The old man finished rolling the cigarette, put it in his mouth, turned the butt of the cigarette, bit off a piece, spit it out and said, "This road only leads to Longshan Temple. It ends there and there is no way to cross the mountain."

"It's freezing and snowy, and it's night again. You're either going to Longshan Temple or you're lost. From what I've seen, you must be from the county, so I guess you're lost."

The old man's analysis played into Li Yuanlang's favour. He didn't want to expose the purpose of his trip, so he stepped down and simply nodded in recognition.

"It's normal to get lost. There's nothing to be embarrassed about." As the old man spoke, he held the cigarette in his mouth, and Li Yuanlang quickly lit it for him.

"Old man, is there Longshan Temple inside the mountain? No, Longshan Temple is not here, it is over there in Duoshan Township."

The old man shook his head and said: "The one you are talking about is the new temple, and the one in the mountain is the old temple. It has been moved away for more than ten years. It is in tatters and has nothing."

"Oh." Li Yuanlang nodded, "Old man, how far is this place from the old temple?"

The old man smoked a cigarette and said: "It's not far, ten miles away, but the snow is thick and it's not easy to walk. If you drive, it will take twenty or thirty minutes."

He looked at Li Yuanlang curiously and asked, "I heard, do you want to go there to take a look?"

"No, I just asked casually."

"I advise you not to go. There is really nothing to see in that place." The old man explained: "The temple is different from other places. Besides, no one has lived there for a long time. There is no Yang Qi, and it is deep in the mountains, and the Yin Qi is special.

Seriously, there are also wild animals. To tell you the truth, I don’t dare to go there during the day, let alone at night.”

Li Yuanlang also lit a cigarette, shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kind reminder, old man, what are we going to do there? Let's warm ourselves up here and leave in a while."

The old man heard this and said with satisfaction: "Young man, that's right. You have to listen to others and eat enough. Huh? You haven't eaten yet. I happen to have mutton stew here. If you don't mind, drink some broth before you leave.

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"That's great, please excuse me." Li Yuanlang said politely.

The old man immediately got up and went to work in the kitchen of the outhouse. As soon as Li Yuanlang saw him leaving, he looked at the house carefully.

Wang Zhongqiu didn't understand what he meant and could only sit and watch Li Yuanlang's actions.

Li Yuanlang observed very carefully, and was especially interested in the hunting gun hanging on the wall.

He turned it over in his hand and looked at it for a long time before putting it back to its original place. Then he walked outside and watched the old man fishing for meat. He specially used a flashlight to illuminate it.

Soon, the old man picked up a large pot of mutton that was full of aroma and heat and entered the house first. Li Yuanlang took this opportunity to shine a flashlight on the outside, took it to heart, and then entered the back room.

This was a pot of rotten mutton chops, and the old man also took out shochu for Li Yuanlang and Wang Zhongqiu to taste.

Li Yuanlang quickly raised his hand to stop him, "Old man, I have to drive, so I won't drink with you. Let me, my little brother, drink with you. I'll just eat meat."

The old man nodded in understanding. Wang Zhongqiu grabbed the wine pot, filled the old man with a bowl of soju, and poured more than half of the bowl himself.

He has a limited capacity for drinking. Wang Zhongqiu will get drunk after just one bowl of this high-alcohol shochu.

He was really hungry, and Li Yuanlang's appetite was greatly increased. At this time, stewed mutton had become a delicacy in the world. He ate four or five pieces in a row, and finally his stomach was full.

During the chat during the dinner, we learned that the old man’s surname was Wu, and his name was Wu Jun. I heard from him that he had been working as a forest ranger for almost 30 years. After he retired last year, because there was no new person to replace him, the forest farm hired him back to continue doing this job.

Although Wu Junjun looks evil, he is very talkative, especially when he drinks, his cheerful side is fully revealed.

As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover.

It gives people the impression that Wu Jun is very easy to get in touch with. In his words, forestry workers are straightforward and say whatever they want without hiding anything.

When he was happy, Wu Jun drank a lot. After finishing the first bowl of wine, he took the initiative to pour a second bowl.

After half a bowl of white wine, Wang Zhongqiu could hardly open his eyes.

Wu Junfei asked him to drink with him, and Li Yuanlang also persuaded him.

Wang Zhongqiu was so confused that he felt dizzy and dizzy after drinking half the second bowl.

The meal lasted for more than an hour and ended with Wang Zhongqiu vomiting.

Before leaving, Li Yuanlang secretly took out three hundred yuan and put it under his pillow.

