Two Kills Machine

  Leaning against the cabin wall, Li Mo was mentally calculating how to escape. After all, putting his life in someone else's hands wasn't his style. Although it seemed difficult to get out for now, fortunately, there were still some ways left.

  Just then, a burst of laughter came from outside the cabin, and in an instant, the hatch above was lifted open, and a blinding ray of sunlight poured down, causing Li Dashi to suddenly narrow his eyes.

  Fortunately, he who had received military training although crossed over, but that determination was also preserved, strongly enduring the double pupillary pain, finally Li Mo saw clearly the few people who were speaking.

  "I don't know which country he's from!" Listening to the familiar English, Li Mo furrowed his brow. Just because someone speaks English doesn't mean they're necessarily British - after all, even Indian guys these days take pride in speaking with a British accent.

  As the cabin door opened, several buckets of water and some dry rations were thrown down first. At this time, Li Mo finally saw the appearance of his opponent clearly, but compared to the golden hair and blue eyes, bearded appearance, he was more concerned about the purpose and nationality of these people. You know, no pirate likes to run away with a large group of people, this is not on land, a large population means a lot of consumption, especially food and fresh water, there is no pirate who would be so stupid!

  Unfortunately, the other party only said a few sentences, and the English with incomprehensible slang made people listen to it in vain. Li Mo originally wanted to get closer and listen more carefully, but after a black thing like a sack was also thrown in, the cabin door was closed again.

  "Zhao Long, lift me up."

  Li Mo ignored the crowd rushing to grab water and food around him, pointing to the deck above his head, saying to Zhao Long.

  Zhao Long furrowed his brow, though he didn't understand what the young master wanted to do, but still quickly lifted Li Mo, allowing the young master to get as close to the deck as possible. It has to be said that being a high-ranking soldier is easy these days, even in the Beiyang New Army, where one can smoke, visit prostitutes, and idle about until death, yet still receive pay and drink wine. But personal bodyguards are different, not only do they have an identity equivalent to that of a household general, but also require absolute loyalty and exceptional martial skills.

  Zhao Long was just such a representative, raised by Li Guotai like a son since childhood. In terms of loyalty, no one could compare to him. Moreover, he had been sent by Li Guotai to study in the New Army for several years and had participated in battles against Russia's great powers several times, so he had already honed his skills. Therefore, at the most critical moment, Li Zhengtai would entrust his son to him and a few old housekeepers like Li Fuke.

  "Alright, put me down."

  As the footsteps of several foreigners also came farther and farther away, Li Mo couldn't hear more clearly even if he wanted to, so he hastily signaled Zhao Gang to put him down.

  After getting down to earth, Li Mo only discovered that the cabin was already in a mess. Because there were almost three hundred people in the dark and crowded cabin, it was originally crowded with people pushing and pressing each other. The dried rations and clear water thrown out were obviously not enough to go around, so everyone started grabbing and snatching.

  "Alas..." Looking at the chaotic cabin, Li Mo sighed, human nature is like this, he didn't know whether to stop them or let Zhao Long and the others also grab some back.

  But before he made a decision, the old steward Li Fu couldn't sit still any longer. For him, ensuring that Young Master could safely and steadily hold on until the pirates landed was the most important thing. So he hastily shouted: "Zhao Long, take action!"

  Li Mo turned his head to look, and it was clear that someone who could be the steward of Li Guotai was not a good bird either. At this moment, although Li Fu was already over 50 years old and slender in build, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, scanning the crowd with a gaze that made those beside him feel like they had been cut by a knife!

  "It's not easy!"

  Li Mo was secretly shocked. Apart from taking care of his own little sister Qiao Xi, the few people arranged by his cheap old man were not simple. He estimated that if it weren't for himself being a burden, they probably wouldn't have fallen to this state so easily.

  Of course, Xiao Yao is also very important. With her current appearance, in a few years, even if she's not stunningly beautiful, she'll at least be a temptress. And yet, among so many maidservants, Li Guotai didn't let any of them follow him, but instead chose to bring along Cui Xi, who is about the same age as Li Dashi and can be considered a burden. It's clear that he's very concerned about his son's future.

  "What a good father! Escaping with his life and still managing to arrange for a beautiful woman for his son!" Li Mu thought to himself as he looked towards the chaotic center of the cabin.

  Zhao Long and the other two guards were like tigers descending a mountain, swiftly charging into the crowd. It was no wonder they had been loyal followers of Li Guotai for many years. The three men's fists and feet flew in all directions, and in an instant, they had snatched a bucket of clear water and a package of dry rations. Fortunately, the trio also knew when to restrain themselves, not using excessive force and taking only what they needed. Seeing this, the crowd that had been knocked over didn't suffer any major injuries, but they did dare not approach again, instead focusing their attention on the remaining food and water.

  Just as Zhao Long and his men were taking action, several big men rushed out from the other side of the cabin. Judging from their movements, they were a bit inferior to Zhao Long's gang, but their division of labor was very clear. Several were responsible for snatching things, while others were responsible for driving away the surrounding crowd. Like Zhao Long and his men, they didn't seem to be using excessive force.

  Soon, like Zhao Long and his men, those big men also took away a bucket of clear water and a package of dry food. There were more than 20 people there, but they only took as much as themselves, which made Li Yunfei look up to these people.

  "They're just waterborne people, I don't know how they were caught!" After handing over the bundle and clear water to Xiao Qiao, Zhao Long looked at the group of big men with a furrowed brow, it was obvious that he had already regarded those people as his greatest opponents for survival.

  Li Mo didn't notice Zhao Long's gaze, and swept a glance at the "navy" in Zhao Long's mouth. He was shocked in his heart. Originally, he heard from Zhao Long that some people of the Northern Ocean Navy were captured by pirates, and he thought they were just some old, weak, sickly and disabled people, but now?

  More than twenty people, almost all of whom were robust men in their twenties and thirties. In his opinion, these people should have been the backbone of the Beiyang Navy, but now they had been captured by a group of mobs. This was very strange. Although the Beiyang Navy was considered by many later generations to be a corrupt army with many problems, such as being overly reliant on foreign guns and having cannons that were only used for drying clothes, he knew that in reality, the training of the Beiyang Navy was not bad, especially among the frontline officers and soldiers. The defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War had internal factors, but more importantly, it was due to outdated tactics and incompetent commanders. Now was the heyday of the Beiyang Navy, so how could something like this happen?

  But before Li Mo could figure it out, another scene of Yu Guangzhong suddenly made him stare wide-eyed and clenched his fists tightly.

  A thread of murderous intent suddenly surged up from the bottom of his heart!