One hundred thousand, including this car. We'll set off immediately. I'll pay thirty thousand upfront, and the rest when we arrive!" Li Qingyuan wasn't surprised at all by the boat boss's on-the-spot price increase; he said it directly.
These people in the underworld are never good people; it would be strange if they didn't raise the price!
The boat boss carefully sized them up, exchanged glances with a few of his men, and then nodded.
"Qingyuan gege, these people look so scary!"
It wasn't until the three of them entered the cabin below deck that Pietro dared to speak.
"You and Wanda stay here and don't move. No matter what happens tonight, don't come out." Li Qingyuan patted Wanda's head reassuringly.
"Is there danger?" Wanda raised her head timidly, and large tears seemed to shimmer in her big eyes.
Although she knew she shouldn't cry at this time, she couldn't help but shed tears.
"No, it's just in case!" Playing with the clay in his hand, a cold light slowly appeared in Li Qingyuan's eyes.
Hopefully, these people won't seek their own death!
He just wanted to leave this broken place safely and didn't want any more incidents to happen along the way.
"Boss, when do we make our move?"
Above deck, the boatswain, who also worked as a smuggler, asked the boat boss.
Doing business at sea, especially the kind of underworld business they were in, meant that none of them were good people.
The boat boss didn't speak. He had been in business for so long that he naturally knew who he could provoke and who he couldn't. Li Qingyuan's calmness and experience just now made him uncertain, wondering if the other party had any backing.
"We'll tie up those three people first, search out the money, and then kill the Chinese guy. We can use the remaining two kids for our enjoyment first, and then sell them to make movies. Based on the two kids' qualifications, we can sell them for at least one hundred thousand!" The boatswain began to calculate the bright future.
One trip could earn two hundred thousand, and he would get at least twenty thousand. If he could encounter this three times a year, then he would definitely have an annual income of one hundred thousand!
"Wait until we're halfway there before making a move." Encouraged by his subordinate, the boat boss carefully calculated in his mind, feeling that he must have been mentally disturbed last night because he didn't sleep well!
Where in the world were there so many cases of people pretending to be weak to deceive others? That young man just looked like an ordinary guy. Although, with his eyesight, he could see that the other party was carrying a gun on his waist, so what?
Which of the people on their boat didn't have a gun?
Six guns against one gun, who would win and who would lose was obvious, right?
What's more, they were all experienced experts in killing and silencing people; how could they be afraid of a young man?
"When we send them dinner later, add something to it. It would be best if we didn't have to make a move!" However, as a veteran who had been running the water lines for over a decade, the boat boss finally ordered.
"Understood, Boss!" The boatswain nodded excitedly and left. He would have new toys to play with tonight, so naturally, he was extremely excited.
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"Sigh!"
Looking at the food placed in front of him, Li Qingyuan sighed slightly.
It seemed they were determined to go all the way to the dark!
Pietro reached out to take the milk, but as soon as he touched the cup, he retracted his hand.
There was no way around it; it hurt.
He covered the back of his hand and looked at Li Qingyuan with a aggrieved expression, not knowing why the other party had hit him.
Ignoring Pietro's aggrieved little eyes, Li Qingyuan grabbed Wanda and pulled her back.
The two children had been in the cabin all afternoon, and now they were a little emotionally excited when they suddenly saw the hot milk. Wanda, like Pietro, had rushed forward to drink it.
However, she hadn't even gotten close to the table before Li Qingyuan picked her up. It was precisely because it was difficult to stop her while holding Wanda that Li Qingyuan had directly used the bamboo board in his hand to hit the back of Pietro's hand hard.
With your lack of vigilance, you even dared to be wary of me the other day; it's simply absurd.
"These things can't be eaten. It seems they want to go all the way to the dark!" Although he hadn't obtained skills like Poison Mastery, even if he thought about it with his toes, he knew that hot milk, which could definitely be considered a luxury, would not have been sent to them to eat without some other intention.
"The milk is poisoned?" Pietro and Wanda both widened their eyes. Although they were more sensible than ordinary children, they hadn't expected the adult world to be so sinister.
"I'll go out and take a look. You two lock the door. Unless I call out, no matter who comes in, just shoot!" Taking out a Beretta from his waist, he had originally planned to give it to Wanda, but after thinking about it, he handed it to Pietro instead.
"The safety is here. You have to press it first before you can shoot. Wanda is relying on you to protect her, understand?" Li Qingyuan said to Pietro with rare gentleness.
"Understood, I will definitely protect my sister!" Pietro nodded excitedly; he was finally being treated like an adult!
"Remember, unless I call out, no matter who opens the door, just shoot at the door!"
Granted, giving a gun to a ten-year-old child seemed a bit like child's play, but there was really no better way at the moment.
Rather than waiting for those guys to rush down, he might as well go up and take care of everything first.
To be honest, if it weren't because he couldn't sail a boat and didn't know the route, he would have killed all these people long ago; that wouldn't have caused this situation now.
"You must come back!" Li Qingyuan took a step to push the door open, but saw Wanda tightly gripping the corner of his clothes, saying softly.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" Ruffling Wanda's little face, he happily opened the door and walked out.
The space on the smuggling boat was small. Opening the cabin door and walking a few steps would lead directly to the deck.
Several sailors who were squatting on the deck smoking were a little surprised to see him climbing up from below. They were waiting here to go down and have some fun later; why had the other party climbed out on his own?
"Everyone's here!" Seeing that several sailors on the boat, plus the boat boss, were all gathered together, Li Qingyuan shrugged helplessly.
He really had a jinxed mouth; whatever he said came true.
If their expressions weren't suspicious, then no one would believe it!
Several sailors all looked at the boat boss, waiting for his instructions.
The boat boss frowned as he looked at Li Qingyuan, who had appeared in front of him, constantly calculating in his mind.
Was the other party really capable, or was he just an ignorant youth who wasn't afraid of tigers?
However, just because he didn't move didn't mean that others wouldn't.
The boatswain walked out with a sneer.
"Boy, since you came out on your own, that saves us the trouble.Good boy Hand over all the money obediently, and then tie yourself up. Your grandpa here is kind-hearted and can spare your life!"