After seeing the brand-new school bus, the villagers were in an extremely happy mood. Grandpa Yuan was surrounded by the villagers, thanking them constantly. Some of the outspoken and dumb-headed young men said straightforwardly that they would wait for Mr. Yuan to go.
Finally, he carried the coffin.
An older person slapped him in the face, but Grandpa Yuan smiled happily and nodded his head in agreement.
Xue Chen saw that the school bus had arrived in the village, and planned to go back to Haicheng tomorrow, but before leaving, he came to Grandpa Yuan's house again for one thing, and that was Hu Fu's other half!
He really liked this tiger talisman. It was a very rare good thing and he wanted to collect it. However, only half of the tiger talisman was left, which was a huge shortcoming. He wondered if there would be a chance to find the other half.
"Grandpa Yuan, the soldier who gave you this half-tiger charm is your comrade? Do you know where he lives now?" Xue Chen asked.
Yuan Kangmei sat on the kang, squinting his eyes, as if thinking about the past prosperous years, and spoke after a moment: "At that time, I was already the deputy company commander, and Xiao Shitou was an ordinary soldier in another company, and I had not had much contact with him before.
We had just met each other, and we had no further contact after the counterattack against Vietnam. Later, I even left the army, so my knowledge of Xiao Shitou was very limited. I only knew his name was Shi Yang.
He seems to be from Xishan."
Shi Yang, from Xishan!
Xue Chen remembered it in his mind. Although the clue was a bit vague. There may be hundreds of people named Shi Yang in Xishan Province, but after all, there were still some clues. As long as you searched carefully, you might not be able to find this person.
"Xiaochen, if you really find the little stone, tell me."
The day after the school bus entered the village, Xue Chen, Xiao Qi and Xu Deji were ready to return to Haicheng.
When Xue Chen got in the car, his father Xue Hongfa reminded him with a smile: "Xiao Chen, when you come back during the Chinese New Year, bring your golden eagle back to me for a look."
"Okay, no problem." Xue Chen nodded.
After returning to Haicheng, Xue Chen invited Wang Changfu, the director of the Chengnan Police Station, to have a meal together that night. He also talked to Wang Changfu, hoping to use the household registration system to help him search for Shi Yang in Xishan Province.
people.
"Brother Xue opened his mouth, it's naturally a trivial matter." Wang Changfu waved his hand and said very cheerfully, but then asked curiously, "By the way, Brother Xue, who is this Shi Yang? You ask him to do it
What?"
Xue Chen didn't hide anything and simply explained his purpose of finding Shi Yang.
"Oh, that's it, Tiger Talisman, hey, I've always heard of this thing when watching TV series, but I've never seen it in real life. It actually exists." Wang Changfu said.
"Director Wang, this is the Tiger Talisman." Xue Chen happened to be carrying half of the Tiger Talisman with him, so he took it out and handed it to Wang Changfu.
"Oh, then I will borrow Brother Xue's light to gain my eyes today." Wang Changfu stretched out his hands and carefully took the right half of the Tiger Talisman, holding it in his hand and looking at it carefully.
"Zizhen, is this the tiger talisman that was used to mobilize troops and generals in ancient times? It doesn't look like much, but it won't work now. It will definitely be copied. If anyone has one, the world will be in chaos." Wang Changfu shook his head.
He started to say, "I don't understand, why did people in ancient times have such a thing as a tiger talisman?"
Xue Chen knew a lot about this aspect and also tried to understand Wang Changfu's doubts.
"The Tiger Talisman is a token used to mobilize troops and generals. Similarly, it is also used by rulers to safeguard their rights and status and prevent rebellious ministers and traitors from causing chaos. The reason why the Tiger Talisman was made is because communication in the past was underdeveloped, unlike now.
, there is TV, online media, in the past, many soldiers may never see their superiors, let alone the emperor, so it is impossible for a general to mobilize the army without any basis. How can the soldiers do it?
believe him?"
Wang Changfu nodded repeatedly and listened carefully.
"So, during the training of ancient army soldiers, they were all instilled with a principle, that is, they only recognize the tiger talisman and not the people. As long as they hold the complete tiger talisman, they can mobilize the army."
Wang Changfu nodded thoughtfully, but then asked: "But, are you not afraid that someone will imitate the tiger charm and then mobilize the army to do evil?"
"This problem basically won't happen. The manufacturing technology of the Tiger Talisman is actually the best in every dynasty. Only certain craftsmen have the manufacturing skills. It is very difficult to imitate it. It is like the current nuclear bomb. Every country knows it.
It is a good thing that can improve a country's international status, but it can only create a few countries. That is the reason. In addition, of course other measures are indispensable." Xue Chen said.
Wang Changfu picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "I have learned a lot today. Brother Xue, here's to you."
When they left the restaurant, Xue Chen stuffed a plastic bag into Wang Changfu's hand.
