Chapter 56: Gunshots
The blue sea ripples slightly, and a group of snow-white seabirds fly low over the sea in groups, making pleasant chirping sounds from time to time. Some even jump onto the deck of the fishing boat and peck at the bread crumbs that people deliberately sprinkle.
One of the birds with black feathers on its wings stood on the mast, stretched its wings and jumped a few times as if dancing. Then it flapped its wings and dived down from the mast. When it was about to hit the water, it flapped its wings again and glided over the water, leaving a series of thin ripples on the surface of the sea.
This bird with a pure black beak seemed to be showing off its beautiful . It soared freely, tumbling in the air from time to time, and gradually flew away from its companions. Its eyes were very sharp, and as it flew, it saw a small white bird in front of it.
The seabird was very curious. Such a small bird probably couldn't even catch fish from the sea, right? It swooped over and was surprised to find that the bird had no feathers or claws. Even its eyes were two small black dots. Its body was so thin that it looked like it could be blown away by a gust of wind.
This is a paper crane.
The seabird had never seen such a strange bird before, especially this strange bird flapping its wings so fast that the seabird could hardly catch up. Out of curiosity, it flew over and stretched its head to peck at it.
"Hiss——" A thin electric current was emitted from the little bird, and the seabird was stunned. It paused its wings and fell behind the little bird. Then something suddenly came out of the empty air and hit it hard, knocking it dizzy and its feathers flying. The seabird screamed and flapped its wings quickly and flew away.
Rong Yuan ignored the stupid bird that flew over Yusuo. After searching for Jin Yang in vain, Wandou discovered that Jin Yang had been kidnapped by intercepting the call records of Jin Bai and others. Rong Yuan couldn't find the person, so he exchanged a paper crane for a message from the Merit Mall. As long as you think of the recipient's appearance and write the person's name on the back of the paper crane, no matter how far apart you are, no matter where the other person is, this paper crane can deliver the letter safely to the other person. Rong Yuan took advantage of this and wrote Jin Yang's name and asked Yusuo to follow the paper crane to find Jin Yang's whereabouts.
The paper crane flew for more than two hours, and finally, as the sun was about to set below the sea level, it flew towards a fishing boat with a clear target.
Rong Yuan opened the hatch and leaned out, grabbing the paper crane and holding it beside him, then he gently jumped down and ordered Wandou to control the Yushu aircraft to take off and wait for the next instruction. His current [Agility] value has reached 17 points. Not only can he run faster, but his body's sensitivity and reaction speed have also increased a lot.
Rong Yuan landed on the observation deck. In front of him, there was a man with his back to him, looking into the distance with a telescope hanging around his neck. Perhaps he noticed someone behind him but didn't think an enemy could get on without him noticing, so the man turned around carelessly. Rong Yuan took a big step forward and reached out to grab his neck from behind. The man struggled for less than two seconds before he fell down softly.
[Intentionally injuring crew member Zheng Xing, merit -80.]
Rong Yuan's [Strength] value is thirty-four, which may not seem like a very high number, but this is only his normal load-bearing capacity without damaging cells and muscle fibers. In fact, his instantaneous explosive power is enough to reach two hundred and fifty pounds, which is about one hundred and eighty kilograms.
He placed the man on the ground, leaning against the railing. He made it look like he had fallen asleep due to laziness. Then Rong Yuan activated his camouflage suit, transformed himself into the man, and turned around to walk down from the observation deck.
Below the observation deck was the steering room and telegraph room. An old man with messy hair and beard like a bird's nest was operating the steering console. He was humming an old song out of tune and occasionally taking a sip from a small silver wine bottle next to him. Seeing the person approaching from behind in the reflection of the glass, the old man's face changed and he cursed: "You lazy guy! Why did you come down again? I tell you, this is a big deal! Get back here before you are discovered by those people! Otherwise, I... what are you going to do?" Seeing the person behind him actually swinging a stick, the old man shouted and ducked to hide, but it was too late. He fell to the ground with a "bang".
[Intentionally harmed Captain Qian Chongpeng, merit -50.]
Rong Yuan went over to feel the man's breath and found that although he had fainted, he was still alive. Judging from the deductions in the "Book of Merits", these two people were not good people, nor were they bad people. They were just ordinary fishermen.
Rong Yuan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't take direct action like he did before in the Banana Country, otherwise the deaths of these two people would definitely deduct a lot of points from him.
