Although he felt a little unwilling, Lin Ming still quickly turned around and walked back. [Read the latest chapter] He was very excited. Although he did not see Li Yongxun for sure, and she also spoke the so-called "Australian Mandarin", her accent could not be changed. Lin Ming was 90% sure that her speaking She is her sister-in-law!
He was happy and worried at the same time. He was happy that Li Yongxun was safe and sound. Since he could work as an errand for the Australians, he was naturally safe and sound. This showed that he was not a maid and concubine who became a thieves, and he probably did not become someone else's by selling out an official. Wives and concubines. And as a "catcher", she must have considerable freedom of action; the worry is that since she has surrendered to Kun, it is almost the same as "acknowledging a thief as her father" - and she is still a lowly servant like a catcher!
Although military households were not of a high-ranking background, government servants were outright "untouchables" and were viewed on the same level as Lehu households in society. If the news that my sister-in-law was working as an "Australian catcher" spread to the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't her parents die of shame and anger? Even myself and my wife are shameless. She must have been a catcher for a long time, but she didn't wait for an opportunity to escape, and she didn't come back with a letter. She was obviously "demon" by the Australians.
Lin Ming knew that Australians were the best at seducing people's hearts. Once they fell under the "demon" of an Australian, there would be no way to get them back.
It seems that we can only learn with reason and move with emotion - especially family love. Fortunately, she has a deep relationship with her wife and sisters, and her parents and relatives are still in Nanjing, so she is not too heartless. As long as he convinces her to return to Foshan, he will be relieved of his burden by handing her over to her parents and family, whether softly or forcefully. As for the "half-butt" and other reverie, Lin Ming had long thrown it out of the sky - this Lingao was like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to him, and there was no room for such thoughts.
Lin Ming was thinking as he walked, and he made a wrong turn. When he realized it, he was already in an unfamiliar alley.
The alley is quiet. Although there are some shops of various brands here, they have all been put on the market early. There were no more people on the street. Lin Ming knew he had lost his way, but fortunately the street lights in the alley were still bright and there were street signs. He quickly found the map, searched by the lights, and quickly found his location.
When I saw the alley where I was, I realized that I had gone a long way. If you go back the way you came, you have to walk a lot. Lin Ming saw that not far ahead was the Wenlan River, and he couldn't help but think - why not just walk to the river, take a look at the terrain, and then take a detour back.
After making up my mind, I walked forward along the alley. Lin Ming knew that this was not a busy city. There were mostly residential buildings along the streets, and he could best see the livelihood of the people under the rule of the thief.
There are not only very few pedestrians in the side streets and alleys, but also rare Australian cars. However, no matter how deep and remote the alley is, it is always illuminated by street lights. The streets are mostly paved with stone slabs and are very clean even at night. There is no garbage, excrement, or even stagnant water. Moreover, there must be a toilet at the entrance of the alley, and there is a public well platform in the middle of the alley, which is very convenient.
The town built by the thief Kun is really particular. No wonder so many people would rather shave their heads and change clothes than join Kun. He was secretly admiring when he saw that all the shops and houses along the street had been closed, and there were very few lights in the windows and doors. It was obvious that most of them had gone to bed, and he thought to himself: This is how to live and work in peace and contentment. If everything was as lively as Dongmen Market, it would feel abnormal.
While walking, suddenly there were footsteps on the street in front of him. Lin Ming took a closer look and saw a group of "fake men" in short coats coming across the street. The leader was holding a blue lantern. Lin Ming saw that they seemed to be "doing business" and wanted to hide in the alley next to them. However, the street lights here were very bright, and hiding like this would inevitably arouse the other party's suspicion.
Thinking of this, I had no choice but to greet him as if nothing had happened. Fortunately, he had documents and nothing illegal on him.
...Sure enough, the patrol came and blocked his way. The leading detective put the five fingers of his right hand together and raised it to the side of his head. At the same time, he clicked his feet together, roughly as a salute, and said: "Picket at night. Check documents."
Lin Ming secretly screamed: "How come you found me?" I was very nervous, but I tried my best to steady myself and not let this nervousness show up. The other side smiled and respectfully handed over his ID card with both hands. The fake Kun took it and checked it carefully by the light of the street lamp.
"Lin Min...temporary certificate? New here?" There was suspicion in this voice. The lantern was immediately lifted close to his face, presumably to look at his face. Lin Ming's face felt unnatural for a while. At this time, he could already see clearly that except for the leader who was wearing the black uniform and hat of a "policeman", the colors of the uniform markings of the others were different, which was obviously not all "doing business". It's just that everyone wears a *band on their arm and signs "picket".
This was a night patrol. Unexpectedly, although there was no curfew here, Kunthi was very cautious in patrolling the night. No wonder there are no watchmen or duizi soldiers in the streets.
