Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Accident

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They came in like a swarm of bees and ran into the passage like a swarm of bees, never stopping for a moment.

The Ever Leap could not be ignored while it was moving, so everyone else chased after it. Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao could only rush to the control platform and try to operate the unfamiliar instruments and take over the unfamiliar ship.

There is a big difference between a cruise ship and a cargo ship. There are so many instruments and buttons on the control panel that Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao were in a panic and sweating. It took them five minutes to successfully start the propeller reverse thrust and slow down the Ever Leap.

In just five minutes, a group of villagers successfully captured Dong Hongbo and three crew members. The villagers, who had been holding grudges for a long time, ignored them, closed the door, pushed Dong Hongbo to the ground, and ran away.

"Take our supplies and capture our people? I think you can't tell the difference between the big and small kings!" Xiaodong made a fatal move and punched Dong Hongbo hard on the nose.

Blood gushed out of his nose, and Dong Hongbo couldn't even utter a scream. Fists rained down again, hitting his face and chest mercilessly...

"This punch is for Jun Ge, go to hell, bastard!"

"How many of us have you killed? You really deserve to die!"

"You beast, worse than a pig or a dog!"

The sounds of cursing, fists hitting, and screaming were endless.

Gu Mengran felt itchy after hearing this and originally wanted to go over to help, but before he could stand up, the anti-collision system suddenly sounded an alarm.

[——Beep, beep, beep, impact warning, impact warning! ]

The buttocks that had just been raised fell back. Gu Mengran quickly scanned the radar, picked up the high-frequency pager on the control console, and tuned the high frequency to the public channel: "Decheng, Decheng, Yongyue calling! I am Gu Mengran, I have successfully taken over the Yongyue and am reversing the ship. Please get out of the way immediately, get out of the way immediately!"

The Heng Rong Sheng capsized, the Feng Yi withdrew, and only the De Cheng clung to its rear resolutely.

It seemed that he had been paying attention to the public channel. As soon as Gu Mengran finished speaking, the high frequency immediately responded: "Decheng received! Yongyue, please pay attention, there is a large amount of fuel leakage ahead, please evacuate the current waters as soon as possible!"

"Understood!" Gu Mengran cut off the high frequency, glanced at the fast-moving red dot on the radar, and decisively raised his chin towards Liang Zhaoyang who was holding the rudder, "Wait until they retreat a little more, then we can prepare to speed up."

Without waiting for Liang Zhao to respond, Gu Mengran put down the pager, turned around and said to the villagers who were fighting, "Don't kill him. Fight later. Let me ask a question first."

In a true demonstration of what it meant to be so angry that one's eyes went red with anger, the villagers, filled with resentment, turned a deaf ear and more than a dozen people surrounded Dong Hongbo, beating and kicking him, each with a heavier blow than the last.

Worried that he would kill the man right now, Gu Mengran slammed the table helplessly and shouted at the top of his voice: "I say - stop hitting him, stop hitting him for now!"

This shout was somewhat effective. Sister Fang stepped on Dong Hongbo's chest and gradually calmed down. She waved her hand to everyone, "Calm down, everyone, calm down. Get the man up first."

After he finished speaking, the villagers stopped what they were doing. Xiaodong and Zhou Jing, one on each side, held Dong Hongbo's arms and lifted the man, who looked like a pile of rotten mud, from the ground.

Dong Hongbo was disheveled and had messy hair, looking like a homeless vagrant on the street, looking more miserable than ever. He couldn't stand up, so he knelt on the ground and gasped for breath, but Xiaodong refused to let him go, grabbing his hair and forcing him to raise his head to face Gu Mengran.

Thinking that Xiaodong was going to attack again, Dong Hongbo was frightened. He covered his bruised face and begged repeatedly: "I, I don't dare to do it again. Let me go, please let me go."

The enemy was right in front of him, but Gu Mengran didn't rush to make up for it. He looked at that hateful face and asked in a gentle voice, "Captain Dong, tell me, where is the key?"

"What key?"

Before Dong Hongbo could say anything, Xiaodong took over the conversation.

He was not the only one who was curious. Many curious eyes fell on him. Gu Mengran patiently explained: "Generally, large ships have three guns, which are kept by the captain, chief engineer, and first mate respectively."

"The chief engineer's key can only open the engine room and engine room; the first mate's key can only open the deck room. In fact, only the captain's key is the real key, which can open every room on the ship, including starting the cruise ship."

"So that's how it is." Sister Fang nodded thoughtfully, then raised her foot and kicked Dong Hongbo hard on the back, "Hand it over, hand over the □□!"

Dong Hongbo was kicked again without any warning and grimaced in pain.

