Count of Monte Cristo

On the evening of the seventh day, the big ship Maiden finally came back.They stayed at the place where they docked last time, and Lin Ke was already able to go to the ground.

Edmund had already packed his things, and Jacob jumped off the boat and came to Linko before the boat stopped.He was obviously concerned about Lin Ke's injury, but he still pretended not to care, "You bad luck boy, we earned you a lot of money, so you just stay on this desolate island and cry? Ugh..." Jacob sighed exaggeratedly.

Lin Ke pretended to be dejected, "Well, I really envy you, Jacob."

"Haha, don't be downcast, the uncle can reward you a little bit."

Lin Ke shook his head, with a smile in his eyes, "Just pay me back the money you owe me." Jacob still owes Lin Ke a lot of money.

"Haha, you brat, you're still thinking about your money." Jacob scolded with a smile, "I'll give you a big red envelope when I get on the boat!"

"Yes!" Lin Ke said solemnly.

Jacob smiled generously and looked at Lin Ke, "It's good that you are fine, you don't even know that when Edmond brought you back, we all thought you were dead, and Edmond was also flustered, first Is this the first time I saw him so nervous? In the end, he said that you were injured and couldn’t run around to take care of you! The captain didn’t want to agree. You know that Edmond’s skills are very good. He can control the command and let us avoid the pursuit of the guard ship. But love Edmund insisted that he stay and take care of you, and the captain reluctantly agreed. Oh, Edmond is a really nice man, he is very loyal." It seemed that Jacob admired Edmund very much.

Lin Ke was also very grateful to Edmund, "Yes! Yes! Edmund is a good partner!"

"Huh?" Lin Ke saw Steven and asked, "He didn't go ashore?" Didn't it mean that Steven would go ashore in Livona and go home? Why did he return to the Maiden?

Jacob shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Steven just came over, "Eisen, are you feeling better?"

"It's better, Steven, thank you for your concern." Lin Ke said with a smile, and after a while, he said sincerely, "I'm sorry, Steven, I was rude that day, can you forgive my gaffe ?”

"Hehe... I'm too sensitive." Steven also smiled, and he smiled calmly, as if he had already forgotten about this matter.

Lin Ke breathed a sigh of relief.Edmund had already sent the daily necessities back to the Maiden, and when he saw them here, he walked over and greeted Jacob and Steven.Jacob smiled and told him what they encountered when they went to Livona, and said that their captain again shipped a lot of valuables, colorful muslin, embargoed cotton, Chinese tea, British gunpowder and monopoly Bureau forgot to stamp tobacco.These goods are light in weight but high in value. If they can be successfully transported to the free port and then sold to those speculators, they can make a lot of money.If the transaction is successful, the sailors can get at least one more month's bonus, and the captain can also take a month off, so the sailors are very happy and attach great importance to this trip at sea.

Edmund listened with a smile on his face, as if he was happy for them. Lin Ke also listened. He couldn't stand for a long time. Edmond saw that Linko's face was a little pale, so he carried him onto the boat.

Maiden set sail amidst the stars.

The sea was still as far as the eye could see. They drove peacefully for two days without encountering quarantine ships, customs officers, or even merchant ships passing by. The Maiden was thrown into a shark-infested hell like a lonely little fish.Edmund moved Linko's hammock to his cabin to take care of him.All the friends on the boat came to see him one after another and brought him some gifts.Lin Ke accepted excitedly.

On the third day of sailing at sea, the captain came to see him once, said a few words of encouragement, and then called Edmond out. It seemed that he had something to discuss.Lin Ke flipped through the French book given to him by Edmund, in agony.When Lin Ke was drowsy, the door of the cabin was pushed open vigorously. Edmund's face was gloomy as if dripping water, and it didn't know when it started to rain heavily outside.It was raining heavily, pouring down!

"What's wrong?" Lin Ke had a bad feeling.He hooked his head and looked outside, the sky seemed to be darker and more gloomy, dense clouds were pressing down on his head, and at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his knee.The storm raged and the rain poured down.Suddenly love a burst of thunder exploded!At this time, the storm was galloping like a thunderbolt, and the lightning flashed across the night sky again and again, like a red snake covered in fire, illuminating the clouds rolled by the chaotic and turbulent waves.

