AWB Chapter 357: The smuggling route is actually the seabed?!
Chapter 357: The smuggling route is actually the seabed?!
"Mr. Qi, if you cooperate with us happily, you will have the opportunity to see more good things like this in the future."
Qi Tongwei snorted coldly in his heart, he knew that the end of these smugglers was approaching.
He wants to rescue all these precious antiques and return them to where they belong.
After seeing those precious antiques, Qi Tongwei secretly made up his mind that when he left, he must return these antiques to their original owners.
He knew very well that these antiques carried profound historical and cultural value, and he must not allow them to continue to be resold indiscriminately in the hands of smuggling gangs.
The ship was sailing steadily on the vast ocean.
About two hours later, Qi Tongwei keenly noticed that the ship's speed was gradually slowing down.
This subtle change was like a barely perceptible ripple on the surface of a calm lake. No one noticed it except Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei is not an ordinary person. After years of special forces training, he has an extraordinary ability to perceive changes in the surrounding environment.
His ears were like sophisticated instruments, able to pick up subtle changes in the sound of the engine.
His body was like a sensitive balancer, able to sense changes in the frequency of the ship's shaking.
Qi Tongwei's mind moved, and he immediately realized that this might be one of the ways of smuggling.
His mind raced, considering various possibilities.
Perhaps while slowing down, they would conduct some covert transactions or dock with receiving ships in order to transfer the smuggled antiques out without anyone noticing.
Qi Tongwei knew that he had to go out and check it out to find out what was going on.
So, with a seemingly nonchalant expression on his face, he said to the smugglers around him, "It's really a bit boring staying on this boat. I want to go out and take a look at the scenery on the sea."
After hearing what Qi Tongwei said, the smugglers felt secretly disdainful.
In their eyes, Qi Tongwei is just a nouveau riche who only cares about the value of antiques and has money on his mind. He is not a shrewd person at all.
They thought that Qi Tongwei was alone on the boat in the vast ocean, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't create any waves.
So, they simply let Qi Tongwei do what he wanted and just casually warned him, "Mr. Qi, don't run around. There are some dangerous places on this ship."
Qi Tongwei nodded and turned to walk out of the cabin.
His pace seemed leisurely, but in fact it was full of vigilance.
With every step he took, he observed his surroundings, his eyes scanning the aisles, cabin doors, and the people around him like an eagle.
He knew that he was about to uncover another secret of the smuggling group, and this secret might become the key clue for them to smash the smuggling group.
After Qi Tongwei left the smugglers' sight, he quickly moved around the ship.
Relying on the knowledge he had gained about the ship's structure, he found the scene of the incident in just a few minutes.
As he approached a certain area under the ship, he heard some faint movement, the sound of machinery running, mixed with the sound of water waves.
Qi Tongwei's heart moved, he knew there must be something wrong here.
He approached a seemingly ordinary bulkhead cautiously, his eyes fixed on some subtle details on it.
He noticed some peculiar devices here that looked like they had been specially modified and were out of place with the equipment elsewhere on the ship.
Qi Tongwei followed the lines of these devices and found a hidden observation port.
He looked down through the observation port and was shocked by what he saw.
I saw a small submarine slowly approaching the bottom of the ship on the seabed. The shape of the submarine was very unique, with a special coating on the outer shell, and it still emitted a mysterious luster in the dim seabed.
The submarine precisely aimed at a position on the bottom of the ship and then began to enter the interior of the ship through a dedicated passage.
The passage appears to be carefully designed and fits perfectly with the docking point of the submarine.
Qi Tongwei saw that when the submarine approached the channel, the entrance of the channel opened automatically, and some special robotic arms extended out around it, as if guiding the submarine in.
During the loading and unloading process, Qi Tongwei saw the personnel in the submarine operating various equipment skillfully.
They carefully carried out some smuggled antiques and then moved some other items into the submarine.
The whole process was orderly and obviously had been rehearsed many times.
When loading and unloading is completed, the submarine returns along the original route.
Qi Tongwei noticed that when the submarine left, the surrounding sea water seemed to fluctuate abnormally for a moment, but soon returned to calm.
Under normal circumstances, if a ship or submarine approaches, the monitoring system on the ship can identify it in a short time.
However, this submarine was able to approach and enter the interior of the ship so smoothly. After careful observation, Qi Tongwei found that there seemed to be something installed on this submarine.
It was a device similar to a signal jammer, which continuously emitted some special signals. These signals could interfere with the ship's monitoring system, making the ship's monitoring equipment mistakenly believe that there were no abnormalities around, thus getting away with it.
At this moment, Qi Tongwei finally realized how important the previous researcher was to them.
If he was really controlled by them at this time, with his ability to make fake antiques that are indistinguishable from the real ones, coupled with their advanced smuggling equipment, the consequences would be unimaginable.
They can continuously transport all kinds of smuggled items, especially precious antiques, without anyone noticing, which will be a huge threat to the country's cultural relics protection and security.
After discovering this astonishing smuggling route, Qi Tongwei knew that the situation was urgent and he had to pass the news to his superiors immediately.
He quickly took out a special wave frequency transmission system from the equipment he carried with him.
This system is a high-tech equipment specially developed by the Dragon Group. It is small in size but powerful in function, and can realize long-distance and highly confidential information transmission in complex environments.
Qi Tongwei found a relatively secluded corner to ensure that there were no members of the smuggling group watching around.
He skillfully opened the operating panel of the wave frequency transmission system, and his fingers moved quickly on it, making a series of initialization settings.
His eyes were focused and determined, like a surgeon performing a delicate operation.
He first adjusted the frequency of the wave, setting it to a frequency band unique to the Dragon Group.
This band has been specially encrypted and can only be interpreted by the receiving equipment equipped by the Dragon Group.
Then he began typing the message he wanted to deliver.