Chapter 340: The Second Capture of the Fire of Aragua
"Stop their ship and issue a warning to them." Zhang Ailun said while holding the walkie-talkie, and immediately landed on the supply ship.
"Got it." Boktu and Bailey on the other side responded immediately after receiving the message, and drove the Black Hawk and Warthog towards the target unit on the radar.
White Wolf also landed on the supply ship. Zhang Ailun left more than a dozen people on the island to stand guard and started the patrol boat to quickly head towards the sea.
A few minutes later, Bailey had already arrived above the sea. Looking at several target signal sources on the radar, he lowered the Warthog's flight altitude, gradually descending from 10,000 meters to 2,000 meters. Through the window, he could vaguely see the silhouette of a ship with flashing lights, which was still very conspicuous in the endless dark sea.
The intercom responded, "The other party's ship is visible now."
"Send them a warning message and tell them to stop. If they try to escape, open fire to deter them with force." Zhang Ailun received the message and looked at the signal source on the radar. After zooming out the sea area graphic, the a10 had basically overlapped with the red dot.
The distance between them is at most tens of kilometers, but the height is over a thousand meters.
"Understood." Bailey replied immediately, maneuvering the Warthog to lower its altitude again, and took the initiative to attack, connecting to the opponent's channel.
At that time, the smuggling ship "Fire of Aragua" was still sailing in an orderly manner. After entering the waters of Jehovah Island, the captain and the gunners who were responsible for smuggling the goods became extremely alert. After all, they had suffered a loss here once.
A group of people gathered in the cockpit, constantly monitoring the signal response on the radar, but nothing abnormal occurred.
The hacker in charge of maritime network security reassured everyone after seeing this, "We are so well prepared this time. We sneaked across the border in the dead of night. There is no way they will find us."
The captain was serious. "Don't let your guard down. Juan Jin of Jehovah Island is treacherous and unruly! He seized our people and goods yesterday and demanded two million dollars in compensation and tolls from our organization. But our cargo ship was sealed by customs at the port on the west coast, ruining the deal. I heard that several of our motels in Texas were also in trouble with police and gunmen that night. There is no doubt that he was the one who did it!"
They had never seen such an unsportsmanlike person.
You took the money, but then you turned around and reported them for illegal smuggling. Not only did you ruin their business and deport the smugglers, you also caused heavy losses to their base in Texas!
But they really can't afford to offend Juanjin.
In response to this, Fire of Aragua also held a small meeting internally to discuss how to successfully smuggle goods.
If they want to smuggle to the West Coast, they can only go through this route. There is no other way. If they use the air route, the inspection will be stricter, and they don’t have the connections to go on the road and climb over the wall. They can only go through cities such as Tijuana and Laredo, but the competition is too fierce and the fees are relatively high. It is safer to go by water.
But now even the waterway has been blocked by someone.
"It will be difficult to do smuggling business if we don't get rid of Juanjin's Jehovah Island." Someone sighed.
"But he has warships. And armed helicopters."
Can you do it? Not at all!
In the end, we could only try to smuggle ourselves across the border in the early hours of the night.
However, the pressure of smuggling from the waters of Jehovah Island is even greater than that of smuggling from the waters of the west coast. After all, the former can be bribed with money, and there are contact persons to pick up, which is safer and more convenient. The latter takes your money and smashes your pot!
He is simply not a human being!
Everyone cursed, "Damn Juanjin."
In the past, they didn't have to worry about their goods being seized or being checked by relevant departments when they traveled by water. But now, before they even reached the west coast, a group of evil forces appeared on the way and specifically targeted them to kill them.
Juanjin treats them as fat sheep. Can you tolerate this?
The captain and the crew were all on high alert, looking at the route shown on the radar and the nautical chart. Soon they were halfway there and were about to pass by Jehovah Island, and their emotions became nervous.
"I hope they don't find us."
"Quick! Go at full speed! Get out of this damn sea as soon as possible! As long as we leave the private waters of Jehovah Island, we will be safe!!"
Twenty minutes later, as they were about to leave Jehovah Island, everyone couldn't help but cheer, "Great! We're about to leave this devil's sea."
"Were not discovered? That's great."
"Hahahaha! Juanjin, nothing more than that!!"
"That's right! If he had ambushed an army here, we would have been discovered long ago. Even if we just sent people to patrol at night and keep an eye on us, it would be difficult for us to escape their radar monitoring. But now we are about to leave the sea area, and he has no reaction at all. What does this mean?"
"That means Juan Jin is no different from that idiot Prian! Ahahahahaha!!"
The group laughed and opened champagne in advance. Although the people hiding in the cabin and trying to smuggle to the west coast didn't know what they were laughing at, they also became happy after hearing the good news.
