743: Chapter 743 Another Encounter!

Yierqi did not want to die.

But then again, no normal person would want to die.

Besides...

He was the pirate leader of Thor Island, with hundreds of men under his command, controlling the smuggling network in these waters, and raking in tens of millions of dollars every year.

He had endless money to spend, endless women to play with, and endless fine wine to drink.

He did not want to die.

He could not die.

Cold sweat dripped from Yierqi's forehead, one drop after another.

"You... you cheated!"

He suddenly lifted his head, pointing at Ye Chen, his voice full of trembling and anger, "You must have used some kind of black magic! A normal person couldn't block a bullet! You cheated!"

Ye Chen looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.

"Cheated?"

"I took the gun you gave me and shot myself in the head in front of all of you. How did I cheat?"

"You loaded the bullets, and you gave me the gun."

"And you say I cheated?"

Yierqi: "..."

Qian Duofu sneered, "What, pirates like to welch on debts too? Isn't that just like a common thug?"

Yierqi: "..."

Night Owl crossed her arms and said nonchalantly, "Don't insult common thugs."

Yierqi: "..."

Fine, fine, fine!

He was actually being compared to a common thug?

And the most ridiculous part was...

They were saying that comparing him to a common thug was an insult to the thugs? That was going too far!

Who was he?

A pirate leader!

Calling him a common thug was the real insult, okay?

He spun around and roared at the pirates behind him, "What are you standing there for? Fire! Fire at them! Kill them!"

The pirates snapped out of their daze and scrambled to raise their rifles.

However.

Before their fingers could pull the triggers, Night Owl had already moved.

Her figure was like a streak of black lightning, weaving through the crowd.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The thudding sounds were as dense as firecrackers. Before the pirates could even raise their guns, they were kicked away.

One man was kicked in the chest, flying backward to knock over a table.

Another was swept off his feet, screaming as he fell to his knees.

Someone else was punched in the face, their nose bridge shattering instantly as blood sprayed out.

In less than ten seconds, not a single pirate in the harbor who had been ready to attack was left standing.

They were all lying on the ground, wailing in pain.

The remaining pirates who hadn't been beaten hurriedly retreated, looking at the few people before them with terror.

They were certain now...

These few people were devils!

They weren't afraid of their guns at all!

The fact that the revolver bullet had flattened when fired earlier was proof of that!!!

Night Owl retracted her leg, patted her toned thigh tightly wrapped in leggings, and walked back to Ye Chen's side expressionlessly.

"There are experts on this pirate island, but very few."

Ye Chen nodded, his gaze falling back onto Yierqi.

"Your men have been beaten into this state; as their boss, shouldn't you make a statement?"

"Will you continue to refuse to honor the bet, or should I take action to help you?"

He looked at Yierqi with a smile.

"Friendly tip, my patience is very limited!"

Yierqi's legs went weak, and he collapsed directly onto the ground.

"I... I admit defeat!"

"I'll send you across the island! I don't want the money! Please, don't make me shoot! I don't want to die! I really don't want to die!"

He knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically.

Ye Chen looked at him, his expression unchanged.

"Wouldn't it have been better if you'd done this earlier?"

"Now, lead the way."

"If you don't satisfy me, I'll take your life at any moment."

Yierqi acted as if he had been granted an amnesty: "I... I'll have someone get the car!"

Saying this,

He roared at his subordinates behind him.

"What are you all standing there for?"

"Go get the car immediately!"

The pirate subordinates snapped out of it and scrambled out of the harbor.

Ye Chen turned around and looked at Qian Duofu, who was crouching in the corner.

"Old Qian, are you staying on the island, or are you coming with me?"

Qian Duofu was stunned.

He looked at the pirates wailing all over the ground, then looked at Ye Chen's calm and indifferent face, his mind going blank.

When he finally came to his senses, he shook his head hurriedly.

"With... with you! I'm going with you!"

"What would be the point of staying?"

"If I stay, won't they tear me to shreds later?"

He wouldn't dare stay on this island alone even if it killed him.

What if these pirates recovered and chopped him into mincemeat to feed the sharks?

After all,

He had just been mocking them!

Ye Chen nodded, took Yi Yue's hand, and prepared to walk into the alley.

However, just at that moment,

A low engine roar came from the sea.

Everyone froze, looking in the direction of the sound in unison.

In the morning mist, a huge white ferry was slowly sailing into the harbor.

The row of gold-stamped characters on the hull was particularly striking in the morning light.

Ocean Princess.

