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  "Some people on our ship had already noticed that something was off because the specifications for this esission were quite high. Even our unit’s internal security department had no authority to i it."

  "But we had discipline; we only obeyed orders, and we don’t listen, speak, or ask about things we're not supposed to know. So, after a simple preparation, our ship set sail."

  "But what we didn’t expect was..." The aused for a moment after speaking these words. "We were sailing on the open sea around dawn, and it was time for the shift to rest. I assing by a few tainers on the ded was heading back to the to rest when I suddenly heard a sound ing from one of the tainers."

  "The sound wasn’t loud, but it was unusual," she recalled. "It sounded like something sharp was scraping against the metal."

  "I don’t know why, but I was inexplicably curious and couldn’t suppress it. The clot to the taihe strohat curiosity became, and then, I felt an impulse to open it and take a look." She revealed a regretful expression here.

  Though she quickly suppressed her emotions, everyone present could tell that something was off.

  "What happened ?" someone asked. It was the woman who had been rock climbing earlier.

  "By the time I regained my senses, I was already locked up," the older woman sighed. "There was a man sitting across from me, staring at me coldly. I had never seen him before, but he was about 50 years old, dressed in civilian clothes, and had ns on his shoulder or colr."

  "Was he from your ship?"

  "No," the woman shook her head. "But I could tell he was one of us, just someone whose rank was much higher than ours. Because shortly after, our captain came in, escorted by two men, and the captain's attitude towards this man firmed that."

  The womaured to her shoulders and added, "Our captain has two stripes and four stars."

  "Then they asked me some questions, but at that time, I was still groggy and ’t remember much."

  As to why she couldn’t remember, everyone uood.

  "Later, I was escorted out by two men, both wearis and dark green goggles. I couldn’t see their eyes, but I could feel the ess of their gaze behind those lenses."

  "I was very puzzled as to why so many unfamiliar people suddenly appeared on the ship, but it wasn’t until they brought me to the main feren and passed by the deck that I noticed four deep green tainers had been opened, and several people were moving something bad forth. Some were even armed, standing guard."

  "They were moving these well-anized wooden crates, some big and some small, but they looked extremely heavy. Sometimes, it took three or four people to move them."

  At this point, everyone’s gaze became subtle. It seemed like the wooden crates tained ons or ammunition.

  But... this was in iional waters.

  If they weren't careful, it could lead to big trouble.

  What kind of operation would cause such a big otion? Everyone silently wondered.

  "When I was looking over there, one of the guards behind me suddenly pushed me with his rifle butt. I lost my band fell, and luckily, I grabbed something nearby in my panic—it was a rge piece of dark green roof cloth."

  "When the cloth ulled away, what was underh was a on."

  "But it wasn’t the kind of on that shoots shells. Instead, there was a huge four-pronged harpoon stig out of the barrel, sharp at the tip, and about two meters long."

  "A whale-hunting on?!" someone excimed.

  All eyes turo the small, delicate girl who had remained silent until now.

  For some reason, hearing such a heavy, post-industrial steel-sounding thing e from her lips gave it a differe.

  The older woman g her, her firming nor denying it, only adding casually, "I’m not sure about the other side, but on this side, there were probably 4 or 5 more ons covered with dark roof cloth."

  The previously frivolous young man fell silent, and after a long while, he slowly said, "Your ship’s tonnage is no small matter."

  "Please tinue," Jiang g nodded in aowledgment.

  The aused, then tinued, "After that, I was brought to the rgest feren on the ship. As soon as I walked in, I noticed that almost all the crew members were there, and each of them looked nervous. The sound of the door opening even startled them."

  "The 50-year-old man I saw earlier stood in the most promi spot, surrounded by armed guards, with more armed people in the ers."

  "I looked at the guard beside me and suddenly noticed that his finger was origger, and..." The woman took a deep breath. "He hadn’t ehe safety."

  "That man, with a high status, took a broer bag from another officer, tore it open, and inside was just a piece of paper. He read the tents aloud and then annouhat he was taking over trol of the ship."

  "All personnel, regardless of rank, were ordered to obey his ands without question."

  "From this moment on, the ship was under wartime trol. Everyone had to ply with the temporary regutions unditionally."

  "All external unications were cut off. Radio silence was to be maintaihroughout the journey, and at night, the ship was under bckout ditions. Key positions had to be manned by at least two people at all times."

  "Anyone who vioted the rules would be dealt with acc to military w!"

  The woman was not oo show emotion easily. When she spoke, her tone was calm and clear, with no warmth. She was used to stating facts.

  People of that era grew up listening to the passioories of their predecessors, so they had an absolute belief in followiions, even without guns poi them.

  The woman exhaled, as if giving herself and others a moment to breathe. "Then, he left the captain and the department heads behind, and the rest of us were escorted back to our posts uhe watchful eyes of the armed men."

  ", he took out another dot, oed to our current mission."

  Now, everyone could see clearly that this wasn’t just a simple maritime rescue, but a top-secret military operation.

  Given the mission’s setup and adhereo wartime regutions, the level of secrevolved was unimagihis ht well have e directly from the capital.

  The woman was very cautious with her words. While it seemed like she had revealed a lot, arying to probe deeper into her words would find it difficult to uncover much.

  She didn’t mention any coordinates, names, or locations. Such a vague, inplete story could easily be written by any top suspense writer oer.

  This was a form of prote for both Jiang g and the woman herself.

  (End of the Chapter)

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