It's so spicy! I can go to the West Coast to wash dishes!
A voice was heard in the channel midway, "So happy? Leaving soon? That's great! Congratulations!"
"What's that sound?" The captain's smile suddenly froze, and he took off his headset in doubt. Looking around, the others were also confused, "Was that sound coming from the headset? Who's talking?"
"It's not me." The person next to him denied.
"Neither am I. I'm drinking water."
"Not me either. I just came out of the toilet after taking a shit."
Seeing that everyone shook their heads to deny it, the captain became a little suspicious, "Am I too nervous and heard it wrong?"
"You heard that right."
Soon, another voice was heard in the channel. Bailey warned: "I am the pilot of the Warthog attack aircraft from Jehovah Island. Now I warn you to stop the ship immediately, otherwise I will attack you!"
"Oh no! Are they from Jehovah Island? We have been discovered!?" The people on the boat were horrified.
"Warthog attack aircraft? What attack aircraft? Are they flying an attack aircraft to intercept us?" The group of people became a little panicked and ran out to take a look, but did not find anything unusual.
"Where is the plane? Why is there no signal on the radar? Is it invisible? I've never heard that the Warthog has a stealth coating!" The hacker was also shocked.
After a frantic operation on the central control software, they did not find any abnormal signals. Soon they heard a whistling sound coming from overhead, and the signal source immediately appeared on the radar.
"It's indeed an A10! There's a Black Hawk helicopter behind it, and several patrol boats!"
The hacker was shocked again, and then he suddenly realized, "No wonder we didn't find the A10 signal in the first place, it was because it was flying too high. The radar detection range of our ship is specially used to detect plane range and underwater submarine signals. The A10 can fly to an altitude of meters. If it doesn't land at a certain height, it will be difficult for us to detect it. But if it stays at an altitude of meters, it will not be able to launch an effective attack on us. But now it has taken the initiative to land, so we can find it."
“What the hell are you analyzing? You keep talking so much!! Even if we find out now, what can we do? We’ve already entered its attack range!!”
The captain cursed and quickly led his men out of the cabin. He looked up at the A10 Warthog whizzing past overhead and it passed by in a flash.
The hacker also ran out and said helplessly: "There's nothing I can do about the other party who has discovered our tracks. Our radar is not a military radar, and it's not as technologically advanced as theirs. They must have discovered us long ago. They must have more powerful equipment specifically used to monitor and detect abnormal electromagnetic signals within the range." "What should we do now?" the captain asked everyone.
"We are about to leave the waters of Jehovah Island. My suggestion is that we speed up and leave here immediately. Once we reach the waters that are not under their private jurisdiction, they will have no reason to attack us!" The driver made a whimsical suggestion.
"Good suggestion! But how many diesel engines do you think we need to outrun an A10 at sea level? It can go 800 kilometers per hour!"
The hacker immediately retorted, "Huan Jin is so unruly. Not to mention that we are still in the sea, even if we are out of the sea, we are still far away from the coastline! He can do whatever he wants!"
The two men held different opinions, and then they started pushing and shoving each other, and even started fighting. The captain was overwhelmed.
Bailey looked down at the smuggling cargo ship on the sea level. His speed increased instead of slowing down. He immediately turned around, turned on the fire control radar, and dived over.
Without giving the other party any time to talk, he just started shaving his head.
Fire was coming out of the warthog's mouth as dense bullets swept down, wiping the cargo ship and falling onto the sea, splashing water.
Everyone was horrified when they saw this, and they hurried back to the cabin, and then sent a surrender signal through the channel, "Don't bomb us! We will stop the ship immediately!"
Bailey saw several cargo ships slow down and stop, and he also cursed: "You won't cry until you see the coffin, what are you doing now?"
He immediately sent a message to the chief helmsman, "Report, I have intercepted the enemy ship, the sea coordinates are xxx, there are two small cargo ships and one medium-sized cargo ship, no armed firepower was seen on the ships."
"Dispatch center received it. A10, you did a good job. Please continue to complete the surveillance mission and wait for the Black Hawk helicopter to arrive to control the situation and complete the return flight." Zhang Ailun said.
"A10 received." Bailey replied, and then flew the A10 Warthog in a circle in the sky.
On the smuggling ship Fire of Aragua, the captain and crew looked at the A10 flying around and were at a loss for a moment. They could only helplessly report the situation to the organization and inform them that they had been discovered and intercepted by the people of Jehovah Island.
The other side dispatched an A10 attack aircraft, a Black Hawk helicopter, and several patrol boats.
The people of Fire of Aragua also fell silent after receiving the news. They were prepared for heavy losses, but they were not prepared to negotiate because there was nothing to talk about.
They paid the money but still got ripped off. Who would want to talk about this?
