The Malaysian police received an emergency call reporting that a cargo ship had come under attack by pirates. The caller also provided precise coordinates and information identifying the vessel.
Malaysia had to take this report seriously. This was the very ship that had been released from Singapore not long ago—a ship carrying "gold" worth over a hundred billion US dollars.
They knew something of what had happened in Singapore. If this cargo ship ran into trouble in Malaysian waters, what if Phantom Immortal Technology took its anger out on them?
Malaysia immediately dispatched several armed helicopters to the scene.
But as the rescuers headed toward the reported coordinates, the ship's location signal suddenly vanished.
Everyone responsible for the operation felt their heart lurch.
For the location signal to disappear at such a critical moment could only mean that someone had shut down the navigation system. There was only one explanation: the pirates had taken control of the ship.
Huaxia had to be notified, since the vessel belonged to Huaxia.
Phantom Immortal Technology also had to be informed, since all the cargo aboard belonged to the company. This company was far too extraordinary for anyone to treat it like an ordinary business.
Replies soon arrived from both parties. The official response was suitably formal: after expressing concern, Huaxia urged Malaysia to organize a rescue immediately and recover the cargo ship suspected of having been hijacked. Huaxia also stated that it would send rescue personnel to Malaysia to handle the situation together.
The Illusion Immortal Technology Company's response differed little from that of the Huaxia Authorities, except that its wording conveyed somewhat greater urgency.
The Malaysian police could only do their utmost to search the surrounding waters...
By then, the cargo ship had traveled dozens of kilometers off course. The atmosphere aboard