At night, in a tavern called Xingsha in Twin Harbors. The owner of the shop sat behind the bar, glancing at the empty audience dejectedly. Because of the disappearance of the local lord's wife, the wind in the city is tight, and the business in the shop has been greatly reduced. Those drunkards are either caught or choose to hide under the covers. overnight. However, the waitress in the store was quite happy, and is now leisurely fixing her nails.

Tang Ke was among the only dozen or so guests. He came here alone to inquire about the news, and he didn't bring anyone with him, so as to avoid crowds. He ordered a regular glass of cheap rum and sat at the bar, pouring himself a drink, looking like a frustrated man, but in reality his ears were sticking up high, capturing the conversation of everyone in the room.

After half an hour, he heard some needed news. The shop owner was complaining about the bad business. A rough man said that an innocent friend was arrested. A sailor said that there are many ships patrolling the coast. There is a woman. Very nympho, describing to another female companion how handsome Colonel Michael I saw during the day.

Tangke learned that the disappearance of Alyssa had caused a lot of uproar, and his actions should be more low-key and cautious. He was grateful that he had the backing of Golden Beard, so he had an extra trump card for self-protection.

Someone is approaching. Tangke felt it, but he didn't move. The shop owner looked up and glanced at the person who came, and showed a hostile look, his eyes seemed to be looking at a troublemaker.

"Hey, brother, why are you sitting here alone?" A big hand patted Tangke's back in a friendly way, and then sat down to the side, the man smiled, revealing a shining gold in his mouth Tooth, "Don't you feel bored? If you need it, I can get you two women to make sure you are satisfied. You should be a sailor. Sailors need women on the shore, I understand."

"Thanks. But I don't need it for the time being. I'm about to part with a woman I like, and I'm sad right now." Tangke waved his hand. He took a closer look at the golden-toothed man, and felt vaguely familiar, as if he had seen it in some port.

"Oh, so that's what happened." The golden tooth man patted Tang Ke on the shoulder again, "I sympathize with you. When I was younger than you, I was hurt by a woman, but after that I have never had such an experience again. Time will gradually harden people's hearts, and when you look back on the past, you will feel that the things that made you sad before were so ordinary."

Tangke agreed vaguely. He confirmed that he had seen this man with golden teeth. He tried to pull out the truth he needed in his memory. After thinking for a while, he finally remembered.

This man is Amund. Robert Tangk. When he first came to this world, the first port he arrived was Port Carlin. At that time, he met Amund in the tavern and once hired the Amund gang. He recruited sailors.

Although Tangke recognized the identity of this man, he didn't point it out. He has changed his appearance now, and he needs to hide his identity, so it's better to pretend that he doesn't know Amund.

Seeing that Tangke didn't speak, Ammond continued to argue: "Young man, I feel that you need a woman's comfort in your current situation. When people are in pain, they should indulge themselves. Come on. Come with me, I I'll show you some fun to pass the time."

Tangke lowered his head and chuckled. When he first met Amund, this guy was also a typical "middleman". This kind of person has no specific job and likes to look for opportunities to make money. He likes this kind of person very much. Because such people are often very ghostly.

"Oh, my good brother." Tangke pretended to be drunk, shook his head and said, "I really don't need a woman now, but I feel comfortable chatting with you. Can you chat with me again?" He rushed The shop owner with a bitter look on his face snapped his fingers, "Bring him a glass of wine too."

"Uh, of course there is no problem." Amund tilted his head, and his disappointment flashed past. The benefits of a glass of wine are obviously not as much as those of pulling a guest.

"Are you a local?"

"No, I was originally from Greenland."

Ammond opened the conversation. He was very talkative, and he was good at adding fuel to his own life experience, which would make ignorant onlookers respect him and think he was a very remarkable person. He told about living in Greenland. He claimed to be the illegitimate son of a nobleman, and when he grew up, he went to extort a large sum of money from his biological father. But the surname he called himself in this story was different from what Tang Ke had heard last time, he just didn't know which version was the truth.

Tangke ordered glass after glass of wine. In order to make Amund drink it obediently, he ordered expensive wine.

Under the anesthesia of alcohol, Amund became a one-sided speaker. He talked about the splurge when he was young. He was like an authentic son. Contest. He was very proud when he talked about this experience. Then, he skipped the part of family life and directly talked about business. From then on, he never mentioned the experience of enjoyment again.

Tangke listened patiently, it was inconvenient for him to directly inquire about the information he needed, it was too obvious, he could only wait for Amund to reveal something in a lot of conversations.

Almond gradually talked about his experience in recent years. He heard others say that Twin Harbor was profitable, so he rushed here. He claimed that he could get along no matter where he was, and was proud of it. Then, he talked about the main point, he talked about the recent disappearance of the lord's wife.

