Space-time SWAT

The important luggage of the two is various books and study notes. Mu Boming also quietly bought some advanced machinery and equipment, weapons and equipment, chemicals, etc., and put them in the portable space.When the typhoon came, Mu Boming took advantage of Xu Chaolin's body being dizzy by the big waves, and put his suitcase containing books, notes and gifts into his own space, and then of course returned it to him, and he also took it into his space.

After the passenger ship docked at the pier, the two disembarked with a suitcase containing a few clothes and sundries, and took a rickshaw into Huacheng.They stayed in the city for a few days, bought some books and newspapers, listened to anecdotes in restaurants and teahouses, and ordered several Chinese-style gowns and Tang suits in the largest tailor-made clothing store.

At this time, people were still wearing Qing Dynasty costumes, long gowns and new Tang suits had not yet emerged, but they were improved from long gowns and horse hexagrams, so the styles they required were very trendy, but not obtrusive.The two spoke fluent Cantonese, and after communicating with the shopkeeper of the clothing store and the embroiderer for a while, they understood how to do it.Looking at their suits and leather shoes, they looked very foreign. Although the shopkeeper thought they were whimsical, how could they wear such exotic clothes, he still admitted that this kind of clothes were really good, so he planned to make some for them after making them, and try to hang them out for sale.Because the two were not bumpkins, the shopkeeper didn't dare to lie, so he told his plan and wanted to buy their design drawings.

The two naturally agreed, and drew him a few pictures of women's improved cheongsam, and then charged him a hundred silver dollars.The shopkeeper thought it was a good deal, so he generously made six long gowns and six sets of Tang suits for each of them for free. The fabrics and colors were chosen by the two of them themselves, such as willow green, blue, ivory, milky white, ermine, lavender, water color, Red tea, silk, muslin, and brocade all have a low-key sense of luxury. There are two sets of single, sandwich, and cotton sets.

After taking back their clothes, the two hired a carriage to the nearby mountains without further delay.There is no one inhabited here, everything is silent, only the cold wind blows through the forest, it is very suitable for hiding.

After detecting the surrounding environment and confirming that there are no people within a hundred miles, Mu Boming released a small and light silver crane.The two sat up, took off vertically, and soared into the sky.

After crossing the clouds, they changed to fly westward. They called up the map of the Republic of China, found the latitude and longitude of Rongcheng, entered it into the automatic navigation system, and changed the flying car to automatic driving.

Xu Chaolin looked out of the window and said casually: "The task level this time is 'advanced'. I don't know what dangers there are. Logically speaking, you are a son of a family and I am a descendant of Brother Pao. What kind of risk can you have? Will you participate in next year's Ping Liu Li's uprising? Or will we follow Cai E and join the defense of the country against Yuan's uprising?"

Mu Boming shook his head slightly, "You forgot, the course of history has changed. It is not known whether there is Cai E in Yunnan, but it can be confirmed that the governor of Sichuan is not Xiliang in history, but has never been recorded in history books. The famous Lu Haocang."

Xu Chaolin was slightly taken aback, then nodded, "You're right. The current situation is complicated, and it's hard to find the key points. From an emotional point of view, I don't want the Western powers to plunder the land of China, and let Japanese ronin and Western gangsters outshine others here. , oppressing the people. But intellectually, I also know that the task must be completed. But... it is really difficult."

"Yes." Mu Boming didn't have any feelings about this period of history ten thousand years ago, but he understood Xu Chaolin's feelings. After all, he was once a purebred Chinese with a strong national complex.He took the opportunity to hold his partner's hand and comforted him softly, "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to get the best of both worlds. You see, I tried my best to become a student of the great Einstein, and I had a long talk with him before returning home , plant a seed first, so that he can seduce him to come to China instead of the United States in the future. This in itself has changed history, so we don't have to stick to the historical process of a small period of time, but focus on the entire history , Find a way to lead the future to the right path.”

"Yes." Xu Chaolin was a little excited, "We can establish a new China in advance, prevent warlords from fighting, Japanese aggression, avoid civil war, and realize a republic as soon as possible."

"Yes." Mu Boming looked at him happily, "Time is very important. Let's collect a lot of information first, build a detailed model, and then follow the mission nodes to complete the mission."

Xu Chaolin nodded happily, "Okay, listen to you."

Mu Boming clenched his hand, said no more, and turned to look out the window.

Under the blue sky and the vast sea of ​​clouds, their speeding cars flew fast, and it took only half an hour to fly over the mountains, rivers and lakes, and came to the sky above Rongcheng.

It was dusk at this time, and the Rongcheng Plain in winter was very quiet.Most of the buildings with gray walls and small blue tiles are simple and elegant, and a little bit of dancing candlelight overflows from the windows, rendering a peaceful atmosphere.

They circled in the air and chose to land in the hilly area east of Rongcheng.It is nearly [-] kilometers away from the center of the city. The dirt road in the mountains is fairly flat and can be passed by horse-drawn carriages. However, it is too late now, and people have already gone home, so there will be almost no cars passing by.

Mu Boming looked around, smiled freely and said, "It's only half a marathon, let's run."

"It's okay to run, but it's a problem to be seen." Xu Chaolin patted him on the shoulder, "We have a car, just watch."

He reconfirmed that there was no one within a ten-mile radius, and then released a carriage with a car from the space, followed by two robotic mules and a robot driver. They all looked realistic and absolutely impossible to tell.

Xu Chaolin was stunned for a moment and then smiled, "You are still well prepared."

Mu Boming quickly comforted him, "You have done a good job, and these bits and pieces can be added slowly in the future. It's not a big deal." When they perform tasks, they will arrive at different times and face different environments. , The place that can't be prepared.He bought these things a long time ago, and they haven't used them much, and almost forgot about them.If it weren't for the current situation, he wouldn't be able to remember it at all.

