Chapter 180 Smuggling Ship

"What about credibility? You have to know that you have no credibility with pirates - why do these people trust you?"

"My focus is to win over Shi Shishi, and then use him to connect with other people."

"I can't agree. There is almost no success rate."

"Yes." Lin Baiguang was obviously confident.

Ran Yao still felt unsure - in his opinion, Lin Baiguang's entire plan took great risks, and only those who firmly believed that they had the "aura of the protagonist" would do it.

"I act by ear. Originally, there is no 100% success rate in enemy work." He insisted on his opinion.

"Okay, let me ask you the last question." Ran Yao said, "If Mr. Zhu Cai asks you to tell the origin of the Australians, tell the secrets of the big iron ships and clippers, or some other sensitive issues like this, what are you going to do?

answer?"

"Of course it is based on the "Captured Manual"." This manual initiated by Ma Qianxu has been revised to the seventh edition under the auspices of the General Administration of Political Security. It has continuously enriched various details on the original framework and also referred to

There are many rumors about them from the indigenous people, which makes them more and more credible.

"What if he doesn't believe it? To put it more horribly, he plans to torture him to extract a confession -" Ran Yao observed his reaction, "Can you persist?"

"If the two countries are at war, the envoy will come. Besides, I am the representative going to negotiate - since he wants something from us, he will not do such a thing." Lin Baiguang said with confidence.

"Okay." Ran Yao agreed, "I give you permission to go. But you have to know that there is a high possibility that you will die in the hands of pirates..."

"I know that."

"It's very likely that you will be killed by them as soon as you arrive at Nanri Island, and you won't even have a chance to speak."

"Then consider me unlucky."

Ran Yao thought that for this reason, he was extremely benevolent and righteous.

"Do you need any more support? Radio stations, weapons...or request the cooperation of the navy, army, and special reconnaissance team..."

"No need. Asking the army to cooperate will only make coordination more difficult. I can't hide the radio in my pocket. Having a pistol or not among thousands of people is not the same thing - if something happens, just give me an AK

I can’t rush out either.”

This guy is quite open-minded, but he can also be seen as ambitious.

After Lin Baiguang left, Ran Yao called Wen Desi, chairman of the executive committee. He just reported Lin Baiguang's plan when he was interrupted by Wen Desi:

"This matter will be directly handled by your Political and Security Administration. There is no need to report the details. I will inform you of any matters that require coordination."

Ran Yao put down the phone and thought about what Tokuji had said for a few minutes. Then he started drafting an implementation outline for Rong's work.

Shi Shishi was a little hesitant when he heard that the Australians were unwilling to accept the boss's conditions directly, but wanted to send someone directly to Nanri Island to interview Mr. Zhu Cai, but he still agreed. Ma Qianzhu's judgment was good.

The other party is indeed in urgent need of assistance now.

"If you want to meet the big bosses, I won't stop you. But you have to think clearly: he has been angry recently. You messed with him again last year, and you may not be able to reap the rewards then." Shi

Fourteen has established a basic friendship with Lin Baiguang in the past few days.

"I'm going to discuss matters with the head of Zhuda. He won't do anything to me. When the time comes, I'll have to rely on you, Brother Shi, for guidance."

"As long as brothers can help, they will do their best!" Shi Shishi patted his chest.

Promises are insignificant in another time and space, but in this time and space, Lin Baiguang believes they are still valuable.

"Yes, this is a modern fishing boat." Zhou Weisen climbed onto the deck of the research vessel, pulled off the snorkeling mask on his face, and said breathlessly.

"This is great fun." Bai Guoshi looked solemn.

The few people on the sampan said nothing. When the tide was low, they had used the sampan to get close to the mast to study it carefully. They found welds and nuts on it. Except for the lining, there were no traces on anything made in this time and space.

There will be traces of welding. Zhou Weisen just confirmed it again.

"What ship?"

