The bandits in the water paused for a moment, saw the hand gestures of Jiang's men, their eyes flashed with malice, and they quickly swam away.
When Jiang's men took a headcount, they found that in addition to the four who had wandered off, there were thirty-five people on the deck and one person hiding in the cabin, who had also been brought out.
On the opposite large ship, the ten fishermen who had been rescued heard the commotion, went out of their cabins again, and jumped onto the pirate ship.
One of them stood out.
They were fishermen who could understand the bandits' language, and almost got their heads smashed open because they talked too much.
When the bandit leader saw the ten people who had been rescued, as well as his own boat and people being detained, his face turned ashen.
Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on his face as he thought of something.
The remaining bandits cursed and spoke in their own language.
"benefactor!"
The fisherman with the head injury approached Song Chengjian and clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"They just told us not to be too happy yet, that they'll get their revenge sooner or later!"
The fishermen warned Song Chengjian, "Judging from this, they probably have another trick up their sleeve. Please be careful, my benefactor!"
Song Chengjian nodded to him and then turned to the bandit leader.
Realizing their oversight, and noticing that some of the fishermen could understand them, everyone immediately fell silent, refusing to utter another word...
He was completely devoid of his previous arrogance.
Song Chengjian asked the fishermen, "Can you understand their language? Can you speak it?"
The fishermen shook their heads.
Song Chengjian then turned to Jiang's men, "Please demonstrate to them and ask them how to get it back?"
Jiang's men were taken aback. It was obvious that the other party wouldn't tell them!
But Song Chengjian gave him these instructions without question, and he followed through with the gestures.
The bandit leader snorted softly, a glint of cunning flashing in his eyes.
The other bandits also kept their lips tightly shut, as if afraid of revealing something—the grand plan.
Song Chengjian suddenly smiled.
A visibly happy smile.
This was the second time the bandit leader had seen him laugh.
Suddenly, I felt a chill run down my spine.
Song Chengjian slowly approached, but turned his head to look at Jiang's men, "Ask him if they are planning to launch a surprise attack on the shore."
They planned to kidnap the person who paid the ransom, or someone else on shore...
"Demand an extra ransom, and resell the person while you're at it?"
The men under Jiang's command instantly changed color.
Not only him, but everyone around him was instantly enraged after hearing Song Chengjian's words!
turn out to be!
They not only never intended to release the people, but also planned to demand an additional ransom and capture everyone on the shore!
Therefore, when handing over the people, they allowed bandits to infiltrate the group, hoping to obtain the four thousand taels of silver while also taking back the kidnapped people!
Not only that, they probably didn't intend to let go of the other people on the ship either, or even to hijack the ship itself!
They clearly remembered the greedy looks on the faces of the bandit leader and his men when they looked at the ship.
However, they never expected that they would not even spare the people on the shore!
The second young master didn't mention the young master's surname, but since they dared to ask for a price, they must have already figured out the young master's background.
After all, the majority of the merchant ships that could travel between Guangdong and Guangxi and Hainan Island were owned by Chiang Kai-shek; everyone knew that.
If they even dare to covet the young master, they deserve to die!
The Chiang family will definitely not let this go!
But judging from the second young master's words, they even planned to kidnap the other fishermen and women and children on the shore...
Absolutely outrageous!
Jiang's men quickly gestured, trying to see denial in their eyes...
Unfortunately, the bandit leader and his men were all terrified.
Not surprise, but shock at the fact that the trick had been exposed beforehand, and...
Feeling guilty.
Not to mention the fishermen, even Chiang Kai-shek's men could no longer hold back at this moment...
Chao Song Chengjian clasped his hands in a gesture of apology, saying in advance, "Second Young Master, I'm sorry to offend you!"
He turned around and began to beat the bandit leader and his men mercilessly!
Seeing this, the fishermen could no longer hold back. They gritted their teeth, pinned the bandits down, and punched and kicked them.
The calm sea was filled with the wails of the bandits.
Song Chengjian slowly closed his eyes. After days of tension, no sound could be more beautiful than these.
"Second Brother..."
The fifth brother, Song Chengyu, walked to Song Chengjian's side, somewhat worried...
In case of a hostage exchange, or if these cries are heard by those who have just escaped...
The remaining ten fishermen will suffer.
Song Chengjian smiled faintly, "It's nothing..."
Surrounded by hungry wolves, to survive in such an environment, one must maintain a fighting spirit and be unafraid of death.
If you wear your worries on your sleeve, the other party will only become more brazen and bully you even more.
The wails subsided, and before Song Chengjian could speak, Jiang's men raised their hands to remind each other.
"Don't kill him, keep him alive to replace him!"
Everyone stood up and kicked him several times.
The fishermen grew bolder and spat in the bandits' faces.
I feel like I've wasted the past ten years or so of enduring humiliation.
I increasingly feel that I need to improve my skills so that I can be like the young master of the Song family and not be bullied!
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