"Yes, I just arrived in Lingao three days ago..." Lin Ming hurriedly said, "Working on the Haixing." After saying that, he quickly took out the "Employment Certificate" - not only did it have the stamp of the Haixing on it, , as well as the seal of the employment office and the seal of temporary household registration. Shopkeeper Qian said that this certificate is sometimes more useful than a temporary ID card.
He originally wanted to take out a few circulation coupons from his sleeve and stuff them together, but he didn't know what the "market" was like here. Bribing an official is very particular, and mistakes can easily occur if you give too much or too little. Furthermore, he had also heard that the subordinates of the thief Kun were very strict, and most of the fake kuns did not dare to accept bribes.
The leading policeman murmured a few times to the people next to him, and looked over his ID several times. He probably didn't see anything suspicious, so his expression softened slightly and he handed the ID back.
"Where are you going?"
"Go back to Haixing..." Lin Ming said quickly.
"You're going in the wrong direction." The fake police officer's face showed suspicion again, "If you go further, you will reach Wenlan River."
"The little one has been busy in the shop all day, so he went out for a walk to get some fresh air...went to the river for a walk, then turned back and went to sleep..."
What else did the fake policeman want to say? The other fake Kun next to him seemed to know where Lin Ming wanted to go. He held back his laughter and whispered a few words. The fake policeman suddenly had an expression of "sudden realization". Without further questioning, he said:
"Light security at night has not been very good recently. Robbery cases have occurred from time to time, and people have been injured. You should be careful when walking alone." The policeman warned, "Don't go out too late at night."
"Yes, yes, thank you sir for reminding me."
Lin Ming sweat broke out on his back. He didn't know the fake Kun, and he didn't know what he said before he stopped questioning. But he didn't want to think too much at this time, and hurried forward. He only heard the footsteps behind him gradually disappearing, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
After walking not far, the alley reached its end, and in front of us was a raised stone embankment, which was as high as the city wall and was entirely made of stones. There are various flowers, plants and trees planted along the road under the river embankment, and there are benches for people to sit and relax, making it very quiet.
Lin Ming knew that this was probably the Wenlan River. He saw there was a ladder to climb up the embankment, so he walked up.
Stepping onto the river embankment, a gust of breeze blew by, which made me feel relaxed and happy, and my mind widened. Looking as far as the eye can see, Dongmen City is brightly lit, as bright as the Milky Way. On both sides of the river bank, dots of lights can be seen everywhere. The street lights on the embankment are reflected on the river surface, with ripples like fish scales in the night wind... Lin Ming has never seen this night scene before. It is the city of Guangzhou during the Lantern Festival. There are no such bright lights.
…"It's really a night scene worth millions of dollars!" Lin Ming couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of happiness in his heart. He just stared blankly at the sister-in-law, Da Ming, and the thief... completely forgotten about it, and only after a while did he forget about it. He looked away.
He reluctantly strolled along the river embankment. There were also patrols on the river embankment. Lin Ming, with his previous experience, dealt with it calmly and the journey was smooth. As I was walking, I suddenly heard another burst of noise in front of me, vaguely mixed with the sound of playing silk and bamboo and the singing of women. Unexpectedly, I wondered, this is already the edge of Dongmen City, and the map is full of branch roads and narrow alleys. How could there be such a lively place?
Fortunately, this was also where he turned to return. Lin Ming came down from the river embankment and followed the sound along the road. Not far away, there is a square gate tower on the roadside, with three large characters "Kawara Street" inlaid on the lintel. There are two pink palace lanterns hanging at the entrance of the gatehouse. They are not used for lighting under the street lamps, but instead add a bit of lust.
The laughter of Sizhu and the woman became clearer at this point. Lin Ming was stunned, where is this place? When we reached the intersection, we found a short alley with a narrow road surface and small buildings on both sides - no different from other streets.
However, every house here has pink lanterns hanging at the door, and the entire street is shrouded in pink. There were no pedestrians on the street, and the sounds of silk, bamboo and voices came from every house.
Lin Ming, a person like him, already understood in a moment: This is Lingao's Courtyard Street! No wonder the patrolling thieves had such expressions: The route they wanted to take was originally going to pass through here. They must think they are here to have fun.
Lin Ming secretly smiled bitterly. In the past, he wouldn't have cared to try this "cuckold" and have a taste of this "Australian secret show" - according to someone who claimed to have tried it, "They are all unheard of in the world." Love and enjoy.” But now he has a heavy responsibility and there are no big businessmen around him to pay his bills. Just the few circulation coupons around me, I still have to wait until next month for payment.
Thinking of this, Lin Baihu could only walk past the entrance of the workshop sadly. He quickened his pace, walked all the way back, and soon returned to the Haixing. When I returned to the backyard, I saw that Wang Xinglong had come back, and he was talking with several colleagues about what he had seen in Dongmen City. r1152
