Lord of Puro

Chapter 485: The Entrance to Neizhou

"Seventh Master, I sent people to the Customs Office to keep an eye on it. We haven't seen the businessman you mentioned in the past two days." Luo Zhengnan investigated Dick Chen's whereabouts outside the Customs Office, but found nothing.

"Seventh Brother, I have asked more than one person inside the Customs Office, and they all don't know about the existence of Dick Chen." Ma Wu investigated inside the Customs Office but did not find any results.

The light bulb also sent a message: "Tangyuan is checking you out. She has put a lot of effort into it. She plans to go to Haichiling tomorrow and visit your ancestral home. General Manager Liao really appreciates Tangyuan's attitude and came to our office to praise her."

Dengbao worked very hard and was able to find out some information about Liao Zihui, but he had no clue at all about Dick Chen.

Li Banfeng looked at Ma Wu and asked, "Who is this person? Why is he so hard to find?"

……

"It's really hard to find a suitable candidate," Dick Chen looked at Lu Xiaolan's information and shook his head repeatedly, "I don't think this person is suitable."

Daboyans explained: "I am relatively familiar with this person, and her mother has also maintained a long-term cooperative relationship with me."

Dick Chen smiled and said, "I have told you about this before. A familiar person and a reliable person are two different things. It is precisely because you are too familiar with this person that you have undue trust in her.
Looking carefully at Lu Xiaolan's past, whether it was fighting for Honglian or taking revenge on Ma Wu, or her actions between Tieyang Mountain and Jiang Xiang Gang, I can only describe her as useless.

She missed too many opportunities and failed to achieve any results. One or two failures can be attributed to luck, but too many failures are a matter of ability. "

"At least she became the leader of Tieyang Mountain." Daboyens wanted to defend Lu Xiaolan.

Dick Chen did not even approve of this achievement: "I have paid attention to this matter before. There are too many coincidences in it. I saw traces of human arrangement in it. The brothers Ling Miaowen and Ling Miaoying should have played a significant role.

Dabo, you are so smart, you can't fail to see these traces. You seem to have a special love for Lu Xiaolan, which makes you ignore many problems. "

Daboynes shook his head and said, "I don't have any extra feelings for her. I just think that people with perseverance and determination are the talents we should cherish."

Dick Chen sighed: "You must remember that talents are not to be cherished, but to be used.
Perseverance and perseverance can turn into stubbornness and extremism at any time. Such people will use up all their capital to achieve some unimportant goal. "

Daboynes did not deny this, and Lu Xiaolan did have this problem: "It seems that all talented people have some paranoia."

Dick Chen nodded and said, "That's right, but we can't let their paranoia ruin our plan. We must learn to use their paranoia to achieve our goals.
What kind of talents are most likely to be exploited? Talents who are frustrated, especially those who are desperate, are most likely to be exploited.
Just as people who are hungry to a certain extent will no longer be picky about food, people who are desperate to a certain extent will no longer continue to be stubborn. "

“Where can I find such talents?”

"I have an appointment today, come with me to take a look."

Dick Chen took Daboyens to a factory that had been abandoned for many years. In front of the factory gate, Dick Chen suddenly asked, "Do you know why this place is called Soda Kiln?"

"Because the soda tastes good." Daboyens gave the answer that most Prostate people thought was correct. The soda from the Soda Kiln is really too famous.

Dick Chen was a little disappointed: "Dabo, I once told you that although the culture of Prostate is full of decay and dregs, there are some things you must learn.
The name of the Soda Kiln does not come from the beverage here. Soda and water are the soul of the steam engine. This is the earliest industrial center in Provo. If you pay a little attention to the conversations of the locals, you can know the glory of the Soda Kiln in the past. Many people are still living in the memory of that glory. "

In the corner of the factory, Dick Chen found a maintenance worker who was modifying the reheat circuit of the steam engine. If the modification was successful, he could increase the overall efficiency of the steam engine by two percentage points.

"Mr. Shi Gongxing," Dick Chen took the initiative to greet him, "You are still so hardworking."

Mason Star crawled out from under the machine with a greasy face, looked at Dick Chen and asked, "What are you doing here again?"

Dick Chen smiled and said, "I don't need to tell you about this. You should know why I'm here."

