1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1163 The Three-Day Covenant
After Chen Yixin arranged for Ma Yuling to live in the camp, she did not specifically order to restrict her activities.After all, for such a little girl who ran away from home, it was really difficult for people to be on guard.So when Chen Yixin and Tian Yeyou were busy on the construction site, Ma Yuling had the opportunity to walk around the camp, and intuitively understand Haihan, a group that she had quite repelled.

In addition to the special warfare battalion and artillery stationed here in the mine camp, the remaining personnel are mainly young and strong migrant workers recruited from Dengzhou and Phi Island.However, Ma Yuling was afraid that some local people would find out her identity, so she did not dare to contact these people. She just watched the daily training of the garrison and the labor of migrant workers from a distance.

Order can be said to be one of Ma Yuling's most intuitive feelings about this place, and everything seems to be in order.Starting from the wake-up call sounded in the camp in the early morning, everyone is starting the day's operation according to the uniformly set schedule.After Ma Yuling asked the female medical soldiers who took care of her, she realized that this camp was actually a mine waiting to be mined, and the newly built road outside the camp was also designed to facilitate the transportation of ores and materials in the future. Supporting works for repair.

Ma Yuling still doesn't know whether she was lucky or unlucky yesterday when she followed this fork road to the mine.If he hadn't come here, he might have been chased and taken back by his family, and he could still get the protection of the Haihan people here at least for the time being.But if his identity is exposed, the end may be much worse than being taken back by his family.Although the little officer surnamed Chen seems to have a sense of justice, if he knows that his marriage partner is his boss, or even his boss's boss, will he still have the same courage to continue to protect himself?

Even if you have the courage, you may not have enough ability!Thinking about the difference in status, Ma Yuling also felt a little desperate. One side was a small officer guarding the mine, and the other side was a general with military power. Even if the former objected to this marriage, it would be difficult for her to stand up And under the pressure of power.And although Dengzhou is big, where can he go?Even if he fled to his eldest brother, he would be obediently taken home when the family from Majiazhuang rushed over.

If Ma Yuling knew that her family had reached a three-day agreement with Haihan, she would feel even more sad. If she went back, she would be married forcibly, and if she didn't go back, her family would be held accountable by Haihan. It would be a dilemma situation.But this kind of pressure is not on her now, it is the family members who are struggling to find her whereabouts who feel nervous about it.

The closer the distance to Majiazhuang, the more disturbed Ma Dongqiang felt. On his way back from Dengzhou, he searched more carefully than before, but he still didn't get any news related to Ma Yuling.He already had a vague feeling that after leaving Majiazhuang, his daughter did not go directly to Dengzhou, but took another direction that he hadn't expected.As for the other route entrusted to his son Ma Cai to take, Ma Dongqiang’s intuition also believes that he will not gain much, because Ma Yuling has never taken that route. Will choose a more familiar route.

But to the north of Majiazhuang is the sea, and there is no pier and ferry to go to the sea; to the east is the Jiahe River under the control of the Haihan people, which has long been closed and only Haihan ships can travel; to the south is a mountainous area that stretches for tens of miles. The environment is more complicated, and it is not easy for a single woman who goes out with luggage to travel long distances.These three directions are not the way out for Ma Yuling. The only way out is to go west to Dengzhou City, which is theoretically a relatively safe route.

Ma Dongqiang didn't believe that his daughter had the ability to cover up her whereabouts to a seamless level. After repeated searches, there was no news at all. It could only be that she didn't go in this direction at all.Thinking about the cause and effect of the incident, Ma Dongqiang wondered if his concubine Dongmei was protecting her daughter, and the mother and daughter teamed up to deceive him?Perhaps Ma Yuling never left Majiazhuang at all, but just found a place to hide, and Yu Dongmei lied about her daughter leaving home for Dengzhou to deceive herself out of Fushan County.

This seems to be the only reasonable explanation that can be drawn at present. As for some other unfavorable possibilities, Ma Dongqiang is not willing to think about it now. He only hopes to get the exact news of his daughter's whereabouts after returning to Majiazhuang.Otherwise, in another day, he would have to face the questioning of the Haihan people.

Ma Dongqiang traveled through the snow, hurriedly and finally returned to Majiazhuang that night, but his son Ma Cai took a longer route, and it is estimated that he will not arrive until tomorrow.

