The officer waved his hand, and the Chinese sailors came forward and gathered all the people on the deck, and then entered the cabin, brought all the people hiding in the cabin to the deck, and began to search the ship. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After a while, a sailor hurriedly ran up with an American-made "Remington" rifle in his hand. He walked quickly to the officer, got down on one knee, and presented his rifle in front of the officer with both hands.

Seeing this rifle, the faces of the Japanese such as Jackman and Mizuno changed color, and Shiki Kayama's face was pale, while Yanagihara Maemitsu still looked calm and calm.

The Chinese officer's brows furrowed, he took the "Remington" and looked at it carefully, looked at the Japanese and Americans in front of him, and said sharply: "Take it away!" ”

The Japanese disembarked from the sailboat and came to the steam dinghy. The steam boat drove close to the Chinese gunboat, but the Chinese sailors on the gunboat did not lower the gangway, but opened the tie rod, and two rope ladders hung down from the tie rod, and the steam boat soon stopped firmly by the rope ladder. This means that in order to board the "Fusheng", the people on the boat must walk a short and thrilling "single-plank bridge"!

Seeing the rope ladder hanging from the "single-plank bridge", the faces of Japanese people such as Shiki Kayama and Mizuno changed their faces. The American, Jackman, also looked horrified.

In the eyes of the Japanese, the Chinese are deliberately trying to make things difficult for them, but the fact is that the Chinese sailors operate in strict accordance with naval regulations. Because the gangway, ordinary sailors and junior officers are not qualified to use it. Only the captain and first mate can board the ship via the gangway. And according to the regulations, there are wind and waves that cannot put the gangway. Therefore, the Chinese sailors invited the Japanese to climb the pole and walk on the single-plank bridge, but they actually acted according to the rules.

Seeing that the Japanese were cowering one by one, Yanagihara Maemitsu, who had always been calm, stepped forward first, climbed the rope ladder against the sea breeze, and went up the "single-plank bridge".

Seeing Yanagihara Maemitsu acting calmer than anyone else, Kayama Shiki, who felt that he had been robbed of the limelight, snorted, and the second one went up the single-plank bridge along the rope ladder, as a Japanese soldier, he was trained to walk such a single-plank bridge, but he was in mid-air, and the undulating waves under his feet were undoubtedly much more sinister than the army's training ground, and Shiki Kayama suppressed the fear in his heart, and carefully walked across the single-plank bridge, and when he came to the deck of the Chinese gunship, he found that the shirt inside his coat had been soaked with sweat.

With Yanagihara Maemitsu and Kayama Shiki, the other Japanese bravely crossed the single-plank bridge one by one and moved to the deck of the Chinese gunboat.

After all the Japanese and Americans, as well as the Chinese on the "Tongjie", were transferred to the Chinese gunboat, several sailors from the Chinese gunboat came to the sailboat and began mooring.

When Yanagihara Maemitsu came to the deck of the Chinese gunship, the first thing he saw was the captain of the Chinese gunboat sitting in a chair.

The captain was burly, with thick eyebrows, and his eyes were intimidating, and his gaze slowly swept over several Japanese, and when his gaze fell on Shiki Kayama, Shiki Kayama couldn't help but shudder.

Beside the captain, crouched a huge dog.

This dog has a black coat and a yellow coat, a short mouth and a flat forehead, and its eyes are burning like electricity, which looks very much like the kind of black-backed shepherd dog in Europe, but its semi-erect ears are half-drooping to the front of the head, which is a typical "field dog" (that is, the Chinese pastoral dog, commonly known as "earth dog" and "Shiba dog") from China.

Seeing the Japanese boarding the ship, the giant dog immediately changed from crouching to a semi-standing position, its mouth slightly open, its eyes wide open, and it let out a low roar, and the Chinese sailors behind it hurriedly pulled the chains to prevent it from bursting into a pounce on the Japanese.

"The sun! Don't make a fuss! The Chinese sailor whispered to it.

The giant dog named "Sun" shook his neck and shook the chain with a loud noise, and Shiki Kayama and Minamino couldn't help but show fear on their faces, while Yanagihara Maemitsu stared at the giant dog with interest, as if he had forgotten where he was.

The Chinese officer who led the arrest stepped forward to report to the captain, and the Chinese captain's gaze instantly became extremely sharp, and he slowly got up from his chair and came to these uninvited "guests" and looked at them.

"When I saw Lord Deng, I didn't kneel down yet!" A Chinese sailor shouted when he saw the Japanese and Americans standing without kneeling.

When Wang Yongan and his subordinates heard this, they all "plopped" and fell to the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic. And the Japanese and Americans did not kneel.

The Chinese sailors were furious, raised the butt of their rifles, and were about to smash Yanagihara Maemitsu on the knee, but the captain surnamed Deng waved his hand and motioned for him to stand down.

Yanagihara Maemitsu bowed deeply to the captain surnamed Deng, and the rest of the Japanese also bowed to the captain with him, except for the arrogant and rude Shikiyama, even the American Jackman also bowed.

