"Hehe, keep it for the Hell Flower. I think Satan would really like you. By the way, this procedure had a very nice name in ancient China: Lingchi..."
Peng Fei laughed. Torturing Muta had been the happiest thing for him every day for the past two months. He pressed a button with his right hand, and a rein attached to the fishing net immediately tightened, hoisting Muta up.
The taut fishing net dug deep into Muta's skin, causing patches of skin to bulge out at the mesh. Peng Fei, holding a small knife, slowly and methodically performed surgery on Muta, whose screams of agony echoed far and wide.
"Alright, I'll cut you a few times every day, you beast. We'll give you a quick death once we find Brother Zhuang..."
Peng Fei only made two cuts, removing two pieces of flesh, and then bandaged Muta to stop the bleeding. For the past month or so, Muta has been doing this twice a day.
"quack!"
Seemingly hearing Peng Fei shout "beast," Jin Yu, who had landed on the deck, chirped a few times in annoyance, drawing Peng Fei out of the cabin.
Chapter 843 Returning Home (Part 1)
"Unharmed, stranded on a deserted island. Follow Jin Yu to find me. There are reefs outside the island. Enter in a small boat. Zhuang Rui." Looking at the slightly blurred words on the sheepskin, soaked by seawater, Peng Fei's eyes welled up with tears, which silently slid down his cheeks. This six-foot-tall man actually squatted on the deck and started to cry.
As Zhuang Rui's most trusted subordinate, Peng Fei had no face to return to that courtyard house until he found Zhuang Rui. The torment he had suffered in the past two months far outweighed the physical harm.
Two months of perseverance finally paid off. At this moment, even Peng Fei, with a heart of iron, couldn't help but burst into tears. Men don't easily shed tears, but Peng Fei's crying left Muta in the cabin dumbfounded. In Muta's mind, Peng Fei was the incarnation of the devil Satan. How could he possibly cry? Could it be that the devil had been moved by God and was going to let him go back?
"Sir, please let me go back, I will give you lots and lots of money..."
Thinking of this, Muta pleaded loudly. When he saw Zhuang Rui enter the cabin, he became even more excited and trembled all over. Just as he was about to continue speaking, Peng Fei kicked the guy in the head.
"Am I going to die?"
Muta only had time to think about this once before she fainted.
Having learned of Zhuang Rui's news, Peng Fei had no time to waste with Muta. He immediately found some fresh meat and fed it to Jin Yu, asking Jin Yu to lead the way in the sky.
Judging from Zhuang Rui's message, his analysis was correct; he was indeed trapped on a deserted island. Thinking that he would see Zhuang Rui soon, Peng Fei was overjoyed.
"Oh right, how could I forget about that?"
Peng Fei, who was steering the ship behind Jin Yu, suddenly slapped his head hard, took out his satellite phone, and dialed Ouyang Lei.
"You...you're telling the truth?"
Ouyang Lei, who was sitting in a chair, suddenly stood up after hearing Peng Fei's words, knocking the chair behind him to the ground without even realizing it. His face was full of astonishment and joy.
Ouyang Lei has not had a good time lately. Due to the large-scale troop mobilization last time, he has given people some ammunition to criticize him. In addition, after hearing the news of Zhuang Rui's disappearance, the old man's mental state has deteriorated day by day.
Grandpa Ouyang's health is the bellwether of the entire Ouyang family. His poor health has everyone in the family on edge, and they have no heart for celebrating the New Year.
The news of Zhuang Rui is like a shot of adrenaline for Ouyang Lei. I believe the old man will be very happy to hear it.
"Reporting to the commander, it's absolutely true, I recognize Brother Zhuang's handwriting..."
Peng Fei said loudly on the other end of the phone.
"Alright, go and bring Zhuang Rui back right away. If you need any assistance, ask the fleet stationed in international waters. Remember, make sure Zhuang Rui gets home safely..."
Ouyang Lei's hand trembled slightly as he held the phone. He vaguely knew something about his father's health condition, which seemed to be related to Zhuang Rui.
However, the old man was very tight-lipped. He only let it slip once by chance, and no matter how many younger relatives asked him, he never uttered a single word.
"I guarantee the mission will be completed..."
Peng Fei knew that due to the coastal defense lines of various countries, warships would face many restrictions when entering the waters of other countries. Therefore, rather than sending warships to provide rescue, he would rather sail his luxury yacht there himself.
