SWDnovel Chapter 2623 Do they think she's a pushover? Everyone's coming to kick her while she'
Chapter 2623 Do they think she's a pushover? Everyone's coming to kick her while she'
Chapter 2623
The two women said, "That's true, but previously, the people imprisoned in this tower were just some villagers from the surrounding area."
"About thirty years ago, this place began to house serious offenders."
"This tower wasn't originally like this; it was only rebuilt in recent years."
"There were originally very few prisoners inside. It was only after this tower was built that neighboring countries sent their most serious criminals here."
“Most of the residents in these four districts are actually indigenous people, fishermen who were born and raised on this island.”
"Then suddenly they stopped letting us go out to sea to fish, and our boats were impounded."
"Even if we want to go out to sea to fish, we can't get out of this area."
"They even frequently run aground."
"Over time, people stopped trying to fish and found other ways to survive."
What did Jiang Wan roughly guess?
It is estimated that the construction and renovation of the entire island were all done by the Tang family.
If she wasn't mistaken, the Tang family was very likely to turn this island into a paradise.
By then, even if the Tang family can no longer stay in China, they can come here.
This island is isolated from the outside world, and ordinary people cannot find it.
It could be said that it was the best place to avoid disaster, especially since the Tang family had made a lot of money over the years and had plundered a great deal of the people's wealth.
At that time, it wouldn't be a bad idea to retire here peacefully.
It's no exaggeration to say that "the Tang family has earned enough money to live for several lifetimes."
After chatting for a while, the two sides became more familiar with each other, and Jiang Wan even took out two bracelets to give to them.
This was what she originally put in her backpack; when Jiang Wan was brought over, her backpack was still on her body.
No one took her backpack along the way, because they thought it was impossible for a woman to have anything in it.
At most, you can bring cosmetics. Even if you have a knife or scissors, they're basically useless once you get to the island.
Jiang Wan bought these two bracelets to give as gifts.
This just happened to come in handy now.
Both women were absolutely thrilled with the beautiful bracelet.
He hurriedly accepted it, and his gaze towards Jiang Wan became even kinder and gentler.
Jiang Wan said, "I'm curious to know how people who come to the island are dealt with?"
"Do I need to register anything?"
One of the women replied, "Yes, everyone who comes to the island needs to register. They not only have to write their names down, but also have their photos taken."
"It used to be black and white, but now it's in color."
"However, the photos don't turn out very well; I always feel like they make me look particularly ugly."
A woman next to her chimed in, "Yes, yes, I also think the photo makes me look really ugly. I even wore red lipstick and makeup."
"The result looked like a ghost, and they wouldn't let me take another one. It's infuriating."
Jiang Wan couldn't help but glance at the woman's face and saw that the woman was indeed wearing makeup.
However, the makeup was too white, and more importantly, my skin isn't in great condition, so it caked up.
It feels like it's going to crumble and fall off when you walk on it.
Her lips were indeed very red, and they still look very red now. If, as she said, she wore lipstick on the day of the photoshoot, she probably really looked like she had eaten a dead child.
Jiang Wan turned her head away in frustration, afraid that if she looked any further, she would vomit.
She couldn't understand why someone would want to make such a terrible face look like that.
After chatting with them for a while, Jiang Wan gleaned important information.
Everyone who goes to the island will be registered, and the registration will include the year, where they came from, and where they live.
This should be considered a household registration on this island.
Once registered, it cannot be changed.
The registration must be made in the same district as the initial registration, and there are four registration books in total.
They are kept by the district heads of each district.
However, some time ago, Shen Du suddenly got the wrong idea and insisted that the district heads of each district make a copy of all the rosters and information of their subordinates and send it to him.
In other words, Shen Du had this roster in his study.
Jiang Wan wants to know where Qiao Zhendong is. She just needs to find the roster and look up his name.
Jiang Wan roughly knew which year Qiao Zhendong came to the island.
If no matching name can be found, a thorough investigation should be conducted into the list of people who went to the island that year and their whereabouts.
She can find people by feeling her way along little by little.
After figuring it out, Jiang Wan lost interest in continuing the conversation and exchanged a few more words with them hastily.
Then they were allowed to leave.
After the two left, Jiang Wan felt she should rest and recharge.
Let's discuss this further tomorrow.
She still needs to explore the island thoroughly to find some usable medicines for any eventuality.
Let's turn our attention to Qiao Liancheng.
He arrived at the vicinity of the dock after a long and arduous journey, knowing that he could find the island's coordinates by taking a boat deep into the ocean from there.
However, the exact coordinates are still unclear.
Unlike on land where there are mountains and roads to use as landmarks, here it's all a vast ocean. Once you're at sea, you can't tell which way is which.
Qiao Liancheng first found several villagers nearby and asked them in detail if they knew about such an island.
The villagers all shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
Qiao Liancheng felt that they weren't unaware, but rather afraid to speak up.
So he simply asked a few more people.
Having found nothing, they set their sights on the fishing boats not far away.
He heard the sound of cards being played there.
Moreover, it didn't look like ordinary poker playing; it looked more like gambling.
Qiao Liancheng's eyes darted around, and he suddenly had an idea. Since he couldn't get the information he wanted through the proper methods, he would have to resort to unconventional means.
He turned around, took his passbook, and went to the bank. He withdrew some money and then boarded the ship.
He watched from the sidelines but didn't participate.
On the boat, a young man in his early twenties lost so badly that his face turned red with anger.
As he angrily slammed down his cards and left, Qiao Liancheng quietly came down and chased after him.
They cornered the young man in a spot where no one could see him.
This young man looks like a scoundrel, but his skin is dark, probably from years of working at sea.
His eyes were quite bright, but when he saw Qiao Liancheng, he became arrogant, acting like he was the boss, and said:
"Are you out of your mind, kid? Blocking my way in broad daylight, what do you want?"
"If you want to give me some money, just say so. I just lost everything at the casino, so you can give me some money as capital."
He reached out to take the money from Qiao Liancheng, but Qiao Liancheng suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled hard, making the young man feel like his wrist was about to break.