Four days later, at the Dahu Pier in CD City, a group of people came, holding four carriages; the first three carriages were covered with oilcloths. However, the oilcloths were obviously shorter, and one could see the difference between them.

Each of the two carriages contained four large boxes, which were as long as a person. On the other carriage, when the wind blew away the oilcloth, the tripod of the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the base of the mortar could be seen.

The last carriage was a "car" with a canopy, and in the car sat a woman who was obviously a noble lady.

Next to the noble lady sat a middle-aged woman who looked like a wet nurse; however, both of them wore face coverings, with only their eyes exposed.

In front of the car sat two maids, servant women.

There were two burly bodyguards on both sides of the car. They looked fierce and menacing, and they were obviously not ordinary people.

In front of the car was a middle-aged man wearing a butler's attire. His temperament was a bit special...

In front of and behind the carriage convoy, there were more than twenty men dressed as long-term workers, all of them gray-haired and gray-faced, obviously caused by the long journey.

There were about sixty gunmen in front and behind, wearing Sichuan army uniforms; some carried guns on their backs, some hung their rifles across their necks, and some carried guns. However, each of these gun-bearers used their hands.

Holding the barrel of the gun and holding the rifle upside down; they all looked careless.

At the Dahu Pier, the group stopped.

The big butler hurriedly came to the pier and saw that there were only a few ten-ton motor and sailboats parked on the pier. He stepped forward to find a middle-aged man who seemed to be the steward of the pier and asked: "Sir, may I ask, is there anything on the pier?"

Are there any big ships?"

The middle-aged man looked at the steward up and down, and asked with disdain: "What do you want to do with the ship?"

The chief steward stepped forward, took out a large front door cigarette, handed it to the steward, and said with a smile: "My boss wants to hire two big ships."

"Hire two big ships? Where are you going?" The middle-aged man took the cigarette, put it under his nose and smelled it, and asked.

"This... this..." The butler seemed to have something to hide, so there was nothing more to say after "this...".

The middle-aged man looked back at the team, and with some idea in his mind, he asked, "Isn't it convenient for me to tell you?"

The chief steward nodded and said, "This is a military secret..."

"Since it is a military secret, it is inconvenient for me to participate!" After saying that, the middle-aged man turned around and left.

The chief steward grabbed the middle-aged man and lowered his voice and said, "We are going to Dongting Lake. We need to hire a big boat for two days. Please take care of me, sir."

After that, the butler stretched out his hand from his sleeve and showed it to the middle-aged man. There were five dollars in his hand. Then he gave it directly to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man then smiled and said: "There are no big ships today. I will help you contact me right away. It will probably be tomorrow. Do you think your boss can wait?"

Although the chief steward's face showed an anxious look, there was a shortage of big ships everywhere, so he had no choice but to say: "That's a problem, sir!"

"You're welcome! Just wait by the dock. I'll come over and tell you when I have news."

After that, the middle-aged man left and walked toward CD City.

The steward turned back to the car and said softly: "Madam, the steward has gone to help contact the ship. It may not be until tomorrow that there is a ship."

Without waiting for the young lady to reply, the housekeeper lowered his voice and said: "According to my observation, that steward is not a kind person. He is probably related to several aspects of Changde; he may even be secretly related to the lake bandits."

The young mistress said: "You make the final arrangements!"

"Yes! Young Mistress!"

The big butler then took a spearman and "wandered" around on the dock.

After a while, an elderly man in his fifties came over to chat with him: "Butler, do you want to hire a boat?"

The chief steward looked happy and asked, "Do you have a big boat? I want to hire two."

The man smiled and asked: "Although I don't have a big ship, I can help you contact me. Don't listen to Manager Liang, he has a dark heart. Even if he contacts two big ships for you, the price will be increased by 50%. However,

, you have to tell me, where are you going to hire a boat?"

The butler seemed to hesitate for a while and said: "It takes about two days to go to Dongting Lake. Do you think...?"

The old man said: "No problem! Just wait over there; I will notify you after I get in touch!"

The butler quickly took out a big front door cigarette and handed it to the old man and said, "Brother, if you can help me contact two large ships, I will thank you very much."

"It's easy to talk! It's easy to talk! Just wait on the dock and I'll contact you right away."

After that, the old man walked to a five-ton motorboat parked on the pier.

A young man walked out of the motor boat and murmured to the two older men for a while. He looked hesitant and said a few more words before walking towards the motor boat.

The chief steward observed the young man carefully, then winked at a young man in gray clothes standing on a five-ton sailboat on the pier, and returned to the car.

The young man in gray clothes immediately started the sailboat and sailed towards Yueyang.

The chief steward said to the young lady: "The people on the small motorboat that was starting must be lake bandits. The old guy just asked me about our destination, so he told the lake bandit that he must be going to the lake.

The bandit has sent a message."

The young mistress asked: "Did you arrange for people to leave early?"

"Yes! Young Madam, it is very difficult to track on the big lake. Especially tracking the lake bandits, people are just eating this. I arranged for Qianjiao and the others to go to the fork of Dongting Lake in advance to wait for this small motorboat..."

The young lady nodded and said, "You can arrange everything on your own."

"yes!"

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At about four o'clock in the afternoon, three men came from the direction of Changde County. One of them was wearing a robe and had a special temperament; the other was wearing a Chinese tunic suit; and the third was dressed as a boatman. They went straight to the pier.

However, the man in the robe squinted at the carriage.

When the young lady saw the man in Mao suit, she trembled all over!

The housekeeper quickly asked: "Young lady, did you find anything?"

The young lady calmed down her mood and said: "The man dressed as a boatman left after we got here... After those two people leave, arrange for someone to arrest the boatman."

"yes!"

The butler didn't ask why, and he immediately agreed without any hesitation.

The man in the robe and the man in the Chinese tunic suit exchanged a few words, then turned and left.
Chapter completed!