Chapter 4009: Caught as a Thief
Chapter 4009: Chapter 4009: Caught as a Thief
The captain was a middle-aged man, his face deeply lined. He squatted amid the crowd, smoking a dry tobacco pipe. After a long pause, he stood up and calmly addressed everyone: "It’s still uncertain if those people are pirates. Let’s wait and see."
"Captain, if we don’t run now, we’ll be caught by the pirates soon..." someone said hurriedly, mostly out of fear, not yet finished.
But the captain glared sharply at him, rebuking: "Should I hand over my position to you, so you can take command?"
The person speaking shrank his neck back, wisely keeping silent.
The captain noticed the two people entering the doorway.
He saw the two dressed as dock workers, frowned, and said impatiently: "What are you doing here? Get out quickly."
The rough man dragged Di Xicheng inside forcefully: "Captain, this person is a bit suspicious."
Everyone’s gaze swiftly fell on Di Xicheng, wanting to see what exactly was strange.
Di Xicheng tightened his lips, clenched his fists, mentally cursing the man who dragged him here a thousand times over. People like him were insignificant on Continent M; he wouldn’t even spare them a glance.
He didn’t expect to one day be caught off guard like this.
And the reason for his mishap was actually to escape pursuers... How delightful.
"He was acting strange on the deck, and when he saw the speedboat approaching, he hurriedly ran into the cabin. Not sure what he’s up to."
Di Xicheng gritted his teeth: "I was just scared..."
The captain also considered this a minor issue, particularly insignificant compared to the potential threat of being surrounded by pirates.
He was waving his hand, about to tell the two to argue outside.
At this moment, the lookout person hurried inside.
"Captain, captain."
The captain became serious, forgetting about Di Xicheng and the other, immediately approached, and steadied the person’s shoulders: "Speak."
"The people outside say, they claim to be from the Red Alliance. Not pirates... They’ve surrounded our ship to find someone."
Everyone in the cabin breathed a collective sigh of relief upon realizing they weren’t surrounded by pirates, and the tense atmosphere dissipated.
The captain’s complexion improved significantly, although he found it puzzling: "Who is the Red Alliance looking for, stopping our ship?"
The illegal zone held many factions.
Hongyun Company was only the least significant among them, typically dealing with wild seafood business, unable to reach the ankles of those top bosses even if they jumped high.
As an even more inconspicuous figure within Hongyun Company, he couldn’t fathom why a force like the Red Alliance would seek them out.
The captain knew the situation well, and without waiting for his crew to respond, immediately ordered: "Stop the ship, let their people come aboard."
In an unnoticed corner.
Di Xicheng’s face altered repeatedly upon hearing these words, even contemplating sneaking away.
Yet soon he found the rough man tightly gripping him, holding his wrist, not giving him the slightest chance to flee.
In fact, as soon as he moved, the man became alert, watching him closely.
The gaze was like that directed at a thief.
Di Xicheng had always stayed in the shadow, plotting against others, rarely confronted this way, particularly being caught as... a thief.
His chest felt stifled, nearly overwhelmed with frustration.
However, none of this compared to the urgency with time ticking away and the impending arrival of Qiao Nian...
**
On the deck.
The white cargo ship voluntarily stopped.
Qiao Nian and her team had it much easier getting onboard.
Tattoo Arm was the first to board, extending his hand to the girl: "Zhui Guang, let me help you up."
The girl agilely flipped onboard, her movements clean and swift. After getting on, she rotated her wrist and adjusted her cap.