Chapter 214
“What’s going on with Sayonaki Sensei?”
While Fang Li was lost in thought, Aria was now in a state of perplexity. She looked at Fang Li with a puzzled expression and said, “Even though I’m not very familiar with Sayonaki Sensei, everyone says he’s very polite and gets along well with everyone. Why does he seem so hateful towards you?”
“I’ve been pondering this question for at least half a year now, and I even commissioned a friend to discreetly investigate Sayonaki, but there’s been no progress,” Fang Li sighed as he spoke ith his brow tightly furrowed. “It would be manageable if I knew the reason, but I have no idea what it could be.”
With these words, Fang Li didn’t dwell too much on the matter. He spread out his hands and said, “Perhaps I unknowingly offended him.”
This statement was just something Fang Li said offhandedly.
However, Aria furrowed her attractive brows and suddenly said, “I don’t think you offended him. It’s more like he’s repelling you.”
“Repelling me?” Fang Li was momentarily stunned, asking, “Why do you say that?”
“Just a gut feeling,” Aria said very matter-of-factly. “I just have this feeling that it’s how things are.”
Fang Li was suddenly rendered silent and couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
“Don’t… don’t underestimate my intuition!” Aria said, almost baring her teeth. “My intuition has always been very accurate!”
“Yes, yes, yes,” Fang Li replied in a dismissive tone, almost provoking Aria to the point where she wanted to pounce on him and bite him.
At that moment, Reki’s voice suddenly resonated in Fang Li and Aria’s earphones.
“The buoyancy of the oil tanker is increasing.”
Hearing this, both Fang Li and Aria were taken aback.
Shortly afterward, Reki continued, “The change in buoyancy is due to the engines starting up; the oil tanker is about to set sail.”
Upon hearing these words, both Fang Li and Aria’s expressions became tense.
Tonight was supposed to be just the opening dance party.
In other words, according to the plan, this oil tanker wasn’t scheduled for navigation.
And now, the oil tanker was about to set sail.
This was clearly an abnormal situation.
“Dū Dū Dū Dū Dū————!”
As if to confirm Reki’s words, the oil tanker began to sound its horn. Amidst the sound of the waves, it started to move slowly.
This surprised the upper-class attendees on the deck, and they all reacted simultaneously.
“What’s going on?”
“Why is it suddenly setting sail?”
“Wasn’t tonight just the opening dance party?”
“Could it be some sort of afterparty?”
The upper-class attendees began discussing one after another.
Seeing this scene, Fang Li and Aria exchanged a glance.
“This is troublesome,” Aria said softly. “If this oil tanker sets sail, we’ll be trapped in Butei Assassin’s scheme.”
Butei Assassins were known for their expertise in planting bombs that would detonate on deceleration on vehicles.
Once the oil tanker set sail, it would become Butei Assassin’s plaything.
Following the incident of the bus hijacking, the oil tanker hijacking was about to unfold.
“Aria!” Fang Li blurted out without hesitation, “Get the people on the ship to evacuate first!”
“Understood!” Aria complied immediately.
However, just as the two of them were about to take out their Butei licenses and instruct the upper-class attendees on the oil tanker to follow their arrangements, one person pointed at the sea in astonishment.
“What is that?”
On the deck, everyone instinctively turned their gaze toward the sea.
Soon, everyone present saw it.
On the surface of the sea, black shadows began to appear, moving extremely fast toward them, riding the waves.
“That is…” Aria fixed her gaze and stared ahead.
Only Fang Li, seemingly thinking of something, muttered, “So fast?”
Almost as Fang Li’s words faded, Reki’s voice came through the earphones once again.
“Those are speedboats, unmanned but each armed with assault rifles.”
With these words, even Aria instantly understood what was happening.
“Oh no!” Aria immediately shouted at the entire deck, “Everyone, get inside the cabins! Quickly!”
Everyone present was stunned on the spot.
It was only when Fang Li’s voice followed that people started to react.
“They’re here!”
As his words fell, speedboats finally entered everyone’s field of vision on the sea.
“Dá Dá Dá Dá Dá————!”
Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, the speedboats started firing their guns. Intense muzzle flames erupted, and a barrage of bullets rained down like a storm upon the deck.
“Clang clang clang clang————!”
The next second, the dense bullets collided upon hitting the deck, producing intense clashes around the oil tanker’s deck. Amidst the crisp collision sounds, sparks flew.
“AaahAah————!”
“kyaaa————！”
Sounds of screams and shrieks filled the air simultaneously.
On the deck, all the upper-class individuals in their elegant attire were now plunged into panic. Some were yelling, others were clutching their heads, and they crouched down on the deck one after another.
“Hurry!” Aria’s unique childlike voice rang out, shouting to everyone, “Quickly get into the cabins!”
Only then did the upper-class attendees come to their senses. Hurriedly protecting their heads, they surged into the cabins amidst the hail of bullets, as if in a frenzy.
“Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang ————!”
Under the barrage of bullets, on the oil tanker’s deck, bottles of champagne placed on tables covered with white cloth were successively shot, causing the drinks to splash around.
With the agility of experts, Fang Li and Aria darted behind one of the tables. Bullets continually hit the table, producing clear impacts.
“Damn Butei Assassin!” Aria ripped open the hem of her skirt and pulled out her two Colts from underneath and it looked as if she was about to charge out.
“It won’t work.” Fang Li held Aria’s shoulder, shaking his head. “Speedboats aren’t your normal road vehicles. With our firepower, it would be difficult to deal with those speedboats.”
Saying this, Fang Li tapped his earphones and said to Reki, “Reki, please inform the police headquarters and Butei Bureau, and ask them to send in rescue forces, preferably with helicopters. There are a lot of hostages here.”
“Understood,” Reki’s response was as concise as ever, devoid of any confusion.
“Aria, let’s head to the control room,” Fang Li turned to Aria beside him. “Using Butei Assassin’s modus operandi, they’ve probably informed the crew members in the control room. Once the ship decelerates, the oil tanker will explode. Let’s go there and assess the situation.”
“Alright,” Aria nodded heavily.
However, just at that moment, something unexpected happened.
“Bang————!”
A heavy gunshot, mixed with the sounds of gunfire, resounded in the air as a bullet tore through the night sky, hurtling violently toward Aria’s direction.