Huo Ci's expression turned serious, with a hint of solemnity between his brows.
The appearance of such a strange fishing boat in this sea area is definitely not an ordinary thing.
An uneasy premonition welled up in his heart, a feeling that something important was about to happen.
He stared at the fishing boat, trying to find any possible clues.
The warship continued to move forward steadily, and the fishing boat in front suddenly sped up after discovering them, with an indescribable sense of urgency.
"Be careful and alert!" Huo Ci frowned. He was keenly aware of the unusual aura and gave the order almost immediately.
The soldiers on the warship responded quickly, and all guns were raised at the same time, with the muzzles pointed steadily at the approaching fishing boat.
When the fishing boat finally approached, a middle-aged couple appeared at the bow.
Their clothes looked plain and simple, and their faces had some traces of weathering, making them look like fishermen.
However, after they saw the warship, they kept waving and even tried to stop the warship with their boats.
A fishing boat actually wants to stop a warship?
How ignorant must the people be to dare to take such an action?
Not to mention Huo Ci, even Yan Dajiang's eyes became complicated when he looked over.
"Please, we are fishing at sea, but the wind and waves are too strong. Unfortunately, we lost our way and have been drifting on the sea for several days. Can you take us back?" The man on the fishing boat spoke to them, his expression full of sincere pleading.
The woman even bowed to them, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"You are currently heading in the right direction. Just keep going and you can get back." Yan Dajiang casually pointed the way, being wary of the couple.
"We've been wandering here for two days, and the compass seems to be broken. It's pointing in the wrong direction. Please, let us on your ship and take us back." The man pleaded again.
The middle-aged woman then spoke up, her eyes red and pitiful. "Our child is still waiting for us at home. He's only a few years old... He'll definitely be worried if we don't go back for a few days, and there's nothing to eat at home. Please, please be kind and give us a ride!"
Yan Dajiang looked at Huo Ci, walked forward at his signal, and asked the couple a few more questions.
They all answered the questions successfully, and now even Yan Dajiang was a little unsure of their identities.
"It feels like they are Chinese. What should we do?" He turned around and looked at Huo Ci again.
Huo Ci frowned and walked forward slowly. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle as he looked at the middle-aged couple carefully.
Although their clothes are simple, they do not look shabby or dirty. Instead, they give people a sense of neatness and order.
This made Huo Ci frown even tighter, and that weird feeling just couldn't be shaken off.
Huo Ci thought to himself, although he did not rule out the possibility that they might have brought a change of clothes, there were no washed clothes hanging on the deck, which was really unreasonable.
If they were really trapped here unprepared as they said, then they would not have prepared enough clean clothes to wear for a few days.
Furthermore, Huo Ci noticed that the atmosphere of life on this fishing boat was too weak.
Compared with ordinary fishermen, they don't seem to regard their fishing boats as their real home.
Fishermen usually hang clothes to dry, store food, and even grow some simple vegetables on their fishing boats to sustain their lives at sea.
However, there is almost no trace of such life on this fishing boat.
All these visible abnormalities made Huo Ci's doubts even deeper.
He narrowed his eyes, trying to catch more clues from the expressions and words and actions of the middle-aged couple.
Moreover, the couple's attitude was a little too calm. They did not have the usual restraint or genuine joy that fishermen would show when they saw the soldiers.
If they had really been trapped for many days, how could they not feel excited after finally seeing possible rescue?
All these unusual things made Huo Ci even more certain that the identities and purposes of this couple were definitely not as simple as they appeared.
"When a warship is about to go out to sea on a mission, it will issue a notice three days in advance to tell nearby fishermen not to go out to sea. Why are you still at sea?" Huo Ci asked coldly, looking at the couple with an especially sharp look.
After hearing Huo Ci's words, the woman froze with tears still on her face, obviously not knowing the rule.
The man, however, reacted quickly and explained, "Sir, we had already set sail before the notice was sent out, so we didn't know about this news! We are truly trapped here. Please, sir, be kind and give us a ride!"
Sir?
Huo Ci raised his brows slightly, feeling a little strange about the name.
He had never heard this name from Chinese fishermen.
This couple revealed quite a few flaws. The fish seen on the fishing boat did not seem to be catchable in this sea area. They usually appeared in the sea area near the border line.
Even if ordinary fishermen get lost, they will never run that far.
Moreover, he was lost at sea for several days and didn't catch many fish, which is not like the style of fishermen.
"There's no point in begging. Warships can't carry people casually." Huo Ci responded coldly, signaling the soldiers to continue driving.
Seeing that Huo Ci had rejected them, Yan Dajiang had absolutely no reason to allow this couple of unknown origin to continue approaching the warship.
"You'd better leave quickly! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!" He immediately stepped forward to drive them away.
But the couple who had just looked so pitiful and sought help immediately changed their expressions when they saw that it was useless to play the victim.
Especially that man, his expression was obviously vicious, as if he was a beast whose disguise had been exposed and was about to show its fangs.
"Gurgle..." The man suddenly said something in a low and strange voice.
Although Yan Dajiang didn't understand, he definitely didn't speak Chinese.
A surge of anger suddenly surged in his heart. These two guys were not Chinese at all!
Their previous disguise and requests for help were just to get close to the warship and achieve their ulterior motives.
At the same time, more than a dozen figures suddenly emerged from the seemingly ordinary fishing boat.
They appeared silently like ghosts, and every movement seemed extremely fast and agile.
The target was even clearer. As soon as it appeared, it immediately climbed towards the warship. Its intention was self-evident.
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