The Secret of the Map
"Ahh
Jiang Le screamed, and subconsciously pulled away the drawings stained with medicinal soup. She tried to wipe the soup off the drawings, but found it too late. The old architect used a fountain pen to draw the route, and the ink was easy to blur when it encountered moisture, and the warm brown medicinal soup not only accelerated the process, but also mixed directly with the black ink, and when Jiang Le picked it up, not only the lines drawn on it, but also the content on the original drawing was already illegible.
She glared at Xiang Nanxing fiercely - no matter how you look at this guy's actions just now, they were all deliberate.
"This, this, this ......," the old architect also froze. He frowned as he looked at the soaked drawing, as if he was trying to think about it, and after a while he nodded with relief: "It's okay, I'm familiar with this drawing, I can redraw the wet part." ”
"Then I'm sorry for you."
Hearing his assurance, and seeing that the old man had already started to repair the soaked and pasted parts, Jiang Le finally calmed down. However, Xiang Nanxing's actions made her have a pimple in her heart, and when she thought about it, it seemed a little strange here.
"What do you mean by that?" She pulled Xiang Nanxing aside and asked in a low voice, half questioning and half accusing.
Xiang Nanxing shrugged: "When I get rid of it for a while, can I?" ”
"You obviously did it on purpose."
"That's on purpose." He looked into Jiang Le's eyes, "You really didn't see it?" ”
Jiang Le frowned: "What do you mean by this?" ”
She was about to continue asking, when the old man behind her suddenly said loudly, "Okay." Jiang Le turned his head, only to see that in the time of these few words, the old man had already used white paper to pad the original drawing, and half-painted the wet part of the map was repaired. Although some places can only be vaguely touched, the parts involved in the route just now have been restored in detail.
This is frighteningly efficient, which shows that what the old man just said is true, and he does have a knack for memorizing maps.
"Great!" Jiang Le said. She walked over in surprise and put the drawings in front of her eyes to take a closer look. This time she had learned her lesson, and in order to avoid another accident with the drawing, she planned to memorize the contents of the entire sheet of paper in her head like an old man. However, she had only been looking at it for a few seconds, when a hand suddenly stretched out next to her and pulled the drawing away.
"It's you again!"
Jiang Le was about to have a seizure, but when he looked up, he found that it was Jiang Liang who had taken away the drawings. The latter held the drawing in front of him, glanced at the light a few times, and a sneer slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"I see, you're going to attack us here, here and here, a few times, right? The place chosen is good, worthy of being a connoisseur. His slender fingers tapped in several places on the drawing, and the smile on his lips intensified.
Jiang Le finally felt that something was wrong: "What are you talking about?" ”
"Don't you understand?" Jiang Liang's eyes when he looked at her were completely pity, "That person didn't hesitate to splash the medicinal soup up, but you still treat this drawing as a treasure." When did you lose even a little insight? ”
Jiang Le's face changed: "Could it be ......?"
She jerked her head back at the old architect, only to see that the latter's face instantly turned pale with these words. Beads of sweat rolled down the old man's forehead, his eyes flickered, and he defended in a panic: "No, it's not like this." ”
"If you think about it, you'll find out that it's wrong, but I've been waiting for you to find out for yourself." Jiang Liang said mercilessly, "Especially the sentence he said after drawing the route just now." Think about it, how many years have it been since the palace was built, and an old architect who has long been away from the front line, holding a drawing of the original original version, has the confidence to say such a thing as 'as long as you don't make a mistake, you are foolproof'? ”
"That, that's because the drawings are always updated...... "The old man is still struggling.
"In that case, you shouldn't be sure." Jiang Liang said, "Since you know that the drawings will be updated, how can you be sure that the copy in your hand is the latest version?" It stands to reason that in addition to the core road that cannot be changed, some corners can be modified by small works, and you even have to be suspicious of the routes that fall in these places. What's more, you quickly restored the map after it got wet, but some places are very finely drawn, and some places can only be blurred. Haven't the parts that I remember more clearly been studied repeatedly to design the ambush place? ”
He looked at Xiang Nanxing, who was silent on the side, with a smile, and said half-jokingly: "This benevolent brother has had the experience of being deliberately brought into a trap before, and he is not only more vigilant than others in this matter, but also has some experience to learn from. ”
Xiang Nanxing snorted, his expression complicated. These words reminded him of the events of a few months, and now that he thinks about it, his heart is still heavy.
