PFC Chapter 211 Desperate
Chapter 211 Desperate
"I?"
Xie Yan stopped in her tracks. "What does he want with me?"
Zhang Dasheng hesitated and shook his head: "I don't know either. He didn't say, he just told us to go now."
"us?"
Xie Yan pondered his words carefully. "Just the two of us?"
Zhang Dasheng shook his head and said, "No, it seems like they also called Boss Liu and Boss Deng."
Based on the information gathered these past few days, the Liu and Deng mentioned by Zhang Dasheng should be the boat captain's trusted confidants.
It seems they didn't discover anything suspicious about him, but rather wanted to hold a big meeting with their confidants.
Xie Yan narrowed her eyes, curled her lips, and said, "Alright, let's go take a look now."
The ship owner's room was on the top floor.
Because the staircase leading up to the top floor was always guarded, this was Xie Yan's first time stepping onto the top floor.
Xie Yan remembered that when they first boarded the ship, they clearly saw several "wealthy businessmen".
Since the argument with the fat businessman that day, those people, perhaps sensing something, have never shown their faces again.
Xie Yan slowed her pace and followed behind Zhang Dasheng, passing several rooms filled with music and dance, and finally stopped in front of the innermost room.
Before even entering, one could hear several footsteps and low voices of conversation coming from inside.
With just a quick listen, Xie Yan could tell that there were at least ten people inside.
As if they heard their footsteps, the voices inside the room instantly fell silent.
Zhang Dasheng was completely unaware of what was happening. Just as he was about to knock on the door, a hoarse voice came from inside—
"come in."
The door slowly opened, and a strong smell of tobacco wafted out. The room was dimly lit, with only a few candles lit.
A dozen or so figures, some sitting and some standing, all turned their gazes toward them.
Zhang Dasheng was startled by the scene and nervously swallowed a few times, while Xie Yan remained calm and composed as she surveyed the room.
This room is extremely luxurious, with all kinds of furnishings being particularly magnificent.
Not only was the floor covered with a thick fox fur carpet, but the room was also filled with all sorts of rare antiques and ornaments, and even the teacups on the table were inlaid with gold.
As Xie Yan approached, she even discovered that the lights were not candles, but several rather large luminous pearls.
Xie Yan's eyelids twitched, and she couldn't help but click her tongue inwardly.
Not to mention the two Chu brothers, even Emperor Ai himself never lived such a life.
The ship owner was sitting in the seat of honor in the room, holding a pipe and puffing out smoke with his eyes down.
"Boss."
Xie Yan respectfully lowered her head.
"Ah."
Upon seeing Xie Yan enter, the boat owner merely raised his eyelids slightly before gesturing for him to sit down.
The ship owner remained silent, but the others couldn't contain themselves and broke the silence once more.
Xie Yan remained silent. After listening for a while, he learned that this group of people had gathered here to discuss how to deal with them.
Of course, "they" refers to him and Chu Ling's group.
"I think they haven't discovered our secret yet. It's better to avoid trouble. Let them leave once we get to Jinlin."
But someone immediately objected, saying, "That won't do! Who knows who these people are?! If something goes wrong, it'll be too late to regret it."
"In my opinion, they should all be chopped up and fed to the fish to prevent future troubles. Anyway, the higher-ups will cover for us, and no matter how many people are missing, they won't be able to trace it back to us."
As soon as he said this, a chorus of agreement immediately filled the room.
"Old Li is right, one cut is still the quickest! But we have to keep that young lady inside; with her looks, she'll definitely fetch a high price!"
"That's right, that's right, that young lady is really beautiful. We'll have to let the brothers have some fun first!"
Hearing the vulgarities hurled at her, Xie Yan's expression remained unchanged, but her gaze gradually darkened.
He rubbed his itchy fingers, subtly glancing at the group out of the corner of his eye.
Among this group of people, some were familiar faces whom I had met on the ship, while others were completely unfamiliar faces who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
If they didn't board the ship midway, then they must have been hiding inside the ship the whole time.
Unlike the others, this group not only had an unusually large number of wounds, but also an exceptionally strong aura of malevolence emanating from them.
Even though they were dressed impeccably and looked respectable, Xie Yan could still faintly smell the bloody stench emanating from them, a result of years of bloodlust.
Xie Yan immediately drew her conclusion—
These are a bunch of desperate thugs, the most reckless of all.
The discussion grew louder, but it was no longer a question of whether or not to kill, but rather how the spoils would be distributed.
"Old Liao, aren't you usually the most talkative? Why are you so quiet today?"
Just then, someone next to Xie Yan nudged him and asked curiously.
The boat owner's gaze followed.
"Ugh!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yan immediately gave a wry smile, clutching her waist and saying, "Moving things earlier aggravated my old ailment, and now it hurts terribly, so I really don't have the strength to speak."
Clearly, everyone present was aware of his old problem, so they didn't say anything more.
The boat owner slowly withdrew his probing gaze.
He exhaled a heavy smoke ring and then tapped the pipe lightly on the table.
With a crisp sound, everyone fell silent again.
The pipe was back in the boat owner's mouth. "Alright, to avoid any unforeseen complications, let's make our move tomorrow."
"Old Liao, go and tell your men to prepare sleeping pills. Put them in their food tomorrow, knock them out, and then subdue them for questioning."
"Yes."
Xie Yan responded and immediately got up to leave with Zhang Dasheng.
But just a second before he was about to step out of the room, the boat owner spoke again, "Wait a minute."
Xie Yan suddenly stopped walking. Zhang Dasheng, who was behind him, was startled and couldn't stop himself, so he bumped into Xie Yan hard.
The room was silent. Xie Yan could feel everyone's gazes piercing her back again, and she could also hear Zhang Dasheng swallowing.
He turned his head, glanced at Zhang Dasheng who looked nervous, and looked at the boat owner.
The boat owner's face was half-hidden in shadow, his expression appearing obscure.
He curled his lips into a sneer and said, "Take the stuff out. Don't think I don't know what you two have been up to behind the scenes."
Xie Yan loosened her grip slightly behind her back.
Xie Yan lowered her eyelashes and sighed silently as she led Zhang Dasheng, whose face was long and mournful, out of the room.
He knew who they were.