Hearing Jiang Baimian's words, Long Yuehong's mouth opened slightly, unable to hide his shock.
There is such an angle......
This is too sinister, isn't it?
Not to mention, this is really possible!
"The essence is internal strife?" After a while, Long Yuehong asked the question again.
Shang Jianyao expressed different opinions:
"Maybe it's just another form of hide and seek."
Hide the arms for everyone to find.
"How is that possible?" Long Yuehong just blurted out and was suddenly stunned.
He thought for a few seconds and said in disbelief:
"Could it be that the arms were not robbed at all, but were just hidden by Hevig and the others, and the purpose was to blame the Gray Whisperers of the Red Stone Collection?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Jiang Baimian looked at the ruins passing by in the rearview mirror, and replied with a smile, "You see, eh, think about it, there are a lot of Hervig's subordinates, Teresa told us that there are four or five henchmen, and this can only be regarded as a core member of a team, so why did he choose to go to the guild to issue tasks during his lifetime, and it is more effective, more convenient, and more efficient to organize people to find them by himself than to entrust the relic hunters?"
Bai Chen, who was driving, echoed:
"Normally, merchants who can do arms trade will not be bad, and they can be at least four or five ordinary relic hunter teams."
This is from two aspects: the number of subordinates and the firepower they have.
Although the "Old Tune Team" is definitely not included in the ranks of ordinary relic hunter teams, others don't know that on the surface, they only have one "intermediate hunter" plus three most common "official hunters", let alone "advanced hunters", not even a "senior hunter".
What they are more good at is the fact that they "solved the shooting of Liu Dazhuang" in their badge resume.
"Yes, why?" When Jiang Baimian said this, Long Yuehong also noticed the illogicality of the matter.
Jiang Baimian just smiled, and before he could speak, Shang Jianyao rushed to answer:
"Because we represent justice!"
Jiang Baimian grinded his lower teeth:
"This mission is certainly not specifically for us, nor is it provided to those relic hunters belonging to the Redstone Collection - it is dangerous for believers who are wary of the sect to form a large team of relic hunters, and guarding against companions may be harder than guarding against enemies. Without a larger team, the townspeople who knew Hvig's strength should not take on this task.
"In other words, this is a mission for outsiders with no special restrictions.
"So, what are the advantages of outsiders over local residents?"
Long Yuehong replied considerately:
"More objective, no tendencies, the survey results are trustworthy, and the ...... is better controlled."
Speaking of the last half of the sentence, he vaguely grasped something.
Jiang Baimian smiled and continued:
"Actually, now the situation has been initially understood, whether the 'robber' is a gray whisperer or a Honghe person, this matter is deepening the contradictions within the Red Stone Collection.
"And if our investigation results point to the Gray Whisperers, the Honghe people will have an excuse to attack."
Long Yuehong suddenly realized:
"I see......
"What should I do? It must be dangerous to get involved in this kind of thing......"
Although he felt that the "old tune group" could fight three or four on average and deal with a group of bandits in the early tens, this kind of turmoil was likely to involve hundreds of armed men.
——Because of their beliefs and wary sects, the townspeople of Hongshiji hid, making it impossible for Long Yuehong to judge the specific number, but judging from the size of the market town, he thought that there must be two or three hundred adults.
Jiang Baimian smiled:
"Of course, find an ally first."
"Allies?" Long Yue was confused about the second King Kong.
"Think about it, which force do you least want the Red Stone Collection to be messed up, leaving only the Red River people or the Gray Whisperers?" Jiang Baimian is good at seducing.
Long Yuehong thought carefully and said after eliminating them in turn:
"Be wary of the sect?"
"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded in satisfaction, "As far as vigilant sects are concerned, there are constant small chaos here, big chaos does not arise, vigilance against each other, and mutual vigilance and defense against each other, is the best situation, which can best allow their doctrines to be reflected and observed. Otherwise, who do you think Hervig is looking for outsiders to investigate to persuade? Without a sufficiently legitimate reason to declare war, they will not be able to break through the shackles of vigilant sects."
With such a consistency, Long Yuehong no longer has any doubts.
He looked back at the "low building area" and said:
"Then let's go back to the church now?"
He inexplicably felt that Bishop Renato entrusting their team to find Viel was likely to be a matter of course—not only to solve his own difficulties, but also to establish contact with the people in charge of investigating the arms case, demonstrating the existence of vigilant sects.
"Don't worry, this is just an analysis and does not represent the facts." Jiang Baimian said with a smile, "Let's be perfunctory for two days, and whoever can't help but jump out when we see the time."
As she spoke, she raised her hands and stretched her waist.
Long Yuehong had nothing to say.
Shang Jianyao sighed:
"Really, they don't understand the importance of harmony.
