The six men left behind by the masked man, two in each boat, sat aside with their eyes wide open, fearing what Nan Yanxi and others might do to the gunpowder.
Nan Yanxi curled her lips in disdain, found a comfortable place in the cabin, hugged her chest, lay down and closed her eyes to rest.
Under the leadership of Liu Deshui, the fleet sailed quickly and orderly on the dark sea.
Time passed by, and about half an hour later, Nan Yanxi, who was sleeping in a daze, suddenly heard a rhythmic rumble.
The sound came closer and closer, as if something was approaching.
He slowly opened his eyes and was about to get up when Liu Deshui walked in from outside the cabin, raised his hands to Nan Yanxi and said, "Mr. Zhang..."
"Ahead is a patrol boat from the Coast Guard. It looks like it wants to check on us."
As soon as these words came out, the two masked men in the cabin suddenly became nervous. Their hands subconsciously reached into their arms, and they watched warily as they came to the porthole to look outside.
Looking at the stupid looks of these two guys, doesn't it make it clear that I told the Haixun Yamen that I was nervous and there was something fishy in the goods!
Curling her lips in disdain, Nan Yanxi immediately stood up and said to Liu Deshui: "Let's go and take a look."
After saying that, the two people walked out of the cabin one after another.
Looking in the direction of Liu Deshui's finger, he saw a large ship slowly approaching on the dark sea filled with mist.
The rhythmic chug sound was the unique sound of the steam engine equipped with it. With this sound, the big ship came close quickly and powerfully.
The dark muzzles of the ship's guns and those of the soldiers were all pointed at this side. There were a few big characters written on the bow of the ship, Ming Nanzhou Coast Patrol Division.
The most amazing thing is that there are two strange things installed on the top of the Coast Guard ship.
At first glance, it looks like two big luminous eyes, shooting out two dazzling orange light beams, constantly scanning the three small boats on the sea.
Seeing this, Liu Deshui quickly blew the horn and ordered the fleet to stop and undergo inspection.
The Coast Guard's ship was like a giant beast from the deep sea, making a rumbling sound, blowing out bursts of black smoke, and slowly approaching with two big glowing eyes.
After a while, a soft ladder rolled down from the side of the big ship, and a group of soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Ming Dynasty Coast Guard slowly descended from the ship.
Nan Yanxi and Liu Deshui hurriedly greeted him and saluted an officer-looking man among the soldiers.
Obviously, Liu Deshui seemed to know this person, and he smiled at the officer and said, "Hey! Mr. Sun, is that you?"
The officer who was instructing the soldiers to prepare for inspection was stunned, turned around and exclaimed: "Hey? Isn't this Manager Liu!"
"Why do you have such a big identity and bring a few small boats out in the middle of the night? Could it be that you are secretly doing private work without telling your boss?"
This officer obviously knew Liu Deshui very well, and the two started joking easily.
Liu Deshui laughed and took out the small gift bag that he had prepared a long time ago. It contained several ingots of silver wrapped in red paper and stuffed it in without leaving any trace.
He smiled and said: "Hey, brother, how could I have such courage... These guys are sent by my boss and brought some personal things from my hometown in Yuzhou."
"They are all things used by the female family members, as well as local specialties from the host's natal family, nothing else."
"Oh...hahaha..." Mr. Sun naturally understood what this meant. When he said things belonging to women, he was just telling them that you gentlemen are not allowed to touch them.
The same goes for saying they are souvenirs from my parents' family. These goods are the personal belongings of Lin Yu'er, the boss of Gaofu. It's best not to touch them.
Of course... this also told him from the side that the things in this boat must not be exposed to light. Liu Deshui wanted to rely on his boss Lin Yuer's face to get him to give up this inspection.
Although it was apparently the first time for Gaofu to do this kind of thing, in reality, Liu Deshui occasionally did some private work and did some side work, so he was quite skilled.
After all, he works on the dock, and he is very familiar with these patrol officers and navy officers.
Just put a small bag of silver in it, and basically everything will be allowed.
