Although Jiang Yan Hai was in good spirits, he looked just as exhausted on the surface.
The fishing boat soon left the dock and headed out to sea. Silver Fox and the others visibly relaxed. Once they were out on the water, with no Coast Guard vessels or anything similar nearby, it meant everything had gone smoothly. At their current pace, they would reach their destination in three or four hours.
In fact, once they entered international waters, things would go relatively smoothly.
"Why did you become a spy?" About twenty minutes after the boat began moving steadily, the distant coast and dock had become tiny, nearly vanishing from sight. With hardly any other boats around them, Jiang Yan Hai suddenly spoke.
Silver Fox and the others had already begun resting, though even when some rested, someone was always watching Jiang Yan Hai.
Silver Fox was taken aback by Jiang Yan Hai's sudden question, but he knew it was not directed at him. After hesitating, Silver Fox ignored it. He and this middle-aged man had not known each other before this mission, so he had no idea.
The middle-aged man steering the boat glanced back at Jiang Yan Hai before turning forward again. "Academician Jiang Ling, right? I've seen you on television. I know you're a true genius. I don't know whether you understand, but I can only say that some things weren't mine to choose."
"There is nothing in this world that cannot be chosen." Jiang Yan Hai looked at the middle-aged man's profile as he spoke.
The middle-aged man smiled, then shook his head lightly. "It wasn't that simple. Once you became curious about certain things, or once you did them, you could never get out for the rest of your life."
"My wife and I were already