Ghost Shipyard Island.
Dock No. 1, which had been quiet for many years, suddenly burst into flames. The fire shot straight into the sky, even driving away part of the drifting fog. Because of this, several other people on the dock noticed this scene.
In Dock No. 4, a group of people came to the deck of the Moonlight Bird.
"The flames soaring into the sky...that direction seems to be the No. 1 Dockyard?"
"This is Boss Man's territory. Is there a fire?"
"No matter how stupid Boss Man is, he can't even take some fire prevention measures. I have a hunch that there may be earth-shaking changes in the No. 1 Dockyard tonight." The navigator of the Moonlight Figure Bird was the one who spoke. Looking at the sparks in the distant sky that even the fog could not hide, he said softly.
"Oh, what should I say?" someone asked, and others also looked at the navigator.
People who hang out at sea are often convinced of navigators. Navigators observe the sky and find ocean currents to guide the direction of ships. This ability even sounds like a prophet or prophet to people who don't understand.
Therefore, when the navigator opened his mouth and said such mysterious words, everyone still raised eyebrows.
"Did sir predict something?"
The navigator pondered for a moment, posed, and then opened his mouth in response to everyone's expectations: "It's actually very simple, because when I came from the river before, I saw Captain Barrow secretly going to the No. 1 dock. .”
Everyone: "..."
"You mean, the fire in Dock No. 1 was started by Captain Barrow?"
"I know Captain Barrow is very ambitious about Dockyard No. 1, but he alone doesn't have the guts."
"Yes, it's not that we don't believe it. Is Captain Barrow so capable?"
Seeing everyone talking and showing disbelief, the navigator shook his head: "If Captain Barrow is just one person, he may not be able to cause such damage. But, look around for yourselves, are there any people missing?"
Everyone turned around to look for him.
Not long after, someone hesitated and said, "Why don't you see Mr. Lenko?"
As soon as these words came out, after a few seconds of silence, a heated discussion broke out on the deck: "Did Mr. Lenko follow Captain Barrow to set a fire?"
"It's not like that, doesn't Mr. Lenko never take the initiative to attack other shipyards?"
"The reason for not taking the initiative is because we abide by the code of chivalry. What is the most important thing in the code of chivalry? Justice! Mr. Lenko represents justice and punishes the evil Mandarin. Isn't this also in line with the code?"
"That's what I said, but before..."
"Stop arguing, I think what the navigator said is right. I just saw Mr. Lenko leaving, and the direction is towards Dockyard No. 1!"
After the words fell, everyone looked at each other, with a hint of forbearing joy in their eyes.
Captain Barrow went alone, and they did not believe that any harm could be done to the Mandarins. But Mr. Lenko is different. This is a knight with bottomless strength. Even if his strength cannot defeat the entire No. 1 Dockyard alone, he can still cause damage by cooperating with Captain Barrow. Moreover, the people's hearts in No. 1 Dockyard are all scattered. Mr. Lenko can completely kill the Mandarin and use the decapitation action to directly conquer No. 1 Dockyard!
Thinking of this, everyone was a little excited. After all, the No. 4 dock where they lived was not the best site, and even the land was not fertile enough. They were actually thinking about Dockyard No. 1, but they were too embarrassed to express it before.
If they could really occupy Dock No. 1, they would definitely be extremely happy.
While everyone was thinking about it, a trace of worry flashed in the navigator's eyes. Others are still a little optimistic. The "earth-shaking changes" he said actually refer not only to the No. 1 dock, but also to their No. 4 dock. What if Mr. Lenko is not hostile? Or did you make a mistake and fall into a trap? After all, no matter how powerful Mr. Lenko is, he is still an ordinary person.
Without Mr. Lenko, Dock No. 4 would probably become nothing more than a fish.
The navigator didn't want to tell everyone this guess. He could only look at the blazing place in the distance and pray secretly.
At the same time, near Dock No. 1.
Several figures quickly escaped from the fire. The one walking at the front was Lenko, who was holding a knight's rapier. Behind him were Barrow and Little Birch. On Barrow's back, he was carrying an unconscious woman.
At first glance, all of them seem to be doing well, but if you take a closer look, you will find that both Barrow and Little Birch are covered with large and small scars. Among them, Little Birch's arm was twisted. Weird angle, obviously broken bones.
