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Chapter 516: The Journey is Difficult, and There are Many Forks in the Road

After a few days of observation, Xia Lin found Haitang to be a very interesting person.

The world's number one female swordsman is truly amazing. Even the palace guards around Xia Lin are no match for her, and she is also an intelligence officer.

but……

Note, there is a but here.

But she is a natural fool.

These are words that are difficult to put together no matter how you put them together: female swordsman, killer, bounty hunter, spy and idiot.

How can you tell that she is a natural fool? Xia Lin discovered it from what she wrote.

When asked to write a plan, she did write one, but what she wrote was ridiculous. For example, regarding the staff quota, she wrote directly in the plan that she didn't know how much others would spend, but she knew how much she would spend. She said that she didn't spend much on food per month, only four or five taels of silver, mainly because she was greedy and would buy a lot of snacks and couldn't eat the main meals.

Then she spent more than ten taels of money to buy rouge and powder. She wrote in detail where the rouge and powder she used were produced, and said that these powders were not the best, and those from Persia and India were the best. She only used domestic products.

In addition, he also talked about how much money it would cost to buy clothes, and even included the cost of her cat.

The extremely fragmented narrative looks like a high school student's diary rather than the plan of a cold-blooded killer.

Xia Lin's head hurt just looking at this thing, and he didn't know where to start if he wanted to help her fix it.

Even when he went to ask how to awaken the Da Siming organization, people said she didn't know. She also said that in the past they just had to wait for orders from Siming Hou. When there were no orders, everyone just did what they were supposed to do without asking, talking or inquiring. The last order was three years ago when the former Siming Hou asked her to buy some rare herbs.

Her mission file recorded all of this in great detail, but it did not contain any very useful information.

She has carried out a total of thirty-seven missions since joining Da Siming, which is actually a lot. From the age of sixteen to twenty-seven this year, it is about three times a year. This frequency is relatively high even among some elite agents.

But her missions were very strange. In the first six years of these ten years, she had a total of 28 missions, all of which were killings. Some were to assassinate local rebel leaders, and some were to assassinate officials who were difficult to deal with. All 28 missions were successful without exception.

From this point of view, Xia Lin can be said to be at the top level according to the evaluation standards of professional players, a top killer.

But in the following four years, she only carried out nine missions, six of which were shopping and three were spying on military intelligence.

The purchases were all successful, but all the information she gathered about military intelligence was crossed out in red ink. In other words, this sister's stupidity had affected her ability to carry out her mission.

Looking through Tian En's comments on her in the file, Xia Lin found this: It can be used as an arm, but not as a heart.

This sentence is so interesting. It means that you can use this woman as a gun, but she can't do any clerical work at all...

This is just like what a senior person said about a senior musician: he has a good voice but a stupid brain.

It's really hard to tell... From the appearance, Haitang should be the all-powerful underground queen in the Dragon King drama, who kneels down heroically when she sees the protagonist and shouts "Welcome Dragon King".

But who could have known that Haitang was actually a silly girl who believed, "Today the cat ate an extra fish, so I will starve it for a day tomorrow."

It’s difficult, and in the end I have to solve the problem myself.

"Okay, you can just stop running this brothel these days and hire a few people to be my bodyguards."

"Si Hou, I'm not a bodyguard, I've never learned how to be a bodyguard, that's the job of the escort agency. I know a pretty good escort agency. By the way, the Living Devil who came with Si Hou that day can escort."

Xia Lin frowned slightly and carefully checked whether she was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. After watching for a long time, he thought she was really stupid...

She was not the type who could pretend. She carefully analyzed every word Xia Lin said and gave reasonable answers that she understood. Every word was sincere and from the heart.

Can……

Luo Shixin is not stupid, he is just reckless and likes to act on impulse, but this sister is really not smart. Giving orders to her is like giving orders to an AI that is not so deeply learned. The instructions need to be broken down and the words need to be clear, and she seems to have no ability to associate.

What is associative ability? If Xia Lin gives her an order now, for example, go take a shower and wait for me in bed.

Most women would automatically classify it as "that" thing, but Haitang would not. She would take a serious bath, then lie quietly on the bed, and when Xia Lin came over, she would suddenly lift the curtain and bow deeply to "welcome Si Hou".

