They were so terrified that they forgot to struggle.

They may not be afraid of guns or police, but they are no match for this incomprehensible "tentacle hell" originating from the deep sea.

Humanity's most primal fears have been completely unleashed!

Beneath the sea, the octopuses worked together seamlessly to entangle and "wrap" the limp bandits.

Like packing a gift, it was safely "transported" back towards the coast guard ship.

On the sea, all that remained were the desperate screams of the criminals caught in the tentacles and the strings of bubbles leisurely exhaled by the octopuses.

Several criminals were as agile as fish, and the octopuses had no intention of letting them off easily.

Several mischievous tentacles curled at the ends, mimicking the action of a water gun, drawing water directly from the sea and spraying it onto the faces of these villains with a "plop plop," making them unable to open their eyes and coughing incessantly.

Even worse, they used the ends of their broad, flat tentacles to slap their heads and backs with a "slap," "slap."

These normally vicious bandits were now tightly bound and restrained by dozens of slippery and powerful tentacles, and were already terrified out of their wits.

The cold water and the slapping of the tentacles further exhausted them, leaving them with no strength left to struggle.

They looked like bundles of wilted cabbages soaked in water.

The coast guard patrol boat quickly approached, and the officers leaned out to look at the "strange harvest" on the sea, their faces beaming with joy.

Hey! Here comes another octopus bundled with fresh meat!

"Hurry up and scoop it up, don't let Squidward get tired!"

"Thank you, Squidward, for delivering to my door! Such excellent service!"

While joking around, they deftly "picked up" the "packaged" criminals one by one and loaded them onto the ship.

It was as easy and enjoyable as picking ripe fruit from the ground during harvest season!

After the coast guards had detained the prisoners who had been brought to their door, they stood neatly at the ship's side and gave a standard salute to their "temporary comrades" with round heads and big eyes in the sea.

"Comrades, you've worked hard!"

"Thank you to our friendly maritime forces for their strong support!"

Just as the capture operation at sea was in full swing.

The coast guard officers who boarded the ship made a horrifying discovery.

When they pried open the sealed metal boxes and scanned the silver-gray metal ingots inside with their handheld detectors, the instruments suddenly emitted a piercing beep!

The officer in charge took a closer look, his face instantly turned pale, and he practically yelled into the walkie-talkie:

"Report! The seized goods are—metal, rhenium ingots!"

"Repetition, it's rhenium, a strategic rare metal!"

The word "rhenium" struck everyone in the know like a thunderbolt.

With a global annual production of only tens of tons, it is known as the "heart of aviation" and "industrial diamond-grade super metal".

Rhenium is indispensable for the core hot-section components of the most advanced modern aircraft engines, marine gas turbines, and even hypersonic aircraft!

The import and export of rhenium metal are subject to the strictest controls.

What do these boxes of rhenium smuggled out of the country signify?

This means that the lifeline of China's most advanced military technology may be strangled.

This means that these "industrial diamonds" could fall into the hands of hostile countries or terrorist organizations, with unimaginable consequences!

The coast guard officers present were instantly drenched in cold sweat.

This is not an ordinary smuggling case; it is a serious crime that endangers national strategic security!

The voice of the highest command headquarters, with unprecedented severity and urgency, boomed through every walkie-talkie in the next second:

"Seal off all exits! No one involved in this case shall escape!"

"At all costs, you must find out the source of this metal and all its downstream suppliers! This is a death order!"

The wind on the sea suddenly became biting.

What was originally a crackdown on crime has suddenly escalated into a life-or-death struggle concerning the core interests of the nation.

Each rhenium ingot weighs a ton.

The moment the headquarters gave the order, Xia Zhining and her brother set off in different directions.

On different channels, almost simultaneously, the brother and sister's resolute voices rang out:

"receive."

Xia Zhining leaped onto the speedboat, the engine roared, and the boat cleaved through the waves like an arrow, carrying the orca as it sped off in the direction the fugitives had fled.

Ji Shuyun picked up the gun case, rushed up to the bridge of the escort patrol ship, and knelt down on one knee to hold the gun.

The firearms were quickly assembled under the moonlight.

He rested his shoulder on his arm and aimed, his gaze locking onto the area around Xia Zhining's motorboat ahead.

The wind brushed against Ji Shuyun's forehead, his eyes behind the sniper scope calm and focused.

Anyone who dares to shoot at Xia Zhining will have their bullets arrive first.