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The secret passage was carved out of the rocks of the mountain, twisting and turning, and finally exited in a forest.

After knocking down a large rock blocking the exit, Nan Xiao came out with Rin and Saeki Xing. Unexpectedly, this time I came to the back of the pirate island, which was so desolate that it was not good.

Now they were standing on a gentle slope with endless forests at their feet to the sea. Standing on a high vantage point, you can see the silvery sand beach in the distance. Under the moonlight, the tide washes the shore lonely. There are no docks and no boats.

"Ah, what a beautiful moonlight."

Saeki may have been lying on Rin's back and was tired, so she jumped down and spun around a few times. She happily reached out and let the moonlight flow into her palm.

At that moment, a drop of blood fell on her spread hand.

"Huh? Yahhh

"Danger!"

The first to smell the danger was Nan Xiao. He dragged Saeki away and kept her behind him.

Poof, a man fell from a tree above their heads, and he was probably already dead.

Nan Xiao briefly checked. The man died a terrible death, as if he had been slashed with a large axe, and his left clavicle, sternum, and shoulder blade were all shattered. However, the heart is fine, and even a few large blood vessels are fine. So he most likely died from too much blood in his lungs. In other words, drowned in their own blood.

Rin glanced up at the tree and whispered, "Look at the branches." ”

It's really weird. Many of the branches of the great tree were cut off. Look at the scene, it looks like this man is hiding in a tree at first, and then the man who killed him throws a big axe, cutting many branches along the way, and finally killing him with an axe.

The question is, who would use something as bulky as an axe as a throwing weapon? Don't tell me about Olaf.

Nan Xiao squatted down and checked the dead man at his feet. There may be clues in the dead.

This person is relatively tall, about 1.7 meters, and he doesn't look like a Japanese man from the hairstyle. He didn't have anything on his body that could prove his identity, and his bones were thick and his muscles were strong. Based on the above, there is a high probability that he is a native of Mingguo, and he is engaged in a more dangerous industry.

Maritime merchants, pirates, brocade guards, and mercenaries can only be these professions.

This person is cautious and deliberately hides anything that might reveal his identity, definitely not wanting to be seen.

However, Nan Xiao did not intend to give up on this. It is impossible for one to completely hide one's identity. There are always details that will come to light. He examined all of the man's belongings and found a small copper compass. He took the compass in his hand, looked at it carefully, opened the lid of the compass, looked at it, and turned it over to look at the bottom.

Rin looked at him curiously and asked, "What is this for?" ”

"I'm judging this person's identity."

"Through an old compass? Many people who make a living at sea will carry a compass with them, and this is nothing special. ”

"No, I've seen something."

Rin didn't seem to believe his words, and smiled slightly mockingly, "Oh, I wonder what Mr. Nan saw?" ”

"Although there are not many traces left and I can see very little, I still know something. Let's just say it and let everyone hear it. I think this person should live in Hangzhou and have a decent income. ”

Rin glanced at the bronze compass, thought for a moment, and acknowledged. "I actually ignored that there was a stamp on the compass lid, which was the mark of the largest bronze store in Hangzhou. Ordinary people have to save up to buy his family's things. ”

"Not because of that. It was he who held a silver ticket from Hangzhou Delong Qianzhuang in the compass cover, with fifty taels. Nanxiao spread out his hand and showed Rin what he had found. Sure enough, it was a very finely drawn ticket, stamped with the red stamp of the money bank. The paper is also specially made, very thin, folded to the size of a fingernail, but very tough.

Fifty taels of silver is not a small amount of money, and sure enough, the income is okay.

There was nothing surprising to see this, but then, Nan Xiao's analysis made Rin more and more surprised.

He admired his boss, a handsome woman, but he didn't have the courage to confess. He had a chance, but let it go. He had been decadent for a long time, and finally came back to his feet with the encouragement of another woman. They started a family and lived in harmony. However, just when he wanted to fight hard and give his family a better life, he died here. ”

Rin Fox stared at Nan Xiao suspiciously: "Where did you see this?" Or is it all your guess? ”

When she first met this female ninja, her attitude was quite respectful, but in the blink of an eye, she turned out to be much colder, with a faint wariness and hostility. However, along the way, Saeki was quietly saying good things about herself. The hostility of the female ninja came inexplicably.

Nan Xiao guessed that Rin might have thought that he had some intentions for Saeki Xing, so he was so wary.

This matter is getting darker and darker, and he doesn't intend to explain it, so he will let the facts prove slowly. The so-called road knows the horsepower, and it will be popular for a long time. After getting along for a long time in the future, everyone will get to know each other better, and there will probably not be so many suspicions.

On the matter, he said what he thought. "I've never guessed. Conjecture is a very bad habit that can affect a person's reasoning thinking. The reason why you find it strange is because you haven't noticed enough detail. For example, if you look at this silver ticket, it's already a little fluffy on the side. The deceased had kept it for a long time, but he didn't even have the idea of exchanging it for silver, why was that? Because in his mind, this silver ticket was worth far more than fifty taels of silver. ”

"Huh?" Rin and Apricot Saeki were already stunned.

"Look at this silver ticket, it has the signature of the depositor, Li Huamei. The name of Xiang Scarlet Tiger, I guess everyone has heard of this part of the East China Sea. He treasured the silver ticket issued by Li Huamei so much, and took it out from time to time to look at it, didn't he understand his mind enough? ”

Rin leaned over to look at it and said in surprise: "He turned out to be a member of the Li family's water master, so that's it!"

In Age of Discovery IV, Li Huamei is a famous character. Her father was the commander of the local naval division of the Ming Kingdom, and was killed in the battle to retreat from the Japanese Invaders. At this time, the Ming Navy was no longer the giant when it went to the West in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was weakened by the long-term maritime ban policy, and the above did not pay attention to it, and gradually lost its control over the sea frontier.

At this time, Li Huamei stood up and wanted to realize her father's long-cherished wish, with the goal of establishing a strong sailor. The official did not support it, so she set up a private fleet, doing business and expanding her maritime power in the name of a caravan. She had the official connections left by her father, and she also got through the connections of Western missionaries, and won over a group of high-ranking officials who believed in foreign religion. There is someone above to protect her, so naturally the Ming officials will close their eyes and let her do it. In the game, she has the nickname "Xiang Scarlet Tiger". With Hangzhou as his home port, he led his fleet across the sea and became famous in East Asia.

Li Huamei and Laidao Haikou have a grudge against their father and are unending enemies. She sent someone to infiltrate the base on the island to secretly investigate, which is completely reasonable.

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