C414 The Cicada Shed Its Shell
Ren Dongming led the group through the hall without stopping and headed towards the pier behind the hall.
Ren Dongming had just pushed open the door behind the hall when a small boat with a black roof quietly approached him in the night. Before the boat docked, Ren Dongming whispered, "Quickly board the boat!" As he spoke, Ren Dongming had already jumped onto the boat.
Although there were many doubts in everyone's hearts, they all knew that this trip was to avoid being tracked by strong enemies. They could not allow any mishaps, so they could only follow Ren Dongming and jump onto the small boat. They followed Ren Dongming's instructions and entered the cabin.
This small boat was not big, and only two crew members stood at the front and back of the boat. At most, it could only carry about 30 people, and the only cabin was located in the middle of the boat. There were two wooden planks on the walls of the cabin for people to rest on. Other than that, there was nothing else in the cabin. Luckily, Du Qi and the girls were used to traveling in the martial world, so they were not afraid of suffering. Their adaptability was strong, so no one complained about the ship being too simple and crude.
Seeing that everyone had boarded the ship, the two crew members closed the front and back doors of the ship. Then, without any delay, they pushed the ship away from the shore and drove along the riverside in the dark.
When they heard the sound of "Squeak, Squeak, Squeak," and felt the slightly swaying hull of the ship, everyone understood that they had already left the inn that they had just entered with the ship. Looking at the empty cabin, Ma Yuxiao seemed to be unwilling in her heart. Suddenly lifting up the tightly sealed small window on the wall, she looked back and saw that there were countless ships of various sizes docked along the shore. Sometimes, there were people boarding or disembarking, and there were also ships sailing from afar towards the shore. There were also ships that left the shore, but she could not tell where the small boats were coming from. Obviously, it was a common phenomenon for them to leave at night by boat. They wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
The lights on both sides of the shore gradually disappeared and the scenery on the shore gradually became blurry. Ma Yuxiao knew that the boat had left Tong Province but did not know where it would go. She helplessly closed the small window and asked puzzledly, "Are we leaving just like this?"
Looh Miaoer smiled and said, "Is Sister Xiao still thinking about the warm bed in the inn?"
Ma Yuxiao spat, "Of course not!"
Looh Miaoer said, "Oh? Then why does Sister Xiao look like she has lost something?"
Ma Yuxiao said worriedly, "I am just worried that what we did today was in vain?"
Looh Miaoer said again, "Sister Xiao means..."
Ma Yuxiao looked at Looh Miaoer strangely and said with some doubt, "Seeing that you are usually smarter than anyone else, why can't you see such an obvious loophole now? Think about it, we will just take a boat and leave behind the escort of the Secret Service and the inn staff. Didn't we leave behind a huge loophole for no reason? "
Looh Miaoer smiled and said," This, Sister Xiao, don't worry about it. If my calculations are correct... Just as we left the pier, someone came down from the ship to live in the courtyard we were looking for. Tomorrow, they will take our place in the horse carriage of the Escort Office to Mount Tai. As for whether those people really went to Mount Tai or not... That has nothing to do with us. "
Ma Yuxiao did not believe what Looh Miaoer said and could not help looking at Ren Dongming in doubt. Ren Dongming glanced at everyone in the cabin and smiled in satisfaction, "Not bad!"
Seeing that Ren Dongming confirmed Looh Miaoer's guess was the truth, Ma Yuxiao finally relaxed. Surprised, she said, "Could it be that those guests were also arranged beforehand? Didn't this still leave clues for those with ulterior motives?"
Ren Dongming smiled and said, "That's not the case. They just happened to be here. The number of people who investigated them earlier was about the same as the number of people in our group. What was even more rare was that they are going to build boats and board here and change to land roads. We are just one step ahead of them to find an inn and the horse carriage used by Ming Chen. "
Although Ren Dongming's words sounded relaxed, everyone knew that it was not easy to do those things. Ma Yuxiao sighed in admiration and said, "In this way, without a doubt, the inn's waiter and the escort from the Escort Office will be completely covered by the drum. At that time, even if someone finds them, they will not know their feelings. So, we seem to have disappeared from this world. No one will know where we are."
Ma Yuxiao suddenly exclaimed, "Not good!"
Sitting on the boat with nothing to do, everyone listened to the conversation between Ma Yuxiao and Looh Miaoer as well as the sound of the boatman's oar. At the same time. They felt the pleasure of the boat swaying. At the same time, they were thinking about their own thoughts. At this moment, when they suddenly heard Ma Yuxiao's exclamation, they could not help but jump in fright. They looked at Ma Yuxiao with some confusion.
Ma Yuxiao saw that everyone was looking at her and hurriedly said, "Sorry to disturb everyone's rest."
Huang Yinhua seemed to have just regained her senses and scolded, "Why are you making such a big fuss about it? It is not a big deal to disturb everyone's rest. If it is not good enough to scare others, then it will be a big deal."
Ma Yuxiao smiled and said, "Aiya, I did not expect that I would accidentally scare our little beauty. This is really not right. This little girl will definitely pay attention next time, hehe!"
Huang Jinhua said, "What is wrong?"
Ma Yuxiao said, "I originally thought that no one knew about our whereabouts and that this series of schemes was seamless. But after thinking about it carefully, it was not hard to find that there was still a huge loophole."
Ren Dongming said, "Where did we make a mistake?"
Ma Yuxiao said, "It was the boatman who sent those guests over. Although they did not know about our matter, at least they knew that there was a group of guests coming ashore and entering the inn. Those with ulterior motives could follow the clues. After finding out that we disappeared in that inn, they inferred where we went. Find our tracks and catch up to us. Is this a flaw that cannot be overlooked?"
Everyone felt that Ma Yuxiao's words made sense, but Ren Dongming smiled lightly and said, "Miss Ma, don't worry. Those boat workers are all from our clan. So, this flaw that cannot be overlooked no longer exists. Even if someone knows that we have been to Tong Province, they will not be able to find out where we are. "
Almost without thinking, Ma Yuxiao shouted again, "This is bad! This way, the flaw will be even greater. It is too late to make up for it now!"
Ren Dongming did not take Ma Yuxiao's words as an intention. He still smiled casually and said, "Those crew members are just the disciples of this gang in plain clothes. That boat also does not have the mark of this gang. Those guests did not know that the person who sent them was someone from my gang. So... Miss Ma, don't worry. There will be no flaws in this matter. "
Although Ren Dongming said it with absolute certainty, Ma Yuxiao was still worried. But she could not find enough reason to refute Ren Dongming. Besides, she could not influence the overall situation. She could only put this matter aside and asked in confusion, "What is a disciple of the Plain Clothing Gang?"