Chapter 1738: The Strange Merchant

This matter, no matter how one thinks about it, is strange.

For a merchant like Delu, doing this holds absolutely no profit to speak of.

Li He cannot figure it out, but when things go against the norm, there must be something sinister afoot!

Li He hurried back to his residence, and it did not take long for his other brothers to return as well.

"Everyone is back?"

The group nodded.

"What discoveries have you made?"

Mentioning this, the group frowned and said: "There is nothing unusual about the piece of wasteland that Delu bought."

"Delu's itinerary today also had nothing unusual; as for that batch of goods he transported in earlier, we still haven't found out what it is."

"It is as if this batch of goods doesn't even exist; we don't know where it went now."

Hearing these investigation results, Li He frowned deeply.

"Boss, did you gain anything from Earl Howard's place?"

Li He said in a low voice: "For a very long time, Delu has been having Howard help him transport people from France to Australia."

"Smuggling people?"

"That is a serious crime, Boss, let's order the arrest of Delu immediately!"

Li He shook his head and said: "These people all entered the country legally; we do not have the authority to arrest Delu. If we did that, it would very likely cause Delu to bite back!"

The group fell silent again; if there is no Method to arrest Delu, this piece of news is of no use.

Thinking of this, the group sighed.

Li He looked at the dejected group and said again: "Don't be so long-faced; this is a discovery, at any rate."

"Delu being so abnormal, there must be a conspiracy."

"Starting tomorrow, you all investigate what these people brought in by Delu are doing now, and see if there is anything unusual."

"Based on my rough investigation, it is very likely that Delu paid money for them to enter the country, and a considerable number of them have no jobs now. If that is the case, what are these people doing?"

"In short, there are too many suspicious points in this matter; you need to investigate it properly."

The group cheered up again and nodded.

"We guarantee to complete the mission!"

"There is one more thing; the goods Delu transported on three Merchant Ships from France must be investigated clearly to see what exactly they are. Why was he so anxious after we detained Delu's goods?"

"He went to find His Majesty that very day to have his ships released."

"And he wouldn't let us board the ships to inspect; there must be some unspeakable secret inside."

The group nodded. When they detained the ship, they were all present. At the time, it was just a routine inspection, but Delu's reaction was overly intense.

Moreover, at the time, Delu urgently went straight to find Xie Fang.

It didn't take a day before Xie Fang ordered his goods to be released.

It is said that Delu paid a lot of money for this.

Delu's Merchant Ships also frequently traveled between France and Australia, but his ships never carried even one extra French person.

Yet Delu insisted that Earl Howard's ships bring back many French people every time they returned.

Combining these two things, no matter how one looks at it, Delu seems extremely suspicious.

They must investigate to the end.

Although the current Emperor of Australia is Xie Fang, Australia is still a vassal state of Longyan, and although Li He is under the direct jurisdiction of Xie Fang.

Their true Commander has always been Lord Liu Zheng.

Xie Fang merely established a regime in Australia, that is all!

And at this moment, on the other side of Australia.

Delu had already received news that Li He already knew about these matters.

A treacherous smile appeared on Delu's face.

"The fish has already taken the bait; now I just need to slowly reel it in and not let this fish, Li He, escape from my palm," Delu thought to himself.

Looking at the fish splashing in his fishpond, he summoned the butler and instructed: "Tell them they can act now."

"It is time to close the net."

"Prepare the carriage; I want to see His Majesty."

At this time, America.

Spain.

The Spanish colony located in Florida, under the orders of their leader, launched an attack on Longyan Third City.

Longyan Third City had not been built up at all.

There were not even many Longyan garrison troops; this city was still mostly inhabited by Indians.

It had no ability to resist at all.

Spain launched a blitzkrieg against Longyan Third City; the war ended quickly, and Longyan Third City now belongs to Spain.

However, the harvest Spain gained from this war, one could not say it was fruitful, but one could say it was a total loss.

There were only some pastures and plantations, but in this season, the plantations did not have much of a harvest.

As for the pastures, the pastures the Spanish were thinking about day and night.

There was not even a single horse.

The previous horses had long been driven to Yun City by Qin Zhangfeng; now the pastures had nothing but grass, in a state of being completely destitute.

Yet Spain had invested a large amount of manpower and material resources for this battle.

They even used up their most precious Bullets.

Yet, all they obtained was an empty city.

There are quite a few Indian natives here, but these natives currently have nothing in their hands.

They have also not completely submitted to Longyan.

Occupying them holds little significance for the Spanish.

However, to the outside world, Spain announced that they had occupied one of Longyan's most important cities, Longyan Third City.

This city is Longyan's plantation and pasture in America.

They obtained Longyan's most powerful War Horses here.

This is just puffing oneself up to look bigger; the reason Spain wants to publicize it this way is actually to improve their own international status.

They are creating a sense of deterrence to seek the submission of nations weaker than themselves.

But such news soon reached Longyan City.

Longyan City is currently fortified as solid as metal by Qin Zhangfeng, and after receiving such news, Qingyang Shuo almost laughed out loud.

"General Qin, the Longyan Third City you built has now been occupied by the Spanish."

"They even wrote in the newspapers that they beat the Longyan Army you trained to a pulp, and that they fled back to Longyan City in a panic."

Qin Zhangfeng took the envelope from Qingyang Shuo's hand and looked at it; written on it was the news of their Longyan Army's crushing defeat.

Seeing such news, Qin Zhangfeng suddenly did not know what to say.

He had not deployed any troops in Longyan Third City.

It being captured by Spain was something he had long anticipated.

Moreover, the entire Longyan Third City is currently lacking in minerals and soil, lacking in food and soil.

It is a region that has absolutely nothing.

Why the Spanish are so proud of occupying such a place is a question Qin Zhangfeng cannot fathom.

Qingyang Shuo looked at the frowning Qin Zhangfeng and asked: "General, how do you intend to handle this matter?"

"If you send troops, I can allow you to lead ten thousand soldiers to take the city back from the hands of the Spanish."

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