Hearing someone talk about the Dongying locust plague, I couldn't help but stop and see that at this moment, it was a middle-aged fat man with a shy stomach, he was wearing a fake leather coat, holding a big teacup and talking at the mouth, a group of people gathered next to him, but I heard the man say: "Speaking of this Dongying locust plague, just like the Jianghuai bloodsucking worm, I haven't seen it much for decades, and I don't know what's wrong, but it has happened frequently in the past two years, not only the grain production has been reduced, but also the death of people, you think, What is this for? "

An old man next to him said disdainfully: "If someone really died, wouldn't the newspaper have said it a long time ago, and you are still here to break it?" Hmph, that's! "

The fat man was not angry, he glanced left and right, and saw that the people around him were listening with their ears pricked up, and whispered mysteriously: "What you said is that if it is published in the newspaper, it will not be up to me to talk about it, and it is a coincidence that I know a few seafarers-do you know what seafarers are?" That's the people who go to sea all the year round, these people don't do fishing, but do business at sea, and they know a lot, and I know that this thing is strange and unconventional, so I disposed of it in a low-key manner, and it is said that the person who died this time also lost money, as for how much, I don't know about this. "

I squinted at this fat man, and I was slightly surprised in my heart, indeed, sometimes, in order to avoid panic among ordinary people, so in terms of public opinion propaganda, the relevant departments have indeed done some controls, but this middle-aged fat man looks like an ordinary businessman, or a salesman who runs the dock, he can know so deeply, and even knows how many people have died - although it is not accurate - this is really a little suspicious.

I was thinking in my heart, but I listened quietly, and then people kept asking what was going on, why there had been a locust plague in the past two years?

The fat man seemed to be waiting for someone to ask about it, and when he was asked, he immediately seemed to be scratched on an itch, reserved for a while, and then whispered: "The so-called country will die, there will be demons, this natural disaster is also a man-made disaster, someone must be responsible, right?" You see, in ancient times, whenever there was an earthquake, a solar eclipse, or something like that, the emperor would issue an edict against himself, I said."

When I heard his words, I frowned.

Our society is changing drastically, some people are proud, some people are lost, and naturally some people have become angry youths, and opening and closing their mouths is the world's longitudinal theory, as if they have become a chess player who responds to the world's problems, and in reality they are not satisfied, and it is normal to say some whining words, but in the face of such natural disasters, it is a little annoying to spread such rumors.

Of course, hate is hate, I won't arrest people, first, this matter is not my responsibility, and second, if you don't even let you talk about this world, it's really a bit boring.

This person's words didn't have any depth, and I didn't bother to listen to them, and I was about to leave, but I heard the man gushing endlessly: "Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of strange things this year, you know, Xianghu Lake has a big flood this year, and on the side of Yueyang, there is actually a dragon." Dragon, you know that, right? What is the dragon, that is the totem of our Chinese nation, I heard them say, it is seven or eight feet, more than 20 meters, the whole body is scaly, and there is a horn on the head, and the whole township ran to look at it, but it is a pity that it was later taken away by the troops - so, there are some things, you don't know at all, and they still talk about newspapers, hum! "

Hearing this, I made a decision, walked back, and saw Zhang Liyun and Zhao Zhonghua smoking in the aisle, so I called them over and asked them to bring the fat man to our box.

I know about the incident of Yueyang Luolong, but I heard that it was handled by the military and the People's Advisory Committee, and it has little to do with us, after all, we are not the only ones who can meddle in this matter, and the emphasis is on a first-come, first-served basis, but the fat man still knows about this, and there is really something to ask.

Zhang Liyun and Zhao Zhonghua thought that I was looking for them to ask for cigarettes, but after receiving the order and figuring out the person, they walked over with their fists.

I returned to the box, just explained the matter to Nuer and Xu calmly in the same carriage, the door was knocked, I answered, and the middle-aged fat man who was foaming in the carriage just now gave Zhang Liyun and Zhao Zhonghua a frame, and said with a frightened face: "Big brother, big brother, if you have something to say, can we not do this?" "

I don't know what Zhang Liyun and the others told him, so I said to him with a pleasant face: "This comrade, I happened to be passing by just now, and when I heard Your Excellency's talk, I was curious for a while, and I wanted someone to call you over to ask, don't be afraid, we are not bad people." "

Xu I smiled gently, and after Zhang Liyun and Zhao Zhonghua closed the door, they also put down his arm, the fat man breathed a sigh of relief, I took out a pack of China from the bedside, handed one to him, Zhang Liyun also intimately lit it for him, the fat man took a deep breath of cigarette, moistened the air in his lungs, and then relaxed a little, pointed to the one in his hand and said, "Huh? It's true, it's a good smoke, take a puff and people will float. This big brother, who the hell are you, it's not like this to invite people, I'm almost about to call the police."

