The moment Captain Ge Tian’s words fell, Mitsui Kenji’s drowsiness vanished instantly!
At this moment, he suddenly understood what the artillery fire had been about!
Mitsui Kenji sobered up at once, cursed out in anger, swung his arm, and slapped Captain Ge Tian across the face.
This slap sent Ge Tian spinning around three times on the spot, his face burning with pain!
"Hai!" Covering his burning face, his head buzzing from the slap, Ge Tian hurriedly straightened up before Mitsui Kenji!
However, Ge Tian wore a look of defiance.
I clearly completed the mission perfectly, why am I still being hit?
"Don't you understand why you're being scolded?" Mitsui Kenji asked darkly and coldly, questioning Captain Ge Tian.
Facing Mitsui Kenji’s inquiry, the already defiant Captain Ge Tian nodded directly, not concealing his feelings of grievance at all, as if venting his emotions, and loudly replied to Mitsui Kenji.
"Yes! President! I don't understand!"
*Slap!*
Seeing Ge Tian speak so loudly, Mitsui Kenji raised his hand and gave him another resounding slap.
Mitsui Kenji was a martial artist, possessing considerable strength and skill.
After these two slaps, Captain Ge Tian was already dizzy and slumped to the ground, with no strength to get up.
He had served Mitsui Kenji loyally for many years, and this was the first time he had been beaten so severely. He was unwilling and unconvinced.
Although he could not retaliate now, he still glared at Mitsui Kenji, his eyes full of anger and confusion.
"Killing a mere few hundred people, couldn't you have done it more quietly? Why did you use artillery?" Mitsui Kenji also looked at Ge Tian with a dark gaze, and crouched down, asking Ge Tian this question.
"Because... it was the fastest way..." Facing Mitsui Kenji's questioning, Ge Tian was so wronged he was about to cry, and replied with a choked voice.
"Fast?"
Upon hearing Ge Tian's words, Mitsui Kenji retorted with a cold "Fast?".
Following that, under Captain Ge Tian’s unconvinced and aggrieved gaze, Mitsui Kenji said,
"Have you considered how quickly this matter would reach the ears of Priest Miyamoto and Priest Yama if Miyamoto himself hadn't died!"
As Mitsui Kenji's voice grew increasingly dark, Captain Ge Tian's face also began to turn grim.
Now, he finally realized why he had received these two slaps!
Because, Priest Miyamoto's subordinates had all been eliminated by their side!
But!
If Priest Miyamoto were still alive, then this matter would be huge!
And most crucially, having followed Mitsui Kenji for so many years, he knew profoundly what consequences awaited those who made such mistakes!
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Captain Ge Tian was trembling all over with fear.
He immediately knelt before Mitsui Kenji, shaking like a sieve.
Captain Ge Tian clutched Mitsui Kenji's trouser leg tightly, his voice trembling violently.
"President, it's all my fault, I am truly sorry..."
"Useless!"
Mitsui Kenji did not let Captain Ge Tian finish speaking, interrupting his pleading with the single word "useless."
Following that, Mitsui Kenji angrily moved his legs and kicked Captain Ge Tian, who was tightly gripping his trousers, more than ten meters away!
"Puff!"
Mitsui Kenji's strength was evident. After taking that kick, Captain Ge Tian spat out a mouthful of blood, lying on the ground on the verge of death, with only his breath remaining.
Although he was still alive, he was only minutes away from death.
After kicking Captain Ge Tian away, Mitsui Kenji's anger had not diminished much.
His heart was filled with worry for the kidnapped Priest Miyamoto.
His heart was worried that Priest Miyamoto was still alive!
Glancing again at the boundless sea, Mitsui Kenji suddenly realized something was amiss!
When he and his men had first arrived here, the coastline had been a perfectly straight line!
But now, as he looked out, he saw a vague, small black dot on the previously straight coastline!
"Look at that! Why are you all just standing there like fools?" Mitsui Kenji roared at the stunned Self-Defense Force soldiers behind him.
The soldiers, having just witnessed Captain Ge Tian's demise, were now filled with immense fear of Mitsui Kenji's strength and obeyed his every word.
Soon, a braver soldier took out binoculars to observe the situation and then walked up to Mitsui Kenji, handing him the binoculars.
"President Mitsui, perhaps you should look for yourself. That black dot seems to be Priest Miyamoto's Miyamoto Maru."
"Nani?" Hearing this, Mitsui Kenji felt very confused. He snatched the binoculars and looked towards the vague black dot on the horizon.
"It really is..."
However, after observing through the binoculars for a few moments, Mitsui Kenji found that the small soldier was not lying. The vague black dot was indeed the Miyamoto Maru!
"Why is this? They had already hijacked the ship and disappeared without a trace, why are they coming back?" Watching the black dot getting closer and closer, Mitsui Kenji couldn't understand.
But, he didn't have time to think now.
"You! You are now the captain of this unit! Immediately set sail and pursue the hijacked Miyamoto Maru!" Mitsui Kenji waved at the soldier who had just handed him the binoculars, skipping the complicated procedures and assigning him a rank and a mission.
The young soldier who handed Mitsui Kenji the binoculars was utterly astonished at his words, looking incredulous.
"Hai... Hai!" Stammering an acknowledgment, this newly promoted Self-Defense Force captain busied himself in haste.
After requisitioning a decent-looking large fishing boat from the shore, the new captain personally led a team of dozens of men.
As the Miyamoto Maru was heading towards the coast,
The Self-Defense Force vessel soon encountered the Miyamoto Maru after setting sail.
The Self-Defense Force ship was already very close to the Miyamoto Maru.
But Chen Fan, on the giant ship, was completely unaware!