kvmb Chapter 173: The Bandits Offer Sacrifice to Heaven, Their Power is Infinite
Chapter 173: The Bandits Offer Sacrifice to Heaven, Their Power is Infinite
"Lord Lin, how is your investigation going?"
The Dali Temple had not yet reported Lin Buwen's matter, and he only found out about it after he arrived on the island.
However, since he let Lin Buwen go ahead and do it, he was naturally relieved.
"Your Majesty, I have been investigating the Guan family case all the way and found that the pirates here made a deal with the Guan family and wanted to use the Guan family to get the formula of the gunpowder."
"I also discovered that this bandit camp is not the biggest leader. There is someone else who really wants the gunpowder formula."
"I think the village master knows this matter better than I do."
In the past, when people called him the village chief, he would be really happy.
Now listen, the village chief is kneeling on the ground like a quail.
Especially after the military advisor he entrusted with important tasks said the word "minister" several times, the village chief's heart was broken.
We agreed to work together to make the village bigger and stronger, but it turned out to be a lie.
The village chief almost cried.
"Village leader, can you tell me what this letter means?"
"Remember, you can't lie in front of the emperor."
Lin Buwen took out a letter from his arms. It was a correspondence between the village chief and other people. It was sent three months ago, not long after the little princess found the Moshan brothers.
The above content was written in code, and Lin Buwen didn't have time to translate it.
Seeing that his family's financial situation had been exposed, the village chief knew that he had no room for excuses.
"It was Boss Bear who asked me when the goods could be delivered."
The dejected village chief confessed everything.
"I'm just a small village on the canal. All the pirates have to listen to Boss Xiong, otherwise there will be no business."
"He gave me a task last year. If I completed it, he would let me live with him and enjoy the best of life. I agreed on impulse."
"Who knew that the blacksmith hid the things so well that my people couldn't find them. We could only get the things out through the Guan family."
"His Guan family wants to sail on the canal, so we have to agree."
"But then the blacksmith disappeared, and Boss Xiong wrote to me to urge me to make progress, so I, I..."
The village chief suddenly began to hesitate.
He glanced at Lin Buwen secretly, his eyes looking as if he was looking at a heartless man.
Lin Buwen, who was struck by a chill, turned pale.
"What else? Tell me the truth!"
The brotherly love is all fake, fake!
He Lin does not ask, and has a clear conscience!
"I couldn't bear to part with the reward given by Boss Xiong, but I didn't dare to offend him, so I made up a recipe and sent it over."
He just copied the ingredients and proportions based on the old ones.
"Boss Bear didn't seem to notice it either."
After all, it has been so long and the other party has not come to hold him accountable.
【It turned out to be a lucky coincidence. 】
[Then Boss Bear took the formula and conducted experiments.]
【boom! 】
[A dozen pirates have offered sacrifices to the gods. ]
[Although people have offered sacrifices to the heavens, the power of gunpowder is boundless, and Boss Bear believes it. ]
[Because it is powerful, it is true. 】
[This train of thought is brilliant. ]
There are a lot of stupid people like this.
Boss Xiong was a rough man who didn't understand the delicate work involved, but he carefully kept the recipe.
"What does that bear boss want the formula for?"
Lin asked again and again, but the village chief, who was just following orders, didn't know.
He had heard the name Boss Xiong quite a lot after he went undercover.
He was the leader of the largest bandit camp on the canal. As his name suggested, he was as strong as a bear and had great fighting power.
And he is cruel.
He made all the rules on the canal. If he was unhappy, he might kill several boats.
Anyone who dares to sail on this canal would rather jump into the water and drown than face the big bear head-on.
This shows the other side's terrifying deterrent power.
The ultimate target of their anti-bandit operation this time is also this Boss Bear.
"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the pirate trading day. Many pirates will go to the village of Boss Bear."
"I feel that this is an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop."
Lin Buwen thought for a while and then said.
【This is possible. 】
Ji Qionghua also thought it was good.
"No, it can't be done."
The village chief, on the other hand, shook his head vigorously, and when the emperor looked over, he smiled ingratiatingly and continued.
"The trading area is outside of Iron Bear Village. Boss Xiong just provides a venue, and we pay a little rent. He himself will not show up."
"The inside of Tiexiong Village is like an iron barrel, and there are secret passages inside that you can escape from."
"If we alarm him, Boss Bear will run away."
The village chief racked his brains and dared not hide anything.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my mistakes."
The village chief began to kowtow, and the other bandits followed suit.
At the emperor's glance, the officers and soldiers drew their swords and said, "No one is allowed to move or speak without permission!"
The noise suddenly turned into silence, and everyone rolled their eyes and dared not even fart.
The emperor was thinking about the feasibility.
"Your Majesty, how about I take some people and go undercover again?"
Cao You suggested.
Once born and cooked twice.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The village chief wanted to speak but was afraid of getting his head chopped off, so he could only hum to attract attention.
"Say!"
The emperor gave him a look, and the village chief licked his face and laughed dryly: "I have a good idea."
He was still trying to keep the suspense and bargain, but a steel knife was placed on his neck.
The sharp blade broke the skin on his neck with just a slight scrape.
Feeling the stinging pain and the stickiness on his neck, the village chief became obedient.
"Boss Bear has a quirk. He likes children, especially those who are good-looking."
"The ones around one year old are best."
"Whoever can produce the goods that meet the requirements will be able to meet Boss Bear."
As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but look at Ji Qionghua.
"What does he want a child for?" Lin Buwen's eyelids twitched. He felt that this was not a good answer.
"The smaller the size, the more... tender and juicy."
The village chief lowered his voice, not daring to look at the murderous eyes of those above him.
【Oh, eating children. 】
Ji Qionghua disagreed.
[I wonder why this village chief is not in a good mental state. Maybe he has been infected with prions.]
"I will not take risks with Qiong Hua'er's life."
The emperor rejected it outright.
"Then..."
Cao You only said two words, and the emperor and Lin understood without asking.
They could find another child.
However, the matter was very risky and they could not guarantee that they could bring the child back safely.
[No.]
[Can you find a prettier doll than me? ]
Ji Qionghua, who was very honored by this, wrinkled her nose at Cao You.
She thought about it and grabbed the emperor's sleeve.
"Play, you have to play."
The soft and sticky voice made the emperor feel ashamed.
"Qiong Hua'er, be good. This is not something you can play with."
The emperor still refused.
Taking a risk once will make him regret for the rest of his life.
If Cao You hadn't been telling him that the little guy was fine, he would have led his men to raze the village to the ground.
[Why can’t I play? Let my cousin’s wife take me along, and we can pretend to be siblings, hehe.]
[Those bandits who worked under my cousin’s wife just happened to be disguised as pirates. ]
【Add some Jinyiwei. 】
[They attack people as soon as they see them, with internal and external cooperation, what can happen to me? 】
Ji Qionghua was mumbling suggestions in her mind, and at the same time looking at the emperor with longing eyes.
"Father! Play!"
【I want to play! 】