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On the spacious training ground outside the door, crisp knocking sounds continued to ring out. Lin En turned around and found that "his sister" Ivana had been here for a long time.

The girl held the wooden sword in her hand and slashed at the target's vital parts swiftly and fiercely without any hesitation. Drops of sweat were sliding down her forehead to her neck...

Really hardworking... Lin En sighed secretly. Considering the unpleasant experience last night, he didn't say hello and walked straight past. He didn't notice that Ivana, who was training hard behind him, stopped and was looking at him with a very complicated expression.

Why……

Why could he be so calm after seeing himself after experiencing such a thing?

Ivana's face showed a confused look, but after thinking of Pedro's words last night, her eyes became firm again. She held the sword in her right hand and slashed it horizontally again, smashing the sturdy wooden rake in front of her into pieces.

……

Lin En, who had already walked out of the mansion, had no idea what was happening in the mansion. After purchasing some necessary supplies in the market, he returned to the port shop he had visited yesterday.

"Welcome to Bill...ah, it's Lord Lot!" The old halfling greeted him as usual, but after recognizing Lin En, he immediately surrounded him excitedly and said eagerly. "We can discuss the batch of cargo you mentioned yesterday...There is absolutely no more suitable partner in the entire Harbor Town than the [Ship Gang]!"

Lin En didn't rush to reply. He looked around the shop leisurely and said with regret. "What? Mr. Loud still doesn't want to see me?"

Bill quickly explained, "No, no, no, I believe Mr. Lord must be very eager to see you! But unfortunately, he is not in Harbor Town right now. Even if we use the fastest raven, it will take several days to deliver the message!"

"If Lord Lotte is worried about safety issues, the Ship Gang can offer goods of corresponding value as collateral!" Old Bill patted his chest loudly like beating a drum.

Lin En pretended to hesitate for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Well, if that's the case, it's not unacceptable..."

"Who has the final say in the [Ship Gang] now?"

"Of course it's Labul! Please wait a moment, I'll ask someone to call him..." As the half-orc Bill said this, he hurriedly ran out of the door, called a boatman who was carrying goods, whispered a few words to him, and then came back, standing on a small stool and pouring fruit wine for Lin En.

Lin En took the cup and put it aside. He had no intention of drinking it. Instead, he pointed to the iron barrels piled in the corner of the shop and asked, "What are these things?"

"They are all worthless yellow ores. A group of gold diggers dug them out from a barren mountain in the harbor town. They got a whole boatful of them." Halfling Bill said very depressedly.

Usually only herbalists are willing to buy this stuff, but this year the yellow ore market in Viknir is already saturated, which means they have to stockpile these things until next year before they can sell them.

"Lord Lot, if you are interested in these yellow ores, I can give you a cost price. Such a big bucket only costs nineteen copper coins. I heard that it is very effective in repelling insects!" Half-orc Bill rubbed his hands and sold eagerly.

"No, I just haven't seen it before and I'm a little curious." Lin En shook his head and replied calmly.

As the two were chatting, a tall and strong man walked in from the door with several helpers.

"It's an honor, Mr. Lott. I heard from Bill that you have something important to discuss with me in person?" Labul pushed the door open and a genuine smile suddenly appeared on his fat face.

"Yes, I am planning to rent a large ship to transport a batch of very important supplies!" Lin En said as he solemnly took out an exquisite box from his sleeve and placed it on the table. "This is a sample. I need a private place to talk to you alone!"

The people present all turned their eyes to this exquisite palm-sized box.

Halfling Bill secretly wondered if there might be some extremely rare gem inside, but when he thought that Lynn would need a large ship to carry it, he quickly rejected the idea.

Labour on the side had a very serious look on his face. Unlike Bill, he had joined the [Ship Gang] for more than ten years and occasionally helped those noble lords deal with some shameful things.

For example, the Duke of Nordland has been secretly selling an addictive soul-destroying herb. If this is caught by the Vatican, most of these pawns will be dragged out to take the blame.

