Chapter 165 Disaster

Feilong was taken aback when he received Shen Hao's thousand-mile note, thinking it was a big deal, but when he picked it up, his hands shook with anger.

I only dare to say in my heart: Do I really treat Lao Tzu as Xuan Qingwei's subordinate? Why don't you come to us through Xuan Qingwei's channel to investigate the disaster?

I muttered in my heart but dared not delay. The more prosperous Feilong is now, the more flustered he is, because he knows exactly what his current situation is based on. Once Shen Hao flips his wrist, he will fall into a land of eternal doom. So there is currently no way for Shen Hao to get off this boat.

On the same day, Feilong arranged for people to go to Wanhekou, east of Pingshun City, to find out the situation. The so-called snake has the way of the snake and the mouse has the way of the mouse. Although it is not as upright as Xuan Qingwei or Yamen, Feilong is now considered a person in Pingshun City, so it is easy to figure out some things.

But it was late at night, and Feilong gradually frowned while drinking. Although he doesn't like being ordered around by Shen Hao, he doesn't like the inefficiency of his subordinates even more. It's been a whole day, and there's no news at all? what happened!

Seeing that it was almost Yin time, the door of the backyard was pushed open, and two wet men walked in, slightly tired, and it was the two who Fei Long called to check the situation came back.

"How did it take so long?"

"Brother Feilong, we don't want to delay either, really, really, tell me, Lao Chen." One of them refused to say with a sullen expression on his face.

Another person answered: "The officials at Wanhekou said that there was a flood and some places were flooded. In fact, although there were some, they were not serious and would not cause disasters. This is a false report by the local government. We went all the way. I found Shipan Town in the north, and it was basically empty. Nine out of ten households had fled, and the remaining few households, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, looked miserable.

According to the remaining people in Shipan Town, further north is the disaster area, and there is a plague over there. "

Hearing this, Feilong jumped up from the chair, walked a few steps and said in a deep voice, "Is there a plague? Are you sure?!"

"Lao Chen and I dug deep into the north of Shipan Town just to confirm the news, but there were dead people all the way. Some were buried, some were half buried and half were exposed, and some were piled in the pit. They were not buried. The corpses we saw alone amounted to more than a thousand, and they all seemed to have died of illness, with many black spots on their bodies. Very, very similar to the way of death caused by plague."

"Didn't see any living people?"

"No. The official road in Shipan Town was blocked, and the yamen guards were guarding it with knives. We sneaked in. After walking for more than 20 miles, we didn't see any living people. We didn't dare to go any further."

It is considered audacious to dare to explore the disaster area. You must know that the plague is invisible and intangible, and it is impossible to be sure whether it will be infected if you are not at the level of concentration. The difference is that monks are better than ordinary people It is more resistant, even if it is infected, the chance of dying is not high.

Feilong hurriedly asked the two to clean themselves up and burn all their clothes and trousers.

After that, Feilong picked up the thousand-mile note and passed the news back to Shen Hao. He didn't add oil and vinegar, but just explained clearly what his subordinates saw and heard before, as for how to judge later that Feilong didn't want to interfere with Shen Hao. At the same time, I was also thinking about whether I should leave Pingshun City and go to a place farther away to avoid the limelight? The plague is no joke.

"boom!"

Shen Hao smashed the armrest of the chair with a slap. When he received the news from Feilong just now, he was furious.

"It's a vegetarian meal! A disaster! It's all a disaster!"

Shen Hao never expected that the local yamen on the Wanhekou side would be so bold as to report false disaster situation, and block the news without authorization, allowing the people in the disaster area to freely flow around!

If it was really a plague, counting the incubation period, there are refugees in so many cities in Jingxi, who knows how many of them are infected with the plague? ! If it erupts at that time, Shen Hao can't help but feel a chill down his spine when he thinks of that terrible scene.

Shen Hao couldn't care less, he went out overnight and knocked on the door of Wu Changhe's house.

Seeing that Shen Hao said it was urgent and did not dare to delay, the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion called Wu Changhe up, and the two met in the study.

"What's the matter?" Wu Changhe's face was calm, and he was not upset. He knew that Shen Hao couldn't come to him in the middle of the night without anything to do, after all, he had something important to do.

"My lord, my subordinates have just received news that a large-scale plague may have occurred in Wanhekou, east of Pingshun City. However, the Wanhekou local government lied about the flood and sealed off the disaster area without authorization. However, they did not tighten control over the victims. Let him flee everywhere"

"Wait! Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates have definite information that the plague may indeed have broken out at Wanhekou."

Wu Changhe took a deep look at Shen Hao. He had no problem with how Shen Hao got the so-called intelligence, but he was sure that the Black Flag Camp had established a new intelligence network outside Xuan Qingwei's information channel. This is something new to Wu Changhe. But the plague is a serious matter, and he dare not take it lightly.

"Shen Baihu, at present neither the Pingshun City Yamen nor the Xuanqing Guards have issued a disaster briefing for Wanhekou. In your opinion, if Wanhekou blocked the news, would Pingshun City also be in the same boat?"

"I can't rule out this possibility. Therefore, my subordinates think that the Qianhu Office should intervene directly. First, we must determine whether there is a plague. The local disaster victims cannot be allowed to flee wantonly."

Wu Changhe got up and walked back and forth. Shen Hao agreed with him, but he also understood the risk of doing so. To put it in a small way, it means distrust of the local government, and to say it in a big way, it means exceeding authority.

"My lord, Xuan Qingwei has the power to deal with special matters. The disaster is like a fire. Now it has been delayed for a long time. You can't delay it any longer. You know the gossip in the local government. Only your lord can turn this matter around! "

Shen Hao no longer cared about the quarrels between him and Wu Changhe, and he was willing to give the other party a step in the face of major events. And the fact is the same, only Wu Changhe's strong intervention can figure out the matter and control it the fastest.

Wu Changhe waved his hand and told Shen Hao to go back, he had to think about it.

Shen Hao had no choice but to go back first. But the next morning he was called to the office by Wu Changhe.

"The plague is serious, so don't be sloppy. First, you need to confirm whether your news is true. I will send you a hundred thousand personal guards, plus your Black Flag camp staff, go to Wanhekou to find out the truth immediately. You can make your own decisions when you encounter obstacles.”

After finishing speaking, a copy of the order signed by Wu Changhe was handed over to Shen Hao.

"Whether it's plague or not, we still have to do what we should do." Wu Changhe said meaningfully in the end.