When Jiang Zhiyu arrived at the East China Sea, Zhang Qi was already waiting at the dock.

He led her on a tour of the camp, chatting and laughing along the way. Jiang Zhiyu observed discreetly; the soldiers' spirits seemed off. It wasn't that their discipline was poor, but rather that everyone's eyes held a simmering tension. There was anger, resentment, and a sense of powerless frustration.

Zhang Qi also took the opportunity to grumble a few words.

"There's nothing we can do, we're weak right now. They're taking advantage of our weakness to their advantage. We have strict orders from above, and we can't fire the first shot, which is really frustrating us lads down here, we're really bursting with pent-up frustration."

He sighed as he observed Jiang Zhiyu's expression.

Seeing that she didn't show any expression, he winked at Zhou Jianjun and Sun Haoran behind him.

The two understood instantly.

……

Zhang Qi led her toward the tank repair area.

Several soldiers were repairing a tank when they heard footsteps and coughing, and immediately raised their voices.

"Damn it, this is so frustrating! That little devil is too arrogant! He deliberately flaunted all that good stuff in front of us and then left!"

"Stop talking about it. Those fishermen who were taken away the other day are the fathers-in-law of Xiao Zhang from our unit's maintenance department. They've been giving Xiao Zhang a real headache these past few days."

"How long are we supposed to put up with this humiliation?"

"What can we do? Their equipment is better than ours, and they have money. They buy high-end equipment every day, and it's always right in front of us."

As one of the soldiers spoke, he slammed the hammer to the ground.

"This is so damn frustrating! Can't we at least give our diplomatic spokespeople a good scolding? The worst part is that they're the ones who preemptively accuse us of creating tension in the sea!"

"What are you cursing about? They're not listening at all. Sending a hundred letters won't do you any good."

"So we can only watch helplessly? Their warships pass right under our noses, and we don't dare utter a sound!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhiyu gave Zhang Qi a meaningful look.

Zhang Qi felt inexplicably guilty under their gaze.

"Host, this guy is definitely doing this on purpose!" Seventeen exclaimed in his mind. "He deliberately let you hear these things! I knew it the moment I walked in!"

"I know," Jiang Zhiyu said calmly, "but if he's willing to act, I'll give it a try. The soldiers' frustration is real."

"Host, is it possible that these things were also deliberately orchestrated by them?"

"How could that be? It's on the news. They're probably really frustrated; they can't act on their own without orders, so they had to call on me as their outside help. They're deliberately saying all this so they can get me to go and rob someone."

……

Zhang Qi had been observing Jiang Zhiyu's expression; the girl had definitely figured it out.

He quickly pulled her towards the cafeteria.

"Come on, come on, come and try our seafood feast in the cafeteria! I guarantee you'll want to eat it again and again!"

Jiang Zhiyu didn't refuse him and followed him into the army canteen.

Regardless of their motives, these people ultimately want something. After all, this country is still poor.

Fine, let them have their way. As long as they have no ulterior motives, that's fine.

After finishing her meal, she got straight to the point.

"General Zhang, stop beating around the bush. Bring me the documents."

Zhang Qi blushed a little after hearing her words, and gave Jiang Zhiyu the flight routes he had found out from Xiao Rizi and Kimchi in the past two days, as well as the list of goods they were to transport.

Jiang Zhiyu flipped through the pages and gave him a deep look.

"General Zhang, this is a bit too little."

Zhang Qi was taken aback.

"If you're so capable, you might as well just claim that map as your own. Forget everything else, just look at the travel times of these ships," she pointed to the date column on the list, "you actually gave me a whole month's worth."

He means that for the rest of the month, we'll do nothing but take advantage of him.

Zhang Qi touched his nose sheepishly. "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to be prepared. I didn't know when you were coming, so I got you a detailed list of the ships that have been coming and going recently."

"Then take a look, what do you want?"

Jiang Zhiyu pushed the list in front of Zhang Qi.

"I only have these two days."

Zhang Qi took the list and flipped through a couple of pages. Hey, there really was something he really wanted.

He quickly circled the two things with a red pen.

Jiang Zhiyu leaned closer to take a look. There was one kimchi-themed boat and one small-scale family-oriented boat.

The ship that was declared to be equipped with low-end civilian equipment, ordinary steel, home appliances, and light industrial machinery, was actually equipped with a full set of shipborne anti-submarine sonar arrays and M-type 2500 template accessories.