Of course, risks and benefits coexist. If the goods are delivered smoothly, the income from this ship will be enough to support the entire [Ship Gang] for half a year.

"No problem! We can go to the side room and talk slowly!" Labul's mind was in a whirlwind, but the smile on his face became even wider.

Lynn put the box away and followed Labul out of the shop, crossing most of the street, and finally stopped in an ordinary-looking house.

Knowing the importance of confidentiality, Labour asked several helpers to guard the door and took Lin En to a well-hidden basement.

It's very spacious here, with only a few simple tables and chairs, but it's very clean.

Seeing that Lin En had been looking around since he entered the door, Label became more and more certain of his guess, so he smiled and assured him.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Lotte. It's very safe and quiet here. No outsiders will disturb us!"

"In that case, I'm relieved!" Lin En also laughed, and pushed the box in his hand towards Rabul, saying, "You can take a look first and then we can talk!"

Labul placed his hand on the box with a mixture of trepidation and excitement, and was extremely curious about what kind of contraband might be inside.

Soul destroying grass? Heim stone? It couldn't be a statue of some evil god, right?

I heard that the nobles in the west of the Sekas Empire are very fond of that kind of weird stuff.

However, after actually opening it, Labul's expression froze instantly.

Because the box is empty, there is nothing in it!

Been tricked?

Labul immediately realized something was wrong, and his left hand subconsciously reached out to grab the dagger hanging at his waist, but it was too late!

The moment he opened the box, Lynn entered a brief overload mode. His right hand quickly and accurately grabbed Labre's elbow, bending the entire arm at the most precise angle.

Accompanied by a dull sound of dislocation, heart-wrenching pain suddenly filled Labul's mind, but before he could scream, his entire body was strangled by the neck and fell heavily to the ground...

Chapter 29 This is simply a devil!

The sudden attack was completely unexpected for Labul. He was knocked to the ground and his brain was dazed for a moment. It took him a long time to react. He asked with anger and fear.

"Mr. Lotte, what are you doing? The [Ship Gang] should have never provoked the Pedro family... Don't forget, the port is our home ground. I advise you to..."

Labul threatened sternly, but before he could finish his words, Lin En broke his other arm with his backhand, and then threw the strong man, who was curled up like a shrimp, to the ground.

"I ask, you answer, do you understand? A little cooperation will be a good thing for all of us!" Lynn squatted down, stared at Labul, and spoke directly.

The tall and strong man was sweating profusely from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself not to make a sound, staring at Lin En as if he wanted to eat him alive. His mind was full of thoughts, but he could not figure out the reason why the son of Baron Pedro attacked him.

Could it be that some ignorant helper in the [boat gang] accidentally angered the other party?

Just as I was thinking about it, Lin En's voice came over.

"First question...name!"

Rabble stared, feeling insulted, wasn't it obvious?

"Answer!" Lin En's voice was very cold. After waiting for two seconds, he suddenly pulled out the dagger on the opponent's waist and stabbed it towards Labul's right hand swiftly and decisively.

"La...Labul..."

The tall and strong man shouted at the top of his lungs. He didn't want to lose his precious right hand over a very stupid question.

Lynn continued to move, and under Labul's horrified gaze, the dagger pierced his palm from top to bottom.

There was a wet spot on Labul's back, but the expected pain did not come. Looking down, Labul realized that the dagger was directly inserted between his fingers.

"You only have one second to answer each question. There will be no next time!" Lynn said coldly, and then asked the next question.

"gender!"

"Male!" Labul replied with gritted teeth, treating the man in front of him as a madman.

"Native Place... well, that's where you were born!"

Lynn continued to ask Labour various questions, which he could answer without any brains at first, but then became more and more tricky, ranging from the various small things done every day to the trading goods and routes of the [Ships Gang].

If Rabble hesitated for a moment, he would break one of his fingers.

In just a few minutes, Labour had broken six of his fingers and was in so much pain that he became a little dazed.