Edmund's face was dark and unclear, and there was a terrifying aura mixed with the wind and rain.

"The cabin is flooded!"

"What?!" Lin Ke jumped up, but fell on the bed again. Edmund approached the cabin. He was completely soaked, and the carpet was wet from the water droplets on his body.

Edmund stopped him, "Don't move around, we are going to rescue the cargo. The Maiden crashed into a huge rock. Because the two days of driving were too smooth, the first officer didn't pay attention when he was steering. He drank a lot of wine overnight, which caused this disaster." Edmond explained lightly, his tone was very flat, which did not match his complexion.Lin Ke knew that if the cabin was flooded quickly, a loss could be avoided.

"Go!" Lin Ke couldn't help now, he urged Edmond.

Edmund is out!

Lin Ke got out of bed and moved to the door. He could see people shaking outside. Lin Ke was so anxious that he put his hands on his chest, trying to suppress his beating heart. There was a voice in his heart that there would be more evil and worse things tonight. things happen!He used his other hand to wipe away the sweat left along his forehead along his temples. He couldn't help trembling all over, and his heart was also tightening, as if he was caught in a closed space.Between lightning and thunder—he saw Steven's pale face, kneeling wet in the heavy rain!He seemed to be in great pain, made even more miserable as the wind raged!

Lin Ke could hear the captain's roar!

"Edmond, go and plug the loophole on the left!!"

"Sam! Sam! Where are you son of a bitch! Go get the reins!!"

"Jacob! You go lower the spinnaker!"

"Philips! Philips! Go and tidy up the flour in the kitchen! You damned people, hurry up!!"

"Ada!! You are crying, I will kill you with one shot!!"

The wind howled, and the heavy rain hit people, making bursts of noise!The whole maiden is in a hurry, they are saving their cargo!

The cabin shook, and the waves were shocking. Lin Ke couldn't stand still. He fell on the carpet, and his hair was wet from the rain.

The movement on the boat became faster, only figures were left shaking in the black, and everyone's panting could be heard even under the heavy rain! !

"The pirates are coming!!" A scream pierced the entire night sky!

There was a few seconds of silence on the boat, and then an even bigger uproar rang out!

Noisy, there are screams, collisions and shouts everywhere!

"The pirates are on board!" A burst of thunder exploded in Lin Ke's ears. He felt a bullet shot into his heart, and his breathing became short of breath. "Sea...pirates?" Lin Ke quickly hid in the cabin.He felt that the cabin was tilting to the left, shaking more violently, and all the books on the table fell off.Edmond's bottles and jars also fell to the ground, like a song of soul-calling on a rainy night, which was extremely terrifying.

Lin Ke looked outside and saw dark figures, no one could tell who they were, as if someone had shot, someone was yelling, someone was crying...

"Hey, old friends! Don't resist, put down the gun!!" A rough voice sounded, with a determination that could not be resisted.

Lin Ke's body was trembling, leaning against the wooden board, listening to the sound outside.As soon as the sound fell, there was another burst of gunfire!

"A bunch of sons of bitches! Friends, kill me!" The rough voice seemed to be angry, and the gunshots rang out like a shower, with several thunderclaps interspersed, converging into a symphony of death.

The ship shook violently, and the mournful voices of many people rang out, almost breaking through the entire sailboat. After an unknown period of time, the outside sounds seemed to stop, only the whistling of the wind remained.

Enduring his fear, Lin Ke secretly opened the hatch and poked his head out, but saw nothing.He knew that it would not be long before the pirates would search for them from cabin to cabin.

The sailors on the deck didn't know what was going on. Lin Ke remembered that he had seen Steven before, but now he was gone, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Lin Ke gasped for breath. He covered his heart and whispered Edmond's name, but there was no response. This feeling was like a poisonous snake wrapped around his throat. The sense of suffocation and oppression made him at a loss, and even made him feel With an almost eerie courage, he decides to go out and find his mates!

Suddenly there was a voice on the deck, and then someone lit a torch!The fire brightly illuminated the entire maiden!

The heavy rain gradually became smaller, and the raindrops didn't even put out the torch!

