Chapter Fifty Desperate Situation

  Lin Xiaotang stood up, buttoned his coat, and looked at the expression of the Dragon King. He knew that everything was settled before he came, and he had already calculated that the Dragon King could not resist this temptation. As for those two documents, they were just a trick to lure him in.

  The Dragon King's breathing was a bit urgent, and at this time he didn't know what to say. Being able to land on the shore is the lifelong dream of every sailor, but he was uncertain whether happiness would come so suddenly. However, he understood that Du Yuesheng's words were as good as gold, and "a casual remark" was his most precious promise.

  The Dragon King stood up, his face slightly unnatural: "Since Mr. Du has spoken, I..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a subordinate rushed in, flustered and shouting: "Master, it's not good! Three customs patrol boats are closing in on us!"

  The Dragon King's words were interrupted, and he suddenly became furious, pounding the table and shouting: "What are the smugglers in a hurry for? Isn't the money we pay every year enough to get rid of them?" ?? Counterattack Republic's Special Agent 50

  "This doesn't feel right, this time they're fully armed, the ship is fully equipped with iron armor, and they keep pressing in, not even responding to our flag signals and signal lamps!"

  The Dragon King was taken aback and hastily put on his coat, rushing to the deck with his sister and a group of subordinates. Lin Xiaotang and three others also followed them out.

  The fog has thinned out a lot compared to just now, and the visibility has improved significantly. Three sailboats with customs patrol markings can be clearly seen about a nautical mile away, rapidly approaching. These so-called customs patrol boats are actually lightly armed sailboats with a displacement of 20-30 tons. Although they may not be useful in naval battles, they are more than sufficient to deal with pirates and bandits. The Nationalist Government's navy was almost completely destroyed during the Battle of Shanghai, and after the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, the management of the Shanghai sea area was handed over to the Japanese Pacific Fleet. At that time, some warships from the British, American, and French navies were still stationed in Shanghai, so the management scope was very chaotic, which is also the reason why pirates like Longwang were rampant.

  The Dragon King took the telescope and observed carefully, his expression somewhat heavy: "These bastards, have they grown bolder? How dare they come to patrol this sea area."

  "Brother, something's not right," the Dragon King's sister took over. "Today, the entire ship is wrapped in a layer of iron armor, and it looks like they're preparing for battle. Although cannonballs can't be blocked, bullets won't work on them either!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, a loud "boom" was heard from the patrol boat opposite, and a shell landed in front of the Dragon King's ship, not far away, stirring up waves five or six meters high. The crowd didn't have time to dodge, and they were drenched by the sea water. Immediately afterwards, the other side signaled with flags: "Stop the boat for inspection". The Dragon King and his subordinates cursed loudly.

  In the blink of an eye, three fully armed patrol boats surrounded Lin Xiaotang and Longwang's three ships. However, it was clear that only Longwang's flagship had combat capability, while the other two were just fishing boats, one belonging to Lin Xiaotang. The difference in strength was obvious.

  Three patrol boats apparently targeted, throwing out grappling hooks, binding the dragon king's boat and patrol boats together. Each boat had more than a dozen fully armed men in black uniforms, one of whom appeared to be the leader, slowly walking onto the deck, facing the dragon king and others across the ships.

  The muscles on Long Wang's face twitched: "Captain Zhang, what brings you here today?"

  Captain Zhang smiled: "Boss Zhang ordered us to invite you ashore, but it's not easy to wait for the Dragon King's presence. You've always been hiding in your old nest and refusing to show up. My brothers and I thought we didn't have the ability to invite you out, so we can only guard the tree and wait for the rabbit!"

  The Dragon King bit his steel teeth, reached out and pulled out the gun, directly pressed against Lin Xiaotang's temple: "You son of a bitch betrayed me!"

  Huoyan and Ma Qixiang also pulled out their guns and confronted Longwang's men.

  Lin Xiaotang's expression was calm and collected as she lit a cigarette against the sea breeze: "Thanks, they're here for you."

  The man with glasses behind the Dragon King's back flashed a sharp light in his eyes, taking advantage of the moment when everyone drew their guns at each other, and quietly approached the Dragon King.

  Lin Xiaotang turned his head and immediately caught the dangerous aura approaching in the air. He suddenly retreated and swept towards Long Wang, who was suddenly attacked. His hand twisted, and his fingers involuntarily pulled the trigger. As his body swayed, he narrowly dodged a knife stabbed by the man with eyes behind him.

  Lin Xiaotang barely dodged, and the bullet grazed her shoulder, leaving a trail of blood.

  The bespectacled man missed with one blow, and immediately another knife stabbed towards the Dragon King. At this time, the Dragon King's sister turned her gun around and shot it accurately at the wrist of the bespectacled man. He let out a miserable cry and hastily retreated backwards while shouting: "Take action!"

  The bespectacled man led a few people in a swift retreat towards the rear deck.

  At this time, the people on the patrol boat facing the Dragon King's ship opened fire at Captain Zhang's command. The Dragon King's men were hit one after another, and some fell directly into the sea. Counterattack of the Republic's Special Agent 50

  The Dragon King also came to his senses, calling out to his subordinates to counterattack while retreating into the cabin with his sister and Lin Xiaotang. The three men in gray military uniforms, excluding the bespectacled man, covered the Dragon King and the others with their remaining subordinates.

  Just as the crowd had retreated into the cabin, the subordinates outside could no longer hold back. The hull of the customs patrol boat was nearly one meter higher than that of the Dragon King's ship, so the other side was shooting from a commanding height, and with their superior numbers, the Dragon King's subordinates suffered heavy casualties.

