Chapter 23 Encountering a Funeral Procession Late at Night
Chapter 23 Encountering a Funeral Procession Late at Night
Seeing this scene, Feng Wuhen frowned, "Anying, could the information you got be wrong? Are there only a few people moving the salt?"
Feng Wuhen showed a suspicious expression.
"Your Highness, I got the news from our undercover agent in the Jinsha Island Salt Field. He said that Ruan Bolin and Ji Feng would use a large ship to transport the fine salt recently processed on the island to Yue State tonight."
Shadow hurriedly explained.
At this moment, Jiang Yimo suddenly made a gesture to silence the two of them, "Shh!"
"Stop talking, everyone. Listen carefully. Is there a bell ringing nearby?"
After hearing her words, everyone quieted down and even their breathing became cautious.
Feng Wuhen also stretched his ears and listened for a while, then slowly said: "Not only is there the sound of bells, but also heavy footsteps. Judging from these messy footsteps, they are coming in our direction, and there are quite a few of them."
"My Lord, do you want me to go and see who they are?"
Shadow suggested.
But Feng Wuhen rejected it.
"No, they will be here soon. We should not alert them. Let's just hide here quietly and observe the situation."
Then, everyone hid quietly in the bushes closest to the road.
As the sound of bells got closer and closer, Jiang Yimo, Feng Wuhen and others also saw the appearance of these people.
They were all men in mourning, and their ages were probably between 30 and 40 years old. They were divided into groups of four, and each group carried a heavy black coffin.
The two men in the lead, one wearing a white hat and holding a bell, shook the bell in his hand with every step, and the other carried a bamboo basket filled with paper money, scattering the paper money as he walked. These men had pale and expressionless faces, and walked towards the small pier with heavy steps.
This looks a bit like the scene in modern movies where corpses are driven through the road, which is creepy to watch.
Including Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen, they were all stunned when they saw the scene.
"What's going on? Is there a custom of holding funerals late at night in Haicheng?"
Jiang Yimo turned her head to look at Feng Wuhen and Anying and asked in a low voice.
Feng Wuhen didn't say anything. He didn't have the time to pay attention to such things on weekdays.
Seeing that Feng Wuhen didn't say anything, Shadow answered for his master, "No, I've been here for a few years and have never heard anyone say that."
"Then why were they carrying coffins to the dock so late at night? Moreover, they were carrying more than one coffin, but more than a dozen. They looked very tired."
Jiang Yimo muttered softly.
At this moment, her big black eyes suddenly lit up and she suddenly thought of something.
"Feng Wuhen, there must be something wrong with the coffin these people are carrying. Ask Shadow to lead his men to the back of these people's team and block their retreat. We will go out and stop them and take a look."
"Wait, those two haven't shown up yet, let's wait a little longer. However, Shadow can take a few brothers and sneak behind their team to block their retreat in advance. The king and Miss Jiang will go out and capture the two masterminds when we see Ruan Bolin and Jifeng."
After Feng Wuhen finished speaking, Anying obeyed the order in a low voice and quietly retreated without disturbing the team carrying the coffins.
About a cup of tea later, a man in a black robe appeared stealthily at the dock. He was covered tightly in the robe, and Jiang Yimo, Feng Wuhen and the others could not see his true face at all.
The burqa man walked to the side of the ship, glanced at the situation around the dock, and confirmed that there was no danger around the dock before quickly boarding the ship.
The coffins were carried to the dock one after another, ready to be loaded onto the ship.
"Your Highness, could this man in the black robe be the Ji Feng? If he is Ji Feng, why are you the only one here? Where is that fat pig Ruan Bolin?"
At this time, Jiang Yimo was full of doubts.
"Come on, I'll take you there and you'll know." Feng Wuhen sneered, glanced into the distance, and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Others, surround the dock and don't let anyone leave."
After Feng Wuhen finished speaking, he stretched out a slender arm and grasped Jiang Yimo's slender waist. Before she could react, he flew into the air and disappeared into the grove in the blink of an eye.
Here, the man in black robe boarded the ship and went directly to the cabin on the top floor.
Ruan Bolin, whom Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen were looking for, had been waiting here for a long time.
"Hey, you're finally here." Ruan Bolin said impatiently.
"Sorry to have kept Mr. Ruan waiting for so long!" Ji Feng apologized politely.
After all, his pirate gang was destroyed and now he had no power. It was good that Ruan Bolin was willing to pay attention to him. Otherwise, he would not be able to get so much high-quality fine salt back to Yue State.
By then, he couldn't get the fine salt, and the magic disc flower was stolen. When he returned to the State of Yue, his heartless father would definitely skin him alive.
"Forget it. For the sake of money, I, Ruan, will not argue with you too much. Tonight, I have filled the fifteen coffins with the fine salt as you ordered. I have also given the hired workers who carried the coffins zombie drugs as you ordered. When they wake up tomorrow, they will not remember what they did last night... There is no need to kill them all."
Ruan Bolin muttered to himself that if Ji Feng really wanted him to kill all the employees present tonight, he would be in a difficult situation.
There are dozens of workers working at this small dock tonight. If he makes so many people disappear from his Jinsha Island at once, it will be easily discovered if he doesn't do it well. Then his brother-in-law, the prefect, will not be able to protect him.
Ji Feng also saw his worry, so he smiled and said: "There's no need to kill these hired workers. They have all been poisoned by the zombie drug. Go back and have a good sleep, and they won't remember anything tomorrow."
After Ji Feng finished speaking, he took out a bundle of silver bills from his robe and handed it to Ruan Bolin. Ruan Bolin looked at the thick bundle of silver bills in Ji Feng's hand, his slender eyes shining, and he couldn't wait to reach out and take it, but as soon as his hand touched the bundle of silver bills, Ji Feng took it back.
This made Ruan Bolin a little confused.
Then, he pursed his lips and smiled, "Boss Ruan, don't be anxious. I will give you the 100,000 taels of silver notes after the hired workers carry all the fine salt in the coffin onto the ship. I will never break my promise."
"Hmph, Third Master, I trust you so much, but you are on guard against me. What's the matter? Are you worried that after I take your banknotes, I will suddenly regret not giving you the fine salt?" Ruan Bolin said angrily.
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