Chapter 24: Fugitive Gambler (Part 1) Seeking Collection

  As soon as they saw Bihai return, the pirates immediately surrounded him and asked in unison: "How was it? Where is Captain Bar being held? Did you find out?"

  Bill ran back, panting heavily, his throat burning as if on fire, rolling his eyes: "Nonsense, nonsense, I thought, of course, inquired, arrived..."

  Tang Jie said in a low voice: "Take a sip of water first!"

  A sailor who had rushed over handed Bill a cup of water, and Bill took a long drink, gulping it down noisily for some time before he caught his breath.

  Nina grasped Bill's shoulders with both hands, her anxiety and tension causing her to apply more force than she realized, making Bill grit his teeth.

  "Bill, where is... Captain Barbossa being held?"

  Bill raised his head, somewhat afraid to look into the eyes of the blonde woman in front of him, because he knew that his answer would thoroughly plunge her into despair!

  "Captain Barbossa, he's being held in..."

  Bill's hesitant tone made Nia increasingly anxious, and she exclaimed loudly "Where is he being held?"

  "Jail Jaluran!" Bill shouted loudly with his neck stretched out. "Captain Bar is locked up in Jail Jaluran!"

  The crowd erupted into another uproar!

  Nia's lips were bitten until they bled, her face was devoid of any blood color, she had finally given up all hope.

  Henry was delighted and turned around to say sarcastically: "Bill, where did you hear the news from? Is it accurate?"

  Bill glared at him: "Where did you hear the news, you don't need to know, but I swear to the sea god Tira that every word I say is true. Captain Bar is indeed locked in the Jail of Jerall! If I have one lie, let me drown in the ocean!"

  For a man who spends his days at sea, there is no heavier oath than this, and the pirates' reverence for the sea god Thal is as great as that of the followers of the Radiant Lord for their deity, and no one dares to lie in front of the highest spirit in their heart.

  As soon as Bill's oath was finished, the forecastle fell into a dreadful silence.

  Whether it was the pirates who insisted on rescuing Captain Bar or those who advocated for immediate departure, they all looked at each other and no one was crazy enough to fantasize about rescuing Captain Bar from Jelal's prison.

  Even Nia didn't think of it.

  Tang Jie heard the desperate news brought by Bill, his face darkened terribly, his eyes deeply looked at Nia who was close to collapse, his fists clenched slightly, then he turned resolutely and walked to the wooden table, carefully examining the city defense map.

  Henry said with a very untimely sneer, "What are you looking at? Didn't we agree that if Captain Ball is locked up in the Jerlun prison, we would set sail immediately?"

  Tang Jie raised his head and sneered: "When did I say that?"

  "Henley pointed at Nia and said: 'Didn't Captain Nia just agree with you earlier?'"

  Tang Jie smiled again: "Did I agree?"

  "Henley scowled, his anger rising. 'How can you be so obstinate? Are you determined to get us all killed just to satisfy your own stubbornness? Don't you know how formidable the defenses of Jerrald's prison are? Don't you know that no one has ever succeeded in rescuing someone from there?'"

  He had barely finished speaking when a flying knife-like aura suddenly appeared, splitting the wooden board behind him with a loud crash!

  Henry was shocked and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. If this blast of energy had struck him, it would have been no different from being hacked with a hard knife!

  But how can he emit internal energy so quickly?

  Why didn't I see his build-up?

  Tang Jie's eyes were icy cold, and he pointed at Henry with his finger, saying disdainfully: "Even if there were a hundred people like you, given a hundred years, you still wouldn't be able to save Captain Ball!"

  "If it were me, a night's time would be enough!"

  On the side, William hesitated and said: "Tang Jie, what are you going to do? The front door of the Jalun Prison is impossible to enter!"

  Tang Jie smiled and pointed at the map of Dam City, saying: "Did I say we'd go in from the front?"

  "Are you suggesting we sail around to the other side of Jelal's island, and approach from behind or sideways? That's impossible too, there are too many hidden reefs there, no ship can get close!"

  Tang Jie shook his head, pointing to an icon near the Jalran prison and said: "No, I don't plan to go in from the front, nor do I plan to go in from the side or back!"

  William and others looked at where he pointed, which was a cliff near Jerulan Prison.

  Jelalun Prison is a small island, with the open sea to its west and north, Darnim City to its south, and a barren cliff to its east. The presence of this cliff makes the surrounding waters full of hidden reefs, extremely treacherous.