"Go away, there's no room for negotiation." Shi Gongxing went back under the boiler.

Dick Chen said: "Old sir, if this matter is really non-negotiable, you should have killed me long ago. If I come to pester you again and again, it will arouse unnecessary suspicion and expose the secrets here."

"It's time to kill you." A hook wrench flew out from under the boiler and hit Dick Chen's head directly.

Dick Chen dodged the wrench and said with a smile: "If you really want to kill me, you won't use such a childish method."

Mason Star looked at Dick Chen from under the boiler and asked, "Do you really want to die, or are you just born with a bad mouth?"

Dick Chen lay on the ground and said, "Old man, no matter how good the machine you make is, it can only be buried in the soda kiln.

The people at the soda kiln have long forgotten their former glory. The industrial center of the past has become a topic of conversation at the soda stalls. When they have nothing to do, they will talk about it a few words to entertain the customers.
If you want to regain the glory of the Soda Kiln, you have to send the people of the Soda Kiln back to the factory. I can help you with this. As long as someone comes to do business, the Soda Kiln factory can operate at full speed.
When that happens, the whole of Provo will be shocked. They will know that the best steam engine is not in Black Rock Slope or Green Water City, but here, in its original hometown. "

The sound of hammering disappeared, and Mason Xing was staring at his boiler in a daze.

Dick Chen struck while the iron was hot: "Old sir, I will go over and take a look. I will definitely come back within the time you specify. No one will know about this. After the matter is completed, I will send an order and reserve a large number of machines. The soda kiln factory will be up and running soon."

Shi Gongxing remained silent for a long time, and Dick Chen walked step by step towards the depths of the workshop.

As long as Mason Star didn't stop him, Dick Chen could walk to the end of the workshop.

Daboyens followed Dick Chen and just took two steps when a crack appeared in the floor tiles under his feet, separating him and Dick Chen.

This was a warning to them that only one person could go into the depths of the workshop.

Dick Chen asked Daboyens to wait there while he walked to the end of the workshop.

There is a ladder at the end of the workshop, and below the ladder is a bottomless pool.

Dick Chen jumped into the pool and dived quickly.

The actual volume of this pool built in the factory is much larger than its appearance. Dick Chen can't see the bottom of the pool or the surrounding walls when he is in the water. This is the embodiment of the construction method.

After diving more than a hundred meters, Dick Chen saw a crucian carp more than three meters long with gray-black scales at the bottom of the water.

Dick Chen first bowed deeply to the crucian carp.

The crucian carp waved its fins and looked Dick Chen up and down.

Dick Chen took out a gold waist plaque and presented it to the crucian carp with both hands.

Relying on the limited light, the crucian carp stared at the badge for a moment and identified the authenticity of the badge.

It shook its tail fin, signaling Dick Chen that he could continue talking.

Dick Chen replied respectfully in the water: "Please help me convey a message. I need an important letter. I have reported the relevant matters before. Please believe me no matter what. Everything I do is for our common glory."

……

Daboyens waited in the factory for three full hours and finally saw Dick Chen walking back from the end of the workshop.

Shi Gongxing was still making technical improvements under the boiler. Dick Chen greeted Shi Gongxing and then left the workshop.

Walking outside the factory, Dick Chen asked Daboyens: "Aren't you curious about where I went just now?"

"I am very curious, but I remember what you taught me. Never ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

"You really shouldn't ask about this place, but I want to tell you today," Dick Chen looked back at the factory and said, "This is a door, an entrance to Nevada."

Daboyans was surprised and asked, "The entrance to Nevada is at the soda kiln?"

Dick Chen nodded and said, “There are many entrances in Nevada, one of which is at the Soda Kiln. Only a few people know about this.”

"The old man who repairs the steam engine is..."

"He is the local god of the soda kiln. His name is Mason Star. He is one of the most outstanding engineers in Pro Province. He is also what I just said, a frustrated talent, a talent who is frustrated to the point of despair."

Daboyens could imagine why the local god was desperate. He looked around and saw many abandoned factories around the abandoned factory. "What happened to the soda kiln? Why does the local god's residence have an entrance to Nevada?"

"You got it wrong. Because this is the entrance to the inner state, the local god Shigongxing lives here. Guarding this entrance is one of his missions. But he has been frustrated for so long, and this mission has to be discounted now."

