Chapter 448, kill him first


    ??Garrison?


    I suddenly heard this word in another world.


    It still feels somewhat inconsistent.


    Shannara curled up her legs on the sofa and continued to explain, "Treasure Island has a special location. Most trade needs to be transferred here, so various business groups and forces have arranged a certain amount of manpower. The protection of the business groups also has a supervisory role."


    ?Wu Heng understood what she meant.


    ?Treasure Island is an important hub for maritime trade, but due to piracy, it is not trusted by various business groups and countries.


    Hences have been placed here in the form of guards.


    Protect their respective business groups. Once the guards of each business group are in danger, they will unite to form a considerable fighting force.


    “Didn’t you go to the city hall or the guard to ask?”


    Shannara sighed, "I asked, but there was no clear answer. They were all official words, so I came to ask you if there is any information from the association."


    Before, Wu Heng thought that the formation of this joint fleet was a bit unreliable.


    But I don’t have any evidence, it’s just a feeling.


    ?There is no reason to stop the Flower of Stars from participating in the encirclement and suppression of pirates.


    ?Piracy was rampant at that time, which seriously affected the trade on the routes, and all business groups were impatient.


    Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I will ask the deacon to see if he has any information, and I will tell you when I come back."


    ??Shanella arched her arms and said, "Well, you are so kind."


    ?Minnie saw the two of them finished chatting about serious matters, poked her head from the other side, and asked jokingly: "Where is the best place?"


    Shannara turned her face to her arms and murmured softly, "Anywhere is fine."


    “Sister Shanara, which master do you like the most?”


    Shannara''s face turned even redder, "Go, I''m not old, I dare to ask anything."


    “Hehe!” Minnie snickered from the side.


    ?Wu Heng glanced at the sky and hugged the blushing wood elf next to him, "Are you going back tonight?"


    A smaller voice said, “Look at you.”


    “Then we won’t go back.” Wu Heng stood up and picked up the wood elf, “How about we come together tonight, Minnie?”


    Shannara leaned on her chest and looked at Minnie carefully, "Give me some more time, okay, Minnie!"


    “Listen to sister.” Minnie smiled.


    ?Wu Heng hugged her and walked upstairs.


    …


    The next day, after breakfast.


    Shanela left, and Andweil also went to the association to work.


    After disguising himself, he went out directly, called a carriage, and headed to Beacon Street.


    The carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Nautilus Tavern.


    ? Pushing the door open and entering the tavern, several bartenders were cleaning.


    The bartender approached the door and said, "Guest, it''s not open yet. You can come over in the afternoon."


    “I’m here to see Millicent, I’m her friend.”


    "Oh!" The bartender suddenly realized and reached out to signal upstairs, "Follow me, the boss is in the room."


    We climbed the stairs together.


    Stopping in front of Millicent''s room, the bartender knocked on the door, "Boss, a lady came to see you and said she was your friend."


    “Let her in!”


    “Madam, please.” The bartender said, turned and left.


    Enter the room.


    Millicent was wearing a loose off-white nightgown, with a sleepy look on her face.


    He frowned and looked at the figure standing at the door, "Who are you?"


    ?Wu Heng took off the ‘phantom veil’ on his head, revealing the black cloak underneath.


    Continue to take off the hood of the cloak to reveal its original appearance.


    “Sir!” Millicent stood up immediately.


    She knows about the phantom veil.


    But I didn’t expect that there was a layer of protection inside, so I had to be more careful than before.


    ?Wu Heng nodded, "There have been a lot of things lately, so try to be careful."


    “You’re right,” Millicent agreed.


    ??Wu Heng sat down on the side and asked: "Have you collected any information recently?"


    "Yes!" Millicent pulled out the space ring hidden in his chest and took out a notebook.


    Looking at the above content, he said: "Some guests said that they found some pirates coming to the island through the port, but nothing special happened. The second point is that the fleet that surrounded and suppressed the pirates had obvious effects. Many ships docked at the port. The team was not attacked by pirates.”


    ?Wu Heng raised his eyebrows, "How do you know about the fleet''s encirclement and suppression of pirates?"