The fire made Lin Ke see what is called purgatory on earth. This is the first time he has seen so much blood and so much killing. This scene is more shocking and disgusting than what he saw in the movie theater before. Lin Ke covered his throat , I was afraid that I would spit it out!About a dozen people were lying on the ground moaning, their limbs were distorted with painful expressions, and the blood flowing horizontally was washed down by the rain, and the air was filled with the smell of blood, which made people sick.

"Go, you take Nick to carry our presents!" It was still the rough voice, full of joy of victory.

"You, you, and you, go to the cabin to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net."

"The rest are optimistic about these people."

"Boss, we found him!"

"Where is it?" In a blink of an eye, the man had disappeared.

Lin Ke listened for a while, only heard the footsteps of those people scolding, he gritted his teeth, now that the matter has come to an end, Lin Ke is not afraid anymore, and he will die.

As soon as he climbed out of the hatch, the pirates caught him and dragged him on deck, along with a little boy who was helping in the kitchen, and Philips was there too.Lin Ke took a look and found that almost everyone was on the deck. The captain seemed to be injured. Lying on the ground in a coma, he was not only dead or alive, Jacob was also injured, but Lin Ke saw his eyeballs moving, and immediately Knowing that he is still alive, what about Edmund?Lin Kezai searched for him carefully on the deck.

"Don't move around, you little brat!" A sea island kicked him, and Lin Ke cried out in grief, and quietly hid in the corner.Beside him were two dead sailors. Lin Ke ran into them and quietly hid on their left side, using the corpses as cover.

"Edmond?" Lin Ke whispered in surprise.

"Hush—" It turned out that Edmund was hiding on the right side of the railing. There was a large wooden barrel there, which seemed to be used for drinking water. It was covered with canvas, and Edmund was hiding under the canvas.He was also injured, with wounds on his face, abdomen and arms, and his clothes turned red.

He didn't know whether it was sweat, blood, or rain on his head, in short, his whole face was wet, and he couldn't see his true face clearly. His breathing was like a dilapidated sealed box-it took several breaths to say the last sentence.Lin Ke leaned close to his head, put his ear on his lips, and listened to him say: "Lin Ke, be quiet, don't think about resisting, they will leave after grabbing the goods they want..." He gasped, "As long as If we stop resisting, these people still have a chance to live."

Lin Ke's heart was beating non-stop, he grabbed Edmond's hand, "I know. Don't talk, I'll show you the wound."

When Lin Ke came out, he secretly hid Edmond’s bottles and jars on him. Using the cover of the corpse and the night, he secretly took out the medicine and rubbed it on Edmond’s wound—Edmond took his Pointing out his hand to him where he was hurt.

After a while of busy work, both of them were out of breath, and it was almost dawn, and the pirates over there kept talking, but Lin Ke couldn't understand, but Edmond's breathing became more and more rapid.Lin Ke touched his forehead and found that his whole body was hot, scorching hot.Lin Ke was secretly anxious. Edmund must have had a fever. His body was shaking violently, his lips were pale, and he said intermittently, "These pirates are going to... take us to their pirate ship."

Lin Ke turned pale with shock, trembling, "What are they trying to do?"

Edmund shook his head weakly, then closed his eyes.Lin Ke didn't dare to disturb him anymore, so he could only hug Edmund tightly and wipe the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, hoping that he would feel better.

For about an hour, the sky was dim, the sun was about to rise from the east, and the horizon was gradually approaching.Most of the wounded on board fell into a coma, and occasionally one or two were still awake, and they also closed their eyes to conserve their strength.

The pirates had already moved all the goods to their own pirate ship, and then the pirate leader also came over and Lin Ke heard him say, "Come on, tie these still alive people to the ship, but be careful."

Lin Ke secretly looked at the pirate leader, and heard that his voice was the one who started talking, and it seemed that he should be the boss.He saw a man in his arms, who seemed to be unconscious, but with that golden hair—it was Steven!Lin Ke was shocked, and wanted to raise his head to see more clearly, but saw the man lowered his head and kissed the hair of the man in his arms!

Lin Ke was dumbfounded, obviously very distressed!He recalled the wounds of Steven being rescued aboard and what Edmund had said, the words of pirates, and understood something.These pirates are after Steven!