"Ying ying! Ying——"
Upon learning that Abai had an accident at sea, Ansheng, although not clear of the situation, immediately arranged for personnel to go for rescue.
In some sense, Abai was rather unfortunate. Communicating with marine creatures was already exceedingly difficult, and upon arrival, he was hit with a chemical adhesive shot by the other side, sealing his mouth shut so he couldn't speak.
"...Something happened?"
Seeing Master Fox's movements, Lin Ying, who had been with the little fox for a while, immediately realized that Master Fox seemed to be transmitting some information to the outside.
Lin Hao and his subordinates, having been beaten, got a little nervous at Master Fox's unusual behavior.
"Oh my~ Isn't this the famous Master Fox of Jiule City? What's happening that you're so riled up in front of our entertainment center..."
Seeing Master Fox starting to mobilize forces, the Golden Porcupine, who had been soaking in a bath upstairs, came to the parking lot surrounded by maids to see what was happening.
The sound system paired with the Golden Porcupine, accompanied by the porcupine's "Zhi zhi," emitted a coquettish woman's giggle and asked Ansheng about the ins and outs of the situation.
"Ying ying."
Seeing the Golden Porcupine arrive, Ansheng had no intention of concealing anything and straightforwardly said that he had just received a call from the sea.
Abai discovered suspicious stowaways and was preparing to inspect their ship but was counterattacked by them.
The other side also used chemical adhesive, effectively gluing Abai to the large ship with a shot.
Ansheng recalled that Lin Ying and the Golden Porcupine had both mentioned that chemical adhesive bombs are common in regular armies.
But which regular army operates from a big ship?
The opposite side was obviously smuggling, and Ansheng even suspected they were related to Serpent Hill's automatic rifles.
"That's what Master Fox said..." The Golden Porcupine explained Master Fox's words to Lin Ying and Lin Hao, clarifying why the little fox suddenly ran to the top of the truck.
"Sun!"
After speaking, the Golden Porcupine looked at Lin Hao, raised an eyebrow, and said lightly, "Do you know what to do now?"
"I know, Grandma! I'll go inform the fishermen to bring out... ahem, we're going to fish now." Responding instinctively to Porcupine Grandma's words, Lin Hao quickly shut his mouth after aiming to report a contingency plan.
Lin Hao led his subordinates away quickly, preparing to notify other Captains and get help from the other side.
"Stowaways... quite valuable, aren't they?" The Golden Porcupine smiled at Master Fox gently and said, "I'll help you reel in the dog, then let's report the incident and safely hand it over to professionals; does that sound feasible?"
Just like the former 'sonar with no copper, salvaged for no use' incident.
Copper is worth little, but the fishermen's proactive salvaging is an invaluable fortune.
The fishermen love these people; once caught and handed over to security, they can get some limited-time tax-free quotas and happily go on tax-free shopping sprees.
Electronic equipment weighed by the ton, luxury car parts, and various 威马野 purchased with integrity from foreign buddies.
"Are you sure you can handle the situation?" There was a hint of scrutiny in Ansheng's gaze as he sized up the Golden Hamster.
"Not everyone is as robust as you. If we can't even handle sea affairs, we wouldn't be fit for this job." The Golden Porcupine spoke unhurriedly through the sound system, inviting Ansheng upstairs for a seat.
Following the Golden Porcupine's indication, a maid beside her took out a phone to make a WeChat video call.
The maid covered the camera, speaking a few words to a person dressed as an old fisherman on the other side.
The other side uncovered a tarp revealing spear guns, but these spear guns were clearly off. The metal arrows were soaked in oil, opening like petals upon impact, with the arrow tails tied to cables connected to reinforcements on their large vessel.
The WeChat video continued playing as the Golden Porcupine's maid muted and blocked the local camera feed.
The group arrived at the Golden Porcupine's residence.
"Your position is far higher than I imagined," Lin Ying said slowly, looking at the Golden Porcupine as she sat at the tea table, "So... that's the truth."
The senior management and board of the New Crown Entertainment Group are quite a legend in Jiule City's upper circles.
Renowned for their superstition, worshiping the porcupine like a master daily. New Crown Entertainment Group is also famous for their dealings, though somewhat shady in identity, they don't err on certain principles and thus aren't too off-putting.
The upper echelons of Jiule City aren't particularly large, especially for those with assets over a billion. Lin Ying had seen Lin Hao many times, and she had also met the Golden Porcupine, but she didn't pay much attention to the special creatures like Spirit Beasts, which Lin Hao always carried around.
"The rich are forgetful, aren't they?" The Golden Porcupine replied with a happy face, "Big folks like you are always engrossed in business, even when hearing rumors, you just chuckle and don't delve much."
"And this makes it easier for me to act, thanks to the information from various families leading to my success today."
The Golden Hedgehog conversed cheerfully with Lin Ying over the tea table through a speaker, while some of its words startled Lin Shu and Lin Bingyun to such an extent that their hair stood on end.