"It looks like an American ocean-going fishing boat." Zhou Weisen told Lin Chuanqing, "The appearance and structure are similar. The number on the side of the boat cannot be seen clearly. It seems to be worn off."

"This is impossible, the ship's rail number is very important -" Lin Chuanqing suddenly stopped. He remembered that when he was a smuggler, the ship's rail number was deliberately made unclear.

From this point of view, the origin of this ship is indeed somewhat unknown.

"Is there anything on board? Has it entered the cabin?"

"It's four to five meters deep below, and the boat sank on the reef. It's in a perfect position. But it's too dangerous to use snorkeling equipment to enter the cabin." Zhou Weisen shook his head, "You have to scuba dive."

Exploring the interior of a sunken ship is a very professional activity in diving. Zhou Weisen is a veteran diver. Although he has never dived a shipwreck, he still has the confidence to give it a try on a small fishing boat at a depth of four to five meters.

But the equipment is not up to par.

Zhou Weisen has diving equipment in his personal and planning committee warehouses. From the simplest snorkeling to the most common scuba diving to clumsy heavy-duty diving equipment. In addition to Zhou Weisen himself carrying eight cylinders of different sizes.

In addition, there are many large and small compressed gas bottles in the Planning Commission warehouse, which are enough for diving.

The traverser does not have the ability to produce an oxygen-nitrogen mixture, but ordinary compressed air diving can also handle diving operations with a water depth of no more than 70 meters. The technology of producing compressed air is not a problem for the Industrial Energy Commission.

Zhou Weisen just used snorkeling equipment to hold his breath to explore. He was only underwater for a mere two or three minutes. It was not easy to see clearly what kind of ship it was.

"You take a rest, this time I will go down and scuba dive." Lin Chuanqing said.

"There are more sharks again!" Gao Xiaosong noticed that there were about a dozen sharks cruising in the clear water. "You have to wear anti-shark clothing."

The sharks that were driven away by the shark repellent slowly started to cruise around the atoll again. They paid no attention to the clipper outside Dongsha Island. They even started to swim around them continuously.

"I told you not to throw garbage into the sea, you trash!" Lin Chuanqing scolded the indigenous sailors on the ship in a mixture of Hokkien and English.

"I think it's safer for us to go down together and take care of multiple people." Zhou Weisen said, "The shark problem is not big. I checked that there are no aggressive sharks here. To be safe, just put a pack of shark repellent powder."

"It's okay, just a few sharks swimming."

Lin Chuanqing said it was okay, but in fact he felt very weak. Sharks always make people's scalp numb, let alone swimming next to you.

They went down to the cabin and took out two sets of scuba diving equipment. Both sets were brought by Zhou Weisen himself. There were also several sets in the planning committee warehouse. Zhou Weisen looked down upon them and only brought a few cylinders from them.

And two sets of anti-shark suits like chain armor, worn over the diving wetsuit. This thing is quite bulky to wear, so Zhou Weisen thought over and over again and decided not to wear it. The space inside the sunken ship was small, and it would be a disaster if he got hung up.

Lin Chuanqing was not as calm as him, so he still put on this thing. In addition, he also brought the ropes and mesh bags necessary for shipwreck diving. The latter was used to retrieve things.

"If something really happens, just use this." Zhou Weisen gave Lin Chuanqing a powerful diving speargun propelled by carbon dioxide gas with an effective range of 20 meters. "It's best not to use it as a last resort."

Finally, each person had a diving knife as personal protection. The two agreed that Zhou Weisen, who was better at diving, would enter the cabin, while Lin Chuanqing would be responsible for guarding outside.

"Okay, let's go!"

The yellow shark repellent powder thrown into the sea gradually dispersed in the sea water, and the sharks swam away again.

Zhou Weisen touched the knife on his waist, turned his belt, put on the oxygen mask, and turned on the switch. He turned over and got into the water. As he adjusted, he slowly swam forward, and his breathing gradually became normal.

