Chapter 582: Catch the Leader First to Catch His Followers
Du Jun wanted to say something more, but he was stopped by the captain who finally said, "If someone you value dies at the hand of pirates, right in front of you, maybe you would do the same."
Listening to that, Du Jun fell silent. Seeing the heartbroken expressions of the crew members, he knew that the loss of their compatriots was a deep pain for them.
Some sailors identified the largest ship, inspected its equipment to ensure that everything was functioning, and determined that this ship could be launched to set sail right away.
But Du Jun disagreed: "No, we have to wait for the others. We cannot escape without them."
The captain agreed as well: "Du Jun is right. We must stand together. No one gets left behind."
Soon, a sailor voiced his objection: "We finally managed to escape. So are we just supposed to wait here? What happens if the pirates show up before Gu Fan and Su Hui?"
The other sailors chimed in agreement: "Yes, you’ve seen how many pirates are on this island. Do you really think that Su Hui and Gu Fan can survive?"
Of course, there were also sailors who were more compassionate: "Stop joking, if it wasn’t for Su Hui and Gu Fan, we wouldn’t have been able to escape to this place. They protected us, so we cannot abandon them."
"Stop joking. There are still plenty of boats here. If they survive and reach here, they can take another boat and leave. Why should we all risk our lives by staying here?"