Chapter 617: Hu Zi Renders Great Service

Wu An told them to crouch with their heads in their hands.

They obediently did as told.

Mei Wu and A Qing pressed them to squat at the boat's edge, while Wu An watched the killer whales in the distance churn up huge waves.

After watching for a while, he felt it was a pity.

Ma Weiqun tied the two fishing boats together; although the waves the killer whales created were large, they were still not enough to capsize the boats.

If it were those small fishing boats he had seen earlier, they could be capsized.

When he saw Ma Weiqun organizing the people on the boat to pick up harpoons and similar weapons to fight back, he hurriedly called for Hu Zi and the others to leave.

Hu Zi called twice, and the orca pod immediately sank into the sea and disappeared.

Ma Weiqun was stunned.

These killer whales are too cunning!

He was so angry he yelled wildly, furious at his helplessness.

Lin Bin reminded, "Uncle, stop worrying about whether they're killer whales or dolphins."

"Our people have all been captured by Wu An."

"We need to find a way to rescue them; if they talk nonsense, we'll be in a tough spot."

"These are all human witnesses!"

Ma Weiqun's face darkened to the extreme; everything was going wrong—Wu An had already been his prisoner, yet the killer whales showed up and caused trouble!

As a result, he failed to capture Martial Han, and instead got his own people caught up!

He now feels extreme resentment, as if the heavens themselves are targeting him.

Ma Weiqun shouted, "Chase after them!"

"We must catch them!"

Lin Bin hurriedly urged the person steering the boat.

Rain was still falling, the wind and waves grew stronger, the clouds overhead were dark and thick, with faint flashes of lightning.

Wu An walked to the bow, patted Hu Zi, and helped him fill his Luck Value to the max.

After exchanging a few greetings, Hu Zi called twice to indicate he was fine.

Wu An nodded; the Fan brothers brought over broken ice and the catch, and Wu An had the killer whales line up to be fed one by one.

Besides these actual benefits, Wu An was not stingy, offering all kinds of thanks and praise.

"Thank you for your help."

"Without you, I would be done for."

"If anything comes up later, just call me—I'll definitely help, no hesitation."

His emotional value is maxed.

A Qing ran over, saying, "Brother, not good—Ma Weiqun has caught up!"

"He's still shouting for us to release the people."

Wu An said, "We can release the people, but let them also release the dolphins."

After capturing these people, he had already asked several times; they likely had no part in Ma Weiqun's scheme of releasing spy fish and such mischief.

When he said that, their look of genuine surprise couldn't be faked.

If it were an act, the only thing to say is that their acting skills would put many future domestic entertainment actors to shame.

Keeping these people is useless; if we could exchange them for the dolphins, it would be a case of "making use of waste."

A Qing ran back.

Not long after, he came running back to say Ma Weiqun refused and kept shouting for these people to jump into the sea.

Wu An's expression changed: "Who is watching those people now?"

A Qing: "A Wu Ge."

Wu An: "Just him?"

A Qing nodded.

Wu An turned and ran toward the back; before he even got there, he saw those people jumping into the sea one after another in the distance.

Mei Wu tried to stop them but couldn't.

Wu An slowed his steps, and Mei Wu anxiously shouted, "A An, what should we do?"

"These people have all jumped into the sea and fled."

Wu An said nothing; he just ran off—under these circumstances, it's impossible to dive into the sea to catch them back.

Seeing his subordinates so eager, Ma Weiqun quickly had the people on the boat adjust the lights to illuminate the direction for his men.

He laughed loudly, turned to Lin Bin and bragged, "See? My men are all tough."

"Wu An trying to use them against me is impossible."

Lin Bin looked terrified: "Uncle, look, quick look."

Ma Weiqun hurriedly turned his head.

All he saw was the light shining on the sea surface; his subordinates were struggling to swim toward the boat, and beneath them were masses of huge dark shapes.

Ma Weiqun almost popped his eyes out, shouting in a cracked voice, "Faster, go faster!"

"Killer whales!"

"There are killer whales beneath you!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a huge wave surged up, launching his men into the air with screams.

Then they fell back down, and the killer whales hurled them up again.

This went back and forth several times.

The screams gradually faded, and it was unclear whether those people were dead or merely passed out.

The Orca Pod emitted cheerful calls, playing happily.

The fishing boat couldn't be capsized, so treating those people like a rubber ball to toss back and forth was no big deal.

Ma Weiqun, Lin Bin and the others were left staring dumbfounded.

A Qing and the others laughed heartily, praising Hu Zi and the others for doing a good job.

When Hu Zi and the others had played enough, Wu An called out, "Push all those people over here."

Hu Zi did it well, but the other Orcas weren't as clever; although they tried to mimic Hu Zi by pushing people, they ended up shoving those people toward Ma Weiqun's boat.

Ma Weiqun and his group hurried to rescue the people.

In the end, Hu Zi pushed two people over; both were breathing, though they had fainted.

A Qing fetched a rope and tied them up.

Dark clouds in the sky churned with electric serpents, followed immediately by booming thunder.

Hu Zi let out two cries, terrified of the thunder, and wanted to leave.

Wu An said farewell to them.

The Orca Pod quickly departed, and Lao Fu Tou reminded Wu An that a thunderstorm was raging.

It was best now to shut off the engine and disable all electronic components, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous.

Wu An glanced at the dolphins swimming around the fishing boat, gritted his teeth, and resolved not to give up halfway.

He said, "I'll let the people go; Ma Weiqun, release the dolphins."

Ma Weiqun hesitated.

Lin Bin urged, "Little uncle, it's a thunderstorm; we shouldn't tangle with Wu An."

"They're just dolphins; if you release them, just release them."

Ma Weiqun nodded.

Lin Bin untied the Cast Net, and Wu An quickly sent Big Circle to take a look.

Not long after.

Big Circle cheerfully called out twice to him, and Wu An's face brightened, "Good that the dolphins are fine."

"You all leave quickly."

"Goodbye."

Big Circle soon led the dolphin group away.

I glanced at the two fishing boats opposite that had already shut off their engines and said, "Lao Fu, let's keep a little distance from them."

Fu Yongning said, "The island we're heading to isn't far from here; shall I sail over there?"

"We can go to the island to shelter from the thunderstorm."

Wu An nodded.

Lao Fu Tou adjusted the rudder.

Ma Weiqun, holding a telescope, saw Wu An's group still starting the fishing boat and shouted viciously, "Heaven, open your eyes and strike them down with lightning."

Lin Bin thought to himself, "If Heaven really opened its eyes, they should be the first to be struck down."

Lao Fu Tou smoothly steered the boat to the island's edge, secured the fishing boat, and everyone hurried ashore.

Wu An infused the remaining Luck Value into all emergency gear.

There wasn't much left.

Near the island, the fishing boat's operational value dropped rapidly, and a flash of lightning seemed to strike nearby.

Without Luck Value, the lightning would likely have struck the fishing boat.

The group set foot on the island.

Following the previously marked road, they smoothly arrived at the cliff side.

Although the opening was wide, it extended deep enough that wind and rain couldn't reach inside.

But the humidity was high, and Wu An sneezed several times.

A Qing and the others packed up their gear; Wu An lit a fire, set up a pot, and quickly cooked instant noodles.

In this weather, a steaming bowl of seafood instant noodles felt wonderfully comforting.