She has a charming face and a pretty and charming figure, but she has a set of absolutely abstinent behavioral logic.

Well done, Tian En, well done... You have trained an extraordinary stitched monster. No wonder Haitang is a veteran who joined Da Siming at the beginning of its establishment, but is still a member of the lowest-level action team now.

You can't blame others, you really can't blame others. No matter where she is, even if she passes the civil service exam, she might be the kind of person who relies on seniority all her life and finally retires as a deputy director.

Xia Lin has no choice now and can only take care of the two Si Ming's affairs himself, while Haitang goes to protect Dong Niang safely.

The right way is to make the best use of things.

"Okay, get some good guys to follow me."

Haitang executed this order very well. She actually called several girls under her command, some of whom were proficient in poisoning, some were proficient in using hidden weapons, and some were proficient in using steel needles. Anyway, they all used sinister methods, but they were all good at it.

After taking these people away, the brothel was completely closed. Xia Lin did not waste the girls inside, and directly took them all to Fuliang Theater on a large ship. There were only about ten people anyway, and it was not difficult to support the theater. Moreover, for this group of... no, it should be for all the prostitutes in Jinling, being able to go to Fuliang Theater was really a class leap.

After all, you may earn more as a prostitute here, but there is really no dignity at all. You may not earn much in the theater, but at least you are a good citizen. Although you will still be looked down upon, you will not be sold like pigs or dogs.

Only when a person has been treated like a pig or a dog can he realize how precious it is to become a human being again, and it is worth exchanging his life for it.

Afterwards, Xia Lin brought the silly Haitang to meet Dong Niang.

"Dong Niang, I found some bodyguards for you."

Dong Niang is currently living in a place arranged by the Dali Temple. If Xia Lin wants to go in, he has to find An Zi's relationship.

"I do not need."

She was still as cold as ever. After seeing the group of beautiful sisters behind Xia Lin, she frowned and said, "I don't need anyone to serve me."

"This is not a service for you."

Xia Lin stood up and began to introduce them. When she heard that Haitang was also skilled in poison, Dong Niang's eyes lit up. "Where did you find this person?"

"Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."

It has to be said that Xia Lin hardly teases the little sister now. One reason is that he is getting older, his hormone level has dropped a lot, and his desires are not so difficult to satisfy. Another reason is that the little princess and Tang Baoer have been a little crazy these days. They have been studying magic water at home. Not only do they drink it themselves, they also force Xia Lin to drink it, saying that after drinking it, they can give birth to a son.

You can imagine how difficult it is to handle a 1v2 situation. If he flirts with his sister again, he will die. Even if he boils kilograms of wolfberries and bowls of water into one bowl, he still can't handle it.

But Dong Niang is an exception. It is quite interesting to tease her.

"No, go away." Dong Niang pushed him away: "I will ask myself."

"Don't be so heartless. You see, we have been through life and death together and have been through thick and thin together. What's wrong with a kiss? You see, I have tried my best to overturn the case for your family. I even hired bodyguards for you in case something happens to you. I keep everything about you in my heart. What's wrong with a kiss?"

Dong Niang lowered her eyelids: "Then marry me."

"Marry!"

"Liar." Dong Niang sneered and pushed Xia Lin away: "Then you set a date."

"The day you overturn the verdict and take revenge."

"Okay!" Dong Niang looked up at Xia Lin and said, "I don't want to be a concubine. You can figure out the rest yourself. These sisters can stay here. You go."

Xia Lin stood up and walked away with his hands behind his back. His back looked aloof and unyielding, as if everything was under his control.

"Anzi, I've never asked you for anything before, but this time I'm begging you. Please change...change the law."

"dream!"

"Brother kneels down for you!"

"You're just dreaming about paying tribute to me." An Zi stood up and glanced at Xia Lin: "You've already taken advantage of the loophole to marry two women, and you want me to change the laws of Wei so that you can marry another woman? Are you crazy?"

"You must have a way."

"Laws, laws, what is law? Laws are the laws respected by all under heaven. The emperor can only have one empress, why do you want a third wife? I don't care how many wives you support outside and how many women you have affairs with. You ask your Miss Tang and the princess to go to the palace to pay respects to their mother, and I will turn a blind eye to cousins ​​marrying the same person. If you dare to marry another one, I will crucify you to death!"

