Chapter 73 Parting and unexpected events always come unexpectedly.
All the lamps on the ship that could be lit were lit, and Li Shiyue and everyone else were called up to the deck.
Ma San stood to one side, knife in hand, watching the manager lead the boatmen and sailors to call out names from the list.
Li Shiyue now understood why Li Shiyang had written down the names of all the people in Lijia Village and sent them over before buying the boat tickets.
It seems that this Fujianese ship named Talang is used to this sea route, and this is probably not the first time it has encountered Japanese pirates.
This led to a series of countermeasures, including collecting boarding lists in advance for casualty statistics.
But what Li Shiyue was thinking at that moment was: "Why didn't Yan Jiuniang give a heads-up?"
If you know there will be pirates, you should at least make more preparations.
Furthermore, the boatman and sailors haven't uttered a single word since we boarded, which is really quite unusual.
Just as Li Shiyue was wondering, he heard the boatman and Liu Tan, who had finished searching for any remaining Japanese pirates, bowing and explaining: "Before setting sail, the master instructed us that there have been many Japanese pirates robbing ships recently."
Therefore, we changed our route, thinking that the Japanese pirates would not be able to find us.
Who would have thought that even after changing the fishing line, using only elderly people on board, and with a general accompanying them, they would still be so unlucky as to encounter Japanese pirates? It's truly...
Liu Tan raised his hand to stop the boatman from speaking, and pointed to the steward next to the boatman: "Make a copy of the list for me later."
The manager first glanced at the boatman, and seeing the boatman nod, he then bowed and replied, "Yes."
Perhaps it was the extraordinary senses of a martial artist, but Liu Tan suddenly looked up and gazed in Li Shiyue's direction.
Liu Tan had been feeling a gaze on him, so he looked over.
"General?"
Zhao Da asked a question, but Liu Tan naturally couldn't see Li Shiyue looking over, because Li Shiyue had already noticed and turned her gaze away.
"It's alright. Go ask Ma San if they've finished counting the people."
Drag the dead and the Japanese pirates onto the deck and wait for dawn to identify them.
After saying this, Liu Tan went to check on the boatmen: "After dawn, give the boatmen a good meal, speed up the journey, and hopefully we can reach Sanshan Port in a day."
Otherwise, I'm afraid those Japanese pirate ships that have gone far away won't let us go!
Li Shiyue was somewhat surprised herself at this moment. She hadn't expected that as long as she paid attention and concentrated, she could hear and see so far away.
However, she soon had no time to think about Liu Tan or anything like that, because the wailing and crying quickly overwhelmed the people of Lijia Village.
"Master! Master!"
Open your eyes! Look at me! Look at Erdan!
Head of the household!
How can we live without you?
"Waaah..."
Erdan's father's body was truly a gruesome sight. It was obvious that his chest cavity had collapsed, presumably because when the Japanese pirates were killing people, as the crowd was scrambling to escape through the cabin door, someone kicked him and he was trampled to death.
Erdan's mother, holding Erdan, cried out in anguish at Erdan's father, whose face was unrecognizable. It was heartbreaking, but there was nothing that could be done. After all, in that situation, how could anyone say whose fault it was?
As more and more bodies were carried onto the deck, Li Wangming's expression grew increasingly grim. He had just found Qin Tao's family and asked them about Li's father.
How would I know that?
Everyone was just trying to save their own lives, how could I possibly keep an eye on him?
That's what Qin Tao said to Li Wangming. Regardless of whether Li Wangming accepted it or not, he could only glance at Qin Tao and her family of three before leaving.
When Li's mother saw Li Wangming return with a disappointed look on his face, she could only go up to comfort him and say, "Maybe he has found a place to hide. Let's look for him again when it gets light."
All members of the Li family were still alive and in good health, so they joined the group helping others pack up their belongings and carry the body, while also taking the opportunity to look for their own belongings.
We're at sea, and it will take several more days to reach Sanshan Port. People always need to eat and drink.
The sound of sobbing continued. Li Shiyue, who was walking into the cabin, turned around and looked at Li Shiyang. He saw Li Wangren lying on the deck with a large gash on his neck. Of course, he was already dead.
Yu Zhenniang, kneeling beside Li Wangren and weeping uncontrollably while holding Yue Niang, and Li Youfu, standing and staring at Li Wangren's corpse, seemed to have aged several years overnight.
Li Youfu stared blankly at Li Wangren, whose neck was covered in blood and almost had a gash, feeling so grief-stricken that he could hardly breathe.
They survived the hardships of fleeing famine.
As a result, just when he was about to settle down in Andong and live a peaceful life, Li Wangren died!
With a "plop," Li Shiyang lifted the hem of his shirt and knelt down in front of Li Youfu.
He didn't say a word, he just knelt there.
When Li Shiyue saw this, she felt a strange feeling in her heart. After thinking about it, she looked up at the body of Li Wangren lying on the deck and the kneeling Li Shiyang.
"No matter how you look at it, it seems like Li Shiyang was deliberately talking to Liu Tan like that."
If he had stopped Grandpa Fu immediately and allowed Liu Tan to shoot the Japanese pirates as originally planned, Li Wangren might not have died.
In a standoff, the faster side wins.
But he deliberately spoke to Liu Tan. Those two Japanese pirates could speak Chinese, so they must understand Chinese. In that case, wouldn't he be forcing the Japanese pirates to strike first?
This idea is a bit convoluted, but if you think about it a little deeper, you can figure it out.
So, has Grandpa Fu thought of that?
Li Shiyue glanced at him one last time, but before she could get a clear look at Li Youfu, he was called by Li Qiutian and led into the cabin.
In the end, Li Shiyang knelt until dawn, and Li Youfu did not say a single word to him.
After daybreak, the bloodstains remaining on the cabin and deck had turned dark red, but the strong smell of blood had not completely dissipated.
The deck was lined with corpses, mostly those of people from Lijia Village and other civilians from other places who had boarded the ship with them, as well as some of the sailors and a small number of Japanese pirates.
Looking at it this way, it's clear that all of Liu Tan's personal guards are there, and they are indeed all very skilled.
But after going through all the people in the circle, Li Shiyue still couldn't find her father!
She turned around and met Li Wangming's eyes, then shook her head.
"Could it be that it fell into the sea?"
Li Wangming guessed, but that was the only possible reason.
Otherwise, Ma San and his men would have thoroughly searched the entire ship, leaving no corner unchecked, but they still couldn't find Li's father, nor his body!
Then, there is only one possibility left: last night, when the Japanese pirates boarded the ship, in the chaos, Li's father, who had difficulty walking, accidentally slipped on the deck and fell into the sea.
What else?
What can it be?
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