Chapter 1054: Encountering Ruthless Bandits

Many people in the ship's cabin were trembling. Most of those heading toward the S Jing were not ordinary people, but no one had expected to encounter robbers while taking a boat.

The captain's corpse lay at the very front, a gun still clutched in his hand, but he had been no match for these few men at all.

A tall, bald man waved his hand, and someone nearby dragged the captain's corpse away and threw him directly into the river.

This river was a border river; although there were no large ferocious beasts in it, some of the fish were carnivorous, so once thrown in, there would basically be nothing left of the body.

The captain had sailed this river for most of his life and was also a man who killed for cargo, so he likely never expected to meet such an end himself.

"Boss, everyone is accounted for," a man with a fierce appearance walked over and whispered, "Sixty people in total."

"Hello everyone, let me introduce myself. My name is Li An. Those who are observant might have seen me on some wanted list," Li An said with a chuckle. "Our brothers have traveled to many countries, but we were beaten so badly in Huaxia that we couldn't even lift our heads."

"So we went to the other side of the river to make a living, but our accounts were frozen, so we would like to borrow some money from you all to spend. Rest assured, we only seek wealth, not lives."

Although Li An looked fierce, he spoke in a refined and very polite manner, which made the group of people being robbed feel less afraid.

"You're out of money, what does that have to do with me? Everyone's money is earned bit by bit; why should we support you?" A man wearing a white suit stood up and brushed the dust off his body.

This man looked well-dressed, and he wore a Water Ghost on his wrist; he looked like someone who was not short of money.

"Who are you?" Li An stared at the man.

"I deal in antiques and raw gemstones; my name is Yu Qiao," the man grinned and said. "I advise you not to play like this. I know big shots on the other side. If you push me too far, you'll be arrested as soon as you get ashore."

Two robbers twisted Yu Qiao's arms and brought him forward. Yu Qiao reached out to break free, then clutched his arm and shouted, "What are you doing? Be gentle, you guys are too rude."

"If I weren't currently a person subject to enforcement and unable to take planes or high-speed trains, why would I be smuggling myself on a boat with you people?"

"You are a person who has lost credit? What they call a 'deadbeat' in Huaxia?" Li An walked up slowly, looking at him with interest.

"That's right. You're their boss, aren't you? Let me give you a piece of advice: don't mess with me. Otherwise, even if you go to S Country, you won't have an easy life. I've been roaming there for many years and know many people," Yu Qiao sneered.

"Hmm, generally speaking, people like you have committed crimes in the country and can't stay any longer, so you go abroad to hide. Although S Country is small and chaotic, it's a decent place to go, right?" Li An said with a beaming smile.

Honestly, although Li An looked fierce, he gave off a refined feeling, and it was hard to associate him with being a ruthless bandit.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Qiao lowered his guard; this type of person was the kind who would take an inch and ask for a mile.

"Cut the crap and let me go, or you'll have a hard time once we get ashore," Yu Qiao said angrily.

"Who the hell are you talking to?" A man was furious and stepped forward, ready to strike.

"Alright, don't use force," Li An reached out to stop his subordinate and said with a chuckle, "People like this who have lost credit can't take high-speed trains, can't use bank cards, and are smuggling themselves on a boat—they must have committed crimes within the country."

Li An instructed his subordinates, "People like this usually carry all their wealth on them. He was sitting over there just now; go search him, you'll definitely have a harvest."

Yu Qiao's face turned pale in an instant. He suddenly regretted being a busybody; if he hadn't been, he wouldn't have been targeted by these bandits, but now that it had happened, it was too late to say anything.

"The boss is right. Lao San, Lao Si, come over and search him." A man's eyes lit up, and he dragged him to the side to search him.

Sure enough, there were two suitcases full of money. This was cash, totaling over two million. Of course, this guy had more than just this, but the incident happened too suddenly, and he had only brought two million when he fled abroad in a hurry.

"Boss, there is two million in cash here." Several subordinates dragged Yu Qiao over and opened the money; the two cases of cash immediately spilled onto the ground.

"Hehe, good, not bad. Search him again, there should be other good things," Li An laughed.

The man with the scar on his face snapped his fingers, grabbed Yu Qiao, and dragged him to the side to search his body.

"What are you doing? Don't touch me! I'm telling you, I'm very familiar with General Zha Ke Er on the other side. If you dare to touch me, I'll kill you one by one after we get ashore!" Yu Qiao roared hysterically.

*Slap, slap! * Two heavy slaps landed on the guy's face. This fellow immediately quieted down, his face bitter as he let the few men search him.

Sure enough, this guy had gold wrapped around his back and even his thighs. Roughly calculated, there should be over twenty kilograms. Abroad, this was common currency.

"He really is a fat sheep. Boss, with this gold, we can make a comeback after we get ashore. In S Jing, as long as you have money, you can get guns. When the time comes, we'll pull together a team; won't the territory still be ours to seize?" Dabaolian sneered.

Yu Qiao's face was beaten until it turned blue. He slumped to the side, trembling, and dared not speak again.

"Everyone, let's make this quick. Hand over all your valuables, so I don't have to use force. I am a refined person and don't want to use force." Li An reached back, picked up a submachine gun from the ground, and fired a burst of bullets toward the ceiling.

A burst of screams immediately came from the room. A man was overly startled; he stood up and rushed toward the window, intending to jump into the river.

That Dabaolian grabbed his pistol without hesitation and fired two shots—*bang, bang*—and the man fell to the ground in response.

"You said you only seek wealth, not harm people." Chen Yu's brows furrowed. He didn't want to cause extra trouble; he had already prepared the valuables to hand over, and as long as these bandits didn't look for trouble, he wouldn't take action.

He also knew that the people who could sit on this boat were not entirely good people, but seeing this scene, he still couldn't help but speak up.

"Kid, is it your turn to question me here?" That Dabaolian grabbed a pistol and pressed it against Chen Yu's head.

The originally cold gun barrel felt slightly warm because he had just fired it.

"I am asking you a question." Chen Yu ignored Dabaolian and stared at Li An. "You promised just now: only seek wealth, do not harm people."