The ugly man hadn't expected anyone to catch up. He turned and fired a shot, shouting, "Start the boat quickly."
The boat quickly weighed anchor and sped away, heading out to sea.
This was a modified fishing boat with a speed nearing forty knots.
The fishing boat soon left the shore, its distance from the coast increasing.
Once they reached international waters, they would be free.
The entrance was cleverly hidden; without being tracked, it would have been impossible to find.
Fishing boats could only enter this cove during high tide; at other times, it was inaccessible.
He wondered which damned soul had exposed their whereabouts.
Years of hard work and planning were completely ruined, and he was going mad.
The ugly man interrogated them one by one. There was definitely someone from the authorities among them, otherwise they wouldn't have been discovered.
He ordered all the women's clothes to be removed so he could find the informant.
"Behave yourselves and don't provoke me. Hurry up and undress, leave nothing behind. Anyone who disobeys will be thrown overboard. Damn it all, if I find the culprit, I'll shoot them dead," the ugly man said viciously.
When one woman was a little slow, he kicked her.
She was a tall woman with expressive eyes. "Ow," she cried out in a soft,娇滴滴 voice, "Big brother, you kicked me hard."
"Stop that seductive act and undress quickly," the ugly man was unmoved. "Hurry up, all of you."
At this moment, the man's eyes held no trace of appreciation for beauty; only hatred was evident as he glared fiercely at the women.
Li Minyu's heart sank. She knew there was no way to resolve this peacefully today.
She knew exactly what this ugly man intended to do: he wanted to find her.
She slightly slowed her pace, preparing to get close to the ugly man for a decisive blow.
Just then, a speedboat caught up. "The vessel ahead, please pay attention. We are the China Coast Guard. Please stop immediately for inspection. Please stop immediately for inspection..."
The ugly man panicked and fired a shot backward.
He yelled at the fishing boat to go faster.
Even the modified fishing boat couldn't outrun the speedboat.
He was desperate. He gestured to the other men to throw all the women overboard.
As two men lifted the women beside them and tossed them into the sea, the other women screamed in terror.
Guo Xuyang, disregarding everything else, silently uttered "Receive" and pulled the woman into his mind.
He received each one as they were thrown, taking in over a dozen women consecutively.
At this point, several men moved to hoist Li Minyu overboard. She responded with an elbow strike, knocking the man beside her to the ground. Simultaneously, she delivered a side kick, sending another man into the sea.
Seeing Li Minyu's prowess, the ugly man opened fire, but missed every shot.
When his handgun ran out of bullets, he angrily threw it at Li Minyu.
Li Minyu deftly dodged it.
He stretched his body and slowly walked toward Li Minyu. He refused to believe he couldn't subdue her.
His provincial combat champion status had earned him this job.
Although he usually resolved issues without having to physically intervene, he had never stopped training.
Seeing the ugly man approach, Li Minyu knew he was skilled and became more vigilant.
The ugly man initiated with a straight punch as a probe, which Li Minyu quickly evaded.
Then, he threw a kick and simultaneously executed an Iron Mountain lean, slamming into Li Minyu with force.
Li Minyu, caught off guard, was hit directly and slammed against the railing, nearly falling into the sea.
Seeing Li Minyu injured, Guo Xuyang secretly deactivated his invisibility and moved behind the ugly man, delivering a fierce elbow strike that sent him crashing to the ground.
He followed with a kick to the man's temple, knocking him unconscious.
The man Li Minyu had just knocked down got back up, pulled a dagger from his ankle, and lunged at Guo Xuyang.
Guo Xuyang casually grabbed the man's wrist, pulled it aside, and then delivered a knee strike that shattered the man's jaw.
The man's head lolled, and he passed out completely.
He went to help Li Minyu up and casually picked up some clothing to drape over her.
Li Minyu was left wearing only her undergarments.
Seeing that the men had all fallen, the other women also began to find clothes to put on.
The fishing boat was still accelerating.
Guo Xuyang waited for Li Minyu to get dressed, and then they quickly made their way to the cockpit, subduing the two men inside. Only then did they bring the fishing boat to a complete stop.
Li Minyu extended her hand to Guo Xuyang and said, "Thank you for saving everyone. I am Li Minyu. May I know your surname?"
Guo Xuyang shook her hand and replied, "Guo Xuyang."
"Mr. Guo, when did you board the fishing boat?"
"I boarded after you. I hid once I was on board."
"So you were in the container the entire time? Why didn't I see you?"
Guo Xuyang's heart skipped a beat. This was bad. He was afraid Li Minyu would discover something.
"I didn't see you either. I was in a different container," Guo Xuyang replied.
After all, over a dozen women had been thrown into the sea. Even if she wanted to press the issue, she might not be able to find anyone to question. He thought to himself.
These women were all in his mind. Once he returned, he could hypnotize them into selling cars for him. Wouldn't that be better than anything?
"Really? Were these men all blind? They couldn't see a living, breathing man like you?"
Seeing the woman's persistent questioning, Guo Xuyang decided to go all out and hypnotize everyone on the boat.
That way, this woman wouldn't keep pestering him with questions.
He erased all memories of him from these people. Simultaneously, he rendered himself invisible.
By the time the coast guard boarded, he had woken Li Minyu.
"Hello, please present your identification documents," a police officer approached Li Minyu.
"I apologize, sir. We were kidnapped by these individuals, and our documents were confiscated by them," Li Minyu said.
Her identity was highly classified, and she didn't want it known. "These men are the criminals."
With the help of the police officers, the group successfully returned to shore.
Lacking identification, all of them were taken to the police station, while the men were immediately detained.
Guo Xuyang did not remain with the group. He quietly slipped away after they were all taken away.
Since everyone was safe, he had nothing more to linger for. He rented a car and headed back to the provincial capital.
It was only when he went to pay that he discovered the charge was over three thousand yuan.
That was incredibly extravagant! His monthly salary wasn't even that much.
Extravagant or not, he had money now. It was good to be back safely, so he didn't need to be so particular.