What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 196 Security Check

The four planes would sometimes fly in a diagonal line, sometimes circle in a "V" shape, and sometimes even circle head to tail above the Aila, before diving and climbing one by one.

Suha was starting to lose his composure and called out over the radio:

"This is the Luzon relief ship Aila, number XXXX. We are here to provide relief supplies to the Sierra Madre. Please do not come too close to us."

Don't ask him why he didn't ask about the aircraft's identity. Right now, besides Gekin Corporation, which other private company in the world has its own destroyers and seaplanes?
And it's Aichi E13A; Aichi Corporation is still alive today.

Suha used English, and a moment later received a reply in English as well:

“I know, but you must sail according to my instructions and be inspected ahead.”

Suha and Smith looked at each other; neither of them remembered anything about it.

"What test?"

Danny in the sky replied casually:

"The Ren'ai Reef you are about to approach and land on is within Gaijin's legal territory, so you will naturally have to undergo security checks to prevent the carrying of dangerous goods."

Inside the cabin of the Aila, Smith nodded after thinking for a moment and whispered a few words.

Suha: "We're only sending a small boat and a few doctors up there; you can only inspect this ship."

"can."

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Smith even made an exaggerated face: "See? Our friends are always so cautious. Since they've let the Ela have in, they definitely won't do anything further to provoke us."

Security checks are normal; we can't overdo it.

Suha nodded, but secretly thought to himself that the camera was really useful; at least this time he wasn't being greeted with a 40th anniversary celebration...

The radar emitted a beeping sound.

Smith glanced ahead and saw a ship approaching at a high speed of 37 knots.

Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep.

The civilian flat-panel radar on the Aila was terrible; it took one rotation to refresh the scan, and then the number of targets on the display increased every cycle.

The original small target suddenly became very large, and then, due to the close proximity, it was identified as four separate targets.

Smith was still trying to glean more information from the garbage radar, while Suha had already raised his telescope.

In the magnified view, the cruiser with its towering bridge is approaching from the northwest, and the shape of its turrets can still be discerned.

On either side of it were three destroyers, and he could recognize what kind of ships they were just from their blurry silhouettes.

Behind the cruiser's mast, which was clearer, a large black flag with the gold letter "G" was fluttering fiercely.

Smith then looked up, took the binoculars, and stared blankly for a long while before uttering a sentence:
"Son of the Beach!"

……

Chen Yonggui stood on the high bridge, with three destroyers positioned on either side, two to the left and one to the right, advancing in an inverted V-shaped formation.

From his perspective, he could clearly see the destroyer's sharp bow cutting through the waves, pressing the white spray beneath its steel.

Thanks to the cruiser Twin Moon's base speed of 35.3 knots, it could maintain a speed of 37 knots for an extended period after the boost, while the destroyer's base speed was 38.3 knots. Therefore, the entire formation advanced at a high speed of 37 knots.

Holding the title of Commander-in-Chief, Chen Yonggui felt a surge of excitement and thought he should put on the five-star naval marshal uniform that served as a prop for the scenic area.

A light cruiser and three destroyers are not a force to be underestimated in any era; they are already equivalent to a squadron.

The only downside is that the white and blue fishing boat paint scheme on the three destroyers is really an eyesore, and it's nowhere near as imposing as the Twin Moons below them.

With the help of reconnaissance aircraft, the formation approached at an angle, its flight path precisely intersecting the Aila. The Aila, weighing over 300 tons, was just a small black dot. Once its shape could be clearly seen with the naked eye, Chen Yonggui gave the order:

"Wenming and Xinfeng, accelerate to the left of the target. Our ship and Youyi, turn hard to starboard and accompany on the right!"

At this moment, the crew of the USS Ela finally came to their senses. Smith had already seen the photos of the Geigan 2,000-ton destroyer and knew that there were more than two of them, but...

What the heck is that huge warship?!
If he wasn't mistaken, this was an Agano-class light cruiser, so why were the bow turrets still there?

Can anyone tell him why there's a damn gunboat in the South China Sea?!

"Unknown ship! Unknown ship! You are interfering with the course of the Aila. Identify yourselves and ram it immediately!"

Soon after the alarming message was sent, the radio crackled to life:

"This is the Shuangyue Ship of the Dongjiang Maritime Joint Defense Team, a maritime safety association independently formed by a private fishing company. Our ship is now ordered to escort and conduct a safety inspection of you."

After Chen Yonggui finished his self-introduction, he ignored Suha's suggestion to refuse to provide support on the radio.

With a speed of only 10 knots, the four warships easily split into two groups, sandwiching it in the middle and reducing its speed.

On the left is the 1800-ton Xinfeng, and on the right is the 8200-ton Shuangyue.

The 300-ton ERA was squeezed in the middle, like an old man's car that had mistakenly wandered into a convoy of 100-ton trucks.

Not only that, the two boats continued to close the distance, disregarding the risk of collision and bringing the boats to a stop only 20 meters apart.

The highest point of the Ella was not even as high as the freeboard of the Twin Moon; to the right, it was like there was a wall.

Suha felt the surroundings suddenly darken, and looking at the two gun turrets on the right bow, he cried out in despair:

"Is this a joint defense team? A civilian self-organized group?! You all have turrets."

Chen Yonggui: "When the Shuangyue ship is not in operation, tickets will be sold at the port. The turret in front looks like a turret, but it is actually a fireworks tube. For only 888 yuan, you can get your hands on a firework. The price is fair and honest."

If you'd like to experience it, please book your tickets in advance for the reopening of the Greater Bay Area on January 10th. Bookings include access to a deluxe suite at the Coastal Hotel for 388 yuan and 24-hour buffet restaurant service.

Smith: "..."

Suha: "..."

Surrounded by four large ships, with a behemoth cruiser right next to them, the two were on the verge of collapse.

The Twin Moon is 20 meters longer than the Arleigh Burke. Smith really wanted to go up and punch the captain on the radio. Is this a civilian ship? Is this a joint defense force?

He can accept that the 2000-ton destroyer is equipped with water cannons as fire-fighting equipment, but what's with this blatantly copied Agano-class destroyer?

Is it that damned Huangpu Shipyard again? Not satisfied with just copying the Yamato, they're even making cruisers out of the corners?
Smith was determined to go to the mainland to investigate in person, but he gritted his teeth and argued over the radio:

"Your disguise is ineffective; this is just a 'zzzzzz' sound..."

Halfway through his speech, the radio station filled with white noise, forcing Smith to stop before he could hear Chen Yonggui's voice:

“Gaijin is a legitimate state-owned enterprise. The Madrei Mountain ship is stranded on our factory land, delaying the normal construction progress. I believe we should pay daily lost wages and compensation, and tow it away as soon as possible.”

Suha snatched the communicator and quickly said:
"This is not... *sizzle sizzle sizzle*..."

It was white noise again, even accompanied by a sharp whistling sound. Suha had to turn off the speakers and then turn them back on after half a minute.

Chen Yonggui: "We waited for more than a month in Marino for rescue, and half of the people on board were sick, but you did not allow other organizations to provide rescue. Isn't that excessively selfish and ignoring their human rights?"

Smith panicked and quickly grabbed the microphone.

But this time the white noise came even faster, forcing him to keep it stuck in his throat and unable to speak.

Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Shuangyue ship, a few dozen meters away, Chen Yonggui fiddled with the jamming device switch and said to the second mate:
"This thing is really good, did you record it all?"

(End of this chapter)