Research Vessel

Ye Yuan was not sure whether that yacht was actually a Pirate Ship.

Or whether it was a rescue vessel like his own, here to save the hostages.

But regardless of which it was, it was not suitable for him to meet them now.

Just looking at the weapons on their ship, then at his fishing boat—even if he brought out all his weapons, they were not on the same level as those big guns in their hands.

So Ye Yuan quickly gave the order:

"Full speed ahead. Go pick up Xu Hang and the others. I have a bad feeling about this."

He could not say that a yacht was approaching in the distance.

That would sound far too unbelievable.

So he could only attribute it to his intuition. Even if it was confirmed later,

the crew could only say that his intuition had been accurate.

Ding Yi had never left the bridge, and the fishing boat had remained ready to depart.

So after receiving Ye Yuan's order, the fishing boat swiftly changed course and headed toward Maoyin Island at top speed.

Just as the fishing boat had traveled several nautical miles, they saw a small lifeboat rapidly approaching.

Ye Yuan did not even need his perception to see clearly that his crew was aboard.

The lifeboat pulled alongside the fishing boat. Everyone quickly boarded, then used the crane to hoist the lifeboat back up.

"Why did you come over here? It's too dangerous!"

As soon as he boarded the fishing boat, Xu Hang reprimanded them.

"Eldest Brother felt that something was wrong, so he brought us over to take a look."

Although Xu Hang was his instructor,

Ye Yuan was now his Eldest Brother after all.

Ma Hua practically worshipped Ye Yuan.

So when Xu Hang criticized Ye