When Qiao Jie saw Jiang Qiao coming over, his lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say. He had seen what had just happened, but he didn't dare to shout out because he was worried about causing trouble for the child.
After the girl ran inside with that man, the old man was on tenterhooks the whole time. Especially after the explosion and someone shouted that water was coming in, he was even more at a loss. What if his granddaughter couldn't get out? How could he explain it to Brother Gu and the others?
Seeing the old man's expression, Jiang Qiao knew perfectly well that he was fine.
Lin Laidi glanced in surprise at what Jiang Qiao was dragging in his hand.
"Hey girl, who is he?"
Jiang Qiao threw the person on the ground and kicked him, yelling, "Bad guy—"
As for the black leather bag, Jiang Qiao simply put it inside her clothes; with so many people around, she couldn't keep it in her spatial storage.
He took out his purse and handed it to Qiao Jie. "Grandpa, hold this. Don't give it to anyone else unless I tell you to—"
She had originally planned to go find the staff, but she didn't expect that the people above had already seen what was happening to Jiang Qiao.
"Down below—"
Jiang Qiao then heard three gunshots in the air. Looking up, she saw a man standing in front of her, holding a gun.
"Quiet down and listen to me. The rescue boats will be here soon. Please be patient and let the elderly, children, and women board first. Take care of each other. I know you are all scared, but we will stay with you until the end."
Perhaps it was because the man's words had an effect, or perhaps it was because the weapon in the man's hand had a deterrent effect, but the group managed to pull the few men who were stubbornly trying to get on the life raft back down. There were still many children who hadn't gotten on. If these men got on, what would happen to the children?
Soon, several staff members came down, and their target was Jiang Qiao.
"My bag, this is my bag—"
Jiang Qiao immediately saw a man wearing glasses rushing towards her with delight.
Qiao Jie didn't want to let go yet. "Qiao'er, what should we do?"
Jiang Qiao definitely didn't believe them. "Comrades, are you really good people? How can I be sure? I need to see your identification."
The people following behind were probably the ones protecting the man or the bag.
They were overjoyed to see their lost items returned, but Jiang Qiao's interruption made them realize that it was a young girl talking to them.
Song Shutian looked Jiang Qiao up and down, and was especially surprised when he saw the person tied to the little girl's feet.
"Young man, did you arrest him?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at the other person and said, "I guess so. I got the bag, so I'm entitled to see your work IDs, right?"
Song Shutian nodded knowingly. No wonder this young girl dared to say that; she must have some confidence.
He first thanked Jiang Qiao, saying, "Young comrade, we must thank you for what happened today. Without you, we wouldn't know what to do. This is my work ID."
Jiang Qiao looked at the officer's ID card the other party had taken out; it was of a fairly high rank. After checking it, she nodded and handed it to the other party.
"No need to be polite, it was just a coincidence. Grandpa, give him the things—"
After taking the bag from Qiao Jie's hand, the man quickly asked the man with glasses to check the contents.
Seeing the bespectacled man nod at him, Song Shutian turned to Jiang Qiao and said, "Young comrade, we'll have to trouble you to come with us again."
Jiang Qiao looked at the other person in surprise, "We have to go again? The ship is in this state—"
Before he could finish speaking, the ship began to tilt, and those who hadn't yet left the ship immediately began to scream in panic.
Jiang Qiao pointed to the tilting ship. "Comrade Song, are you sure you want to take us away at this time, instead of hurrying to send the goods away?"
Song Shutian glanced at the person above who seemed to be the leader.
The man came down quickly. "Shutian, you and Zhigang escort them away. Also, escort this girl and everyone around her. Remember, make sure everyone is safe and stay in touch with us. Our people will be here soon."
Jiang Qiao didn't actually want to go with these people; she wanted to stay on the ship. However, given the current situation, she felt it was unlikely she could hold out until the rescue ships arrived.
According to Song Shutian, the enemy has already blown up the ship's cabin and even destroyed the control room.
Jiang Qiao, Qiao Jie, and Lin Laidi, grandmother and granddaughter, boarded a small life raft with these people.
If she still doesn't understand how important the contents of this bag are, then she's a fool. The fact that those people were willing to stay on the ship and hold out with everyone else to deliver the bag shows that they were willing to risk their lives for it.
"Where are we going? It's so cold outside—"
Lin Laidi, holding her grandson, asked blankly, "The main problem is the wind and waves. What if the small boat capsizes? It doesn't matter if I die, but I can't let anything happen to my grandson."
Song Shutian discussed it with Guo Zhigang, "If I remember correctly, there should be an island nearby. Let's try rowing in that direction, quickly, otherwise, we really can't guarantee that the boat won't capsize."
The man with glasses actually wanted to lend a hand, but Song Shutian stopped him, saying, "Old Zhong, just watch your bag. We've got the rest covered."
Rowing a boat in the wind and waves is tiring not only for the rowers but also for the passengers. Xiaodouzi and Lin Laidi were clearly experiencing seasickness.
Guo Zhigang glanced at the two people, then set his sights on Jiang Qiao.
"Young comrade, may I ask how you caught that person? He looked quite well tied up."
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "What? Someone helped us. There were other people in the cabin. It was just bad luck that this guy ran into someone stronger than him. That's why we worked together to tie him up. Otherwise, what do you think? With my small arms and legs, how could I possibly have the strength to deal with a big man?"
Guo Zhigang glanced at Jiang Qiao and smiled, "Young comrade, why don't you come over and lend a hand? My arms are getting tired of all this scrambling."
Not only Guo Zhigang, but even Song Shutian felt the same way, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
Jiang Qiao's eyes lit up, and she readily agreed, "Sure, we're all in the same boat, we can't expect you to row the whole thing."
Taking the oar from Guo Zhigang, Jiang Qiao and Song Shutian worked together, otherwise, if a wave came, all their previous paddling would be for nothing.
The people who had jumped into the sea and those who were on boats were getting further and further away from Jiang Qiao and his group until they could no longer see anything at all.
From afar, everyone could make out the shape of a small island, but Jiang Qiao knew the saying "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." It looked close, but crossing it would take a while.
What Jiang Qiao was more curious about was whether the people outside had received their distress call since the cockpit had been destroyed.
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