Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 16
The northeast monsoon blew across Macau, and the leaves outside Wu Kee Inn rustled, but there was no movement in Room Tianzi No. [-] for a long time.

The recording is still playing, and the following content is not too long. It is roughly that Zheng Zhihu asked Huang Cheng to make arrangements to get rid of Li Guozhu when he returns.It would be best if this matter could be done without leaving any trace, so as not to fall on the Zheng family, so that Zheng Zhilong could win over people in the gang later.

Li Guozhu stood and listened to the recording. After standing there for a moment, he suddenly turned around, suddenly raised his hand, and grabbed Lin Hai's throat with his fingers.

Lin Hai reacted quickly, reaching out with his right hand like lightning, grabbing Li Guozhu's wrist and cutting his arm back. At the same time, his left leg had already hit Li Guozhu's back knee.In just a moment, Li Guozhu was knocked to the ground by him, his hands clenched behind his back, unable to move.

Lin Hai pressed his knee on Li Guozhu's back, took his tiger's mouth tendon, pressed it hard and said, "Brother, which song is this?"

Beads of sweat rolled down Li Guozhu's forehead: "I was careless. With Mr. Lin's skills, being an accountant is a waste of talent."

Lin Hai tightened his hands and sneered: "You are still like this even if you are not careless. If you don't believe me, you can try again. Brother came here specially to report the news, why did he suddenly take action?"

Li Guozhu was a man, and he grunted: "You can fool others by pretending, but you can't fool me."

Lin Hai said angrily: "I didn't lie to you, that was indeed a conversation between Huang Cheng and Zheng Erguan."

Li Guoshu gritted his teeth and said, "You'd better not be here. There are hundreds of my brothers here. Even if you hold me, as long as you shout, you won't be able to leave this inn."

Lin Hai just sneered, didn't you say so much and didn't shout?

He relaxed his hold on his hand and said with a smile: "You just need to shout, and the one who will die first in my custody will be your brother. It's better for us to talk like this."

Li Guozhu's voice also softened: "How do I know if what the bracelet said is true or false?"

Lin Hai said in surprise: "Didn't I demonstrate it to you just now? Do you think you are a little deaf and didn't hear your voice recorded by this bracelet?"

Li Guozhu said: "Since it is a treasure with magical powers, how do I know that this is not a trick you performed to teach the treasure to talk like this?"

Lin Hai couldn't laugh or cry. He was bragging too much. How could he explain to the ancients that this treasure had limited magical powers and could only record sounds, not synthesize sounds?
He smiled helplessly: "But he killed me unjustly. Don't you believe that Zheng Yiguan wanted to murder your father?"

Li Guoshu shook his head: "I don't believe it. Zheng Yiguan is here today only because of my father's support. He wants to murder my father. Could it be that lard has got his way?"

Lin Haidao: "Then Huang Cheng told Erguan Zheng that he would take your father's place in his place."

Li Guozhu laughed dumbly: "This is your flaw. Zheng Yiguan, a mere general, even if he kills my father and son, how can he order the uncles and brothers in my gang? Which one will be under his jurisdiction?"

Lin Hai said: "You have forgotten that there is Hongmao on his back. With this tiger skin, aren't your uncles still obscene? You must know that the medicine that poisoned your Majesty was given by Hongmao. In addition, Huang Cheng's Boss, you must know that the big shopkeeper is half a member of the government, how do you know whether Zheng Yiguan was secretly recruited?"

Li Guozhu was speechless for a moment, and his mind started to spin. Could it be that...that pretty boy named Zheng was really a coward?

Lin Hai continued: "Brother came to report. Firstly, we hit it off immediately and couldn't bear to see the white-eyed wolf named Zheng take away my father's inheritance. Secondly, he was not afraid of my brother's jokes. He was originally doing business in the West, but a shipwreck led to his current situation. , if you want to rebuild your family business, you must rely on your brother for charity."

Li Guozhu still didn't speak. He was not completely sure about this matter, either he believed it or not.

If this is true, he must immediately kill Huang Cheng and Zheng Erguan and rush back to Taiwan to report to Li Dan as soon as possible.

If he did not kill these two people, no matter what reason he found to return to Taiwan, the uncle and nephew would definitely suspect that the conspiracy was exposed, and they would immediately go to Taiwan to report to Zheng Zhilong.

There is no guarantee of speed on this sea.Especially now, the wind blowing in the South China Sea is from the northeast. When returning to Taiwan, we need to sail close to the wind, which is not as fast as when the wind is down. Some sections may even require continuous fighting of the wind to take a zigzag route, which will be even slower.If Huang Cheng and Zheng Zhihu's men arrived first, Zheng Yiguan would probably jump over the wall in a panic. Li Dan would still be in the dark and would most likely be plotted.

Lin Hai simply let go of Li Guozhu, stood up and swore to the sky: "Brother's sincerity can be seen by heaven and earth. If there is even half a lie, the heaven will strike like thunder. If I still don't believe it, I'll trick Huang Cheng and Zheng to come here." With just a stick of incense, my brother will teach them how to kill them."

