novelThe Sunken Warship
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The poison sacs in the electric eel's abdomen just thickened and did not increase in amount. At this rate, it would take about three days for the submersible to be filled up. When the electric eel was finished, he rubbed his hands, took out a phone card and stuffed it in his pocket.
Returning to the sea, Chen Fan quietly took out the phone and wanted to make a call to Wu Ruoyu, before calling Ma Rongtao, but hesitated for half a day, as he really didn't know what to say.
"Well, let's settle this mess first!" He pinched his nose shyly and pressed a number.
It was past ten o'clock at night in the villa at the foot of Qingshan mountain in Zhongyun city.
"Well, Shasha, how would I put off his business? Not to mention how much he has done for me, but even if I don't know him, you've said it. How would I reject him? I've been busy these two days. Director Zhang called at noon. He said the case was going to be classified as a negligent attack on the police."
"But the negligent attack of police is still an attack of police! The two policemen said that it took them a long time to show their identities after they shot, " said Wu Ruoyu, who sat next to him rubbing her chin with her forefinger and thumb.
"It's not a question of identity, " he said."Even if they don't show their identity, anyone who beats them is considered to have attacked the police."
Ma Rongtao lit a cigarette, and after sucking in twice, he whispered, "Although the wounded policeman was ok, he had no arms license, plus he ran, so the case was completely opened."
In the middle of the conversation, his cell phone rang, and Ma Rongtao glanced at the number, before pressing the answer button.
"Hello, hello, may I know who's calling, please?" he asked, while smoking. Then, his eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at the Wu Ruoyu nearby and said, "You are a tough guy... that you even dare to shoot the police..."
It must be said that a woman's sixth sense is very strong, as he didn't say a few words, but Wu Ruoyu immediately realized who was calling, then when she approached to the front, Ma Rongtao gave the phone to her in an awkward motion.
"Chen fan, where have you been?" Wu Ruoyu's lips quivered.
"Ah!" Chen Fan on the other side of the phone was shocked, this was no coincidence...
"I.. I... I am at sea!" Chen Fan's words immediately became lamentable, and after saying this, he did not know what to say next.
"You... Why didn't you call me..." She felt very chagrined, and after this matter, she was frightened to death. And to add insult, to think this guy had time to call her uncle, but did not call her...
"This..." Chen Fan couldn't even think of a bad reason, or any excuse for that matter.
"Can you tell me where you are? You don't need to run, " she said in a pleading voice."As long as no one was killed, it would be easy to settle, as you're the victim, too, right?"
"In the country, in a big ship, " Chen Fan said with a bitter smile."I don't want to run, but my only thought is about how to avoid being caught by the police."
"Why are you so stupid..." Wu Ruoyu's voice trailed off and her eyes grew moist.
"Let me talk, " Ma Rongtao said helplessly."I will help you find some way. The civil case cannot be turned over, but this was a misunderstanding, and it did not cause any truly bad impact. I have comforted the two policemen on your behalf, and they said they would help you when taking their evidence in court."
"Well, sorry for troubling you, Uncle Ma!" Chen Fan was a little embarrassed and said."It's okay to spend, no matter how much of money. In fact, what if you give me your bank account number, and I'll first remit money to you?"
"The money can wait!" Ma Rongtao interrupted."Do you have any way for us to contact you?"
"The phone can't be turned on every day for the time being, but you can find me online." Chen Fan then said a series of QQ Numbers.
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At eleven o'clock the next morning, Chen Fan woke up from his sleep. Last night, he talked with Wu Ruoyu from about midnight until two o'clock in the morning.
After getting out of bed to wash up and finish lunch, Chen Fan continued to lie in bed, ready to control the electric eel's journey to nearby Leyte island in the Philippines. It's just over 1, 300 nautical miles from Zhongyun city, and an electric eel can now reach a speed of 230 knots in just six hours.
When controlling the electric eel to the south of the cave and in Philippine waters, Chen Fan also stole a large net from a fishing boat that was trawling there, so he was ready to carry a bomb.
