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"This is?" Searle narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked up and down Taylor.
Birgan coughed dryly, and introduced solemnly: "This is Mr. Taylor, my good friend. He is the boss of Jinfan Chamber of Commerce, and the three merchant ships that were taken away belong to him. Oh, I forgot to introduce, this Searle Your Excellency is a big shot from the imperial capital. Mr. Taylor, I am afraid that your merchant ship will be robbed, and I am afraid that Sir Searle will come to think of a way."
Birgan was happy to kick this matter to Searle to deal with, just kidding, how can he handle the robber who can make such a big fight? How could Searle not know about Birgan's little plan, and he didn't expose it. Looking at Taylor again, his eyes are so playful.
Jinfan Chamber of Commerce, a big merchant, a robbed merchant ship. When these things were connected, Taylor became suspicious in his eyes. I just hate that the vulture placed next to Julian didn't report back the opponent's actions in time, and there was no new news after arriving at Tiger Shark Port, so Searle didn't know who was here to support Julian and his party. Now that Taylor jumped out, it was inevitable that he acted suspiciously.
But Searle didn't want to embarrass Taylor without definite evidence. In order to avoid alarming the enemy, this time the action plan for intercepting Julian is not only about closing the dock. In the waters of Santa Terina, there is also a naval fleet waiting for them. If Taylor is really from Julian, if he touches him rashly, I'm afraid it will make the other party more vigilant; secondly, this kind of businessman has a lot of friends, so Taylor has something to do with Earl Birgun, God knows what's behind him There are no big names. In case this has nothing to do with Taylor but offends some big shots, then he will get himself into trouble for nothing.
For a moment, he was already thinking about it, and he could only investigate Taylor secretly, and he couldn't make any big moves. However, compared to Taylor, tracking the voyage of the three merchant ships was the top priority, and Searle asked a few questions casually. For example, what is the cargo on the ship, where is it going, who is the buyer, and so on. These questions are not asked casually. If Taylor's answer is different from what he investigated at the time, then there must be something wrong with the owner of the chamber of commerce. Taylor, however, answered fluently, and then walked aside holding Searle's hand and said, "My lord, these goods are expensive. If my lord can help me recover them, my lord's benefits will definitely be lost."
With the cover of his body, Taylor stuffed something into Searle's pocket, and patted it schematically: "I'll leave everything to you, my lord."
After he left, Searle secretly pulled out the thing, which turned out to be a gold reserve coupon. The amount of 10,000 gold coins is not too much, and it is not too much. If you have to describe it, you can only say it is good. Searle began to doubt his own judgment. Judging from Taylor's current behavior, it seemed that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Of course, Searle trusted intelligence more than his own intuition.
As the boat sails on the sea, the blue waves gradually send away.
The ship rises and falls with the waves, the bright sunlight penetrates the thin clouds, and falls to the sea surface to reflect thousands of bright lights, just like hundreds of diamonds shining at the same time. On the bow deck, several wine glasses collided together, making a few crisp sounds, Julian's handsome face turned red from the strong alcohol, but the Prince Palace
His spirit was very excited. He patted Edward's arm happily and said: "Thanks to your ingenious plan this time, we were able to reverse the situation and change from passive to active. And I have to say, Edward's idea is really great!"
Thorin sighed sincerely: "Your Highness is right. I don't think those vultures who killed them would have thought that we would snatch the ship openly, so that we would leave the port early and we would be able to separate ourselves from Mr. Taylor."
"What's even better is that Captain Jeter took some of us and hid in the cargo box to get on the ship first, which solved the problem that our goal was too large, and also allowed the captain and sailors to be in place in advance so that the ship could do it. Get ready to travel." Julian shook his head and sighed: "The whole plan is careful and efficient. Alan, even I am jealous now, you have such a good helper."
"Even if His Highness is jealous, I will never give you Edward," Allen said.
Several people laughed again.
Allen coughed softly at this moment: "However, although we have passed the pier, the danger has not passed. Don't forget, there is a lurking vulture beside us, and Diego also said that there is a vulture at sea. There is also a naval fleet waiting for us."
With the plan to seize the ship at the dock, Julian seemed to have full confidence in Edward. He took a sip of the spirits and said, "I believe in Edward, he must have a plan."
Edward laughed and said, "Let us Master Alan talk about this matter. We have already discussed the details, and there should be no problem in general. At this time, it is better for me to appear stupid, lest Alan Lord Lun thought I was an eyesore and kicked me away, then I would lose my job."
Allen raised his hand and slapped his forehead: "This guy must want to change jobs to His Highness's side, that's why he said that about me."
Julian spread his hands and said, "If he does this, I would be happy to accept such a talent."
