54.
The flagship of the Yingcang army rushed to the front of the boat first, and the boards were erected. Everyone was stunned to watch these well-dressed navy walk to their tattered deck and salute to the fat sheep businessman: "Duke Zhenhai! grown ups."
"Stop saluting to me," Fang Tinglan pointed to Long Rong beside him, "Take Her Majesty the Queen first and treat her well."
Queen? ! The sailors were even more foolish.
Long Rong was still a little dizzy at this moment, she forced herself to walk up to Fang Tinglan: "You are the most vicious gambler I have ever seen in my life."
"And he is the luckiest gambler." Fang Tinglan smiled.
Long Rong glared at him angrily and helplessly, then turned around and headed for the warship wearing the blanket sent by the Yingcang army. Hai Lian pulled the first mate to the side, "Anyway, you have seen that one of them is Lord Hai of Nanhong Township, and the other is the royal family of Tisu. I lied to you," he said, "but they are also genuine. You are rich, now you can ask for whatever compensation you want."
"..." The first officer's eyes turned back and forth on the warship and Hailian for several rounds, and he said after a while, "So we took the Queen's business?"
Hailian raised her eyebrows: "You can also say that."
"Then who are you?" asked the first mate, "You know so much about Xinghai, you don't look like them..."
"I actually said my identity at the beginning," the young man tilted his head slightly, and said with a smile, "I said I was working on the Blackfish."
The first officer was stunned for a while, then the man's small mung bean-like eyes widened, and he opened his mouth wide: "You are!!"
The corner of the baron's mouth rose: "Nanhong's Lord Zhenhai and Queen Tisu can give you a box of treasures and a new ship. I don't have as much money as them, so I can only give you something else in return. From now on, the people on your ship They are all friends of the Black Shark, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can find me through any of my crew members." He paused for a while when he said that, and pointed to the captain's gun on his waist. Saber, "By the way, can this be mine?"
At this moment, the first officer would just nod his head in a daze.
"Thank you." After saying that, he slapped his left chest on the first officer and the sailors, and then turned away like a seagull.
The Yingcang army has the wealth of the Fang family as their backing, so it is naturally a good first-class deployment in the navy of the four wastelands. The military doctor on board checked the bruise on Hailian's waist, and after confirming that the bones were fine, he began to help him. Bandaged his forehead, but was blocked by Hai Lian: "Go and see other people, some sailors were injured much more seriously than me, I can do this little thing by myself."
"Since the doctor is not allowed to come, why not let me serve you?" A voice interjected from the side. Fang Tinglan took the ointment and bandage from the doctor's hand, and smiled at the sea.
Hailian curled her lips, "Alright."
The two sat opposite each other, and Fang Tinglan signaled Hailian to sit closer, "I paid them a ship, a three-masted schooner."
"It's a small amount of money for the other adults."
"My money didn't come from the strong wind." Even though he said that, his tone was indulgent, Fang Tinglan smiled, "But it's still very easy to break through Beihong's blockade with the money of a three-masted ship." Cost-effective."
"You crashed their captain and they didn't say anything?"
"Their captain often withholds his men's rations and wages, and sooner or later he will mutiny." Gently spread the ointment, "The first officer has to thank me for letting him be promoted."
There was a slight stabbing pain on his forehead, and Hailian couldn't help but frowned, "What are you going to do next? Let your fleet send us directly to Tisu?"
"I'm afraid not." Fang Tinglan shook his head, "The Yingcang army has other uses, so we can only bring you and Long Rong to Xielong to find Ake."
"What's the use?"
"Do you remember that I told you that Mo Yiren left North Lama Bay and was planning to occupy Qianlu Beach?" Fang Tinglan said, "When they dispersed their forces, there was a gap south of the previously blocked Tianzhu Strait , I have to tear this gap."
"Then take it as your own, and occupy a few air routes by the way?" Hailian teased.
Fang Tinglan smiled without saying a word.
After applying the hemostatic ointment, Tinglan leaned forward to bully him, and continued to wrap the bandage on him. The posture of the two of them was almost a hug, and the man's voice was low and soft, coming from his ear: "Once the territory on the Tianzhu Strait After being threatened, Mo Yi would still have the heart to covet Tisu's advantage. Although I didn't directly support Tisu, I also helped you in another way - I just received a little bonus while helping. "
"Fang Tinglan, you shouldn't be a politician, you should concentrate on doing business, and you can get money anywhere."
"Your Excellency the Baron, I have never said that I am a selfless and kind person." The man smiled cunningly. He stepped back and let go, "It's bandaged, do you want me to rub your waist next?"
Hailian: "..."
55.
With the escort of the Yingcang army, the rest of the journey became calm and easy. Four days later, the group successfully arrived at Xilong Island.
Hailian watched the Yingcang fleet leave, and then looked at the person beside him: "Master Fang, isn't he going to occupy your Tianzhu Strait?"
"It was the Yingcang Army who went, not me. Of course I have to send you back to Jiumeng to be at ease," Fang Tinglan looked aggrieved, "Is that why you want to drive me away?"
Hailian rolled her eyes, "Don't think that I can't guess that you must have other things to do in Jiumeng City."
Fang Tinglan's face didn't change for a moment after his plan was exposed, and he still smiled: "It's just a small matter of finishing the information, it's not as important as sending you ashore safely."
Hailian snorted coldly and turned to look for Ake.
