Book of Gods and Demons

　　 Time to go back to the night of Zhongqiu, the pink mermaid.

at dusk.

On the second floor of the annex building on the east side of the Pink Mermaid, a private room, Yanan pulled up the curtain of the floor-to-ceiling window, quietly sitting on a soft chair, through the light, thin, and transparent curtain, It overlooks the new pier No. 3 within easy reach.

　　 Here you can see the backyard of the pink mermaid. Just behind the castle-like main building, there is a wide courtyard filled with evergreen ornamental shrubs, dotted with colorful flowerbeds.

　　 The back door of the main building and the east and west side buildings has a trail that runs through the entire backyard.

　　 Pass through a small door that is open all year round and is entangled with green vines and tiny flowers, descend tens of feet down a zigzag staircase, and walk through a secluded road to the breakwater of the new pier No. 3.

　　 across the breakwater is the large berth of the new pier No. 3. A row of dozens of long trestle bridges are like arms. The longest trestle bridge is nearly two li long and stretches straight into the deep water.

　　 Yanan raised a single telescope and looked at the No. 66 Trestle Bridge, which is the closest to the Pink Mermaid at the new Pier No. 3.

　　 A slender, one-hundred-and-twenty-foot fast sailing boat was quietly parked in the berth. Two sailors were sitting on the bow, smoking cigarettes boredly, and chewing on a mixture of betel nuts and hand-cut tobacco in their mouths.

　　Occasionally they spit into the sea. The scarlet spit is like human blood, staining the seawater in the berth.

　　 Two seemingly boring sailors, Yanan knows their identities.

　　 The information he obtained from a special channel was very detailed, and almost completely leaked the battle plan of the Saint Xia Kingdom’s navy headquarters to Yanan.

　　They are the most elite combat sailors of the Saint Xia Kingdom Navy. They are all masters who have developed three seas and illuminated their seven veins. Whether on the sea or on the land, they have the strength of one enemy and one hundred.

　　 In the cabin, there are a hundred fighting sailors like this.

　　 Even if the local garrison of Tulum port is dispatched, these fighting sailors fight to the death with all their strength, even if they fight head-on with the garrison of Tulum port, it will be enough to delay an hour.

　　 And one hour is enough!

　　 This fast sailing ship "Phantom" just arrived at Tulum Port last night.

　　 The seemingly humble small sailboat is actually the crystallization of the highest technology in the shipbuilding industry of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

　　 It is the fastest and most dexterous elf on the ocean of storms, the darling of the storm, the petrel turned into a ship, and a thunder in the shape of a ship. Its builders boasted that before the birth of its sister ship, no ship in Medland could catch up with its shadow.

　　 Out of the backyard of the pink mermaid, a young man with normal actions can reach the "Phantom" in just five minutes. In less than a quarter of an hour, they can leave the harbor area of ​​Tulum Harbour.

　　 One hour is enough for them to evacuate Tulum Port, away from the threat of fire from the two new forts built on the Golden Fleece and Silver Bull Cape.

Yanan knows that in the sea off Tulum Port, on the southwest side of Jiasijia Island, which is less than two hundred nautical miles from Tulum Port, a powerful but powerful Saint Xia naval squadron has been lurking there for half of the time. month.

　　Four first-class battleships, eight second-class battleships, and twelve new fast cruisers.

　　 Abandoned those fast but weak frigates and high-speed boats, and all the sub-squadrons are the main battleships with amazing firepower and strong defensive power.

　　 This squadron can easily destroy the Jiaxijia squadron of the Durham Imperial Navy and the local fleet of Tulum Port.

　　 Of course, the Phantom would not be so unlucky, and was blocked by the Cassica Squadron. If there is such a bad luck, then today is the day of the destruction of the Jiaxijia Squadron.

　　 Yanan can understand why the Saint Xia Navy has made such a determination and invested such a strong combat power and cost.

　　 An inestimable survey report is enough for the Saint Xia Navy to fight for it at any cost.

　　 The three small lands with a total area equivalent to 1.5 times the size of the Terun Empire are rich in strategic metal deposits. Among the preliminary proven mineral deposits, the reserves of gold, silver, and brass are astonishing.