Furthermore, this yacht can reach speeds of fifty knots per hour, which is already quite fast. On land, that's equivalent to the speed of a Ferrari. ...
"Auntie, it's me, Xiao Lei. Rui Di's whereabouts have been found. He's not dead... Hello?"
Ouyang Wan, who was changing her grandson's diaper, was stunned when she received a call from her nephew. She didn't even realize when the phone had fallen to the ground.
"My son isn't dead! My son isn't dead!" Tears blurred Ouyang Wan's vision. The emotions she had suppressed for more than two months finally erupted at this moment, and heart-wrenching cries filled the room.
The two little ones lying in the double stroller, not knowing what was happening, stared with their round little eyes, stretched their arms and kicked their legs, and started crying too.
"My dear in-laws, what... what happened?"
Fang Yi, who was taking care of her daughter during her postpartum period, rushed over immediately after hearing Ouyang Wan's cries. She initially thought something had happened to the children, but was relieved to see the two little ones lying unharmed in the car.
"We've found...we've found Xiao Rui..."
Ouyang Wan's words stunned Fang Yi as well. Then, another cry came from inside the house, which drew Zhang Ma and Li Sao from the front yard over.
However, Zhang Ma and Li Sao noticed that both of them had smiles on their faces when they came out of the room.
Not long after, Ouyang Jun, who had gone back to his own home, also found out and immediately rushed to Zhuang Rui's courtyard house with his son and daughter-in-law.
Zhuang Min, who was far away in Pengcheng, received a call from Ouyang Wan and immediately packed her bags, rushing to Beijing with her husband and daughter overnight.
The sounds of children playing, the roar of the white lion, and the chatter of adults filled the courtyard once again.
The lifeless atmosphere of the courtyard house has vanished; spring... has arrived.
"Cannons leap over the mountain, fire at the horses..."
In the courtyard of Yuquan Mountain, Grandpa Ouyang was playing chess with Grandpa Song. Ouyang Gang didn't understand Go or anything like that, so he could only compete with his old friend in chess.
The two elderly people were deeply saddened by Zhuang Rui's disappearance. It wasn't for their own sake, but because they were genuinely saddened for Zhuang Rui. After all, they were already at this age, and no matter how miraculous Zhuang Rui was, he could only prolong their lives for a few more years.
"Sir, it's the deputy chief of staff on the phone..."
The special nurse heard the phone ringing inside the room, answered it, and took it to the central hospital.
"What? I understand. Bring him back, and be careful..."
The old man calmly put down the phone, picked up a chess piece, and smashed it onto the opponent's general without thinking twice, saying, "Checkmate!" "Hey, old man, are you cheating?" Old Master Song wouldn't stand for it. How could someone checkmate someone with three or four pieces between them? He reached out to snatch the piece from Ouyang Gang's hand.
"So what if I'm being unreasonable? My grandson is coming back."
Only then did a hint of joy appear on Ouyang Gang's face. Old Master Song was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's have a couple of drinks tonight..."
The two old men returned to normal and continued playing chess. Having crawled out of piles of corpses, they had witnessed countless deaths and separations in their lives; for them to utter those words was truly remarkable.
"Jin Yu, how much further?"
Upon receiving Zhuang Rui's message, Peng Fei immediately went to the location where the Chinese fleet was stationed, refueled, and replenished his supplies.
Peng Fei never expected that Jin Yu's journey would take them almost half a month at sea, crossing the entire Indian Ocean and arriving in the Atlantic Ocean, and they still didn't know how far they would have to go.
After entering the Atlantic Ocean, Peng Fei's supplies were cut off, but he had put enough fuel, food and fresh water on the ship for half a month of sailing, so there were no problems in the short term.
But Peng Fei is under a lot of psychological pressure. Now, everyone is pinning their hopes of finding Zhuang Rui on him. He receives more than a dozen phone calls a day from home, all asking why he hasn't found Zhuang Rui yet.
This caused Peng Fei great distress. How could he possibly know why Jin Yu led the way?
Zhuang Rui supposedly disappeared in the Indian Ocean, but Jin Yu kept flying towards the Atlantic Ocean, which made Peng Fei a little uneasy. Could that storm have blown Zhuang Rui tens of thousands of nautical miles away?
