The local governor was already very busy with the resettlement of the people, the transportation of supplies, and the vigilance along the Yellow River.
Almost all of this series of events fell on him.
So much so that when we asked to see the consul, he couldn't even find time to see us.
There was no other way. Under the leadership of several local officials, Zhang Baiqiang and I took the initiative to find the consul.
When I saw him, he was commanding a group of security soldiers who were desperately strengthening the Yellow River embankment. Teams of security soldiers were covered in mud and trotting forward quickly, carrying sandbags on their backs.
A deputy captain who was leading the team walked over quickly and said loudly: "Sir!"
"A folk exorcist wants to see you!"
The consul wiped the sweat from his face and shouted: "Let them get lost! I don't have a boat or a car to arrange for them to leave!"
"Quick! Hang up that red battle flag! Make it higher so that the refugees on the other side of the river can see it!"
Several security guards hurried forward, picked up the thick flagpole, and soon raised the red battle flag.
Zhang Baiqiang and I looked at each other, this consul had a very bad temper.
The deputy captain said awkwardly: "Sir, they came from Coffin Gorge..."
"Are you sure you don't see me?"
"The Bureau of Secrets has said that if anything happens, the exorcists can help us."
The consul suddenly turned around and said loudly: "If you really could help us, why would you go there?"
"Go tell them! Let them wait! I'll go over here when I'm done. I want to see what they want to do!"
Before the deputy captain could speak, I took the initiative to greet him and said, "Lord Archon! I am a folk exorcist from the North China Plain!"
The consul turned around suddenly, and I realized that he was an old man with gray hair.
But I was wearing rain gear and my whole body was wrapped tightly, so I didn't even notice it for a moment.
He is over 60 years old, and he should be sitting in the office and giving instructions remotely.
Unexpectedly, he put on a raincoat and rushed to the front line in the cold wind and rain to manage the temporary settlement in an orderly manner.
This also makes me respect him.
The consul said hurriedly: "What do you want?"
"I'm very busy! If you have anything to say, tell me right away!"
I said: "Sir, I need the location of the Secret Bureau's office in Dong'e County and the contact information of the person in charge!"
"In addition, there are Yellow River corpse-eating insects under the coffin. These things will spread along the flood water and like to get into people's bodies. You must tell the soldiers not to go into the water unless necessary!"
The consul said loudly: "If we don't go into the water, how can we stop the flood? When necessary, we have to put up a human wall to stop the spread of the flood!"
"I have been told by superiors to guard Dong'a County, and this old bone like me will die here!"
I also want to persuade you, after all, the Yellow River corpse-eating insects are extremely dangerous.
Once it spreads, no one knows how many people will die if they are caught off guard.
But the consul interrupted me: "I know what you want to say! But we can't help it!"
"If the flood cannot be stopped, ordinary people will suffer! If the Yellow River zombies really want to eat people, they will have to eat us all first!"
"We can't let people die in front of us!"
"Also, there is a person from the Secret Bureau in Dong'a County named Liu Lei! But you can't find him here!"
"There was an evil spirit in the city last night. He and his men went to chase the evil spirit! I don't know when he will come back!"
"If you are willing to wait, just wait here! If you are not willing to wait, leave here quickly! Don't delay our disaster relief!"
After he finished speaking, he ignored me and walked quickly towards the shore.
Reinforcing the levee is currently the top priority. If the flood spreads, Dong'e County will become a flood.
I wanted to go over and ask, but suddenly someone behind me shouted loudly: "You can't go there! Sir, sir!"
I looked back and saw seven or eight men in combat uniforms striding over.
A security guard tried to stop them, but was slapped in the face by the leading man, causing half of his cheek to swell up.
The consul shouted loudly: "What are you doing!"
The leading man said coldly: "We are the demon-suppressing soldiers secretly located in the Ludong branch!"
"Now we are passing by Dong'a County and asking Dong'a County to provide us with material support! This is my ID!"
He threw the certificate unceremoniously, but the consul did not receive it, and the certificate fell directly into the mud.
The consul hesitated for a moment, then bent down to pick up the document.
He wiped off the mud carefully, looked at it seriously, handed it back to the other party, and said, "What do you need?"
The man took the certificate, put it back in his pocket casually, and said: "Food! Drinking water! Medicine! And weapons!"
"By the way, we still need three modified vehicles! The vehicles are equipped with weapons, explosives and enough fuel provided by the Armed Forces Department!"
"Also, the red battle flag of Dong'e County must be handed over to us!"
Zhang Baiqiang said coldly: "What? The people from the Ludong branch are here to fight against the autumn wind? Why do you have the nerve to come here and ask for things with your face licked?"
The leader narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Who are you?"
