Ang Lee easily subdued Green Dog and the rest of the pirates on the island and made them obediently obey his orders. Without Ang Lee's permission, all the captured pirates and affiliated fishermen were not allowed to leave Black Wolf Island. With the cooperation of the Tang dynasty's soldiers, they built defensive towers on the island in batches. More than ten captives were used to build each defensive tower, plus twice the number of Tang dynasty's soldiers. In addition, more than ten additional Tang dynasty's soldiers were in charge of guarding nearby to prevent these captives from escaping and causing news about Black Wolf Island to leak out.
In addition, in order to prevent suspicion, four whaling ships, some fishing boats, and some soldiers quietly withdrew from Black Wolf Island and continued to fish nearby. As long as there were no special circumstances, they would not easily go to Black Wolf Island to avoid making it seem like there were too many ships on Black Wolf Island.
In addition, these soldiers fishing in the periphery could also better investigate the surrounding situation and report to Ang Lee in a timely manner so that he could understand the pattern of pirate activities in the vicinity in the coming year.
Because the affiliated fishermen had not returned home, some people soon came to Black Wolf Island to look for their family members. Ang Lee was naturally prepared for this situation. As long as they came to look for their family members, they were all allowed to come to the island. Then, they were allowed to see their family members building the defensive towers with their own eyes. However, they were only allowed to say a few words before they were asked to leave quickly. Within a few months, they were only allowed to send food and clothes, and were not allowed to visit too frequently.
Although this request was somewhat coercive, as long as the fishermen's family members saw that their family members were safe and sound, they were relieved. They had long been accustomed to the tyranny of pirates, and it was not a big deal to let their family members do some hard work.
In addition to dealing with the family members of these fishermen, they also had to deal with the visits of other pirates. For example, the people of the Black Dragon Emperor would occasionally visit other waters. If they came to Black Wolf Island, someone would definitely receive them.
"Assistant Minister Li, a pirate boat is coming. It says that it's the people of the Black Tiger King and has something to discuss with the Black Wolf King."
A soldier reported.
Ang Lee looked at Green Hound beside him and said, "This is your chance to show off. You'll be the one to show off later. I'll be watching you from behind."
Green Dog hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Sir. Usually, when my big brother doesn't want to see anyone, I'm the one who comes out. I definitely won't arouse suspicion. However, if they make a request, should I agree or not?"
"Well, I'll give you a hint."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
As such, Green Hound was relieved. As long as Ang Lee could give him a hint, he would be able to put on a good show.
Soon, the pirates entered Black Wolf Island and met Green Hound.
"Were you guys sent by Big Brother Black Tiger? What's the matter? "
Green Hound asked.
One of the pirates said, "It's not a big deal. Our king wants to ask the shipwright of the Giant Tree Island under the rule of the Black Wolf King to help build a fast boat. It has to be bigger than the previous one."
"What? You want to build another one? Didn't you just build a fast boat not long ago? How many brothers does your Black Tiger King have? Why does he need so many fast boats? Our shipbuilding speed isn't fast."
Green Hound said with dissatisfaction.
The other islands didn't have qualified shipwrights. They could only build fishing boats. For fast boats, the shipwrights of the Giant Tree Island were the best. Therefore, almost all the fast boats were built on the Giant Tree Island.
"The last time our king went five hundred miles away, he was unlucky and hit a reef. Of the two fast boats, one sank and the other was heavily damaged. Now, there's only one usable fast boat left. That damaged fast boat can't be used too much. We're going to sell it. So, we naturally have to order another one. The bigger and faster the better."
One of the pirates said.
Green Hound's face didn't look too good. In fact, the entire Black Wolf Island belonged to Ang Lee. This matter had nothing to do with him. However, he had to show his dissatisfaction. Otherwise, it would be easy for the pirates in front of him to see through his disguise.
"Green King, our king said that as long as our request is met, the damaged fast boat will be given to the Black Wolf King for free."
