This is death, that is death, changing to the same is still the same. Each of the three possibilities mentioned by Xia Lei is possible, and the probability of realization is very high. Especially the last possibility. As long as a US warship gets close to the cargo ship, it only takes one or two shells to sink it.
"Boss, I know you must have a plan in mind." Tsukino Kyoko said, "You called us here just to tell us your plan. What do you want us to do?"
That's her style, she never asks why, she just needs Xia Lei's instructions and she will do it.
Xia Lei was silent for a moment and said: "There is a speedboat on this cargo ship. Let's put down the speedboat, bring enough fuel, food and water, then bypass Cyprus and leave this dangerous area before making the next step."
"Yelena, let's do this." Tsukino Kyoko said.
Elena nodded and followed Tsukino Kyoko out of the cabin.
"Angu Mihan, you go too. You help Xingzi and Yelena deal with the food problem, but I have to remind you not to get curry in the kitchen." Xia Lei said.
An Gumihan said, "..." Although Xia Lei's reminder made him speechless, he still went.
Xia Lei's eyes moved to Saimu and Qianjun, "You two go and tie up the captain and sailors. It's best to injure them a little and be more ruthless."
Qian Jun nodded. This was the first time that he was asked to do something as the leader of the Zodiac Team, and he accepted it.
Saimu was hesitant. He wanted to say something but didn't say it.
Xia Lei said: "Sayimu, I know this makes you a little embarrassed. But you have to understand that we can't leave with your friends and his sailors. They will be caught by the Americans and even interrogated. We Create an illusion that we kidnapped them so that they can get away with it. You tell your friends that we kidnapped them and they don’t know anything. I will give your friend 200,000 US dollars and one of his sailors. Let’s consider the 500,000 US dollars as compensation for them.”
"Okay, I know what to do." Saimu said. He and Qian Jun left the cabin.
Leave the cargo ship and drive away in a speedboat. This is the best way Xia Lei can think of. Apart from this method, he really can't think of any other way to resolve this crisis.
As for Saimu's captain friend and his sailors, they will indeed take a lot of risks, but as long as they can survive it, they will live a prosperous life and no longer have to wander hard at sea. Everything has a price, and this is the price they have to pay.
A few minutes later Xia Lei came to the deck. Kyoko Tsukino, Yelena, and Angu Mihan have already prepared the stock of speedboats, fuel, food, and water. Saimu and Qianjun also took care of the captain and his sailors.
"Goodbye, my friend, God bless you." The Iraqi captain, who was beaten with a bruised nose and face, greeted Xia Lei with a smile on his face. If his hands were not tied, he might have wanted to hug Xia Lei.
And the sailors who were tied up like rice dumplings also laughed heartlessly. Their smiles were all for the $500,000. 500,000 US dollars is nothing to the rich, but to these miserable sailors, it is a life-changing wealth.
"Remember what Saimu told you, put all the responsibility on us, you don't know anything. Act better, don't mess up. God bless you." Xia Lei left this in Arabic After saying a few words, he descended from the rope ladder on the side of the ship to the speedboat.
Members of the Zodiac Team boarded the speedboat one after another.
Saimu drove the speedboat towards the east.
A speedboat has a standard crew of five people, but Xia Lei and the members of the Zodiac Team have six people in total. There is nothing wrong with having one more person on board, it just affects the reserves of fuel, food and water. Calculated based on a person's weight of 120 kilograms, if this weight is replaced by fuel, food and water, it is enough to feed several people for several days, and fuel can also allow the speedboat to sail further.
"Boss, the food and water on the speedboat are only enough to support us for three days. Originally, I wanted to take more, but the speedboat can't bear any more weight." Angumihan said.
Xia Lei frowned, "Where's the fuel?"
Yelena said: "I prepared the fuel. If this speedboat sails non-stop for 24 hours, we will run out of fuel after thirty hours."
Xia Lei smiled bitterly. The problem of fuel was more serious than the problem of food and water. After all, this is just a speedboat. It can't carry so many people and a lot of supplies.
"If it really doesn't work, we can row a boat." Tsukino Kyoko seemed very relaxed, "If we don't have anything to eat, we can catch fish."
"What about water?" Saimu asked.
Tsukino Kyoko's eyes were like daggers, "solve it yourself!"
Saimu, "..."
A water problem made everyone feel heavy. Indeed, if there is no fuel, the speedboat can be rowed by hand. There is no food to catch sea fish to eat. But if there is no water, do we still need to drink sea water? You'll die faster that way.
Xia Lei thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Xingzi, are you wearing a bra?"
"Ah?" Tsukino Kyoko was stunned on the spot, with a hint of embarrassment and shyness on her face. If Xia Lei asked her such a question when there were only two of them, she would not only answer Xia Lei's question, but she would even lift her clothes openly. What's a bra? I can show you my breasts. But when Xia Lei asked her such a question in front of so many people, she didn't know how to answer it.
Xia Lei took a closer look at her breasts and said, "If you are wearing it, then wear it well. Give it to me when there is no water." Then he looked at Elena and said, "You are wearing it too, so be well. Wear it and give it to me when there’s no water.”
Yelena, "..."
