Chapter 468: The Dog-Headed Strategist is Zhu Yiwen

Half Moon Bay waters.

A very intense argument broke out on the cruise ship.

It was the first mate and Wang Yong arguing.

The first mate strongly suggested turning back, with a very sound reason—it was pure luck that a fishing boat disguised as a warship saved them once, but such luck would not happen a second time.

If the Pirates realized what happened and came back for a sneak attack, everyone left would be finished!

Wang Yong firmly disagreed: "If you want to leave, go by yourself; no one is stopping you, but the cruise ship cannot turn back."

Leaving alone meant he would have to drift on the ocean in a life raft, and he would be fish food at the slightest sign of wind or waves.

So, the first mate incited the injured on the cruise ship, getting them to coerce Wang Yong and pressure him into turning back together.

Everyone's life is a life; they couldn't sacrifice themselves in vain for someone who couldn't be found.

Those with soft hearts listened, and immediately started a ruckus, demanding to turn back!

Wang Yong had a fiery temper and little patience; seeing his own brothers acting this way, he immediately hit someone.

Although the person who was hit didn't dare to say anything, they were unconvinced in their hearts.

Everyone had been drifting at sea for five months; it was impossible to say they had no complaints, but before encountering the Pirates, they could endure them, yet now they had encountered the Pirates.

Some had died, some were seriously injured; besides the relief of surviving, the survivors felt even more fear.

So there were many with complaints, and because of their inner dissatisfaction, their attitude toward Shi Youxuan and the other two was also very poor.

Zhang Ma went to the kitchen to get dinner, but the cook's face was very ugly, and his attitude was even worse: "There is no dinner. You almost lost your lives, what else are you eating? Stay hungry; you won't die from missing a meal or two."

If it were anyone else, missing a meal or two wouldn't matter.

But Shi Youxuan was a pregnant woman and could not go hungry.

Zhang Ma wouldn't argue with the cook; she offered to cook it herself.

There were plenty of ingredients; the Pirates only wanted money, not food, so the food on the cruise ship was enough even without resupply for a month!

But the kitchen lied through their teeth: "There is nothing for you to eat, what are you going to cook? Get out, get out, get out." Zhang Ma was driven out of the kitchen.

She didn't tell Shi Youxuan about this, and went straight to Wang Yong's cabin to tell him.

The cook wanted to rebel too?

Wang Yong was already full of pent-up anger, and now even a cook dared to bully his sister-in-law; he immediately went to the kitchen and slapped the cook dozens of times in a row, swelling the man's face into a pig's head.

Shi Youxuan found out about this anyway.

She was in the cabin thinking about what Yafei said during the day, waiting for Yafei to call her.

She hoped to see Yano once; it didn't need to be long, as long as their eyes met, she could confirm whether Yano was the person she was looking for!

She didn't wait for the call, but instead heard the news of the sailors and the cook "rebelling" on the cruise ship.

Shi Youxuan wanted to go out and see, but Lao Qi stopped her: "Madam, please don't go out. Those people outside are just stimulated by what happened during the day; Wang Yong will settle them."

Shi Youxuan believed Wang Yong would "settle" them.

But if Wang Yong and his brothers fell out because of her affairs, Shi Youxuan would feel guilty and have a troubled conscience.

She insisted on going out; Lao Qi couldn't be more stubborn than her, so he stayed by Shi Youxuan's side to protect her, fearing she might be bumped into by some hothead.

Shi Youxuan gathered everyone in one place; except for a few, the rest looked at Shi Youxuan with eyes full of resentment!

She stood there with her big belly and bowed deeply to everyone.

Shi Youxuan cleared her throat and said very sincerely to everyone: "I didn't expect to encounter Pirates today either. If I had known in advance that the Pirates would come, I would have had the same thoughts as everyone else and wouldn't have come at all."

"The brothers who were killed or injured today are your brothers and also my brothers; I am just as heartbroken as you are..."

Everyone else listened seriously, but the first mate curled his lip in disdain: "What's the use of just saying pretty words? The dead won't come back, and even if the seriously injured recover, what will they do for the rest of their lives?"

"You are a wealthy lady from a high-and-mighty family; even if your husband dies, you can live without worry, but how are the families of the brothers who died or were injured for you supposed to live..."

His words were very inflammatory.

Those who had already felt Shi Youxuan was innocent were incited by him and immediately hardened their hearts again, joining in the clamor.

"That's right, don't think you can trick us into continuing to risk our lives for you just because you have a silver tongue; no way."

"No way, we want to go home."

"Go home, let's go back now..."

The clamoring crowd grew larger, and Wang Yong became anxious.

He stood up, glared with bloodshot eyes, and roared: "Are you still my brothers or not? We are all brothers who have been through life and death together; now, is my word worth less than a boat driver's? Fine, I'll throw him into the sea to feed the fish right now; whoever wants to follow him can jump in together!"

Shi Youxuan thought to herself, is this how you "settle" things?

Isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

Such forced "submission" would sooner or later lead to big problems.

With Wang Yong's hot-headed personality, he did what he said.

He immediately had people tie up the first mate and throw him into the sea!

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

The first mate couldn't struggle free and kept cursing: "Wang Yong, you fool, you will regret this. Sooner or later you will harm all your brothers; everyone will die at the hands of this woman..."

Wang Yong ordered: "Plug his mouth; he's still slandering my sister-in-law when he's about to die, the bastard."

The first mate's mouth was stuffed with a rag; he couldn't speak, but he still stared at Shi Youxuan with resentful eyes, making "mm-mm" sounds.

He was about to be taken away.

"Wait." Shi Youxuan suddenly spoke to stop them: "Bring him back."

Lao Qi whispered a reminder: "Madam, you cannot be soft-hearted at this time; he hates you to the bone and won't appreciate it."

Shi Youxuan nodded slightly, indicating she knew.

But when the man was brought back, she still said: "Untie him."

Everyone didn't expect Shi Youxuan to be so magnanimous; the first mate targeted her in everything, yet she repaid evil with kindness.

This is why Wang Yong is so overbearing; if Wang Yong were even a little bit weaker, the person currently being prepared to be thrown into the sea might not be who it is now—it would definitely be Shi Youxuan!

No one listened to her; the people holding the first mate looked toward Wang Yong.

Wang Yong nodded, and only then did the two of them untie the first mate and remove the rag from his mouth.

"Don't think that just because you saved me, I will be grateful to you..."

Just as Lao Qi had thought, the first mate was ungrateful even after being saved; he believed that all of this was caused by Shi Youxuan, so no matter what she did, it was just a cat crying for a mouse—false compassion.

"Shut your mouth."

Shi Youxuan did not give him a pleasant look this time and scolded him directly: "Do you think I am saving you? Don't be so conceited; I wouldn't mind if a hundred people like you were thrown into the sea. I just want to let you see what I intend to do, and you can die after I finish speaking!"

Everyone:...

At first, everyone thought Shi Youxuan was being womanly and soft-hearted, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

So she wasn't going to let him off lightly, but rather make him die feeling completely convinced?

This is too ruthless.

Never seen anything like this.

But Shi Youxuan did not give everyone a chance to discuss it; she started over, picking up from the sentence that had been interrupted: "The brothers who were killed or injured will not have died or been injured in vain."

"You all don't know yet, but from five months ago when you boarded this cruise ship, I bought a huge personal insurance policy for everyone. After all, you are all working for me, and I won't let you have only risks without protection..."