When he was in the rain shuttle, he had discovered the distribution of all the people on the boat through thermal scanning, and speculated that Jin Yang was probably one of the five people on the bottom of the fishing boat. He could have used the energy gun on the rain shuttle to kill all the others. However, Rong Yuan was worried that he had made a mistake in his budget and accidentally injured Jin Yang, so he came down to solve the problem himself. Just in case, he put on a communicator to keep in touch with Wandou, who was also operating the weapon system on the rain shuttle, and could provide support from the air at any time if necessary.
What he really needs to deal with is the situation that follows. There are two people at the bow, two people at the stern, three people in the crew lounge, and five people in the cabin. Two of them should be Jin Yang and Alan Neil, and there is a child. The others should be considered enemies.
The crew lounge only had a few small windows, all of which were blocked, so Rong Yuan could not observe the situation inside from the outside. The four people at the bow and stern looked after each other and seemed to be more alert than the two ordinary fishermen just now. If one person was knocked down, the others might be alerted and might even lead everyone inside out.
Now was not the time to hold back. Rong Yuan installed a silencer on the gun he had exchanged for, and at the same time pulled his glasses off his head and put them on, turning on the scanner and the display screen. Suddenly, the whole world changed. Then, when the two people at the bow turned their heads to look outside, he left his hiding place and walked down openly.
A dark-skinned man at the stern saw him coming down and asked, "Why are you coming down? What's the matter?"
Another bearded man also turned to look over.
In Rong Yuan's eyes, the sound of their conversations caused slight changes in the surrounding temperature. Thin green lines outlined the shapes of the internal organs and bones of the body. He could even see the veins where their blood flowed.
"I noticed something in the distance, but I'm not quite sure what it is. I want to ask someone to go up and take a look." Rong Yuan lowered his voice and spoke vaguely, while walking towards them naturally.
"What is that..." the dark-skinned man asked, then felt something was wrong, "Why is your voice..."
Rong Yuan quickened his pace and moved closer, almost completely sticking to his arms. There were two soft "puff" sounds, and the dark-skinned man's eyes widened. He grabbed Rong Yuan's shoulders and then loosened his grip, and his body began to slide down.
[Intentional murder of Zhang Yi, merit -305.]
[Punish the murderer and rapist Zhang Yi, merit 1089.] The bearded man stood up alertly, reached behind his waist to grab the gun, and asked, "Zhang Yi, what's wrong?"
Rong Yuan showed half of his face from Zhang Yi's shoulder. His eyes were cold. He put his right hand through his armpit and pointed the muzzle of the gun at the bearded man.
"puff!"
A bloody hole appeared in the middle of the bearded man's forehead. He opened his eyes blankly and the gun fell from his hand to the ground with a clang.
[Intentional murder of Gu Bin, merit -287.]
[Punish the murderer Gu Bin, merit 1167.]
Rong Yuan quickly and gently put Zhang Yi's body down. At the same time, he nimbly jumped up and grabbed the bearded Gu Bin before he fell to the ground, and dragged him and Zhang Yi to the bow where they could not see each other.
The sound of the gun falling to the ground had already alarmed the two people in front. They looked at each other, took out their weapons, and one of them walked over cautiously with a gun in both hands and asked from a distance: "Gu, Zhang, what happened?"
His pronunciation was very stiff, as if he was not used to this language.
Rong Yuan stood against the wall, his ears moving slightly, listening to the footsteps of the other party approaching. When he just walked up to the side and had no time to see the bodies of the two people on the ground, Rong Yuan reached out and grabbed his throat like lightning, pulled him over with force, and put the muzzle of the gun to his heart - "Puff!"
The amber eyes slowly closed, and the thin body slid down the cabin wall, leaving a trail of bright red blood behind.
[Intentional murder of Bayuna Qili, merit -640. ]
[Punish Bayuna Qili, a criminal who intentionally wounded others and stole things, and receive 335 merits. ]
The air was filled with a tense atmosphere. The last person left at the bow swallowed his saliva. He wanted to call everyone out of the cabin, but he was afraid that Gu Bin and his friends had planned to tease him. They had done this before. If he did not find out the situation and alarmed the people resting inside, he would be punished.
Finally, the man made up his mind and slowly moved towards the side of the boat. His palms were sweaty as he held the gun. He moved slowly and deliberately shouted, "Bayuna, come out, stop playing. I've seen you!"
