Instructing her daughter to practice throwing knives, the police were frightened and asked to file

Upon hearing An Ran's words, the tourists nearby couldn't help but turn their gazes to Qin Tian. They hadn't expected that there was a soldier on this cruise ship.

On one side of the road, he was surrounded by flowers and applause; on the other, he was accompanied by solitude and loneliness. Ever since Qin Tian chose to join the Southeast Military Region, he had known what he was pursuing. Therefore, he naturally didn't feel uncomfortable facing such gazes from others.

"I haven't seriously considered retiring yet, but I will work towards that goal."

Qin Tian understood that An Ran's thoughts were mostly on him, and he would try his best to find a suitable balance between work and spending time with An Ran.

Upon hearing Qin Tian's words, some tourists secretly gave him a thumbs up, but a few people who seemed to come from wealthy families spoke with a sarcastic tone, as if they couldn't stand seeing Qin Tian, ​​a soldier, become the center of attention.

"In this peaceful and prosperous era, what's the use of being a soldier? Besides folding blankets into neat squares—that's just for show—what practical significance does it have?"

"That's right. Our Chinese soldiers are all about discipline, but they have no real combat experience. What real skills could they possibly have?"

"Son, see this? Don't join the army in the future. There's no future in being a soldier."

These words were indeed harsh, so An Ran quickly whispered to comfort Qin Tian: "Brother Meteor, don't listen to their nonsense. I believe in you. You are definitely the best."

An Ran looked at Qin Tian and saw that he was still sitting there calmly.

Qin Tian smiled faintly, not intending to argue with them. These laymen had no idea that behind the word "soldier" lay resilience and tenacity, a fusion of countless hardships and blood and sweat.

Outsiders often only see things like tidying up barracks, daily training, or the operations of some Chinese peacekeeping forces. How can they understand the true nature and essence of soldiers? In addition, given the natural laziness of ordinary people, it is to be expected that they will reject and belittle them.

Perhaps feeling a bit disappointed, An Ran got up and took Qin Tian's hand, leading them away from the pool rest area.

After the two changed their clothes in the dressing room, Qin Tian asked with a smile, "Would you like to go look around somewhere else?"

There are plenty of places to go in the evenings on this cruise ship, including bars, theaters, cinemas, and all sorts of cultural and artistic activities. In short, life here isn't much different from that in Jiang City.

"No, I want to go back and rest," An Ran said softly, shaking her head slightly.

Upon hearing "go back and rest," Qin Tian's heart skipped a beat.

As dusk fell, the neon lights along the roadside cast a soft glow. The two walked hand in hand, their steps slow and deliberate. The noise emanating from a nearby bar did nothing to disrupt the atmosphere.

The two remained silent throughout the journey back to their double room in the balcony cabin. This exquisite little room was fully equipped with a balcony and a bathroom.

The room is decorated in a warm beige color scheme, with the lighting, flooring, and bedding all in this warm tone.

The two sat on the chairs for a while, then Anran got up and went to the bathroom.

The sound of rushing water is undeniably captivating. A blurry figure is reflected in the frosted glass, and though indistinct, it possesses a unique charm.

After Anran finished showering, she heard the glass door open, and Qin Tian, ​​who was originally drowsy, immediately woke up.

In any case, the day's schedule was quite tight and fulfilling, and the waiting time was too long, so even the energetic Qin Tian felt a little tired.

However, this fatigue vanished instantly, and he became energetic again.

The white bathrobe completely covered An Ran's graceful figure, but her snow-white neck was completely exposed.

As a blush crept onto her fair neck, An Ran immediately burrowed into the covers, playfully scolding, "Hurry up and take a shower, what are you dawdling for?"

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Qin Tian always agreed to An Ran's requests without hesitation.

About twenty minutes later, Qin Tian came out after taking a shower. As soon as An Ran saw the well-defined muscles and angles of his upper body, she immediately buried her head under the covers.

After Qin Tian dried his hair, he also crawled into bed and lay down next to An Ran.

The room was quiet, with the warm yellow bedside lamp casting a soft glow.

The two chatted casually, their conversation revolving around their future lives.

After an unknown amount of time, An Ran nestled in Qin Tian's arms, and the two began to whisper sweet nothings to each other again.

