Chapter 1165 The truth is revealed
Chen Yixin was naturally much clearer than Sun Zhen. He spent almost no time thinking, and he had already focused his suspicion on the "Miss Lin" who was taking refuge in the house. His appearance, age, clothing, and time of appearance all match that of Miss Ma, who ran away from home in Majiazhuang. The missing person notice may be to ensure her safety and does not mention those valuable belongings, but Chen Yixin believes that this It only takes one sentence to verify such details. You only need to go to Majiazhuang and ask for one or two things belonging to "Ms. Lin". If "Ms. Lin" and the missing Miss Ma are the same person, then this matter is really ridiculous.
However, it was difficult for Chen Yixin to make a definite judgment for the time being whether the little girl accidentally came to the mining camp while running away from home, or whether she came intentionally on her own. If it's the latter, then this girl's thoughts are too deep, and her realistic acting skills have basically deceived everyone who comes into contact with her here.
Of course, Chen Yixin prefers to believe that the other party does not know his true identity, and that what happened is really just a coincidence. He really couldn't connect such a pure and lovely little girl with a scheming bitch with deep tricks. It was not difficult to verify the truth of this matter. Chen Yixin had already thought of several ways to achieve his goal in an instant.
"You guys have a short rest, and then go back and tell Platoon Leader Sun that I will still go to Majiazhuang to meet with Ma Dongqiang as scheduled tomorrow." Chen Yixin decided to choose a safer way to deal with it. At least he had to find out whether there was anyone in the middle. Play tricks. It would be fine if it was all a coincidence, but if someone deliberately caused trouble, he wouldn't mind taking some thunderous measures to deal with it.
After sending away the people sent by Sun Zhen to deliver the letter, Chen Yixin whispered a few more instructions to his entourage, then returned to the room, sat back down and continued to listen to the propaganda officer reading the newspaper. He glanced sideways at Ma Yuling sitting next to him, as if unintentionally, and saw her big black and bright eyes staring at him. He forced a smile and quickly turned his eyes away.
Ma Yuling actually wanted to ask Chen Yixin where the places mentioned by the propaganda officer were and how far they were from Fushan County. To her, the world outside Dengzhou was chaos, but the territory of Haihan Kingdom seemed very large. She judged from what she heard that Haihan had many neighboring countries, including the Ming Dynasty. The Haihan army stationed in Dengzhou was just one of its many foreign troops. It sounded like this Haihan army was stationed in Dengzhou. There should be quite a lot of wars waged by China.
The publicity officer of this matter has finished reading the content on the front page and started reading the domestic news section of Haihan: "... Haikou Mayor Qiu Yuan attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the third phase of the Haikou Port project. It is reported that after the completion of the third phase of the project, the cargo throughput of Haikou Port will increase. The capacity will be doubled on the current basis, and it is expected to replace Danzhou Port and become the largest port in Qiongbei region. ”
"...The No. 4 blast furnace of Changhua Iron and Steel Base was put into operation smoothly. Minister of Industry Bai Kesi came to the site to guide and supervise the steel workers to make the first batch of molten iron. It is reported that after the No. 4 blast furnace is put into operation, it is expected to alleviate domestic steel production capacity to a certain extent. Seriously inadequate status quo.”
“...the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ immigration statistics for this year have been released. The number of immigrants introduced and the number of nationals approved for naturalization during the year will both hit record highs. The number of new immigrants from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and North China will increase the most. It is expected that the proportion of Han nationals in the South China Sea Colonial Area will increase in the coming year. Steady growth. Ning Qi, a member of the executive committee, told this reporter that efforts to rescue war refugees from the Liaodong region will continue to be increased in the coming year, and tens of thousands of Liaodong refugees are expected to be transported to various parts of the country for resettlement. "
"...Sanya Shipyard recently launched the first heavy-duty dry bulk cargo sailing ship. It is reported that this cargo ship named 'Yugong Class' will first be launched on the freight route between Hainan Island and Heitu Port, carrying coal, Grain-based dry bulk transportation tasks.”
In fact, ordinary soldiers can only have a partial understanding of the news that happened in Haihan. After all, before joining the army, most of them were farmers, fishermen, small handicraftsmen, etc. from the bottom of society, and their knowledge and vision are also very limited. I can’t fully understand the positive significance of the advancement of these projects to my country, but the news is fairly straightforward, and at least it can make people confused, and it still sounds good.