Wang Changfu pretended to be unhappy and said: "Brother Xue, you are too outspoken. In our relationship, why should we use this?"
"It's the end of the year, so let's wish Director Wang a happy New Year in advance." Xue Chen said with a smile.
The relationship between the two is indeed very good now, and they occasionally interact with each other on weekdays. Wang Changfu also knows Xue Chen's background, so he is naturally happy to make friends with her.
It can be said that Xue Chen has a very close relationship with Hao Yunfeng now. Mayor Zhao Mingquan also treats him as a relative and friend. Wang Changfu is just the chief of the police station and is indeed inconspicuous.
However, it would be a big mistake to despise Wang Changfu because of his low position. On the contrary, powerful grassroots leaders like Wang Changfu can be of great use.
Take the problem of searching for a person's household registration, for example. If he troubles Zhao Mingquan, then Zhao Mingquan will definitely not fail to help, and Zhao Mingquan can only ask Wang Hao to deal with the people from the public security department below. This is equivalent to bypassing the problem.
A big bend.
Now it would be more straightforward for him to find Wang Changfu directly, and he would not bother Zhao Mingquan. After all, the other party is the mayor of a city, and he will not bother him if it is not necessary.
Wang Changfu was sitting on the train, took a look at the plastic bag, and hummed a tune.
Wang Changfu acted very quickly. He completed the task entrusted by Xue Chen the next day. He faxed a form and then made a phone call.
"Brother Xue, I searched on the household registration system according to the conditions you gave me, and finally determined that there are three people who meet all the conditions. I don't know which one they are. You can take a look for yourself."
"Thank you very much, Director Wang."
After hanging up the phone, Xue Chen took the fax and read it. It contained the household registration information of three people. They were all named Shi Yang. They were all from Xishan Province and were all around sixty-five years old. As for who among the three was responsible?
There is no record of his military service experience.
"Xishan Province..."
Xishan Province and Yunzhou Province are quite far apart. They are separated by several provinces. Xue Chen is not familiar with the place, so it is quite tedious to find these three people.
"Xishan...well, by the way, Wei Lingyue..."
He suddenly remembered that his college classmate Wei Lingyue's family was from Xishan Province, and he seemed to be quite famous there, so he might be able to help.
Thinking of Wei Lingyue, Xue Chen remembered how Wei Lingyue was deceived. He actually thought that the man he met by chance was the grandson of the founding major general, and he was almost deceived into losing his entire fortune!
Now that I think of Zhao Shucai, who pretended to be the grandson of the major general, it can be said that it is really unsightly. Rong Yi's grandson Rong Tianfeng can be said to be the grandson of the major general. Although he is not interested in this person, he has to say that the two of them are very different.
When comparing people, the gap is really huge. In terms of temperament, ability and skills, the difference between Li Gui and Li Kui is completely different, or even greater.
After gathering some words in his mind, Xue Chen dialed a number in the phone book that had not been dialed for a long time.
As soon as the call was connected, Wei Lingyue's soft and surprised voice came from the other side: "Xue Chen, it's you, you actually remembered to call me?"
Hearing what Wei Lingyue said, Xue Chen felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was Wei Lingyue who wanted help, or to be more precise, Wei Lingyue's father.
Xue Chen was not a mother-in-law person. After thinking about it for a while, he simply stated the purpose of making this call. He had something to ask for.
"Xue Chen, I owe you such a huge favor, and I never knew how to thank you. Now you can ask me for help, and I'm very happy." Wei Lingyue said.
When Xue Chen told him that he wanted to get to know three people from Xishan Province, Wei Lingyue agreed immediately without any hesitation.
"Xue Chen, I already understand what you are talking about. I will tell my father soon and ask him to send people to investigate and find out. I will tell you as soon as possible."
"Thank you very much. I will send you the household registration information of the three people in a moment." Xue Chen said.
After passing the household registration information of the three Shi Yangs, all Xue Chen needs to do now is to continue waiting. He really hopes to find Grandpa Yuan's old comrade Xiao Shitou, and if he can successfully buy the other half
Tiger Talisman would be even better.
After waiting for three days, Xue Chen received a call from Wei Lingyue.
"Xue Chen, my father has sent people to check the places of residence of the three people you want to know. Indeed, one of them has served as a soldier. I think it is the Shi Yang you are looking for."
"That's great!" Xue Chen said happily.
"However, according to the knowledge of the people sent by my father, the living conditions of the Shi Yang you are looking for are not very good." Wei Lingyue said hesitantly.
The two did not elaborate on the phone because Xue Chen had already decided to leave for Xishan Province tomorrow to see if he could bring back the other half of the Tiger Talisman. Success would be the best.
The plane landed in Pingtaek City, Taishan Province. When Xue Chen walked out of the airport, he glanced at the sky and clearly felt that the air in this city was worse than that in Haicheng City. (To be continued)