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Logically, at this point, the other party should ask her with suspicion, "What did you ask about?"

However, He Ao seemed not to hear her and was focused on eating his braised pork.

After about three or four seconds, He Ao raised his head, glanced at the commentator who was staring at him with wide eyes, and slowly straightened up.

The commentator thought He Ao was finally going to ask a question, and looked at He Ao with excitement and anticipation.

He even rubbed his hands together.

However, she only saw He Ao slowly stand up, walk to the barbecue grill next to him, take two freshly grilled honey-glazed chicken wings, and carry them back in a small dish.

Two plates, He Ao Zi

He placed one in front of himself, and then placed another in front of the debater.

The commentator even imagined He Ao's calm yet somewhat aloof tone as he said, "Eat more meat, talk less."

She pouted, picked up the chicken wing resentfully, took a bite, and the rich, sweet juices burst in her mouth, filling her mouth with steaming heat.

good to eat!

The unpleasantness from just moments ago was instantly forgotten. The commentator, while munching on a chicken wing, spoke to He Ao...

"These pirates are indeed an organization of the Free Marines. Their original area of ​​operation was not the sea area we passed through this morning, but a much more distant area. However, this morning they suddenly received orders from their boss to come here and attack our cruise ship."

In fact, they themselves found the order strange.

Normally, pirates only need one small speedboat to hijack a ship, or at worst, four or five speedboats would be considered a large force. This time, however, they deployed a full seven speedboats and over forty men, mobilizing all the people in the vicinity who could be quickly mobilized. Moreover, their orders were to kill everyone on the cruise ship, leaving only the ship itself intact.

You see, their leader, Balan, while notoriously brutal, rarely gave orders like this. After all, a hostage is a sum of money, and they couldn't understand the logic behind it. But they were terrified of their leader's fearsome reputation, so they still came out to ambush and kill us. You know what happened next.

At this point, the commentator paused, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said, "What's strange is that the mother ship of these pirates was actually not far from our cruise ship at the time. These pirates also said that more pirates were gathering, but they did not come after us."

However, they probably won't chase after us.

"We've already left the waters near Alano; these pirates can't keep following us from a distance forever."

As soon as she finished speaking, He Ao's phone, which was face down on the table, suddenly lit up.

He Ao picked up his phone and looked at the latest news.

Soldier (Yang De): [There's an emergency. Come to the captain's cabin.]

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Chapter 264 Rescue (Long Chapter, Please Add to Favorites, Subscribe, and Vote)

"Help?"

Inside the captain's cabin, He Ao looked at Yang De with a puzzled expression.

"This is a distress signal we just received."

Yang De gestured to the young man beside him.

The young man played the recording at the opportune moment.

"Help... Pirates... Help us... Our coordinates are..."

The recording was in the language of Middle-earth, and the voices were panicked, accompanied by a woman's terrified screams.

"We received this recording about 20 minutes ago. The other party's coordinates were very unclear and difficult to determine. We later used radio triangulation to barely determine the other party's location."

Yang De explained softly, "It's about twenty nautical miles to our northwest."

He Ao remained silent, simply gazing calmly at Yang De, awaiting his next words.

“According to the institute’s rules, we should provide assistance when we encounter Chinese citizens in distress overseas. Right now, the nearest rescue force besides us would take half a day to get here, and pirate attacks are usually very swift. So, strictly speaking, we should be the only force capable of providing assistance right now.”

Yang De looked at He Ao,

"But we're not sure if it's a pirate trap, so the current plan is to first bring the cruise ship close to the ship in distress, and then send an elite squad in a speedboat that we seized from the pirates today to scout out and see what's going on."

"Do you need me to go scout?"

He Ao now understood Yang De's meaning.

“My plan is that you and Ye Feng,” Yang De pointed to the young man beside him, “find a few more people, and you form a small team to go over there. You’ll be the team leader, of course.”

Yang paused for a moment, then said, "You are a specially appointed researcher and have no obligation to work for the research institute. I will post a task for you on the intranet in the name of the overseas department. It is worth 500 points. Is that alright with you?"

Points earned on the research institute's intranet can be redeemed or rented from the institute's extraordinary items, or used to redeem certain services offered by the institute.

Points can be exchanged for money, but money cannot be exchanged for points. The research institute's official price is 1 point for 1000 yuan.

Five hundred points are roughly equivalent to two decent E-grade extraordinary items.

