378: Chapter 376: Big News 378: Chapter 376: Big News Ten steps, one kill, a thousand miles without a trace.
Done the deed, then away I flee, my self and name forever secret.
Ten steps, one kill, a thousand miles without a trace—Gao Yang and his team had achieved this, but as for done the deed, then away I flee, my self and name forever secret, that was the main challenge they were about to face.
Hiding themselves was no less difficult than sending Nisshin Maru to the bottom of the sea with torpedoes, and everyone, including Grand Ivan, would never allow their names to be connected to the sinking of a fleet.
To torpedo civilian ships in international waters was utterly an act of war.
If the attacking party was a sovereign entity, it would be an act of national warfare; if the attackers had no clear state affiliation, it would be a state-level act of terrorism.
The Avenger quickly left the combat zone, confirming that Arctic Sunrise was not in pursuit.
After the radar screen lost all signals of Arctic Sunrise, the Avenger sped northward at full speed.
Before Nisshin Maru sank, it had managed to send out a distress signal, and Arctic Sunrise had witnessed and filmed the whole process.
Thus, on the very day Nisshin Maru sank, this explosive news shocked the world.
Every year, confrontations between Japan’s whaling fleet and the anti-whaling ships in the Southern Ocean resulted in injuries and frequent ramming incidents, but nobody had ever died—until now, when things took a grave turn.
Four whaling ships were sunk, the cause being torpedo attacks.
Not a single crew member of the whaling ships survived.
The attacker had not only torpedoed the whaling vessels but also opened fire on the survivors.
But it was Arctic Sunrise that first reported the incident to the International Maritime Organization and then to the friendly CNN.
Subsequently, CNN interrupted all programming to relay this news verbally by an anchor and then began to report it in a scrolling text loop.
Once CNN finally received the video footage captured by Arctic Sunrise via satellite transmission, the event was confirmed, especially after CNN broadcast the footage they received.
Suddenly, the same video was being shown on newscasts all around the world.
Due to the camera angle and the video excerpts chosen by CNN, the global audience was initially just puzzled to see a massive waterspout emerging from one side of the Nisshin Maru, accompanied by a loud explosion, but that confusion turned to sheer shock when they saw a torpedo launched from a fishing vessel, chase down the No.
3 Yongshin Maru, and sink it with a single strike.
Japan immediately announced the deployment of warships to the disaster area, major countries quickly expressed condemnation and condolences to Japan, Greenpeace was quick to distance itself, there was cheering throughout Huaxia indicating joy at the news; Argentina hurriedly declared that its Shunli Hao had nothing to do with the incident, claiming the Shunli Hao in the video was a fake, and that the real Shunli Hao was in the Atlantic catching krill and had been contacted.
Major television networks launched special news programs, bringing in guests and military experts to analyze the potential consequences of the incident.
Military experts discussed the types of torpedoes used, political analysts considered the impact on Japan—indeed, every angle and aspect was thoroughly discussed and analyzed.
CNN was rather sly, waiting until the world’s attention was captured by this incident before releasing the recording sent by Arctic Sunrise.
So, when Gao, with his voice altered, spoke in a grave tone, slowly, and with depth, announcing the establishment of the Green Terror Organization, it was as if he had thrown a bomb into a pond already tossed by gale-force winds and towering waves.
Gao Yang’s words indeed carried a powerful deterrent, the key being that his threats were issued with actual actions, no longer requiring proof of his ability or daring to carry them out.
The whole world’s focus shifted rapidly, their attention drawn from the incident of a fishing boat attacking a Japanese whaler in the Southern Ocean to the establishment of an extreme radical environmental organization.
Of course, the attack on the whaling ships still garnered interest, but what truly concerned and worried people was the establishment of the Green Terror Organization.
A major storm was brewing, but all Gao Yang knew was that the event had caused a sensation.
As to how sensational it actually was, he was quite unclear, because they had been maintaining radio silence, diligently keeping their whereabouts secret.
After sailing northwest for two days and a night, Avenger stopped in a region above the South Pacific Ocean basin, where they would wait to rendezvous with an approaching boat.
The deep waters and distance from land made this part of the South Pacific Ocean basin barren with scarce fish resources, ensuring no worries about the appearance of fishing boats.
Moreover, the area was far from any shipping lanes, so Avenger hardly had to worry about being discovered by other vessels.
After waiting in the designated area for only six hours, the radar aboard Avenger picked up a signal.
After making contact with the approaching boat using short-range radio communication and coded language, Gao Yang and his crew soon spotted a fishing vessel.
With explosives already armed aboard Avenger, and the detonators set once the two ships drew close, Gao Yang and his team deployed two inflatable boats.
After Gao and Uriyangko finally boarded the inflatables, Uriyangko took one last look at Avenger and said with evident reluctance, “It’s such a shame, such a waste, a boat bought for five million US dollars, about to be blown up just like that.”
Gao Yang shrugged, “I also think it’s a pity, but I definitely wouldn’t dare keep this boat.
How about this, I’ll give it to you, and you can handle it however you like.”
Uriyangko was taken aback and after a moment snapped at Gao Yang, “You bastard, the boat is yours, and its loss would just make me feel regret.
But now that you’ve given it to me, I’ll feel the pain when we blow it up.”
Gao Yang said helplessly, “You could choose not to blow it up.”
Uriyangko gritted his teeth and said, “Nonsense, should I keep this boat and seek death?
If not for Arctic Sunrise, it might have been okay, but damn Arctic Sunrise must have recorded the whole process.
Keeping this boat would be asking for death.
Plus, Grand Ivan said we must blow up the boat; even without Arctic Sunrise, we’d still have to sink it.
Damn it, you’re disgusting me by gifting me a boat that has to be sunk, and I can’t even scam insurance.
Damn, I’ve lost a boat worth five million US dollars and got nothing in return.”
Gao Yang was completely at a loss and gave a wry smile, “Okay, okay, I’ll take back the boat then, is that better?”
Uriyangko said bitterly, “No way, you already gave it to me, Avenger is mine now.
Hand over the detonator, I’m going to personally blow up my boat.
Even if I get nothing out of it, at least I can boast about setting off a five million US dollar firework myself.”
(To be continued.
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