"An Zi, please be flexible." Xia Lin rubbed his hands: "She is really pitiful. Apart from me, she has no one to rely on."

"There are many people in this world who have no one to rely on. How many do you plan to marry? Thirty thousand or fifty thousand?"

"Oh, Anzi, you are such an inhuman bastard."

"Laws don't understand human nature." An Zi took a deep breath and said, "You are well-read and well-versed in the law. How could such words come out of your mouth? For a woman, you don't care about your face?"

Xia Lin was still lying there, refusing to leave, walking back and forth with his hands on his hips: "Tell me, do you Legalists want to consider people's livelihood?"

"Yes, of course. Legalism is not static. The code of law is for people after all. Everything should be based on the benefit of the country and the people."

"So, if a war suddenly breaks out and 60% of the male population dies, do we still need to adhere to monogamy?"

After An Zi heard this, his head buzzed. He stood up with a pale face and pointed at Xia Lin: "You!"

"I'm kidding." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "I have thought so hard and put down the rebellion of Wang Shichong in the Central Plains and the rebellion of Lifo, curbed the rebellion in Ningbo, prevented the rebellion in Lingnan, and restrained Li Yuan from sending troops to independence. All for the sake of making the world prosperous and stable. Naturally, I would never start a war for a woman."

An Zi also laughed, and heaved a sigh of relief. He sat down again: "Really? To love the country or the beauty is an eternal question."

"Did I tell you?"

"No. Most of what you said to me was scolding me." An Zi even sounded a little aggrieved when he said this.

"Then let me tell you now, no one can influence my core demands, not men, not women, not even Chang'e descending to earth. I will never start a war for a woman unless the war must happen. She is just an excuse."

"Even if someone killed the woman you loved most?"

"Yes." Xia Lin gritted his teeth and said, "It may sound a bit cowardly, but if this happens and the timing is not right, I will endure it. Revenge is refreshing, but I cannot resolve my personal grudges at the expense of the interests of the majority. Unless this revenge is included in something that must be done, and it can gain benefits for more people. The anger of a common man is indeed refreshing, but have you ever thought about the millions of families in the world? It is easy to say that peace is for all eternity, but everyone knows how difficult it is to achieve peace."

An Zi lowered his eyes and chuckled, "I told you, the Legalists are not set in stone."

After saying that, he stood up and found a file from a tall shelf filled with various files and placed it in front of Xia Lin: "See if there is anything else that needs to be deleted or revised."

After Xia Lin opened it, he found that it was an amendment to the law code, which was about marriage. One of the clauses was: "If a man is the only son in the family and has no children after five years of marriage, he may marry a daughter who can be regarded as his legal wife."

"If we have only one son, it will stop the noble families from marrying indiscriminately. If we don't have an heir for five years, it will stop the rich from having children. If we marry a woman as a wife, it will stop the suspicion of human trafficking. However, this bill is only under discussion. After all, it is a good year and the population of China is still too small. Whether this will offend women has not been discussed yet." An Zi raised his chin: "Sometimes I am also confused. I am still unsure of the boundary between rule by man and rule by law."

Xia Lin stroked his chin and thought carefully: "Then how do I calculate this?"

"You two ladies are only counted as one person in the law code. Aren't you taking advantage of the loopholes in the ancient law?"

"Good idea! You little brat... By the way, how is the little sister I gave you last time?"

An Zi sighed helplessly: "She has given birth to a son for me."

"Ah! You kid!" Xia Lin hit An Zi on the shoulder: "You are so righteous above, but you do whatever you want below."

An Zi had no way to refute it, he just shook his head and said: "At that time, I also wanted to marry her to my cousin, who was also handsome and a successful candidate in the imperial examinations. But she refused and threatened to die. She wanted to tell me that if I despised her, she would die. Anyway, she was a person who deserved to die..."

"You know that heroes are often tempted by beautiful women, right?"

An Zi looked up at the sky and said, "I am helpless... By the way, don't come to see me these days to avoid suspicion. I will go to the palace to confront you in three days. If you come and go frequently, I am afraid that people will get wind of it and report you to me."

"What?" Xia Lin pointed at himself and said, "You still don't know who the Censorate belongs to?"

(End of this chapter)