Six murders

  The closer he got to the window, the more intense the familiar smell of sea salt became. The strong wind whizzed past his head as he slowly poked it out of the window, and Li Mo finally saw clearly the first ship after his rebirth.

  This glance made him understand that he had indeed returned to the 19th century.

  A flat and straight deck layout, with two tall masts standing out, in addition to the masts, there are also two smokestacks behind the bridge.

  "Ah, you're really back."

  This sail plus funnel arrangement was not unfamiliar to Li Mo, in fact, in the mid-19th century, after the steam engine began to be used, this layout was still very common. If it were before, he would have taken a good look at such an old antique, but now he didn't have time to take another glance.

  Li Mo roughly estimated that it was about 33 meters long and about 8 meters wide, with a displacement of around 500-600 tons. Although the waves were quite big, the wind speed wasn't very high, so at this moment both masts still had full sails, which blocked the view from the deck to some extent. Moreover, this cargo hold was located behind the bridge, thus avoiding the light inside the bridge.

  The only concern is a temporary wooden hut not far away, and judging from the light coming out of the gap, there should be someone guarding inside.

  Li Moshen took a deep breath, from the beginning, he didn't really want to let Xiaoyu fall behind. Although there was no gun now, it didn't mean he had no way out. Moreover, this ship wasn't just carrying one gun. As long as he could find the pirates and grab a gun, he could completely do things his own way. He turned his head around, saw that the wooden house was quiet, and then pushed off with his foot, squeezing...

  "Hiss......"

  As he squeezed out of the air window, a severe pain suddenly came from his left arm. Li Mo hastily looked over and saw that his arm had been cut by a remaining iron bar, with a wound half a foot long, the skin and flesh rolled up together, and blood gushing out.

  "Bad luck."

  After spitting out a mouthful, Li Mo hastily rolled to the ground and hid in the blind spot of the wooden house's line of sight. He quickly tore off one leg of his pants, preparing to bind the wound. But just as he had torn off the pant leg and hadn't even taken action, a black shadow suddenly darted into view.

  "Master, ah, Master you..."

  "Shh!" He covered Xiaoyao's mouth with his hand and looked at the wooden house, which was quiet, before he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  After seeing the young master leave, Xiao Qiao quickly drilled out, but as soon as she came out, she found that the young master was gone. Just as she was about to search everywhere, she accidentally touched a bloody spot on her body and was so frightened that she forgot to hide her figure, chasing all the way to the corner where Li Yunfei was hiding.

  "I'm fine." After quickly bandaging the wound, Li Mo comforted Xiao Qiao and continued, "I'll go take a look first, you hide inside and don't move."

  "Alright." As expected of a trusted servant, although she still looked tearful at the sight of his wound, she also knew it wasn't convenient to ask more questions now. Suddenly, she handed him a handgun: "Young Master, you take this."

  Looking at the pistol, Li Yunfei smiled and suddenly leaned in to kiss it, saying in a low voice: "Don't worry, Young Master won't leave you behind!" After finishing speaking, he threw down the already bewildered little girl and crawled to the bottom of the wooden house using standard crawling technique.

  The wooden hut was not large, and at first glance it seemed to have been hastily assembled with nails. The light from the gap in the wooden planks shone inward, revealing a foreigner with disheveled hair and a beard longer than Long Guozhang's, leaning against the wooden plank on the side of the observation window, fast asleep. Next to him, a rifle was propped against the wall, while on a small table in the distance lay a revolver. Seeing that this guy had two guns, one long and one short, left Li Mu perplexed.

  Rushing in would definitely startle the opponent, and even if they could catch them, it's unlikely that just the two of them could completely control the opponent, unless they were to shoot directly. But after shooting? The swarming pirates would be enough to tear apart both themselves and Xiaojiao.

  How can we get rid of the lookout without alerting the other pirates? Li Mo took a look around and soon discovered that there was still a section of hemp rope under the sail, and suddenly had an idea. He hurriedly beckoned to Xiao Qiao and pointed to the rope.

  The little girl is indeed a confidante, clever and quick-witted, she quickly understood the young master's meaning, learned Li Mo's crawling method, crawled over to pick up the sail rope, but that posture, that raised little butt, is really...

  "It's a case of wounded pride!" Mr. Li concluded.

  Soon, the little girl brought the rope and climbed beside him. Although he wanted to take advantage of the situation to touch her buttocks, he prioritized the important task at hand, thinking there would be plenty of time for that later.

  Li Mo withdrew his gaze, pointed to the big beard in the gap, and made a strangling motion around his neck. Xiao Jie understood, tied a noose with the rope in his hand, and handed it to Young Master.

