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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 28: Mutation

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    In the next period of time, Du Sanniang will still interrogate Tang Jian every once in a while. However, Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng have already prepared their confessions and insisted that everything they said before is true, so Du Sanniang also really  Nothing can be found.

    On the one hand, Tang Jian is as stubborn as a stone, and Du Sanniang's interrogation methods are like a child's play in front of him. Don't forget what Tang Jian did before. On the other hand, Du Sanniang's recent  It seemed that she was a little absent-minded. Not only Du Sanniang was absent-minded, but also all the pirates in Lan Fangman were absent-minded. Everyone's face was filled with sorrow, as if they were in mourning every day.

    The pirates who worshiped Lanfang were not in a good mood. The pirates also greatly relaxed their guard over Tang Jian and the crew of the Chunlan, and often gave them some free movement.

    The so-called free movement means that a few pirates escorted all the hostages to an open space on the island. They were guarded by a few pirates with guns and allowed the hostages to bask in the sun and play in the water. After all, they were bored in a cell without seeing the light of day every day.  It will drive people crazy.

    Fortunately, these pirates still had some humanity, and they did not make things too difficult for anyone, including Tang Jian, nor did they beat or scold them. They just locked them up in a small dark room and then came out to let loose, without harming anyone's life.

    However, Tang Jian knew that this was not because these pirates were showing mercy, but because these hostages were exchanged for money. Killing one more person was equivalent to getting less money. Who would be willing to struggle with money?

    Therefore, as long as they do not do anything excessive, pirates will generally not make things difficult for the crew of the Chunlan. Tang Jian naturally knows this, so Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng have always been in peace with each other, except of course for the occasional meaningless interrogation.

    However, the only thing that makes the hostages of the Chunlan crew slightly dissatisfied is that the food supplied every day is gradually decreasing, and the quality of the food is getting worse and worse. At first, there would be some meaty food every now and then. Until recently, every day was either roasted sweet potatoes or sweet potatoes.  Eating steamed buns.

    On this day, Tang Jian and other prisoners were once again exiled to the open space where they often went to move freely.

    This open space is actually a reef area on the island near the sea. There is nothing but stones. This small island is not big or small. It only takes an hour to walk back and forth from both ends of the island. However,  The biggest feature of this island is that it has dense forests and a very secretive port. That is, as long as someone parks the ship in the port and hides in the forest, from the outside, this is a deserted island.  .

    Tang Jian guessed that this was probably one of the important reasons why Lanfang Man continued to be suppressed. If there were no acquaintances to lead the way, no one would have noticed that there were thousands of pirates hiding on this inconspicuous island. Moreover,  There are perhaps tens of thousands of small islands like this in the South China Sea.

    When everyone came to the place where they were exposed, Tang Jian began to inquire about the recent news on the island from Brother Chen, because Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng had received "special care" from Du Sanniang and were locked up in a prison cell.  Coupled with the last poisoning incident, the security of Tang Jian's cell became even tighter. As the security increased, the two of them were basically isolated from the outside world. The only communication with the outside world was this free activity every day.

    During each free activity, Tang Jian would always ask Brother Chen and the crew of the Chunlan about the current situation on the island.

    This time was no exception. After meeting Brother Chen, Tang Jian pulled Brother Chen to a place slightly away from the guards guarding them. Tang Jian asked: "Brother Chen, how are you doing recently?"

    "Hey, what else can I do? I can't do anything but eat, drink, and defecate every day, but the food is getting worse and worse now." Brother Chen complained.

    "Then do you know why the food is getting worse and worse?" Tang Jian asked. From the food aspect, it can be seen that Lan Fangman's life seems to be getting more and more difficult, and he can't even take care of the most basic life of the hostages.

    Brother Chen sighed and said, "It's not those American foreigners who are causing trouble. I heard that the American foreigners in Luzon are not sure whether they took the wrong medicine. They send warships around Luzon Island every day.  According to the sea patrol, although I don¡¯t know the specific location of this island, I can infer from the island¡¯s local plants, wind direction and currents that this island is actually not too far from Luzon. Because the United States*  * Ships often appeared, so Lan Fangman's pirates went out less often. In addition, the island's food supply was limited, so Lan Fangman went out less often to exchange food. In the end, the supply was no longer available, so he had to cut back.  daily food supply.¡±

    "How do you know this?" Tang Jian asked curiously. The number of times the pirates went out would not be easily disclosed to the hostages.

    Brother Chen explained: "One of the pirates who happened to be guarding us was a fellow countryman of mine. He was in his fifties and was considered an old pirate. During the Guangxu period, he was an old pirate because of his hometown.The land was taken over by bullies, and the local magistrate colluded with the bullies. They had no place to appeal and lost their livelihood, so they had no choice but to go sailing. Later, they encountered pirates and under coercion, they took up this desperate business.  , came to Lanfangman after many twists and turns. Because of his old age, he became an old prison chief specializing in guarding hostages.  "

    Tang Jian nodded silently. After all, piracy is a high-risk industry. You may lose your life at any time. If it were not for the sake of livelihood, I am afraid no one would be willing to voluntarily become a pirate. The corruption of the Qing government did kill many people.  way to survive.

