Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing Jiang Baimian's words, Long Yuehong's mouth opened slightly, unable to conceal his shock.

There is such an angle...

Isn't this too sinister?

Don’t tell me, it’s really possible!

"Is it essentially internal strife?" After a while, Long Yuehong asked the question again.

Shang Jianyao expressed different opinions:

"Maybe just another form of hide-and-seek."

Hide the arms for everyone to find.

"How is that possible?" Long Yuehong just blurted out and was suddenly stunned.

He thought for a few seconds and said in disbelief:

"Could it be that that batch of arms was not robbed at all, but was just hidden by Herwig and the others, with the purpose of blaming the Gray Whisperers of Red Stone Collection?"

"We can't rule out this possibility." Jiang Baimian looked at the scene of ruins passing quickly in the rearview mirror and replied with a smile, "Look, well, think about it, Herwig has quite a few men, and Theresa alone told We have four or five confidants, and these can only be regarded as the core members of a team, so why did he choose to go to the guild to issue tasks before his death? Isn’t it more effective, more convenient, and more efficient to organize people to find them by ourselves than to entrust the ruin hunters?"

Bai Chen, who was driving, echoed:

"Normally speaking, businessmen who can do arms trading are not bad at all. They can at least be a team of four or five ordinary relic hunters."

This is from two aspects: the number of men and the firepower they possess.

Although the "old tune team" is definitely not included in the ranks of ordinary ruins hunter teams, others don't know it. On the surface, they are only one "intermediate hunter" plus three of the most common "official hunters", let alone " "senior hunter", not even a "senior hunter".

What they are more capable of is the "detection of the shooting case of Liu Dazhuang" in the badge resume.

"Yes, why?" When Jiang Baimian said this, Long Yuehong also noticed the illogic of the matter.

Jiang Baimian just smiled, and before he could speak, Shang Jianyao rushed to answer:

"Because we stand for justice!"

Jiang Baimian gritted his teeth:

"This mission is definitely not specially prepared for us, nor is it provided to those relic hunters belonging to the Red Stone Collection - for believers in the Vigilant Sect, forming a larger team of relic hunters is a very dangerous thing, be prepared Companions may be harder work than guarding against enemies. And without a larger team, the townspeople who know Herwig's strength probably won't accept this mission.

“In other words, this is a mission for outsiders with no special restrictions.

“So, what advantage do outsiders have over local residents?”

Long Yuehong replied thoughtfully:

"It's more objective and less biased. The investigation results are trustworthy and easier to control..."

Speaking of the second half of the sentence, he vaguely grasped something.

Jiang Baimian smiled and continued:

"Actually, the situation has become clear now. Regardless of whether the 'robbers' are Gray Whisperers or Red River people, this incident is deepening the contradictions within Hongshiji.

"And if our investigation results point to the Gray Whisperers, the Red River people will have an excuse to attack."

Long Yuehong suddenly realized:

"That's it...

"What should we do? It must be dangerous to get involved in this kind of thing..."

Although he felt that the "Old Tune Team" could, on average, deal with one against three or one against four, and could deal with a group of ten bandits, but this kind of storm was likely to involve hundreds of armed men, and four of them were not made of steel. People can't even climb the waves.

——Because of their belief in the Vigilant Sect, all the townspeople in Hongshiji were hiding, making it impossible for Long Yuehong to judge the specific number. But judging from the size of the market town, he believed that there must be two to three hundred adults.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"Of course we need to find an ally first."

"Ally?" Long Yue Hong Zhang Er Jingang was confused.

"Think about it, which force least wants the Hongshiji to be in chaos, leaving only the Red River people or the Gray Whisperers?" Jiang Baimian followed suit.

Long Yuehong thought carefully, ruled out the issues one by one, and said:

"Be wary of sects?"

"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded with satisfaction, "As far as the vigilance sect is concerned, there are constant small chaos and no big chaos. They are vigilant and prepared for each other. This is the best situation and can best enable their teachings to be reflected and observed. Once With only a single group left in the Red Stone Collection, the 'need' to hide will be much smaller. Otherwise, who do you think Herwig is looking for outsiders to investigate to convince? Without a sufficiently legitimate reason to declare war, they cannot break through the shackles of the vigilant sect. of."

With such consistency, Long Yuehong no longer had any doubts.

He looked back at the "low-rise area" and said:

"Then shall we return to the church now?"

He inexplicably felt that Bishop Renato's task of entrusting their team to find Viel was probably a matter of course - not only to solve his own difficulties, but also to establish contact with the personnel responsible for investigating the arms case, highlighting the existence of the vigilant sect.

"Don't worry, this is just an analysis and does not represent the facts." Jiang Baimian said with a smile, "Let's deal with it for two days, and whoever can't help but jump out first when we see it."

As she spoke, she raised her hands and stretched.

Long Yuehong had nothing to say.

