The number of cannons removed from the Ark was too small, and there were even fewer cannonballs. Even if some cannonballs were given as gifts, it was far from enough to actually use them.
Now, it can only serve as a deterrent.
Of course Shu Xingbei would not be reconciled to this.
He wanted to buy cannonballs, but he didn't have enough gold coins.
After returning from the Special Attack Society, he was intercepted by the White Tiger Hall. Until now, Shu Xingbei has not touched a hair of the Special Attack Society because he did not want to offend the supplier.
Choosing to fall out with the Special Attack Society means that from now on, you will no longer be able to buy arms.
Just relying on Lingfengtang's supply is a joke.
Ling Wei is not a fool.
Seeing that Shu Xingbei looked a little melancholy, Zheng Ya immediately brought up other topics.
"You haven't seen Sister Qiao since you came out of quarantine, right?"
"No," Shu Xingbei shook his head. Lady Hong is a very busy person. Her fleet of merchant ships is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more forces are trading with her. She has already done business all over the continent.
Even the company and Baihutang, which were in hostile relations with Shu Xingbei, were no exception.
Those two forces knew clearly that the relationship between Red Lady and Shu Xingbei was unusual, but they pretended to turn a blind eye and allowed their subordinates to develop economic and trade relations with her.
"She said before through the communicator that she will be returning today. How about we go see her together," Zheng Ya suggested, "I'll call Su Li."
There was no jealousy among the three women, which made Shu Xingbei very happy.
Zheng Ya called Chen Suli and used the communicator to contact the red lady.
After a while, Zheng Ya and Chen Suli hurried to Shu Xingbei.
Shu Xingbei was about to say something when he saw the two people's faces turned pale, and couldn't help but feel shocked.
"What's going on? Are you scared?"
"It's Sister Qiao. No one answered Sister Qiao's communicator," Zheng Ya said in a panic.
What?
When Shu Xingbei heard this, he stood up suddenly, "Didn't you have contact with her before? Where was she at that time?"
"I contacted her when she returned from Colorful Island with the transport fleet, a little earlier today," Zheng Ya told Shu Xingbei the specific details after hearing Shu Xingbei's inquiry.
"There are ten transport ships. Sister Qiao is on the flagship. Based on the speed of return, if there are no accidents, we have reached the channel between Hongxia Island and Xiongdao." Zheng Ya cleared her mind and stabilized her mood.
Come down.
"Xingbei, go and look for it. Maybe, just in case, she just fell asleep in the flagship," Chen Suli said next to her.
"That's fine," Shu Xingbei nodded. He was out of isolation and looking for someone, and there was no one more suitable than him.
"Who is Xiaosi following now?"
"Every time Sister Qiao goes to sea, she takes her out. With the help of Sea Ant Xiaosi, many dangers can be avoided in advance," Chen Suli said.
Shu Xingbei felt relieved when he heard that Sea Ant Xiaosi was also with the Red Lady. The Red Lady was quite powerful, and she was proficient in psychology. It would not be easy to capture her.
"The person following Sister Qiao to assist is Liu Yifeng," Zheng Ya said, knowing more about the situation of the red lady's outing.
"Okay, I've written it down. My communicator is also on, please contact me anytime if you have anything," Shu Xingbei said and left the hospital quickly.
Chen Baoguo was wandering near the hospital. When he saw Shu Xingbei coming out, he immediately greeted him.
"Inform Xing Guobin and ask his spies to scout the waters between Hongxia Island and Xiongdao to see if the Red Lady's fleet is still there."
"Yes," Chen Baoguo looked at Shu Xingbei's anxious face and immediately realized that something might have happened, so he didn't dare to delay at all.
Shu Xingbei was still not sure whether Lady Hong was missing, and he did not alert other people on Grass Leaf Island. He left a message each for Ye Zheng and Li Xing, saying that he was going out for something and would return soon, and followed him to communicate.
The Hummingbird King, after riding on it, flew away from Grassleaf Island.
Atsushi didn't know that as soon as he made a move, the company's surveillance camera captured the image of a hummingbird flying with him.
The picture was printed immediately and sent up level by level.
"As expected, he really went out in person." A young man in gorgeous clothes touched his chin. "I thought she was older and not so attractive."
"Second Young Master, if he finds out, I'm afraid he will kill people again." On a seat next to Chengxing, sat Yun Zaiqiu, the leader of Yunzi Tuan.
After Yun Zaiqiu went on two missions with Chengxing, he increasingly realized that Chengxing had a bright future, and that the second young master was liked and respected by the CEO, so he strengthened his determination to follow the second young master Chengxing from now on.
"So what if we find out? It's not us who did it anyway. Every injustice has its own fault, and it depends on the situation at that time. Maybe we can sell a favor to Shu," Chengxing said indifferently, shrugging.
He picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, "Captain Yun, the warrior hidden in the dark, I wonder if you can bring me a surprise."
