Chapter 83: Not long after treasure hunting, a small pool of blood appeared on the sea surface...
Chapter 83: Treasure Hunt Under the Sea
The South China Sea is not calm in winter.
"It's a force 6-7 wind, with such huge waves, the Japanese devils are going to die..."
Luo Ajin, the company commander of a reconnaissance company of a certain unit in the Fujian Provincial Military District, hid behind a reef and cursed in his half-familiar Mandarin.
He stared at the sea with his eyes glued to the big Oberammergasse telescope, but his face couldn't hide his joy.
Yan Jiuru was standing behind another reef beside him, observing the sea with a telescope:
There are several figures "drifting with the waves" on the surging sea.
If you look closely, you will find that these people dive into the water like cormorants fishing every once in a while, and emerge again after ten or twenty minutes.
Several people took turns diving, but always came up empty-handed!
One can't help but wonder what they are busy with?
***
The sea breeze blows, the waves surge!
The soldiers, who had been squatting for two or three days, were still as firm as a rock and did not move, even though their faces had turned blue.
Yan Jiuru sighed inwardly. They were all other people's sons, brothers, and even husbands. They sacrificed their lives for the country and endured hardships that were far beyond the imagination of those in the rear.
I don’t know if I can achieve my goal this time.
Fortunately, Mazu blesses me.
“Here I come!”
Suddenly, several 'frogmen' emerged from the sea!
Two of the frogmen swam quickly in front and behind a Japanese soldier, one pressed his head and the other dragged his legs. In the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared on the sea.
The other two Japanese did not try to rescue them, but fled separately. However, the frogmen obviously would not let them go and immediately chased after them.
A life-and-death struggle unfolded on the already rough sea!
It can be seen clearly through a telescope with eight times magnification.
The frogmen obviously had long arms and legs, and were carrying oxygen tanks, while the Japanese were short and were wearing waterproof skin made of some special material. One of the two groups of people was tall and clumsy but very strong, while the other relied on his flexibility to dodge smoothly.
Soon, a small patch of blood red appeared on the sea surface.
"I wonder if there are any sharks around here."
Before anyone could answer, two more people suddenly emerged from the sea!
It turned out that the Japanese soldier who was dragged into the water floated to the surface, followed closely by a frogman.
"The other one is in great danger."
Yan Jiuru couldn't help but marvel at it, "This little devil can come up after such a long time without an oxygen tank, his underwater skills are pretty good!"
Luo Ajin shook his head and said: "That's not about kung fu, that's about Japanese ninjutsu~"
"Oriental Ninjutsu?" Yan Jiuru searched his memory but had no impression of it.
"They're practicing the Five Elements Escape Technique. Ninjas, their kung fu isn't the best, but they're intelligence and reconnaissance. If they discover something, their priority is to escape and save themselves, not to commit suicide like a samurai..."
Captain Luo did his best to explain to Yan Jiuru what he knew, even though it was just the basics.
"Five Elements Escape Technique?" Yan Jiuru was puzzled for a moment.
"Yes, water escape, fire escape, in short, all kinds of escape, such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, are means of escape."
"That was water escape just now."
Yan Jiuru sneered. This was just a little skill for escaping, not even the most common magic in the market, and yet it dared to be called an escape technique?
Whose ancestors are you insulting?
It turns out that it is a piece of shit that has no inheritance.
***
Speaking of which, they have been staying here for nearly a month.
We have also figured out the basic origins of the several waves of people that appeared nearby.
This is the territorial waters of Xuan State. In theory, we can capture these abnormally appearing water ghosts.
But it was strange. Either you or he came, and I didn't know if they were deliberately avoiding each other, or if one of them was hiding on purpose, so that they didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of catching one group and scaring away the other.
Today, the two groups finally got together.
May Mazu help!
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. We can close the net today.
Yan Jiuru gestured to the back.
