After realizing he was the most suitable one to dive into the water, Ye Liuyun immediately put on a pained expression.

At this moment, Dong Tianyu’s Spirit Jade Boat was anchored below, and without lingering on the deck, Robinson William, carrying his son, quickly descended with Master Ye using a fast descent rope.

Following that, Robinson William’s wife also descended slowly with their child on her back.

Ye Liuyun, facing the several large bags, said to Dong Tianyu with a headache, "How are we going to bring these down?"

"What else, tie them to yourself with ropes, and when you go down, just directly take them with you!"

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s suggestion, Ye Liuyun actually took it to heart and started looking for ropes to open the packs.

Seeing Ye Liuyun’s actions, Dong Tianyu felt somewhat speechless—he hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun, who seemed so shrewd, to act so thoughtlessly now.

"Alright, I was just joking with you. Pull up the fast descent rope, tie the packages to it, then just throw them overboard."

Upon hearing this from Dong Tianyu, Ye Liuyun immediately halted his actions of searching for ropes, gave Dong Tianyu an awkward glance, then ran to the edge of the deck, pulled up a fast descent rope, secured the packages as Dong Tianyu had described, and dropped them overboard.

Just as Ye Liuyun threw their luggage past the railing, a voice suddenly rang out from afar, trying to stop him: "Ye Liuyun, what are you doing? Are you stealing important supplies from the ship and planning to flee to avoid punishment?"

Ye Liuyun’s face twisted with anger upon hearing the accusation, "Wang Tianhao, don’t falsely accuse me. What do you mean I’m ’again’ stealing ship supplies?

This ship was obtained by me, and most of the supplies on board were prepared by me in advance. Not to mention that I would never steal those supplies, even if I took something, it would be taking back what belongs to me. What nonsensical barking you’re doing here."

Wang Tianhao was momentarily stunned by Ye Liuyun’s biting sarcasm.

After all, being a direct descendant of the Wang family, aside from some elite peers, others treated him with courtesy, and even if there was some dissatisfaction, their face-to-face interactions remained polite.

Moreover, in his eyes, even if the Taylor family hadn’t fallen, among his peers in the Taylor family, only Robinson William was a near match in status to deal on equal terms. Others, especially Madeline, who had degraded herself to become a merchant, wouldn’t even qualify to lift him up, had she not been born into the Taylor family. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Actually, after Dong Tianyu finished discussing leaving with Robinson William, and while Robinson William went home to consult Master Ye, Wang Tianhao had already learned of this news.

Wang Tianhao thought that even if the Taylor family planned to leave, it would take at least two or three days to sort through the valuable items at home before they would actually depart.

But he never expected the Taylor family to be so decisive; from the time Dong Tianyu boarded the ship until he heard they were leaving, it was nothing but a mere few hours.

When he gathered people to prevent the Taylors from leaving, he didn’t anticipate that only Ye Liuyun and Dong Tianyu were left on the deck, suggesting the others must have already departed from the ship.

By that time, Ye Liuyun had already thrown the luggage overboard, so he had no more attachments and stood on the deck nonchalantly.

Having come to his senses, an angered Wang Tianhao scolded Ye Liuyun loudly, "Everything is yours, when you modified this ship, if not for our families’ support, could you have managed to refit this ship?

If you hadn’t colluded with outsiders and stolen the Mysterious Core that others risked their lives to acquire from the ship, we wouldn’t have held a collective vote to dismiss you from your position as logistics manager.

You made such a grave mistake, and the fact that we didn’t pursue your accountability further, merely dismissing you, was out of respect for your hard work.

If it weren’t for the deep connections between our families, plus considering our many years of friendship, we would have given the Taylor family enough face. Otherwise, just for the offence you committed, an outright execution would not have been too excessive."

Hearing Wang Tianhao count his faults one by one, Ye Liuyun’s expression grew darker, and just as he was about to retort, Dong Tianyu patted Ye Liuyun’s shoulder and stopped him from speaking further.

When Ye Liuyun turned with a puzzled look to Dong Tianyu, wanting to ask why he was being stopped, he heard Dong Tianyu impatiently urging, "Are you idly wasting time here with a war of words? The stuff’s been sent off; why are you still standing foolishly on the deck? Let’s just go.

The more you stay here and argue with him, the more he enjoys it. After all, he’s actually successfully keeping you here, waiting for support from others on the ship."

Realizing Dong Tianyu was right, Ye Liuyun snapped to the realization that this was Dong Tianyu’s domain, and the longer the delay, the more advantageous it was for Wang Tianhao. Once the rest of the families arrived, he would be at a disadvantage both in terms of force and words.

Seeing his plan exposed, an embarrassed and enraged Wang Tianhao threatened Dong Tianyu, "You’re already in the crosshairs of a sniper. It would be wise to stay put on the deck and not make any rash moves. If you don’t listen, believe me, at my command, you’ll be turned into sieves."