In fact, Ruan Chen had already learned about the background of this group from the Blood Skull.
Just as she had expected, it was a group of people from country M—you could call them academic cliques, or you could call them research fanatics.
It's unclear whether the government was involved behind the scenes, but in any case, this group has deep roots and far-reaching influence in the US.
Anda leaned down and whispered the names of several well-known professors from the United States into Ruan Chen's ear, then straightened up with a smile, "Distinguished guest, are you relieved now? We know your abilities well, and you will not suffer any grievances here."
Ruan Chen gave a forced smile and replied perfunctorily, "It's alright."
Anda breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Honored guest, shall we set off now?"
The signal from Blood Skull hadn't come through yet. Ruan Chen pinched his palm to control his slightly agitated emotions, turned to look at the small boats clustered around the cruise ship, and said in an unfriendly tone, "You're planning to take me away with this kind of garbage? You don't even have a decent ship. I really can't see any sincerity from you."
A hint of impatience flashed in Anda's eyes, but he still waved to the person next to him and asked something, then said to Ruan Chen, "Our ship to receive our VIPs is waiting five nautical miles ahead. Our VIPs may have to endure some inconvenience for the time being."
Ruan Chen lowered her eyes. "I never suffer any injustice. I haven't even officially joined your company yet, and you dare to talk to me like this? How come you're already trying to control me?"
Anda's inner turmoil was becoming unbearable.
The sky was already beginning to lighten, and the person he was about to take away was sometimes cooperative and sometimes pretentious. If it weren't for the hope of resolving this matter peacefully and not leaving China behind, he would have already tied him up and forcibly taken him away.
"Have your ship come over here so I can see it," Ruan Chen coldly ordered, his tone imperious and commanding.
There was actually no ship to receive VIPs. They were already operating covertly, so how could they dare to make a fuss? They only said that to get Ruan Chen's cooperation.
Anda's expression also turned unfriendly. "Honorable guest, we'd appreciate your cooperation. The sooner we leave, the better. We can discuss any needs you may have later."
He continued to flatter her politely, but in his heart he had already planned how to humiliate Ruan Chen after he took her away.
Even if someone is a genius, once they're on their own turf, they'll still have to be mindful of your mood and be at your mercy. So, it's not a bad thing to just endure it a little longer.
"The future?" Ruan Chen's smile deepened. "If I really leave with you today, will there be a future?"
At the same time, the entire cruise ship shuddered slightly, and a muffled explosion could be faintly heard from the lower deck. The calm sea surface was churned up with waves as the explosion occurred, and the small boats moored close to the cruise ship were instantly scattered, their formation becoming chaotic.
Ruan Luo barely managed to regain his footing and instinctively tried to protect Ruan Chen, but Lin Fengzi pulled him aside and whispered urgently in his ear, "Ruan Luo, take everyone and retreat to the small boat to the southeast. They are our people there, and they will take you back to Haitang Port. I'm entrusting them to you. Don't worry, I will bring Ruan Chen back."
Before Ruan Luo could ask any more questions, Lin Fengzi had already rushed towards the chaotic scene ahead!
Although Ruan Luo was worried about the two of them, he knew very well what was more important. He turned and picked up Ruan Yu'er, who was running towards him, and quickly organized the students to gather together and retreat in the southeast direction.
"You're playing me!" Anda immediately realized what had happened and reached for the gun at his waist.
But his hand pressed on his waist and found nothing. Immediately afterward, a sharp pain shot through his leg, blood splattered from the back of his knee, and he groaned as he fell heavily to his knees.
It's Ruan Chen.
Her eyes were icy cold, and her entire demeanor was extremely calm and composed. In her hand, she was clearly holding Anda's gun!
She had endured her disgust and feigned politeness with this bearded man for a long time precisely because of this.
Lin Fengzi paused for a fraction of a second as she rushed forward, her heart skipping a beat.
Ruan Chen is indeed extraordinary.
He became increasingly curious about what this beautiful girl had been through.
This was the first time he had ever seen a girl of this age display a murderous intent, ruthlessness, and composure in the face of danger that were completely out of character for her age.
What was he doing when he was Ruan Chen's age? He would sneak away from work to play video games, be dragged to the shooting range by his grandfather to do the same old drills, and accompany his father to do tactical simulations and analyses over and over again.
Unfortunately, he disappointed his father and grandfather by going to medical school.
Ruan Chen bent down, grabbed Anda by the collar, and pushed him toward Lin Fengzi, then casually pulled out a gun from somewhere and threw it over.
Lin Fengzi and she worked together seamlessly, catching the gun with one hand and holding Anda hostage with the other. The two quickly joined forces and stood back to back in front of the deck.
When the pirates, who belonged to different gangs, saw that their leader, Anda, had been taken hostage, they immediately became leaderless.
The geniuses from various universities in China were not useless after all. The moment the lower deck exploded and the deck became chaotic, many of them began to take action.
Several men from the First Hospital seized a few guns and, with their excellent training, took down a group of people one by one with each shot, carving a path through the southeast.
The pirates were already hesitant about this operation, worried that the risks were too great. Now that their leader, Anda, had been taken hostage, many pirates hesitated. In the blink of an eye, most of the students on the ship had evacuated and boarded Blood Skull's small boat.
"Tell all your men to stop," Lin Fengzi said sternly, pointing a gun at Anda.
Anda's eyes were bloodshot. He never expected that he would be defeated by these students and suffer such a huge loss!
He strained his head to stare at Ruan Chen's retreating figure, his voice hoarse, "How did you do that?"
Ruan Chen didn't bother to answer him, and repeated Lin Fengzi's words in a light but cold voice, "Tell all your men to stop and let us go. In return, we can pretend that nothing happened tonight."
“Go ahead and kill me if you dare,” Anda actually laughed. “I’m not afraid to tell you, if I haven’t sent back a signal to the base that everything is going well by five o’clock, your cruise ship will be completely sunk—the entire sea area will be subjected to indiscriminate attacks, and at worst, everyone will die together, and all of this is because of you!”
The intentions of those behind the scenes are clear: they would rather destroy everything than let that genius on the cruise ship return to China.
Ruan Chen glanced at the time; there were only five minutes left before the hands pointed to five o'clock!
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