Chapter 065 Do you have any special hobbies?
"County Magistrate Zhou has some tricks up his sleeve..."
The biggest feature of Chiyan County is its rich iron ore deposits, and almost the entire county revolves around this one thing.
According to intelligence, a flood broke out, engulfed the mine, and washed away the waste mountain.
Iron ore waste mixed with flood mud flow to form a "blood sandstorm", causing a large number of casualties.
Even those who survived the impact had countless scratches and wounds, and such injuries were extremely difficult to treat.
The area affected was wider than the tea alkali poisoning in Mingyan County, with as many as three to four thousand injured. Some of the injured suffered skin ulcers, festering wounds, and were in great pain.
County Magistrate Zhou Yanqing immediately assembled all the yamen runners and patrol soldiers, and forcibly "requested" the gentry to release grain and drug dealers to release medicine for disaster relief.
According to the deputy general, it was almost equivalent to robbery.
It was because of his toughness and quick response that they were able to barely survive the first wave and control casualties.
After the floods stabilized, they resettled the people whose villages were engulfed, actively sought ways to block the waste slag mountain, and mobilized doctors to treat the injured...
We are busy with flood control and disaster relief every day, but due to limited manpower and materials, the subsequent results are not ideal.
After listening to the report, Qin Zhaoqiong asked the deputy general to leave first, leaving four people in the room again. "What do you think?"
Meng Jian shrugged his shoulders. "He sounds like a diligent and good official, and quite capable."
No one is stupid, and "sounds like" represents his doubt.
An underground dam and an iron smelting furnace were discovered in Mingyan County. Coincidentally, there are rich iron ore deposits upstream and even a river running through it. How likely is it that the two things are unrelated?
The anomaly in Mingyan County is hidden in a remote cave. Perhaps the county officials really don't know about it, but how could the county magistrate not know anything about the iron ore being smuggled out of the mine for many years?
Under the premise of suspicion, the more Zhou Yanqing demonstrated his outstanding abilities, the more people would be suspicious of him.
Great good or great evil? No one can say for sure.
"What should we do next, sister, do you have any ideas?"
Qin Zhaoyue sighed inwardly. Now he didn't even pretend and came straight to her.
"It's very simple. My eldest sister is here to provide disaster relief. So, we should focus on flood control and disaster relief. Leave the rest to the Xuanji Guards."
Everyone: ...
It’s really simple.
That was privately cast weapons and armor, which may have lasted for seven or eight years. There was no reason to completely abandon it after knowing about it.
Qin Zhaoyue could tell what they were thinking from their expressions.
"Then I'd like to ask, Eldest Sister, Commander Meng, and Sui Mo, which one of you is good at investigating cases?
Don't be shy, who knows, there might be a talented person among you. If you are good at it, please raise your hand.
The three men looked embarrassed. Two of them were soldiers and one was a personal bodyguard. Who would do that?
Qin Zhaoyue tilted his head and looked over at everyone. "Well, since no one raised their hand, aren't you afraid that if you intervene rashly and handle the situation improperly, you might expose your true identity and cause trouble?"
As soon as the words fell, all eyes were focused on her.
Yes, it’s true that they don’t have talent in this area, but Zhao Yue… that’s not necessarily the case…
Qin Zhaoyue suddenly shuddered, "Why are you looking at me? I can't do it!"
"The task of flood control and disaster relief is difficult enough. We should focus on our duties and at most create some conditions for the Xuanji Guard to investigate the case."
Qin Zhaoqiong quickly asked, "How do we create the conditions?"
"Share the information with that Yaoguang, and also try to lower the vigilance of any possible enemies.
My eldest sister is still as devoted to disaster relief as before; I continue to be lazy and indulge in pleasure.
As for Commander Meng, it's even simpler; he's too seriously injured to care about anything else."
Having said that, Qin Zhaoqiong looked at Meng Jian deliberately.
Meng Jian was startled and subconsciously looked down at himself, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhaoqiong lowered her gaze and asked, "Excuse me, which seriously injured patient has a rosy complexion and speaks with full energy?"
"I...I was only in front of you. Outside, I pretended to be weak."
"If, I mean if...
If someone in Chiyan County was involved in the illegal minting case, what kind of people do you think they were?
They are bold and yet cautious. Do you think they will keep an eye on the disaster relief team?
"Will they see that you're pretending to be weak? Will they see something in your pretense?"
Meng Jian was confused by the barrage of questions, but he immediately understood the meaning.
"I can use my true qi to shock my internal organs and cause internal injuries."
Qin Zhaoyue leaned back strategically, squinting his eyes as he glared at the person in front of him. "Do you have any special fetish? Do you feel good when you hurt yourself?"
I used this trick when trying to recruit people before, and it almost hurt me.
Now it’s just a show, and the first reaction is self-harm.
Then Qin Zhaoyue had to wonder: pain = pleasure?
Tsk tsk tsk… I didn’t expect that under his sunny and strong appearance, he could play so perverted…
"I didn't!" Meng Jian denied immediately.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very strange, even the eldest princess and Sui Mo looked at him with a strange look in their eyes.
Meng Jian was so anxious that his face turned red and his neck became thick, "I really didn't!"
"Okay, okay, you're done, aren't you?" Qin Zhaoyue agreed perfunctorily and then instructed Sui Mo:
"Go to my room and get the butterfly-welcoming powder. If you're not sure, ask Taoyao."
The main ingredient of butterfly powder is pearl powder, with talcum powder and a little beeswax added.
The texture is light, the makeup lasts long, it is not easy to make mistakes, and it has no special fragrance.
But this alone is not enough. After all, it is raining outside, and the little bit of beeswax added is not enough to ensure that the makeup lasts.
“Also, ask the magician for some animal and plant wax.
I don’t know the specific type, but I want it to be white, light smell, and waterproof.”
Qin Zhaoyue had seen him perform before. In some shows, he would apply oily wax on his face, which should be able to meet the requirements.
Sui Mo went there immediately and soon brought back powder and a box of oil wax made with goose fat and beeswax. While waiting, Meng Jian had already washed his face.
"Come on, apply the butterfly powder first and then the wax."
"This...or I should do it myself."
How could Meng Jian have the nerve to let the woman apply it on him? It was just applying two things on his face, how difficult could it be?
After dozens of breaths, he successfully contracted vitiligo, with white spots on his face of varying thickness and color.
"Playing? Go wash your face!"
Meng Jian obeyed obediently, cleaned his face again, and said awkwardly, "Thank you for your help..."
Sui Mo's face was tense, "Try not to move."
After dozens of breaths, he successfully recovered from mild vitiligo.
Qin Zhaoyue:?
Suimo shrank back, not daring to look up at anyone. "I've been wearing a mask in the palace all year round..."
She covers her face all day, leaving only her eyes exposed. Who would waste money on makeup?
Qin Zhaoyue glanced at her elder sister, and the expression of resistance on her face almost said "I can't do it".
After all, my eldest sister is often in the army, and even when she puts on makeup, she has maids to help her.
Unlike before she traveled through time, it was common for her to spend five minutes putting on makeup in the morning.
"Why……"
Exhaling a long breath, Qin Zhaoyue snatched the powder box from Suimo's hand...
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