There is also an advantage when Zhang Hu has a good relationship with them, that is, it becomes more convenient to inquire about the news.

Chu Ci first asked some other things indirectly. When he felt that the time was ripe, he began to inquire about the water bandits.

The person who was asked immediately became very alert: "What are you asking about this?"

Chu Ci explained calmly: "When we came from Xijiang Province, we heard from people from Taiping County that they heard it was from Nanmin. I don't know if it was a rumor?"

The man frowned: "Does Xijiang Province also know?"

When Chu Ci heard this, he immediately asked, "What do you mean is the rumors of the water bandits true?"

The man looked a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that he just asked casually and immediately noticed the hidden truth in his words. He was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should tell him about this.

Chu Ci saw the struggle on his face clearly, so he took a closer step and whispered: "The water bandit incident has spread now, and it is im for the government to hide it. Instead of letting rumors fly around, it is better to tell everyone the truth so that the people will lose their opinions in fear. As far as I know, some people in Southern Fujian have left this place now. You have patrolled this sea all day long. Haven't you noticed the abnormal movements of the people?"

The man was stunned. He found that what Chu Ci said seemed to be right. Recently, they also observed that there were many ships leaving Nanmin Province recently. But they only thought that these people were going to do business in Xijiang Province, but they never thought that they were going to flee!

The looseness on his face made Chu Ci see hope, so he continued to persuade: "For your navy, these water bandits may not be afraid, and you can even get military merits by destroying the water bandits. But for these people, the water bandits are like big insects in the mountains, how could they not be afraid? What's more, things are confusing now, and there are many different opinions. What the people hear may be much more terrifying than reality. In this case, are you still unwilling to tell everyone the truth about the matter?"

This man's persistence became more and more relaxed. After a while, he surrendered in Chu Ci's contempt and indignant eyes.

"Actually, these water bandits are Japanese, but they did not kill the people of our Great Wei. They killed merchants from foreign countries who came to do business."

"What?" Chu Ci was shocked. It seemed that the people were rumored that they saw the gangsters killing people and throwing their bodies. It turned out to be true!

"When we patrolled the sea border that day, we saw a merchant ship sailing towards this side from afar. The ship was followed by a pointed boat, sailing very fast. After a while, it stopped the merchant ship and started to shoot arrows on the ship. Later, he hooked the hull with an iron hook and climbed upwards, and then killed them with a thin and long knife."

The expression on the man's face became heavy: "We originally planned to come forward to rescue him, but... but the commander said that the scope of those people's fight was outside our waters. According to regulations, we cannot interfere in the struggles of other countries."

Chu Ci couldn't believe what he heard: "You mean, are you just watching the people on the merchant ship being killed by those Japanese?"

"We don't want it either!" This man intuitively defended himself, but Chu Ci said that he could not refute. They did watch the merchant ship being looted in front of them that day. Even if they could not bear it later, they could not save the already killed merchants.

Not only that, on the same day, whether those who drove the ship or those who agreed to go to rescue, they were beaten ten times by the commander on the grounds of disobeying the military order, and then they were sent here to be a boat-pressing soldier and were not allowed to patrol the coast.

After listening to the whole process, Chu Ci felt very disgusted with those who were watching coldly. If the two countries really had a war outside the waters of the Great Wei, then it would be understandable that they would be on the wall, because the two sides were evenly matched, and the war was also a common decision of both countries and no one could argue with them.

But what is the truth? The truth is that those who came to Dawei to do business from thousands of miles away were killed by the Japanese in front of the Dawei Navy.

If the survivors go back to promote what the Navy of the Great Wei Dynasty did, I am afraid that people from that country will never come to the Great Wei Dynasty to trade again in the future.

I'm afraid that the purpose of those Japanese people is that they deliberately killed these merchants and then pretended to be the illusion of water bandits killing people, making everyone think that the territory of the Great Wei is surrounded by crises, and they may even suspect that these water bandits were ordered by the Great Wei court to provoke the relationship between the Great Wei and other countries.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci was shocked and sweated. He really hoped that he was thinking too much. He had no intention of blaming these soldiers, after all, they were also controlled by others. The first rule that needs to be followed in the military camp is obedience. The four big words "Military Order Rushan" are not a joke. Moreover, these people are a bit bloody, otherwise they would not have ended up today.

