Chapter 286: Escape in the night.
Some members of the Mo family were already working on escaping the empire. Mo Shuo, Mo Anqi and their families were the first--nine in total. They chose to use the sea route over the sky. By 9 p.m. they were already standing at the docks of Wagubang Port. It was one of the largest and most advanced ports in the empire. It handled many containers and dealt with international cargo.
Mo Chenyu had smuggled a lot of antiques out of the empire using this route and he had partners that the Mo’s were meeting. The docks were dark, with little to no activity ongoing at the port. This was because it had been closed for the night to allow the employees join mourners outside the royal palace.
The ship which was smuggling the Mo’s out was already on the water, it was called The Deep Whale, a large ship that transported vehicles. It was one of the ships used for smuggling goods and people into or outside the country. Half of the crew were mercenaries and the other half were paid off to look the other way. The Mo’s had already paid the smuggling fee and they were ready to board.
A man in hat passed by them and muttered, "Start boarding, do not look nervous like confused sheep. The coast guard is active tonight."
Mo Shuo grabbed the hand of his youngest daughter Mo Qiye and the family moved. They pulled small suitcases, the rest of their luggage was in crates that had been moved onto the ship. More was waiting to be flown to them via plane.
They were escorted into the belly of the ship by a man whose skin was decorated by tattoos almost everywhere. They were not the only people being smuggled out, six other people were making a run from the empire using tat route.
One, Mo Shuo recognized. He was wanted for committing fraud on large scale, amounting to six billion. Everyone thought he had long escaped the empire. Mo Shuo looked away, pretending that he had noticed the other people. They were moved to their cabins, men and women separated. The cabins were small, with bunk beds and one bathroom that everyone shared which made Mo Shuo’s wife unhappy.
She thought that they would be traveling in luxury cabins and enjoying VIP treatment. She never imagined that they would have squeeze into a tiny cabin that smelled like dirty feet and bleach.
She said this much to her husband when they reunited in the common area where the crew met to share meals.
"What matters is freedom. Our journey is going to last only three days and then we can begin a new life." Mo Shuo assured her.