August 19, 1379, at noon.

In several places in the port of Tulum, the skeletal and muffled sound of flintlock pistols could be heard. The gunshots in each place lasted only a few breaths at most, and then quickly disappeared.

On the street, there were mounted policemen on fast horses, waving black island shadow blood mountain rhododendron shield badge flags, running back and forth quickly, loudly announcing the order of Duke Ross.

"No private armed gatherings are prohibited except for members of the Special Investigation Team and their subordinates."

"Anyone who carries firearms and swords, and gathers more than three people, will be killed!"

"Anyone who dares to mobilize private armed forces will be severely punished."

Brigades of non-commissioned men in iron-gray uniforms appeared in the streets, and they set up barricades and field guns, brazenly dividing the port of Tulun into impassable blocks.

The city hall of the port of Tulun was directly surrounded by two new flintlock infantry battalions, and a division commander of the garrison of the island of Casica personally settled in the town hall building.

Moreover, it was completely cut off from internal and external information.

Near the old pier of Tulun Port No. 1, above a hill no more than 100 feet high, a building covering an extremely large area, made of gray granite, and standing like a war fort in all directions.

Outside the main entrance of the building, in the fountain, was a bronze statue nearly twenty feet high.

A huge bronze key and a long sword crossed, a hideous hydra wrapped around the crossed key and long sword, nine huge snake heads facing in all directions, and eighteen scarlet eyes watched vigilantly around.

This is the Tulun Port Customs Office, the headquarters of the Tulun Port Customs Anti-Smuggling Team, and it is also in this two-story stone building with a length and width of 200 feet.

The brigade of soldiers in iron gray uniforms had already surrounded the entire customs regiment before Joe arrived.

Eighteen 100-millimeter field guns were loaded with powerful flowering shells, and their swarthy muzzles were pointed straight at the main entrance of the Customs House.

Several panicked customs officers hid behind the gate, shouting hoarsely, but the troops surrounding the building did not respond. Two bold officials wanted to come out and negotiate with the head of the army, but after a few dull gunshots, they were so frightened that they ran back and did not dare to show their heads again.

Qiao Sheng captured Sinbad, and immediately led a large group of people to the customs building from the direction of Palm Tree Street.

The tooth followed closely behind Qiao, and he was so excited that he rubbed his hands: "Young master, I have wanted to do this for many years...... Aha, anti-smuggling team, damn it, we lose at least a few million gold marks on them every year! ”

"Uncle Ya, you're wrong." Qiao hurriedly whispered: "We, the Weitu family, have always been law-abiding, and pay taxes on time and in full. We never do anything illegal. ”

"As for the anti-smuggling team, they are a place to hide filth. In the name of the law, they seek personal interests for their families and for themselves. They are the vampires of all the legitimate merchants in the port of Tulum. ”

Qiao said solemnly: "We must clean up the garbage and scum here, so that the anti-smuggling team can become an elite team that truly respects the law, abides by the law, enforces the law fairly, is strictly disciplined, and wholeheartedly escorts all legitimate business and trade activities in Tulun Port." ”

Yayou looked at Qiao a little dizzy, he opened his mouth wide, and after a long while, he muttered, "Young master, you have grown up." You've finally become ...... like your boss."

Joe lowered his voice: "Wise and wise? ”

Tooth frowned tightly, and after a long time, he muttered in a low voice: "My conscience does not allow me to echo what you just said." ”

Joe gritted his teeth in anger, he glared fiercely, poked his head out of the car window, and yelled, "Speed up, we're going to be busy today, very busy, and there are so many places to run." ”

The arrival of the Duke of Ross undoubtedly shocked the entire port of Tulum.

The Vetu family must take advantage of the opportunity brought by the Mid-Autumn Bloody Case, and take advantage of the strong support given by the Duke of Ross, to make a ruthless profit in the entire Tulun Harbor.

Joe took a cigar in his mouth and gulped down the smoke: "I heard that the Wells family and the Turing family are in collusion with those traitors in Casica?" ”

"It's obvious, otherwise where did those poor ghosts come from with so many arms and baggage, and have been fighting with His Excellency the Duke for so many years?" Tooth is the old man of the Rittal family, and he is one of the core high-level executives, and he knows a lot of information that Joe does not know.

Now that Joe is an adult, he suddenly becomes sensible, and Tooth hurriedly takes the opportunity to teach Joe something that he thinks Joe should master.

"The Wells family, in the port of Tulum and in the island of Casica, are deeply rooted and intertwined, especially the nobles who have caught up with the imperial capital over the years, even His Excellency the Duke does not dare to touch them easily, otherwise it will cause unpredictable changes."

"But this time, it's the best chance." The teeth patted Qiao's fat shoulder hard: "Young master, well done, who would have thought that you could get that survey data?" With it, as long as you master it, no matter how ruthless Your Excellency the Duke is this time......"

"We've won?" Joe looked at his teeth with joy.

