Chapter 49: Clues
Xie Mao took back the puppet, took away the corpse and the salute that had not been blown up, and then destroyed the entire hall with the detonation charm and fire, and then quickly left the ruin.
Along the way, he paid attention to cleaning up all kinds of traces, and with the cooperation of heavy rain, he didn't have to worry too much about the enemy's tracking.
After spending more than half an hour away from the abandoned village, Xie Mao ran on a wave of water and finally found a hidden cave.
Before entering the cave, Xie Mao made the agreed gesture, then took out a torch to make a fire, and after the firelight illuminated the small cave, Luo Sha, Ye Cang, and Ka Ru Luo all stood at the entrance of the cave, cleaning up the excess water on their bodies before entering the cave.
"It looks like it's been a lot of gains." Luo Sha took the lead, watching Xie Mao take out the scroll to lift the seal, and take out one package after another, these are all the salutes left by "Takishinobi" in the base camp, as long as it is not damaged, Xie Mao will roll it over.
Xie Mao opened one of the packages and saw the ninja equipment stacked inside, a large number of money tickets, and miscellaneous changes of clothes, such as windproof towels and the like.
Xie Mao even saw a pair of women's underwear.
Cough...... Xie Mao roughly counted the money tickets, there are some money tickets in various countries, the total amount is about 300,000 taels, if each package has so much money, it is definitely a lot of income.
Generally speaking, an A-level commission only has an honorarium of 150,000 taels to 1 million taels, and an S-level commission has an honorarium of more than 1 million taels, which is hard-earned money that can only be earned by being born and dying.
Xie Mao found the gathering place of "Taki Shinobi", killed three ninjas and snatched eleven packages, and the money tickets he harvested may be as high as more than three million taels.
Luo Sha and the others, who came from the entrance of the cave, couldn't help but be surprised when they saw a lot of money in the package, Ye Cang helped Xie Mao open the other packages, and said with a smile after seeing a lot of money tickets: "At least from the perspective of money, it is indeed a lot of gains." ”
Xie Mao was not too happy, he asked a little reluctantly: "Do you have to hand over all this money to the village?" ”
Ye Cang shook his head with a smile and said: "This is an off-mission harvest, and you didn't attack civilians and allies, so these are your reasonable and compliant spoils, as long as we don't say it, where to use it and hand it over to the village." ”
Although it was the upper ninja of the village, Ye Cang and the others didn't mind letting Xie Mao make some extra money.
And this kind of operation...... Xie Mao's eyebrows raised slightly, obviously pretending to be calm, but he couldn't hold back a little: "The one who sees has a share, and the four of us have a point?" ”
"Haha." Garura smiled and shook her head gently, "We didn't contribute, so we're embarrassed to take your loot." ”
"There is no such thing as taking money from children, so let's think about how to complete the task smoothly." Luo Sha leaned against the cave wall and nodded lightly, hoping that Xie Mao would not indulge in the money.
Ninja has three prohibitions, prohibiting alcohol, prohibiting sex, and prohibiting luxury, among which the prohibition of luxury refers to the ninja trying not to pursue a luxurious material life, and to be simple and self-disciplined in life, and not to be paralyzed by the material.
Ninjas can make a lot of money by delegating tasks, but for the most part, ninjas don't squander it, they either save it up or buy ninja equipment to arm themselves, rather than using it for material comforts.
"That's what Raksha senior said."
Xie Mao put the package aside and said, "I have figured out the identities of those 'Taki Shinobi', and I have a windfall. ”
"'Taki Shinobi' is indeed just their disguised identity, but it is not the Iwa Shinobi or Konoha Ninja we guessed before, but a group of mercenaries, with a total of sixteen people, with uneven strength, systematically burning and looting under the leadership of their employers."
Ye Cang quickly grasped the point, turned his head sideways and asked, "What is the identity of that employer?" ”
"Nobody knows, the employer is so well disguised that he can't tell who he is by his appearance." Xie Mao replied.
"What is their purpose?" Rosa asked.
"No one knows except the employer, these mercenaries only have a rough guess, they think that the employer is from Takikure Village, and it is a revenge to cause trouble in the Land of Rain." Xie Mao said.
