The coast seemed close, but in fact, their boat had to walk for a long time before getting close.
Everyone was quite excited at first, but when it came to the situation, they became more cautious, so Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu convened everyone to discuss it.
Finally, Uncle Huo took the lead, Long Tianyu, Lin Mengya and Lian Xing pretended to be his sons and daughters, and brought a dozen of their subordinates, pretending to be young men, to approach the coast in a small boat.
The reason why I chose Uncle Huo is because among them, the one who looks most like a businessman is Uncle Huo.
The Huo family was also a big businessman back then. Although they were also involved in sea routes, they were not the main channels. However, they should be more than enough to deal with these people.
After all, they don’t need to deal with many people. .??.
People who come here basically come here to replenish their ships with some food or fresh water.
They just leave after shopping, and they won't have any deep friendship with the people here.
Their group happened to be two small boats.
I don't know what the route is here, but they are already prepared. Once the transaction is successful, they will send a few more boats over there, and try to get all the supplies on board in one or two trips.
As for why he didn't let others send it, he was afraid of exposing too many secrets on the ship and arousing others' suspicion.
This kind of behavior is not too special. After all, most ships coming back and forth are filled with cargo. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to let outsiders get close to one's cargo.
But what they didn't expect was that they had almost reached the shore, but no one was there to greet them.
"It's strange. Normally someone would greet you, right?"
Uncle Huo whispered in a low voice, which made everyone present feel worried and on guard.
Seeing that their boat had docked, someone immediately jumped out and pulled the rope to secure the boat.
"Come on, let me pull you up." Long Tianyu supported her, and then several people came ashore.
There should be a docked coast here, and there are a few dilapidated boats tied randomly nearby. It looks like no one has been here for a long time.
Could it be that they made a mistake?
Long Tianyu and Lin Mengya looked at each other and said, "Let's go up and take a look first."
Walking from the shore, the whole journey seems a bit desolate.
However, there are obviously stalls on both sides of the road, with some dead branches and leaves randomly falling on them.
Lian Xing walked over, stretched out one of his fingers, and gently wiped it on the table.
"Hey! It's so thick with dust. It's been deserted here for a while."
This is strange.
According to the location marked on the map, this should be a relatively busy supply point.
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Although the island is not too large, it has very rich fresh water resources, and the fruits and vegetables are also very fresh, but the prices are not cheap.
However, since it is a sole business, this small island should be considered wealthy.
Although Lin Mengya and the others didn't know what happened, they were more cautious.
Something big must have happened to turn such a small island into such a desolate and desolate scene.
Long Tianyu made a "play it by ear" gesture to everyone.
Everyone nodded and then slowed down.
Suddenly Lin Mengya noticed some movement in the grass on the left.
She gently tugged on Long Tianyu's rest and motioned him to look to the left.
Long Tianyu protected her behind him and made a gesture to the people around him.
Immediately, two men pulled out the short blades hidden in their sleeves and surrounded him from both sides.
But the next moment, a figure ran out rolling and crawling on the ground.
"Don't, don't kill me! I'll say everything, I'll say anything!"
He was a thin, middle-aged man, and he was also disabled with a broken right hand.
Even so, no one relaxed their vigilance and directly pressed the person to the ground.
"Who are you? Why are you squatting in the grass and ambushing us?" Long Tianyu asked coldly.
The middle-aged man was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
At this time, Uncle Huo glanced at Long Tianyu, and then said in a deep voice, "Da Lang, I think he is also a pitiful person, so don't embarrass him."
"Huo Dalang" didn't say anything. When Uncle Huo saw this, he walked forward, helped the person up personally, and asked with a kind face, "Little brother, where did you come from? Why didn't we meet last time?
Pass you?"
The man shrank slightly and looked even more pitiful.
"I, I'm not right. The younger one is a new slave on this island. He has been working in the vegetable garden. Guest, guest, please save me! If I stay here any longer, I will definitely die."
Seeing a middle-aged man cry for help with runny noses and tears, most people will definitely feel sympathy.
Uncle Huo's expression was also a little relaxed, but more of it was embarrassment.
"Little brother, it's not that we won't help you, but this island also has its own rules. If we take you away privately, what if your host discovers you? When we come next time
What should I do if he asks me for you?"
"No!" Man
He looked very excited, as if he had seen the dawn of victory, and begged again and again.
