Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 623 - 407: These Scaredy-Cats Must Be Eliminated!_2

Chapter 623: Chapter 407: These Scaredy-Cats Must Be Eliminated!_2

Meanwhile, Lucy Thompson was constantly planning her escape. This time, all of them were tied up while working. Unexpectedly, as soon as she came out, she rushed to the side of the cargo ship and jumped down.

Jumping down with hands tied was equivalent to seeking death, and none of them expected she would have such courage!

"I knew this was the last domestic port we stopped at—once I leave the country, perhaps a fate worse than death awaits me..." Lucy’s tone was filled with sadness and determination.

"Why hasn’t anyone called the police?" Elijah muttered, "The situation is so bad..."

"If Miss Thompson hadn’t spoken, not to mention her family, even we wouldn’t have thought the situation would be so serious, right?" Sean Knight sighed.

Now that they had figured out the situation, but they had delayed so long, the cargo ship must have sailed out of the South Sea, right?

"Do you know where their destination is?"

Sean asked with an attitude of giving it a try.

"I don’t know." Lucy’s first sentence plunged Sean’s mood into the depths, but her second sentence gave him great hope:

"But I heard some people chatting in their dialect, which I happened to understand, that they were planning to stop at an island in the sea in southern Myanmar..."

Sean understood, and he immediately turned to Elijah and said:

"Then let’s go there first!"

"Or we could wait in Malacca." Elijah suggested, "No matter whether they stop at that island or not, they must pass through Malacca..."

Sean thought this was also quite reliable. However, the newly-purchased yacht seemed useless now.

After having Lucy contact her family with his mobile phone and leaving some money for her medical expenses, Sean and the others left the hospital.

At this point, Douglas Cooper and Lincoln Harrington had also arrived.

After gathering information from the four of them, they split into two groups again.

Persuaded by the other three, Sean and Elijah took the yacht to Malacca as a backup force.

Douglas and Lincoln flew to Newland, waiting there for the Poseidon cargo ship.

Sean’s purchased yacht had a maximum speed of thirty-two knots, which was possible in light load conditions, with a range of up to 1,200 sea miles, so chasing the cargo ship wasn’t impossible.

Although Sean was reluctant, Douglas insisted, stating that this was his own private matter, and Sean had already helped a lot; he didn’t want Sean to take such a risk—after all, sneaking onto the cargo ship would be dangerous.

Sean agreed.

Taking the yacht from the South Sea to the south, passing by Sansha City, Sean felt the urge to stop the boat and take a look.

But in the end, he gave up—saving people was more urgent. If they could rescue the people, they could take a look on the way back, and it would also fulfill a wish.

During the journey, the yacht went through a super break-in, and by the time they reached Newland, it had already been several days.

To Sean’s surprise, he saw the Poseidon cargo ship at the port.

It hadn’t left yet!

A day ago, Douglas said they had waited for the cargo ship and were going to sneak on board quietly. Since then, his mobile phone had been in silent mode.

Sean and the others didn’t dare call to ask about the situation, and there was no feedback from over there.

Now they didn’t know what was happening.

"I’ll sneak on board tonight and see if I can find Douglas and the others on the ship. It’s easier to move at night." Elijah suggested.

Sean agreed. In such a situation, Elijah and the others were more professional, while he was still an amateur.

He waited patiently on the yacht while Elijah quietly climbed onto the cargo ship under the cover of night.

Two hours later, Elijah returned to the yacht.

His face looked a bit grim.

"The people on the cargo ship are guarded very closely, and there’s no chance to get into the cabin. I guess Douglas and the others must have sneaked into the cabin. We don’t know the situation below."

He looked at Sean, hoping to get specific plans or reliable action steps from him.

"Are the guards armed?"

"Yes," said Elijah. "And they’re probably combat personnel, very professional. I almost got discovered."

"In that case, let’s head to their destination." Sean thought for a moment and said, "It’s probably very difficult to resolve this situation here.

