Chapter 1913: Chapter 904: Set the Fire and Run (Happy National Day!)

On the vast sea.

“Laoda, look quickly, those fools are coming over to surrender themselves!” A sailor shouted loudly to remind him.

“Everyone, stay alert, be careful of any tricks they might pull, and have your gear ready!” A middle-aged man wearing a sun hat shouted. “Get everything ready, bring the people onboard, and sail off immediately. Don’t delay, or we’ll run into other ships.”

“Don’t worry, Laoda!” A nearby sailor answered with laughter.

One sailor was still explaining to a younger crew member: “Relax, our leader has experience in this kind of thing. Their ship won’t have any weapons; once we show our stuff, they’ll behave. We bring them back afterward and can even get rewards.”

“Haha, if luck is on our side, we might find valuable things on the ship. One good operation like this can be worth several trips at sea!” Another sailor looked at the fishing boat sailing over and shared his hopes with the ‘newcomer,’ fantasizing about the gains they might obtain this time.

“Everyone, move quickly. Once it’s done, we leave. If anyone delays, the ship won’t wait for them, so don’t blame me for being heartless!” Someone next to Laoda reminded again.

“Got it!” The uneven responses accompanied by laughter echoed across the sea.

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“Ah! Aaaaaaa…”

Just as the group was celebrating, suddenly a sound entirely different from cheering was heard; it sounded a bit like a scream!

The experienced sailor immediately felt bad; something went wrong!

Even people who don’t venture out to sea know that if a fishing boat encounters problems on the sea, it’s definitely not a good situation.

“Quickly, go down and see what’s going on?” Laoda immediately called out, instructing people while running down himself.

The sailors, who were eagerly waiting on the deck to commit robbery, panicked. Led by several senior sailors, they started inspecting various parts of the ship. At this moment, nobody cared about the opposite fishing boat!

“Captain, there’s a fire…”

Actually, there was no need to shout; the captain hadn’t even run down yet when he saw the thick smoke rising from below!

Why the fire started was a question no one had time to think about; they only needed to know that a fire on the ship is bad news, especially the kind of big trouble!

Thick smoke billowed, and suddenly, with a boom, an intense explosion sound was heard!

Along with the explosion, other chaotic noises followed, the rumbling crashing sounds continued incessantly…

It seemed, all of a sudden, like a volcanic eruption from below the cabin, smoke mixed with fire surged upwards!

“Quickly, check the life-saving equipment, don’t let them snatch it.” The captain turned and ran upwards. “Tell everyone not to panic, stay calm, be ready, and hopefully seize the ship on the opposite side…”

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“Everyone, hurry, get the life-saving equipment ready, we’ll rely on them later!” Old Chang called to the sailors on the fishing boat. “When I say go, we all go together. Surviving after leaving the ship, it’s a crapshoot, nothing much to say. Those returning, help take care of the families!”

“Ready!” As they could already see the faces of people on the opposite ship, Old Chang shouted again. “When I say accelerate, everyone must speed up…”

Now the fishing boat’s speed was slow, almost stationary. Everyone was looking at the sea surface, hoping to find the young man who followed Xiaohe and jumped into the sea!

Meanwhile, slower speed could also deceive the other side. Anyway, their intent was to capture people or rob goods, or both. Seeing their ship not moving, no one bothered to fire anymore.

“Old Chang, stop shouting, something’s wrong!” A sailor named Gan, carrying something, suddenly raised his head and said. “Look, that ship slowed down!”

This remark not only caught Old Chang’s attention but also made almost all the busy sailors on the deck halt their activities, raising their heads to look across.

Indeed, that ship had really slowed down!

Regular sea runners could already tell; the speed of the ship opposite had clearly decreased.

“Stop the ship, stop the ship, turn left rudder, head to the side…” Old Chang suddenly jumped up, and shouted loudly. “Don’t charge straight ahead, take stock first!”

Once onboard, even if they got down early, the situation was just like Old Chang said: nine chances of death to one chance of survival.

Actually, everyone had psychological preparations, knowing that survival was not in their hands but on the yacht behind them.

But seeing the opposite ship slow down, a potential crisis might dissolve invisibly; whose heart wouldn’t be happy?

“It’s not slowing down, the ship’s in trouble!” Old Chang suddenly laughed loudly. “See that smoke? Surely something’s wrong! It’s not their kindness in slowing down, it’s heaven’s blessing, causing trouble on their ship!”

Old Chang’s excitement was palpable!

“It’s listing, look, look, it’s burning!” Another sailor shouted, unable to express his thrill by shouting alone; while doing so, he was beating a stick against an empty barrel.

“Aye, the ship’s started to tilt…”

“Wow, it’s tilting even more!”

“Everyone’s safe, that ship’s going to sink!” Old Chang watched the ship noticeably start tilting, laughing heartily as he shouted. “Hahaha, it’s heaven…”