After a round trip, more than half an hour had passed, and it was already nine o'clock in the evening. The two looked at each other and saw a special emotional fluctuation in each other's eyes, as if they were both filled with longing, longing to complete what they had not yet accomplished.

Last time, the two were in An Ran's room, just about to get down to business, when they were interrupted by An Ran's mother. Since then, the two seem to have been looking forward to this moment coming again.

Qin Tian shifted his body to the side, and a pair of strong arms pulled An Ran into his embrace. An Ran's eyes widened in surprise, only to see Qin Tian gazing at her with a smile.

His eyes were pure and clear, his smile flawless. An Ran even doubted that the scene before her was real, as if she were in a dream.

"What's wrong?" Qin Tian asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing," An Ran quickly replied.

Qin Tian was very confident; he had made thorough mental preparations.

Just then, Qin Tian suddenly frowned, his expression changing.

Seeing this, An Ran asked with concern, "What happened?"

"I have to go out for a bit," Qin Tian said, his face full of guilt. If he were just an ordinary person, or completely unaware of what was about to happen, he could have simply ignored it.

But the situation is different now. He is a soldier, a soldier that the Southeast Military Region and even the entire Dongxuan Military Region are proud of.

"Did something happen?" An Ran couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, she had made all the preparations and planned to entrust herself to Brother Qin Tian, ​​but at this most crucial moment, Brother Qin Tian couldn't stay.

"That's right, something's happened at sea, not far from us." Qin Tian sighed softly. Just now, he had discovered through the Sky Eye system that a cruise ship on the sea not far away had a very abnormal heat distribution.

Under normal circumstances, because cruise ships have various entertainment venues, the heat distribution is relatively dispersed. Just like the cruise ship he and Anran were on, the heat distribution was very even from bow to stern.

The cruise ship not far away was much smaller than theirs, but ninety percent of the passengers were concentrated in the cabin area. Although there was some heat at the bow and stern, it was only scattered. "I understand," An Ran said in a low voice, her words filled with undisguised disappointment.

"Stay here and don't go anywhere. I'll be back as soon as possible," Qin Tian said.

In less than a minute, Qin Tian was dressed and ready to leave. He turned and went out without hesitation. An Ran watched Qin Tian's departing figure, and only felt slightly relieved after receiving the pitying look in his eyes before he left. She believed that Qin Tian wouldn't make an excuse to send her away.

To the southeast, about two nautical miles from the cruise ship, three small cruise ships were speeding across the sea at an extremely high speed.

In Qin Tian's memory, even a private cruise ship wouldn't be going that fast. And judging from the direction it was heading, the cruise ship was clearly heading out to sea.

Qin Tian took a few running steps and leaped straight off the deck, easily clearing the more than two-meter-high glass railing. This action instantly attracted the attention of the tourists nearby.

"Mommy, I saw an uncle jump into the sea!" a little boy exclaimed in surprise, pointing to the spot where Qin Tian had just left.

The young mother looked at the railing, which was more than two meters high, in the direction her son was pointing, and said, "How is that possible? You must be mistaken."

“It’s true, he jumped into the sea,” the little boy insisted.

The young mother stood by the railing and looked out, but still couldn't spot Qin Tian in the sea.

Meanwhile, the captain on deck learned from his subordinates' report that there was a small cruise ship two nautical miles away. He put down his binoculars in confusion, still unable to understand, since he had not received any route notification from the other party.

Two minutes later, Qin Tian caught up with the small cruise ship. When they were not far away, he noticed a group of suspicious-looking people standing at the bow and stern, carrying submachine guns. The situation became increasingly perplexing. What was going on with this ship? Had it been hijacked?
Soon, Qin Tian received another system notification: three speedboats were approaching the cruise ship he had just been on from the southwest. It turned out these guys had their eyes on that large cruise ship too.

Without time to think, Qin Tian knew he had to act quickly.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Four splitting knives were fired simultaneously, and the men holding guns at the bow and stern of the ship fell to the ground and died instantly without a sound.

Qin Tian boarded the ship and shook off the seawater. He then realized that the small cruise ship had been hijacked. The crew had tampered with the ship's GPS and destroyed the radio, rendering it unable to send distress signals. They could only watch helplessly as the cruise ship fell into the hands of the pirates.