A dealer... naturally refers not to agriculture. The dealer mentioned by the Golden Hedgehog pertains to the financial sector.
The Jiule Stock Manipulation Group was quite famous once, but they didn't really engage in stock trading. Simply put, they pooled funds and manipulated the stock market for profit. Eventually, as financial regulation entered the scene, a case involving billions quietly came to a close.
Unexpectedly... a Spirit Beast Hedgehog was hidden within that major case, making money behind the scenes with the dealers.
"Quite an interesting device. Could you introduce the manufacturer of this speaker to me?" Lin Ying, upon hearing this, didn't pay attention to the Golden Hedgehog's deliberate flattery and attempt to win her over. Instead, she focused on the translating speaker.
Lin Ying looked at the Bluetooth speaker and then at the little fox watching the Weixin live broadcast, speaking to the Golden Hedgehog.
"Of course, no problem, but before I share his Weixin with you, I must excuse myself for a moment to make a report call and expose those wicked smugglers." The Golden Hedgehog smiled and spoke.
Yet the Golden Hedgehog's charming voice drew a peculiar side glance from Ansheng.
Didn't you feel a sense of dissonance while saying this?
Are you really going to report them? Or perhaps you're just going to claim credit!
Watching the Golden Hedgehog leave, Lin Ying glanced sideways at the little fox and said, "Its words seem to carry an implied meaning, as if it is trying to impart some experiences for you to learn."
Although the Golden Hedgehog talked in a coquettish manner, its speech was logically clear. When introducing itself and its history of success to Lin Ying, particularly at the points where Spirit Beasts could earn profits, it spoke especially clearly.
The hedgehog attempted to impart some experience to Ansheng.
[That old Golden Hedgehog lady seems to mistake me for some kind of terror-inducing Spirit Beast, each time advising me to steer the right path and discussing a partnership in opening a few casinos.]
[I say I'm not, but it doesn't believe me, treating me like a thief.] Ansheng typed on his phone, starting to complain about the Golden Hedgehog's logic.
I merely act cute and sell charms to get by, occasionally help the family with tea production and live streaming for income. Is any of this illegal? Except for food safety, which law applies to me?
On the contrary, that Golden Hamster spends every day tempting me to open casinos, engage in duty-free operations, and commercial eavesdropping.
For a moment, Ansheng even found it difficult to discern who between him and the Golden Hedgehog was more unscrupulous.
While Ansheng was complaining, the dim live broadcast screen on Weixin suddenly shifted, with truly hundreds of large ships breaking through waves from the river, encountering the smuggler boat that attacked Aby's large vessel.
During the dialogue, the smugglers had already transferred Aby to their large ship.
At the same time, the orca group also arrived, but obeying their financial sponsor's instructions, did not attack the ship that kidnapped Aby, merely following along underwater.
"Shoo shoo shoo—"
The large vessels brought by Lin Hao, at the moment of encountering the smugglers, shone bright searchlights on the smugglers' large ship. The originally dark sea instantly lit up like daylight, almost blinding the smugglers.
Fish harpoons tied with steel cables were fired from numerous large vessels surrounding the smuggler ships.
After the shots, the drivers of large vessels with safety belts swiftly changed direction, and the crew members lay flat, holding firmly, readying for the impending impact.
"Bang—"
As the large vessel sped away, the steel cable tightened, initiating a tug-of-war between the two ships. Yet, the steel cable's end was firmly secured on the reinforced component of the large vessel, while the arrow was merely stuck in the covering component of the smuggler ship; the strength between the two was simply incomparable.
As the steel cable tightened, the large vessel used maximum power to speed away, tearing off a piece of the smuggler ship's hull.
Thirteen large vessels snatched pieces from all over the hull, instantly rendering the smuggler ship that kidnapped Aby full of holes.
With the wind and waves at sea, seawater started flooding into that smuggler ship, as "fishermen" launched a second round of volley.
Arrows flew, some piercing the lightweight hull, others hitting the control panel, stunning those on the smuggler ship.
"Everyone on the ship, listen up. Although I'm not quite sure what you have on board, it doesn't stop us from cracking down on your illegal electric fishing activities. Your only way out now is to strip off and jump into the sea; otherwise, in this mist and dark fire, I'll send you off so the authorities won't find us even after thirty or fifty years."
"Listen well, there are over four hundred of us; do you understand the significance of 'law doesn't punish the multitude'? Be smart and jump into the sea!"
The commander of the fishing boat operation skillfully directed the large vessels to fiercely attack the opposition and even offered surrender advice.
They seemed to have rehearsed countless times.
Any non-metallic vessel approaching would only face certain doom under the hunt of the large vessels.
If the opposition has firearms...
As if we couldn't bring out our own, in a bit, when our buddies come over from the other side, we'll show you what covering fire is.