Volume 3 Chapter 40 The Contradictions of Smugglers

From the moment the chef appeared, the surrounding crew members did not even dare to say a word. When they heard the chef's words, they all smiled. One crew member flattered him and said, "Brother, it's better to think about these brothers." Another crew member also took the opportunity. Said: "How about we only obey the eldest brother!" He turned to look at the beautiful captain, and said with a flat mouth: "That guy over there... doesn't know how to feel sorry for the brothers." The first crew member He snorted angrily: "She agreed to put this fat guy in here." The chef snorted, but smiled slightly, with an unfathomable expression on his face.

The fat man was a little shocked and thought to himself: "Is there something wrong with these crew members? Even the captain doesn't care about it at all." He turned his head and looked at the female captain with frowning eyebrows. He couldn't imagine it at all. , how could the captain of a smuggling ship full of desperadoes be such a young and beautiful girl?

Tian Xingjian stared blankly at the beautiful captain, but he didn't realize that the middle-aged chef had been looking at him impatiently for a long time. The fat man was shaking his head in disbelief. Suddenly, a pair of big hands twisted his collar and lifted him up fiercely. The fat man reflexively prepared to take action, but suddenly realized that he was now the mechanic Zhang Yuan, a man who could only stand in front of these people. A guy who can take a beating. He desperately controlled his hand that was about to slash at his opponent's neck, and shouted in panic: "What are you doing?"

The middle-aged chef said sternly: "I never say anything twice. I told you to eat it quickly. Hehe, how dare you turn a deaf ear to my words and look at women lustfully. Is this woman something you can see?" As he spoke through gritted teeth, he used his muscular arms to pull the table over, forcefully dragged the fat man out of his seat, and dragged him all the way to the door like a dead pig. He kicked the fat man somersaulting with a flying kick and roared. Said: "Get out! If you let me see you again, I will destroy you!"

The fat man had an extremely frightened expression on his face, his mouth was open, his whole body was shaking, and his eyes were full of tears, as if he would completely collapse and cry in another second. When the performance reached an emotional point and it felt like tears were about to roll down, a clear and clear voice suddenly came: "Uncle Eric, don't scare the guests..." The fat man looked over timidly, but it was the beautiful woman. The captain stood at the door of the restaurant handsomely, looking a little brave and a little weak.

Eric chuckled and said, "Audrey, what kind of guest is this? Don't you think of this smuggling ship as a passenger ship?" He didn't seem to buy the captain's blame at all, and his expression changed as he spoke: "What class has this guest booked? Do you want me to serve him personally?"

Captain Audrey's expression changed. She obviously didn't expect Eric to contradict her in public, and said angrily: "Eric, I respect you and I'll call you uncle. Find out who is the captain on this ship. Do you think I'm easy to bully?" "Although her voice was soft, there was an undeniable courage. "You are all my father's old brothers. Why do you want to have internal strife just after the old man left? It doesn't matter whether I am the captain or not. Don't think that I want to occupy him. Whoever is qualified to sit in this position will take it!" She looked at Eric coldly and said with a smile: "Uncle Eric, if you want to sit in this position, you might as well say it. They are all my father's old brothers, and no one will say anything about you. Bullying my own niece!" As soon as these words came out, the scene fell silent. Although several crew members felt a little bored, Eric's face turned red and white. He couldn't tell whether it was shame or anger. Finally, he groaned and turned around. Entered the restaurant.

Tian Xingjian saw that Audrey had quite a bit of fierce and cold courage, and secretly said in his heart: "No wonder a girl can lead a group of big men to do such a desperate job. The use of excuses to defeat Eric is not ordinary. What a girl has to do." When all the crew members dispersed, Fatty found Audrey sighing softly, and her face that was tough and cold just now suddenly became weak and helpless, like an ordinary girl who had been wronged, her eyes A thick fog floated inside, making me want to cry. The fat man sighed in his heart. Being the captain of a smuggling ship full of contradictions would be a headache for even a very strong man, let alone such a girl.

