Chapter 225: It's hard to walk on a lonely island
As Chen Mu thought, after throwing Meng Molongxi's relics into the concession, it soon stirred up a storm, and the foreigners searched around even more recklessly.
The Grange is no longer safe, and the tenant farmers around it have been checked, but after all, the Rujian River is the former patrol camp management belt, whether it is a foreigner or the government, they all give this face, there are no tickets, and they dare not come in to disturb, but they just send people to patrol outside.
It was also thanks to Chen Mu who sent out the relics of Meng Mo Longxi, and the foreigners concentrated their hands to find Meng Mo Longxi, shrinking their strength, and they couldn't take care of the Grange.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Mu took many brothers to board the merchant ship of Longji, and according to the chart, he went to sea.
Nanwan Island on the chart is not a very strange place, after all, I have been here, in March and April, the wind and waves are just right, and the island quickly appeared in everyone's field of vision.
"Second master, there is a ship ahead!"
The lookout quickly reported up, Chen Mu boarded the deck, looked at it with a clairglass, and really saw a green island in front of him, and there was a big ship moored on the coast!
"Be careful, slow down, and talk about it in a moment!" Chen Mu was also a little cautious, because the one in front of him was a foreigner-style ironclad ship, and he could see the gun ports on the side side!
And Long Ji, which is just a larger merchant ship or a sail-powered ship, is no match for an ironclad ship with artillery whether it is fighting or escaping, and rushing up can only find death.
The captain of the boat often runs the boat, and the sailors are also experienced and know how to do it, even if they go around to the left, leaning against the terrain of the island, to hide their whereabouts.
When he was approaching, Chen Mu returned the clairvoyant mirror to the lookout, and when the latter saw it, he reported it.
"Second master, it seems to be a wrecked ship!"
"Hulk?" Chen Mu was also surprised, if it was an ordinary wooden sailboat, it would be scrapped, but then this was a foreigner's ironclad ship, how could it be abandoned here?
Besides, this is the territory of Kaiyama, and according to the information of Haruko Ashiya and the Rujian River, there were no abandoned ships earlier.
Because Hai Yama is an extremely cautious person, he does not want the passing ships to discover their existence, if there are abandoned ships here, the passing ships will not dare to dock, how can he intercept and rob?
"Lean over and take a look."
Chen Mu used the clairvoyant mirror to observe again, confirmed that it was a scrap ship, and then gave the order.
The merchant ship soon approached, and the sailors threw their claws and connected to the soft ladder, and the group boarded the ship.
As soon as I boarded the ship, I stepped on the black mud on my feet, and the ship had experienced a fire, and the deck was full of ashes, and after being soaked in seawater, a thick layer of slippery black mud was formed.
Everyone searched carefully, and there was nothing left in it, Chen Mu, Lin Zongwan and others came to the captain's cabin, and they all burned down.
"Monmorelonsi is so careless in storing nautical charts, it should be this ship, is it a preemptive one?"
"I should have killed him in the first place...... "Yu Jianhe sighed lightly, which also indirectly admitted that he didn't kill Hai Yanluo.
Of course, Hai Yanluo's identity is more special, he is a descendant of Zhang Baozai, and Zhang Baozai and Zheng Yi's sister-in-law are husband and wife, and they are the leaders of the Red Flag Gang.
The Red Flag Gang and other pirate gangs at the mouth of the Pearl River, with four surnames and six factions, a large part of them are the remnants of Zheng Chenggong's defeated generals.
With such a relationship, coupled with Hai Yanluo's tragic life experience, it is not something to complain about if Luo Jianhe did not kill Hai Yanluo.
Although Hai Yan Luo once assassinated Chen Mu, he was only hired by Tang Tingfang, and he really had no personal grudge against Chen Mu, Hai Yan Luo was not killed, and Chen Mu would not blame Luo Jianhe.
"Second uncle, this is also his luck and creation, no wonder you."
Chen Mu comforted him, and then said to everyone: "Hai Yan Luo is a person who does not go empty, and the valuable estimate has been plundered, and I am afraid that this ship was also burned by him, but this is the captain's cabin, let's look again, if there is anything useful left, if not, let's go to the island to see." ”
It is impossible for the place where Monmoronsi attaches so much importance to only such a wrecked ship, and if it can't be found, it must have been taken away by Haiyanluo.
Chen Mu will not blame Luo Jianhe for letting Hai Yan Luo go, but he will not be soft on Hai Yanluo, he can snatch the things of foreigners, Chen Mu can snatch his things.
Although it is not clear what it is, it must be a good thing that Monmoronsi attaches so much importance to, and it is better to take it away and develop his own power than to put it on Hai Yama and rot on this island!
Hai Yan Luo is certainly powerful, but Chen Mu is not weak at this time, not to mention that there are also Luo Jianhe and Lu Shengwu and others, Yang Dachun and Lin Zongwan, which one is not a good player?
At the beginning, he was chased and killed by Hai Yan Luo as a water dog, and he was also embarrassed to the extreme, and now that feng shui is turning, it should be time for Chen Mu to rebel against the army!
Because it was burned clean, there was really nothing to search, and the brothers came back after a short time to report it, but they found nothing.
