167: Chapter 167 Abacus

Central Pacific Ocean waters.

Gao Mingbo slammed his fist onto the command console with a "bang".

"Damn it, block their shipping lane. Clear some space for our ships."

"Yes, Captain."

The foreigners on the iron-hulled ships valued their lives too; seeing the Chinese naval vessels approaching, they immediately changed course.

"Retreat, immediately!"

"Yes, Commander..."

"You all come back too. The opportunity has slipped away; there is nothing we can do about this fishing boat now."

"Yes!"

After issuing the order, Yoshino sat down dejectedly. The navigator beside him stepped forward,

"Sir, is that it? But the orders we received were..."

"What orders? The Chinese are here now. Look at that largest one yourself; its tonnage alone is greater than all three of ours combined."

After saying this, Yoshino tossed the Telescope over. It was obvious he was not reconciled to this.

"The Chinese are being completely unreasonable now..."

He didn't continue, because he suddenly felt that perhaps this was exactly what the high-ranking officials intended. If the strengths of both sides were similar, then this situation...

...

Gao Mingbo saw that the other side had retreated through his Telescope and lowered it.

"Liaison officer, contact our fishing boats. We will escort them in a moment. Tell them to proceed forward with confidence."

"Yes!"

Captain Gao then connected with the other two captains. After assigning their tasks, he picked up the Telescope again and looked at the ocean-going fishing vessels; he was waiting.

"Captain, should we respond to them?" the navigator beside him couldn't help but ask. He felt something was fishy about this.

"Don't bother with them. In normal circumstances, I would definitely reply, but their behavior today is truly shameless."

"If they don't, then they should just tuck their tails and behave. Since they think the strong can bully the weak, well, sorry, but I am just a tiny bit stronger than you right now."

As he spoke, the fishing boat in the distance sounded its horn. Captain Gao picked up the Telescope; he knew they were about to move...

...

"Yes!"

The three fishing boats adjusted their course and slowly sailed toward the 46440 ship.

"What does the Base Camp say?" the navigator also saw this scene and asked anxiously.

"Do not provoke a conflict," Yoshino replied through gritted teeth.

"Otherwise what? They have blocked the entire lane; should we just ram into them? Stupid! Fujii, haven't you realized it yet? Whether it's the other side or us, we are all just pawns right now!"

Wu Changlei steered the squid fishing boat out slowly.

"Second Officer, check if they are making any unusual moves." He was still worried; it was too quiet, and it felt a bit unreal.

"Captain, I've been watching the whole time. No, they are still in the same spot. I'm starting to suspect they've dropped anchor right where they are."

The Second Officer stretched his neck, looking over as he spoke.

"Do you even need to ask? They must have been scared by our people; maybe they are busy washing their pants right now, haha."

The Second Officer had a mischievous grin on his face.

Ten minutes later, the fishing boat fleet had completely reached the rear of the 46440 ship. They stopped there, waiting for the latest instructions.

Gao Mingbo was also a bit confused about the situation now. The people on the other side had no reaction at all, and the calls on the public channel had stopped. It was as if they had been paralyzed and were lying there motionless.

"Lao Su, it seems this bunch of people really took the wrong medicine today."