If the world's seawater is divided into three, six, nine and so on, the sea water here is definitely the clearest and best grade, there is no pollution from modern industry, no overfishing and exploitation, every drop of sea water is like a flowing gem, people can't bear to destroy.

It's a pity that Zhang Ran didn't have that kind of mood at this time, he only carried the simplest diving equipment, his upper body was naked, a pair of flippers under his feet, a gas cylinder hanging from his waist, a respirator in his mouth, and a diving goggle that wrapped half of his head.

A little splash jumped up on the side of the boat, and before the splash fell back into the embrace of the sea, Zhang Ran was already like a swimming fish, in the sea water reflecting the starlight, a simple gas cylinder could not provide Zhang Ran with oxygen for a longer time, so he had to dive to the maximum depth in the shortest possible time.

According to the measurement of the instrument, the depth of the wreck from the sea level is about 35 meters, which is not a suitable and simple diving device, and it is easy to cause some hidden dangers, but it is not a big problem for Zhang Ran, he has good enough physical fitness to bear it.

The alternating swinging fins made Zhang Ran's entire body start to dive at a wide angle of more than forty-five degrees, and then the strong light of the underwater searchlight in his hand made the outline of the wreck gradually clear.

It was a sea vessel with a length of more than 80 meters, and the tonnage was about 1,000 tons, which was not a large ship, but it was more than enough for São Tomé and Libreville to cross the strait.

Swimming around the hull, there is really no trace of rust, that is to say, the ship should have sunk recently, and this point has been affirmed by Zhang Ran before diving. The reason why he wanted to dive down to take a look, Zhang Ran just hoped to find some clues on the hull of the ship to confirm Lao Zheng's intelligence.

The depth of thirty-five meters is not too deep, but the pressure brought by the sea water is still squeezing Zhang Ran's bones and muscles little by little, although there is enough concentration of oxygen to support, but the soreness and softness produced by the body after resisting pressure are still unavoidable, no matter how strong Zhang Ran is, he is not superhuman.

Without underwater thrusters, relying solely on swinging legs to generate power, even with the amplification of flippers, the power required to circle around a large ship with a length of 80 meters is quite terrifying.

Zhang Ran felt that his heartbeat was gradually accelerating, which was a manifestation of the gradual exhaustion of the energy that continued in his body.

It's a pity that Zhang Ran can't leave now, and since he is here, he has to finish the work at once.

He slowed down and changed direction, slowly but carefully approaching the hull, and after grasping the railing on the side of the ship, his feet "landed" on the sharply sloping bow deck.

If the sea level is used as the standard, the remains of the wreck are actually "inserted" into the bottom of the sea at an angle of about 25 degrees, and the tail is "inserted" downward, and Zhang Ran preliminarily judged that the engine and transmission compartment at the rear of the ship should be directly destroyed, and it will sink first to have such a result.

Even Zhang Ran, according to the shape of the hull at this time, can paint a scene in his mind, how the cargo ship began to sink until the stern touched the bottom of the sea, and then the front of the hull slowly descended, gradually submerged by the sea.

Because he couldn't see the stern and the bottom of the ship, and time did not allow Zhang Ran to enter the interior of the cabin to investigate in detail, he just walked around the deck and made sure that there were almost no bullet holes on the surface of the hull, and behind those glass portholes, Zhang Ran did not see any corpses.

"There was no fighting?"

The results of the examination surprised Zhang Ran a little, and just as he was about to go to the captain's room to have a look, he felt a tightness in his lungs.

"Oops!"

A warning rose in his heart, Zhang Ran turned his wrist and hit the searchlight on his waist, only to find that the pointer on the gas cylinder capacity indicator had pointed to a dangerous red sign, which means that if Zhang Ran couldn't return to the sea in a short time, maybe he would never be able to go back.

In desperation, Zhang Ran had to give up his original plan, glared hard with his feet on the sloping deck, and rushed towards the shimmering sea above his head.

Diving is a technical job, but also a personal work, even Zhang Ran, re-climbing the Aris is tired and panting, Bai Ge shouted in the communicator for a long time, Zhang Ran got up and gave a safe response.

"Boss, it's time for you to exercise, this is how big it is to tire you like this, do you want to have a child in the future? Tsk, if you do this, my wife will run away in the future."

Zhang Ran was indifferent to Bai Ge's habitual ridicule, not because he was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to think and refute, but because he had to make a difficult decision.

"Find me Lao Zheng."

"What? No way? Boss, you're looking for that old guy again."

"Who's the old guy?"

Bai Ge's voice hadn't disappeared yet, Lao Zheng's slightly dissatisfied voice came out, hearing Lao Zheng's voice, Zhang Ran couldn't help but shake his head, it seems that African affairs are really important to the above, otherwise Lao Zheng would not have been able to monitor the communication between him and Bai Ge all the time.

