At night, in a tavern called Xingsha in Twin Harbors. The shopkeeper sat behind the bar and looked at the empty hall in frustration, because of the disappearance of the local lord's wife, the wind in the city was now tight, and the business of the shop was greatly reduced, and the drunkards were either caught or chose to hide under the covers for the night. However, the waitress at the shop was quite happy and was now leisurely repairing her nails.

Tang Ke was mixed in with only a dozen or so guests, and he came here alone to inquire about the news, and he didn't bring anyone with him, so as not to have too many people. He ordered the usual cheap rum and sat at the bar to pour himself a drink like a frustrated man, but in fact his ears were held high, capturing the conversation of everyone in the room.

Half an hour later he heard the news that the shopkeeper was complaining about bad business, that a rough man had said that an innocent friend had been caught, that a sailor had said that there were many ships patrolling the sea, and that a woman was a nymphomaniac, and that she was describing to another female companion how handsome Colonel Michael was when she had seen her during the day.

Donk has made a lot of noise when he learns of Alyssa's disappearance, and he has to be more low-key and cautious. He was glad to have Goldbeard as a backer, so he had an extra trump card for self-preservation.

Someone is approaching. Donk felt it, but he didn't move. The shopkeeper glanced up at the visitor, and looked hostile, as if he were looking at a big trouble.

"Hey, brother, why are you sitting here alone?" A large hand patted Donk on the back in a friendly way, and then sat down on the side, the man smiled, revealing a shining gold tooth in his mouth, "Aren't you bored?" If you need it, I can get you two women to make sure you're satisfied. Look you're supposed to be a sailor, and a sailor needs a woman on the shore, I know. ”

"Thank you. But for the time being, I'm going to part with a woman I like, and I'm sad now. Donk waved his hand, he was in need of some news, but he was happy to have someone talk to him. He took a closer look at the golden-toothed man, and vaguely felt familiar, as if he had seen it in some port.

"Oh, that's what happened." The golden-toothed man patted Donk on the shoulder again, "I sympathize with you, I was also hurt by women when I was younger than you, but I haven't experienced it since. Time will make people's hearts slowly harden, and when you look back on the past in the future, you will feel that the things that made you sad before turned out to be so ordinary. ”

Donk vaguely agreed, he confirmed that he had seen the golden-toothed man, and he tried to pull out the required truth in his memory, thinking for a moment, and finally remembered.

This man is Aemond. Robert! When Donk first arrived in this world, the first port he arrived at was called Port Carlin, where he met Aemond in the tavern and hired Aemond to help him recruit sailors.

Although Donk recognized the identity of this person, he did not reveal it, he has changed now, and he needs to hide his identity, it is better to pretend not to know Aemond.

Seeing that Donk didn't speak, Aemond continued to say, "Young man, I feel that your current situation needs the comfort of a woman, and people should indulge themselves when they are in pain. Come on. Come with me, I'll take you to have some fun and pass the time. ”

Donk lowered his head and chuckled, when he first met Aemond, this guy was also a typical "middleman", this kind of person didn't have a specific job, he liked to look around for a way to make money, he liked this kind of person, because this kind of person is often quite ghostly.

"Oh, my good brother." Tang Ke pretended to be drunk, shook his head and said, "I really don't need a woman now, but I feel comfortable chatting with you, can you talk to me again?" He snapped his fingers at the shopkeeper with a bitter melon-looking face, "Bring him a glass of wine too." ”

"Well, of course." Aemond tilted his head, and a look of disappointment flashed, a glass of wine was obviously not as profitable as pulling a guest.

"Are you a local?"

"No, I'm from Greenland."

Aemond opened up the conversation, he was very talkative, he was good at adding fuel to his life experience, and would make the unwitting observer respect him, thinking that he was a very remarkable man. He recounts his life in Greenland, claiming to be the illegitimate son of a nobleman who, when he grew up, extorted a large sum of money from his biological father. But the surname he claims in this story is different from the last time Donk heard it, but he doesn't know which version is the truth.

Donk ordered glass after glass of wine, and in order to get Mond to drink it obediently, he deliberately ordered expensive good wine.

Narcoated with alcohol, Aemond became a one-sided narrator, and he talked about the squandering of his youth, and he was like a true boy, spending a lot of money every day, and he would spend three thousand gold coins to buy a horse and race with others. He was very proud when he talked about this experience, and then he skipped the middle part of the family road and talked directly about business, and from then on, he never mentioned the experience of enjoyment.

Donk listened patiently, he couldn't just ask for the information he needed, it would be too obvious, he could only wait for Aemond to reveal something in a long line of conversation.

Gradually speaking, Aemond had come to talk about his recent years, and he had heard that the Twin Ports were profitable, so he rushed here, claiming that he could mix in anywhere, and he was proud of it. Then he got to the point, talking about the recent disappearance of the lord's wife.

