Better to Rely on Yourself Than Beg Others

After Qu Jianlei gave the order, a little over a minute passed before the Anti-Smuggling Warship let out a tremendous roar.

Before the Anti-Smuggling Department personnel could react, the warship rose directly into the air and shot straight upward.

In fact, Qu Jianlei had never expected to use the power of public opinion to escape.

Public opinion sometimes seemed powerful, but before absolute strength, it was actually the most useless thing.

As the saying went, better to rely on yourself than beg others. To break through the blockade, they still had to depend on their own strength.

His earlier public opinion campaign had merely been intended to draw the authorities' attention and divide the attention of the entire system.

Without question, the plan had worked. Otherwise, he would not have been able to make off with an Anti-Smuggling Warship so easily.

Of course, that probably also had something to do with the Anti-Smuggling Department's arrogance.

Though they lacked top-tier combat power, they were an armed force with a warship establishment. In that regard, even the Department of Anomalous Affairs fell short.

So they rather arbitrarily assumed that since the other side had already clashed with the Department of Anomalous Affairs and the Divine Script Society, how would they dare provoke them as well? In any case, Qu Jianlei had gotten his wish. He had hijacked a warship and openly made off with it.

As the warship ascended, its acceleration was somewhat slow. During that time, the Anti-Smuggling Department finally figured out what had happened.

"Damn it, they actually dared to hijack our warship! Where are our anti-air weapons?"

The Anti-Smuggling Department had only a small number of anti-air weapons, far fewer even than the City Garrison.

The reason was simple: this department was mainly responsible for conducting inspections outside and