"Go with their arrangement and don't resist. If they don't have the money, at worst they can just give them the ship and the cargo."
"Then what should we do?" The captain was dumbfounded. Are they going to sell them out?
"You have caused the organization to lose so much money. The organization does not intend to pursue the matter, but the organization will remember you." The man from the Fire of Aragua said this and hung up the phone.
“……”Everyone on the boat was speechless.
On the other side, the chief leader was also rapidly approaching the sea area where the Aragua Fire was located on a supply ship. The Black Hawk helicopter and the other two patrol boats arrived at the sea area first, discovered and controlled the three cargo ships, and A10 also sent a message to the chief leader.
"The Black Hawk helicopter has taken over control of the situation from the A10 and is requesting to return."
"Navigation is allowed," Zhang Ailun replied. After hanging up the communication, he stood on the deck of the patrol boat again and ordered the boat to go full speed ahead.
Soon I heard the sound of breaking through the air. I looked up and saw A10 flying over my head and returning to Jehovah Island.
Not long after, Bailey sent a message to inform the chief that he had successfully landed and returned to the airport on Jehovah Island.
Ten minutes later, the patrol boat arrived at the sea area and saw three brightly lit cargo ships from a distance. Two patrol boats attacked from the front and back, and a Black Hawk helicopter hovered overhead, illuminating the sea area with a dazzling searchlight, and had already controlled the people on the cargo ships.
The patrol boat that the chief leader was riding on quickly arrived near the cargo ship, stopped the boat alongside, and also took a small boat to bring people ashore on the cargo ship.
After taking a look at the security team holding guns and guns and the smugglers squatting on the deck with their heads in their hands, Zhang Ailun walked over and asked, "Who is in charge? Why did you break into my private waters at night? What are you going to do?"
"We are from the Fire of Aragua organization. This is our smuggling ship, Mr. Jin. We are acquaintances! We passed through your waters just to deliver goods and personnel to the west coast. We had no intention of offending you." When the captain saw the real boss coming, he immediately stood up and answered honestly.
"Who told you to stand up? Keep squatting." The security team member next to him was a little unhappy and kicked the man to the ground.
It’s because these people do bad things secretly that they can’t sleep well at night!
"Hey, don't be so cruel to our guests." Zhang Ailun waved his hand and told the mercenaries to be gentler as the guests had already surrendered.
He turned around and led people into the cabin to take a look at the cargo. Dozens of poor people who were walking on the line were squatting in the crowd, men and women, old people and children. They didn't dare to breathe.
In the warehouse next door, there are large and small bags of local specialties, including furs and meat of protected animals, bananas, apples, sugarcane, sugar, tea, fish oil, and all kinds of other things.
At first glance, I thought we had returned to the era of maritime trade.
"Boss, the other two ships also have some durian, grapefruit, and other fruits. They taste pretty good." A Beggar Gang disciple came over with the cut fruit and handed it to the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun took a bite and it was sweet and juicy. It tasted really good.
These people are sneaking around just to smuggle fruits to their fellow villagers!
But you only care about food and not beatings, and you still have a lucky mentality. You want to sneak past the chief's house without saying hello to the chief?
If you discuss it with the chief leader in a nice manner and he is satisfied, he won't mind turning a blind eye. But if you pass by the island owner as if he were a thief, do you expect him not to see it?
After asking the person next to him to write down the amount of goods, Zhang Ailun returned to the deck and asked the captain curiously, "How much money can you make from smuggling? Are you so desperate? I warned you last time, why did you dare to pass by my door? Why don't you take a detour?"
"We've already taken a detour."
The captain felt aggrieved. "If we take another detour, we will end up in the Pacific Ocean. That's the high seas, and there are more ships carrying desperadoes and criminals. There are also people who specialize in stalking and robbing there. That's not the route to the West Coast ports. Our ship can't go that far, and there are also US military bases and islands nearby."
The Pacific Ocean is very large, and no one will care about you even if you die. It is also easy to encounter the US fleet, which is more terrifying than encountering pirates.
"We make 4000 to 8000 US dollars per head for smuggling. In addition, we also make hundreds of thousands of dollars each time, including fruits, tea leaves, fish oil and other goods entrusted to us by traders." The captain replied helplessly, "It won't work this time. We have been caught by you, and our boss doesn't want to pay for the ransom. Mr. Jin, please don't kill us! We are just ordinary people."
"Don't worry, I'm not a demon who kills innocent people."
Zhang Ailun saw that they had given up and the Fire of Aragua didn't even call him, so he felt bored and decisively had them taken away.
He returned to the patrol boat with White Wolf and ordered, "Return."
"Ok." Upon hearing this, White Wolf immediately ordered to return.
(End of this chapter)
