Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 614 One less thunderbolt

Unexpectedly, the snoring in the cabin was not unusual at all, and no one noticed the tiny light.

The mute smiled triumphantly and gestured to Hongxiao to take the fire starter.

Hongxiao took a deep breath, took the tinderbox, and leaned into the cabin.

She was very calm. Even if the other party discovered her, no one could catch up with her. Although the mission failed, her life would not be in danger.

There were two rows of men lying on both sides of the cabin, all sleeping soundly.

Hong Xiao slipped from one end to the other and saw the cannons placed on both sides of the hull.

There are also wooden boxes placed next to the artillery.

There was nothing unusual about anything else, except these seven or eight cannons, which made Hong Xiao unable to recognize what they were.

The light of the tinderbox was getting smaller and smaller and was about to go out.

Hong Xiao didn't care about anything else. She squatted in front of the box next to the cannon and tried to open the lid.

But it was locked.

At this time, the tinder had gone out and the surroundings fell into darkness again.

But Hongxiao had already memorized the route and knew where the objects were placed.

She reached out and grabbed the lock on the box, twisted it hard, and broke it silently.

He groped in the dark, opened the lid of the box, and reached in to feel around. Inside were round balls that looked quite heavy.

Hongxiao thought for a moment and decided to take one back and study it first.

Because she had never seen this thing before.

Unable to take both, he took one ball, closed the box, and turned around to float back the way he came.

The mute was still waiting for her by the small window.

The two squeezed together again, and Hongxiao held the ball between them and gestured.

After the mute understood what she meant, he also gestured with his hands and made explosion movements.

This made Hong Xiao surprised. This ball was most likely the thunder of the Zhenxi Army.

Hong Xiao reached out and gently patted the mute's shoulder, expressing her appreciation for his actions. After giving him a smile, she turned and left the steering cabin.

The mute did not try to stop her, but just stared blankly with his big eyes as he watched her leave.

Only after he could no longer see Hong Xiao did he slowly take a piece of rag, climb out of the steering cabin, and wipe the water stains that Hong Xiao had brought on board.

Hong Xiao's coming and going did not alarm anyone except the mute.

After getting ashore, he put on his clothes, picked up the ball, and ran straight into the city.

Lin Feng hosted a banquet to entertain Zhu Qisheng and his party. The dinner lasted until the end of the night before everyone left.

He was served by Pei Qiyin, and after washing up, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

I'm a little tired tonight and don't feel like looking at intelligence anymore.

He slept until dawn, and was gently woken up by Pei Qiyin.

"General, a soldier reported that something happened on the ship."

Lin Feng was still confused, and Pei Qiyin wiped his cheek with a wet towel.

"Well, let him come in and talk."

Since he was able to run to his own headquarters to report, the matter must be very serious.

Cheng Liang brought the soldier who reported the news into the house and reported with his head down.

"General, a thunderbolt was missing from the warship last night."

Lin Feng frowned: "Tell me in detail."

"This morning, when the staff on duty were counting the mines, they discovered that the lock on the box containing the mines had been broken, and one of the mines was missing."

"Have you checked?"

The soldier replied, "We have searched the entire ship, and that thunder is no longer on board."

"Are there outsiders on board?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Reporting to the General, no outsiders boarded the ship yesterday."

There is one less thunderbolt, which is a serious matter and we must get to the bottom of it.

"Where's your leader?"

“We are reviewing them one by one.”

Lin Feng couldn't sit still anymore, and said as he asked Pei Qiyin to put on her clothes.

"Cheng Liang, gather the troops and follow me aboard."

Cheng Liang agreed and turned around to go out to convey the order.

Lin Feng didn't even bother to eat breakfast. He went out directly, mounted his horse, and brought hundreds of guards with him. With the sound of horse hooves, he rushed out of the gate of the city.

Xi Niang was already waiting under the boat. When she saw Lin Feng's horse rushing over, she hurried forward to greet him.

"General, I failed in my duty. I missed a thunderbolt last night."

"Did you find out anything?"

Lin Feng asked as he jumped off his warhorse.

Xi Niang shook her head blankly.

"It's very strange. The doors and windows are all fine. How could they suddenly disappear?"

Lin Feng stepped onto the gangplank and boarded the warship.

Lin Feng personally built the Zhenxi, so he is very familiar with the structure of the warship.

He went straight to the cabin entrance and took a closer look.

"Who's guarding this gate at night?"

A soldier stood at attention and replied, "General, this hatch was locked from the inside at night. There is no special sentry outside."

Lin Feng nodded: "That is to say, someone can open the hatch from the inside, send out the thunder, and then insert it from the inside."

Xi Niang frowned and said, "But, every boatman has been checked and no problems were found."

Lin Feng leaned over and walked up the stairs into the cabin.

Come to the stolen thunder box.

The broken lock was still lying aside, Lin Feng picked it up and took a look at it.

This is a steel lock, very tough, and if you want to break it, you usually need tools.

The lock was not broken, but someone had twisted the lock nose off the wooden box.

There were ten sky mines in a wooden box, but only nine were left in this box.

“Who has come here to look at it?”

Qu Buchen, who was following Xi Niang, replied.

"General, there are nearly a hundred sailors living in the cabin. In the morning, there were quite a few people coming and going. It's hard to say."

The wooden box was located next to the artillery, and someone walking through the aisle was two or three steps away from the box.

"Go get me a bowl of flour."

Xi Niang quickly asked the guards to get flour.

Lin Feng brought the flour and gently sprinkled it on the ground around the box.

The floor of the cabin was painted and very smooth.

After spreading a thin layer of flour, Lin Feng leaned against the floor and gently blew away the flour with his mouth.

Then he moved closer to the floor and observed it carefully.

After the flour was blown away, footprints appeared on the floor, stacked one on top of the other, about seven or eight in number.

Lin Feng knelt directly on the floor, put his face close to the floor, and looked carefully one by one.

The people around him looked at him in surprise.

Xi Niang was also confused. What was the general going to do?

However, no one dared to make a sound, and even their breathing was very light.

After a while, Lin Feng finally found a very small footprint from a pile of footprints.

The footprints had become very blurry, but the general outline could still be seen.

Lin Feng turned his head and said, "Xiniang, take off your shoes so I can see your feet."

Xi Niang blushed and glanced at the people around her.

He gritted his teeth, took off his shoes, stretched his feet in front of Lin Feng, and lowered his head.

Lin Feng shook his head. Xi Niang's feet were very big. Although slightly smaller than the men's feet, they were much bigger than the small footprints on the floor.

Obviously, the footprint on the floor was a small female footprint.

Or the footprints of a teenager.

"Go find me a new brush."

Lin Feng used a brush to gently sweep away the flour next to the footprint, making the footprint clearer.

"Has any woman or child entered the cabin recently?"