"Yanagihara Maemitsu, the deputy envoy of the Japanese Empire to the Qing Dynasty, has met Lord Deng." Yanagihara Maemitsu stood up straight, looked at the Chinese captain in front of him, and reported his identity in Chinese official dialect.

"Sure enough, it's Mr. Yanagihara, I'm glad to meet him." The Chinese captain smiled kindly, and bowed his hand slightly to Yanagihara Qianguang, which was regarded as a return salute, "Deng Shichang, the 'Fusheng' gunboat pipe of the Fujian Shipmaster of the Great Qing Dynasty, has been waiting for Mr. Yanagihara for a long time. ”

Hearing Deng Shichang actually say the words "waiting for a long time", Yanagihara Qianguang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.

At this time, he suddenly remembered the smiling face of Lin Yizhe when he was at the dock.

"Damn fellow!" Yanagihara Qianguang only understood at this time why Lin Yizhe was so happily released, and couldn't help but scold fiercely in his heart.

"According to the treaty of reconciliation and trade signed between your country and our country, no one of your country is allowed to carry weapons when they come to our country." Deng Shichang's voice became stern, "Since you have breached the contract, Deng has to handle it impartially." He didn't wait for Yanagihara to answer, came to Wang Yongan and the others, looked at them coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Tie up!" ”

The Chinese sailors responded in unison, stepped forward and kicked Wang Yongan and the others to the ground, and tied them up with ropes.

"Twenty lashes each!" Deng Shichang said sharply.

"Spare your life! Spare your life! - "As soon as they heard that they were going to be whipped, Wang Yongan and the others all screamed like pigs.

"Lord Deng! I hired them! Please don't abuse them! Yanagihara was startled and hurriedly stopped.

Deng Shichang didn't hear Yanagihara Qianguang's words, but turned back to the chair and sat down, and didn't look at Yanagihara Qianguang again, Yanagihara Qianguang was about to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by two strong Chinese sailors.

The Chinese sailors began to execute Wang Yongan and others, and soon the deck was filled with the sound of whipping and the screams of the tortured people crying for their fathers and mothers.

Seeing the appearance of those beaten Chinese with open skin, Yanagihara Maemitsu couldn't help but turn his head.

"He just said that he had been waiting for us for a long time, did he already know that we were coming......" Mizuno said to him in a low voice in Japanese.

He also clearly heard what Deng Shichang said to Yanagihara Qianguang just now, and muttered to himself in his heart, and then he told Yanagihara Qianguang his suspicions.

Yanagihara Maemitsu nodded, and his gaze turned to Shiki Kayama, who was pale. Shiki Kayama sensed Yanagihara's mocking gaze and tilted his head to the side fiercely, not looking at him.

After the execution, the Chinese sailors dragged Wang Yongan and the others down like dead dogs, and then the Chinese sailors stepped forward and drove all the Japanese except Yanagihara Maemitsu and Jackman into a bilge where they were imprisoned.

"Mr. Yanagihara has a special status, so he should take special care of himself." Deng Shichang looked at the somewhat stunned Yanagihara Maemitsu and the overwhelmed Jackman, and said lightly, "As for this white gentleman, I still have something to ask him." ”

Jackman obviously also knew some Chinese official dialect, and when he heard Deng Shichang say this, the terrifying picture of Wang Yongan and others being whipped just now suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but shout: "I am a citizen of the United States of America!" You don't have the right to interrogate me! ”

Deng Shichang came to Jackman's front and stared at him, Jackman didn't dare to meet his gaze, and bowed his head in cringe.

"Do you know how our country deals with people who are guilty of espionage?"

Hearing the word "spy", Jackman remembered the maps he had brought, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Take Mr. Yanagihara down. Open a private room for him. Deng Shichang didn't pay attention to Jackman anymore, but turned his head to the officer next to him and ordered.

The Chinese officer replied and stepped forward to make a "please" gesture to Yanagihara Maemitsu. Yanagihara sighed inwardly, nodded, and walked forward with the Chinese officer, two Chinese sailors with rifles on their backs.

After entering the cabin where he was being held, the Chinese officer locked the hatch, leaving Yanagihara Maemitsu in a daze.

The current Yanagihara Maeko can be said to be extremely depressed.

He could not believe that this reconnaissance activity, which was supported by the government and carefully arranged by himself, could be such a result.

Jackman had clearly promised that there would never be Qing ships here, but why did they run into Qing warships as soon as they arrived at their destination?

Could it be that they will not know the prophet? Or was it this time of operation that leaked the news from the start?

Impossible?

Thinking back to the clues in what the Chinese captain Deng Shichang said just now, the smile on his face when he met Lin Yizhe at the dock unconsciously appeared in front of Yanagihara's eyes.

And the way he looked at himself and those who were with him......

That kind of look......

In an instant, several thoughts flashed through Yanagihara's mind like sparks!

Could it be that he knew the purpose of his trip to Taiwan at the dock?!

Did he recognize the appearance of Shiki Kayama hidden in his attaché from the beginning?

Or did he see the clue at a glance from those passports?

And he deliberately arranged for his subordinates to let him go, was it just to catch himself when he arrived at his destination?

If this is the case, then this person's insight and methods are too terrifying......