　　 In addition, according to the confession obtained by the Saint Xia Navy, there is a great possibility that there are some extremely rare and extremely strange special metal mines on the three small lands.

This is the Imperial Navy of Durham. It took several years to lose dozens of ships and sacrifice thousands of naval soldiers and other survey personnel in the Southern Furious Sea of ​​the Black Continent. The overall survey data was obtained at a huge price. .

　　 The previous survey fleet has been sunk by the Saint Xia Navy, and all the backup data have been destroyed. The survey report to be traded tonight is the only remaining copy in the world.

　　 Yanan breathed heavily, and could not help running hot sweat.

　　 This report, this only remaining report.

Any country, as long as it gets this survey data, the official will issue an official note to each country. According to the so-called "Medland Kingdoms Overseas Colony Development Public Law", this country will naturally own this newly discovered colony for 50 years. Priority development right.

If the Kingdom of Saint Xia receives this survey data, and if the Kingdom of Saint Xia first issues an official note, then the right to exploit the three land areas will undoubtedly belong to the Kingdom of Saint Xia and will be officially recognized by many powerful countries in Medland. .

　　 The Delen Empire can appeal that this survey data belongs to the Delen Empire, but what about the evidence?

　　 You have no evidence!

　　The Deren Empire can avenge, and he can use his navy to avenge the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

　　 However, the current naval power of the Kingdom of Saint Xia far exceeds that of the Deren Empire. The only outcome of armed retaliation is likely to be the annihilation of the Imperial Navy of Durham.

　　 Then, as long as the Saint Xia Kingdom is thick-skinned, they can still cry a few times aggrieved in the international arena. The Durham Empire will naturally become the target of public criticism and be condemned and jointly sanctioned by all countries.

　　 Colonies are very sensitive and represent too great interests. Countries must act cautiously. A little carelessness may cause huge catastrophic consequences.

　　 The "Public Law for the Development of Overseas Colonies of the Midlands" appeared to maintain the balance among the major powers in Midland and to maintain the delicate and fragile relationship and order between each other.

　　 There can be no bottom line between countries. There must always be some constraints, and there are some recognized rules and systems.

　　 This information, as long as it falls into the hands of the Kingdom of Saint Xia, it can almost ensure that they monopolize the interests of the three pieces of land. This information is the key to unlocking infinite wealth and the passport to higher power.

　　 So, just ten days ago, after Yanan accidentally intercepted this piece of information through a special channel, he brazenly made a midway interception plan to take down this survey report.

　　 For this, he did not hesitate to be a little clever and decided in advance. On the same day as the survey report and the transaction, he smoothly killed Franco, the Consul General who had betrayed the Kingdom of Saint Xia, on the same day as the pink mermaid.

　　 Franco’s betrayal is only known to the special department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saint Xia. Such a scandal, the special department to which Yanan belongs, naturally blocked the news firmly.

　　 Naturally, in Yanan's heart, this became a perfect plan to accomplish multiple goals with one stone.

　　 First, complete your own tasks and use perfect performance to give yourself extra points in the hearts of the senior management in this department.

　　Second, using Franco’s death to add blockage to the Durham Empire and the Republic of Gaul can even create diplomatic friction between the two countries. This is naturally another generous contribution.

　　 Third, Franco died in the pink mermaid. Such big people died there. It is impossible to all, but at least it can eliminate most of Yanan's suspicions.

　　 The Saint Xia Navy paid a great price, but lost the survey report here. How could such a shameless act be the work of Yanan, a small foreign employee who was just assassinated by the Consul General?

　　 Even if the navy headquarters of the Kingdom of Saint Xia knew about it in the future, and they would definitely know that this survey data was passed back to the Kingdom of Saint Xia from Anan, Anan could tell them with confidence

　　-‘It’s the navy’s incompetence and lost the survey data, but Yanan, just by chance, retrieved the survey report’!

　　——‘In this process, Yanan didn’t make any effort at all, just by chance, he got the report by accident! ’

　　 Many perfect words are enough to make the navy headquarters, which has become more and more arrogant in the past two years, speechless, and can only hold his breath in his throat.

