Chapter 865: Riding the Waves, Moving Forward at Full Speed!
"Depend on!"
Xiao He kicked the captain out of the cockpit and began to carefully inspect the outdated equipment. Then, watching the fine waves surging in from afar, he couldn't help but curse.
He now strongly suspects that the sudden storm on the sea was divine punishment sent down by the heavens to punish these people for their misdeeds, and that innocent people like them were also implicated.
After all, the Xiang Sheng must have checked the weather conditions for the next few days before setting sail. They had to choose a calm and peaceful day. Bao Xingsheng even consulted several masters to calculate the sailing time, all in pursuit of the right timing, location, and people.
Good heavens! Everything was fine at first—clear skies, bright moon, starry nights—and the entire journey to the high seas had been very smooth, with hardly any storms.
But once we boarded the cargo ship here, everything changed!
The sea breeze began to blow, dark clouds began to gather, and even the waves began to rise.
The scene on the sea is quite imposing!
Although such winds and waves were not violent enough to capsize the ship, they were enough to make the old, dilapidated vessel rock violently.
The old ship's steel plates were rusted and loose, and every rocking motion emitted a shrill and piercing scream, as if the wronged souls of other innocent people who had been killed on this ship were roaring and cursing in the quiet darkness, ready to break free of their cages and tear the murderers on board to pieces.
So every time a wave crashed against the hull, the whole ship would rock from side to side and rise and fall, and even the instrument needles in the wheelhouse would shake wildly, making it impossible to see the direction of travel.
This old-fashioned cargo ship naturally does not have an automatic cruise system, nor does it have the function of being unmanned. Therefore, the entire journey must be controlled manually, with the rudder and speed controlled by professionals.
Moreover, there aren't many people who can drive these old things anymore.
Modern merchant ships rely entirely on automatic steering for navigation, and most young sailors have never encountered such old ships with purely mechanical manual steering. Only veteran sailors who ran ships in the early years still retain this skill of handling ships.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have panicked in the turbulence and would have had to rack their brains to lift the captain, who had just been knocked unconscious, back up and force him to continue sailing.
Coincidentally, a long time ago, Xiao He had drawn a skill that perfectly matched his current needs—
【Driving Skills Details: Comprehensive driving coverage, confidently handling various traffic situations, helping you use vehicles more efficiently and safely.】
When Xiao He drew this skill, it happened to be during a storm at sea. He was piloting a yacht and successfully rescued two guests who had fallen into the sea.
This also successfully launched his subsequent amateur racing career.
Nowadays, it's still on the sea, and it's still encountering wind and waves, but the difference is that the yachts of the past have become cargo ships.
Although both can navigate in the sea, their operation is vastly different, and their sizes are not even in the same category.
However, they are now all in Xiao He's hands, serving as tools to help them sail the seas.
So when Xiao He sat in the driver's seat, his experience in operating various vehicles was already flashing through his mind—
The operational logic of ship navigation and the skills for dealing with wind and waves are now clear and distinct.
My initially panicked heart instantly calmed down.
Xiao He's aura suddenly turned fierce, exuding the composure and confidence of a veteran. His gaze steadily locked onto the sea ahead through the water-stained windshield. He supported the trembling control panel with one hand, his fingertips precisely gripping the cold rudder, stabilizing the recklessly veering course.
Then, he exerted force with his wrist and pushed the lever without hesitation, allowing the cargo ship to counteract the side sway caused by the waves and break through the surging waves to move forward at full speed!
The next moment, the cargo ship, which had been drifting and swaying with the wind and waves, turned its bow once again, forcefully breaking through the impact of the fine waves, and resolutely charged in one direction.
No matter how strong the wind and waves are, or how high the spray is, it cannot stop its firm direction of progress!
A dull hum echoed through the night, like a car with an engine revving its engine. The inertia of the turn once again caused everyone on board to lurch and sway, even the experienced sailors were slightly thrown off balance.
What's going on?
"How did they sail the boat?"
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on over there?"
"Hello?"
"Damn it, this lousy signal, there's nothing left!"
The skinny guy below held up the walkie-talkie and shouted for a long time, but no one answered. Meanwhile, the other thugs on the boat started cursing. For the first time, they were so disturbed by the commotion that they no longer cared about continuing to look for people. Instead, they frantically grabbed the railings to steady themselves.
At this moment, not only was the cargo ship rocking on the sea, but everyone else on board was also being tossed about. Even those who weren't usually seasick couldn't help but feel nauseous.
Especially as the boat rocked violently, the creaking sounds emanating from it were even more terrifying.
Anyone who knows how old this dilapidated ship is will feel a jolt of fear, as if it might suddenly fall apart halfway through its journey.
Then they really lost everything on this trip: the goods, the money, the people, everything.
grass!
That's incredibly unlucky!
"You, you, and you, hurry up and take a look up there!"
Skinny Monkey commanded, "Tell Old Geng to take it easy! Get the boat out of this area quickly, stop swaying around here!"
"yes!"
"receive!"
Amid the chaos, someone responded to Skinny Monkey's words, but they soon discovered that the cargo ship, which had been rocking violently, was gradually calming down.
Even the dark, heavy clouds that had been blowing towards them and the increasingly strong sea breeze gradually subsided.
Soon, some people looked up and saw that they had finally escaped the turbulent waters—
At this moment, the sea seemed to return to calm.
Not only did the sounds of gunfire, wind, and waves disappear, but even the Xiang Sheng, a behemoth in everyone's eyes, vanished completely from their sight.
Darkness enveloped the surroundings once again.
In the desolate sea, only they remained.
Oh, wait a minute!
And those damned things hiding on their ship!
The turbulence and chaos had temporarily hampered their search for those who had boarded the ship, but thankfully things had calmed down now.
We can finally continue the search!
Some people breathed a sigh of relief, while others picked up their guns again and charged in their respective directions, determined to find those damned guys and feed them all to the fish!
Little did anyone know that they had completely deviated from their course. If they had a god-like perspective, they would see that this dilapidated old cargo ship was heading at an extremely fast speed toward the edge of the star-studded sea!
That was a direction they dared not even touch—
Alongside them, numerous speedboats and equally fast-moving police ships were also rushing forward!
The location, which should have been hidden, now shimmered brightly on the vast sea.
Just like their sins, they have nowhere to hide in the darkness!