Chapter 44: Covert Actions (4)
For tonight's night expedition to the stronghold, Nangong Yu felt that he had gained a lot. After all, it was the first time to go to snoop, and it was very satisfying to hear such news. Even Nangong Yu was a little surprised that this operation went smoothly, and his luck was still very good.
The timing chosen by Nangong Yu is very appropriate, first, he and his party came to Ragusa with a swagger today, and Massimo and Anna are so outstanding! Second, Ron is greedy for money, and he is naturally unwilling to let go of the arrival of a fat fish like Massimo.
On the one hand, Ron is a government official, and he is quiet to the outside world. But he colluded with pirates behind his back, so he naturally chose to communicate at night. On the other hand, the night operation takes advantage of the darkness of the night, and Nangong Yu will be more secretive.
Therefore, the timing of Nangong Yu's choice was neither early nor late, not long after the two of them started talking, Nangong Yu was already quietly lurking on their roof.
Nangong Yu pondered in his heart: The news he got tonight is enough to prove that Ron has bad intentions, and even the pirate's stronghold has been explored.
In addition, Nangong Yu discovered that Massimo and Anna had long been targeted by pirates, and they wanted to kidnap them all the time! and Villanueva, the beast hidden in the depths of the sea.
At present, these two people have ill intentions and vainly try to kidnap Massimo and Anna, and the purpose of Nangong Yu's trip is also to exterminate this pirate stronghold, but now is not a good opportunity to start, only to eliminate them in a relatively more appropriate way is the right way.
Although Nangong Yu's current strength is only an easy matter for the two of them to disappear silently, but in that case, it will inevitably alarm the forces behind them, and those hidden crises behind them will probably become more secretive and will not emerge again! If you want to deal with them, it will be more difficult! Besides, Nangong Yu also needs to know more about Villanueva's forces, after all, they are still the enemies of their parents who are forced to die.
Nangong Yu sneered in his heart: I'll leave you dogs alive first. Sooner or later, it will also be the soul of my men! Since you won't kill for the time being, then you will have the right to live a few more days!
Early the next morning, after breakfast, everyone was summoned to the cabin by Nangong Yu, and he arranged for all the other sailors to stay on the deck, not allowing anyone to approach the ship, and in addition, if any abnormal situation was found, report it in time.
Ron didn't show up on the docks today, presumably he's getting drunk in a room somewhere.
Regarding the fact that Ron did not come, Nangong Yu's reaction was very indifferent, as if he had expected it, and he looked confident. Massimo secretly looked at his crew member, and felt more and more incomprehensible. At a young age, he is ruthless, decisive, and mysterious and weird, making people elusive. This is the feeling that Massimo suddenly felt for Nangong Yu in his heart.
Looking at Nangong Yu, whose mouth was slightly upturned and his eyes were as deep as an ocean, Massimo suddenly felt that he had completely lost the mentality of a superior person. In the past, in front of other people, except for his parents and brother, he only needed to do whatever he wanted in front of others. But when facing the person in front of him, Massimo felt from the bottom of his heart that his self-confidence had become little left in front of Nangong Yu.
Perhaps, Anna is the one who really has a vision. Clearing his throat, Massimo sat down and said to Nangong Yu: "Nangong, do you have any useful information for calling us here, or do you have any good plans?"
Nangong Yu naturally understood what Massimo was thinking, that is, to see that he was alone and explored the stronghold at night, and he was unharmed, which was impossible in the eyes of normal people. Massimo and the others must have shaken in their hearts, and although they didn't say it on the surface, the way they looked at themselves had changed, except for Marco and Anna. Marco has been with him since he was a child, and he already knows something about himself, and it is not surprising that Anna has seen some of his abilities more than once.
As for Massimo asking as soon as he came up, it was nothing more than the nobleman's heart, although he was much better than the other nobles. Nangong Yu's heart turned, and he smiled dumbly. And his plan also needs the help of Massimo and Anna, without whom the plan cannot be executed perfectly.
Nangong Yu glanced at the people sitting in a circle, and found that they were all looking at him intently, so he put away the other thoughts in his heart and said seriously: "Let's talk about the bad news first, they have already targeted us." ”
Massimo said, "We know this, don't say you found this overnight." After speaking, he deliberately put on a skeptical look.
Nangong Yu smiled and said, "After you listen to me, they are targeting us, not with the purpose of robbing merchant ships, their main targets at the moment are the two of you, Massimo and Anna." And because of who you are, son of the duke. Besides, the capture of you has already been the target of all pirates throughout the Adriatic, Anna, do you remember the first time we went to sea? Moreover, they didn't want to kill you, but they should use you to blackmail the Duke and force him to compromise. ”
Anna and Massimo couldn't help but be surprised.
He has become the target of pirate capture, and now, he is next to the pirate stronghold, and the goal is to eliminate the pirates in the stronghold. When these two things come together, isn't it a needle to a wheat. For oneself, this is no less dangerous than participating in a war. Massimo originally thought that he would form a fleet to accept the commission, and even if he couldn't complete the commission, he would be able to hone his swordsmanship by the way, and when he encountered danger, he would be confident that he would be able to retreat, but now, being targeted by the fierce beasts in the entire ocean, it was not pleasant.
Anna covered her mouth with her little hands, she naturally understood the danger, and said in a trembling voice: "Then we came here with great fanfare, aren't we already surrounded by them." As she spoke, she felt like she was surrounded by pirates.
Seeing their expressions, the corners of Nangong Yu's mouth turned up slightly, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, after all, they are still children, although their minds are much stronger than ordinary people, but the mentality of dealing with strong enemies is still much worse, and this matter is indeed a pretty good opportunity in his opinion.
