On a lively street in Zecheng, two figures wearing bamboo hats were wandering on the street.

Several cavalrymen suddenly appeared in the distance. These cavalrymen urged their mounts to speed up and shouted at passers-by to get out of the way.

People shopping on this street quickly retreated to the left and right sides, and some people who couldn't dodge fell directly to the ground.

After the cavalry left, the situation in the streets improved.

Many passers-by yelled and cursed in low voices, and then looked around vigilantly to see if there were other soldiers.

"It's a bit messy here!" said the short investigator.

"It's indeed a bit messy." The tall investigator agreed.

The two of them had breakfast this morning, then came out of the inn and wandered around the city, collecting all kinds of information.

Along the way, the two investigators also gained a certain understanding of the prosperity of this city.

The frequent encounters with soldiers on the road made the two investigators very confused.

"Is there going to be a war?"

"If soldiers are mobilized so frequently, there is a high probability that there will be a war."

"Are you doing this to deal with us?" the short investigator guessed.

"It should be impossible. We have also investigated the situation of those soldiers. They are so weak. Coming to fight with us in the forest is tantamount to death." The tall investigator shook his head.

"Then who are they going to fight?"

"How do I know this?"

"Well...it would be nice if there was a place to sell information here."

"In such a big city, there must be a place like this..."

"We are not familiar with the place, how can we find a place that sells information?"

"That's a problem."

After all, it was the first time for the two investigators to come to this city. If they wanted to find a place that sold information, it was impossible for them to ask directly.

Just when they were confused, some comments from passers-by came into their ears, which immediately made the two investigators' eyes light up.

Sometimes the discussions of some common people contain valuable information, and this kind of information is the easiest to obtain.

Two investigators were standing next to some passers-by and listened carefully to their conversations. After a while, the passers-by dispersed, and the two investigators looked very serious.

"They said there is a herd of alien beasts coming to attack the city," the short investigator said.

"If this news is true, then it's a bit dangerous for us to stay here..." the tall investigator said.

"Are we getting out of here?"

"We just got here yesterday. If we leave now, we only have this information on hand. I won't be willing to leave."

"Actually, I don't plan to leave right away."

"Then we will continue to stay here to collect intelligence."

"Those alien beasts are not going to attack this city so quickly."

"There is a teahouse over there. Let's go have some tea and eat some snacks. Maybe we can get some special information."

The two investigators discussed for a while and then walked to a teahouse a hundred meters away.

This teahouse is six stories high, and there are many guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor.

There are private rooms above the second floor, and the number of people is much smaller than on the first floor.

When the two investigators walked into the teahouse, the waiter immediately came over and greeted them warmly.

"Welcome to you two gentlemen."

"Find us a seat in the lobby on the first floor." the short investigator said.

To collect intelligence, it would be difficult to go to the private rooms upstairs. There are so many people sitting in the lobby on the first floor, which is a good thing for the two investigators.

"Okay." The waiter greeted the two investigators enthusiastically and led them to sit down at an empty table in the lobby on the first floor.

The two investigators ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and ate snacks leisurely while listening to the chats of the guests drinking tea around them.

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A carriage was driving fast on the street, and the pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead who was sitting in the carriage frowned.

Continuous defeats made him feel very unhappy.

But with the current situation in the city, he couldn't solve the problem.

When I came back to this city, I wanted to secretly cooperate with people from the Chamber of Commerce.

The identity of the pig-headed captain, who has a brown birthmark on his forehead, is even more difficult to reveal, so he must be very careful.

"Sir, we have arrived." The coachman stopped the carriage and shouted to the guests in the carriage.

The pig-headed captain, who was thinking about a problem and had a brown birthmark on his forehead, stopped thinking and got off the carriage.

This was another new chamber of commerce. The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came forward to ask, but the guard's answer was the same as before.

"Can I ask when your president will come back?"

"Sorry, I don't know this either."

"Um..." The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead wanted to say something more, but the other party spoke first.

"Our president said when he left that he had important matters to deal with and wouldn't be able to come back in a short time. So if you want to find him, just wait for a while! It will take seven days anyway."

"Okay, thank you very much." The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, clasped his hands and turned back to the carriage.

The coachman who was drinking water was not surprised when he saw that the guest had returned quickly because he had seen this happen many times.

When the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was about to get into the carriage, the coachman said something that caught his attention.

"Sir, the presidents of these chambers of commerce should be preparing for military supplies, so you should stay in the inn to rest for the next few days!"

"Huh?" The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the other person in surprise, and then asked.

"Old man, how do you know they are going to prepare military supplies?"

The older coachman raised his hand to smooth his beard and said with a smile, "I have lived here for decades, and this happened when there was war here.

So I guess that the presidents of these chambers of commerce should be preparing military supplies."

"That's it." The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead suddenly brightened up and understood the reason. Then he thanked the coachman and handed over some copper coins.

The coachman took the copper coins, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, and then he talked about many things.

Although the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead had visited this city many years ago, he was still very unfamiliar with this city.

Now that the coachman provided all kinds of information, some of the doubts in his mind were solved.

"drive."

After the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead got into the carriage, the coachman shook the reins and the carriage started again.

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There was a sound in the quiet guest room. The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead returned to the inn and immediately returned to his guest room.

"Tons, tons, tons..."

After drinking several cups of tea, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead felt dry and his mouth disappeared. Then he took out a piece of paper from his backpack, which was a map.

I bought this map when I went out just now. The terrain drawn on the map is some of the conditions around Zecheng.

I saw a lot of soldiers mobilizing on the street before, and then the garrison in the city was going to arrange their troops.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead bought a map in advance to familiarize himself with the surrounding terrain, and then made complete preparations based on the formation of the garrison in the city.

If things turn to the worst, he can escape here safely.

"Huh?"

"There is actually a very rugged mountain road here."

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the map carefully and discovered a terrain in the northwest of Zecheng that was very different from the surrounding area.

This kind of terrain is not suitable for action. If the alien beasts choose to attack Zecheng, they will most likely not attack from this direction.

If something happens later, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead escapes from this direction, the chance of successful escape is very high.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a sudden knock on the door.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was looking at a map. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he immediately put the map away and shouted to the person outside the door.

"Come in."

The waiter pushed open the door and walked in, holding a plate of steaming pastries in his hand.

"Sir, this is the pastry you ordered earlier."

"Yes." Lin Fei nodded, then motioned for the other party to put the pastries on the table and leave.
To be continued...