Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

After all the mackerel were collected, the boat began its return journey.

Yang Bai then sailed the boat for two nautical miles.

It is thirteen nautical miles from the port.

Just then, Yang Jun, who was smoking on the deck, noticed several small black dots approaching them on the sea.

He immediately got up and went back to the cabin.

"Brother Yang, there seem to be a few fishing boats ahead."

"A fishing boat? What's going on this time?"

Liu Dade frowned. Last time a fishing boat approached, they were rescuing people. Would they be rescuing people again this time?

Yang Bai slowed the boat down and gave the order.

"Xiao Jun, turn on a light and see how they react."

"Tell me if you want to get any closer."

As I said before, you can't trust anyone at sea.

This time there are several ships, so we can't afford to be careless.

"it is good."

Yang Jun immediately ran out, operated the incandescent light, and shone it across the other side.

He narrowed his eyes and noticed that the other side wasn't making any movement; on the contrary, they were getting closer and closer.

As the ships drew closer and became clearer, Yang Jun felt that some of them looked familiar. He immediately remembered the ships that had ambushed them last time.

His expression changed instantly, and he ran into the cabin, panting.

"No, this is bad! It's Wu Anshun's boat! Brother Yang, let's run!"

Everyone's hearts tightened.

They all knew that Wu Anshun and they were at odds, and the ship coming over was definitely not a greeting, but most likely a prelude to their attack.

Yang Bai looked ahead and shook his head, saying, "It might be too late."

They looked ahead, where another fleet of ships belonging to Wu Anshun was blocking their path.

Yang Bai's expression darkened slightly.

"It seems they're preventing us from hiding in Widow's Sea and are trying to drive us out to sea to make their move!"

Although the high seas of that era were governed by laws, they were still in a very dangerous gray area.

The small steel boat has no black box, no location data, and no monitoring. If the boat is destroyed, there is basically no way to verify the facts.

"Should we turn around? Or just drive straight out?"

Yang Jun is prepared to fight to the death.

Liu Dade nodded in agreement. "Xiao Yang, we've earned enough money following you. Go out and try your luck. What about everyone else?"

The other crew members were stunned; they hadn't taken that much money, and they were still young.

They were grateful to Yang Bai for helping them make money, but none of them wanted to die.

"I think we should stop the boat and discuss it with them; there might still be room for maneuver."

One of the young crew members whispered.

Yang Jun glared at the crew member and said.

"What the hell are you talking about? Discuss? Are you waiting for us to be killed? The fact that they want to drive us into international waters speaks volumes, doesn't it?"

The young crew member retorted.

"Brother Jun, we haven't even reached international waters yet, and we haven't made a move. How about I go up and talk to them, to sound them out?"

Yang Jun raised his hand, intending to slap him.

Yang Bai waved his hand, "Don't fight amongst yourselves. It's normal for Xiao Jun and the others to be afraid of death. Nobody is unafraid. Go outside and send a signal to Chen Dahai so he can come aboard the ship."

"Furthermore, anyone who dares to say they will negotiate with Wu Anshun is no longer a brother on the ship, and will have no place in the village in the future."

"We don't negotiate with robbers!"

Yang Bai's words hardened towards the end.

Negotiate with Wu Anshun? Even if you manage to reach an agreement, it'll probably be worse than death.

What logic or concept of equality could a bunch of robbers and bandits possibly have?

The young man who had just stepped forward immediately shrank back and took two steps back.

Although there was no village head, Yang Bai was like a de facto one, and even the village secretary sometimes had to listen to him.

If they were to actually start negotiating again, they might really end up without anything to eat in the village.

Yang Jun took out a small notebook, nodded, and said, "I'll go right away."

The notebook in his hand was a Morse code notebook that Yang Bai had made after buying the lamp; it is the light code used worldwide for navigation.

Yang Bai wanted all the captains to memorize the material thoroughly within a month. Chen Dahai, who had attended a vocational school and had worked as a captain on large ships, naturally knew how to do it.

Yang Jun followed the instructions in the notebook, using the light to communicate.

Chen Dahai was on the boat.

He naturally knew that Wu Anshun's boats had surrounded them, and he could only follow behind Yang Bai's boat and wait for the next instruction.

With a hint of worry in his eyes, Qian Tian asked, "I wonder how Master Yang is doing now?"

He was young, but not stupid; he could tell with his own eyes that this was a big problem.

Suddenly, lights flashed on Yang Bai's boat.

Qian Tian pointed into the distance and said, "Captain Chen, turn on the lights."

Chen Dahai looked at the illuminated message and felt a headache coming on.

He could barely understand what it was saying: Wu Anshun wanted to drive us to international waters to take action and board the ship.

"A few simple words, half of which were misspelled. I guess it was that kid Yang Jun."

Xiao Tian, ​​you mustn't follow Yang Jun's example. You need to memorize the Morse code Yang Bai gave you; everything written in it is correct.

He was quite surprised that Yang Jun, a man who had never even left his village, could write Morse code and even use it as a light signal.

Qian Tian nodded seriously, "I will definitely memorize it! I'm going to be a captain someday."

Chen Dahai smiled. This was his first time teaching students, and he had found such a promising one.

"Alright, since Yang Baifa has spoken, let's follow him."

On Yang Bai's boat.

After Yang Jun finished lighting the lamp, he returned and asked, "Brother Yang, what should we do now?"

Yang Bai took a sip of tea, thought for a moment, and said, "We definitely can't force our way through. They also have two ships, and we don't have the advantage in numbers or weaponry."

"For now, we have no choice but to go along with them and head towards international waters."

"International waters?" Liu Dade asked, somewhat puzzled. "Isn't that like throwing lambs to the slaughter? The fuel on our ship might have to be shut down before we even reach international waters. Besides, our ship is simply not suited for international waters; the risks are too great."

He said somewhat anxiously, "A ten-ton steel ship faces great risks going out to sea. The high seas represent the unknown, and there could be huge waves or bad weather at any time. This kind of ship simply cannot withstand that."

Only a desperate man like Wu Anshun would take such a risk.

Yang Bai shook his head slightly, "Old Liu, I know about the risks you mentioned, that's why I'm asking them to help. You'll see when the time comes."

"What are you asking?" Liu Dade was stunned for a second or two. Did Yang Bai have some idea in mind?

"Let's go."

Yang Bai changed direction and began heading towards the high seas.