The Mairui Navy was very interested in the truth behind the cargo ships' disappearance, but for escort duty, a single frigate was more than enough.
Any more than that would have made them a laughingstock. Besides, if some country really was testing a new weapon, no one would dare rashly attack a Mairui warship—the sole superpower had that much confidence.
Under such circumstances, the frigate had suddenly lost contact. The Mairui Navy's fury was easy to imagine.
Before long, someone located the fishing vessel via satellite and forcibly connected to the captain's satellite phone, demanding that he report exactly what had happened and ordering him to stop the ship and await inspection by the Mairui Navy.
Because a warship was involved in the disappearance, Mairui Country did not immediately announce the incident and instead began searching first.
But while they wanted to keep quiet, Yaxi Country refused to cooperate. Before long, a call came in asking, "We can't get in touch with our cargo ships. Don't you have an explanation for your escort warship?"
The Mairui Navy had agreed to provide an escort because of the gleaming money involved. Faced with such questioning, they gave a very simple and blunt reply. "We are investigating!"
The next morning, news of the disappearance of three cargo ships finally leaked out—not through Yaxi Country. Though they were angry at the Mairui people's attitude, they did not dare stir up the market at such a time. It had simply been discovered by a group of private adventure enthusiasts.
The Mairui Navy made no statement regarding the news. Only two hours later, when they truly could no longer withstand the pressure—losing a warship was embarrassing enough, but there were so many soldiers aboard, and they were all Mairui citizens!
They announced that the escort frigate