The three people resting in the cabin heard his voice, looked at each other, and didn't take it seriously. However, one of the leaders frowned, and was very dissatisfied with the quality of the new people he brought out this time.
"Bayuna? Bayuna!"
Rong Yuan listened to the man whispering the name in a language he had never heard of. On the screen, he saw that the people inside the iron cabin were not alarmed, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The person shouting was getting closer and closer. When the other party turned around the cabin, Rong Yuan lowered his body and pounced on him!
The man shouting Bayuna just opened his mouth to shout as soon as he saw the blood on the ground, but a hand grabbed his neck like a pair of pliers, and his body was squeezed against the side of the boat, and at the same time, the black gun barrel with a silencer was stuffed into his mouth.
——I’m going to die!
The young man's tears suddenly burst out, his legs trembled, and a stream of steaming liquid dripped down from his trouser legs.
Seeing his tears, Rong Yuan, who was full of murderous intent, could not help but be stunned. He looked carefully at the other party's frightened eyes, took back the gun and hit him on the head!
The young man's head shook and he fainted.
[Intentionally harming Saiha Gai, merit -55. ]
There is no hint of punishing the criminal, which means this guy has not committed any crime in the past.
Rong Yuan pulled the thick rope on the side of the ship and tied the man tightly, then left him alone and walked towards the cabin. He had already seen the position, posture and figure of the three people clearly from outside the door. Seeing that they were tall and strong, he knew it couldn't be Jin Yang. He opened the door and fired three shots without hesitation.
“Puff! Puff! Puff!”
[Intentional murder of Luca Podor, merit -150. ]
[Punish the murderer Luca Podor, merit 5420. ]
[Intentional murder of Ben White, merit -127.]
[Punish the murderer Ben White, merit 6270. ]
The first two fell down without seeing anything clearly, but the third one reacted quickly, twisting his body in time to avoid the bullet, and the bullet penetrated his arm. He screamed in pain, rolled behind the sofa, and pulled out his gun to fight back.
"puff!"
There was a hole in the back of the sofa, white fluff flew out, and blood gushed out of the small round hole just above the ear of the man hiding behind it.
[Intentional murder of John Brute, merit -50. ]
[Punish the murderer and torturer John Brute, merit 8860. ]
Rong Yuan put on the camouflage clothes and turned into John Brute.
…
Jin Yang was lying on the deck. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for the whole day. They were all tired, hungry and thirsty. Zhou Yunze hadn't woken up yet. He was beaten badly. His face was flushed. He seemed to have a fever and his breathing was much heavier than usual. The punk youth was lying on the side, half dead. The little girl curled up on the ground, as if she was asleep, whispering "Mom" in her dream.
The man guarding them sat nearby, eating chips with ketchup. There were several bottles of water and a pile of food on his table, but it was obvious that he would just throw them away and not share any of it with them. These people probably wanted to starve them all to the point where they would have no strength to resist or escape.
——Perhaps they have reached the high seas now.
Jin Yang thought to himself that the possibility of being rescued was getting lower and lower. He didn't know what fate would be waiting for them in the future.
He put his ear to the floor, and suddenly heard the sound of very light and rhythmic footsteps in the distance - "Tap! Tap! Tap!"
Jin Yang's eyes suddenly widened and he turned to look at the small window on the door that was one foot square.
"Knock knock!" Someone knocked on the door. The man guarding them stood up and looked through the window, muttering, "Why is he here?"
He was about to open the door when he heard a "pop" sound. The man looked down and saw a small hole on the door and a small hole on his chest.
Right in the heart!
The warm blood and life flowed away together, the man took a step back and fell down.
[Intentional murder of Arnold Zier, merit -240. ]
[Punish the murderer Arnold Zier, merit +1320.] Jin Yang saw a blurry face looking inside through the small window, and then the person turned and left.
"Tap! Tap! Tap!"
He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
…
Rong Yuan returned to the telegraph room on the top floor and operated it to continuously send out distress messages. At the same time, the location data was also transmitted to the rescue agency. Then he asked Wandou to operate the rain shuttle to descend and open the hatch. Just as he was about to climb up, he suddenly felt uneasy and came down again to tie up the two people in the observation tower and the steering room. Then he climbed onto the rain shuttle and stayed in the air until the nearby rescue boat arrived.
