The Jiangcheng Wharf was silent at night, Xinghe and Anton chose a lower guardrail to climb into, the Gong River has entered the dry season, and the water level has dropped to the danger line, so the freight wharf in Jiangcheng has been closed, and the facilities in the wharf are also covered with thick canvas, which will not be opened again until after the spring equinox next year.

Since there were no goods piled up in the docks, and those valuable equipment could not be easily stolen, there was only one elderly caretaker on the docks, and Xinghe and Anton did not have much trouble bypassing him.

There was some fog on the Gong River tonight, and as soon as the cold wind blew, Xinghe and Anton couldn't help but shiver.

"Will they come?" asked Anton, rubbing his hands.

"They're already here. ”

Xinghe stared closely at the thick fog on the surface of the river, and he saw a little fire in the middle of the fog approaching, it was an oil lamp, and the oil lamp reflected the vague outline of a small boat.

The boat slowly approached the dock, the outline gradually became clear, Xinghe also saw the people on the boat clearly, a total of six people, each wearing a black hood that only exposed their eyes and mouth, when the boat docked steadily, the person who supported the boat put down the long coffin, jumped from the boat to the shore, he turned his hood up in front of Xinghe, revealing his cheeks, Xinghe only then found that it was Du Ze himself who was holding the boat.

"Ready?" Du Ze asked, standing with his back to the oil lamp, Xinghe couldn't tell what expression was on his face.

"Pretty much. Galaxy replied.

Du Ze nodded, reached behind him, and another big man wearing a black hood stepped down from the boat and handed a black hood that seemed to be the same style to Xinghe.

"What does that mean?" Xinghe raised the black hood in his hand.

"Our route needs to be kept secret. Du Ze replied, yes, the black hood given to Xinghe did not have holes left for the eyes and mouth, it was a completely closed black hood.

Xinghe had long expected that Du Ze would play some tricks, what he cared about was not that Du Ze wanted to blindfold him, what he cared about was that Du Ze only gave him a mask, and he and Anton had two people, "Why only one mask?"

Du Ze replied very simply, "I don't need extra people, it will only be a burden to bring him." ”

"You!" Anton was about to have a seizure.

"Fatty, calm down first. Xinghe stretched out his hand to stop Anton, and then looked at Du Ze, "Are you still not going to tell me what you are going to do?"

"I'll tell you what you need to know when I get on board. Du Ze replied simply.

Xinghe sneered twice and spoke slowly, "Kru Duzer, are you kidding? You still refuse to say what you want to do, why should I listen to you?"

"With this. Du Ze was obviously fearless, and said to the person behind him, "Give him something." ”

The big man who had just given Xinghe a hood returned to the boat and brought back a thick envelope and threw it at Xinghe's feet.

Although dissatisfied with this provocative move, Xinghe still bent down and picked up the envelope, which contained a dozen bills worth 500 denier bills stacked neatly.

"You need money, and I have money, so what do I say, what do you do, I know you don't believe me, so we trade in cash, here is 50,000 Dan, I will give you another 50,000 Dan after tonight, whether you want this money or not, you decide for yourself." After saying that, Du Ze went back to the boat directly, leaving only the big man who gave the money to Xinghe still on the shore.

Galaxy clenched the envelope containing the money tightly, the knuckles were already white, Dominic, as a "bridgemaker", often needs to charge a high bridge fee while building bridges for both parties to the transaction, which is his due reward for taking huge risks as a "bridgemaker", but this time because of the particularity of this matter, Dominic said that he would not make any guarantee for this job, and he would not charge any fees, that is, as long as Xinghe nodded, the 50,000 Dan would be theirs.

"Xinghe, you don't really want to go with them alone. As if sensing Xinghe's hesitation, Anton rushed up and grabbed Xinghe's arms tightly and asked.

Of course, Xinghe knew how dangerous it was to do so, but the 100,000 Dan that Du Ze had promised was too tempting. No, even the 50,000 Dan in his hand has a fatal attraction to him, he is the eldest of the five, and everyone sees him as the head, so he has to think about everyone, they need money very much, not only to treat Ling, but also to survive this winter, because of Ling's condition, someone must stay in the hospital to take care of him, and it is too unrealistic for the remaining three people to get enough money for everyone's living and Ling's medical expenses in the winter. Xinghe really couldn't think of where he could get the money if he didn't take Du Ze's 50,000 Dan.

"Why don't we take the money and turn around and run?" Anton suddenly leaned over and whispered.

Take the money and run? Xinghe smiled bitterly and shook his head, there were six people on the other side, and the big man was standing not far away, he and Anton were just two teenage children, it was unrealistic to surpass him in speed and physical fitness, and even for Du Ze, 50,000 Dan was not a small amount, it was hard to imagine what would happen to him and Anton once they were caught, in all fairness, if it was him, he would definitely do some crazy things to each other because of these 50,000 Dan.

Xinghe finally made up his mind, and he threw the envelope into Anton's hand and patted him on the shoulder.

"Xinghe, this is not the time to be a hero, if something happens to you, how can I explain to Xiaoyue and them, and tell them that I left you alone and went back by myself. Anton clutched the envelope tightly, his face red.

