After sitting on the bench until it was completely dark, the two of them got up to eat a bowl of hot beef noodles and slowly embarked on the road back to Mount Longhu.
As soon as I returned to the Celestial Master Mansion's small courtyard, my phone in my pocket vibrated.
It was a briefing sent by Ashley, followed by a voice message from the receiving ship Caribbean Sea.
Lynn clicked on the voice, and Reggie's loud voice mixed with the whistling of the sea breeze immediately came out:
"Lynn! Kevin and I have already boarded the ship! Kevin took Charlie and just went into the water for a circle. Following the route of the accident of the salvage ship, we have locked the general sea area of the guy named Torpedo! Wait for our good news!"
After listening to the voice, Lynn showed a gentle smile on his face.
He did not ask whether it was dangerous underwater or whether he had prepared an escape route. He just pressed the call button and simply replied:
"I know, use your own judgment and pay attention to safety."
Caribbean Sea The sea breeze blows in my face.
A white speedboat tore apart a rolling white wave on the blue sea.
Kevin was sitting on the side of the boat, leaning half of his body out of the speedboat and immersing one hand deeply into the sea water.
Charlie lay quietly in the water tank at his feet, occasionally spitting out a string of bubbles, as if feeling the movement of the surrounding sea.
"What did you find?"
Reggie stood aside, holding several photos of the target ship in his hand.
Kevin closed his eyes and felt the weak fluctuations coming from his fingertips.
Several dolphins and fish swimming nearby pieced together the information in the distance bit by bit.
"Found it."
Kevin opened his eyes and shook off the water drops on his hands,
"About eight nautical miles ahead. There are some turbulent currents, a faint smell of blood and the sound of heavy objects falling into the water. The ship is moving, but not very fast."
Reggie nodded, put the photo in his pocket, stared at the horizon in the distance, and began to plan the angle and route of boarding the ship in his mind.
He moved his wrists and neck, and the joints made a crisp sound.
"You have the final say on what happens in the water."
Reggie glanced at the sparkling sea and said, "If you don't say anything, I won't jump down."
After previous discussions, Reggie has thoroughly understood the home and away games.
On land, he can run around as he pleases, but in the Deep, he still has to listen to the arrangements of Kevin, an expert.
The speedboat was advancing at full speed for more than ten minutes, when the driver suddenly pointed to the right front and shouted, "There is something in the water over there!"
Reggie squinted his eyes, his vision instantly focused.
A few hundred meters away on the sea surface, there was a white broken wooden board floating on it, with a vague figure lying on it.
"Lean over." Kevin ordered decisively.
The speedboat slowed down and approached.
It was a man wearing work clothes. His skin was red and peeling from the scorching sun, and his lips were chapped and bleeding.
He hugged the board tightly, his whole body shaking constantly due to dehydration and fear.
Reggie leaned out, grabbed the man by the back collar, and lifted him onto the speedboat deck like a chicken.
Kevin unscrewed a bottle of fresh water and handed it over.
The man caught the water bottle with trembling hands and poured it down his throat, choking and coughing repeatedly.
"Drink slowly."
Reggie squatted down and asked, "What happened on your ship?"
The man was breathing heavily, his eyes full of fear:
"Eight people... there are eight of us in total. I was the only one who fell off in the chaos, and seven brothers were all detained on the boat!"
After his breathing calmed down a little, the crewman revealed the matter with a white face.
"We were running the boat normally, and suddenly there was a loud noise under the water. It felt like a whale hit us. The bottom of the boat leaked on the spot. Before everyone could react, a group of pirates holding Assault Rifle climbed up along the side of the boat."
The crew member swallowed, his voice still trembling,
"They stole valuable cargo, wounded our captain, and held the remaining brothers at gunpoint, forcing them to drain the water in the engine room and keep the engine running... I was afraid that the bottom tank would be penetrated and they would jump into the sea without them paying attention."
To an ordinary person, the pitch-black the Deep and the bottom of the ship that may break at some point are more despairing than the guns in the hands of pirates.
"Where are the hostages being held?" Kevin went straight to the point.
"The bilge, the forwardmost sailor's lounge."
The crew member pointed to the photo in Reggie's hand, "That's very close to the leak."
Kevin frowned. "The bottom of the boat is already broken. If that guy hits it again underwater, the boat won't last ten minutes."
Reggie stood up, patted the water stains on his trouser legs, and his eyes became sharp.
"Leave the hold to me."
He glanced at the sea in front of the speedboat and said, "No matter how leaky it is underneath, as long as the boat doesn't sink, I can get people out."
While he was talking, a huge silhouette appeared on the sea level in the distance.
That was the target ship they were looking for.
Just as the speedboat was about to continue approaching, Kevin's expression suddenly changed.
He turned to look at the sea.
He didn't need to put his hand into the water, he could feel that the surrounding water flow was completely chaotic at this moment.
The school of small fish that had gathered nearby seemed to have encountered some terrifying natural enemy and was running away in all directions like crazy.
It's Torpedo.
He spotted the approaching speedboat and also sensed the aura belonging to Kevin in the water.
But he didn't surface to say anything harsh. The high-pressure undercurrent in the water directly bypassed the speedboat and rushed straight towards the bottom of the cargo ship ahead.
"He's spotted us and is heading towards the bottom!"
Kevin ripped off his coat and patted the water tank, "Charlie, it's time to work!"
Without any hesitation, they jumped directly into the cold sea water, leaving behind a circle of rolling white foam.
"Pull over! Stop close to the side of the ship!" Reggie shouted at the driver.
The speedboat's engine roared, and it swung its tail against the waves, clinging to the side of the cargo ship.
At the moment when the two ships met, Reggie's legs bent slightly.
Bang!
A shallow pit was stepped on the deck of the speedboat, and Reggie turned into a blurry afterimage and landed on the deck of the cargo ship.
Then came the search, which took only a few seconds for him.
Soon this blue lightning searched the cargo ship from bottom to bottom.
Finally Reggie's eyes fell on Iron Gate at the end of the corridor.
He kicked on the door lock.
Iron Gate let out an overwhelmed whine and slammed it open inwards.
In the cramped lounge, seven injured crew members were tied to the pipe by cables.
Seeing Reggie suddenly breaking into the door, several people's eyes showed fear and astonishment.
Reggie just took a step forward and didn't even have time to say a word.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from right under his boots.
Boom!
The steel plate underfoot twisted Transfiguration, and the cold and violent seawater was like a beast coming out of the lock, tearing apart the bottom of the ship and pouring crazily into the small hold.