  Li Mo slowly extended the rope from the observation window, and as the rope fell down bit by bit, both of their hearts were racing to their throats. Fortunately, the kind of dogshit plot twist where the enemy suddenly flips over or suddenly gets a cramp didn't appear in this movie, so the rope quickly landed around Big Beard's neck.

  Seeing the rope wrapped around his opponent, Xiaotou let out a sigh of relief, hinting that it was time for Young Master to take action. But unexpectedly, Li Mo made another small knot and looped it around the long gun several times before turning back and handing one end of the rope to himself.

  "Pull!" Li Mo made a small gesture with his hand and then suddenly pulled the rope.

  Suddenly, the rope tightened and contracted, making Li Mo feel as if a frightened alligator was tied to his head. A surge of great force came, and it seemed that he was about to be pulled away. Fortunately, at this moment, Xiao Jiao had already picked up the foreign gun and saw that Young Master had even leaned on the rope, so she rushed over and held on tightly together with him.

  After a while, the rope finally calmed down on the other end. Li breathed a sigh of relief, but still didn't dare to let his guard down until Xiaojue made a gesture that the person was already dead, only then did he loosen the rope.

  Without the sentry, Li Mo became much bolder, and with a slight nudge of his shoulder, he pulled Xiao Qiao into the wooden hut.

  Staring at the already dead Big Beard, the two people who had originally used up all their strength and were killing for the first time could only catch their breath in big gulps to dispel the fear in their hearts.

  "It seems that it's still not at ease in the heart!" In order to prevent the corpse from continuing to scare Xiao Qiao, Li Mo turned the big-bearded man over and smiled: "Are you afraid?"

  "Don't be afraid, young master is here, with him around, there's nothing to fear!"

  Looking at the strong and delicate Xiao, Li Mo smiled and wrapped her slender body in his arms.

  The sea breeze whistled by, taking away the dying Big Beard's whimpering voice, and also made Li Mo see a glimmer of hope to control his fate. Only this gap was too small, he still had to tear it open even wider.

  After finishing off Xiao Qiao, Li Mo began searching for spoils of war.

  The rifle was a Winchester M1866, which even by 1889 standards was already outdated, as the Mauser 1888 should have been issued by then. The pistol was a Colt M1847 revolver, a good piece. Apart from that there was only a bayonet and some loose change, it seems pirates aren't all loaded with gold coins either.

  After checking the goods, Li Mo inserted the captured M1847 into his waist and returned the original one to Xiaoying. He then shouldered the long gun and led Xiaoying towards the cabin door.

  What Zhao Long said was true, the cabin door was only about ten steps away from the air window, but unfortunately a huge iron lock blocked Li Mo's joy. Although he wanted to try out the rumor that his handgun could open the lock, at this time, with the sound of gunfire ringing in his ears, and relying on him and Xiao Qiao for support, it was still a tough battle.

  "It's over!" Glancing at the distant lights that were flickering on and off, Li Yunfei gritted his teeth, pulled out a dagger, handed the long gun to Xiao Qiao, gesturing for him to pass it through the window to Zhao Long and the others, which also eased the tension below. Meanwhile, he continued to creep towards the ship's bridge.

  Although worried about the young master, thinking of Fu Bo and others in the cabin who were probably waiting anxiously, Xiao Jue could only obediently nod and crawl towards the porthole.

  Soon, Li Mo arrived at the rear of the ship's bridge. From here, the bridge didn't seem that big. The cabin door along the gangway was slightly ajar, but he still didn't dare to take risks because he knew that below the bridge were living quarters, and judging from the ship's displacement, there must be more than thirty pirates.

  "How can I sneak in without being discovered?" As the ship's bridge drew closer, Li Mo could already hear the voices inside and his heart grew more anxious.

  It's all over!

  He replayed all the war movie scenes in his mind, but Li Mo still couldn't find a way to sneak into the cabin without being detected. He gritted his teeth, pulled out his dagger and walked towards the cabin door.

  "Hey, I'm telling Charles, it's your turn, go check if Maggie is slacking off."

  "Alright, no need to ask, Maji must have fallen asleep."

  "You'd better go and take a look then, if those yellow monkeys get away, Rudolf will kill us."

  "Don't worry, unless they turn into cockroaches, they won't be able to squeeze out of the air vent."

  "This damned wave, I should really go to sleep."

  "Four people." Li Mo listened to the conversation in the cabin while analyzing their conversation, and from the words, that guy named Rudolf should be the captain, and Maggie was the big-bearded man who strangled himself.