You can never take other people's food for free, this is Li Yuanlang's principle.

After returning to the car, he waved goodbye to Wu Jun who was escorting him out. Li Yuanlang reversed the car and left directly down the mountain along the way he came.

Wang Zhongqiu, who was in the car, opened his sleepy eyes at this moment and said, smelling of alcohol: "County magistrate, why did you agree to Old Wu to make me drink just now? We still have to go to Longshan Old Temple. It's delayed.

thing."

Li Yuanlang frowned while driving, "I'm not going tonight, I'm going back to the county town."

Wang Zhongqiu sat up straight and looked out the car window. Sure enough, he was on his way back. He asked confusedly: "Why don't you go? Didn't Old Wutou say that we will be there in ten miles?"

"Our whereabouts have been exposed, there is no point in going there." Li Yuanlang said.

Exposed!

Li Yuanlang nodded, "I have a few doubts that need to be sorted out."

Wu Jun's hunting gun is very new, and the farm tools hanging in his house are also 90% new. According to Wu Jun, he has been a forest ranger for thirty years. Why are these things new?

If it were to be replaced, it would not be possible to replace them all with new ones, right?

Moreover, there are strict control measures for guns. After soldiers retire, they are not allowed to take away even empty bullet casings. How to explain Wu Jun's new gun?

There was also the mutton stew they ate. Li Yuanlang actually saw the pocket mark of the meat stall on the floor of the outer room, and it was from a mutton shop in the county.

The mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and there were no ruts or footprints on the road. How the meat was delivered here is a mystery.

When Li Yuanlang was in Shuiming Township, he met Xin Minghao, who was a ranger at the time.

Comparing the furnishings in his house with those of Wu Jun, Li Yuanlang could feel that there were differences, as if there were traces of deliberate design.

The most critical point is that this small house is on the only way to the old temple. There is no water or electricity. Why does Wu Jun stick to it here?

Is it as simple as he can't return home because of heavy snowfall?

Anyway, all kinds of mysteries and strangeness made Li Yuanlang decide to give up his plan to go to Longshan Old Temple and go back home directly to make further plans.

In the car, Li Yuanlang communicated with Hu Zhaojun and told him all the questions in his mind.

Afterwards, Hu Zhaojun understood this explanation.

However, he also reported a new discovery to Li Yuanlang.

Deputy Director Hong He has been disappearing recently. He often drives out with a few confidants from the security brigade, and he doesn't know why he goes there.

"Didn't you send someone to check?"

Hu Zhaojun said: "Honghe is also in this business and has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities. We are all colleagues in the same unit. Who doesn't know each other? He will find out as soon as my people show up and there is no way to track them."

Forget it, don't worry about him for now, it's more important to do business.

That night, Li Yuanlang didn't sleep well.

Wu Jun's matter made him think about it for a long, long time...

In the next few days, Li Yuanlang focused mainly on preparations for the Winter Fishing Festival and worked overtime all week long.

In a flash, New Year's Day is just a few days away.

On this day, Wang Zhongqiu sent Li Yuanlang a list of merchants invited to participate in the Winter Fishing Festival prepared by Director Yu of the Investment Promotion Office.

Not to mention, we invited a lot of merchants this time, both from this province and from other places, nearly twenty in total.

Director Yu has really worked hard in this area. If seven or eight of these Gods of Wealth, or even three or five, invest and settle in Daiding County, it will be a great achievement.

Li Yuanlang looked at it and suddenly found a familiar name.

Alibaba Cosmetics Co., Ltd.

Isn’t this Han Yin’s industry in Jingyun City?

Could it be that she is coming to Daiding County?

However, the name of the guest at the end is a person named Jiang Yao, not Han Yin.

Li Yuanlang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it were Han Yin, seeing her would be so embarrassing that Li Yuanlang didn't know how to face it.

In order to verify the authenticity, Li Yuanlang found out Xie Ke's mobile phone number and called him.

Time flies so fast. It has been a few months since Xie Ke resigned and went to Hanyin Company.

Xie Ke answered the phone very quickly. He heard it was Li Yuanlang, and the voice sounded like he had walked outside to speak.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other and we haven’t contacted each other for a long time, so naturally there are a few joking words.

After getting to the point, Xie Ke said: "Yes, Jiang Yao is the vice president of our company, and besides..."

Listening to his hesitation, Li Yuanlang said half-jokingly: "I've been in the south for a few months, but it's still hard to talk. Come on, finish what you have to say, don't hold it back."
Chapter completed!