Suddenly, Lu Sheng understood why the passenger ship he was on suddenly hit the reef, and this route had been traveled for hundreds of years, and there had never been a sign of a reef. Looking at the big hole in the bottom of the passenger ship, it was obviously knocked out by the angle of the warship that transported the official silver.

On the riverbed, there are also clear traces of dragging. Around the trace, there was a mass of broken iron chains.

Seeing this, Lu Sheng's heart suddenly chuckled. The essence flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, his speculation was still too taken for granted. If the shipwreck is tied with iron chains, even if the shipwreck is transported out, it will not surface.

And Lu Sheng also suddenly realized a problem, the robbers didn't need to let the wreck float again. is completely missing, and it can be used as a cover for robbers.

Lu Sheng and his group approached and probed around the traces of the shipwreck. Although the river has been washing the riverbed, there are still some traces remaining.

Before I knew it, two hours passed quietly. The time of fetal breath holding gradually reached the limit, and Lu Sheng instructed everyone to float.

"Boom, boom—"

More than a dozen splashes suddenly exploded on the river, and Fei Lingwei, who came with him, broke through the water and landed on the boat.

"Brother Lu is worthy of being Brother Lu, the surrounding provinces have searched for three months and found nothing, I didn't expect that Brother Lu had just taken over the case, and he had already found out the modus operandi of these robbers. In this way, it won't be long before these robbers can be pulled out. Duan Fei said with excitement on his face.

"Brother Duan has won the award, although he has insight into their modus operandi, but there is still a discrepancy with my speculation, and the discrepancy in this time is enough for the robbers to properly dispose of the official money. ”

Lu Sheng let out a long sigh, looked at Jiang Shui and shook his head silently.

"What is the access?"

"I took it for granted, thinking that the ship floated after they took away the official silver. But in fact, they had already transported the official bank away shortly after the incident.

After they chiseled through the bottom of the ship, they fixed the boat to the bottom of the river with iron chains, and then carried the official silver from the bottom of the river. Because it was chained, the ship could not float, so the Yangtze River sailors failed to find the transport ship.

It's more beneficial for them that way. But perhaps it was providence, and a month later, the storm struck, and the Yangtze River swelled, causing the river to become so turbulent that one of the iron chains holding the transport ship broke, causing the bow to rise.

And as it happens, the passenger ship I was on that day passed by, and the passenger boat crashed headlong into the cocked ramming angle of the transport ship. In addition, the strong winds raged, the passenger ship capsized, and 300 people sank to the bottom of the river.

Seriously, that time even the official almost died. After the violent impact, the rest of the chains broke continuously, but there were still a few that held the ship in place.

The trail we saw at the bottom of the river was caused by the collision of the two boats.

More than a month passed after the incident, and the remaining chains could not lock the transport, and finally the transporter was freed from the trap ten days ago, and then flowed along the river to the mouth of the sea. ”

After listening to Lu Sheng's explanation, Duan Fei's face suddenly became gloomy, "These bastards! Intercept the official silver, kill the escort officers, not to mention, and even kill more than 300 people? Catch them, they will definitely be torn into pieces!"

"What happens after we catch them is another story, but for now, we need to catch them first. We just looked at the traces under the river, whether it is to fix the transport ship or transport away three million taels of silver, which requires long-term underwater operations.

During that time, the river was blocked, and it was absolutely impossible for them to go ashore to breathe, otherwise they would inevitably be discovered. Everything is done underwater. Who in the world can be underwater for so long?"

Duan Fei lowered his head, and the information he knew kept flashing in his mind, "The deeper the skill, the longer the breath can be held. And if he can have the apnea method like an adult, he can do it for a longer time......"

"But even if you hold your breath, you have to have some time, right? Besides, it is absolutely impossible to complete such a large project with just a few people. Lu Sheng tapped his arm and said coldly.

"Lord Lu, head, I've heard a rumor!" Suddenly, one of the Feiling guards on the small boat beside him said loudly.

"What rumors?"

"Back to Lord Lu, the villain's ancestral home is Hushangfu, when the villain was young, I heard that Chongming Island in Hushangfu lived a magical tribe. They are known as the Fishermen, a race that came from the sea. When you go ashore, you are a man, and when you go into the water, you turn into a fish.

The fishermen are very secretive, they rarely communicate with other people, and they never use boats to go out to fish, and even if they do, they are only a tool for transporting fish. ”

"Fisherman, is it the mermaid clan?" Lu Sheng was suddenly curious, "Have you ever seen the appearance of the fisherman?"

"No, when I was younger, I used to hear about the Fishermen, but I never heard about it again. ”

"What does the legendary fisherman look like? Is the upper body a human and the lower body a fish?"

"Lord Lu, you can't be a human anymore, it's all a monster. The fishermen look the same as us, but they have different abilities than we do.

I heard that the children of the fisherman tribe are born to swim and can breathe freely underwater from an early age. Of course, all this is hearsay, but along the bottom of the river, they have to transport the official silver ashore, right?

