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Have all the Japanese pirates disappeared?

Wei Wu couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard the information brought by Zhang Hai.

According to past experience, the actions of the Japanese pirates were basically like loots, killing and looting, causing harm wherever they went.

If they haven't robbed enough, they will continue to rob. If they have robbed enough, they will leave directly. Even if they encounter soldiers and officers to surround them, they will fight with them.

Basically, there is no such thing as hiding, because it is not in line with their so-called Bushido spirit.

But this time, these Japanese pirates not only escaped the government's encirclement and suppression several times, but also hid themselves. This is a problem.

Wei Wu could only think of two possibilities: either they had looted enough and were ready to leave the Ming Dynasty.

Or they are planning something bad and preparing to do something big. After all, being able to escape the encirclement in advance means that someone is helping them to cooperate with them from inside and outside.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu looked at Zhang Hai again and asked:

"You should have found out a lot these past two days. Do you know how many villages the Japanese pirates plundered before we arrived?"

Wei Wu had just finished asking the question when Zhang Hai immediately gave the answer.

"There were seven villages in total, half of which were burned down, and the remaining villages that were not burned down had almost no survivors left."

"In addition, many merchants selling goods in Tongzhou were also robbed by them. Similarly, not a single one was left alive."

Seven villages, and also robbed a lot of merchants!

To be honest, Wei Wu felt a little anxious when he heard this answer.

It's not anything else, he's mainly worried that these Japanese pirates have looted enough and are ready to leave Ming Dynasty, then his trip would be in vain!

If he let these evil beasts go away so easily, Wei Wu felt that his prostate would be blocked for several years.

So after Zhang Hai finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately asked another question.

"Have you found out when those Japanese pirates last plundered the village, and when they last escaped the encirclement?"

Zhang Hai lowered his head and recalled for a while, then quickly gave the answer.

"The last time they looted the village was four days ago. The next day, the government sent troops to suppress them, but they still managed to escape."

"In other words, the last time the Japanese pirates appeared was the day before we arrived in Tongzhou?"

"Yes!"

After hearing Zhang Hai's answer, although he was not 100% sure, Wei Wu felt that the Japanese pirates had not left yet.

First of all, the time was too short, and the Japanese pirates looted so many villages, most of which were supplies such as food.

It is impossible to take away so much food, so the only way is to find a way to sell the food and other supplies for money, but this takes time.

If those Japanese pirates are really preparing to leave, then there are two possibilities now. One is that they are still exchanging supplies for money, and the other is that they have already exchanged and are preparing to leave.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu quickly expressed his guess, and Zhang Hai's eyes immediately lit up after hearing it.

"That's right! If they want to exchange grain for money, they can't avoid the grain merchants. As long as we investigate the grain merchants thoroughly, we will definitely find clues!"

"I hope they haven't gotten rid of the food yet. Otherwise, if they leave by boat, our trip will be in vain."

After Zhang Hai finished speaking, Wei Wu also nodded.

"It all depends on luck. You guys continue to track them on the shore, and I'll see if I can catch them at sea."

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhang Hai was stunned on the spot and couldn't understand what Wei Wu meant for a moment.

You have to know that the sea is boundless. If you are a little further away, you can't see anything clearly.

Even if those Japanese pirates really left the Ming Dynasty by boat, trying to catch them at sea would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In fact, Wei Wu also saw what Zhang Hai was thinking, but he did not say anything to explain.

The reason was that even if he explained it, Zhang Hai would not understand, because Wei Wu planned to use the yacht's radar system to find someone.