"Is the source reliable?"

Su Tao's eyes fell on Jiang Jing's body, and looked at this handsome man carefully, although he showed the sign of beacon fire, but Su Tao couldn't fully trust him, people have a thousand faces, with Su Tao's suspicious character, it is difficult to accept a stranger in a short time.

Jiang Jing seemed to sense Su Tao's concerns, he didn't answer Su Tao directly, and said in a deep voice: "Although we met for the first time, every member of the Beacon Fire accepts the belief of the Fire God, is loyal to the organization, and is loyal to the superiors. If you communicate with me with concerns, you won't believe anything I say. ”

Su Tao didn't expect Jiang Jing to be so keen, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I apologize to you, but this is also human nature." The sense of trust is cultivated through bloody struggle, and the concept of Beacon is never blind faith, from a certain point of view, you can also question me. ”

Jiang Jing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "You are more interesting than expected, no wonder when I was on this mission, the Fire God repeatedly told me, this is not only me testing you, but you are also testing me." ”

"Test?" Su Tao looked at Jiang Jing with a smile.

Jiang Jing frowned and said, "That's right. Vulcan is the soul of the Beacon, and if you want to sit in this position, you have to convince us. ”

Su Tao smiled helplessly: "If I knew it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have gotten on this boat." ”

Jiang Jing said disdainfully: "Liar." As a good man, who doesn't want to make a contribution? Beacon can provide you with a platform to display your ambitions. ”

Su Tao sighed and said, "I want to make a contribution, and there are many ways." I am a TCM doctor with some strength, and I can survive well by relying on this skill. The identity of the god of fire sounds very exciting, but the pressure is so great, why should I ask for trouble?"

"You're actually questioning Beacon Fire?" Jiang Jing frowned and stared at Su Tao, revealing anger.

Beacon is his belief in life, and questioning Beacon is like questioning him as a person.

"I have a lot of respect for Beacon. Su Tao paused and said with a smile, "I just don't like the feeling of being tested and evaluated." Of course, since the Vulcan God is someone I respect, I will try to please you. Also, I'm just making it clear that if you think I want to climb up the ranks as Vulcan, that's a misunderstanding, so there's no need to be hostile to me, as if I'm your enemy. ”

The reason why Su Tao spoke like this was because Jiang Jing's attitude towards Su Tao was indeed not so friendly, and it seemed to be calm, revealing a sense of hostility.

Su Tao can also analyze the root cause, Jiang Jing is doubting Su Tao's ability and whether he has the qualifications to serve as the new fire god, so he is deliberately testing Su Tao.

Jiang Jing found that he was always at a disadvantage when talking to Su Tao, he sighed lightly and said in a deep voice: "For every member of Beacon Fire, we have grown up through the tempering of blood and fire. Everyone's goal is to become the god of fire. Your path is different from ours, and you don't know how heavy and arduous the title of Vulcan is. Now that you have accepted this title, you need to prove yourself. ”

Su Tao smiled and said, "Do you feel indignant or even jealous that you have been robbed of your most precious faith by an outsider? Thank you for being able to tell me what you really think, and I believe that there are many people within Beacon who see me as a competitor who has fallen from the sky like you. However, I want you all to be clear that you have already lost. ”

Jiang Jing sighed, stared at Su Tao, and changed the subject: "We have planted eyeliner inside the pirates, and these people are going to attack on the high seas tomorrow." Their target is the Heavenly Saint Bronze Man. ”

Su Tao's face sank, and when Jiang Jing said "Heavenly Saint Bronze Man", he knew that the news had leaked, "Heavenly Saint Bronze Man, only me and Gu Yin know." The only possibility is that Gu Yin leaked the news. ”

Jiang Jing nodded and said, "When Gu Yin told Du Ziqian this secret, he was learned by a certain crew member in some way. The crew member was bribed by a pirate gang to relay the news to the pirate ring. That's why the pirate gang will attack this ship. We've just gotten the news. If nothing else, the ship has already arranged for members of the pirates, and when they reach the high seas, the inside and outside should be combined, and the ship will soon be controlled. ”

Su Tao looked solemn and frowned, "How many of us are there?"

"There are a total of five people in the eighth group, who are wearing them and hiding among the customers under different identities, counting the eyeliner inside the pirates, there are six people in total. Jiang Jing patiently explained.

"How many people are in this pirate gang?" Su Tao knew that the other party was at least a medium-sized pirate group, and if it was a small pirate group of about ten people, there was no need for Beacon Fire to monitor inside.

