In excruciating pain, Cha Shenlou fell directly into the sea. The icy seawater instantly filled his mouth and nose, choking him and causing his vision to go black.
Panic and anger mingled within him as he struggled desperately to surface.
"Cough cough cough..."
"Sir! The enemy warship has launched a speedboat!" The helicopter pilot's voice became shrill with tension.
Rong Zhaonan glanced coldly at the warships, and sure enough, several speedboats rushed toward Cha Shenlou like arrows.
He deftly tossed the sniper rifle back to Chen Chen: "I'm going down to arrest them!"
"Boss, it's too dangerous, I'm going down!!" Chen Chen grabbed Rong Zhaonan's arm.
Rong Zhaonan shook off his hand, his tone leaving no room for argument: "I'm the best swimmer and the fastest. You guys cover me from up here, I'll go down and rescue them!"
He told the helicopter pilot, "Lower altitude and wait for my signal to lower the rope ladder."
Before anyone else could say anything, Rong Zhaonan leaped into the turbulent sea like a nimble cormorant.
The icy seawater enveloped Rong Zhaonan's body. After recovering, he quickly swam towards the direction where Cha Shenlou had fallen into the water.
Cha Shenlou finally surfaced, but before he could even catch his breath, he saw a dark figure approaching him and was horrified to discover that it was Rong Zhaonan!
"You jerk! Don't come any closer!" Cha Shenlou shouted in terror, his fear making him forget the excruciating pain in his leg.
He tried desperately to escape, but unfortunately, he choked on water and was too exhausted to swim far before Rong Zhaonan caught up with him.
"Ugh..." Cha Shenlou felt a tightness around his neck, and his whole body was being dragged by a powerful force. The feeling of suffocation instantly came over him, and everything went black before his eyes. He knew nothing more.
As Chen Chen watched the speedboats approach, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He instantly grabbed the machine gun next to him and began firing at the approaching speedboats!
"Da da da—" The deafening gunshots echoed across the sea, splashing up waves and suppressing their momentum toward Rong Zhaonan.
The other team members reacted quickly and promptly lowered the rope ladder.
With one hand dragging the unconscious Cha Shenlou and the other gripping the rope ladder, Rong Zhaonan struggled to climb upwards amidst the turbulent waves.
Just then, in the command center of the opposing warship, the ship's captain said into the phone, "Cha Shenlou has been arrested, and the documents on his person have been destroyed."
"Useless!" Aunt Shu cursed under her breath on the other end of the phone, but there was little surprise in her tone.
Aunt Shu suddenly said coldly, "I just received internal intelligence from the Hong Kong police. The people on the plane aren't from the Flying Tigers, but from the military on the other side! Last time they were able to get Cha Shenlou out because they didn't interfere... This time, he'll definitely be taken directly back to the mainland! He knows too much about us, and if we really can't get him back, then we can only..."
"Silence them?" The captain raised an eyebrow. "This is Hong Kong territory. This isn't a good idea. It could easily cause an international dispute..."
"Heh," Aunt Shu sneered, "This is the boundary between international waters and port area. If it were a little out of the way, who would know who did it? An accident, you understand?"
You mean...
"Don't shoot down helicopters, they're too big of a target. Just say the shells landed on the sea and accidentally hit a few Hong Kong police officers, killing a few. The Hong Kong British leadership won't care about that!"
Aunt Shu's voice was icy, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.
Upon hearing this, the captain's lips curled into a cruel smile. "Understood. I'll make the arrangements right away."
Chen Chen watched as Rong Zhaonan had climbed one-third of the rope ladder and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he caught a glimpse of the gun barrels of the opposing warship slowly adjusting their height.
Alarm bells immediately rang in his mind: "Oh no! They're going to open fire!"
Chen Chen's voice became sharp and shrill due to excessive tension!
"Damn it! Pull faster!" he cursed under his breath, the veins on the back of his hands bulging as he desperately tried to speed up the rope ladder pull.
"Sir! The enemy warship looks like it's about to fire!" The helicopter pilot also noticed, his voice trembling noticeably.
Normally, when they're out on patrol and chasing gang members around, nobody ever thinks about having to confront a warship!
"Boss! Hurry up!" The team members on the helicopter also saw this scene and reacted quickly.
They rushed over one by one, their eyes blazing with anger, eager to help, wishing they could just drag Rong Zhaonan up!
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