Soul echo

Chapter 366 Investigation
"That ship you said? Ah, that is indeed the case."

Zhong Ye and the others found a port guard who was 'sneaking in while he was busy'. The guard scratched his messy hair and silently put the silver coins into his pocket.

"However, that kind of fat job is not our turn. Lord Elm usually goes on board and inspects it himself."

The value of this bit of information obviously couldn't match a silver coin, so the guards searched their brains, racking their brains to recall information about the ship.

——The man standing in front of him is more than a circle bigger than him, he doesn't need to use the expensive weapon hanging on his waist, he can be easily knocked down with just fists.

Awed by Zhong Ye's force, the guard pondered for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly said: "That's right, I've seen that ship three times with my own eyes, and that ship probably only passes by us twice a year. But it was all from south to north, going downstream, never returning via Tubingen, and every time it passed by, the waterline of the ship was not very deep."

Zhong Ye was thoughtful, and continued to ask: "How big is that ship?"

"Probably..." The guard turned his head and glanced at the port, and gestured to the street with his hand, "How long is it from this room to that room?"

Zhong Ye turned his gaze to observe carefully, and estimated in his heart - about 25 to 30 meters.

"How tall is the boat?"

The guard looked around again, raised his hand, and said, "It's probably similar to that house."

Zhong Ye also took a look, it was about five or six meters...

"Above the waterline? Or full height?"

"A ship above water is taller."

Zhong Ye nodded, then turned and left with Lilian and the others.

It wasn't until their backs disappeared into the distance that the guard heaved a sigh of relief, and now his palms were covered with sweat.

The height of the boat exposed on the water is five to six meters, plus its length, there is no doubt that this boat can be regarded as a big boat among inland river boats.

The manufacturing technology and river channels of this era do not support riverboats becoming bigger. Although Zhong Ye has seen larger riverboats in Dongtu during the internal testing period, that is because most of the rivers in Dongtu have been artificially modified. , the commonly used canal is much wider than that of Xilu.

The inland riverboats on the west land side are not only limited by the manufacturing process, but also by the river itself, so the size cannot be too large.

The ship that Zhong Ye and the others inquired about was naturally not a big ship in the east, but on the west side, this inland river boat was already quite big - half the length of a sea-going ship.

The height above the water is five to six meters, which also means that the waterline of this ship is very shallow, so shallow that it is almost impossible to load much cargo.

In this way, it seemed to confirm Zhong Ye's guess from the side.

But even so, Zhong Ye is still not sure that his guess is correct - now he doesn't have any piece of evidence that can positively prove that the boat was used by human traffickers to transport people.

After walking for a while, Zhong Ye sensed the sight of his surroundings, stopped suddenly, and looked at the two people beside him, "Act separately?"

His proposal was approved by Lilian and the others, so they dispersed, giving the people hiding in the dark a chance to attack one by one.

Zhong Ye glanced provocatively at the group of stalkers hiding in the crowd, his movements were very obvious, and then he took a step towards the street where there were few human voices in his perception.

As if he was more familiar with the city than the locals, he turned around and came to a dead end.

There was no movement around, not even the sound of breathing in the house.

When he came to the end of the alley, Zhong Ye turned around, just in time to see a few men coming over, blocking the entrance of the alley.

The leading man threw a dagger in his hand and stared at Zhong Ye vigilantly, "Boy, what did you inquire about with that guy just now?"

Looking at them, Zhong Ye suddenly showed a smile, "It's just right, I also have something to ask you about!"

Several gang members blocking the entrance of the alley showed astonished expressions at the same time. They saw the tall adventurer walking directly towards them.

"Stop!" A look of panic flashed in the eyes of the leading man, he grabbed the dagger that fell and pointed it at Zhong Ye, "I'll say it again, stop!"

Of course Zhong Ye would not obey his order, and said as he approached, "I want to ask you, do you know anyone in this city who is engaged in human trafficking business? It's fine to know some information, if Can provide me with information on one or two buyers..."

Before he finished speaking, the man gritted his teeth and swung the dagger forcefully.

Zhong Ye casually grabbed the dagger that was flying towards him, and restrained those gang members.

Several gang members saw that the situation was not good, and wanted to turn around and run away, but heard a sentence from behind: "Stop!"

For some reason, their feet didn't listen to their brains, and they stood in place, making it difficult to move.

A huge shadow cast from behind them, covering their bodies.

"I'll pay."

A hand stretched out from behind several gang members, and a gold coin lay quietly in the open palm.

The eyes of several people were firmly attracted by the bright color, and it was difficult to move away.

Although they are all gangsters, and they are the ones who come forward every time the 'management fee' is collected, but they are a group of young people, even if there are gold coins in their hands, they will not fall into their pockets in the end.

Several gang members swallowed at the same time, resisting the attraction, and looked at others.

If they were the only ones here, they would have said it directly, but now there are other people present, what if other people go to inform?
But soon, they realized that their idea was really absurd—even if each of them could only get a part, it was still money. Who would be against money?
If they inform, don't they have to hand over the money they got?

They are not that loyal to the gang at all. They join the gang just to make a lot of money for nothing. If they can really make money, who cares about the gang?

"Shall we... go in and talk?"

The man who was talking to Zhong Ye just now smiled coyly, and pointed to the dead end behind Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye withdrew his hand and retreated into the alley.

Several gang members followed in, or rubbed their hands, or licked their lips, their eyes involuntarily swept over Zhong Ye's clenched hand over and over again.

"The question is the same as I just asked." Zhong Ye showed the gold coin again, "Whoever can tell me the answer will get this gold coin."

His words made several gang members subconsciously tense up, but they didn't expect to 'rush to answer'!
Several gang members frowned and searched their brains vigorously. Looking at their hideous faces, it really made people wonder if they were closing their sphincter muscles, and nervously bet that the next fart would not It collapsed together with something.

"North Street!"

Not long after, a man shouted and laughed heartily: "The Yodel Gang on North Street, they always have a lot of women, no matter how many are killed, there will always be another woman to fill them up!"

Zhong Ye narrowed his eyes and flicked the gold coin into the sky, "Are there any more?"

Several gang members showed annoyed expressions, sighed and shook their heads.

"That's yours." Zhong Ye patted the shoulder of the person who answered the question just now, and walked out of the alley.

At this time, the gold coin that had been spinning in the air for a long time fell down, landed on the ground in front of the man, and bounced up again.

"Mine! Mine!"

"Score me a share, or I'll tell the boss!"

"Score! Everyone will share..."

After Zhong Ye walked out of the alley, his face gradually turned cold.

"North Street, the Yodel Gang..." He muttered these two words, and after identifying the direction, he walked towards the street full of people.

When he got to the street, he asked a random local person, determined the location of North Street, and walked straight there.

He didn't confirm the meeting time with Lilian and the others, so he planned to investigate the 'Yordle Gang' before returning to the Adventurer's Home.

(End of this chapter)