The chaotic scene also proved that Yingdao really sank. These were only the people who escaped by boat, and those who didn't have boats could only follow their island and feed the fish.
This is not the death of one or two human beings, but the disappearance of millions of people. Although Charles has never considered himself to be a local, the thought of so many of his kind dying still makes him feel depressed.
The arrival of the Yeongdo refugees had more than just this impact. When the Narwhal finally docked, Charles discovered that there were obviously a lot more workers in the port area, and most of them were from other islands. They were all refugees from Yeongdo.
Seeing the Narwhal approaching the shore, everyone rushed over with hope on their faces. But when they found out that it was not a cargo ship, they left with disappointment on their faces.
But Charles couldn't handle all these things, he had his own things to do, so he gathered all the people who escaped from the island together.
Looking at those faces, Charles said to them: "Since we have all reached the shore, we will meet again if we are lucky enough."
As soon as they saw the island, these people were obviously very excited. As soon as Charles finished speaking, he rushed towards the island. They finally came back alive.
Of course, there were some polite ones. A short man wearing a peaked cap walked in front of Charles and saluted respectfully. "Mr. Charles, you are a great captain. I wish you find a new island soon."
Charles chuckled. "Throwing people into the sea, am I great too?"
The man in the peaked cap shook his head. "As long as you can bring the crew back to the port safely, you are a great captain. Those guys only brought it upon themselves."
The crowd soon dispersed, leaving only the crew of the Narwhal, Linda and another Illuminati believer, all of whom were our own people.
"Linda, go see if Ke De is back. If he is, let me know immediately."
"As you wish." The taciturn Linda crossed her hands over her chest and performed a Illuminati salute, then turned and walked towards the dock exit.
Watching the two of them leaving, Charles turned around to look at his crew members. Each of them had excitement on their faces.
Charles didn't waste any words. He knew his crew didn't want to hear his nonsense at this time, so he started paying their salaries directly.
Piles of echo coins were taken away by the crew members, and everyone's face was filled with excitement. There was nothing more joyful than being alive and getting paid.
Just as Charles was distributing salaries on the deck, a guy with a pipe in his mouth on the dock next to him kept waving his hat at the ship.
A sailor named Jack from the Narwhal rushed down the ladder with a pile of money. The excited conversation between the two reached Charles' ears.
"Hey, Jack, my friend, you're finally back. Let's go and have some fun."
"Don't give me that. You want me to treat you again? It's always like this."
"My cousin, don't say that. I have good news for you. Recently, there are many new girls in Hongfen Alley. They are all from Yingdao Island. Not only are they beautiful, but they are also very cheap. I heard that if you are lucky, you can even play with people from the center of the island. Just think about it, those guys who used to look down on people with their noses are now lying on the bed waiting for us. How cool is that."
“Is there such a good thing??”
"That's for sure. These women from Yingdao are very poor and have nothing."
"Oh my God, I have to take care of these poor girls."
"Old man, I'm a little inconvenient today, can you..."
"Okay, okay, this time it's all mine."
Charles paused while distributing the banknotes, and then stopped paying attention and began to calculate the pensions for the dead crew members. He had no control over such matters. All the people in the sea were suffering.
After paying a certain fee to the maritime administration, the Narwhal and Salin's Shen Yun were docked on the shore.
Tired but with a hint of relaxation, Charles walked towards the Bat Hotel that now belonged to him.
There were more and more dirty homeless people on the streets, and every adult had a hint of impatience on his face.
Originally, the people in the port area were poor people who could barely make a living, and the people in Yeongdo made the already difficult life of the lower class even more difficult.
There are some happy people, believers of various religions stood on the roadside handing out flyers. When life is hard, people always instinctively look for a place to belong to their souls.
"Mr. Charles!! Long time no see."
Hearing the shouting behind him, Charles turned around and saw the little ears of the Sea Snake Gang.
"What have you been doing recently? I haven't seen you for a long time?" Little Ear, with a bandage on his left hand, came over with a few subordinates.
For some reason, Little Ear's attitude towards Charles was obviously much better this time, and could even be described as flattering.
"Just busy with some trivial matters, what happened to your hand?"
When Charles mentioned this, Xiao Erduo showed a ferocious expression on his face and spat fiercely on the ground. "Bah, the rubbish from Yingdao cut it with a knife. How dare they grab my territory! They are really tired of living."
At this point, Xiao Erduo's expression changed, and he leaned forward and whispered, "Let's not talk about this. Someone asked me to ask you to do some dirty work. Are you willing to do it? This business is very profitable, and I don't need a share."
Charles shook his head and refused directly. He didn't want to cause any trouble at this time. "Sorry, I don't do this kind of thing."
A tall and thin man next to him was a little dissatisfied with Charles' attitude. "Charles, please give our boss some face. Our boss is a rare-"
Before he could finish, Xiao Erduo pulled out a revolver from his waist, grabbed the barrel, turned his hand and smashed it hard into his face. "Do you have the right to speak here? Shut up!!"
After scolding his men, Xiao Erduo said with a smile: "It's okay. If you don't agree, forget it. I just asked. If you have time, come to my place often. I welcome you anytime."
Charles looked at him calmly for a few seconds, then left with a group of mice.
It was not until Charles' back was out of sight that Little Ear said to the furious guy next to him, "Are you stupid? You want to mess with someone like him? Haven't you heard about how he wiped out the Dagger Gang?"
"Isn't he Charles who was driving a small broken boat to transport goods a year ago? He has brought goods to us before." The scolded younger brother said unconvinced.
Little Ear looked at the direction where Charles left with a hint of envy in his eyes.
"Don't you know yet? He is different from before. He is no longer the same as us..."
(End of this chapter)