They’ve conned people and there has to be a result—Lucy said they would stop at an island in southern Myanmar, so there’s a high chance that people will be unloaded there..."

As Sean spoke, he thought for a moment and said:

"Let’s cause them some trouble; simply call the police! Then report it to our embassy here and see if the police can come and inspect. If that’s the case, then most likely..."

"Alright, I’m going to report it to the police!" Elijah Hastings immediately takes action.

However, to Sean Knight’s surprise, after detailed questioning by the police, they indeed send someone to check the port.

But before the inspection, the cargo ship had already left the port...

Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings start the yacht and track it again.

The yacht even overtakes the cargo ship at night, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Finally, the cargo ship anchors near a big island in southern Myanmar.

The island is a private one, with a small pier. However, it is obviously not capable of docking large ships.

Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings see this from a distance and immediately realize that the cargo ship may "unload" there.

Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings immediately make their way to the other side of the island, drop anchor in the sea, dive into the water, use underwater propellers to reach the island and quickly land on it.

The island covers an area about the size of ten football fields, with a mountain in the middle. The only visible structure is a courtyard near the pier, surrounded by white walls.

Inside the courtyard are a three-story small building and several rows of single-story houses.

Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings lie on the mountain and clearly see the cargo ship lower several small boats, each carrying over a dozen bound people.

The small boats dock at the pier, and armed guards escort them into the surrounding walls and then herd them into the single-story houses.

"There are more than one hundred and eighty people," Elijah reports after putting away his telescope. "Douglas Cooper and Lincoln Harrington are among them. I guess they’ve deliberately infiltrated the group."

Sean Knight nods, as long as they’re safe, that’s good.

Unable to understand why these people were brought here, Sean Knight puts it out of his mind and surveys the island.

Elsewhere on the island, there were some abandoned stone structures, but now only ruins remain.

It may have been inhabited a long time ago, but apparently abandoned since then.

Turning to the sea, Sean Knight is surprised to discover that a small boat stayed at the pier, and the cargo ship did not sail away after recovering the other small boats.

Are they planning to stay here for a while?

However, it doesn’t matter. One sheep or two, he and Elijah won’t give up their mission.

Night gradually falls.

To avoid exposure, Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings eat some dry food.

"Take this," Sean Knight hands Elijah a pistol with a silencer attached. "It should come in handy."

"Now I feel much better!" Elijah says with a grin.

He has gotten used to Sean’s occasional presence of weaponry.

He won’t ask too many questions - curiosity killed the cat, after all.

At midnight, Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings arrive at the edge of the wall.

Whether it is due to their location on an isolated island or overconfidence in their defensive capabilities, the three-meter-high wall bears no trace of protection.

Both Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings have no trouble climbing over the wall and jumping down easily.

With Sean Knight’s Sky Eye, the two of them easily make their way to the single-story houses.

Two layers of hidden iron wire mesh, which should have been a basic defense system, are rendered useless under Sky Eye.

There are three rows of single-story houses, with four guards stationed around them.

Elijah gestures, suggesting that Sean Knight wait while he goes to take out the nearest sentry; then they’ll break into the single-story house and free Douglas Cooper and Lincoln Harrington.

Sean Knight shakes his head: he wants to deal with one of the guards too.

With the silencer, he isn’t worried about being discovered by the guards. Sean Knight is confident that he can handle them before they shout out an alarm.

Elijah hesitates for a moment, then agrees.

So the two of them silently approach the guards from both sides.

Perhaps they never imagined that someone would attack from outside, and the guards were actually on guard against the people trapped within the single-story houses.

But with the sturdy front gate and the captives bound inside, the guards are very lax at the moment.

When Sean Knight reaches the guard’s side, he is surprised to find that the guard is actually wearing headphones and listening to music!

This is ridiculous!

Well, don’t blame me for being rude then!