Everyone is understanding!
However, just when Liu Deshui was full of confidence and was waiting for Mr. Sun to accept the money and say release, his performance this time was somewhat unexpected.
Although Mr. Sun stretched out his hand in saliva, he still gritted his teeth and pushed it back.
Under Liu Deshui's surprised gaze, he said sheepishly: "Um... I'm really sorry, brother... If you're not a brother, I won't give you and the big boss face."
"It's just a special situation in the past few days. Didn't the Emperor come to our Nanzhou? Especially the boundaries along the Nanyu Railway this time, all must be strictly inspected!"
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes back and said, "On this ship, not only my brother's Coast Patrol Department, but also people from the Black Guards Department and the Supervision Department are on board."
When Nan Yanxi and Liu Deshui heard this, they quietly looked up. Sure enough, several more people were looking down.
Judging by the attire he was wearing, he did not belong to the Coast Patrol Department. It seemed that Mr. Sun was not lying.
Master Sun calmly pushed back the small bag of silver. He seemed a little embarrassed, and then whispered: "But... don't worry, brother."
"Brother, please be careful, brothers. As long as what you pull is not too troublesome, it doesn't matter!"
"After all, our brothers have been in love for so many years, and the big boss often takes care of us. Sun can still handle this matter."
"I'm offended..."
After saying that, he reached out and ordered his men to enter the cabin to investigate, which frightened Liu Deshui.
What Mr. Sun said implicitly and implicitly means that although we brothers have a good relationship, things are different now than in the past, and the matter is more serious.
It is absolutely impossible not to check. After all, even if I agree, the officials from the Department of Guards and Supervision in black are still watching from above.
When the Emperor comes, security must be strictly enforced, or he may lose his head. Forgive me, brother, but I cannot agree to this matter.
However, we two brothers have had a relationship for many years, and your boss has taken good care of us, so of course we will take care of what we should take care of.
Even if what you are pulling is contraband, as long as it is not excessive, I will help you suppress it.
It stands to reason that what Mr. Sun said is indeed accurate, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But the terrible thing is that what is pulled in this cabin is the most important thing.
Once it is found that it contains gunpowder, it will not be punished and confiscated, and you may lose your head.
I don't know whether I can lose my boss's head. After all, my boss has always been taken care of by a mysterious person.
But as the team leader, my head must be spinning all over the place.
At this time, Liu Deshui was very worried, but he had no way to do it. He couldn't stop him, could he? That would just make Chunchun unhappy.
In anxiety, he suddenly thought of Nan Yanxi beside him, and thought to himself, isn't this man specially sent by his employer? It's time for him to start taking action now, right?
Then he looked towards Nan Yanxi for help.
Feeling the look in Liu Deshui's eyes, Nan Yanxi calmly reached out and took the small bag of silver, stepped forward in two steps to Master Sun, and stuffed it over again.
Under Mr. Sun's puzzled gaze, he leaned over and whispered: "Sir, just take it and treat the brothers to tea later."
"I have something else here. I hope you'll go out and show it to the adults above."
"I guarantee that Master Sun will not only not be reprimanded or blamed, but will also be appreciated...!"
"Huh?" Mr. Sun was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but look up and down at this young man dressed in rich clothes, but found that this man was very unfamiliar and he had never seen him before.
I couldn't help but ask Xiang Liu Deshui: "Hey, Old Liu, may I ask who this young master is...? I've never seen him before!"
"Oh... back to Mr. Sun!" Seeing this, Liu Deshui, holding on to his last glimmer of hope, hurriedly replied: "This is my employer's maternal cousin, Mr. Zhang Sanjin, Mr. Zhang."
"Sir, this is Mr. Sun from our Nanzhou Coast Patrol Department."
Listening to Liu Deshui's introduction, Nan Yanxi smiled at him and saluted: "Master Sun, I have admired you for a long time..."
"Oh...my cousin..." Mr. Sun looked at Nan Yanxi suspiciously, with a hint of warning in his tone: "I'm talking about Mr. Zhang..."