Daboyans remembered the scene just now, Dick Chen successfully bribed Mason Star: "From what happened just now, it seems that this is not the first time he has done this."

Dick Chen nodded and said, "It's not the first time. I heard that he accepted bribes from Neizhou before and put pure Neizhou people into Prozhou. When people are frustrated, it is really easy to degenerate."

Daboyans asked cautiously, "Why did you come to the entrance of Nevada?"

Dick Chen shook his head: "You shouldn't ask this question, but since you've asked it, it doesn't hurt to tell you.

I got a letter from Neizhou, a letter to the Customs Office."

Dick Chen handed a scroll to Daboyens. Daboyens unfolded it and saw that the scroll was empty, without a single word on it.

"You should have seen this type of letter. The Outer States have unique equipment that can decipher the contents of the scroll," Dick Chen said as he put away the scroll. "In fact, the contents are nothing special. The Inner State hopes that the Outer States can help them decipher the border to the Pro State."

Daboyens was surprised and asked, "Can the boundary between the inner and outer states be broken by the outer states?"

Dick Chen nodded: "In essence, the boundary between Neizhou and Prozhou is no different from the boundary between Green Water City and Kudaikan, except that it is thicker.
The boundary between Green Water City and Kudaikan is equivalent to a piece of paper, and the boundary between Neizhou and Pro Province is equivalent to a wall. It is not difficult for Neizhou to break through a piece of paper, but they cannot break through a wall.

Breaking the boundary is the biggest expectation of the inner state for the outer state, and it is also the biggest bargaining chip of the outer state against the inner state. The inner state and the outer state have had a long negotiation on this matter.

During the period when Xiao Zhenggong was the balancer, the negotiations were interrupted. The apparent reason was that Neizhou’s overly urgent demands had shaken the foundation of the negotiations.”

Daboynes sighed and said, "Some words from other states, some profound, overly urgent requests, what do they mean?"

"Inner State urgently hopes that the outside states will help them completely break through the boundary, but the outside states do not agree, because if Inner State invades Pro State on a large scale, it will inevitably affect the interests of the outside states in Pro State.
Of course, if there are conflicts, we can continue the talks. The reason why the two sides interrupted the negotiations was mainly due to Xiao Zhenggong’s stirring up trouble.”

"Xiao Zhenggong?" Daboyens was quite surprised. "Did he play a role in this matter?"

Dick Chen smiled and said, "According to what people from other states say, Xiao Zhenggong is the least active of all the Balancers. Almost all of his communications with the Inner States have to go through the Saints. During the plague at Saint Peak, some messages had to be conveyed through us.
Many people think that Xiao Zhenggong is unwilling to get involved in the conflict between the inner and outer states. This is his way of self-protection.

This is a misunderstanding of Xiao Zhenggong. Xiao Zhenggong is not so cowardly. He is a man who dares to take risks. He has been doing his best to destroy the connection between the inner state and the outer state.

Neizhou relies on the outside states to resolve the boundary, and Xiao Zhenggong is also studying how to break the boundary. If Neizhou no longer relies on the outside states, but relies on Xiao Zhenggong instead, Xiao Zhenggong will become the master of Pro Province in the future. "

Daboynes fell silent.

Dick Chen asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

"I was shocked. I didn't expect Xiao Zhenggong to have such a big plan."

Dick Chen smiled and said, “When you first worked with him to establish the Flying General Camp, you should have seen that he was a very scheming person.”

Daboynes shook his head and said, "I know too little about him. After hearing your description, I was shocked."

Was Daboyans that shocked?
No.

He is the best private detective in Provo. During his cooperation with Xiao Zhenggong, he also served as a mouthpiece between Xiao Zhenggong and Dick Chen.

Daboyens has already made relatively accurate inferences about some of Xiao Zhenggong's plans.

What really worried him at the moment was Dick Chen's purpose. He suddenly said so much. Was he testing me?

Dick Chen was indeed testing him: "Dabo, you don't need to act so slow in front of me, and we don't need this kind of hypocrisy between us.
We are comrades with a common goal. From now on, I will tell you more secrets. I hope my honesty can help you grow.
Don't use people who shouldn't be used anymore. Lu Xiaolan looks a bit like you, you can protect her in a different way."...

