Ambush Part 2

Seeing him like this, Shi Jin felt a slight headache and said, "I am the deputy leader of the Annihilation, and I cannot leave everyone behind to go on their own. But your situation and Second Brother's are different. You were both implicated by me, and I must ensure your safety. Like the fierce attack just now, if it happens again, I cannot guarantee..."

"Old Fifth absolutely cannot leave. He is a doctor and must stay here just in case," Fei Yujing interrupted, insisting, "You are both my brothers, and you are all here. I cannot leave either. And it's not safe to evacuate by helicopter now. Once discovered, there will be no way out."

Shi Jin stopped and looked at them, saying, "But you've seen it for yourselves, it's dangerous to follow me. There's still a chance to escape by helicopter, and I'll send an experienced hand to escort you away..."

"It's precisely because it's dangerous that we want to follow you," Fei Yujing interrupted him again, his tone brooking no refusal.

Suddenly, Li Jiuzheng reached out and grabbed Shi Jin's hand, saying, "Xiao Jin, it was you who reached out to me, and I grabbed hold. I won't let go again."

Shi Jin felt a tremble in his heart as he looked at Li Jiuzheng's serious and stubborn expression, and then glanced at Fei Yujing's furrowed brow. A sour emotion suddenly surged up inside him.

Caught off guard, he quickly turned his head, took a deep breath, and stood up, saying, "What kind of brotherly idol drama is this... Anyway, if you want to follow, then follow. If something really happens to you, I won't have a clear conscience."

"That statement itself is a manifestation of a guilty conscience," Fei Yujing ruthlessly exposed him, sweeping a glance at the various alarms on the ship and asking, "How do you plan to escape? There are still many pursuers."

After getting his emotions in check, Shi Jin glanced at the time and the distance between their current location and the ambush spot, furrowing his brow in thought. "Captain, find a way to hide the ship so the enemy won't detect us," he ordered.

The crew on board was momentarily stunned by his request, but quickly got to work upon realizing the urgency of the situation.

"Numbers Two and Five, take this opportunity to check on the injured crew members. Wu, I'll leave the medical room to you," Shi Jin continued, before turning to ask for Li Jiuzheng's help.

Li Jiuzheng nodded, gave him a quick hug, and left the captain's quarters. Numbers Two and Five nodded at Shi Jin before following Li Jiuzheng out.

Shi Jin watched them leave, straightened his back and cracked his knuckles. He walked over to the position of the deputy captain, glanced at the various alarms, and let out a shallow breath before saying, "Alright, it's time to play hide and seek. Come on, let's see who's better."

......

"Annihilation's ship is gone, and we can't track its exact location. We can only know the approximate direction," Yuan Peng frowned and said, "They must have shut down most of the ship's functions, only allowing it to operate at the lowest energy consumption to avoid being detected by radar."

Lu Shan said, "Then they can't have gone far. We just need to do a carpet search within a certain range and be wary of suspicious flying objects. We also need to be careful of Shi Jin using a helicopter to escape."

"I've already alerted the flying squad on my end, but I don't think Shi Jin would abandon his subordinates and run away unless it's absolutely necessary. In any case, everyone should be extra cautious," Meng Qing replied.

Half an hour later, Yuan Peng received news that Annhilation's ship had reappeared!

However, before they could gather their team and chase after the other side, Annhilation's ship disappeared from radar range once again.

"What is going on?!" Yuan Peng was getting agitated. He ordered in a stern voice, "Keep searching! Lock onto the previous location!"

Another half hour passed, and Annhilation's ship was finally spotted by the search team. But before they could relay the message to Yuan Peng, Annhilation's ship launched a fierce attack without hesitation, leaving the search team in chaos before escaping once again.

"Keep chasing! Split into teams and block the other two routes!" Yuan Peng barked in frustration.

After more than ten minutes, Annhilation's ship was spotted again, and the search team was attacked once more. The ship managed to escape and disappeared from the radar. This repeated several times until dawn broke.

Finally, Yuan Peng managed to control his temper and patiently blocked all possible escape routes for the ship, setting up an ambush for it on its path. The ship was trapped and had no chance of escaping.

"I want to see how you'll run this time!" Yuan Peng was going crazy from the night-long chase.

......

"We're completely surrounded." Shi Jin checked the time and sat down on the ground, feeling exhausted. "Well, now it's time to pray."

On the radar, the red dots representing the enemy were closing in on the green dot at the center, forming a tight circle. Everyone in the captain's room was staring at the radar, their clothes drenched in cold sweat.

Suddenly, the alarm blared, and the progress bar for "Shi Jin" skyrocketed to 998.5. Amidst Xiao Si's screams, the firepower was unleashed, and the sound of cannon fire filled the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

......

Lian Jun woke up from his unconscious state, disoriented for a few seconds before regaining his senses. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and looked at Uncle Long, who was checking the instrument readings with his back to the hospital bed. In a hoarse voice, Lian Jun asked, "Uncle Long, what time is it? Where is Shi Jin?"

Uncle Long paused and turned to look at him.

Lian Jun immediately sensed that something was wrong with his attitude. His heart sank, and he sat up, furrowing his brows as he asked, "Where is Shi Jin?"

Uncle Long hesitated for a moment before saying, "Shi Jin... didn't return and headed towards the LS Islands."

Lian Jun's eyes widened suddenly, realizing immediately that something had happened. He calmly removed the drip from his hand and got out of bed.

