The sun was warm and shining on the road.

Fortunately, a few puffy clouds in the sky blocked the sun from time to time, and the breeze from the ocean, blowing from time to time, brought a moment of coolness to the workers on the dock.

With the unremitting efforts of the transportation brigade, the merchant ships have basically been replenished with fresh water, food and other supplies.

And the market on the pier of the island is also very lively and prosperous because of the disembarkation of the crew.

At this moment, a parasol appeared on the sweaty dock, and under the umbrella was a beautiful woman in a white long coat and a short-sleeved shirt.

"Master, it's the merchant ship of the Sea King. The beautiful woman with the umbrella is Zhao Yun, who is reporting the situation to Yang Qingcheng at this time.

"Well, let's go up to meet the master of this fleet. ”

"Yes, Master. ”

The two avoided the workers who were carrying along the way and approached the merchant ship.

At this time, the crew who was checking the entrance of the ship and carrying the supplies on board prevented the two from getting on board.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Who let you come up? A scarred and bearded, muscular crew member asked aloud.

The porters on the side carefully avoided the two of them and bypassed the side.

Yang Qingcheng said: "Hello, I am looking for your caravan manager." ”

The Scarface crew questioned, "You're looking for a steward, so what are you doing on our ship?"

"The Yin Steward is not on our Sea King, he has been on the flagship of the Xuan Ming. It shouldn't be on board now, though. ”

Yang Qingcheng didn't expect that this big ship was just an ordinary merchant ship, not the main flagship ship, but the more this was the case, the more suspicious it became.

"And where are you stewards, you know?"

"What's the matter with you, who are you, and what do we do?"

"Oh, that's right, the two of us have something to do, and we want to find your steward or captain, since your steward is not here, I don't know if your captain is here?"

"Looking for our captain?"

"Well, it's the same with your captain. ”

"Who are you, what do you want to do?"

Yang Qingcheng smiled, took out a small pocket in his right hand and checked it in his hand, stepped forward to hold the opponent's hand and said: "Didn't I hear that there is a big fleet here at the dock, or I want to go to North Huazhou, I have someone who wants to take it by the way, I don't know if it's convenient or not, of course, the fare will definitely not be less than you." ”

Scarface remained silent, quickly took the pocket containing the coins, and as soon as his hand slipped, the money bag fell into the pocket of his jacket, turned his head and said with a smile: "That's it, then I really have to tell our captain, as for the yin steward, you don't need to bother him about this little thing, you wait here, I'll help you communicate with the captain." ”

"That's a thank you, brother. Yang Qingcheng said very politely.

"Well, then you wait, I'll go back next time. ”

"Well, okay, thanks. ”

Yang Qingcheng watched Scarface walk towards the boat, looking at it with a smile on his face.

At this time, Zhao Yun, who had been obediently staying aside, asked, "Master, what should I do next?"

Yang Qingcheng snapped his fingers with his right hand and replied, "Wait, you pay attention to the movement, I'll cast a spell to check it first." ”

Yang Qingcheng took Zhao Yun to the corner of the boat, Yang Qingcheng propped his hands on the railing, facing the sea as if watching the seascape, in fact, his eyes were slightly closed, and there was a faint light in his eyebrows.

Yang Qingcheng used his divine sense to probe the divine skill.

I saw a halo spread out on his body. At this time, Yang Qingcheng's divine consciousness was rapidly spreading to the inside and outside of the merchant ship.

It is a merchant ship for both cargo and passengers.

On the deck, there are operation rooms, officer rooms, passenger rooms, living cabins, material storage rooms, instrument and equipment rooms, etc., the lower deck is the cargo storage room, and the second floor is the sailor's room.

The first thing I perceived was all kinds of food and vegetables on the deck, as well as porters and crew, all of which were normal and unusual.

Next was the operation room and the captain's room on the deck, which were locked and empty due to the merchant ship docking.

In the captain's room, Scarface was seen talking to an old man wearing a black captain's hat, a white beard, and a swarthy face.

Presumably this is the captain.

Yang Qingcheng paid a little attention to it, and then probed in the direction of the officer's room and passenger room behind.

Most of the dormitories were unoccupied, only a small number remained, and those who remained were either officers such as first mates and boatswains, or passengers with a lot of salutes.

That's pretty much the problem.

Then check that outside the living cabins such as restaurants and toilets, as well as material storage cabins and instrument and equipment cabins, there is still nothing abnormal.

Since there is no one on the deck, then continue to look down, only to see that the lower deck is full of piles of goods, including pearls and agate, animal teeth and furs, rare wood and strange goods, ores and tobacco, etc.

Just looking at this cargo, you can see that the value of this fleet is extremely high, and the profits are also extremely rich.

Although there were many boxes inside, Yang Qingcheng sensed them one by one, and there was nothing abnormal.

You must know that the jade pendant given to Zhao Yun by Yang Qingcheng not only has the function of protecting oneself and warding off evil spirits, but also because several jade pendants made at that time are all from the same piece of spirit rhino jade, so it has the effect of spirit rhino induction.

Now Yang Qingcheng has given out a total of three, one to his apprentice Zhao Yun, and the other two to Uncle Yang and his grandson Xiaogui.

Because of this, Yang Qingcheng was afraid that something had happened to the Yang Mansion, so he got on the ship to investigate. Of course, Baoyu may have been stolen or deceived by someone, and there are all kinds of possibilities, but then you have to be just in case and come to find out in person.

With a general view of the negative layer, there are basically no major problems, and then move on to the next layer.

At this time, the sailors basically ran to the shore to play, most of the cabins were empty, and only a few cabins were occupied by people playing cards and resting.

Each compartment is of different sizes, some are very small, some are very empty, and these larger cabins can be used as cabins and cabins, which are the kind of Chase bunks, but at this time they are filled with cargo.

Inside one of the cabins were six large wooden boxes, each of which had been opened, but it was empty and empty.

What's going on?

Yang Qingcheng continued to explore, and found the target he was looking for in an equally large cabin next to the cargo hold.

It was a converted Chase cabin, and six children, ranging in size from three or four years old to eight or nine years old, were sleeping.

Looking at the style of clothes and services, they are basically children from better families, and the unnatural sleeping posture of the six people is more like being placed randomly after being knocked unconscious, and even the bed quilt is just covering their bodies at will.

Look at the two big men at the doorknob, one is tall and the other is fat. Although the two were playing checkers, as if they were bored and entertained, Yang Qingcheng knew that these two people were guarding these children.

These are not the point, the point is that Yang Qingcheng has found the person he is looking for, a four- or five-year-old child.