"Yes, this old crow, originally named Matsui Taizhang, was a low-ranking officer in the enemy country when our country was invaded decades ago."
"After the defeat, this man didn't have time to flee, so he changed his name to Yang Song and disguised himself as a refugee fleeing famine after a severe drought. He was taken in by my family. Besides him, my factory also took in many people, including Gou Qing."
"Later, I encountered a storm at sea while doing business and returned home alive. He overheard that I was going to hand over the treasure map and the Blue Tears to the country, so he became malicious and secretly gathered his old subordinates to snatch the treasure map. My wife and I were hunted down and got separated while escaping..." Having said this, Sheng Qingfeng was silent for a long time.
Although he knew that his beloved wife was in danger, he was still a little overwhelmed when he heard the answer from Wen Xi on the way back.
In just one night, I suffered the devastation of losing two of my closest loved ones...
"Mr. Sheng, please drink a cup of hot water and take a break."
Seeing that the old man had chapped lips and looked sad, the fat chef Wu Hu hurriedly brought a cup of hot water to the old man.
"Thanks."
Sheng Qingfeng took it, but did not drink it. He just held it in his hand silently, absorbing the warmth emanating from the cup.
"Grandpa." Wen Xi called out worriedly.
"fine……"
Sheng Qingfeng murmured, and after a while he opened his tightly closed eyes and continued his story.
"The treasure map key is with my wife. After Old Crow failed to capture me, he held me captive for years while searching for her whereabouts. Later, he accidentally learned about my granddaughter's life story and that she held the key. He then assumed Gou Qing's identity and continued his plan. After his plan to steal the map from the old kiln failed, he used his current disguise to sneak onto the ship."
"That strange noise I heard that day, could it be you, Mr. Sheng..." Lian Li suddenly remembered the strange noise she heard on the boat that day.
"Yes, I was hidden in the cabin by him the whole time. I wanted to make some noise to attract attention from outside, but he came back and I failed."
Lian Li raised her head and glanced at everyone: "See, I told you I wasn't lying. If it had been discovered earlier, the old man wouldn't have suffered so much."
"My actions are nothing. I just caused trouble for the villagers on this island. One of them was seriously injured and passed away while trying to save me."
"Could it be..." Ling Liang was at a loss for words.
"It was the island owner who saved me that year." Sheng Qingfeng said in a deep voice.
Ling Liang frowned and was silent for a long time before he said, "What about the other villagers? Are they all okay? Let's go and take a look."
Wen Xi hurriedly intervened, "Captain Ling, the others are fine. They've been living in seclusion for a long time and don't want to interact with outsiders anymore. Xiaohua asked me to say goodbye to everyone and leave."
"In that case, we won't bother them anymore. It's us who have implicated them..." Ling Liang raised his head and sighed, no longer insisting.
"That old thief is so cunning!" Hu Zi spat at the tent where Lao Ya had lived before. "He said he was tired and wanted to rest early, but he sneaked out in the middle of the night to do something bad and set up the empty city plan! Lucky you guys ran into him, otherwise who knows what would have happened!"
"That's right, this wicked fellow, Mr. Sheng saved him but he turned against me and bit me. How despicable!"
"Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. How can they be good people if they can invade other countries?"
When talking about the country where Lao Ya came from, people with strong nationalistic sentiments could not help but feel indignant.
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