The old man on the other side let out a long sigh and had given up struggling. What Jiang Liang said can only be regarded as suspicion at best, and there is no actual evidence, but this is not a court, as long as the truth is hit, it is enough.
Did he deliberately spill the medicinal soup on the drawings in order to induce me to show my flaws? The old man looked at Xiang Nanxing, wanting to ask for clarification before everything was over, but found that he could not see the slightest true intention from the young man's expression. His unfathomable appearance is almost like the masked man who hired him to infiltrate here in the first place.
Finally, the old man smiled with relief.
"Sure enough, it's the time of young people."
He stood up obediently, not resisting, and let Yukihiko "Floe" pull him to another room and sit down, but waited for the upcoming interrogation. In the original conference room, Jiang Le, who had broken his mind, simply announced that today's meeting would end here, and it would be discussed tomorrow. When everyone turned to leave, she stood quietly behind, re-examining the backs of the men with a stern gaze.
"Don't look at it, they're fine." Xiang Nanxing said lightly, "I have been observing the old architect since I introduced the old architect, and the reaction of the whole process is very natural, they really don't know." ”
Jiang Le nodded, with a solemn expression: "These are all veterans who have worked in Xifeng for many years, so it stands to reason that there should be no problem." That old architect had served the royal family since I was very young, and I didn't expect that even he would choose to betray. ”
"It's not as good as before, the big tree of Xifeng is crumbling, and many people will think about finding a new backer." Jiang Liang said leisurely, "Be cautious in choosing people. I hope you don't make this kind of mistake again in the future. ”
"Yes, big brother." Jiang Le lowered his head. Xiang Nanxing looked at her like this, but what he thought of was his former self.
Jiang Le before seemed to be walking on a tightrope, small and cautious, and it had nothing to do with the four words carelessness, and it was even more difficult to imagine that she would ignore this kind of problem that could be seen by being careful. It's just that after Jiang Liang's return, she had a reliable backing for the first time, and her spirit relaxed, and she was no longer as preoccupied as before. Naturally, some very low-level mistakes will be made.
This is probably like the relationship he used to rely on Liang Jingmo.
Xiang Nanxing lowered his head and thought about his thoughts, but he didn't notice that Jiang Le was also looking at him. "Xiang Nanxing, I heard what my eldest brother said, thank you very much for your willingness to continue to help us." She said.
"You don't have to worry, it's not you who I'm going to help."
"I understand, it's the people of Xifeng." Jiang Le nodded, "Let's work together for this common goal." ”
"Then since it's an alliance, it's not too much to ask about some things." Xiang Nanxing heard that the footsteps in the corridor had already walked away, so he said, "You arranged for three people to go out at that time, and I want to know how the other two are now." ”
"In a word, there are many casualties."
Jiang Le sighed: "I'll start from the beginning." The plan at that time was to divide the troops into three ways, the first way to search for those who survived the turmoil, looking for forces that could be borrowed; The second way is to infiltrate the palace to understand the current situation of the royal family, so as to formulate the next strategy; I originally planned to go on my own, but you took my place, in order to send the news to the whole country that the royal family is still alive, stabilize the situation, and at the same time announce the return of the rebellious party in the country. ”
"According to the characteristics of each person and their own wishes, I divided them into groups. The first person needs to understand the characteristics of each host, so that it is not only easier to find them, but also to deal with them better after the meeting. So the tenth host 'Cangjie' led the team. Also on the mission with him are 'Crazy Lan' Xu Ying and 'Black Tiger' Blue, both of whom are usually a bit reckless, and following the Cangjie host can just control their emotions and exert their combat abilities when necessary. ”
Xiang Nanxing nodded slightly. Jiang Le's "when necessary" obviously refers to the host's rebellion, in addition to "Cangjie", the other two are both hosts of the martial arts faction, and they are strong, and they are also just in case.
