Chapter 1235 - 705 Setting Off to Country M_2

Chapter 1235: Chapter 705 Setting Off to Country M_2

As he spoke, the boatman gestured for Qin Yuan to come over, and Qin Yuan obediently walked up to him.

"This young brother here, he’s the one who wants to go to the U.S.," said the boatman.

Chen Ge gave Qin Yuan a scrutinizing look, "I don’t care who he is or if he has the money."

"He does, he does," the boatman replied somewhat sycophantically and then reached out his hand to Qin Yuan.

"How much?"

"Five hundred."

Upon hearing this, the corners of Qin Yuan’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

What the hell, is this how my 500 yuan start-up capital is going to be used?

Qin Yuan took out the only 500 yuan he had from his pocket and handed it to Chen Ge.

Chen Ge took the money and then said, "500 yuan, not enough!"

"But Chen Ge, didn’t we agree on 500?"

"Not anymore, my boss found out."

"So how much then?"

"Three thousand."

"What?"

The boatman was taken aback by the price.

What the hell, that’s quite a jump!

"You know, I only charged you 500 before because of our many years of friendship."

"Now my boss knows, and there’s nothing I can do. I’ve got to explain it to him!"

With things having come to this, the boatman, having no choice, turned to look at Qin Yuan, signaling for him to pay up.

"I don’t have any more, just the 500," said Qin Yuan with a shrug.

"Chen Ge, count it yourself."

The boatman took a stack of cash from a small box on the boat, counted out 2500, and handed it to Chen Ge.

The money in the box was now almost gone.

"No need, I trust you, Lu Lame," Chen Ge said, then gestured for Qin Yuan to come aboard, "Come on up."

"I’ll pay you back the money."

As Qin Yuan passed by the boatman, he whispered.

The boatman nodded, "Alright, go on then. Go and work hard over there; I’ll look after things at home for you."

The boatman said this and waved Qin Yuan off, urging him to hurry up.

Without further ado, Qin Yuan turned and followed Chen Ge onto the vessel.

"I’ve known Lu Lame for so many years and have never seen him be this generous," Chen Ge muttered as he led the way, whether to Qin Yuan or himself was unclear.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at a door about half a man’s height.

Pushing the door open, a musty smell wafted out, and Chen Ge said to Qin Yuan, "I’m sorry, brother, this is how our boat is. Conditions are limited; you’ll have to make do and stay here for the next few days."

Qin Yuan glanced inside, his brows furrowing slightly.

By rough count, there were more than thirty people inside, all of whom seemed to be stowaways.

There were men and women, and even some children too.

"Chen Ge, isn’t it possible to stay in the cargo hold?"

Qin Yuan asked, unwilling to give up hope.

Though he wasn’t afraid of such conditions, if there was a better option, who would want to stay in such a godforsaken place?

"Brother, it’s already decent of me to let you aboard for Lu Lame’s sake, so don’t be picky!"

Chen Ge’s tone became a bit more emphatic, clearly getting a bit upset.

"Fine, then thank you, Chen Ge."

Qin Yuan had no choice but to let it go.

"Don’t worry. I know you’re out of money and there’s nothing to eat. When it’s mealtime, I’ll bring some food for you."

"Okay, thanks, Chen Ge."

"Once you get in there, just stay quiet and wait. When we arrive, you’ll naturally be let out."

After Qin Yuan went in, Chen Ge closed the door behind him and left, likely to report back to the boss.

Qin Yuan found an empty corner to sit down in, paying no mind to the curious gazes of those around him.

"Brother, where are you from?"

A man in his thirties crept up beside Qin Yuan and asked familiarly.

The man looked fairly robust but had an uncomfortable shadiness in his eyes.

Although Qin Yuan hadn’t opened his eyes, he had been aware of the man’s approach from the start.

Qin Yuan opened his eyes, gave the man an indifferent glance, then closed them again, ignoring him.

Seeing that Qin Yuan ignored him, the shady man felt a flash of irritation in his heart, his eyes fiercely glinting for an instant.

