Using fish to provide disaster relief, Jinxia City did something outrageous and unbelievable.
The yield of this fish is much lower than that of rice and wheat. Fishermen need to fish it out one by one. How much they can catch in each trip depends solely on the weather. In addition, it is not easy to preserve the quality of seafood, and no one will hoard a large amount of fish, shells, shrimps and crabs. Come and eat the staple food.
Jinxia uses it to deal with the food shortage
When he heard the news that the relief porridge was thin and bitter, he thought there was someone there who knew about disaster relief, but now Pelican no longer understands what Jin Xia is planning.
The location where the ice ship docked has been cleared by soldiers. The black bipedal beast has taken on the responsibility of unloading sea cargo. At the same time, the Affairs Bureau seems to have arranged a storage point in the dock area, and there are soldiers around to maintain order. , the chaos of calling handymen to move the goods did not turn out as Pelican expected.
In other words, few things fit into his plan.
First, the warlocks were chasing him, and all the wild cats in the city had become the opponent's spies; now, he was building a ship out of ice, and he couldn't even start a fire. He didn't expect that a task that should be inevitable would become so difficult and complicated.
I can only try my best.
He knew that the longer he delayed, the slimmer his chances would be, and even if he succeeded, the effect would be insignificant.
It would be best if the people who came after hearing the news saw the destruction of these "foods" with their own eyes, so as to deepen their fear of food shortages.
He also firmly believed that this boat of fresh fish was Jin Xia's emergency measure, and it was absolutely impossible to continuously supply it to Baihe City as advertised by the Affairs Bureau.
To undermine this support is to undermine people's confidence.
And the human heart is the source of turmoil.
The pelican calmed down, put his right hand into his robe, held the Thunderbolt hidden in the inner lining, and pushed away the crowd with his left hand, approaching the ice ship.
Fortunately, the other party did not seal off the entire dock—perhaps due to lack of manpower, or perhaps the people of Jinxia also understood that publicizing the arrival of support would be greatly inspiring. In any case, these spectators became his best cover.
While estimating the throwing distance, he slowly approached the side near the river.
Just four or five steps away, a cold voice suddenly came into his ears, "Stop, don't move your right hand."
The pelican felt the hairs all over his body stand up!
Even though the surroundings were filled with noisy discussions, this sentence was clearly audible and instantly penetrated all the noise at the scene.
He turned his head and saw a figure wearing a hat in the crowd walking towards him quickly.
There is no mistake, this person is the alchemist who tracked him before!
The pelican didn't have time to think about how he was exposed. He yanked out the Thunderbolt, pressed the metal feel, threw it in the direction of the ice ship, and jumped into the river at the same time!
With a flash of golden light, the Thunderbolt was cut into several pieces in the air, and the filling material on the ground burst into pieces—
Then there was a roar!
The upper part of the wooden pipe exploded to pieces, causing everyone to scream and run away, but the raging fire that should have been sparked failed to appear. The power of the explosion alone was almost the same as that of a large firecracker.
The pelican on the other side also found in despair that what greeted him was not the flowing river water, but solid ice. The moment he jumped out of the crowd, the river beneath his feet had frozen into ice.
He fell hard on the ice and one of his feet broke.
Before he could get up again, a girl who looked like a child had jumped off the ice boat and slapped him on the head.
The pelican suddenly passed out.
…
"I heard that you caught the person behind the scenes?" Kong Liang, the head of the branch, said happily.
"That's right," Luo Qingqing briefly told the situation. "He was supposed to be arrested yesterday, but it's a pity that he ran away in the end. Now Li is interrogating him, and the incident of maliciously raising food prices in Baihe City should be solved soon. Got closure.”
In two days, he found the main culprit among the tens of thousands of residents of Baihe City and arrested him. Kong Liang had a new understanding of the alchemist of the General Affairs Bureau. Even though the other person looked younger than him, he no longer dared to have any trace of it. Look down, "There were so many people on the dock at that time...how did you find out there was something wrong with him?"
"He disguised himself very well, but unfortunately Qi doesn't lie." Luo Qingqing replied calmly, "If you can see Qi, you can also detect the strangeness at that time."
Qi not only distinguishes those who feel Qi from ordinary people, but also outlines the basic outline of the human body. Despite the large number of onlookers at the time, Pelican was the only one with signs of a large shadow on his chest. If they are far apart, this feature may not be obvious enough, but when the distance is shortened, the shadow becomes particularly eye-catching.
This can only prove that this person is hiding an unusual object on his body, and its thickness is not thin and can block the perception of Qi. Even if it is just a piece of brick, it is enough for Luo Qingqing to drink the other person. .
Regarding the capture of the enemy, it did not go beyond the judgment of the staff.
As early as yesterday evening's communication, He Guicai judged that the Privy Council might launch an attack on the transport ship to undermine people's confidence in Jinxia City's assistance. Allowing the onlookers to enter the dock, while letting Qianzhi who came with the boat be ready to block the river at any time, was a strategy provided by the staff department.
Luo Qingqing is just the last link in executing this plan.
It can be said that these spies faced not just one or two alchemists, but the entire Jinxia think tank.
At this time, Li opened the door of the back room and nodded gently to Luo and Kong Liang.
"Is the interrogation over?"
"The pelican is dead."
"What?" Luo Qingqing raised his eyebrows in surprise and walked into the room - he saw the man tied to the chair with his head tilted to one side. The energy in his body had dissipated to some extent, and he was transforming from a living being to a living being. "How could it be... I had Qianzhi check his mouth at that time, and no hidden poison was found."
"It's not poison, it's alchemy." Li said solemnly, "And it's a spell specifically targeted at Kanshu. It seems to be activated when it senses an illusion that interferes with consciousness, blocking the interrogation and killing the owner at the same time. From then on, the person's last life Judging from the performance, he probably didn't know that such a thing existed. It seems that the Privy Council couldn't accept that a spy of this level fell into Jin Xia's hands, and they did something before they left."
Sure enough... Luo Qingqing thought to herself, no matter how backward the order is, they will not be willing to leave the stage. As long as there is still a trace of breath, they will do their best to counterattack.
"So... we didn't get any information?"
"That's not true." Li spread his hands, "Although this person has a strong will, he is not a Qi sensor after all, and his resistance to Kanshu is very limited. Before he died, I saw at least three pieces of information."
Kong Liang noticed that she used the word "see" instead of "hear".
"First, they plan to burn down the grain stores where grain is stored, and they will do so tonight. The staff has also considered this, and this information is a confirmation."
"The second is that their communication with their superiors is carried out through messengers, and I already know the secret language used."
"Third, a large number of spies have sneaked into Shenzhou, and their leader is based in Liuzhou, and he is an acquaintance of both you and me..."
"Who?" Luo Qing looked at Li subconsciously.
"Fei Nian." The latter replied.