Although he had expected it, Chen Mu was somewhat disappointed, and was about to land on the island, but Ah Shui said to Chen Mu: "Second master, there are strange things here!" ”
Chen Mu and the others were also surprised, and hurriedly walked over, but they were dumbfounded when they saw it, because there was nothing in front of Ah Shui.
"Ah Shui?" Lin Zongwan was also a little displeased, and even more puzzled.
The captain's cabin was the largest cabin, and it was furnished with all the furnishings, but unfortunately it had been burned down, but behind the captain's desk, there was an extra compartment.
The burns in this chamber are not so severe, and the degree of burning is somewhat different from that in other places.
"I used to live on an ironclad ship, and it was supposed to be the captain's treasure chest, but now it's gone!"
"Second master, you see, the inside of this treasure cabinet is not seriously burned, and it is not even burned, what does this mean?"
Ah Shui raised his head proudly, but Lin Zongwan frowned and slapped him on the head, his eyes seemed to be scolding, the big guy is also what you can test?
"If there's a fart, let it go!"
Ah Shui was slapped by his own master like this, and then smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, I mean to say, before setting the fire, the man didn't know that there was a treasure cabinet here, and only came back after burning it, and found that the cabinet was not burned, so he took it away, so there was no trace of burning inside!" ”
As soon as Ah Shui said this, everyone suddenly realized, but Lin Zongwan shook his head: "The reason why he set the fire is to kill everyone, since it has been burned, it means that everything that should be taken has been taken away, why do you want to come back after burning?" ”
Lin Zongwan's question was also to the point, maybe he also knew Hai Yanluo's style, after all, he was a bodyguard, if he hadn't even heard of Hai Yanluo's famous murderous name, it was unlikely.
When everyone was puzzled, Chen Mu had his own opinions.
"This may not be, everyone has found out, although the things on this ship have been burned, but it is impossible for people to burn them all, why haven't you seen any bones?"
"In his style, he must have come on board to clean up and make sure that nothing went wrong, or rather, he did not kill the crew, but was imprisoned on the island, and learned about the treasure chest from the crew, and then came back to take it."
When Chen Mu said this, everyone was also stunned.
"It's still the second master who is smart!" Ah Shui smiled, Lin Zongwan raised his hand again, his eyes seemed to say, is the second master smart, can you praise it?
At this time, Luo Jianhe narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at the green island: "In other words, you have to go to the island to find out......
There were all old people in the rivers and lakes, and they had heard of Hai Yanluo's murderous name, and when they heard that they were going to go to the island, everyone was also a little nervous.
Chen Mu felt such an atmosphere, and also cheered up in time: "This is very good, Hai Yan Luo once wanted to kill me, and now we have come to the door, and it is just time to settle the old accounts together!" ”
As soon as these words came out, it really changed the declining trend, and everyone saw that Chen Mu was full of confidence, and they all raised their heads!
This isolated island is not big, but it is not small, but Luo Jianhe and the others are obviously not unfamiliar, and after getting off the boat, they also went straight to the coconut grove in the center of the island.
I also saw a lot of footprints along the way, which was enough to confirm Chen Mu's inference, Hai Yan Luo did not kill those crew members, but brought them all to the island!
"This island is a little weird, everyone follow me, don't mess around." Lu Shengwu looked at the surrounding terrain and was also a little cautious.
After walking for a while, everyone finally realized Lu Shengwu's worries.
Because the corpses that died tragically on the side of the road from time to time were all caught in the traps and traps on the island!
No matter how powerful Hai Yan Luo is, he is only alone, but this island can become a tiger's den in Longtan, which has a great relationship with the ambush he set up.
This Hai Yan Luo has survived so far, and he really has a lot of ability, and Lu Shengwu has also pointed out several traps along the way.
With a big guy like Lu Shengwu leading the way, everyone is even more confident.
After walking for a while, they finally saw a thatched house in front of them, and Lin Zongwan and the others drew out their blades and were about to go forward to find trouble.
However, Lu Shengwu stopped them in time.
"The yin qi in this place is too heavy, accumulating damp qi, it is easy to get wind when you live for a long time, Hai Yan Luo will not live here, these thatched huts should be just a disguise and bait, there must be a mechanism inside, let's go around it."
Although Lu Shengwu unlocked many traps along the way, Ah Shui and the others were young and vigorous after all, and when they saw this thatched house, they were always reluctant to give up, so they picked up the stones and threw them at the thatched house.
The stones rolled to the ground, but there was no sound, and a few more pieces were thrown, but they still didn't matter, and Ah Shui was a little complacent.
"The Taoist is inevitably a little too nervous, he is just one person, he can really escape the world!"
"We've been walking for a long time, we're tired, why don't we go in and see if we have anything to eat or drink?"
Lu Shengwu smiled and said, "Okay, you go in to explore the way, if you have good food and drink, don't eat alone." ”
Seeing this, Ah Shui also smiled, and immediately walked to the thatched house.
Approaching the thatched house, he hesitated again, a little afraid to go further, when he turned his head to look, Lu Shengwu had a mocking look, which aroused his competitive spirit, Ah Shui gritted his teeth, puffed up his chest and stepped in.
He had only walked a few steps, and he didn't know what he had stepped on, when the whirring wind blew, and a pile of coconuts fell on his head, almost smashing his skull!
Ah Shui was so frightened that he hurriedly hid in the bushes next to him, and with a click, he actually trampled on a beehive!
"Oops, it's a swarm bee!"