Zhang Yifan and Liang Xing walked away with their backs, begging for pedestrians on the side of the road while probing around.

Because the snowy weather was too cold, most of the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, and most of them ignored Zhang Yifan's begging, and some even spoke ill of each other, but Zhang Yifan didn't care about it.

Beggars do not produce, have little dignity to speak of, and are spurned by others. Looking around, you can see it everywhere the beggar can see, Zhang Yifan sighed, this world is really getting worse and worse.

Perhaps it is the end of the year, the Dujiang City water trade is staging the last madness of the year, large and small boats are parked at the docks in various districts, whether it is merchants, boatmen or guys are full of energy, all want a good harvest for the New Year. As the largest wharf in Sanyuan District, Longze Wharf is of course no exception, and the porters on the wharf are busy in full swing.

Perhaps because he was too focused on observing Longze Wharf, Zhang Yifan didn't realize that he had hit someone, and it wasn't until "Ouch!" sounded that he realized that he had hit someone.

He couldn't help but blush, and secretly said that he was really a failure to do this secret agent, and he didn't even know that he hit people. Then he looked ahead, and saw that he had struck down an old man with gray hair, who was sitting on the ground, and his crutches had landed not far away, glaring at him angrily.

"Stinky boy, you don't have eyes, this is killing my old man. ”

"Uncle, I'm distracted, I'm sorry for you, I'll help you up. Zhang Yifan quickly picked up the crutches, and then helped the old man up.

The old man's face softened slightly, and he took the cane from Zhang Yifan's hand, but he still had no breath.

"That's it, my old man was so invited by you, it is estimated that he will have to lie at home for half a month, and his life will not be settled. ”

Zhang Yifan listened to the old man's words and knew what he meant. He looked at the old man carefully, his thin and plain linen clothes were patched twice, and under his feet were a pair of broken shoes with some toes exposed, and his whole body was trembling from the cold.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yifan took out one or two pieces of silver from his pocket and handed them to the old man, but the old man looked disdainful and did not take it. Zhang Yifan smiled bitterly, took out a total of more than two taels of silver on his body and handed it to him.

"Uncle, if you don't want it, I can't help it, that's all I have. ”

"Hmph, count your acquaintances, pay attention next time, your eyes are long to see the road. ”

Zhang Yifan nodded, smiled bitterly and left, ready to continue the investigation. The old man turned into a small alley, looked around, and then entered a nondescript hut.

If Zhang Yifan was in that hut at this time, he would have found that the old man he knocked down had transformed into a handsome young man, shirtless, with a sturdy figure and a golden token hanging from his waist, which was particularly eye-catching. The young man had a slight smile on his face at this time, and he was quickly applying makeup.

"Observation ability, camouflage ability, etc., speculation ability will not be high, strength is good, martial arts should not be bad, but there is no talent for catching fast. Alas, I can't be a fellow believer anymore. But who told you to catch the scholar who urged me to kill and indirectly helped me a lot, I have always disliked owing favors to others, so this time I should return the favor. Two taels of silver will sell you a piece of news, hehe. The handsome young man muttered to himself, and at this time he had become a boatman.

......

Zhang Yifan, who stayed at Longze Pier for two days, did not gain anything. Everything is normal here, but there were a few episodes of stealing money from pedestrians, Zhang Yifan didn't deal with it at the time because of his identity, but he just remembered the appearance of those thieves, thinking that with his current memory, those thieves would definitely not be able to run away in the future.

Liang Xing, like Zhang Yifan, also found nothing. The two of them smiled bitterly and were speechless, and if there were no useful clues one day, they would have to go back to the secret stronghold to report the situation to Shi Lei first, and then make plans.

After getting acquainted with the beggars nearby, Zhang Yifan asked if anyone had disappeared recently, and most of the beggars said that they had occasionally heard of children missing in other streets recently, but they didn't seem to have heard of them near Longze Wharf.

After the inquiry was fruitless, Zhang Yifan left, and did not find that an inconspicuous little beggar looked at Zhang Yifan twice and then disappeared.

There was no abnormal movement in the afternoon, and Zhang Yifan couldn't help but be a little discouraged. Just as he was leaning against the wall to think about the clues, he saw a young man who looked like a noble boy walking straight towards him, "I've rewarded you." Then he threw a money bag over.

The money bag fell lightly into the begging bowl, and the noble prince then walked away, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

Monk Zhang Yifan and the second monk were puzzled, "This person is so weird, it's just that this back feels a little familiar, and it seems that I have seen it somewhere." Zhang Yifan couldn't help but be a little puzzled and muttered to himself.

Zhang Yifan picked up the money bag and checked it, and found that there was no silver in it, only a piece of brocade cloth, on which there was a line of words "Missing Case, Snake Wharf, Three Boats Gang".

This surprised Zhang Yifan, and he hurriedly looked around, but the handsome boy had long disappeared without a trace and was nowhere to be found.

Then Zhang Yifan found Liang Xing and said that he had some new clues, and asked him if he was willing to go over at the Sheze Wharf. Liang Xing asked if he would report the situation to Shi Zhutou first, and Zhang Yifan said that he was not sure whether the news was reliable, so he would go there to confirm it first.

