"Don't panic, proceed according to plan."
Song Chengjian lowered his voice to remind him.
Everyone on the boat quickly took their designated positions, as Song Chengjian had rehearsed beforehand.
The strongest force was directly confronting the bandit ships...
The rest of the men stood evenly around the boat, holding their arrows, ready to fire.
To prevent bandits from launching a surprise attack from underwater.
The bandit ship traveled a certain distance before barely managing to hold on.
Because they were so close, the people on the boat could see clearly that there were dozens of people on the opposite bandit boat, several times more than Song Chengjian.
To Song Chengjian's slight surprise, these bandits were neither tall nor strong, and although their skin was dark, they showed no signs of anything unusual.
"Did you notice anything?"
Song Chengjian turned his head and looked at a seasoned crew member arranged by the Jiang family.
I have encountered pirates several times.
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, it's not clear yet."
"It was Jiang's subordinate."
"kindness."
Song Chengjian turned his head, and the bandits pressed the bound crew members toward the ship's side...
Let them extend halfway out of the sea.
The bandits had their faces painted black, wore headscarves, and grinned.
The fishermen clenched their fists, looking at their familiar comrades, feeling extremely wronged.
But everything was within Song Chengjian's expectations and they had been informed in advance, so even though they were furious, they remained restrained.
"Second Young Master, they want us to throw the ransom over there."
Jiang's men reminded them that on the pirate ship, no one gave orders; requests were only made through hand gestures.
Song Chenghou's brow remained furrowed, and his mind was even clearer.
After Song Chenghou nodded, one of Jiang's men made a hand gesture...
Slowly, a small boat was launched from the bandit ship, and a bandit with a lewd expression rowed it towards them.
“Tell them to release everyone before we pay.”
Song Chenghou turned his head and spoke to Jiang's men.
Jiang's men gestured, and the bandits opposite them all showed angry expressions.
They seem to feel extremely insulted when they encounter someone who dares to negotiate with them.
Song Chengjian saw with his own eyes that the opposing bandits, surrounded by a group of people, were a young man who was burly and strong, with particularly fierce eyes.
His gaze toward Song Chengjian was full of provocation.
When he looked away from the ship, his eyes revealed greed.
No one knows what the man said, but the other bandits burst into laughter, as if victory was in sight.
Suddenly, one of the bound fishermen shouted in their direction, "Run! They're not going to release us!"
They just said that they only brought ten of us as bait, and that none of us could be taken away!
ah......"
Before he could finish speaking, the fisherman was grabbed by the hair and forced to slam his head against the gunwale of the boat...
Blood gushed out, and he immediately fainted.
The other nine people struggled, trying to go over and help the fisherman who was speaking up, but they were completely unable to move.
The bandits threw some of them into the sea, their bodies mostly submerged...
If they struggle wildly any longer, they will all fall into the sea.
Fishermen can swim; they might survive if they fall into the water.
Unfortunately, each of them had two bandits standing beside them, holding long knives.
If the fishermen slipped even an inch, Song Chengjian believed they would surely cut off their necks.
"slow!"
Chiang's men were the first to give a hand signal, then turned to await Song Chengjian's instructions.
"You ask them first, if we give them money, will they release the people? Release all of them?"
Jiang's men hesitated for a moment, but still did as they were told.
Song Chengjian observed that, apart from the one who had fainted, the other nine people showed no reaction to what the bandits had said earlier...
This shows that these bandits spoke a language different from that of the fishermen on the shore...
Fortunately, the fisherman who was speaking could understand.
Upon receiving the hand signal from Chiang Kai-shek's men, the bandits burst into laughter.
The rest of the crew, though furious, remained calm because they trusted Song Chengjian.
The bandit leader nodded, his eyes filled with even more provocation.
In the blink of an eye, the small boat that had been launched from the bandit ship had already rowed up to the large ship.
Tell them to send ten people over, and we'll hand over the money immediately...
Once they receive the money, they will send the remaining ten people over.
Chiang's men did as instructed.
The people on the small boat below were the first to change color.
He rambled on and on, his attitude arrogant.
Although I couldn't understand it, it certainly wasn't something nice.
The bandit leader's face changed faster than a typhoon, and he was about to explode in rage...
Seeing that Song Chengjian remained still, the rest of the men held bows and arrows...
He gradually squinted.
The two sides were locked in a standoff, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.
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