Another pirate saw that Green Hound's face didn't look too good.
Green Hound got Ang Lee's hint. He frowned and asked, "Is it really for free? If it's really a damaged fast boat, it's not bad. It should be able to be sold for a good price after some repairs. "
"So, Green King agreed. When can we get the goods?"
One of the pirates asked.
Green Hound smiled and said, "Do you think it's that easy to build a ship? It'll take at least three to five months."
"Okay, three to five months then. We'll send the damaged fast boat to you soon. However, Black Wolf King can't fool our king with a repaired ship."
One of the pirates said.
"Bullshit, is my big brother that kind of person? Okay, when it's done, you can come and get it. If there's nothing else, get lost! "
Green Hound was a little angry and coaxed them.
The pirates were already familiar with Green Hound's temperament. They didn't find it strange and hurriedly left.
"Sir, how was my performance?"
After the pirates left, Green Hound smiled and looked at Ang Lee.
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad. You did well. That's how it should be. As long as you do well, I won't treat you unfairly. Haha!"
Ang Lee was really satisfied with Green Hound's performance. Although Green Hound looked a little wretched, his ability to get things done was really good. At least, Ang Lee didn't find any flaws. He believed that the pirates didn't see anything wrong with it either.
However, Ang Lee still neglected something. That was, the pirates came to Black Wolf Island to meet the Black Wolf King and propose to build an armed fast boat. They also had a mission, which was to meet with their own people on the island. According to the previous agreement, as long as they arrived on the island, the person who was supposed to meet them would appear in front of them and tell them the situation on the island. However, when they arrived on the island, they didn't find the person who was supposed to meet them. Even after meeting Green Hound, they still didn't see the person who was supposed to meet them. Until they left by boat, they still didn't find anything. This made them very puzzled. Could it be that the person who was supposed to meet them remembered the time wrongly? But that shouldn't be the case! How could he remember the time wrongly for such an important matter?
After the pirates left by boat, they didn't return to Black Tiger Island in time. Instead, they patrolled around Black Wolf Island, trying to find any abnormalities on the island. However, there were many soldiers of the Tang dynasty on the island. After discovering the pirates' intentions, they had already made arrangements in advance, so the pirates didn't find anything. All they could see were piles of wood and stones, which were used to build defensive towers. They didn't find this strange. Every pirate-controlled island would build some defensive facilities. This was the most basic thing, and there was nothing wrong with it. Moreover, due to the different locations of the defensive towers, not every construction site of the defensive towers was discovered. Most of the construction sites of the defensive towers were not discovered by them.
"Assistant Minister Li, did we reveal something? The pirates who just left didn't return in time. Instead, they circled around Black Wolf Island to observe. It seems very strange."
Chen Long asked.
Green Dog looked a little nervous and hurriedly said, "That's impossible! I can't reveal anything. Maybe they didn't see Big Brother, so they became suspicious. That doesn't seem right! They often don't see Big Brother, but I don't see them suspecting us! "
Ang Lee said, "Anyway, since they circled Black Wolf Island, it means that they did become suspicious. As for what made them suspicious, it's hard to say. It might not be Green Dog who revealed it. Maybe our people gave the game away. After all, the way our soldiers walk is different from the pirates. It's very difficult to change. That's why I asked the soldiers to hide as much as possible. The more soldiers that show up, the higher the chance of us being exposed."
"Assistant Minister Li, what should we do next? Since we've already made them suspicious, shouldn't we do something? "
Chen Long opened his mouth and asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "You said it yourself. It's just suspicions. There's no real evidence. Since there's no evidence, we'll deal with it by sticking to the status quo. If we act rashly, it'll only deepen their suspicions. We can't panic!"
"Assistant Minister Li is right. We can't panic. Since the other party is only suspicious and can't confirm anything, that is to say, they probably won't take any drastic actions. We can live here without worry."
Chen Long said.
The pirates from Black Tiger Island didn't find anything special after circling Black Wolf Island. Hence, they could only return home.