What’s with the act, aren’t you stuck in this hellhole just like us?

Although displeased, the shady man soon adjusted his mood and said with slight apology in his tone, "Sorry, brother, didn’t mean to disturb you."

"It’s just that when one is away from home, it’s good to make more friends to help each other out in times of need."

His words sounded especially sincere, and had someone less worldly heard them, they might have let down their guard and befriended him.

"I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in making friends."

Qin Yuan didn’t even open his eyes as he flatly rejected.

Upon hearing this response, the smile on the shady man’s face immediately vanished, his eyes narrowed in a sharp gaze, and after staring at Qin Yuan for a few seconds, he said, "Sorry for the intrusion. You take care now~"

He had emphasized the last two words, allowing anyone perceptive to detect the threat within them.

Qin Yuan’s expression remained unaffected, offering no response.

The shady man snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"How about it, Shan, the kid didn’t give you face?"

Once the shady man, known as Shan, returned to his original spot, five men of similar age quickly surrounded him.

Shan shook his head, "Hard nut to crack."

"Heh, hard nut, harder than our fists?"

The muscular man scoffed disdainfully.

"Trying to offer a toast when they prefer a penalty drink, they don’t know what’s good for them."

"Shan, let’s take him down!"

"..."

The others chimed in.

Shan gestured them to lower their voices with a hand, and everyone fell silent.

"No need to rush. I notice the guy in charge here treats this kid differently. After all, this is their territory. If we beat up this kid and offend them, life won’t be easy for us either."

Shan explained to his group.

"So, we’re just gonna let it go?"

The muscular man couldn’t swallow his pride as if Qin Yuan’s refusal was a great insult.

"It’s just a few days here anyway. Once we’re ashore, we’ll be free."

Shan implied that once they were ashore, they could do as they pleased, and Chen and his crew wouldn’t be able to manage them.

Even if they wanted to support Qin Yuan against them, they would have a place to run to.

If worst came to worst, they could always just escape.

Shan and his group occupied a large area all to themselves, and within a five-meter radius, no one dared come close. Naturally, no one else overheard their conversation.

Even if they had, chances are they wouldn’t dare say anything.

Qin Yuan, with his extraordinary hearing, had of course overheard their conversation, but he didn’t take it seriously.

They were just some passersby. As long as they didn’t provoke him, that was fine; if they did, there would be no good consequences for them.

Soon, it was time for lunch.

The people on the ship took out food and water from their backpacks and began to eat.

Right at that moment, a cabin door opened, and a sailor stood at the entrance holding a tray.

"Who here is Brother Lame Lu, come get your meal."

When the people inside heard this, they all curiously looked at Qin Yuan, who was the last to come aboard and had been received with relative kindness by Chen.

As expected, Qin Yuan rose among their curious gazes and walked towards the door.

"Thanks, brother."

Qin Yuan took the tray and thanked the person who had brought it.

"Make sure to clean the plate after eating; we’ll pick it up next mealtime."

"Okay."

Qin Yuan returned to his spot with a plate full of food, receiving glances of envy and jealousy along the way.

"Mama, Niuniu wants to eat the yummy food."

A little girl commented on the scent of the food, unable to hold back.

"Be a good girl, Niuniu. Just bear with it for a few more days, and then you can have some food."

The girl’s mother consoled her, then took out some bread from her bag, unwrapped it, and placed it in front of her daughter.

"Here, Niuniu, let’s eat this. Don’t you love the strawberry-flavored bread?"

The little girl looked at the bread in front of her with joy and promptly began to eat it with both hands.

Watching this scene, and considering sharing some of his food with the little girl, Qin Yuan smiled and then started to eat.

"Ah, quite tasty!"

Qin Yuan inwardly gave a fair assessment.

Not only was there sea fish, there was also pork from land and a couple of vegetable dishes.

If perfect was ten, Qin Yuan would give it an 8.8.

Chen wasn’t bad at all; he was reasonable to deal with.

Qin Yuan thought to himself.