All Caught in One Net

"Let me go! I am the heir to Red Hemp Territory, the future Viscount of Red Hemp. You can't treat me like this; it's too brutal."

On the flagship of Red Hemp Territory, Young Master Totti was shouting loudly. At this moment, he was tied up by the sailors of Great Oak Territory, just like the other sailors on the ship. His First Mate was tied back to back with him.

Perhaps annoyed by his shouting, Elfie stopped what he was doing. He knew that Totti was, after all, a direct descendant of the nobility and a future viscount, and many people dared not lay a hand on him. Even the binding earlier was done by Elfie himself.

Elfie intended to personally teach the young master a lesson and let him experience the hardships of life. He had his sailors take several buckets, fill them with water from the sea, and led them to Totti's side.

As soon as Totti saw him, he shouted, "You despicable scoundrel! It's not that I was careless, but you and Viscount Sonanda are too despicable. You deceived me. I will definitely complain to the Noble Council and make Viscount Sonanda wait. He will definitely get his comeuppance."

Elfie chuckled, "Young Master Totti, is it hot? Would you like some water to cool down?"

"If you want to please me, I'm not someone who does things casually. The weather isn't hot right now, it's even a bit cold. If you want to please me, you should show me your sincerity. Get me a coat."

After hearing Totti's words, the first First Mate glanced at the sailors behind Elfie and the buckets in their hands. First Mate quickly nudged Totti and whispered, "Young master, please stop talking and be quiet!"

Totti didn't understand why the First Mate said that, and he completely ignored it. "You see, they're afraid I'll say that, so they immediately come to befriend me."

After hearing Totti's words, the First Mate closed his eyes in anguish. His young master was indeed a bit stubborn, and it seemed he was going to suffer along with him.

The First Mate had no choice but to cower and await punishment. Sure enough, when Totti shouted again, Elfie poured a bucket of seawater over them, soaking both Totti and the First Mate.

Totti was instantly stunned by the water, his mouth opening and closing like a fish, temporarily losing the ability to speak. The First Mate was better off, having prepared in advance, and could endure the cold.

After waiting a few minutes for Totti to recover, Elfie asked again, "Young Master Totti, are you feeling any better? Are you still feeling hot?"

"Good my foot! I..."

Totti was so excited that he forgot all about his aristocratic manners and started spouting all the swear words he had learned from the sailors during this time.

Elfie didn't tolerate this and immediately poured another bucket of water down the drain, which completely silenced Totti this time.

Elfie called out several times, and when Totti didn't say anything more, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Young Master Totti, just stay put. Viscount Sonanda will be coming to check on you later. If you behave well, you should be able to live more comfortably from now on. If you continue to disrespect the Viscount, I, Elfie, have plenty of good things to show you."

After saying that, Elfie left with his men. He still had a lot of work to do: control the remaining Red Hemp Territory ships, and clear out all the enemies on the flagship to ensure that there were no hidden dangers when Sonanda boarded the ship.

In early spring, the seawater temperature was only 15 degrees Celsius. After being soaked by the seawater, Totti shivered from the cold. Fortunately, the First Mate behind him was quite strong, and Totti could feel his hot body through his wet clothes. He squeezed against him.

The other sailors, who were also tied up, kept their distance from the two soaking wet men. They had already lost the war, and since everyone had survived, they didn't want to catch a cold.

The First Mate, cornered by Totti, finally complained, "It's all your fault, young master, for not listening to Captain Van Dyke. Otherwise, we might have had a chance to escape!"

Only after the first mate spoke to First Mate did Totti remember Captain Van Dyke 'Captain Van Dyke previous actions and words.

"So the old captain had his reasons for doing and saying all this. He had already noticed something was wrong, and the betrayal of the Great Oak Territory fleet!"

Totti felt ashamed that he had not listened to the old captain's advice, even though he had promised his father, Viscount Boateng, before setting sail that he would obey Captain Van Dyke's orders.