Uncle Long quickly tried to stop him, saying, "Young Master Jun, Shi Jin is currently safe. Number Two will send a message when he arrives. You don't need to..."

"Uncle Long," Lian Jun interrupted him, struggling to stand up from the bed. He looked at him with a heavy gaze and said, "Call Number Six, I want to go pick up Shi Jin. Meridian Gate has a hidden organisation over at LS Island, in case Meng Qing...Shi Jin can't head there."

Uncle Long looked at him grimly, then cursed, and left the room without stopping him.

......

The sound of explosions echoed from all directions, causing the water to violently churn and the ship to sway uncontrollably.

The air was filled with the glow of flames, smoke, and the deafening noise of battle. Everyone in the captain's quarters stared at the sudden cluster of red dots on the radar, accompanied by a mass of green dots outside. After a brief moment of shock, they all relaxed their bodies and let the ship's movements carry them to the ground.

"Number One has finally arrived," Number Two wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked out the window at the sea of flames surrounding them. He couldn't help but pound his chest and say, "After this, you better not lead us into battle again. It's too terrifying. If Number One had surrounded us just one second later, we would have been done for."

Shi Jin glanced at his progress bar, which had dropped back to 300 in an instant. He listened to the voice in his head crying out in despair, and then slapped himself on the face. He let out a sigh and said with a bitter smile, "I was forced to change my ambush location. I originally wanted to go to the channel over there, but my combat experience is still lacking... Oh well, this place is close to the channel, so it's not too bad."

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"What did you say? It's an ambush?!" Yuan Peng stood up in disbelief and shouted into his phone, "How could it be an ambush?! You didn't even notice the ship behind you--"

Boom!

The sound of muffled gunfire erupted, and then the phone went dead. Yuan Peng was stunned and couldn't believe it as he put down his phone and muttered, "This... this..."

In another three-way call, Meng Qing, Qi Yun, and Lu Shan all received phone calls from their subordinates and got the same message as Yuan Peng's side.

It turned out to be an ambush. Annihilation's ship was completely surrounded by the ones that belonged to the four of them. They were preparing to blast it into pieces when suddenly there was firepower behind them. By the time they realized there were hidden soldiers, it was too late to avoid the attack.

The entire army was wiped out, with at least thirty ships ambushed, most of which were underwater auxiliary vessels. Those ships should have been equipped with the best anti-monitoring devices and concealment equipment. Otherwise, their ships would not have been unaware of the approaching enemy within their own firing range.

"Surprisingly, it was an ambush..." Qi Yun was stunned, feeling his throat dry. "Where did it start to become a trap? Shi Jin almost got surrounded by us several times, was he using his life as bait to lure us over? He..."

"I said before that there might be traps ahead, but none of you listened," Lu Shan spoke up, with exhaustion and frustration evident in her voice. "Now we must try to minimize casualties and losses and retreat. Fortunately, we didn't use our real identities this time, so the situation isn't too bad."

No one responded, everyone feeling incredulous and unwilling to accept what had happened.

How could this be? Several seniors and large organizations working together, yet they were outsmarted by a student. How could this be possible?

"Wait, why is it here?" Qi Yun suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the flight map. "Shi Jin spent the whole night playing hide-and-seek with us, almost causing real accidents several times, and finally led us here, where we were all caught... Why here? He-"

His words suddenly stopped as he looked at the enlarged flight map in front of him, instantly understanding everything.

"We fell into Shi Jin's trap," he said in a cold voice, his face like frost.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Peng was puzzled and hadn't noticed anything wrong yet.

But Lu Shan and Meng Qing quickly reacted and looked at the location where they had exchanged fire. Their expressions changed instantly - it was actually near the international flight routes of R country and A country, a very important transportation hub. Therefore, there was an international convention that no matter how much conflict there was between countries, this route could not be disturbed.

"But now, a group of criminal organisations from China not only engaged in a firefight nearby, but also completely destroyed twenty or thirty ships in the vicinity of this shipping route. Once this matter is magnified...," said Meng Qing with a serious expression.

"Shi Jin is handing over the knife to Zhang Zhuoyuan. Lu Shan is right. Fortunately, we didn't really participate in the battle this time. Otherwise, we would all be caught by the authorities using this as an excuse to crack down on us," he continued.

However, even if they didn't really participate in the battle, given the impact of the criminal organisations from China on the international shipping route, Zhang Zhuoyuan had plenty of excuses to suppress all major criminal organisations and give them a good beating! At least for the next six months, they would have to keep their heads down.

Not only that, but the people they sent out this time could also become Shi Jin's bargaining chips. Lu Shan also realized this and said somewhat irritably, "Get ready to bleed, that ridiculous clause on malicious competition is still in effect... Damn it, was it easy for me to cultivate these small organizations? I'm afraid they'll all be wiped out this time."

The atmosphere became as silent as death, and everyone deeply realized that they had lost to Shi Jin, completely and utterly.

Qi Yun still couldn't accept this fact and frowned, saying, "How could it be an ambush? How could I not have noticed Shi Jin's intentions... Could all of this be part of Lian Jun's plan? He guessed that we were going to form an alliance, so he pushed Shi Jin out to lure us in, and while our alliance was unstable, he created an excuse to use the officials' hand to suppress us..."

Meng Qing listened to his words and thought of Shi Jin's recent behavior. His face trembled and he clenched her fists tightly.

Not allowed. His pride won't allow him to just lose to a newcomer like this. Absolutely not!