C595 undercover chuwei (1/2)
The heavy rain that had swept through the Northerners' Mansion finally started to lessen. The thin drizzle had replaced the violent one before. Even the clouds had thinned down, and sunlight was shining through the cracks in the clouds.
Only at this time did the pigeons that were hiding in the hollow trees, in the haystacks, and under the eaves of the ancient temples finally flutter their feathers and fly towards the sky, heading towards the place it remembered. The pigeon intelligence networks of all forces finally recovered, and lines of unbelievable news began to spread throughout the earth.
In the southern part of Beijing, in a business district near Chong Wen Gate, there was a small shop called the Qiu Family's Foreign Goods Store. The shop was neither too big nor too conspicuous and was hiding in a deep alley.
This year, foreign goods have started to be popular in the Qing Dynasty, clock, pocket watch, lantern, goose down... Even kerosene, iron nail s, matches and the like were sold in this small shop.
Business was not that good, but it could still be maintained. Boss Qiu was also living a good life. At least, the neighbors would be able to see the young boss carrying a few pieces of meat home every few days.
The shop owner had only taken off one of the doors, saying that the door was not open and that it was closed for business. Although it was said that the door was still closed, it was only left open for the neighbors to buy matches and oil. The shop owner also knew that there was no big deal to be made today.
But it was strange, when the heavy rain gradually lessened, homostomia actually heard the sound of horses trampling on water. Just by hearing the rhythm, people could imagine how fast the horses were.
The shop owner unnaturally moved backwards a bit, hiding his right side half of his body behind the door and looking outside with a pair of vigilant eyes.
The war horse shouted. The knight jumped off the horse and stood at the entrance of the shop. ”Boss, are there any good lanterns?”
”Yes, yes, yes …” ”Imported British lanterns, glass diaphanous feet, you diligently wash and ensure that it can be passed to your grandson...”
”British goods are good, French goods are not too bad. I heard that Prussian goods are very good. Does the owner have any?”
Boss Qiu heard the signal and squinted his eyes. ”Prussian products are priceless. A lantern worth a hundred yuan …”
”Why is it so expensive?” Are you selling it for 120 yuan! ”
”I'll buy it. I've bought it from my old customer's room …” The code words matched each other, and the boss hurriedly bowed to invite the guests in.
The man who walked in was wearing a straw cape and a bamboo hat. His eyes were filled with ruthlessness and ruthlessness. Anyone who saw him would be able to tell that he was a veteran of the military.
”Qiu Wei, right? Xiao Letian's Discipline Hall Overseer... Don't do anything, I know you have a gun in your hands. Although I'm not from the same group as you, I've sent you intelligence today, and the message I sent was sent by a pigeon just an hour and a half ago. Xiao Letian used the strange Heaven Flames to win against the Huai Army and the Eight Flag Alliance.
”If my calculations are not wrong, in four more hours, the Beijing Wall will see the new army's front lines!”
Qiu Wei's face changed drastically, ”Are you speaking the truth?” Why should I believe you? Just whose subordinate are you? ”
The big sized man laughed bitterly, ”I am still your enemy, I am Huai Army's spy in the capital …” Before he could finish his sentence, Qiu Wei's hand shot out like lightning.
”Don't move, you'd better behave. No matter how fast you are, you won't be able to defend against bullets. You have to think carefully …”
”Don't move, I definitely won't move … I know you don't believe me, but I ask you to hurry up and send a letter to Dichrome.
”Why did you help us? Why... Didn't you ambush the Prime Minister? ” Qiu Wei asked coldly.
”I know it's hard for you to believe my information, but what I said is completely true, and this information was personally sent over by my family's General Li …”
”Sigh, the reason is very simple. It is sinful to lose, but if we want to reduce the guilt, we have to make the imperial government lose even more. Only when the eight flags lose even more miserably than our Huai Army can we turn the situation around and avert the fire of the imperial government. Do you understand now? ”
Of course, Qiu Wei understood that since he could become an important spy in the Discipline Hall, his brain was faster than most people's, and the words of the other party really made sense.
”Enough, my message has already been sent. I will not care about the rest of it …” ”Finally, I'll give you one last sentence. Leave this place quickly. Your identity has already been exposed, and your secret words have been leaked by that weakling in the heavenly prison. Not long ago …”
”I'm leaving. If you take care of yourself, I'm afraid that the Eagle Claw Sun of the imperial court has already come running towards you!” Be careful of Sister Wu... ” With that, the big man turned around and left.