I pointed to the lower bunk next to me and motioned for him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "My subordinates are not sensible, don't mind, don't talk much, I'm very interested in the seafarer you just said, can you talk about it?" "

Seeing that I didn't answer his question, but hit the nail on the head, the fat man's little eyes turned and saw that the five men in the box were all extraordinary, and they didn't feel easy to mess with, so he said hesitantly: "He, they are all friends who met in the rivers and lakes."

From the mouth of this fat man, I got one thing, that is, in the coastal area of Ludong Province, especially in the area of Bohai Bay, there are many big Zhuangzi, these Zhuangzi began to form associations to protect themselves since the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, until the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the same, these people are prosperous for the people, troubled times for thieves, full of local tyrants, no matter how the world changes, but also like the weeds in the field, strong survived, these Zhuangzi were the most prosperous in the Republic of China, when the eight most famous Zhuangzi set themselves up as the "Eight Company Battalion", But it is the land of Ludong, which can stand side by side with Confucius, Dai Temple and Laoshan Mountain.

The fat man had a distant cousin who knew the people of the Eighth Company Battalion, and he met him in the provincial capital last time, drank a meal, and listened to others stir up, so he made a fresh show here.

"Eighth Company Battalion?"

I silently recited this awkward name, and looked at Nuer and Xu calmly in confusion, both of them shook their heads slightly, expressing doubts, obviously I had not heard of this name, but the last three he said, I was like thunder. You must know that the land of Ludong Province, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, is the place of cultural prosperity, the land of Qilu, the rise of various schools, and then came to the Qin and Han dynasties, especially in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after the "dethronement of the hundred schools and the exclusive respect for Confucianism", the way of Confucius and Mencius began to prevail, making Confucius a holy place for literati, and Dai Temple became the most important temple of the emperor to worship the heavens, and the symbol of the divine power of the monarch.

In addition to those two, Laoshan Mountain, located on the shore of the seashore, is famous for Taoism, and the contemporary master of Wuchen is also among the top ten masters in the world, but it is more intense than ordinary local cultivation.

After asking the reason for the matter, I didn't embarrass him anymore, and after a few words of comfort, let him leave, but when the man left, I ordered: "Xiao Zhao, get off the car in a while, you follow this person, find out his truth and reality with me, and then come to Dongying to meet us; Calm down, when you arrive in Quancheng in a while, you call the General Administration to investigate the information of the Eighth Company Battalion, I want to know what is going on with the Eighth Company Battalion, which can be as famous as the masters of the Confucian Mansion, the Daimiao monk and the Laoshan Taoist priest. "

Xu calmly nodded his head, I sorted out the information yesterday until very late, so I took the time to sleep, when I woke up it was already afternoon, got off the train out of the platform, someone from the Ludong Provincial Bureau came to pick us up, headed by an office director named Sun Jie, and Zhao Zhonghua got my instructions, did not leave with us, but followed the fat man.

Director Sun was very enthusiastic, he didn't know us, but he was quite familiar with Ayiziluo, and said that he would take us to the city to pick up the wind and dust for the leading group from the central government, but we refused, because Ayiziluo had been urging, and we didn't stop in the provincial capital, but were ready to go directly to Dongying. Director Sun probably knew the capable style of the central secret service team, but he didn't force it, but as an aid, the provincial bureau assigned us four cars and corresponding drivers, who were ready to listen and send them at any time.

After the handover, Xu calmly came over and told me that the information of the Eighth Company Battalion had been found, but the statement of the General Bureau was still a little different from this fat man.

I was stunned, what kind of situation, can you tell me?

Xu calmly pursed his lips, and then said to me: "The Eighth Company Battalion naturally exists, it was first formed by the association of some martial squires along the coast of Ludong, and several big dart bureaus in the Ming Dynasty are also from here, it is said that they are also related to Penglai Island in the East China Sea, which has been lost for a long time, but it disappeared after liberation. This name is not loud, but if you change the name and call it Tianwang Suihu, I guess you will understand what is going on. "

My eyes widened and I was surprised, "What? This eight-company battalion is related to Wang Xinjian, the left envoy of the Heavenly King of the Evil Spirit Sect? "

Xu nodded his head and smiled bitterly: "This evil spirit left envoy who has been rampant for a hundred years is from Wangjiazhuang, the first force of the Eighth Company Battalion, when Mr. Shen unified the Evil Spirit Sect, but after a long time in Ludong, he was convinced by Wang Xinjian, and finally relied on his right-hand man, and the Eighth Company Battalion gradually lost news." "

I didn't show it on my face, I was shocked in my heart, thinking that this time Lu Dong and his party might be a vicious battle.