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Chapter 1257 Break the game, find Li Jinde!

An ancient fortress stands on a hill overlooking the bay of Algiers.This castle, originally built by the Spanish Empire, has been occupied by the Ottoman Empire for more than 100 years.

Murat Pasha of Algiers ordered the fort to be overhauled, strengthening his control over Algiers and the nearby islands.The laborers who overhauled the fortress were a large number of slaves they captured on the Mediterranean Sea.

Some of these slaves were sold to Arabia, Egypt, and Central Asia, and some were left in Algiers as coolies for pirates.

The pirate overseers are overseeing the overhaul of the fortress by hundreds of slaves. They hold whips with thorns in their hands. Once they find slaves who are not working hard, they will wave the whips.

Li Jinde, whom the Intelligence Department tried its best to find, was among this group of coolies. He had to do heavy work such as carrying stones to survive.

Caught in this pirate lair by Barbary pirates, Li Jinde could not understand the language, and there were supervisors, defenders, and pirates everywhere. He was even more unfamiliar with the terrain near Algiers, penniless, and wanted to escape It is as difficult as climbing the sky.

At the hottest time of the day, even these slaves have a chance to rest, and the supervisor is afraid that these people will die in large numbers, which will affect the construction of the fortress.

This fortress called Pennion is the most important fortification in Algiers other than the coastal defense fort, and it already has the appearance of a modern bastion.And the Pasha of Algiers wants to make it stronger, build a real bastion like his western enemies, to consolidate his authority and status here, and show it to many pirates, the Knights of Malta, and the Spanish Empire. own strength.

"Damn it, I don't even know where this place is, and I can't understand the words here. If this continues, will I, Li Jinde, be trapped here as a slave for the rest of my life?" Li Jinde and the other slaves couldn't understand each other, so they could only huddle in the corner alone.

He took out a crumpled photo from his tattered clothes, which contained a group photo of his wife Selina, daughter Li Yinger, Aunt Li and him.If it wasn't for such a black and white photo that he carried close to his body, it would be hard for Li Jinde to imagine how he could have survived the whipping of the supervisor.

Ever since he was tied up in Algiers, he was thrown here to overhaul the castle, and his daily food was only half of that of other slaves, making life almost worse than death.

"If I, Li Jinde, can escape from here one day, I will definitely come back for revenge. I, Li Jinde, swear to God!" Li Jinde was inexplicably kidnapped by pirates in Algiers, and he was full of hatred for them at this time.

The two supervisors stuffed meat into their mouths in the shade, and touched the grease on their hands, making a group of sallow-faced and emaciated slaves peek at them from time to time, secretly swallowing their saliva.

There are still soldiers stationed around the Pennion Fortress. These soldiers are selected from the elite Barbary pirates. They serve the Lord Pasha of Algiers, and their status is higher than that of ordinary pirates.

While everyone was resting, a few pirate children broke into the place, causing a commotion.

"Hey, boys, this is not the place for you to play. The fortress is under construction. Master Pasha said that no one can approach, so get out of here!" The children appeared here, and got up quickly to drive them away.

A few little pirates ran around in the fortress construction site, and they also passed the place where Li Jinde and other slaves stayed.The few children suddenly stopped in front of Li Jinde and stared at Li Jinde.

Li Jinde was startled by the commotion, and when he saw a few little pirates breaking into the fortress, he showed a puzzled expression.There seemed to be excitement in the eyes of these children.

"Your name?" One of the little pirates blinked and suddenly asked in extremely unproficient Chinese.

Although the other party's Chinese was very poor, Li Jinde was sure that the little pirate was asking for his name.

"Li Jinde, Li Jinde!" Li Jinde whispered twice.

A team of guards came over and picked up a few little pirates like chickens.

"Take them out, watch the gate of the castle, don't let the little pirates run in, these people are as greedy and cunning as their father!" the overseer said to the guard.

"Go away!" The guards drove the little pirates out of the fortress, and threw them heavily on the muddy ground in front of the fortress.

"Bah!" A few little pirates stood up and patted their dirty clothes, before spitting towards the fortress.

But instead of crying out for pain, they left here excitedly.

Behind a stone house below the fortress, the Dutch businessman folded his hands on his chest, leaning against the wall of the stone house, looking at the castle on the hill, showing a proud expression.

After a while, three little pirates appeared in front of him.

"We saw that man, exactly like the man in the painting you showed us!" said the three little pirates excitedly.

"Are you sure you read it correctly?" asked the Dutch businessman Luyter.

"Absolutely!" The three little pirates nodded in unison.

"So what's the code?" Luit asked again.

"Li... Jin..."

"plum……"

Because Li Jinde spoke in a hurry, the three little pirates couldn't remember the complete Chinese pronunciation, only part of it.The three of them desperately wanted to tell the whole life, their cheeks flushed.

However, for Luiter, it was already confirmed that Li Jinde was in the Pennion Fortress.The three little pirates couldn't just happen to pronounce part of the correct Chinese pronunciation.

"Okay, you successfully completed the task, but you can't disclose this to anyone. This is a reward for you, one silver dollar per person. If you can keep this secret for a year, I will give you an extra Here's another silver dollar for you." Luit took out three Spanish silver dollars.

For the three little pirates, a Spanish silver dollar is an astronomical sum, enough for them to buy a lot of food!

After the three little pirates got the silver dollar, they left excitedly.

"I have successfully completed the commission from the Huaxia people, and I may have the opportunity to cooperate with them." The corners of Luyter's mouth rose slightly.

He has the courage to come to Algiers, and he is definitely not a one-eyed pirate.

Leuyter found out where Li Jinde was, so he went back to gather Jansong and others.

Jansson was deeply surprised that Leuter found Li Jinde's location very quickly, but his contribution was even greater. If it weren't for his leadership as a local snake, Leuter would not have been able to enter Algiers.

Jansson tried to bribe the people who went to the Pennion Fortress to provide food for the slaves, reconfirmed that Li Jinde was in Algiers, and they wanted to leave Algiers.

Their purpose has been achieved, and now they only need to notify the client behind them to complete the commission.

In order to monitor Li Jinde's whereabouts, Yangsong spent some money to hire old pirates who provided them with information to pay attention to the movements of the coolies in the Pennion Fortress.

(End of this chapter)