Go! Daddy's Taking You to Kill!

The atmosphere tightened!

The situation was on the verge of exploding!

The Republic warship and the pirates aimed their dark gun barrels at each other. The scene fell silent; not a single person spoke. Even the air seemed frozen!

Five seconds...

Ten seconds...

Twenty seconds...

Neither side made a move.

The Pirate Leader took one look and knew that, with hostages in hand, the Republic side would never dare fire. His smile grew even more arrogant. He waved for his men to put away the gold they had just received, then gave the order. Ignoring the Republic warship, they continued onward. The leader looked utterly confident. He knew the Republic feared public pressure and would not dare do anything, which was why he had dared to personally lead his men here today and take part in a transaction that had been intended from the very beginning to fool the Republic.

Sure enough, the Republic warship pursued them from behind without firing a single shot.

More than ten hostages were on the enemy's ship. These soldiers had no way to open fire.

Seeing this, the pirates became even more brazen. They laughed and shouted things no one could understand, their rampant arrogance plain for all to see.

On the warship.

An officer said anxiously, "Captain! What do we do now?"

The colonel's face darkened, and he said nothing for a moment. "Catch up to them! Don't fire!"

"But..." the officer said, "If we don't stop them, the hostages won't come back!"

Everyone understood that, but if they fired, the hostages would still die!

On the cargo ship.

Niu Dazhao and the crew had finally fallen into despair!

"Captain! We're finished!"

"If the warship fires, we'll die too!"

"Bastards! Those pirates never intended to honor the deal!"

"Those treacherous pirates! They're too