Chapter 1256 Pirate's Lair
"A few months ago, Lord Murat Pasha's guards brought back a dozen slaves from Halep. Among the slaves was a man with black hair and yellow skin. He had short hair and no beard. It was very strange. , just like the people from the Far East you mentioned. In addition, they were brought back by Lord Pasha’s guards, so I still have a deep impression of that time.”

The old pirate frowned, as if trying desperately to recall what he had seen and heard for two Spanish silver dollars.If he could get two silver dollars just for giving a clue without much trouble, he would have money for drinking and gambling.

"Was he a guest or a prisoner?" asked Jansson.

"Let me think about it... He was wearing an iron chain, and there were signs of being whipped. He definitely could not be the guest of Master Pasha. Maybe he got the spoils from where Master Pasha got it." The old pirate thought carefully. Think, firmly said.

The one-eyed pirate Jansson looked at the Dutch captain Luyter, and both of them had strange looks in their eyes. They seemed to have caught a key clue. It is very likely that the missing Oriental they were looking for was in Algiers.

Jansson asked calmly: "Where is that person now? Has he left the port?"

"Lord Jansson, that is a prisoner captured by Master Pasha. He said nothing in our city of Algiers. Almost all the pirates obeyed his orders. I dare not follow them. Generally speaking, Master Pasha's The captives are kept in nearby castles and city walls, so that they can be used to repair the city defenses, and they may be resold. But I have never seen the oriental man again, and he should not go to sea. If he sells it, he will go to the mountains and deserts direction." said the old pirate.

The information he provided has been very detailed. To find the missing Orientals, they must either go to the various fortifications in Algiers, or they must leave Algiers and go inland instead of the Mediterranean coast.

"By the way, why do you want to find a man from the Far East, and he is also a prisoner of Master Pasha? Could it be that Master Pasha captured your friend by mistake? Or are you trying to get Master Pasha to be a prisoner?" The old pirate then asked Confused about the purpose of Jansson and Luiter asking about this piece of information.

"Your information is still useful, but don't ask too much about other things. As a person who barely survives by providing information, you should know that you should not ask too much. The two Spanish silver dollars belong to you. If we find that person, I will give you three more silver dollars." Jansson said.

"There are still three silver dollars?! Thank you so much, Mr. Jansson!" The old pirate did not expect the information he provided to be so valuable, and thanked him repeatedly after accepting the silver dollars overjoyed.

"Save some money, or no one will help you clean up the funeral." Jansson kindly reminded him when he left.

The old pirate limped out of the tavern, seemingly not listening to Jansson's words.

"You know him?" Reuter asked Jansson afterwards.

"He was a pirate who did all kinds of evil in the early days, just like me. Later, when he fought against the Knights of Malta and the Spaniards, he suffered several severe injuries to his body, and broke his leg while fleeing for his life. After that, he became a A cripple. People who have no value can only live here like bedbugs." Jansson seemed to be talking about an ordinary thing.

"It's pathetic," said Luiter.

"Poor? Those who were killed by him and sold into slavery are not pitiful? We are going to go to hell after death." Jansson said, as if he had realized it a long time ago, "Don't talk about these, the most urgent thing is It is confirmed that the East is looking for someone in Algiers. Why did Lord Pasha catch the East man we are looking for? Could it be that there is a deep hatred between them?"

Luit shook his head: "The Easterners said that they have not been in Europe for a long time, and their missing companions have stayed in Halep for less than half a month. It is impossible for them to become enemies with Master Pasha."

Jansson stroked the stubble of his chin: "Could it be that he was captured by Lord Pasha's men in Hapler by chance?"

"If the governor here, that is, Pasha, knows that we are looking for him, he might anger Lord Pasha." Luit found that he seemed to be deceived by the Chinese people, and the other party did not mention at all that Li Jinde who disappeared was Intercepted by the Pasha in Algiers.

In fact, it was Luit who had wronged the intelligence service.The intelligence service also didn't know that the actual ruler of the pirate lair in Algiers would have an enmity with the Huaxia people, and even targeted Chinese businessmen.The reason why they entrusted the Dutch to come to the Barbary pirates to investigate was because they were worried that Li Jinde would be hijacked by an ordinary gang of Barbary pirates. They never thought that the governor here would personally order it.

"If it's an ordinary pirate group, I can still ask them for people based on my face, but if it's Lord Pasha's captive, there are guards guarding it, or even being chased by Lord Pasha. If Barbary keeps messing around, he can only return to the Netherlands." Jansson obviously didn't want to offend the Pasha of Algiers.

Luyter was not a pirate, and as long as he left Barbary, he would not be afraid of the pasha here, but he had no way to rescue a local ruler's captive in Algiers.

"The Orientals just entrusted me to inquire about this person, and did not ask us to rescue him after we find him. What I mean is that it is best to rescue him when we find him, but if we can't do it , we just need to provide this information.” Luiter suddenly thought.

The one-eyed pirate Janson, who was in a dilemma, suddenly realized when he heard what Luiter said: "You are right, now he is in the hands of the Pasha of Algiers. The situation is special, and we cannot rescue him even if we find him. Just provide this information to the other party. As long as we find out where this person is, we can successfully complete the commission."

"I have an oil painting provided by an oriental here, and the person on it is the oriental we are looking for." Luyter opened an oil painting given to him by the intelligence service.

Li Jinde and others tried to have their own portraits painted by painters in the city of London, and it became the most beneficial item to find him at this time.

"If you inquire about the news indiscriminately, Lord Pasha or his guards may be alarmed. We still need to plan carefully." Jansson found the news about Li Jinde in Algiers after Morocco, and suddenly became interested.

After completing the task entrusted to them by the Huaxia people, he was able to buy a batch of tea at an extremely favorable price every year.For pirates, tea can benefit a lot whether they use it themselves or resell it.

"Remember this person's appearance. If you see this person on the street or in a nearby castle, you must not startle him." Yang Song arranged the areas for those who searched for Li Jinde to be responsible.

(End of this chapter)

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