Lenko seemed to be in the best condition at the moment. However, just a few steps after they ran out of Dock No. 1, Lenko had some abnormal reactions.
Lenko's figure suddenly staggered, and he knelt on the ground with half of his feet.
"Are you injured?" Barrow immediately rushed forward and tried to help Lenko up.
"No...it's nothing, continue..." Lenko refused Barrow's help and struggled to stand up, sweating profusely. But when he stood up, he became unstable again and fell directly to the ground.
Barrow looked back at the dock in the firelight, and vaguely saw a group of black figures coming out of it, and there was the sound of killing in his ears.
He gritted his teeth, ignored Lenko's refusal, stepped forward and directly grabbed Lenko's arm, and quickly ran into the forest.
While dragging Lenko, there was another one on his back. In addition, there was a fight in the dock before, Barrow's physical strength could no longer keep up.
After walking a few steps, I was out of breath.
Birch behind him was so anxious that his head was covered with sweat. He wanted to help Captain Barrow share the pressure, but his hand was fractured and he couldn't use his strength at all. He had already used all his strength to run along.
There are pursuers again, and now their strength is exhausted again. They are still far away from Dock No. 4... What should we do now?
When Birch was about to cry, he suddenly heard a familiar whistle coming from his ears.
Barrow heard it too, and they followed the sound.
But from behind the big tree not far away, a small head sneaked out. When he saw Barrow and others, his eyes flashed with joy.
"Little flea!" Birch recognized the identity of the other party at a glance. It was his close friend who had grown up wearing a pair of pants and was also the ship's doctor in the No. 1 dock.
The little flea ran over and looked behind. Although no one was seen, the shouting and chasing sounds had already been heard, and it was estimated that they would be able to catch up in a minute or two at most.
Birch: "Little Flea, why are you here?"
The little flea gestured "Shhh" to him, and then whispered quickly: "They are catching up soon. Come with me. I know there is a hidden stone cave nearby."
There was no other way for them to go back to Dock No. 4 if they continued running. Barrow thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
So the little flea led the way, and they followed behind.
However, the shouting behind them still did not stop, and even got closer and closer.
"I feel like they are behind me, what should I do?" Birch asked anxiously.
Little Flea is also anxious. After all, he is the doctor on the Po Xue. If he is discovered, the punishment he receives may be even more terrifying than Birch and the others, because the Mandarin hates traitors the most.
The little flea quickly ran over, looked at the ground, and said, "It's blood! The blood stains exposed the whereabouts."
After finishing speaking, the little flea looked at everyone.
Although Burch's hand was broken, there was no blood. Although Lenko's face was pale and there were beads of sweat on his forehead, there were no wounds on his exposed skin, let alone bleeding.
Captain Barrow did have a lot of scars on his body, and some of the scars also bled, but the blood was not much, and it would not have formed blood stains on the ground.
Finally, the little flea's eyes fell on the woman on Captain Barrow's back.
He had seen this one-armed woman, it was the one who drifted from the outer sea during the day. Her appearance is really stunning. Her appearance is so gorgeous, charming and heroic that anyone who sees her will find it difficult to forget her as long as they are not blind.
At that time, when the woman was brought to the dock, the Mandarin immediately called Little Flea to treat her injuries.
So the little flea knew very clearly that there were wounds all over this woman's body. The largest wound was on the shoulder blade, which was as big as the mouth of a bowl. During the day, the little flea had treated all her wounds, but at this time, after a while of dragging, the gauze on the woman's shoulder had become damaged, and blood seeped out again, falling to the ground drop by drop.
There is no doubt that this woman's blood is the reason why they are locked.
Birch also noticed the blood flowing out. He looked at Barrow: "Captain, why don't we leave her here first?"
No matter how beautiful a woman is, is their life still important? Birch thinks so, and he also believes that with Barrow's character, he will definitely see the highest value in life.
Even Lenko, who was being dragged by Barrow, felt that Barrow would choose to give up on this woman.
However, Barrow's choice was completely different from what they imagined. He said without hesitation: "No, she can never stay here, let alone those beasts!"
"But, she is dragging us down now." Birch said anxiously, not only dragging them down, but also dragging down the little flea, which he didn't want to see.
"Then I will carry her on my back. Anyway, I will never let her go." Barrow's eyes flashed with determination, and his words were sonorous and powerful.
