In the car...

"We should keep up with those mysterious people these two days, so don't find a place to stay. The longer the time goes, the harder it will be to find the whereabouts of the big bearded man and the others." My husband, the herdsman, and Tan Jin, were discussing.

"Okay, they have been missing for several days, and they can only find out a little bit of news. They don't know what these people are going to take them away. They have to hurry up." Tan Jin said.

When the car drove to a dock, there was no way to go. We had to take a boat in the direction we were going.

So we parked the car and got off.

The herder uncle pulled my sleeve and looked at me.

I knew what he wanted to express as soon as I guessed, so I had to agree helplessly: "Okay, okay, go!"

"That's great!" The herdsman uncle jumped up.

Next to the pier is a restaurant. The layout inside is a bit of a bargain and the environment is not very good. However, there are still many customers. When we arrived, there were only one empty seat left.

"Please come from the three guests." The waiter came out to greet us and helped us clean the tables and stools.

"What do you need to order?" The waiter stood in front of us with the menu.

I reached out to take the menu, but was snatched by the herdsman uncle.

"Hehe, I'll do it!" The herdsman looked at the menu with anticipation.

"Let me do this, give me a portion of peanuts and beer, and a portion of spicy chicken, stir-fried rabbit meat, braised crucian carp. Steamed pork ribs, and another portion..."

Tan Jin interrupted him and snatched the menu in his hand: "Come on you! Can you finish ordering so much?"

The herdsman uncle rolled his eyes: "Of course I can finish eating, only when I eat enough can I have the energy to work!"

"Okay, don't argue, just do it now." I gave the menu to the waiter.

"Hey, have you heard that someone actually entered Wu Tomb Island yesterday!" A diner next to him said to a bald man in a surprised tone.

"What!? I actually have the courage to enter the Mizuto Island. I think these people don't want to survive." The bald man was also surprised, but soon turned into a sarcastic expression.

"Who is so bold that he actually goes to Wumeng Island, isn't he afraid of death?" Another aunt also came over to join in the fun.

"I was preparing to leave the boat at the dock yesterday, and I saw six people asking if I could enter the Mizuto Island. If I could enter, I would like to count it!" The man tried his best and compared his fingers to five.

"Five hundred?" asked the aunt.

The man shook his head: "No!"

The bald man guessed: "I guess it's 50,000!"

The man shouted: "Five hundred thousand!"

"What, half a million!?" This sentence alarmed all the diners present, including us.

"Then have you agreed?" The aunt looked at the man with curious eyes.

"How dare I agree? I don't think about what kind of place the Mizuto Island is. Even if I lack money, I will not be able to bring people in, and I can't find the way."

etc……

Six people!

I immediately got up and walked to the man and asked, "Hello, I would like to ask those six people, are there two men wearing white clothes, one wearing a veil, one wearing a mask, the other woman wearing red clothes, and the other three people had a piece of cloth on their hands?"

"Yes, how do you know?" The man looked at me in surprise.

"Then do you know they entered the island at the end?" I was very anxious.

"I don't know this anymore, because they asked several people, but no one dared to take them in." The man shrugged and continued to eat.

I had to go back to my seat and take out my compass from my pocket, but I wasn't sure if Misty Tomb Island was located north of us.

"I heard that it is difficult to go to this island, but I still want to try it out. I don't know what your intentions are." I asked the herdsman uncle and Tan Jin.

"Is this island dangerous?" asked the herdsman.

"Dangerous, dangerous!" A guest who was about to leave walked to our table.

"Who are you……"

"You just said that this island is called Mizuto Island, and no one who has been in has come out again."

What the man said made me a little worried: "Is this so scary?"

The man nodded: "Of course, so that's why no one dares to enter the island all year round."

"Then is there anyone here who can enter the Mizuto Island?" I still didn't give up and continued to ask.

"Are you sure you want to go in?" The man hesitated.

"Yesterday, six people also wanted to enter Wu Tomb Island, but I heard that I had found several people but couldn't take them in, so we wanted to know the whereabouts of the six people. If we found them here, we wouldn't have to go in." I explained the situation to him.

"I brought those six people in yesterday." The man spoke slowly.

"What! Did you bring it in?" How could it be...

"No one here will know the location of Mizuto Island except me. And even if they know, no one will go."

"Then do you know what happened after you brought them into the island?" I continued to ask.

The man said: "I don't know what happened. I left after watching them go to the island. I will never go to the island."

"Let's go!" My attitude was firm.

Tan Jin and the herdsman uncle were also very firm: "Go! They must be rescued!"

"Since you are determined to enter the island, you must be prepared for danger at any time. It is best to wear gloves and veils to take protective measures."

"How to negotiate the price?" I suddenly remembered that since he was the only one who dared to enter here, he would definitely have to bid.

The man stretched out his five fingers toward us.

"You won't want...500,000?" I trembled.

"Five thousand!" the man said coldly.

"Five thousand is too expensive. Can you get zero?" asked the herdsman uncle timidly.

"What do you think?" The man said a question mark coldly.

"Forget it, five thousand is five thousand." I agreed.

"Look, you don't look like rich people, you're cheaper than five thousand!"

"Hey, you guy!" The herdsman uncle said as he stood up and confronted the man, but I grabbed him.

The man took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it to me.

I opened the paper and the map from the island of Mizuto Island is presented on it.

Wumeng Island is a very remote island away from here and is not very large in area.

I looked up and asked the man, "So far? Then when will we set out?"

"At 5 a.m. tomorrow, wait for me in the dock cabin." The man said nothing but this sentence and left.

"Five o'clock? Isn't this torture?" The herdsman's uncle looked slightly unhappy.
Chapter completed!