Who wants to die when you can live?

Immediately someone started shouting in a gibberish language.

Zhou Haidao: "Sir, someone said he knew."

Zhao Lin laughed and said, "Admiral Zhou also knows foreign languages?"

Zhou Hai smiled and said, "To deal with these bird people, you have to understand their language."

Zhao Lin nodded and admired Zhou Hai even more.

Zhou Hai asked someone to bring the man over.

This was a short, ugly man wearing ill-fitting clothes that were obviously stolen. He came over and started chattering excitedly.

Zhou Hai said excitedly, "He said there's a big businessman named Chen Kui who has connections with them. He usually provides them with information on the movements of officers and soldiers, and they help Chen Kui intercept and kill his competitors."

"Chen Kui?"

Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said, "One of the members of the Maritime Trade Association has been confiscated and his entire family has been exterminated by this official."

Zhou Hai's excited expression suddenly froze, and he angrily chattered to the pirate.

The pirate man was stunned and cried out in panic.

Zhou Haidao said, "He said Chen Kui also introduced them to another businessman who was doing business for them. His name was Jiang Zhijian and he was from Jian'an Province."

Zhao Lin still didn't know what the merchant was like over there, so he asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Zhou Hai translated it, and the pirate shouted immediately. Zhou Hai said, "He knows how to contact the other party and can trick them into coming here."

Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Stay for now."

Zhou Hai scolded him harshly, and the man kowtowed repeatedly. Zhou Hai said, "Take him away and lock him up in solitary confinement."

Soldiers came to take the people away. The pirate was so scared that he started crying loudly, but when he saw that he was not killed, he started crying excitedly again and kowtowed on the ground repeatedly.

"Overseas barbarians!" Qi Ziang said disdainfully.

Starting with this pirate, people came one after another and told about the people they had contact with, including businessmen, officials, and even people within the navy.

Zhou Hai was so angry that he killed a centurion on the spot.

Zhao Lin listened calmly.

The more pirates were captured, the more people confessed. In just one hour, nearly a hundred people were confessed.

"Damn it! These people are damnable!"

Qi Ziang's beard stood up in anger: "No wonder the hidden dangers on the seashore can never be eliminated. With these people here, how can we eliminate them completely?"

Zhou Hai's face flushed.

Zhao Lin consoled him, "It's perfectly normal. These people are merely colluding with pirates to harm the people along the coast. Some of them, however, hold high positions and harm the people of the world. Their crimes are even worse than those of pirates."

Qi Ziang's heart trembled.

Is Zhao Lin talking about the Duke of Weiguo?

It's a pity that no one gave Pang Dongxing away, otherwise he could have impeached the Duke of Weiguo and let everyone see his ability as the Censor.

No, it’s a good thing that no one gave it up, otherwise it would be a laughing stock for a dignified admiral to collude with pirates.

Zhao Lin suddenly said, "Pass the order down. By sunrise tomorrow, if no one can reveal the colluder, all those who are involved in Daqi will be exterminated."

Qi Ziang and Zhou Hai's eyes suddenly widened.

Zhao Lin said coldly, "Being a pirate is a disaster for the people. Just wiping out their entire family is already a good deal for them. Go ahead."

Zhou Hai passed on the order with a cold sweat on his face, which immediately caused a commotion.

For some pirates, they became pirates just to survive. If they bring trouble to their families, they would die with regret.

As a result, more and more people immediately reported and exposed the incident.

…

The headquarters of the Governor-General of the River.

Zhao Lin hasn't come back yet, and Mi Banxia is so anxious that she paces back and forth, fidgeting.

Mi Banxia had no choice but to find Chen Qifeng: "General Chen, what happened to Lord Zhao?"

Chen Qifeng said, "Please forgive me, Miss Mi. I don't know your situation."

Mi Banxia asked anxiously, "Aren't you guys anxious?"

Chen Qifeng said, "Before he left, the lord instructed us not to cause any disturbance, but to stay here and wait for his return. Anyone who dares to cause any disturbance and shake the morale of the army will be punished by military law."

Mi Banxia said angrily, "So you're just going to sit back and watch the adults get into trouble?"

Chen Qifeng was also embarrassed and said, "This is an order specially issued by the Lord before he left. I dare not disobey."