The first thing Ma Dongqiang did when he returned home was to ask his daughter Ma Yuling if she had returned home, but he was very disappointed in the result. His family thought he would bring Ma Yuling back from Dengzhou, but he thought Ma Yuling was hiding in Ma Yuling. The family village did not leave.Although during the two days since he left, Jiang Sheng led people to search inside and outside the village, but there was indeed no trace of Ma Yuling.And he called his concubine Dongmei to question him carefully, but he didn't find any flaws in Jiang Dongmei's words.On the contrary, Jiang Dongmei heard that Majiazhuang went back and forth to Dengzhou to find her daughter twice, and she burst into tears, complaining that Ma Dongqiang should not force her daughter to be betrothed to General Haihan, otherwise she would not have forced her to leave home. Run away, and get into the current situation where the whereabouts are unknown.

Of course, Ma Dongqiang also felt very helpless. He planned this marriage for his daughter. He originally wanted to find a reliable husband for his daughter as much as possible while considering the interests of the family. Became the present situation.Now the last hope can only be pinned on Ma Cai who is still on the way.

Although Ma Dongqiang was already extremely tired after traveling outside for two and a half days, he kept thinking about Ma Yuling's whereabouts. He tossed and turned all night, barely falling asleep, and finally fell asleep at dawn.But he didn't sleep for too long, so someone woke him up, saying that it was the young master Ma who had already arrived home.

Ma Dongqiang got up and put on his coat, and hurried to the flower hall in the front yard. Seeing that Ma Cai and his followers were still dusting off the snowflakes on their bodies, but his daughter Ma Yuling was nowhere to be seen, his expression darkened and he said, "I didn't find you." Little sister?"

Ma Cai's face was also not very good-looking, and he bowed and replied: "I have been visiting all the way, but I have never found out the whereabouts of my little sister. I know that time is limited, and I dare not delay too much, so I rushed back overnight, so that my father can make a decision earlier. "

Ma Dongqiang's eyes were red when he saw the horse, and there was still snow on his head and shoulders that had not been brushed off. Thinking about this day and night, he rushed a hundred miles to come back from Dengzhou City. Although he had a mount, it was still a very hard job. I can't bear to blame him for not doing things well.Ma Dongqiang raised his hand to help him gently brush the snow off his shoulders, and said in his mouth: "Hurry up and get some hot food for the young master, and cook a bowl of hot ginger soup, don't get sick because of this snow! "

It is already a great loss for Ma Dongqiang not to be able to find his daughter now, and he must not let his son be involved because of this, so he immediately arranged for Ma Cai to eat something to replenish his strength.

Ma Dongqiang was not the only one who was anxious. Jiang Sheng, who was in charge of communicating with Hai Han, was also one of the culprits. At this time, he was too panicked. After Ma Cai went out, he hurriedly asked: " Now I can't find Yuling, tomorrow is three days away, Hai Han people can't see anyone when they arrive at the village, how should I explain?"

Ma Dongqiang had already considered this matter repeatedly on the way back, and now he had a general plan for countermeasures. He replied in a deep voice, "Before noon today, we sent people to post missing person notices outside the village, and offered a reward of one hundred taels for finding Yuling's whereabouts... Yes. Now, go and post a few outside the county seat, make things bigger, don't make Hai Han people suspicious!"

Jiang Sheng said worriedly: "It's not too early, it's not too late, the notice was posted just the day before the Haihan people are going to come to Majiazhuang, I'm afraid it's hard for the Haihan people not to be suspicious!"

"Then what else can we do? Now that no one can be found, we can't wait until General Chen arrives at home to say it. I'm afraid it will make him misunderstand even more!" Ma Dongqiang also looked helpless.

Ma Dongqiang can be regarded as a well-received figure in Fushan County. What he has said can never be swallowed up again.Although the matter of the marriage cannot be disclosed to the public before it is negotiated, in fact, many people know about it, especially the clan relatives in Majiazhuang, who have basically heard more or less that the clan head Ma Dongqiang plans to marry him. The marriage of Haihan people.Among them, it is inevitable that some people have objections to this plan, and there are even many people who are waiting to see Ma Dongqiang's jokes.