Qian Duofu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "Mr. Ye... isn't that the ferry we were on before?!"

Ye Chen took a look and nodded.

"That's right. After all, there's only one entrance here, so it's not strange that they came here."

Yierqi watched the ferry getting closer and closer, a hint of confusion flashing in his single eye.

Wasn't that Scarface and his team's target?

Could it be that Scarface and the others had succeeded?

The ferry soon docked, and a gangplank was set up between the ship's side and the pier.

The cabin door opened.

Scarface emerged from the cabin with a smug look on his face.

He lifted his head.

He saw his pirate accomplices lying sprawled across the pier, and he saw Yierqi.

Then,

He saw Ye Chen.

Scarface's pupils constricted sharply, his legs went weak, and he tumbled straight down the gangplank.

"Ouch!"

He fell onto the pier, bruised and battered, but he couldn't care about the pain, scrambling backward in a panic.

"You, you, you... why are you here?!"

Fear!

It was terrifying as hell!

The man in front of him was someone he would never be able to forget in his entire life!

After all...

That guy had actually controlled swarms of sharks to attack them!

That scene—it was indescribably terrifying.

However.

Ye Chen looked at him without saying a word.

Behind Scarface, one pirate after another walked out of the cabin, herding hostages.

The hostages had their hands tied behind their backs, their faces pale and defeated, being shoved down the gangplank like walking corpses.

They knew they were about to be taken deep into the pirate den, where deeper despair awaited them.

However.

When the first hostage stepped onto the pier, their footsteps came to a sudden halt.

They saw Ye Chen.

The Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group whom they had driven away!

"Mr... Mr. Ye?!"

The person's voice trembled, their eyes filled with disbelief.

The passengers behind them walked down the gangplank one by one, and then one by one, they froze.

Everyone's gaze fell on Ye Chen.

Shock, astonishment, disbelief...

Various expressions flashed across their faces in turn.

Then.

Someone—it wasn't clear who—was the first to kneel.

"Mr. Ye! Mr. Ye, please save us!"

The voice was heart-wrenching, exploding over the harbor.

This sound seemed to ignite a fuse, and all the passengers broke down.

"Mr. Ye! We know we were wrong!"

"Please save us! We don't want to die here!"

"Mr. Ye! You are a magnanimous person, please don't hold this against us!"

"I beg you! As long as you can take us away, I'll be your lover—I'm still a virgin today!"

"Mr. Ye! It was that bastard Young Master Mu Qingshan who drove you away, not us!"

...

They were regretting it like crazy!

They were terrified of death!

Various pleas for mercy rang out across the pier.

Young Master Mu Qingshan crouched at the very back of the crowd, seeing Ye Chen through the gaps between people, his face turning the color of liver.

He wanted to rush up and beg for mercy, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead and wouldn't move.

He wanted to hide so Ye Chen wouldn't see him, but the pier was empty, and there was nowhere to hide.

In the end, he could only crouch in place, head lowered, biting his lip tightly, pretending he didn't exist.

It was so humiliating!

Ye Chen looked at the passengers kneeling and begging for mercy, and said indifferently, "What's the use of begging me? I'm not a member of the pirates."

Everyone was stunned.

What did he say?

Begging him was useless?

He wasn't a member of the pirates?

This... this meant he didn't want to help?

"Mr. Ye! You can't do this!"

"You can't just stand by and watch us die!"

"We are also citizens of the Dragon Kingdom! You have an obligation to protect us!"

...

Someone crawled forward crying, but was kicked back by a guarding pirate.

Ye Chen asked indifferently, "Didn't I give you a chance back then?"

The pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt, and everyone's expression turned somewhat ugly.

Ye Chen continued, "You were all unwilling. Even though I said I was just passing through and would leave on my own afterward, you were still unwilling. Now that something has happened, you realize I have an obligation to protect you?"

Many people's faces revealed expressions of shame.

Ye Chen stretched.

"Since you drove us away, I have no obligation to help you. After all... this is the high seas, and it has nothing to do with me, right?"

Everyone's faces revealed regret and despair.

If they had known it would turn out like this...

They shouldn't have pandered to Young Master Mu Qingshan back then. Wasn't this just lifting a rock only to drop it on their own feet???

In the crowd, Young Master Mu Qingshan finally couldn't help it.

He stood up from the ground abruptly, his face flushed red, and pointed at Ye Chen, roaring.

"Ye Chen! You are the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group of the Dragon Kingdom!"

"If you stand by and watch us die, the Dragon Kingdom will know about it soon! You will definitely be investigated then!"