In order to confirm his thoughts, Chu Ci asked him: "When you witnessed the Japanese killing, were there fishing boats around you who witnessed the whole thing?"

The man recalled for a moment, then shook his head confidently: "That day happened in the waters outside the shore, and it was very far away from the shore. It was im for fishing boats to come here. In order to prevent the Japanese from ambushing, we also patrolled around for a while, but we didn't see any fishing boats nearby."

Chu Ci lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about how the rumor that was rumored outside was spreading? Since no one saw it, why do these people still have noses and eyes, just as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes?"

This person was reacted by his question. In fact, it was not Chu Ci who talked about this, but they didn't know how the matter was spreading.

Chu Ci asked again: "Has such a thing happened after this, and happened to be seen by the fishing people?"

After hearing this, the man shook his head without thinking at all: "Im. Since that incident, we have strengthened the patrol. Although we are not in the patrol now, there are many brothers in the camp. They all said that since that day, we have never seen that pointed boat again. We have never found any traces of the attack on the merchant ship.

"That is to say, it is im for anyone other than the navy to know what happened, but the rumors outside were so vivid. Does it mean that the person who spread this kind of rumors was the one who witnessed the whole process on the boat that day? But what is their purpose? This is a bit unreasonable." Chu Ci lowered his head and pondered, saying to himself. He didn't know that his thoughts had been heard by others.

The person he heard was the soldier in front of him. After hearing Chu Ci's words, he made an expression of being wronged.

"Although our navy brothers cannot be called heroes, they are not such sinister people. It is obviously harmful to us but not beneficial to us. How could they tell others about this!"

"Don't be excited first, listen to me finish my words." Chu Ci said, "What I just said was just a speculation. This speculation is just a list of all possibilities, not someone who really doubts the navy."

"Then tell me, what else is ?" The man's tone was still a little unhappy. He felt that Chu Ci was clearly talking about him.

"There were three groups of people on the sea at that time. One group was from the Navy camp. One possibility was that they leaked the news. The other two possibilities were the surviving merchants on the ship and the robbers who carried out looting." Chu Ci listed his speculations one by one, but his statement did not convince the person in front of him, but instead made the other party sneer.

"You are clearly just random guessing. You guessed everyone there at that time. What is the possibility?"

Chu Ci sighed: "Please continue to listen to me. If it is the second possibility, it means that these merchants are jealous of the inaction of the Dawei naval master, so they deliberately spread these remarks to create chaos and cause trouble for the naval master. But what you just said, these people come to do business by relying on a person who is proficient in two languages ​​on the ship, and this person has been killed. Then this possibility can be temporarily ruled out, because they cannot learn the Dawei language in just a few days and reach the level of being able to spread rumors."

This man was originally disdainful, but now he was very careful when he heard his analysis, and the disdain on his face also became interested.

"What about the last one?"

"If the last possibility is true, then our Great Wei must be careful." Chu Ci looked solemn. "If this rumor was spread by the Japanese, it means that the nails they laid were not removed by us when the bandit suppression last year. There was also a group of people who were secretly doing things for the Japanese. These people had ulterior motives and their hearts were punished. Their purpose must not be to simply create panic, and they must have a backup plan. Just look at the fact that it has been half a month since the incident, but the rumors have not only not been eliminated, but they can even see it."

The man was surprised that Chu Ci knew the incident of the bandit suppression last year. He stared at Chu Ci carefully for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and shouted: "You are the mysterious person who helped the Navy yamen find clues? No wonder you have the admiral's handwritten letter in your hand!"

Chu Ci was stunned at first, but after understanding it, he not only laughed: "I can't be called a mysterious person, but that day he would hear something."

"It's really you." The man sighed, "Since it was you who said, then this matter should be much different from what you said. Unexpectedly, the group of Japanese people remained unchanged and had the idea of ​​the Great Wei again. I must report to the top and be wary of it."

Chu Ci was a little flattered at his great influence, but the benefits were also obvious. This man had obviously begun to trust him and believed in what he said.

"It's not too late to report to the top, but I suggest that brothers should not write to your commander first. If you can write to the Admiral directly, it would be great."

"Why?" The system of the military camp is not much different from that of the official yard, and it is also a taboo to write a letter to the higher level.

"I always feel that your commander is a bit difficult..." Chu Ci said this. Whether he listens or not depends on himself.
Chapter completed!