In the dense jungle, the lush branches and leaves block the sun, but the heat is still transferred from the air, making the entire jungle dark and humid, feeling like a big steamer. No matter who walks here, he will feel sweating all over his body.

, as if it will be steamed at any time.

On the trunk of a tall Nanyang laurel tree, a colorful snake about two steps long was winding its way, its two black eyes staring closely at a bird's nest in the tree, where there was a nest of newly hatched chicks.

The mother bird has gone out to look for food for her chicks, and now is a good time to hunt.

Unfortunately, this snake's luck was not very good. Just after it had climbed very far on the tree trunk, there was a sudden "whoosh" sound, and a shining flying knife shot out from the jungle, nailing the poisonous snake to death in one fell swoop.

On the tree trunk, a burst of chaotic footsteps was heard in the jungle, and a team of dozens of people came out.

These people wear special jungle clothes. The cuffs and trouser legs are tightened to prevent mosquitoes from entering. The collars are also raised to wrap the entire neck. The color of the clothes is mainly green and yellow, which is very similar to the surrounding environment and is very convenient for camouflage.

I saw these people with bows and arrows hanging on their shoulders, horizontal knives hanging on their waists, and large bags on their backs. Although they were not very tall, they were full of evil spirits. You could tell at a glance that they were not easy to mess with.

The people at the front of the team waved their hatchets to clear the way and cut down the bushes and branches in front of them. Immediately behind these people was a short and sturdy man. The man had dark skin, but

But it is different from the black color of Nanyang natives, but the kind of black color that has been tanned outside all year round. Judging from his appearance, he should be a yellow race person.

This man's hair is very short, which looks completely different from the traditional hairstyle of the Han people. When he first explored the American route, some crew members shaved their long hair into a short hairstyle in order to maintain hygiene. Later, this hairstyle spread

Going out, many men who work on ships or in the jungle all year round like to shave their hair short. However, this hairstyle is not the mainstream of society. Even those who temporarily shave their hair short will still look good after returning to a peaceful life.

I will grow my hair.

The short-haired man looks to be around thirty years old, at the peak of a man's life. Although he is not tall, he is extremely strong. There is a belt slung over his shoulder, with two rows of densely packed flying knives stuck on it. The style is similar to that of crucifixion.

The Viper's handle is exactly the same.

This short-haired man's name is Kawashita Ishi, as you can tell by his name. He is a Japanese, and he comes from a noble family in the original Japanese country. But now Kawashita Ishi is a famous slave-catching team - the "Kawashita" slave hunter.

The leader of the slave team, who is also the leader of this team, was hired by a wealthy man to come to Java Island to perform a highly rewarding task.

The Kawashita family was originally a vassal of the Japanese state, but later the Japanese state was destroyed. The Kawashita family was very aware of current affairs. They immediately surrendered to Li Min's army, and most of the family members became the management officials of the Japanese state. Based on Kawashita's background,

Now he should be a low-level official in Wozhou, serving the Han officials above him.

But it is a pity that before surrendering, the Kawashita family strongly supported the annihilation of the Suga family at that time. Later, the Suga family took refuge with Li Min and, together with the Ishigami family, became the two dominant families in Wazhou, except for the Han people.

These two families are the most powerful, and the power of the Kawashita family cannot be compared with these two families.

At the beginning, for the sake of the stability of Wozhou, the Suwa family did not dare to retaliate against the families that had previously participated in the suppression of them. However, as Li Min strengthened his rule over Wozhou, no one dared to defy Li Min anymore.

The Suga clan and the Ishigami clan also became Li Min's two main thugs in Wazhou's rule, and their power became stronger and stronger.

Under this situation, the Soga family began to retaliate against the hostile families who participated in the encirclement and suppression of them. Among them, the Kawashita family bore the brunt. Many members of the Kawashita family who held official positions in the government were framed and imprisoned. Many clan members also got into trouble one after another, and even Kawashita family members

Shi's younger sister was raped and murdered by a group of unknown gangsters.

This made Kawanashitaishi so intolerable that he even wanted to break into the Soga family to fight for his life, but was blocked by his father. In the end, the Kawashita family chose to leave Japan in humiliation and move to Luzon to live. Just for the sake of the family's success.

Relocation, Kawashita took out most of the

The Ishigami clan and the Soga clan were both two major families in Wazhou, and there was a lot of turmoil between them. Moreover, they had no enmity with the Kawashita clan, so they accepted the Kawashita clan very happily.

bribed them, and then protected them from leaving Japan.

It is precisely because of this that the Kawashita family who moved to Luzon fell into a financial crisis. Hundreds of clan members were barely able to eat. In the end, in desperation, the Kawashita family had to organize young people in the family to go out to work to support their families. Kawashita Ishi is the

one of them.

