Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

The blond, buzz-cut man leading the group spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, revealing Lei Che's identity one by one, and finally gave his assessment: "If you hadn't tried to track us back, it might have taken us even longer to find you."

"You're a clever, cunning, and strong guy, big guy."

Reicher remained noncommittal to the man's words, speaking slowly in a deep and confident voice: "The amphibious assault vest is one of the core pieces of equipment for Marine Corps reconnaissance and special forces, made of soft armor with SAPI ballistic plates."

"Kevlar protective sleeves, knee pads, and elbow pads; Oakley 6-inch assault boots; Protech SIG 'short' gloves; and a Butterfly Model 550 Griptilian knife."

"They were carrying M4A1 carbines and Mk14 Mod 0 enhanced combat rifles."

"When you arrested me, I observed that you were carrying standard GPNVG-18 night vision goggles, ENVG night vision goggles, M151 long-range target identification monoculars, MK VII E laser target location systems, and driving medium-sized assault vehicles and Humvees."

"These are the most advanced weapons and equipment in the current special forces combat system. Your team has the standard combat system and tactics of special forces. You are neither from the Navy SEALs, nor the Green Berets, nor do you belong to any other official organization."

"I was cautious enough when I investigated you, but someone still betrayed me. Your connections extend throughout the political and military circles, and you have a highly efficient rapid response and transportation system. Even though you had already investigated my background, you still launched an arrest operation against me."

"You are the private armed forces of some big shot."

Rachel's calm and accurate analysis and judgment made the man applaud lightly, and he exclaimed, "Your mind is more surprising than your size. Someone as smart as you should understand why we captured you."

Raiche was well aware of their purpose, but he still said in a deep voice, "I advise you to give up this idea. You can't afford to offend him."

"There's no one in this world we can't afford to mess with, Rachel. All I need is that answer."

Men are equally confident.

Raiche remained silent, his gaze fixed on the man, a half-smile on his face. This expression did not anger the man.

"He may not have any weaknesses, but you do, Rachel, your brother Joey, who is the director of the Office of Investigations at the Department of Homeland Security. He's very promising, but we can get you to see his body soon enough if we want to."

His tone was calm, but his words stirred something within Rachel.

It seems that the so-called big shots behind these people have quite a background. They can touch his brother in the Department of Homeland Security. Do they also have people in that department?

This force is indeed very powerful.

While calmly analyzing the situation internally, he feigned indifference: "Then you should have investigated whether my relationship with him was anything special. We haven't even had a single contact in over a decade. What impact do you think killing him would have on me?"

"Angry? Furious? Despairing? Do you want me to act it out for you?"

Upon hearing this, the man became restless. His face darkened, and he bent over, leaning forward slightly with his hands on the metal table in front of him, staring at Lei Che with an extremely imposing posture.

"If emotions won't bind you, what about the physical and mental pain? And I'd really like to know if you're afraid of death, Major."

Despite the overwhelming threat, Raiche remained unmoved.

The two stood facing each other. Just as the man realized that Rachel seemed to be a tough guy, he became impatient and straightened up to see how much of a tough guy Rachel was, a deafening roar exploded in everyone's ears.

boom!!

The ground shook violently, and the entire enclosed room trembled violently. The long tube lights on the ceiling flickered. In the midst of the shaking, Lei Che and everyone else seemed to be thrown into the air, crashing into the walls with dull thuds.

"Uh... what's going on?"

The group of people, including Lei Che, slammed against the wall and then landed on the ground with dull thuds.

Fortunately, everyone present was physically strong, and the impact was not fatal or even caused any injuries. Soon, everyone stood up. Looking at Raiche, who had also stood up but was smiling, the blond man with the buzz cut sensed something was wrong.

It wasn't just because of Lei Che's expression and the sudden commotion just now, but also because he vaguely sensed a sense of oppression, suffocation, and a terrifying aura looming between them.

"Command room, what's going on?" He took out his communication device, turned it on, and shouted, but there was only a buzzing sound on the other end, and no one responded.

"I told you you messed with the wrong person, you bastard."

Reicher's hands and feet were still shackled, and he leaned against the wall to steady himself. Because the sealed room was still shaking, Reicher knew very well from the amplitude and feeling of the shaking that the sealed room he was in came from a large ship, which was still sailing on the sea.

The blond, buzz-cut man and his two henchmen immediately drew their guns and aimed them at Rachel.

"How could anyone have found this place? This is the ocean."

"Didn't you ever think about how I'm supposed to contact my friends without any identification, driver's license, address, phone number, cell phone, or credit card?"

Raiche shrugged, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

At first, he didn't realize he was on the open sea. After all, as long as you're diving on calm waters, you wouldn't feel the slightest swaying in the enclosed space of such a large ship.

So he really didn't expect that Negri could find him, but he certainly wouldn't say that to the guy in front of him.

"Damn it, you guys have a clandestine communication system."

The blond, buzz-cut man immediately understood what was going on, and his face turned ashen. This was their oversight.

However, he did not feel that he had completely failed, at least he had not lost the bargaining chip of Reich.

"Then you are our lifeline now."

Pointing the gun at Rachel, the man said coldly, "You'd better behave yourself."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and gave his two subordinates a look. One of them stepped forward, grabbed Raiche's thick arm, and pulled him away from the wall. The other pointed his gun at Raiche's forehead.

"Walk."

The soldiers, expressionless, shoved Rachel out of the sealed room. Outside the sealed room was the corridor inside the ship's cabin. As soon as they stepped out, they saw that the armed guards who had been standing guard outside the door were now slumped on the ground.

"Dead!!"

The man with the buzz cut crouched down and reached out to check, only to find that his subordinate was no longer breathing. A silent fear rose within him.

He was only separated by a door, and he didn't even realize when his men outside had died.

This ability to kill silently is something that inspires fear.

What was even more terrifying was that he heard no sound at all—no conversations, no gunshots, nothing at all, only the sound of waves, the friction of the ship's hull against the water, the sound of the engine starting, and what seemed to be the sound of a helicopter propeller.

It should be noted that besides the thirty-odd soldiers he brought, there were also more than thirty people on this large ship, including the captain and sailors, totaling sixty or seventy people, yet there was not a single sound. What does this mean?