Big Islander 2

Chapter 294 Whaling
"Mr. Captain, can you follow those whaling ships? We want to stop them. Because the island countries have signed an agreement and will no longer engage in whaling activities." Tang Jide suggested to the captain with a smile.Unexpectedly, after the Dolphin Bay incident, the little devils in the island country were still ruthless and sneaked to the Antarctic waters to hunt whales. It seems that they have not learned enough lessons.

In the international arena, the issue of whaling has always been controversial. The vast majority of countries are against it, but some countries are still engaged in whaling activities and are arguing with each other endlessly.But in any case, there must be fewer and fewer whales of all types, and several species are on the verge of extinction.When encountering such a thing, Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami couldn't help but reach out to take care of it.

But the captain of the Xuelong hesitated for a moment. He really wanted to stop this cruel behavior, but in such an open sea area, it basically belonged to no man's land. If those little devils became angry and attacked the Xuelong, It is not something he can afford if it causes bilateral conflicts.

As the captain of an Antarctic research vessel, he had to carefully consider the safety of these scientific expedition members.So after thinking about it, he explained the situation to Tang Jide frankly.

"Don't worry, you don't need to take action, as long as you stay far behind." Tang Jide gave him a reassurance. Now that the whaling ship has not started operating, it is not easy for him to do it now. .

Considering Tang Jide's identity and some rumors, Mr. Captain still nodded in agreement. Anyway, the ship is traveling in roughly the same direction, which will not affect their actions.

At the same time, the whaling ship also discovered the unexpected ship, and quickly confirmed the identity of the icebreaker, so Ito Hiroshi, who was in charge of these whaling ships, did not dare to neglect, and quickly sent several of his men All capable generals were called together to discuss.

Although these whaling ships are under the banner of Ito Marine Co., Ltd., they are actually ordered by the Fisheries Agency of the island country to secretly come to the Antarctic waters to engage in whaling activities. Hiroshi Ito's actual position is a deputy director of the Fisheries Agency.

In a small conference hall of the main whaling ship "Nisin Maru", Hiroshi Ito looked at several subordinates solemnly: "Masters, since the hunting of dolphins and whales has been restricted, all the whaling ships of the company have been idled. , Our Fisheries Department is also facing great pressure. The general public still likes to eat whale meat, but now there is no source of supply. That's why we organized this whaling operation. But now we found an icebreaker from China behind us. I'm afraid this operation will be forced to cancel—”

Hearing the deep regret in the boss's tone, several subordinates stood up in unison: "Mr. Deputy Chief, no one is allowed to disrupt our actions!"

Indeed, for them, whaling is an important economic income, how can a duck fly away when it sees its beak.In fact, a hundred years ago, whaling was a pillar industry in many countries, including the United States.It was only in modern times that more and more countries realized the importance of protecting marine life, and then they banned whaling activities one after another.

But for resource-poor island countries, they will not give up all the interests at hand.So some people began to clamor: "If the stupid pigs in China dare to make trouble, let them be buried in the cold seabed of Antarctica forever."

Hiroshi Ito nodded with satisfaction: The warriors of the empire must have this kind of confidence and courage.

So the two sides kept a distance of several nautical miles and meandered south.In the afternoon of the next day, Hiroshi Ito received a report from the watchman: a group of whales appeared in the sea ahead. Judging from the sprayed water column, it should be fin whales, and the number was about three.

Hiroshi Ito was overjoyed, sharpening his sword in his heart.Fin whales in the South Pacific have always been their main hunting targets.These big guys are huge, with a weight of sixty to seventy tons. They are the second largest animal in the world after the blue whale. Every time one is caught, it is a big harvest.

"Mr. Deputy Chief, if we kill now, I'm afraid it will leave evidence for the icebreaker behind." A subordinate reminded that in the Dolphin Bay incident, it was because Peach Blossom Island released a large number of videos that the empire was very passive. , I have to guard against it.

Hiroshi Ito made a slash in the air with the palm of his hand, and murderous look flashed in his eyes: "If they dare to break into our work area, then call those Chinese people to come and never return!"

They have been preparing for this secret whaling operation for a long time. Two of the whaling ships were refitted from warships with weapons hidden on them, so Hiroshi Ito was confident.

As orders were issued quickly, several whaling ships spread out and surrounded the fin whales.A bloody massacre gradually opened its scarlet curtain.

On the Xuelong at the back, Tang Jide also noticed the movement here through the binoculars, so he asked the captain to stop the ship, and he took off his winter clothes, only wearing a pair of big pants, and moved his limbs on the deck , Stretching his arms and throwing his thighs, and then somersaulted, flipped from the deck into the sea.Behind him, Little Xiami also jumped into the sea.