　　Even, Yanan can also playfully ask the navy headquarters-‘Since such an important operation, why do you have to fight alone in Tulum Port without seeking the intelligence support and cooperation of the consulate’?

　　 Even more, Yanan can still bite the navy headquarters-‘isn’t it because you secretly traded this survey report that led to the crazy attack on the Chinese consulate in Tulum Harbor’?

　　 Look, letting Consul General Franco die on the night of Zhongqiu will bring much benefit to Yanan and save much trouble!

　　 There is naturally a reason why Yanan started to **** the survey report that has almost belonged to the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

　　Although, everyone is a citizen of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

　　 But the navy headquarters is undoubtedly a diehard and diehard Saint Xia royal family.

　　 And Yanan, behind him, are the great nobles of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

　　 Whether this survey report was submitted through the navy channel or through the Asian diplomatic channel, the final result is naturally very different.

　　 If the navy handed over the report to the royal family, the royal family had all the benefits, and Yanan and the great nobles behind him would lose a little soup at most.

　　 If Yanan submits this report, Yanan and the big figures behind him, through bargaining with the royal family, can at least share half of the revenue of the new colony.

　　 And Yanan will rise to the sky in one step and obtain astronomical wealth. At the same time, his career career will also be on the rise.

　　 Of course, all the wonderful prospects depend on whether the people arranged by Yanan can successfully get the damn, precious, and fascinating survey report today.

　　 Little by little time passed, one by one horse-drawn carriages kept coming, and the staff at all levels of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saint Xia in Tulum Port, dragged their families and rushed to the Pink Mermaid.

　　 They all smiled and greeted each other with red faces, and walked into the brightly lit and luxuriously furnished hall with grace.

　　Professional-level bands have already played melodious music.

　　The sommelier used a trolley to push a bottle of sweet wine.

　　 There were more and more people in the hall. With a burst of cheers, and with the cooperation of a full-time male waiter, the Consul General Franco waved a brisk sword and cut off the cork of a bottle of champagne.

　　 The fragrance of wine overflows, and the foam splashes everywhere.

　　 There was cheers in the lobby on the first floor. The officials at all levels of the Saint Xia Consulate, together with their families, quickly immersed in the joyous atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival Eve celebration ball.

　　 took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time. At this point, the person arranged by Yanan should have been in place, and Yanan was walking around the room a little uneasy.

On the face of it, Anan is just a small employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saint Xia in Tulum, but he is actually a senior intelligence officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ internal security department. He is responsible for monitoring, screening, investigating and disposing All the people in Hong Kong.

　　 In his hands, there is a capable force that belongs directly to him.

　　 These people are extremely mobile, and their personal strength is not weak.

　　 Yanan believes that they are enough to complete today's task.

　　 Of course, Franco and his people are best if they die today. It doesn’t matter if they are not dead. The focus of Yanan's concern is not here. He has arranged another secret force that belongs to him. Whether the actions of those people go smoothly is the most nervous thing for Yanan tonight.

　　 They are guarding behind the pink mermaid, under the breakwater leading to the No. 66 Trestle Bridge, hidden among the rugged rocks.

　　 As long as Yanan sends a signal, they will kill everyone who appears on the breakwater!

　　 Yanan no longer peered into the direction of the new Pier 3, but turned his attention to the window on the other side of the room. Here, he could see the movement of the main pink mermaid building, especially the house of cards he focused on.

　　 A little bit of time passed, and finally, Yanan saw two carriages approaching.

A middle-aged man with a dark complexion and bright sun and storms on his face, a domineering middle-aged man jumped out of the carriage first, and in his hands, he tightly grasped a one-foot-square leather briefcase. .

　　 Then, eight brilliant youths filed out from the carriage.

　　 These youths are also dark-skinned, and their faces are also left with the scorching sun and sea breeze and waves on their faces, like rust-like mottled marks.

　　 They followed the middle-aged man and went straight into the main building of the pink mermaid.

　　 The moment Yanan saw the middle-aged man, his heart suddenly rose, and he subconsciously cursed: "Damn it, why is it him?"

　　 That domineering middle-aged man is a well-known hardliner in the navy headquarters of the Kingdom of Saint Xia, Rear Admiral Agassi Don Sansino with the title of earl.