The fat man was speculating on the contradictions of the smuggling ship, but Audrey found that the honest-looking fat man in front of her was staring at her intently, and suddenly said with a pretty face: "Your name is Zhang Yuanshi?" Seeing the fat man flinching When she was about to answer, Audrey waved her hand disdainfully and said: "Since you paid the money, we will be responsible for sending you to your destination. Don't cause any trouble on this ship. There is no one here you can afford to offend." , I don't care whether you live or die if something happens!" Her expression changed rapidly, her voice was cold and sharp, and she didn't look weak at all. Seeing the fat man nodding pitifully with tears in his eyes, Audrey snorted, turned around and left.

There was no one at the door of the restaurant. When Tian Xingjian saw that no one paid attention to him, he quickly sneaked into the wine shop next to the restaurant. After all, the route of the smuggling ship was much farther than that of ordinary cargo ships, and it was impossible to pass through the giant space jump point guarded by the fleets of the belligerent countries. , in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they usually take detours from public galaxies and pass those ultra-small jumping points. The trip that can be reached in four or five days will take a month. If they stay in that shabby cabin every day for this month, But it's life-threatening, and it's worse than being in jail.

The fat man got into the wine with a pitiful and cowering look, found a remote seat to sit down, and ordered a glass of wine. Like most honest and honest ordinary people, he just drank with his head hanging down. Anyone who passed by would scare him. Jumping, as if he was ready to stand up and make way for others at any time. He originally had a naive face, but now his face in disguise has changed to a more honest face. He is so fat that people can't be wary of anything. He is drinking, A hand was put on his shoulder, and the fat man trembled. When he looked up, he saw an old sailor with greasy clothes. The old crew member chuckled, sat down opposite the fat man and said, "Fat man, buy me a drink."

The fat man had seen this old guy in the restaurant just now. When the conflict happened, he stayed aside and watched the excitement. He cursed in his heart, but his face looked like he was afraid of being beaten. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay ." He didn't dare to wave to the waiter, so he stood up and trotted to the stage. He nodded and bowed and bought a bottle of wine from the impatient bartender who rolled his eyes and took it back. He poured it for the old man and said with a flattering smile: "I'll borrow your boat for a short journey. You'll take care of me along the way. I'll toast you."

The old man chuckled, drank the wine in the cup and said, "I heard you are a mechanic? Hehe, there are actually many ways to get to Mozic, why do you have to get on this ship?" The fat man thought: "Damn, Don’t I know? It takes at least half a year to travel from other countries, transfer all the way, and arrange flights. By the time we get there, the day lilies are already cold." But he smiled and said: "I have something to do, and I am in a hurry to go back. Many of my friends left like this." The old man shook his head and said, "If I don't call you stupid, it doesn't matter if you take a smuggling ship. Why did you bring a [Hurricane] on board?" The fat man heard this. , immediately understood, and asked with a pale face: "Don't others bring mechas?" The old man smiled strangely: "Yes! But no one dares to bring such a jealous mecha! This machine A is the latest mecha that was just released a year ago. Hey, I want to steal it from you..." He glanced at the other people in the wine and said, "Not to mention these guys."

The fat man trembled all over and said: "Old man, this is so unjust. I paid for the boat ride and didn't cause any trouble to you." The old man squinted his eyes and smiled: "No trouble, no trouble, I'll just throw you into the garbage chute." , there is no trouble." The fat man was about to cry, and said in a trembling voice: "Old man, don't scare me. I am naturally timid. This is a smuggling ship, not a pirate ship. Otherwise, you can send me back first, and I will Why don't you take this boat?" The old man drank one drink after another, ignoring the fat man's pleas and looking like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Later, when he saw that the fat man was about to shed tears, he acted like he couldn't stand it anymore and said: "My old Ivan can still say something here, but they still have to sell our power cabin to save some face, no?" Without power, the ship can only hang in space. Since you are a mechanic, you might as well move into the power cabin and help out when you have nothing to do. Let me tell you, there are not enough manpower... But , this protection fee..." The old man's cloudy eyes almost narrowed into a thin line, and he spread out a black hand and placed it in front of the fat man.