Ma Dongqiang is naturally aware of these situations. If this matter is not handled satisfactorily, on the one hand, he will offend the Haihan people and bring huge troubles to the Ma clan. On the other hand, his own status in the clan will also be greatly affected. , and these two bad results are unacceptable to Ma Dongqiang.Now it is very likely that there is no way to get his daughter back before the time limit comes, so now he must try to minimize the negative impact of this incident.

For the present plan, the only way to do this is to post the missing person notice first, at least let the outside world know that the Miss Ma family is missing and has not returned before the arrival of the Haihan people, and then try to appease the Haihan people so that they do not pursue the matter. thing.Ma Dongqiang can only rejoice now that the Haihan general he has a crush on is not enthusiastic about the marriage. He has declined several times. Too annoyed.

As for Ma Yuling's real whereabouts now, in fact, Ma Dongqiang's hopes are not too high.The snow started falling in the afternoon of the day Ma Yuling left, and has continued until today. Although it cannot be said to be a heavy snowfall, after two or three days of continuous snowfall, the temperature has already dropped to a level that can freeze people to death.If Ma Yuling didn't have a definite destination and just wandered around aimlessly, she might not be able to last three days and two nights with her small body.

This kind of inference can be very pessimistic, but according to the clues that Ma Dongqiang has now, they all seem to point to this only possibility.I asked Jiang Sheng to post a missing person notice, and it is very likely that what I found in the end was only a corpse that froze to death in the suburbs.But he can't say this kind of frustrating words to his family for the time being, and everything has to be delayed through tomorrow's gate of hell.

However, Ma Dongqiang didn't need to wait until tomorrow to meet the Haihan people. That afternoon, Sun Zhen came to Majiazhuang with a platoon of soldiers.Although the time for the two parties to meet was the next day, due to security considerations, the Haihan army must go ahead to confirm the safety of the environment.Although it is not necessary to clear the entire Majiazhuang, at least it is necessary to ensure the safety of the inside and outside of the Ma house and the main passages in and out of the village, so that in case of any unexpected situation, the armed personnel can cover the evacuation of the leaders in time.In addition, the water source in the village, the food prepared by the Ma family, as well as the kitchen and cooking staff that will be used tomorrow, all need to be monitored in advance. Some fresh ingredients have to be prepared for a meal today, so that the Ma family can eat first Make sure no one gets poisoned.

Dengzhou is not along the coast of Fuguang. Although Haihan has clearly controlled the situation in Fushan County, the public security situation has not yet been as easy as in the south, where people can easily enter and exit Ming people's settlements.For the sake of safety, Chen Yixin's security team was not limited to the platoon special operations battalion personnel who stood in front of him, but also accompanied by a guard squad who was responsible for his personal safety.

When Chen Yixin was a guest at Majiazhuang last time, he implemented similar security measures, and when Jiang Sheng went to the mine to lobby last time, Haihan had already greeted him about security matters in advance, so Sun Zhen took When the Haihan army entered the village, it didn't cause any disturbance, but many villagers came out to see the Western scenery.After all, the Haihan soldiers had entered the village last time, and their behavior could be regarded as innocent, and the villagers had a good impression of him.

Sun Zhen led people to check the inside and outside of the horse's house, and then asked Ma Dongqiang to gather all the servants in the house together, checked their identities one by one, and then went to the kitchen to watch the cook to make dinner and confirm everything. There are no problems in any part.

But when it was time to start dinner, Sun Zhen still remembered the most crucial question: "Tomorrow Chief Chen is going to meet Miss Ma, we need to confirm Miss Ma's identity first."

Jiang Sheng, who was in charge of connecting with Hai Han, asked, "How can I confirm this?"

"Ms. Ma, please come out and let us recognize the next person. From this evening until the meeting tomorrow, our female soldiers will personally protect Miss Ma's personal safety." Sun Zhen pointed to the two people behind him. A woman in a gray uniform.It is said to be protection, but it is actually a kind of surveillance in disguise, in case the other party steals and changes, and it is okay to use an ugly monster to deceive the head of the blind date. If it is a female assassin, it will be a big trouble.

Jiang Sheng licked his lips, and said with difficulty: "Actually... my niece has not returned yet after going out..."

(End of this chapter)