Land temple, this kind of temple is a small temple that is familiar to the Chinese people with agricultural civilization, no matter how many people in the village, even if there is only one family, if the economic conditions and material conditions are suitable, a place similar to worship the gods will be built, even if it is a place like a shrine made of bricks, it can also become a place for the people to pray and make wishes. Deng Shifeng had seen such a land temple in the mountains of northern and western Guizhou before the crossing, and it was as simple as directly using the space formed under a piece of limestone less than half a meter high, trimming the outer rock and putting a stone with a human surname inside...... A simple land temple was formed......

However, this kind of simple land temple must not be compared with the city where the population is concentrated and the materials are relatively rich, there are several land temples in the outer city of Liuzhou, even if Deng Shifeng and they came to this most dilapidated land temple, it also has a dilapidated brick house to show its former status. However, now it may be because several large temples outside the city have absorbed a large number of pilgrims, and the nearby residents are too poor to repair it, this land temple can now only see sporadic traces of incense offerings, and more often, it has become a shelter for some beggars.

"Big brother, you're here! Is there still an artillery fight today? ”

When Deng Shifeng and Luo Dan Awl and the three of them came to the dilapidated land temple not far away, before they could see any beggar spread the word about their intention to find someone, the toothless little beggar named Doudou who had signed up last night came out of the grass path not far away with a crisp voice. And beside him were two little beggars of the same age, whose eyes lit up at the sight of the awl, and who bought them cannon last night and set them off, enjoying the same pleasures as ordinary people of the same age, and giving them money as a reward, they will never forget.

"There is no artillery today, but I have something to ask you here, and if you answer to my satisfaction, this is yours."

Holding down the awl that was about to speak, Deng Shifeng squatted down, and while telling the little beggar in front of him with a smile, a piece of silver weighing nearly one or two appeared in his hand. Although food is the most scarce thing for beggars, money can not only buy delicious food, but also help them survive special times, such as seeking medical treatment. Seeing this ingot, the eyes of several little beggars straightened, and they hurriedly nodded to indicate that they would answer Deng Shifeng's question without reservation.

"How many of you are here, and how many of you are in your family? Or is this just you kids?! ”

"There were sixteen of us here, all but a few of us were adults, and they went out into the streets." Doudou didn't hesitate, and directly answered Deng Shifeng's question, as for what those adults were doing on the street...... Begging......

"And where are you from, and how long have you been here?" Deng Shifeng wanted to get some answers through this question that he wanted to hear with his own ears.

"Well...... Qi Ye said that they came from the north, and Huayan said that they came from the south, and my mother-in-law said that she picked them up from the east...... How long has it been......" wrenching his dirty fingers, and finally replied, "I only remember that I spent three winters here......"

The young man in front of him has no more concept of geography, and can only give quite abstract and vague answers, and even has an extremely weak concept of time, but for these beggars who lack the ability to protect themselves from the cold, winter is their most hated season, so every winter has a deep impression on them. Deng Shifeng was not disappointed with the teenager's completely vague answer, if you want a little beggar who has no education and no more knowledge, and is only about ten years old, to answer more specific content, it is better to find someone else.

"You've always been here, not going...... Do you want rice? ”

Deng Shifeng originally wanted to change a better word to ask the other party why he was able to appear in front of him so quickly as soon as he came here, because this kind of New Year's time is only a few times a year for beggars to get food and even money, these little beggars will not miss such an opportunity, and this land temple is not a crowded area, and even people are difficult to see here, begging here? Begging for air?!

"Well...... I used to wander around Changhan Street, and not long after you came out, someone told me that this eldest brother came out, and I wondered if the eldest brother would give money for the artillery again, so I kept coming over......" Doudou scratched his messy head and answered Deng Shifeng's question truthfully.

But Doudou didn't know that his words made Luo Dan and Awl's faces change greatly, they had been following Deng Shifeng out for a few hours, and they had been followed by these little beggars without noticing, which made them feel embarrassed, if the stalker was a bad guy, wouldn't it endanger Deng Shifeng's life.

It's just that Luo Dan and Awl were a little surprised, but Deng Shifeng didn't get angry and angry as if he had known about this for a long time, but continued to ask with a smile: "Doudou, I want to ask you, did anyone ask you for news about us last night." ”

"Yes!" Doudou replied very simply, and soon after he left the awl and plate from last night, someone found him, asked all the things of last night with a sideways face, and snatched the two pieces of broken silver that the awl gave to the little beggars. Speaking of this, Doudou's eyes showed a look of anger and helplessness.