"Damn it, I'm off topic." Ammond took a sip of wine, making his tongue twitch even harder. "Brother, tell me. Tell me about you and your woman, I hope this story. It sounds like an opera."

"No, you still have nothing to say, you just said that the lord's wife was missing, the port became very tense, and then you stopped abruptly, why? Tell me, I just came here, and I want to hear these important things. things." Tangke's voice became very low, like a dream, and he hoped that Ammond would also answer in such a low voice.

"Listen, brother, these things can't be talked nonsense now." Ammond stared at Tangke with drunken eyes, "Now there are several topics in Twin Harbor that are forbidden to discuss, such as the lord's wife, sea monsters, missing passenger ships and— pirate."

"why?"

"Because everyone who talks nonsense has been arrested by the lord, and the unfortunate ones are also tortured and whipped every day. From the way you look, you must not know what it feels like to be whipped. You can see what's inside the body through the wound, and that's terrifying."

Tangke made a frightened expression and said, "But if you don't tell me in detail what happened, how can I know which topics cannot be discussed?"

Ammond became completely intoxicated at this moment, and a greedy look flashed in his eyes. He looked around, lowered his voice and said, "For your sake. I'll tell you about it."

Tonk finally got what he wanted to know, he learned what Lord Kerwin did after Eliza disappeared. He further inquired about the number of ships Kerwin owned, probably more than a hundred ships, but most of them were merchant ships and passenger ships. In addition, Ammond also spoke highly of Michael, telling several stories of Michael's extermination of pirates. Michael looked like a hero.

After three rounds of drinking, Amund claimed to go out for a quick fix and let Tangke stay by himself for a while. When Amund walked out the door, he deliberately turned his head and glanced at Tangke, who was still drinking, his eyes were not good. After Ammond went out, the shop owner also glanced at Tang Ke strangely, he hesitated, after holding back a few times, he gave up and continued to wipe the dusty wine bottles.

After Ammond came out of the store, he did not go to the pub, but quickly left the tavern. He looked anxious and looked around. After turning two streets, he saw a group of guards patrolling, revealing A triumphant smile. He stepped forward quickly and caught the guard's attention.

"Long story short, there is a suspicious alien who has been inquiring about the disappearance of the lord's wife in the tavern just now. He dressed like a sailor, maybe a pirate. Why don't you catch him and ask?" As he spoke, he looked eagerly at a team of six patrolling guards.

The guards raised their vigilance and immediately said, "Let's go, you take us to find that person."

"Of course, I came to you for this, but..." Amund stretched out his hand, and the price was clearly marked on the notice, and anyone who provided clues could get the reward. He is very short of money now, so he is ready to frame this stranger, Tangke.

The guard took a few times from his pocket and stuffed a stack of silver coins into Ammond's insatiable palm, and Ammond smiled brightly.

At the same time, Donk didn't know it, and was still there tasting the wine, the rum leaving a long aftertaste in his throat. He found that Ammond had been out for a bit too long, so he guessed that this guy escaped first to avoid paying the bill, and couldn't help but smile.

Tang Ke's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and his smile converged. There was a group of heavy footsteps outside the door, and the footsteps of several people were full of strength. Judging by the sound of footsteps, the group seemed to be running towards the door of the store. He glanced back at the window, and saw a figure walking by, wearing a hat that looked like a guard.

"Isn't he here to catch me?" Tangke drank the last sip of wine without changing his face. Pirates should not waste alcohol.

The guards had already arrived at the door, and the leader put his hand on the doorknob and gestured to push it open.

Tangke took out a silver coin from his pocket, aimed it at the shelf behind the store owner where the drinks were placed, and ejected the silver coin violently. The silver coins smashed a series of wine bottles, and the crisp sound attracted the attention of the audience. Tangke didn't look any further, and calmly got up and left.

The door was opened~lightnovelpub.net~ The guards rushed in, first attracted by the broken wine bottle and the screams of the store owner, they shouted: "No one is allowed to move" and then turned back to question Amund, "What about the suspicious person?"

"He's there... Huh?" Amund suddenly pointed in the direction where Tangke was sitting just now, but his fingers softened immediately, because Tangke had disappeared "Damn" he cursed, and looked around for Tangke's figure , he ignored the screams of the store owner, grabbed other customers, and asked where Tangke was, but no one knew. Amund's face was ashen.

"Okay. I think you're playing with us by drinking too much," the guard said angrily.

"It's not that there was really a suspicious person just now"

"I think you're quite suspicious, come with me to the prison for the night."

"Do not"

The guards carried away Amund, who was stealing the chicken.

In fact, the place where Tang Ke was sitting still had residual heat. Just to the left of the chair, a window was open and swaying in the wind. .