"Look, this is the gadget I just bought at the evening market."
"Huh? I remember you don't have a child yet..."
"Oh, I bought it for my wife."
"Pfft, hahaha..."
The two people passed by talking and laughing, and the lanterns in their hands flickered a small patch of light.
The faint dusk illuminated the expression on Duan Chuiwen's face more clearly, and Xia Houzhi noticed that what he seemed to be paying attention to was not the boatmen a few steps away, but the one directly ahead.
She followed it suspiciously and saw a gray shadow not far away, which she judged to be a cargo ship.
There was almost no light on the deck, like a huge beast lying quietly in the vast night.
"Let's go." Duan Chuiwen gestured.
She wondered: "Where are you going? But that ship is not from the capital."
"The ultimatum can be faked."
Xia Houzhi was stunned and had no choice but to follow closely.
After getting on the ship, she saw the other party walking towards the place where the cargo was stacked as usual, raising his hand to stroke the surface of the cargo box, and twirling his fingertips.
But this time, something strange finally appeared on that calm face.
"What's wrong?"
Xia Houzhi walked over and followed suit, but her hands were covered in black ash.
The thick dust raised up made her throat itchy. She opened her mouth to sneeze, but was suddenly covered tightly by a hand.
Feng's eyes widened slightly, and even though he was separated by the towel, he could still feel the heat coming from his wide palms, as well as the approaching temperature of the person behind him.
The sound of the iron door opening and closing was faintly heard, and then, a burst of light footsteps gradually faded away.
Duan Chuiwen's breathing became noticeably heavier.
After the surroundings returned to silence, he whispered: "There is something wrong with this ship." As he said this, he took out a bag of things from the two cargo boxes next to him.
With a little light from the horizon, two packages of the most common dry goods were clearly illuminated.
"Tsk." Xia Houzhi flicked the tip of his tongue and sighed, "Such a big ship transporting this kind of goods will really not ruin the family's fortune."
"That guy just now is a practicing master."
"Huh? A whole box of goods worth no more than three taels still needs a martial artist to escort it?"
At this point, she finally guessed the origin of the other party's series of strange behaviors, but there were a few things she still couldn't figure out.
"Why did you touch the surface of the box, and how did you decide to come here? Don't tell me it was intuition."
Duan Chuiwen was approaching the iron gate. When he heard this, he glanced back. He was obviously a little surprised that she was getting to the bottom of it, but he still gave a simple explanation.
"The villagers in Pingyangzhuang said that they didn't hear any noise, which shows that no goods have been loaded or unloaded at the dock. The wooden boxes here are so thick with dust, which not only confirms this, but also shows that they are rarely moved. This is obviously not in line with common sense, and
No one is walking on the deck, which means the important things are below deck."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rusty door was pushed open again.
This time, two people walked out.
"Xiao Song, I'll take the brothers to relax. I'll leave this place to you and A Feng tonight. Remember, don't open the windows. There is a stubborn one in this batch with a very loud voice. Be careful to cause trouble.
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"Don't worry, Brother Zhao." The young man named Xiaosong beat his chest loudly and finally said, "Brother Zhao, what should I say if Master Wu comes over and asks about you?"
"Master Wu is not coming, he has gone to purchase goods!"
After the man finished explaining, he couldn't wait to leave in stride.
As soon as the person walked away, Xiaosong's attentive face suddenly dropped, he spat at his back, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh, I've gone to play. I've been bored down there every day, and I'm almost growing mushrooms from the boredom, huh?"
, No, I can’t lose myself.” He rolled his eyes and said to himself, “Isn’t it too much to drink two drinks?”
After making up my mind, I hurriedly walked into another cabin door, obviously to get some wine.
Don't miss this opportunity.
The two black figures hidden in the darkness looked at each other and swept back and forth behind the door at almost the same speed.
What you can see is an endless long staircase, with a faint light coming from the bottom. Fortunately, the space is narrow, and not many footsteps echo when you go down the stairs.
They circled around and around silently, and finally reached the bottom. A blast of musty air rushed towards them, accompanied by a faint sob.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..Mother...wuwu..."
"Why are you crying!" After the sound of a heavy object being kicked over, a man shouted in a rough voice, "If you cry again, I will kill you. Let's see if you still have the strength to cry!"
The intimidation was very effective, and the sobbing stopped immediately.
Xia Houzhi frowned and was suddenly tapped on the shoulder. He looked up and saw Duan Chuiwen winking at him.
【go there】
There were some debris piled in the corner, and the two of them hid behind them.
Behind them was a closed wooden window. With the faint moonlight outside and the dancing candlelight at the end of the corridor, they finally saw the general situation clearly.
There were wooden fences, long iron chains, and messy withered grass on the ground. A dozen young girls huddled together, all looking haggard and in a trance.
This place is like a small private dungeon.
Their cell leader, a burly man, was crossing his legs, peeling peanuts with one hand and swinging a whip with the other. His face was full of ferocity, and his eyes towards the girls were full of consideration and reluctance.
The distance was a bit far, so Xia Houzhi observed for a long time, unable to determine whether Gao Xiuxiu was among the girls. She turned her head and looked to her side, only to see that Duan Chuiwen had the same hesitation in his eyes.
At this moment, a weak but still powerful voice came: "I say it again, call your leader... No, go and open the window first, this damn place is smelly and stuffy... If you don't do it again,
When I get out, I will tell my grandpa to tell the emperor to chop off all your heads!"
Xia Houzhi followed the sound and took a closer look. In the east corner, there was a girl sitting alone in the dark. As she spoke, half of her face was exposed in the light, delicate and flamboyant.
Although the clothes on her body were full of wrinkles and dirt, she could tell that they were still the same satin skirt she wore when she screamed.
Gao Xiuxiu was indeed alive and taken aboard the ship.
But what about the other girls?
On the other side, Ah Feng twisted a peanut and threw it into his mouth, and said disapprovingly: "Don't worry, you can't get out." Then he thought of something and laughed strangely, "To tell you the truth, I'll let you go now.
You can't escape from our clutches even outside, so give up as soon as possible and stop messing around. Master Wu has a bad temper. He doesn't know how to show mercy to others like me. If you make a big fuss, be careful——
Click!"
The strong man raised his knife and made a sign on his neck.
Boom! Gululu——
Two heads suddenly fell from the sky and rolled to Afeng's feet.
"Pfft, cough..."
The man choked and almost choked to death on the peanuts in his mouth. When he saw whose head it was, he was so frightened that his legs softened and he slid to the ground.