"If I were a bishop, every Mass would be a ritual to find a friend attached to hide and seek.
"Find, find, find a friend......"
As he spoke, he began to sing.
The Red Stone Branch of the Brotherhood will be established...... Long Yue scolded and interrupted:
"Then what was the reason for Hervig's death?
"They hid the arms and framed the Greywhisperers, but who among the accomplices became greedy and looked for an opportunity to kill Hevig?"
Papa, Shang Jianyao clapped:
"You finally have the qualifications to be a radio drama screenwriter."
Jiang Baimian's eyes turned slightly:
"The prerequisite is that very few people know about the matter of hiding arms, otherwise they will not be able to kill them at all.
"Next, let's see who will die."
Speaking of this, she looked sideways at Bai Chen and asked with a smile:
"If they send out all the arms, we won't be able to determine if it's the target cargo, and there is no mark.
"How did you deal with it before?"
At some point, she had an extra piece of paper in her hand, which was the list of arms provided by the Hunter Guild:
"200 'Combined 202', 200 Tronge assault rifle ......"
Bai Chen replied flatly:
"Employers care about whether they can get enough goods back, not where the goods come from and how they come from."
"Then it may be faster for us to grab it directly, but it's all started, why should I return it to my employer?" Jiang Baimian laughed.
Shang Jianyao immediately suggested with great interest:
"We can drag the goods to the employer and let him shout, and if he agrees, he will belong to him."
Jiang Baimian shook his head:
"You haven't seen machines with intelligence.
"They will not only respond to you, but also quarrel with you."
…………
It was almost noon, and the "old tune group" that visited several of Hervig's confidants returned to Redstone Collection.
Instead of rushing to the sheriff's office to contact Hervig's death, they first found a store called "Non-Toxic Restaurant" according to the prompts on each floor.
There were 6 or 7 tables, large and small, each with chairs and stools.
There was no accident, Jiang Baimian looked at it, there was no one inside, let alone the chef, not even the boss could see it.
"Hey......" she sighed amusedly.
At the same time, Shang Jianyao strode into the back kitchen and squatted in front of the stove.
Dong dong dong, he knocked on the cabinet door under the stove.
Soon, the cabinet door opened outward, and a slightly fat man came out.
He wore a rather fluffy padded jacket, a white apron, and a mask from some kind of old-world drama on his face, with a white background and thick eyebrows.
The man muttered in gray dialect as he came out:
"The dishes are in the freezer, you can make them by yourself or let me make them."
His black hair was partially ridged, as if it was caused by going to bed without drying his hair after washing.
"What do you need to exchange?" Jiang Baimian interrupted Shang Jianyao's possible whim.
She switched to the gray language.
The chef breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a while:
"I don't lack food, just gold coins and silver coins from the 'First City', or exchange them for weapons."
"Weapons." Among the materials exchanged by Jiang Baimian for bulletproof off-road is a batch of easy-to-carry guns.
"You decide what to cook first." The chef walked to the large freezer and lifted the lid.
There are many ingredients, but the variety is not very rich, the meat is pork, beef, sheep, chicken, duck, and fish, and the vegetables are cabbage and radish.
"There are quite a lot." Jiang Baimian praised from the bottom of his heart.
In gray soil, this is one of the manifestations of being a superior person.
Of course, restaurants must prepare ingredients, but the amount of stock reflects "strength".
The chef said with a slight smile:
"Our family is mainly engaged in food trading, and opening a restaurant is just a side thing."
Yes, he is still a smuggler in grain and meat...... It is indeed a red stone collection...... Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart as he began to choose:
"A serving of pork ribs, braised in flames; a chicken, similar to the way potatoes roast chicken, you can look at the side dishes and put them ......"
She saw Shang Jianyao touching his stomach, as if the name of the dish alone made him drool.
After ordering like this, Jiang Baimian asked the chef:
"What are your special dishes in the Red Stone Collection?
"By the way, what do you call it?"
"Just call me Lao Chen." The chef paused for a moment before saying, "Our feature here is that it incorporates some Honghe cuisine, such as steak, which we use for marinating and stewing, but it is too time-consuming, and the improved pea stewed lamb has more juice, which is suitable for abundant rice......"
"Then get one." Jiang Baimian said proudly, "How many things do you need to change?"
"A 'Union 202', other pistols are also fine, and the corresponding bullets are thirty rounds." Lao Chen thought for a moment.
"Okay." Jiang Baimian agreed and asked Bai Chen and Long Yuehong to return to the jeep to get guns and ammunition.
While watching Lao Chen start to get busy, she asked casually:
"Have you heard about Hervig?"
Lao Chen's movements paused:
"I heard.
"Oh, what is this called? If you do more injustice, you will die!"
(End of this chapter)