Chapter 277 [Sea Stone Forest] (Part 2)
Old Andu said: "Even if you look back, these two ships will be enough to destroy us. Their ships should be equipped with artillery."
Luo Lie secretly complained that he was not good. Although he had made an estimate of the possibility of encountering pirates at sea, the possibility of encountering pirates in his previous estimate was very small. This danger was much smaller than that of encountering storms at sea. What was even more unexpected was that they had just left Zhoushan shortly after. According to the information obtained before, the Hailong Gang, which had dominated for a while, moved to the South China Sea in order to avoid the clearance.
Luo Lie pointed to the navigation chart and said, "Where are we going here?"
Lao Andao: "It is a sea stone forest, and it has been turned into a ghost stone forest. There are reefs and reefs everywhere. Even experienced fishermen dare not break in easily."
Luo Lie said: "I see that the distance is not far. If we head towards this sea area, we should be able to enter it before dawn."
Lao An understood what he meant. This reef forest was dangerous to them, and the same was true for pirates. Luo Lie wanted to use this special dangerous terrain to get rid of the pirates' pursuit. He whispered: "But for now, it can be considered a solution."
Luo Lie nodded and immediately gathered several companions and captains to seek their opinions.
When the captain heard that Luo Lie was going to enter the sea stone forest bravely, he was so scared that his face was gone and his head was shaking like a rattle: "It's impossible, there are reefs everywhere. I have never entered the sea stone forest in the past, nor have I heard that anyone who entered there could leave safely."
Luo Lie said: "The ships of the Sea Dragon Gang are faster than us. If we start chasing on the sea, we have no chance of getting rid of them at all, and their ships are equipped with artillery."
The captain said: "We also have weapons..." In his opinion, even if we fight hard with the other party, the chance of survival is greater than breaking into the reef forest. The captain is a carefully selected person by Weng Guoxian. According to him, this person is experienced and absolutely trustworthy. He is not intentionally shirking responsibility, but everyone has his own judgment on the risks.
Lu Weilin said: "Just relying on our two Maxim? Have you ever done the other party's cannon?"
The captain pursed his lips and said, "But that sea stone forest is really too dangerous. I don't even have a detailed chart. If we just break in like this, we will inevitably run into the reef. Wouldn't we be even more troublesome?" After saying that, he added: "We are only an hour away from the sea stone forest, and it is not dawn yet." Even if we break into the sea stone forest in broad daylight, we cannot guarantee to avoid the reefs under the sea, let alone at night.
Lao An suddenly said, "If you can trust me, I will take the helm!"
Everyone was stunned. They all knew that Lao An was a confidant sent by Bai Yunfei, but no one knew that Lao An knew how to sail the boat.
Even for Luo Lie, this was a great adventure. Letting Lao An take a boat was like handing over everyone's lives to his hands. If Lao An was malicious, he was afraid that their group of people would die before they could succeed.
Luo Lie nodded and said, "No problem!" Since we are on the same boat, we can only work together in this situation. I believe that Lao An has no better choice.
Zhang Changgong said: "The captain and I will help you."
Lao An showed a sneer on the corner of his lips. Of course, he knew that Zhang Changgong's original intention was not to help him, but to monitor him. He nodded and said, "Whatever you want!"
Luo Lie asked the blind man to climb up the mast to take care of the lookout. He did not entrust Lu Weilin with important tasks. Lu Weilin was in poor physical condition due to seasickness and was frivolous. It seemed that he could not stand steadily, so he was afraid that he could not even hold the gun.
Luo Lie and Ye Qinghong came to the stern of the boat. The two of them observed the two boats behind with a telescope. At this moment, the two boats were obviously close to them. Lao An was not wrong. The ships of the Hailong Gang were faster than them. If they carried out chasing on the sea, they would not be able to get rid of them smoothly.
The ship began to turn, and the two ships behind quickly discovered their changes. The two ships separated for a distance and continued to speed up.
Ye Qinghong put down the telescope and whispered: "Do you really believe him?"
Although he did not mention Lao An's name, Luo Lie knew that Ye Qinghong was talking about him and said in a deep voice: "Is there a choice?"
Ye Qinghong said: "Maybe he colluded with the pirates."
Luo Lie narrowed his eyes, but what Ye Qinghong said was possible, but he had already evaluated several possibilities in his heart. The possibility of Lao An colluding with the pirates was very small. On the contrary, there was a pirate instinct on their ship.
Lao An was only responsible for commanding, and the actual ship driving operation was completed by the captain himself, and the speed of the ship had reached its maximum.
Lu Weilin returned to the cabin and ran out of it not long after. The ship ran at high speed. Unfortunately, the wind blew again and the ship became more and more bumpy. Lu Weilin, who was already seasick, felt even more uncomfortable. He stumbled onto the deck, held the railing and started vomiting. Unfortunately, there was nothing to vomit in his stomach.