  A man in a gray military uniform was shot twice, but still used all his strength to pull down the cabin door. It turned out that the cabin door was actually a three-inch thick steel plate. The man had just put down the cabin door when he was knocked to the ground by a hail of bullets. Before he died, he shouted loudly: "Master, avenge us!" From then on, there was no more sound outside.

  The Dragon King's eyes were about to split, his hands raised the gun and was about to go out to fight to the death, but was tightly hugged by his sister and the only three remaining subordinates: "Big brother, master, as long as there is a green mountain, there will be a way to survive!"

  Lin Xiaotang and others checked the weapons in their hands, fortunately, they had brought a lot of bullets with them when they came, enough to last for a while.

  The Dragon King gradually calmed down and looked at Lin Xiaotang with a hint of apology in his eyes: "Brother, sorry about that. Your injury isn't serious, is it?"

  Lin Xiaotang smiled: "Just a scratch, it's nothing."

  The sound of footsteps boarding the ship came from the deck, followed by the sound of bodies falling into the water. Captain Zhang shouted from outside: "Lao Da Long, if you know what's good for you, come out and surrender quickly. Boss Zhang doesn't want your life, as long as you agree to cooperate with us, we'll pretend nothing happened. This sea route is still your territory, how about it?"

  The bespectacled man's eyes widened in surprise, and he leaned in close to Captain Zhang, whispering: "Captain Zhang, does Old Master Zhang mean to wipe them out completely? And now that little Lin brat is here too, we can take care of two big things with one shot!"

  Captain Zhang glared at him: "Bai San, make it clear that I'm in charge here. What I want to do doesn't need your direction. You're just a white-eyed wolf bought by Boss Zhang. Don't point fingers at me!"

  White three faces one black, closed his mouth.

  Captain Zhang's move was motivated by personal gain, as rumors in the martial arts world had it that Dragon King had been roaming the seas for twenty years, accumulating wealth that rivaled that of a nation. To kill him just like that would be too unprofitable; if he could capture him alive and subject him to severe punishment, he would surely be able to extract all his secrets and make a fortune for himself.

  "I'll give you ten minutes to think about it, and when time's up, I'll blast your ship out of the water. You'd better make up your mind!"

  Listening to the shouting of Captain Zhang outside, the dragon king's forehead bulged with blue veins, and his fists crackled with a cracking sound. He turned his head to look at his sister beside him, and his eyes softened: "Yulan, I didn't expect that Bai San, who followed me for so many years, would betray me. It seems that today is my doom. You're the best swimmer, take them three through the secret door! Whether you can escape or not depends on your luck!"

  " No, brother, I'll stay with you. We rely on each other for survival. Without you, what's the point of me living?"

  The Dragon King was about to persuade him, but Lin Xiaotang's eyes lit up: "Hidden door? Where is it?"

  The Dragon King pointed to the bottom of the red wooden table: "It's just there, but that can only lead to the sea water, people with particularly good water quality may have a chance to survive."

  Lin Xiaotang nodded, looking at Huo Yan, who smiled: "Seventh brother, I'll go! I was trained in the US Marine Corps for a year back then, my swimming skills are not bad!"

  Jade Orchid gave him a sideways glance: "You're so full of hot air, aren't you afraid your tongue will get burned?"

  A silly smile, without saying a word.

  Lin Xiaotang patted Longwang's hand: "Dragon King, we've all been pushed to the end of the road, why not take a big gamble, how about it?"

  The Dragon King opened his eyes wide: "What do you mean?" ?? Counter-attacking agent 50 of the Republic of China

  Everyone worked together to lift the wooden board under the red wood table, and underneath was the lower cabin. Under the lower cabin was a separate partitioned space, which was connected to the sea water. It seemed that this was also an escape passage left by the Dragon King.

  The crowd left Ma Qixiang and the three brothers of Longwang to guard the cabin, in order to attract attention from outside. The dragon king's siblings were familiar with water and understood the structure, so they formed two small groups with Lin Xiaotang and Huoyan, opened the floor, and drilled into the seawater in the sandwich layer.

  The winter seawater was icy and piercing, but the Dragon King siblings didn't seem to mind. Lin Xiaotang and Huoyan, on the other hand, moved around for a minute before getting in the water, and even so, they still found it hard to bear the chill.

  Jade Orchid took off her coat, revealing her slender and delicate figure in a tight dress. Seeing Huo Yan's slightly fervent gaze, she couldn't help but give him a warning glance: "Take it easy! If you can't hold on, just signal me, don't drag me down!"

  Her face flushed red, and she immediately burst out laughing.

  Huoyan took out several German-made hand grenades and handed two to Lin Xiaotang: "Seventh brother, take these, they're good stuff, absolutely waterproof!"

  They drilled out from the bottom of the cabin and divided into two directions, quietly approaching the two customs patrol boats.

  In order not to be detected, Lin Xiaotang and Long Wang did not dare to change the air, and could only slowly move their hands and feet in the deep water.

  At the bottom of the pirate ship, the Dragon King pointed towards the direction of the stern, Lin Xiaotang understood and followed closely.

  They didn't surface until they reached the stern of the boat. Lin Xiaotang felt like his lungs were about to burst from holding his breath for so long.

  The two exchanged a glance, slowly swam to both sides of the boat, silently counted to five in their hearts, and then pulled open the safety ring on the hand grenade in their hands and threw it directly onto the patrol boat.