Qin Shu took the pager, tilted her head, and smiled at Xie Lanzhi.

"Got it. We're about to set off. Go ahead and guard the front."

Xie Lanzhi raised the hand holding the gun slightly, reached into the car window, and ruffled Qin Shu's hair.

"Thank you for your hard work. We will arrange a place for you to rest when we arrive in Yunzhen City."

Qin Shu nodded obediently: "Yeah!"

She watched the man's tall and slender figure leave and slowly rise up the car window, and the smile on her face quickly faded.

Yunzhen is separated from Xiangjiang by only a river. The Du family’s cruise ship will not sail into the Xiangjiang port, but will stop at the cleared dock in Yunzhen City.

The main force set out from Jing City at dawn and did not arrive at Yunzhen Wharf until dark.

During this period, Qin Shu slept for several times. When she was hungry, she drank the water in the thermos and ate a few snacks prepared by her mother-in-law.

Along the way, she saw soldiers squatting on large military trucks, braving the biting cold wind, drinking ice-cold water and eating steamed buns. Each of them had a bright smile on their face, and they didn't feel the bitterness at all.

The closer they got to the south, the warmer the weather became, and the soldiers took off their coats.

Yunzhen Wharf.

After Xie Lanzhi arrived at the destination, he learned that the Du family's cruise ship had been intercepted by other countries.

Amuti's face was livid, and he asked angrily, "Brother Lan, Yuenan couldn't have not known that this was our cruise ship. Why did they do this?"

Xie Lanzhi raised the brim of his hat, and gazed at the endless river with his eyes as dark as ink.

According to the agreed time, the Du family cruise ship had already docked at the pier.

Now that things have changed, I’m afraid someone may have noticed something.

"Bring the radio over here and connect it to the Du family cruise ship. I will personally inquire about the situation."

"yes!"

Amuti turned and left with a few people.

"What happened?"

A light and pleasant voice came from behind. It was Qin Shu who took off her heavy cotton coat.

Xie Lanzhi saw Qin Shu, whose hair was messy due to the wind, and took big steps towards her.

"Why did you come down here? It's cold here and there are so many people here. Be careful not to bump into anything."

He took off his coat and put it on Qin Shu skillfully.

Qin Shu felt the man's body temperature still in her clothes, and chuckled, "How can you be so delicate? Didn't Du Yi say that he would enter the port tonight? Why is there no sign of the cruise ship?"

She looked around the dock, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt.

Xie Lanzhi told the story of the cruise ship being intercepted in southern Guangdong.

Qin Shu frowned and said unhappily, "It turned out to be them. It seems they are not scared yet."

Xie Lanzhi felt that there was something fishy going on in this matter, otherwise this wouldn't have happened suddenly when they were already at the doorstep.

"Brother Lan, the radio station is here!"

Amuti and others rushed forward hurriedly, carrying heavy equipment.

Qin Shu asked softly: "What are you doing?"

Xie Lanzhi said concisely: "Contact Du Yi and others to confirm the specific situation."

Qin Shu's face was filled with worry: "Can we get in touch? Will the signal be cut off and blocked by southern Guangdong?"

Xie Lanzhi explained in a low voice: "When Liu Sheng and Chu Lianying left, they took our military-specific radio station with them. Even if they were thousands of miles away, they could still receive signals from China."

As he had not received any goods or scientific researchers, Xie Lanzhi, as the supreme commander, set up camp on the spot.

In a temporary tent.

Xie Lanzhi wore black headphones and adjusted them one by one, and finally contacted the Du family cruise ship which was hundreds of miles away.

"Sizzle... What should I do? Sizzle... It's going to get dark soon..."

"Swish... swish... If those bastards launch a surprise attack, we'll be in trouble... swish..."

Along with the noise, Xie Lanzhi could hear Chu Lianying's anxious and worried voice in the headphones he was wearing.

Then came Liu Sheng's calm and composed voice.

"Keep contacting the shore! Brother Lan must be here, he will find a way!"

The Du family cruise ship drifting in the center of the sea.

Equipment indoors.

Chu Lianying and Liu Sheng were also trying to find a way to contact people on the shore.

However, after fiddling with it for a long time, they couldn't receive any signal, as if the signal was blocked by southern Guangdong.

Just then, the device vibrated and emitted a low hissing sound.

"There's a signal!"

The communicator in the room stared at the radio equipment with excitement.

Chu Lianying and Liu Sheng looked at each other and quickly walked behind the signalman.

The communicator adjusted the equipment very quickly, and after eliminating the noise, his excited voice was tinged with cautious tentativeness.

"Hello, are you a comrade from the shore?"

Inside the command tent, Xie Lanzhi's tense expression relaxed slightly and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Hello comrade, I am Xie Lanzhi who is responsible for picking you up."

Hearing that it was Xie Lanzhi's voice, Chu Lianying shouted and yelled excitedly.

"Brother Lan! Brother Lan! Come and save us!"

"Those bastards won't let us go, and they want us to pay a ransom!"

"This is blatant robbery, we must not let them go!"

The sound was harsh and sharp, with a hint of anger, and everyone in the equipment room covered their ears.

"Get out of the way!"

Liu Sheng listened to his childhood friend's screams and howls, pushed him aside, and took the microphone from the signalman.

"Brother Lan, we can't go back. Negotiations are useless. They are determined to keep us in the sea, saying that the ship is too big and they want a ransom of hundreds of millions of dollars."

"There's something fishy going on. It seems like Guangdong South accepted some kind of mission temporarily. They clearly let us pass, but then stopped us midway."

"We are less than 100 nautical miles away from the Xiangjiang River and the rivers of Yunzhen City. Do you have any way to take the goods and people back from the ship first?"

It took a long time for Xie Lanzhi to respond.

"Are you on the 38th parallel now?"

Liu Sheng looked at the bridge outside the window of the equipment room and replied carefully: "Yes, there is a bridge across the entire sea ahead, and we can't get across."

If they go a few dozen kilometers further, they will reach the Chinese waters.

Unfortunately, the people in southern Guangdong refused to let them pass and sent several small boats to monitor them.

Xie Lanzhi pursed his lips tightly and looked at the communicator beside him and the soldier who was studying the sea map.

He said in a deep voice: "Give me five minutes and I will reply to you soon."

Liu Sheng urged, "Hurry up, some of those researchers are losing their patience, especially a stubborn guy with a beard, who has been making a fuss ever since he got on board!"

Xie Lanzhi asked: "How much cargo is on the ship?"

Liu Sheng: "Thousands of tons. In order to conceal our presence, we used small containers."

"Got it." Xie Lanzhi handed the headset to the signalman beside him: "Keep in touch with them at all times!"

The communicator stood up straight and saluted: "Yes, Colonel!"

Xie Lanzhi walked briskly to the next room and discussed with several of his confidants how to bring the goods and people back first.