5-14 Smuggling Tycoon. Interception

As soon as they heard that Boss Lai was looking for someone to work, the coolies immediately got up, threw away their cigarette butts and gathered around, and stretched out their heads to point: "You, you, and you, the new man, in the past, you are resting, and people in their fifties and sixties are making a lot of fun." ”

Of course, Liu Ziguang such a strong laborer was selected, and Lin Sheng Ding Li and other thirty coolies followed the carriage and jogged, the carriage walked along the road by the river, there are thousands of ships on the Huangpu River, there are several wharves alone, the carriage took the coolies to another small dock with fewer ships, a dual-purpose steam paddle steamer is moored by the trestle, it is said that it is a dual-purpose ship because the ship is equipped with a pair of sails in addition to the steam engine, which is specially used in the downwind in order to save fuel, such ships are usually ocean-going merchant ships, The hull is made of wood, the key parts are reinforced with iron sheets, and the anchor chains and iron walls are rusty, which shows that it is a ship that goes to sea frequently.

There was a person standing on the bow of the boat, with a square scarf and a long shirt, holding a folding fan, dressed in a bright manner, but his face was indeed dark, Boss Lai got out of the carriage and joked with the man: "Mr. Ma is invited, the weather in Xinbian Jing is good." ”

The man said with a smile: "The new Bian Jing is naturally like summer all year round, not as clear as the weather in Shanghai, and you can still wear fur in winter." ”

Boss Lai continued: "Mr. Ma might as well be stationed in Shanghai, we have a house to live in Fuyuan, so we can sell the furs you collected." ”

The man said, "If I am stationed in Shanghai, can your uncle rest assured that this waterway is safe?" ”

The two chatted a few words, and then let the coolies get on the ship to move the goods, Liu Ziguang sandwiched in the coolie team and walked on the ship, only to see that the sailors on the ship were mostly short in stature, dark-skinned Nanyang natives, and there were countless large boxes in the cabin, which were printed with trademark emblems, which were three connected together, "Five Five Five" was originally a cargo ship transporting cigars, but after moving the outer layer of boxes, there was a lot of articles inside, and the same box with the Three Five trademark was printed, but the weight was not known how many times, even Liu Ziguang was flashed, Checking the weight of the box again, it is hundreds of catties, where is the cigar in it, it is clearly metal, and it is also a precious metal.

The other workers also showed signs of surprise, but none of them showed a look of surprise, but carried out the extremely heavy boxes with ropes and poles, as if they were accustomed to such things.

Liu Ziguang didn't want to attract attention, so he asked Ding Li to carry the box together, and while tying the box with a rope, he asked quietly: "What is in here?" How heavy is it? ”

Ding Li looked around, lowered his voice and said, "What else can it be, the silver that came from the Song Kingdom."

"Silver is also a commodity?" Liu Ziguang asked puzzled.

"Less silver is money, more is not goods, we don't care about those coolies, as long as we give money, even if it is a dead person, we have to carry it." With Ding Li's knowledge, he naturally couldn't say an answer that satisfied Liu Ziguang, so he could only shrug his shoulders to show his understanding, and continued to work.

After the silver was carried off the ship, I saw a group of carriages covered with black tarpaulins that had stopped on the dock without knowing what, and the men in Xuanyi with swords and bows were guarding on healthy horses, and the coolies carried the silver boxes onto the carriage in turn, and the boxes of three or five cigars were temporarily piled on the docks.

Although Liu Ziguang didn't know what the situation was, his intuition told him that there must be something wrong here, so he simply snatched Mr. Ma and the account books in his hand, so that there were all the human and physical evidence.

After the goods were unloaded, the carriage was gone, and Boss Lai also got in the car and left, and greeted him: "Let's go." The coolies walked back in twos and threes to continue their work. Liu Ziguang found an excuse and didn't go back with the group, and after going around alone, he returned to the dock and walked straight to the dual-purpose steamer that traveled to Song.

The gangplank from the ship to the trestle has been removed, and the Nanyang sailors are busy packing up the sundries and cables, Liu Ziguang jumped on the boat, the sailors looked at him in surprise, and they all put down their work and came around, Liu Ziguang said as if no one was walking: "I'm looking for Mr. Ma." ”

The sailors knew that this was the coolie who had just moved the goods, but Mr. Ma was not something that everyone could see, they stopped Liu Ziguang while shouting something in the Nanyang vernacular, and a capable one-eyed dragon emerged from the cabin and said a few words to the sailors, and then looked Liu Ziguang up and down with one eye beckoned him to enter the cabin to speak.

"What are you looking for Mr. Ma?" The one-eyed dragon asked, it was not for nothing that the coolies at the dock volunteered to be ocean-going sailors, and the man regarded Liu Ziguang as such a person.

