Chapter 310 The Moment of Closing the Net Under the silent guidance of the animal agents, the coast guard patrol boat stealthily made its way through the area, remaining undetected by the target.
Ji Shuyun stared at the constantly moving dots and electronic nautical chart on the screen, his gaze suddenly sharpening.
The other party's course and location allowed him to instantly discern their intentions; Xiong Zeng and his group were likely heading to the vicinity of international waters to conduct a transaction with a mysterious buyer!
“Captain Ji, Expert Xia,” Feng Sixiao said, his voice low and urgent as he stared intently at the radar screen, “the target is continuing eastward and is rapidly approaching the territorial sea boundary. At this speed, it will enter international waters in at most twenty minutes.”
Her fingertips landed heavily on the virtual boundary line on the nautical chart.
The high seas are "gray waters" that are not under the exclusive jurisdiction of any country.
For criminals, that area is a natural barrier. Once they cross the line, the procedures for law enforcement vessels from coastal states to continue their pursuit become complicated, and the time window narrows dramatically.
Their usual tactic is to complete transactions on the edge of their own territorial waters. If they encounter patrolling coast guard, they will dive into the vast and unpredictable high seas like cunning fish, thus escaping capture.
Now, this cunning "fish" is swimming at full speed toward that "safe zone".
There are only twenty minutes left.
The mysterious buyer has not yet shown up; it is estimated that they are waiting near the high seas.
Feng Sixiao frowned and spoke quickly: "Once they cross the territorial sea line and enter the high seas, our law enforcement jurisdiction will be limited, and we will have to urgently initiate cross-border cooperation or international notification procedures."
"This process is complex and time-consuming, and could very well create an escape window for them!"
The voice on the walkie-talkie was full of technical jargon and tension, which Xia Zhining, who was feeding salmon by the side of the boat, could hear clearly.
The two orcas also heard it, and although they couldn't understand it, they keenly sensed the anxiety permeating the air.
Two large, black-and-white heads immediately approached, their round eyes blinking: [What's wrong? What happened?]
[Are we going to lose the game? Is our treasure going to get away?]
Xia Zhining quickly put down the fish bucket and explained in a way they could understand:
"Don't worry! You haven't lost the game."
"But the bad guys are cunning; they chose the border as the location for the transaction."
Xia Zhining drew a line on the sea with her finger: "This line marks the territory of our Dragon Kingdom's human police. We can catch bad guys here."
“But as soon as they cross this line and run outside the line, our right to catch the bad guys will be restricted.”
"It's like... it's like the rules of the game suddenly changed, and we can no longer act directly."
The larger of the two orcas on Xia Zhi Ning's side is called Big Tiger, while the smaller one on the next boat, but with a more goofy personality, is called Second Tiger.
After hearing Xia Zhining's explanation, Da Hu wagged his tail in confusion: [A line? We swim around in this water all day long, we've never seen a line before!]
Erhu also poked his head out from the side of another boat, excitedly echoing:
[Yes, yes, we can swim wherever we want!]
Xia Zhining's almond-shaped eyes lit up. Yes, human international law and maritime conventions have no jurisdiction over these free marine animal residents!
"Okay! So, if any bad guys manage to sneak across that boundary line,"
Xia Zhining leaned forward, looking at the two large creatures with anticipation and admiration, "Do you have the ability... to drive them back?"
[Of course, no problem!]
The tiger calmly flicked its tail fin.
[We're experts at chasing after things! Leave it to us!]
Erhu couldn't wait any longer and spun around in place, splashing water everywhere.
Two pairs of round, dark eyes gleamed with eager anticipation in the moonlight.
At this moment, inside the cargo ship "Black Shark".
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