Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 640 - 664: Boarded the Thieves’ Ship

Chapter 640: Chapter 664: Boarded the Thieves’ Ship

The women were all sent onto the lifeboats, and each lifeboat was manned by a sailor responsible for rowing, quickly moving away from the cruise ship. After all, when a ship sinks, the force of the water flow can sweep everything around it into the sea, an irresistible force.

At that moment, the ship suddenly shook violently, and a chorus of alarmed cries erupted from the passengers. The crew shouted urgently for everyone to get into the lifeboats quickly, but these boats had to be mechanically transferred from their storage. After everyone was aboard, they were then lowered into the sea, which took time. So even if they wanted to speed up the process, it couldn’t be done in an instant.

Two more groups had boarded the boats, and the cruise ship had already begun to tilt. The most crucial problem now was that the mechanical device used to transfer the lifeboats malfunctioned, and no more could be brought up. Meanwhile, there were still over a thousand people on board.

"Crack!" A strange, snapping sound.

"Jump into the sea!" Li Yifei bellowed, and the other crew members also began to shout.

Being experienced, they knew the ship was about to break apart, and once that happened, it would sink quickly. If people went down with the ship, they would undoubtedly die. With the limited time they had, their best chance at survival was to jump into the sea and quickly move away from the cruise ship.

"I can’t swim!" someone immediately yelled out.

"I can’t swim either!" Even a burly man felt like crying, knowing that in the vast open sea, being a strong swimmer wasn’t enough to avoid a tragedy if you couldn’t swim.

"You all have life jackets on; even if you jump into the sea, you won’t drown right away. Rescue will come soon."

There were enough life jackets on the ship for everyone, and those who could swim began jumping into the sea one after another under the crew’s urging. Li Yifei and Zheng Mingrui couldn’t do anything more at this point. They weren’t saviors, and having done all they could under the circumstances was no small feat. After urging those nearby who were hesitant, they threw the last few into the sea and then leaped in themselves.

Everyone swam with all their might, the strong swimmers faster than others. Those who couldn’t swim were at least able to paddle away thanks to their life jackets. Some people were accompanied by companions, looking after one another, so it wasn’t a big problem. Before long, those who had jumped in had put some distance between themselves and the cruise ship.

Then, a loud explosion was heard from behind. Li Yifei turned to look and saw the cruise ship split in half. The midsection was starting to sink while the bow and stern rose high into the air. The scene was quite similar to what one would see in a movie. If there had been people on the ship at that moment, they would have slid into the water one by one, just like in a film.

"Swim faster!" Li Yifei yelled, and the people nearby swam away with all their strength. No one was foolish enough to stay close, knowing that if they didn’t move further away, they could be sucked into the torrent created by the sinking ship, sealing their fate.

In their struggle to survive, everyone unleashed their greatest potential and, by the time the cruise ship went down, hardly anyone was in a dangerous position.

For such a major disaster to have not taken many lives on the spot indeed counted as a miracle in the history of shipwrecks. Li Yifei and Zheng Mingrui were now taking care of those in the water, directing them to the lifeboats. After the cruise ship had sunk, the lifeboats had already begun rowing towards them. Although the small boats couldn’t carry all the people, having them hold onto the sides provided a measure of safety.

Xu Yingying and her group rowed back, searching for Li Yifei among the hundreds of small boats on the sea, not knowing which one he had boarded.

More than an hour later, rescue vessels arrived one after another and saved the tourists, but since none were as large as the cruise ship, not everyone had yet regathered.

Once everyone was safely on land, they gathered together, but Xu Yingying’s worst fears were realized—Li Yifei was not to be found, nor were Su Mengxin, Michelle, and Xu Shanshan, who had all been on one boat earlier.

Greatly alarmed, Xu Yingying was approached by Zheng Mingrui. She quickly asked, "Mingrui, where’s Yifei?"

Only then did Zheng Mingrui realize Li Yifei wasn’t there and immediately responded, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I’ll get in touch with the boss immediately. You can rest assured, the boss will definitely be alright."

Using his watch communicator, Zheng Mingrui hastily sent a message to Li Yifei, and soon received a reply. He smiled at Xu Yingying and said, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry. The boss is fine now, though he’s encountered some complications and is with Miss Su."

"What exactly happened to them?" Xu Yingying let out a sigh of relief but quickly followed up with another question.

Zheng Mingrui shook his head and said, "I don’t know the specifics. The boss just told me that he’s a bit indisposed now and will contact me later."

"Then we should hurry and send a rescue team," said Xu Yingying urgently.