Yun Zaiqiu thought for a while and replied: "Those people have always thought highly of themselves. They are also a powerful family. In the past, except for the president, they would not give face to anyone. But this time Mr. Li Zhen will come back to talk about the matter, and it is very likely that he will give him face."
The second young master brings a huge support."
"I hope so. There is another problem," Chengxing said and frowned.
"Is it about the gold coins?" Yun Zaiqiu asked.
"Exactly."
"Hong Weiwang of the Biao Tuan and Tian Zisheng of the Long Tuan have not long been appointed as new captains. Their shortage of gold coins is not a small amount, so we can target them," Yun Zaiqiu came up with an idea.
Chengxing narrowed his eyes, "Uncle Yun, please communicate with them first to see if they have any intention of moving closer to me. If not, then make next plans."
"Okay. Uncle Yun, I admire the second young master the most for his decisiveness in doing things and never being sloppy. Leave this matter to me," Yun Zaiqiu burst into laughter.
In the evening, when the sky turned gray, Shu Xingbei rode on the back of the Hummingbird King and arrived at the sea between Hongxia Island and Xiong Island.
This section of the sea was hundreds of miles wide, and there were a lot of ships coming and going. Seeing the sky getting darker little by little, Shu Xingbei was so anxious that he had no way to judge from the sky which fleet belonged to the Red Lady and the others.
When they were at sea, Red Lady's fleet still had flags. After arriving at Grassleaf Island, because Shu Xingbei and the company were in a hostile relationship, Red Lady asked her men to remove the flags from the fleet, and even the flags on the original ship were removed.
Marks are also painted out one by one so that they are not noticeable when traveling in the open sea.
Now, these practices that are helpful in avoiding the eyes and ears have actually become a fetter that hinders Shu Xingbei from finding their fleet.
Shu Xingbei hovered in the sky, communicating with Sea Ant Xiaosi with his mind. Everywhere he went, he had to try. However, what awaited him was still disappointment.
Shu Xingbei used the communicator to contact the red lady again, but like Zheng Ya, he was unable to contact her.
Did something really happen?
Shu Xingbei's heart began to sink little by little.
There are three methods he can adopt at present. One is to return to Grass Leaf Island and continue to wait for news. Ten transport ships plus a flagship are blocked by others. It is definitely a big news on the nearby islands. It is impossible not to be intercepted by others.
People noticed that the other one went directly to Hongxia Island and Xiong Island to ask about the situation.
Another way is to find Liu Yifeng to determine the location of the transport ship.
Shu Xingbei finally chose to go back to Grass Leaf Island. Every time the Red Lady goes out, she has people staying behind. Shu Xingbei doesn't know how to contact Liu Yifeng, and those people left behind will definitely be able to contact her.
Just when Shu Xingbei was about to return on the hummingbird, Xing Guobin summoned him.
"Chief Instructor, I have found out two things. One is that Liu Yifeng's transport fleet is still two hundred miles away from Hongxia Island, and the other is that Xiongdao has a new island owner and deputy island owner taking office today."
"Where's Liu Yifeng's contact information? Have you gotten in touch with him?" Shu Xingbei asked eagerly.
"I contacted him and he said everything was normal with the fleet. He was surprised to hear that Sister Qiao could not be contacted and had already taken a speedboat to the flagship," Xing Guobin replied.
"Wait a minute, Liu Yifeng responded. He said that everything on the flagship is normal, except that Sister Qiao is missing and the communicator is still in the cabin."
Sure enough, something happened.
"Send me the current coordinates of the transport fleet and I'll go over and take a look," Shu Xingbei's face darkened.
Xing Guobin worked very quickly and soon sent the coordinates of Liu Yifeng and others to Shu Xingbei's communicator. Shu Xingbei looked at the location and found that it was really not far from where he was now.
Without any time to think, Shu Xingbei flew directly to Liu Yifeng's location.
Liu Yifeng had received the message from the island and stayed on the flagship without leaving, waiting for Shu Xingbei's arrival.
"Chief instructor, the three maids beside Sister Hong and the ten soldiers responsible for security are all here. I asked again, and they said that Sister Hong walked around on the deck during the day and then returned to the cabin.
It never came out. No one noticed anything unusual."
Night had completely enveloped the sea. Shu Xingbei asked people to turn on all the lights on the deck. He watched the people waiting for the red lady standing in a row and did not speak for a long time.
"The chief instructor is here, think about it again, is there anything strange during the day?" Liu Yifeng was also anxious.
The red lady was a living person who stayed in the cabin and disappeared like this for no reason. This is simply impossible and unreasonable.
Even if she left on her own, there was no way she could avoid the soldiers responsible for security.
Besides, if she really wanted to leave, she would have to explain something before leaving. How could she leave without saying a word?
The ten soldiers looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally they all knelt down and said, "Chief instructor, we are incompetent. We haven't found any abnormalities."
Seeing ten soldiers kneeling down, the three maids also knelt down and started sobbing.
"Don't cry, get up and think for me slowly," Shu Xingbei said impatiently.