"It's up to the Duke's decision." Teeth grinded his teeth: "This is a great opportunity, for us, the truth of the Mid-Autumn Bloody Case is no longer important." The important thing is who will have the final say in the port of Tulum in the future! ”

Joe exhaled a heavy puff of smoke.

He had witnessed the horrific bombardment of the pink mermaid, but he never dreamed that an extraordinary attack would cause such a complicated aftermath.

He liked it, though.

Anger was growing in his heart, and he couldn't wait to do something.

The brigade rushed to the gate of the customs office, and the carriage stopped at the fountain where the statue of the customs badge was located.

Joe kicked the car door, jumped out of the carriage with a 'bang', and then picked up the weighted and thickened lead-filled copper baton, and waved it vigorously in his hand, making a 'whirring' sound.

More than 20 four-wheeled carriages stopped beside Joe, and more than 100 heavyweight policemen jumped out of the carriage and showed off their might, or rather, they pulled out their oak batons and lined up in a fairly neat line behind Joe.

Tooth stood behind Joe, looking at these policemen who were flushed with excitement, and couldn't help but shake their heads again and again.

If the guards of the Ritel family could have this size, Fang would have thrown them into the bay with sharks and made them work hard to lose weight.

But look at the huge Joe, and then look at these heavyweight cops...... Tooth reluctantly admits that their temperament is so compatible...... And, it's really deterrent.

Qiao took out his red envelope document and shook it vigorously towards the customs building: "In the name of the law, I am Qiao Rong Weitu, a first-class police officer of the Special Investigation Team for the Mid-Autumn Bloody Case in Tulun Port!" ”

"I order you to cooperate with our investigation."

"My people will enter the customs building, arrest some suspects, and seal some archival evidence."

"On the orders of Her Excellency Ross, the Duchess of Cassica and the Governor of the Southern Special Region of the Empire, during the investigation, if there is any abnormal movement, there are acts such as shielding suspects and hiding criminal evidence, you will be killed!"

Joe recited aloud a righteous and stern official speech on the scene, and then waved the baton in his hand fiercely: "Brothers, rush, block every office, and investigate everything thoroughly!" ”

Hundreds of heavyweight policemen howled and rushed to the customs building with high morale.

Over the years, the Anti-Smuggling Team of the Tulun Port Customs and the Marine Police Branch of the Tulun Port Police Department have highly overlapped functions, and they have had many frictions in the process of law enforcement, and the two sides have formed countless grievances, and they have caused huge losses to each other's year-end benefits.

The two sides have been at odds for a long time, but the relationship between the Customs Anti-Smuggling Team and the Tulun Port Detachment is quite good, and the Marine Police Substation is no match for each other at all.

This time, they were able to search the customs building in a justifiable, reasonable and legal manner!

The cops were so excited that they almost didn't let out a fart.

Numerous roars and invincing were heard from the customs building, and there was a huge sound of doors closing, drawers being pulled, and rushing up and down the stairs.

Joe yelled again, and the baton swung forward again.

A large group of Vetou's guards, together with a battalion of soldiers shouting slogans, followed by the policemen who were in the vanguard in front, rushed into the customs building in great strides.

Qiao stood quietly by the fountain, looking at the bronze statue in front of him.

Less than a minute after the brigade stormed into the customs building, a dull burst of gunfire rang out in the building. After a while, several guards of the Vetu family rushed out with two policemen whose upper bodies were covered in blood.

"Somebody shoots, somebody shoots...... Two police officers were injured! ”

Joe's eyes widened, and a wave of excitement surged inexplicably in his heart: "Shoot and attack the police!" This is a felony, a felony! In particular, they attacked members of the Special Investigation Team, and they must have unsightly evidence of their crimes! ”

Joe yelled at the artillery lined up in the rear: "Fire a shot, warning!" ”

A 100-millimeter field gun that was ready to fire 'boomed' and spewed out a long burst of fire, and a flowering bullet hit the exterior wall of the northwest corner of the customs building.

There was a loud bang, a large piece of rubble exploded, several nearby windows were shattered, and many people screamed and cried in the office behind the window, and some broken tables and chairs and other bits and pieces erupted from the building.

Joe raised his voice again: "Cooperate with the investigation, otherwise...... Shoot and kill! ”

Joe was so excited that he was trembling a little.

The Witturians have always wanted to meddle in the customs of Tulun Port, but they have not succeeded, and the indigenous forces of Tulun Port have mastered the customs like an iron plate.

Over the years, how many times has the customs of Tulun Port disgusted the ocean-going fleet of the Vetul family, and in the name of 'epidemic prevention and quarantine', at least thousands of sailors of the Vettu family have been invited to prison every year!

Okay this time, give him a great one!

Inside the building, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly erupted again. Listening to the sound of gunshots like popping beans, there were at least hundreds of people exchanging fire.

Joe and Yamian looked at each other, unable to make a sound.

What is there in this building that is unsightly and worthy of such a big fight?

"Like, we're poking a hornet's nest again?"

An inexplicable sense of absurdity came to Joe's heart.