The ship's cabin was filled with nearly a hundred hostages, along with a dozen heavily armed pirates. The speedboat that had just been dispatched to the large cruise ship was most likely also sent by them.

Another splitting knife flew out, and three pirates on each side of the front of the cabin fell to the ground.

Soon, the other pirates in the cabin realized they had been attacked, although they did not yet know how their companions had died.

The pirate captain with the scar on his face immediately ordered his dozen or so men to keep a close watch on the cabin door and to riddle anyone who appeared with bullets.

Time was of the essence, and Qin Tian still needed to go back to rescue the people on the other cruise ship, so he had no choice but to force his way in. He teleported, covering a distance of seventy meters, and appeared in the cabin.

Before the scarred pirate leader could react, he was already decapitated. His neck was thrown back, his death extremely gruesome, and blood splattered up to half a person's height. The ordinary tourists, who had never seen such a scene before, screamed.

The dozen or so pirates nearby reacted immediately and pointed their guns at Qin Tian.

"Throwing knives for protection," Qin Tian said softly, having anticipated this. The tourists were so frightened that they all closed their eyes, thinking that what followed was bound to be a bloody massacre. Even those who were braver dared not watch any longer.

Dozens of bullets flew toward Qin Tian; the bullets from these pirate submachine guns were extremely fast.

Before the barrage of projectiles arrived, Qin Tian felt hundreds of throwing knives merge with him, and then the knives automatically began to dance around him, forming a silver light screen that protected him.

"Clang clang clang..."

Bullets were fired one after another, all hitting the protective light barrier of the throwing knives, and then being deflected.

While the pirates were still stunned, Qin Tian had already unleashed his six splitting throwing knives. They hadn't even seen Qin Tian's movements.

In an instant, twelve companions fell to the ground. No one understood what had happened; it was terrifying that there wasn't even a sound.

The remaining three pirates were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, unable to even hold their submachine guns steady.

Qin Tian waved his hand, and the last three pirates were dealt with.

"Who is the captain?" Qin Tian called out twice before a tourist secretly looked up to observe him.

"Don't be afraid, the pirates on the ship have been dealt with. Captain, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you," Qin Tian said.

After hearing Qin Tian's words, a middle-aged man quickly approached. However, the look in this man's eyes was more one of awe than anything else when he looked at Qin Tian.

If he weren't the captain, even if you killed him, he wouldn't be standing here.

He single-handedly took down dozens of fully armed pirates; could that be considered ordinary strength? It was ridiculously powerful! Qin Tian remained calm and asked indifferently, "Can you still control this cruise ship?"

What? Another request to take control of a cruise ship? Is this guy some kind of terrifying being, even more terrifying than pirates?

The captain nodded hurriedly. Qin Tian continued, "I'm a tourist from a travel agency in Shanghai. Our cruise ship is about two nautical miles northwest of you. Hurry up and take your people over there; it'll be safe once we get there."

After saying this, Qin Tian quickly turned and left. Time was of the essence, and he could not afford to delay.

Anran is still on that cruise ship, with several hundred other tourists on board. He has more important things to do.

The middle-aged captain stared at Qin Tian's retreating figure, filled with curiosity. He never expected that Qin Tian was just an ordinary tourist.
No, this is absolutely impossible.

He couldn't possibly be an ordinary tourist. Would an ordinary tourist kill a pirate without batting an eye? In any case, I should thank him.

After three speedboats approached the travel agency's cruise ship, the pirates on board opened fire and killed several crew members before quickly reaching shore.

They also had an inside man on the cruise ship. After that inside man modified the ship's GPS and sabotaged the radio, they were naturally unable to send out a distress signal.

After several crew members were shot dead by pirates, the captain panicked. After all, they hadn't even left international waters yet, and he really hadn't expected to encounter such a thing.

A dozen or so soldiers armed with submachine guns stood at the bow of the boat, and their appearance caused the tourists to scream in terror.

"Hahaha……"

The pirate leader snatched a submachine gun from one of his men and started firing wildly into the sky.

Upon hearing the gunshot, An Ran, who was in the cabin, quickly got up and dressed. She knew that something must have happened to Meteor Brother.

The pirate captain on the bow of the ship truly hadn't expected that his plan, originally just a small-scale operation, would yield such an unexpected windfall. Why wouldn't he accept such a lucrative opportunity delivered to his doorstep? (End of Chapter)