In a private house in Lushui City, Tangyuan changed into a dark blue cheongsam with floral patterns, put on light makeup, and prepared to go to work in Xiaoyaowu.

She did not go to Haichiling, nor did she plan to go to Li Qi's ancestral home. That house had been searched too many times and no valuable clues could be found.

Yesterday, she went to Xiaoyaowu to apply for a job and successfully became a singer.

With her current performance level, she is not yet capable of performing on stage alone and can only sing with other new singers or sing harmony for other singers.

None of this is important to Tangyuan. What is important is that she must seize this opportunity to conduct an investigation.

After taking off her glasses, Tangyuan put on a pair of earrings.

This pair of earrings has the function of disguise. Even if colleagues from the Dark Star Bureau stand in front of her, they may not recognize her.

She gave herself the stage name Xiao Taohong.

She set a time limit of one month for herself.

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She knew that she was not as stupid as Lamp, who was caught by Li Qi just one day after she arrived there. However, if she delayed too long, she might be suspected by Li Qi.

One month is just the right amount of time. Tangyuan has planned out every day. As long as he calms down and investigates carefully, he will definitely find clues that others have not discovered.

……

In the customs hall, Dick Chen handed the scroll to Liao Zihui in the secret room.

Liao Zihui knew that this was a letter from Neizhou. He handed the scroll to the technicians to decipher. After learning the contents of the letter, Liao Zihui praised Dick Chen in person: "Xiao Chen, this letter is not simple. Our negotiations with Neizhou, which had been interrupted for many years, have resumed."

Dick Chen smiled and said, "So I said, I want to do more valuable work. Don't come to me for trivial things like Li Qi in the future."

Liao Zihui remained restrained and said with a smile: "I have sent someone to deliver this letter to another state. I estimate that there will be a reply within a few days.

But don't have too high expectations. I'm afraid it's not realistic to completely break the boundary between Nevada and Provo in a short period of time."

Dick Chen shook his head: "I don't think the inner states would have such unrealistic ideas. What they hope is that the outer states will help them expand some channels.

The natural passages have already used up their number of passes this year, and there is still more than half a year left. It is difficult for Nevada to send people to Promontory. If we are willing to build a road for them, I think the relationship between the two sides will be eased a lot. "

Liao Zihui nodded and said, "I will also submit your suggestion, and I believe it will be adopted."

"My suggestion..." Dick Chen said with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your help."

Dick Chen knew the operating styles of the out-of-state people very well. Although he was the one who pulled the strings and re-established the connection between the in-state and out-of-state people, his opinions were worthless in front of his superiors.

He did this with only one purpose, he hoped to gain a firm foothold in the position of a balanced person.

After leaving the Customs Office and returning to his own residence, Dick Chen wanted to do something that he really cared about.

"Dabo, you have always insisted that Li Qi is Li Banfeng, and that the Xuansheng Red Lotus is in Li Banfeng's hands. Let me confirm with you again, are you really not mistaken about this matter?"

Daboyans is very confident about this: "He used a very strange disguise technique, which caused a big change in his appearance.

But when I judged his identity, I did not rely on his appearance, but on the timeline and logical relationship. Li Banfeng is Li Qi, there is no doubt about this.”

"It's good that I'm not wrong. Next it's Li Qi's turn." Dick Chen flipped through the newspaper one by one, searching for news related to Li Qi.

Daboyens asked, "Are you going to use the power of the Guanfang Hall to deal with him?"

Dick Chen shook his head: "It is impossible to let the Customs Office intervene in this matter. I showed disdain for Li Qi before just to distract their attention and prevent Honglian from being intercepted by them."

"Then use our own men."

"We can't expose our own people so easily."

"Just the two of us to deal with Li Qi?"

Dick Chen smiled and said, "Dabo, do you think I really look down on Li Qi? He is the tyrant of Pro Province. How can we deal with him alone? We need to find help. As the saying goes, people in despair are the easiest to be exploited."

……

Late at night, Dick Chen quietly entered the Lu family mansion and sneaked into Duan Shaoxia's bedroom.

He looked at the bed and didn't see Duan Shaoxia, but he felt someone was pointing a gun at the back of his head.