The fat man thought with laughter in his heart: "This old immortal is really an old ghost. He scared people half to death with just a few words. Anyway, I can't prove it, so I'm a fool to ask others if they want to steal my mecha. I found it." Not only do you have free labor, but you also charge protection fees. It’s so shady. It’s so fucking shady.” With a painful look on his face, he took out the electronic credit card specially prepared for him by the military and said tremblingly: “Uncle Ivan, protect me. How much is the fee?" Old Ivan gestured to him to put the credit card back and said: "Don't be here. Anyway, I won't charge you too much if I suffer a little loss. Oh, you look so pitiful. Drink, drink." The old man's face was flushed with pride, and he kept drinking. From time to time, he lowered his voice and mysteriously told the fat man some so-called inside stories on the smuggling ship, so as to win the fat man's greater trust.

How could Tian Xingjian let go of such an opportunity? While pouring wine for old Ivan, he was digging up the inside story. This old man had no scruples after drinking too much. It wasn't a secret anyway, it was just some entanglement of right and wrong. In other words, it didn't take long for the fat man to get an overview of the situation on the ship. It turned out that this old [Apollo] civilian medium-sized transport ship was purchased by Audrey's father. This group of people was originally just idle and poor people. He also led the crew single-handedly. As long as he was here, no one in this group would dare to stab him. But not long ago, Audrey's father suddenly passed away due to illness. Smuggling originally meant eating with your head in front of you. A snake can't survive without a head. The old captain was the most loyal among all the smuggling ships, and Audrey She grew up on this ship, and the ship belongs to her family. There is no dispute about inheriting the position of captain, but everyone has selfish motives. The crew leaders on this ship each have their own factions, and after all, the smuggling ship belongs to men. The work, being led by a young girl, seemed a bit unpleasant to these people. In addition, the old captain is dead, and some nobles are also interested in Audrey. If Audrey can accompany them, everything about entering the customs and receiving the goods is easy to discuss. However, Audrey would rather die than obey. Most of the relations with the Gacharin Empire were severed. Now everyone's financial resources were affected and the conflicts became more and more serious.

Old man Ivan drank a glass of wine, smacked his lips and said, "Since Audrey took over as captain, this ship has never been clean. Although Eric is a cook, apart from the old captain and me, there are only He is the oldest person on this ship. This guy is ruthless and in charge of where everyone eats. There are quite a few guys who listen to him. Apart from him, there are also former first officers who want to be the captain. Chang Anthony, that guy is not a good person. If these two people didn't accept each other and secretly competed below, so that Audrey could find a balance, otherwise they would have taken away the power. Hehe..." The old man raised his head and poured down another glass of wine, and said mysteriously: "These two guys not only want to be captains, hehe, but they also want to be the filial son-in-law of the old captain."

"Holy shit..." The fat man recalled Eric's ferocious appearance, and then thought about Audrey's beautiful face that could make any man feel suffocated when they met, and he felt angrily: "Isn't this a bastard chewing barley and wasting food? ?" Listening to Ivan's words, Fatty sympathized with Audrey, but at the same time he became more and more worried about An Lei. This world is a world of the jungle, and An Lei's character is not suitable for missions behind enemy lines. If there is any conflict, it will really make things worse. I regret it for the rest of my life.

Although the old ghost Ivan was always coaxing and deceiving, he was still the manager of the power cabin. No one in the increasingly lively wine came to trouble Tian Xingjian, including the crew members who were in the restaurant just now, and they just passed by. Shi Shi raised his eyes and threatened, and when he saw old Ivan staring, he let the pitiful fat man go with a strange smile.

While he was drinking, the spacecraft suddenly turned off its power engine, and the whole place went dark. After a few seconds, when the emergency lights were turned on, the spacecraft began to vibrate violently, as if it was about to fall apart. The fat man's face turned pale. , This time I was not pretending, I was really scared. It was obvious that the spacecraft was passing through the space jump point. The current jump does not require a survival capsule. The entire spacecraft is a large survival capsule. The engine is useless during the jump. The spacecraft has already accelerated through the acceleration device of the jump point before entering the jump point. Only after passing the jump point will the spacecraft engine be restarted. At such a high speed, the overall force of the spacecraft is very large. Such a dilapidated transport ship may turn into a piece of rotten iron at any time during the space jump. Looking at the old ghost Ivan's mocking look made the fat man almost cry.

***, you old ghost is over 60 years old, I have lived more than 40 years less than you! .