He is not a detective. He does not understand investigation. If he is asked to solve the case, it will indeed be a bit difficult for him.

If the caller was not Kong Fansong, he probably would not have accepted such a task.

I am not a professional. If I rashly intervene in solving the case, I will be laughed at.

I saw a huge cargo ship in the distance. I was a little surprised for a while.

This cargo ship is actually bigger than the one I saw yesterday. The one yesterday belonged to the Japanese spy Xu Sheng. The transport capacity may be around 1,000 tons. But the one we see now is definitely a big one, with a transport capacity of maybe 2,000 tons.

Above. The total displacement may exceed 3,000 tons.

If placed in Europe and the United States, such a freighter would certainly be nothing. However, in China, a freighter with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons is definitely considered large.

Freighters of this level cannot be built domestically. They can only be imported and are very expensive.

After all, the Kong family is in charge of the Ministry of Finance! They are rich.

Arrive next to the freighter.

There are already people waiting.

Both parties knew each other. Someone from the Kong family also came. His name was Kong Younian.

Kong Younian is the owner of the ship. The cargo ship is registered in his name. The ship's name is Geely. Its standard displacement is 3,500 tons.

This is a bulk carrier. It has four holds and can carry different cargoes respectively.

"We just came back from Nanyang. All the stuff was packed with cane sugar."

"When it set off from Manila, there were thirty-seven crew members. There were also one hundred and twenty-five guests."

"While passing through Guangzhou, fifty-three guests disembarked. Another one hundred and thirty-seven guests came aboard. Seven crew members left."

"When we get to Quanzhou..."

"When we get to Wenzhou..."

Kong Younian briefly introduced the situation. He also brought the voyage log.

Zhang Yong flipped through the logbook. The situation recorded above is quite detailed. How many people came up, how many people went down, how much cargo was unloaded, how much cargo was loaded. It can be concluded that this cargo ship is a bit like a bus. It stops at every stop.

.People and materials go up and down, in and out.

"When did the five people disappear?"

"have no idea."

"In other words, someone may have disappeared when they docked in Guangzhou?"

"maybe!"

Kong Younian couldn't explain why.

This had never happened to them before, as few guests would leave the ship.

If a guest wants to leave the ship, he will also say hello in advance. Relatively speaking, the guests are more nervous that the ship will leave because they have already paid.

"Can we come on board and take a look?"

"please."

Kong Younian took them on board.

Zhang Yong switched the economic mode and found several golden signs.

After all, it was the Kong family's ship, so it was obvious that it carried some gold. Returning from Manila, the shipping fee would have been a small gold bar.

Switch back to normal mode. There are also several weapon symbols.

This is also obvious. The Kong family's ship must be equipped with weapons.

It is normal for a crew of more than thirty to be equipped with more than thirty weapons. In addition to ordinary pistols, there may also be machine guns.

The sea outside is not safe. Pirates may appear at any time.

"By the way. Are you a single ship or a fleet?"

"Fleet. We have five ships in total. The other four ships are all heading to Wusongkou Pier."

"Could it be that those five people got on the wrong ship?"

"Probably not. The other four ships have no passengers. They are all purely cargo transportation."

"All right……"

Zhang Yong didn't ask any more questions.

It seems that someone like Lin Beiqiu should be invited to investigate.

Apart from catching Japanese spies, my other abilities are really ordinary. Want to become a famous detective? Overthinking.

"Did you bring any private goods?" Gu Bafeng suddenly asked.

Zhang Yong:???

Reacted immediately.

By the way. I forgot to ask the most important point.

Did the Kong family's ship contain any private goods? If so, the situation would be much more complicated.

There are many types of so-called private goods, such as foreign cigarettes, perfumes, matches, cameras, films, etc. They are all included in the package and do not need to pay taxes.

However, more often than not, the so-called private goods actually refer to a specific product. That is tobacco.

Zhang Yong had known before that the Kong family was selling cigarettes secretly. It was also stored in the warehouse of the Ministry of Finance. As a result, it was also targeted by Japanese spies.

Now, it would be abnormal for the Kong family's fleet to return from Nanyang without bringing some smoke and soil.

"This, I brought a little. A little." Sure enough, Kong Younian didn't hide anything. But the quantity obviously didn't tell the truth either.

Zhang Yong couldn't help but wonder whether all the so-called sucrose was tobacco.

Later, when I thought about it, I thought it was too exaggerated.

After all, thousands of tons of sucrose is understandable. Thousands of tons of cigarette smoke is terrifying.

One ton is 2,000 kilograms! 5,000 tons of soot, that's 10 million kilograms. Such a terrifying amount will definitely scare people to death. I guess the Kong family doesn't dare to get so much goods at once. Nanyang probably doesn't

No one can provide such a large amount.

Unless you go to the East India Company...

But it is estimated to be several thousand kilograms. This amount is completely within the normal digestion capacity of the Kong family.

"Are they all still there?"

"It's all here. It's all here. We've looked at it carefully."

"Then I have no problem."

Gu Bafeng turned to look at Zhang Yong.

I originally thought that someone came here for the smoke, but it was denied.

Since they are not here for Yantu, it becomes complicated. What is the origin of the five people who mysteriously disappeared?

"Are there any of your Kong family members?"

"No."

"Then why are you so nervous?"

"It's five Englishmen."

"What?"

"It's five Englishmen who are missing."

"no……"

Zhang Yong was about to speak but stopped.

He felt that he needed to have a good talk with Kong Younian.

This guy obviously didn't tell the truth. Just said five people were missing. Do they need to be so nervous?

After all, the Kong family is also in charge of the Ministry of Finance, and is the brother-in-law of the committee. What does it have to do with the disappearance of five ordinary people? There is no problem if hundreds of them disappear.

It turned out that five British people were missing. That turned into a possible big problem.

In case the British Consulate inquires...

"Lao Kong, you didn't tell the truth!" Gu Bafeng also began to realize that something was wrong.

We are here to solve problems. Don't think we are fools!

Didn't reveal the truth at all, just making a fool of myself.

"You guys come with me!"

"good!"

Kong Younian took Zhang Yong and Gu Bafeng into a cabin.
To be continued...