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Chapter 999: Chapter 877: ’Fireworks’ on the Atlantic Ocean (Please Subscribe!)
Maruyama Takeshi’s brain stalled for a second.
Having just processed what Tang Qing said.
He couldn’t help but have a bitter look on his face.
"Kid, you’re still in the mood for jokes at this time? You’ve seen what’s happening on our side, someone’s impersonating International police, trying to kill us. I don’t know if you can help me.
If I can get out of this trouble, I’ll have a hefty reward for you. If you can’t do anything, then you’d better run away quickly."
Maruyama Takeshi wasn’t the kind of person who, even in death, would insist on dragging others into a ’team,’ nor had he thought about sending any final words back home. If he survived, everything would be fine; if he died, no words could avenge him.
"Forget running away, I haven’t gotten into that habit yet, and besides, I’m quite interested in the ’hefty reward’ you mentioned," Tang Qing stressed the words ’hefty reward’ heavily.
It looks like.
There’s an extra harvest.
Tang Qing had actually known all along that these two ships were following the rescue ship.
But he never told Maruyama Takeshi and his crew, firstly because his mouth wasn’t that big, and also, what would it change if he told Maruyama Takeshi? They had yet to establish trust between them.
Some ’bad’ things.
One just needs to wait quietly for them to happen. Only then can the person involved understand the situation. Otherwise, they might think you have an ulterior motive, and that’s a headache Tang Qing had no interest in taking on.
Upon hearing Tang Qing express interest in the reward.
A glimmer of hope lit up in Maruyama Takeshi’s heart.
"Will you help me?"
Maruyama Takeshi asked, surprised and pleased.
Tang Qing replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "Of course, even if it’s just for the sake of Ming’s Shipping and the ’hefty reward’ you spoke of. If you died, my loss would be substantial, even if it’s not a lot of money, it’s still enough for pocket change."
"Thank you, but... how will you help me?" Maruyama Takeshi hastily asked as the sound of gunfire rang in his ears, thinking that the hundreds of millions of dollars Tang Qing referred to as pocket change was just a young man’s bravado.
Even if Tang Qing’s dad were Bill Gates,
He wouldn’t give him that much pocket money.
"You just need to protect yourself. Oh, and you’ll pay for the weapon’s fee this time."
As soon as Tang Qing finished speaking.
Taken aback, Maruyama Takeshi couldn’t understand what was happening.
Suddenly.
"Boom..."
Maruyama Takeshi thought it was the rescue ship that had exploded again.
But this time, there wasn’t a significant shake to the ship and, more importantly, the gunfire stopped. Looking at the flames not far off, a daring crew member poked his head out and grew excited when he made out the situation.
"It’s blown up, their ship is blown up!" The crew member yelled, pointing at the flaming vessel nearby.
Maruyama Takeshi was stunned.
Then he cautiously stuck his head out as well.
He saw the ship that had been attacking them had turned into a blazing torch; the people on it had disappeared, and the weapons that had been spitting fire just moments ago had been blown into scrap metal. It seemed the people inside had little chance of survival.
What’s going on?
Maruyama Takeshi was confused.
His gaze involuntarily turned toward the distant salvage ship.
At this time, it seemed only they could have taken action, but how did they manage it? They must have used rockets since there wasn’t even the sound of small gunfire, but how could a salvage ship have such things?
While Maruyama Takeshi was stunned.
"Father, look quickly," Maruyama Miyuki pointed into the distance.
The scene before her was so shocking, her eyes were about to pop out of her head.
Maruyama Takeshi looked in the direction she indicated.
He saw two streaks of light shoot from the gunboat, with long tails of fire trailing behind them, skimming the sea surface, heading toward the salvage ship. On seeing this, Maruyama Takeshi and the others paled, realizing their opponents still had such weapons.
But the next moment.
Maruyama Takeshi’s mouth dropped even wider.
For off the salvage ship, two streaks of light emerged as well.
In less than two seconds.
"Boom... Boom..."
Two ’fireworks’ burst forth in the Atlantic Ocean’s sea area, dazzling and splendid.
"Gulp," Maruyama Takeshi swallowed hard.
