Chapter 1537: You Are Still Too Young

And now, Zhou Fu had become a lone man.

Meng Ge and the others had long since been scared out of their wits, cowering in the corner and not daring to come out; his grand, earth-shattering plan to seize the ship had come to an end.

"Now that things have reached this point, do you have anything else to say?" Zhou Ran said indifferently. "I told you that interests are above all else; why are you so unwilling to believe it? Before you truly grow up, no one will be willing to risk their life for you."

"Heh, you are the winner now; you've won, so you can say whatever you want," Zhou Fu said with a miserable laugh.

"Me winning is better than those people taking everything from you and then leaving your corpse in the wilderness," Zhou Ran said, slowly leaning down.

"Let today's events be a lesson for you. Little brother, you are still too young. The road you have to walk in the future is still long. You have lived in luxury since you were a child and have never suffered the harsh beatings of society."

"Let today's events be a warning to you, to make you understand that not everyone is worth your trust."

"Heh, are you just going to let me go like this?" Zhou Fu raised his head and glared fiercely at Zhou Ran.

"Otherwise? What else do you want me to do to you?" Zhou Ran turned back.

"If you let me go, aren't you afraid that I will make a comeback?" Zhou Fu said coldly. "This time it was just because you were lucky; next time, you won't have such good luck."

"Do you think there will be a next time?" Zhou Ran smiled. "After you finish watching, I will send you overseas. From now on, you are not allowed to step foot into Huaxia, not even by a single step."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Fu was shocked. He raised his head and looked at Zhou Ran in disbelief. "Are you trying to deport me?"

"It's not that serious; I just want you to change your way of life," Zhou Ran said. "I will give you money to maintain your most basic living needs."

"But remember clearly, this money is only enough to maintain your own life. Your birth, aging, sickness, and death are not my responsibility. If you want a better life, go work for it and strive for it yourself."

"Zhou Ran, you are ruthless, you are so ruthless," Zhou Fu screamed hysterically. "Why don't you just kill me? Why?"

He had been a young master since he was a child, and he had never had to worry about his own living expenses, having no concept of frugality.

He had also never suffered hardship; if he really lived according to Zhou Ran's way, he simply wouldn't be able to hold on.

"You are my younger brother. Before Father died, I promised him I would take good care of you, so I won't do anything to you," Zhou Ran said. "But from now on, your life can only depend on yourself."

"No one can help you, including me."

"Kill me... just kill me," Zhou Fu hissed.

"Killing never solves problems," Zhou Ran shook her head, then looked up and said, "Mr. Chen, thank you. Let's go somewhere else to talk."

"Alright," Chen Yu nodded slightly, and the two left the dejected Zhou Fu behind and departed together.

"Isn't it a bit too cruel to treat him like this? After all, he is your brother."

After stepping outside, Chen Yu couldn't help but ask.

For a young master like Zhou Fu who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, throwing him abroad with only enough money to barely scrape by meant he simply wouldn't be able to survive.

"This guy will either starve to death or be beaten to death by someone."

"If he can't even survive like this, then it's his own fault," Zhou Ran gritted her teeth and said. "I cannot be blindly merciful to him. If I were still soft-hearted this time, it would only harm him."

"He is an adult; he needs to learn how to live on his own, rather than living under someone else's protection. He needs to grow."

"What you say is correct, but this way of growing up is too cruel for him. Of course, he isn't the type of mud that can't be plastered onto a wall," Chen Yu said.

"I can't control it, and I can't follow him for the rest of my life to help him solve his problems. He isn't young anymore; it's time he learned to solve his own problems," Zhou Ran shook her head slightly and said. "So this time, I am exiling him to Pirate Island."

"There are people I know in that place, so I'll just say a word to them to look after him."

"Pirate Island?" Chen Yu looked at Zhou Ran in confusion. He knew that pirates haunted the waters ahead, but he didn't know where these pirates were entrenched.

Although Zhou Ran was a woman, her connections were extremely strong, a point even Chen Yu had to admire.

Chen Yu had never heard of a place called Pirate Island. Although he didn't know if those pirates were heinous villains, anyone who occupied a territory to rob and plunder was certainly not someone to be trifled with.

Yet Zhou Ran was able to maintain a good relationship with them, and their shipping routes passed through there every day without incident, which was enough to show that her capabilities were extraordinary.

"It refers to five or six islands in that sea area. These islands are occupied by a group of pirates. Although those pirates are pirates on the surface, in fact, they are a group of pitiful people from various countries who were forced to become pirates there," Zhou Ran said.

"They usually just make a living by robbing passing merchant ships and cruise ships, and they only demand a small amount of wealth, but they don't take lives."

"Then how did you get to know them?" Chen Yu looked at Zhou Ran, puzzled. "Do you have to pay them a toll every time you pass through here?"

"That's not it; we met by accident," Zhou Ran said. "Their leader is named Wang Cheng, a Chinese person from somewhere. He was previously the president of the Chinese Association in a Chinatown abroad, but after being framed by others, he drifted there and established Pirate Island."

"So that's how it is. I really thought the islands near there were full of heinous villains," Chen Yu nodded in sudden realization.

"Not at all; they were also forced to turn to banditry," Zhou Ran smiled and said. "And Wang Cheng keeps them under very strict discipline; under normal circumstances, they won't do anything too outrageous."

"Will your ships dock nearby?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, every time we pass by, the cruise ship will dock nearby to resupply some things," Zhou Ran said. "It's usually during the day, staying on the main island of Pirate Island for most of the day."

"During that time, you can also go down and get some fresh air on Pirate Island."

"The way you put it, I feel like that's not a Pirate Island, but rather a passing tourist attraction," Chen Yu laughed. "If they were real pirates, they couldn't possibly be this friendly to people."

"It's also because of me; they probably aren't this polite to others. They don't hurt people, but they are similar to ordinary pirates," Zhou Ran laughed. "So I think I'm particularly lucky; I can meet noble people wherever I go."