Barrow's words were not only conveyed to Birch and Little Flea, but the ears of the woman on his back also moved.
On the other side, everyone who heard Barrow's answer frowned. They wanted to ask Barrow if he was possessed by a demon and why he suddenly changed like a different person. But now that time is running out, it’s hard to say anything.
Birch looked helplessly at Little Flea.
The little flea was silent for a moment: "There is a small river nearby. If we walk along the river, we may be able to drag it for a while. Moreover, the hiding place I mentioned is also near the river."
"Then let's do it!" Barrow said without hesitation.
The little flea wanted to say something to Captain Barrow, but looking at his unwavering eyes, he still did not speak and continued to lead the way.
Soon after, they arrived at the river successfully.
They stepped directly into the river.
Birch looked back as he walked.
Perhaps due to good luck, they walked along the river bank for a few more minutes, and the shouting behind them became smaller and smaller, until it was almost non-existent.
At this moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, Little Flea led them to a large rock. He fiddled with something, and there was actually a crack in the ground underneath the rock that didn't appear to be anything unusual. It allowed people to pass through. After drilling in, they discovered that there was actually a sunken hollow area inside the stone. Although it was not big, it could temporarily accommodate a few of them without any problem.
The little flea hurriedly blocked the cracks in the rocks again, and then felt that everything was fine.
However, what the little flea didn't know was that when he was blocking the gap between the rocks, a figure came out of the forest in the distance.
"Our ship's doctor seems to be the traitor..."
"Unexpectedly, there is actually a crack in the ground here. Why did they hide in there? What happened? I seemed to see fire just now. Is there something wrong with the Poxue? I have to go back and take a look. "
If Barrow were here, they would find that the person speaking was exactly the half-ear of the guard whom they had lured away in order to sneak into the No. 1 Dockyard.
Half Ear glanced at the stone from a distance, and did not go immediately. Instead, he cautiously retreated, and finally disappeared into the dark forest.
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Meanwhile, within the stone.
"This place is great, they will definitely not be able to find it. Little Flea, how did you find this place... By the way, I forgot to ask you, why were you in the woods before?" After everyone settled down, Birch He immediately came to Little Flea and asked curiously.
Little Flea: "When you were making trouble in the dock, I noticed it right away. At that time, I had a premonition that something might happen to you, so I went to the woods and waited to see if I could help you."
The little flea said "you" from beginning to end. Obviously, he did all this for Birch, and as for everyone else, it was incidental.
"It's a good thing we have you this time, otherwise we would really..." Halfway through Birch's words, Lenko's moans came to his ears, and he suddenly came back to his senses: "By the way, help us take a look at Lenko. Regarding Mr. Co’s condition, I didn’t see Mr. Lenko injured when he was clearly in the dock, but why did he look like he was dying when he came out?”
Little Flea nodded, and he stepped forward to Lenko.
Seeing Lenko's face pale and his head soaked with sweat, he already had a guess in his mind.
After checking for a while, the little flea gently opened Lenko's collar, and everyone saw that there was a scratch on Lenko's neck. The scratch was very shallow, and there was not even much blood left. But green liquid oozed from this scratch.
"Here, what's going on? Why is there green blood?" Birch pointed at Lenko's wound in surprise and asked.
Little Flea: "It's not blood, it's poison."
The little flea looked at Lenko: "Did the Mandarin's deputy make this knife... the little dwarf who is as thin as a bamboo pole, short and black, and has no presence when thrown into the crowd."
Although Lenko was weak, he still had sense at this time. He nodded and said: "That's him. His breath was very weak and he was short. When he came close to me, I didn't pay attention at all..."
Even if Lenko was scratched, he didn't care at the time. Because with his physical fitness, he is not afraid of these small wounds at all.
Little Flea: "As expected, it was him. In fact, that guy used to be a doctor on the Poxue, but his medical skills were very poor. Later, when I was captured, he became the Mandarin's deputy. Although his medical skills were not good, But he has certain medical skills and likes to tinker with the poisons of some sinister people. You must have been poisoned by him."
Birch: "What kind of poison is it?"
The little flea shook his head: "I don't know, but I know that what he usually studies is basically biological toxins. Judging from the current toxic effects, it is indeed consistent with the reaction of biological toxins. But which one it is, I don't know. Know."
