Walking in the forest shrouded in mist, they saw a depth and blur before their eyes, but the bearded Captain Barrow and the skinny Birch walked quite fast.
It is normal for Birch to walk fast, after all, he comes here from time to time to meet the little flea. Barrow is also very fast, and even walks in front of Birch. From this, it can be seen that Barrow is obviously very familiar with No. 1 Dockyard.
And judging from the degree of familiarity, even Birch felt a little ashamed: "Captain, why do you seem to be more familiar with this place than me? Have you not given up yet?"
Barrow did not look back and continued to walk quickly through the forest: "What are you giving up?"
"It's just to rob Dockyard No. 1."
Barrow paused for a second, then continued to walk forward without incident: "Dockyard No. 1 has the best location, and it backs up to a piece of fertile flat land. Those pirates don't know how to plant at all. It's a waste of resources.
"
"It means that the captain is really thinking about it. No wonder you are so familiar with this place and want to come here all the time."
"Humph." Barrow gasped, but did not deny it.
He actually didn't want to think about it, but as long as the fog didn't disappear, there would be no hope of leaving the island in a short time. Since he was going to live on this torturous ghost island for a long time, he naturally hoped for a better place to live.
It's just that...it's unreasonable to do anything, and it's unreasonable to have nothing to do.
"If the day comes to rob Dock No. 1, you must be careful not to trap little fleas."
"Of course I know this. But..." Barrow paused: "By that day, I estimate that the little flea has already been snatched away by us. After all, Lenko is not that concerned about snatching the little flea away.
Persistence.”
The little flea is a doctor, and the little flea did not take the initiative to board the Broken Blood. According to Lenkona's knight code, it is still possible to snatch the little flea over.
"Okay, stop talking. Their back cabin is ahead. There are usually people on duty there. If they hear us, we will have no choice but to escape."
The two walked carefully through the misty forest. After walking less than a few meters, they saw a bright light in the mist. Behind the light, they could vaguely see a huge arched outline, which was the No. 1 dock.
After walking a few more steps, Barrow whispered to Birch: "There is usually someone guarding the rear cabin door. You wait here behind the tree first, and I will go over and see who it is."
Birch nodded, leaned behind the dark tree, and waited silently.
After a while, Barrow came back quietly, with a hint of joy in his eyes: "It is true that Half Ear is on duty today, and this time we are lucky. The person guarding the place with Half Ear is Scarface."
Scarface and half an ear? Who are they? How come they sound familiar to the captain?
"Scarface is a pervert, and he often sneaks into the pigsty after guarding for a while. Half-ear is guarding very closely, but that guy is very suspicious, and I used to play tricks on him to target this weakness of his.
This should be no problem."
Birch looked at the determined Barrow silently. He really wanted to ask, Captain, how many times have you secretly come to the No. 1 Dockyard? You even gave the guard a nickname? Even your personality is different.
Feeling familiar?
Because Barrow looked very confident, Birch did not question it. Anyway, the worst thing would be to be discovered and run away. He would still have no problem escaping...
Led by Barrow, they hid behind a large rock near the rear cabin.
From here, you can see two people standing near the hatch not far away. One has a scar on his face, sitting lazily on the threshold, staring blankly at the torch lighting above; the other has a notch on his right ear.
I guess he only had half an ear. Although he was leaning against the wall, his eyes kept looking around, and he listened from time to time, looking highly alert.
After waiting behind the stone for half an hour, Scarface could not sit still just as Barrow said. From time to time he would tap his crotch with his hand and his eyes would drift to the back of the door.
A few minutes later, Scarface stood up, spoke a few words into one ear, and then walked toward the door. Judging from the direction in which he turned, it was almost certain that he was going to the pig pen.
Now that he was left with only half an ear, he became more vigilant. Before, he only looked around, but now he kept turning his head to observe all directions.
"How can we get in if he keeps a close eye on him?" Birch said softly in a breathy voice.
"Don't worry, I have a way. Because Scarface left just now, Half-Ear is now on high alert, but it won't last long. Wait a few more minutes until Half-Ear's alertness lowers a little, and then I'll take action."
"Do it? Are you going to knock him unconscious? This won't cause any trouble, right?"
"No need to knock you out, just look at me."
Listening to Barrow's confident words, Birch also believed him.