Almost at the same time, three long-awaited patrol boats carrying armed coastal defense soldiers quickly surrounded them. "You have entered Xuan Nation's territorial waters. Give up resistance and accept inspection!"
However, not long after, a helicopter from the United States on the opposite island of Taiwan flew over here.
Our coastal defense soldiers did not retreat. They arrested those who needed to be arrested, and the rest raised their guns and cannons and pointed them towards the helicopter.
We've used rifles and cannons to shoot down planes before!
After all, it is our territorial waters. The other party just circled far away and did not approach directly, nor did they dare to open fire easily, otherwise it would be a declaration of war.
Just trying to scare people!
Even if a real fight breaks out, we won’t be afraid of him!
We had three patrol boats and were more numerous, so the enemy had to turn back slowly.
This maritime arrest was a great success!
***
The relevant departments openly interrogated these people, and Yan Jiuru then conducted soul searches.
These guys really didn't tell the truth.
One group said they were from a non-governmental organization doing seafood research; another group said they were hired frogmen who were here to kill these Japanese water ghosts. They didn't know why they wanted to kill them, but just took the money to do the work and didn't ask why.
This is complete nonsense!
"There are five devils in total. They are members of a group called Moukou Group, and they are hired to do intelligence gathering and espionage missions.
This time, I was hired by an organization controlled by my country's government to come to the South China Sea to explore the WWII-era shipwreck of the Maru.
"Why did we only see four people? Did the other one run away?" Captain Luo frowned, feeling very unwilling at the thought that someone had run away.
Yan Jiuru shook his head, "He didn't run away, but was captured by another group of people and used as an information source."
“No wonder these two groups of people showed up together in the end.”
"Four frogmen were employed by a U.S. intelligence agency. Two were from the U.S., and the other two were hired frogmen from other countries.
A bounty of fifty thousand dollars!
On the one hand, we need to find out the Japanese devils' purpose. If we find any connection with the shipwreck, we will kill them! No matter where they are from."
"Fuck, this is our territorial waters, are you treating us like we don't exist?"
***
Three days later, the sea was windy and rough with waves. On the vast sea, only a few brave seabirds were fighting against the wind and waves, occasionally making calls.
On an uninhabited island reef.
Yan Jiuru put on the confiscated diving suit, goggles, and a pair of heavy iron shoes, but left the oxygen tank unused. After warming up, he prepared to go into the water.
This place is some distance away from the so-called shipwreck site.
The main reason is that Taiwan Island is not far away from there. People from the United States and certain forces on the island can also observe the movements on the sea if they use advanced telescopes.
We should avoid exposure as much as possible.
"Be sure to pay attention to safety. If you can't, retreat first."
Director Wu came all the way from Yancheng to provide logistical support to Yan Jiuru, the great treasure.
Naturally, the fewer people who know about their secret mission, the better.
Before, everyone thought that Yan Jiuru came to support them in capturing the two groups of water ghosts.
"Don't worry, leader. I know what's going on."
Yan Jiuru first put a golden bell talisman on himself, then activated an anti-stress talisman and a water-avoidance talisman, and slowly immersed himself in the sea water.
***
The cool sea water instantly enveloped him, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"No wonder some people get leg cramps."
Yan Jiuru was thinking while adapting to the cold feeling, and only started to dive after five or six minutes.
He scanned the sea area with his spiritual sense on the island reef. Of course, the place where the Japanese dived was not the real shipwreck location. Those people were very sneaky.
After diving more than ten meters, he began to swim towards the northeast.
***
The visibility of the water at this depth is quite good. Various corals, seaweeds, small fish and anemones are swimming around him. Some silly fish even think that this big guy is interesting and swim in front of his goggles without any fear, and their tails even sweep across his face.
"Is this thing called a clownfish? It's quite pretty. It's a pity I can't bring it back to show Chen Yin and Zhuang Zhuang."
Swarms of ethereal anemones swirl around him, constantly trying to poison him with their tentacles.
Unfortunately, he has the Golden Bell Cover.