　　 Agassi is not only a powerful admiral, he also has super personal strength.

　　 It was an inhuman combat power like a monster, and Yanan's heart was empty for a while. He couldn't figure out for a while whether he wanted to continue his plan.

　　 He knew that the Saint Xia Navy Headquarters attaches great importance to this matter, but he really did not expect that they would attach such importance.

　　 "It's self-defeating." Yanan felt a sense of frustration inexplicably.

　　 He stood quietly in front of the window, feeling upset for a while.

　　 Do you want to continue?

　　 Yanan was trembling all over.

　　 Agassi, it's not easy to deal with. The eight young men he brought are clearly elite naval officers. Can the secret manpower arranged by Yanan be able to seize the survey data from Agassi?

　　 Reasonably told him that it was basically impossible.

　　 But what if?

　　 Greed is like a flame spit out by the devil, burning Yanan's heart madly.

　　 He hesitated to stay in the private room, sweating constantly all over, he walked around the room unconsciously, panting low like a madman.

　　 In the hall next to him came enthusiastic cheers and applause. The intelligence officers of the Durham Empire and the Ice Sea Kingdom have already begun the celebration cocktail party on the Mid-Autumn Night.

　　 There are constantly bangs of champagne corks, and every sound is like a drumstick, hitting Yanan's heart heavily.

　　 Next, people kept coming to the pink mermaid. Especially after the bell of the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival rang in St. Hild's Cathedral, several groups of people came one after another.

　　 Yanan hesitated and kept hiding in her private room, watching the movement outside.

　　 Until a few carriages approached.

　　 From one of the carriages, stepped down a man wearing a robe, a round cap and an opera mask on his face.

　　 Wearing an opera mask in the middle of the night, this act of hiding the head and shrinking the tail is very eye-catching on weekdays, but on the night of the autumn, no matter what you dress up, it is reasonable.

　　 The tall man looked around, and a huge ruby ​​ring in his hand reflected a scarlet dazzling light under the light.

　　 An anxious and lucky Yanan, he raised the single-tube telescope in his hand and peered into the pink mermaid's main building again, just in time to see the whole picture of the ruby ​​ring.

　　 This strangely shaped ruby ​​ring made Yanan make up his mind to leave immediately.

　　 Yanan left so fast that he escaped from the pink mermaid like a frightened mouse. He didn't even have time to recall his two subordinates who performed different tasks.

　　 He left the east annex, left the pink mermaid in the shade of the trees, crossed the street in front, and stopped in a dark alley. When crossing the road, he even saw Joe with five subordinates, swinging like six big penguins, slowly walking towards the pink mermaid.

After 　　 Yanan walked through the street, he hesitated again, and he stopped at an alley.

He saw Joe and his five subordinates come to the door of the Pink Mermaid, and then he saw Henie Wei's arrival. He even witnessed the shattering of the French windows of the house of cards he focused on, and a man covered in holes fell from there. .

　　 The subordinates brought by Hai Niwei began to attack the pink mermaid.

　　 Yanan was at the entrance of the alley, using Sheng Xia's warm slang to greet all the female relatives of Hineville affectionately, and then he quickly left the alley and evacuated the scene.

　　 Yanan predicted that there would be people from the Deren Empire entering the field, but he was so knowledgeable and he had seen a lot of moths that he never dreamed that Heiniwei would order an attack so recklessly.

　　 Immediately afterwards, Yanan was not allowed to react in any way. The shelling of the old fort hit, Yanan did not dare to stay on the scene, and immediately escaped from the pink mermaid.

　　 In the brightly lit room, Joe took out a short cigarette **** from the corner of Yanan's mouth, lit a thin cigar, and stuffed it into his mouth.

　　 "So, the murder of Zhongqiuzhiye is really complicated." Joe scratched his hair a bit distressed: "This kind of brainstorming thing shouldn't be me. I haven't used my brain much since I was a child."

　　 "Golkin... Forget it, that guy is better at using fists than me."

　　 "Tifa is smart, and Weimar is smarter. These things should be calculated by them." Joe shook his head: "What does the ruby ​​ring that scared you into fleeing, represent?"

