Chapter 563: The Pirates Have Arrived
The Triangle Sea Area is surrounded by three segments of land, with over three thousand islands of various sizes scattered within it. Ships traversing the three stretches of land never dare to cut across the middle of the Triangle Sea Area due to countless cases of disappearances.
Therefore, the vessels choose to go around the edges of these three thousand islands. Despite the longer journey, it is considered relatively safer.
Gu Fan and his companions are still on their cargo ship, sailing along. Everyone was asleep when suddenly a string of gunshot sounds awoke everyone. This was quickly followed by more gunshots, sending chills down everyone’s spines. Their first reaction - pirates had arrived.
Yes, some of the islands in the Triangle Sea Area are infested with pirates. They move in and out of the area as they please. Taking advantage of the darkness, they climbed onto the cargo ship, intimidating everyone with their firearms.
Gu Fan and his team had just rushed out when a group of fierce men had already pointed guns at them, causing Gu Fan, Lu Yi and the others to freeze on the spot.
Although they couldn’t understand what these men were saying, it was clear that Gu Fan and his companions were being told to kneel. Given the circumstances, all they could do was do as told, silently lamenting their bad luck in encountering pirates upon entering the Triangle Sea Area.
Gu Fan, Lu Yi, Xu Haowen, Jie, Ouyang Jin, the captain, the crew, and Qiao Ya were all rounded up and brought together. This made it easier for the pirates to supervise them; only three guns would be needed to control the entire scene.
There were a total of twenty pirates. Five were responsible for monitoring the hostages, who included Gu Fan and his companions, five forced the captain and the crew to control the ship and move according to the pirates’ directions, and another ten continued to scour the ship for anything or anyone missed.
Gu Fan didn’t see Lin Xi, Su Hui, Gu Ling, or Qin Jia among the hostages. He was certain that with Lin Xi’s abilities, they would not have been captured. It is most probable that these four women had already safely escaped and were now lying in wait for an opportunity.