At this time, Qi Ning knew that the black tiger shark had repeatedly embarrassed the sailor, but the sailor was helpless against him, thinking that in the face of such a cunning opponent, it was reasonable for the black tiger shark to be depressed in his heart.

But he is a little strange in his heart, the so-called shrimp have shrimp and crabs, if the bandits in the East China Sea want to survive, they naturally abide by the rules of the game, and the sailors must raise their own respect, this is a great opportunity for the bandits in the East China Sea to survive and breathe, after all, the bandits in the East China Sea are simply impossible to compete with the East China Sea divisions.

The naval division has a steady stream of logistical supplies, and the biggest drawback of the bandits in the East China Sea at sea is that they cannot get sufficient logistical support.

Of course, this is not a situation that the bandits in the East China Sea want to see, and over the years, the two sides have formed a tacit understanding.

But the Black Tiger Shark has broken this rule, and his purpose is no longer just to raid the coast, but to directly point the finger at the East China Sea Division, which is undoubtedly the path of self-destruction by hitting the stone with an egg.

It was hard for Qi Ning to imagine that a far-sighted pirate leader would choose this path.

But the black tiger shark chose this path.

Although relying on his familiarity with the sea area, he was able to temporarily avoid the encirclement and suppression of the sailors, but after a long time, the difference in logistics and supplies between the two sides, once the sailors made up their minds to exterminate this group of bandits, then the final outcome of the black tiger shark was almost conceivable.

Qi Ning couldn't figure out why the Black Tiger Shark was blatantly hostile to the East China Sea Division.

"Lord Jing Helm, what is the East China Sea Division's current action against that group of pirates?" Qi Ning pondered for a moment before asking softly.

Jing Shou immediately said: "According to the information I have received, the Navy Division has already begun to blockade the coast, and the ships of the Navy Division are all cruising along the coast, and they have sent the strongest warships to search for traces of the Black Tiger Shark on the sea. He smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "And the sailor also released the rumor, as long as someone can send the head of the black tiger shark to the East China Sea Division, he will not only reward gold, but also recommend him to the imperial court as an official, no matter what he did in the past, he will not be guilty of the past." ”

"Oh?"

"Actually, this is for those pirates at sea to know." Jing Shou chuckled: "This rumor will inevitably make the Black Tiger Shark and his subordinates wary of each other, and the Black Tiger Shark is naturally worried that someone under his command will really take his head because of the golden official position, but by now, the Black Tiger Shark should be alive and well." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, held his chin, thoughtfully, and asked: "The Black Tiger Shark can replace Miao Bazi, and even be able to gather scattered forces at sea in a short period of time, this person's courage and talent are indeed extraordinary, such a person, should have been famous for a long time, right?" ”

Jing Shou shook his head and said: "Before Miao Bazi was killed, in fact, no one really knew the fame of this black tiger shark, even my beggar gang, I didn't know that there was such a person on the sea. We beggars still know a little bit about the famous characters on the sea, but we don't know anything about this black tiger shark, and we don't know anything about him until this black tiger shark becomes the leader of the bandits. ”

"I see." Qi Ning asked softly, "How old is this person, can Lord Jing Helm know?" ”

"To tell you the truth, we still don't know whether this person is male or female, old or young." Jing Shou was a little embarrassed and said: "When Miao Bazi was alive, there were often pirates who came ashore in disguise, and we ...... We are also somewhat familiar with their tracks, and we can still know some things at sea, but after the black tiger shark came up, they immediately pointed the finger at the sailor, and the rules were broken, and there were fewer bandits ashore. He was slightly puzzled between his eyebrows, hesitated, and then asked, "Forgive me, why would Your Excellency be so interested in the Black Tiger Shark?" ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "It's just that I heard that the Black Tiger Shark dared to be the enemy of the East China Sea Master, and I was very curious, and I wanted to know who this person was." ”

"It's not easy to get news about the Black Tiger Shark these days." Jing Shou said: "And after the Black Tiger Shark and the Sailor are enemies, our beggar gang will not contact that gang, so as not to be involved." ”

Qi Ning knew what Jing Shou meant when he said this, and said with a smile: "Lord Jing Helm doesn't have to worry, I won't let you do anything that makes it difficult for the beggars." He knew that the beggar gang was well-informed, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "There is one more thing, I want to ask Lord Jing Helm for advice." ”

Jing Shou immediately raised his hand and said: "Your Excellency doesn't have to be polite, you have the Vermilion Bird Order in hand, you are a good friend of our beggar gang, as long as there is a place where we can help, it is incumbent on us, and we will never shirk." ”

"Lord Jing Helm, I don't know ......!" Qi Ning paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then asked, "Do the beggars know about some strange disappearances in the East China Sea?" ”

"A strange disappearance?" Jing Shou was stunned and slightly surprised.

