As he spoke, he pulled a shiny badge from his pocket and waved it in front of the group: "Nie Feng, British citizen of Chinese descent, senior distinguished member of the International Association of Captains, and current captain of the Victoria."
Nie Feng?
This name almost made Chen Xiao freeze in shock—I'm Bu Jingyun!
The sleazy captain probably knew about "Storm Riders" and chuckled awkwardly: "I'm not kidding, my name is really Nie Feng. It's all my hateful father's fault for giving me this name... Oh, my father is from Hong Kong. My whole family immigrated to England in the early 1990s."
Hong Kong people... no wonder...
"Alright. This is not the time for jokes." Captain Nie Feng's expression suddenly turned serious. "I must go and see what has happened!"
As he spoke, he pulled a gun from his waist.
Li Wenjing whistled, looked at Nie Feng with a half-smile, and said, "It seems that according to the casino's rules, carrying a gun is not allowed here."
“I’m the captain, after all. This casino is on my ship, so naturally I get some special treatment.” Nie Feng blinked. Looking at Li Wenjing, he said, “To be honest, you almost made me vomit blood tonight. I even suspected you were cheating… Luckily you weren’t. Otherwise, I would have blown your head off right there at the gambling table.”
Just as Nie Feng was about to leave, Chen Xiao suddenly stopped him and whispered, "Captain, I'll go with you."
"Huh?" Nie Feng was taken aback.
"I have a bad feeling." Chen Xiao glanced at Sato subconsciously... Since the club's white glove sent him to protect this prince, then someone must want to harm him... He's been here for so many days and hasn't seen anything, which is strange!
And now... Chen Xiao suspects that this matter might be aimed at Sato!
After all… if you wanted to harm Prince Sato, what better place would be than the open sea? The vast ocean. Trapped on a boat, there's nowhere to run.
"You!" Chen Xiao immediately addressed the Takeuchi sisters: "Take Miss Sato back to her room! Immediately! If anyone tries to stop you..." Chen Xiao didn't finish his sentence because he saw a hint of murderous intent flash in Takeuchi Yako's eyes, which resembled a widow's face!
It's safest to send Sato back to her room now, since there are still quite a few of her servants and bodyguards there.
"Brother Wenjing, why don't you come with us too!" Sato looked at Li Wenjing expectantly.
“I’m with them.” Li Wenjing suddenly pointed at Chen Xiao and Nie Feng.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Sato's face, but he said nothing more. He sighed, looked at Li Wenjing, and said softly, "...You, be careful! Remember, I'm waiting for you!"
Sato was taken away by the Takeuchi sisters. Tang Ying originally wanted to stay by Chen Xiao's side, but Chen Xiao's face darkened: "What did that old man Takeuchi say? You have to listen to me!"
Only after hearing this did the busty loli reluctantly leave.
"I must get back to the bridge immediately!" After the women left, Nie Feng looked at Chen Xiao: "You seem to be a bodyguard, right? You must be quite skilled! I need to figure things out first... but I suspect the situation isn't good. Because without my orders, this ship absolutely cannot stop! And even if there were any special circumstances, like running aground and being forced to stop, my first mate should be in the bridge right now, and he would immediately notify me of any emergency! On a ship of our caliber, the rules are extremely strict! But there's been no news at all... so there are only two possibilities."
Which two?
"First, my cockpit was taken over, my first mate was killed, and command was seized by someone else. Second... my first mate betrayed me." Nie Feng cocked his gun with a click, his eyes gleaming: "Let's go!"
Li Wenjing turned around and opened a cabinet at the back of the room. His overcoat was hanging inside, and surprisingly, there was also a gun holster!
"You brought a gun in too?" Captain Nie Feng asked, somewhat surprised.
“I’m a senior member of the World Gambling Association. I’m also a professional member of the Bridge Association. The casino on this ship is also a member of the World Gambling Association, so naturally I’ll get some special treatment.” Li Wenjing blinked.
As the group walked out of the casino, those outside seemed oblivious to what had happened. Inside, customers continued gambling—they were so focused on the game that they didn't notice the ship had stopped, and the earlier swaying went unnoticed.
As soon as the three of them stepped outside, several casino staff members escorted a middle-aged man, who was white.
“Mr. Pete,” Li Wenjing said, looking at the man, “this is the casino manager.”
Pete glanced at Li Wenjing, then at the captain, and whispered, "Captain Nie Feng, it seems your ship has encountered some trouble? Has it stopped?"
"Yes."
“But you’re here, not in the cockpit,” Pete said, pinpointing the problem.
“That’s true, so I’m going to solve the problem now,” Nie Feng said in a deep voice.
"Are you in trouble? Do you need my help? After all, I'm on your ship too." Mr. Pete looked around. "I have people on my side. They can help you."
Nie Feng didn't accept. He just thought for a moment, then suddenly reached out and took the walkie-talkie from a casino employee. Looking at Pete, he slowly said, "Mr. Pete, your casino has its rules... and we crew members have ours! I won't let outsiders interfere in my ship's affairs unless absolutely necessary! We're not sure what's going on yet, but if I need help, I'll contact you using this walkie-talkie."
Pete immediately nodded in agreement, and then he had someone explain the walkie-talkie channel before letting the group leave the casino.
The casino patrons hadn't left yet. However, it was clear that all the casino staff and security personnel had been deployed, and the casino doors were closed.
After leaving the casino, looking back at the closed casino doors, Nie Feng explained that this was the casino's rule; they wouldn't close to customers unless absolutely necessary, especially since the situation was still unclear.
However, security has been increased.
“Go out from here, then take the elevator down. Go through crew passage number four to the stern; the bridge is there. This is the shortest route.” Nie Feng frowned.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a device about the size of a cigarette pack. "This is my emergency call button. If anything goes wrong, the first mate will use this to contact me immediately… But as you can see, it's not working." "Why don't you contact him?"
"You think I didn't?" Nie Feng smiled bitterly. "I've been pressing it... but the other side isn't responding."
"so……"
“So, we won’t go back to the cockpit immediately; we’ll go to the engine room first.” Nie Feng thought for a moment. “I need to bring enough people with me so that we can handle any problems that may arise. The chief engineer on the ship is my most trusted old buddy.”
The three of them walked to the elevator. They pressed the button, and then their expressions all changed simultaneously.
"The elevators are all out of service?" Nie Feng's face was extremely grim.
If the ship stopping was an accident... then what about the elevator stopping too? What does that mean?
"Let's take the stairs," Nie Feng decided in a deep voice.
Chen Xiao and Li Wenjing followed behind. Chen Xiao couldn't help but look at Li Wenjing and ask, "Mr. Li, why don't you go to first class with Ms. Sato? It should be safer there. I can tell that Ms. Sato really wants you to go."