Jiang Jing sighed and said, "The name of the pirate gang is Ghost, and it is a team of more than five hundred people. They are equipped with advanced equipment, equipped with high-powered speedboats, ship-to-ship missiles, AK-47 submachine guns and other weapons and equipment, have a solid logistics base and sufficient sources of information, and their modus operandi is to kill the entire crew, drive the ship to a secret location, repaint it, change its name, and register it into a so-called ghost ship, which is sold along with the cargo, or used for smuggling and drug trafficking. Ghost pirates are usually active in the southern waters of the Philippines, but now they are roaming the high seas of China and the island nation to commit crimes, which means that they are determined to succeed. ”

Su Tao frowned, and analyzed: "Although the Heavenly Saint Bronze Man is valuable, it is only very attractive to people who understand traditional Chinese culture and are familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, how can those pirates know the weight of it? I'm afraid the other party's purpose is not so simple." ”

Jiang Jing was puzzled: "You mean, they are hired?"

Su Tao nodded and said in a deep voice, "I suddenly remembered something. After Stein was killed in the island nation, the Metropolitan Police Department questioned his men to find out how they could retreat and leave the island. As a result, some of his subordinates said that there were ships waiting for them on the high seas. I suspect that it is this group of ghost pirates that awaits them. Seeing that they could not receive Stein's mercenary group, the Ghost Pirates simply waited for us on the high seas. ”

Jiang Jing's eyes also lit up, although Su Tao's brain hole was a little big, but the possibility was extremely high, and he reasoned: "In other words, the pirate gang is related to Qin Jingyu?"

Su Tao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "A large pirate group like this, they are big customers of arms dealers, and Qin Jingyu is an arms dealer, so it is very possible to even go online." ”

Jiang Jing has a deeper understanding of Su Tao, Su Tao is a very good at analysis and strategy, although it is not sure whether Su Tao's judgment is correct, but this possibility is extremely high.

Jiang Jing was silent for a moment and said, "The wiser way now is to turn around immediately, and according to their plan, once they reach the high seas, they will do it." ”

Su Tao shook his head and said, "It's too late." Although the Heavenly Saint Bronze Man is not on the ship for the time being, the other party will definitely not return empty-handed. There are moles in the crew, and if we deviate from course, the other side will be alert, and we are now too far away from the harbor to wait for the island Maritime Self-Defense Force to support us, and I am afraid that we will be intercepted by the pirate group. ”

Jiang Jing frowned and said, "Then you mean that you know that there is a trap, but still die generously?"

Su Tao said with a cold look in his eyes: "There is a trick called waiting for the rabbit, the other party doesn't know that the plan is leaked, then it will definitely be done after the Heavenly Saint Bronze Man gets on the boat." There are still many hours to go, and if we notify the Huaxia Navy in advance and let them support us on the high seas, we will not only solve the problem, but also wipe out the pirates. ”

Jiang Jing frowned and pondered: "I understand what you mean, I'll arrange it now and contact the navy." ”

Su Tao nodded and said, "I'll go to Du Ziqian and discuss it with him." ”

Although it is now time to rest, the situation is urgent and it is necessary to race against time, Su Tao still has to communicate with the captain Du Ziqian in advance, and it is best to find out the traitor.

Su Tao knocked on Du Ziqian's cabin door, Du Ziqian's face was full of displeasure, and he frowned: "It's so late, is there anything wrong?"

Su Tao heard other movements in the cabin and realized that Du Ziqian was also a romantic figure, who had been drifting at sea for a long time and had a boring life, so it was not uncommon for him to like women.

Su Tao sighed and said, "Can you find a quiet place to talk?"

Du Ziqian saw Su Tao's solemn expression, it was so late, if it wasn't a particularly urgent matter, he would definitely not make a mistake. He said in a deep voice, "Wait for me for a few minutes." ”

After speaking, Du Ziqian walked into the cabin and said a few words in English, and after a while, a bewitching black girl walked out of the cabin unwillingly, she only wore a pair of underwear and suspenders, but Su Tao was not interested in appreciating it, and secretly laughed in his heart, he didn't expect Du Ziqian's taste to be so heavy.

Du Ziqian coughed, hiding his embarrassment and said, "The whole ship is the safest in my cabin, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Su Tao didn't beat around the bush, and said truthfully: "The cruise ship is targeted by the ghost pirate group. It is expected that after the Heavenly Saint Bronze Man gets on the ship tomorrow, he will do it. ”

"Are you sure it's the Ghost Pirate Regiment?" Du Ziqian's face changed greatly, he had rich sailing experience, and he had also been robbed by pirates, if he encountered ordinary pirates, he was not particularly nervous, it was nothing more than robbing money.

But the Ghost Pirates are notorious, and if they target them, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Su Tao said very seriously: "Our top priority is to find out the traitor, because the navigation route has been mastered by the other party, and I am in the open and the enemy, and we are at an absolute disadvantage." ”

Du Ziqian muttered: "The crew members of this ship are all old people who follow me, I trust their character very much, and I know their details, it is impossible to betray me." ”

Su Tao said in a deep voice: "People die for money, birds die for death, anyone can be tempted by interests and change, which involves the life and death of the whole ship, and it must be investigated." ”