He opened his mouth, and the blood in his mouth flowed down the corners of his mouth. He slowly moved his bloody hands away, revealing half of his face, and looked at Gu Mengran innocently, "I don't know what you are talking about, I-"

"Don't play dumb here! My patience is limited. Where is the weapon of Ever Leap? Hand it over immediately." Gu Mengran clenched his fists and tried his best to control himself from punching him immediately.

As if he knew he had no chance of survival, Dong Hongbo refused to speak.

The others were not idle either and immediately started searching his body.

But unfortunately, after all the hard work, the key was not found on him.

His patience was running out. Zhou Jing gritted his teeth, snatched a dagger from a nearby villager, and waved his hand, "Use the knife to cut him! Just let him breathe, and see who is tougher, his words or our knives!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers surrounded him, their sharp blades flashing coldly.

Knowing that this was just a threat, the villagers drew their weapons, but no one took action.

As they gradually approached with weapons in hand, Dong Hongbo, who had been motionless and had completely given up resistance, suddenly raised his head and attacked the young girl closest to him with his right hand hanging by his side.

"careful!"

"Ah, my knife!"

His target was not the girl, but the folding knife in her hand.

In an instant, Dong Hongbo grasped the sharp blade with his bare hands.

Blood was dripping down, but he seemed not to feel the pain. He took the folding knife from the girl when she relaxed and put it against his own throat.

"Come on, come on!"

Dong Hongbo raised the corner of his mouth, as if he had suddenly gone mad, and grinned with his bloody gums showing, pulling out a weird and creepy smile, "Anyway, I'm doomed if I fall into your hands, I might as well end my life and let you get nothing! Without my key, the Ever Leap will be nothing but a piece of scrap metal once it stalls. Let's see how long you can hold on."

"you--"

Xiaodong was so angry and annoyed that his back teeth were almost broken.

The tip of the knife pierced the skin, and bright red blood slowly oozed out. Gu Mengran took a deep breath, gave Xiaodong a look without leaving a trace, and then turned to look at Dong Hongbo, and said in a gentle tone: "Captain Dong, are you willing? Are you willing to end your life with a knife? Are you willing to die for such a small matter?"

Without waiting for Dong Hongbo to answer, Gu Mengran smiled and continued, "It's not necessary to be like this. There is no deep hatred between us. To put it bluntly, it's just that you want the village's supplies and we want your boat."

"There will always be some casualties when there is friction between the two sides. We were just angry just now, but now we have fought and scolded each other, and our anger has almost subsided. I think it would be better if Captain Dong gave us the keys, and I would have someone prepare a diesel boat and a small amount of food, and let you and your crew leave."

This is so tempting...

Dong Hongbo raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Mengran, and his frown slowly relaxed.

The victor is the king and the loser is the villain. Now that he has lost, there is no way he can get the cruise ship back.

A diesel boat and a small amount of food are already a mercy. If the other party keeps his word, it is not a bad thing to try——

"Captain!"

Dong Hongbo hadn't made up his mind yet. The first mate, who was huddled in the corner and shivering, looked at him eagerly and begged him: "As long as we are alive, we will have firewood. If we are alive, we can still make a comeback. At worst, we can start from the beginning. If we die, everything will be gone."

"That's right, saving your life is the most important thing!" Dong Hongbo raised his eyes and raised his chin towards Gu Mengran decisively, "The diesel boat is too slow, have someone take out the things in the emergency safety cabinet at the back."

"And," Dong Hongbo glanced at the villagers who were eager to try and said coldly, "You are blocking my air, get out of here!"

"Giving you face is——"

"Xiaodong!"

Sister Fang put away the knife and moved back a few steps. The villagers followed suit and retreated to the side in unison.

Zhou Jing received Gu Mengran's signal and quickly walked to the emergency safety cabinet in the driver's cab, and took out an inflatable raft, life jackets, and escape ladder from the cabinet one after another.

Dong Hongbo had a lot of requests. He asked the cruise ship to slow down, had people turn on the air pumps of the kayaks and life jackets in advance, and had Zhou Jing fix the escape ladder on the open deck. Finally, he sent a crew member to confirm before he was willing to show his sincerity.

His sincerity was very simple and crude. He said a series of codes and directly asked Gu Mengran to send someone to the captain's room to get it.

Go get the key directly? That's impossible! The villagers didn't dare to act rashly.

Sure enough, five minutes later, Sister Fang and a young man brought back a small safe.

A lot of time had already been wasted, so Gu Mengran stopped beating around the bush. After the two of them placed the safe in front of Dong Hongbo, he raised his chin and said directly, "Please come in, Captain Dong."

"Please what?" Dong Hongbo looked down at the safe, a sneer escaped from his lips, "Little boy, are you going to let me open the safe, take out the key and then let us leave?"

"What else?" Gu Mengran asked him back.

