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    At this time, the carriage stopped, and there was a slight knock on the door. Xue Ruowang's face changed slightly, and he made a group salute to Chen Zaixing and Kong Zhang: "Two adults, please have a good rest in the car. I'll get out of the car first to deal with it."  "It just so happened that we were both a little tired!" Chen Zaixing smiled and said, "Please help yourself, Ruowang!"  They each closed their eyes to rest, but after a while, the carriage did not resume driving, and the quarrels outside became louder and louder, and someone could vaguely be heard speaking English.  Chen Zaixing couldn't help but feel curious. He opened the curtains and looked outside.  On the road, a dozen soldiers were surrounding a carriage and four people. Two of them were foreigners. They were arguing with the leading officer. Chen Zaixing looked at it and suddenly felt that one of the foreigners looked more familiar the more he looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more familiar he looked.  At first glance, it turned out to be Gillings, the British Consul General in Yangon who instigated the coup of the puppet king Meng Ji in Myanmar a year ago. I had a lot of dealings with him during the negotiation process with the British not long ago, and I was quite impressed.  I recognized it all of a sudden here.  But if this guy doesn¡¯t stay in Myanmar now, why would he come to Dashun?  Could it be that he was ordered to do something?  Chen Zaixing was thinking as he jumped off the carriage and walked toward the crowd. He happened to hear Gillings shouting in half-baked Chinese: "We are citizens of the British Empire and have come to China for a normal trip. What do you mean to us?"  The detention is illegal, we need to contact the Shanghai Consulate! " "It's really a coincidence in life!" Chen Zaixing smiled and walked away from the soldiers, smiling at Gillings who was looking at him with his mouth open.  Sir! There is an old saying in China, 'Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive.' I was just talking about you with my friend, and I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!" Chen Zaixing said while talking.  Looking at Gillings's disgraced appearance: "Why are you dressed like this? Have you been robbed by robbers or -?" Gillings stared at Chen Zaixing who was walking over. He also recognized this "old acquaintance", but  I didn't expect to meet each other here.  Not long after he arrived in Beijing, he learned of the news of a large-scale rebellion in the far northern border.  As a brave British adventurer and former diplomat, Gillings immediately recognized the great value contained in this incident, whether it was to quickly intervene in the incident, provide corresponding support to the rebels, and gain profits; or to gather intelligence and communicate with potential rebels.  Build connections, contain failed rebel leaders, and prepare for the next rebellion.  It is extremely important to travel to distant frontiers in person and obtain first-hand information.  So he quickly hired a new guide in Beijing and prepared to set off, but he didn't expect that shortly after leaving Beijing, the carriage's axle had a problem, and he happened to hit the group of soldiers escorting the carriage. However, they discovered the guns they were carrying, and encountered  It was extremely unlucky to meet this enemy.  "Master Chen!" Gillings tried his best to pretend to be overjoyed: "I didn't expect to meet you here. I am so lucky!" He took a few steps forward and held Chen Zaixing's right hand: "You must be loyal and loyal in Burma.  "Have you been generously rewarded by your emperor for your fruitful service?" "Haha, I am just doing my duty as a Dashun citizen! All the thunder and rain are for the emperor's kindness!"  That's it!" Chen Zaixing exchanged some pleasantries and suddenly asked: "Where are you going, Mr. Gillings, dressed like this? Is he carrying out some official duties for the queen of your country?" "Where, Mr. Chen, I am finishing up?  After the negotiation, I resigned from public office. Now I am no longer a servant of the Queen's government, but I am on an academic trip as a scholar of Oriental studies. The subject I studied at Oxford University was Oriental studies, and I have long wanted to go on an academic trip to China.  Hiking." At this point, Gillings turned sideways and pointed at Duncan, who was sandwiched between two soldiers: "This is my companion, Mr. Duncan, who is a retired captain from the British Army.  Responsible for protecting my safety!¡±  The big foreigner has a rifle and a pistol. Judging from the calluses on his hands, he is a veteran! "I know! Let go of that big man!" A sarcastic smile appeared on Chen Zaixing's face: "I know this foreigner.  He just dealt with me in Myanmar not long ago!" Xue Ruowang had a look of surprise on his face. As a confidant specially sent by Gao Tingyu to greet this supervisor, he had naturally done enough homework for Chen Zaixing before and knew that this gentleman was coming.  What had he done in Burma before, and what kind of person was he? He bowed slightly to Chen Zaixing, winked at the two soldiers beside Duncan, motioned for them to let go, then stepped aside and stood aside calmly.  ?Get up.  "That's it!" Chen Zaixing pretended to be surprised on his face: "I didn't expect that Mr. Gillings has retired to Linquan, which is really the envy of those of us who are still wallowing in officialdom. Since you are going to the north, you just happen to come with me.  , it's better to meet by chance, why not come with me!" At this point, Chen Zaixing didn't care whether Gillings agreed or not, he turned around and said to Xue Ruowang: "Ruowang, go and help Mr. Gillings pack his things!  , free up a car to load it up!" "Yes, sir!" Xue Ruowang bowed quickly.  "Gillings is my distinguished guest. If there is one thing missing, I will not agree!" After Chen Zaixing said this, he turned his back to Gillings and winked at Xue Ruowang.  Xue Ruowang, who understood, quickly replied in a deep voice: "Please don't worry, sir. The villain will definitely clean up each piece by himself. If there is any missing item, the villain will take care of it on his own without being punished by the adults!" "Yes!" Chen Zaixing was satisfied.  He nodded, turned around with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to hold Gillins' right arm, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, come on, please get in the car. I was worried that I would be bored on the road, but I didn't think about it for a while.  I met you on the road and had a nice chat!" Gillings couldn't help but help him get into his carriage.  The carriage started moving again.  The number of people in the carriage returned to three people. Chen Zaixing looked at Gillings opposite with a smile. Gillings also tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face, but it still looked like the smile was a bit like crying. He tried his best  He tried to keep himself calm, but the air in the car seemed to be frozen, making him feel more and more out of breath.  Finally, Gillins couldn't hold back his temper and asked, "Master Chen, may I ask you about the purpose of your trip?" "There are police in Northern Xinjiang!" Chen Zaixing smiled: "Since Chen is eating the emperor's salary,  Of course I'm worried about you! But Mr. Gillings, you must have gained a lot from your visit to Dashun?" "Yes, I did see a lot of things that I haven't seen before in this mysterious ancient country!  A lot of information about sociology and Oriental studies will be of great help to my future academic career after I go back. " Gillings thought to himself that the things he carried in his luggage could not be hidden from the delicate Mr. Chen in front of him, so he might as well just leave it alone!  It's better to be a bachelor and admit it honestly.  "So that's it. Mr. Gillings has achieved both meritorious service and good deeds. That's really gratifying and congratulatory!" Chen Zaixing's mouth was full of good prayers and praises, but he thought to himself: "I'm afraid this guy has something wrong with him when he comes to China this time."  We will find out the truth later by taking a look at the contents of his luggage. Although we can't do anything to him due to his identity, we should keep him close to him to prevent him from causing trouble. " Thinking of this, Chen Zaixing became more and more thoughtful.  He wanted to take a look at those things, but Gillings sat in front of him and couldn't find any excuse to get away for a while.  At this time, someone seemed to have heard Chen Zaixing's blessing. There were two slight knocks on the door outside the carriage. Chen Zaixing quickly stood up and bowed his hands to Gillins: "Chen has something trivial to do, please forgive me!"  Chen Zaixing got out of the car and saw Xue Ruowang's face solemn and said in a low voice: "Master Chen, it seems that this foreign devil is not simple, I'm afraid he is a meticulous worker." He took out three or four notebooks from his arms: "Look, there are  The floor plans of several Dashun military camp fortresses were marked, and the English content behind them should be the content of his investigation. " Chen Zaixing took the notebook and opened it, his face changed slightly. He knew English and found that the notebook was not what he expected.  All kinds of military intelligence, but pieces of diary, which recorded what Gillings saw and heard after arriving in Dashun.  Judging from the content, the content recorded by the author is very trivial, even going as far as what is the monthly income of an ordinary worker?  How much food can be purchased?  Clothes?  What kind of house do they live in?  How far away are they from where they work?  Is it true that, as Gillings said, the purpose of his trip was to conduct an academic trip on Oriental studies and sociology?  But the time and route are too coincidental, right?  Chen Zaixing shook his head.  "Sir!" Xue Ruowang saw a confused look on Chen Zaixing's face, and did not dare to ask about the contents of the notebook: "Xiaguan just caught a guide. I heard that he had been following this foreign devil in Shanghai. You  Do you want to ask?" "Oh? Come to my carriage!" After half a cup of tea, Xue Ruowang took Jiang Zhiqing away, but when he came back, he saw Chen Zaixing still sitting on the chair, his face full of sorrow.  It seems that this questioning not only did not relieve his confusion, but actually added a lot of confusion.  Xue Ruowang asked cautiously: "Sir?" "Ruowang, you're back!" Chen Zaixing finally came back to his senses: "Have you arranged for Jiang Zhiqing?" "Already arranged!" Xue Ruowang replied respectfully.  , then he hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Sir, from what I heard just now, this foreign devil didn't do anything illegal."? Could it be that this man named Jiang was hiding something for the foreign devil?  "
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