The situation was tense.
Both sides pointed at each other with their guns. No one said a word.
Both sides did not make a single move.
The pirate captain knew the Chinese Navy would not dare to shoot at them because of the hostages. He laughed loudly and waved to his men to keep the gold. He ignored the Navy vessel and continued on their way. The captain was confident that the Chinese Navy would not dare to do anything, which was why he participated in this transaction himself.
As expected, the Chinese Navy followed behind and fired no shots.
The soldiers could not shoot them as the pirates had more than a dozen hostages.
An Officer asked anxiously. “Commander, what should we do now?”
The Colonel replied. “Catch up with them, and don’t fire any rounds.”
“But….” The Officer said. “We cannot get back the hostages if we don’t stop them.”
Everyone knows this. However, the hostages might be killed if they fire at the pirates.
Niu Dazhao and his crew were hopeless.
“Captain, we are finished….”
“We will die if the Navy starts firing.”
“These bastards. They had never planned to honor their words.”
“These pirates are too much!”
Everyone was furious with the pirates. They did not expect them to be so despicable. If the pirates abducted them, they would be treated the same as those hostages and might be killed.
Ten times the ransom….
Will the Chinese government pay the ransom to save them?
Even if the Chinese government paid them, the pirates might go back to their words again. They might demand a more considerable ransom and not release anyone.
Dong Xuebing was the only one smiling. He looked at the pirates laughing around him and smiled coldly. I might still let you all off if you all had released my daughter. Don’t blame me now. If I don’t kill all of you today, I will change my name! one… five… ten… twenty…. He started to count the pirates. There were twenty-one pirates, and he would kill all of them.
Dong Xuebing will go all out today.
All twenty-one pirates were going to die!
The Navy vessel continued to chase the pirates.
They sailed a nautical mile, and the pirate captain gave an instruction. The main pirate boat started to move closer to Dong Xuebing’s cargo ship. He planned to gather all his men and sail back to their base. The Navy vessel could not go after them if they went onshore. After all, that was not part of China, and the Navy could not save the hostages.
The main pirate boat got nearer.
Dong Xuebing could see Little Qianqian.
Both ships were sailing next to each other, and the land was spotted on the horizon.
The pirates were cheering as they were reaching home.
The Colonel and his soldiers were furious and knew they might not rescue the hostages this time. They had given the ransom for nothing.
At this moment, Dong Xuebing moved.
The ropes which tied Dong Xuebing’s hands behind his back snapped and dropped on the deck.
“How did you untie yourself?”
Niu Dazhao and a few crew members looked at Dong Xuebing in shock.
Dong Xuebing smiled at them and did not say anything. He can release himself from handcuffs, let alone this small rope. If he could not even do this, he would not be called the ‘God of Plagues’ for so many years.
The pirates were still cheering and overlooked Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing did not look at them and walked aside. He pulled out a metal hook attached to a rope. It was the tool used by the pirates to board the ship earlier, and it was the perfect tool for him now.
The pirates on a speedboat noticed Dong Xuebing’s movement and shouted and raised their guns.
The pirates on the deck heard the commotion and turned. They saw Dong Xuebing and laughed. Their guns were pointing at him. The pirates had entered the bridge to steer the ship, and only two pirates were watching the hostages.
Dong Xuebing did not look at those two pirates and threw the hook onto the main pirate boat.
The pirates on board were furious and fired at Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing tilted his head, and the bullet whizzed past him.
That pirate was stunned.
The next moment, Dong Xuebing jumped off the cargo ship, holding the rope. He used the rope and climbed onto the main pirate boat.
The pirates shouted at Dong Xuebing.
The soldiers on the Navy vessel and the crew members on the cargo ship were stunned. They wondered what Dong Xuebing was trying to do. Did he have a death wish?
Swoosh… swoosh… swoosh….
The ten pirates onboard the main pirate boat immediately pointed their guns at Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing remained calm. He walked towards Little Qianqian, who was lying on the deck, and carried her up.
Qianqian was weak, and she recognized Dong Xuebing. She tried to grab his face with her tiny hand weakly.
Dong Xuebing’s tears rolled down his cheeks. “It’s all my fault.” He said, and his eyes changed. “Let’s go. Daddy will bring you along to kill these people!”