Last Totem Novel - Chapter 394
Chapter 394 Battle Of Wits
After the commotion, everyone sat down again and began to talk about the matter.
“Before we begin, I have to explain two basic principles …” The captain looked around and said, “First, we are deep-sea fishermen. We will not do anything without interest.”
“Yes.” Hagrid nodded in approval.
“Second, while we never explore the privacy of others, we must know clearly what dangers we face and if the risks are too great and the benefits too small, I may refuse.” The captain glanced at Hagrid and continued, “As far as I know, you are in a very dangerous situation these few days. The ones searching for you are all major powers. I must know the whole story before I can continue to talk to you.”
“Yes.” Hagrid hesitated for a moment before nodding solemnly.
“First question, why are you wanted?” The captain asked.
“Tie Zha offended some of the upper echelons.” Replied Hagrid.
“Oh, my God …” The captain glanced at Feng Yun and sighed, “You can offend people even more than me.” Actually, he and Feng Yun had a premonition that Tie Zha’s offense was not simple. Immediately after, he changed the topic and asked, “Is there any other reason?”
‘”This” Hagrid said after a moment of silence, “I don’t want to lie. There are other reasons, but it’s important. I can only tell you that this is a very important matter, more important than my life, or even Tie Zha’s life.” Hagrid said sincerely, “I need you to trust us unconditionally. Perhaps in the near future, you will know.”
“If this is your final answer, then please return.” Said the captain, standing up, and after some thought, added, “Your men are ready to go.” As he spoke, he waved his hand and the mate went out to bring someone.
“Why?” Hagrid stood up and said, “Give me a reason. Are you afraid?”
“If we want to lose our lives, we have to lose our own lives first. This is the most basic thing. If we lose this point, we don’t need to talk about it anymore.” After saying that, the captain looked at Feng Yun, then at Tie Ling and Accountant Wu Congyun.
The three of them nodded at the same time, agreeing with the captain’s words.
“Look, this isn’t my opinion alone.” Said the captain seriously.
“Thunder Hammer.” Hagrid raised his head, closed his eyes, and whispered.
When these two tiny syllables entered everyone’s ears, they were immediately magnified countless times and turned into thunderous rumbles.
“Boom!” A loud explosion shook everyone’s minds. Their gazes were dull, as if they were clay sculptures. They didn’t move for a long time.
After a long time, the captain was the first to recover from his shock. He frowned and said thoughtfully, “If this is true, then it will be troublesome …”
“What do you mean?” Hagrid asked.
“Did you pass three checkpoints when you came?” The captain asked. Hagrid nodded, and the captain continued, “The first is customs, only collecting taxes. The second is face recognition, only targeting Tie Zha. The third is energy item fluctuation monitoring, targeting all holy objects and artifacts.”
“Apart from passing normally, is there any other way?” Hagrid asked.
The captain shook his head. “If we leave at a non-port, the situation will only get worse. Satellite radar has been installed on the edge of the southern cemetery. There are also a large number of floating monitors along the coast. Within 30 nautical miles of land, they are closely monitored. Once they are discovered, there will be an air force chasing us. There is no escape in the vast sea.” Finally, the captain concluded, “We can only leave Hong Kong by regular means. This is the only option.”
“What about the checkpoint?” Hagrid asked.
“Create chaos” The captain paused and emphasized, “Large-scale chaos.” He then walked out of the captain’s cabin and pointed at the ships docked nearby. “There are over a thousand cargo ships here. If we could leave the harbor in chaos, our target would be much smaller.”
“What kind of chaos do you need?” After returning to the captain’s room, Hagrid frowned and thought for a moment before asking.
“Riots, fires, plagues.” Said the captain calmly.
“No, many people will die this way.” Hagrid shook his head.
“Then there’s no other way.” The captain spread out his hands and said. Then, he seemed to recall something. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, “Oh right, what’s the benefit of sending you away?”
‘”Uh” Hagrid couldn’t react for a moment and was speechless.
“Why are you thinking about money all day long?” At this time, Feng Yun interrupted.
“Don’t you have money to drink from the northwest?” Accountant immediately joined the battle.
At this moment, the mate brought Quinn into the captain’s room. When Quinn saw Hagrid, he rubbed his nose embarrassedly and smiled bitterly, “Boss, I’m sorry to trouble you again.”
“It’s fine. It’s a misunderstanding. These are all Tie Zha’s friends.” Hagrid said.
‘”Ah? Misunderstanding” Quinn was stunned for a moment, then he opened his eyes and shouted, “Since you are friends, what have you given me these days?”
Feng Yun immediately smiled embarrassedly and said, “Misunderstandings, they are all misunderstandings. I will cook something delicious for you later.”
“Potato Peel Boiled Rats, are you feeding pigs?” Quinn said unhappily.
