The river wind is howling and the rain is pouring down.

The horse lantern in Lu Qing's hand was carried very steadily, and the dim light shone through the glass lampshade stained with water droplets, illuminating the ground around him.

On the wharf, dozens of large and small boats were docked, undulating and bumpy in the wind and waves, and the rain wet his hair, cheeks, and clothes, but it could not extinguish the strong emotions in his heart.

Just now, when Commander Xie told him that Lu Ting's naughty girl was most likely hidden on a ship in front of him. He couldn't hold back his anxiety any longer.

Yes, on such a stormy night, even a few feet of the ship could only make out a vague appearance, let alone distinguish the sail masts, ropes and oars on the ship.

How exactly to find out which ship?

Although you can wait for dawn and then look for it. However, Commander Xie also emphasized that human traffickers are a group of inhumane animals, and the more hostages stay in their hands, the more dangerous it will be.

Just now, Lu Qing made a statement to Commander Xie, saying that he could find it from boat to ship, and as long as the ship was here, he would definitely be able to find it.

But this proposal was immediately rejected.

Commander Xie's reason is that it is easy to startle the snake and bring unnecessary risks to the hostages.

Commander Xie said that it is best to find the ship accurately, and then take advantage of the strong wind and rain to quietly board the ship and control the situation with lightning speed before the traffickers can react.

Lu Qing agreed with this statement from the bottom of his heart.

But how can this be done?

Lu Qing, who was a little distracted, found that Xie Yucheng had already led someone to drag the male trafficker into the distance, and when he turned his head, he saw several shadowy figures in the wind and rain, carrying a struggling shadow, disappearing behind a dark building.

It seems that the trafficker is going to be interrogated.

Lu Qing hurriedly followed.

It is a granite warehouse, and behind the warehouse, there is a warehouse. Between the two warehouses, a not very spacious alley is formed. The tall warehouse makes the wind and rain here much smaller than outside, and three or two flickering lanterns surround a group of shadowy people, which makes this small alleyway faintly have a trace of warmth.

"So, you don't recognize any ship?"

A cold male voice sounded, and the dim horse lantern lifted up the face of the middle-aged trafficker, reflecting the panic and despair on his face.

"Recognize, recognize! It's just, it's just ......" under the cold rain, the voices of the traffickers are trembling. "It's just that it's windy and rainy, I can't see it clearly, as long as I can see it clearly, I can naturally recognize it!"

"All I need is for you to find that boat, no matter what method you use! Otherwise, how can I be willing to let you live? After all, you've done so many bad things. ”

"Ah......, there is a way, I have a way, I'll shout, one boat at a time!"

As soon as the middle-aged trafficker's words fell, he received a heavy slap in the face.

"Fool, it's windy and rainy, you shout in your throat, and you can't hear it on the ship."

“……”

"Let me ask you, have you come to this Wan'an County?"

"Ah, here, here."

"It's good to be here! Let me ask you, is there a charge for this ship docked at this pier? Where are I charged? ”

"In, there, see not, behind that storehouse...... Ah~ What are you doing? Before the trafficker could finish speaking, he let out a scream, and his neck was pulled tightly, and the whole person was dragged like a dead dog in the rain on the ground.

Lu Qing looked in the direction and saw a row of bungalows not far ahead, and one of the rooms shone with a little bean-sized light.

The group strode forward, and the back of the man in the cloak and hat at the beginning walked so fast and steady that the dead dog-like trafficker didn't have time to balance his body and get up, and he was dragged forward until he reached the steps of this row of bungalows, and was thrown down in the rain.

The traffickers were like a pile of rags, shivering in the rain, unable to get up for a long time.

Lu Qing rushed forward and kicked the trafficker who was pretending to be dead and turned over: "Tell you to pretend!" He held up the lantern in his hand and shone it on the pale face of the trafficker, and saw that his lips and face were a dead gray, and he trembled. He thought strangely in his heart, thinking: It's just been delayed for a while, won't it...... Could it be that Xie commanded a secret hand? Thinking of this, Lu Qing raised his eyes and looked at Xie Yucheng who was walking up the eaves steps, and he was puzzled and shocked in his heart.

What Lu Qing didn't know was that this trafficker didn't have the slightest disguise at the moment.

This trafficker is also considered an old man, and he also agrees with Xie Yucheng's conclusion that the hostage is on this dock now! The next question is how to pinpoint the ship.

