Where to start?

Actually, I didn't have to check. Otherwise, they would not have come to Zhang Yong.

Four or five years have passed, and all the clues have been broken. The usual approach simply doesn't work. Otherwise, the detective master would have come from the local area a long time ago.

Will Zhang Yong investigate the case? No.

However, this guy often hits the right way. The British believe in science, but also in metaphysics.

This is a task given by the Prime Minister himself. As long as the result, regardless of the process.

"Where do we start first?"

"Chongming Island."

"It is said that Chongming Island is home to a large number of pirates and has accumulated a lot of wealth, you have coveted it for a long time, right?"

"Yes."

Zhang Yong replied honestly. The main one is sincere.

That's right. I really want to sweep away the pirates on Chongming Island. Snatch all their riches.

I planned it a few times before, but unfortunately I didn't really implement it in the end.

This time, you should be ready to go.

Everyone else has transferred the battle cruiser to escort them.

It was impossible for a battlecruiser to go out alone. There must have been a couple of destroyers around.

When the time comes, it really can't be done, so I will directly summon a destroyer to come over and use 127 mm naval guns to blow Chongming Island upside down.

If the Prestige came in person and used 380 mm naval guns, then it would ......

The entire Chongming Island will fly to the sky!

"We're here to investigate ......"

"There are many Japanese pirates on Chongming Island."

"Really?"

"Really. They may have news of Nightingale. ”

"Okay. Listen to you. ”

Catherine had no objections.

There's really no other way. Dead horses are treated as live horse doctors.

What if there really is a clue?

"When are you leaving?"

"Now."

"Yes. Right now. Immediately. Right away. Otherwise, if there is another task for me over there, I won't be able to leave. ”

"Okay."

Catherine did not dare to slack off.

Arrange a boat immediately. Get ready to travel to Chongming Island.

At the same time, Zhang Yong also called the team by phone. Bring all the weapons you can.

Because it is to clear out "pirates", not ordinary arrests. Therefore, Zhang Yong brought all the veterans of the Northeast Army and the veterans of the 29th Army.

They have relatively rich combat experience. In case you encounter a large number of enemies, there are also ways to deal with it.

Sniper rifles, light machine guns, and mortars were also brought.

The mortars that were obtained from Li Yuanqing before are now coming in handy again.

Assemble the team.

A total of two hundred people, divided into four action groups.

Let's go.

to the Concession Pier.

The gunboats transferred by Catherine were already in place.

It's still a gunboat like last time. The main armament was a 20-mm machine gun. But there are two.

Embarkation.

Let's go.

Sail to Chongming Island.

It is not known whether intentionally or unintentionally, the gunboat seems to be circling eastward.

On the horizon, a black dot appeared. The black dots are getting bigger and bigger. It eventually turned into a slender, massive battleship.

"Look!"

"That's the Prestige."

Catherine pointed to the battleship. It doesn't seem to be pretentious.

However, Zhang Yong knew that she did it on purpose. Deliberately let yourself come and see the battlecruiser Prestige with your own eyes.

The British attached the most importance to the Navy. Catherine is certainly no exception.

If the British Royal Navy at this moment ranks first in the world in terms of strength, there should be no objection.

The strength of the beautiful country's navy only swelled rapidly after the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident. Before that, it could not be compared with the Royal Navy.

Before the new round of the battleship arms race, the British had more than a dozen battleships. The Japanese Navy and the Beautiful Navy are both less than ten.

In addition to battleships, the Royal Navy had several battle cruisers.

It is said that it is a cruiser, but in fact it should be included in the class of battleships. Because it has a displacement of 30,000 tons and a main gun caliber of 380 mm. And the average cruiser, with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons, has a main gun caliber of 203 mm. The two are not at the same level at all.

"It's amazing."

Zhang Yong told the truth. Indeed envy.

Who doesn't want their country to be strong? Who doesn't want a few hundred battleships in their country?

He also wanted to design a game by himself and get 100,000 aircraft carriers......

It's a pity that at this moment, Huaxia does not even have the most basic destroyers. What else can you do but envy?

"Actually, its armor protection is fairly average......," Catherine said.

Pure politeness and modesty.

However, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Zhang Yong suddenly asked, "Do you have a Hood?" ”

"Yes. Also battlecruisers. It's about the same as the Prestige. But bigger and more advanced. It has also been modified several times. ”

"Oh. Almost......"

Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully. Didn't say anything more.

It's pretty much the same, that is, the armor protection is also average. So, in the end, it was sunk by a single shot from the Bismarck.

Hehe. Of course she wouldn't tell Catherine about it.

Let go of the complex of helping others and respect the fate of others. The British were so proud that they felt that their battleships were the best. Why should you be bored?

The gunboat turned.

Gradually accelerate.

Soon, Chongming Island appeared in the telescope.

Chongming Island is actually a very large island. It covers an area of more than 1,000 square kilometers. But at that time, there were not many residents.

Most of the area is occupied by so-called pirates, or outlaws.

If there is a place outside the law near Shanghai Tang, Chongming Island is. If you make a mistake and hide on Chongming Island, you can often avoid the past.

The main thing is to take a boat. It's a lot of trouble.

At that time, there were very few ferries to and from Chongming Island. There are no regular ferries at all. There are only small private fishing boats.

The Yangtze River Estuary is not big, but it is not small. You can't see the edge at a glance. The safety of small fishing boats is not guaranteed.

Anyway, Zhang Yong was afraid of death and didn't dare to take a small fishing boat.

At least it had to be a gunboat.

Chen Shutong brought that.

The British are much safer with this.

"Here we are."

"Okay."

The gunboats gradually came to the shore.

Of course, there was no resistance.

All went ashore without any problems.

There is no professional dock. Fortunately, they are all light weapons.

"I'll follow you."

"Okay."

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Signal the spearhead to leave. But don't go beyond 100 meters.

The radius of his surveillance map is 600 meters, which is actually a drop in the ocean for the huge Chongming Island.

However, it is not easy for the enemy to ambush his team.

As soon as you enter the 600-meter range, you will be spotted immediately. Then take targeted measures.

Advance.

Discover the weapon emblems!

Discover the weapon emblems!

A large number of weapon symbols appear on the edges of the map. There are also a large number of white spots.

Secretly surprised.

It seems that he really broke into the bandits' den.

So many people!

So many guns!

Who are they? Why so many guns?

Gradually get closer.

The white dots seemed to realize the danger and began to move around. Take cover. Raise your gun. Prepare to shoot.

Zhang Yong held up the binoculars. Look closely. Didn't see anything.

Seems to be all veterans.

It's good to hide.

What to do?

Assault?

Of course not.

"Mortar!"

Zhang Yong beckoned to the back

Zhou Cang and the others immediately set up their guns.

He was a veteran of the 29th Army and had been a sharpshooter before.

82-mm mortars were used. I got it from Li Yuanqing. No need to return.

Zhang Yong reported the location of the target according to the map.

"Bang!"

Cannon discharge.

Make an arc in the air and land on the ground.

"Boom ......"

The shells exploded in the distance.

You can see the explosion of air. A moment later, there was a muffled sound.

Subsequently, the three white dots disappeared.

Well, it's off to a good start. They blew up and killed three pirates.

No matter who they were, now, Zhang Yong is uniformly classified as a pirate. Death is too good for him.

Unidentified, armed with weapons, what is not a pirate?

People killed. Forfeiture of property.

If you find a Japanese criminal, catch it alive. Torture.

It's as simple as that.

"Order the gunboats to blockade Chongming Island." Zhang Yong turned his head to Catherine and said.

"I only have two gunboats......" Catherine was embarrassed.

"In case the murderer runs away......"

"Got it."

Catherine immediately went to coordinate.

The battleship was also ordered by the Admiralty.

After some coordination, two destroyers and five gunboats arrived to support.

They cruised around Chongming Island and blocked it to death. Any ship that tries to go to sea, will be ejected back.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Zhang Yong.

I've told you that you can't do it, that's your responsibility.

You did it, and the rest, it's my business.

"Bang ......"

"Boom ......"

Mortars continued to bombard.

The remaining white dots soon became unsupportable and dispersed.

The rest of the white spots are all injured, or unconscious, unable to move. I can only lie in place and wait for death.

See how much it works. Zhang Yong raised his fist.

