Chapter 898
A day passed.
Two days passed.
That morning, Dong Xuebin woke up, rolled out of bed, lit a cigarette, and headed onto the deck after slipping on his shoes. He looked around. They were still in deep waters, and the Mainland had long vanished from sight. There was nothing but sea in every direction. Clearly, they were still far from their destination. Traveling by ship could not compare to a train, much less a plane. Dong Xuebin had long prepared himself for that and knew there was no use rushing.
"Hey, buddy." Dong Xuebin stopped a crewman.
The crewman set down what he was carrying and turned around. "What is it?"
"Let me ask you something." Dong Xuebin said, "How far are we from the Pirate Activity Area?"
The crewman's expression turned a little strange. "A ship was hijacked just a few days ago, so the captain had us take a wider route. But this area should count as part of the Pirate Activity Area now, too." He pointed west. "That's the Pirate Base over there. There isn't even a government there. We should be fairly far from the pirates at our current position, but there's no telling whether we'll run into them. All we can do is pray for the best."
Dong Xuebin was startled. "We're already in it?"
The crewman nodded. "Since dawn. Didn't you see everyone's faces?"
Dong Xuebin looked around. Sure enough, the crewmen on deck all wore wary expressions. "Do you know how many pirates there are? Are they divided into factions too?"
"I don't know the exact number, but there's definitely more than one leader. I heard there are quite a few of them, and competition among them is fierce."
"Which pirate group hijacked that ship a few days ago?"
"That, I