Chapter 14 The cruelty of the world

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When Huoshaoshan heard the question asked by Jinan, his whole body instantly became stiff.

As if he was thinking of something sad, he pulled off his hat and held it tightly in his hand.

After seeing the numb expressions of those people, the shame on his face turned into raging anger.

"You're just a passerby, don't get stuck with these things."

His voice was hoarse, and he didn't want anyone to get involved in this mess.

Jin An pointed to the east and said, "I guess all the answers are over there."

He kept observing the expressions of the people around him and found that many people were glancing towards the east.

"how do you know..."

Knowing that he had said the wrong thing, Huoshaoshan quickly stopped talking.

However, judging from this sentence, it also proves that Jinan's guess was correct.

"Now are you willing to tell me what happened on this island?" Jin An asked.

There was a hint of hesitation in Huoshaoshan's eyes. Too many people were affected by this island, and this person's involvement would not change anything. Instead, it would bring danger to this kind-hearted person.

"Are you a man or not? I'm not afraid of you even if you keep hesitating. What are you thinking about here?"

Jin An sighed. He thought of the nagging Huoshaoshan when he was young, but he also felt that this child was kind-hearted.

Huoshaoshan really considered him as a businessman and was afraid that he would offend someone he couldn't afford to offend.

The problem is that he is not a simple businessman. If he did not need to investigate secretly and collect evidence, he would have gone east with a knife in hand.

"Okay! Then I'll tell you everything I know!"

Since the person involved has said that, if he continues to hesitate, it will make him seem afraid.

He put his hat back on and used it to cover his face. "Come with me. We're in this area."

The problem here is actually very simple: collusion between officials and businessmen plus collusion between officials (navy) and pirates (pirates).

The island has been completely invaded by powerful forces. Ordinary people can only leave their fate to fate and have no chance of resistance.

Different forces have different demands on ordinary people. Some want power and political achievements, some want money, and some choose to have all of them.

The navy burned, killed, and looted the surrounding areas under the banner of pirates and gained wealth.

Then he sent out a team of navy, under the pretext of clearing out pirates, killing innocent people to gain merit in exchange for a future.

With the help of the navy's protection, the pirates kidnapped children and sold them at high prices to make money.

Merchants occupied houses, bought and sold arms, raised prices and made a fortune.

To the east is the pirates' lair.

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"Help me!!"

A girl's heart-wrenching screams could be heard in the distance.

The eyes of the people around wavered for a moment, and then as if they remembered something, they all covered their ears with hatred, not wanting to hear any more shouting.

Even though Huoshaoshan had seen this scene many times, he still felt extremely painful. He could not blame those who pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Because they've all been through this, their families have been taken away from them.

"You stay here, I'll be back soon!"

Huoshaoshan drew his knife, said something to Jin'an beside him, and then ran away.

The direction he was heading was the direction the girl was looking for help.

Of course Jinan would not listen to Huoshao's arrangement. He jumped up and disappeared on the spot.

The wooden door of the house where the girl lived was wide open.

A group of pirates surrounded the low hut, making disgusting and obscene noises.

"Brother, please solve it quickly, the brothers also want to stand with us for a while, hehehe..."

"Yeah, big brother, the girl I found this time is pretty hot, I can't help myself."

The leader laughed and scolded: "What the hell are you doing? You only know how to urge us all day. Why isn't anyone rushing to do the real work?"

"You guys go out first, and come in when I'm done."

As he said this, he drove a group of people out, closed the door, and without paying any attention to the girl's screams, he slapped her in the face.

The girl was slapped and fell on the bed. She was completely stunned and lay there blankly. She even forgot to cry, but tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes.

"You ungrateful animal!"

The man spat, ignoring the girl's reaction and prepared to take off his clothes.

Boom boom boom!

There was a gentle knock on the door.

"What the hell are you knocking on? I haven't even taken off my pants yet!"

The man cursed and swore, thinking that his men were about to rush in first, so he ignored them and wanted to continue with his own business.

Boom boom boom!

"Check the water meter!"

A strange voice came into the man's ears.

"If you don't open the door, I'll go in by myself."

Jinan pushed open the tightly closed wooden door, and the first thing that caught his eye was the nauseating red.

There was no light in the room. The sun had not yet set, but the room was dark. A young girl was lying on the bed, and a shirtless man was looking at the door with a look of surprise.

A man was lying beside the bed, covered in blood, his body still twitching. If he wasn't rescued, he would die.

"Did you hurt anyone?"

The elegant smile on his face suddenly turned bone-chillingly cold.

He came here as fast as he could, but he didn't expect to be a little slow.

"Huh? Why are these pirates lying on the ground?"

Huoshaoshan finally came to the outside of the cabin. The first thing he saw was the pirate lying outside the house. Just as he was wondering, Jinan's voice came from the house.

"Go find a doctor as fast as you can, remember to be quick!"

Jinan simply left the pirate leader aside and went to stop the bleeding of the girl's father.

The wound is not deep and the blood loss is not too great, so the patient can be saved.

Huoshaoshan ran into the house and saw the mess on the ground. He also understood why he was asked to call a doctor.

"Got it, I'll be there right away!"

He saw the shadow of his boss in Jin An. No, this aura was many times stronger than that of his boss, which made him choose to obey orders.

After Jin An finished the first aid, he took off his coat, covered the girl with it, and helped her tidy up her messy hair: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"Sir, I don't know what I did wrong to make you want to kill me. I will definitely change."

The pirate leader prostrated himself, his body shaking uncontrollably.

The brother outside the house died without making any sound, which made him sweat coldly. He thought that he had provoked the man in front of him without knowing it.

"No need to apologize to me. (Die)" Jin An gave him a look of disgust.

The pirate leader looked at Jinan in confusion, not knowing what he meant.

Jinan took out the Den Den Mushi and asked, "Are you from the east?"

The man nodded: "Yes, we are all Lord Belia's men, responsible for coming here to 'get' some supplies."

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Alas~ It is true that all crows are black.

Pirates do not engage in production, but are only interested in pleasure. They talk all the time about freedom and friendship. They hold parties when they are happy and they hold parties when they are sad.

Most people only see the enjoyment and freedom of pirates, drifting on the sea and living a life of luxury.

But no one knows how many people have been robbed by them and how many people have lost their families because of them.

This is the sadness of an era and also the sadness of the people living in this world.

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Jin An recorded everything with Den Den Mushi as evidence and kicked the man's head to pieces.

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