"They will only think that I am dead, and I swear that I will never harm a few kind-hearted people! Please, save me! I was not sold to this island voluntarily. I still have my wife, children, and mother at home.
"
As he said this, the middle-aged man burst into tears and looked so pitiful.
The embarrassment on Uncle Huo's face did not diminish, and he turned around to ask for everyone's opinions.
"What do you think?"
"Huo Dalang" folded his arms and coldly said nothing.
"Miss Huo" showed sympathy, but she had a veil covering her face, so her sympathy could not be seen clearly.
"Huo Erlang" had an innocent look on his face, and said angrily, "Father, in my opinion, it's better to just take him away! There's not even a human figure on the island. If we take him away secretly, there won't be anyone."
found."
The man bowed to the young master with tears of gratitude.
"Yes, the young master is right! When I go back, I will definitely give you a hundred taels of gold to thank you for your life-saving grace."
"Miss Huo" was a little surprised when she heard this, "Look at you like this, you can actually get a hundred taels of gold. Could you be deceiving my father and brother?"
Her voice is gentle and crisp, and her tone of voice is also slightly arrogant. At first glance, you can tell that she is a sweet girl who was pampered by her family and grew up. She is not deeply experienced in the world, and she likes to judge people by their appearance. She is very superficial.
The man kept his head lowered and said submissively, "Miss, don't look at me like this. In fact, my family is quite wealthy in the Northern Territory. Alas, who would have thought that when I first came out to do business, I mistrusted others and ended up where I am today."
This situation."
"It's okay not to mention those things back then. But if you can help me today, when I return to my hometown in the future, I will definitely thank all my benefactors."
When it comes to this matter, it seems that there is nothing I can do without saving him.
"Miss Huo" hugged "brother's" arm, "Brother, my second brother and I both think that we should take him with us. Anyway, the ship is so big, there is no shortage of him."
"Huo Dalang" was still a little uneasy. He glared at the man for a few times and then said coldly, "After you get on the boat, you'd better be more honest with me. Don't look at things you shouldn't see and don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. If I
If I find anything wrong with you, I will throw you into the sea directly!"
The man immediately knelt down and kowtowed to them, saying that he was a great benefactor, as if he was really grateful to them.
Uncle Huo smiled and said, "Okay, you can go back with my guys later. We don't have many people on the boat, and we don't lack your food."
"Yeah! Don't worry!"
The man burst into tears of gratitude and grinned
The smile is a bit ugly.
Soon, several guys took the person away.
But he didn't notice that something was missing from him.
After the people left, Lin Mengya and the others continued to walk inside, but still found nothing.
If we go further inside, it will be difficult to escape if something happens.
So Uncle Huo sighed, said a few words of regret, and walked back with his "sons and daughters".
When they arrived at the shore, they found that the boat that sent them off had not returned yet.
I stood on the shore and waited for a while. Not long after, the guy who saw the person off came over and said that the person had been settled. Then he picked up the owner and returned to the boat.
When they were far enough away from the shore, "Huo Erlang" Lianxing took out a small bottle with a strange expression and handed it to Lin Mengya.
"Sister Gong Ya, how did you find out that that guy had drugs hidden in him?"
"I just smelled the smell of drugs on him. He must have used it in the past few days."
"Miss Huo" is Lin Mengya. How could she remain on high alert under such circumstances?
It was obvious that something was wrong with the situation on the island.
Especially the drugged smell on this man's body, although it was very faint, it was still very obvious to her.
Moreover, the man's quick movements did not look like he was drugged, so Lin Mengya thought that he should be using it for others.
And this guy just told a lot of lies.
You said you were a slave. If you were a normal slave, especially a disabled person with a lost right hand, how could you be so strong?
Although this man is thin, the muscles all over his body are very explosive, which means that he was just pretending.
And the other party's appearance was too coincidental.
Rather than saying it was a chance encounter, it was better to say that they were squatting there waiting for them.
It seems that things on this island are still so simple.
When they got on the boat, Long Tianyu asked people to put the boat away first, and then led the people on the big boat to closely watch the surrounding activities.
Their ship looks like a cargo ship from a distance, but in fact it uses a lot of ingenuity.
For example, there are several observation points built at the bow and stern of the ship where people can be hidden.
Ordinary passenger ships will not carry such things, but military ships will do so.
Lin Mengya returned to the cabin and took out the rough little pottery bottle. As soon as she took off the lid, she frowned.
The quality of this drug was so inferior that it even smelled a little pungent to her nose.