"That, I'm very interested in Mr. Ma's account book, and I want to borrow it." Liu Ziguang said casually.

Hearing this, the one-eyed dragon suddenly took a step back, pulled out the sword at his waist with his backhand and slashed over, Liu Ziguang pinched his hand holding the sword with his right hand, stuck his throat with his left hand, and said with a cruel smile: "Just use the knife to borrow the account book to see, your temper is too short-tempered." ”

The man was the first mate on the ship, a pirate, and he had seen a lot of scenes, large and small, and he had never been subdued with such a move, his throat was stuck and he couldn't speak, and his hand holding the sword was pinched so painfully that he felt that his bones were about to be crushed. Liu Ziguang snatched his sword and straddled it around his neck and threatened: "Don't call, take me to Mr. Ma." ”

This is a Western sword with a gauntlet, which can cut and stab, the blade is sharp, and it has been faintly cut out on the neck, and the one-eyed dragon is also an old man, as soon as the man in front of him makes a move, he will not be bad, the kind of aura exuded from the other party is definitely not something that ordinary people can come out, only the ruthless character who has killed countless people can make him, a pirate who has come over with great winds and waves, so frightened.

Liu Ziguang escorted the one-eyed dragon to the door of the captain's cabin, the sword added a little pressure on his back, and the one-eyed dragon understood, knocked on the door and said, "Boss, someone wants to see you." ”

After a while, an answer came from inside: "I won't be available for this time, let him come back tomorrow." It sounded like Mr. Ma's voice.

Liu Ziguang pressed the sword on the back of the one-eyed dragon's neck and pushed it forward, and the one-eyed dragon hurriedly knocked on the door again: "Boss, this gentleman does have something very important." ”

There was silence in the cabin for a while, and Mr. Ma finally said, "Come in." ”

The hatch opened, Liu Ziguang pushed the one-eyed dragon in, slammed the door with his foot, slammed it shut, and looked up, only to see Mr. Ma and a young man sitting side by side behind the table, the two seemed to be talking about something to be happy about, and their faces were full of harmonious smiles. However, Liu Ziguang noticed that the one-eyed dragon's face changed when he saw the man, and he seemed to be a little shocked.

Liu Ziguang pushed the one-eyed dragon aside, put his sword on his shoulder, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Ma, you put the account book of the transaction with the Fuyuan in order, pack it and follow me." ”

Mr. Ma didn't speak, but just looked at the young man next to him, who not only smiled dumbly, but also took out the hand that was placed under the table, it turned out that he was also holding a sharp blade in his hand, and he was aiming the tip of the knife at Mr. Ma's waist just now.

"Hahaha," the man laughed heartily, "I didn't expect someone to cut off his beard." Let's talk about it, is the brother from the city department or from the East Factory? ”

Liu Ziguang also smiled: "Someone actually started before me, I can't tell you who I am, I have to take away the people and account books, and we will talk again when we have time." ”

"How can this work, obviously I came first, and the people and the ledger should belong to me." The man snorted slightly. threw the short knife in his hand on the table, and looked at Liu Ziguang with his arms crossed, looking like a master of art.

Hearing the conversation between the two unfortunate guests, Mr. Ma said: "Don't quarrel with the two heroes, no matter where you are, if you want to move someone in Shanghai, aren't you afraid that the Lai family will find you trouble?" ”

"Shut up!" The young man slammed Mr. Ma on the neck, knocking him unconscious, and then he took out a boxy oilpaper package from the desk drawer, which looked like he was about to leave with the booty.

"If you want to swallow it alone, then don't blame me for eating black." Liu Ziguang rushed up with an arrow to grab it, and the one-eyed dragon behind saw the opportunity to seize the door and went out to shout for help, how did he know that Liu Ziguang looked at the six roads, and didn't forget him at all, he didn't turn his head back and grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it back, and smashed it on the back of the one-eyed dragon's head, but he was smashed before he could shout. Collapsed and died at the door of the cabin.

The young man saw that Liu Ziguang was fierce, and hurriedly threw the oil paper package out of the porthole, picked up the short knife on the table and fought with Liu Ziguang, although this young man's martial arts are excellent, but compared with Liu Ziguang, he is still a lot inferior, and the three moves were slashed by Liu Ziguang with the same palm at the major artery in the neck, and he fainted.

The fight has attracted the attention of the sailors on the ship, a chaotic footsteps sounded on the ship, Liu Ziguang stretched out his head and poked out the porthole to see that the oil paper bag had disappeared, only the water ripples in circles, and there was no time to salvage this thing at the moment, so he could only get the captured two people away as soon as possible.

Although he determined that the oil-paper bag was wrapped in the ledger he needed, Liu Ziguang still spent ten seconds rummaging through Mr. Ma's cabin, finding a few pieces of paper and stuffing them in his arms, and then picked up an unconscious person with one hand and walked straight out.