bookrebus Chapter 774
Chapter 774
But for civil organizations like Whale Falls Village, it’s very casual.
Soon, several cruise ships equipped with weapons slowly sailed out from their anchorage in Whale Falls Village and headed towards the direction of the warship.
Zhou Shuwan and the others were sleeping in the dormitory.
Originally, the five of them were squeezed into one dormitory, which was quite crowded.
Someone has to sleep between the two bunk beds, using a small accompanying bed like those used in the hospital. It is taken out of the space at night and put back in in the morning.
No one outside knows.
However, Mu Mu now works in three shifts and rarely comes back.
So the four of us each slept in a bunk bed.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Shuwan was awakened by the sound of a cruise ship's horn in the distance.
Qi Mingyu, who was sleeping in the lower bunk, also woke up.
Zhou Shuwan heard the noise and lowered his voice to say to him, "Let me see what's going on. Don't move."
She put on her night vision goggles and looked out of her dormitory window.
Ever since the last thunderstorm disaster, they have quietly replaced them with new ones themselves without having to go and say good things to the logistics manager of the mother ship.
She flew across the dark sea and landed on the approaching cruise ships.
The sound of the whistle naturally woke up the sleeping survivors.
But there are patrolling naval forces on the mother ship and other ships.
Immediately, the destroyer sounded its whistle and shone a dazzling beam of light at the approaching cruise ship as a warning.
The sleeping navy jumped up, grabbed their weapons, quickly gathered on the deck, and were ready for battle.
Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai in the dormitory also woke up and panicked: "What's going on?"
Zhou Shuwan hurriedly reassured them, "Don't worry, the cruise ship we saw earlier must have invited their leader over. They're here to discuss something with Captain Chen!"
The whole family saw the civilian cruise ship and marveled that there were actually other survivors in the world!
You are not alone in the group!
I can’t tell whether I should be wary or happy!
At this moment, seeing them coming here so rashly.
Zhou Jianghai frowned: "What a big show! Are you trying to sue for peace or to steal our weapons and supplies?"
There are many people who think the same as him.
The survivors in the cabin crowded around the windows, watching carefully what was happening outside.
They were all on the mother ship, which was guarded in the middle by destroyers and amphibious ships, so they were a little far away from each other, and it was dark, so the vision was not so clear.
I only vaguely saw that the warship was negotiating with the other side.
After a long time, a lifeboat from a warship finally came over. In addition to the six basic navy men holding submachine guns and sitting at the bow and stern, there were several strangers in the middle.
Coming over here, Zhou Shuwan saw at a glance that there was a woman in the middle.
Is this the Chief Xue?
The closer the boat got, the more confused Zhou Shuwan looked.
The woman on the lifeboat looked so familiar that her heart skipped a beat.
"Brother Xiaoyu, do you think she looks like..." Zhou Shuwan turned her head to look at Qi Mingyu beside her. Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw Qi Mingyu's empty eyes, and her voice stopped abruptly.
"What's wrong?" Qi Mingyu keenly noticed Zhou Shuwan's abnormality and asked immediately.
"Who does it look like?" Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun were both blurry-eyed and couldn't see as clearly as Zhou Shuwan.
Zhou Shuwan lowered her voice, a hint of disbelief in her tone: "Do you still remember Xue Wuwen downstairs in our community? She's the woman whose mother-in-law cruelly pushed her granddaughter into the poisonous water."
"That Chief Xue is her?" Several people were surprised.
"Yes!" Zhou Shuwan nodded solemnly, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
In fact, she has always had a vague idea in her mind that the fire that caused half of the city to be on fire was most likely related to Xue Wuwen.
"I didn't expect she was still alive." Zhong Tiyun murmured in a low voice.
She hadn't thought about what was happening in the community for a long time, and was even more unfamiliar with Xue Wuwen, the taciturn daughter-in-law downstairs.
Zhou Shuwan didn't say anything else and turned his gaze back to the lifeboat.
The figure of Chief Xue gradually became clearer. Her appearance was completely different from the thin and silent woman in his memory, and she was no longer the charming image of her previous life who relied on her female body to gain power.
Instead, there is a calm and majestic leader, who seems to have the wisdom and composure that comes from having experienced a lot.
Her charm and beauty were diluted a lot.
Yes, the first time I saw her, I understood why she could lead so many survivors to survive at sea!
I don’t know what she has experienced over the years, she has changed so much!
"She has changed so much." The closer she got, the more Zhong Tiyun recognized the person and couldn't help but sigh.
Chief Xue, escorted by several bodyguards, boarded the deck of the mothership.
Captain Chen and Deputy Captain Shang were already waiting on the deck.
On the deck, the sea breeze blew, and Xue Wuwen's hair lifted slightly.
She stood in front of Captain Chen, showing neither the humility of a man lowering his head nor the arrogance of a man standing above him.
Captain Chen looked at her and secretly admired her in his heart. It was not easy for this woman to lead so many people to survive at sea until now.
"Captain Xue, I've long heard of your name." Captain Chen spoke first, with a hint of courtesy in his tone.
"Captain Chen, nice to meet you." Xue Wuwen smiled faintly, his voice steady and powerful.
"Same here." Captain Chen nodded, his eyes scrutinizing him. "Please!"
Xue Wuwen nodded slightly and followed Captain Chen into the cabin.
The cabin is bright and the furnishings are simple but tidy.
Captain Chen motioned for her to sit down, and he sat opposite her. Deputy Captain Shang sat beside her with a serious expression.
"Captain Xue, let's get straight to the point," Captain Chen said bluntly. "As Chinese soldiers, we are committed to our duty and mission. We will not stand idly by when we see those stranded, but we will never force them. So, I want you to make your own choice. Are you willing to bring your people and join us?"
"Captain Chen, you should know that our group has been drifting on the sea for many years and has long been accustomed to freedom. Joining the military means that we need to accept constraints and may even lose some autonomy." Xue Wuwen spoke slowly, his tone calm but with a hint of temptation.
Captain Chen smiled faintly, his eyes firm. "Freedom is certainly important, but in an environment like this, survival is paramount. Our warships have more abundant supplies and a more complete defense system. Follow us, and you will definitely live better than before."
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No one knew what they were discussing, but soon the warship announced that it would accept the residents of Whale Fall Village.
Zhou Shuwan often stayed in the cockpit and knew more inside information.
This time the warship agreed to take over Whale Fall Village, and the first hard condition was that the other party needed to hand over all weapons.