"Boss Jia, I finally found you. Why are you dressed like this?"

"Boss Jia, can you sell me some loaches?"

“…”

Xu Jinning followed the line of sight and saw that the man holding a large bag of what he said were loaches was held by the arm by another old man in his sixties.

The old man had gray hair, dark skin, and was thin. His face showed a look of hard work, and his back was unconsciously hunched. The clothes on his body and the straw sandals on the ground were similar to the man's, all tattered.

only……

Xu Jinning finally saw the incongruity of the man the old man called Boss Jia.

Boss Jia is also dressed as a farmer.

However, the skin color on his face did not look like the kind of tan that comes from working in the sun frequently. Instead, it looked as if it was deliberately smeared with something black.

Because his neck, hands, and feet that were exposed through his straw sandals were all an abnormally white color, similar to the skin color on his face.

Especially the feet exposed by the tattered straw sandals.

A farmer who really works in the fields frequently will have his straw sandals worn out, so his feet must have calluses or small wounds. It is impossible for their feet to be so clean and white without any traces at all.

There's something wrong with this man.

The way he dressed was like he had stripped off someone else's clothes and deliberately put them on himself.

Like... a disguise.

This was Xu Jinning's guess. Since traveling through time, Xu Jinning's perception had become more sensitive, his memory had improved, and his logical thinking ability and abilities in all aspects had improved.

Moreover, the intuition is terrifyingly accurate.

Of course, Xu Jinning also noticed what the old man said - why are you dressed like this!

This means that this man didn't dress like this before.

And the old man who obviously looked more like a farmer called this man boss.

Who is called the boss and how the boss will dress.

Why would he pretend?

Yes, this person's attire is definitely a disguise.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinning instantly became alert.

This person must have a purpose.

As for what it is, we will have to wait and see.

Xu Jinning's eyes were fixed on these two people, and he wanted to observe them further.

Her gaze was not obtrusive, because the eyes of the people around them were also attracted to them, and their curiosity also fell on them.

"You've made a mistake. I'm not the Boss Jia you mentioned." The man denied and tried his best to pull the old man's hand away. If there wasn't any free space in the aisle, the old man would have been thrown to the ground by him.

"I'm not wrong, Boss Jia. The loaches in this bag were bought from me. You specifically asked us to catch them. I also saw you sprinkle flour on the loaches, and the loaches died as soon as the flour was sprinkled. That's flour, such a precious thing, how could you sprinkle it on the loaches to eat."

The old man's words seemed to touch upon something that men could not mention.

As soon as these words came out, the man immediately raised his head and looked at the old man. His eyes became sharp for a moment, and even his whole body tensed up.

He even looked around.

But that was only a momentary change in expression, and he quickly recovered.

Then, he began to look at the old man, seemingly looking at him carefully. After a while, he suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember, you are Uncle Xie."

"Uncle Xie, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you at first."

"Yes, yes, I am Xie Rong."

"Uncle Xie, what do you want to talk to me about? Why don't we find another place to talk?" Noticing that everyone's eyes were on them with a hint of curiosity, the man frowned, seeming a little displeased.

"Sure, sure, anywhere is fine." Seeing that they were just talking in a different place, old man Xie Rong did not refuse.

"Let's go over there then."

Then the two of them walked to the other side of the aisle.

Just as the two men passed by Xu Jinning's position, Xu Jinning heard the old man talking to the man.

"Boss Jia, I came here this time because I hope you can give me some block flour. I, I can buy it from you."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect that my grandson would secretly eat your flour before..." The old man muttered about his grandson's reaction after eating the flour.

"Stop talking! We'll talk later." The man scolded in a low voice.

"Oh, okay, he's banging his head against the wall and insists on eating yours..."

“…”

Xu Jinning couldn't hear the rest of the words because the two of them had already walked some distance away.

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But Xu Jinning's heart was in turmoil.

She knew, she finally knew! Why did she feel like she had forgotten a certain plot in the book just now?

It was because I saw the man with the loach.

And now, the conversation between the two, especially the old man's later words, suddenly reminded Xu Jinning of a certain plot in the book.

Flour, dead loach, and the abnormal reaction of the old man’s grandson…

This is only written later in the book, ten years later.

It was to create opportunities for the heroine Lin Wangshu.

Later in the book, the man with the loach was discovered by Lin Wangshu and then caught.

But this man has been traveling on trains for nearly ten years.

Ten years is enough time for this gang to grow and develop into something great! That’s right!

This man was not selling loaches at all.

It's poison! It's addictive! The book says that this man pretended to be a boss and asked country people from all over the country to catch loaches.

Why loach? Because although loach can be eaten, it is not as valuable as other fish, but it is not completely worthless.

And it is something that farmers can catch relatively easily.

But loach is just a carrier.

And that thing seemed to be wet flour, and the wet flour was in lumps.

That's why the old man and his grandson admitted their mistakes.

In fact, they may not even know what it is.

The old man's grandson would steal it and eat it, really thinking it was flour.

The old man’s grandson is now addicted and cannot control himself.

So they can’t help it and will make a fuss to continue eating “flour”, otherwise they will go crazy.

Of course, this is Xu Jinning's guess.

In the book, it only mentioned that the man used loach as disguise, and did not mention the old man.

She recalled that it was now 1982, and according to the plot in the book, Lin Wangshu discovered this 10 years later.

She remembered that the book said that the man's gang had been developing for 10 years or almost 11 years at that time.

From a small gang, it developed into a huge and astonishing organization 10 years later.