Chapter 617: Bad news, the Chief Commander Young Master's ship has sunk!

They hadn't noticed anything at first, but upon hearing this, they gradually sensed something was off.

This ship…

Seemed to be slowly sinking?

The chief mate also suddenly realized his line of sight was getting ever closer to the sea level.

The ship was no longer floating on the sea; half its hull was submerged, seawater nearly flooding the deck.

"Disaster!"

The chief mate's heart jolted, and he shouted loudly: "Go wake the captain immediately, inform all crew, there's an emergency, everyone prepare to abandon ship!"

After a pause, he added: "Also, go find Chief Commander Young Master, arrange for him to board a lifeboat first, ensure his safety!"

"Hai!" a Japanese soldier stood, bowed, and hurried out.

The chief mate knew full well that the lives of everyone on the ship paled in comparison to Yuan Chief's.

If anything happened to him…

The Japanese chief mate felt his scalp tingle, his body jerked violently, he yanked the whistle hard, and immediately began emergency stop.

"Woooo~"

On the silent sea, the whistle sounded especially piercing.

The steamship that had been steaming ahead at full speed gradually came to a halt.

The chief mate also rushed out of the wheelhouse.

The ship's crew quickly discovered the water intake valve was faulty, seawater kept pouring in, filling the entire hull.

The sudden whistle woke everyone who was sound asleep; the drunks sat dazed on deck, scratching their heads and muttering complaints.

When they realized that seawater had already reached the deck at some point, the drunkards were jolted awake.

"Where is Chief Commander Young Master?"

"Not here, you bastard, what do you mean 'not here'!"

"Find him quickly, right now, immediately!"

…

On the ship, someone slapped the chief mate beside him hard and shouted angrily.

"Hai!"

The chief mate also realized the gravity of the problem, promptly obeyed, and while shouting loudly, searched everywhere for Yuan Chief's figure.

The captain appeared experienced, orderly directing crew to arrange lifeboats and life rings, but soon a piece of bad news reached his ears.

All lifesaving equipment on board had air leaks and other problems.

"Disaster!"

The captain immediately grasped the seriousness, certain someone had seen this as a hospital ship, taken the chance to sneak aboard, sabotage the equipment, and kidnap Yuan Chief!

Perhaps the ship's water inlet gate malfunction was also the work of that damned fellow.

Although the captain had never served in the military, he occasionally heard or read in Jinmen newspapers about agents of the two countries assassinating each other.

The captain never imagined that the person sabotaging this ship was Yuan Chief himself.

As more seawater flooded the hold, the steamship began to sink uncontrollably.

The Japanese wounded on board fell like dumplings, one by one panicking and shouting.

They were army officers; expecting these dogs to swim was a joke.

"Don't panic, everyone stay calm, don't waste energy!"

"Sailor, look for floating debris on the sea."

"Don't rush to rescue them yet; wait until they're exhausted from flailing."

The captain was also thrashing in the water, shouting at the top of his lungs.

Even though he and the sailors tried hard to maintain order, it was futile.

The endless sea offered no place to set foot.

The Japanese captain felt despair for the first time.

At this rate, before long they'll succumb to the cold, their body temperature plummeting rapidly, then utter exhaustion and they'll sink completely to the seabed.

…

Chen Yongren was leisurely sitting inside the submarine, watching a show.

Tsk!

Being on the scene of the maritime disaster, it truly had more visual impact than a movie.

Those army officers, after flailing until they had no strength left, gradually sank to the bottom.

System notification sounds chimed repeatedly in Chen Yongren's ears.

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning a technical reward: rice cultivation technique.】

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning a technical reward: sow breeding technique.】

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning an item reward: mushroom egg technique blueprint fragment 1/10.】

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning a technical reward: diesel engine design diagram.】

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning a technical reward: cotton cultivation technique.】

【Congratulations, Master, for successfully eliminating a Japanese spy, earning an item reward: high-end carbon fiber fishing rod.】

…

The dog system is also quite generous, covering rewards for clothing, food, housing, and travel.

Accompanied by the pleasant system sounds in his ears, Chen Yongren piloted the submarine and launched an attack on some Japanese sailors floating on the sea.

They somehow found a plank, now forming a circle, lying on it to recover their strength.

"Captain, the ship has sunk, all the wounded…" Having said that, the Japanese first mate looked grief‑stricken: "What are we supposed to do now?"

The remaining Japanese sailors also looked hopefully at the captain.

The Japanese captain also wore a constipated expression.

It had planned to finish this final voyage, then apply for retirement and return to Wide Island to enjoy life.

Who would have thought…

"Are we the only survivors left?" He looked around the ship, feigning calm.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there should only be the five of us left." The first mate sighed.

It had planned that after this voyage ended, it would first go home and marry its wife.

He had been away from home for nearly half a year, and his wife was already pregnant.

Ah.

This must have been the last time before leaving home.

Unfortunately…

The captain cheered up his subordinates: "Everyone, take turns resting on the table plank, and recover your strength as quickly as possible!"

"When they realize they can't contact us by radio, they'll certainly know the ship has met with an accident and will then send rescue."

After all.

The Chief Commander Young Master is still aboard the ship; they can disregard ordinary lives, but they cannot neglect the life of this young master.

Hearing the captain say that, the Japanese sailors all at once raised their hopes of survival.

Although we couldn't hear what they were saying, seeing them go from listless to suddenly full of fighting spirit, it was obvious they had drunk a lot of toxic chicken soup.

Chen Yongren grinned.

Since that's the case, I'll fire two cannons to celebrate for you.

Chen Yongren generously pressed the torpedo button.

The next second~

Whoosh whoosh~

Two torpedoes shot out, precisely striking that table plank.

With a booming roar, it exploded.

On the sea surface, a huge splash instantly burst forth.

Once the splash dissipated, the table plank and the people on it had vanished without a trace.

……

Jinmen Special Agency.

Qian Jing Ye, who had just assumed the post of Agency Director, had finished dealing with his subordinates' flattery and was preparing to go home and rest.

The telephone on the desk suddenly rang.

A phone call in the middle of the night made Qian Jing Ye jump with fright; based on past experience, a call at night basically never brings good news.