The corvée laborers here did such heavy physical labor yesterday, and today they are only given a bowl of white porridge for breakfast?

How can you have the energy to work if you eat so little?

Yinzhen was not very satisfied, but what he didn't know was that he could have such an idea only because he was in it.

Today's corvee labor is divided into forced labor, miscellaneous labor and military service.

All Yinzhen saw were forced labor.

The Qing Dynasty was the only dynasty that did not have compulsory military service.

The imperial court required wages for all corvée labor it levied.

When Yinreng first collected corvee labor here, he clearly stated in the official document posted in the county government office that if there was a child aged sixteen or above in the family, he would have to serve for sixty days, be provided with two meals a day, and be paid five cents a day.

The meal that Yinzhen ate at this time was already the rule set by Yinreng to suppress all opposing voices.

Otherwise, let alone white porridge and steamed buns, it would be a rare opportunity to have wowotou to eat.

After a simple breakfast, everyone started working again. Yinzhen, Deng Yunlin and others were sent to another place to transport stone.

Apart from the fact that the stone was much heavier than yesterday's bricks, there was not much difference between the two days' work.

The busy day passed quickly.

At night, Deng Yunlin came to the back of the toilet again to wait for Sun Jin.

The first words Sun Jin said to him made his heart beat wildly -

"There's still no news about the brothers who were taken away..."

“How could it be!”

Deng Yunlin was somewhat reluctant to believe it.

Those who can be brought here by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all good hands. Even if they are imprisoned, they will find a way to pass on some information to them or leave some clues.

How could I lose all news?

Could it be that...they are both dead? !

Thinking of this possibility, Deng Yunlin's face suddenly turned ugly.

"No, I have to go and urge the Master again tonight. The Fourth Master absolutely cannot stay here any longer!"

Sun Jin's expression was also not very good. He nodded when he heard this.

"You go out by yourself tonight. I'll ask Lu Heng to follow you. I always feel like I've been going out too easily these days, as if someone is watching me from the dark."

"Okay! I'll go ahead and wait for you at the same place as yesterday for half an incense stick."

After saying that, Deng Yunlin took the lead and rushed in the direction of leaving the port yesterday.

After he left, Sun Jin quietly entered a house. Lu Heng had already put on his shoes and was waiting for him.

Soon, the two arrived at the exit, found a pile of stones at random, hid behind them, and silently observed the movements here.

When the agreed time arrived, Deng Yunlin's agile figure appeared in the sight of the two.

After a few climbs, we were out of the port.

After he left, Sun Jin and Lu Heng lay there waiting for a long time, but did not see any unusual movement.

Just when Sun Jin thought he was overthinking it, a man in black suddenly rushed out from behind a pile of rocks only about ten meters away from where the two of them were hiding.

When his dream came true, Sun Jin did not feel much joy or relief in his heart, but was instead filled with shock and anger.

This means that their knocking activities may have been seen by the man in black.

Thinking about how he and Deng Yunlin had promised the adults yesterday that they could get the evidence, Sun Jin couldn't help but blush for himself.

Lu Heng's face also darkened.

"what to do?"

"I'll take another exit to inform the leader. Follow me and make sure you look carefully to see if there's anyone following me!"

"become!"

The two of them quickly rushed to another place with weak defense.

In order to prevent anyone from following him near the inn, Sun Jin deliberately took two detours and walked through two secluded places before arriving at the inn.

After finding my colleague's room, I knocked on the door several times according to the agreed code before being welcomed into the room.

Because today had already taken up too much time, Sun Jin didn't waste any time when he met Dachun and directly told him his discovery.

Dachun's mood, which was not very good to begin with, was cast into another shadow.

If someone is watching the port, then this inn is no longer safe.

This is not the most important thing...

He went back to the fishing village yesterday!

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s residence has also been exposed?

Dachun was frightened.

Sun Jin glanced at the sky outside and knew that any further delay would alert the port patrol, so he said,

"It's almost dawn. I can't linger any longer. Those people probably don't know we've discovered them yet. Your Excellency should take this opportunity to discuss this with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Dachun glanced at him, then waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

After Sun Jin left, Dachun was the only one left in the room.

He is now in a dilemma.

Because he was not sure whether his trip back yesterday had exposed Yinreng's location.

After thinking for a long time, Dachun gritted his teeth and decided to rush back to the fishing village overnight to report the news.

No matter who assigned the surveillance, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not get any results if he continues to investigate.

There was no point in staying here any longer.

It’s better to go back as soon as possible.

Yinreng was once again woken up from his bed, and the resentment in his heart had reached its peak.

"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will let you taste the taste of the military stick right now!"

Hearing this, Dachun's face was embarrassed, but soon turned into solemnity.

"My Lord, this place has been exposed. You can't stay here anymore!"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Dachun told Yinreng in detail what Deng Yunlin and Sun Jin had reported, and he frowned slightly when he heard it.

"Has there been no news of the person who was taken away?"

Yinreng's first reaction was a series of gloomy things such as telecommunications fraud, organ trading, etc., but in this era, such things would never happen.

The people trafficked by the beggars are mostly women and children. How can they kidnap adult men on the construction site?

Yinreng rubbed his fingers unconsciously a few times.

But I have no clue.

"Master, your whereabouts have been exposed. With them on guard, you won't find any evidence if you stay. It's better to return to the capital to mobilize troops and investigate openly."

"no!"

Yinreng shook his head and refused.

"The ones watching you may not be the county magistrate and Forguo Chong's men."

Yesterday, the people he sent to investigate Fuerguo Chong came back to report that Fuerguo Chong had started to frequently contact the local tyrants again yesterday, and the defenses in his mansion were still tight, and it didn't seem like he had noticed anything.

Otherwise he would not have acted so arrogantly.

This also indirectly shows that the people who were following Dachun and his group were not the county magistrate and Fuluguo Chong.

So the question is, who sent this group of people who appeared inexplicably?

Things are becoming more and more complicated and more and more interesting.

"I will leave this place with great fanfare. When I find a new place to stay, I will send someone to notify you."

"Also... there's no need to bring Yinzhen out. In this situation, he's safer inside than by my side."