Chapter 85: Emergency Operation

Tang Wen and Tang Yi exchanged glances, each seeing hesitation in the other's eyes.

Compared to directly obtaining a battleship, simply reselling the steel would be a sheer waste.

A mere 270,000 silver coins was practically like giving it away for free.

No matter how the Yamato was ultimately handled, the value generated would absolutely exceed 2.7 million silver coins.

Even from a purely personal perspective, abandoning a 70,000-ton battleship required considerable resolve.

"Sending it directly back to port is absolutely out of the question; the battleship is simply too large."

Tang Yi first ruled out the possibility of a concrete model; that thing was deadly conspicuous, completely unlike the Yahagi.

A ship this big, even if it were a real concrete vessel, would alert the Navy.

Don't think concrete ships have no value; back then, domestically, to train aircraft carrier personnel, several concrete aircraft carriers were built to simulate carrier operations and train sailors.

"What about building a shed?"

Tang Wen proposed the same solution as the Hornet; the Yamato was over 260 meters long and 40 meters wide, so constructing a large shed wouldn't be difficult.

Tang Yi: "Then we can only give up for now, return, build the steel shed, and come back to salvage it."

"No, no need for such trouble."

Tang Wen hurried back to the bridge and found a satellite phone.

This phone had been borrowed by Huang Dongfu after hearing about the sea trials; fortunately, he hadn't refused it at the time.

Along with the satellite phone was an instruction manual, requiring the selection of a satellite and time slot.

After spending over ten minutes studying it, Tang Wen figured out how to use the satellite phone.

"Dialing—Dialing—"

"Hello, this is the Gaijin Shipyard, who are you looking for?"

Hearing Wu Long's voice, Tang Wen breathed a huge sigh of relief and quickly said:

"This is Tang Wen, Old Wu, get the Village Chief on the line immediately, tell him it's a matter of utmost urgency, utmost urgency!"

"Yes, President Tang."

Wu Long's voice trembled slightly, but Tang Wen didn't notice it at all at that moment.

Actually, Chen Yonggui was also in the shipyard office right now—

"What do we do, what do we do? I feel guilty."

Hearing Tang Wen's voice made Wu Long panic; who could have imagined the Tang family were secret agents of the Dragon Group, the "Featherless Arrow" ruling E City?

He was now regretful, very regretful.

If he hadn't been so mouthy back then, insisting on knowing the truth, he wouldn't have been dragged into this bottomless organization.

Chen Yonggui stood nearby with a mocking expression, thinking to himself that he had finally gotten his revenge.

Let you gossip; if I really told you, you wouldn't be happy.

Chen Yonggui not only reiterated the terror of the Dragon Group but also added much of the underground world content Tang Wen had described.

In Wu Long's mind, the world he saw was merely 5% of reality; 95% of the world's operations were hidden underground, controlled by the dark web, while the Dragon Group was an even more mysterious ancient organization behind the dark web.

Inheriting for over a thousand years, spanning seven continents and five oceans, with countless elites everywhere, possessing various secret weapons and super assassins.

Anyone not of the Dragon Group who got involved had only one path: to shut up forever.

He had just been begging Chen Yonggui to introduce him, not knowing the latter was also an unofficial temporary worker who wouldn't dare agree even if beaten to death.

Now, hearing Tang Wen's voice, he instantly suspected he had already been exposed and was about to be silenced to cover up the crime.

But thinking of the reputations of the Soldier King, the Super Special Forces, and the Dragon King's son-in-law, Wu Long could only tremblingly hand the phone to Chen Yonggui, casting a hopeful look in his eyes.

Then the latter was even more nervous than him, pretending to be calm as he took the phone:

"My lord, please speak?"

"What nonsense is this?"

The satellite phone signal wasn't great, but Tang Wen didn't mind too much and spoke loudly:

"Are you the only one around you right now?"

Hearing the voice on the phone, Wu Long made to leave, but Chen Yonggui held him back tightly.

Since he was already dragged into the water, there was no turning back; if we die, we die together.