In the past two or three days, nothing has been discovered, and Liang Xing felt that it was useless to be here again, so he finally agreed.

......

Snake Pier, a dilapidated boat moored on the pier. The ship was full of goods, according to the porters, it was a cargo ship bound for Lanzhou, the ship was full of spices, tea and brocade, and the owner of the goods was said to be a black-faced man, and he had no name, but everyone called him Erdongjia.

A dark room in the old ship at this time.

"Ada, there is news from the old ghost that the doglegs of the six doors have begun to appear in the area of Longze Wharf, and it is estimated that we will soon find out. Shouldn't we leave?"

"Ah Er, you are getting less and less courageous, and the faces of our camel ridge are about to be lost by you. Now the big sheep are still ten short of the little sheep and five of the little sheep, just leave now, and you tell me how to explain to the door master. ”

If someone from the border of Lanzhou heard the 'Camel Ridge Double Evil' at this time, he would definitely run away, and he would not stop for a breath.

Although the notoriety of the two people is not obvious in the Central Plains, but in the border area between Lanzhou and the Western Desert, the adults hear the color change, and the children stop crying. I didn't expect these two evil stars to come to Dujiang City!

"Isn't it three or four months before the disaster month? Besides, we're catching some big sheep and little sheep along the way to make up for the ninety-nine number?"

"You're not just stupid, you're just stupid! Let's take so many sheep on the waterway, catch sheep along the way, that's undoubtedly lighting the lamp in secret, are you really eating dry rice when you are the official and the six gates? Or is your three-plate axe already invincible in the world, and no one can stop you?" Ah Da sneered unceremoniously.

"Then what do you say? Once discovered, we can walk away, and the sheep will be lost. When the time comes, not only will you and I not be able to learn the master's skills, but the elders of the secret door will not be able to protect them. ”

"Tell the old ghost to find a way, we must gather the number of sheep and leave within half a month. ”

"The old ghost is treacherous and abnormal, I'm afraid he won't agree easily, right?"

"Hmph, do such a thing, once exposed, there will be no place for him to stand on the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains, forgive him for not daring to disobey us, and give him an extra fifty taels of gold. ”

"Okay, Da, I'll go. ”

......

Snake Pier is located upstream of Longze Pier, and there is a huge gap between the two from the name. Compared with the prosperity and size of Longze Wharf, Sheze Wharf is much more downtrodden, the wharf facilities are old and backward, the scale is only enough to park two or three medium-sized cargo ships, and even the porters are mostly old men.

Because there is really no oil and water to fish from this wharf, it is a pity to give it up directly, so the crocodile gang will let a small gang called the Mifune Gang attached to them take care of it, and pay some silver on a monthly basis.

There are only a few dozen people in the Three Ships Gang, and most of them are old people, and it is said that they are all pirates who used to beg for a living in the sea near Haizhou with the gang leader 'Water Ghost' Luo Cheng. I don't know what the reason is, Luo Chengjin didn't wash his hands anymore, and settled in Dujiang City with a vote of brothers, mainly relying on the three cargo ships he had accumulated and bought before to make some hard-earned money, and over time he took root in Dujiang City in the name of the Three Boats Gang, and took refuge in the Crocodile Gang a year ago and occupied this snake wharf.

Zhang Yifan and Liang Xing came to Sheze Wharf to observe for a long time, and they were communicating quietly in a hidden corner at this time.

"Brother Xing, I haven't found any clues after looking at it secretly for a long time, have you found anything?" Zhang Yifan asked anxiously.

"Yifan, I really see something. You see that there is no dilapidated cargo ship not far from there, it is more strange, although the ship is full of goods, but it has not left, this afternoon I also saw someone loading a large amount of grain on the ship, this is a trading ship transporting silk tea and other commodities, there is no need to load so much food, and there are too many guards on the ship, people who don't recognize it will not let you get close to the ship at all. ”

"Eh, how did you see so many things?" Zhang Yifan felt amazing.

"It's still shallow for you to catch fast, so you need to observe more, ponder more, and collect more information. By the way, Yifan, who delivered this news to you, this person is a bit unfathomable. Liang Xing asked casually after explaining.

"I don't know, I just remember that it was a handsome young man who gave me a money bag and left, and the money bag was the message. So what do we do next?"

"We need to find a way to sneak into the boat to check the situation before making plans, but unfortunately my light work is really a little unsatisfactory, and I am afraid of startling the snake. Liang Xing said, and couldn't help blushing.

"Brother Xing, it just so happens that my light skills are okay, I'll go. Zhang Yifan took the initiative to ask.

"Okay, then you pay attention, I'm keeping a sentry outside, if something is wrong, you can retreat, let's go back and figure out a way." Liang Xing cautiously admonished.

Zhang Yifan nodded, then found a remote shore and quietly went into the water. It was only when he was in the water that he turned on the water bead and began to dive towards the cargo ship. As for the ability to open and close the Water Bead through mana, it was something he had inadvertently mastered when he had cultivated to the third layer of the Fire Flame Technique.

Soon Zhang Yifan arrived near the cargo ship, it was not yet completely dark at this time, in order to avoid exposure, he planned to stay at the bottom of the ship first, and put his ear against the wall of the ship.