When he heard Demo Did mention the world’s number one cruise ship, Fang Chenyi immediately thought of his own Ocean Harmony. Since they were currently in Dubai Port, he figured that must be what the guy was talking about.

This was perfect. He could go check on the situation himself—a sort of undercover inspection.

But he was a little curious. Hadn’t he told David to be ready to head back at any time? Why was the guy still taking on tourists?

"Are you talking about the Ocean Harmony? Aren’t they just making a temporary stop?"

Demo Did wasn’t surprised that Fang Chenyi knew about the Ocean Harmony. After all, with Fang Chenyi’s wealth, it would be strange if he *didn’t* know.

"A temporary stop doesn’t prevent them from taking on passengers. But I heard that this time, the Ocean Harmony is taking on temporary tourists, and only for three days."

Hearing this, Fang Chenyi began to understand. It was very likely that David was trying to secretly take on a batch of tourists.

He hadn’t specified an exact departure time, so during this period, David could easily take on tourists privately. That would be a considerable amount of income.

’It seems I’d better fire this David guy as soon as possible.’

After they finished their meal, the group had some afternoon tea. A glance at the time showed it was already past three in the afternoon.

After some thought, Demo Did simply arranged for Fang Chenyi and his group to rest in a hotel suite downstairs. At five o’clock, they would head directly to the Ocean Harmony.

Fang Chenyi had no objection to this.

In a luxurious presidential suite, Fang Jinjin, who was already tired from the long flight, went to her room to rest.

Meanwhile, Fang Chenyi sat on the sofa with Qi Xiaotian and Liu Yishou, talking about the Ocean Harmony. When his two companions heard the cruise ship was his, they were only briefly surprised. For one, they had no idea just how massive the ship was. And for another, with Fang Chenyi’s wealth, owning a cruise ship was hardly a big deal.

Just as Fang Chenyi was telling the two of them that he planned to replace the entire captain and crew, his phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and saw the call was from Ouyang Jun.

"Hey, where are you, kid? I’ve got good news for you. I got the men you wanted—three hundred and seventy-six of them. They’ll be officially discharged tomorrow at eight in the morning. Thirty-six of them are even retired marines. And let me tell you, kid, those thirty-six are all excellent captains! So, what do you say? You owe me big time, don’t you?"

’Talk about a godsend. I was just discussing with Qi Xiaotian how to take over the Ocean Harmony, and now over three hundred men have just fallen into my lap!’

How would he take over the Ocean Harmony now? Was that even a question? Of course, he’d just replace the entire crew. His three hundred-plus men could board the ship and sail it back. Problem solved.

At this thought, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but get excited. He thanked Ouyang Jun profusely over the phone, and just before hanging up, he remembered to add:

"Haha, Brother Ouyang, thank you so much! This is a real lifesaver! As it happens, I have some good tea on hand; I’ll send some your way to try. Oh, and one more thing, I’m in Dubai right now. Do you think you could arrange to have the men sent over here directly? Then I can have them take over my cruise ship right away."

When Ouyang Jun heard he wanted to get so many men to Dubai, he felt a headache coming on. Even though they were retired, having them all show up in Dubai at once could cause unnecessary trouble.

As if sensing Ouyang Jun’s dilemma, Fang Chenyi laughed and added:

"Haha, it’s like this, Brother Ouyang. You just need to gather everyone and get them to the airport. I’ll handle the rest. I can have my company free up two commercial airliners."

Hearing this, Ouyang Jun couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile. ’Right, this kid is the boss of Southern Airlines. He can just arrange for his own planes to fly them over. Problem solved.’

But then he considered that while there would be no problem with them leaving the country, a group of so many men who clearly weren’t ordinary people trying to enter Dubai would likely arouse suspicion.

Thinking this, Ouyang Jun voiced his concerns.

Fang Chenyi also felt a headache coming on. Ouyang Jun had a point. He wondered if Demo Did might have a solution.

So he told Ouyang Jun he would ask a friend over here and then hung up.

On the other end, after hanging up, Ouyang Jun turned to a middle-aged man of about the same age standing next to him and said with a laugh:

"Heh heh, what do you think, Old Qin? Not only did we help with job placement for our guys, but he’s even thanking me for it. The kid even said he’s sending me some tea, hahaha."

...

After hanging up, Fang Chenyi immediately called Demo Did. He briefly explained the situation: a group of his friends were coming over to take over a cruise ship he had purchased, but many of them didn’t have passports. He asked if Demo Did could help them get through the airport, adding that the group would be leaving by sea on the cruise ship.

To his surprise, Demo Did confidently promised it was no problem at all. "Relax, it’s a small matter," he said. "Forget a group of friends, even if you brought three or five thousand people, I could get them in. The person in charge of the airport here is my uncle."

Although Demo Did heard that Fang Chenyi had bought a cruise ship, he never once connected it to the Ocean Harmony.

After getting his answer, Fang Chenyi first called his father-in-law to arrange for two planes, then quickly called Ouyang Jun back to tell him everything was sorted out on his end.

Hearing how quickly the problem was solved, Ouyang Jun couldn’t help but be impressed by the extent of Fang Chenyi’s influence.

For convenience, Fang Chenyi gave his father-in-law’s phone number to Ouyang Jun and let them coordinate directly.

With the problem solved, Fang Chenyi checked the time. It was just a little past four.

Remembering the other reason he had come, he stood up from the sofa.

"Alright, you two get some rest. I’m going to take a walk."

Hearing this, Qi Xiaotian and Liu Yishou both immediately stood up.

"Brother Fang, let Yishou stay here and protect Jinjin. I’ll go with you."

Fang Chenyi waved his hand.

"No need. I won’t go far, just wander around the building. I’ll be back in half an hour. Come on, you know my skills. What’s there to worry about?"

’Are you kidding me? I’m planning to see if the trash in Dubai is as ’fragrant’ as the trash back home. If I bring you along, how am I supposed to go scavenging?’

Since Fang Chenyi had put it that way, Qi Xiaotian thought for a moment before nodding reluctantly.

Then, with a flip of his palm, a small, pitch-black knife appeared in Qi Xiaotian’s hand.

"Brother Fang, take this with you."

Seeing Qi Xiaotian produce a small knife from who-knows-where, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but be curious. ’With sleight of hand like that, it’s a shame he’s not a magician.’

He shook his head with a smile.

"No need, you keep it. I don’t even know how to use this thing. Don’t always assume the world is such a dark place. It’s quite safe here."

After speaking, he smiled and patted Qi Xiaotian’s shoulder, then turned and left the room.

Behind him, Qi Xiaotian could only shake his head helplessly and mutter to himself:

"Sigh... Only someone who has never experienced the dangers of society could say something like that. It’s because you were born in a peaceful country."

He walked to the elevators and took one down to the first floor.

The elevator soon stopped on the first floor.

After getting out of the elevator, Fang Chenyi wandered around, looking in all directions.

By deliberately keeping an eye out, he quickly located several trash cans. However, with so many people coming and going, it was impossible for him to start picking through them.

Resigned, Fang Chenyi decided to just head outside.

It was much better outside. After a deliberate search, he even managed to find a small garbage collection point.