162: A ship is coming.

Soon, they boarded the fishing boat and headed out to sea.

Xiao Niannian sat on the fishing boat, which rocked back and forth as it sped toward Shijia Village.

“It's still early. Everyone can take a nap. We won't reach the sea area behind Shijia Village until after dark...”

Battalion Commander Zhang said with a smile.

This time, he volunteered to participate in the investigation. His son had been kidnapped by human traffickers and suffered greatly, and his wife and family had cried themselves unconscious many times. This time, he was determined to catch these people and bring them to justice.

“Alright.”

Xiao Niannian sat there, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Two hours later, Xiao Niannian woke up. She looked out of the cabin; the ocean outside was truly blue.

Thinking of the events of her original world, Xiao Niannian cursed those bastard nations in her heart.

If they hadn't discharged nuclear wastewater, the seafood afterward wouldn't have... Xiao Niannian looked at the situation outside. There were four other boats not far away: two belonged to the Military Unit, and the other two were regular fishing boats.

They were all carrying weapons now.

Xiao Niannian was holding the pistol they had previously confiscated. It was now excellently maintained, and Xiao Niannian was used to using it. So, Lu Jing let her keep it for regular use.

The other comrades also brought weapons, some carrying grenades and sniper rifles.

At this moment, they were still five or six hundred meters away from the mountain. Because it was night, even though there was some moonlight, their boats were docked in the shadows, making it impossible to see any movement from afar.

Shitou Village.

Captain Chen had several people at his house.

“Dad, should we notify them now?”

“I already notified them long ago. Let them handle it themselves. If someone is watching our house, it will be troublesome if you go.”

Hearing Captain Chen's words, his sons nodded vigorously.

“Dad, you're right. We've also parked the fishing boats there. If they use them, they can just take them. If they get discovered later, we'll just say the boats were stolen.”

“Dad, you are truly brilliant.”

Listening to his sons, Captain Chen let out a cold snort and spoke.

“The people who came today—Boss Shen and his subordinates—are real, but the people protecting them are either Public Security or from the Military Unit. So, we must be extra careful. We can't fail after all these years.”

At a certain seaside spot, this wasn't a dock, but several boats were anchored here. They found two of the Chen family's boats, as well as several others belonging to other people.

Fishermen from several Production Brigades often moored their boats here because the spot was like a cove.

The people inside the cave didn't dare to cook today, instead eating their previous provisions.

“Eighth Brother, what do we do now? Will the people meeting us arrive?”

The person next to him, wearing a leather jacket and looking somewhat sullen, spoke.

“They definitely will come. If they don't, how will we escape?”

“The Chen family sent a message today, but they haven't shown up yet. Did they betray us?”

“Impossible. If they betrayed us, they wouldn't be able to escape either.”

The few people were talking there.

The children and several women imprisoned inside were secretly using broken pieces of porcelain to scrape at the ropes binding their hands.

They had been imprisoned here for over ten days. Someone had tried to run before but was discovered. They also realized that this was a cave, and even if they escaped, they couldn't climb the mountain. Furthermore, they couldn't leave via the beach either.

Only a boat could take them away from here.

Since these people weren't trying to avoid being overheard, they planned to scrape through the ropes and then figure out what to do next.

If they were taken out to sea and captured by others, they would have no chance to escape again.

It would be extremely difficult for them to return home.

Soon, the ropes on one, two, and then three people loosened slightly. They re-tied the ropes loosely so they could struggle free later.

If these people managed to reach another shore, they could jump into the sea and swim to the coast.

Or, if they encountered patrolling personnel, they might be saved.

“Time is almost up. We'll wait another half hour. Once it's nine o'clock and the ship arrives, we'll depart.”

“Old Eleven and Old Twelve, go outside the cave entrance and observe carefully. See if anyone is coming down the mountain. Also, check the sea surface thoroughly...”

Hearing Eighth Brother's words, Old Eleven and Old Twelve said carelessly.

“Eighth Brother, we've been here for years. How could anyone find us? Everyone who found us was killed. Now things are chaotic in Yangcheng and other places, who has time to come to this small spot?”

“Eighth Brother, Old Eleven is right. You're just too cautious.”

Eighth Brother listened to their words, his expression becoming serious. He kicked each of them once.

“You two bastards, I told you to watch carefully, so go watch properly.”

Seeing Eighth Brother get angry, they dared not say anything more.

“Niu Zi, Gou Zi, you two go watch them and also check the surroundings carefully...”

Hearing this, the two also followed them out.

For some reason, Eighth Brother felt a bad premonition in his heart.

He even had bad dreams at night.

Things started to feel wrong a few months ago.

Currently, the Huaxia Military Unit, Public Security, and State Security systems are cracking down very hard. Some of their previous strongholds in Yangcheng have been dismantled; some people escaped, and others were killed.

Those who were caught also revealed some information. However, their location here was still safe.

The few people stood in the sea breeze. Although it was summer, the wind here was strong and uncomfortable.

“What can we see here? We can't see anything.”

“Exactly. Who could possibly come down such a high cliff?”

“The Chen family's tunnel doesn't reach here anymore.”

“I heard that a path was cut through the thorns on the mountain today. But even if they come down, without ropes, no one could find this place.”

“Eighth Brother is just too worried.”

The few people talked while smoking cigarettes.

When Niu Zi and Gou Zi walked over and saw they weren't observing seriously, they said irritably.

“Why aren't you observing properly? What are you doing?”

“Brother Niu, Brother Gou, late at night like this, all there is is wind. Who would come over? Plus, we haven't lit a fire, so who on the sea would see us?”

“That's not necessarily true. What if they are people following those ships?”

Brother Niu and Brother Gou were very obedient to Eighth Brother's words, and they carefully stared at the sea surface.

After watching for a while, they truly saw nothing unusual.

The sea breeze was blowing, and the sound of the waves made them feel drowsy.

“They're here! Ships are coming! Look over there.”

Suddenly, Old Eleven let out a loud shout, startling the others into instant wakefulness.