The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

"Help! Hurry up and ask for help from the Eagle Sauce warship. This is the Independence Army's fleet. If they capture us, we're all doomed!"

Inside the cabin of the merchant ship, a man in his fifties, dressed in a suit and tie, sweating profusely, was turning around in a hurry.

In front of him lay a bloody, half-dead crew member.

If he had not made poor observations and failed to see the situation ahead clearly, they would not have entered the patrol area of ​​the Independence Army.

Now, this ship's worth of important materials, weapons and equipment is nearly 100 million yuan. If it were captured by the Independence Army, the impact would be enough to change the direction of the entire Central Plains battlefield.

"Mr. Cui, it's too late. Their warships are traveling very fast. At a distance of more than 20 nautical miles, there's no chance of escape."

The captain ran over in a hurry, his pale face filled with fear and panic. He grabbed the man's arm and begged with tears in his eyes.

"Mr. Cui, we have nothing to do with this matter. Please don't drag the brothers on this ship into this. It's not easy for everyone to just make a living."

"What's the point of saying this now!"

The man surnamed Cui was furious. He shook off the captain's hand, gritting his teeth, his face filled with a mixture of anger and regret.

If I had known that I would encounter such bad luck, I would never have accepted this shipload of cargo!

They are just an ordinary trading company, doing small business on weekdays. How could they have experienced such a dangerous situation?

If they had to blame someone, they should blame themselves for being blinded by greed and trying to use the identity of Daxia merchants to get through. After all, they often run this route and have never encountered any inspections. They thought they could enter the port smoothly this time.

Who would have thought that before they officially entered the offshore area, they would run head-on into the patrol fleet of the Independence Army.

In fact, if they had been able to remain calm when they first discovered the other party and not flee in panic, there might have been a slight chance of getting away with it.

It's a pity that this group of people were too timid and had never encountered such a thrilling situation. When they saw the huge and well-equipped naval fleet, they couldn't help but feel frightened. They had no time to think of other countermeasures. Their instinctive reaction was to run away quickly.

However, it was this wrong decision that put them in the current dilemma.

"Mr. Cui, you must make it clear to them that we are just sailors, not traitors, and we have never done anything bad."

The captain continued to cry and complain, fearing that he would be implicated and even lose his head.

After all, he knew exactly what was in the ship.

Once you are involved with those things, killing your entire clan is not the least of your worries.

"Don't worry, we have legal procedures, so we won't necessarily be searched."

Boss Cui pretended to be calm, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around, helped the captain up, and gave instructions.

"Let's go back to the cockpit and steer the ship. Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, I, Old Cui, will handle it alone and will definitely not implicate the brothers on the ship!"

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Cui, thank you so much!"

Upon hearing this, the captain kowtowed twice to him, his gratitude evident in words.

Having been on the sea for many years, he knows too well how dangerous it is here. There may be laws and regulations on land, but here, no one talks to you about rules and laws. Sometimes there is no need for a reason, and a glance can kill you.

That's why he was so panicked, afraid that the Independence Army would not follow the rules and kill everyone on the ship.

As the captain and others left, Boss Cui took a deep breath to calm his excited mood. He then hurried to the bedroom, opened the innermost drawer, and took out a filing box containing fifty gold bars weighing ten taels each.

He planned to use the money to buy a way out, perhaps avoiding inspection and surviving this disaster.

……

Two hours later, in the evening, a shrill warning sounded outside the cabin.

"Merchant ship ahead, we are the Second Fleet of the Independence Army. Please slow down and stop immediately for inspection!"

"Merchant ship ahead, we are the Second Fleet of the Independence Army. Please slow down and halt immediately for inspection! If you show no signs of slowing down within ten minutes, we will fire warning shots!"

"Don't fire, don't fire!"

Without waiting for Boss Cui to leave, the captain ordered his men to stop sailing, ran out of the cockpit and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

He doesn't have the courage to compete with a warship. The reason he has been able to survive on the sea for so many years is that he can adapt to the situation and be flexible.

It didn't take long before the warship approached and a retractable chain bridge was placed on the side of the cargo ship. Then, more than 20 naval soldiers, holding submachine guns, marched on board in neat steps.

The leading officer was not very old. The moment he stepped onto the deck, he raised his pistol and shouted loudly.

"Is there anyone in charge? Who is the captain?"

"I, I am the owner of this ship and also the cargo owner!"

Boss Cui immediately squeezed out from the crowd, with a flattering smile on his face. He nodded and greeted everyone, then took out a cigarette case and smiled politely.

"Sir, you've worked hard. Come take a break for a cigarette. Or you can go inside and have some tea."

"Stop doing useless things."

The officer pulled his arm away and asked with an air of impartiality.

"Where did you come from? What did you pull?"

"Haha, I just brought some ordinary goods back from Eagle Sauce."

Boss Cui kept smiling apologetically and quickly took out their shipping list and the customs documents from the US.

"Don't worry, sir. We've been doing this for years and know what we can and can't do. We'll definitely not do anything out of the ordinary."

"Not always!"

The officer didn't even look at the pile of documents, but instead looked at his sweaty face with a playful smile on his face.

"Why are you so nervous? Why are you sweating so much? Are you feeling guilty?"

"Huh?" Boss Cui's eyes flashed with fear when he was asked this. He wiped the sweat off his face with an extremely stiff expression. "No, I'm not panicking. We're only transporting normal goods. We're not guilty at all. If you don't believe me, you can check!"

"Then why were you running just now? You turned around as soon as you saw our boat and ran faster than a rabbit."

The officer concluded that the ship was not clean, so he did not rush to search it, but chose to tease the guy.

After all, they were quite bored after drifting on the sea for so many days. Now that they finally came across something interesting, they had to play with it for a while longer.

"No, I just remembered that I still have some other cargo to unload, so I plan to go to Cambodia first."

Boss Cui's calves were trembling at this moment. He pursed his cracked lips, gently pulled the officer's sleeve, and muttered softly.

"Sir, come with me for a moment. Let's talk for a moment."

"Oh, okay!" The young man chuckled, seeing through his intention, but did not refuse.

The two of them strolled to the door of the small room behind the deck. Boss Cui hurriedly opened the door, took out the document box prepared in advance, and handed it over with a smile.

"Sir, it's not easy to make a living. Give me a chance and let my brother go!"