As the bravest young man of the younger generation of the Kawashita family, Kawashita Ishi certainly would not enter the mines or plantations as overseers like others, but chose to join the dangerous slave-catching team, even though he had to risk his life.

It's dangerous, but the money comes in quickly, and if you're lucky, you should be able to accumulate your first pot of gold very quickly.

Facts also proved that Kawashitaishi's choice was correct. After joining the slave-catching team, he relied on his bravery, especially his knife-throwing skills, to quickly accumulate a sum of money, and then he used the money to recruit

A group of Japanese people similar to him formed a slave-catching team called "Kawashita", which went into Africa and other places many times to catch slaves, and they were also well-known in the slave-catching world.

Kawashitaishi walked under the osmanthus tree, pulled out his flying knife and the snake body from the tree, took out the dagger and cut off the poisonous snake head, then took out the snake gall and swallowed it, coiled the remaining snake body on his arm, and prepared

Give everyone extra food during meals.

At this moment, a young man behind Kawashita Ishi saw the snake meat on his hand, swallowed his saliva, stepped forward and boldly said in Japanese: "Brother, it is already noon, we have been advancing three times in a row.

It's been an hour, do you want to take a rest and eat something to replenish your body..."

"Asshole!" Before the young man could finish his words, Ishikawa Kawashita slapped him in the face. He said with an angry look on his face: "How many times have I told you that you have to call the leader when you are outside?

Speak Chinese, don’t speak that inferior Japanese language, don’t you still remember that?”

The name of the young man who was beaten was Kawakawa Yuji, and he was Kawashitaishi's younger brother. When they moved out of Wazhou, Kawakawa Yuji was just ten years old. Now he is finally eighteen years old, so Kawashitaishi's father asked him to follow him.

Kawashita hopes to help Kawashita manage the slave-catching team better, but because he just came out from home, he often makes some mistakes, which makes Kawashita very angry.

Kawashita Yuji also knew that he had made a mistake. After being slapped, he immediately admitted his mistake to his elder brother in Chinese: "Thank you for the lesson, chief. I know that I made a mistake and I will never make it again in the future!"

Seeing that his brother's attitude towards admitting his mistake was okay, Kawashita Ishi calmed down and announced to the people behind him: "Everyone, please stop and take a rest, drink some water and eat something."

Hearing what the leader said, everyone in the team breathed a sigh of relief. They had been exhausted after traveling for such a long time, but they all knew that Kawakami Ishi was a very strict leader. If he didn't

If he opened his mouth, no one else would even dare to ask, and only newcomers like Kawashita Yuji would dare to speak.

In a tropical jungle full of dangers, resting is not an easy task. First of all, you must find a safe place. You cannot just sit down. Otherwise, if you are stung by poisonous insects on the ground, you may even die.

Gone.

So after they received the order, the team members gathered in groups of thirty to fifty thousand to find a high ground, and then cleared away the weeds on it. Finally, they took out a piece of canvas and spread it on it to sit down, so that even if there were poisonous insects underground,

You can't chew through the canvas. Of course, if you can find a fallen tree trunk, you don't have to go to such trouble. You can just lay the canvas on it.

Kawashitaishi and Yuero Kawashita also found a place to sit on the ground. Then Kawashitaishi cut the poisonous snake in his hand into several pieces and asked his younger brother to distribute them to several higher-ranking members of the team. Although they brought a lot of food,

They have been trekking in the tropical jungle for nearly ten days, and there is not much food on them. Although the jungle is full of animals, the trees are too dense, making it difficult to hunt prey, so every prey is very important to the team.

That said, it is very rare.

Kawashitaishi left a palm-long piece of snake meat for himself, then took out the salt and pepper from his backpack, rubbed it on the snake meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. Although there was firewood everywhere in the tropical jungle, it was still wet and humid.

The root cannot raise fire, so we can only eat raw meat. Although the smell of raw meat is very strong, Kawashita has long been used to it, and after rubbing it with salt and pepper, it tastes good.

However, Kawashita Ishi's younger brother Kawashita Yuji could only take out a piece of dry flour pancake that was about to go rancid from his backpack, and sat down to eat it slowly. Kawashita Ishi and several other important figures were the souls of the team, and they were always there.

To maintain good physical strength, food will naturally be provided to them first. This is common sense for the entire team.

Everyone ate something and rested for half an hour. Then Kawashita urged the team members to stand up again. They had been wandering in the jungle for ten days. If they could not find the target again, they would have no choice but to

Went back empty-handed. For Kawashita, who spent a lot of money to prepare for this operation,

, is absolutely not allowed. And the people who hire them are also very anxious. If they don't show some results, they are likely to be abandoned by the employer. Not only will they lose a lot of money, but they will also

Let their little reputation that the Kawashita Slave Catching Team finally built go to waste.

But just when Kawashita was about to move forward, he suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound coming from the distant jungle. When they heard this sound, Kawashita and the others were all in high spirits.
Chapter completed!