"Well, I understand." Xu Chaolin nodded easily, and got into the carriage with a smile.

Mu Boming followed and sat down in the carriage.As soon as the coachman raised his whip, the two mules started to run forward.

The first half is a mountain road, and the second half is flat ground. The car kept its speed and did not dare to let go. It only took more than an hour for them to see the lights of Wanjia in the downtown area of ​​Rongcheng.

The two got out of the car, put away the equipment, walked over on foot, and entered the city gate.

It is cold in winter, and the wilderness outside the city is covered with a thin layer of thin frost.They exhaled white smoke between breaths, but they didn't feel cold at all.

Entering the city, there is a lot of noise, such as Sichuan opera gongs and drums coming from nowhere, mixed with noisy yelling, ambiguous laughter, sharp cursing, and children's crying.

The two stopped, took out the suitcase containing their clothes, pulled out the fox fur coat they had worn in Europe for the winter, and put it on their bodies, then walked slowly into the city, and called two rides, "Go to the Xu family's mansion in Jiusi Lane."

The middle-aged man who carried the sliding pole was taken aback, and quickly said, "The Xu family's mansion has been sealed by Mr. Lu."

"What?" Xu Chaolin froze for a moment, "What's going on?"

"I don't know." The man shook his head, "It seems that Mr. Xu and a few uncles robbed military supplies, committed a serious crime, and have been arrested and locked up in prison."

"Oh." Xu Chaolin pondered for a while, and handed him a silver dollar, "What about the Xu family's women and children?"

"Not arrested, but he was kicked out of the Xu family's mansion." The man took the silver dollar, and his attitude became more attentive, "My eldest brother has some friendship with Uncle Pao. I heard from them that Mrs. Xu, concubine and several young wives brought their children They all moved to the East Campus. Mr. Xu also has a yard there."

Xu Chaolin nodded, "Master Xu and the others have been arrested for a few days."

"It's been three days today." The man said, "It's been a lot of trouble for the past few days. Brother Pao has come to a lot of people, saying they want to rob the court. Lord Lu has also transferred a lot of soldiers here, saying yes It needs to be suppressed. There is a lot of chaos in the market now."

He carried the sliding pole outside and ran around, knowing a lot of things, but that's all.Xu Chaolin didn't ask any more questions, and met Mu Boming's eyes, and then they sat on the slider together, "Then go to Xu's house in Dongjiaochang."

"Yes." The four lifted up two sliding poles, with strong feet and agile walking, walking along the streets and alleys paved with bluestone slabs.

Xu Chaolin was thinking while looking at the street scenes on both sides.In his memory, his father, Xu Baoshan, was thin and capable. Although he was uneducated, he was quite intelligent, so it was impossible for him to do something like robbing military supplies.Brother Pao is a loose organization with rules, and there are a lot of members, from officials and wealthy businessmen to bandits and beggars, each has a channel for getting money.Xu Baoshan never messed with the government, he sometimes supported prostitutes, gambled, manipulated cars, boat shops and other low-end industries, but he would never rob military supplies.

Lu Jizong, the father of Lu Haocang, the governor of Sichuan, served as the governor of the Southwest before he became an official. His official title was the governor of the three southwestern provinces and other places. He has been in business for many years and has a strong control over the army. Who would dare to provoke him?

There are a lot of strange things about this matter, and the current situation is unclear. No matter how much Xu Chaolin thinks about it, it is useless. He can only talk about it after he arrives at Xu's residence.

The East Field is relatively chaotic, with many poor people and pickpockets living here. The Xu family's house here was originally used to entertain relatives and friends from outside who had fled here or were not suitable to show up, but now it is crowded with many women who have not been captured. and minor children.As night fell, dim oil lamps were lit in each house, and there were occasional scolding from women, crying from children, and complaints from servants.

Xu Chaolin and Mu Boming got off the sliding pole in front of the gate, gave the money, then walked up the steps and knocked on the door.

After a while, I heard an old voice, "Here, here, which one?"

Xu Chaolin replied calmly: "Your family's third young master."

The people inside paused for a moment, and then there were hurried footsteps and the sound of the door being unbolted, and the door was pulled open.An old man poked his head out, looked at Xu Chaolin's face in the dim moonlight, and asked hesitantly after a while: "The third young master?" He remembered that the third young master left home to study at the age of 12. It has been more than ten years since A child grows into a young man, and his appearance is completely different.

Xu Chaolin dug out this person from deep in his memory, "Uncle Chen, I just arrived, and I've already heard about my father."

The old concierge who had been guarding Xu's house for many years suddenly became excited, "Okay, great, please come in quickly, third young master, and invite this young master too."

Xu Chaolin and Mu Boming strode in, looking at the narrow yard in front of them and the low houses around them, they didn't know where to go for a while.Xu Chaolin looked back at Uncle Chen closing the door and bolting it, and asked gently, "Uncle Chen, are my mother and brothers all right?"

Chen Bo nodded again and again, "Third Aunt is very nice. Fifth Young Master, Master, Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, and Fourth Young Master were all arrested and imprisoned. Seventh Young Master and Ninth Miss are still young, and they moved here with Third Aunt. It's all fine."

Xu Chaolin thought for a while, "Please inform your wife, my mother and all the insiders. I want to meet them and ask about the situation, so I can go out and do some business tomorrow."

"Yes, yes." Uncle Chen seemed to have a backbone, and his steps were much faster.

Not long after he left, all the rooms that had been quiet became restless.Soon, someone opened the door and rushed towards the people in the yard, "Third Brother", "Third Young Master", "Old Third" and other voices were heard endlessly.

Xu Chaolin took two steps forward and said with a hearty smile, "Hi everyone, I'm back."