The crew, including the captain, were shocked. This sea area is close to the Antarctic ice cap, and the water temperature is very low, about 10 degrees Celsius.Going into the sea at such a temperature, isn't it a dead end?

The pheasant also booed: "Big head, even if you are angry with those little devils in your heart, you can't commit suicide by jumping into the sea—"

After a brief shock, the captain quickly organized the crew to search and rescue, and there was a sudden panic on the deck.It was Da Xing who was more honest, he stretched out his little paw in front of the captain and waved it, signaling that there is no need to worry.

Captain Ding Xuefeng lay on the side of the ship and looked down, half-believing in his heart, he only hoped that the two who went down really had extraordinary abilities, otherwise, he would not escape the punishment from above.After all, when receiving the order, the higher-ups repeatedly emphasized that the safety of this group of people must be protected.

Ten minutes later, Captain Ding's heart was already cold, colder than the sea water below.During this period of time, the two of them have never appeared, and they did not carry any diving equipment, so it must be bad luck.

Those scientific expedition members were also in a hurry. After getting along with each other these days, they had become very close to Tang Datou as brothers and brothers, but now they watched him sink into the sea, and ended up dead without a whole body. It was too miserable.

Zhu Chen is young and has the most temperament. He pulls off the diving suit and puts it on. No matter what, he has to go down, otherwise, he will have to bear the condemnation of conscience for the rest of his life.

"Little pig, the big head and the little shrimp are fine. Although the water temperature here is a bit low, can it be lower than the temperature in the ocean trench thousands of meters deep?"

Through this period of getting along, Zhu Chen certainly knew what a pheasant was, and replied while carrying an oxygen tank: "Your words have no credibility at all."

"Don't you believe me, don't you believe in Daxing?" The pheasant began to swear.

Zhu Chen looked at Daxing, and saw that this guy was leisurely putting up the awning with his hands and looking into the distance. He didn't feel nervous at all, so he felt a little relieved.However, he still couldn't figure it out: Even if there is no danger in the water, how can you two people with bare hands pose any threat to each other?
The whaling ships had already surrounded the fin whales, and these big guys didn't seem to realize that they were about to face extinction, and they were still preying at a depth of more than ten meters.I saw their big mouths kept swallowing, and a large group of krill poured in together with the sea water.The seawater is automatically expelled, and those krill become the food of the fin whales.It's just that these big guys don't know that they will soon become human food.

A fin whale is probably full, and even exposed its dark back to the surface of the sea. With a body more than 20 meters long, the fin whale can be called a giant in the sea, but in front of greedy humans, they can only be hunted. Son.It has to be said that this is both the pride of mankind and the tragedy of mankind.

"Prepare—" Hiroshi Ito issued a hunting order, and the gunner on the bow was ready to go.At this moment, the fin whale is still playing leisurely on the surface of the sea.

"Launch!" As another command was issued, the launcher roared, and several huge iron spears flew towards the fin whale at the same time with a destructive force.

Just when the archers were about to cheer, they saw the huge body of the fin whale suddenly accelerated, and it swam forward tens of meters at an incredible speed. Those powerful iron spears all fell into the sea water.

Baga, how is this possible—all veteran whalers on board are very familiar with all kinds of whales. As the saying goes, the tail is too big to lose. With such a huge whale, it seems that it can't do this kind of sudden acceleration, right?
But the fact happened before their eyes, and they could only accept it, and began to prepare for the second launch nervously and orderly.After working for a while, getting ready, news came from the observation boat: those whales had probably dived into the deep sea, temporarily losing the opportunity to hunt.

Now even Hiroshi Ito wondered: These big guys seem to have become smarter, and they actually know to hide in the deep sea.However, you still cannot escape from my grasp!
Whaling requires enough patience, so Hiroshi Ito is not in a hurry at all. He knows that whales have to come to the surface of the sea to breathe every once in a while. Generally speaking, fin whales will go to the surface of the water to breathe every ten minutes. This is the perfect time to attack.

The people on the whaling ship did not dare to relax in the slightest, they were fully focused and always prepared; the time was passing by every minute and every second, and finally after waiting for 15 minutes, there was finally movement on the sea surface, and a [-]-[-]-meter-high water column rose into the sky rise up like a fountain splashing.

At the same time, the iron cannon on the whaling ship was also fired instantly, heading straight for the water column.After seeing this inevitable blow from the telescope, Hiroshi Ito nodded in satisfaction: "Yoxi——"

But in the next moment, something amazing happened. I saw a gaudy parrot flying over from the sky, yelling loudly: "Killer, murderer——"

Then, a figure sprang out from the sea, which happened to be where the long whale sprayed water just now.After a glimpse, Hiroshi Ito felt that the person was a little familiar, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, feeling very bad.

(End of this chapter)