"Damn, I'm out of the talk." Aemond took a sip of his wine, curling his tongue even harder, "Brother, come on. Tell me about you and your woman, and I want the story to sound as tortuous as an opera. ”

"No, you haven't finished speaking, you just said that the lord's wife is missing, and the port becomes very tense, and then you come to an abrupt end, why? Tell me, I just came here and want to hear about these important things. Donk's voice became low, like a dream, and he wished Aemond would answer in the same low voice.

"Listen brother, now you can't talk nonsense about these things." Aemond stared at Donk with drunken eyes, "There are several topics that are forbidden to be discussed in the Twin Ports right now, such as the lord's wife, the sea monster, the missing passenger ship, and the pirate. ”

"Why?"

"Because all those who talk nonsense are arrested by the lords, and the unfortunate ones are tortured and whipped every day. Looking at the way you look, you must not know what it is like to be whipped, the whip of the jailer will tear your flesh apart, and you can see through the wound what the inside of the body looks like, it is so terrible. ”

Donk made a frightened face and said, "But if you don't tell me in detail what happened, how can I know which topics can't be discussed?" ”

Aemond became completely drunk for a moment, and a greedy look flashed in his eyes. He looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "For your sake." I'll tell you about it. ”

Donk finally got what he wanted to know, and he learned what Lord Kerryn had done after Alyssa's disappearance. He went on to find out that the number of ships owned by Kirwyn was probably more than a hundred, but most of them were merchant ships and passenger ships. In addition, Aemond also spoke highly of Michael as a person, telling several stories about Michael's extermination of pirates, and Michael lived like a hero.

After three rounds of drinking, Aemond claimed to go out for a break and let Donk stay on his own for a while. When Aemond walked out the door, he deliberately glanced back at Donk, who was still drinking, and his eyes were not good. After Aemond went out, the shopkeeper gave a strange look at Donk, stopped talking, and after a few moments, gave up and continued to wipe the dusty bottles.

When Aemond came to the outside of the shop, he did not go to the tavern, but walked briskly out of the tavern, looking anxious, and after turning two streets, he saw a patrol of guards, and smiled triumphantly. He stepped forward quickly, catching the guard's attention.

"To make a long story short, there's a suspicious outsider who has been asking people in the tavern about the disappearance of the lord's wife! He was dressed like a sailor, maybe a pirate. Why don't you take him and ask him? Aemond said quickly, looking eagerly at a group of six patrol guards.

The guards raised their vigilance and immediately said, "Go, you take us to that person." ”

"Of course, that's what I've come to you for, but ......" Aemond held out his hand, the price was clearly marked on the post, and anyone who provided a clue would be rewarded. He is very short of money now, so he is ready to frame Donk, a stranger.

The guard pulled a stack of silver coins into the palm of Aemond's insatiable hand a few times and slipped it into his greedy hand, and Aemond smiled widely.

At the same time, Unk, unaware of this, was still sipping his wine, the rum leaving a long flavor in his throat. He noticed that Aemond had been out for a little too long, so he guessed that this guy had fled first to avoid paying the bill, and he couldn't help but wonder.

Donk's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and his smile retracted. There was a group of heavy footsteps outside the door, and the footsteps of several people were full of strength. Judging by the sound of his footsteps, the group looked like they were coming towards the door of the shop. He glanced back out the window and saw a figure walking briskly, wearing a hat that looked like a guard.

"You can't be here to get me, are you?" Donk's face did not change color, and he drank the last sip of wine, and pirates were not allowed to waste wine.

The guards had already reached the door, and the leader pressed his hand on the doorknob and made a gesture to push it away.

Donk pulled a silver coin out of his pocket and aimed it at the shelf behind the shopkeeper, slamming it out. The silver coin smashed a series of wine bottles into thin pieces, and the crisp sound caught the attention of the audience. Donk didn't look anymore and calmly got up and left.

The door was opened, and the guards rushed in, first attracted by the broken bottles and the screams of the shopkeeper, who shouted, "No one is allowed to move!" Then he turned back to Aemond and asked, "What about the suspicious man?" ”

"He's there...... Hey? Aemond jerked in the direction where Donk was sitting, but his fingers immediately softened because Donk was gone! Damn it! He yelled and looked around for Donk, who, despite the owner's screams, grabbed the other customers and asked where he was, but no one knew. Aemond's face was dead.

"Alright. I think you're drinking too much and you're playing with us! The guard said angrily.

"Nope! No! There was really a suspicious person just now! ”

"I think you're suspicious yourself, come with me to the prison for the night!"

"No!!"

The guards took away Aemond, who had stolen the chickens and rice.

In fact, there was still residual heat from the place where Donk was sitting, and on the left hand side of this chair, a window was open and swaying in the wind, and this window was too small to imagine an adult jumping out of it in an instant.