"What I'm implying is that if anyone recognizes me, the news could still leak out," Lin Yao said slowly, his brows, which had just relaxed slightly, furrowing even more tightly. "It was my oversight; it's not your fault."
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Chapter 485 Enemy Tracks
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The sea appeared exceptionally turbulent under the night sky.
There was no moonlight. The stars shone not brightly, and the only sound on the sea was the ceaseless roar of the waves.
Looking out from the end of the deck, it was pitch black, with raging waves. Occasionally, seawater splashed up to an exaggerated height, carrying a salty, fishy smell that hit Lin Yao. He was surprised that his sense of smell could detect the saltiness, the very real saltiness.
"Professor Lin, Major Pei, Major Sun, the speedboat is ready and you can use it. I'll take you there."
Xiao Li suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and he was able to recognize people clearly on the almost pitch-black deck. This ability surprised Lin Yao, because he saw that Xiao Li nodded to him and the other two people every time he used a title, and he did not mistake anyone.
Lin Yao nodded without speaking. He didn't know if Xiao Li, who had superb night vision, had seen it, but Pei Yuan and Sun Miao, the two experts who had reached the peak of the Earth-level realm, must have seen it clearly.
"Xiao Li, you can go now. We're going to collect seawater and marine organism samples. Remember the confidentiality regulations."
Sun Miao patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, sending the orderly who had been trembling with fear for the past few days back to his cabin. He then turned to Lin Yao and respectfully saluted, "Sir, please!"
Lin Yao smiled and strode towards the ship's side, seemingly walking leisurely into the air. Each step covered ten meters, and he was already in the speedboat more than ten meters below. In the pitch-black night, even Pei Yuan and Sun Miao could only see a blurry figure.
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao exchanged glances for two seconds, then Pei Yuan walked to the ship's side first, saying, "I'll go first."
With a powerful leap, he fell into the sea like an old-fashioned torpedo. While in the air, he suddenly felt a great resistance to his entire body, as if he were being slowly lowered by a ball of cotton. Pei Yuan knew that Lin Yao had helped him, and his admiration for him grew even stronger.
Despite being young, the difference between them was so vast. At this moment, Pei Yuan no longer felt the pride he had always had, but only admiration and a passion for striving upwards.
Seeing Pei Yuan's trajectory, Sun Miao knew Lin Yao had intervened. Otherwise, given their combined strength, jumping from a height of over ten meters, while the landing point might be fine, it would certainly cause the speedboat on the sea to shake violently. They wouldn't have been able to do it so effortlessly. Therefore, Sun Miao didn't even bother to control the landing point and simply jumped.
In the flagship's underground passageway, Xiao Li walked very slowly, almost sleepwalking, muttering to himself, "I wasn't involved... I didn't see anything... I don't know what these people are doing... They're monsters..."
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The naval speedboat is nearly ten meters long, unlike the small and light civilian speedboats used in lakes or shallow seas. Obviously, only such a large vessel can withstand real waves and storms and will not delay military operations.
The speedboat's engine was silent, yet it was incredibly fast, like a swordfish leaping across the sea. Sometimes it would leap ten meters into the air, supported by the waves, splashing huge sprays of water as it landed. At other times, it would speed across the slightly calmer sea, cutting through the water like a shark.
"Sir, this..."
Pei Yuan couldn't resist his curiosity and looked at Lin Yao under the dim indicator lights on the speedboat, then looked back at the location of the propeller at the stern.
In his view, there could only be one possibility for a speedboat to achieve speeds far exceeding those powered by a diesel engine: Lin Yao had harnessed the energy of heaven and earth.
But he really didn't feel any movement at all. Unlike Elder Pei Tianzong, who would make a big commotion every time he used the energy of heaven and earth on a large scale, apart from the oncoming wind and the sound of waves, it was as if the speedboat was being pulled forward by a cable. He couldn't feel any power at all.
"Use diesel fuel sparingly. We're going to a very far place this time. I'll push the speedboat for now."
Lin Yao spoke concisely, without further explaining how he "pushed" the speedboat forward. He simply gave Sun Miao, who had been obediently standing in front of the dial looking at the data, a coordinate, and then sat down to meditate, ignoring Pei Yuan.
The coordinates were obtained from General Xiao Deli, commander of the North Sea Fleet, who was on this expedition; they indicated the location of one of the destroyers on the front lines.
Six days after setting sail, the situation has changed again. Japan has even dispatched ships to drive away Chinese fishing boats in the nearby waters. When our fishery administration vessel arrived, the same accident as the previous ships occurred: the ship was destroyed and the crew lost their lives. Only the hulls of the two fishery administration vessels remained adrift on the sea. All instruments and other equipment were severely damaged, and everyone was missing. No signal was transmitted back in time.
This provocative act against national sovereignty has once again sparked international controversy. The Chinese government issued a strong condemnation and protest, but this time the Japanese government refused to admit it, using only satellite positioning data showing that the nearest ship was 400 nautical miles from the incident site as evidence, and refused to acknowledge that they were responsible.
Lin Yao mobilized military speedboats to rush to the sea area not far from the accident site to investigate. The advance fleet's ships were already approaching that area. Preventing another accident was one reason, but the main purpose of this trip was to find out the truth and understand the new attack methods of "Morning Mist".
Lin Yao and Xiao Cao concluded that the whole affair was definitely orchestrated by "Chen Ai," and that Japan was indeed acting so arrogantly and forcefully with "Chen Ai's" help. They just didn't know what agreement the Japanese government had reached with "Chen Ai's" agents that gave them such confidence, and this was precisely what Lin Yao most urgently wanted to find out.
How can we tolerate wolves and jackals beside our bed!
The huge population base, the prosperous national economy, the extremely close proximity to our land, and the invasion ideology that has never disappeared or faded over the centuries are Lin Yao's greatest threats at present.
If the problem of "poisonous people" in the country is solved, and the development of the "Morning Mist" forces in the country is further restricted, Japan will definitely be the first choice for external invasion, and it will also be the key area for Lin Yao and Xiao Cao to fight against the "Morning Mist".
"Sir...isn't it...too...fast?"
Pei Yuan spoke haltingly under the immense wind pressure, his face filled with worry. Sun Miao, who remained silent beside him, had the same expression. They were worried that the speedboat would disintegrate into pieces at such a high speed, since the current speed exceeded 300 kilometers per hour. The two, who were frequent racers, were obviously certain of this speed.
"Don't speak, circulate your internal energy to resist." Lin Yao said indifferently, glanced at the two of them, closed his eyes and sat down to meditate again, thinking to himself, how can we travel more than a thousand kilometers at night if we don't use this speed?
Three and a half hours later, the sky gradually became less dark and began to show signs of light.
The speedboat stopped, and Pei Yuan and Sun Miao had finished meditating and regulating their breathing. Neither of them spoke, but their expressions were not good. Anyone who had experienced more than three hours of rollercoaster-like excitement would not be interested in talking, even if he was a master of ancient martial arts.
"Yaoyao, our lead destroyer is 51 kilometers ahead. Everything is normal there for now. Based on the emergency information transmission time of previous incidents, this is the moment when an incident might occur."
Xiao Cao's voice rang out, sounding very calm, "I've heard the latest news: the third fishery administration vessel has also run into trouble. We've lost contact for two hours, and it's 300 nautical miles from here."
Lin Yao frowned. "Then let's get a little closer. We absolutely cannot let anything happen to this destroyer again!"
“Okay, we can get within seven kilometers. This distance is not easy to be detected. Let’s go.”