However, Xie Yucheng's move just now really hit him hard!

Although most of the stone slabs on this pier are not very smooth, and it is inevitable that the body will bump and bump when it is dragged along, after all, the rain is thick and slippery, and there is no big problem. What hit him hard was Xie Yuzhen's attitude.

This kind of red fruit fruit and undisguised attitude unmistakably conveys a message - unloading the mill and killing the donkey is right in front of you!

Yes. This discredited, cunning young man has now walked up the stairs and is about to knock on the door of the bungalow.

In that door lived was the steward of the docks. He is in charge of the loading and unloading of goods on the yard and the collection of fees. As long as the ship carrying the hostages had ever docked here, he would have more or less an impression.

As long as he has an impression, then this discredited, treacherous and shameless young man in front of him has a way to ask the truth.

It's coming to an end.

Although the traffickers had guessed this result in their hearts as soon as they got on the boat today, seeing that this young man had a gentle face and was sunny and handsome, there was still a little hope in his heart. felt that as long as he cooperated wholeheartedly and successfully recovered the hostages, the young man would fulfill his promise and let himself survive.

But now it seems that I think too simply!

Like many people in the world, after recognizing the cruel reality, the first thing to usher in is a total psychological breakdown.

This trafficker, inside and out, is controlled by the fear of death.

Like a dying dog, lying on his stomach in the pouring rain, his body trembling irrepressibly.

The steward in the bungalow is a diligent man. He was checking and recording today's accounts, how many ships were stopped, how many ships were taken away, what goods were unloaded, and which warehouse the unloaded goods went into...... The day's affairs are piled up, and it is enough to keep people busy for a while.

The most important thing is that he has to transcribe the accounts and do them well.

Now, at last, he had written the last line of numbers, put down his pen satisfied, and by the light of the oil pot, he put the ledger in a drawer and locked them one by one.

At that moment, a few lanterns swayed under the wind-howling eaves, and soon there was a knock on the door.

"Open the door! I—We're here to find a ship! ”

"Looking for a boat? It's going to be tomorrow, this wind and rain. He staggered to his feet, and said angrily.

"We will not be idle tomorrow, and the stewards will do a good job and help us do it today...... Your benefits are indispensable! ”

The wind howled outside the house, and the torrential rain hit the land. The steward came to the window, opened the small window a crack, and saw a group of black figures standing on the eaves steps outside, and three or four horse lamps were shaking a few dim bright lights, reflecting a few unfamiliar faces in the first place.

The steward's heart was suddenly startled, and he subconsciously wanted to close the window, but it was already too late.

The leaves of the window were quickly propped up, and a cold iron tube had reached in and pressed against his forehead.

Almost at the same time, there was a loud bang on the door, and he could clearly hear the bolt breaking.

……

The storm swept the waves, tossing the boats on the dock high and falling hard, all of them undulating, groaning helplessly between the crests and troughs of the waves.

The mast rattled, the tent beeped, and the pouring rain crashed against the deck outside, making a rattling sound.

In the dark cabin, there was a loud clanging sound from time to time, a childish scream from time to time, and a sound of vomiting from time to time...... It was a normal reaction when the personnel, tables, chairs, and debris in the cabin were thrown to pieces.

The thin and beautiful Honggu lay on her side behind the door of the main cabin, carefully listening to the movements outside the cabin.

Although the ship has been lowered with double anchors and double cables, today's wind and waves are too great.

It was so big that she couldn't help but worry about the newly built flat-bottomed clipper.

This boat was built by a group of people from Dongcheng last winter, using the best cedar wood from Luoxiao Mountain, which was transported from the mountains and dried on the Ximen Wharf for three or four years...... The old man said that in the first year of the launch of the new ship, it is still necessary to pay attention not to overload it and not to overload it with strong winds and waves...... Otherwise, it is easy to damage the life of the vessel.

Honggu didn't care at the time, but now she is starting to worry.

She wasn't worried about the longevity of the ship. She was worried about whether the ship would be able to withstand such strong winds and waves. For more than once she had heard the rolling of the mast of the canopy, and more than once she had heard the groans of the cedar planks as the waves crashed against the hull...... Yesterday at noon, when she set off at Xijin Gate, she went to the God of Wealth Pavilion to worship Marshal Zhao, and asked for a signed poem saying:

"In June, the sky hugs the golden worm, and the wind and waves of the three rivers see the hidden rainbow. If you have to go down the river for 3,000 miles, the gold and jade will sail through the Dragon Palace. ”

The unsigned Miao Zhu received a few pennies from her, explaining that this was a good sign for good luck.