  William frowned and said: "Tang Jie, you want to go over from the top of the mountain? But that's more than 50 meters away from Jailun Prison!"

  "Henry sneered: 'Unless he can fly!'"

  Tang Jie didn't even glance at him, raised his head and proudly said to the pirates in the cabin: "If I can fly from here to the Jerall Prison, who among you is willing to go with me to rescue Captain Bar?"

  Fly?

  Can he fly so far and go to Jailangul?

  The pirates looked at each other in dismay, thinking that Tang Jie must have gone mad - how could a person possibly fly so far?

  Does he think he is a seabird on the sea?

  William stared at Tang Jie with a dead gaze, his teeth clenched as he asked: "Can you really fly to the Jail of Jerulan?"

  Tang Jie said resolutely: "Of course!"

  The other sailors saw him so determined and were increasingly curious, even Henley couldn't help but ask: "How are you going?"

  Tang Jie smiled slightly: "Of course I have a way! I just want to ask you, if I can fly over, who is willing to go with me to rescue people?"

  William hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "I'll go with you!"

  Bill and William have always been inseparable from Meng, Meng has never left Jiao, he also said loudly: "I believe you, I'll go too!"

  The other pirates who supported Captain Bar looked at each other, some hesitated.

  Tang Jie's heart skipped a beat. With just the three of them wanting to rescue Ba Er, it was impossible. Wasn't there anyone else?

  His eyes scanned the pirates in the room, some of whom had been standing on Bar's side hesitated and raised their hands, Tong Jie felt a little comforted and let out a slight breath.

  Just then, a man walked by and said something, which suddenly lifted Tang Jie's heart again!

  Wells emerged from the corner, this was the first time he spoke up in front of the crowd after they had been arguing here for half the night!

  "I'll go with you to rescue Captain Bar!" Wells stared at Tong Jie, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

  Huh?!!

  Tang Jie was shocked, William, Bill and other pirates were all stunned!

  If there was anyone on this ship who didn't want Captain Barlow back, it would undoubtedly be Wells.

  Tang Jie may be foolish, and he may be stupid, but he knows that if he were Wells, following Old Bar for over a decade, he would have thought that he would marry Nia and become the captain of this ship. But now, suddenly discovering that he has been abandoned by Old Bar, the person he deeply loves has also taken a liking to someone else, a stranger who is new here, taking his place!

  Will I be angry?

  Will I want Captain Barbossa back?

  Will I take advantage of Captain Barbossa's absence and seize the ship for myself, then kill this usurper?

  The answer is too obvious!

  Tang Jie might be naive and kind-hearted to the point of being brain-dead, but he wouldn't think that this guy would coexist peacefully with him.

  But why did Wells say he would go with him to save Ball?

  What is he up to?

  Tang Jie's eyes gleamed like electricity, as if he wanted to see through Wells' innermost thoughts, his mind racing with rapid thinking.

  Henry looked at Wells and thought he had misheard, stuttering: "Wells, y-you..."

  Wells turned back and said coldly, "After all, Captain Ball is also my father. Shouldn't I go to save him?"

  Henry was dumbfounded and speechless.

  "Hmph!" Bill rolled his eyes and turned his head to one side.

  Even a blind man can see it clearly, Henry has always been Wells' spokesperson!

  Wells seemed not to hear Bill's snicker, his face wore a faint smile as he stared unwaveringly at Tangie and said, "What, you think I'd double-cross you halfway?"

  Tang Jie also smiled and countered in a calm tone: "No, I'm just surprised. What made you suddenly develop a conscience?"

  Wells smiled and said with a sly tone, "I believe you're also very clear that I extremely, extremely dislike you! I'd like to kill you the next second, tear you into pieces! But I can't do that. If I did, Nia would hate me for life! However, I suddenly discovered that there's someone who can do it for me!"

  He pointed at Tang Jie: "You insist on going to the Jail of Jerulan to seek death, I certainly agree! The reason why I agreed to go with you is just to let you die with peace of mind, and also to make Nia give up on you!"

  Tang Jie burst out laughing: "So you're saying that if I go, I'll definitely die?"

  Wells also laughed and said: "I couldn't find any reason why you wouldn't die there!"

  "Alright! Let's make a bet then! How about this?" Tang Jie said resolutely, "Bet on whether I can rescue Captain Bar!"

  Wells' eyes narrowed into a line, like an alert viper: "Oh? What's the stake?"

  Tang Jie coldly smiled and said: "If I can rescue Ba Er, you leave this ship! If I fail to rescue him, then I will die there!"