Mortars stopped firing.

"Up!"

"Up!"

Pang De, Zhou Cang and others immediately rushed forward.

On the gunboats, they were all soft-footed shrimp. But after going ashore, they were all raptors crossing the river.

In order to strengthen the firepower, Zhang Yong equipped all the Suomi submachine guns with veterans. It is also equipped with ample ammunition. They all thought they could do a big job. As a result, after rushing up, I found that there was no chance to shoot at all. The enemy is already lying down. I don't know if I'm dead or not. Anyway, there is no combat effectiveness.

In the end, Zhang Yong had to come up to identify it in person.

According to the guidance of the map, all the targets that did not die were screened. Bundle it up.

As a result, in the process of binding, several more died. They were already dying. After being tossed around, he naturally died.

In the end, there are three left. Barely alive. But it doesn't seem to be very clear either.

Bring the first one up. Threaten directly with a dagger.

"I said, I said......" The target was frightened and stammered and began to confess, "I didn't kill people, I didn't kill them, I am only responsible for looking at the wind and ......"

It turned out to be a murderer. Still quibbling. After some torture, it was found that it had nothing to do with Nightingale.

This guy escaped from Jiangbei.

They did a case on the Jiangbei side, and then came here.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Zhang Yong directly rewarded him with two shots.

No more judgments. Summarily executed. lest food and medicine be wasted.

Ask the other two more. None of them have anything to do with Nightingale.

Thereupon. Pull it down. The same is processed.

Weapons and some belongings were also collected at the scene.

I thought it was a group of poor bandits, but I didn't expect that there were more than a thousand oceans. It's a small windfall.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as gold and banknotes. I guess it was spent.

Wave your hand.

Carry on with the team.

Soon, another group of bandits entered the edge of the map.

There were a dozen people, all with guns.

They gathered together, apparently to put up a stubborn resistance.

It is said that there have been police officers who have come to arrest people before. As a result, they encountered many fierce bandits......

Since then, no police have been on the island.

More than a dozen bandits, all with guns, are indeed very powerful combat effectiveness.

Fortunately......

Mortars in place.

"Bang!"

"Boom ......"

A bang.

Zhang Yong is responsible for moving his mouth. Responsible for reporting data.

Zhou Cang and others were in charge of the artillery. The one that hits is called a quasi. It's just a matter of hitting where to fight.

The data on the map is very accurate. The only error is the accuracy of the mortar itself. But it is enough to deal with unprotected bandits.

It's a pity that there was only one mortar. If there are a few more, the fire will be fierce.

Even so, it is enough.

The bandits were quickly routed. Dead to death. Wounded wounds. Runaway, run.

"Up!"

"Up!"

Huang Zhong and others rushed forward.

With Suomi in hand, he was ready to make a big move.

Outcome......

There was no chance to shoot again.

Unless it's to replenish the guns. The estimate of not dying is also coming soon.

Thereupon......

Familiarize yourself with the procedure.

Zhang Yong is responsible for screening the bandits who have not yet died and pulling them out.

Others are rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

The income is still very good.

And found a lot of oceans. There are more than two thousand. There are even those that remain intact. Fifty of them in one piece.

It's all buried in the ground. Served in clay pots. It should be the bandit's last possessions. If it is not all wiped out, it will definitely not be handed over.

Unfortunately, there is still no gold, no valuable banknotes.

Banknotes are all old coins. Eliminated. It's also not worth much. Dozens of dollars can be exchanged for an ocean.

"Zhang!" Catherine seemed a little dissatisfied.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yong was busy checking the packaged ocean.

Good income.

In a good mood.

It's completely a monster fight in the wild. Gold drops are very high.

A group of bandits has thousands of oceans. According to this drop probability, sweeping the entire Chongming Island should be full of income......

That's how it should be! That's how motivating you are!

"We're here for clues." Catherine said dissatisfiedly, "I'm not here to get rich. ”

"I don't understand." Zhang Yong is old-fashioned, "The clue may be in this money......"

"Zhang, I'm serious. We don't have much time. ”

"I'm serious too."

"You ......"

"Think about it, why was Julia Nightingale killed?"

"She?"

"Robbery? Robbery? ”

"I can't tell."

