"This was not announced by me; I will definitely investigate this thoroughly!"
After hanging up the phone, Yamashita immediately called the media outlet that published the news.
The news outlet panicked; they hadn't done it! In their haste, they pulled the story, but it was too late!
The news has spread like wildfire.
The people on the H-country ship also approached Yamashita, and the two started arguing on the phone.
"Yamashita, I never expected you to be this kind of person! Stealing things while we're all asleep in the middle of the night! Your behavior is utterly despicable. I'm giving you one hour to return it, or this isn't over!"
Yamashita said, "Someone is framing us..."
"Stop making up such lame excuses! Do you think I'd believe you?"
Yamashita suddenly realized that their two countries were already at odds, and now that this had happened, Country H was clearly unwilling to listen to his explanation, much less willing to reconcile!
Then, Yamashita changed his accent and said bluntly, "What are you talking about? I don't understand at all. We retrieved three boxes yesterday, that's right. If you lost the boxes, that's your problem, it has nothing to do with me."
The other party was clearly furious, not expecting Yamashita to resort to such shameless tactics. "The serial number on the box is still clearly visible! You still want to deny it?"
Yamashita said, "These numbers are just for noting things; they don't mean anything. Even if they're repeated, it doesn't matter. This isn't evidence at all. I think you're just jealous that we were the first to release photos of the artifacts."
"Alright, I don't want to know whether you lost the box or not. I have a lot of things to do, so I can't keep you company any longer." With that, Yamashita Ichi hung up the phone.
The people in Country H were furious!
Shortly after, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Country H held a press conference to condemn the despicable act of the Eastern Kingdom stealing the salvage results.
Japan quickly responded, echoing Yamashita's account, vehemently denying that they had stolen anything and accusing Japan of making false accusations.
Netizens from both countries also engaged in a heated online war of words, which was quite lively!
The cat was extremely satisfied with the series of developments.
Jiu Yebai was also a little excited, "Dogs fighting, this is so exciting! Cat, only you could come up with such a wicked idea!"
The cat glanced at Jiu Yebai.
Jiu Yebai immediately laughed and said, "It's sarcastic, but I like it! Hahaha."
The sun is high in the sky, and the weather at sea is fine today with little wind and waves.
Yu Bingxue came over from another boat and said, "Today is a good day to go swimming."
The cat looked at her. Although that's what she said, the cat could clearly see that she was frowning and looked a little worried. "What are you worried about?"
Yu Bingxue looked at Maomao and said, "The weather in this sea area is very strange. We have experienced it several times. The weather was fine and the weather monitoring was stable, but the marine environment suddenly changed and typhoons raged."
The cat raised an eyebrow.
Yu Bingxue continued, "I hope it's not like that today. You must be careful. If there's anything unusual in the water, be sure to get back to the boat as soon as possible."
Cat nodded and patted Yu Bingxue on the shoulder, "Cat is no ordinary person."
Yu Bingxue took it as a joke.
They all changed into their diving suits and, according to yesterday's group assignments, went into the water in pairs.
The water was indeed easier to observe today than yesterday, and they reached the location of the shipwreck more easily.
Because positioning equipment had been installed around the shipwreck yesterday, they were able to enter the ship's cabins directly today.
Ye Mingshi's group and Tan Zheng's group both brought small wooden fish made by Mu Jin, so they went into the cabin together.
Jiu Yebai's voice came through the earpiece, "Strange, the signal is very good today. I can see inside the cabin!"
Based on the different positions of the three groups of cats, Jiu Yebai quickly drew the structure inside the cabin.
After a while, Jiu Yebai made some progress! "Great, I can see the obstacles now. Cat, there's a path to your left. Tan Zheng, you go to the right. Ye Mingshi, you guys come back out and find another entrance. There are dead ends around you."
With Jiu Yebai in command, they indeed progressed much more smoothly and quickly.
Cat and Mu Jin found more scattered boxes, exactly the same as the ones they had salvaged yesterday, so they must be from the same batch.
Cat thought to herself, "Looks like these boxes are the ones that the Eight Gates Master left behind."
Ye Mingshi and Gu Zeyi decided not to go any deeper into the area, but instead focused on delivering the boxes out.
Cat and Mu Jin continued forward.
Yamashita Shige's morning business had delayed him for a long time, and when he was about to go into the water, he saw the Chinese ship busy with salvage operations.
He frowned immediately. "Mu Jin and the others are making progress too fast, unbelievably fast."
His companion remained convinced that "that black cat really can lead the way."
Yamashita glanced at him. "We can't fall behind any longer. Get in the water now! Sticking with the antique association will save a lot of time."
His companion said admiringly, "As expected of the young master, so what if they are in the lead? They are just paving the way for us."
After Shan Xiazhi and his group went into the water, they indeed followed Mu Jin and the others.
This time, Yamashita clearly saw the black cat leading the way in front of the cat.
The cat also noticed Yamashita Shige. She turned around and looked at him, but this time Yamashita Shige didn't go around them. Instead, he blatantly followed them at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, as if it were unintentional.
After that, the cat didn't find any more boxes containing cultural relics, so she didn't need to be too wary of Yamashita. She explored deeper into the area while collecting some biological samples. Her leisurely manner made Yamashita worry for her.
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