Li Guoshu got up, hesitated for a moment and said, "As you said, Mr. Wong is just here to rest for a while, waiting for the uncle and nephew to arrive."

Lin Hai knew that Li Guozhu was afraid that he would run away, so he simply said: "In that case, let's get some sleep first. For brother's sake, I didn't sleep well last night."

He simply lay down on the bed in the inn and slept with his clothes on.Seeing him acting like this, Li Guoshu was convinced. He picked up the broken Jun kiln porcelain cup piece by piece, his face full of stubble filled with evil spirits.

That afternoon, Huang Cheng and Zheng Zhihu arrived at Wu Ji Inn. As soon as they entered Room No. [-], Tianzi, they were ordered to take them down by Li Guozhu.According to Lin Hai's instructions during lunch, the two people were to be interrogated separately. Zheng Zhihu was escorted to the room at the other end of the inn, and Lin Hai decided to start with him first.

He sat on the wicker chair and looked at Zheng Zhihu, who was tied up. This kid came to Macau with his brother when he was 15 years old, and went to Japan with Zheng Zhilong when he was 17 years old. Speaking of which, he is only [-] this year, but he is only the age of high school students in future generations. .

Lin Hai blew the tea in his hand and said without raising his head: "Tell me, what were you talking about with your uncle in the study yesterday afternoon?"

A flash of panic flashed in Zheng Zhihu's eyes, he held his neck and shouted: "I haven't studied since I was a child, and I never go to the Bird Study Room."

Lin Hai chuckled: "Are you serious? After I finish asking your uncle, if he says something else, don't blame grandpa for being ruthless."

Zheng Zhihu continued to speak harshly: "But there is only half a lie, I was raised by a girl."

Lin Hai interrogated him for a while about what he did yesterday afternoon, and then took Li Guozhu to interrogate Huang Cheng.When asked about the same question, the old boy got smart and picked up some other words he had said to Zheng Zhihu to explain it, and tacitly admitted that Zheng Zhihu had been to his study room yesterday.

With just one question, the unprepared uncle and nephew immediately turned against each other.

Next came the scene of torture and confession, and Lin Hai used the simplest tiger bench.Li Guo's assistant tied Huang Cheng to a chair, placed his feet on the bench in front of him, with his legs at right angles to his upper body, and then began to place bricks under his ankles...

After adding two bricks, while Huang Cheng was howling like a pig, Lin Hai came closer with a smile and said: "You still want to be stubborn? Your nephew has already done it! I advise you to tell the truth, for the sake of you and me as chess friends. , I beg for mercy from Mr. Li, maybe your family can be spared."

He suddenly stopped smiling and yelled at Huang Cheng: "Speak quickly! What kind of poison did Hong Mao give Zheng Yiguan?"

Huang Cheng couldn't bear the pain, and he heard that Lin Hai knew the medicine given by Hongmao. His psychological defense was destroyed, and he quickly told everything about yesterday's conversation with Zheng Zhihu.

Zheng Zhihu was a bit tougher. This guy had the nickname "Mang Er". He was always known for his bravery in the later Zheng Group. He and his brother Zheng Zhilong were also known as "Dragon, Wisdom, Tiger and Brave".

This kid gritted his teeth and refused to do anything. After adding three bricks, he actually managed to hold up a stick of incense. Lin Hai couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

When the fourth brick is added, what's the python two?What Hu Yong?Everything failed to work, and all the people were recruited like pouring beans into the bamboo tube.

~~~Note~~~
"The wind has eight sides, but it is impossible to take the lead." - From Xu Jing's "Xuanhe Envoy to Korea" by Xu Jing of the Northern Song Dynasty.

When a sailboat is traveling against the wind, it cannot sail when the wind is in its head, but when it is at an angle away from the headwind, it can move forward by adjusting the sail angle and rely on the tension of the sail surface.This angle should generally not be less than 34 degrees for modern yacht sails, not less than 45 degrees for ancient schooners (Chinese sails are longitudinal sails), and not less than 60 degrees for square sails. (A headwind of 30-50 degrees is generally called close to the wind, so a square sailing ship basically cannot sail close to the wind.)
When traveling against the wind or across the wind, due to the large sail angle, the hull is subject to lateral force at the same time, so it will drift sideways. In order to maintain the course, the rudder needs to be deflected at a small angle (the water board of the sand ship and the center insert of the Guangzhou ship The board can also reduce lateral drift), which is the so-called "adjustment to the wind."

So what if the destination happens to be in the direction of the wind?There is still a way, and that is to constantly change sides into the wind and move forward against the wind in a zigzag pattern.This kind of upwind sailing operation of frequently turning sails and rudders and constantly changing the course is called "fighting the wind", also known as "tacking the wind", "adjusting the ship", and "dropping the ship". It requires very superb sailing skills and sailors' time. Skillful coordination.

(End of this chapter)