When they arrived at the deserted island, the group abandoned the big ship and took a small boat to investigate the situation.

There is no grass on this deserted island, but there happens to be a mountain on top of it, which blocks the view of Snake Island behind it.

If it weren't for the little dolphin leading Xu Yi Yi here, probably few people would have discovered this place.

"Are you guys patrolling every day just to show off? You didn't even notice such a dangerous island."

The pleasure boats were sailing back and forth on the sea, looking so majestic.

But no matter how arrogant you are, you can't just save face. You have to at least do something practical.

"The money the court gave me is too little. My Zhechou Mansion cannot take care of such a faraway place for the time being."

Lin Ke has specifically sent out a patrol boat, which is mainly used to observe unusual movements at sea. It is indeed difficult to estimate the movements of a hidden island like this.

"Taxes are levied in both summer and autumn."

Xu Yiyi looked up at Lin Ke and saw the current two-tax system.

Taxes are also collected in summer and autumn. Under such circumstances, the army still has no money as before, which only means that the money is not used for this purpose.

"There have been many disasters this year. There was an earthquake in Jinzhou. It costs money to resettle the people after the disaster, and there are wars every year in northern Xinjiang. We can only do this for now."

Lin Ke sighed, fortunately the sea trade route has been reopened.

The current predicament should no longer exist in two years.

The person who went to get the news came back.

"There are two teams patrolling the island, and there are two people watching from the trees, holding whistles and keeping a watchful eye. However, there are indeed a lot of trees on the island, so it's possible to sneak in."

If there weren't so many trees, there wouldn't be so many snakes.

In just a short while, some of the people who went to find out the news were bitten.

It's simply impossible to guard against.

"Have you figured out how many people are on the island? Where are the captured fishermen being held? We need to thoroughly investigate the layout of the island."

After hearing this, the investigators from Zhechoufu immediately set out.

"Do you think this gold mine is real or fake?"

Xu Yiyi looked at it curiously. Can gold be produced on this island?

She was skeptical. After all, it was too difficult to refine gold on the island, and even if there was a gold mine, mining it would be a difficult task.

"Just wait! Let's get those people out and see."

Lin Ke didn't seem to be in a good state. Xu Yiyi took a look at him and felt uneasy.

"Are you worried?"

Lin Ke moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't.

It seems that he feels a bit embarrassed to say such things in front of the younger generation.

Then he shook his head.

Xu Yiyi didn't try to get to the bottom of the matter. After all, everyone has their own little secrets.

……

The two chatted for a while, and then the investigator came back.

Another person was brought with him. Shuisheng went out to the toilet and was brought out by chance.

"Yi Yi, you actually reported it to the police. I didn't believe what the people in the clan said about you being familiar with the elders in the prefecture city, but now I really believe it."

Xu Yiyi took a look and saw that Shuisheng had more injuries on his body than during the day.

Immediately call the military doctor to take him away.

"You want to ask about the situation on the island, right? Although I've only been there for a few days, I have some general understanding of the situation. Let me tell you."

Shuisheng squatted on the ground with difficulty and used stones to point out various directions on the island.

"This southeast corner is where the fishermen are detained at night. About 600 steps away is where we mine. The southwest corner is where the thieves live. The rest will be patrolled by two teams, and there will be sentries in the trees. There are less than a hundred thieves on the island, as you can see.

The island is very relaxed, and the people here seem to have been recruited temporarily. Plus, there are a lot of snakes on the island, so they don't have much defense."

It's just that he is too cruel and kills people at any time.

They will also use drugs on them, making it impossible for them to escape even if they want to.

"How did you avoid being bitten by snakes on the island?"

The investigators checked and found that there were more snakes on the island than in the water.

Shuisheng smiled bitterly. "This is unavoidable. Those thieves don't care whether we live or die. We have to keep our eyes open when we sleep at night, otherwise we may not be able to get up the next morning. Of course, the island is not full of poisonous snakes. If you are lucky, the snake that bites you is not poisonous, so your life will be saved."

These people treat human life as worthless and don't care about their life or death at all.

At most, it would just be annoying for a while, and then they would go and catch someone again.

Shuisheng told everything he needed to say, and was then taken away by the military doctor.

Xu Yiyi hurriedly followed.

"Uncle Shuisheng, did anyone catch dolphins this morning?"

The little dolphin is still there.

She disappeared on Xu Yiyi's way back.

When I came here again just now, I saw it swimming around the island.

There are still some wounds on his body.

"How did you know? There's a pool on the back of the island with seven or eight dolphins in it. I heard someone said some man wanted them and wanted to give them away."

Xu Yiyi couldn't stay any longer after hearing this, and after asking, she found out that there was no one guarding the place.

Then he rowed the boat and took the little dolphin away.

Perhaps they wanted to give these dolphins to someone else, so the thieves took special measures to clean up the place and prevent any snakes from entering.

The little dolphin escaped on the way here, otherwise it would have found itself here by this afternoon.

The calls of a group of dolphins are particularly rich.

Some of them can make high-frequency "chirp" sounds like little dolphins. The sounds are crisp and short, like lively notes jumping in the water.

There is also a sound similar to "squeaking", which is sharp and has a lively feeling.

There is also a lower "woooo" sound, which is gentle and melodious, as if telling something.

"Stop yelling! Otherwise it will attract people."

Xu Yiyi tried to comfort them, but he didn't know what these thieves were thinking.

If you catch these dolphins in a fishing net for a long time, they will all die.

She took out the dagger and cut it open, then removed a few broken wooden boards.

Seven or eight dolphins swam out quickly.

The next moment, he disappeared in front of Xu Yiyi.

When they returned to the deserted island, the group was still discussing.

"If you ask me, can't you just poison these people to death?"

Xu Yiyi stood aside and couldn't help but speak out.

Such a good method can get rid of these people without any effort.

After she said this, many people looked at her strangely.

On the battlefield, this is a very insidious and cunning strategy.

"If you don't want to poison her, just knock her out. They're still cooking."

The captured fishermen certainly cannot eat with these thieves.

Just add some ingredients to make the person unconscious and save trouble.

"But we don't have that kind of medicine."

Zhong Xiang has been keeping a low profile, not attracting attention or being an eyesore in front of Lin Ke.

Hearing Xu Yiyi's words, he couldn't help but speak out.

I thought to myself, it’s a good thing that the engagement was cancelled.

Otherwise, if such a vicious person marries into her family, she might be upset one day and not even know that she has been poisoned.

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