However, there are government searches on both sides of the strait, and so many people are transporting so much official silver, and once they go ashore, there will be nowhere to hide. So even if they were transported underwater, they would follow the river to the mouth of the sea, and then go ashore in a large circle from elsewhere. ”

Lu Sheng was immediately impressed by that person, although this question was very simple, Lu Sheng could quickly think of it. But if you can find the problem so keenly, and spread it out logically, and cultivate it, this person will definitely be able to take charge of it.

"What's your name?" Lu Sheng asked as he looked at the man appreciatively.

"Lord Huilu, in Xia Jinkai!"

"Brother Duan, your subordinates are really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Do you have a map?" Lu Sheng hurriedly asked.

Duan Fei took out a fuel bag from his arms, opened the oil bag, and took out a map. This is a detailed map of the Wuzhou area, and it is a more accurate military map than a civilian one.

Lu Sheng pointed to their location and moved along the Yangtze River, "Brother Duan, you see, from here, there are eight places on both sides of the Yangtze River that can go ashore, but these eight places are all under the strict inspection of the government.

Three million taels of silver is not a small amount, let alone a small batch that can be transported. Even if they go ashore in eight groups, it will be difficult to be silent. Unless, they each carry very, very little. ”

"Even if you bring less, it's useless, let alone transport, even if you carry a silver ingot with you, they don't want to fool around. From the time the case occurred to the present, the checkpoints on both sides of the Yangtze River have never been relaxed. I can assure you that it is impossible for them to carry away the official silver through these portions. ”

"I think so, even if one or two places are lucky enough for them to get through, it is impossible for eight places to have such a large transportation volume without even a single clue.

So...... There is only one explanation. They did not transport the official silver ashore, but went directly here. ”

Lu Sheng slid the map all the way to Chongming Island.

Chongming Island is located on the east side of Changxing Island and is much larger than Changxing Island. If Changxing Island can only be used as a station for the Yangtze River Naval Division, then Chongming Island can be used as a springboard for Shanghai and Tongnan.

And it just so happened that the fisherman clan that Jin Kai said before happened to be on Chongming Island. This forced Lu Sheng to target the fishermen.

After lunch, the group set off immediately, and when they came, they rode horses, but they no longer needed to go back to Shanghai. It is faster to go down the river to the east. When it got dark, Lu Sheng and the others landed on the boundary of the Shanghai Mansion.

Sandwiched between the Yangtze River and the sea, the Shanghai Mansion pokes its head high for the triangular boundary. The natural port is destined to become a transit point for shipping, and because of this, Shanghai has also become the premier bustling center of Jiangnan Province.

Along the road, there is an endless stream of carriages and boxes, and the closer you get to Shanghai, the denser the convoy becomes. It's been almost two months since Lu Sheng came to this world, and he even saw a nostalgic traffic jam.

Approaching the outer city, the convoy on the official road was completely immovable. Many of the caravans fell asleep on the wagons.

"Brother Duan, what's the situation? The Shanghai Mansion is already overcrowded to such a point?"

"Of course not, isn't there a checkpoint ahead? Entering the Shanghai Mansion, no matter which direction you come from, you have to go through at least five checkpoints. Since the theft of official silver, the four prefectures in Jiangnan and the two prefectures in Jiangbei have been under martial law.

After the trucks were checked, it was naturally not so convenient to get in and out. Isn't there no way, such a large amount of official silver, the only ones that can eat it without leaking traces are Jinling, Suzhou, and Shanghai.

Among the three prefectures, Shanghai is likely to be the largest. Because Shanghai is dominated by merchants, the daily volume of gold and silver transactions in trade is not comparable to that of other prefectures. ”

When it was dark and I arrived in the outer city, I rode my horse all the way and entered the inner city of Shanghai until late at night. What hurt Lu Sheng even more was that the densely packed inns in the inner city were already full.

Fortunately, Lu Sheng and the others are official errands and can live in the post station with their status. In the past two days, he has been sleeping and sleeping back and forth, and even if Lu Sheng's skills are profound, he feels physically and mentally exhausted. I collapsed on the bed and fell asleep after a while.

This night, Lu Sheng slept very deeply, and by the time he was woken up by the noisy sound outside, it was already three poles old. Lu Sheng hurriedly got up and found that Duan Fei and the others had just gotten up.

The group hurriedly had breakfast and went to the Shanghai Mansion together. The prefect of Shanghai Prefecture is a fat man who is nearly sixty years old and has a big belly, which is called the year away. Just this appearance reminds Lu Sheng of those businessmen and gentry, no wonder he can be the prefect of Shanghai Mansion.

"Xiaguan is a year away from the Shanghai Shangfu, and I have seen Lord Qincha, although Lord Qincha commands, Xiaguan will fully cooperate. ”

Although Lu Sheng is only the head of the Criminal Department of Suzhou Prefecture, because he took over the Qin Order, he is now also at the majority of the official level. Lu Sheng was not polite, and directly indicated that he needed the dossier information of Chongming Island.

Nian Zhiyao immediately personally took Lu Sheng to the file building and entered an area on the second floor, "Lord Qincha, General Duan, this is the file data of Chongming Island, whether it is human geography or the events that have occurred in the past fifty years, they are clearly recorded here. It's just that the information is vast, do you want to send a few people to assist you in your investigation?"

"That's very good, there is a working man. ”

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