Ten minutes later, a red rescue helicopter slowly took off from behind the oil well, swept low over the sea, gradually lifted into the air, and began to reverse direction and fly toward the southeast.
"There's about two-thirds of the way to go."
Onizuka controlled the helicopter, with Lu Fan and Maruko sitting on either side of him, using magnets to place a hand-drawn route directly above the control console:
"If the end of our route is the area where Yu Shun finally landed at the transfer station, we will be able to find that place in about an hour."
The three people remained silent, looking at the silent late-night sea from the helicopter, and began to think about how to deal with the threats from the South China Sea islands next.
The helicopter flight lasted almost 40 minutes.
The red light on the console suddenly flashed.
Lu Fan turned around and looked over, only to see Onizuka put on the headphones, put the headset to his mouth, and pressed the button next to the red light.
"Nanhai No. 3 oil well rescue helicopter, please speak."
Onizuka's Mandarin is not standard, and you can hear a very thick Japanese accent.
"okay, I get it."
"Land immediately according to your request, please be prepared to stop."
Onizuka turned off the red light and turned to look at Lu Fan: "The Chinese Navy, let us leave and land on their warships according to their requirements, or they will shoot us down directly. What should we do?"
"Chinese Navy?"
Lu Fan frowned slightly when he heard this: "Where are we now?"
"We have entered the disputed high seas. The signal was sent by the Chinese Navy destroyer cruising here, saying that we have entered the no-fly airspace and must either return the same way we came from or follow their requirements to land on the warship and accept investigation, otherwise they will shoot us down.
"
Onizuka looked at Lu Fan: "Can you contact the Chinese military to make it easier for us?"
"The Chinese military..."
Lu Fan shook his head: "I don't know them, but looking at this situation, it is impossible to pass through this sea area without their permission."
"We went there, and since they could find us, they must have noticed Yu Shun's traces. Maybe we can find something on their side."