"Well, since you forgot which foot stepped out of the door first three days ago, I'll ask you a simple question." Lin En sighed helplessly, and then suddenly asked, "Where is Cripple Loud?"

"In..." Rabble was about to speak subconsciously, but he paused the next moment and shook his head in horror. "I... I don't know."

"I've said it before, if you could cooperate a little, it would be a good thing for everyone!" Lin En sighed helplessly. In fact, he was not good at interrogation, and the little he knew in his mind was all learned through cramming last night.

But it was obvious that Labul had no intention of talking nicely, so he had to use more radical methods.

Lin En's eyes narrowed. The entire [ship gang] was originally formed by a group of pirates who "turned over a new leaf". According to Labul's confession, in addition to sailing and transporting goods, they also organized various illegal activities in private.

For example, disguising as pirates to rob ships, trafficking in human beings, transporting contraband, killing and fighting, etc. If it were in his previous life, even if Labul died a hundred times, it would not be enough to appease the public anger!

"I wonder if you have ever heard of the skinning method?" Lynn asked slowly.

Skinning?

Labul shuddered, then heard Lynn continue.

"First, cut along the spine to split the back skin in half, then slowly cut along the muscle texture. The action must be quick and completed before the target bleeds to death..."

Lynn talked endlessly to Labble about a certain country's ancient torture. His descriptions were very vivid and detailed, even going as far as how to cut, how much blood would flow, and each step needed to be completed within a few minutes.

Labul was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. He had no doubt that the madman in front of him would skin him alive. He spoke tremblingly, "Lord Lotte, I really don't know where Chief Loud is."

"Really? But I heard that you are Lame Lord's most trusted subordinate!" Lin En said with a sneer.

"In fact, Mr. Loud never trusts anyone..." Label explained in fear. "I only know that he left the Harbor Town three days ago..."

"It's okay if you don't want to say it, we have plenty of time to play around!" Lin En stood up and patted the dust off his trouser legs. When he was looking up interrogation techniques last night, he saw many very interesting and harmless criminal laws. Now is the perfect time to try them out!

Half an hour later, Labul had collapsed on the ground, nearly collapsing under the dual torture of mental and physical torture. Facing Lin En's inquiries, he told her everything he knew, even revealing that he had embezzled an entire ship's worth of goods and disguised it as a shipwreck.

But LaBoer had no idea about Lord's whereabouts. After trying several methods of mental torture, Lynn had to admit that the other party was probably not pretending.

According to the information provided by Labour, Lord left two days ago, which was exactly the day after Anruk led his men to raid the town of Ur. At the same time, the "Drunkard" tavern he had been to was also raided by the Vatican on the same day, and Old Hawke's whereabouts are still unknown.

It was probably at that time that Cripple Laud received the news and hid away in fear.

Only a small number of high-ranking officials in the entire [Ship Gang] knew that the other party was not in the Harbor Town.

"It seems that your most capable assistant is just a cover!" Lin En looked at Labul who was lying on the ground and shook his head helplessly.

Labour did know a lot of secrets about the [Ships Gang], but his knowledge of the secret transportation of supplies to the land of wizards was very limited. He only knew that every Sunday, Lord would personally be responsible for the transportation of several large ships. Labour did not know where these ships were going.

Lin En pondered for a long time. The other party's caution and cunningness were completely beyond his expectations. He was afraid that Lord had already prepared for the possibility that the top leaders of the [Ship Gang] would betray him or be captured.

However, it is impossible for Lord to sail across the sea by himself, which means that there must be some more core personnel in the [Ship Gang] who are responsible for this matter... and the other peripheral personnel serve as cover, obey Labour's orders, and are abandoned as pawns in critical moments.

Lin En recalled the names and experiences of the leaders of the [Boat Gang] that he had learned from Labour.

Everyone seems to be a potential hidden chess piece set up by Lord.

While thinking, an idea suddenly popped up in Lin En's mind.

Since I can't find it myself, why not let Lord find me first...

Chapter 30: Conflict and City Guards

Thinking of this, Lynn looked down at Labul and asked.