　　 Yanan coughed dryly: "It represents a person, a terrible person."

　　 The relationship between the Kingdom of Saint Xia and the Golden Oak Church is very good. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Saint Xia is like a faithful hound. They can do anything for the benefit of the Golden Oak Church.

　　 Yanan's work is of a special nature. He has naturally dealt with many senior members of the Golden Oak Church, or in other words, served them.

　　 So he knew that ruby.

　　 The special shape, carved and polished like an oak leaf, red as blood ruby, belongs to Rafa, the third holy inquisitor of the Holy Inquisition of the Golden Oak Church.

Rafah’s name is not well known by the common people, and he is notorious among senior officials in various countries. According to incomplete statistics, in the past two decades, the senior officials of various countries who have been cleansed by him for various crimes, only the Duke and Marquis level big figures, Fifty people.

　　Her clan will be wiped out, but chickens and dogs will not stay.

　　 It is rumored that Rafa’s ruby ​​was dyed red with the blood of countless nobles.

　　The place where Rafa appeared was bound to be bloody, so Yanan fled in fright. Especially when the shelling of the old fort came, Yanan was even more scared. Rafa was in the pink mermaid, and someone used Thor's giant cannon to bombard the pink mermaid.

what does this mean?

　　 Yanan didn't dare to think about what was hidden inside.

　　 Whether it was a coincidence or it was for Rafa, Yanan didn't dare to carefully ponder the horror that might be hidden inside.

"It's just that, Your Excellency Rafa, it is impossible to go there for a mere copy of the survey data." Yanan coughed a few times, and he said weakly: "The adults of the Holy Inquisition Court, they are dismissive of secular wealth... The Golden Oak Church... does not lack worldly things."

"On the night of Mid-autumn, there must be even more amazing inside stories in the pink mermaid." Yanan looked at Joe and said sincerely: "However, I am grateful for your kindness and tolerance. Listen to my advice, respectable Joe, you have investigated it. Here, enough."

　　 "The survey data is enough for you to exchange for huge feats and extremely rich benefits."

　　 "The Zhong Qiu murder case will be investigated again, believe me, it is very dangerous, very dangerous!"

Ignoring Yanan’s chatter, Qiao grasped his hair hard, and after a while, he curiously asked Yanan: “The huge investment of the Saint Xia Navy made me deeply understand the preciousness of this information. But. , You all left, how did you get this information in the end?"

Yanan looked at Joe with a ignorant expression: "On the morning of the 16th, I went to a safe house. It was a safe house for the subordinate who intercepted the data. I just want to see if they return safely~www .ltnovel.com~ and, wondering if anything happens at night."

"Their captain, my capable subordinate, Ahan, the clever iron mule, died in the secret room of the safe house. He was covered in blood. He was holding a sealed briefcase in his hand. That was the document, indeed. That information!"

　　 Yanan bitterly said: "Who knows exactly what happened in the pink mermaid that night? Who knows? Maybe it was luck, or a coincidence, or some other reason. Anyway, the information is in my hands!"

　　 Yanan looked at Joe faintly: "I didn't find out how much pressure was when I got this information. It's too hot, I don't dare to keep it in my hands. I must find a way to send it out as soon as possible."

"So, you made the stupidest choice in your life. You want to kill me, create chaos in Tulum Harbor, and then take advantage of the chaos to send out this **** information." Joe stared at Anan fiercely: "But , Are you sure, after you kill me, Tulum Port can be messed up as you wish?"

　　 Yanan looked at Joe frankly: "I believe in your father's destructive power. He has the absolute ability to create enough chaos in Tulum Harbour, as long as he is crazy enough. And dying a son is enough to make him crazy."

Shaking his head gently, Yanan smiled frankly and wryly: "Don't condemn my morality. Morality has no value. For people like us, even if we kill a person for our most meagre interests, it's an innocent person. People, what is this?"

　　 "If it's not enough to kill you, I can still attack other people. You are only unfortunately ranked first."

　　 Qiao pointed to Yanan a little annoyed, and then said in a deep voice, "Mr. Segengs, have you figured out how to finish it? Your identity is so sensitive."