In covering the largest naval warfare in human history, the historical records were very comprehensive, so when the electric eel arrived at the southwest of the Leyte island, and then plunged to the bottom of the sea to search for the sunken ship, he had historical precedence on his side to lead him.
The sea was more than six hundred meters deep, and the farther south it was, the deeper it was. According to historical records, more than 200 ships of all kinds were sunk here, as well as the remains of fighter aircraft throughout the sea. Fishermen here were said to have been able to trawl aircraft and unexploded bombs in shallow seas. If the ship was unfortunately towed to the wreckage, the net would have to be abandoned.
Bypassing the fishing boats, the electric eel began searching from a hundred miles off the island, right up to the sea floor. More than 200 warships, that's a lot! But, in the vast sea, the only way to find them was by luck.
The electric eel was certainly lucky today, when after 35 minutes of stabbing four suspected targets with a spear, it managed to find a clearly artificial coral bush. IN actuality, it was a ship that was 85 meters long, nine meters wide, and covered with coral and vegetation.
At the head and tail of the ship, two large caliber main guns could be seen. As for the observation deck and the cabin and so on, the superstructure had long since disappeared.
In the middle left, there was a big hole that almost tore into the deck. Upon close inspection, there was no doubt about it.. it was broken by a torpedo and that was the main cause of its sinking.
According to the model, it was supposed to be a large destroyer, and the ammunition depots were not detonated. Otherwise, it would be broken into pieces, so many that even a world's best jigsaw puzzle master could not put them back together.
The ammunition depots of warships were usually set up under the main gun, which is convenient for the transportation of ammunition. Moreover, the main gun was the hardest part of the warship, which could also act as a shield.
At the head of the ship, the electric eel thrusts a titanium spear through the deck slot, then grabbed the tail with its two hind claws and used the lever method to pull the spear down. As the electric eel grew stronger, the 30-meter-long spear was wrenched out of a bend, and the ship's deck erupted. The sound of steel rustling spread through the surrounding seas.
The steel plates that had been corroded by the sea for decades were eventually defeated by the electric eel's violence.
Boom!
A sound was heard, along with sight of a the thick dust roll, as the steel plate was thrown 20 meters away. After the first piece, there followed the second and the third, and within five minutes, the big riveted pieces had been pried clean by the electric eel, exposing the "soft meat" below them. After opening the first storage compartment with a spear carefully, the electric eel finally opened the ammunition compartment.
If Chen Fan had not been prepared, he would not have been able to identify what was wrapped in a layer of white matter as being a bomb that could crack the mountain. There are three types of bombs: a bullet-shaped cannon ball, a cigar-shaped torpedo and, finally, a deep-water bomb the size of a petrol tank.
Glancing around, the electric eel gently removed the 13 deep-water bombs with its claws. He didn't want the rest, as they were not as powerful as deep water bombs, because they take up too much space with propellant and engine thrusters.
After finishing the bow, he went back to the stern and opened the ammunition compartment in the same way. Chen Fan found that there were fewer bombs and only five deep water bombs there. A total of 18 were discovered when all was said and done.
To put it in perspective, a single bomb weighing 300 kilograms was enough to blow up the pentagon, not to mention a group of green water animals. Hence, he would not have the space to keep it all for himself, so if he took much, he would be anxious. After carefully wrapping 18 deep-water bombs in fishing nets, the electric eel grabbed them and swam quickly toward Zhongyun city.
In general, bombs that had been buried or experienced flooding for more than a decade, weren't a threat, and one needn't be worried that any would explode once touched, because of the rust corrosion and the springs, which completely run out of steam. Hence, if the bomb were to explode, it would have exploded within a year or two ago, not now. So, as long as the electric eel didn't release any electricity, these deep-water bombs, which hadn't been fit with a pin, wouldn't explode.
Being lucky, on the way home, the electric eel found another treasure! It was a 150-meter-long battleship, which consisted of two double-row, three-column main turrets and six-story command buildings, various anti-aircraft guns, quick-fire guns, torpedo launchers, deep-water bomb catapults and observation towers.
The battleship was torpedoed out of three large holes in the bottom, almost breaking it in two. By transferring his thoughts to the ontology, Chen Fan recorded the coordinates of the battleship with his book, which he could then explore later when needed.
