Time and Space Tavern

Chapter 294
Through the mouth of the restaurant buddy, Qiao Mu gradually learned more about the world.

Compared with the same time period on the earth where he is, there is a big difference here.

Those historical figures he is familiar with do not exist, but some warlord factions and other aspects overlap greatly with history.

For example, in the current Anbei Province, the senior official is Zhang Xinan, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is just a puppet. The person who really controls the military and political power in the province is the warlord Song Kaiyun.

Song Kaiyun is a native of Anbei Province. He rose from the grassroots level. In the past few years, he took refuge with the Anhui warlords and gained expanded power. He almost dominated the Anbei Province with one hand.

Now with the outbreak of the Zhiwan War, the defeat of the warlords of the Anhui faction and the downfall of the backer, Song Kaiyun's status has plummeted.

Especially due to his excessive taxation in recent years, his reputation is far less than before.

In addition, in Anbei Province, the National Defense Army formed by patriotic party members is growing day by day, making his position even more unstable.

Not to mention high-level people, even some customers of "Bincui Building" talked openly, Song Kaiyun may not be able to hold on for too long.

"So, the largest forces in Anbei Province are the warlord Song Kaiyun and the commander-in-chief of the Patriot Army Ye Zhang?" Qiao Mu asked, playing with the ring in his hand.

He has already captured this guy's inner thoughts through his "telepathy" ability.

Although some of the content may be concealed, in general what he said is correct.

It can also be seen from this that the provincial governor Song Kaiyun's reputation has indeed plummeted, and it may be difficult to maintain it.

"Yes."

"I've already answered the question, do you think?" The man looked at Qiao Mu with a look of flattery and expectation.

Qiao Mu nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and bounced the ring, and it fell firmly into the hands of the clerk.

After getting the ring, the man looked excited, wiped it on his sleeve, and took a look at it.

Even when he was about to put it away, he suddenly heard a voice: "Wait."

The waiter's expression changed slightly. He turned his head and saw a man in black walking over.

The man looked about 25 or [-] years old, and the clothes on his body were obviously different from the short shirts that are popular today, but they were somewhat similar to Chinese tunic suits.

His beard and hair are well groomed, and his face is not handsome, but he has a special temperament, his eyes are gentle, and he is very attractive.

When he saw the man, the restaurant clerk's face became unattractive.

The customers who could come here to spend money were all rich or noble. If the other party took a fancy to what he had in hand, even if they took it away by force, he would not dare to say anything.

The man seemed to have guessed what the guy was thinking and smiled: "Can you let me see the ring in your hand? Just take a look."

The guy nodded with a sad face.

He took the ring, put it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully, his eyes stayed on the engraved words for a long time.

There was also curiosity in Qiao Mu's eyes.

The writing on this ring is ancient Egyptian writing. Even abroad, not many people know it, let alone China.

The man looked at it for a full 2 ​​minutes before returning it under the worried look of the waiter. He turned to Qiao Mu and said, "I, Huang Zicheng, may I take the liberty of asking for your name?"

"I'm Qiao Mu." Qiao Mu smiled.

"Mr. Qiao, did you come back from studying abroad recently?" Huang Zicheng sat across from Qiao Mu and asked.

Qiao Mu shook his head.

"I graduated from Cambridge University in England four years ago." Huang Zicheng obviously didn't believe Qiao Mu's words, so he said without hesitation.

Qiao Mu looked up in surprise.

To be able to graduate from Cambridge University in this age can be regarded as a good talent.

And according to what he's wearing...

"Are you from the National Guard Army?" Qiao Mu asked.

Huang Zicheng smiled, but did not deny it.

He continued: "I studied law at Cambridge University, hoping to solve our domestic problems by formulating a set of effective laws..."

Suddenly, he changed the subject and said, "During college, I took ancient literature as an elective. This is my hobby."

"The ring you gave that guy just now, the words on it, if I guessed correctly, should be ancient Egyptian characters." Huang Zicheng continued.

Qiao Mu looked at him with a smile.

His smile actually made Huang Zicheng a little embarrassed.

This man who had returned from studying abroad tried to explain: "I like these ancient characters very much, so I take the liberty..."

"I took it from the Egyptian Pharaoh's treasury." Qiao Mu said lightly.

"Huh?" Huang Zicheng was taken aback.

Although Egypt is still considered a British colony, a Chinese went there to dig out the Pharaoh's treasure house...

Huang Zicheng smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Qiao is really humorous."

Qiao Mu shrugged.

Seeing that Qiao Mu's order was served, and he didn't have much desire to talk, Huang Zicheng said goodbye and left.

After eating, Qiao Mu got up and went to the Governor's Mansion.

Although he has a more direct way to get what he wants, but...he doesn't want to spend his life in this world in vain.

What's more, according to the character of Qin Shihuang who has lived through the ages and one emperor, he would not be so willing to be manipulated by others.

Therefore, he needs to add some chips, or in other words, leave another optional path.

The Governor's Mansion is located inside the south gate of the city wall, almost coincident with the provincial government building on Earth.

When Qiao Mu arrived here, he happened to see an old-fashioned army green car approaching slowly, passing through the guard post and entering the Governor's Mansion.

There was a strange look in his eyes.

Just now he used his "telepathy" ability to capture the killing intent of the two people in the car, and that killing intent was obviously aimed at Song Kaiyun, the provincial governor.

"If this guy just dies like this, then there is no need to meet." Qiao Mu thought to himself.

Under the watchful eyes of the guards outside the Governor's Mansion, Qiao Mu sat down on a stone bench.

This stone bench was naturally set up for pedestrians, but due to the recent situation in the province, with conflicts breaking out from time to time between the Patriot Army and the government forces, very few pedestrians stop here.

Qiao Mu's behavior suddenly became extremely "dazzling", especially in the eyes of these anxious guards.

"Captain?" A young guard turned his head.

The middle-aged non-commissioned officer he called "Captain" nodded and said: "Please persuade me with kind words, don't be rough!"

Seeing a young soldier in a green uniform walking towards him, Qiao Mu never got up.

The entire Governor's Mansion is shrouded in his "telepathy" ability, so he can roughly perceive what's going on inside.

It's getting closer and closer to that breaking point.

"This... sir," the young soldier said after careful consideration of his tone and finding a suitable title, "the Governor's Mansion is under martial law and outsiders are prohibited from staying here."

"Did you hear that voice?" Qiao Mu looked up, with a strange smile in his eyes.

The young soldier was taken aback for a moment, and immediately heard a loud bang from behind.

　Yesterday I climbed a mountain. I lacked exercise for a long time and had a headache. I slept for more than ten hours. Sorry for the late update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)