After retching a few times, he took a strong breath, and a black figure suddenly flashed in his mind. He thought he was an illusion caused by seasickness, but his intuition told him that it was not an illusion. Lu Weilin did not turn around, and lay on the railing again, pretending to vomit.
At this moment, two black shadows rushed out from behind him. Both of them were sailors on the ship, with extremely clear goals. They were to launch a surprise attack while Lu Weilin was seasick, with the intention of lifting him directly into the sea.
When the two were about to grab Lu Weilin's arms, a black muzzle was exposed from Lu Weilin's left armpit. A gunshot sounded, and the bullet hit a man's thigh. The man screamed and fell to the ground.
The other man raised the dagger in his hand and penetrated into Lu Weilin's back. After Lu Weilin noticed the movement behind him, he began to accumulate strength. He lay on the ground side. If he usually chose to deal with such a situation with more casual and calm movements, seasickness had exhausted most of his body's energy. His choice was to lie on the ground. Only in this way could the body reach the maximum contact with the deck.
Lu Weilin held the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, aimed at the cold light that stabbed him, and pulled the trigger one after another. The first shot shot the dagger and the second shot hit the sneak attacker's forehead.
The opponent's burly body collapsed like a hill, falling heavily on the deck.
The first injured sailor endured the pain in his thighs and tried to take out the pistol from his waist, but heard Lu Weilin's weak voice saying, "Be honest, the bullet doesn't have eyes..."
Luo Lie and Ye Qinghong rushed over immediately when they heard the gunshots. Luo Lie was worried that Lu Weilin's safety would be threatened, so he raised his hand and shot out a flying knife. The flying knife hit the sailor's right hand and nailed it deep into the deck through his palm. The sailor suffered heavy injuries one after another, screaming in pain.
Ye Qinghong rushed up and kicked the sailor in the chest, kicked him on the deck, pulled out his pistol and aimed at his face.
Luo Lie originally wanted to help Lu Weilin up, but Lu Weilin shook his head, raised his right hand and wiped his mouth and said, "I'm fine, these two bastards actually want to attack me."
Luo Lie observed it for a while, and several people heard the movement around him. A blind man roared from the observation deck above: "Let me go back, who dares to move around? I shot him!" The blind man picked up a rifle and aimed at the crowd below. It is hard to say whether there are pirate accomplices in the group of sailors in the current situation.
Zhang Changgong also rushed out of the cockpit and said angrily: "Go back, guard their respective posts, and go back to me!"
With the joint efforts, the sailors quickly controlled the scene. The sailors who had just gathered together quietly dispersed. Luo Lie looked up at the direction of the observation deck, and then gave a thumbs up at the blind man.
The blind man smiled and said, "You're welcome!"
Lu Weilin said, "I am really worried that he will shoot bullets on me with his marksmanship..."
Luo Lie winked at Zhang Changgong. Zhang Changgong understood what he meant and turned to walk towards the cockpit. Compared to the sudden situation here, the cockpit is the top priority. If the cockpit also changes, the situation will become uncontrollable.
Ye Qinghong looked at the sailor coldly. She was sure that the dead sailor and the injured sailor were all members they hired. It is not difficult to conclude that the appearance of the pirates was due to internal problems. Although she believed in Weng Guoxian, everything was unexpected. Weng Guoxian neglected in the process of arranging ships to hire sailors, allowing ulterior motives to get on the boat. It seems that they have been targeted by pirates since they went to sea, and the pirates should know their routes well.
Ye Qinghong pressed the sailor's forehead with his gun: "Say, who sent you?"
The sailor said, "You can't escape, this is the territory of the Sea Dragon Gang!"
Luo Lie walked over slowly: "You just need to find out one fact. Your life is in our hands. I can give you a way out, but you need to explain the other accomplices on the ship."
The sailor laughed and said, "Think I was a child? You all want to die...all of them are..."
Luo Lie stared at his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Don't you make money? Let's say! Whose entrusted me?" After he and Ye Qinghong agreed to change the boat in Zhoushan, he specifically reminded Ye Qinghong to do it in a low-key manner and never expose wealth to avoid attracting pirates' covetousness. It can be said that there is no wealth worth robbing on this ship. They encountered pirates shortly after going to sea. On the surface, it seemed an accidental event, but after thinking about it, it was unusual.
It is simply inconsistent for pirates to mobilize a ship like them that is disguised as a fishing boat. If it is not for money, it is to kill people.
The sailor shook his head and said, "I don't know, I only know that if you kill you, you will get a considerable reward..." His words further confirmed Luo Lie's speculation.
Chapter completed!