Zhou Bei also slept for about two hours in the afternoon, and then was woken up by a phone call.

The surroundings of the hut were peaceful, and the scorching heat made the frogs cry much less.

The ceiling fan overhead whirred, and it took Zhou Bei a few seconds to wake up and pick up the microphone. "Hey, who's that?"

"It's me. Come to the city and play tricks......"

The other party didn't say his name, but Zhou Bei had already heard who it was. "Okay."

Daming's electronic technology is still relatively backward, the telephone is not a program-controlled phone, and the operator needs to be transferred, and the operator can hear what to talk about.

Of course, most of the time the operator is busy and doesn't listen to any one line, but to prevent being spied on, important things can't be discussed.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Bei put on a dress, washed his face, went out and drove into the car, and entered the city again.

This time, the car drove past his home in the city, the big market, and came to the square in front of the movie theater.

The weather is too hot, there is no one in the square, only a few people under the big tree to enjoy the shade, there is a popsicle seller at the intersection, the bicycle stands in the shade of the tree, there is a voice, there is no sound shouting: "Sell popsicles, five pieces of ......"

Zhou Bei parked the car in a small shop next to the ticket office of the movie theater, next to the small shop, there is the famous green building Lan Cui Lou in Sanhe City, and walked forward to the river, most of the green buildings on both sides.

Entering the shop, the owner slept on a chaise longue behind the counter, and two short-haired men sat on a small stool, with a bucket in the middle, and in the bucket there was ice water made of saltpeter, and a few bottles of beer were soaked in the ice water.

Tangzhou has one of the world's largest natural saltpeter mines, and although synthetic saltpeter is now available, synthetic saltpeter is used to make explosives, and the price is higher than that of natural saltpeter.

Natural saltpeter can be used to make ice and fertilizer, the market is still very large, and the sales are also very good.

Saltpeter powder is sold in almost every household in this grocery store, and in the summer two pots, or two buckets, as long as the small ones are iron, they can make ice.

Seeing Zhou Bei coming in, the big man sitting inside reached out and pulled over a chair, and the big man sitting outside opened a bottle of beer and handed it over. "Let's have a beer first, it's going to be hot on this day."

There is no such thing as drunk driving in this world, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and people who drive half-drunk abound, and no one cares.

Of course, if there is a car accident, the compensation will also be unbearable for most people.

Zhou Bei took the beer with a smile, sat down next to him, reached out and grabbed half a handful of fried peanuts from a plate of fried peanuts on the small table, and threw one in his mouth.

Before he could speak, he heard the boss sleeping behind him sit up and scold: "Brother Bei, it is rumored in the city that you earned 400,000 silver coins this time, but is it true?" ”

Zhou Bei raised his head and took a few sips of beer, looked at the big man sitting outside and smiled. "Yes, the mouth is quite tight."

He turned his head and smiled at the shopkeeper: "It's true, but there must be a relationship when the wind is blowing!" ”

"Is there something wrong with the limelight, is it your marriage that went wrong?"

The big man sitting in the back said: "Dad, don't ask more about this matter, the water is deep." Brother Bei, go upstairs ......"

The three of them got up, and the originally narrow shop became even more cramped. Each of them carried half a bottle of beer in their hands, entered through a small door at the back and went up the stairs.

In the empty space at the top of the stairs, there is also a reclining chair, which is cool, and a bare-bottomed five or six-year-old child sleeps here, sleeping soundly.

The upstairs is not big, there are three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and this is where the four men of the Xu family live.

The shopkeeper Xu Mao is a descendant of Xu Da, but he has long been away from the lineage.

He enlisted in the army at an early age, retired from the navy, and moved to Mikawa with his wife, where he served in the Detective Bureau of the Criminal Department.

The eldest son Xu Gong, the second son Xu Gongcheng, has been powerful since he was a child, and his kung fu is not weak.

Both of them also joined the Navy after graduating from junior high school, but it was difficult to be promoted without a relationship, and later retired.

Six years ago, the plague broke out in Sanhe Province, and two women of the Xu family died of illness, leaving only three men and one boy in the family.

Xu Mao was nearly sixty years old and had no intention of remarrying, so he retired and opened this shop.

Xu Gong became an agent at the top, this person can eat both black and white, and he is also a character in Three Rivers City.

Zhou Bei met Xu Gongdao at the age of fourteen, and the two had the same breath, although the age difference was fifteen years, they were compatible.

Zhou Bei killed nine people when he was sixteen years old, and his entourage was Xu Gongcheng.

Xu Gongcheng and Zhou Bei met earlier, in fact, the relationship was average at the beginning, until he was quite angry in the army, and later through Xu Gongzhi's introduction, he became close to Zhou Bei, the son of an official eunuch who had no frame.

In the eyes of the outside world, Xu Gongcheng is Zhoubei's entourage and has the closest relationship.

But in fact, the link of this secret circle is Xu Gongdao, and Zhou Bei has the closest relationship with him.

It's just that this layer of relationship, under Zhou Bei's intentional concealment, is unknown to the outside world.

No one believed that Xu Gongdao, one of the bigwigs of the underground forces in Sanhe Mansion, would have an irreversible relationship with a "child".

Sitting down in the living room on the second floor, Xu Gongcheng turned on the fan, aimed it at the three of them, and then sat down as well.

Only then did Xu Gong speak: "Yesterday I was dealing with the bandit case in Licheng, and I didn't know about the affairs in the city.

