Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

The key point is that the lost blueprints may not only be for steam engines. Thinking of this, Wei Wu immediately turned to look at Yang Chao and asked:

"What's the situation with your firearms team? Is it possible that the drawings for the rifled flintlock rifle are missing?"

Hearing Wei Wu's question, Yang Chao's face turned bitter, and then he gave an even worse answer.

"Replying to the Vice President, if the steam engine blueprints have been leaked, then the rifled flintlock rifle is even more vulnerable. We were previously short on electricity."

"In order to rush the work, we can only rely on manual production of the relevant accessories. The design drawings have already been copied and distributed several times."

After hearing Yang Chao's answer, Wei Wu also understood his difficulties. After all, it was the emperor who asked to increase production.

In the absence of machine tools, we can only increase manpower, and then we must send out various parameters to avoid problems.

In this case, it would be impossible to keep the rifled flintlock rifle secret, since one of the two missing craftsmen was from the firearms team.

The result is beyond doubt, it must have leaked just like the steam engine.

In this situation, we can only try to find those two people. Even if we only find one, it can reduce the losses.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu quickly turned to look at Song Zhong and asked:

"Have you told the Jinyiwei about this?"

"I told them the moment I heard the news, and asked them to report it."

"That's good. Next, it depends on whether the Jinyiwei can find someone."

After hearing Song Zhong's answer, Wei Wu nodded and then asked another question.

"Do you know the exact time those two people disappeared? Did anyone see them yesterday? When was the last time they were seen?"

Song Zhong had obviously investigated carefully, and he immediately gave an answer as soon as Wei Wu finished speaking.

"The exact time is uncertain, but it should be in the evening, because someone saw the craftsman from the blacksmith team when he was leaving work yesterday."

last night?

Hearing Song Zhong's answer, Wei Wu couldn't help but think of what he had asked Shen Lin and the others to do last night, so he quickly spoke:

"Send someone to my house immediately and notify one of my guards named Shen Lin to come to the Institute of Science and Technology to see me!"

Although he didn't know what Wei Wu was going to do, Song Zhong didn't dare to hesitate and quickly sent someone to the Marquis' Mansion.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wei Wu also began to think about another question: how did the two craftsmen disappear?

At present, it can be basically concluded that the two of them are still alive. After all, although the person behind the scenes has obtained the drawings, he still needs experienced hands.

So they would definitely find a way to take the people away as well, which is why the two craftsmen suddenly disappeared.

So the question is, the Academy of Science and Technology is not a place like a city gate tower where you can come and go as you please.

There are too many secrets here. You can't enter without permission, and even if you go out, the Jinyiwei will be watching you.

Those two craftsmen were just ordinary people, and it was basically impossible for them to avoid the Jinyiwei unless there was an expert to help them.

But the problem is that the craftsmen are all staying in the Institute of Science and Technology. Even if there are experts who can give advice, we need to be able to communicate with them!

Could it be that the expert can enter and leave the Institute of Science and Technology at will?

The key point is that in the entire Institute of Science and Technology, I am the only one who can enter and exit freely, and others do not have this right.

Even Song Zhong, the person in charge of the Institute of Science and Technology, must report before entering or leaving.

Moreover, he has been giving lectures at the Academy of Science and Technology every day during this period. If a stranger came in, someone would definitely notify him.

At this time, Wei Wu guessed a possibility in his mind.

"If it wasn't inside the Institute of Science and Technology, then the communication must have been completed outside!"

Thinking of this, Wei Wu quickly turned to look at Song Zhong and ordered:

"Song Zhong, go check if you know the two missing craftsmen and if you have any contact with them in the courtyard. Come back and tell me."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhong immediately turned around to ask someone. At this time, Wei Wu turned to look at Sun Chang and said:

"Is the name of the missing craftsman on the list of craftsmen who went out to renovate the treasure ship recently?"

Song Zhong needed time to verify, but Sun Chang did not need to, he gave the answer almost immediately.

"Of course there are, Vice President. It won't take a short time to transform thirty treasure ships, so I always take everyone out with me."

"The original intention was to get them involved more and get more hands-on time. After all, practice makes perfect, and this will also speed up the progress of future ship modifications."

really!

After hearing Sun Chang's answer, Wei Wu was almost certain that the person behind the scenes was the one who contacted the craftsmen from the shipyard.

If Song Zhong finds out that the two craftsmen had contact, then his guess would be completely correct.

It turned out that Wei Wu's guess was correct. Not long after, Song Zhong came back and brought a positive answer.

"Sir Vice President, those two craftsmen do know each other and often have private contact. There is no doubt about their relationship."

Wei Wu narrowed his eyes immediately when he heard this. When he was about to speak, a familiar voice suddenly came from the side.

"Marquis Changle, His Majesty has learned of the situation at the Institute of Science and Technology and has ordered me to come here to assist you in the investigation. I am at your disposal."

Wei Wu heard the sound and looked over, only to see Mao Xiang walking towards him quickly.

In addition to Mao Xiang, Shen Lin and others also came, following behind Mao Xiang, and both parties came in one after another.

Seeing this, Wei Wu immediately said:

"Commander Mao, you've arrived just in time. I need the Imperial Guard to send someone to the shipyard to thoroughly investigate who the missing blacksmith had contact with, and bring him back!"

After hearing Wei Wu's order, Mao Xiang turned his head and gave a look to his subordinate beside him, who turned around and ran out on the spot.

At this time, Wei Wu looked at Shen Lin and asked:

"Shen Lin, when you buried Chang Mao last night, did you see anyone, or did anything strange happen?"

When Mao Xiang heard Wei Wu talk about burying Chang Mao, the corner of his eye twitched immediately, but he was smart enough to pretend that he heard nothing.

As for Shen Lin, after hearing what Wei Wu said, he immediately lowered his head and recalled what happened last night. After a while, he raised his head and said:

"We haven't seen anyone, but we have seen some strange things. Yesterday, when we were burying someone, we saw a dark shadow moving through the middle of the river."

"It was very fast. It's impossible for a human to swim that fast. It was just too dark to see what it was. We just thought it was some kind of strange fish and didn't pay much attention to it."

After hearing Shen Lin's answer, Wei Wu and Mao Xiang narrowed their eyes almost at the same time.

This is where the problem lies!