Anthony looked at Nangong Yu, touched his chin with his hand, squinted his eyes and said to Nangong Yu: "Luca, do you have any plans?" Or let's get out of here now and return to Venice, after all, it is the safest place." ”
Nangong Yu smiled slightly and said, "I naturally have a way, don't forget, we are not here to escape, but to complete the commission and exterminate the pirates." ”
Massimo was stunned, looked at Nangong Yu, and asked, "Tell me, what is your plan?" This group of pirates has been entrenched here for many years, and their manpower, ships, and defenses are already very mature, and he doesn't know what Nangong Yu can do, at most, he can mobilize his father's army to attack.
Nangong Yu's seemingly immature face showed a touch of dominating the world, and said: "This time, let's work together to strangle this group of pirates who eat people and don't spit out bones in this ocean." ”
Massimo could no longer hold back the question in his heart, and said, "What do we need to do?" No matter how strong you are in battle, Anna is very dangerous. ”
Nangong Yu was not in a hurry, and said: "Not only do I want to kill them all, but also build their current stronghold into our own dock, Massimo, don't you want to prove yourself? Aren't you going to form your own fleet? This is a good opportunity." ”
Massimo's heart almost stopped! A pair of eyes widened, as if he had seen a monster!
Nangong Yu smiled noncommittally and said, "They are eyeing you, and similarly, we are also eyeing them." Then, he gave out all the plans in his heart without reservation.
Nangong Yu had already seen that although this Massimo was young, he was definitely a trustworthy person, and he was not a timid person.
After listening to Nangong Yu's plan, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and Massimo said: "You can really do it, in this way, we are really likely to kill them all here, how did you come up with it?"
Nangong Yu smiled, changed his words, and said, "Also, after we return to Venice, you two must pay attention to the people around you, especially Anna." From now on, everything we do will be kept secret, no matter anyone, including the Duke. ”
Both asked at the same time, "Why?"
Nangong Yu's eyes shot a cold divine light, and he said: "The two of you can't even see the current situation of the duke, right? Although the appearance of the Gallo family is extremely beautiful, it is actually full of dangers, and the family will be ruined at every turn, and there will be no return!"
The two of them suddenly had a cold shudder, obviously startled by Nangong Yu's words, and looked at Nangong Yu with straight eyes.
Nangong Yu continued: "The Gallo family seems to be extremely beautiful at the moment, but I'm afraid no one knows better than you that in fact, the Gallo family is tied to the interests of too many people, and even the interests of too many countries. Although the Republic of Venice only occupies control of the Adriatic Sea, in fact, the merchant fleet of Venice has spread all over the Mediterranean, and in addition, you and Alger also have a powerful military fleet, I am right. ”
Anna and Massimo nodded at the same time.
Nangong Yu said: "In such a situation, do you think other countries will not be blushing? What will they do? Will they be content with the status quo? In addition, not to mention, just in this Adriatic Sea, how many people are interested in the power and wealth of the Gallo family, and how many people around you are ill-intentioned and want the Duke to hand over power, and you, although you have a noble status, it is precisely this identity that makes you the target of many people. ”
As soon as Nangong Yu's words fell, the two nobles were already in a cold sweat.
Nangong Yu is not wrong at all, at present, the Duke of Gallo is extremely powerful, and the Gallo family is powerful, in fact, as Nangong Yu said, it is already in crisis, and all forces have begun to put pressure on Duke Gallo, if it weren't for the fact that the Gallo family is too powerful, it would have been wiped out now.
And if the Gallo family is hastily eliminated, I am afraid that it will cause large-scale chaos in the entire kingdom, and even shake the country's foundation. That is something that no country can afford, and coupled with the fact that Gallo has the interests of other neighboring countries, other countries do not want to see the Gallo family destroyed, at least temporarily. So it seems that the danger of exhausting eggs is actually immovable.
The current situation is a delicate balance, and if one hair is involved, the whole body will be moved, and any accident will be enough to break this balance! If Anna and Massimo are calculated by those who have intentions and become their weight to blackmail the duke, then the duke will inevitably make a compromise, and the balance will be broken.
Therefore, now the two of them can be said to have become the focus of attention, and once something happens, the Gallo family will inevitably suffer a catastrophe!
But Nangong Yu, as an outsider, has such a far-reaching vision and can analyze it with reasonable evidence.
Thinking of this, Massimo suddenly found a problem and said, "It seems that you have long known about our family's affairs, so why do you still want to go to sea with us, so you are not afraid of being swept in?"
Nangong Yu's face showed a face that was completely inconsistent with his age, and he secretly said in his heart: "I have experienced too many things like this. But he said, "I wonder if Monsieur Massimo still wants to flee back to Venice, or is it better to join me in the first attack on this group of pirates?"
Anna and Massimo glanced at each other, suddenly stood up, and bowed to Nangong Yu solemnly, Massimo said: "It's about the safety of our family and our own lives, and I hope Mr. Nangong Yu will help us." ”
The actions of the two of them shocked the rest of the audience, and it was really eye-opening for them to see for the first time that the nobleman in high esteem actually saluted a commoner, and it was two.
Nangong Yu hurriedly supported the two of them and said, "Don't worry, since I said these things, I have already regarded you as friends, friends are in trouble, why don't you help, and I am not simply helping you, I also have my own purpose, of course, it will not harm your family." ”
Massimo looked at Nangong Yu, and finally couldn't help but sigh loudly: "Who are you?"
Nangong Yu smiled very strangely, his black eyes revealed endless depth, and said, "Guess what?"