    "Then have you ever asked why this American warship has been dispatched so frequently recently?" Tang Jian continued to ask. Since this old man Chen is from the same hometown as that old pirate, it seems that he has a good relationship. He should be able to get it from the old pirate's mouth.  Some useful information.

    "Well, it seems that our South China Sea Fleet has been vigorously cleaning up pirates in the South China Sea recently. It is probably because the South China Sea Fleet has been too active recently, so the foreigners in the United States are also nervous. I think they are afraid of our South China Sea Fleet.  Steal their territory. Haha, so, with the frequent appearance of U.S. warships and the encirclement and suppression of the South China Sea Fleet, the lives of these pirates are naturally becoming more and more difficult. Now they are like mud Buddhas crossing the river, so they can't take care of us.  ." Brother Chen guessed.

    "Don't talk about it yet. I guess the South China Sea Fleet is serious this time. The days of pirates in the South China Sea are over. I have to say that although there are still pirates in the South China Sea in recent years, they are much better than before.  Times, if our president hadn¡¯t ordered the fleet to clear out pirates, our sailing life would have been miserable. We used to often encounter pirates, but now it¡¯s almost difficult to encounter them. This time we met Lan Fangman.  It's really unlucky, but my boat" Brother Chen had a pained look on his face, still lamenting his luck.

    However, Tang Jian heard clues from Brother Chen's words. Then his strategy was successful. Once Yan Fu found out that he had not met with the Luzon CIA, he might guess that something had happened to him, and this ransom-demanding letter was sent  If they go up, the Chinese Guangzhou government will definitely not turn a blind eye. When Tang Jian was encircling and suppressing pirates, he had ordered that once a Chinese merchant ship was robbed, the local government should help these robbed merchant ships get out of trouble.

    Therefore, when Yan Fu found no trace of Tang Jian, he would definitely focus on the incident of the hijacked merchant ship. Tang Tian was the pseudonym Tang Jian used to go to Luzon this time. Once this letter was passed on, Yan Fu would definitely  You will notice that with Yan Fu's personality, he will definitely send the South China Sea Fleet to search.

    But because of the recent Hawaii restoration incident, the United States has already taken precautions against China. Under such a big move by the South China Sea Fleet, the U.S. Far East Fleet in Luzon will definitely react, so what Brother Chen just said happened.  In that scene, the South China Sea Fleet and the U.S. Far East Fleet were constantly patrolling the South China Sea. The U.S. Far East Fleet was to guard against the South China Sea Fleet, and the South China Sea Fleet was probably to avoid suspicion, so it launched the slogan "Crack down on pirates" to search for his traces.  Moreover, we must avoid conflict with the U.S. Far East Fleet. Tang Jian personally instructed not to provoke the United States prematurely.

    Just as Tang Jian was speculating on the development of the incident, several pirates guarding the hostages waved and shouted, meaning that today's free time had come.

    Everyone had no choice but to reluctantly end this short period of freedom and return to the cell. Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng also returned to the cell that Du Sanniang had "specially prepared" for them.

    It¡¯s night, somewhere on the island.

    "Brother Bao, if this continues, we will be dragged down by these hostages to death. Anyway, the blockade is so tight now and we can't get ransom. It's better to kill all these hostages to avoid wasting food." Beside Liu Bao, a person  The pointed-eared and monkey-cheeked pirate suggested.

    Liu Bao hesitated for a moment and said, "But Sanniang"

    Another pirate with triangular eyes said: "Brother Leopard, why are you hesitating? The boss is a womanizer after all, and he always cherishes the kindness of women. Last time, in order to help her vent her anger, you planned to poison that brat to death.  I don¡¯t know what kind of bad luck that kid had, but he didn¡¯t die, and the boss found out that you were the one who poisoned him. Then the boss ignored the friendship for many years and scolded you in front of so many leaders for an unknown brat.  , I don¡¯t care about your face at all. You have to know that Brother Bao has been through life and death many times for the boss over the years. He is always rushing to the front. There is no credit but hard work, but the boss treats you like this because of that brat. I am really disgusted.  If you don¡¯t go, I will feel sorry for you!¡±

    "Yes, Brother Leopard, why don't you take his place? The big boss won't be yours by then, so you can play whatever you want, hehe." The pirate with pointed ears and monkey cheeks chuckled, adding fuel to the fire.

    Liu Bao thought for a long time, and finally slapped his thigh and cursed: "Damn it, first seize the position of the boss, take Sanniang by force, and finally kill all the hostages including that brat! Finally, seduce him."Confusion still defeated reason, Liu Bao decided to do it!

    ps: Today¡¯s third update, I had to code it out even if I stayed up late. Although it¡¯s a little late, I still made up for it in the third update.  In addition, special thanks to ching3323¡¯s 100 distinguished guests, it was so timely, and there are also several PKs. Thank you for letting me be on the list.
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