He continued to sink, about four to five meters, and was only more than one meter away from the reef on the bottom of the sea. At this time, he looked at his diving watch, and it was exactly 12:10 noon. He brought two 15

liters of cylinders, each with an independent air supply system, the backup is already 200% for diving less than 10 meters at best. But he did not dare to be careless at all - the risk factor of wreck diving is extremely high.

The space was small and the light was dim. If he was trapped in the cabin, there was no hope that Lin Chuanqing, who was half-experienced, could rescue him.

He relaxed his body, stretched out his legs, and swung his fins rhythmically to adjust his posture. There was plenty of light on the seabed, and although the transparency of the water was not as good as the diving holy sites he had been to, it was still quite good.

The sun and moonlight shine through the fine waves on the water surface, illuminating the gray-white seabed below. The seabed is a coral reef with branches and branches, and Dongsha Island is the exposed part of these coral reefs. The sunken ship of unknown origin is less than 20 meters away.

On the outer reef, it sank neatly, like a model of a sunken ship in an aquarium.

He suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder. It turned out to be Lin Chuanqing. He was wearing a mask and couldn't see his expression clearly. He was holding a spear gun.

He gave him a thumbs up, which meant that everything was OK and he could move. The two of them swam forward side by side.

The rubber diving wetsuit makes people feel hot and sticky. The oxygen sucked into the oxygen tank also seems to be full of rubber smell. Zhou Weisen is very familiar with this feeling. He is concentrating on maintaining an even pace and moving steadily toward the coral reef of the sunken ship.

Swim away.

The depths of the seabed are full of coral sand and reefs, which are reflected by the sun and flicker. The flat sand is occasionally mixed with patches of seaweed. Fish are swimming around the reefs. Zhou Weisen is very careful, there are not only sharks in the coral reefs

, and there are some more terrifying fishes. The moray eels hiding in the gaps in the reef are even more terrifying things - this thing can be more than three meters long and has a mouth full of sharp teeth. In his opinion, it is scarier than ordinary sharks.

too much.

They swam across the reef, and a large piece of coral reef appeared in front of them. Its shape was a bit like a huge plate. The shipwreck was on the edge of this "plate". There were more and more coral branches in front of it, and the surroundings were crowded with people.

There was a group of beautiful little sea fish. Zhou Weisen slowed down his movements with his hands and feet, and made a signal to stop moving forward with his left hand. There were no signs of sharks around, but it was hard to tell. He cautiously swam around the sunken ship from a distance.

Judging from the water, the ship is in good preservation condition. All the main structures are intact. The seaweed attached to the deck and hull is floating in the water. The ship should have sunk here for a long time. According to the attachments above

Judging from the sediments, shellfish and seaweed, it must be at least more than half a year old. There are no scattered items on the reefs around the ship. It does not look like it was sent to the seabed by a storm, but rather like someone opened a sea channel.

The valve sinks by itself.

While he was observing, Lin Chuanqing swam over. Zhou Weisen signaled: Once you get closer, swim around the ship to see the condition of the ship up close.

When he reached the stern of the ship, he found that the propeller was skewed and part of the rudder was damaged. It seemed that it had been hit on a reef. Overall, there was no damage to the hull except for some scratch marks on the bottom and the coral reef.

The white protective paint on the hull still looks new. Even a lot of the glass on the bridge is still intact.

Finally, they returned to the bridge and landed on the front deck. Zhou Weisen signaled to Lin Chuanqing that he wanted to enter the ship from here. The other party nodded and gestured to the carbon dioxide spear gun - this thing is enough at a distance of twenty meters.

Killing a big shark will only attract more sharks.

He carefully used a diving knife to clean off the glass next to the broken bridge window, first his legs, then his body, and finally his head. Lin Chuanqing held the porthole with one hand and passed the diving light in with the other.

The first target he chose for exploration was the bridge - this was the most important place to find out the identity of the ship.
To be continued...