This aura is deadly

"Why did the ship stop?" Laura looked around and asked doubtfully.

Nathan didn't know the situation either. He leaned over the side of the boat and looked into the sea below, trying to figure out what happened.

Chen Ke hugged his chest and made no movement, but his eyes slowly turned blue and he quickly scanned the side of the ship. At the same time, he also looked at the surrounding scenery. From time to time, a few seagulls flew over the horizon, and the sea surface shimmered. The sun was still shining brightly, but nothing unusual was found.

Chen Ke stamped his feet, and his shoes made a clanging sound on the deck, which made him feel at ease.

"What are you doing?" Nathan noticed Chen Ke's strange behavior and asked curiously.

Chen Ke smiled, shrugged and said, "Nothing, just checking to see if we are still here."

"I think you have come to a conclusion, Mr. Chen Ke?" Laura said, with her hands on her hips, and the expression on her face seemed to be a bit mocking.

"That's right." Chen Ke nodded.

"I hope that can put you at ease. I would rather ask Conrad directly what's going on." Laura said, walking past Chen Ke and heading towards the bridge.

"That's how she is, she only believes what she sees." Nathan smiled helplessly.

Chen Ke didn't answer, just smiled in agreement, and then followed Nathan towards the bridge.

In the command room at the front of the second floor of the bridge building, Conrad's visit to the three men was not unexpected. Moreover, it was very rare. This time, Conrad's attitude was very gentle and his words were not as harsh as before.

The sailor at the helm said nothing. Now the ship's engine is stopped and it is basically drifting with the tide.

"You mean we are being targeted by the Authority?" Nathan asked.

"I'm afraid so. Our ship-borne radio has just received a contact from the administration. It's their coast guard. They want us to stay where we are and wait for them to come and inspect." Conrad answered, holding a cup of coffee in his left hand. .

"This is just a fishing boat, why are they so nervous?" Laura was a little confused.

Conrad looked around at the other crew members, said nothing, and took a sip of coffee.

But Chen Ke knew very well that this ship was not a fishing boat, but a relic smuggling ship. This sudden inspection by the maritime patrol of the Administration Bureau may have been keeping an eye on Conrad for a long time...

"Yes, this is just an ordinary fishing boat, so we will wait here and see what they want to do. However, your trip may be delayed for an hour or two, I hope you don't mind." Conrad said , looked at Chen Ke.

"As long as nothing goes wrong, you can handle this kind of thing, right Captain Conrad?" Chen Ke said noncommittally, holding his chest.

Conrad certainly knew what Chen Ke knew. Chen Ke must have known about the fact that he was a smuggler of sacred objects at sea.

"In that case, there's nothing to worry about. We're just letting them get on the boat to take a look. It shouldn't take long, right?" Nathan laughed, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

"As soon as I mentioned them, they came, look." Laura pointed to the horizon outside the window.

I saw a ship of about the same tonnage as a fishing boat approaching the Endurance from the southeast. The ship was all white, with a double-barreled cannon installed on the bow, and several people in orange uniforms were standing on the deck.

Conrad pursed his lips and turned around to go out. Chen Ke, Nathan and Laura followed the other crew members and followed Conrad to the deck, waiting for people from the Administration to board the ship.

It took a few minutes for the two ships to dock. There was a long string of English written on the side of the Administration's ship, which probably meant the Coastline Patrol Unit of the Administration. The orange uniforms they wore were very similar to the sanitation workers in Chen Ke's impression.

Several people stepped on the plank between the two ships and carefully boarded the Endurance. The leader shook hands with Conrad symbolically and had a few words.

Chen Ke noticed that these people had M16A4 hanging on their waists. They were naked guns with no pendants, and from their appearance, they looked like original guns that had not been modified in any way.

Moreover, there is a hand-held radar-like instrument hanging on their waists. It is speculated that it is the same thing used by Priskin. It is used to detect spiritual elements in the human body and prevent psykers from sneaking in and out of the country.

But Chen Ke was not sure whether the other party was a psychic.

A total of six people from the administration boarded the ship. They didn't seem to be very alert. It was probably just a routine matter. Conrad should be able to handle this matter well.

"It's a good weather to go out to sea, huh?" the agent from the Administration said, standing next to Conrad with his hands on his hips.

"Yes, seagulls fly very low. If we follow them, we won't have to worry about finding fish." Conrad replied.

"Is it convenient for us to have a look around the ship?" the agent asked.

"Of course, you know I can't refuse you." Conrad spread his hands, and then he ordered several crew members to enter the cabin with the agents of the Administration, and shouted to Chen Ke and others, indicating that they should enter the cabin and wait.

Several people returned to their resting place, and Chen Ke leaned against the door to observe the whereabouts of these agents through his spiritual vision.

The six agents have a clear division of labor. One person stays on the deck and uses a communicator to communicate with the others. Two people were responsible for checking the crew rest area, while the remaining three followed Conrad downstairs to the fish hold.

The administration agents' inspection of the hull was not rude. Unlike Chen Ke's imagination of rummaging through boxes and cabinets, they only needed to scan the cabin with the handheld device to complete the work.

But it's not that fast. The inspection work is very detailed, and even the pillows have to be scanned.

"What do you think they are looking for?" At this time, Laura came over and leaned against the bulkhead opposite Chen Ke.

"I don't know, it's probably to check for contraband." Chen Ke replied.

"Smuggled goods... I think this kind of thing can be left to the maritime patrol. The evenly managed maritime patrol should have more important things to do." Laura didn't believe it.

"Then it depends on what is being smuggled." Nathan appeared out of nowhere and answered.

"You mean...?" Laura's eyes widened.

"Those shiny little stones?" Chen Kedao said, lowering his voice, not wanting the people from the administration to hear.

“Stop talking, this is just a fishing boat…” Laura didn’t believe it.

"Just wait and see, Laura, I think something will happen soon... I have a hunch." Nathan shook his head.

While the two were talking, Chen Ke's eyes kept looking at the ground. His vision penetrated the walls and floors, allowing the dozen or so people on the lower floor to appear in his eyes as blue transparent outlines.

They were currently in the fish cabin, and three agents were scanning the cabin. He noticed that among the dozen or so people, a few on the periphery had their hands behind their backs and seemed to be holding guns.

"We have no problem here." The agent in the crew rest area finished his work and said into the intercom.

The agent standing on the deck, judging from his silhouette, must be chatting with a crew member, feeling very relaxed.

Chen Ke looked at his feet again.

The three agents in the fish cabin were slowly groping for the vacuum compartment on the bottom floor, and the scanning movement slowed down.

One of the agents stood up and seemed to be negotiating with the person next to him. Chen Ke guessed that it was Conrad. The other two agents were still scanning the vacuum and preparing to speak back to the intercom.

Of course, they didn't have that chance.

Several crew members around the three agents suddenly approached from behind and stabbed them several times in the back. No sound was heard. The three agents were already dead.

Then, someone took out his cell phone and said something.

Chen Ke closed his vision. Laura and Nathan were still arguing in front of him. He looked to the right and saw that a black crew member had just hung up the phone and gestured to the surrounding crew members.

"Nathan, you are such a crow's mouth. It seems that we are really in big trouble." He interrupted the conversation between the two and whispered.

"Wha...what?" Nathan was confused.

But in the next second, he understood.