt open, opened the window, reached in, and opened the back door of the kitchen, which was locked.

Sneaking in from the kitchen, Chen Mu was also as silent as a ghost, because he was not wearing leather shoes, but soft cloth shoes, not to mention, now Chen Mu's kung fu has reached a higher level, and he will not make low-level mistakes again.

In addition to the assassination, Chen Mu also needed a lot of time to escape, and the waiting for Shicai had already consumed a lot of time, and Chen Mu no longer hesitated.

After coming out of the kitchen, Chen Mu walked down the long corridor and came to the huge living room.

On the wall of the living room hangs portraits of the Trio family, like frescoes, even in the dark, like statues of gods that intimidate demons.

From the spiral staircase on the left, you ascend to the second floor, and the aisle is full of trophies from Trio's hunting, made into specimens, and hung on the wall.

The huge head and antlers, the Sumatra rhinoceros horn, the ivory of the African continent, etc., all seemed to be shining with Trio's extraordinary force.

As for this ghost guy, whether he has such a ability, Chen Mu will soon be able to verify it!