50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 293 Three Years of Military Service

Among the soldiers running through the heavy rain, the leader was a second lieutenant, who, based on the number of soldiers on the island, should be the highest-ranking officer here.

Sun Zhiwei secretly chuckled at his exasperated expression, while also looking at him with a hint of wariness.

After all, no one would be in a good mood if they were dragged out of their warm bed to stand in the pouring rain at midnight.

At that moment, he noticed that Captain Huo was standing on the ship's side looking down, with his body leaning over the edge of the ship, and he kindly pulled him back.

He hoped the lieutenant below would at least maintain some semblance of rationality and not fire indiscriminately; otherwise, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't retaliate.

With Sun Zhiwei's current military skills, even without any cheats, the soldiers and civilians on this island combined wouldn't be enough for him to fight alone.

"Who are you? This is a military port; civilian vessels are not allowed to dock here." The lieutenant's voice came through the rain, without firing a shot.

"Sir, we are a Panamanian merchant ship. We have come here because of a typhoon. According to the Right of Emergency Asylum, we request to make temporary stops here to avoid the storm."

Captain Huo shouted loudly to the people below the ship while sheltering from the wind and rain.

However, the lieutenant below seemed unconcerned about the "right of emergency asylum" and was impatiently fiddling with the gun in his hand.

“We will pay double the relevant parking fees, and we are willing to pay a high price to buy your supplies and fuel.”

Seeing that the situation was about to worsen, Sun Zhiwei quickly added a comment from the side.

Perhaps the small amount of money had an effect; the lieutenant turned to discuss something with the people around him, and then someone shouted:
"Emergency evacuation is allowed, but the cost cannot be reduced. No one is allowed to leave the ship without our permission, and we will send someone to board the ship for inspection."

"Yes, sir, we'll lower the gangway right away." These were Captain Huo's words again, which made Sun Zhiwei roll his eyes.

How much do they trust these bald eagle soldiers? They let them board the ship fully armed. What if they turn on them?
Seeing Sun Zhiwei's dismissive expression, Captain Huo smiled and said:

“Mr. ‘Listening’, as long as we follow the rules, if anything goes wrong, then we will not be held responsible.”

Sun Zhiwei thought to himself, "Such an old captain wouldn't be so unwise; perhaps this is the survival wisdom of an old sailor."

Therefore, he remained silent and waited to see how things would develop.

Before long, the gangway descended to the height of the dock, and the lieutenant boarded the Oriental Angel with six men.

These soldiers had never received a cargo ship before. They said it was an inspection, but they only glanced at the captain's documents, the ship's documents, and the cargo transport permit.

When the soldiers saw Professor Meng's family, they glanced at them a few more times, but didn't say much before disembarking.

Before disembarking, the lieutenant instructed the captain to send someone to the military camp early the next morning to register the supplies. As for the supplies, the sailor in charge of registration could bring back a price list.

Sun Zhiwei had been watching the soldiers the whole way, but he didn't see any hostility from them. Their guns didn't even have the safety on.

Just when he thought he had gotten through this ordeal, Captain Huo came knocking on his door instead.

“Mr. Sun, I noticed that those soldiers were looking at Madam Meng inappropriately. Please be careful these next few days.”

Just now, Sun Zhiwei's attention was focused on the soldiers' hand movements, and he didn't notice the soldiers' eyes.

Because the soldiers all have guns, which is the biggest threat, Sun Zhiwei can react immediately if they make any unusual moves.

Hearing Captain Huo's words, he became wary. These soldiers were stationed on a deserted island, and it was unclear how long it had been since they were rotated out. They say after three years in the army, even a sow can look as beautiful as Diao Chan. Ms. Evan was the only adult woman on the ship, and quite beautiful; he dared not gamble on these soldiers' bottom line.

Although it is not wartime now, we cannot overestimate their discipline; the bottom line of the Bald Eagle soldiers has always been that there is no bottom line.

That night, the storm outside was still raging, but the waves in the harbor were small and the ship was calm, so everyone got a good night's sleep, which was a rare treat.

The next morning, Captain Huo sent a sailor ashore with everyone's information to register them.

Not long after, the sailor returned with a message from the lieutenant, instructing everyone on board to register in person at the barracks so he could verify their information.

Sun Zhiwei knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it. These guys wanted to get everyone off the ship. Why was that?
He immediately turned to Captain Huo and said, "Captain, something's not right. Tell the sailors to be on their guard. I'll go and find out what's going on."

After saying that, he ignored everyone else and immediately walked to the opposite side, facing the sea on the port side, and plunged into the water.

Soon, near a small grove of trees at the stern of the ship, Sun Zhiwei quietly climbed ashore, then quickly walked through the grove and approached the distant barracks from behind.

The barracks here are not independent barracks, but rather the former dormitories for fleet soldiers, and there are no walls surrounding them.

He easily made his way into the barracks, which consisted of only a dozen or so low-rise buildings. After a quick look around, he found the lieutenant's office.

Reaching the back of the building housing the office, Sun Zhiwei opened up a spatial dimension. The lieutenant was currently inside, talking to several soldiers.

"Do you think those yellow-skinned monkeys will obediently disembark?" This was the lieutenant's voice.

"Lieutenant, we have guns, they won't dare not come down," a voice said from the side.

Sun Zhiwei recognized the voice; it belonged to one of the soldiers who boarded the ship last night.

"Hehe, not bad. If they're willing to cooperate obediently, we don't need to kill them. We just need that woman."

"Lieutenant, are you going to keep them? Aren't they witnesses? What if they report us to the embassy?" This was another soldier's voice.

The lieutenant, who had not originally intended to kill anyone, hesitated at this moment.

"Lieutenant, maybe we should just forget about it. We'll be able to rotate shifts in another six months."

There are always timid and cowardly people, which shows that they do not agree on this matter.

"What's there to be afraid of? Back in Annam, we had as many women as we wanted. When I came back, I even brought an Annamite woman with me."

"If it weren't for those bastards sending me to this godforsaken place, I would have been enjoying a life of luxury at home long ago."

"These yellow-skinned monkeys are all they need as long as they have money. At most, we can give them a little more money afterward and that will be enough to get rid of them."

"You're right, these yellow-skinned monkeys are all poor bastards. With money, everything is easy."

The lieutenant finally made up his mind and began to give orders: "To prevent any accidents, sergeant, go and gather all the soldiers together and distribute their weapons."

Now that everything was clear, Sun Zhiwei stopped listening and turned back to the ship.

(End of this chapter)