"It's all my fault. I have failed Captain Van Dyke and my father's trust, and I have needlessly destroyed the entire fleet of the territory. I am a sinner."

Totti was now in a state of self-doubt, with an expression of utter despair.

After a while, Totti recalled Captain Van Dyke's final actions. In Totti's mind, Captain Van Dyke, with a look of grief and indignation, threw away his captain's hat, then handed over command to him, and went into the cabin alone.

Totti had a bad feeling. Did Captain Van Dyke want to commit suicide? Totti imagined a tragic hero who was loyal to his lord, devoted to the cause of the territory, but was not understood by anyone. In the end, he could only hide in his room and silently take his own life.

With tears in his eyes, Totti murmured, "Captain Van Dyke, please don't die!"

The First Mate behind Totti was stunned by Totti's words. What was wrong with his young master? How did he suddenly come to this conclusion?

Just then, a commotion broke out on deck. Several sailors from Great Oak Territory suddenly rushed out of their cabins, shoving and jostling as if pulling something out. One of the sailors shouted, "You better behave yourself, you old bastard, do you want to die?"

After saying this, the sailor went up and kicked someone, and then they dragged someone out and made them squat on the deck.

Elfie ran over and was amused to see that the man was none other than Van Dyke, the commander-in-chief of the Red Hemp Territory Fleet. The two were quite familiar with each other.

Elfie asked the sailor from earlier, "Where did you find him?"

"We just searched the cabin and found several large wine barrels. The brothers wanted to see if there were any people hiding inside, so we opened them to check."

The sailor paused when he mentioned the barrels of wine, and Elfie kicked him, saying, "I think you guys are just greedy, stop making excuses."

However, he didn't use much force, and the sailor even smiled after taking the kick. "Boss, you can't hide it from us. We were indeed craving it, but we were just checking and didn't delay anything important."

When we were inspecting the last barrel, the old thing suddenly jumped out, giving us quite a fright.

At first, we thought he was going to resist, and we were all prepared to fight him. But when he just raised his hands in surrender, we grabbed him. The reason we hit him was because we were all startled.

After hearing his words, Elfie smiled and shook his head, "You guys go and get those wines. You can drink as much as you want at the celebration banquet later. Leave this old man to me."

The sailors left in high spirits, while Van Dyke was left behind.

Elfie asked curiously, "Old man, why are you hiding in the cabin? If you were commanding from outside, I don't think it would have been so easy to succeed."

Van Dyke, who was squatting on the ground, looked up and squinted at Elfie: "So it was you. I thought that even if it wasn't Sonanda who came to do it himself, it would be his son. I didn't expect that he would send you. You're quite bold. Aren't you afraid of not being able to enjoy the fruits of your labor?"

Elfie maintained his smile, but his words were icy. "Old man, don't push your luck. If you don't answer my questions, go talk to the fish in the sea."

Unexpectedly, Van Dyke immediately changed his tune, bowing and scraping as he said, "Elfie is too kind. I was just joking. You have done a great service this time, so I will have to call you Lord Elfie from now on."

I knew the army was coming, so I was trying to hide in the cabin and find an opportunity to escape using the wooden barrels.

After hearing Van Dyke's words, Elfie ignored him and had him moved next to Totti.

Totti was very surprised to see Captain Van Dyke alive and blurted out, "You're still alive?"

Captain Van Dyke, with his hands bound, kicked Totti: "Useless thing. I was counting on you to hold out for a while and distract them so I could escape. You've completely disgraced the Red Hemp Family."

Totti, along with his First Mate, was kicked to the ground. He said, feeling very aggrieved, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Van Dyke laughed in exasperation, "What good would it have done to tell you earlier? Would you still be able to defeat the Great Oak Territory's fleet?"

I'd rather seize the opportunity to escape. With my swimming skills, I can swim back to shore as long as I have a wooden bucket.

"We should find the Viscount then and tell him that Count Black has betrayed the Duchy, so we can prepare in advance. But now it's too late!"