Chapter 1255 Pirates Lair
"A few months ago, Lord Muratpasha's guards brought back more than a dozen slaves from Halep. One of the slaves had black hair and yellow skin, short hair and no beard. It was very strange, just like the people from the Far East you mentioned. In addition, they were brought back by Lord Pasha's guards, so I was quite impressed by the time."
The old pirate frowned, as if he was desperately recalling his previous experiences for two Spanish silver dollars. If he could get two Spanish silver dollars just by providing a clue without any effort, he would have money to drink and gamble again.
"Are he a guest or a prisoner?" Yang Song asked.
"Let me think about it carefully... He was carrying a chain and was whipped at that time. He would definitely not be Lord Pasha's guest, maybe he was the spoils that Lord Pasha got from where he got it." The old pirate thought about it carefully and said confidently.
One-eyed pirate Yansong looked at Captain Luit, the two of them had a strange look in their eyes. They seemed to have captured a key clue. It is very likely that the missing oriental they were looking for was in Algiers.
Yangsong asked quietly, "Where is that person now? Can he leave the port?"
"Mr. Yangsong, that was the prisoner captured by Lord Pasha. He said the same thing in our city of Algiers. Almost all pirates have to obey his orders. How dare I follow them too much? Generally speaking, Lord Pasha's prisoners are imprisoned in nearby castles and walls to use them to repair the city defense, and they may be sold. But I have never seen that oriental man again, and should not go to sea. If sold, it will be in the direction of mountains and deserts." The old pirate said.
The information he provided was already very detailed. To find the missing Orientals, either searching for defenses in Algiers, or leaving Algiers, to the inland rather than the Mediterranean coastal areas.
"Why are you looking for a person from the Far East, and he was also a captive of Lord Pasha? Could it be that Lord Pasha had captured your friend wrongly, right? Or are you thinking of beating Lord Pasha's captive?" The old pirate then wondered about the purpose of the information.
"Your intelligence is of some use, but don't ask too much about other things. As someone who barely relies on providing intelligence to survive, you should know not to ask too much. These two Spanish silver dollars belong to you. If we find that person, we will give you another three silver dollars." Yang Song said.
"There are three silver dollars?! Thank you so much for yourselves!" The old pirate did not expect that the information he provided was so valuable. He was overjoyed and accepted the silver dollars and thanked him repeatedly.
"Save some flowers, otherwise no one will help you clean up your funeral." Yang Song kindly reminded him when he left.
The old pirate limped out of the tavern, not seeming to hear Yangsong's words.
"You know him?" Reit asked Yansong afterwards.
"He was a pirate who did everything evilly, just like me. Later, he suffered several serious injuries while fighting the Knights of the Malta and the Spaniards. He broke his leg while escaping, and then he became a cripple. People who have no value can only live here like bed bugs." Yang Song seemed to be talking about a common thing.
"It's so pitiful," said Reit.
"Poor? The person who was killed by him, who was sold as slaves, would not be pitiful? We are going to hell after death." Yang Song said, as if we had been enlightened. "If you don't talk about these, the most urgent thing is to confirm that the East wants to find people in Algiers. Why did Lord Pasha catch the Orient we are looking for? Could it be that there is a deep hatred between them?"
Reit shook his head: "The Orientals said they had just arrived in Europe for not long, and their missing companions stayed in Halep for less than half a month, so it was impossible for them to make enemies with Lord Pasha."
Yangsong touched the stubble on his chin: "Did it be that he just happened to be captured by Lord Pasha's subordinates in Hapure?"
"If the governor here, that is, Pasha knew that we were looking for him, he might anger Lord Pasha." Reit found that he seemed to have been deceived by the Chinese. The other party did not mention that the disappearing Li Jinde was intercepted by Pasha of Algiers.
In fact, Reuter wrongly accused the Intelligence Department. The Intelligence Department did not know that the actual rulers of the pirate nest in Algiers would make enemies with the Chinese, and they also specifically targeted the Chinese merchants. The reason they commissioned the Nederlands to come to Barbary Pirates to investigate was because they were worried that Li Jinde was hijacked by ordinary Barbary Pirates, and they never thought that it would be the governor here who personally ordered it.
"If it is an ordinary pirate gang, I can still ask them for people with my face, but if it is a prisoner of Lord Pasha, if there are guards and guards, they will even be chased by Lord Pasha. I, Yangsong, will not be able to hang out in Barbary, and can only return to the Netherlands." Yangsong obviously did not want to offend Pasha in Algiers.
Reit was not a pirate. As long as he left Barbary, he would not be afraid of Pasha here, but he could not rescue a prisoner of a local ruler in Algiers.
"The Orientals just entrusted me to inquire about this person, and did not ask us to rescue him after finding him. What I mean is the best way to rescue him when he finds him, but if it cannot be done, we just need to provide this information." Reut thought suddenly.
The one-eyed pirate Yansong, who was originally in a dilemma, suddenly realized when he heard Reit say this: "You are right. Now that people are in the hands of Pasha in Algiers, the situation is special, we cannot rescue them even if we find someone. Then we just need to provide this information to the other party. As long as we find the place of this person, we can successfully complete the commission."
"I have an oil painting provided by an oriental, and the person on it is the oriental we are looking for." Reit opened an oil painting handed over to him by the intelligence department.
Li Jinde and others tried to draw their own portraits by painters in London, and at this time they became the most favorable item to find him.
"If you ask for information randomly, it may alarm Lord Pasha or his guards. We should plan well." Yangsong found news about Li Jinde in Algiers after Morocco, and suddenly became interested.
After completing the tasks entrusted by the Chinese, he was able to buy a batch of tea at an extremely favorable price every year. For pirates, whether they use it themselves or sell it, they can benefit a lot.
"Remember this person's appearance. If you see this person in the street or nearby castles, you must not be alerted." Yang Song arranged the areas where the people who were looking for Li Jinde were responsible.
Chapter completed!