Of course, this is not the end.
Simuqiao watched as all the pirates were subdued.
She immediately took out her dagger and began to search one by one.
Some of the pirates had been bitten to pieces and their flesh was so bloody that they no longer looked like human beings.
But Si Muqiao was not afraid at all. He quickly and nimbly found the money bag from the pirate's body.
Si Muqiao also did not forget to pick up the few pieces of silver used to make hidden weapons.
After picking up the coins, she counted them.
Eh? Not enough, there's one piece missing.
"Madam, the change you are looking for is here!" The ship's steward pointed at the leg of the pirate.
"Oh, no wonder I didn't see it."
Because Murong Qingli was so strong, half of the silver coins he threw out as a hidden weapon were embedded in the bandit's leg.
Si Muqiao didn't mind the small change being stained red by the blood of the pirates.
After checking it out, she walked over decisively and took out her small medicine box.
He opened it, took out a few suitable surgical instruments and then started taking out the silver coins.
The ship's steward: "..."
Just... shivering.
On the entire boat, except for the boatman who was still in charge below, the three of them on the deck were the only ones who were awake.
Si Muqiao was washing and counting the small change.
Damn, it’s not very convenient without the Guofu brand money counting machine.
Forget it, let’s wake up Guo Fu and Xu Wei first.
They can help anyway.
As for Xu Xiaotang, let her remain unconscious for the time being.
After all, the scene in front of her was indeed a bit scary, and Xu Xiaotang was still just a little girl.
It would be bad if you were frightened by this scene.
As for the wolves, they had obediently returned to their cages under Simuqiao's orders.
One of the wolves even picked up a piece of bloody meat and gave it to the wolf in another cage that had not been released in time.
The scene was quite harmonious and friendly.
At this moment, Murong Qingli, who had recovered some strength, was sitting on a stool nearby and waving at the ship's steward.
How could the ship's steward dare to disobey? He walked over quickly and stood in front of Murong Qingli with his head down, very politely.
"What's going on with those pirates? Do you know?"
"My dear, you are really in big trouble this time, ah."
"Why do you say that?"
"The pirate who came aboard this time is called Jia Hao. He is the second in command among the pirates and is best at using a knife."
"He is a brother of Jia Ren, the leader of the pirates. Now that you have killed Jia Hao, if the leader knew..."
"Not only will I not let you go, but I and everyone present here will also be in trouble!"
Murong Qingli couldn't help but frown upon hearing this, and his voice became a little colder.
"In this world, can pirates still be so rampant?"
"Didn't the government send troops to suppress the bandits?"
Hearing Murong Qingli's question, the ship's steward couldn't help but sigh again.
"You are from outside the area, right? I don't know! Suppress the bandits? Who will suppress them?"
"This pirate has been operating along this coastline for a long time. He has come and gone and robbed countless times."
"We have already reported this to the police eight hundred times."
"Whether it's the government of Dazhou or the neighboring Yizhou, they all sent out soldiers to suppress the bandits."
"But the result is that we have been suppressing the bandits for nearly two years, but there is no effect at all."
"What do you mean? Are these pirates that powerful?"
Murong Qingli already had a guess in his heart, but he didn't say it. Instead, he asked this.
"Amazing! How can it not be amazing?"
"There was a retired soldier from the Si Family Army in Yizhou named Si Yang. He was originally a prefect in Yizhou."
"I heard that there were some arrogant pirates, so I asked the prefect for permission to suppress them."
"Everyone knows that no one from the Si family army is a coward."
"The prefect of Yizhou also agreed and assigned him some staff."
"But who knew...they failed to suppress the bandits."
"I heard that the pirates seemed to have known their news and plans in advance and almost wiped them out."
"It's Si Yang who reacted quickly and protected everyone and helped them retreat in time."
"Even so, nearly ten officers who were suppressing the bandits were killed. Even the prefectural judge named Si Yang was injured in the leg and was dismissed from his post."
Hearing this, Si Muqiao also came over.
She asked calmly, "You mean to say that someone in the Yizhou government is in contact with the pirates?"
"Well, I didn't say anything. I just heard it from somewhere else."
The captain waved his hands and shook his head.
Alas, what a pity!
He was in the shipping business all year round, and was always robbed by pirates three or five times a year.
Come to think of it, he was also heartbroken.
He wished that the officers and soldiers sent by the court could kill all the pirates as soon as possible.
But... fate is so cruel!
Even the retired soldiers of the Si family army were unable to eliminate the bandits. If we rely on the local government, it is estimated that there will be no hope forever.
However, after this incident, he actually saw the second in command of the water bandits being killed.
Although the scene was quite bloody, when he thought about the bad things these pirates had done, he felt that they deserved it.
Moreover, judging from the conversation just now, the person who asked him the question did not seem to be an ordinary person.
They were able to strangle the bandits without batting an eyelid, and their expressions didn't change at all when he mentioned the leader of the bandits.
He also showed no emotion towards the government officials he mentioned, and his expression was indifferent.
Maybe they really have the ability to help wipe out all the local bandits?
It was because of these thoughts that the ship's steward dared to tell all the news he had heard secretly.
If an ordinary person asked him, he would definitely not say so much.
"Please help me clean up the scene later."
"You are here to comfort those guests."
"All the pirates who came here this time have been killed. Other pirates will not come here for the time being."
"But..." The ship's steward suddenly looked worried.
Si Muqiao saw his expression clearly and couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"Don't worry, the pirates won't cause any trouble for you."
"Where does Si Yang, the one you just mentioned, live?"
"In reply to this lady, I heard that...she lives in Qingcha Lane in the eastern part of Yizhou City."
The ship's steward was also a smart man, and he had guessed it when he heard this.
The two people in front of me are indeed not ordinary people.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, their meaning was very clear.
This is to prepare to deal with those pirates.
"Sir, Madam, I am ashamed that I knew there were pirates on this coastline, but I didn't warn you."
"I'm so sorry!"
"Ha!" Si Muqiao continued to chuckle.
The ship's steward couldn't help but raise his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and continued speaking.
"If you two want to go to see Mr. Si Yang, please give him my regards."
"The Si family army has always been guarding our peripheral borders. They are all people worthy of admiration."
"Although Master Si Yang has retired from the army, he is still a man of integrity and dedicated to serving the people. Now that he has been dismissed, I'm afraid his life will be difficult."
"I hope this small token of my gratitude can help Master Si Yang a little."
After the ship's steward finished speaking, he took out a bag of silver from his pocket and handed it over with both hands.
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