Shang Jian Yao sighed:

“Really, they don’t understand that peace is the most important thing.

“If I were a bishop, every Mass would include the ritual of finding friends to hide and seek.

"Looking and looking for friends..."

As he spoke, he started singing.

The Hongshiji branch of the Shang Jianyao Brotherhood will be established... Long Yue slandered and interrupted:

"Then what was the reason for Herwig's death?

"They hid the arms and framed the Gray Whisperers, but who among their accomplices got greedy and looked for an opportunity to kill Herwig?"

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands:

"You are finally qualified to be a radio drama writer."

Jiang Baimian's eyes turned slightly:

"The prerequisite is that there are very few people who know about hiding arms, otherwise they won't be able to kill them at all.

"Next, let's see who will die."

Having said this, she looked sideways at Bai Chen and asked with a smile:

"If they send out all the weapons and how many people have them, we won't be able to determine whether they are target goods, and there are no marks.

"How did you handle it before?"

She didn't know when there was a piece of paper in her hand. This was the arms list provided by the Hunter Guild:

"200 'United 202', 200 Tronger assault rifles..."

Bai Chen replied calmly:

"What employers care about is whether they can get enough goods back, not where or how the goods come from."

"Then it might be faster for us to just rob it, but since they've already robbed it, why should I return it to my employer?" Jiang Baimian laughed.

Shang Jianyao immediately proposed enthusiastically:

"We can drag the goods to the employer and let him shout. If he agrees to the shout, it will be his."

Jiang Baimian clicked his tongue and shook his head:

“You’ve never seen those machines with intelligence.

"Not only will they answer you, they'll fight you."

…………

It was nearly noon, and the "Old Tune Team" who visited several of Herwig's confidants returned to Hongshiji.

They did not rush to the police station to contact Herwig's death case. Instead, they first followed the prompts on each floor and found a shop called "Drug-Free Restaurant".

There are six or seven tables in the shop, some large and some small, with corresponding chairs and stools.

There was no surprise. Jiang Baimian took a quick look and saw that there was no one inside. Not to mention the chef, not even the boss could be seen.

"Hey..." She sighed in amusement.

At the same time, Shang Jianyao strode into the kitchen and squatted in front of the stove.

Dong-dong-dong, he knocked on the cabinet door under the stove.

Soon, the cabinet door opened and a slightly fat man came out.

He was wearing a rather fluffy cotton-padded jacket and a white apron, and his face was a theatrical mask from the old world, with a white background and thick eyebrows.

As the man came out, he muttered in Gray dialect:

"The food is in the freezer. You can cook it yourself, or you can let me cook it."

Some of his black hair were branched and ridged, which seemed to have been caused by going to bed without drying it after washing it.

"What is needed in exchange?" Jiang Baimian interrupted Shang Jianyao's possible whim.

She switched to Gray dialect.

The chef breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said:

"I'm not short of food. Just gold and silver coins from the 'First City', or exchange them for weapons."

"Weapons." Among the supplies Jiang Baimian exchanged for bulletproof cross-country were a batch of easy-to-carry guns.

"You decide what to cook first." The chef walked to the big freezer and opened the lid.

There are many ingredients in it, but the variety is not very rich. The meat is pork, beef, sheep, chicken, duck and fish, and the vegetables are cabbage and radish.

"That's quite a lot." Jiang Baimian admired sincerely.

In Huitu, this is one of the manifestations of being superior to others.

Of course, restaurants must prepare ingredients, but the amount of inventory reflects their "strength."

The chef said with a slight smile:

"Our family mainly deals in food business, and opening a restaurant is just a side dish."

Yes, he is still a smuggler in grain and meat... He is indeed a Hongshiji... Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart and started to choose:

"One piece of ribs, braised in braised sauce; one piece of chicken, similar to the method of roasting chicken with potatoes, you can add the side dishes as you like..."

As she clicked, she saw Shang Jianyao touching his belly. It seemed that just the name of the dish made him drool.

After ordering a round like this, Jiang Baimian asked the chef:

“What special dishes does your Hongshiji have?

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Just call me Lao Chen." The chef paused and then said, "Our specialty here is the fusion of certain red river cuisine methods, such as steak. We braise and stew it, but it's too time-consuming. Also, The improved mutton stew with peas is more juicy and suitable when there is plenty of rice..."

"Then get one." Jiang Baimian said boldly, "How many things are needed in total?"

"A 'United 202', or other pistols will do, with thirty rounds of corresponding bullets." Old Chen thought for a moment and said.

"Okay." Jiang Baimian agreed and asked Bai Chen and Long Yuehong to return to the jeep to get guns and ammunition.

While watching Lao Chen start to get busy, she asked casually:

"Did you hear about Herwig?"

Old Chen paused for a moment:

"heard.

"Hey, what's this called? Anyone who commits injustice will be punished by death!"