Dong Hongbo's eyes darkened. "Impossible! If I give you the key now, will you let us go? No room for negotiation. You must let us get off the boat first. After we get off the boat, I will tell you the safe code."

"If you don't believe me, I naturally won't believe you either. What if you don't tell me after we get off the boat?" Gu Mengran was calm and reasoned with him seriously.

Dong Hongbo groaned and cursed: "Are you stupid? The safe is in your hands, why don't you use a cutting machine to cut it? Can a living person be suffocated to death?"

Xiao Dong was about to say that this made sense, but then he changed his mind and said, "Oh, that's not right. What if you lied to us and the key is not in there at all?"

Gu Mengran spread his hands and said, "Look, he can think of it."

The smile froze on his face. Dong Hongbo raised his eyes and looked at Gu Mengran. There was a hint of viciousness in his eyes. "Little brother, everyone has down times. As the saying goes, show mercy when you can."

"I understand." Gu Mengran nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Captain. I am a trustworthy person."

In an instant, Dong Hongbo seemed to have aged a few years.

He looked at Gu Mengran suspiciously, shook his head helplessly, and finally compromised: "Okay, let your people step back a little, I will open it myself. After opening it, I will get the key first and give it to you after I go to the deck."

Without further ado, the villagers dispersed and the noisy cab suddenly became quiet. Under the gaze of dozens of eyes, Dong Hongbo held a knife to his neck with one hand and turned the digital dial with the other.

“Ka-ka-ka…”

The tiny sound of the digital dial was infinitely amplified, and everyone held their breath at the same time. With a crisp "click", the safe door opened, and Dong Hongbo slowly reached in.

But as everyone was looking forward to it, something unexpected happened.

Dong Hongbo, who had a helpless look on his face just now, suddenly changed his expression. He suddenly pulled his hand out of the safe, clutching a long round metal object, stood up when no one was paying attention, and ran away.

He moved very quickly. When the door was locked, he went to the window, leaned against the window frame and jumped out, then stepped neatly onto the open deck.

By the time everyone reacted and quickly chased after him, he was already holding onto the guardrail, standing on the edge of the open deck, holding the long round metal object in his hand high up, glaring at everyone fiercely: "Don't come over here! If you come over again, we'll all die together!"

"Is it a key? I can't see it clearly."

"Not really. What is that?"

"I don't know. It's pitch black."

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The villagers who didn't know the situation stood at the window and looked at each other, not daring to approach.

The cruise ship was idling, and Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao gained a brief moment of freedom and hurried to the open deck.

As if he was waiting for Gu Mengran deliberately, as soon as he came out, Dong Hongbo immediately grinned and looked at Gu Mengran provocatively, shaking his hand in the air, "Little brother, they don't know what this is. You know a lot, do you know it?"

To be honest, Gu Mengran didn't recognize the black matte metal object, but before leaving the cab, Gu Mengran and Sister Fang rummaged through the safe and found the BDSM they had been longing for and a box of expensive-looking cigars.

The answer is self-evident. Gu Mengran had seen Gu Decheng smoking a cigar before. He would not light it directly with an ordinary lighter, but with a special one - a cigar spray gun.

To put it simply, it is fire, a lighter with a stronger flame that is harder to extinguish.

"Why, you don't know him either?"

Seeing that Gu Mengran took a long time to respond, Dong Hongbo made an impatient "tsk" sound, then raised his hand and lightly twisted the top of the black metal, and a ball of blue flame instantly jumped out.

There was still rain in the sky, and the blue flames burned fiercely without a trace of extinguishing. It was not until Dong Hongbo turned the knob again that the creepy flames were extinguished.

Gu Mengran's eyes trembled, and like the villagers on the deck, he did not dare to act rashly. He even restrained his breathing, and his expression became visibly tense.

Dong Hongbo was very satisfied with their reaction. He raised his lips and smiled smugly. He looked at Gu Mengran and said, "I know that a key cannot save my life. Young man, you are very smart and good at hiding your emotions, but the guy next to you..."

He cast an inquiring gaze at Liang Zhao. "It seems he hasn't learned how to hide his emotions yet. The way he looks at me is so scary, it's almost creepy."

"Are you possessed by a spirit of drama? Why do you love to act so much?" Xiaodong hurried to the battlefield, pointed the steel pipe in his hand at Dong Hongbo, and scolded him: "Didn't you hear that the fuel was leaking? You are still playing with a broken lighter here. If the fuel on the water is ignited, we will all die here today!"

He said it so confidently that Dong Hongbo was stunned for a moment. He looked at Xiaodong in disbelief, "Are you really stupid? I used a lighter because I knew there was a fuel leak. Bah, you are just a country bumpkin who doesn't know anything about basketball."

