"You, how do you know?" Chen Hu said in horror as if he had seen a ghost.

Not only him, but others even Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai didn't know about it.

"You don't need to know this, you just need to answer truthfully." Liu Feng's heart is indeed like this, but on the surface, he still looks like he is in his chest.

"It's about 30 miles from here on an island, but now the delivery should be complete, and it's coming in this direction, and if you go south, you can just run into it." Chen Hu is familiar with the surrounding seas.

"Yes, go on. Why do you know? As far as I know, your status in Dajiangzhai is not very high! Liu Feng asked.

"Originally, I shouldn't have known about this, but last night, I overheard the second village master secretly instructing his henchmen to do things, and overheard. The owner of the second village was afraid that the master of the big village would swallow it privately, so he said that he could stay and encircle and suppress the two leaders, but he had to send someone to follow. Chen Hu replied honestly.

"Isn't that going to be the role of the system again? Or is it the role of this jade pendant? Liu Feng rubbed the dragon and phoenix pendant in his hand.

"It seems that your two village owners don't trust each other either, do you know why they did this?" Liu Feng asked again.

"I don't know about that, after all, I'm just a small person." Chen Hu said.

"Okay, you go down first, and when I confirm what you said, I'll invite you again." Liu Feng said.

"Are you going to intercept those cargo ships?" Chen Huqi said, "They should have hung up the banner of the Cai family, and they can't move." ”

"You don't need to worry about this, go ahead." Liu Feng waved his hand, and someone took Chen Hu away.

"Master Hou, how do you know that they have a connection with the Cai family? We all thought they had shipped things to Dajiangzhai? After Chen Hu left, Jiang Qin, who was holding back his doubts, said.

"It's not hard to guess!" Liu Feng said with a smile, "If the goods worth more than 1 million gold are lost, the loss of the Cai family in a year will reach at least 3 percent, and the Cai family did not react after being robbed, which is not normal in itself." Unless they are completely sure that they can recover this batch of goods, and push accordingly, it is not difficult to think of it. Aside from the Great River Gang who traded with you, who else has this ability? ”

"We don't have the wisdom to think of that." Jiang Qin smiled bitterly and shook his head, and Zhou Tai on the side also looked the same.

"Actually, I read a lot of novels and like to think about conspiracy theories. I noticed that there was a discrepancy between what the two parties said, so I thought about it more. Liu Feng thought to himself.

"Perhaps, this is a plot against you." Liu Feng suddenly thought of something again.

"Why?" Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai didn't understand it anymore.

"Let me ask you, what have you done in the past year as a water thief?" Liu Feng asked.

"Just like a normal water thief!" Jiang Qin said, "I built a water village, gathered dozens of people, grabbed a few small boats, and then waited for an opportunity to plunder the lone merchant ships, and distributed the goods to the brothers, and in this way I grew and grew step by step." In less than a year, a medium-sized water village was built, with a warship and a fighting ship, so I thought about making a big vote. ”

"Yes, quite talented." Liu Feng smiled and praised, which made the two of them a little embarrassed, and then said, "I guess, after you grow stronger, there must be other water villages that have won you over, and when you are robbing, you will definitely not check the background of the shipowner." ”

"Seems like so." Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai glanced at each other, "When we reached about 1,000 people, there was a medium-sized cottage of tens of thousands of people to make us submit, but we didn't want to put a shackle on our heads, so we refused." There were several more times later, but as we had more and more brothers, we became more unhappy. Later, there was a water village to attack us, but our forces were just beginning, and with the geographical advantage of the water village, we held the attack of more than 20,000 people. ”

"That's it," Liu Feng nodded, "Water thieves and pirates can become top-level medium-sized forces no more than mountain bandits, and it's good to have two or three small building ships." If it really grows to hundreds of thousands of people and drives hundreds of thousands of large and medium-sized building ships, I am afraid that these families who run business on the river and sea will not be at ease. ”

"You know, even if it is a mountain thief or a water thief, there are rules, and it is impossible to rob every ship. Therefore, it is not uncommon for those who do business to have dealings with bandits and water thieves, just like Gu Lu, Zhu and Zhang of Wu County, even if their highest-level family heads are not clear, but the person in charge of maritime business is absolutely inseparable. They paid the tolls for the bandits and water thieves to buy safety and ensure that business was carried out normally. The bandits and water thieves are also less dangerous, which is a happy thing for everyone. ”

"And now, two unruly people suddenly broke into a group of rule-abiding people, who made you the climate without noticing, and recklessly robbed, not only offending the various families, but also offending those water villages. In particular, as you said, all the money has been distributed to the brothers, and if this spreads to other water villages, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among other water villages, so you can only fight alone, and no one will give you news. ”

"When anger accumulates to a certain extent, it causes a qualitative change. Maybe the Cai family is dissatisfied with the existence of your group, so they set up this conspiracy to lure you into the bait. Otherwise, how can you explain that the goods worth millions of gold are only escorted by a few small boats, and they are easily in your hands? And after the success, there was no pursuit by the Cai family's fleet. ”

"Obviously, they know about your relationship with the Great River Gang, and they want to use the Great River Gang to wipe you out in the unobstructed sea. So you were ambushed and had to leave your cargo behind to break out. ”

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were dumbfounded, they couldn't have imagined that just a small ship robbery incident would have such a complicated background.