Qi Ning said: "I can't hide it, I encountered some strange things before, I heard that some young men disappeared inexplicably, like the world evaporated, and suddenly their whereabouts were unknown. ”

Jing Shou's expression suddenly became solemn, his body turned slightly sideways, and asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency knows about this?" When he asked like this, Qi Ning immediately knew that Jing Shou obviously knew about it, and immediately said, "Lord Jing Helm seems to have heard of it." ”

Jing Shou thought for a moment before he said: "I have really heard some such rumors, most of them happened in remote villages, as Your Excellency said, similar incidents have happened in those villages, and the missing people are all young and strong men, and there has been no news since then. Frowning: "The villagers all say that there are ghosts who haunt them, and those villagers were captured by ghosts." ”

When Qi Ning heard that what Jing Shou said was almost the same as what he had heard in Dongyang County, his heart sank, and he asked with a cold expression: "Does Lord Jing Duo know where these things happened?" How many people are missing today? ”

Jing Shou shook his head and said, "It's really not clear how many people are missing." There are more than a dozen county seats under Donghai County, and there are dozens of villages in each county, and after some people disappeared, some people reported to the government, but after many people disappeared, the local villagers felt that there were ghosts and ghosts, and did not report to the government. The beggars also went to investigate the matter, but they couldn't find any clues at all, those people disappeared bizarrely, there was no clue in advance, and there were no clues left after the disappearance......! He shook his head and sighed lightly: "This kind of thing, no one reports the case, and the government doesn't care about it, even if someone reports the case, the government sends someone to investigate, and if you can't find clues, it's over." ”

"The government can't do it?" Qi Ning frowned.

Jing Shou said: "Actually, there are some things that are really no wonder of the government. Dozens of miles west of Gulin City, there is a Chenjia Village, last year in Chenjia Village overnight there were five young men disappeared mysteriously, this matter we beggars to know, there are brothers to inquire about the news, but the people in the village are silent about this, no one said a word, and after the incident, the village also invited a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost ....., the people in the village feel that it is the ghost who captured the strong man, and the old people in the village are not even allowed to go to the government to report the case. When this happened in Chenjia Village, I am afraid that many other villages are also like this, so it is not clear to the beggars how many people are missing. ”

Qi Ning smiled bitterly in his heart, the disappearance of the population, which is obviously very strange, but was mistaken by the villagers for ghosts, as long as it touches the theory of ghosts and gods, who will really investigate carefully.

Leaving the beggar gang rudder, Qi Ning quietly returned to the post house, rested for half the night, and early the next morning, got up and went out after cleaning up, Wei Yujiang and others were already waiting.

All the officials knew that Tantai Zhilin was dead, and at first they thought it was a shocking case, but after the autopsy and the investigation of the scene environment, it has been concluded that Tantai Zhilin did commit suicide, although they were very surprised and regretful in their hearts, but since it was not killed by him, they all know that this case actually does not have to take much effort.

Qi Ning didn't let other officials go with him, and after breakfast, he only let Wei Yujiang go with him, and let Wu Dalin bring two people to accompany him.

The sun is shining, the sky is high, and the streets are full of people, and the silence of the night is like two worlds.

The post house is not far from the Dadu Governor's Mansion, through two streets, you will arrive at the Dadu Governor's Mansion, Qi Ning has said yesterday, today I want to see the widow of the Tai Zhilin, into the Dadu Governor's Mansion, Shen Liangqiu has already received the report and rushed over quickly, saw Qi Ning, and immediately said: "Hou Ye, I told Mrs. last night that Hou Ye wanted to see Mrs. today, Mrs. didn't say much, nodded in agreement, Hou Ye waited for a while, and the humble general has sent someone to tell Mrs. Hou Ye has arrived." ”

After Qi Ning sat down, he asked, "How is Madame's health?" ”

"Madame and the Metropolitan Governor have a deep relationship, this time the Metropolitan Governor has passed away, Madame ......!" Shen Liangqiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, his face was haggard, his bags under his eyes were black, and he was obviously working very hard for a while.

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and then said: "General Shen, the governor of the capital has passed away, and the imperial court has not yet issued an order to select someone else to replace him. ”

"Thank you Lord Hou for your concern." Shen Liangqiu said: "Master Hou came over this time, and also checked the body of the Grand Governor, after the death of the Grand Governor, the body was parked like this for many days, which is really inappropriate, so the humble general is ready to discuss with his wife today and put the body of the Grand Governor into the coffin." ”

"As it should be." Qi Ning said, "Is the Governor's coffin ready?" ”

Shen Liangqiu explained: "After the death of the Metropolitan Governor, the lower officials have sent someone to secretly find a good coffin, and only wait for the imperial court to send someone over before entering the coffin. In the middle of the night last night, the humble general had already asked the coffin to be quietly sent over, and now it was parked in the courtyard of the body of the Grand Duke, and after discussing it with his wife, he would .....! ”

Before he could finish speaking, an exclamation suddenly came from outside: "Oh no, no....... bad!" ”

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PS: In the official account, I explained to you that I went to Beijing with an injury to receive the personal guidance of director Guo Jingyu and teacher Xiao Jixiangtian, and I benefited a lot.