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The speedboat kept a considerable distance from the cargo ship. Wen Ling carefully observed every corner of the cargo ship with binoculars and finally spotted Ji Weixuan near the containers.
Wen Yan and Liu Xirou are probably locked inside by him; no matter how hard we search, we can't find a trace of them.
A black dot flew in from the gray-blue sky, accompanied by a faint buzzing sound. In a short while, the black dot transformed into a huge iron bird, its silver wings flapping rapidly. A huge roar tore through the night, and the flashing red lights revealed its identity—a helicopter.
The deafening roar was like a cold iron claw that precisely seized Ji Weixuan's heart. His pupils shrank. How could it have come so fast!
The group quickly ran back to the cabin, preparing to use the same trick to evade the search. Wen Yan and Liu Xirou let them lead them to a secret room. They heard the sound of a helicopter and knew the police were coming. Anyway, with the GPS tracker, they couldn't escape no matter what they did.
Before going inside, Ji Weixuan gave a few instructions to a Chinese bodyguard, who nodded and ran outside.
With the flashlight on, Wen Yan realized that apart from the bodyguard from before, the other four bodyguards were all foreigners.
Two bodyguards dragged a box out from the depths of the secret room, dust flying everywhere and the scraping sound was particularly jarring.
Upon opening the box, Ji Weixuan took out a bulletproof vest and put it on. He then took two small pistols and tucked them inside the vest, and placed a military dagger on his side.
Four bodyguards put on bulletproof vests, took out rifles from the box, loaded them with bullets, and cocked them.
It seemed they were planning to confront the police head-on. Wen Yan and Liu Xirou exchanged a glance, reassuring each other with their eyes.
Suddenly, a bodyguard pulled Wen Yan away. Liu Xirou grabbed Wen Yan's hand tightly and shouted, "What are you doing?"
Ji Weixuan pried Liu Xirou's fingers apart one by one, and held her in his arms. "Xirou, don't be nervous. He still has a use for us. We won't kill him so quickly."
Wen Yan's hands were retied, and her mouth was taped shut.
"You don't want your mouth to be sealed up like him, do you?"
Liu Xirou tried her best to break free but couldn't, and could only glare hatefully at Ji Weixuan.
Before long, the coast guard vessel caught up, setting up high-pressure water cannons to intimidate the cargo ship and hailing over the radio: "This is the Chinese Coast Guard. Cargo ship ahead, please stop immediately for inspection! Stop immediately!"
Three law enforcement speedboats carrying police officers and several bodyguards from various families rapidly approached the cargo ship.
The captain of the cargo ship was extremely anxious. If he stopped the ship, he would not be able to explain himself to Long Hui, and all his future business would be ruined. If he did not stop the ship, and something really happened, he would spend the rest of his life in prison.
He was as anxious and restless as an ant on a hot pan. The helicopters circling overhead also issued warnings, and the coast guard ships sounded their sirens and gradually approached, their bright, blinding searchlights sweeping across every corner of the cargo ship.
The overwhelming pressure made it almost impossible for him to breathe; he was drenched in cold sweat and his legs trembled. The crew members beside him also begged him to stop the ship; they had elderly parents and young children to support, and if they were arrested and sent to prison, who would take care of them?
He gritted his teeth, made a firm decision, and stopped the boat.
What's the use of money if you have no life to enjoy it?
As soon as the cargo ship stopped, the speedboat immediately moved close to the ship's side, and the people on board nimbly climbed up the pilot ladder lowered by the cargo ship's crew.
Police officers, accompanied by sniffer dogs, began searching every corner of the cargo ship. The deputy captain and Wen Ling arrived at the command room and coerced the captain into revealing Ji Weixuan's location.
The captain just kept playing the victim and crying, claiming that he was just out there trying to make a living and that he only stopped the ship because he was nervous and didn't know who Ji Weixuan was.
Wen Ling pulled out a bank statement and threw it in his face. "You don't know? Where did this million come from?"
The captain's eyes darted around, and he stammered, "I...I..."
The vice-captain squatted down, looking at the captain who was lying on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. "This is the president of the Wen Corporation. Ji Weixuan not only kidnapped a girl but also a boy, and that boy is his younger brother."
"Tell me, if Ji Weixuan really gets arrested, who will protect you?"
The captain was so shocked that his hands and feet went weak. Long Hui only told him to take Ji Weixuan and a few bodyguards and smuggle them out, but he didn't tell him that they had also kidnapped someone!
He swallowed hard. "I'm telling you, can you please not hold me responsible?"
The deputy captain patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "We can handle it leniently; at most, he'll be detained for a month."
A month of detention is better than being sentenced for aiding and abetting a crime. The captain weighed the pros and cons and then led them to the cabin.
The cabin was empty, except for the messy beds and cold food.
Wen Ling frowned and asked, "They ran away?"
“No,” the captain pulled the bed aside, walked into the wall, and pushed it open forcefully, revealing a secret room. “They are here.”
Sensing that the boat had stopped, Ji Weixuan immediately kicked on the exhaust fan on the side of the boat, which was just big enough for one person to get in and out.
Chinese bodyguards waited silently below in a speedboat. Several bodyguards jumped off first to scout ahead. The speedboat was covered with foam, so when people jumped off, it only rocked the boat and made the sound of water ripples.
Wen Yan was thrown off the boat by Ji Weixuan. Several bodyguards caught him and took him inside the speedboat.