"Don't worry, I'll bring back the other fifty thousand, I promise you. ”

"What if you don't come back?" Anton stared at the galaxy unrelentingly.

Xinghe was silent for a while, "If I don't come back at noon tomorrow, go to the police and tell the police everything, you know what to say." Xinghe's voice was neither loud nor small, just to ensure that Du Ze on the boat could hear it, this was the only thing he could do at the moment, I hope this would make Du Ze jealous and not play any tricks.

"Xinghe, I can't do it. Anton shook his head, "Either go together or don't, so I can't watch you die alone, I can't do it." ”

Xinghe put his hand on Anton's shoulder, looked into his eyes, and said very sincerely, "Fatty, don't you understand, as long as you are outside, Du Ze will cast a mouse bogey, if the two of us go together and be yin by him, it will really be over." ”

"Although I am deeply touched by your brotherhood, but Xinghe, I am in a hurry!" Du Ze, who was sitting on the boat, seemed to be waiting a little impatiently.

"Fatty, let's go back with the money first. Xinghe patted Anton on the shoulder, turned around and walked to the boat, leaving Anton standing in place with a complicated look on his face holding the envelope containing the money.

When Xinghe was about to get on the boat, the big man suddenly reached out to stop him, and pointed to the black hood that Xinghe pinched in his hand, Xinghe immediately came to his senses, and looked coldly at him putting on the hood, and at the moment before his vision was covered by the black cloth, Xinghe saw Anton turn around and leave the dock, he nodded with satisfaction, after getting this money, at least he can ensure that everyone does not have to worry too much about money in the next period of time.

No one likes the feeling of being blindfolded, and Xinghe naturally doesn't like it, he was pushed and shoved into the boat in the dark, and then he was pressed to the side of the boat to sit, and the hull under his ass shook for a while, and the ship left port.

Because of the black cloth on his head, Xinghe couldn't tell which direction the boat was heading, nor how fast it was, and the only thing he could see in his field of vision was his feet.

"Xinghe, have you heard?" Du Ze's voice suddenly came, he seemed to be standing beside him, Du Ze didn't wait for Xinghe to answer and continued, "They are going to build a road paved with steel, from the Elven River to the Black Mountain Mining Area, there is no carriage on it, it is called a special one, by the way, they call it" Steam locomotives', those things made by the Moro dwarfs, all made of steel, driven by steam, more powerful than dozens of horses combined, can transport hundreds of tons of things in one trip, in three days, only three days can go from Montenegro to the Elven River, and there is no need to worry about winter. ”

"Jiangcheng is going to fall. Du Ze sighed.

Xinghe didn't know why Du Ze was talking to him, but he also understood what Du Ze's words meant, he didn't know much about the Moro people, the last time he had a close encounter with the Moro people was in the town of Khiva, in that small mountain town where the Moro people and humans lived, where the Moro people lived a life similar to that of humans, farming for a living, that experience almost made him forget what these little men could do.

He remembered what he had read about the Moro in his home in the capital, and after being forbidden to study magic by the Empire, a group of the Moro had founded the University of Vulcan in the River of Elves, where they began to study the use of steam-powered giant machines that could sometimes be used to do things that magic could not do.

If what Du Ze said is true, the Moro people really built that kind of "steam locomotive" and put it into use in large quantities, it is tantamount to a kind of doomsday for Jiangcheng, the pillar of Jiangcheng's wharf is the ore from the Black Mountain Mining Area, it is the Black Mountain Mining Area that makes Jiangcheng the trade center of this area, when the ore no longer comes to Jiangcheng for transit, but directly to the Elf River, it is impossible for Jiangcheng to rely only on its own grain output to support the prosperity of the former wharf, when the steel paved road is completed, it is the time when Jiangcheng falls.

"Why are you talking to me about this?" Although Xinghe was shocked by what Du Ze said, he still couldn't understand why Du Ze was saying this to himself.

"Xinghe, the era of Dongcheng District is coming to an end, and those bigwigs still think that after the spring of next year, Dongcheng District will come back to life as usual, but there will be no more spring in Dongcheng District. ”

Du Ze is right, because the port is closed, every winter Dongcheng District will fall into depression, the lifeblood of Dongcheng District lies in those passers-by who come with the ship, if the port falls, then the depression period of Dongcheng District will be forever, it is unimaginable that the Dongcheng District that these people at the bottom of the society rely on to survive is actually so fragile, a road can destroy it.

"Xinghe, join me, we will definitely be able to do great things together, and our steps will not be limited by this small city. Trust me, my doors are always open to you. Du Ze suddenly put his hand on Xinghe's shoulder.

Xinghe didn't understand why Du Ze valued himself so much, and it was indeed rare for him to know a little magic as a human being in Jiangcheng, but Xinghe, who had witnessed the battle between truly powerful spellcasters, knew very well that the little thing he knew was nothing.

He never thought about making any big things, all he hoped was that he and Lan Yue could live in peace, and it would naturally be better if he could live better, so his answer to Du Ze was very decisive, "And my answer will always be 'no'." ”

"yes, that's a shame. Du Ze used some force in his hands.

Hearing only a plop, before Xinghe could react to what was happening, he was pushed into the river by Du Ze.