After this episode, everyone sat down again to continue the discussion, but it was mainly the captain and Hagrid who spoke. After exchanging information, the captain made a simple analysis.
“Our primary goal now is to reduce attention, reduce the number of enemies, Now there are three groups of people looking for Tie Zha, “The first batch is the Blade of Backlight, the claws of the Silver Knights Alliance. We can’t deal with this. The second batch is the dark forces of the Spirit Serpent Clan. There are not many of them and there is no support from the authorities here. We can think of a way to uproot them. The third batch is said to be from Tieshan Town. Whether they are enemies or friends, they are very unprofessional and can ignore them.”
The captain continued, ‘”The leader of the dark forces is a woman. He is very smart, so he can’t send people to keep an eye out for him. Their stronghold is in a warehouse near the dock. There are about twenty of them. However …” The captain rubbed his forehead and pondered for a while. “They should be more than that. They’re just hiding, but I can’t guess exactly where they are.”
“Let me go.” At this moment, Tie Ling, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth.
“No, it’s too dangerous.” ‘”You are one of us,” the captain denied. “If our identities are exposed, our entire ship will be branded as Tie Zha’s accomplices. It’s hard to say whether we’ll be able to leave the harbor at that time.” Then the captain turned his head and said to Hagrid, “Quinn better stay on my ship. He’s been exposed and isn’t fit to walk in Black Harbor.”
“Yes.” Hagrid nodded.
“Ah?” Quinn was stunned for a moment, looking a little reluctant.
“Come, come, come. I’ll get you something to eat.” Feng Yun beckoned as he pulled Quinn’s hand out.
‘”Go back and discuss with Tie Zha first. Leave the information here to us. Also …” After pondering for a while, the captain called Accountant over and said, “From today onwards, you will be stationed in the Mahogany Bar and will be responsible for contacting Hagrid.”
‘”Funds” Accountant smiled and said.
“Here” The captain stuffed a gold coin over and added, “Take care of the rest.”
“Rogue!” Accountant shouted with a sad face.
After discussing the matter, Hagrid left the Big Dipper at night after dinner at the warm invitation of the captain and Feng Yun.
Two days later, Hagrid rushed back to the camp and told Tie Zha about the situation of the Big Dipper. He also mentioned that he had encountered a sweet-looking woman along the way, but her entire body was emitting a smell of blood!
Listening, it sounded like Tie Zha suddenly remembered something. He touched his forehead and hurriedly said, “Pack your things immediately, destroy the traces, and move to the cave.”
“What’s the matter?” Hagrid asked, puzzled.
“I forgot. Bi Qinglan knows my ability. She will definitely suspect that I’m controlling Sun Fei.” Tie Zha said as he stood up and beckoned the Black Pig King, Lilith, and the others to pack their bags.
About three hours later, the four of them left the camp, destroying the traces along the way and arriving at the cave.
At this time, under the arrangement of Tie Zha and the Black Pig King, the Nightingale Group was already in good order. Different people were performing their respective duties, some were responsible for patrolling, some were responsible for hidden sentries, and some were responsible for logistics. As they were about to leave soon, the crowd didn’t hesitate to increase their lighting resources by three times, increasing the lighting in the cave by a whole new level.
Judging from today’s information, the third group of people came from Tieshan Town. They were likely friends sent by Lena or Mu Yu Ling Lan. However, because their actions were too coarse, contact with them would easily expose their targets, so they could only be temporarily put aside.
As for Bi Qinglan, she was a bit troublesome. He really didn’t have much experience dealing with such a meticulous and ruthless woman. Thinking back to the little contact he had with Bi Qinglan, he suddenly had a trace of spiritual light.
First of all, Bi Qinglan’s personality was cautious, suspicious, and narrow-minded, so she definitely wouldn’t believe anyone else beside her. This meant that other than that girl, the rest of the dark forces did not know her true purpose.
Secondly, Bi Qinglan was irritable, impatient, and ruthless. Carefully calculating the time, more than three months had passed since he arrived at the southern cemetery. If he wasn’t wrong, Bi Qinglan’s patience had already reached its limit. As long as she could seize the opportunity, she would go all out. Moreover, the dark forces she sent might not be able to get along well with that girl. The longer she stayed, the greater the internal conflict would be. This could be seen from Bi Qinglan’s former subordinates. Regardless of whether it was Li Bing or the twin sisters, their attitudes were cold, stiff, and heartless.
Based on the above factors, Bi Qinglan was definitely annoyed and anxious for quick success. As long as she set up a trap, she would obediently bump into it.
If she discovered Sun Fei’s betrayal, she would torture him severely, and Sun Fei was a greedy person, so he would definitely confess. Thinking of this, a plan appeared on the surface. After much deliberation, he felt that success was very high, so he grinned and went to sleep peacefully.
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