  Suddenly, the ship's body shook violently, and Li Mo, who was unprepared, hurriedly tried to grab the handrail, but unexpectedly, the knife handle touched the railing, making a crisp "ting" sound.

  In an instant, a chill ran up his spine, Li Mo was so frightened that his hair stood on end, he quickly stabilized his body, grasped the dagger tightly, and stuck himself to the cabin wall.

  "Who is it? Magi, is that you?" The crisp voice startled the four people inside the ship's bridge. Before long, the hatch of the bridge was opened and a man carrying an oil lamp walked out.

  Li Mo knew he couldn't wait any longer, and with a swift movement, he pounced in front of the man. Before the opponent could react, a flash of white light appeared, and the dagger had already slit his throat.

  With one move, Li Mo hurriedly supported the body that was falling down, gently laying him on the ground, and only then did he let out a breath.

  No wonder he's the son of a Han army general, having practiced martial arts since he was six years old. He has managed to retain some good physical skills, at least when he launched his attack earlier, Li Mo was still worried that this body would hold him back.

  He quickly pulled the corpse into the darkness, and Li Dashi, imitating what he had seen in movies, pinched his throat and mumbled: "Come and help, this damn rope is broken!"

  The whistling sea breeze made the voice even more indistinct, which was exactly what he needed. A swift arrow flew up to the high place behind the ship's bridge and looked down at the narrow stairs.

  "Hurio, what's wrong?"

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, in just a few seconds, two more men appeared, one in front and one behind, walking down the gangway. When the man behind him walked past his feet, Li Mu used his old trick again, jumping down at the same time, making a swift turn to stab, immediately cutting the throat of the guy behind him. At this moment, he had already drawn out his pistol with his left hand, aiming it at the other one.

  After the trachea was cut off, the fresh blood sprayed out like a fountain, and in an instant, Li Mo's whole body was soaked, making him look more like a bloodthirsty monster.

  From hearing the sound of the wind to turning his head and seeing his companion like a pheasant pierced by an arrow, Charles was already frightened pale, before he could react, a black muzzle had already been aimed at him, instantly frightening him into kneeling on the ground.

  Staring at Li Yunfei, who was short and had a childish face but was covered in blood, Charles couldn't believe his eyes. The child in front of him seemed to have turned into the god of death. The cold sea wind made him shiver all over.

  "Tell me, where is the key to the warehouse?"

  Charles had never seen such a terrifying scene, he couldn't figure it out, the reinforcement of each exit in the warehouse was done by him alone, how could someone possibly run out? But that big braid hanging behind his head clearly told him the identity of the other person.

  "No, it must be the devil, he is the devil!" Looking at Li Muo's short stature, childish face, but his whole body was covered in blood, Charles couldn't believe his eyes. The child in front of him seemed to have turned into a god of death. The cold sea wind made him shiver all over. His mind a complete blank, he heard the question and didn't even think about how the other person could speak English. Subconsciously, he pointed to the ship's bridge: "Inside, just inside."

  "Thank you!"

  Taking advantage of the opponent's daze, Li Mo suddenly raised his pistol and shot Charles in the back of the head. Just as the instructor said during military training, this guy didn't even hum a sound before he fainted.

  From the first person to now, it's a long story, but in fact, it only took a few minutes. In these short few minutes, three lives disappeared at his hands, but Li Mo had no regrets. He couldn't put his fate in someone else's hands, not even heaven itself.

  And he also knew that being able to do so smoothly, the vast majority of it was due to the person who had taken over his body. At six years old, he started practicing martial arts and spent a full six years in arduous training. This guy's skills were really not bad. The only pity was that the big illness at the beginning of the year had left his body somewhat depleted. After several consecutive moves, he was already panting slightly, cold sweat mixed with the howling sea wind, almost causing him to drop his gun.

  Luck will eventually run out one day, so today's experience tells Li that from now on, no matter what, he must exercise every day. The body is the capital of revolution, and this sentence has been verified very clearly today.

  Young master.

  After informing Li Fu, they finally came over and saw the young master covered in blood, unable to stand steadily. They were frightened pale and hurriedly rushed over to support Li Yunfei.

  "Don't be afraid, it's all their blood!" Li Mo smiled, but didn't realize that his face was covered in fresh blood, and this smile made Xiao Qiao even more frightened.

  "Young master, you..." Looking at Li Mo, Xiao Qiao suddenly had an inexplicable feeling, as if the young master had changed, becoming someone even he himself didn't recognize.

  "Alright, stop looking and go get the key."

  Facing the deserted ship bridge with only one person left, Li Mo took a deep breath and walked in with Xiao Qiao.