I originally thought that this matter was simple, but I never thought that if I checked it casually, there were three forces stirring up, and I was afraid that I would startle the snake, so I called you to come and see which step I found. ”

Zhou Bei frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Tang Wangfu force is a force, the Tangzhou County force is a force, and who is the other force?" Xuezhou County or Xue Wangfu? ”

Xu Gongzhi shook his head and said, "It's not Xuezhou County, it's not Xue Wangfu, it's the General Administration!" ”

Zhou Beida was taken aback and sat up straight. "General Administration?"

There are five major investigation agencies in Daming, namely the Department of General Administration, the Department of Consultation, the Jinyiwei, the Investigation Department of the Criminal Department, and the Military Intelligence Investigation Department.

The Investigation Department of the Criminal Department is mainly responsible for investigating cases, and the Military Intelligence Investigation Department is responsible for military investigations.

The other three are terrible, the Department of Consultation was originally Dongchang, and after the abolition of the eunuchs, it was taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Originally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in charge of the world's commerce, but later the local industry and commerce were handed over to the local government, and commerce and trade were also handed over to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce.

However, the mining of the world is still under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whether it is gold mines, silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, or coal mines, they are all the industries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

They also opened Carrefour, the world's largest shopping mall, with deep pockets, and the four major banks are all very large institutions.

The Division's investigations are also commercial, controlling the world's financial information channels.

And Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for investigating the nobles of the world, whether it is an official, a noble, or a clan, if there is a violation, they have the right to investigate.

Their funding is also funded directly by the Queen-controlled Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is not subject to other institutions.

Because they are not responsible for the people breaking the law, their reputation among the people is much better than in the other world.

The Department of General Administration is the veritable largest investigative agency in the Ming Dynasty, which is not only responsible for the transfer of materials in the world, but also responsible for the transfer of gold and silver, which is directly funded by the central bank and is not interfered with by any force.

Their power is not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in countries outside the Ming Dynasty, and the General Administration Department also has two sets of strongholds, light and dark.

Because they directly targeted all the people and officials, as well as all the forces, they controlled the transportation of materials and letters in the world, and their power was very large.

Zhou Bei couldn't figure out how the General Administration Department could get involved.

Xu Gongzhi nodded and said: "Actually, this matter is also a coincidence, this morning, a person from the General Administration Department happened to ask me. Others don't know about our relationship, they only know that you have a good relationship with your second brother, and it's normal to ask me. ”

Zhou Bei frowned and asked, "What did I ask you?" ”

"Ask me about your relationship with your second brother, focusing on when you and him met, the distance and proximity of the relationship, as well as your experience of killing bandits at the beginning, and your relationship with Tang Wangfu, they also asked a few words......"

Speaking of this, Xu Gongzhi also felt that something was wrong and became serious. "There must be a reason for the secret investigation of the General Administration, but now there is no distinction between the severity and the seriousness, and it seems that there is something strange."

Zhou Bei couldn't figure out the reason for this, nodded and said: "Although there is a connection between me and Tang Wangfu, it is mainly because of Youwei, even if it is to investigate the business plot between my patent and Tang Wangfu, it should be investigated by the Information Division." ”

Neither of them is a minister, and they rely on force to go all over the world. Xu Gongzhi is in the Criminal Department, and he has a close relationship with the underworld, and now he is still good at analysis.

In contrast, Xu Gongcheng is even more reckless. He muttered, "It doesn't matter what his reason is, as long as you don't break the law, don't be afraid." ”

Xu Gongzhi glared at him, and said, "Maybe the Tang Wangfu wants to deal with you, and they want to investigate the illegal affairs of the Tang Wangfu." Either way, you need to be more cautious during this time and don't let people get the hang of you. Second brother, don't rest in the last few days, follow Brother Bei'er. ”

Xu Gongcheng is now Zhou Bei's entourage, followed Zhou Bei to Zhongzhou after the Chinese New Year, worked for half a year, and when he came back, it happened to be a hot day, Zhou Bei gave him a month off, and now it has only been half a month.

Xu Gongcheng said indifferently: "I don't care, I've been in the Qinglou for half a month, and it's just right to go to the farm to play for a while." ”

The father and son of the Xu family are all singles, and they all like to soak in the Qinglou, and once the father and son also enjoyed one person, but later they were accidentally told by themselves, and the father and son were also embarrassed.

Since then, the father and son have made an agreement that whoever sleeps with someone, the other two will not sleep again.

Then, the three of them compared who slept more, wanting to occupy more resources, which made Zhou Bei cry and laugh.

"Then you will go to the farm tomorrow, the people from the Tang Palace's mansion have arrived today, I am afraid that they will be out of the way."

Xu Gongcheng said with a smile: "Okay, just tonight, I'll have a good night." ”

Xu Gongzhi ignored him and said to Zhou Bei: "You don't have to worry about Tang Wangfu and Tangzhou County, they are outsiders, and if they want to deal with you, they must use local forces, and no matter who they are, as long as they move, they can't hide it from my ears and eyes." The key is the side of the General Administration, their local personnel, except for a few bright ones, most of them are stationed for a long time, and no one knows which person is the dark line, and if their people want to target you, it will be troublesome. ”

Zhou Bei said with a smile: "In this way, if the Tangzhou side wants to move me, won't they be able to hide it from the General Administration, so I will simply brake quietly." ”

Xu Gongzhi smiled and nodded. "That's what I called you."