Numerous guests flocked to the deck to ascertain the cause of the jerk. If the cruise ship had indeed collided with an iceberg or faced a similar calamity, the repercussions would be catastrophic.
There was a massive crowd on the deck. When the strong sea breeze blew, everyone shivered.
Draco and Kiran briskly walked to the deck. They looked to the sea and saw a dozen speedboats floating on it, blocking the ferry's way, while more speedboats were coming in from all sides.
Counting the boats, they realized there were twenty to thirty of them.
Many guests started panicking and wondered if they were going up against pirates.
Although pirates seemed distant from modern life, they actually did exist. Pirates lingered near the deep sea region, keeping a lookout for cargo ships from which they could loot.
"Aren't they just too bold!"
"Perhaps they're not here to loot."
Everyone tried to guess who these were. If they really were pirates trying to loot their ship, their nerves must be made from steel—what pirates would have had the audacity to stop a cruise ship when it was still within the country's borders?
Besides, the cruise ship was heavily guarded.
Draco cried out in excitement at the sight before him. He patted Kiran's shoulder. "Kiran, can you tell which gang they're from?"
Kiran's gaze never left the speedboats. He said faintly, "That's fast."
Draco was stunned. He looked at Kiran with surprise. "What's that? You know them?"
Kiran glanced at him. "Didn't I warn you before you took away that mute?"
Draco blinked. He was dumbfounded for several moments before he snapped back to his senses. "They can't be here for that mute, can they?"
Kiran smiled and said nothing, but his expression spoke of everything.
Draco couldn't resist clicking his tongue. "Good Lord. Did you kidnap a royal princess or something?"
Smiling, Kiran walked back in.
Draco followed him. He wasn't telling the truth when he said he wasn't afraid of death. He said that because he knew Kiran wouldn't have kidnapped Josephine if he had been wary of the other party.
But from the looks of things, this matter seemed complicated.
Draco caught up with Kiran and lowered his voice as he asked, "Kiran, tell me the truth. Who's that girl? Why did you bring her here?"
Kiran had already returned to the hall. He sat on the sofa and glanced at Josephine, lying drowsily on the sofa. Something flickered in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.
Josephine couldn't think straight anymore after Draco forced so much liquor on her. Her stomach lurched, and she had already thrown up multiple times.
Now, she felt as though the entire world was spinning around her.
She tried to sit up but kept falling back down, and no one even cared.
Draco watched her, his interest in her dissipating. Those people approached the ship in full fury and were obviously influential men by the way they had the nerve to stop the cruise ship.
Faust Graham, the person in charge of the cruise ship, walked out. He was a middle-aged man of mixed race. He wore a black short-sleeved shirt, displaying his tattoo-covered arms. Several menacing mercenaries followed him out. The moment he came out, the crowd backed down and cleared a space for him on the deck.
The speedboats closed in on the cruise ship and eventually stopped just beside the ship.
Seth was the first to get on board the cruise ship. Instantly, several guns were aimed at him.
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