"The second group is responsible for infiltration and reconnaissance, and most importantly the ability to improvise. It should also be noted that the situation in the palace is unknown, and it is possible to enter some unlit places during the infiltration, which requires someone who can move normally in the dark. So I arranged for Mr. Mori, the ninth-place 'Zatoichi', to lead the team, and the two nimble hosts, 'Evasive' Yue Ming and 'Blue Fox' Blake, acted with him and took care of each other. The two hosts, Yukihiko and Fumihime, who were not assigned tasks, were on standby by my side and also served as bodyguards. I think this arrangement is very reasonable. ”
Jiang Le smiled bitterly: "But the result is very bad." ”
"The two old-timers 'Cangjie' and Mr. Sen unfortunately died in battle, although the others successfully escaped back, but they were all injured to varying degrees, among which the 'Black Tiger' Blue is now in a state of serious injury and dying, and it is not optimistic to say that he may not be able to survive tonight."
Xiang Nanxing frowned: "How could you lose so badly?" ”
"It's just a counter-tactic, and the other side has suffered heavy losses." Jiang Liang continued, "From the mouths of several hosts who came back, we can restore the situation at that time. I have to say that the other party anticipated the arrangement here early in the morning and prepared to deal with it in advance. ”
"Before Mr. Mori and his party infiltrated, the other party had already laid an ambush in the palace, led by the eighth host, 'monitor lizard' Cuomo. This guy is a crazy martial arts faction, very difficult, and there are other masters around him to help him. In order to buy time for the other two to retreat, Mr. Mori broke off alone, and finally died under the siege of Cuomo and others. Fortunately, Yue Ming and Blake, who escaped back, brought back valuable information - I'll talk about this later. ”
As for the side of the host of Cangjie, it was Bai Su himself who came out in person. Many of the hosts who lost contact with each other had defected - this was something we could expect, but what the host of Cangjie didn't expect was that these people would gather together, but instead created a trap for him. Bai Su even took advantage of the recklessness of the 'Black Tiger' Blue to lure him into action, and let the situation fall into a chaotic battle that Cangjie didn't want to see. In the end, it was also broken by the old-timers, but the losses along the way were even more heavy, Cangjie was killed in battle, not only was Blue seriously injured and dying, but Xu Ying's injuries were also more serious than the two people on the other road, and I am afraid that they will not be able to act in the short term. ”
"Fortunately, these three people have taken most of the attention of the other party, or they can't spare the manpower to do other things, in short, there were no attacks on the core personnel during this time, so the two hosts who stayed behind are also in good condition and retain 100% combat power. My return is also the equivalent of adding a high-ranking host to the board. ”
In addition, after the national proclamation was issued, many righteous people also stood up and were willing to help the royal family. But just like you just saw, there are also a lot of enemy spies mixed in, and you will be bitten back if you are not careful. That's where we are now. ”
"That's it, there's a serious shortage of manpower." Jiang Le sighed, "The newcomers have to beware, those who have been tested and confirmed to be reliable have lost a lot of personnel, and they can hardly do anything. So now we really need you. One more person, one more hope of success. ”
She looked at Xiang Nanxing, and the two fell silent at the same time. One more person is one more hope of success, and they remember a similar sentence in the last conversation. So at this moment, they all remembered Liang Jingmo, who was not present.
However, in the next second, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. At midnight the bell was unusually harsh. Everyone looked at each other, but Jiang Liang walked over and looked down at the caller number displayed on the phone.
It's all 0, an incoming call that is clearly technologically polished.
"Is it a hacker? Do you want the engineer in the next room to investigate? Jiang Le suggested.
However, Jiang Liang thought for a moment and waved his hand to signal no.
"I guess there's an opportunity." He smiled and said, "If you want to fall asleep, someone will send you a pillow, this is to talk about cooperation." ”
He pressed the hands-free button directly. The next second, a familiar voice sounded on the phone.
"Hello guys." The other party's voice was flirtatious, "Are you interested in talking about cooperation?" ”
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