"You, who are you?" Duan Shaoxia held the gun with tears in her eyes, her arms shaking constantly.

Don't talk nonsense, don't try to comfort, and don't try to threaten. Duan Shaoxia may shoot at any time, and when she shoots, her hands are very steady and there will not be any shaking.

Dick Chen knew Duan Shaoxia's Taoism and her combat habits. The best option at this moment was to speak directly: "Mrs. Duan, I am here to help you, mainly to help your two children."

"Are you going to hurt my child?" Duan Shaoxia's hands were shaking even more severely, and she was about to pull the trigger.

Dick Chen quickly put forward his bargaining chip: "I can get Lu Yuanhai a brand new body, a body that belongs to him.
I can also retrieve Lu Yuanshan's soul, give him a brand new body, and send him back to you."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, I'm telling the truth," Dick Chen slowly turned around and looked at Duan Shaoxia and said, "Madam, I can help you, as long as you are willing to help me."

……

At Yaowanggou Station, Dick Chen came to the square in front of the station after exiting the station and walked up to a driver: "I want to go to Ligou."

The driver smoked his pipe and looked up at Dick Chen: "Ligou is so close, don't look for me, look for another car."

"Don't you do business?"

"You have to listen to my advice. My car has steam wheels and the fare is too expensive."

Dick Chen took out a stack of Huan Guo banknotes and handed it to the driver: "Is it enough?"

The driver took the money and counted it. It was about two thousand yuan. "You don't want to go to Ligou, do you? What do you want from me?"

Dick Chen lowered his voice and said, "I want to do business with you. I know you lost something very important. You lost your land.

I can help you get your land back, and you just need to help me get rid of one person."

The driver was very interested: "Get rid of one person and get back a piece of land. Is there such a good thing?"

"You are lucky. Good things really happened to you."

"Tell me first, who do you want to get rid of?"

"Don't worry, once you agree, we can discuss it slowly."

……

Green Water City, Dongping Teahouse, private room.

Dengbao showed Li Banfeng a document: "The Customs and Defense Department has set up a new department to be responsible for contacting the state."

Li Banfeng read the document carefully and asked, "Hasn't there been a similar organization before?"

Bulb said: "I asked a few people. There used to be a department responsible for contacting Nevada, but later because there was nothing to do, the department was disbanded."

There was nothing to do before, but now suddenly there is something to do.

This proves that the out-of-state and in-state connections have been reconnected, and that a key person played a role in it.

Who could it be?
Balanced people.

Xiao Zhenggong is dead, and now a new balance man has appeared.

Who could this balancer be?

The first person Li Banfeng thought of was Dick Chen.

It is impossible for Tang Yuan to be a secretary for a businessman, but she is very likely to be a bodyguard for a balance person, so she came to the banquet with Dick Chen that day.

Of course, this is just an inference, and it would be best to confirm it.

Who can I ask to confirm this?

Li Banfeng returned to Xiaoyaowu and saw several singing girls chatting.

"Xiao Taohong," Li Banfeng waved, "Come to my room."

"Ah..." Tangyuan was stunned.

A sister next to him pushed Tang Yuan and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go. Master Qi has taken a liking to you. This is such a blessing."

"He, he likes me, what does he do..."

"What are you talking about? I've already told you to go into the room, don't you understand?" Another sister said with a smile, "Go ahead, don't be afraid. Many people will never get such an opportunity in their lifetime."

What opportunity is this?
I don’t even have a boyfriend, and I just left it to him like this?
Tang Yuan trembled as he entered Li Banfeng's bedroom, and gritted his teeth and said, "Just tell me, I'm an excellent agent, I need to understand my mission and duty!

This is indeed an opportunity, I will definitely be able to find out the most valuable information."

Tangyuan stood in front of Li Banfeng, his handsome face was red from the tip of his nose to the roots of his ears.

Li Banfeng said calmly: "Tangyuan, sit here."

"Ah..." Tangyuan was stunned for a long time.

She didn't hear wrongly, Li Banfeng just called her Tangyuan.

Her face was no longer hot, but the hairs on her body stood up instantly. Tangyuan felt that the room was very cold, and she felt that something was going to happen to her today.

Li Banfeng said impatiently: "Sit down first. I have something important to ask you. Don't be afraid. I won't bully you."

(End of this chapter)