As for Ma Yuling, she was even more confused. She originally thought that the lecture was similar to a storyteller. The propaganda officer told stories on the stage, and everyone listened happily in the audience. However, she did not expect that although every sentence of the lecture was I can all understand it, but I have no idea what it means. But she could also tell that this was probably the content of the administration of the Haihan Kingdom, but these things sounded irrelevant to the military, so why did they spend time preaching to the soldiers. She wanted to ask Chen Yixin next to her, but when she turned her head, she saw that Chen Yixin was very focused, and he was listening and taking notes with a pen. She didn't dare to disturb him at that moment.
Chen Yixin has been away from the power center of Haihan for a long time. The last time he returned to Hainan Island, he only stayed in Sanya for a longer time. He had no chance to witness the construction achievements in other places. For the country's development status, we can only get a rough understanding of it through official media such as "Haihan Times". Although he is a military general, he also understands that the increase in Haihan's national strength is not only reflected in foreign wars. The growth of population, the development of industry and agriculture, the improvement of infrastructure projects, and the expansion of overseas trade lines are all factors that this country is gradually heading towards. It is a sign of strength and the guarantee that Haihan's military strength can continue to improve.
The development of industry and agriculture will provide the army with better equipment and logistical supplies. The growth of the population represents a richer source of soldiers, which will also lead to an increase in the strength of the Haihan Army. Pay attention to these news that seem to have nothing to do with you. In fact, They are also paying attention to their future development prospects. In comparison, the Ma family's affairs were only trivial. Chen Yixin's attention was currently focused on digesting the information in the newspaper, and he did not pay attention to the feelings of the audience next to him.
The newspaper reading lecture lasted for about an hour and a half before ending. Originally, the propaganda officer wanted to invite Chen Yixin to the stage to lecture, but Chen Yixin waved his hand, indicating that he would announce the disbandment.
When Ma Yuling saw everyone starting to get up and walk out, she stood up too. When she was about to say goodbye to Chen Yixin, the other party spoke first: "Miss Lin, please sit down first. I have something else to say."
Ma Yuling didn't know what she meant, but she still sat back down obediently. Chen Yixin sat silently, seemingly waiting for everyone in the room to leave before speaking.
Finally, Chen Yixin sent several of his personal guards to wait outside the door, and then he said: "Here's the thing, I have to go out on a mission tomorrow, and it may take a day or two before I can come back."
"Ah? Are you going out to fight? Brother Chen should be more careful!" Ma Yuling said with obvious worry in her tone.
"It's not a war." Chen Yixin stared at Ma Yuling's face, trying to take in the slightest change of expression on her face: "I'm going to see a girl named Ma!"
As expected, Ma Yuling's face changed slightly when she heard this, but she did not say anything immediately and waited quietly for Chen Yixin to continue speaking.
While observing Ma Yuling's expression, Chen Yixin said slowly: "This girl Ma's family plans to form an alliance with our Haihan through marriage, and we are also prepared to invest more resources to support some partners locally. , the Ma family was originally one of the candidates, so this matter is of great significance to both Haihan and the Ma family. Miss Lin, I heard that you ran away because you were dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by your family. I would like to take the liberty of asking you, what do you think of this kind of marriage arranged by family elders? ”
Ma Yuling's face had turned pale at this time. She couldn't guess whether the other party had seen through her true identity and deliberately played a cat-and-mouse game, or whether he was just testing her own opinion on this matter unintentionally.
But she quickly figured out the key. If it was the former, then everything she said was in vain. Even if she knelt down to repent now, I'm afraid it was too late. If it is the latter, she should express her thoughts clearly, otherwise she will not be the only one who is unlucky, and the entire Ma family will be implicated.
Ma Yuling slowly lowered her head and said: "The head of the Ma family must have arranged this marriage for the future of the family, but I don't know if they have asked this girl about her feelings; to marry a stranger she has never met, maybe She has to go overseas and live a life where she is a stranger and has no relatives. Is this girl from the Ma family willing to accept this arrangement?" After hearing Ma Yuling's words, Chen Yixin was silent for a moment thoughtfully before responding. Said: "It seems that this girl Ma may not be willing to sacrifice her personal happiness for the family. It may be too inhumane for her to accept such an arrangement."
