That afternoon.
A coastal-city.
After getting off the plane, Dong Xuebin got into a Long-distance Bus and drove to the coastal port.
On the way, Dong Xuebin turned on his mobile phone for the first time after leaving home in the morning. Didi, didi, didi, and many short messages came in. The numbers belonged to his family members, including Qu Yunxuan, Xie Huilan, and Luan Xiaoping. They were all asking where Dong Xuebin was and asking him to go home immediately. Dong Xuebin read them one by one but received no reply. He said that if he could not find his daughter, he would have no shame in going back in his life. What he had to do now was to bring Qu Qian back safely, even if it cost him his life! []
Then, Dong Xuebin started calling one by one. The Power of Time and Wealth 897
"Hey, Old Qian, where are C City and I? Do you know anyone at the port here? No? It's okay, forget it."
"Hey, Boss Mu, is there a captain you know at the port? Oh, it's okay, just ask."
"Brother Zhou, C City Are you familiar with the port? I want to take a boat. Do you think there is a way? Oh, it doesn't matter. I'll ask someone else."
"Hey, Director Liu, I'm Little Dong..."
Seven or eight calls were made, but nothing was gained.
However, a subordinate of Dong Xuebin when he was working in the Yantai County Bureau told Dong Xuebin to ask Huitian Township *** Station, the chief Liu Dahai, saying that Lao Liu seemed to have relatives there. Liu Dahai Dong Xuebin couldn't be more familiar. Dong Xuebin saved him and the two of them had a life-threatening relationship, so they called him immediately and told him about the situation of using a boat to go to sea.
Liu Dahai heard this and said, "Where are you going?"
"The ship to Continent F is fine, and the cargo ship doesn't matter."
"There are no formal documents, even if you go..."
"I just want to take a boat ride to relax and have some fun, but I don't want to go to Mainland."
"That's it, okay. Since you Director Dong have spoken, I have to help. I won't ask any unnecessary questions. I do have a relative who is the captain of a cargo ship, but he doesn't go to continent f. I'll ask you first and let him find someone for you."
"Okay, thank you very much."
"You're welcome, just wait for my news."
There are many people and many paths, and Dong Xuebin has many enemies, but after so many years with Fenzhou City, Dong Xuebin also has many friends, and he finally found a path to contact.
Twenty minutes later, Long-distance Bus arrived near the port and stopped.
Dong Xuebin strode towards the port, but what he saw was some security inspection and security personnel, who checked the people entering the port very strictly. Dong Xuebin saw that all people entering the port required entry and exit passes. Other outsiders could not enter at all, and even those who wanted to go in and take pictures were blocked. But this obviously didn't bother Dong Xuebin. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he found a hidden place and said stop silently.
Time has stopped!
Dong Xuebin swaggered into the port!
A stop is released and time resumes again! The Power of Time and Wealth 897
At the same time, Dong Xuebin's cell phone rang—it was Liu Dahai.
"Director Dong, I've contacted you and I'll give you a spot. Just go there and find a guy named Niu Dazhao. He's a cargo ship captain running the f-continent line. He just needs it. He has a close relationship with my relative, so there's no problem. But he said you have to pass the port security first, otherwise he won't be able to help."
"I'm already in the port."
Liu Dahai was stunned and thought to himself, if Director Dong couldn't even enter a port, then it wouldn't be called Director Dong. This kind of thing would be a piece of cake for him.
In fact, Dong Xuebin could use stop to sneak into a ship and secretly go to sea, but then he thought about it and rejected it. Firstly, Dong Xuebin didn't know when the ship would go to continent f. Secondly, he thought about it and rejected it. Dong Xuebin didn't have much time left. It was only a few minutes. He had to save some time. Finally, Dong Xuebin would inevitably be discovered even after sneaking onto the cargo ship. He didn't want to take the blame.
According to the location given to him by Liu Dahai, Dong Xuebin found District Three. In the distance was a vast ocean, gray, and neither the sky nor the sea looked very clean. There was a small cargo ship docked on the shore, and the crew on board was busy moving things. It looked like it was about to set off.
Dong Xuebin turned off the phone and walked up, looking up at the people on the boat.
"Who are you?" On the boat, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with a beard looked down at him.
Dong Xuebin said, "You are Captain Niu, right? I am Little Dong."
Niu Dazhao looked at him, "The one Lao Liu introduced?" The Lao Liu he mentioned was probably the relative of Liu Dahai, "How did you get into the port?"
"... walked in."
Niu Dazhao was happy, "Okay, come up first!"
Dong Xuebin got on the ship, and many crew members looked askance at him as an uninvited guest.
Niu Dazhao didn't say anything, and took Dong Xuebin into the cabin, pushed the door and walked into a cabin, "Little Dong, I heard that you want to go out to sea to see the world? To relax?"