"I have the impression that there is no major contradiction between Takiyin Village and Yuyin Village." Karuro looked at Rakusa and Hakura, and the other two nodded in agreement.
"The only way to really figure out what these people are doing is to catch that employer."
Xie Mao said calmly: "Now we can be sure that these people are not great ninjas, but just a group of unorganized mercenaries, then they are no threat to us, and we don't need to pay too much attention to them." ”
Ye Cang thought for a while and bowed his head slightly: "You're right, and this time it's lucky, you ran into a time when only the wounded were left behind." ”
"Even luckier is the windfall I just mentioned." Xie Mao took out the map and pointed at a point, "This group of mercenaries has met Zilaiye." ”
Jiraiya!? Luo Sha and Ye Cang were in high spirits at the same time, and hurriedly leaned over and looked at the map together.
In the light of the torch flickering, Luo Sha frowned and asked, "Where are we now?" ”
Xie Mao tapped the map with his other hand and said, "It's not far, I was deliberately approaching just now." ”
"Did the mercenaries meet Jiraiya a few days ago?" Ye Cang asked calmly.
Jiraiya will definitely change his position after encountering these ill-intentioned mercenaries, and he will not stay where he is stupid.
"About two days ago, they met Jiraiya under the leadership of their employer and tried to hunt them down." Xie Mao sorted out the memory fragments given by Qing Tong and said.
"That employer is looking for a self-starter, too?" A cruel smile slowly appeared on Luo Sha's slightly serious face, "It's the people of Iwa Shinobi!" ”
Ye Cang and Luo Sha didn't deal with each other very well, but at this time, they didn't refute: "The possibility of Iwa Shinobi is indeed the biggest." ”
Xie Mao looked at the map and thought about it, and understood Ye Cang and Luo Sha's train of thought.
Ninjas who dare to find and hunt down Jiraiya are either dazzled by the bounty or have the support of a large force behind them.
Being able to find a powerful intelligence capability in the Land of Rain is something that only the Great Powers and the Land of Rain themselves can do, and the countries that are most likely to exert influence in the southern border of the Land of Rain are none other than the three great powers of the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Earth.
The country of the wind knows its own affairs.,There's absolutely no such thing as "Takishinobi", the country of fire is the country of Jiraiya, and it won't chase and kill Jiraiya, so the last remaining option is only the country of earth.
But there are new doubts.
"If it's for Jiraiya, why don't they continue to hunt and kill, but instead make trouble in the Land of Rain under the name of 'Taki Shinobi'?" Karuro asked.
Luo Sha sneered and said, "There are many possibilities, but it is indeed not a wise choice to take a group of mercenaries who are greedy for life and fear death to hunt down and kill one of the three ninjas, their employer is quite brainy." ”
Ye Cang looked at Xie Mao and asked, "What are your plans in the future?" ”
"For the time being, I have figured out their identities, and I have clues about Jiraiya, of course, the original mission is the priority." Xie Mao said and put away the map, looking for something in his ninja bag.
"Let's go now?" Luo Sha was a little impatient, he was looking forward to fighting Jiraiya.
"There's no hurry." Xie Mao took out a roll of bandages.
"Why?" Luo Sha was stunned.
Xie Mao pointed to his right chest and said, "Because I still need to heal, can you go out first?" ”
Although Garuna who was present was a medical ninja and could be cured in a short time with her help, Xie Mao had completely assigned them to the position of the examiner, and he didn't want to trouble Garura because of this injury.
I called Ye Cang and them just now by code, just to exchange information with them.
Luo Sha and the others looked at each other, and finally had to say, "...... Yes. ”
After they exited the cave and went outside in the rain, Xie Mao took off his clothes, pulled off the bandages, and tried to tie the wound somewhat awkwardly.
Fortunately, he consciously protected himself when he was injured, if it was the left chest that was pierced, and then the heart was injured, Xie Mao could verify whether he had the resurrection ability of the [Miracle Master].
Ahem, it's not that I don't dare to bet, it's just that it's not necessary.