Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 607: Just in Time for a Robbery

Chapter 607: Chapter 607: Just in Time for a Robbery

After they had eaten and drunk enough, the fog started to dissipate, and everyone could clearly see the two ships that collided. To be more precise, Gu Fan’s ship crashed into the pirates’ ship. Despite some distortions from the collision, the ship was still intact, which was quite fortunate.

At this moment, Gu Fan noticed several armed individuals approach from the island. By their menacing appearance, he realized they were associates of the pirates. They must have gone ashore before the shipwreck and were now returning.

Seeing their ship collided with another, the pirates were irritated. They rushed over while cursing and even fired a few shots into the sky.

Before Gu Fan could think of a counter-strategy, Su Hui, who was not willing to back down, also shot into the sky as a warning.

The pirates, taking advantage of their numerical and weaponry superiority, began firing. However, their marksmanship was terrible and they didn’t hit anyone, only causing a small hole in the ship.

Su Hui, refusing to be outdone, retaliated immediately. Her shooting skills were exceptional, each shot taking down a pirate. In no time, five pirates were taken down, wailing and rolling in pain on the ground.

Upon witnessing Su Hui’s exceptional shooting skills, the other pirates turned tail and ran. Su Hui ordered Xiaohu to shout out a translation, "Stop, don’t move, or I’ll shoot."

Xiaohu shouted as Su Hui instructed, but those fleeing pirates were undeterred and continued to run.

As a last resort, Su Hui fired a machine gun near the pirates’ feet. Scaring them so badly they hopped about comically, which clearly indicated their fear. In the end, they all dropped their weapons, held their heads and crouched on the ground.

Everyone disembarked their ship, waded through seawater, confiscated the pirates’ weapons, and tied up all of them. Only then was the threat completely removed.

Xu Haowen spoke up anxiously, "What if this island turns out to be the pirates’ main base? How would we deal with even more pirates?"

Rattled by this, everyone started to worry if they had just set foot on a highly dangerous island.

However, Gu Ling had not sensed any danger, which reassured everyone. After the recent incident, everyone was utterly convinced of Gu Ling’s ability to sense danger correctly.

Under Xiaohu’s translation and everyone’s coercion, the pirates finally confessed that this location was indeed one of their main bases.

Upon learning this, Gu Fan held his head in exasperation, "Oh my goodness, we’ve landed ourselves right in their sights again. What is this madness?"

That’s when the captain came over, informing everyone that both ships needed repairs before they could set sail. Furthermore, there weren’t sufficient tools for repairs. In other words, they’d need to find another ship if they wished to leave.

"Not again, I don’t want another gunfight with the pirates," Lu Yi blurted out, while everyone else echoed her sentiment. No one wanted another conflict with the pirates.

Ouyang Jin slumped onto the ground, looking dejected, "I made a mistake by relenting and agreeing to come here with you all..."

"That’s enough. Even if you increased your price now, it wouldn’t help. You can’t manage this on your own," Su Hui snapped back, leaving Ouyang Jin dumbfounded upon realizing the truth of her statement. This was entirely different from the time in the foreign land where he had the upper hand.

Du Jun’s words were more crushing, "Back in the foreign land, we had no choice but to comply because we couldn’t make it without you, Ouyang Jin. So, we had to deal with your price increase. But things are different now. Even if we didn’t have you, Ouyang Jin, we still have options. If you leave us, you wouldn’t be able to manage. So, this time, the power is in our hands. I declare, if you dare to increase the price again, I shall call for a price reduction instead. For every ten thousand you raise, I’d cut ten thousand. For every dollar you raise, I’d cut a dollar."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Jin was taken aback at first but soon nodded in understanding of his circumstance, promising not to randomly hike prices again.

"So, if I raise it by a cent, will you also cut a cent?" Ouyang Jin’s question left everyone speechless. His pattern of unyielding behaviour was duly showcased.

Of course, Ouyang Jin knew Du Jun was joking. Even if they failed to agree on a price, Du Jun wouldn’t truly abandon Ouyang Jin. The bond formed from sharing hardships wouldn’t be so unreliable.

Gu Fan then said, "Alright, let’s think about how we can get off this island."

Jie directly grabbed a pirate by the collar and asked, "Tell me, how many pirates are on this island?"

Confidently, the pirate answered, "Approximately three hundred."

Hearing that there were three hundred pirates on the island made everyone anxious. They wondered if the tactics used during the previous encounter could be applicable here. However, the success of the previous incident was mainly due to Xiaohu’s change of allegiance and the chaos caused by the fog.

Despite giving it much thought, Gu Fan couldn’t come up with a viable plan. Suddenly, he realized something and his face paled as he quickly scanned the trees on the island.

Seeing Gu Fan’s tense expression, everyone got anxious. Lin Xi asked, "What’s wrong, Gu Fan? Did you notice something?"

"It’s strange. We fired several shots just now. If there were really pirates here, they should have heard the gunshots. Why hasn’t there been any response? All three hundred pirates aren’t showing up." Gu Fan’s doubts made everyone question the truth of the pirate’s statement.

"Tell me, exactly how many pirates are here?" Gu Fan asked seriously this time. He had Xiaohu carefully translate his question. If there were indeed many pirates, Gu Fan decided he would use the few pirates they had captured as human shields against other pirates.

Terrified, the pirates completely capitulated and admitted the truth.

It turned out that this island was previously a major base for a pirate gang. However, their leader felt that the geographic location was poor and worried about possible attacks. So, they chose another island as their new base. They were gradually relocating to the new base, carrying goods from the old base to the new one.

These pirates were tasked with transferring the last few boxes back to the new base. They did not expect to unexpectedly run into Gu Fan and his group, and had no choice but to surrender.

From the pirates, Gu Fan confirmed one thing: since the base had relocated, all the other pirates had left for the new base, leaving only a few behind. This was no longer a threat.

Additionally, there was a usable ship in the harbor, fully fueled and stocked with food. It was exactly what Gu Fan and his group needed.

"My God, meeting you guys was really a blessing. You’re like an enormous gift package from the heavens." Gu Fan was ecstatic. He hugged one of the pirates and announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, we can finally go home."