Before the Spanish colonists could learn of the news and rush to their aid in Kupang Harbour, Colonel Lincoln had already drifted away, leaving behind a war-torn harbor and most of the local residents who had no idea the reason for the war.

The only ones who were taken away were the Spanish ruling class in Kupang Harbor led by Fijue and George, dozens of Spanish non-commissioned officers with some status, and the pirate ship full of countless goods and a dozen white corpses.

During this time, Colonel Lincoln did not fail to interrogate Lieutenant Colonel Philip and Mayor George, but George always argued that he did not know, and Lieutenant Colonel Philcoln said that a group of British pirate leaders named Jack had done the work, and that he had only been deceived into collecting the dirt from the thieves.

Without catching any of the pirate sailors, Colonel Lincoln had no way to draw a conclusion, and the only thing he could do was to take the only clue and report to Governor Dandell in Batavia, and it was up to him to decide.

"Hey!"

Colonel Lincoln and his group, who went back with clues to collect clues, failed to get Governor Dandel's commendation, not to mention, they were severely scolded by Governor Dandel.

Naturally, it was easy to find reasons to scold them, what to attack the Spanish colonies for no reason, what to fail to catch useful witnesses, etc., but Colonel Lincoln knew that in fact they were only angered by Governor Dandel.

The corpses were transported back and waited for the decomposition to be more serious, but there were still several corpses that had been identified, one of which was the body of Captain Lyon, who was in the spotlight.

Captain Leon himself is from one of the branches of the Alba family in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, although they cannot enjoy the power position of the Alba family in the Netherlands, but they are also not general, and they are extremely close to the main branch.

In view of this, when Captain Lyon disappeared, his whereabouts became a concern for Governor Dandell, and most of the reason he put pressure on Colonel Lincoln and Zheng Zhilong was due to this.

But now it's a good thing, Colonel Lincoln and they found Captain Lyon when they were looking for it, but what they brought back was a corrupted corpse, which made Governor Dandell explain to the Alba family of the kingdom!

"Send me a good interrogator to pry open the mouth of Fei Jue, this guy, I will make this group of pirates pay a terrible price!"

After venting his anger on Colonel Lincoln, Governor Dandell, who had temporarily returned to his composure, in order to make up for his mistakes, was now able to find the culprit behind the scenes, so as to give an explanation to the Alba family in the country.

"What about the Spaniards? How do we deal with it? ”

Colonel Lincoln asked with some scruples.

"They? Do they dare to send someone to me to explain? I don't go to their trouble, it's already extremely restrained!! ”

Governor Dandell glared at him, made a murderous gesture of toughness, and gave Colonel Lincoln a reassuring reply.

As long as His Excellency the Governor hardened, then the attack of their fleet on the Spanish Kupang Harbor would inevitably have the full support of Governor Dandel, and Colonel Lincoln would not have to worry about being a scapegoat and bear the important consequences of worsening relations between the two countries.

Of course, with the information and gains obtained by the Dutch Far East Fleet at this time, the Spaniards could not find a better reason to question their actions, who made them have a connection with the pirate gang that plundered five ships of their Dutch East India Company in a row.

With Governor Dandell's orders, Lieutenant Colonel Fei Jue and Mayor George and others will not have a good time.

After the continuous suffering of flesh and skin, Governor Fei Jue, who couldn't stand it, and Mayor George, who was affected by the pond fish, told everything they knew and didn't know, and even all the bad things they did when they were children came out one by one.

As the chief reviewer, Colonel Lincoln held this extremely detailed interrogation manuscript in his hand, and inevitably felt a little bad in his heart. With its intuition as a soldier, they are being manipulated all the time when they are waiting to act.

"Jack, the leader of this pirate gang, is an Englishman? Why have we been in Indonesian waters for so long and have not heard of their existence? ”

"Fei Jue, a Spaniard, why did he trade with this Englishman? Why did the bodies of the missing Dutch captain and sailor be preserved on this ship? ”

All kinds of doubts rose in Colonel Lincoln's heart, and he didn't think that after Lieutenant Colonel Fei Jue reached this point, he would still have the heart to conceal important clues and play bitter tricks with himself. At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Fei Jue, under the continuous torture to extract confessions, the whole person has already lost most of his life, and it is impossible for him to dare to hide anything in order to survive.

"What? Behind this incident, is the British? ”

It didn't take long for Governor Dandell to get the report from Colonel Lincoln, which was a bit of a surprise, but felt like a clue to common sense.

Since Queen Elizabeth I, the British have supported pirates as an important weapon in the name of the state, and have achieved great success in the Caribbean, and even gradually gained sovereignty from the powerful Spanish Armada.

It is not unacceptable that they continue to emulate the actors in the Caribbean in the weaker Far East.

"Your Excellency, I don't think things will be so simple!"

Colonel Lincoln, however, calmly stated his own judgment: "There are too many coincidences and artificial factors in the occurrence of events. ”

"The pirates' purposeful actions, the intelligence we have gathered, the Spaniard Fei Jue is obviously being used by others, etc., as if there are a pair of invisible hands that are changing the situation in Indonesian waters today and challenging the strength of our Dutch Kingdom."

"Oh? So who do you think it will be? ”

Governor Dandell actually had a lot of doubts in his heart, but compared to Colonel Lincoln's purely military considerations, he had a more important problem to consider, that is, he had to give an explanation to the Alba family in the country as soon as possible.

Of course, Governor Dandell would not shake the dominance of their Indonesian colonies for the sake of a handover, let alone let those behind the scenes succeed, but he needed Colonel Lincoln to give him a satisfactory answer.

"Anyone can be suspicious: the British, the Spanish, the Portuguese, and even the Han people in the East have a lot of suspicions on the night of Hongmen."

Colonel Lincoln's answer disappointed Governor Dandell a little, but one of the suspicious targets he mentioned surprised Dandell: "Hongmen, probably not, right?" ”

"Most of their Hongmen forces are now in the hands of the Jurchens, the enemy of their nation, and they who have just occupied a large area of the continent should not be sold to target us at this time, right?"

"The subordinates are just suspicious, but the subordinates think that the Han people of the Flying Dragon Gang may not be as loyal as they show."

(End of chapter)