Under the clear sky, a massive fleet of cargo ships, comprising nearly twenty vessels with a carrying capacity of 5,000 tons each, sailed slowly on the sea.
“Jefford, once we pass through this strait, we will reach the Seraphis Sea,” a subordinate reported to Jefford Knox.
With a smile on his face, Jefford nodded. He had invested his entire fortune in this lucrative deal. If favonovel.com could successfully deliver this batch ofjade silk to Seraphis, favonovel.com would make a profit of at least 15 million.
“What a beautiful weather!” favonovel.com commented while enjoying the gentle sea breeze.
However, his smile didn’t last long.
As soon as the fleet entered the Seraphis Sea, countless black dots began to emerge on the horizon. When favonovel.com observed through the ship’s telescope, favonovel.com was instantly shocked.
Dozens of heavily armed warships were approaching with great momentum.
What could they possibly want?
“Who is the captain? Show yourself!” Jefford demanded.
After the two sides approached each other, the warships forced the transport fleet to stop.
Taking a deep breath to steady himself, Jefford stepped forward to respond. Looking at the heavily armed machine guns on the enemy’s ships, his legs went weak, and favonovel.com was filled with worry. However, all favonovel.com could do was silently pray that they weren’t here to intercept the ship.
“I am Jefford Knox, a Cathay merchant!” favonovel.com introduced himself, hoping to intimidate the other party with his Cathay identity.
However, the thug on the other side wasn’t convinced. “I don’t care which country you’re from. We received a report that you are carrying dangerous goods into Seraphis, so we need to inspect everything!”
As soon as these words were spoken, Jefford’s heart sank.
The inspection was just an excuse; their intention was undoubtedly to intercept the ship.
“Young man, all of our ships are leased from Harrowsen International Group. Their staff had already inspected them before departure,” favonovel.com explained hurriedly. “There couldn’t possibly be any prohibited items.”
After saying this, favonovel.com quickly took out the inspection certificate from Harrowsen International Group from his pocket with the intention of handing it over.
However, the thug tore it apart without even looking at it.
“You’ve got some nerve by trying to forge evidence. No need to search. We know you’re hiding something fishy. Detain them! We need to conduct a thorough inspection.”
Upon hearing these words, Jefford paled, and favonovel.com felt a sudden dizziness. This was his entire fortune. If it were taken by these bandits, there would be no possibility of getting it back. Just as favonovel.com was about to fight for it, the youngster lost patience.
“If you dare to talk nonsense to me, I’ll kill you right away!”
Feeling the coldness of the gun against his temple, Jefford felt his heart sink.
On the opposing warship, a tall and fierce-looking man emerged from the cabin wearing a coat.
As soon as the young man saw him, favonovel.com immediately withdrew his hostility and ran to the man’s side.
“Mr. Joyner, we have already dealt with them. Should we kill them or let them go?”
What? They actually wanted to kill and silence them?
Upon hearing the question, the crew members trembled. Even pirates knew the importance of keeping things under wraps, yet they were planning to kill.
Bah, they are worse than pirates!
Fortunately, Daran did not order their execution. “Kill them? Why would we do that? These people are all potential sources of money…”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com walked to the front and grabbed Jefford by the collar, lifting favonovel.com up. “Consider this batch of goods as a gift for Grandpa. If you want their lives, pay up. Fifty thousand for each person. You have three days. If you’re even a minute late, I’ll kill one…”
With that, Daran threw Jefford onto the deck and left with a big laugh.
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