Humph, when he has time, I will make sure to braise, steam, stir-fry, and eat sea anemones in various ways.
Further down, he saw giant clams, conchs, and various kinds of prawns.
Tsk tsk! In his eyes, it's just a dish.
When we went down to about 20 or 30 meters, the light began to dim. Various corals, long and winding sea skirts, groupers, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and large lobsters with their big claws seemed to be catching food slowly but quickly.
"Knock, knock"
The big pliers even poked his golden bell shield!
It seems that he is very busy, everyone is just waiting for him!
Yan Jiuru wiped the non-existent saliva, kicked away the shrimp soldiers and crab generals that were in the way, and continued to dive.
A depth of thirty meters below the sea surface is not safe either. Who knows if there is any equipment on the other side secretly observing?
***
At about forty meters, the light coming through the water surface has become very weak.
Yan Jiuru spread his spiritual sense in all directions, and sure enough, he found an extremely large piece of metal about three hundred meters away!
After passing through a large school of fish and getting rid of several large prawns and squids that were chasing him recklessly, Yan Jiuru swam quickly to a small hill on the seabed.
It is said to be an underwater hill, but in fact, underneath the clusters of corals, tangled seaweed and covered mud and sand is a broken shipwreck about a hundred meters long!
Yan Jiuru swam slowly around the hill and found another section a few dozen meters away.
Well, it is indeed a shipwreck.
Yan Jiu went down to the sea to investigate, first to confirm whether the shipwreck was real, he needed to get an object to prove the identity of the shipwreck; secondly, to check what materials were there and whether there were really dozens of tons of gold.
It was inconvenient to move while floating in the water, so Yan Jiuru still activated a water-dividing talisman.
The water-dividing talisman is used at a depth of several tens of meters on the seabed and has little effect on the sea surface.
A path one person wide appeared between the bow and the broken hull, and Yan Jiuru's feet finally touched the ground.
Around and on the surface of this behemoth are all kinds of debris that have accumulated over the years, floating and entangled, including broken fishing nets, shrapnel from various shells, and occasional human bones. . . .
The iron shoes on his feet were very heavy, and every step he took was very laborious. At the same time, his spiritual sense had to check the sunken ship, so his speed was not fast.
***
Suddenly, there was a dull bang, and Yan Jiuru flew forward and hit the sunken ship heavily.
"Fuck, what the hell?" Yan Jiuru was annoyed to find that his golden bell cover was broken.
He pulled out the dagger hidden in his arm and climbed up.
When he turned his head, he saw a shortnose shark lurking behind him and hitting him with a headbutt!
"Damn it, you're the first one to treat me like a bat! I won't be able to get over the hatred in my heart unless I eat you today!"
Despite the scolding, Yan Jiuru stood up and used the Golden Bell Cover to tamp down the opponent. He didn't have time to clean up the fish now, so he just waited for him.
Yan Jiuru put on a golden bell cover on himself again, but there was no other way. After all, the pressure at the bottom of the sea was too great. Although the golden bell cover was a third-level one, it had endured many attacks from fish, shrimps and crabs on the way down from the sea, and it was almost ineffective.
Otherwise, even a stupid fish like him wouldn't be able to break it in one go.
Yan Jiuru's spiritual sense penetrated the numerous obstacles and found various supplies scattered in the cabin and even on the surrounding seabed. There were indeed tin ingots, rubber and so on, but no gold or jewelry was found.
However, the bones of thousands of people are said to be either military officers or wealthy businessmen, but no one is carrying gold, silver or jewelry. Haha, this makes it even more fishy.
Yan Jiuru rubbed his chin through his frogman suit and thought for a while, then he got it. He walked over and released the shark, and before it could react, he punched it in the face, making the shark make a weak cry for mercy.
"Pfft, be obedient, or I'll eat you alive to avenge my blow!"
He grabbed the shark's fin and came to a closed hatch of the sunken ship. "You're a great headbutt, right? Get to work! Help me break it open!"
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