Not wanting to get entangled with Xiaodong any more, Dong Hongbo rolled his eyes in annoyance and raised his eyebrows at Gu Mengran. "I won't waste my words. Either you let us go, or we die here together today. Or do you want to take a gamble and see if my cigar spray gun can ignite the water surface?"

Not far ahead, Heng Rongsheng, who had flipped over in the water, had completely disappeared. The only trace she left behind was the dense raindrops that fell into the water, and the ripples were covered with a layer of shiny oil beads.

Thousands of tons of fuel, who knows how much has leaked, who dares to take a chance?

Anyway, Gu Mengran doesn’t dare.

After a moment's silence, Gu Mengran raised his eyes to meet Dong Hongbo's gaze and said sternly, "Captain Dong, that ship is not an ordinary bulk carrier, it is an oil tanker, fully loaded with 3,000 tons of oil. Now floating on the water is a large amount of No. 0 diesel, which has a very low ignition point. If you spray us with this, indeed, we will all die here, and there is no possibility for you to escape."

Dong Hongbo's hand holding the spray gun trembled slightly, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed that subtle emotion, stiffened his neck and stared at Gu Mengran, gritting his teeth and said, "So what? What's the difference between falling into your hands and death? It's just right, I can still get a group of people to support me."

"Okay," Gu Mengran shrugged, "You guessed right. I really didn't intend to let you go at first. You killed so many of us and you want to just walk away? It's simply a daydream."

"But I really don't dare to take the risk. If you die, you die. We still want to live well."

Gu Mengran sighed and rubbed his brows helplessly, "You win. The raft, life jackets and food are all prepared for you, and the escape ladder is also set up. Go ahead, I promise no one will stop you."

He had clearly gotten what he wanted, but Dong Hongbo's mouth twitched and a snort of laughter escaped from his throat, "Don't treat me like a fool. You can let me go just like that?"

"Come on, little brother," Dong Hongbo hooked his finger at Gu Mengran without hesitation, and then pointed to the escape ladder under his feet, "I can see that you are a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Since you care so much about your companions, I believe you are willing to escort me for them, right?"

Gu Mengran frowned, "Let me go with you? Take me as a hostage?"

"Hey, don't say such harsh words." Dong Hongbo grinned and said, "I just want you to accompany me for a while. After confirming that it is safe, I will naturally let you go--"

The voice stopped abruptly. While Gu Mengran held his breath to think about countermeasures, Liang Zhao, whose face was becoming increasingly unsightly, suddenly moved. He took a step forward and decisively put his hand on Dong Hongbo's shoulder, aiming at the cigar gun in his hand.

Dong Hongbo reacted quickly as well. The guardrail behind him blocked his way and he had no way to retreat. Before Liang Zhao could grab his hand, he heard a loud "bang" and blue flames spurted out. He half-leaned out of the guardrail and was about to throw the flamethrower into the water.

Knowing that Dong Hongbo valued his life, Liang Zhao did not fall for his threats at all. He pinned Dong Hongbo against the guardrail, pinched his neck with one hand to prevent him from struggling, and twisted his arm with the other hand in the opposite direction of the joint, as if he wanted to remove his arm that was hanging in the air.

The sound of broken bones and Dong Hongbo's screams echoed across the deck. The others came to their senses from the shock and rushed forward to help.

But at this moment, an accident happened.

The sudden severe pain made Dong Hongbo struggle violently. His upper body was held down and he could not move. In panic, he raised his feet and kicked randomly. Unexpectedly, he slipped on the rain-soaked deck and lost his balance in an instant. With a burning cigar in his hand and Liang Zhao who was suppressing him with all his strength, he climbed over the guardrail and plunged into the water.

The incident happened suddenly, but Liang Zhao had time to react. He was able to withdraw in time and let Dong Hongbo fall down alone. But before he fell off the deck, he snatched the spray gun from Dong Hongbo.

Without time to turn off the spray gun or save himself, he resolutely raised his arm and threw it onto the deck. The spray gun flew into the air, and the next second, Liang Zhao fell down with Dong Hongbo.

It was difficult to exert force in mid-air, and the jet gun that flew back just passed over the deck. Zhou Jing was closest to it at this moment. If he moved faster and squatted down, he could catch it smoothly.

But he was stunned, because at this moment, on the other side of the deck, two people were staggering over, carrying Zhou Zhiqi, who was covered in blood and had already lost his breath.

The opportunity was fleeting. When Zhou Jing came to his senses from despair and tried to reach out to grab the cigar gun, the cigar gun with blue flames fell straight back.

Too fast, everything happened too fast.

The two entangled figures disappeared from sight in an instant, and the cigar spray gun hit the water again. Gu Mengran's pupils shrank suddenly, and without any hesitation, he climbed over the guardrail and jumped forward.

"Liang Zhao! Gu Mengran!"

"The gun has fallen and is about to catch fire. Quick, run!"

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