This is a reconnaissance mission, not dangerous, and we have teammates to cooperate with.

Of course, danger is relative; a calm sea may conceal a tranquil ocean or turbulent undercurrents.

He Ao thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Okay."

The value of this mission isn't just the 500 points on the surface; it also includes Yang De's friendship.

Yang De seems to hold a high position in the overseas department. If He Ao rejects him this time, he probably won't contact He Ao for future missions, and the two will basically have no contact with each other anymore.

He Ao still needs the help of overseas departments to find the person suspected to be a high-ranking member of Dawn who took the central processor from the ruins tower.

If you give and take, you will become friends.

Having more friends means having fewer enemies.

Of course, this is on the premise that He Ao thinks this friend is worthwhile.

For example, people like Old Zhang from the Xidu Research Institute or Old Liu from the Xidu Police Station—if you help them, they will definitely repay you, and might even lend a hand if you're in trouble.

A person with hands.

It seems that Yang De is also that kind of person.

"it is good!"

Yang De seemed slightly surprised by He Ao's agreement, and then delighted.

He then introduced the young man beside him to He Ao.

The young man's name was Ye Feng, his codename was 'Knight', and he was a D-rank.

Ye Feng also introduced himself to He Ao in a very enthusiastic manner, expressing his willingness to obey He Ao's command.

His strength lies in close-quarters combat with weapons, but his marksmanship is also quite good, though not as good as Heo's. In addition, he knows a little of the language of Alarano, so he can act as a translator.

Afterwards, Yang De contacted a few more people and finally confirmed the other two teammates.

One of them was the Underwear Superman whom He Ao had met a few times.

Underpants Superman is a Class D fighter. His abilities are geared towards enhancing his fighting skills. He inherited the Golden Bell Shield technique, which, according to him, makes him quite resilient to beatings.

Although this guy wears only underwear, is usually taciturn, and doesn't seem like a serious person, after spending some time with him, he turns out to be quite warm and cheerful.

Especially when Yang De offered to save people, Underpants Superman agreed without hesitation.

You can tell from the fact that his name contains the word 'Superman' that he is a person with a strong sense of justice.

The other person was a little surprised.

Yang De originally planned to select someone from among the formal researchers, but one guy somehow heard something and came over on his own.

Commentator.

She stated that she was also a Class D, and that her abilities could unify the team's opinions and strengthen their morale. She also knew some basic battlefield first aid and could serve as a medic. Furthermore, if any crew members were attacked, she could comfort and communicate with the victims.

In short, she's a support/healer, so choose her.

She eventually convinced Yang De to join the four-person team.

He Ao, as the team leader, received 500 points, while Yan Shushi and Underpants Superman received 300 points each. Ye Feng, being from the overseas department, did not receive any points as it was considered voluntary work.

Of the four, if we disregard martial arts skills and a whole host of strange and unusual cheat codes, He Ao could be considered a mage.

Mage, Support, Warrior, Tank.

The team is now complete.

The entire crew is of D-class rank, which basically represents some of the most elite personnel on this ship.

Of course, He Ao alone could field a mage, a support, and a warrior, and perhaps even more.

Yang De steered the cruise ship slowly toward the target location.

From a distance of several kilometers, the group could see the distant sparks.

Yang De took out a pair of binoculars and handed them to everyone.

He raised his binoculars and looked over there. He saw a cruise ship that was much wider than their current one. The ship was lit up, and pirate speedboats were patrolling around it below.

“Then I’ll have to trouble you,” Yang De said, looking at the four of them and hanging the radio communicator on them. “Be careful. If you find any danger, come back immediately and we’ll figure something out.”

"Ah."

Everyone nodded.

The group jumped up the rope ladder onto the speedboat and headed towards the cruise ship in the night.

With the commentator holding binoculars and Ye Feng piloting the speedboat, the group drew closer and closer to the cruise ship hijacked by pirates.

"There seem to be only two or three pirate ships, so they should be easy to deal with."

Commentator

He held the binoculars up for a while and sighed softly.

He Ao did not respond to her words, but just looked at the quiet cruise ship under the night sky and frowned slightly.

"Sigh, why did Commander Yang make you, a blockhead, the team leader?"

The commentator pouted slightly.

"You wouldn't know this, would you? Look at our captain's codename, 'Mercenary'," Superman in Underpants chimed in, "He's definitely experienced! Incredibly awesome!"

"You trust him so much?"