"Yes, I am alone right now."

As soon as Chen Yonggui spoke those words, Wu Long wished he hadn't grown ears, so he could hear nothing at all.

"Very good." Tang Wen, suspecting nothing, urgently ordered:

"The Nanyang Bureau urgently needs a batch of warships delivered; the volume is huge and requires concealment. You must, at the fastest possible time regardless of cost or manpower and materials, build a shelter at the port that can completely cover the berth, at least 300 meters long, 50 meters wide, and 50 meters high.

Steel, wood, or even tarpaulins are acceptable, but it must be concealed; speed must be as fast as possible, the faster the better."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yonggui mentally calculated the size and quickly said:

"No way, how much sheet metal would such a big shed require? The town can't find that much, and the highway isn't fully repaired yet; it won't be done in less than ten days or half a month!"

Tang Wen couldn't wait ten days or half a month; that would be no better than returning to wait until it was built before salvaging the ship.

"Then if we only use tarpaulins and steel pipes for the frame, it should be no problem, right?"

"Yes, it should be possible, but..."

Tang Wen cut him off directly: "Go find Wu Long to assist; I'll approve 500,000 first. It must be built within 12 hours at best—maximum 24 hours. You two split the remaining money."

The 24-hour condition was simply too harsh; Chen Yonggui still felt it was difficult, but Wu Long grabbed his arm.

At this moment, Tang Wen continued to apply pressure, speaking in a deep voice:

"Man Tian Huo, this is a crucial operation for the organization. The warship being shielded is worth several billion yuan; it is the little devils' stored ace. If it fails, the loss won't just be money; it will allow them to fall back into the clutches of demons.

This warship is the core of the 1999 Return Project, concerning our goal of rejuvenation. If we fail to handle it well, we will all be historical criminals."

On the other end of the phone, both Chen Yonggui and Wu Long sucked in a cold breath, each feeling the gravity of the situation.

Everything else can be discussed, but this warship must never fall into the hands of the Little Japanese!

I have already let down the Organization; if I cannot even handle this matter well, how can I face my ancestors?

Chen Yonggui's mind grew hot, and he directly agreed:

"Man Tian Huo guarantees to complete the mission and will certainly not disappoint the Organization's expectations!"

Tang Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief; if there were no other way, he was not very eager to wield the authority of the "Dragon Group."

After hanging up the phone, he was forced to face another problem:

Staying in this sea area for 24 hours is extremely dangerous, with the constant possibility of encountering the Security Office's patrol boats.

To the west are all Little Japanese islands, to the north are the Koreans, and to the south is a group of fellow villagers who speak a bit rudely.

After a moment's thought, Tang Wen still decided to return by the original route first, retreat over 100 nautical miles to wait for news, and then return to salvage.

Meanwhile, at the shipyard, Chen Yonggui was troubled by the task ahead.

With his level of having dropped out of upper elementary school, he calculated that at least 50,000 square meters of tarpaulin were needed, and the town's sellers of striped tarpaulin could not stockpile that much cargo.

The largest size of striped woven waterproof cloth he had ever bought was only 12 meters wide, meaning 4,250 meters of striped tarpaulin were needed.

Calculating by experience, it was at least six or seven tons.

Does any manufacturer in the entire E City stockpile so much striped tarpaulin?

Chen Yonggui knew he could not wait any longer; gritting his teeth, he said to Wu Long:

"You go withdraw money first, wake up the shipyard workers to weld steel pipes and build frames; I will go find people to help and procure the striped tarpaulin."

"With so much striped tarpaulin, how much can you get?"

Building the steel pipe frame doesn't take much time; materials are available at nearby construction sites, and with a few construction workers, great miracles can be achieved in a few hours.

But how hard it is to find striped tarpaulin; one entire village wouldn't need that much.

"Get as much as you can get; I want all the striped tarpaulin in the entire Greater Bay!"

Hurry up and work; I am going to find people."

Chen Yonggui cursed as he trotted out of the office; Wu Long sighed deeply and immediately went to gather the workers and supplies.