Tao Dali chewed on a salted fish, gazing listlessly at the night sky.

The calm sea at night was beautiful, especially the starry sky with a full moon, which captivated Tao Dali.

This scene reminded him of many people and events from before the end of the world.

He was a fisherman who had parents, sisters, brothers, and neighbors who all went out to sea together. He had originally chosen a girl from the neighboring village and was preparing to get married.

The date was chosen, the wedding gifts were given, the new house was decorated, everything was ready... but then the damn apocalypse came.

He sighed deeply, wondering what had become of his family. He didn't even dare to think about whether his parents, sisters, and brothers were still alive during the years he had been missing.

His family probably thought he was dead. He wondered if the girl from the neighboring village was married or not…

Lost in thought, Tao Dali heard a very light footstep. He immediately became alert, sat up straight, and put his finger on the trigger.

A head popped out, and Tao Dali's eyes narrowed. He recognized all 2,000 people on the ship, but this person was unfamiliar; he was a new passenger.

Where are the guards on the second basement level? Didn't Boss Guo forbid them from moving around freely?

A chill ran down his spine, and he immediately fired, sending half of the head flying and blood splattering onto the faces of the people behind him.

The man cursed, "Baka!"

Damn it, the Japanese! Tao Dali repeatedly pulled the trigger, blocking the passageway where people were trying to rush up from below, and shouted loudly:

"Help! Help! The Japanese are boarding! The Japanese are boarding! The Japanese are boarding!"

The gunshots startled everyone on the ship. Guo Qi, Yang Chengang, and others rushed out with guns, and chaos erupted on board.

Guo Qi shouted:

"Di Fei, take the men to the cockpit. Lao Yang, He Xiao, sweep the edges. Chen Hao, come with me."

Several people responded in unison.

"Sweeping around" means checking if there are any people under the ship. They all heard Tao Dali shouting for the Japanese to board the ship and thought they had encountered Japanese pirates.

The new passengers, stuck in the passageway, heard language like "Shinisoukanai" and "Yowamushi," and belatedly realized that Japanese people had mixed in with them. They were so frightened that they ran back.

Bang, bang, bang, bang...

The Japanese soldiers covering the rear killed several more, their faces contorted with rage as they cursed:

"All of you, get up there! Anyone who disobeys, die!"

The secret passage was ominous; the cunning Chinese not only arranged for overt guards but also for covert agents.

After the sinking of Japan, its people had nowhere to stay and were scattered everywhere. Some went to China, and some went to Southeast Asia.

They made a living by fishing at sea, occasionally blocking passing ships, and their lives were neither good nor bad.

A few days ago, a large cargo ship was spotted. After extensive investigation, it was discovered that the ship belonged to Chinese citizens.

Damn it, they've all managed to go back to their ancestors' old trades, so how come the Chinese can get their hands on such a huge cargo ship?!

Compared to their small boats, the Chinese cargo ships are land! They are Noah's Ark!! They are paradise!!!

That's unfair! It's so unfair!!

No, what belongs to the Chinese is mine. I'll take it, I must get my hands on it.

After careful consideration, he decided to infiltrate the Chinese community and coordinate an attack from within.

Not many people speak Mandarin; after some back and forth, there are only seven or eight people who speak Mandarin, so it won't be noticed that anything unusual is happening.

We also found someone with a neck injury and someone who was born mute, making a total of 10 people.

They prepared a wooden boat beforehand, pretended it was leaking, and bribed a Chinese ship with several cans of fish and a barrel of cooking oil, thus boarding the ship smoothly.

The plan was to have the foolish Chinese people seize the supplies to divert the attention of the people on the ship, while their own people took control of the bridge, and then, together with their partners, seize the cargo ship in one fell swoop.

The mission got off to a bad start; the damned Chinese discovered them.

The lead Japanese soldier's eyes hardened, and he fired a burst of bullets at the men in front of him, shouting fiercely:

"Get up, all of you get up! If you don't, I'll send you to hell right now."

Screams of fear rose from all sides. The old woman, who had been nagging her grandson all day, cried the most bitterly. All her wisdom had been used by the Japanese.

With guns pointed at them from all sides, the Chinese, who had been docile for hundreds of years, reacted by first to obey and hoped that the people on the ship would come to their rescue because they were all Chinese. They forgot that they had hands and feet and thought of relying on others when faced with trouble.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot! I'm Chinese, not Japanese! I'm Chinese! Don't shoot, don't shoot!"

When someone takes the lead, others will follow.

"I'm not Japanese, my home is in Qingzhou, I'm from Qingzhou, don't shoot, don't shoot, I want to go home..."

"I'm from Kyoto, don't shoot, don't shoot..."

"..."

Tao Dali frowned upon hearing this, and hesitated for a moment.

Those damned Japanese, using our fellow Chinese as shields, they were practically at our doorstep, and now they're dying at the hands of their own people. I can't bring myself to do it.

Guo Qi and Chen Hao rushed over.

Upon seeing the situation, Guo Qi shouted to the new passengers:

“All you Chinese with guts, step forward! A few Japanese have subdued you. Where are your guns? No guns? No strength? Fight them! I refuse to believe that a few hundred men can't defeat a few Japanese.”

When people boarded the ship, they did a simple screening, and Guo Qi did not believe that everyone on board was Japanese.

Otherwise, they would have noticed something was wrong when they boarded the ship.

Among the new passengers, there are quite a few ruthless individuals; those who have survived to this point all have a few lives on their hands.

But fearing that if they acted while others did not, they would be the ones to suffer, they remained patient and secretly sought an opportunity.

Upon hearing Guo Qi's shout, they quickly searched the crowd for patriotic individuals.

Many new passengers were woken up and exclaimed, "Yeah, we couldn't beat them before, but can't we beat them now? There are so many of us, and they only have a few!"

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