    Millicent replied, "There are people from the fleet who live in the tavern. They mentioned it during the chat. They said that they didn''t meet any pirates when they came here, so they attributed it to the fleet."


    "Those people have seen the combined fleet on Treasure Island?" Millicent shook his head, "Probably not. What I mean by what I said is that the disappearance of the pirates is related to the fleet."


    ?Wu Heng nodded to express his understanding.


    Millicent closed the record book and said, "I don''t have much information. There are more people in the tavern recently, but they are all from the caravan."


    "Well, it''s okay." Wu Heng continued: "Pack up your things and leave with me later. Stay with me for the time being and come back after a while."


    “What about the tavern?” Millicent was a little surprised and asked subconsciously.


    “Close the business, or hand it over to employees you trust to run it first, it’s your choice,” Wu Heng said directly.


    Millicent didn''t dare to say he wouldn''t leave. While packing up the things he wanted to take away, he said, "Sir, I choose the second one."


    Wait until things are packed away.


    ?Wu Heng put on his costume and went downstairs with Millicent.


    ??When he reached the first floor, Millicent said he wanted to go back to his hometown, so the tavern directly entrusted it to a clerk.


    Then, walk out of the tavern together.


    Take a carriage and drive around Beacon Street and return to Center Street.


    …


    “Master, who is this?” Minnie looked at Millicent, a little curious.


    “Philippa’s mother will stay with us for the time being and arrange a room for her.” Wu Heng said directly.


    Then he said to Millicent: "This is Minnie, who is responsible for all the daily life here. If you need anything, you can talk to her."


    “Miss Minnie.” Millicent saluted.


    Minnie smiled, “There are spare rooms on the second and third floors.”


    “Just make arrangements with Miss Minnie.”


    “If it faces south, the room on the second floor will be larger and the lighting will be better. Let’s go to the second floor.”


    "good."


    The two women said as they walked towards the room on the second floor.


    ?Wu Heng went directly to the fourth floor and entered the study.


    Sit down from the desk, Wu Heng began to collect the information collected in the past two days.


    Transfer away the lost merchant fleet, pirates enter Treasure Island, and the island''s guard is expanded.


    ??This island owner is indeed related to blank envelopes.


    Furthermore, it’s basically clear now.


    He must be killed in advance.


    Allowing the other party to make the first move will only make you more passive.


    After thinking about it, Wu Heng got up and went downstairs.


    ?Going to the second floor, Minnie was directing Skeleton to move some furniture into the room.


    “Master, are you going out?” Minnie turned around and asked.


    “Well, you are at home, don’t go out.”


    “I understand, Master.”


    ?Wu Heng took the skeleton attendants and went out directly to the association.


    …


    Deacon''s study.


    ?Wu Heng pushed the door open and entered. Imiro was looking at the chart.


    He looked up and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    “Deacon, I have collected some information and need to report it to you.”


    “Speak!” Imiro put down the map.


    ?Wu Heng quickly recounted the scattered information he had collected previously.


    The owner of Treasure Island is level 18 and has been pardoned by the association and various forces. Going to kill him directly is not only risky, but also difficult to explain afterwards.


    Moreover, there is absolutely no need to do this.


    Why take the risk on your own when the association and Imiro are present.


    With his face unchanged, Imiro said calmly, "The intelligence analysis is good, what do you think?"


    Wu Heng said: "Deacon, it is now certain that the island owner has basically turned against him. He has never thought about resuming the route after being pardoned. It is just that he cannot be sure whether he is also acting according to the blank envelope or whether he is sending a blank envelope. people.”


    “Do you know his occupation?” Imiro said.


    “I heard from Shilagui that he is a warrior.”


    Imiro nodded, "In terms of professional positioning, warriors are more suitable for execution rather than decision-making. They are more likely to execute blank envelopes."


    ?Wu Heng looked serious.


    He said directly: "Deacon, I think that even if we don''t kill him immediately, we should control him to avoid any problems."


    Thanks to 08a for the tip


    (End of this chapter)