"That Doudou, who else knows about you following us today?"

"Just the three of us!" Doudou confided the most important information without concealment, and as if he was afraid that the other party would not believe it, he then explained their tracking methods.

In fact, their means are very simple, that is, they use their thin bodies to be unnoticed, and it is difficult to find them in the crowd and corners, and at the same time, they wander around the city every day, and they have long been extremely familiar with the streets, building layouts and various environments in the city, and they can take shortcuts and even shortcuts that many people don't know to pass in front of you; Like the three of them, they took turns to alternate, so that Deng Shifeng and the three of them didn't notice that the three little beggars had been wandering around the neighborhood from beginning to end.

Give Luo Dan and the two of them a look, Luo Dan and Awl comprehended and spread out to the surroundings to expand the scope of vigilance, after the two disappeared into the weeds and bushes, Deng Shifeng said like three children: "Doudou, I ask you now, in addition to our affairs, how much do you know about those people's affairs last night?!" And in addition to those people, I also want to know how many beggars there are in the entire city of Liuzhou, the connections and relationships between you usually and the big guys behind you!! ”

Seeing Luo Dan and the awl disappearing around silently, Doudou and his two little friends were surprised, these children have seen a lot, but they have never seen this kind of mountain sneaking in the pure army, until Deng Shifeng's serious voice sounded on the opposite side, and the three of them realized that the three people in front of them were by no means ordinary people...... And the series of thunderbolt questions behind Deng Shifeng made Doudou understand that the other party came to find him, and he was looking for the bottom of it......

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"Luo Dan, what do you think these beggars are capable of?" On the way back to Huang's house, Deng Shifeng suddenly mentioned these little beggars to the two people around him just now.

"Ability...... If you want to say that their tracking skills are good, they can only be limited to this city, and they can't play this set if they change to another environment or even pull it into the mountains. But what surprised me a little was that there really was such an organization as the beggar gang, and the size and number were quite large, and there were more than a dozen in this Liuzhou City alone......" Luo Dan organized his language, looked around and answered Deng Shifeng's question, since he knew the tracking methods of those little beggars, Luo Dan and Awl didn't dare to be as big as before, always thinking that they were the best in the world, and this feeling of being slapped in the face was uncomfortable.

"Also, they are very well informed, and there is little going on in the city that they don't know...... Teacher, don't you want to ...... Don't we have a source of intelligence information from Huang Zhangshi's side now? Luo Dan suddenly understood Deng Shifeng's intention to find these little beggars.

"Do you think that if we want to become bigger and stronger, we will hand over such an important matter as information and intelligence gathering to others?" Deng Shifeng sneered lightly, intelligence agencies are the most secret and important part of any power organization and military organization, if such an agency is in the hands of others...... Either the brain is filled with water or it is caught by the door panel.

"In addition to the government's own intelligence agencies, among the people, the two groups that transmit information the fastest are businessmen, beggars and homeless; You see that in the small group of more than a dozen people in Doudou, there are not only beggars and displaced people from all directions of Guangxi, but even displaced people and beggars from other provinces, what does this mean? If we make good use of them, they are our own intelligence tentacles! ”

"Then teacher, why don't we collect a few and send them back to the mountains and train them for a period of time?"

Hearing Deng Shifeng's analysis, Luo Dan's eyes suddenly lit up, of course he knew what kind of convenience would be brought to the development of the mountain village by having his own external intelligence agency, like Liu Mazi sent people to raid the mountain village two days ago, if these beggars could have issued a notice earlier...... Then the result is that the battle will not be a surprise defensive battle, but an ambush annihilation war......

"Don't worry, the identities of these people are extremely complicated, and these people's years of begging experience make it difficult for them to have a sense of loyalty to a certain place, you also see, that Doudou is only eleven years old, but his conversation and flexible surname are comparable to that of an adult, such a person do you think is easy to accept?! At present, there is a lack of sufficient teachers and self-confidence in the mountain villages, and under such conditions, sending these people in will allow these people to suppress the students in the mountain villages in terms of knowledge and conversation, and bring some bad habits into the mountain villages......"

Deng Shifeng shook his head and rejected Luo Dan's proposal, and after looking back at the land temple that was no longer visible, he lowered his voice and said:

"But not being able to do now does not mean that we can't in the future, we can't hand over such an important resource for intelligence collection to Huang Zhangshi and them, this is not a matter of cooperation, but a strategic issue of survival and development!!"

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