After Awakening, She Tore Apart Her Enemies and Joined the Army on an Island - Chapter 26

After returning to the cabin, Su Meng pushed open the window and glanced at Shanghai, now far behind them.

She excitedly cheered in her heart: Guangzhou, here I come!

Shen Wuyang and Zhong Cuilin, those two scoundrels, thought they could escape to Hong Kong? Hah! I’ll send them straight to the police station.

And all the valuables they sent to Guangzhou will ultimately end up in my possession.

Everything will be returned to its rightful owner!

Lying in her private guest room, she fantasized about reclaiming the assets in Guangzhou, then going with Su Ada to retrieve her father and find her younger brother.

Her plans were so delightful that she was even smiling in her dreams.

Suddenly, the cabin door was pounded with thunderous force.

Su Meng jolted awake, completely startled.

“Open up! Open up! Everyone assemble on the deck now!”

Next door, a middle-aged man with a plump face and large head grumbled gruffly, “What’s all the racket? Watch it, or we’ll file a complaint.”

The one knocking was a man with a thick beard, who snorted disdainfully. “Complain? Go ahead if you dare. I’m not one of those cowards from the passenger company. Hurry up! Everyone to the deck now.”

His domineering command, icy demeanor, contemptuous tone, and the fleeting murderous glint in his eyes made Su Meng’s heart tighten.

Had she run into pirates?!

She could sense that this man was not to be trifled with, and the others were no pushovers either.

The plump-faced middle-aged man slammed his door shut. “Think I’m a fool? I’m not going!”

“Right! We bought our tickets fair and square. Why should we listen to you? Get the captain up here.”

“Who do you think you are? The people are the masters now. Do you think you can threaten a crowd with a gun like some bandit tyrant? Down with bandit tyrants!”

“Down with bandit tyrants!”

…

Chanting slogans, those who had stepped out of their rooms gathered together and advanced toward the bearded man standing at the end of the corridor.

However, they had underestimated their opponent.

Unhurriedly, the bearded man pulled out a gun and fired a shot into the air.

Time seemed to freeze.

Everyone stood rooted to the spot, and the chanting abruptly ceased.

“Trying to rebel? Take a good look at yourselves,” the bearded man mocked arrogantly. “On my turf, even a dragon must coil before me. Otherwise, I won’t mind wiping you all out and stewing you for a drink.”

Su Meng shivered. What an unlucky start.

Only half an hour after leaving the port, and they had already encountered pirates.

Heavens! Earth!

What kind of cursed luck did she have?

If they were on land and couldn’t win, they could at least run or hide.

But out at sea, the only option was… to jump into the ocean.

She decided to play it by ear.

A large crowd had already gathered on the deck.

Even the captain and crew were not spared.

Su Meng felt a chill run down her spine. Keeping her head down, she moved among the crowd and scanned the pirates surrounding them.

There were about ten of them, armed with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, glaring menacingly at the huddled passengers.

“I’m a merciful man. As long as you behave and hand over your valuables willingly, I’ll spare your lives. My word is my bond, I never go back on it!”

Luo, the leader, stood at the front, waving his gun like a teacher’s pointer, gesturing and sweeping it around.

Everyone looked terrified, trembling and shrinking back.

“Hurry up! My patience is limited. Starting from this side, I’ll count down from three. If you don’t cooperate willingly, we’ll start… clearing people out.”

Su Meng was still pondering what he meant by “clearing people” when she heard him start counting.

“One.”

As soon as the word fell, Boss Luo waved his hand, and a burly man strode forward, grabbing someone without a word of explanation.

The next moment, she saw the chubby, round-faced middle-aged man at the front of her group being tossed into the sea before he could even utter a few words of protest.

“This is the consequence of disobedience.”

Boss Luo stated it flatly, as if he had just thrown garbage into the sea, not a person.

The air suddenly grew deathly still.

Everyone watched as the middle-aged man was thrown into the sea, hearing his screams and the splash as he hit the water.

Their hearts seemed to stop, and their breath caught in their throats.

He really killed someone!

He killed without a second thought!

He was a demon!

The crowd glared angrily, trembling with fear and helplessness.

They didn’t even dare to scream, only retreating in panic and huddling together.

“Next!”

The demon’s voice rang out.

The sound of guns being cocked echoed around them.

The young man who had been standing behind the middle-aged man took advantage of the chaos to slip stealthily into the crowd.

Left behind were a woman in a floral headscarf and a child, standing frozen in place.

Suddenly, the child whispered weakly, “He only counted to one.”

The young woman panicked, frantically covering the child’s mouth.

You fool! Why state the obvious? Disaster is about to strike.

But Boss Luo laughed, “Hahaha! A bunch of cowards, not even as brave as a child. You’re next!”

He aimed his gun at the young woman.

Trembling, she shielded the child behind her and stammered through tears, “I… I’m just a farmer’s wife. I don’t… don’t have anything valuable on me.”

As she spoke, she slowly placed the bundle she was carrying on the ground, her eyes fixed intently on the approaching pirate.

Boss Luo glanced disdainfully at the bundle and signaled to his men, “I like her child. Bring him over. Hahaha! Our crew could use some fresh blood.”

The young woman’s face turned ashen, and she trembled as she dropped to her knees, clutching the child tightly, begging, “Please, sir, have mercy. Don’t take my son. I beg you…”

In this moment of crisis, her words actually became clearer.

Su Meng glanced at her curiously and caught a fleeting glimpse of ruthlessness in her eyes.

Su Meng’s heart stirred, and she lowered her voice to incite, “There are only ten of them. Let’s fight back!”

There were about a hundred passengers. If everyone united and attacked together, they might have a chance at survival.

Everyone understood this logic.

But those who charged forward would surely be killed or injured, and no one wanted to be the first to act.

The older woman behind Su Meng tugged at her sleeve, “Young lady, the situation is against us. We should just accept our fate. Look, even the crew and the captain are under their control. What can we ordinary people do? Let’s just pay to avoid disaster.”

Su Meng sneered. Could money really avert disaster?

Unlikely!

Their opponents were bloodthirsty pirates, not merciful bodhisattvas.

She had to save herself.

Just as Su Meng turned to survey the people around her, Boss Luo began speaking again.

“If the valuables you hand over don’t satisfy us, jump into the sea yourselves.”

Hearing this, everyone felt a sense of impending doom.

“Since we’re going to die anyway, we might as well fight back.”

The bespectacled young man in front of Su Meng violently threw his empty satchel to the ground, clenched his fists, and roared.

“Let’s fight!”

Most of the people on the boat were impoverished commoners, with no decent possessions to speak of.

Following the lead of a few men, driven by the will to survive, even the elderly and women rose to their feet, discarded their bundles, and clenched their fists, ready to risk their lives.

The captain and crew, tied up together, took the opportunity to stealthily shift closer and began untying each other.

“Bang!”

A gunshot rang out.

Deathly silence fell over the deck.

Luo, the boss, sneered at the crowd and blew on the smoking barrel of his gun.

Shaking one leg, he arrogantly swept the gun from left to right. “None of you want to live, is that it?”

“Fine! I’ll grant your wish. Three…”