EBE Chapter 535 Knowing the roots
Chapter 535 Knowing the roots
Although he had some preliminary speculation, Feng Ming could do nothing at this time. He could only let others control him and get on the boat first.
The group waited until another small boat came over.
White Mask brought all the kidnappers onto the boat where Feng Ming was.
Gao Yuan, Shouhou, and a few of their own men boarded the other small boat and hurriedly followed.
Yuan Qi also insisted on getting on board.
Feng Ming wanted to stop him, but the white mask didn't allow him to say anything more and drove towards the center of the river.
But I could still hear Wen Qingyan's screams, as he insisted on getting on the boat no matter how hard we tried to stop him.
He has become a "lamb to be slaughtered", but Wen Qingyan is still fussy?
Feng Ming had mixed feelings. He didn't want Yuan Qi to come with him, which would be dangerous, and he didn't want Wen Qingyan to come with him either. But if Yuan Qi had to come, then Wen Qingyan had better not come...
Just when I was feeling upset, I was brought back to my senses by the pungent fragrance.
The boat was swaying on the river, and he was sandwiched between two kidnappers in black masks. Logically, the ones sitting opposite him were the ones in white and red masks, so why was there such a strong smell?
The smell was really strange, but the other kidnappers on the same boat did not show any sign of abnormality.
Feng Ming became even more suspicious, and taking advantage of the sudden sway of the boat, he lunged forward and threw himself towards the man in the white mask.
Caught off guard, the man in white mask was hit in the chest, pushed away, and kicked.
"Ouch..., I didn't mean it." Feng Ming cried out in pain and grievance, moving his cheek that was hurt by the collision.
The time was too short and I didn't have time to savor it.
But I was increasingly wondering in my heart, is this person wearing the white mask a man or a woman?
The small boat rowed towards the big ship in the center of the river, and Feng Ming was taken hostage onto the big ship again.
The big ship set sail from the center of the river, and no one knew which direction it was heading in. Soon it turned two corners.
Feng Ming was completely dizzy, but fortunately he heard the conversation among the minions on the boat and realized that they had entered the main river in northern Vietnam - the Jinmin River.
The big ship sailed straight down the wind without stopping, and Gao Yuan's small boat was left far behind.
I don't know how long they sailed, but when they appeared at the confluence of rivers again, the big ship gradually slowed down and waited for Gao Yuan and his boat to approach.
At this time, Feng Ming was pushed onto the deck and stood at the edge of the ship's side.
The wind is howling and the water is rushing.
On the vast river, ships are coming and going.
This is probably why the kidnappers were not afraid of people following them from the very beginning.
Two kidnappers wearing black masks were holding Feng Ming on the left and right, while the kidnappers wearing white masks and red masks were standing behind him observing the situation on the river.
Feng Ming's hands were tied behind his back. He looked down and saw the surging river, which made him dizzy.
July in the north is also the flood season. There must have been heavy rains before that. The water level of the Jinmin River is full and it flows directly to the East China Sea. The terrain along the way is dangerous.
Neither Feng Ming nor Zhou Chang can swim, and Gao Yuan, Shouhou and their boat are nowhere to be seen on the river. Aren't they doomed?
I don't know how long I waited, until the sun rose to the zenith and I could see Gao Yuan and his boat approaching from afar.
The man in the red mask leaned against the railing of the ship and lifted the lower part of the mask before shouting, "Hand over the warrant and throw it up..."
Throw it up?
There was a strong wind on the river and the wind was howling.
Feng Ming could barely hear the shouting. The difference between the big ship and the small ship was like that between an elephant and a rabbit. How could they throw it up in such a strong wind?
However, taking this opportunity, Feng Ming did not forget to look at the lower half of the face under the red mask.
The man in the red mask immediately flipped up his mask to cover himself up, but he chuckled again: "Your Highness Prince Yi, there's no need to look. How could a great man like you recognize a small person?"
Feng Ming indeed didn’t recognize anything, but he was surprised that the masks worn by these kidnappers were actually soft?
Out of habitual thinking, Zhou Chang has always assumed that masks are made of hard shells.
But in order to hide the embarrassment of having his intentions exposed, Feng Mingyi had to speak up: "Let me go first, and I'll have someone hand the warrant to you."
I don’t know whether Feng Ming was afraid or not when exchanging hostages with Yuan Yu.
But now, Zhou Chang could feel the obvious crisis. The two of them were of the same mind and body, and even their fear was doubled.
Nowadays, no one can help but cry out to heaven and earth.
There was only Gao Yuan's small boat hanging down from the high side of the ship. If it fell into the water, it would be too late to rescue it because of the strong wind and fast-flowing river.
The man in the white mask stood behind Feng Ming without saying a word.
Maybe he sensed Feng Ming's fear, so he put the sword on his waist again on his neck: "Haha, stop talking nonsense. If it weren't for the fact that you are a prince and I don't want to cause more trouble, I should have killed you just because you wanted to swallow 30% of the ransom."
Accompanied by the whirring sound of the river wind, it was difficult to hear anyone's words clearly.
But the voice of the white mask had a uniquely sinister and cold tone, and seemed to have an indescribable penetrating power that went straight into Feng Ming's heart, making him shudder.
After the white mask finished the threat, he asked the red mask to shout to the boat below again.
Feng Ming didn't dare to move anymore. He could only look from afar at Gao Yuan and Shou Hou standing at the bow of the boat, Yuan Qi standing behind them, and behind her were two guards and two boatmen, but they couldn't be seen clearly for a moment.
The three men seemed to have discussed it for a while, and finally the skinny monkey took out the seal and stamped it on a pre-written warrant in front of them.
Then, Gao Yuan took a deep breath and sent a message to the big ship: "First, use the rope to lower the prince down, and then we will tie the warrant to the rope and let you hoist it up."
"Stop talking nonsense," the red mask shouted, throwing a leather bag directly at the boat. "Throw the warrant up first."
Gao Yuan was quick and caught it with his right arm.
The skinny monkey quickly took it and opened it.
Inside the leather bag was actually a heavy gold ingot.
The red mask continued, "Put the warrant and the gold ingot in there, and throw it back."
The skinny monkey had no choice but to put the warrant into the leather bag as he was told. The big gold ingot, which was obviously used to weigh down the bag because they were worried that it was not heavy enough, had to be put back as well.
Just as he was about to hand it back to Gao Yuan, Yuan Qi grabbed it.
Although Feng Ming couldn't hear clearly what Yuan Qi said, his worry was evident in his words.
The thin monkey slowed down his movements, raised the leather bag above his head, and bargained: "Hey, it's so high, if it falls into the water, the warrant will be lost."
"Stop talking nonsense. Don't think I can't see that your one-armed guy is extremely strong, and his accuracy must be pretty good too." The man in the white mask moved the tip of the sword away and pointed it at Gao Yuan.
Zhou Chang's heart skipped a beat. How did he know Gao Yuan?
Could it be that these people know everything about King Yi?
Skinny Monkey, Gao Yuan and Yuan Qi were at a loss again.
The white mask did not get a timely response, so he pulled back the soft sword, cut a bloody wound on Feng Ming's neck, and said viciously: "You have no choice."