Chapter 292: Chapter 204: Gunshots in the Dead of Night

The next day, Qi Yun woke up and went to the dining room for breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of only simple bread and instant coffee. He had just taken a bite of bread when he saw Captain Jeff carrying a plate and walking over.

“Mr. Qi, how was your rest last night?”

Qi Yun smiled and replied, “It was okay.”

Jeff sat down opposite him and continued, “The sea weather is nice today. We expect to return to Cape Town Port tomorrow morning.”

Qi Yun nodded, took a sip from his coffee cup, and was about to say something when he heard a commotion coming from the direction of the cabins, faintly hearing Old Black’s scolding.

Qi Yun immediately frowned, put down the coffee cup, and quickly got up to walk toward the cabin direction.

Seeing this, Jeff also quickly got up and followed.

Upon reaching the cabin door, they saw a strong black man being restrained against the ship’s body by Old Black.

Qi Yun recalled seeing this black man on the deck last night, and he seemed to be named Ao Debiao.

“What’s going on?”

Seeing Qi Yun arrive, Old Black dragged the person over and said, “This kid was sneaking around outside our room.”

Ao Debiao suddenly struggled, veins bulging on his neck, speaking incomprehensibly.

Captain Jeff frowned and looked at him, then said to Qi Yun, “Mr. Qi, he says he was just passing by, intending to fetch some tools from the innermost storage room.”

The commotion in the corridor attracted many people, besides Ah Jiao and other few gathering around, several crew members also watched from not far away.

Qi Yun turned around and scanned the faces of those crew members, finally signaling to Old Black with his eyes, “Let him go.”

Old Black hesitated for a moment, then released his grip.

Ao Debiao was freed, rubbing his wrist, quickly retreating behind Captain Jeff.

Qi Yun stared at him for a moment and then said to Jeff, “Captain Jeff, you also know the value of those things last night, so please inform the crew not to come to this area again to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.”

Jeff promptly nodded and agreed, his face full of smiles, “Mr. Qi, rest assured, I will gather all the crew members for a meeting later to strictly forbid them from entering here again.”

After saying this, he turned and glared at Ao Debiao, signaling him to leave, but Ao Debiao dawdled and cast a fierce look at Old Black before leaving.

Once the crowd dispersed, Qi Yun patted Old Black on the shoulder, “Good job, keep being vigilant.”

No matter whether Ao Debiao was genuinely just passing by, Qi Yun could only assume the worst, as such massive wealth could easily drive people to lose their sanity.

“Everyone disperse,” Qi Yun instructed Ah Jiao and the others, then pushed open the door to the adjacent cabin.

Inside, Chen Wei sat solemnly on the bed, several bags filled with treasures placed at his feet.

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On the other side, Captain Jeff gathered all the crew members, briefing them on what had just happened, and sternly forbidding them from entering the cabin area again.

The crew displayed varying expressions after hearing this, and once the crowd dispersed, Ao Debiao was left alone by Jeff.

“I advise you not to harbor any ill intentions, or you won’t be able to bear the consequences,” Jeff said, staring at Ao Debiao gravely.

Ao Debiao looked innocent and defended, “Captain, I really was just going to the storage room to grab tools…”

Before he could finish his explanation, Jeff gestured him silent, interrupting, “I don’t want to hear your excuses. If you don’t want to lose your life over this, then you’d better behave.”

Ao Debiao opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Jeff gave him no chance, turning around to enter the cockpit.

As he watched Jeff’s silhouette vanish, Ao Debiao’s expression swiftly changed, losing the former appearance of grievance and leaving only a face full of malice.

He spat to the side and then strode over to an electrical control room at the stern.

Inside, besides Ao Debiao, there were four other people, one of them dressed in white as the first mate.

Seeing Ao Debiao enter, the first mate looked at him and asked, “What did Jeff say to you?”

“He warned me not to target those people,” Ao Debiao said angrily.

“Does he suspect you?” another person beside him asked.

Ao Debiao shrugged, “Maybe, I’m not sure.”

The first mate didn’t continue this topic, instead asking, “Did you see those gold coins? Are they in Mr. Qi’s room?”

“No,” Ao Debiao replied with a bitter face, “Their people are very alert. I barely took a glance through the window, and that tall guy immediately came out and subdued me.”

Upon hearing this, the first mate’s expression turned somewhat grim, and cursed, “You’re useless, can’t even handle such a small task!”

Ao Debiao shrank back, silenced by the scolding.

“Those treasures are right under our noses, yet we can’t even touch a hair?” said the first mate, full of unwillingness.

A crew member in the corner came closer, lowering his voice, “There’s another person with them who always follows Mr. Qi, I guess he’s a bodyguard, looks like a tough character.”

“If it doesn’t work out, maybe we should just let it go…”

“Let it go?” the first mate suddenly turned around, his eyes fierce, grabbing a wrench on the table and slamming it against the wall, “A fortune we couldn’t earn in a lifetime is right before us, are you just going to let it go like that?”

The previous crew member swallowed hard and dared not speak further.

The first mate loosened his collar and continued, “There are four guns on the ship. I’ll try to get the keys from Jeff and steal the guns. With guns in hand, we won’t fear their bodyguard.”

“Once we pull this off, we won’t need to return to Cape Town. We’ll leave directly on the lifeboats; by then, I will contact other ships for support, and once ashore, we’ll all become millionaires!”

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