"A few hundred dollars?" The old man narrowed his eyes, "That's not enough. Wuji Island is different from other countries. I will take risks if I send you there."
Before Xu Tian could speak, his topic changed again.
"But you can't find anyone in the entire casino who can take you there."
"Forget it, just think that I am happy that I won money today and charge less. Come with me."
…
Five hours later, Xu Tian boarded a small ship after paying five hundred dollars.
Apart from him, there were only seven or eight sailors on the ship.
Smuggling only one person with him at a time seemed to be a very uneconomical business.
But then Xu Tian realized that smuggling to Wuji Island would be a huge risk after all, and most people wouldn't run here when they were full.
In ordinary countries, stowaways discovered are deported, and at most they are imprisoned in local jails for a few months. However, stowaways found on Wuji Island can be executed on the street according to regulations.
This kind of wanton killing without human rights is completely the system of barbaric society, but it is common on Wuji Island.
If it weren't for finding Tang Bingyan, Xu Tian would never want to deal with the barbarians here for the rest of his life.
The sailors were drinking and playing cards on the boat, glancing in Xu Tian's direction from time to time.
Xu Tian originally wanted to ask them about the situation on Wuji Island, but the looks in their eyes made him uncomfortable, so he gave up the idea of talking to them.
The outline of an island was vaguely visible in the distance. Xu Tian glanced at the time on his phone and estimated that he would be able to dock in less than an hour.
"Hello!"
At this moment, the sailor who was still playing cards walked towards him.
"Hands up, backpack shouts!"
The leading sailor shouted to Xu Tian in broken English with an accent.
Xu Tian didn't react at first, but then he realized that these sailors were not going to rob, right?
This kind of ship found on the underground black market naturally did not expect them to be trustworthy, but Xu Tian did not expect that after paying five hundred US dollars, these people were still greedy.
Fortunately, although these sailors are big men, they are not professionally trained warriors, so if they want to fight him, he can easily deal with them.
But he hasn't reached Wuji Island yet, and he can't sail a boat. He can't jump into the sea and swim there, right?
"Move quickly!"
The sailors were a little impatient.
"If you keep dilly-dallying, I'll throw you to the sharks!"
"I really have no cash." Xu Tian opened his backpack and showed it to the sailor. Apart from a flashlight, a hemp rope water bottle and other camping supplies, there really weren't any valuable belongings inside.
The sailors didn't believe it, so they grabbed the backpack and rummaged through it. After finding nothing, they got angry and cursed.
"pauper!"
“If you don’t have money, why not follow others to come to Wuji Island!”
"This is not a place for a brat like you to come!"
"Brother, do you think his mobile phone is worth it?"
The sailor next to him stared at Xu Tian's cell phone greedily.
"If you sell it, you should be able to get a lot of money, right?"
This country's economy is relatively backward. High-end electronic products such as mobile phones are only available to wealthy people, and their mobile phones are several versions behind China's.
Even though Xu Tian's iPhone has been used for two years and is outdated in China, in the eyes of these sailors, it is a treasure.
"Hand over your phone!" The sailor pulled out a sharp knife and pointed it at Xu Tian.
"I can't give you the mobile phone." Xu Tian tried to negotiate with them, "As long as I report the loss of this mobile phone and lock it, it is no different from turning my head. So, I will give you the watch. This watch is worth more than the mobile phone."
Xu Tian was crossing illegally and was not exposed to the light, so he did not want to conflict with them on this boat. No matter what, he had to land on the island as soon as possible.
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing the watch on his wrist, and under the gaze of the sailors, he took it off and threw it away.
The sailors took the watch, looked at it carefully, and then looked at Xu Tian with increasingly greedy eyes.
"Hand over your phone too!"
Xu Tian's eyes darkened.
Greedy fool!
"What if I don't pay?"
"Then don't blame us for throwing you down to feed the sharks!"
The sailors laughed ferociously, not taking the frail young man in front of them at all.
Killing someone on the high seas and dumping the body is a familiar routine for them.
It turned out that this was a robbery gang using smuggling as an excuse. From the moment the blond woman brought Xu Tian to the old man with the white beard, it was a scam.
They hang out in casinos and specialize in deceiving foreigners who are unfamiliar with the local area.
Soon, the sailors waved their sharp knives and rushed towards Xu Tian with ferocious faces.
Without saying a word, Xu Tian first kicked the person in front of him, then reached out and grabbed the sharp knife of the sailor next to him, and raised his hand to stab him directly.
The sailors did not expect Xu Tian to be so capable of fighting. He injured two people in an instant and was in chaos for a while.
Xu Tian took the opportunity to run into the driver's cab of the ship's cabin and put a knife on the captain's neck.
"Don't move, keep driving to Wuji Island!"
The captain was so frightened that his hand at the helm was trembling.
At this time, other sailors also reacted and chased into the cabin.
What Xu Tian didn't expect was that they didn't care about the captain's life or death and still surrounded Xu Tian as if they didn't care about their lives.
"Back off! Or I'll kill him!"
Xu Tian used the knife in his hand a little harder, leaving a bloody mark on the captain's neck.
"I don't know anything!"
"I was hired to drive the ship!"
the captain shouted.
"Don't kill me!"
tmd…
Xu Tian cursed secretly in his heart, but did not dare to relax the sharp knife in his hand.
The sailors really didn't care about the captain's life or death. Even if Xu Tian put a knife on his neck, they still attacked him regardless.
Xu Tian quickly left the captain behind and fought back, but at the same time he was confused.
Aren't these people afraid that no one will be able to sail the ship if the captain dies?
The sounds of fighting were heard again in the narrow cabin. As the sailors who rushed up were slashed and kicked by Xu Tian, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. The remaining sailors did not dare to approach rashly again.
They finally realized that they had encountered a tough problem today. If they could not subdue Xu Tian, they would probably fight to the death.
"Put your head in your hands and get on the deck!"
Xu Tian used a sharp knife to force the sailors back and made them squat in the corner of the deck.
The ship is still moving, and at this speed, it will be able to dock in less than half an hour.
Xu Tian stared at the injured sailors warily, picked up the backpack that had fallen on the ground, and carried it on his back.
I planned to jump off the ship as soon as it docked.
Although these sailors dared to take people across the border, they did not dare to land on the island.
Their route did not lead to the dock, but to the rugged mountains and cliffs, but this was an excellent hiding opportunity for Xu Tian.
Since he does not have a passage visa, he cannot disembark from the pier.
Just when he was estimating how long it would take to climb over the mountain in front of him, the boat suddenly stopped.
"Don't move!" Xu Tian's heart skipped a beat as he warned the sailors who were about to move.