The signature shows that the peak month of her financial luck this year is June and July, as long as she seizes the opportunity, there will be a big fortune on her. Let her grasp it well and act safely.

Honggu was convinced, and made a grand wish on the spot, saying that this time she went to Xiajiang to do business, if it was smooth sailing and good luck, she would definitely donate a large amount of incense money when she came back.

As it turned out, the waterway also went very smoothly.

Yesterday at noon, we departed from the West Gate Pier, and for the sake of safety, the speed of the boat was not very fast. Even, halfway through the eighteenth beach, she saw that it was getting late, and let the boat anchor in the beach bay for a night, and did not leave until the sun came out today.

After the eighteen beaches, the boat full of people vomited unpresentably, for the sake of safety, she decided to rest in Wan'an County for one night according to the custom, planning to leave tomorrow.

As long as it goes smoothly along the way, making money is inevitable. It's not a short time.

Facts have proved that the benefits of this kind of security are real, there are no other troubles along the way, and there is no headache and brain fever in the Yanghu baby, all of them are very good.

According to this situation, when they arrive in Xiajiang a few days later, Yanghu will be much smoother to get rid of.

It's just that tonight's wind and waves are too big, and I'm a little scary.

Can this new ship be trusted? But after thinking about it, she was relieved again. Because, in case the ship breaks, this place is close to the shore, and it is accompanied by a good hand on the water, so it will be in time.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, someone must keep a vigil and find out early.

Therefore, Honggu has not dared to sleep, trying her best to capture the movement inside and outside the cabin.

In the midst of the wind and rain, Honggu suddenly felt that there seemed to be someone walking on the deck outside the cabin, and she listened quietly on the closed canopy window for a while, only the whistling wind and the howling rain outside......... Suspicious, she laughed at herself for a moment and rolled over to make herself more comfortable, but as soon as she lay down, there was movement on the deck outside the cabin.

She listened closely, and the movement disappeared again. Just as she was wondering, a thunderbolt rang out in the sky above the tent, and a huge lightning bolt pierced the night under the raging storm, and a humanoid monster suddenly appeared on the tent window in front of her, which was sticking to the tent window and peeking in, staring at it with teeth and claws.

Yes~! Honggu was frightened and screamed.

With a scream and a loud click, the canopy in front of her suddenly shattered, and the violent storm suddenly poured into the cabin, and the clothes on Honggu's head and face, bed and bedding were soaked and transparent in an instant.

At this moment, another lightning bolt streaked through the night, and the monster that stood high above let out a roar like a night owl, and at the same time stretched out its claws like iron pincers, grabbed the immobile red girl, dragged it from the rain-soaked bed like a chicken, and threw it on the deck outside the cabin with a coo, like a dead dog.

After a long time, Honggu came back to her senses a little, and then she found that the winch of the boat was rolling, and the whole clipper quickly approached the shore, and finally completely approached the dock, and several black shadows jumped out of the boat, locking the boat firmly under the two big trees.

Regardless of the fact that the hull of the ship was too close to the shore, it frequently rubbed against the boulders on the shore wall.

"Robber!" As soon as this thought came to her mind, the collar was lifted, and a big hand dragged her to the bow of the boat.

At this time, she found that several of her accomplices, who had also been dragged to the bow of the boat, were being thrown ashore one after another.

"You, who are you?" Honggu screamed angrily, but what answered her was that her own body flew into the air and fell heavily on the stone pier.

She instinctively struggled to get up, but it was raining and the rocks were slippery, and she struggled in the wrong direction, and almost fell to the surface, but she finally reacted in time and grabbed the mooring to get the stone pier, but in this way, one of her thighs drooped under the stone port.

As soon as she tried to climb up, she noticed that a dark figure in front of her also reached out to drag her. She was hesitating whether to accept the other party's help when she suddenly heard a loud clatter and a loud clatter of the tall wooden boat, crashing straight towards the port.

Before she could react, the black-pressed hull squeezed one of her legs against the stone port, and as the wind and waves ebbed and rubbed, she screamed and fainted.