Six hours later, the electric eel returned to the cave, but it carried only a spear, leaving the deep-water bomb outside instead of bringing it in. Now that the bomb was in place, after waiting for the electric eel to fill it with poison, he could finally sweep away the herd.
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The next day at 12 o'clock at night, the electric eel furtively dragged the bomb inside, as if he was dragging a gas tank, then gingerly took six out of the fishing nets and put them into the submersible, half filled with poison.
The 15-meter-long capsule, which was still just fine after six deep-water bombs had been dropped, and had no room left. Tightening the valve, the electric eel grabbed it in its front claws and walked like a penguin toward the cliff.
With caution, the electric eel did not throw the diving capsule into the cliff, but instead, he used a metal rope to put it down. Then, on the other side of the lake, he attached the remaining twelve deep water bombs to the cliffs in the same way.
The sleeping python watched as the electric eel grabbed the diving pod with its front claws and the back two clawed at the jagged end of the fishing net.
Ho!
He didn't understand why the electric eel swam up with all these burdens and kept growling softly...
"Darling, don't shout! What if you roared them, and they blast, then we'd all die!" the frightened electric eel hurriedly bumped its head against it, signaling'quiet'!
When the python had stopped, the electric eel slipped away without saying a word. Unable to use any voltage auxiliary means, the electric eel had to rely on a pair of eyes to circumvent the green water beasts, circumventing into the distant hills, as he silently prayed in his heart. Mercifully, all of the group of green water beasts had fallen asleep.
Perhaps god had heard his prayer, as when the electric eel crossed the hill from more than a thousand meters of water, there was not a green water beast in sight!
"Whew!" The electric eel looked up at the mountain, where he had fought a few times, and took a deep breath, then swam above in diameter, ready to drop bombs from high places like bombers. They don't know what it is, anyway, so maybe they'll just throw it away after they play with the bomb like a toy...
At the top of the mountain, a thousand meters away, the electric eel could barely see the group of green water animals lying there resting. When they reached the middle of the mountain, the green water beasts crowded together. According to previous encounters, they could swim up to 150 knots, and electric eels should be able to outrun them after dropping bombs.
It was too far from the edge of the mountain for the electric eel to escape, so after wandering around the mountain, Chen Fan chose a place two kilometers from the edge of the mountain. Finding his place, he was about to drop the bomb when, for some reason, a green water beast that was lying on the edge of the mountain suddenly twisted its body a few times, then called out twice.
This action made the electric eel, who hid on top, break out in cold sweats, as if they found him, all of his efforts would be a waste. But the creature stopped after a few calls, and the surrounding beasts did not answer. After waiting more than 20 seconds, the green water beast below had not moved, so Chen Fan counted silently in his heart!
Three!
Two!
One!
After three silent counts, the front claws of the electric eel suddenly loosened, and the back claws loosened the net on one side and gave a strong shake. Dropping the bomb, the electric eel immediately turned its head and made a graceful arc in the water, swimming quickly under the mountain.
The 15-meter-long capsule, like a silent spell, took more than 20 seconds to sink into the middle of the beast before it was discovered. Then they opened their eyes one by one and tapped it in a curious way. They didn't realize how dangerous this guy was.
The deep-water bombs scattered around, and apart from a few brutes, they did not arouse the alarm of their kind. If there was danger, there would be companions to call the police.
At this time, the electric eel nervously hid in the 200 - meter high mountain. He was calculating how to detonate the bombs without hurting himself. In pursuit of perfection, Chen Fan also cut a fist-sized piece of ginseng Taisui and gave it to him to eat.
By current calculations of 64, 000 KV, the effective sweep of electric current is 3km, meaning the electric eels could hide at the bottom of the mountain. Whatever it was, it could withstand a certain amount of shock, and granite, more than 800 meters thick, which could endure a nuclear bomb.
The shock wave moved horizontally, turning only when it comes to obstacles, and apparently, there were no obstacles around the mountain. So, the electric eel was not in danger, as long as it was able to resist the aftershock of the sea...
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