"I'll give you a good political lesson when I go back!" Lao Zheng first counted Bai Ge for a while, and then asked Zhang Ran in an extremely dignified voice: "It seems that you have already decided?" ”

"Nonsense!"

Zhang Ran, who was facing the sky on his back, lay on Arris's not-so-spacious deck, and while he was talking to Lao Zheng, his mind was still gliding past the silent freighter. The more you can't see the traces of the battle, the more it proves that the strength of the two sides of the battle is very different, although Zhang Ran has confidence in Wuying, but this is the endless sea, even the ships that are standing are silent, even if Wuying can escape, where can he escape?

And if Wuying fell into the hands of the enemy after surrendering, what the result would be, Zhang Ran almost didn't dare to imagine. Zhang Ran, who was in a terrible mood, became impatient with Lao Zheng's inquiry.

"Then you activated the instrument the way you said at the time, what were the consequences, you should remember, right?" At this time, Lao Zheng was not angry because of Zhang Ran's words, his tone was very solemn, if Zhang Ran was completely sober, he should be able to hear the warning meaning of Lao Zheng's words.

Although Zhang Ran is no longer Lao Zheng's soldier, Lao Zheng's appreciation for Zhang Ran is the same as always, even if the two always have to rush when they talk in ordinary times, but at this really critical time, Lao Zheng also has a heart.

It's a pity that Lao Zheng is monitoring Bai Ge, and similarly, he doesn't dare to say even a word in this kind of communication, in the face of national interests, any private feelings must be put aside. So Lao Zheng could only remind Zhang Ran vaguely like this.

"I can't take care of it!"

Gritting his teeth fiercely, Zhang Ran rolled over and got up from the deck and went straight into the cabin.

Because the Alius was a small boat, and the deliberate pursuit of speed accommodated the power system and fuel tank that did not match its size, there was no partition in the entire cabin, and the living space and cargo space together seemed extremely narrow.

The equipment tightly wrapped in blue oilcloth was stuffed into the innermost part of the warehouse by Zhang Ran, and the low ceiling made Zhang Ran have to bow his head and back in order to walk.

With a few clicks, Zhang Ran tore the oilcloth open, revealing an instrument the size of a small refrigerator. In the dim light of the cabin, a faint blue glow could be seen emanating from the surface of the instrument.

Lao Zheng's voice came from the headset, and his deep voice was guiding Zhang Ran to turn on this machine step by step, the reason why he had to do this was because all the switches on this instrument had been erased, not to mention the information such as equipment production.

Not only is the surface information erased, but if you take the machine apart, you will find that all the accessories inside are unmarked, which means that it is impossible for anyone to use this instrument as evidence to prove which country produced it.

Of course, from a technical point of view, it is completely possible to trace the roots, but the problem between countries is sometimes just whether there is a fig leaf.

After a soft sound of "drop~", bright spots finally appeared on the display screen of less than a foot, and with the gradual increase of bright spots, more and more bright spots were combined into a ripple.

"Now pay attention to the frequency band displayed, the first one is 56"

Following Lao Zheng's instructions, Zhang Ran slowly turned the knob of the erased logo, although the instrument was precise, it felt like he was debugging an old-fashioned radio.

"Next is 73"

When the first "56" number appeared on the display screen, Lao Zheng's voice sounded again, but Zhang Ran was a little complaining in his heart, why did you erase all the numbers, there are no numbers to call out, it is really troublesome.

Maybe some things are really predestined by God.

Zhang Ran wants to debug this machine to use, and he needs to call up all four frequency bands, because the number next to the knob is erased, and the increase in difficulty leads to a long time, which on the surface brings obstacles to Zhang Ran, but the final result is unexpected by Zhang Ran.

Even Lao Zheng is unwilling to use something that Zhang Ran is willing to use, there must be a reason. Although this machine itself is not a weapon, it is like the seven dragon balls in Dragon Ball, which can summon the assistance of a divine dragon for Zhang Ran.

However, there is always a price to be paid for summoning the Divine Dragon, and Lao Zheng hinted in his words precisely because he didn't want Zhang Ran to be shackled heavily because of this "summoning".

The strait from São Tomé to Libreville is actually not very far away, especially the location where the Arius is anchored at this time, which is only a little more than three hours away from Libreville, which is not very far.

In the North Sea of Europe, there is often an extreme sport of crossing the English Channel, and off the coast of China, there have been attempts to cross the Taiwan Strait.

Perhaps no one has ever tried to cross the Strait of São Tomé outside Libreville in the past, but what no one has done in the past does not mean that no one will do it now and in the future, and it does not necessarily mean that it will not succeed.

Just as Zhang Ran called up the fourth number and was about to press the green button, Sally's voice suddenly rang in the headset.

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