Ake rushed to Xielong Island as soon as he received the news. He had been waiting on the island for more than a month, and now he was finally able to unload part of the burden. I’m waiting for you here with the Blackfish? Xielong is a place where birds don’t shit, and you can’t even get a few wild game. I take my brothers to catch crabs every day, and I’m almost like a crab..." etc. After he finished complaining, he listened to Hailian's explanation of what had happened, and the young man's messy hair was scratched like a bird's nest by him, "—so Bei Hong doesn't want to marry Her Royal Highness at all?"
"It's Her Majesty the Queen now." Hailian corrected.
"One meaning, anyway, is that Sister Long Rong's marriage is blown up." Ake scratched his head again, "Then Jiumeng City is also in chaos now, so we have to go back to save the scene?"
"That's what it means." Hai Lian said, "You don't know anything about the shipyard?"
"Every day over there, they are either pondering the design of the blueprints of the eighth wheel, or watching people drink and fight, what can they know..." Ake stuck out his tongue, and he glanced curiously at Fang Tinglan not far away, "By the way Brother Hailian, aren't you and that... that person... why are you together again now?"
Hailian has never kept this matter from his first officer, and he followed Ake's gaze. The tall man was giving orders to the general of the Yingcang Army, and the corners of the other party's mouth were slightly raised, but Hailian He even knew that what this person said would never be gentle words. He withdrew his gaze, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't worry about adults' affairs, children."
"Hey, if you don't say it, don't say it, and you still use such old-fashioned words to prevaricate me." Ake laughed, "I just want to know how far I can talk with this Mr. Fang, so that he doesn't trick me It would be nice if I missed something when I said something—you are in charge, and the boundaries are for you to set."
Even a boy like Ake who is several years younger than him knows the rules of the game, but he can't always grasp the boundaries. Hailian pursed his lips tightly, and after a long time he let out a sigh of relief: "You can treat him as your own, but don't treat him too much, and don't reveal a word about "Ji Guang Huang Yun Shu." He took a picture Pat Ake on the shoulder, "Today I will rest here for the last night, eat the last crab, and then go to Sand Ghost Bay."
Now that Fang Tinglan has drawn him to the gambling table, he will also learn how to weave the deck in his hand.
After a good meal of crabs and a restful night's sleep, the Blackfish revived its long sails and headed towards Sand Ghost Bay. With the help of the Eight Lian Paddle Wheel, Hai Lian saw the boats parked in the Shagui Bay on the seventh day. Just in case, he asked Long Rong and others to stop on the Black Shark first, and he, Ake, and Fang Tinglan got off the ship first.
Sand Ghost Bay has also undergone great changes in the past five years, perhaps because the navies of various countries have become more and more powerful, and the co-sinking of the Sea God and the Banshee has seriously damaged the vitality of the pirates. The bay is more like an unowned commercial pier, where smugglers exchange goods and information, and they don't shy away from the outlaws with knives around them.
"What are you thinking?" Hailian glanced at Fang Tinglan beside him.
"It's nothing," Fang Tinglan smiled innocently. "The business here is small fish and shrimp. Now only big fish can satisfy my appetite."
When Hai Lian was about to say something, someone on the side of the road suddenly recognized him: "Hai Lian?!" The man greeted him and approached him, "Why are you back?"
The Baron and Lord Zhenhai glanced at each other quickly, "Why can't I come back after I'm done with my work?" Hailian smiled, and quickly changed into the common accent of Shiliudao, "Didn't you just say go to Lin Hai bastard, why are you back?"
"It's too difficult to get along in Linhai!" The man sighed, "It's not that my brother told me that Tisu is messing around now, come back quickly to get a ticket..." When he said this, he suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help being surprised , "Are you still doing things for the Tisu people?"
"Do you think I look like me?" Hailian showed him the rough sailor suit on his body.
"That's right, I forgot," the man nodded his head, "The princess Tisu has died in Beihong, and the king's head has been hanging in Amber Square for a month. How can anyone pay you?"
The baron tightened his fingers, and his face still looked like he had lost his benefactor, "After I sent that little girl off, I went to the shipyard in Kaqili Bay to stay for a few months, and now I don't know anything about the southern border. Now that Tisu has no king, who will be in charge?"
"I'm not sure about this. I just came back. Why don't you go to the cave tavern?" The man scratched his head and looked at Fang Tinglan, "Who is this person?"
"A new boatman I've brought over from Calcher Bay."
Most of the shipyards in Kaqili Bay are Dongzhou people who went bankrupt on land and went to sea. Because they were born well, they were good at calculating, and they could read and write, so they generally would not be responsible for heavy physical work. He is in charge of bookkeeping or negotiating positions on the ship, so he naturally dresses more decently than ordinary sailors. The man looked at Fang Tinglan for a few more times, then stopped paying attention, and continued to exchange pleasantries with Hailian. When he was talking about going to the tavern for a drink together, a curse sounded from behind the four of them.
"How the hell do you see the road? Don't you have eyes?!"
"Feel sorry."
It was obviously just a simple sentence in Tisu language, but it was like a thunderclap in Hailian's ears. The young man's complexion changed, he pushed away the crowd, turned around and strode towards the source of the sound.
This voice is as hard as a rock and as sharp as metal. It once issued an invitation to surrender when I was most desperate, and it also issued countless execution orders in Tisu's public security hall. Even if it was deliberately suppressed at this time, the assassin would not can be distinguished instantly. And when he walked up to the owner of the voice, Hailian's eyes widened for a moment, and he pointed at the other person's face in disbelief.
"—Faluko?!"