bestfiction Chapter 1029
Chapter 1029
Qi Mingyu didn't want the visitor to have evil thoughts as soon as he saw Zhou Shuwan.
Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun are already old, and if they really encounter danger, they can't even run away.
Zhou Shuwan met Qi Mingyu's gaze and immediately understood what he meant. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay! Be careful!"
She turned to look at Mu Mu: "Mu Mu, go prepare the weapons in the cockpit."
Their cruise ships were equipped with torpedoes and some weapons before they set off.
These weapons are always kept in the cockpit so that people can pick them up at any time.
Mu Mu nodded immediately.
Wait until Zhou Shuwan took his parents to hide in the lounge.
Qi Mingyu, with the weapon Mu Mu gave him tucked behind his waist, stood on the deck and looked into the distance.
The distance between the two ships was shortened little by little by the push of the waves, and the outline of the cruise ship became clearer and clearer.
The mottled hull was covered with traces of erosion from the sea breeze, and even gaps in the rust could be seen on the edge of the deck. It was like a giant beast that had weathered the storms of the sea, approaching silently.
"Are those people on the other side survivors?" A slightly hoarse male voice came over the sea breeze. The volume was not loud, but it was loud enough to penetrate the noise of the waves and land firmly in the ears of Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu: "We are drifters on the sea, passing by here!"
Qi Mingyu tightened his grip on the side of the ship slightly, his eyes sweeping across the other side's deck.
There weren't many people on the other side's deck, just a dozen or so, but from inside the cabin, one could vaguely see the figures of seventy or eighty people.
A sharp look flashed across Qi Mingyu's brows.
But he also showed a kind smile on his face and shouted to the other party: "We are just passing by."
The other party exchanged glances.
Mu Mu stepped forward from behind and winked at Qi Mingyu.
Qi Mingyu also knew what he meant.
Although most of the people on the other side were wearing washed-out or even tattered clothes, many of them had their trouser legs rolled up to their knees.
But what made him feel most depressed was that many of these people were holding things in their hands.
Some carried worn-out pistols with cloth strips wrapped around the barrels, while others carried long knives that were polished to a shine.
With this number of people and these weapons, the five of them are definitely no match even with the weapons in the cockpit.
At this moment, the other party's ship finally stopped less than twenty meters away from them, and the waves between the two ships splashed with tiny splashes of water.
The middle-aged man in the lead took a step forward. He was about forty-seven or forty-eight years old, with fine wrinkles carved on his face by the sea breeze. There was even a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, which formed a sharp contrast with the vigilant or fierce eyes of those behind him.
He was wearing a fairly intact dark blue jacket with his sleeves rolled up, revealing his muscular forearms. He looked like a ship captain who had been making a living at sea for years.
"Brother, don't be nervous." The middle-aged man spoke first, his voice gentler than before:
"We fish in this area year-round, and have been coming and going for over half a year now. We've never seen your boat before, so we came here specifically to ask, how did you get here?"
Most of the people behind him stood in silence, only a few young men had fierce expressions, their eyes scanning Qi Mingyu's boat like hawks, as if evaluating something.
Qi Mingyu took a deep breath and said loudly, "We were hit by a tsunami and the boat was swept off course. We will leave soon."
The middle-aged leader on the opposite side waved his hand, his smile growing even wider. His voice drifted over on the sea breeze, "Brothers, don't be in such a hurry to leave! We've been in this sea area for so long, and we don't have any news about what's happening in the outside world. Since you're from outside, why don't you stay for a while and tell us about the situation outside? That way, we can have a better understanding of the situation."
Qi Mingyu looked at the other party's cruise ship, and suddenly something moved in his heart. He raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Okay! Then come on board."
It seemed so easy for him to agree to let them on board.
The leader and his men exchanged a glance and laughed heartily: "Okay, brother, you're a capable person. Let's go up right away!"
Mu Mu didn't quite understand what Qi Mingyu was doing and gave him a hint.
Qi Mingyu whispered, "We'll see what happens!"
Mu Mu didn't want to understand what he meant, but nodded obediently: "Okay."
The leader of the other side turned around and told the two young men behind him to guard the boat, while he himself, accompanied by three strong men, walked over on the wooden planks erected between the two boats.
"Brother, this ship looks quite new. You are very lucky to have saved such a good ship during the tsunami." As the middle-aged leader stepped onto the deck, his eyes swept around the cabin and finally landed on the weapon on Qi Mingyu's waist, but he just glanced at it lightly and looked away again.
Qi Mingyu led them to the small table in the middle of the deck, laughing as he walked, "It was all luck. The bottom of the boat was hit by several holes in the rocks. It's lucky to be able to float."
After they sat down, the middle-aged leader asked directly, "Brothers, which direction did you come from? Have you encountered any new land or islands?
We've been drifting at sea for so many years and haven't found an island yet. Drifting on the sea every day is not a good idea! We're running out of supplies... and we don't know how we're going to get enough food and drink in the future..."
Qi Mingyu shook his head, a trace of helplessness on his face: "To be honest, we can't explain it clearly.
Since the fall of the mainland, we have been drifting on the sea and have not seen the mainland, not even the shadow of an island. We are still hoping that you can tell us something."
The leader didn't know whether to believe it or not, and looked at Qi Mingyu.
When they got closer, Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu discovered that this kind-looking leader had many scars on his face.
The scars are not too noticeable, but when they pile up on a person's face, even a kind person will look a bit vicious.