Ten minutes later, Barrow began to take action. He quietly moved in the opposite direction, doing something unknown deep in the jungle.
After a while, Birch heard a familiar voice.
"Rust, rustle——"
Birch raised his head suddenly. Isn't this the secret signal when he met the little flea?
"Three long, two short, three quick... No, it's not a quick sound, it should be a thin short sound. This is not a secret signal to meet."
When Birch was puzzled, he saw a hint of surprise flashing across Half-Ear's face in front of the gate in the distance, muttering: "That's the voice, it's coming again, it's coming again, it must be the secret code of the spy, I
I want to see who the spy is. As long as I catch the spy and tell the Mandarin, I can...hehe..."
As he spoke, Half Ear's body quickly rushed into the dark forest.
Not long after the half-eared figure disappeared, Barrow walked out of the fog, stood in front of the gate and waved in the direction of the big stone.
Although Birch didn't want to go in, he had already reached this point and didn't want to give up halfway. He gritted his teeth and rushed out.
"What are you talking about? That idiot won't be back in a short time. It's enough for us to go to the pigsty and back." Barrow said before turning around and entering the hatch.
After Birch followed, he found that Barrow was still very familiar with the inside of the dock, as if he was back at home.
It can be seen that this is not the first time Barrow has entered here.
While following Barrow, Birch asked suspiciously: "Just now I seemed to hear the signal sound when I met the little flea, and then left with half an ear. Captain, what on earth is going on?"
Barrow said frankly: "That's what I imitated."
"ah?"
Barrow explained as he walked, and Birch gradually understood the whole story.
It turned out that Birch and the little flea met too often, and from time to time they would make regular insect noises. Although they did not attract widespread attention, Half Ear, a very suspicious person, noticed them.
People who are very suspicious tend to think too much. He has been vaguely guessing that there may be internal spies communicating with outsiders, using the buzzing of insects as a code. But it is just a guess without evidence and it will not make any splash, so he has long wanted to catch it.
This spy he "imagined".
Barrow could read Half-Ear's thoughts, and once imitated Birch's signal sound when he met the little flea, and fooled Half-Ear.
This time, of course, I took advantage of the other party's mentality.
"So, my meeting with the little flea may have been noticed by half an ear?" Birch asked in surprise.
"I just have some suspicions, but Half Ear hasn't discovered the identity of Little Flea yet, and I will help you lure him away, so don't worry about it for now. If you are really worried, next time you meet Little Flea, tell him
Change the password again."
Birch naturally believed what the captain said, but...
"What the captain means is that when I met Little Flea, you came with me?"
Barrow's eyes wandered: "Only occasionally, occasionally."
"Occasionally?"
"Oh, didn't I do this to test the strength of Lord Manchu? Moreover, I helped you distract half of your ears. Why do you care so much? Besides, this time the little flea told you about women, I
I don’t know, doesn’t that mean I’m not here to eavesdrop every time.”
Birch held his breath and stared at Barrow. He always thought that Captain Barrow acted fairly, but he didn't expect that he was such a person secretly!
Barrow slapped Birch hard on the head: "Oh, this is for a big plan, not only to seize Dockyard No. 1 in the future, but at the same time, I am also secretly investigating Little Flea."
After all, Little Flea was a member of the Broken Blood, and he and Birch had not seen each other for several years. People's minds are fickle, and Barrow believed in Birch, but not necessarily Little Flea. Therefore, Barrow followed Birch, and a large part of him
The reason is observing small fleas.
It was just that he was embarrassed to say it in front of Birch before, but this time when Birch pressed him, Barrow revealed the truth.
Birch was not stupid, and he understood what Barrow meant, but he still felt a little awkward.
"Don't think about it now. We are still in the enemy's territory. If something goes wrong if you are not careful, I will hang you on the bow of the ship and bask in the sun for three to five days after I get back. You can't even think about it."
Barrow's words immediately brought Birch back to reality from his own thoughts. This was the enemy's lair, so no mistakes could be made.
With a strong sense of crisis, Birch became much more vigilant than before.
The pigsty is not far from the rear hatch, only a hundred meters away.
Under the leadership of Barrow, who was extremely familiar with the business, they walked on a solid ground that was difficult to make noise, hiding in the dark from time to time to avoid the sight that might be directed here.
It took about two minutes to arrive at the pig pen.
To be continued...