Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 619: Changing Mind

Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Changing Mind

Everyone started to gather their things, preparing to return home, while maintaining a distance from the big boss’s people, fearing they might suddenly play dirty.

Hai looked at Jie organizing the items, wanting to say something, but Jie found an excuse to walk away, still maintaining distance from Hai, maybe in Jie’s heart, he could never accept that his upright brother had turned into a bad guy’s henchman.

The estrangement between the brothers choked up Hai, he didn’t know how to interact in the future.

At this time, Gu Fan came back, seeing everyone packing to leave, then said: "Everyone, stop what you’re doing for a moment, and hear me out."

Everyone was stunned and immediately stopped all activities. However, Lu Yi, as always, took the lead to comment: "Old chap, are you planning to go help the big boss? If so, you should’ve told us earlier, my stuff is already half packed."

Hearing this, Gu Fan couldn’t help but laugh. Then he saw the shocked eyes of everyone at him, as if they didn’t hope for him to change his mind. It put Gu Fan in an awkward position, but he still gathered his courage: "I will not make it hard for everyone, you can leave first on the ship, I will stay behind to help the big boss save people."

Everyone seemed to have guessed what Gu Fan was going to say, so there were no big reactions, but disappointment was visible on individual faces, especially Xiaohu. He desperately wanted to return home and didn’t want to delay even a minute.

Jie asked, "I don’t understand why you suddenly changed your mind."

Lu Yi with an obvious expression, "Don’t you know? Gu Fan is a sentimental and righteous guy. He still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend, so..." His speech was cut off by Gu Fan rushing over: "Please, stop talking!"

"Okay, okay, it’s my fault for being a doomsayer. My bad." Lu Yi surrendered, and Gu Fan let him go, but suddenly, Gu Fan felt a murderous look behind him, that made him break out in a cold sweat.

Everyone saw Lin Xi’s skeptical look and wisely kept their distance, and silently empathized with Gu Fan.

Gu Fan instantly clarified, "Lin Xi, don’t misunderstand. Everyone else as well, don’t misunderstand. The big boss said there’s a good chance that Leng Le is still alive, which led me to think maybe we could save the crew members we had lost earlier."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally understood Gu Fan’s intentions; it was not about not being able to let go of his ex-girlfriend. Lin Xi also retracted her murderous intent, relieving Gu Fan. Just before, his heart was pounding in fear; an angry Lin Xi was terrifying.

The captain was very excited, "Is it true that you’ve really decided to stay and help me save my crew?"

"Yes, you all have helped me so much, of course, I will help you." Gu Fan truly wanted to save those crew members, because he felt largely responsible for it. Perhaps his change of destiny had dragged his surrounding friends into it, even involving crew members he barely knew. Gu Fan felt he held some responsibility, so if there is hope, he will surely try his best.

At this time, the big boss walked in looking very pleased, "When I heard you were staying, Gu Fan, you don’t know how happy it made me."

"I am not staying for you or for Leng Le, but for the others. Make sure to understand that." Gu Fan emphasized when mentioning Leng Le, showing his stance.

The big boss nodded, "So it seems that you all have your own people to save, and we have ours. We are in a cooperative relationship; it’s not a matter of helping me so I owe you anything."

After hearing this, everyone gave the big boss a poor rating, "Such a brutal person, so calculating."

This time, the big boss almost rolled his eyes, secretly lamenting that he could never be friends with this bunch. They knew exactly how to piss him off, and once they became friends, he wouldn’t be able to beat them up.

Gu Fan saw that some of them seemed reluctant, so he said, "I know that it’s unfair that I am constantly making decisions, so I won’t make it hard for you all. If you want to leave, you can get on the ship and go. I believe we will soon be able to leave the central area of the Triangle Sea, and then you will be safe."

"Safe what? Don’t forget why we’re here, it’s ridiculous that you want to stay and we are to leave." Although Lu Yi was unreliable and a doomsayer, on this matter, he was the first one to support Gu Fan.

Gu Ling immediately stated his position, "Yeah bro, don’t forget how I followed you here. You can’t just send me away."

Xu Haowen, who loved adventures, also wanted to stay, "Though it’s very risky, and I’m very scared, I still want to participate."

There was no need for Su Hui and Lin Xi to say anything, they were sure to stay and support Gu Fan.

Ouyang Jin was the most disappointed, "What the hell, one moment we’re leaving, the next we’re staying. You’re really messing with us, that’s not how you roll. But we can negotiate on this matter, just ensure that the payment is in place, then everything else is negotiable."

Upon hearing this, everyone despised him, "Didn’t we agree upon a fixed price? Why are you going back on your word and still considering a price hike?"

"Can it be the same? This time it’s not about bumping into danger, but heading towards danger, the nature has completely changed. As the nature changes, so does the pricing." Ouyang Jin was firm in his demand, arguing that his price hike was within reason, leaving everyone speechless.

Gu Fan looked at the captain and others, and then said, "If you guys want to leave, I won’t stop you. That boat, you can have it. In the meantime, please help me safely deliver Xiaohu to the East land."

The captain smiled faintly at this, "You’re going to save my crew members, how can I, as the captain, leave? I will definitely stay."

Upon hearing this, the crew members became disappointed, "Captain, if you’re not leaving, then we can’t either. We’ll have to stay till the end."

Du Jun watched this scene and couldn’t help but sigh, "Actually, I wanted to go back the most. But given the current situation, it seems like everyone is staying, so I guess I’ll stay too. But Ouyang Jin’s price hike, I am not bearing any of that."

"That’s settled; I’ll handle the cost." Gu Fan was very glad to see everyone willing to stay and fight together, but he noticed Xiaohu’s disappointed look, instantly feeling guilty. He went over to Xiaohu to apologize, "I’m sorry Xiaohu, please wait a few more days. Once we have rescued our comrades, we will immediately go back to get you home."

"Can’t you deliver me to a safe location first, and then come back to rescue your comrades?" Xiaohu was desperate to return home, fearing that any delay may cause an accident, which might shatter his hopes.

Everyone felt sorry for Xiaohu, but rescuing people is as urgent as extinguishing a fire, they didn’t have time. They can only ask Xiaohu for his understanding.