"Then why did the Dajiang Gang cooperate with the Cai family?" Jiang Qin asked puzzledly, "We have checked, it is a genuine goods worth millions of gold." With the greedy character of the leader of the Great River Gang, how can he be willing to give up? ”

"No matter how greedy the leader of the Dajiang Gang is, he doesn't dare to really offend the family to death." Liu Feng said with a smile, "For a long time, only the water thieves have changed in waves, but the family has become more and more prosperous. Even if they want to be greedy, they have to have the life to spend it. That's two or three percent of a year's harvest, so it's no wonder that the Cai family doesn't play with them. How can a mere Dajiang Gang be compared to a powerful family? ”

"Of course, this is just my speculation, maybe the truth is not so, just a coincidence." Seeing Jiang Qin's dejected appearance, Liu Feng was afraid that it would blow their confidence, so he comforted.

The two smiled wryly. Of course, they hoped that it was just a coincidence, but since they knew that the Dajiang Gang was connected with the Cai family, they felt more and more that Liu Feng's speculation was reasonable. It seems that he is still too young, and the rivers and lakes are not easy to mix!

"Ready? If you are ready, go ahead and go and block the Cai family's fleet first, otherwise you won't be able to stop the two of you. Good luck, just drop by. I really don't know what they really want to deliver, actually deliver from such a distance. Liu Feng asked Wang Yudao.

"After the preparation is completed, the subordinates will give the order to go." Wang Yu got up and said.

"Master Hou, do you really want to rob the Cai family's fleet? Aren't you afraid that the Cai family will bring a large number of warships? Jiang Qin asked.

"They won't, the Dajiang Gang is not stupid, cooperation is already the limit, it is impossible to agree to let the Cai family bring a large number of warships like the sea, aren't they afraid that the Cai family will clean them up? Besides, the Dajiang Gang also has to maintain its image among the pirates, if they really cooperate with the Cai family with great fanfare, what will other pirates think of them, and how will they mix in the future? If there is, it is at most near the exit of the Yangtze River. ”

Jiang Qin and the others were shocked again. In comparison, I'm really a little white, even if I have an IQ, let's find some superiority in force!

Liu Feng can understand the mood of the two, and said in his heart: Young man, hone hard, I have a lot of confidence in you!

Liu Feng did not go to see Sheng Xian and Zuo Feng, and directly ordered to take the captives south. If he doesn't find any benefits, he won't meet the two.

The Cai family's fleet really went north along the normal channel under the flag, and collided with Liu Feng's fleet halfway. As for the pirates, after receiving the news, they would have already changed directions and returned to their lair.

The Cai family really did not send a large number of warships such as the sea, not even 1 small building ship, only a few fighting ships to escort it. After meeting Liu Feng, he was directly surrounded, disarmed, and became a prisoner.

"What do you want to do? This is the fleet of the Cai family in Jingzhou. When the person in charge was brought to Liu Feng, he said angrily.

"So what, even if the Cai family's fleet colludes with pirates and obstructs the path of His Majesty's envoy, it is a capital crime." Liu Feng sneered.

"What? Your Majesty? The person in charge couldn't believe it.

"Don't believe me? The one with the dragon flag over there, this can't be a fake, right? Liu Feng pointed to the boat where Sheng Xian and the others were not far away.

"This adult, it's really a misunderstanding, we are serious businessmen, how can we collude with pirates, and please let your lord know it." The person in charge of the Cai family decided that the hero would not suffer the immediate loss.

"Is it a misunderstanding, you know it in your heart, and the official also knows that those pirates were not caught in vain." Liu Feng said with a smile, "If the news reaches the court, Your Majesty knows that the envoy he sent is obstructed by the pirates colluding with the Cai family, what will happen?" All of them were confiscated, and the envoys were shocked, and the Cai family had to have an opinion, so that they could ask His Majesty for justice. ”

"My lord, I can't help it, I really can't do it. Our Cai family relies on these things to feed a large family, please raise your hands! The Lord prayed.

He knew that even if it was to the court, it could be suppressed by their family's relationship, but the cost was definitely much higher than the loss of these ships. Obviously, the person in front of him is hitting the attention of these ships.

Liu Feng was not moved by the performance of the principal, and after some bargaining, Liu Feng bit off half of the 10 large cargo ships, and he still had the right of first refusal.

Jiang Qin didn't care that the person in charge recognized him, and directly led the selection of 5 ships with high value, which made the person in charge itch and dare not squeak.

Of course, Liu Feng can swallow all the goods, but he doesn't want to knock the Cai family now, even if it is far away, but there is a relationship between the big families, what if Cai Mao invites someone else to deal with him? You must know that Liu Biao has not yet entered Jingzhou, Sun Jian is not dead, Jiangdong is not surnamed Sun, and Jing Wu is not an enemy.

Second, he accepted two historical generals and took a big advantage, and these "small advantages" were prepared by him for Sheng Xian and Zuo Feng, and there was no need for too many.

"Dare to ask your name, so that I can have an explanation when I go back." Before leaving, the principal said.

"No, you'll find out in a while." Liu Feng said confidently, "If you want to seek revenge, let Cai Mao come in person!" (To be continued.) )