I have an Apocalypse City-Chapter 846 - 847: Board the Ship_1

Chapter 846: Chapter 847: Board the Ship_1

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Song Jian’s generosity delighted Liu Zhiqiang. The extra ten thousand yuan was clearly his commission, equivalent to the fee he normally received for facilitating five or six people.

If it had been an ordinary person showing such wealth, Liu Zhiqiang would probably have had dishonest intentions, but recalling Song Jian’s gaze, Liu Zhiqiang’s heart shook, and all ill thoughts dissipated. He gave Song Jian repeated assurances and agreed on a time to leave in the afternoon before turning and walking out of the room.

“There are too many ruthless people around these days, all seeming like murderers with their sharp eyes. Damn it, maybe I should also go into hiding for a couple of days…” As Liu Zhiqiang walked slowly, he frowned and muttered to himself.

Just after five in the afternoon, Song Jian carried a handbag and left the courtyard with Liu Zhiqiang, who drove an old van that was falling apart toward a desolate beach.

This beach had not yet been included in the government’s development plans, and even during the day, it was desolate. Now, as evening approached, not a soul could be seen, save for a solitary small boat drifting on the sea;

“There it is, boss. Take your stuff and get ready to board!” Liu Zhiqiang said with a beaming smile;

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Song Jian nodded. He could feel that the small boat, which looked like an old fishing vessel, already had seven or eight people on it. It was only after boarding that Song Jian discovered the cabin was filled with others dressed just like him;

“Captain Fish, this is my relative. Please take extra care of him~” Liu Zhiqiang handed over a cigarette, smiling at a middle-aged man squatting at the bow of the boat;

“Right, as if every person you bring isn’t your ‘relative’? Don’t worry, they are all familiar with the ways here and won’t break any rules!” The man known as Captain Fish glanced at Song Jian and took the cigarette, saying;

“This one is different~” Liu Zhiqiang said with an ingratiating smile on his face;

“Alright, alright, you are always the slowest. Everyone is here, time to set sail, Ghost Head Qiang, see you later!” Captain Fish clipped the cigarette behind his ear, waved at Liu Zhiqiang, and signaled his crew to start the boat;

As the boat’s motor started and they gradually moved away, Liu Zhiqiang finally relaxed and turned towards his van;

Being with Song Jian, Liu Zhiqiang felt uneasy all over and instinctively wanted to stay away from him. Only when Song Jian had boarded and left did Liu Zhiqiang start to feel slightly better;

Song Jian sat in the cabin with a slight frown. A strong stench of fish and decay filled his nostrils. Looking around, he saw that the others planning to leave secretly had extremely uncomfortable expressions on their faces as well.

“Bear with it for now. This area is shallow, and big ships can’t cross here. Once we’re at sea, you’ll be transferred to a bigger ship,” Captain Fish walked into the cabin, took a deep breath almost as if enjoying it, and smiled;

Soon, the group approached a large vessel. A soft ladder was lowered from the big ship, and a crew looked over the side, watching the smaller boat with an air of amusement;

“How are we supposed to climb up that? It’s too difficult, what if someone falls into the water?” a bespectacled fat man exclaimed in astonishment as he stared at the towering cruise ship;

“If you don’t want to use the soft ladder, there’s a cargo net beside it. You can ask the crew above to pull you up. Although this method is safe and comfortable, you’ll need to pay a service fee,” Captain Fish looked the fat man up and down and said, “Over a hundred pounds means double the fee!”

“How, how much?” the fat man asked, his complexion turning ugly.

“Not much, just six thousand. For you though, twelve thousand,” Captain Fish laughed;

“What, that’s outright extortion!” the fat man blurted out in alarm.

“You can also choose the rope ladder; no one is forcing you!” the chief fisherman said with a darkened expression. “But I’m only stopping here for half an hour. If you can’t get on the ship by then, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks!”

The fat man shuddered all over and hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and nodding. By now, some people had already started climbing the rope ladder toward the ship’s deck;

Song Jian saw a teenager about seventeen or eighteen, agile in his movements, grabbing the rope ladder and scurrying up. In no time, he reached the deck. The rest, who had never encountered a rope ladder before, swayed and wobbled, some even let out sharp screams;

The sailors gathered on the deck burst into laughter at the sight of these people clumsily climbing the rope ladder;

The fat man at that moment sat in a basket, slowly being pulled up. A few sailors hauled the fat man onto the ship, their faces ugly with displeasure, slowly closing in to demand money;

“Hey, brother, why aren’t you going up?” the chief fisherman, upon seeing Song Jian with a carry-on suitcase, frowned and asked.

“I’ll wait until they’re all up; there’s still plenty of time, isn’t there?” Song Jian said with a faint smile, making it clear he was not in the habit of making a spectacle of himself for others;

The chief fisherman’s brow furrowed slightly, sizing up Song Jian from head to toe, he snorted coldly and said no more;

Half an hour later, a ship’s horn sounded from the large vessel, and the chief fisherman started the motorboat. By now, three people were still on the rope ladder, slowly climbing upwards;

“Hurry up and get on, I’m leaving. If you can’t get on board, you’ll have to pay again next time,” said the chief fisherman to Song Jian.

Song Jian stood up, lightly stepped on the side of the boat, and soared towards the deck of the large ship like a large bird;

“What the heck!” The chief fisherman’s eyes nearly popped out in disbelief. He couldn’t fathom how a person could jump so high. With a height of fifteen to sixteen meters, almost equivalent to a building’s, to jump that high from a standing position, is this even a human!

The sailors on the deck were also startle, their mocking laughter cutting off abruptly, all wearing expressions of disbelief as they looked at Song Jian.

At that moment, Song Jian noticed that the teenager who had climbed the rope ladder swiftly didn’t show a hint of surprise; instead, his face was playful as he stared at Song Jian, a faint, indiscernible smile tracing the corners of his mouth;

Once everyone had boarded, the large vessel began to move slowly. It was a freighter, its deck stacked with many containers. Song Jian knew that inside one of those containers were all the people who had left secretly.

Song Jian was taken to a cabin. The room wasn’t big, just a few square meters. After squeezing in a single bed, it was difficult to fit anything else. But compared to dozens of people crammed in one container, this environment was undoubtedly much better;

The trip to the Philippines would take about eight hours. Just as Song Jian was preparing to lie down and rest, he heard footsteps approaching from afar, stopping at his cabin door;

Thump thump thump~

Knocks on the door followed by a teenager pushing open the half-closed door and walking in, looking at Song Jian with a smiling face;

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