"Okay, received." The officer's voice immediately turned serious. "Can you report your coordinates?"
Lu Ao quickly gave the coordinates and added, "We'll probably return the day after tomorrow."
"Received. We'll dispatch a law enforcement vessel to follow up as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation."
After Lu Ao hung up, he went back. The captain snorted. "Two minutes."
"Sorry, my brother tends to nag."
"You young people really don't know how to be straightforward." The captain took back his phone and waved them away as if shooing ducks. "All right, all right. If there's nothing else, go back early."
Lu Ao and Xiang Xingchang had no choice but to leave.
As they passed the deck, they saw U Country's researchers tensely operating their equipment.
When they saw Lu Ao and Xiang Xingchang, their friendliness from the past few days was gone. Instead, they waved them off in gruff voices. "Go back. Don't look!"
Xiang Xingchang frowned. Lu Ao gave him a look, signaling him not to act rashly.
Seeing that they still would not leave, one tall, burly male researcher came over and glared at them. "What's your problem?"
Xiang Xingchang widened his eyes and said domineeringly, "What do you mean, what's our problem? The contract never said we weren't allowed on deck!"
"But we're working right now, and your presence is seriously interfering with our work."
"We're so far away. How could we interfere with anything?"
Xiang Xingchang quickly started arguing with them. Hearing the commotion, the other members of the diving team came out to support him.
Lu Ao knew at once that Xiang Xingchang was doing it on purpose.
No matter what the researchers said, he simply refused to leave.
None of the other divers left either.
Everyone knew what was going on. They would