Ma Yuling said: "If all Haihan people are as reasonable as Brother Chen, then maybe Miss Ma will not be too miserable if she marries a wealthy Haihan family in the future."
"Haihan rich family?" Chen Yixin asked in surprise, thinking to himself, why didn't I know that I had become a member of a rich family.
Ma Yuling explained: "Since the boss with the same surname as you is a general that the Haihan court relies on, he must also be a wealthy family in Haihan. If not, how could the Ma family be so active in wanting to marry someone else?"
Chen Yixin relaxed a lot when he heard this. He thought that you don't know my identity yet, so this is quite interesting. He coughed dryly and said, "Yes, my boss is very famous and has a bad temper." , if someone went against his will, it would be a trivial matter to eat a military stick. I heard that the Ma family spent a lot of time lobbying him before he finally agreed to go to Majiazhuang to meet this Miss Ma in person. If you are right, let’s talk about what happens next. But if this Miss Ma is dissatisfied and wants to show off her temper in front of Chief Chen, then the Ma family may be in trouble.”
Ma Yuling thought to herself that Miss Ma is still sitting here, and that person named Chen will go to Majiazhuang tomorrow to definitely make a fuss. This matter will be a big trouble. She asked hurriedly: "If I don't see Miss Ma, then... then what? What will happen?”
"Didn't you see me?" Chen Yixin was interested in teasing the little girl, and immediately said with a serious face: "If you dare to tease me, General Haihan, with such a big marriage event, you must be tired of life! You will have to ransack your home and arrest everyone. All of them will be punished! ”
Ma Yuling's tear glands collapsed immediately, and she burst into tears. Chen Yixin originally just wanted to tease her for fun, but he didn't expect that the little girl would cry with just one sentence. He quickly changed his tone and persuaded: "Don't cry! I was just talking casually, this will not really happen!" < br>
Ma Yuling sobbed: "Brother Chen doesn't know... this little girl... is... Miss Ma's family!"
At this time, Chen Yixin was afraid of scaring the other party and did not dare to admit that he had discovered her identity. He had to cooperate with the acting: "Ah? You are Ma Dongqiang's daughter? Why did you come here? Does your family know? ”
While Ma Yuling was crying, she told Chen Yixin intermittently how she ran away from home three days ago. She originally came here accidentally, but later found out that this place was Haihan Military Camp, so she didn't dare to reveal her true identity.
After hearing this, Chen Yixin felt that the details were basically consistent with what the people sent back by Sun Zhen said, and it was unlikely that it was a trick specially arranged by the Ma family. In this way, it was a rare coincidence that Ma Yuling accidentally bumped into the mining camp and met her.
Chen Yixin saw Ma Yuling crying so much that he couldn't bear it at the moment, so he comforted her with kind words: "Miss Ma, don't worry, I will persuade your family to take back their original arrangement."
When Ma Yuling heard this, she cried even harder: "I only regretted it when my family affairs were about to happen. Wouldn't that make me more likely to be blamed by your adults? When the time comes, your house will be ransacked and people are taken away. Who will save my family? No, no, no, this is not okay! ”
Chen Yixin sighed and said: "I'll try to persuade him. Although he is my boss, he is still willing to listen to me. He probably won't punish your family for this matter."
Ma Yuling said: "Brother Chen, you are a soft-spoken person. If you stand up for a little girl, you will be implicated. This is absolutely unacceptable."
Chen Yixin originally wanted to be a good person and smooth things over to reassure the little girl, but he never thought that the other party was still thinking about him and was unwilling to accept this kind of "help." He was touched and amused at the same time, so he had to He asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
Ma Yuling gently wiped away the tears on her face and said with firm eyes: "The little lady has already thought about it. She just needs one more favor from Brother Chen."
Chen Yixin wondered if you still want to continue running away to other places. He said calmly: "You tell me first and listen, and I will help if I can."
Ma Yuling said: "Since the adults in your family have not seen the little girl yet, then take this opportunity to rush back to Majiazhuang overnight and meet with the adults as promised tomorrow. The only one who knows the identity of the little girl at the moment is Brother Chen. Please help me." The little girl will hide it for a few days.”
Chen Yixin said in surprise: "You want to go back to Majiazhuang?"
Ma Yuling nodded and said: "Only in this way can this dilemma be solved."
(End of chapter)