The eyes of the onlookers were filled with intense astonishment.
They had thought it was an exchange of fire between the two sides.
But what was this?
Intercepting weapons?
Are you kidding me, you are a salvage ship, right? Unless it’s equipped with a missile defense system, no human could react so quickly; are you a warship disguised as a salvage ship?
And it wasn’t over yet.
The next scene.
Made everyone on the salvage ship petrified.
On the salvage ship, a blaze of light shot up, heading straight into the sky hundreds of meters high and then made a large arc, curving towards the gunboat and descending upon it...
...
On the running ship.
Cockpit.
Seeing the light in the sky.
The people inside were dumbstruck once again.
"OH, MY GOD."
The look of intense fear in the eyes of a bald-headed American man, who was leading the crew, spoke volumes. He had seen such things often on TV, and he had witnessed them himself. That damn thing was... a ballistic... missile.
This counterattack was a bit too fierce.
"Abandon ship!"
The bald American roared, rushing towards the outside. Every second counted. With the speed of the thing in the sky, their response time would definitely not exceed ten seconds, perhaps even less.
The crew members also jumped into the sea one after another.
Damn it.
This time it was a big deal.
Always walking by the riverside, today, they finally got their shoes wet. They had thought it was an easy killing task, but now the hunters had become the hunted. Could the ship opposite be a disguised warship?
After just over six seconds.
Only about ten people had jumped into the water.
"Boom..."
The whole ship was blown to pieces.
Tang Qing admitted.
He could eliminate these men at an extremely low cost, but he just wanted to see the power of this thing. Blowing up his own stuff was painful, but not someone else’s ship.
And there were people who would pay for it.
The cost of this thing was about two hundred thousand RMB each.
He should at least ask Maruyama Takeshi for two million, right?
But the target was too small; it was not satisfying to watch.
...
On the rescue ship.
Many had witnessed the brilliant ’fireworks’ in the distance.
This was something they could usually only watch on TV; to experience it firsthand, the visual impact, the shock to their hearts, was indescribable.
"Mr. Maruyama Takeshi, you’d better fix your ship. It should still be operable."
It was Tang Qing’s voice.
Pulling Maruyama Takeshi back to reality.
His hand shook; he nearly lost grip of the phone, only then remembering he was still on the call with Tang Qing.
"You... that... I..."
He didn’t even know what to say.
"Don’t be nervous. For the use of the weapon this time, let’s settle on two million U.S. dollars. The cost of the weapons is one thing, but I also made direct enemies with the organization behind these mercenaries. I need to bear the risk, right?" Tang Qing was busy calculating the bill for Maruyama Takeshi.
Maruyama Takeshi didn’t hesitate at all.
He readily agreed.
"Yes, yes, I’ll pay an extra two million dollars. What should we do next?" Maruyama Takeshi was afraid of encountering this kind of situation again when he returned. Once bitten, twice shy, he decided he would no longer travel by ship.
"Escorting you could affect our treasure hunt," Tang Qing feigned difficulty.
Maruyama Takeshi immediately understood what Tang Qing meant.
"Don’t worry, I’ll cover the cost of the escort. Just name your price."
"Hmm... let me think... Three million, making it a total of five million U.S. dollars, how about that?" This time, Tang Qing really wasn’t asking for too much, it was definitely a ’fair price’.
Maruyama Takeshi thought about it.
Three million dollars. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
It was a lot,
But compared to his safety, it was worth it.
"Deal, I will pay you as soon as I get back to Japan," Maruyama Takeshi agreed.
"Alright, I’m not a pushy person. Anyway, the Maruyama Clan, being so wealthy and influential, wouldn’t miss a little money from me." Tang Qing was in no hurry for the money; it wasn’t going anywhere.
"I dare not delay, I will certainly pay," Maruyama Takeshi breathed a sigh of relief.
Default on the payment?
He wouldn’t dare!
The glow from the explosion was still visible in the distance.
Half of the ship had sunk, and the remaining half seemed like it wouldn’t last much longer. This was a form of deterrence.
This kind of power...
He did not want to attract that kind of attention.