After seeing King Black Tiger, they could only report the situation truthfully.
"Why? You didn't see Black Wolf. It was Green Dog who showed up. Even the contact person didn't appear. Could it be that Black Wolf found out?"
Black Tiger said nervously.
He planted his confidants on Black Wolf Island. Not many people knew about this. Including him, there were less than ten people. Only his confidants knew about this secret. Outsiders didn't know about it. He didn't believe that this matter would be leaked.
"My King, there's a lot of wood and stones piled up around Black Wolf Island. It seems like they're building defensive towers. Moreover, there's more than one. Who are they guarding against?"
A pirate said.
Black Tiger was stunned when he heard this. This made him feel that the matter of him planting his confidants on Black Wolf Island might have been leaked. This Black Wolf King was guarding against him. Otherwise, why would the people he planted disappear? Moreover, the Black Wolf Island was still building defensive facilities. Combining these two things together, didn't it prove his guess?
Of course, this was still just a guess. Since it was just a guess, it couldn't be confirmed. Black Tiger King also couldn't figure out whether his guess was true or not. He really had the intention of annexing the Black Wolf Sea Region. He didn't want to be under the Black Dragon for a long time. However, the strength under his command was only half of the Black Dragon's. If he could quietly take over the Black Wolf Sea Region, then he would have 70 to 80 percent of the Black Dragon's strength. He could totally try to challenge the Black Dragon's absolute position.
Everything was going smoothly. The people he planted easily gained a foothold on Black Wolf Island. However, they suddenly couldn't be contacted. This made Black Tiger very nervous. If the matter was really leaked, his plan would be completely ruined.
"Continue to send people to investigate. We must find out what happened on Black Wolf Island. Do it secretly and don't leak our secret."
Black Tiger opened his mouth and said.
Black Tiger had many brothers. However, Black Tiger was different from Black Wolf. He didn't trust his brothers very much. He trusted his confidants more. Although these confidants weren't strong, he felt that they were more loyal and reliable. His brothers had the ability to replace him, but these little confidants didn't have this ability. Therefore, he always trusted these confidants more than his brothers. Black Wolf King's confidants were his own brothers. Their personalities were very different. One put capable brothers in important positions, while the other was always on guard against his brothers.
Black Tiger's plan to quietly annex and control Black Wolf Island was unknown to other than his confidants. It could be seen how wary he was of his brothers. After all, according to the rules of the pirates, once Black Tiger died, the ones who could inherit the rights of Black Tiger Island would be his brothers. Therefore, he was worried that his brothers would harm him in order to get to the top. He didn't have much trust in his brothers and was just using them. He was very hypocritical, and how could his brothers not know that? They were naturally a little uncomfortable that their big brother would secretly send his confidants out to do things without informing them. However, Black Tiger was their big brother, so they had to endure their discomfort. If they angered their big brother, they would have to bear the consequences.
How Mad Tiger died was very clear in their hearts. It was because Mad Tiger couldn't stand their big brother's actions. He blamed the Black Tiger for not trusting his brothers and not telling them any secrets. In the end, Mad Tiger died a few days later. No one knew how he died, but Black Tiger was undoubtedly the most suspicious. This further strengthened the relationship between Black Tiger and his brothers, causing them to have no feelings to speak of.
At this time, Strong Tiger and the others were drinking together. They weren't in a good mood. This was Mad Tiger's death anniversary, and they were thinking of him.
"Brothers, there's no point in staying on Black Tiger Island. Why don't we just leave? We'll just be living there."
Strong Tiger was the first to speak.
Thin Tiger continued, "That's right. Last time, Big Brother didn't listen to us and insisted on sending his confidants out to carry out the mission. In the end, one of the ships hit a reef and sank, while the other was heavily damaged. We wouldn't have been able to rob anything, but we suffered a lot of losses. I really don't know what Big Brother is thinking, to not trust us."
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