basic swordsmanship

Chapter 19 Sheriff

There are taverns everywhere in the shallow water port. As Tang An knew before, the crew members are all drunkards.It’s not their fault. Fresh water is the hardest thing to get for a long time at sea, and because the storage time of fresh water is not as long as that of rum, so the crew often use wine instead of water when they are at sea.

The scenery of Qianshui Port is also unique, but unfortunately, Tang An has no time to taste these now.

Tang An planned to follow Robert's suggestion and leave the shallow water port directly to escape John's sphere of influence. That would be the safest and most convenient way.

But soon, Tang An knew that this plan would not work, because after he disembarked, someone followed him.

At first Tang An thought it was an illusion caused by being too nervous, but soon, Tang An knew that it was not an illusion. He noticed two people more than ten meters away behind him, and the other party followed him all the way.

Those two people belonged to the kind of people who could tell at a glance that they were not good people. They should be local thugs with a fierce appearance.

Tang An and the two men looked at each other, confirming their suspicions even more.

Has been targeted by someone, if you just leave Qianshui Port like this, it is tantamount to falling into the trap of the other party. It is conceivable that on the road less traveled by, the other party has no scruples and will definitely attack immediately. Tang An observes that in Qianshui Hong Kong, those two people followed him for an hour, but they just followed without making a move.

This shows that the other party also has scruples in places with many people, and staying in Qianshui Port for the time being, can instead use the crowd here to protect themselves.

It's not that Tang An has never thought about seeking the protection of the law enforcement officers here, that is to say, the sheriff here, but Robert said that John and the sheriff here are also very familiar. After thinking about it, Tang An did not dare to take the risk of reporting official'.Maybe someone else has already set up a trap, waiting to drill by myself.

Go now, I can't go, stay, I'm afraid I'll just sit and wait for death in the end, I don't know the place well, and there are so many people at dawn, the other party will not act immediately if they have scruples, but it's hard to say when it's dark.

Maybe, the other party just expected that there was nothing he could do, and as long as he had the opportunity, he would show his fangs to him.

This gave Tang An an extremely strong sense of crisis.

He didn't dare to leave now, so he could only stay in the square with the most people in Qianshui Port to think about countermeasures.

At the same time, John Hawkins, the boatswain on the Venetellos, met Hesel, the captain of the sheriff in the shallow water port, in a white building painted with the pattern of the "Sword of Justice" in the shallow water port.

The latter is a man in a well-fitting sheriff's uniform, regardless of his hair or the medal of honor pinned on his chest, which represents honor and status. He is a meticulous man, completely different from the aggressiveness of John Hawkins.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Sheriff." John Hawkins took off the sailor cap on his head when he saw the captain of the sheriff, and performed a very respectful courtesy. The gold rings on his fingers were very conspicuous.

"Okay, John Hawkins, there is no outsider here, you came to me, what's the matter, just tell me?" Sheriff Captain Hesel sat on the office chair.

As for John Hawkins on the opposite side, he doesn't like him, he knows who he is.

It's just that he can ignore other people, but John Hawkins can't. The other person knows his past, which is equivalent to holding his own.

John Hawkins smiled with a hint of complacency: "Hessel, since you still remember our personal relationship, I'll get straight to the point. I heard that the 'Midnight Ripper' who kills people everywhere at night I haven’t been caught until now, although that perverted killer hasn’t killed anyone for many days, but I think, as the captain of the sheriff of Qianshui Port, if you can’t catch the murderer for a day, your superiors will put the hat of incompetence on your head Not only that, if this situation continues, it is very likely that you will not be able to wear this, er, decent uniform for long."

Hessel frowned. He was already extremely tired of John Hawkins. If the other party had some tricks, he would even have wanted to strangle this annoying bastard to death.

Taking a deep breath, Hessel said: "John, you see, we were so close once, and you are my friend, so if you have anything to say, you might as well just say it."

"Friend, that's right, we are friends, so I'll just say it straight, I need you to ask your guards to help me arrest someone, for you, arresting someone in your territory is simply a trivial matter Pile, even, you can also regard this person as the Midnight Ripper, so that you have an explanation to the higher-ups." John Hawkins said with a smile, not sure if he was joking.

"You mean a scapegoat?" Hesel is not stupid. To be honest, it's not that he has never thought of doing this kind of thing. After all, it is not difficult to find a scapegoat in Qianshui Port.

The difficulty is that he is afraid that the real Midnight Ripper will commit a crime again, and there is no way to explain it when the time comes. All fools will know that he is looking for a scapegoat, and the higher-ups will definitely blame him.

So although Hessel had wanted to do this a long time ago, he had too many worries.

John Hawkins smiled: "It's not an ordinary scapegoat. This person has no roots here. If you catch him, no one will speak for him. Another point, you help me catch him, and I will help you find out the real truth." The Midnight Ripper."

Hessel's pupils narrowed, the smile on his face faded, and he stood up directly: "Do you know who the real Midnight Ripper is?"

John Hawkins laughed and shook his head: "I don't know, but you have to know that some of my subordinates have special abilities. If I help you, I believe it will not be difficult to find that perverted killer."

Heather was moved.

Others don't know the details of John Hawkins, but he does.

If John Hawkins tried his best to help him, maybe he could really find out the midnight ripper. You know, this perverted murderer killed a noble lady some time ago. , not only was stripped naked, but also disemboweled. For this reason, the higher-ups were extremely furious and issued a strict order to arrest the murderer, so if you catch the real murderer yourself, then you will surely make great contributions in the future. Correspondingly, if If you can't catch people within the time limit, you may be pushed out to take the blame.

Now what Hesser is thinking about is that people like John Hawkins have always been unprofitable, and it is definitely not easy for him to spend so much time to catch people.

"John, we are old friends. I know you very well. Tell me, who is the person you want to arrest? What is his strength? Could it be that the person who makes you bother so much is a transcendent?" Hessel began to test.

(End of this chapter)