Jiang Yichun's fists were clenched tightly enough to creak. According to his understanding of the Prime Minister, such important secret orders would not be issued only once, meaning he would not be the only one to receive the secret order; he must speed up.
With that in mind, he quickly wrote a letter, sending it with a messenger pigeon that was only used in times of urgency on the ship. Then, he said to the ship's officer in charge of steering, "I don't care how you do it, increase the speed to return. If you cause any delay, I'll show you no mercy!"
His gaze was ice-cold, like a chilling knife placed against the officer's neck. The officer shivered involuntarily and quickly responded, "Yes, Sir".
The ship's crew stiffened, and the officer began to rally them, "Give it your all, we mustn't delay the sir's important task."
The ship's speed noticeably increased, heading towards Beiyu City.
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