On the vast ocean, using ships for reconnaissance is like using a stick to probe the way; you have to stir up trouble and alert the enemy.

But airplanes are different. Once they reach a certain altitude, their field of vision is wide enough to see targets in a wider area. So, when Chen Rou and Liang Lisheng fly their planes, they only have one thing to do: reconnaissance.

Actually, the effect would be better if the lights were off.

But Chen Rou naturally turned on the light; it was late at night, and she didn't want anything to go wrong.

However, in order not to alert the pirates, she used navigation lights that shone directly ahead and did not illuminate the sea surface.

But this was tough on Mr. Liang Lisheng. In order to avoid being disturbed by the light source and to see the sea clearly, he had to curl up his big belly and crawl down with difficulty to observe.

In the dead of night, it's very difficult to distinguish between a boat without lights, a reef, or a whale.

Because the pirate ship wasn't using radar navigation or radio signals during the day, Liang Lisheng was afraid he wouldn't be able to find the ship. Moreover, he had his own pressures; he really didn't want to stay at home all day and wanted to have something to do. If he didn't achieve something today, he was afraid Nie Zhao would ruthlessly abandon him again. So he had a kind of urgent feeling that he couldn't wait to have a fight.

In comparison, Chen Rou was much more at ease. She had used up half a tank of gas on the way here, and now she only had half a tank left. If she couldn't find the pirate ship, she planned to turn back.

She also advised Liang Lisheng: "We just came here on a whim today. Maybe those pirates have already left. Two hours is enough time for them to travel more than a hundred nautical miles and reach the high seas. If you can't find them, we should turn back as soon as possible."

Liang Lisheng did not respond and remained hunched over.

Suddenly, he saw a red dot flashing in the darkness. His heart nearly leaped out of his chest, but he held his breath and looked again. There it was again, flashing, a striking red that pierced the darkness. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a ship.

He adjusted his binoculars and suddenly exclaimed, "I found it!"

He looked up abruptly, took a deep breath, his belly visibly round, and exclaimed, "Found it!"

During the day, when they were observing, there were only two people on the deck of the pirate ship, and only one of them was carrying an AK.

If it were still daytime, they would have flown around the ship to observe how many people were on board. However, the nighttime would have made them too conspicuous. Chen Rou had considered taking a look, but Liang Lisheng said, "Let's go back!"

He added, "This should be a reconnaissance ship; there shouldn't be many people on board."

In fact, Chen Rou suspected that there were quite a few people on the ship, because according to her analysis, almost all the pirates along the Philippine coastline had been driven to the sea, but there were only so many ships at sea, so there must have been many people on one ship.

But I heard that the Interpol police have seven or eight people, plus four bodyguards, making a total of 12 people, plus a helicopter for support, and a short-haul command boat that can only hold a maximum of 20 or 30 people. It makes sense, so Chen Rou said, "Okay, let's turn back!"

He added, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Liang. Could you please help us find some of our own people?"

Ships and helicopters, of course, have radio calling systems that allow them to make external calls.

Once they search and lock on, they can communicate two-way, but there's a drawback: they're both in the open, the pirate ship isn't far away, and it's constantly searching and listening for nearby signals.

In this situation, unless it's an emergency, Chen Rou certainly can't make a remote call. If she does, her comrades can hear it, but the enemy can hear it too, and once they hear it, they'll naturally run away.

As for how to contact someone in this situation, Vice Chairman Liang pulled out his mobile phone.

But after one glance, he exclaimed, "Oh no, no signal!"

They were already quite far from the sand plant, so of course there was no signal. Liang Lisheng was getting anxious: "How do we contact them?"

Chen Rou asked, "Have you found a boat?"

Liang Lisheng saw a huge black object in the distance, but he wasn't sure if it was one of his own. Just as he was taking aim, the other side suddenly flashed lights, followed by three long and two short flashes.

Because they were behind Chen Rou, she couldn't see them. Liang Lisheng explained the situation, saying, "It shouldn't be Song Zai and Sam. As for whether they are from mainland China, I'm not sure, but they are shining lights at us."

Chen Rou gently shook the control stick, and the aircraft tilted slightly while rotating in the air to turn around.

She then turned the navigation lights on and off, and then another three long and two short flashes occurred.

The other side immediately responded with three flashes of light. Chen Rou turned on her high beams, but it only resulted in one flash.

This was an area Liang Lisheng didn't understand, but he guessed it: "They're our own people, but from the mainland, right?"

At this time, Chen Rou was unaware that Boss Nie had also come along, but compared to the few old men brought by Song Yuanchao, the international police officers who had long experience fighting pirates were more suitable for the assault mission.

Through the light exchange, she could confirm that the approaching ships were international police. Now, she needed to communicate with them and tell them the exact location of the pirate ship. She said, "Their ship is 20 nautical miles away from us at the 3 o'clock position."

20 nautical miles is approximately equal to 38 kilometers. On land, that's quite far, but at sea, it's not far at all.

Because the mobile phone had no signal and he dared not turn on the radio without establishing a local area network, Liang Lisheng felt that such a complicated thing probably required him to personally transmit the information, which was not difficult.

As long as Chen Rou maintains her height and can hover for about 30 seconds, he can get onto the ship.

Liang Lisheng's only worry was that he seemed to have gained a lot of weight recently, and he was worried that the helicopter rescue rope might not be able to hold him. He was afraid that if the rope snapped and he fell into the sea, it would be a real problem.

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