Zhang Gou'er opened his eyes and asked, "Where did that hateful Smith go?" ”

Ma San hurriedly came over, helped Zhang Gou'er sort out the bandages, and said: "Good brother, you quickly tell Senior Bai what happened here, otherwise, I will die unjustly." ”

"Smith pretended to come to bring me water to drink, and while I was unprepared, he knocked me unconscious with a hammer, and then he ran away with Captain Jack." Zhang Gou'er replied.

"Masan, did you see Smith and Jack boarding the lifeboat?" Zhu Hui asked.

"I—I heard the movement, so I came here first, and when I chased them out, they were gone, you think, for so many days, they have been very honest, if it wasn't for the lifeboat, I'm afraid they wouldn't have bad intentions, therefore, I, I judge that they must have stolen the lifeboat......"

Zhu Hui took the blade with one hand, pulled Ma San closer with the other, straightened his arm and prepared to execute, thinking that Ma San would beg for mercy, but found that he didn't seem to care at all.

Just as Zhu Hui raised the steel knife, Ma San took a deep breath and said, "Wait, listen to me." ”

Bai Haishan gave Zhu Hui a look, signaling that he didn't need to be in a hurry, and asked, "Ma San, what else do you have to say?" ”

"If I had any collusion with Captain Jack, I had been wronged." Ma San rolled his eyes, and then said: "It was indeed my mistake to run to the Bai senior's cabin to steal things, therefore, my hand should be chopped, but after all, I didn't succeed, not to mention that I gave everyone a message, which is considered a meritorious service, otherwise, the dog brother may die, I implore the Bai seniors to spare this hand and chop off my finger." ”

As he spoke, Ma San raised his left hand, first clenched his fist, straightened his index finger, and said: "Dharma Protector Daao, chop off my finger, and then help me put that crystal finger on, let's also try to see if this crystal can really open my mind." ”

Zhu Hui put down the steel knife again, turned to look at Bai Haishan, and asked, "Senior Bai, what do you think?" ”

Bai Haishan took out the crystal finger and replied decisively: "Execution, put this crystal finger on him." ”

So, Zhu Hui no longer hesitated, grabbed Ma San's hand and put it on the case, first compared the crystal finger with the index finger of his left hand, found the right position, and splashed a stream of blood with the knife in his hand......

I saw Ma San close his eyes tightly, let out a howl, and immediately gritted his teeth, at this time, Han Xiaoyu hurriedly wrapped him with eel blood paper and wrapped it tightly with a bandage.

"Zhu Gongzi, it's almost dawn, bring a few more people to search, I judge that Smith and Jack are still on the boat." Bai Haishan is old after all, and he played Hachi as he spoke, and then said: "In the future, Zhang Gongzi and Ma San will live in this cabin, and Miss Xiaoyu will accompany Miss Zhizi to live in the captain's room, but don't have any accidents." ”

So, Zhu Hui sent Han Xiaoyu back to the captain's room and asked her to rest with Miss Zhizi; Then, with a dozen or so soldiers, he began to search, and without much effort, found Smith and Jack in the bilge below deck.

I put these two rat-like fellows on the deck, and I saw a red sun rising on the eastern sea, a clear sky and a cloudless sky, and a warm sea breeze blowing in my face, which made people feel tired.

Captain Jack was tied up and escorted away by the soldiers, and Zhu Hui looked the grizzled Smith up and down, and found that he was panting with his head down, looking extremely innocent.

Circling around Smith, Zhu Hui asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Smith rolled his eyes and lowered his head, and replied quite aggrievedly: "Captain Jack asked me to steal the crystal ball and skull, I never promised him, there was a lifeboat floating last night, we all thought the opportunity had come, Jack hinted that I knocked out the guard Zhang Gongzi, so we ran to the captain's room to steal the crystal ball, but I didn't expect that the bastard Masan also wanted to steal, he was caught by Captain Bai, we lost a good opportunity, and had to hide in the bilge." ”

It seems that Ma San really didn't have any collusion with them, and Zhu Hui then asked, "After stealing the crystal ball and skull, where are you going?" ”

"Prepare to drift back to the New World." Smith replied.

"Hehe, it is said that there is still a crystal skeleton in the Bay of Papua, don't you want it?". Zhu Hui asked.

"Of course Captain Jack wants to, but he doesn't trust you, and when we return to the New World, we are going to Putosi to find the Venerable Masonic Mr. Fili Sr., who is the most powerful merchant in the New World and has the ability to help us."

Hearing this, Zhu Hui's heart was shocked, and he immediately thought of Felipe's father, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Smith, may I ask if you are members of Freemasonry?" Why did His Holiness of Bodosi, Mr. Fili the Elder, help you? ”

As a result, Smith began to admit that neither he nor Jack were full members of Freemasonry.

At this time, Zhu Hui suddenly remembered that Felipe, who was anxious to go to Putosi to meet his parents, entrusted everything to his friend Father Mendoza, but before leaving, he quietly found himself and presented him with a short sword, the pattern on the hilt of which seemed to be composed of a scale, a ruler, and a book.

Felipe had mysteriously told Zhu Hui that in Acapulco, if there was something that Father Mendoza and General Carlos could not handle, let Zhu Hui personally come forward and show this short sword to his opponent, and perhaps some problems would be solved.

Since Shen Qi and Father Mendoza did not encounter any obstacles in the process of cooperation, this short sword never came in handy, but Zhu Hui always carried it with him just in case.