The ship with the kimchi pot was equipped with a complete set of air defense radar components.

"Goodness, you have a good eye for quality. These are all things we absolutely cannot have access to."

Zhang Qi, having abandoned all pretense of modesty, decided to go all the way.

"I want both of them."

Jiang Zhiyu glanced at him again.

"This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time. We must be strong ourselves; we need to establish ourselves and not become dependent on past practices."

Zhang Qi stood up and gave her a very solemn military salute.

After returning the greeting, Jiang Zhiyu waved her hand. "You can go back now."

Zhang Qi glanced back at her again, still worried. "Have you remembered the time?"

"Am I a fish? Seven-second memory."

……

"Host, I knew they had bad intentions," Seventeen muttered to himself. "But why do I love doing this kind of thing so much!"

"I enjoy doing this too. But I feel that if they receive too much, and these scientists develop a path dependency, we can only imitate them and not break through, which puts us in a very passive position."

"I understand what you mean, host, but there's a gap in the industry right now, and it can't be filled in a day or two, so we have to take it slowly."

"Okay."

……

Two ships, one departs at 9 PM tonight, and the other at 8 AM tomorrow morning.

"Oh, what a miserable life."

"Host, you can sleep soundly. I'll wake you up when it's time."

……

At 9 p.m., Jiang Zhiyu appeared in international waters as promised.

Seventeen scanned the area. "Host, it's that ship, the Kiyoha Maru."

Jiang Zhiyu scanned the area with her spiritual power. The ship's hull was painted with large Japanese characters, and the national flag was hung at the stern. Bundles of hot-rolled steel plates, fertilizer equipment, and iron boxes were piled haphazardly on the deck. From a distance, it looked like an ordinary cargo ship used for trade.

Her mental energy scanned the lower levels.

Sure enough, the good stuff was hidden in the ballast compartment at the bottom. It was a specially reinforced shockproof wooden crate with lead lining to shield against radiation, and it was weighed down by ordinary cargo. There were ordinary sailors, no heavily armed artillery, only a small number of light weapons for self-defense, and the crew was not many.

A sea breeze blew by, and the boat rocked slightly.

Everyone on the boat was seasick.

Jiang Zhiyu threw these people into the sea and stored the entire cargo ship in her spatial storage. She didn't bother to look at them closely.

……

Then they teleported to the route of the ship from South Korea and entered space, etc.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the ship appeared as scheduled.

The sea was shrouded in a hazy gray, with the sea breeze carrying fresh moisture, resulting in very low visibility. Several nautical miles away, the massive ocean-going cargo ship slowly came into complete view.

Jiang Zhiyu glanced back and saw the coastline in the direction of her home faintly visible.

Good heavens. That explains why these people are so frustrated. These ships have been brazenly blocking the high seas boundary, just so their own navy can see them but can't touch them, deliberately provoking them.

She glanced at the people on the ship. There were even people from Country M; they must have been technical observers.

Using the same method, poisonous supernatural power spread, and the people on the ship fell one after another. The entire ship was then stored away in a spatial dimension.

Then they went straight back to the naval base.

……

Zhang Qi's eyes lit up like light bulbs when he saw Jiang Zhiyu return. But he still walked over with an air of composure.

"Comrade Jiang, good morning. Have you eaten yet? The seafood porridge in our canteen is absolutely amazing."

"Don't give me that official talk, I'll give it to you in a bit."

"Let's go, let's eat quickly."

After finishing the meal, Zhang Qi handed over a note.

"As instructed by Mr. Li, I have cleared the entire area within twenty nautical miles of Guzhenkou Bay. What time will you be there?"

Jiang Zhiyu glanced at the specific address on the note and put it in her pocket.

"You can go collect the things this afternoon."

……

Zhang Qi held back until 5 p.m., then led Zhou Jianjun, Sun Haoran, and a company of soldiers to hurry to Kouwan Ancient Town.

When everyone saw what was placed in the bay, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Wow. Comrade Jiang is quite meticulous; he didn't even make them paint it themselves, he cleaned up all the markings. All the cargo was there, the hull was intact, and the engine was still running.

Zhang Qi turned around and glanced at Zhou Jianjun and Sun Haoran.

"You two did a good job this time. I'll apply for subsidies for you."

The two exchanged a glance, their faces beaming with pride.

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