Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 361 Shocking Confession
Quack...
As the oil tanks continued to break on the deck, the splashing kerosene was immediately ignited by the fire, turning the deck of the pirate ship into a sea of fire.
Just as Xu Zun expected, the thick smoke from the kerosene quickly suppressed the pink poisonous gas, making it almost invisible.
Xu Zun and his subordinates stood at the bow and watched, their expressions still solemn and serious, because no one knew whether this method would work.
At this moment, the sailors and guards were busy, some were transporting oil to the pirate ship, some were carrying buckets to salvage sea water, ready to go on board to put out the fire at any time.
Fortunately, the sea was calm and there were no strong winds. Although the fire was large, it was still under control.
However, because the pirate ship's secondary sail was already open, the flames had already ignited the sail and slowly engulfed the huge pirate flag.
"I think it should be working," Zhao Yu muttered as he looked at the sea of fire on the deck, "It seems that the poisonous smoke can no longer be seen at all."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Zhao Yu realized that he had spoken out of turn, because he and everyone else saw that there was still a lot of pink poisonous gas coming out from the entrance of the cabin.
It is conceivable that the poisonous gas comes from inside the cabin. In order to completely eliminate the poisonous gas, it is necessary to eliminate the source in the cabin.
So, after everyone looked at each other, Xu Zun immediately decided to order someone to throw a barrel of oil into the cabin.
As the oil tank shattered, flashes of fire appeared inside the cabin and the flames immediately spread into the cabin.
Everyone's heart tightened along with the flames, because if the fire inside the cabin was too big, the pirate ship would still be burned down.
Today , the Daxuan battleship has been scrapped. If they cannot save this pirate ship, they can only float in the sea and drink water.
However, the poison gas is so fierce that if we don’t use this method of using fire to fight poison, who knows when the poison gas will stop spreading?
At first, Xu Zun had a safer way, which was to jump into the sea and wait for the poisonous gas from the pirate ship to dissipate, and then it would not be too late to get on board.
But think about it, this idea should never be used.
Firstly, there were more than 200 of them in total. If they were all immersed in the sea, there would inevitably be casualties, and there were also important criminals among them.
Secondly, the Daxuan warship was about to capsize. Since the two ships were too close to each other, once the warship capsized, a whirlpool would inevitably form, dragging them to the bottom of the sea.
Thirdly, who knows whether the murderer who poisoned the pirate ship is on the pirate ship. What if everyone gets off the ship and the other party drives the ship away? Wouldn’t that be helpless?
Moreover, the most important point is that they have realized something through their encounter with the "Siren" and the killing of Heibo Yu.
At first glance, the case of the prince's disappearance seemed to have reached a climax, but in Xu Zun's opinion, it seemed to have touched upon the most important truth.
The most urgent task, in addition to dealing with the toxic smoke, is to find out the facts of the case and solve the mystery.
Otherwise, even if they could escape, a catastrophic disaster would surely be waiting for them !
Thinking of this, he no longer cared about anything else and immediately pulled the pirate leader to a corner and said harshly:
"Boy, do you want to live?"
"Ah?" The pirate leader was stunned, as if he had not expected Xu Zun to ask such a question. After he understood, he kowtowed and said, "Sir, please have mercy on me, please have mercy on me..."
"It's easy to stay alive," Xu Zun stared at him and said, "Now is your only chance. If you can't seize it, I promise to use the most cruel punishment of the inner guards to make you live a life worse than death!"
“Sir,” the little leader’s face was covered with snot and tears, “Please have mercy on me, I… I don’t want to die…”
"Okay, let me ask you," Xu Zun asked, "The Great Xuan Mission was attacked by a sea monster. Was it you who did it?"
"Ah? Yes, yes, yes..." The little leader did not dare to hesitate and kowtowed hurriedly, "Please understand, sir, that was all the work of the pirate Hei Bo Yu. It was all his idea!"
After hearing this answer, Zhao Yu and others immediately gathered around, all feeling incredible.
"Nonsense!" Xu Zun said coldly, "The Daxuan Mission has four warships and a Tianfu ocean-going giant ship. How can a small pirate like you have such strength?"
"Yes, yes, um... sir..." The little leader didn't know how to answer for a moment, and said after organizing his words, "At first, we also thought that Hei Boyu was dreaming!
“But when we found out that lemon toxins can affect people’s minds, and saw Hei Boyu’s underwater equipment, we believed it.
“By the way, who among us dares to resist what Hei Bo Yu said?”
"So," Xu Zun said, "Did you really cause the attack on the Great Xuan Mission? Tell me, what happened at that time?"
"Yes, yes! Um... no, no..." Unexpectedly, after hesitating for a while suddenly said, "Even if our pirate ships are all loaded with explosives, it is impossible to sink so many warships, right?"
"Oh?" Xu Zun's heart trembled, and he asked hurriedly, "What do you mean? Are you saying that you have accomplices?"
"At that time," the little leader said, "Lord Heibo Yu sent out three ships. Just like before, we chose a shallow sea and planted almonds on the sea in advance to allow the toxin to fully exert its effect.
"Then, the Great Xuan Mission arrived. Under the influence of the poison, they couldn't see us at all and just thought they had encountered a sea monster.
"And we," the little leader said, "will use that underwater device to get close to the warship and then explode it!"
"Let's get to the point ," Xu Zun asked solemnly, "Besides Hei Boyu's three ships, who else is there?"
"And... um..." The little leader shrank his cheeks first, then said with determination, "There is also one of the frigates of the delegation!"
Swish…
As soon as these words were spoken, the bow of the ship froze instantly and became eerily quiet.
All they could hear was the crackling of fire on the deck in the distance.
Gurgle...
Xu Zun swallowed his saliva and asked, "Say it again, you mean that a frigate in the delegation rebelled?"
"Yes," the little leader said affirmatively, "That frigate is also equipped with the same explosives as ours. Their explosives seem to be more refined and much more powerful than ours!
"Well... let's put it this way!" said the little leader, "Our three pirate ships combined only sank one frigate, and the other warships, including the Tianfu giant ship, were all sunk by that frigate!"
Wow...
This time, everyone can no longer remain calm!
If the pirate leader did not lie, then this matter was extremely serious, and the culprit became one of their own!
Xu Zun's forehead was already covered with sweat, and he began to regret that he should not have interrogated the prisoner in front of so many people.
However, he could not have expected that he would ask such shocking news!
No wonder, after the mission encountered an accident, all the survivors were silenced. It turned out that they were afraid that the shocking news would be leaked.
Why?
Why!?
Who is controlling that frigate?
According to the confession of the small leader, it was obvious that the frigate had planned this in advance. What... was going on?
"Sir," Han Fei'er reminded Xu Zun in a surprised voice, "I think the poison gas has almost dissipated. If we don't put out the fire, it may be too late..."