"Whether it's robbing money or sex, the money on her body must have been robbed."

"What do you mean......"

Perhaps, among the hidden money, there is one that Julia carries with her. As long as we find one of them, we can dig all the way down. ”

"Okay......"

Catherine frowned. Bite one's tongue.

She felt that Zhang Yong was quibbling. But there is no evidence. In theory, he's right.

Since people can't find it. You can only find things. That's what forensics says.

However, Zhang Yong doesn't understand criminal investigation!

This guy is a complete quibble. I'm sloppy with her.

Look at his greedy look, where is he looking for clues? It's clearly collecting money for yourself!

Kill the bandits on Chongming Island and take all their wealth for yourself. This is Zhang Yong's real purpose. Damn guys.

She wanted to hit him.

It's true.

This bastard!

We only have a one-month deadline!

A month......

You wait. Tonight. I have to educate you well......

"Commissioner!"

Suddenly, someone screamed.

Zhang Yong didn't look back. He saw Catherine gritting her teeth at him.

As the map suggests, there is no gold nearby. So, he didn't bother to pay attention.

Tonight?

Educate?

What?

Suddenly, seeing Catherine's eyes shining, she rushed over and shouted, "Give it to me!" Give me! Give me! ”

Zhang Yong: ???

What did you find?

Back.

I saw Huang Zhong holding a cross in his hand.

Well, it seems to be a cross. Just taken out of the clay pot. Silvery-white.

My brain twitched involuntarily. I thought of the silver in the Western Fantasy. Is this cross made of silver? That's precious......

"Give it to me!"

"Give it to me!"

Catherine rushed forward. Stretch out your hand to take the cross.

But Huang Zhong did not give. He wants to give it to Zhang Yong. They only listened to Zhang Yong's orders. They don't care who you are Catherine.

"Do you know this cross?" Zhang Yong walked over.

"It's Julia's." Catherine said hurriedly. Secretly swore to take back his previous words.

I won't educate him tonight.

Serve him well tonight.

This bastard really doesn't understand anything, and he is really crazy about accumulating money, but you can't stand his luck!

Dig a clay pot and come out, and there will be Julia's cross inside.

I just went ashore, and there was a clue!

"Impossible, right?" On the contrary, it was Zhang Yong's turn to be a little unconvinced.

Although God often feeds and eats......

However, you can't feed it every day!

"Give it to him."

"Yes."

Huang Zhong handed the cross to Catherine.

Catherine took it and looked at it carefully.

Zhang Yong said slowly: "Is it possible, it's the same cross?" Actually, it has nothing to do with Julia? ”

"Impossible!" Catherine's voice was a little screaming, "This cross is their ancestor. It was given by the Archbishop of Westminster Abbey himself. Later, he was blessed by many archbishops such as York Minster, St Paul's Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, etc......"

"Is it made of Thorium? Is it worth it? ”

"Get out of here!"

Catherine wanted to hit him again.

Is it a question of money or not? This is the highest honor!

In the whole of England, women, no one but the Queen, can be blessed by so many archbishops!

You are a Chinese, you don't understand at all. It's a waste of effort for me to tell you this.

Zhang Yong pouted secretly. Thought, bless? If the blessing is useful, what else do you need aircraft cannons for?

Of course, don't dare to say it. lest Catherine really turn her face.

Either way, it's a good thing.

found Julia's cross, which means that there are indeed people on Chongming Island who are related to her.

As for who it is, then we have to find it slowly.

"Zhang, James Chang......"

"What?"

"That's the name I gave you. You are welcome to join the UK at any time. ”

"Join ......"

"You can get British citizenship at any time. I'll take care of all the formalities for you. From now on, you are British. ”

"Not yet."

"Why?"

"Because you are legally bound. We don't have it on our side. ”

"You ......"

Catherine was defeated.

All right. The argument is very strong. She couldn't argue with it.

"But I like the name."

"Really?"

"Hello, I'm Zhang, ...... James Zhang"

"Smack!"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out in the distance.

Zhang Yong looked sideways. Immediately ordered the mortar to prepare.

Made!

What a thief who doesn't have long eyes!

Actually bothered Lao Tzu to pretend to be forced!

Hurry up and die!

[To be continued]

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