"A local folk exorcist?"
Zhang Baiqiang sneered: "I'm sorry, I'm really not an exorcist!"
The consul's face darkened and he said, "I can provide you with supplies and equipment! But I can't give you that flag!"
"There are nearly 100,000 refugees scattered in the city! Once this flag is lost, the dead and zombies can enter the city at any time and harm the living..."
Before he finished speaking, the demon-suppressing soldier interrupted the consul: "Old man! I'm not here to ask for your opinion! I'm asking you to do it!"
"We must take this flag away!"
"This is our trump card to defeat the zombie demon! Old man, you don't want the zombie demon from Coffin Gorge to come out and cause trouble to Dong'a County, right?"
The corners of the Archon's mouth twitched slightly, and his face turned extremely red.
He took a deep breath and said, "What about the defense of Dong'a County?"
The man said casually: "Aren't there local demon-suppressing soldiers? Just leave it to them!"
He winked at the demon-suppressing soldier behind him, and the demon-suppressing soldier immediately drew out his rune sword and slashed at the rope of the flagpole.
But before he could move, I kicked him over. The man was caught off guard and flew five or six meters away.
I heard a clanging sound coming quickly, but the demon-suppressing soldiers had already drawn their swords and surrounded Zhang Baiqiang and me.
The leader shouted sternly: "If you dare to hinder the demon-suppressing soldiers from doing their work, you have enough heads for us to chop off!"
I stared at the rune swords in their hands carefully and said word by word: "What are the third and fourth commandments of the seven and ten commandments of the demon-suppressing soldiers?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and then cursed: "What? I'm here to take the exam?"
"Who do you think you are! Cut him!"
Two rune sabers were chopped off at the same time, but I also raised the rune saber and took the initiative to meet them.
Just hearing two crisp sounds, the opponent's rune sword instantly broke into two pieces.
I sneered and said: "The seven and ten precepts of the demon-suppressing soldiers are the rules that every new demon-suppressing soldier must keep in mind!"
"You don't know, it's okay, I'll tell you."
"The third command among the seven demon-suppressing soldiers is the red battle flag that protects Middle-earth! The fourth command is, don't kill living people!"
"The demon-suppressing soldiers of Middle-earth never cut down the red battle flag they have been guarding, and they never kill any living person without orders!"
"But what about you? You tried to chop down the flag, but you even tried to kill me after I stopped you."
"Does Wei Wuguo have demon-suppressing soldiers like you under his command?"
The leader said solemnly: "Boy, who are you? Take off your hat and show me!"
I smiled slightly and said, "I am a special guest of the Secret Bureau! As for my name, I don't need to tell you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man on the opposite side shouted sharply, "Heck them to death!"
“If you don’t eat the toast, you’ll be fined with alcohol!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Baiqiang had already pulled out the octagonal sledgehammer, and there was a clanging sound of metal, followed by heart-rending screams.
I didn't even make a move, but Zhang Baiqiang had already knocked all four or five men to the ground.
My eyelids jumped when I saw it. The rune sword on the ground had been beaten into twists by Zhang Baiqiang. Some of the people lying on the ground were vomiting blood and their hearts were sunken.
Some had broken tendons and fractures, and were rolling on the ground in pain.
Because Zhang Baiqiang acted too quickly and the opponent was too inexperienced, the old consul had not yet reacted when the battle was over.
I walked up to the leader. This guy was quite tough. Although the rune sword was twisted and his arms were hanging limply by his side, he still shouted sharply: "I am from the Ludong Branch of the Secret Bureau..."
I interrupted him: "Okay, just use this to deceive others. It's boring to pretend in front of me."
"Tell me, who do you belong to? Why do you want to seize the red battle flag of Dong'a County?"
The man gritted his teeth and stared at me. After a while, he said viciously: "The Ludong Branch is finished! Tieshan will definitely die!"
"Boy, what can you do even if you are strong? If you let me go now, you can still have a way to survive, do you understand?"
I said to the consul: "Old man, these are a group of fakes."
"You go about your business first, how about you leave it to me?"
Zhang Baiqiang was holding a hammer there and slowly and nonchalantly hammering the ground.
Every time it was struck, the hearts of the impostors trembled.
I noticed this, winked at Zhang Baiqiang, and whispered: "Take him down and ask! As long as you don't kill him, you can do whatever you want!"
Zhang Baiqiang chuckled, waved his hand, and Wang Feng, Zhao Si, and Chu Yunhe quickly rushed out of the crowd.
Without any explanation, they grabbed one by one and dragged them out.
Zhang Baiqiang said to me: "Don't worry! I will make them tell you everything they did when they were kids and watched girls go to the toilet!"