Chapter 323 Water Ghost
~}}}}} Tang Shuo and a few others, along with a group of smugglers, boarded a yacht that had been privately modified and looked very dilapidated. Everyone knew that this was smuggling, and naturally did not expect the vehicle to be very luxurious, so no one raised any objections.
In fact, these smugglers are actually very happy because their business has become increasingly difficult due to the severe crackdown by Hong Kong in recent years.
Because the cost of Shezai's ship was too high and they didn't make much money on each trip, they seldom went to the inland. This time was a rare opportunity, so almost everyone of them brought enough goods.
After getting on the boat, Tang Shuo saw Shezai and his men standing at the helm. Tang Shuo smiled at them very friendly, but got no response at all.
Tang Shuo also acted unconcerned. After looking around the cabin, he found a corner and walked over.
Everyone waited on the boat for about another hour, and after Snake received a phone call, the yacht finally started.
In fact, the location chosen by Shezai was not suitable for smuggling to the mainland. The Dongxin Street Pier was located on the south side of the entire Hong Kong River. His boat had to sail within the Hong Kong River for two hours before reaching the border between Hong Kong and Guangdong.
However, precisely because of this, the first two hours of sailing were exceptionally smooth.
Just as everyone was anxiously waiting to reach the shore, a young henchman came over and shouted, "Don't say anything for a while. We'll contact someone to pick you up after we cross the border."
The chatting passengers instantly fell silent. The entire cabin suddenly became silent.
Tang Shuo smiled unhappily. These people were so stupid. The engine of this modified yacht was so loud, how could there be no sound?
However, Tang Shuo did not refute it. The noise of the engine was already very loud, and coupled with the noise of the group of people chatting, it was indeed a bit of a headache.
Now that there are fewer people chatting, it's still much better than before.
He made a sign to Jesus and continued to rest.
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Snake stared at the route in front of him and said to the man with the gold chain beside him, "What's going on?"
"Yeah, it's done." The man with the gold chain, who had just emerged from the engine compartment, replied. He then checked the time and said, "It can still last about ten minutes."
Snake nodded and said, "That's enough time. We'll be at the junction by then."
"I understand, Snake."
Snake thought for a moment, then continued, "Remember to light the fire when you leave!"
"Ignite it? What about this ship?" The man with the gold chain asked hesitantly, "Brother Snake, isn't this too costly?"
Snake glanced coldly in Tang Shuo's direction, then turned off the yacht's headlights and replied in a deep voice, "It's safer this way. I'm worried about accidents, and this boat is about to be scrapped."
The man with the gold chain shook his head helplessly. After agreeing, he retreated to prepare.
The yacht continued to sail in the darkness for a while. When the lights on the shore could be vaguely seen, a noisy discussion suddenly arose on the boat.
Tang Shuo glanced up at the shore, then back toward the cockpit in confusion. Why hadn't Snake made a move at this hour? If he waited any longer, he wouldn't have a chance.
Did I guess wrong?
Just as Tang Shuo was thinking about this, he heard the yacht's engine suddenly stop. Then the cowboy who had just told everyone to be quiet ran over and said in panic, "The yacht's engine is malfunctioning!"
"What should we do now?" a middle-aged smuggler stood up and said.
"Can't you fix it?" the person next to him asked.
“…”
A group of people immediately surrounded the denim-clad thug and questioned him, and some of them seemed very excited.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Fire! Everyone jump off the boat!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone heard the sound of someone falling into the water.
"ah……"
The smugglers exclaimed in surprise; no one had expected such a thing to happen.
The denim-clad trooper pointed toward the shore and said to everyone, "Everyone, hurry up and jump off the boat. It's only three hundred meters away from the shore, so you can swim over there."
A distance of three hundred meters is nothing for people who are good at swimming, and many people can swim back and forth.
But the problem is that they are now at sea, the temperature is already low at night, and no one knows what the water flow under their feet looks like. If they rush down, the risk factor will be too high.
Moreover, most of them were smuggling some electronic devices. People could swim across, but what about the equipment?
Of course, there is a more important point. Smuggling does not mean just throwing people at the border. They spent money mainly to use the channels of the snake boy. Can they just swim to Guangdong and land?
Tang Shuo watched the farce in front of him with a smile on his face, shook his head and said to Qiao Bazhi beside him: "This little snake is really spending money!"
Qiao Bazhi grinned but said nothing.
It can be said that the reason why Tang Shuo encountered so many things in Hong Kong was almost all related to this snake boy, and all this happened because of him.
"Jesus, take them here and wait for me." Tang Shuo gave an instruction, then quickly stood up and dived into the sea.
He had been keeping an eye on the movements near the cockpit. After seeing Snake jump down clearly from the fire on the ship, Tang Shuo immediately followed.
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The fire on the boat grew bigger and bigger, and with the help of the evening breeze, the entire cockpit was completely on fire. At this time, several sailors who were confident in their swimming skills had already jumped into the sea.
After a while, the sound of an engine suddenly came from the distance. The few people left on the bed seemed to have seen a life-saving straw and immediately began to shout for help.
However, their cries for help were completely in vain. After the speedboat came, it rescued several people who fell into the water. Without exception, these people were Snake's men.
After Snake was rescued onto the speedboat, he glanced at the burned yacht and asked, "Are all our people aboard yet?"
The man with the gold chain, who was wringing the seawater out of his clothes, immediately replied, "All ready."
The speedboat could only carry a few people to begin with, and now there was barely enough space for them to sit.
"Let's go." Snake ordered immediately.
At this moment, the man with the gold chain standing next to the speedboat felt a huge force coming from under his feet, and then he felt his whole body unstable and fell down with his head tilted back.
"Achen, what's going on?" Snake asked immediately.
"ah……"
Immediately afterwards, a man standing at the back of the speedboat let out a scream and fell into the water.
Did I encounter a water ghost?
Snake leaned over and shouted again towards the place where the man with the gold chain fell into the water: "Achen, what's going on?"
At this time, several men standing next to Snake Boy also shouted the name of the man with the gold chain towards the water.
When another man fell into the water, Snake was about to order the boat to leave. At that moment, the boat sank to one side, and someone climbed out. Snake immediately walked over and asked, "What happened?"
Then Shezai saw Tang Shuo, who was soaking wet, raised his head and grinned at him.
On the dark sea, Tang Shuo's white teeth were particularly conspicuous.
"Originally, I wanted to let you go, but you really..." Having said that, Tang Shuo grabbed Shezai's wrist that was injured by the gunshot.
After a sudden turn, Tang Shuo kicked the other person off the speedboat.
Snake now only has one arm left, which is extremely dangerous in the current environment. If he can find a way to survive, it means that he is not destined to die.
After taking care of the remaining two people on the speedboat, Tang Shuo immediately drove the speedboat towards the burning yacht.
The fire on the yacht was so intense that no one could stay there. When Tang Shuo went over, Qiao Bazhi was wearing a life jacket that he had gotten from somewhere, and was being held afloat on the sea by Jesus and Wang Zhong.
After pulling the three people onto the speedboat, Tang Shuo also rescued two smugglers who seemed to be in poor physical condition.
Just as the speedboat passed the border between Hong Kong and Guangdong, a light suddenly lit up not far away, illuminating the dark water surface as if it were daytime.
Jesus frowned and then took out the pistol from his waist.
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