"Yes." Dong Xuebin replied.
Niu Dazhao shook his head repeatedly, "If you ask me, you'd better go back."
Dong Xuebin looked at him and said, "Why?"
Niu Dazhao sighed, "Young man, going to sea is not as simple as you think. Judging from your appearance, you must have no relevant formalities and documents, right? If you get on the ship and go to sea, this is already called illegal smuggling. When you get to F Continent, you will not be able to get off the ship without the formalities."
"I won't cause any trouble to you if I don't get off the boat."
"I'm not afraid of trouble. I used to take people out from my hometown who wanted to go sailing. As long as they stayed in the cabin when leaving the port and docking, they were basically fine. But it's different now. I believe you've heard about African Waters pirates, right? We are a small cargo ship and cannot afford to hire a military frigate. Otherwise, we will not even be able to recover the cost of this trip, and it will be in vain. Without a frigate, we may be attacked by pirates in the waters there at any time. Although the chance is not very high, have you ever thought about this danger?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Have you thought it through?" The Power of Time and Wealth 897
"Think it through, please, Captain Niu."
Niu Dazhao glanced at him and nodded slightly, "Okay, I won't say any more. Just think about it carefully. Don't blame me for not reminding you if something happens."
Pirates?
Dong Xuebin went for these bastards!
Dong Xuebin said that he bears all risks himself.
Niu Dazhao hummed, "It will take a few more days to reach continent f. You can stay here these days."
This cabin is a simple single room with a bed and a table. Although it cannot be compared with the environmental conditions of other ships, for a small cargo ship, this is already good treatment. The reason why Dong Xuebin is arranged here is to give face to his old friend Niu Dazhao. Lao Liu highly recommends people to come here, so he can't arrange it too badly. The second point is that Niu Dazhao Dong Xuebin's small arms and legs look a bit weak. If Dong Xuebin were to be put into the crew room and squeezed into a room with several people, Niu Dazhao was afraid that Dong Xuebin wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Thank you." Dong Xuebin thanked him.
Niu Dazhao shook his hand, turned around and went out to do his own business.
Dong Xuebin was a gangster at the moment and couldn't go out for a walk, so he lay down on the bed and stared at the top of his head with cold eyes without blinking. His mind was filled with the lovely figure of his daughter.
Half an hour later.
There were bursts of noisy movement outside, followed closely by the ship, which swayed slightly and set sail.
Dong Xuebin waited for a while and walked out of the cabin in an irritable mood. A cold sea breeze suddenly rushed towards him, pricking his skin like a needle. There was a vast ocean all around, and Mainland was looming in the distance. The deck was full of busy figures of the crew, some moving things, some collecting ropes, and some chatting. Niu Dazhao didn't know whether he went to the captain's room or somewhere, but he was not seen on the deck.
"Oh, I hope this voyage goes well."
"My mother-in-law asked me for Peace Talisman before she left, but I don't know if it will work or not."
"This group of pirates is becoming more and more rampant, and they seem to be specifically targeting the ships of our Republic."
"Isn't that right? Lao Li, who was hijacked by pirates last year, came back this time, right? There were cargo ships from several countries in that area at that time, and there was one not far from Lao Li's ship. What happened? After those pirates rushed over, they didn't even look at the ship. They passed by and went straight around to find our ship. As if they were targeting us, they started shooting at our people!"
"No? Why are you targeting us?"
"It is our republic that will pay the ransom. Some countries ignore the ransom."
"Paralysis! Are these people addicted to bullying us?"
"Yeah, didn't the news say yesterday? Another Republic cargo ship was hijacked, and many people died. Those pirates are asking us for ransom again!"
"You shouldn't give it to them!"
"What will happen to the hostages if we don't give them money?"
"Kill all these pirates sooner or later!"
"Can't a frigate capsize a small pirate boat? But those people hold grudges. It's easy to kill one or two of them, but what about in the future? If they encounter a Republic ship again, they won't Great Slaughter? Just like us, we don't have money to hire a frigate, so what should we do?"
"Aren't they starting a killing spree now? Six people died this time, right?"
"Oh, these pirates deserve to die!"
At the mention of pirates, several crew members were a little angry.
After listening, Dong Xuebin's eyes turned cold. The situation was indeed as everyone said. They were hijacked by pirates time and time again, and they compromised again and again. They paid ransom to the pirates out of consideration for the impact and the safety of the hostages. This made these pirates become more and more unscrupulous, and they were good-natured. Bullying, they were sure that the Republic did not dare to harm them, so they became more and more arrogant. This is why the pirates didn't care about the ships of other countries when they saw the Republic's ships. They came swarming to burn, kill and plunder. They stole the goods, killed the people, seized the ships, and finally waited happily for the Republic to give them the ransom?
What a face!?