"Okay, Your Highness, and gentlemen, the entertainment is over, let's talk about some serious business." Allen put down his glass and said, "I have discussed with Edward about the spies and the navy. The scheduled itinerary cannot If we continue, we will abandon the ship and land at the next port, and divert to land."
Julian was puzzled and said: "If you want to go ashore at the next port, you can avoid the naval fleet's nets. I can understand this. But what does this have to do with spies? Isn't it better to catch him at sea? After all, he has nowhere to hide here, and there is really no better chance to find the spies, right? I'm still wondering whether we deliberately leaked false information and let the vulture spread the information. When the time comes As long as we closely monitor the actions of everyone on board, we should be able to catch any clues, right?"
Allen glanced at Edward, and the two laughed. Edward replied: "This is exactly the result I obtained after repeated discussions with Mrs. Allen. Please imagine, Your Highness, if you were a vulture, in an environment where you know that you are easy to reveal your identity on the ship, you will still Are we going to take the risk of transmitting information? So we have to go overland, and the situation on the land is complicated, which will make Vulture think he has an opportunity, and only when he relaxes his vigilance will we have a chance to find him."
After hearing this, Julian said with an "oh" voice, "I see."
Then they discussed the specific details of the plan. At noon, the captain told them that lunch was ready, and they left.
In the evening, the merchant ship anchored in a sheltered bay. The waves beat against the boat gently, and the distant sunset dyed the sky and the sea orange, just like the bold and bright colors painted by famous artists.
Use color to interpret the beauty of dusk silently. The chirping of seabirds kept ringing on the ship, and from time to time a few seabirds would stop on the sails and masts, and then rush up again after a while. Alan and the others admired the beautiful scenery on the deck, talked about the prospects from time to time, and they were all full of confidence in the future.
There were many seabirds on board, so there was a white raven among them, which didn't attract too much attention. After the crow circled around in the flock of birds, it left the flock of birds and flew towards the south, before disappearing in the sky.
In a harbor hundreds of nautical miles away from merchant ships, there is a row of warships neatly lined up here. Even though night fell on the deck of one of the large ships, the lights were still brightly lit. The sailors on board lit a row of lanterns to illuminate the deck. Under the lights, a tall man with bronzed skin stood in the middle of the deck. His gray curly hair had deep facial features, and a pair of gray-blue eyes were sharp. Under the strong bridge of the nose, the two thin lips were tightly pressed together. He stood upright, even though the building and ship rose and fell with the waves, he did not waver at all, giving him an extraordinarily tough and domineering feeling.
The man raised his palm with unusually thick knuckles, beckoned, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Come here."
Opposite him were three shirtless men with scars all over their bodies. Every scar is a strange medal to them. The three people have stern eyes, and they can tell that they are not ordinary characters. After they exchanged glances with each other, they dispersed, and then exerted their strength at the same time, each using their own killing skills to ruthlessly attack the man in the middle.
The lips of the bronze-skinned man curled up, forming a cold smile. He squatted down and clasped his hands. He shouted again and spread out, a strong air wave erupted, hitting the three people besieging him shaking. The man took the opportunity to flash out, and with elbows, kicks and head hammers, he knocked the three of them into the air cleanly.
The three fell to the ground and cried out in pain, the man shook his head: "Come again."
At this time, a soldier ran up to the deck and shouted: "General Solo, I just received a message from the vulture about Prince Julian."
The man named Solo said "Oh" and gestured: "Read it and listen."
"Yes." The soldier stood up straight, spread out a small note and read: "Julian and his party will go to Hongye Port tomorrow, and prepare to land as a ship."
"Want to go by land?" Solo laughed: "You are really smart, Your Highness, but it seems that they have also got the news that we are waiting for them to fall into the trap above Santa Terina."
"General, what about us?"
"How far is Hongye Port from here?"
"Two hours to go."
Solo nodded: "Then what are we waiting for, let's set sail now. I can't help but want to see what a wonderful expression they will have when they land on the shore tomorrow, only to find that they are surrounded by us. Oh yes , Remember to take down all the flags and signs when you arrive at Hongye Port, so don’t frighten our Highness Julian early.”
A moment later, a fleet left the harbor and headed towards Hongye Harbor in the dark.
Nothing to say all night. The next day, Solo got up early in the morning. He asked someone to move a big chair and put it on the deck of the building, and then sat on the building overlooking the bay of Hongye Port. It was still early, and the pier was very quiet, only the chirping of seabirds sounded from time to time. Solo was not in a hurry, he waited patiently, and kept simulating the detailed plan of rounding up Julian in his mind until he thought it was perfect.
He opened his powerful palm, and said calmly: "Everything is under control."
(end of this chapter)