So even though he knew Jin Yu couldn't answer his questions, Peng Fei still asked dozens of times every day, and even Muta in the cabin lost interest in tormenting him.
"quack……"
Jin Yu has been having a comfortable time these past few days, mostly staying on the yacht. It only flies up to guide the course when Peng Fei's route goes wrong.
Jin Yu glanced at Peng Fei, but ignored him. He used his sharp beak to tear a piece of meat from the fish under his claws and swallowed it.
"Fine, you're the boss, I can't afford to offend you..."
As Peng Fei was speaking, the satellite phone rang again, asking if Zhuang Rui had been found. These calls were driving Peng Fei crazy.
"quack!"
Just as Peng Fei was dealing with a barrage of questions on the other end of the phone, Jin Yu suddenly dropped the fish in his hand, flapped its wings, and flew away. Peng Fei quickly hung up the phone and ran to the deck.
"Jin Yu, come back!" Peng Fei called out, thinking he had gone the wrong way, but found that Jin Yu ignored him completely and disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye. He was shocked and rushed back to the cabin.
When he came out again, Peng Fei was carrying a military binoculars.
After observing, Peng Fei noticed that there were many reefs on the distant sea surface, and he knew that he had entered the reef area.
Looking at the distribution of these reefs, Peng Fei quickly concluded that his yacht couldn't pass.
"Could they have already arrived?"
Peng Fei maneuvered the yacht slowly toward the reef area. When they were still more than ten nautical miles away, Peng Fei discovered that the yacht's navigation system suddenly malfunctioned, and the satellite phone could no longer make calls.
Looking ahead through the binoculars, Peng Fei vaguely saw an island.
This discovery excited Peng Fei, who immediately stopped the boat.
After anchoring, Peng Fei untied the speedboat hanging on the side of the ship. This was a speedboat that Ouyang Lei had given to Peng Fei by the warship; it could reach a speed of sixty knots and travel a distance of eighty kilometers. ...
Zhuang Rui lay listlessly on the beach, tossing a gold coin in his hand. In the first week, Zhuang Rui had moved all of Klaus's treasure to the beach.
For the next week, Zhuang Rui spent his time in anxiety.
Jin Yu's departure and subsequent disappearance put Zhuang Rui under immense psychological pressure. Why hadn't the rescue team arrived even after half a month?
Chapter 844 Returning Home (Part 2)
"Roar!" King Kong grabbed a big fish from the sea and ran excitedly to Zhuang Rui's side to show off. Although King Kong had learned how to grill, it didn't know how to start a fire, so Zhuang Rui had to do it.
Looking at the honest and kind King Kong, Zhuang Rui was also having a hard time deciding. During the two months on the island, Zhuang Rui was able to get through it all thanks to King Kong's company. If the rescue team came, Zhuang Rui really didn't know whether he should take King Kong with him.
From a personal perspective, Zhuang Rui certainly wanted to take King Kong away, but the real dilemma for Zhuang Rui was whether King Kong could adapt to human society and the biased perspectives of humans.
"Oh well, let's see what King Kong decides then..."
Zhuang Rui shook his head. King Kong is also an intelligent animal. He would see if King Kong was willing to leave when he left the island.
Zhuang Rui had already made up his mind. If Jin Gang was willing to go back with him, he would buy Ouyang Jun's clubhouse. There were more and more animals at home, and the courtyard house was becoming too small to accommodate them all.
No money? What a joke! Zhuang Rui is practically sitting on a pile of gold coins. He could practically throw gold at Ouyang Jun and make him sell the clubhouse! Hahaha!
Just as Zhuang Rui lazily got up, preparing to start a fire to grill fish, the cry of a golden eagle came from the distant sky.
"Awooo!" King Kong saw that the eagle from a while ago had returned and couldn't help but pound his chest and roar to scare Golden Feather. This guy is actually very vengeful, otherwise he wouldn't have been bullied by bats when he was a child and then gone there to harass them every day.
"King Kong, don't do this, you should be friends..."
Zhuang Rui looked at King Kong and chuckled as he scratched King Kong's neck. King Kong, like a child throwing a tantrum, shook his fur hard, splashing water all over Zhuang Rui.
After calming Jin Gang down, Zhuang Rui looked out to sea, only to be disappointed to find that there were no ships on the sea behind Jin Yu.
"Jin Yu, where is he?"