Angu Mihan smiled and said: "Boss, are you using their bras to give us spoons of water to drink?"
Yelena slapped Angumihan on the back of the head.
Angu Mihan was beaten, but he smiled happily.
Qian Jun said: "Boss, if you want to use their bras to filter seawater, the filtration performance of their bras is almost negligible."
Angumihan mentioned two women's bras and he was beaten. Qian Jun also mentioned the bras of two women, but no one hit him.
This was also the first time Qian Jun called Xia Lei "boss".
Although this is just a title, for a man like Qian Jun, it represents his allegiance!
The Snake of Zodiac Team is truly back!
Xia Lei was happy and smiled, "What I want is not the filtration performance of bras, but their water-absorbing properties. There is a sponge inside the bra, and the sponge has a strong water-absorbing ability. In addition, we also have food packaging bags, which are mostly Most packaging bags contain tinfoil. We just need to piece the tinfoil into the shape of a pot lid, and then place it on top of the water-filled bra. When the sun shines and the seawater evaporates, the water vapor will be on the tinfoil. It condenses into water droplets. If we collect those water droplets, won’t we get pure water?”
Qian Jun didn't expect that Xia Lei's explanation would be like this. He was slightly stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
"Wow! Boss, you are like a Ganesha!" An Gumihan also laughed, laughing so hard because he was thinking about the scene of Kyoko Tsukino and Yelena losing their bras, and that they were topless. Picture of collecting distilled water for bras.
Snapped! Yelena's slap fell on the back of Angumihan's head again.
"Why are you hitting me again? Why don't you go and fight Qianjun?" Angu Mihan looked depressed, but he was very happy in his heart. He actually could have avoided it, but he didn't. He liked being slapped by Russian women. Xia Lei can seduce women without doing anything, but he can't, he has to work harder.
Qian Jun just smiled and said nothing. He is not familiar with the members of the Zodiac Team, and it will take him some time to integrate into the team.
The speedboat rode the wind and waves at a very fast speed, and the cargo ship was soon left behind. It was so far away that it could not be seen with a telescope.
Just an hour after the speedboat left, three-class Hornets escorted a shadow reconnaissance plane and appeared in the waters where the cargo ship was located. At this time, the cargo ship had completely stopped without anchoring. It was drifting along the sea water with almost negligible speed.
"Command center, we have arrived at the destination sea area and are scanning and reconnaissance of the target." On the shadow reconnaissance plane, the captain took the communicator to report the mission execution status to the command center of the Sixth Fleet.
Three Hornets passed over the cargo ship, and one of them dropped a cluster bomb.
Boom!
The cluster bomb exploded in the seawater, setting off a column of water that rose into the sky, and the cargo ship shook violently in the surge of seawater.
However, this was not because the bomb-dropping Hornet was interfered with, but that the pilot was executing the order of the commander of the Sixth Fleet and testing the reaction of the cargo ship in this way.
There was no response from the cargo ship.
The three-level Hornet and Shadow reconnaissance aircraft were also normal and did not receive any interference.
"There is no interference, all instruments are normal..." The captain of the shadow reconnaissance aircraft continued to report the progress of the mission, "The scan is over, there are no armed personnel on the ship, and the crew members are tied up... Requesting instructions on the next step..."
At the same time, American Lan Williams stared closely at a monitor on the wall of his office, watching the synchronized satellite images transmitted from the Sixth Fleet Command Center. The voice of the captain of the shadow reconnaissance plane also appeared in his office simultaneously, and it was the captain's description that made him anxious.
Only the captain and crew, Xia Lei and his men could not see any of them. This was the Mediterranean Sea, not a virgin forest. How could those guys disappear without a trace in an hour
In the loudspeaker, the voice of the captain of the shadow reconnaissance aircraft, "Radar reconnaissance results, there are no ships in this sea area..."
Williams couldn't listen anymore. He grabbed the phone on the table and said, "Immediately let the commandos of the Sixth Fleet board the cargo ship, arrest everyone, and conduct interrogation. Let the shadow reconnaissance plane expand the search." Don’t miss any ship within the scope, even small fishing boats in Cyprus must be carefully scouted! Also, immediately let spy satellites intervene in the Mediterranean Sea, this time even if the sea water in the Mediterranean Sea is dried up, we must find that guy!”
"Yes, execute immediately!" came a voice from the phone.
Williams put down the phone and drummed his fingers on the oak tabletop. Ten seconds later, he picked up the phone and dialed a number.
This call was made to Yang Shan, the head of the CIA's Kyoto Intelligence Station.
"Yang Shan, evacuate immediately and temporarily close the intelligence station."
"What happened?"
"Xia Lei may not be dead."
"What?" Yang Shan's voice was full of surprise, "How is this possible? Our observers confirmed that he is dead. He cannot be alive."
Williams said: "Go and confirm again. In addition, contact Li Youden immediately and ask him to steal the formula and production technology of X secret gold in advance. If Xia Lei is really not dead, his identity may be exposed at any time."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Yang Shan's voice said.
Williams put the phone down again and drummed his fingers on the oak tabletop.
Gotta get, gotta get...
How reliable is Israeli intelligence
Is Xia Lei dead or alive
This is what he wants to figure out.
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