Ji Weixuan and Liu Xirou were the last to come out.
As soon as the speedboat started moving, the helicopter overhead immediately noticed something amiss. Police officers, holding walkie-talkies, reported, "We've spotted a yacht fleeing to the left rear of the cargo ship. The target is suspicious."
The walkie-talkie on the deputy captain's chest made a sound. Upon hearing it, Wen Ling immediately signaled several bodyguards to go in and check. The bodyguards went in with powerful flashlights and only found a broken exhaust fan on the ground and a hole.
The deputy captain pressed the walkie-talkie, "It's confirmed that the suspect, Ji Weixuan, has taken hostages and escaped."
The group ran up to the deck and jumped onto Long Chen and Su Jibai, who were about to leave in the speedboat. The vice-captain pulled Long Chen to the steering wheel and shouted, "Hold on tight!"
"Hold the walkie-talkie for me!" The deputy captain's eyes were fixed on the black dot in front of him.
Wen Ling reached out and pressed down, and the vice-captain said, "My ship's position: 21°30'45"N, 110°53'20"E. Heading 095, speed 25 knots. The target is about 1,000 meters ahead of me, heading 100, speed about 30 knots. Requesting support! Over."
"receive!"
"receive!"
"receive!"
The helicopter roared toward the yacht where Ji Weixuan was, and the police officers and bodyguards who were searching the cargo ship also rushed up in speedboats.
A bodyguard heard the whooshing sound and came out to check the situation. Seeing the helicopter circling overhead, he tensed up and rushed back inside. "Boss, they're catching up."
Ji Weixuan's eyes were fierce. "Use your guns to force them back!"
"yes!"
Three bodyguards ran up with rifles and fired at the helicopter, the whooshing sound cutting through the night sky.
The officer pulled the control stick to raise the helicopter higher. "Attention all units! The suspect has attacked the helicopter with firearms! Over."
"Damn it!" Upon hearing the broadcast, the deputy captain cursed under his breath. There were only two policemen on the speedboat, both carrying only pistols. Judging from their appearance, the bodyguards were probably using rifles.
He turned and glanced at Long Chen and Su Jibai. "Are you even adults? What are you doing here? Trying to sail away on your own? The two of you would have been shot dead the moment you got close."
The two kept their eyes fixed on the speedboat ahead, ignoring him.
"Hey!" Receiving no response, the vice-captain glanced at them a couple more times, then suddenly remembered that the hostages were also a young girl and a young boy. He smiled and said, "Those two aren't your boyfriends, are they? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The two men glanced at him and tacitly agreed.
The vice-captain chuckled again, "Then you guys need to be even more careful. What if they come back and you're dead?"
On the coast guard vessel, the commander-in-chief's gaze darkened, and he instructed, "Notify the snipers on the helicopters to take their positions."
"Yes, sir." Inside the helicopter, the sniper secured his harness, lay in ambush under the table, and aimed his gun at the bodyguard who was firing. "Sniper in position!"
Ji Weixuan suddenly released Liu Xirou and said to the bodyguard beside him, "Keep an eye on her." The bodyguard nodded and grabbed Liu Xirou with both hands.
He pulled out a pistol hidden in his clothes, cocked it, pressed it against Wen Yan's temple, and led him up.
Liu Xirou stared wide-eyed at Ji Weixuan's actions in horror. She knew Ji Weixuan intended to use Wen Yan as a hostage to force the police to back down, but once they were far away, would Ji Weixuan really let Wen Yan go?
The speedboat sped up, its dark blue wake whipping up white spray. The wind stung her face, and Wen Yan felt the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against her temple. Her heart pounded, and she kept an eye on Ji Weixuan's movements.
Ji Weixuan dragged Wen Yan to the stern of the yacht. A bodyguard raised a megaphone, and his roar carried on the sea breeze to everyone's ears, "Stop right now, or I'll kill him! If the ship doesn't stop within ten seconds and the plane catches up, I guarantee I'll shoot him first and then throw him into the sea to feed the fish!"
Commander-in-Chief: "Do as he says. The safety of the hostages is the most important thing. Notify the units at the front to send four more helicopters and four more snipers. Also, send five small fishing boats to guard the front."
"yes!"
The speedboat slowed down, and Wen Yan and Ji Weixuan's figures gradually disappeared into the distance. The deputy captain cursed a few times, "We should have sent more helicopters earlier. With only one sniper and five suspects, even if we were fast, we wouldn't be able to take them all down!"
Ji Weixuan shouted again, "I don't want you to slow down, stop right now!"
Ji Weixuan gave Wen Yan an elbow strike, and Wen Yan bent over in pain. Ji Weixuan then quickly pressed the gun against him, saying, "If you try to play any tricks on me again, I'll use a gun next time."
The vice-captain, having seen the situation on the speedboat through binoculars, cursed, "Damn it!"
"What did he do?!" Su Jibai asked anxiously. The distance was too far, and apart from the vice-captain who had binoculars, no one else knew what was happening on the other speedboat.
Wen Ling, who was standing to the side, was also staring at him nervously. The vice-captain waved his hand, "It's nothing... He's fine, I'll check again."
The next second, a gunshot rang out, and the man fell to the ground.
The vice-captain's expression hardened. What was going on?!
Wen Ling and Su Jibai's eyes were bloodshot, and they both wanted to snatch the binoculars from his hands.
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