Zheng Mingrui nodded and assured her, "You can rest easy, sister-in-law. I can determine the boss’s exact location, and I’ll go to his aid right away."

"I’m coming with you," she insisted.

"There’s no need for that. You should go back and rest instead. Oh, and Wanqing, you go with the sister-in-laws. I’ll join you all once I pick up the boss," said Zheng Mingrui.

Lin Wanqing nodded, knowing that Zheng Mingrui was very capable, and that he had shown great strength on the cruise, which had deepened her feelings for him. She said with concern, "Be careful."

Zheng Mingrui laughed heartily, "Don’t worry, as long as the boss and I are together, there’s nothing in this world we can’t handle."

Li Yifei had run into trouble at that moment. He too was picked up by a boat at sea, but there were only four people on this boat—Su Mengxin, Xu Shanshan, Michelle, and the Flying Dagger woman, Sophia. As for the rest of the people who had been on the boat, it was unclear whether Sophia had killed them or thrown them overboard.

Su Mengxin and the others clumsily pulled Li Yifei onto the boat and then huddled together with him, warily watching Sophia. They had just seen Sophia throw all the people on the boat overboard.

Li Yifei gave Sophia a slight smile, "Thank you for not hurting them."

Sophia’s face, currently without a mask, was cold as she looked at Li Yifei, "They’re your people. As long as I haven’t killed you, I won’t kill them yet."

Li Yifei laughed, "For that alone, I might spare you once."

"Hmph, that’s if you even get the chance," Sophia said, and then she started rowing the boat. The small boat instantly sped away from the other boats on the sea, getting farther and farther until the others were no longer visible.

"Brother-in-law, that woman is so fierce; she threw all the other people from our boat into the sea," said Xu Shanshan, emboldened by Li Yifei’s presence, clinging to his arm and glaring at Sophia.

Li Yifei patted Xu Shanshan’s hand, reassuring her, "It’s okay, at least she didn’t throw you into the sea, right?"

"Brother-in-law, where are we going now?" Xu Shanshan pouted and asked again. Where they could go was now up to that woman, which made Xu Shanshan very uncomfortable.

Li Yifei looked toward Sophia, "I’d like to know that too."

Sophia didn’t say a word, just kept rowing the boat.

Seeing that Sophia wasn’t answering, Li Yifei couldn’t be bothered to ask again and said, "I’m quite tired. Let’s take a nap first, she’ll call us when we get there."

Saying this, Li Yifei actually yawned, leaned back, and lay down. Though the boat wasn’t very large, it was rather spacious. It could normally fit fifteen or sixteen people, but now with only five, there was plenty of space.

Xu Shanshan immediately said, "Brother-in-law, your clothes are all wet. Sleeping in them can easily make you catch a cold." The weather wasn’t too good that day. Although there was no wind, it was overcast, without a trace of the sun, making the sea less warm and even a bit cold.

Li Yifei chuckled, "It’s fine."

"What do you mean fine? The weather isn’t good today, and it’s cold. Take off your clothes, and put them on again once they’re dry," Xu Shanshan urged, pulling at Li Yifei’s clothes.

Su Mengxin also smiled, "Yeah, take them off."

Li Yifei chuckled, "Well, then I really will take them off," his gaze drifting toward Sophia.

Sophia glared at Li Yifei, "Do as you like. I wouldn’t want you to die with regrets about your clothes when I kill you."

Li Yifei laughed out loud, quickly sat up, and stripped off his outerwear and trousers, revealing his muscular upper body, while below he only wore a pair of underwear.

Xu Shanshan and Su Mengxin had seen Li Yifei like this often, so they weren’t shy at that moment. Instead, their eyes lit up, although both feigned embarrassment as neither wanted to reveal their overly intimate relationship with Li Yifei.

Michelle had also seen Li Yifei swimming like this, but now seeing him, she felt different and was quite embarrassed, yet couldn’t help stealing glances at him.

Sophia acted as if she hadn’t seen Li Yifei at all and continued rowing. However, Li Yifei could still sense a hint of shyness in the woman’s gaze. It seemed she might be quite innocent, at least in regards to men and women, otherwise such a formidable assassin should not have shown such a look after seeing a man’s body.

But Li Yifei had no plans to fight with Sophia on the boat. If it were just the two of them, it would have been a different story, but with Xu Shanshan, Michelle, and Su Mengxin there, Sophia’s Flying Dagger would surely claim their lives if a fight broke out. So, for now, they could only let Sophia decide where to go.

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