At this moment, Zhu Hui judged that old Filipe should be Felipe's father, so he was slightly happy and said reservedly: "Smith, you have not entered the door of Freemasonry, I can tell you clearly, Mr. Fili will not take care of you, let me ask you, do you know what level I am in Freemasonry?" ”

Smithton's eyes widened, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you a member of Freemasonry?" ”

"Let's go, I'll take you to see my token." With that, Zhu Hui picked up Smith and came to his cabin.

When Zhu Hui showed the sheathed dagger in front of him, Smith shouted in horror, "Please lead us into the gate of the Temple of Light...... and then bowed his head and knelt in front of Zhu Hui.

As the guardian of the secret organization Freemasonry, its responsibility is to hold a sharp sword out of the sheath, guard the door to the outside world, ensure that those who are eligible to join the organization participate in the organization, and clear the unqualified members from the door.

Zhu Hui didn't know the organizational structure and rules of Freemasonry, and stared at Smith with a sullen face to see how he would react next.

I saw Smith draw a cross on his chest, close his eyes and pray for a long time before he spoke: "Nelson, Erikson, Jack and I have all had enough of the oppression of the Holy See, and we have worked hard to find a gatekeeper, and now we have finally found the organization. Zhu Gongzi, you will be our supervisor in the future, please allow us to join the club. As he spoke, he hugged Zhu Hui's thigh and cried.

After a long time, finding that Zhu Hui did not react, Smith was very disappointed, crying and sighing: "This is all the fault of this damn Jack!" If you can't step into the Gate of Light, even if you have a crystal ball and a crystal skull, the Venerable Lord Old Fili will not be able to see you, now, now, what should we do? ”

"As Taylor, I am entitled to choose to admit eligible brothers, and I am also obligated to help His Holiness clear the portal. Judging by my intuition, you and Mr. Nelson and Mr. Erickson can all step through the gates of light, and as for Captain Jack, hehe, it doesn't seem to be qualified......"

Before Zhu Hui finished speaking, Smith hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, Captain Jack has his own merits, it was he who discovered the secret of the crystal ball, we found the crystal skull, and followed the guidance of the skull, and began the journey to find the crystal man, Captain Jack is very smart and capable, it was he who invented the telescope, and he also lost an eye for it, and his wife is even more unlucky, please Mr. Inspector must treat Captain Jack fairly!" ”

Zhu Hui nodded and replied reservedly: "Mr. Smith, you injured our brother because you were bewitched by Jack, so I don't blame you, I hope you will behave well in the future." As for whether Mr. Jack can join the club, it depends on his own performance, and you don't have to excuse him. ”

Smith hurriedly lowered his head and replied with sincere trepidation, "Thank you, Mr. Overseer, for giving us the opportunity." ”

"Go and get Nelson and Erikson, and the three of you swear in front of me that you must discipline Captain Jack well, let him serve the organization well, and follow the command in all actions, so that you can step through the gates of light, understand?". Zhu Hui asked.

Smith hurriedly stood up, nodded and replied, "Only the orders of the Overseer are obeyed." ”

"Go ahead." Zhu Hui, who was holding a short sword, ordered.

Extremely excited, Smith ran to the hatch, turned around and asked, "Mr. Overseer, may I ask who your Venerable is you?" ”

Zhu Hui looked at him deeply, and replied with an unhurried smile: "Hehe, my Venerable is Mr. Filipe the Elder, the silver mine owner of Putosi, and his son, Mr. Felipe, is a good friend of me, and it was Mr. Felipe who brought us from the Philippines under the Viceroyalty to Acapulco. ”

At this moment, Smith admired the young man from the East so much that he gave him a ninety-degree bow, ran out of the cabin quickly, and shouted: "Nelson, Erickson, Jack, where are you?" I—I've found the guide to the Gate of Light! ”

After a while, the soldiers brought the four Westerners into the cabin, and they knelt in front of Zhu Hui in unison, learning from the Chinese, arching their hands and eyebrows, and saying in unison: "We are all 'free stonemasons', please 'gatekeeper' lead us in." ”

"Excuse me." Zhu Hui said, raised the short sword in front of them, and said politely: "Joining the club is a brother, sharing blessings and difficulties, please hold a ceremony according to the rules." ”

So, under the arrangement of Captain Jack, the soldiers helped them build an altar, and hired three soldiers to disguise themselves as traitors Jubila (), Jubiro (), and Jubilon (), and Zhu Hui to play "Saigon-Abif", a temple architect recorded in the book of Kings and 7 of the Bible.

The four Westerners, all blindfolded with strips of cloth, stripped their shirts and put a rope around their necks, called a "leash", symbolizing that they were taken to the synagogue by three traitors, using the dagger engraved with the Masonic logo as a pedal to march forward, and on the way, the three traitors in turn asked for the secret from "Saigon-Abif", who said that he could only tell them after the temple was completed.

When they entered the synagogue, "Saigon-Abif" was killed by the three traitors, who carried the body to the altar, at which point three candles were lit, which symbolized the Three Lights.

So the four Westerners chanted prayers around the "remains", and then "Saigon-Abif" was resurrected, the cloth was removed from their eyes, and when they saw the three candles, "Saigon-Abif" recited: "Great is the master of truth, great is the just soul, we seek justice, truth and justice in the world." ”

After this initiation ceremony, Captain Jack, Smith, Nelson, and Erikson officially became Freemasons.